The very next day, Daniel was now at the same library he was at yesterday. He was sitting by a table close to the front entrance, looking down at a comic book before looking back to the entrance again every few seconds. He was now looking down at the comic book, when he heard a familiar voice.

"Hello." Rowan said as he now stood behind Daniel.

"Oh, I didn't see you back there." Daniel begun as he got up out of his chair and asked, "How was the book?"

Rowan smiled as he said, "I didn't read much of it last night but I like it so far."

"I might have to give it a read through some time then." Daniel said to him, trying to hint at the fact he is open to relationships with other boys.

Rowan guessed that either Daniel didn't read what the book was about when he picked it up, or he did and he was probably either gay or bi. "I'm not sure if you'd like it though." he told him, sounding a little nervous while doing so.

"Well, what's it about?" Daniel asked the zangoose in front of him.

"Err... It's about two guys fighting in a war and they kinda end up falling in love with each other." Rowan nervously stated whilst fiddling with his claws.

"I wouldn't mind reading that. It sounds pretty good." Daniel replied with a big smile on his face.

Rowan was relieved that Daniel said that, for a moment, he thought that the human would just laugh in his face. He was glad Daniel didn't do that. "Maybe you could read it with me some time." Rowan suggested, smiling lightly as he did.

"Do you live around here?" Daniel inquired.

"Err... Kind of." Rowan responded, looking very unsure.

"Kind of?" Daniel repeated.

"It's about an hour away if you're walking." Rowan told him.

"An hour away? Where do you live?" Daniel curiously asked.

"I live in the woods, with my mom and dad." Rowan answered.

"Oh, so do you live in like a cave or a hut or something? You don't have to answer if you don't want to. I'm just a little curious." Daniel told him.

'I wonder just how curious he is.' Rowan thought to himself as he said, "I live in a cottage. It's big for a cottage too."

"Sounds nice, I'd like to live somewhere like that." Daniel said to him.

"I could show you, if you wouldn't mind walking." Rowan replied as he stepped a little closer to Daniel.

Daniel sighed before saying, "I'm not sure, I'd like to but I don't know if I'd find my way back if it's an hour away."

"I could walk with you back here." Rowan quickly replied, not willing to let him go so easily.

Daniel chuckled a little at his quick words. "Alright then, I'm ready whenever you are." he responded before soon following the almost excited looking zangoose out of the library.

The both of them walked on for a long time, but they didn't stop talking all the way through their walk. Daniel noticed that Rowan's big fluffy tail was swishing from side to side a lot, he thought it was kind of cute. The more they talked, the more they began to like each other. Rowan found out a lot about Daniel, he was at college but he said he wanted to join the army. Apparently although he wanted to join up, he wanted to give himself more options for jobs in case it didn't work out. Daniel also found out that Rowan was interested in stuff to do with guns and explosives, just like he was. The time seemed to pass pretty quickly, because Daniel now found himself standing in the woods, near a cottage. Rowan was right, it was a pretty big cottage. "Would your parents mind me coming inside? I wouldn't want to make anyone feel like I'm intruding or anything." Daniel said to him.

"I'll just tell them that you're a friend, but there are some other places we can go to." Rowan told him as he smiled lightly.

"Like where?" Daniel asked, now looking a little curious.

"Let me show you." Rowan said as he began to walk off into the woods, waving over to Daniel and calling him over.

Daniel followed the zangoose as he got led deeper into the woods. He wasn't sure how long they were walking for until he heard the sound of water flowing. They walked passed a few more trees, and soon found themselves at a plunge pool to a small ten foot waterfall. Rowan smiled as he sat down near the plunge pool filled with clear fresh water. Daniel sat down next to him and relaxed.

"I come here a lot, I think only my family really knows about this place, and you now." Rowan told him.

"I can see why you come here, it's very... nice." Daniel told him, barely stopping himself from saying romantic.

"It's always calm and quiet out here, a little lonely though." Rowan looked down to the grassy ground before sighing softly, getting the attention of the human sitting next to him.

