cuddle to go with it,” the Gorilla added, leaning forward, smooching his own lips.

 

“Uh oh, looks like the lady could use a hand,” Louie noticed from the background.

 

“Better yet, how bout two?” Baloo said grimly, as he cracked his knuckles.

 

The two of them started to make their way across the room, to where the trio was sitting, but before they got there…

 

“OOF!” the white Bear painfully sounded, as the pretty woman elbowed his gut.

 

“There are two things you should be aware of, my not so slim friends,” the lady said, as she swung around on her stool, and stood back from her two would-be admirers. “One, I don’t kiss on the first date, and two… I would rather peel away my outer layer skin, and roll around in salt and vinegar, then kiss or be kissed by the likes of you!”

 

Baloo and Louie stopped, and stared as the lady grabbed the Bear by the scuff of his neck, and landed a fast one to his jawbone.

 

The Gorilla was just as drunk as the Bear, but he had more sense, despite his heavy drinking, and stayed clear of the fiery tempered young woman.

 

Baloo and Louie stood where they were for a moment or two, watching the scene unfold, until Baloo grinned and said, “I love a lady with spunk!” and continued on over to the scene.

 

“Hey, wait for me!” Louie said, and hurried to get in front, but Baloo had a small head start. He got there just as the white Bear was standing up again, glaring at the lady in question.

 

“Pardon me, guys!” Baloo loudly sounded. The two males looked to see the big grey Bear glaring at them menacingly.

 

“I think you guys have overstayed your welcome,” Baloo warned them, as he pounded his fist into his hand.

 

“Awww, come on, Baloo,” the other Bear whined. “Can’t a couple of single guys have a little fun? It is supposed to be a fun night, isn’t it?”

 

“Not when it’s at other people’s expense, no,” Louie interjected. “This is my place, fellas. If a lady says no, then she means no. So wise up, or get out.”

 

The Polar Bear grumbled a bit, but quietly moved away, heading toward an empty table. The Gorilla looked as though he was going to follow him, but barely made it two steps forward before he fell flat on his face, unconscious.

 

Baloo blinked. “What drink you been giving him?”

 

Louie shrugged. “Pineapple surprise.”

 

“If I were you,” Baloo said, “I’d cut out the surprise, pal.” He then noticed the pretty lady looking at them. There was something familiar about her, but Baloo couldn’t quite put his finger on it. He was sure he hadn’t met her before, as he would remember ever meeting someone as gorgeous as she was.

 

Baloo was even now finding it hard to breathe, as he looked at her. Darn, was that dress she was wearing even legal??? He had never seen a dress, or any sort of outfit, cut so tight and so short. The way it fit her, she might just as well be wearing nothing at all. It was no wonder than those guys had acted crazy around her.

 

“Ma’am, welcome to Louie’s!” Louie suddenly burst in, taking the lady’s hand. “I am Louie, and this is my humble abode. Allow me to make your stay a little more pleasurable and get you a drink, on the house of course.”

 

“You know what?” Baloo broke in, and bumped his hip into Louie’s, sending him flying over the floor. “Drinks are so informal. How’s about you and me grab a bite to eat?” He took her hand, bowing formerly, while he tipped his cap at her.

 

Karnage felt like running her sword through everyone, starting with these two, her most hated and second most hated enemies, and then through those drunken oafs. Her face felt like it was on fire, from anger and embarrassment.

 

“Thank you,” she said through clenched teeth. “But I really have to be going. I only meant to stay for one drink, and I… “

 

“Awww, come on, I insist,” Baloo tucked his arm under hers, and led her away.

 

“We both insist!” Louie sprang up out of nowhere, hooking his arm under Karnage’s free one, glaring at Baloo. Both of them tugged Karnage, each a little closer to themselves, but Karnage made sure to keep herself neutral.

 

Karnage tried to free her arm, but it was like being locked in chains. Baloo and Louie were nothing if not persistent.

