bandanna tangling in the wind. Aleu then leapt down and ran off around the back of the house, and headed for the outskirts of the town.
The tiny, yet splintering snowflaskes cascaded into his view, but Balto kept on running, until the blurred image of Jenna's house came into view. He let out a snarl of encouragement, using the last of his energy to sprint towards the porch. As he got closer, he could see the figure of Jenna, Rosie and her parents.
"Balto! Balto!" Rosie giggled, Balto wasn;t really in the mood, but he allowed the young girl to fuss over him. Balto quickly turned to Jenna, seeing she had her halter on, and he didn;t want to delay Rosie's sled ride.
"Jenna... Where's Aleu?" he asked, panting heavily. Jenna's deep brown eyes showed concern, but Balto stared intently at her for an answer.
"She's upstairs I think... But Balto, what's wrong?" Jenna asked sweetly, but her mate barged past her into the house, his paws drummed on the wood in the hall, and then slammed into the wood on the stairs. Balto came to the landing and saw Rosie's bedroom door.
"Aleu!" Baltor roared, ramming his shoulder into the door, expecting it to be locked, but he tumbeled onto the floor in Rosie's room, and a cold gust of window and snow blurred through an open window. Balto looked at the open chest draw, where tyhe family ept Jenna's bandanna's, he then gasped and darted to the toy box, stepping onto it and looking out over the town. Aleu was gone. "Aleu!" Balto howled, but his daughter was nowhere to be seen.
The night was now closing on the daytime, and Aleu finally reached the outskirts of the town, the wind was more fercious than ever, and a cold chill took over her. Her lover was nowhere in sioght, which m,ade her even angrier, Aleu snapped and went to turn around, and ran into something fluffy and warm, it enveloped her frame stood over her, sheilding her from the wind's gnaw.
"Aleu..." Aleu noticed the gentle voice, Steele. She decided to release her anger now and get it over and done with.
"Steele! I've been told about your lies!" Aleu boomed, sliding out from underneath him, she still loved Steele, so her tone waivered fakely and no-on would ever take her seriously when she shouted like that. Steele bit back a smile at her, as Aleu narrowed her glance. "Why did you tell the dogs and my mother that my dad was dead?" she screeched, still fake sounding, Steele was almost spluttering now. "Tell me!" she cried, as Steele broke out, chcuckling sexily at Aleu.
"Oh Aleu, your a funny one," he began, this made Aleu's hackeles stand on end. "I lve you, and I know you love me too. I told you I did some really terrible thing, and I regret them I do but now I have you and- Wait what?" Steele cried, his eyes widening. "Your... Balto's daughter!?" he cried, as Aleu raised a brow, lifting one paw.
"Is there a problem?" she asked, as Steele snapped out of it and began to smile.
"No, of course not..." he said, still a little bewildered. "I mean... that is a bit weird but we will work past it." he said, Aleu turned her snout away slowly, Steele closed in around her, sheilding her from the wind.
"Your not still upset are you?" Steele asked sweetly, Aleu blinked away her tears, sniffling. "I told you, I regret it all, all the lies. If I had known you would've been in my life back then, I would of been your father;s best friend, got on with your mother as a good friend." Steele said kindly, Aleu smiled and looked up at him.
"Really Steele?" she asked, he gently reached down and nuzzzled her neck.
"Of course I do. Come on, let me take you to this special place I found." he said gently, Aleu stayed in close at her lover's side, Steele led the way to a jagged rock that obscured out into the sea, a bit like a platform. Aleu gasped in awe at the dazzling lunar glow of the moon, it's rich white light cascading onto the rock, like a special show, just for her.
"I love it." Aleu said, becoming weak. She laid down on the rock, Steele laying down beside her.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" he said gently, licking her cheek, Aleu turbned to face him and gave him a wonderous long kiss, a kiss she had been yearning for. Steele deepend the kiss, things become more blurred, more intense.
"Aleu," Steele called breathlessly, breaking thier lips apart. "Aleu, I want to be your mate." Steele stated boldly, smiling for all he was worth, a way in which he had never smiled beofre. Aleu's eyes twinkeled like the moon behind her.
