Author's pov:

A Couple, rather normal days later, if they could even be called normal with the macho trio, Ava had come back to the Last Chance from work. And the day was rough but very profitable for her since she had a walk-in day for piercings, after she had done one smaller tattoo for one customer.

"How was your day, Ava ma'am?" Modo asked politely while turning to look at her. He, Throttle and Vinnie were watching some sports from TV while Charley was in the shower since it was already quite late evening. "Umm.. How would I say it nicely.. Bloody and smelly.. One customer threw up on my studio's floor.. That's why I'm late.. Did you guys eat already?" She explained and got a nod as an answer. "Sorry, we'll wait next time.. But it was the game we were waiting for the whole week.." He said after his ears dropped down. He looked so guilty which made her sigh and smile at him.

"Oh Modo.. That's alright! I'm not mad.. I should have texted but.. Umm.. Let's say I had to get rid of the odor fast.." She said while gently petting his cheek, making him blush and lift his hand on her palm to rub it gently. She had walked behind the couch to do that. "Oh hey Ava! When did you get back?" They heard Charley saying which made them all turn around. Vinnie whistled right away but didn't get up from the couch since the game was too intense.

"Just came.. How's the game?" She said and sat on the armrest next to Throttle who was sitting next to Modo who was in the middle of his bros, while Charley just rolled her eyes and walked back upstairs to change her clothes since she was wearing a towel only. She had forgotten something downstairs which she had to come to pick up.

"5-5 and close to the end.." Throttle said while smiling at her. "Damn.. Like I'd understand anything about basketball but you guys seem to have fun" She chuckled while looking at their tails that were swinging around as a sign of curiosity. "Why did that customer throw up?" Vinnie asked while leaning forward with the bros since it was close for the players to get another score, but when it got thrown past the basket, they just groaned and leaned against the backrest again.

"Seeing her own blood made her feel sick.. After one tattoo appointment in the morning, I had piercings walk in for the rest of the day. And let's say that this girl is gonna swim in cash! .. But only till I have to pay rent again.." She chuckled and rubbed the back of her neck. "That's good you have become a popular artist, but was the customer alright?" Throttle turned to look at her, making her nod. "Yeah.. She was just nervous and told me already that she can't handle seeing blood well, which is okay but.. Umm.. I wasn't fast enough with the trashcan which I'm not gonna forget for the second time!" She laughed but then saw Vinnie looking at her curiously.

"Have you.. ever pierced a Martian?" He smirked at her, making her swallow and regret her next question already. "No.. Why?" She crossed her arms but then heard Charley walking back in the living room, now clothes back on her. "Shower's free to use now, just saying Ava.." She smirked, making her turn to look at herself fast. "No, don't you say! I swear I looked at my clothes to make sure they didn't have any puke or blood on them before I closed my studio!" She panicked but then heard her laughing which made her glare at her.

"Charley!!" She laughed and gently punched the mechanic's arm while she laughed even more. "Sorry, I had to, after I heard about your day!" She grinned, making her roll her eyes. "Oh shut it.. But Vinnie, what did you have in your mind then?" She asked but when she saw the male blushed badly, he turned to look away. "Umm.. Let's talk about that later.." He said but then got his bros more curious, just before the game ended and their favorite team lost, which made them groan and complain about it.

"Right.. We'll, I think I'm going to the shower now if any of you three ain't going?" She said while opening her braid which she had for the day, making the males turn to look at her curiously. "It wasn't an invitation, you horny mice from Mars!" She laughed while swinging her opened hair in the air before heading upstairs. "What a pity.." Vinnie growled which the two other males agreed while Charley just chuckled and walked to the remote to change the channel on TV.

"Like you three would even do regular showers.." Charley laughed while searching through what was going on TV after the game. "You know I hate getting wet.. I mean that kind!" Vinnie winked at her, making her roll her eyes and chuckle. "Oh right.. Move yourself please" She said and walked to them on the couch. "Me neither.. But mostly because of the mechanic arm.. Not a match made in heaven what comes to it and water.." Modo explained but they all understood his point. Meanwhile Throttle was the same, but his reason was that he didn't see well without his specs and it was hard to stay standing when the floor was slippery and he saw nothing, which was also a very understandable reason to not enjoy showers.

"Are there any movies coming now, Charley ma'am?" Modo asked curiously while Charley was still searching. "Umm.. One has just started, but is it okay if it's not James Bond?" She said, making the males complain a bit before giving a chance to something new. "If it has action, then it should be fine," Throttle said while taking a better position on the couch. "Alright then, I think Ava might join us after the shower, but it's about to start" Charley said but then Vinnie got up from the couch making the others look at him with confused expressions.

