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"Scabbard is Jessica's brother?!" Carbine thought to herself while she and the others were still in shock about what they had just heard. The Sergeant had just walked in the middle of their date, called Jessica his sister, and as a cherry on top of the cake, ruined everyone's date.

"You don't even look like you could be siblings..?" Throttle said and then continued eating his ice cream. "Does every sibling have to look the same? We are not identical, soldier" The Sergeant said while smirking. Then he turned his eyes on Carbine, without anyone else noticing it because they had turned to look at Jessica, who sighed again and then lifted her eyes on her brother. She noticed that Scabbard was looking at Carbine, but didn't know why.

"Scabbard... What are you doing here?" Jessica asked, trying to get her brother's attention. Meanwhile Carbine got more anxious and couldn't finish her ice cream, even if she was almost done and the rest of it had started melting, soon it would look like it was eaten. But Carbine wasn't going to wait for that. She got up and took her bag with her.

"Where do you think you are going?" Throttle said in worry when he noticed. "Yea, Carbine.. Where are you going?" Scabbard smirked, making her feel much worse. "To the ladies room.. I'll be back soon" She said and then left quite quickly. The Sergeant was about to go after her but Jessica grabbed his arm when she got up. "You didn't answer my question, Scabbard!" She almost growled, but then looked straight into her brother's eyes.

"What. Are. You. Doing. Here?!" Jessica said while Scabbard freed his hand. "About earlier, we talked about.. Have you still checked my soldiers?" He said making her eyebrow twitch a bit. "You seriously came here for work stuff? I'm on a date!" She said but then Modo got up too. "That seems very important. Maybe we can see later again if you go now with your brother?" Modo said calmly and noticed the waitress started to walk there with the security.

"Yea.. Before those guys get here and we get banned.." Throttle said while moving his eyes from the guards to the ladies bathroom door. "I'm really sorry, Modo.. I'll text you later as soon as I have checked the patients.. But surely there are other nurses on duty right now!" She said, the rest of the sentence was meant for her brother with an annoyed tone in her voice.

"Oh there surely is, but not as good as you and you promised" The Sergeant said making her sigh again. "Promise is a promise.. I'll come" She said but then gave a quick kiss on Modo's cheek, making him smile and travel into the clouds in his mind. "I promise to see you later, I'm really sorry!" She said and then left. But before leaving, and by anyone's noticing it, she hid her part of the bill under her glass. Then she followed her brother out of the restaurant, the security following right behind them to make sure the Sergeant left too.

"Is everything alright here?" The Waitress Lizz asked after walking to the table where Modo had sat back on his seat. "Just a little misunderstanding, but the food was definitely good!" Throttle explained making the waitress smile and nod. "Should we get the bill? Or are we waiting for Carbine?" Modo asked but then the waitress talked.

"Some of you paid already. The Exact change about the drink and the salad" She said while taking the money. "It must have been Jessica, how polite of her" Throttle said making Modo sigh. "I should have paid.." He said while paying his part of the bill, but then Throttle tapped his shoulder. "You have many other times to be a gentleman again, trust me!" He smiled making his friend smile too, then he turned back to the waitress. "I'll check our part, thanks" He said and then paid for both of his and Carbine's food.

"Thank you. I hope to see you again" The Waitress said and then started to clean the table when the males got up and started to walk towards the entrance, where the bathrooms were close at. "Have a nice evening!" Said another waitress near the entrance. "Thank you! Have a nice evening!" Throttle and Modo said back to her when they stopped there to wait for Carbine.

"Is she okay? It has taken some time.." Throttle asked and swung his tail a bit nervously. "She surely is, don't worry!" Modo said and tapped his shoulder this time. "Hope it's not food poisoning.." Throttle said while looking down at the floor. "Maybe she is just checking her wounds and it takes some time.. Should we wait outside?" Modo suggested and then turned around to look out of the windows. "There she is!" He said making Throttle turn around to notice that Carbine was already outside, leaning against the bikes.

"How? When?!" Throttle said and then they walked out from the restaurant. "We were waiting for you inside! Is everything okay?" He said while walking closer to her. She lifted her look up from the ground and faked a smile for them. "Sorry.. I.. I just needed some fresh air, I thought I sent you a message about it.. but maybe I forgot" Carbine said making Modo raise his eyebrow a bit. Normally he trusted his friends about everything but this time he was suspicious about Carbine's behavior.

"We thought you were food poisoned!" Throttle said in a worry and was about to hug her, but she pushed him away. "Or Throttle did.." Modo added. "No.. I.. I should have been more careful and really sent a message.. I'm sorry! How much was my part of the bill?" She said and started to go through her bag, to take her a wallet, but Throttle placed his hand on hers. "Nothing. I had it already" He said and smiled gently. "I told you it was on me" He continued making her smile, this time without faking it.

