made it to shelter!" He cried. White Toes gave a moan to show she was still breathing. Earthquake was so excited as he dashed into the cave, he nearly dropped poor White Toes. He looked around while his eyes adjusted to the darker area. Before he knew it, he was standing in a puddle and so Earthquake moved quietly close to the cave wall. In a mixture of dirt and sand, Earthquake carefully placed White Toes down in a laying position.

 

"Where are we?" She whispered.

 

"In a small cave until the storm dies down." He answered before walking a bit a ways and shaking some of the moisture from his soaked fur. When Earthquake turned to look at White Toes, her head was up and she tried to stand. "Easy Toes." Earthquake warned as he quickly came to her side.

 

"I can get it!" Right when she said that, her knees nearly buckled under her. Luckily for White Toes, Earthquake stuck his snout under her belly to add some support.

 

"Can you stand?" Earthquake asked gentleman like.

"I believe I can." She answered softly and so he removed his muzzle from under her. White Toes was like a newborn foal on it’s first time to stand. Wobbly before falling back to the ground. "Okay…maybe it’s best if I just stay down for a bit." She smiled weakly and Earthquake chuckled.

 

"Your leg’s a bit bruise and so is your shoulder but you’ll be fine." He reassured her. White Toes smiled before chuckling. "What?" His brown ears pricked up.

 

"Never thought I would be thanking you for saving my life." White Toes’s smile beamed. Earthquake smiled as well.

 

"Your welcome."

 

White Toes nodded her head just before curling up into a ball. Earthquake sat and watched her every breath. Sides up…sides down…sides up…shiver…sides down. A bit of a wheeze brought in a small cough. A concerned look crossed his face. Earthquake stood, walked around to the other side of White Toes, then laid down. Shaping his body around her to develop a protective ring. Earthquake sighed before closing his eyes.

 

***

Groan.

White Toes watched as the rain still carried on into the morning. "How can it rain this bad?!" She thought to herself. Her leg and shoulder was feeling better. White Toes chuckled as she realized she used Earthquake like a pillow last night. Yawn. White Toes looked to her right to see an opening in Earthquake’s eyes. "Morning sleepyhead."

"Morning." He responded before standing to stretch. Front legs out first then back like a damn cat.

White Toes watched him with somewhat of a glare. "I’m feeling much better today." She told him.

"That’s good. So that means you can stand?" Earthquake arched an eyebrow.

Slow but sure, White Toes stood with trembling legs. She righted her stance and became secure. Earthquake gave a nod of approval. "So what do we do?" Earthquake shrugged his shoulders. White Toes sighed. She really didn’t want to be stuck in this cave with someone she disliked…much. "Yeah sure he saved me but I don’t have to be nice." She thought to herself.

White Toes plopped down to the ground. No way were they going to talk.

"What were you doing all by your lonesome self?"

White Toes growled beneath her breath. "Heading home." She answered.

Earthquake sat feeling really uncomfortable. His ears laid flat to the side and his expression a but glum."Why is she being such a brat?" He thought. "She probably rather have me dead." He thought. Earthquake was going to try to break the ice a bit. "Sorry about what happened earlier yesterday. I was being really stupid and such a complete idiot."

White Toes was a bit surprised. No she wasn’t going to let her guard down. "It’s fine." She said flatly.

"No it’s not fine. So when it clears up I’m going to catch you a rabbit." Earthquake curled up by himself with his back to White Toes.

"If you can catch one."

Earthquake sighed. He decided to doze for a bit. White Toes waited for a minute then raised her head. A lone sigh escaped her as she pondered about her feelings. "I like him, hell on the second day since I knew him I liked him. And I’m not letting my brothers’ stupid teasing get me!" White Toes rose to her feet and shuffled over to Earthquake. When she reached him, she looked down on his face before the blue gray wolf settled herself between the front and back legs of Earthquake. Once she laid her head across his front legs, one last thought came to her. "Now I’m comfy." A smile appeared on her face.

Snooze…Earthquake and White Toes were like a big ball of fur. White Toes had her head buried beneath his neck scruff. Earthquake surrounded her with his body. White Toes without even knowing it licked under his chin as she was dreaming. "Whoa!" Earthquake shot to a stand nearly kicking White Toes in the head with one of his back feet. He looked under his self to see a dozing White Toes. "Stop making so much racket…" White Toes growled before curling herself up.

