Last night was the greatest night of your life. You had your first kiss with someone you see yourself being forever, regardless of his species. And regardless of what others would think, you didn't care.
It all felt like a dream, but it was definitely real. After you and Jake kissed under the full moon, he took you home and placed you on your balcony. After saying goodnight, and just before he could slither away, you asked where's your goodnight kiss. He chuckles to himself before leaning in again and kisses you before leaving.
You couldn't even sleep until almost an hour later because you kept replaying the moment in your head again and again.
The sun finally rises and you get up to happily greet the day. After putting on your pink dress and boots, you happily hopped down the stairs and entered the living room. That's when you hear a knock at the door. You wanted it to be Jake, but you knew it had to be someone else. But that didn't that you from pretending it could be him as you happily ran towards the door. Opening the front door, you see that it's Beans.
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Y/n: Hey Beans! Come on in!
Beans: (Chuckles) Well someone's happier than a man striking gold.
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You lead her to the living and you both sit down across from each other. That's when you see something wrong in her eyes. Like... if she's been feeling down or something.
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Y/n: Is everything alright Beans?
Beans: (Sighs) No... I had a dream last night. About Rango... He came back and was standing against Rattlesnake Jake in what looked like a gun battle.
Y/n: Can I ask if you still like Rango?
Beans: I think I still do... And here I thought he was a decently good leader but...
Y/n: I know... and believe it or not, I could tell that you both liked each other. But that day... I never thought he would turn out to be a fraud.
Beans: Yeah... you know, even though he was a liar and a fraud, I still miss him. I miss his goofy smile and his optimistic view of things. No man has ever made me feel this way before and now... (sighs) well... I didn't come here to tell ya about my dream. I just wanted to check how you're doing. (Smiles) And it looked like you just had fun last night.
Y/n: (Smile) Well...
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Then it hits you. She doesn't know about you hanging around with Jake for a while now. And she doesn't believe that he would have the good side of him that you see. What if she tries to stop you from seeing him? Or call you insane? But you really want to tell her.
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Beans: I know that face. You love somebody, don't you?
Y/n: (Blush) Well... I did have my first kiss last night.
Beans: Ooh, which man is it? Who's the lucky man?
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Do you tell her that it's Jake? What if she ridicules you for it? Or even tries to convince you that you shouldn't be with him. Of course, she'll try to convince you that you shouldn't have anything to do with him, let alone even be friends. You wouldn't care if it was strangers telling you about how supposedly bad Jake is. But you care about Beans and you do care about what she thinks.
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Y/n: Well uhh... he's umm-
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Then the clock from the high tower makes a slight noise after striking the eleventh mark and Beans gets up.
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Beans: Oh, don't worry. We'll take about this later when I get back.
Y/n: Where are you going?
Beans: I got some business to settle with the mayor. He's been trying to get me to sell my land. I bet that's why he called me in to stop by. I but ain't selling nothing, and I'mma make sure he knows better.
Y/n: Alrighty, good luck.
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She leaves, leaving you alone in the living you. You let out a big sigh as you realize something else. If there is such a thing as an afterlife, Mrs. Bella then definitely knows about your relationship with Jake. And now with Beans... You only care about what she thinks because she's your friend.
Also, that dream she was telling you about kind of made you feel off. From what you remember your human saying, is that women tend to have future visions from their dreams. What if she had a vision or was it just a dream? No, there's no way that fraud is going to show himself here again after fooling everyone. Even if he did come back, you're positive your boyfriend will handle him.
Wait... You just called him your boyfriend... It does fit pretty well, but as happy as you are to call him your boyfriend, you need to make sure he's on the same page as you are. You're still more used to human concepts of relationships than what you've known here. Well, when Mrs. Bella would tell you about her love life, the concept are very similar to humans. But you don't think they actually called each other boyfriend and girlfriend.