"Thank you, Throttle. But next time it's on me!" She said but then noticed Modo staring at her. "Was everything okay with Jessica? Where is she?" Carbine asked, getting his reaction. "Yes, she had forgotten to do something she had promised to her brother, so that's why the Sergeant came. I'll see her again later when she texts me" Modo said making Carbine nod, even if talking about Scabbard made her shiver, and definitely not in a good way.

"Should we get back home? For the other dessert?" Throttle said and whispered the later answer in Carbine's ear. "I think I should just go to sleep straight away when I get back home.." She said making Throttle look at her more worried. "Are you sure you are okay? Does your wounds hurt?" He said and lifted his hand on her back to rub it gently.

"Yea.. They does a bit.. I think I have just been sitting too much today and they didn't like it.. Sorry.." Carbine said but Throttle shook his head. "No need for an apology. I promised I would take care of you, so I will take you to rest if you need it. Shall we go then?" He said and then offered his hand to help Carbine on the bike. She smiled and nodded. "Is it okay if I go with you guys? I would like to change a few words with Throttle before I see Jessica again?" Modo asked while putting his helmet on.

"Sure! I need to check my bike at Harley's place, so let's head there after taking Carbine home" Throttle said while putting his helmet on and making sure everything was okay with it. "Is there something wrong with your bike, dear?" Carbine asked after getting hers on too. "Some connection issues with the helmet and the bike, nothing much to worry about" Throttle explained. "Alright, say hey to Harley from me" Carbine smiled and wrapped her arms around Throttle, making him shiver a bit. "She'll be happy about that" Modo said and then sat on his bike.

After all three of them had got ready on their bikes, Modo and Throttle on their own and Carbine sitting behind Throttle's because she wasn't able to drive on her own during her sick leave, doctor's orders, they left to the direction where Carbine's home was headed.

At Carbine's place:

"Are you sure you are-?" Throttle started to say but Carbine lifted her hand up to stop him. She laughed a bit before saying "I am fine! Just need some rest, okay?" She said while taking her helmet off. She swung her long black hair after freeing them from the helmet. Throttle was definitely enjoying the view.

"What?" Carbine asked when she noticed that Throttle was just staring at her. "He is just enjoying what he sees" Modo smiled and rolled his eyes. Carbine blushed and rolled her eyes too. "Definitely.." Throttle said while smiling like an idiot. "Take your helmet off and close your eyes.." Carbine said and walked closer to him. He was leaning against his bike while Carbine was standing close to them.

"What? Why?" Throttle said with confusion. "Just do it, you want it anyways" Modo said and then looked away to give them a moment of privacy. Carbine blushed even more when Throttle obeyed and took his helmet off. "Close your eyes..." Carbine demanded making the tan furred male mouse chuckle. "Why----" He was about to say something while closing his eyes, but then felt the female's lips against his. Both of them melted into the kiss straight away.

Both of them were thinking the same thing, the kiss was so perfect that they forgot the whole world around them. When Throttle lifted his hand on Carbine's back to deepen the kiss even more, Modo coughed. "Alright honey birds... I gave you your time" He said making Throttle and Carbine blush deeply after they had stopped.

"And that's how you ruin a perfect moment.." Throttle laughed making Carbine laugh too. He grabbed her both hands in his and lifted them up to kiss them. "I'll text you later to check if--" He said but Carbine ended his sentence. "-everything's okay.. I know and I'll wait for that text even if we both know that everything's fine. I'll go to sleep now and you check the system of your bike. We'll see each other tomorrow, right?" She said and then gave him a long hug.

"Sure, sleep well my dear" Throttle said when Carbine walked to her apartment's door. She nodded and waved to them when Throttle put his helmet back on and they started their bikes. "Thank you for a lovely evening!" She said and the males thanked her too before driving away. She opened her door with the keys she had taken from her bag, and walked inside.

At the Harley's:

"I would have never thought that Sergeant Scabbard is Jessica's brother.. Even if I haven't met Jessica much.. But still.. I didn't think he had siblings at all!" Harley said while checking Throttle's bike. Modo was leaning against the wall while Throttle sat backwards on a chair. The Chair had wheels and the tan furred male mouse was leaning arms crossed on the back rest that was in between his opened legs.

Harley had a small garage where she did some repairing stuff when she wasn't on nurse duty. The Biker Mice were her regular customers which was fine for her. Even if her garage was quite popular, she always had time to check on her favorite soldiers' bikes.