"I'll go check something first, I'll be right back.." He said before heading upstairs. "Alright?" Throttle shrugged while turning to look at the others. He saw Charley just rolling her eyes before sighing and turning back to the TV. Meanwhile Ava was taking her clothes off in the bathroom but was struggling with her bras' hooks.

"Do you need some help, Sweetie?" She heard someone saying, making her turn around and scream. "Vinnie!! What are you doing here?! The Door was locked!" She said while hurrying to grab a towel to wrap it around her. She was wearing only her underwear and definitely wasn't willing to show them any properly to the white furred male.

"Oh was it?" He smirked while leaning against the doorway, he pointed at the lock on the door which was broken for some reason. "I swear if you do lock picking, I'll make you regret it badly!!" She growled and grabbed a shaver from the shelf. "Oh.. No.. Don't you even think about that!!" He panicked and took a step back.

"I warn you just this one time, Vincent!! If I found you one more time peeking at me in the shower, I swear you'll find your fur from the trash can!!" She shouted while running towards the male who turned around and ran to the staircase while carefully looking over his shoulder to be sure she didn't reach him. That made the others turn around to see the show. "Oh my.." Charley facepalmed while Throttle and Modo whistled at the view of the tattoo artist only having the towel to cover herself and her underwear. Soon the movie was forgotten..

"What on Mars you were thinking, Vincent? To peek at a fine lady like Ava? Where are your manners?" Modo said while Vinnie was still trying to get back upstairs. They all could tell he was still too curious to even think about anything that was related to any kind of self defense, since the movements of his tail and body were telling that quite clearly.

"Don't you admit you were thinking the same, bros?" Vinnie grinned while taking a step forward to the artist who now put the mechanic shaver on. "You sure you want to give it a try? I have always wondered what your skin might look like.." Ava smirked while stepping towards the male who gulped, but the curiosity was still stronger than his sense of self defense.

"She's seriously making you regret that, Vincent.. Hold back.." Throttle said but that made Vinnie just more eager. "Who's gonna make me, is my middle name!" Vinnie howled while starting to head the stairs back up. "Should we force him back down before any of them get hurt?" Modo asked worriedly but Charley shook her head.

"Let him burn himself once, so he'll learn not to do it again.. Usually it works but can't say it surely about him, though.." She said and even if she didn't like at all what the male was doing, or what he wanted to do, she wanted to see how Ava would handle the situation. And that clearly came as a surprise to the white furred male too when she let him get back upstairs to the same level as her, just before she squatted down and swung her other leg under the male's legs making him fall on the floor to his back. But accidentally the shaver hit his elbow, making quite a big piece of fur fall on the floor.

"Ouch!!" Vinnie groaned when he fell over while the males started to laugh downstairs. "I told you! And a little addition.. One of my long lasting hobbies has been mortal combats, just to let you know, dear Vinnie" She winked at him before walking back to the bathroom, closing the door after her. "You sure you don't want to try once more, Vincent?" Throttle tried to hold his laugh while the male slowly got up and walked back downstairs. "Don't even start.." He groaned but when he lifted his hand up to rub the back of his head which he had almost hit on the floor, they all started to laugh again. "It ain't that funny.." Vinnie growled but then Charley nodded towards his elbow. "I didn't know you were that pinkish.." She said, making his eyes widen up and turn to look at his elbow that had just ended up being shaved accidentally. "Oh no!! No no no no no nooo!!" He panicked and ran to the mirror that was hanging on the wall near the doors to the garage and the kitchen.

"Ava, I'll--!!" He started but then felt someone's hand on his shoulder. He saw Throttle from the mirror to stand behind him. He shook his head before saying "Just leave it.. You started it and that will grow back" He said before chuckling, which made the white furred male growl. "I think it's your ego that took the bigger damage!" Modo laughed but then Charley talked.

"I didn't know you met Greasepit again, Vinnie.." She smirked, making him roll his eyes and snort. "What does Greasepit have to do with anything?" They heard Ava asking while she was standing at the doorway of her room. "I'll tell you when you get back here" Charley laughed, making her nod and grab something from her room. She seemed to have forgotten her shampoo there, from which Vinnie got an idea how to get his revenge for losing some fur..

"What about we'll make some evening snacks to help them to calm down?" Modo suggested, making Charley nod. "But let me do the cooking, or you can start thinking about ways to help me to cool down after destroying my kitchen again.." She said, making Throttle and Modo chuckle and follow her while Vinnie was still looking upstairs after Ava had got back to the bathroom.