"Something wrong?" Daniel asked him.

"Err, not really." Rowan lied, unconvincingly.

"I can tell when someone has something on their mind." Daniel told him as he smiled.

"Can I ask you something a little personal?" Rowan said to him as he began to look more and more nervous. He didn't want to ask him something so personal so soon, after all, they hadn't known each other very long.

"Sure, real friends gotta know something at least a little personal about each other I guess." Daniel replied.

Rowan began fiddling with his claws again as he looked down to them. "What's your opinion on gay relationships?" he asked him.

Daniel looked a little stunned at the question, which worried Rowan. "I... I think gay relationships shouldn't be treated any differently from straight relationships. If two guys like each other, let them be together. Why do you ask? Are you..."

Rowan looked back at Daniel and slowly nodded. "I am." the zangoose told him.

Daniel smiled lightly before saying, "I had a feeling you were, even more so after you told me a little more about that book."

Rowan smiled back, relaxing a little. "I wanted to give you a few hints before telling you, I wasn't sure if you'd be one of those people who just don't like me for who I am. I wanted to see what your reaction would be to the book first... You know, just to see if you were open to that." he explained.

"I'm not one of those people... In fact, I'm bisexual myself." Daniel stated as he grinned.

Rowan chuckled softly before saying, "I feel stupid now."

"Don't feel stupid, I can understand why you'd be cautious of telling people your sexuality. There are a lot of idiots out there who don't understand us." Daniel replied as he shuffled a little closer to the zangoose.

Rowan looked back over to the waterfall as a smile remained on his face. "I'm glad you understand." he responded as he lay back on the ground.

Daniel decided to do the same, and now rested back on the ground, looking up at the clear blue sky. "Can I ask you something a little personal now?" Daniel asked him.

"It's only fair." Rowan replied as he stayed relaxed and calm.

"When did you find out you liked other boys?" Daniel asked him.

"I always liked other boys, I was never really attracted to girls. What about you?" Rowan inquired as he looked over to the human.

"It kinda happened over time with me, I guess by the time I realized I was really interested in other guys I was like about sixteen or something." Daniel told him as he looked over into Rowan's pink eyes.

"Are you... single?" Rowan asked the human as he felt a blush quickly coming to his cheeks. He hoped he wasn't sounding too forward.

"I am, why do you ask?" Daniel responded as he visibly blushed.

"I was just... never mind." Rowan said as he looked away nervously.

"Are you interested in me?" Daniel replied with a big smile on his face.

"Well... you seem really nice, and we're friends already but I've never had a boyfriend before." Rowan quickly replied, his voice seeming a little shaky.

"We could try dating." Daniel suggested.

"E-each other?" Rowan stuttered a little as he looked at Daniel in amazement.

"If you want to... I'd be willing to try it." Daniel told him as he became just as nervous as Rowan was.

"I... I'd like that a lot." Rowan told him as he felt his heart slowing down in his chest after it had been racing a few moments ago.

Daniel took a few moments to look over the zangoose, looking over his cute curved furry body and features. "I don't want to sound too flirty or straight forward but... I think you're really cute." he quietly said.

"Thank you... I think you're cute too." Rowan whispered back to him.

Daniel now sat upright, as did the zangoose that he was looking at. Dirty thoughts were flooding his mind, already he could picture himself with him, kissing him, loving him like there was no tomorrow. "Could we meet up again tomorrow? Maybe we could go somewhere together. I'll pay for everything so you don't need to worry." Daniel told him.

"You don't have to do that for me." Rowan replied.

"I want to. I want to make a good impression." Daniel responded whilst keeping eye contact.

"You already did." Rowan stated with a big smile.

Daniel looked away towards the waterfall as he tried to hide his already bright blush. "Well, I want to make an even better impression." he said to him, his voice a little louder than a whisper as his confidence began to fade slightly.

"How would you do that?" Rowan asked him, not letting the human out of his sight.

"I could think of a few ways... But I don't want to rush you into anything." Daniel told him as he looked back over to the zangoose next to him.

