Spring had arrived, bringing along with it blooming blossoms and wonderful weather, the gentle suns new rays cast over Nome, freeing it of it's cold, but not the snow. Balto had his eyes clenched shut, and they fluttered open when the cloud that hjad been veiling the sun had moved away from it, allowing the bright rays to fall directly into the boat. He smiled lightly at the sun, and padded out onto the deck, his paws thudding on the wood. "Spring's here." Balto said, smiling as he went to pad back inside for a few minutes snoozing time, when he heard a burbling voice from down beside his beached boat. Balto raised one brow and slipped over to the edgte of his boat, peering over, watching the shape of a rather frustrated Jenna making her way to the boat, Steele rammed close against her side. "Jenna, I beg of you to forgive me." Steele said, Balto narrowed his eyes in disgust to his enemy. Jenna took a deep breath, send a swish down her tail and bobbed her head back to face Steele. "Listen Steele, I want you to go where ever you need to go, as long as it doesn;t concern me." Jenna instructed firmly, moving away from Steele as he froze in his spot, rolling his worn shoulders back, cracking them into place, his thcik fur rolling with the movements. Balto smiled and quickly edged backwards, making sure Jenna didn't notiuce he had been watching. "Jenna," Balto said, seeing her come up the ramp, she smiled at him, and her beauty took his breath away. The wind as it carried through her fur, her long fluttering eyelashes and slender shape. "Balto, I was worried you weren't going to get up today." Jenna said, pacing onto the boat, her paws only gently drumming on the wood as opposed to Balto's large thudding paws. Balto raised a brow, as Jenna came face to face with him. "The sled team are looking all over for you, today's the big national race." Jenna said, Balto's eyes shimmered slightly in the sun. He leant forward slightly and rubbed his nose against Jenna's, smiling. "I'm no sled dog, Jen." Balto began, watching Jenna raise one brow. "I'm not mean't to be one. I like living my life with Luk and Muk, Boris and most importantly, you." he murmured to her softly, Jenna scoffed to this, pulling her head back. "What do you mean not mean't for it? You saved Nome, Balto, and I'd be ever so proud to see you at the front of the sled instead of that Glory Hound Steele." Jenna spat, turning her angry expression away from her mate. balto lifted one paw and craned forwards, smiling into her face. "Steele's still around here? I can't beleive he's not dissapeared from the scene, what with his lies." he said, looking down at the boards below himself, thinking. Jenna brought her head round finally and took a deep breath. "I don't care for Steele, I care about you and I want you to run in the sled race today. Please Balto, for me?" Jenna said, bringing her shoulders up sensually and grinning at him, her head an an appealing angle, the glance Balto just couldn't say no to. "Alright, fine. But just this time." he laughed, Jenna giggled to and licked his cheek, smiling. "Thanks. Come on, let's get going." she said, dashing down the ramp, balto running close behind her.     The main street was bustling with an excited crowd, and Steele sat down an alleyway behind the bins, the human's having turned him away. He let a low snarl escape from his throat and closed his eyes,s hutting out the cold blue. "Wolf... dog...." he snarled, containing his anger by one deep breath. Steele raised himself from the floor and padded inbetween two small girls, ramming them with his wide shoulders, the little girl's clutched onto thier parents, who scowled at the rude Steele. The large malamute glanced around for Balto, his head turning sharply at each blur of a dirty brown dog who ran past, familiarising themselves with the course. Steele looked carefully towards the start line, where his old team stood, and there he saw Jenna. "Jenna..." Steele whispered lusterously, his glance almost falling into despair at the sight of her happiness with that mutt. Steele whimpered, something he hadn't done since he was a pup, when he got pushed out of the litter because he was weak, and he couldn;t get his mother's milk. He felt his heart crush when he saw Jenna nuzzling her mate... the half breed Balto. "Jenna no!" Steele called, lurching forwards out of the crowd, his eyes filled with torment and sadness. Then a gruff human hand grasped harshly on the thick fur around Steele's puppy fat. "Oi! Go on! get out of here!" the male called, kicking dust into Steele's face, as he ran off down the alleyway, tails inbetween his legs. He