"Really? Oh, I do too!" she cried, she crushed her lips forcefully onto Steele's, he let out throaty, lusterous growl and nibbled gently onto her lip.
"Aleu, my love," Steele said again, capturing Aleu's attention. "This night is so perfect... I want to... to... mate with you." he said shyly, his heart racing. Aleu felt a hot blush run through her senses, her mother and father would kill her, but she wanted to take things a step futher with Steele.
"Steele, yes." Aleu said anxiously, smiling in excitement and fear. Steele gently got up and moved around the back of Aleu, who slowly turned her head around. "I don;t want to seem... like a stupid little pup but, it's my first time, I want it to be something good I remember." she said timidly, Steele lurched his neck forward and just managed to nuzzle her nose.
"Of course, it will be special. I will mnake it special." The huge malamute then mounted Aleu without hesitation and gently began to mate with her. Aleu felt a wash of shame come over her, she didn;t want her mother and father to get angry with her for doing this... but then it started to happen, she felt a competitive pleasure fight at the doubt and the worry, Aleu howeled pleasureably as Steele finished and leapt down. Lying beside her. "I told you it would be special." he chuckeled, Aleu kissed him gently on the lips and smiled, she just hoped this love would last forever.
Balto felt so lost and confused. Who was Aleu's mate? He went to turn away from the window ehen he heard a rather happy" sounding howl come from near the sea, it was deinfatley Aleu. Balto rushed back out of the room and down the stairs, coincidently Jenna was just coming home from her sled pulling, when Balto ran past her.
"Balto?" Jenna called, but he blanked her ran past her. Jenna became restless, she didn't want him to run off anymore. The husky then slipped from her halter and ran after her mate, leaving a rather confused family calling after her. When she finally caught up with Balto, they were just near the beach.
"Balto? Tell me what's wrong!" Jenna snapped, Balto tried to speak through rapid breaths, but then he caught sight of two silhouettes bvy the the moon, nuzzling one another. Balto recognised the thick tufts of fur in the wind; they belonged to Aleu.
"Aleu!" Balto screamed, running closer to the rock, when he finally reached there, Jenna at his side, he could not beleive his eyes.
Aleu and Steele stood up and gasped, Balto stumbeled back in shock.
"No, NO ALEU!" he screamed, trying to pull her away by her scruff.
"Steele!" Aleu wept, Steele ran at Balto and pushed him down his heavy frame, freeing Aleu. She ran beside her lover and nuzzled into him for protection, Jenna stood and watched in total disbleif, shaking her head. They all watched as Balto pulled himself up from the floor.
"No... Aleu why?" he asked, stressed. Aleu sniffled and kissed Steele.
"I love him, I love him too much to take into account his bad past... He's good to me now, doesn't that matter?" she said, Balto's amber eyes glassed over as he turned away, taking Jenna with him.
"Be happy in the choice you've made daughter." he said stoutly, in such a dry mood to show any compassion towards her. Aleu looked hopefully towards Steele, who kissed her reassuringly.
The moon glowed ominously in the dark night sky as Aleu looked back at Steele.
"I don't care what they say Steele," Aleu protested, her strong will breaking through in her words. "I love you and I want to be with you." she called, Steele nuzzled her fur and kissed her softly.
"I love you too... but there's so much in the way of this." he sad, totally changed around Aleu. "Your risking your family and friends for me." Steele reminded, as Aleu flickered her glance down, thinking.
"I would risk them. I'd risk it all for you to kiss me the way you did in the boiler room that night." she said breathlessly, both husky and wolf- dog leaning in closer for one last, long wonderous kiss. "I want to be with you forever and ever Steele." Aleu cried, looking out into the sea. "But I can't stay here any more. I have to leave." Aleu said bitterly, turning away. She lowered her head and trudged off the rock, not expecting Steele to follow, when she heard a clunk of buckles hit the rock. Steele had removed his belt collar and followed after.
"Then I shall come with you." he said lovingly, Aleu yipped happily to him, and the pair ran off towarfs the forest in joy.
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The warm spring sun shined in the sky, it's warm rays falling into Aleu and