Anyhow, you don't know how you'll tell her about you being with Jake, but maybe you can find your way around it. Nevertheless, the feeling of being in love with him comes back to you, and you unknowingly start hopping around. Passing through each shelf, you smile as you replay the wonderful memory.
There are no words that can describe what you are feeling in the moment other than love, which makes you feel so light and happy as you even start swaying around, mimicking the dance you also shared with him. It's going to be great to see him again tonight, and you're looking forward to sharing another kiss and embrace with him.
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...Meanwhile...
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The mayor begins to make his statement as he pours himself and Beans a couple of glasses of cold water.
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Mayor: I appreciate how difficult this is for you Beans, but you're making a practical decision.
Rattlesnake Jake: Decisions, decisions.
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Jake slithers behind Beans as he spoke. Since last night, he's been in a good mood, but he hides it well so the others don't ask him about it. It's not like he's friends with any of them, and besides, his relationship with you is none of their business anyway. He prefers to keep his personal life between him and you.
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Mayor: There's no need for any more suffering.
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With a sly smirk, he drinks his glass of water. Feeling somewhat confident that she's finally going to sell him her family's ranch. Beans then takes the glass of water, but doesn't drink it and only stares at it as she begins to think about what she's doing.
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Mayor: Your family's ranch is nothing but a wasteland now. Sign the deed, and relive yourself of your father's burden.
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Jake stares at her, as it's his job to make sure things go according to plan with this meeting. Beans thinks for a couple of seconds before letting out her true intentions.
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Beans: My daddy was not a burden!
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Instead of drinking the water, she throws the water at the mayor while shouting.
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Beans: Keep your blood money and I'll keep my land!
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He then looks at Jake, giving him the signal to step in. Jake then quickly slithers to her before wrapping himself around her, breaking the wooden chair in the process and lifting her up near his level.
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Rattlesnake Jake: Do what he says! Or by all the fires in the black pit, I'll squeeze them brown eyes out of your skull.
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He then starts to do the death squeeze on her, making everyone gasp by not only his words, but they all knew that he was serious.
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Mayor: Now hold on Jake, there's no need for-
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Before he could finish his sentence, it was more than enough to piss Jake off and he shows his fangs before leaning his head towards the mayor in a threating way.
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Rattlesnake Jake: Let me do my job! You brought me in, now we're gonna play this thing out to the end!
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Jake then turns his attention towards Beans and squeezes her again before he says...
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Rattlesnake Jake: Sign the damn paper woman.
Beans: Go to Hell.
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While still keeping a tight hold of her, he flips her upside down.
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Rattlesnake Jake: (Smirks) Where do you think I come from?
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He's had enough of her games and now he's going to take his route in how to get things done. He then starts to do the death squeeze, and as he does this he says...
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Rattlesnake Jake: Look into my eyes, I wanna see you die.
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Beans looks at him in the eyes as she was beginning to suffocate, and she then closes her eyes and accepts her fate. But then...
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Rango: Jake!
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He loosens his grip but doesn't let her go as he hears that voice again and heads to the window.
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Rango: I'm calling you out! Jake!
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You get up from the couch and ran outside as you hear Rango's voice calling out for Jake. It never occurred to you that you would ever hear that voice again. Considering what he did, he has some nerve coming back. You run outside and you see Rango walking toward the Mayor's office building, which is straightforward.
You see everyone else is outside as well, watching Rango as he calls out for Jake again. Some are pissed, and some are surprised to see him again. But not as pissed as you are because of what he did to Beans, how he hurt her so much, leaving her heartbroken. And then there's the fact that he's calling out Jake like he's going to fight him. You know that there's no way in Hell Rango is going to win any kind of fight against your rattlesnake boyfriend, and you know that Jake is more than capable of beating that lizard into a pulp.
Just as you were about to run towards Rango in order to stop him, the doors of the mayor's office building violently swing open, and out comes Jake baring his fangs to him. But he's holding Beans in his grip... Why is he holding her like that?...