"That was quite shocking news, but I get why she didn't tell it at first.." Throttle said while tossing a coin. "How's that?" Modo asked and turned to look at Throttle. "You were on your first date, Modo. Getting to know each other takes some time, so maybe talking about siblings isn't the first topic to talk about" Harley said while sitting on another similar kind of chair while going through Throttle's helmet.

"Maybe you are right, but still.. She has nothing to hide from me.. I hope this thing goes well.." Modo sighed but then Throttle talked again. "It surely goes, I'm sure about that, but maybe she wanted to get to know you because of who she is, not because she is his sister" Throttle said and got heads from the coin.

"Don't stress about that too much, Modo. It takes some time to get to know each other and especially to get to open up to.." Harley explained and then moved to the bike again. "Is everything okay with her, Harley?" Throttle asked and turned to look at her and his bike. "Her?" Harley raised her other eyebrow while turning to look at him.

"Each of the three of us calls our bikes females.. There's nothing odd about that!" Modo laughed making Throttle chuckle and Harley rolled her eyes. "But maybe you are right.. It takes some time to get to know each other.. How long did it take from you and Vinnie?" He asked but then Vinnie walked in from the already opened doorway.

"Someone said my name.. Oh hey Modo! Throttle!" Vinnie said and took a sip from a bottle of non-alcoholic home made beer. "As spoke about the devil" Throttle laughed when Vinnie walked to give a kiss on Harley's cheek making her smile at him. "I saw Modo's bike out there, so I needed to check it out. What's up?" Vinnie talked everyone over.

"Checking the system, why are you here?" Throttle said and continued tossing the coin. "Tails for that you have problems with Carbine too.. You look like that" Vinnie said but then Harley answered Modo's question. "How long do you think it takes to get to know that rascal..?" She said while smiling. "I think I get what you mean.." Modo laughed making Vinnie look confused.

"I was here to hang out with Harley and watch a baseball game on TV, but.. What are you talking about?" He asked but Throttle explained it to him. "Modo was worried about Jessica. Sergeant Scabbard interrupted their, and at the same time my and Carbine's date, and revealed that he is Jessica's brother.." He said making Vinnie, who had just taken a sip from his beer, almost choke on it.

"He is what?!" Vinnie gasped making Harley almost drop Throttle's helmet on the floor, but she managed to catch it with her tail. "Sergeant Scabbard is Jessica's brother?!" Harley said and she definitely was shocked too. "Yes.. I just told you.. What's with that reaction? And why do you think that I have problems with Carbine?" Throttle asked and he, and also Modo, were confused.

Vinnie turned to look at Harley, who turned to look back at him. They both were silent for a moment until Modo spoke up. "Do you know something that we should know?" He asked and had a bit worried, or reserved, tone in his voice. " ..... Should we tell them?" Vinnie asked while looking at Harley. His tail was moving nervously, which definitely didn't get unnoticed by the other males.

"Tell what?" Throttle asked and stopped tossing the coin, he still had it in his hands since he had caught it last time. "I think we should.. But she's definitely not going to like it.." Harley sighed and she definitely looked a bit sad. She had stopped fixing the system and she was almost shaking.

"Who?" Throttle asked and Modo continued. "Who isn't going to like and what?" He asked and definitely didn't like the moment. "Close the door Vinnie.." Harley said and pointed to the remote on a side table. Vinnie walked to it and pressed the button to close the garage doorway, so no-one could hear what they were going to talk about next.

"What is it.. Just say it already!" Modo spitted out and noticed that Vinnie turned to look at the floor when he walked back to Harley was sitting on the chair next to Throttle's bike. "You are not going to like it either, Throttle.." He started making the tan furred male lift his other eyebrow in confusion. "What does Sergeant Scabbard have to do with Throttle?" Modo asked and he was confused too.

"Spit it out, Vincent.." Throttle said and used Vinnie's other, or real name, to be more serious. "Not with Throttle.. Carbine..." Harley sobbed and she had already started to cry. Now Throttle's bad feeling got even more worse. He got tense and fixed his way of sitting on the chair. "Carbine?" Modo asked and tried to be careful. He had a bad feeling about this too.

"When Harley told you back then that Scabbard had attacked Carbine.. It wasn't the only thing.. Scabbard actually raped her.." Vinnie managed to say while looking at the floor. He knew he had promised Carbine to stay quiet, like Harley had done too, but they also knew now that Throttle had to know that, since Jessica was dating Modo, and she was the sergeant's sister.

Immediately when Throttle heard what Vinnie said, the floor and everything disappeared under and around him. He just stared at his friend and tried to comprehend what he had just heard..