Author's note: So here's my first shipping fic! No flames please. Also, I'm not hating on Russinka. I'm just trying to create some tension.

Penny Ling looked down at the notes in her paws and tried to calm herself. For the millionth time. Breathe in, breathe out. And, also for the millionth time, she read the two notes.

One was the note she planned to give Russell that day. It read:

Dear Russell,

The first day I came to Littlest Pet Shop and saw you, I thought that you were cute. Then I saw how you always help us stay out of trouble and keep the store organized. I think that's very sweet of you. But it didn't stop there. I started to love you... and I still love you. Please, tell me if you feel the same.

From,

Penny Ling

The other was a note from Zoe. She had left it for Penny before she left for the park with Blythe. This one read:

Hey Penny! Guess what? I think Russell's in love with Minka! They've been spending a lot of time together, and when I pointed that out to him, he started blushing and muttering! Anyway, I need another girl's opinion: should I try to, you know, "help things along"? I already asked Pepper, but she said she had no idea. So do you think I should, or do you think that they're doing fine by themselves? Tell me when I get back! TTYL, Zoe Trent

Penny Ling probably would have cried, but she had already read this note a thousand times. Slowly, she crumpled up the first note. Then she shredded it. As Penny walked over to the dumb waiter, she glanced at Russell. He sitting next Minka, and she was whispering-yelling in his ear. It was almost impossible for Minka to actually talk quietly. The only words Penny could make out were "love birds" and "rose petals".

A tear raced down her cheek, but Penny flicked away angrily. "I'm done crying," she said to herself. She sped the dumb waiter up, and went under Blythe's bed. After all, who would find her there? But Penny Ling was glad that it was dark.

She couldn't read the note in the dark.

To be continued….