"Donta!" Raine cried when she saw Donta fly. With the commotion, all she could do was cower beside Kate as Stanley took care of the situation, then she rushed outside with Kate to check on Donta.<br/><br/>"Are you alright?" Raine asked in a panic. One of his classmates handed her a napkin, holding it to his nose as Kate supported his shoulders. Donta moaned and sat upright, taking the napkin to hold it himself.<br/><br/>"Ow. That hurt alot." He muttered, then saw his blood on the pavement, "Oh crap." His mother was quick on the draw.<br/><br/>"I got it. Don't worry." she said, pulling a bottle from her purse. she pulled the top off and dropped a few drops on the blood. Kate became confused as she watched the blood turn color and then evaporate. It was then she noticed a few other students from her class behind them.<br/><br/>"Just a small fight guys." she muttered, helping Raine drag Donta over to the wall so he could lean against it. He kept the napkin to his nose, most of it now red with blood, "You know, you shouldn't have tried to fight him."<br/><br/>"I didn't really have a choice there." Donta said, "He was high as a kite and I was just a target." he paused for a moment, "At least it was me and not you." At this point, Stanley had finished giving his statement to the police and stepped up behind Kate.<br/><br/>"Eees your friend alright?" he asked, "Anyting broaken?" Donta shook his head.<br/><br/>"I don't think so. Sorry about the window." he said. Stanley leaned over and pat him on the shoulder.<br/><br/>"Eet is not yer fault, sir. Do not worray about eet." he said, "But yew should see a doctar, no? You are injared, are yew not?"<br/><br/>"I'm fine." he said, trying to stand. Wincing in pain, he gave up and sat back down again.<br/><br/>"I will take care of him. Don't worry. I am a nurse." Raine said, helping him up. Cypher ducked under his other arm without a word and Raine hesitated for a moment at the sight of him, then decided to save the questions for later. Helping him into the back of her car, Cypher opted to climb in the back seat beside Donta while Wolfcub got in her own car.<br/><br/>"Meese Crawfoard, ewe should go 'ome as weel." Stanley said, "I theenk I will cloase foar this eve'. Don' worray. I weel clean dis up an' geet someoane to come by latair to replace da glass." Kate nodded solemnly and turned to hear the whir of Miss Wolfcub's window roll down.<br/><br/>"Hop in, Kate. I'll give you a ride home."<br/><br/>The car ride back to the apartment was silent as Kate stared out the window. Wolfcub sighed as they stopped at a red light. In her rear view sensors was Raine's car.<br/><br/>"So I'll be moving in next door to you, apparently." She said, "Actually, I'm already moved in."<br/><br/>"Really?" Kate said, turning away from the window.<br/><br/>"Yep." she said, nodding, "I'm not loud or anything so you don't have to worry about that."<br/><br/>"I think this building has soundproofing anyway." she said.<br/><br/>"So how are you doing?" Wolfcub asked, "Tonight must have been a shock."<br/><br/>"I just don't understand." she said. "Why do people still hate Ferals so much? What have Feral's ever done in the past to anger anyone?" Her fist clenched at her side and Wolfcub's brow raised. She noticed Kate said it as if she was apart of the same group, or rather, she sympathized so deeply she felt offended as much as Donta did. Wolfcub smiled and wished more people were like her.<br/><br/>"Some people are afraid of things that are different." she said, "That fear leads to hate, then it gets passed down to the children through biased teachings. I doubt the one who did this even knows why they hate Ferals, but they just do. Something needs to change, obviously, but there isn't much that can be done to make any drastic change."<br/><br/>"I wish there was, Miss Wolfcub." she muttered. They continued on and as she pulled into the underground parking, Wolfcub turned off the car and turned to Kate.<br/><br/>"So here's a hypothetical question, Kate." she said.<br/><br/>"Alright?"<br/><br/>"What do you think it will take to make Humans and Ferals equal? Would a Human loving a Feral do it?" she asked. Kate's face flushed and thought she was referring to her crush on Donta, but she wasn't sure if her teacher knew her well enough to know, but maybe she was as observant as Stanley.<br/><br/>"I don't know. Maybe." she said.<br/><br/>"But how do you think other Humans and Ferals would react if they found out a Human and Feral were dating?"<br/><br/>"D-Dating?" she stuttered, "I'm not sure. I suppose most wouldn't think it's a good idea. Some anti-Ferals would start hating the human involved."<br/><br/>"And what if that Feral and Human had a child?" Wolfcub asked. Kate, still thinking she was referring to Donta and herself, turned a deep shade of red.<br/><br/>"A-A-A baby?" she muttered, "I-I-I don't know! Is that even allowed?"<br/><br/>"Regardless of what rules may or may not exist, I'm asking hypothetically, what would happen to the world if a Human and a Feral had a child?" she said with a smile. It was a test really, but Wolfcub had no idea the way Kate had interpreted it.<br/><br/>"I would think, if this child was healthy, they would care for it as any parents would." She said, trying to compose herself, "They wouldn't care about what other people thought of them."<br/><br/>"You think some radical anti-Ferals would try and harm the child?"<br/><br/>"Yes. Yes they would." Kate answered thoughtfully, "A baby like that would be in serious danger if other people knew about it."<br/><br/>"True." she said, "So what if that child was now your age? What if it could now somewhat protect themselves? You think it would be a good idea to come out and tell the world?" Kate turned to stare at her, unsure of what she was getting at now. She thought about it for a minute...<br/><br/>"No. It wouldn't be a good idea." she said, "Such a child would be a symbol of hope for the unification of the two races, and a threat to those who wish against it. I'm sure they would be in danger regardless of what age."<br/><br/>"So do you think there would be any other way to prove that Humans and Ferals can live together in peace without prejudice?" Wolfcub asked. Kate thought hard then jumped when someone tapped on Wolfcub's window with his knuckle. She rolled down the window and Cypher looked inside.<br/><br/>"Miss Wolfcub, Raine has brought Donta upstairs to their unit. She advised me she would care for him and let him rest so he can attend school tomorrow." he said, "What are your orders?"<br/><br/>"You head up before me. I'll be up in a minute." she said. He nodded and left to head to the elevator. She opened the door and went to get out, but Kate grabbed her arm.<br/><br/>"Miss Wolfcub, I can't see any other way besides someone becoming powerful in the government and changes laws or something. It might take alot of positive propaganda too, but such a thing is nearly impossible in this day and age." she said, "Maybe it will take a Montague and a Capulet to end the feud."<br/><br/>Wolfcub smiled at the reference, she placed her furry hand over her's reassuringly.<br/><br/>"It would be nice if that were to happen, Kate. Maybe it already has and no one is the wiser." she said, "I just hope it doesn't end the same way as that old story." she got out of the car and Kate followed, "Go home and get some sleep. You have school tomorrow. Donta will be fine."<br/><br/>"Thanks." Kate replied, smiling.