Eavesdropping

Hi. I know I should be updating my other fics... But I had to get this idea out! Enjoy...

Kowalski, Rico, Private and Skipper were in the midst of training. Things were going great. Suddenly, Private broke into tears. At first, the other penguins thought that Kowalski had hit him too hard. But Private showed no signs of being hurt. Before anyone could ask what was wrong, Private ran down into HQ.

"I'll go see what's wrong" Kowalski said, and followed the youngest member of the team.

Skipper and Rico tried to continue training, but their curiousity got the best of them. They wanted to know what was wrong with Private, so they quietly opened the hatch.

"Private, what's wrong?" Kowalski asked gently. Private shook his head and buried his face into a pillow.

"Come on, tell me" Kowalski said again. Private looked up at the scientist, eyes red.

"I can't tell you... It's a terrible secret..." the young private said, and began sobbing once more.

Kowalski suddenly got an idea.

"If you tell me your secret, I'll tell you mine" he said reluctantly, putting his flipper around Private.

Skipper, seeing this action, glared. He didn't like how friendly Kowalski was getting with HIS Private, and Rico didn't like the way Kowalski was being 'nice' to Private, when Kowalski was supposed to be HIS. He balled his flippers into fists.

"Really? You have a secret?" Private asked, surprised that Kowalski was able to keep something from the team. Kowalski nodded in response.

"But you have to tell me your secret first. Okay?" he said. Private thought a moment before responding.

"Okay..." he agreed, and took a deep breath.

"I'm... I'm in love with Skippah..." Private said, and closed his eyes, waiting for the laughter. It never came.

Meawhile, Skipper stumbled backwards in shock. He couldn't believe Private really felt the same! Rico caught him, and brought him back to the open hatch.

"That's all?" Kowalski said when Private opened his eyes. Private nodded.

"Now you go" Private said, knowing Kowalski wasn't one to lie.

"I happen to be in love with Rico" Kowalski stated.

Now it was Rico's turn to stumble, but instead fell forward, into the HQ. Skipper followed, still in shock from Private's confession.

Kowalski's eyes widened, along with Private's.

"R-Rico! Skipper!" Kowalski stuttered, unable to understand why they would be spying on them.

"What are you doing?" Private whispered, scared of what his beloved would do to him, now that he knew.

"I think the more important question, is why on earth did you keep this from me, Private!" Skipper half snapped. Private started shaking as Skipper approached.

In one swift motion, Skipper grabbed Private's flipper, and pulled him in, making the younger gasp. His eyes locked with the other's, before he firmly pressed his beak to Private's.

Kowalski was so shocked and jealous of the two penguins, which were now making out, that he didn't notice Rico stand up and make his way over to Kowalski.

Rico firmly grabbed Kowalski by the shoulders, and spun him around to face him.

"Love you, Walski" was all Rico said, before enveloping the genius in a passionate kiss.

*sigh* Lame, I know...