 

“Baloo,” she tried saying “I really must… “

 

Baloo led Karnage to a secluded table and seated her down in the middle, and parked himself right next to her, with Louie on the other side.

 

“Now don’t you worry about the… Hey, how did you know my name?” Baloo suddenly realised she had just called him by his name, and he hadn’t even introduced himself yet.

 

Karnage gulped, realising her mistake. “Umm, I heard, Louie did you say? He called you by it.”

 

Louie tipped his straw-hat, his eyes staring intensely at her. “Ma’am, first of all I’d like to say what a real honour it is having someone so refined as you, gracing my establishment with your… ever so lovely presence.”

 

Karnage half-smiled. “Yes, thank you, but I really must… “

 

“You know,” Baloo spoke up. “It ain’t every day we meet someone like you… A woman of your grace and beauty would surely bring springtime wherever you go. Just look at this place? A moment ago, before you came, it was nothing more than a cheap dump with rotten timbers, poor food, tacky fashion… “

 

“Watch it, cous!” Louie hissed through his teeth, his hand by his mouth. “Unless you want a sundae special decorating your head?”

 

Baloo ignored him, continuing with his wooing line. “Now look at it. With you, it’s a paradise on earth. I’d be willing to go so far as to say that if all the girls in the world were even half as lovely as you, autumn and winter would be a thing of the past.”

 

“Nice poetry, Romeo,” Louie half-smirked.

 

Baloo just sneered back at him. 

 

“By the way, sugar,” Louie asked, his face in his hands, lookin dreamily at her. “You never did tell us your name?”

 

“Don Ka… “ Karnage paused, and then said. “… Donna Katherine. I just got here on vacation. I saw your… club, and decided to pay a small visit.”

 

“And you’ve no idea how happy you’ve made us all for doing so,” Baloo kissed her hand, as a gentleman would.

 

Louie took her other hand. “Donna Katherine… With a name like that, you must come from a family of nobles. Donna Katherine, a name that sounds like it should belong to a princess.” Louie followed Baloo’s example and kissed her hand, too, but also started to work his way up, as he kissed along her arm.

 

“You have delicate skin,” Baloo said, copying Louie, kissing up her arm also. “Like Satin Silk, but with the hue of a fire Goddess.”

 

Karnage didn’t know what was worse… the kissing, or the pick-up lines.

 

“Err, thank you,” Karnage said nervously, having no place to escape since the two of them had boxed her in behind the table. Both Baloo and Louie kissed their way past her shoulders, still spouting romance drivel, but just as they reached her head… she ducked.

 

“EWWW!” Baloo and Louie both spat, as they landed a wet one on each other’s lips.

 

“Sorry, but I don’t believe in kissing on the first meeting,” Karnage said, smirking at their expense from under the table.

 

Baloo and Louie both wiped their mouths.

 

“You need a shave, Baloo!” Louie gagged.

 

“And you need breath-mints!” Baloo retorted, wiping his mouth furiously. 

 

Karnage sat back up, smiling through clenched teeth. “Well, as interesting as all this has been, I really have to be going.” She tried nudging them again, but still they refused to budge.

 

“Awww,” Baloo said, pretending to be hurt. “I don’t think she likes us.” 

 

“Not even a teensy bit?” Louie added, cuddling up closer to her.

 

Karnage groaned. She wondered if Baloo and Louie had played this act on other women before?

 

She finally succeeded in managing to shift Baloo’s big carcass, and slid out from behind the table.

 

“Many thanks for an… interesting evening,” Karnage tried to sound pleasant, but was in an all too haste to leave.

 

“Hey, wait!” Baloo said quickly, holding out his arm, blocking her escape.

 

Karnage had to call upon her entire willpower not to throw a punch at Baloo’s stocky face, but Baloo was already talking again.

 

“You can’t leave Louie’s like this, beautiful,” Baloo insisted. “Everyone who comes to Louie’s expects a good time, and by George that’s what they get!”

 

“You got that right,

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