Hungry like The Woof

"So, how did you two get out of that one?" Cassie asked.

"Well," Mary said, "it wasn't just me who was quick on their feet back then..."

"Any ideas about what to do now?" Mary whispered, the couple once again caught between a rock and a hard place as the two dogs waited for them to make a move.

"Working on it..." Steven replied as he looked around. That was when he looked through the window and saw the guard arguing with Gus... And a half-eaten cheeseburger on the desk. "I got an idea!"

"What?"

"Keep them distracted."

"What?!" Mary hissed, glaring at Steven.

"I wont be long, I promise!" Steven said as he climbed back through the window.

"Steven!"

"Grrr!"

Mary chuckled nervously as she froze, keeping an eye on the dogs. "I hope that guy knows what he's doing..."

Back inside, Steven landed softly in the office as Gus and the guard were still arguing, carefully sneaking his way towards the half eaten burger...

Freezing as he made eye contact with Gus, the yokel grinning from ear to ear. Just as he lifted up his camera, however...

"Listen to me when I'm talking to you, Boy!" The guard snapped as he yanked the camera out of Gus' hands and and grabbed him by the chin to look into his eyes.

"There's a buck ass naked man in 'ere!" Gus barked, making Steven flinch fearfully. Would the guard see him?!

"Yeah, and I'm lookin' right at him!"

"Not me, ya ol' geezer!" Gus snapped as he saw Steven reach for the burger, "There's a naked guy stealin' your burger! Right behind ya'll!"

"Right..." The guard said disbelievingly, "And you aren't going to run the second I turn around, because...?"

"I'm tellin' ya'll the truth, ya ol' goat! Turn the hell around!"

"This 'goat' ain't buying it, Pal!" The Guard snapped as Steven quickly grabbed the burger and made a dash for the window.

"He's runnin' for the window!"

"Shut up."

"He's climbin' out the window!"

"I'm not buyin' it, Boy!"

"He left out the window!"

"That's it! I'm callin' the cops!"

"You left me to get junk food?!" Mary hissed as Steven crouched down under the window sill.

"Just watch..." Steven said as he tossed the burger towards the dogs, the two canines stopping in their tracks as the meat landed behind them.

"Wow! That was pretty impressive, Dad." Cassie said with a chuckle. "Kinda like something out of one of those stealth games."

"Well," Steven admitted, "there was one small detail that I overlooked..."

The female dog happily gobbled up the burger, licking her jaws as she yawned and headed towards a soft patch to lay down. The male only whimpered as he looked down at the few crumbs that remained before looking back up and growling at the naked couple sneaking away.

"Run?" Steven asked.

"Run!" Mary replied.

"And another thing -" The Guard said as he pulled out his phone, only to be interrupted by the sound of one of his dogs barking as he turned around. "What the devil? Hey! Where'd my burger go?!"

"Ugh!" Gus snapped as he grabbed his camera, "Ah ain't lettin' those two get away again!"

And with that, the yokel streaked out of the room, the guard yelling after him as he made a b-line for the exit door.

"So, my lead ended up being some creep, but not the creep we're looking for." Jessica said as she sat down on the bench next to Tyrone and Dana. "How about you guys?"

"Mine was a complete nutcase who muttered something about nudist colonies in Alaska." Dana replied, shrugging. "Yeah, I don't get it either."

"The three I talked to were no help either." Tyrone said with a shrug. "If no one's seen them here, then they must have made it to the beach."

"Yeah, they probably must have." Jessica said in agreement as Dana nodded...

Not one of them noticing Mary and Steven running past the window they were sitting in front of being chased by a German Shepard.

"Was that Tyrone and Jessica back there?!" Steven asked.

"Nevermind! Keep running!" Mary yelled as the two came up to a fence, the two jumping up and climbing just as the dog came closer.

Mary slipped just as she got to the top, managing to catch herself at the halfway point as the dog jumped up, nearly resulting in her ass being bitten.

"Get away from her, you son of a bitch!"

Mary let out a snort before clearing her throat.

"Really?" Steven asked in annoyance, "During my crowning moment of badass?"

"I'm sorry, Hun. It's just..." Mary giggled, "It's still funny because... Well, you weren't wrong."

"Mary..."

"I don't know, Dad. It is kinda funny, thinking about it."

"Whose side are you on, Cassandra?" Steven asked, unable to keep the laughter out of his own voice. "Let's just get back to the story..."

Steven jumped down from the fence as the dog turned to face him, the young man grabbing a rock and throwing it at the dog. The first one missed, soaring right over the canine's head...

"Now, where in tarnation did those two get to - GAH!" Gus shouted as a rock hit him in the back of the head, causing him to drop his camera as it bounced into a patch of tall grass. "Dagnabit!"

However, the second rock he picked up and threw struck the dog in the nose, causing him to yelp as he bounded off, realizing that it wasn't worth it.

With the dog gone, Steven looked up at Mary. "Mary! Are you okay?!"

"Yeah, I - WHOA!" Mary yelled as she slipped off the fence and fell...

Right into Steven's arms as the young man held her bridal style, the two gazing into each other's eyes once more.

"You saved me..."

"Well, I mean, you'd have done -"

Steven's words immediately died as Mary reached up and kissed him on the lips, a wild electrical spark shooting up their spines as Steven returned the kiss. Their tongues wrestled with one another for a bit before the two finally pulled away from each other, their faces redder than any red found in nature.

"Wow." The two said simultaneously.

Gus grumbled as he searched through the grass. He already lost his phone to Dana's boot, and one camera to a walking suit of armor, he did not need to lose another camera!

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Hearing the growl, Gus looked up to see the dog glaring him down with his ears back.

"Ah, hell..."

"Jewel thieves, huh Richards?" The woman at the station said as she and Sam closed the door to the cell that Ash and Caitlyn were held up in. "Keep that up, and The Chief might have to watch his back so The Commissioner doesn't get any ideas about replacements."

"I don't think so, Sally." Sam replied with a smile, locking the door. "But thanks."

"Attention all units: Be on the lookout for a streaker at The Northern Springs Airways. Suspect is described as a caucasian male, early twenties, dusty blonde hair, and brown eyes. Suspect also described as possessing a... Er, reverse Prince Albert. Last seen fleeing custody of airport security. Over." A voice over the radio said.

"Oh, that reminds me. I gotta meet my big sister somewhere, but I'll keep a look out for that streaker." Sam said.

"Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on these two." Sally said as Sam left, the forty year old woman turning to the current cell occupants.

"Oi! Coppa!" Caitlyn snapped in annoyance, "'ow about a blanket or something, ey?!"

"You do realize how that's gonna look when the state troopers come to collect you two and one of the jewel thieves has her blanky and diaper, right?" Sally teased, "Would you like some milk and a pacifier to complete the image?"

"I don't bloody need the freaking nappies, you bloody Yankee drongo!"

"So, uh..." Steven said as they climbed over the fence, landing on the other side. "We should probably get going to the beach if we want to get back to my dorm before daylight."

"Y-yeah..." Mary stammered in reply, the kiss still replaying in her mind as the two made their way to the beach.

"Ah, you two hadn't even started dating yet and you already had your first kiss?!" Cassie cooed. She then giggled and added playfully, "Let me guess: Next you're going to tell me that you two crazy kids had a shot of 'Sex on The Beach', right?"

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"Uh, I was just joking, guys. Why are you two so re- Wait a minute..."