"That would be the best for all.. Don't you think, Vinnie?" Throttle said but when he turned around, he saw only the white tail before it disappeared too, since he was heading back to the stairs. "When will he learn?" Modo asked but knew the answer already. "Never!" They all three said in unison while laughing and preparing the snacks. But it didn't take long for the white male to get back downstairs.

"Don't you tell those are hers.." Charley sighed deeply and her eyes were about to pop out since she rolled them how many times for the day already. "She can taste the same I got!" Vinnie grinned while walking to the kitchen. He had gone to the bathroom to steal her clothes while she was in the shower. "You mean you really want to say goodbye to your fur?" Throttle said and was about to get frustrated about his behavior for now.

"Seems like it.. Ava ma'am isn't going to like that.. Take them back.." Modo said while glaring at his younger bro. "No!! She has to learn to not step on my feet!" Vinnie growled and sat on his seat while still having her clothes in his arms, but soon her yelling made him gulp deeply. "VINNIE!!!!" They all heard Ava shouting from upstairs just before they heard rather loud stumping coming towards the kitchen. "You sure there wasn't a pack of elephants up there?" Throttle chuckle but got a poke from Charley to his shoulder. "Don't you start too.. She'll hate you all soon if you continue teasing her.." She warned just before the tattoo artist dashed into the kitchen with only her towel around her, her hair and body dripping some water.

"Oh hey, Ava? You miss something?" Vinnie said while lifting her red bra from the pile of clothes. She closed her eyes for a couple of seconds while taking a deep breath. The Males whistled at the view of her and being very curious about her body, while she wasn't having fun anymore. She just walked to Vinnie, grabbed her clothes from him and slapped him across his face rather hard, making him groan in pain and lean against the table while she dashed back to the bathroom to get changed.

"Told you.." Throttle said under his breath while coughing as the way to hold his laughter while Modo was also smirking. Charley just rolled her eyes while getting the snacks ready. She was having some thoughts about that, which she didn't say out loud but the male would definitely hear about them soon. At the same time Vinnie was just snorting and rubbing his cheek which was now almost as red as his just shaved elbow.

"Since when the lock on that door got broken?!" Ava grunted when she finally got back down and was wearing her pajamas now. "Ask the guys.." Charley said while pouring some tea for two cups. "We might have played some basketball before the game.." Modo tried to make it sound like it wasn't that bad as it was right now. She sighed deeply before sitting next to Throttle, far from the white furred male.

"Doesn't really surprise me.. But isn't there a basket outside of the garage too? Why didn't you just play there?" She asked before starting to eat some yogurt. "I thought the same.. But the game seemed to be too important to get skipped even if I offered to tell when it started.." Charley said while taking a sip from her tea. They both saw the males' ears dropping down when they looked so guilty.

"What was the thing about Greasepit? And what happened to your elbow, Vinnie?" Ava said when she noticed the pale spot on him. "Just throw more gasoline into the flames!" He growled, making her realize. "Oh.. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do it for real! But.. I think you deserved it.. Nice shade though.." She smirked while eating, making the male just snort again.

"When I met these three for the first time.. They saved me from Greasepit who had come here to deliver Limburger's offer to buy my garage.. He was and still is after my lot.. But yeah.. Vinnie used those exact words against him.." Charley said, making her start laughing. "You really thought you would make the moment even a bit erotic by using lines like those?! Oh you really are your own kind, Vinnie.." Ava laughed and started to whip her tears away while the others but Vinnie had started laughing too. "Blazing.." He growled while trying to concentrate on eating when the others just continued laughing and mocking at him. They thought he really deserved some kind of snap after what he had just done to her, even if he still was thinking otherwise.

"But I have to admit, even if Vinnie was acting not so gentlemanly like.. You look gorgeous Ava.." Throttle said while blushing, he had a hard time to get rid of the view of her having only a towel on her. He had even tried to imagine the red bra on her that they saw in Vinnie's arms, which made him blush more. "T- Thanks.." She blushed awkwardly and knew it was impossible to hide it from the others now. She didn't get compliments like that often so she didn't know how to deal with them, especially when she thought the exact opposite about herself. Meanwhile Charley saw the other two males growling at Throttle who had made such a clear move towards her, especially when they saw him gently rubbing her back with his tail that made her blush more while smiling at him.

"Wonder what's so special about her in their opinion, even if Throttle's and Modo's thoughts have nothing to do with me.." Charley thought to herself while following the others' doings when they were eating their evening snacks. "But him.. He'll hear about this.." She thought while turning to look at Vinnie who seemed to be too curious about other women while he was supposed to be dating her..

But what intentions did any of them have towards each other? Who was interested in who and how long they would keep themselves cool before things got too 'blazing' like Vinnie had said.. Would everything be alright with their whole group even if the result didn't please everyone or was there something worse going to happen too?