stopped halfway down and took one last look at the bright track and happy people, before turning his head slowly and solemnly disspearing into the shadows. The musher slipped the harness over Balto's skinny shoulders and neck, as Balto and the other sled dogs trotted up the start line. "G-good to have you back!" Star stuttered joyfully. Balto looked back at his eager team, smiling at each of them. "Good to be back boys." he said, turning slowly, the happy face fading into a determined one. Balto tried to look ahead, but when he heard the sound of the sled dragging in the light snow, he turned his head, and saw a male malamute, with red fur, much like Jenna's. He had a strong built face and was smiling at almost everything. His frame was much like Steele's, wide and bulky, yet he seemed more like a gentle giant than a blundering beast. When the oppostire team drew up at the frost starting line, this new male winked at Balto and laughed. "hey, let's keep it friendly boys." he cheered, and Balto felt instantly that this would be no sweat and there was no need to worry about getting your leg bitten off for competition. "You betcha'!" Balto repelied, as the mushers gun went off and the team barked as the sled jaulted into action.      Jenna, Dixie and Slyvie sat on some crates up against the mail office wall, getting a high up, clear view of the race; which was about to begin. "Hey Jenna," Dixie squeaked, as Jenna looked across at her friend. "Is er... balto gonna be in the race?" she said rather breathlessly, fluffing her chest out. Jenna narrowed her glance rather coldly, Dixie was so stereotypicial and cleche. "Yes he is, and I would like to slavering over him, because not long ago you were looking down on him and at the paws of Steele." Jenna reminded, as Dixie's sweet expression soured and she tossed her mane of fur up snootily. "Oh but Jenna, that was before Balto was a hero. Steele's a liar and I hate him now... euch." she grimaced, scrunching her eyes up. Jenna glanced across as Slyvie, who seemed to be in awe. "Sylv?" Jenna asked, one brow raised and her ears up. Slyvie placed one paw up and fluffed her ears quickly, acting shy. "Look at the start line..." she called breathlessly, kind of like she was lacking oxygen. Jenna sighed  and turned her head, also gasping at the sight of the male of opposite team. His strong build, but the kindness inside of his features. Jenna looked and saw Balto was smiling at him too... BANG! The gun shot signalled the start of the race and startled Jenna, and she kept her eyes firmly on the new dog as he charged past. "Don't deny it jenna, you were looking at him." Dixie cackled in a high tone. Jenna shook her head and looked at her friend in anger. "I was not. I was looking at my Balto." she said stoutly, Dixie slumped onto the create and rolled onto her back, now that the dogs had ran past there was nothing to do, well, until they came back across the line. Dixie shoved her paws in the sunlight and created a silhouette. "There's no reason with you Jenna." she squeaked, as Jenna shook her head and looked away from her friends.     Balto's musceles pumped rapidly as the sled swung precariously around another corner, the dogs yapping in dangerous delight. "Woah there pally," the new dog called, lining himself up with balto, his strides big and pounding. "I thought we'd made a bet to keep this friendly?" he chuckeled, Balto sniggered playfully and thrust his large right front paw into the snow heavier than the others, kicing snow up in the malamute's face. He chuckeled back to balto and sped foirwards, the rest of the sled team behind them didn't matter now, this was a game between himself and the newcomer. "Balto, slow down!" Kaltag wanred, losing his sync, but the wolf dog hybrid just didn't listen. Nikki ran into Star who was shoved straight into Balto's behind. Star leapt back quickly, hauling Balto and the rest of the team back slightly. But snapped in determination, dragging them all forwards. "Balto, p-please! Slow down!" Star cried, balto narrowed his amber eyes and blocked out the other sled dogs' words. He saw the checkered finish flag waivering in the distance, so he pushed his frame faster and longer. The opposion sled dog seered to Balto, pounding the thin snowy floor with his wide paws, dragging his pleading team along also.     Jenna had the cold breeze up her back as she sighed, looking down at her paws. The crate was so uncomfrotable, but she was glad for her position of view. "Jenna, look, here come the sled team!" Dixie screeched, practically leaping up and standing on her

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