"T-that's nice to know... I guess that means I picked the right guy to flirt with then." Rowan said in his cute nervous tone of voice.

"I'm flattered you chose me. I bet you've had guys and girls drooling over you and you didn't even know it." Daniel replied.

Rowan let out a cute little chuckle before saying, "I don't think that's happened before... I don't really get out and into the city all that much."

"What do you do around here when you're alone then?" Daniel asked him.

"I sometimes just walk around the woods looking for things to do, maybe swim around near the waterfall, and sleep a lot." Rowan told him as he smiled innocently.

"I like to sleep a lot too." Daniel told him as he saw the zangoose smile a little wider.

'I want him sleeping a lot with me.' Rowan thought to himself as he said, "I think that's something we can add to the list of things we both like then."

"I think that list is getting a little full now." Daniel replied before standing up and sighing. "I should probably go now before my mum starts asking where I've been." he told him.

"What will you say if she asks?" Rowan replied with an almost worried look on his face.

Daniel just smiled as he said, "I'll tell her the truth, that I was with a nice guy that I really like."

"What will she say?" Rowan curiously asked.

"She'll probably get curious and start asking questions. She's not the uptight type, she already knows I'm into other guys." Daniel told him.

Rowan smiled as he said, "I told my family when I was really young, so they won't be surprised if I accidentally tell them I met a handsome human."

"Are you trying to make me blush? Because it's working." Daniel said to him before slowly walking away from the plunge pool, with Rowan by his side.

Rowan chuckled softly before asking, "Do you need me to walk you back home? I could if you want to."

Daniel just smiled as he said, "Give your poor paw pads a rest. I can remember my way back. Just meet me back at the library tomorrow... Oh, and tell your parents that you might be gone for a few hours."

"Why? Where will we go?" Rowan quickly questioned him.

"I was thinking maybe, we could go to watch a movie together. I know, sounds cheesy but..." Daniel didn't finish his sentence because the zangoose quickly interrupted.

"I'd love to!" Rowan exclaimed. The excitement was clear in his voice, he couldn't wait.

Daniel laughed a little before saying, "I'm glad you're happy. I was a little worried in case it wasn't your thing."

"What will we watch?" Rowan asked him.

"Anything you want." Daniel replied.

"I'll try pick a movie we both like then." Rowan told him as he wore that cute smile on his face. They both walked and talked for a while, before reaching Rowan's home. "I'll see you tomorrow." the zangoose said as he reached the front door and looked back to the human.

"Same time." Daniel said as he began to walk away.

"I'll be there! Bye!" Rowan happily said before knocking on the door to his own home. He was then let in by his mother, who now had a smile on her face.

"Was that your friend?" his mother asked him. His mother was an older zangoose, with a small horizontal scar on her left cheek.

Rowan smiled widely, quickly remembering that like himself, she could hear things better than most people. "He is. Oh, and I'm going to be out for most of the day tomorrow." he told her.

"With him?" she asked.

"Yeah." he replied as he blushed lightly and began to walk into the house and over to the couch.

His mother simply smiled in response, she didn't need to ask any further. It was like it was written all over his face, he clearly liked that human. She was happy for him, he only had a few close friends, she wanted him to find someone and be happy. She was very curious about what this boy was like, but she knew that Rowan must have seen something special in him if he was interested in the human. Rowan was always a bit like her, she guessed that her attraction to nice male human was passed on to him. That thought made her smile a little, although she didn't want to embarrass him by saying it.

Meanwhile, Daniel now had a long way to go before he reached home again. He had a lot to think about to keep his mind occupied though. It was clear to him that the zangoose was interested in him, but he began to wonder what their relationship would turn into. He liked the thought of settling down with a special someone, he began to wonder if Rowan was that someone. He felt like there was something special about Rowan, he had only met him yesterday, yet he was already falling for him. He wondered if Rowan was really the one. He guessed only time would tell, for now, he just wanted to get back home.

Author's note: Again, I wanna thank BigBossSonic for editing this, and everyone out there for reading it! Glad to see people are starting to like the story!