"What are you doing?" He asked with an arched eyebrow and his ears perked.

"What does it look like I’m doing." White Toes yawned when she raised her head. Earthquake tried to find something in her deep blue eyes. But it was no use. She was as clear as rock. Earthquake chuckled. "No way it can still be raining!" White Toes growled as her expression turned shock. Earthquake could hear the plink and tap of the rain.

"Mother Nature must think we’re thirsty."

White Toes smirked then watched Earthquake walk around the cave. "What are you doing? Trying to get yourself lost." She added the last sentence as he was poking his head and sniffing around in some barely big enough tunnels.

"Just checking around." He replied before he trotted around the cave. His little workout was a situation of lunging a horse. Just going along the cave wall at whatever gait he set.

"Can I join you?"

"Sure."

White Toes staggered to her feet and when he came around beside her again, she went into a slow trot. Even though she winced at first from the bruise, she could bear it that it didn’t even matter. As she trotted next to him, her mind entered personal issues…again.

"Want to go into a run?"

"What?" Her thought train broke when Earthquake asked her that.

"Into a run." He repeated. White Toes nodded yes and Earthquake moved himself up into the run. White Toes broke into it easily.

"Good idea to get our blood flowing." White Toes spoke a little breathless. Earthquake just smiled. After a while, the two wolves slowed into a walk to cool down.

"What now?" White Toes asked as she plopped herself down to the ground. Earthquake stretched himself out as he laid beside her.

"I don’t know." He said before rolling onto his back. White Toes turned her head a bit to watch him then laid it down on her front paws with a sigh. Earthquake’s hazel eyes locked onto the right profile of White Toes head.

Earthquake flipped back onto his belly and placed a paw over her back and let it drape across her left shoulder. White Toes raised her head with pricked ears and looked at his paw as if it was going to bite.

Earthquake inched closer to her small body and started to lick the top of her head. White Toes was taken by surprise of his actions. "What are you doing Earthquake?" She asked softly but didn’t get a reply. He had started to nibble on her ears a bit then back to licking the top of her head. White Toes couldn’t take it anymore. She loved Earthquake! She couldn’t lie about it even if she tried with all her heart. He not only saved her but also completely changed to care for her.

"What the hell’s wrong with me?!" Earthquake asked himself. He knew the answer. He liked her. He loved her spirit and her fiery nature. But when she got mean, he got mean right back. Earthquake would do anything for her. "If only she knew…"

"I can’t take this anymore!" Earthquake growled as he stood and started to pace back and forth. White Toes was confused as her eyes followed him.

"What?"

"You!"

"Me! What did I do!" White Toes demanded.

"You’ve got me in a vice grip! White Toes I can’t deny it anymore. Since the first day we met I’ve always loved you." Earthquake was freaking out, as his cheeks were crimson. "Did I say what I think I just said?"

"Did he say what I think he just said?"

 

White Toes stood and carefully walked closer to him and nuzzled him under his chin. Earthquake looked down upon her with his handsome hazel eyes. White Toes smiled. "You were feeling the same thing…" She nearly whispered.

"What?" Earthquake now was confused. He confessed he loved her. Did she feel the same?

White Toes chuckled. "Every day I looked toward those spats. Just to see you look all angry." She giggled as she slid under his chin and flicked his snout with the end of her tail. "You looked even cuter when you were all mad." Earthquake blushed even redder.

"My brothers were always teasing me when I was just a pup. I guess I just grew into the thought I could never have you." White Toes confessed and her head lowered. Earthquake nuzzled her warmly then sank to the floor. White Toes fell onto his cream belly.

"You have me now."

"And you have me." White Toes added before their noses touched into a canine kiss.

"And I can handle your brothers."

White Toes chuckled. "Oh Earthquake." Earthquake’s tail thumped the ground with a mighty beat.

***

 

White Toes ears lifted up to listen. There was no plunk. No plink. No drumming. Slowly her eyes opened to see the sun peering into the cave. The storm was over!

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