storm was over! White Toes lifted her head then yawned. Her tail started to wag. "Earthquake wake up!"

"What is it babe?" Earthquake asked sleepily as he opened his eyes.

"The storm’s over!" White Toes sprang to her feet and dashed outside. She filled her lungs with the rain smelling air. Oh it felt so good.

"Hello beautiful." White Toes spun around to see Earthquake standing right behind her. White Toes like a nimble deer, trotted to him and got nuzzled by him. She smiled and in return he smiled back.

"Come on let’s tell the others!" Earthquake started to run but White Toes barked. Earthquake slid in the dewy grass and looked at her. White Toes chuckled as she trotted up next him.

"Let’s surprise them."

Earthquake smiled. "You go to your group and I go to mine?"

White Toes nodded and then they separated. "This is going to be fun." White Toes muttered to herself. The two went their different ways to get to the valley center where their friends lived.

***

 

"Oh thank goodness you’re alive!" Red Dream squeaked with delight. White Toes smiled as her friends were shooting out questions.

"How did you make it?"

"Were you able to find shelter?"

"Were you scared?"

"Okay settle down!" White Toes barked. "Yes I was scared to answer your question Red Dream. I almost didn’t make it if someone hadn’t shown up." India, Cloud, and Red Dream gasped aloud.

"Who came to your rescue?" India asked.

White Toes took a breath, "My knight in shining armor was…" All three leaned in closer with their ears alert and eyes wide. Then she whispered, "I’ll let you figure it out."

"Aww man…"

"Just tell us!"

But White Toes wasn’t paying attention. Earthquake’s scent came to her. "Smell that ladies?"

Cloud took a whiff. "It’s Earthquake."

"No it’s another spat coming along." White Toes corrected her patchy friend. A playful smile appeared on her face. Oh was she going to enjoy the look on their face when they find out about her and Earthquake. She broke into a run toward her love.

"This early in the morning?" Tasik asked as he and Nevada followed the excited Earthquake.

"I’ve never seen him so happy for a spat!" Nevada exclaimed.

As Earthquake caught sight of White Toes an adrenaline rush ruled his body. He broke into a long stride run. A wicked grin was on his face. White Toes smiled a devious smile and when he got into her range, she pushed herself off the ground and pounced on him. Earthquake slid into the ground while White Toes nimbly jumped off him. Red Dream started to bark and Cloud joined her. Earthquake sprang to his feet and tackled White Toes and pinned her. Nevada and Tasik started to tease back at the now hushed Cloud and Red Dream.

Earthquake smiled at White Toes and she returned his smile. "Hello drop dead gorgeous."

Their friends gasped. "OMG!" Cloud barked.

"No way!" Tasik spoke.

"Earthquake…you and White Toes are…an item?" India asked.

Earthquake let White Toes up and she licked his right cheek. Another gasp. Earthquake looked at each of their faces then said a bit annoyed, "The world’s not going to end."

"Well congrats then." Nevada spoke then gave a little bow.

"Thank you Nevada." White Toes said. "Yep everyone Earthquake was my knight in shining armor." Then they started to tell the events that happened over the last two days.

***

 

Earthquake was snoozing in a sunny spot. He had just finished up a hunt and now was resting. "Hey buddy what’s up?" Earthquake opened his eyes to see Nevada coming toward him. "Oh hey." Earthquake stood and started to stretch as Nevada sat down.

"How are you and India?" Nevada and India started dating not to long ago. Nevada finally realized how much she loved him and how much he cared for her.

"Oh we’re doing fine. I’m thinking of asking her to be mine." Nevada smiled as Earthquake’s bottom jaw lowered a bit.

"Really?"

Nevada nodded. "So how’s White Toes? I haven’t seen her for a while."

"She’s got moody lately so I’ve stayed out of the den."

"You know what that means?" Nevada smiled and Earthquake was a bit confused. Earthquake wasn’t a fast thinker.

"Earthquake! Come quick!" Cloud was running like a madman and hopping all around him like a rabbit on crack.

"What is it?" Earthquake asked, as he suddenly became worried.

"Oh you are going to have your paws full now!" Cloud exclaimed.

"Will you stop hopping around!" Earthquake growled and firmly planted a paw on her tail. Cloud yelped. "Where’s White Toes?"

"In her den where else." Cloud answered disgusted but Earthquake was already gone. Nevada followed after him trying to keep up.

"White Toes?" Earthquake asked quietly. All he heard was squeaking. He entered the den and saw White Toes laying in a somewhat wallow. Her back was against the wall. Her mother, Sun was sitting not to far from her.

"Hello Earthquake." White Toes whispered as her side heaved a bit. Earthquake quietly walked closer and sat down where he faces the five pups.

Nevada finally made it to the den entrance and gasped.

"Come on Nevada let’s leave them alone." Sun spoke as she started to make her way outside.

"But…" Nevada started to argue but a deep growl from the elder hushed him. Nevada headed home to India. White Toes chuckled. Earthquake nuzzled her and she nuzzled back.

"Shall we name them?" Earthquake asked.

"Sure. Sun separated them into their genders. Those three are the males and these two are females. That are closer to my front leg." White Toes replied.

Earthquake spotted one of the females that looked exactly like her mother. "How about this one" He pointed to the one. "be named Fleet Foot." White Toes nodded then pondered about the last female. She looked Earthquake except for her white stripe between the eyes that led to her nose.

"For some reason I’m thinking Tilly." Earthquake looked at the pup and smiled. "And the one male that is all dark brown be Mudslide." Earthquake nodded.

He started to look at the last two males then found one with blue gray fur but a brown snout as well as white paws. "Disaster." White Toes chuckled then looked hard at the last one. Gray with a black face and the pattern of his sire. Also a brown tail completed his look.

"Storm Chaser?" She asked.

Earthquake smiled then nuzzled his love. "We’re so going to be busy." He added and White Toes chuckled.

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