slightly at Kiska.

"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Before he could get the answer, Matt smashed into him. The two brawling huskies tumbled to the wooden floor.

"Enough!"

Matt and Kirby looked up. Pirate was standing in the doorway with Ralph, Dusty, and Kodi behind him. "Stay out of this Pirate!" Matt snarled. Pirate walked in.

"I have every reason to be here." Pirate spoke quietly. Suddenly, Avalanche appeared. She was out of breath as she had been running.

"What’s going on?" She asked Dusty. Dusty gave her teammate the low down. "Oh…" Avalanche replied.

"Oh yeah what’s your reason?" Matt growled. He was getting fed up.

"You don’t need to know." Pirate stood between Kirby and Matt. Kiska approached Kirby and nudged him gently with her nose. Kirby looked into her light blue eyes.

"You alright?" He whispered to her.

"I’m fine thanks to you." Kiska smiled and so did Kirby. Matt growled and Pirate warned him with his own growl.

"I thought..." Matt started. But Kiska stepped forward. If flames could be sprouting from her eyes, they would have.

"That I loved you? No I couldn’t love you! Because my heart was taken and also not really into the impatient kind." She glared at him.

"Who's your crush?" Matt asked. Kiska smiled, spun around gracefully and licked Kirby’s cheek. Kirby blushed deep red. He never would have thought that a beauty would fall for him. "You got to be yanking my leash!" Matt exclaimed. 

Pirate chuckled. "I’d rather have Kirby and my sister together than you." It was now everyone else’s turn to be surprise.

"Wait a minute…" Matt was trying to figure it out. "Kiska your sister?" Kiska was also in shock.

"How can this be?" She approached him with her bottom jaw dropped.

"Our mother was the same mother. She looked like me only with one black ear. Am I right?" Pirate grinned.

"Oh me Sirius." Avalanche spoke.

"Your right." Kiska smiled and nuzzled Pirate in a sister way. Matt growled and sulked outside back to his home.

While everyone was talking about what had happened, Kiska and Kirby were sitting outside in the dim light of evening. "Hey Kirby thanks for saving me." Kiska spoke gently.

"It was no problem." Kirby replied. "Hey Kiska…" Kiska looked at him. "Do you really like me?"

Kiska smiled. "Of course I do. Kirby I love you." Kiska nuzzled him warmly.

"Really? Cuz like the first time I saw you I thought I was going to melt!" Kirby could feel an electricity flow through him. He never felt anything like it. Kiska chuckled.

"Oh Kirby." Kiska and Kirby touched noses. Pirate came outside and cleared his throat. Kirby and Kiska blushed crimson. "Come on let’s go home." Pirate spoke calmly.

"Good night Kirby." Kiska turned to follow her older brother. Pirate stopped.

"Kirby aren’t you coming?" Kirby looked back up. His tail started to wag then he trotted up to them. Kiska smiled at her brother. "I’m sure they want to meet the real hero." Kirby gave a sheepish grin.

***

"Pirate! Kiska! Kirby?" Ashley exclaimed as she opened the door. Mr. Baker and his brother looked up to the door to see the trio of huskies.

"There you are Kiska girl!" The uncle opened his arms as he knelt to the ground. Kiska barked happily and reared on her back feet to lick her master’s face. Ashley hugged Pirate and Kirby stood by the door lonely. But he wasn’t for long. Kiska walked to him and led him back to her owner. "Who are you?" The uncle patted Kirby’s head and rubbed his ears. Kirby smiled.

"That’s Kirby. He’s a purebred husky that’s one of the lead dogs on the mail team." Ashley answered. Her uncle nodded as he stroked the tan, burly husky all over.

"Kirby is Kiska your girlfriend?" Ashley asked. Mr. Baker chuckled. Kirby barked in response and his tail wagged.

"I’ll take that as a yes." The uncle chuckled. "Hey Pirate don’t be surprised if you’re an uncle to." Laughter went up.

***

Pirate was waiting for the mail team to get back. As he laid his head down he sighed. "Hey there!" Pirate looked up to see Kiska and Shasta coming toward him.

"Well hello." He replied smoothly as the two joined him. "When did you get back Kiska?"

"Just a short time ago. I headed over to Shasta to see if you were there." Shasta nodded and Pirate smiled.

"The team will be in anytime soon. So how was your last hunt of the week?" Kiska was going to be heading home the next morning back to Montana. Kirby hated the fact that she lived so far away.

"We found a few deer but didn’t shoot. Some squirrels and rabbits. But no moose. But hey we were lucky to get that huge bull moose!" Pirate chuckled. Suddenly the smell of the team reached his snout.

"Here they come into town." Pirate spoke. Kiska looked to where the team always came in. Shasta just waited patiently next to Pirate, which was like torture for him!

They were able to see the team. Kiska’s tail started to wag as she spotted Kirby. Pirate chuckled at his little sister. As soon as the team was to a halt, Kiska hopped down from the sidewalk and nuzzled Kirby. Kirby smiled as he panted. Kiska giggled. The huskies were let loose of their harnesses. "What do you want to do?" Ralph asked.

"Calm down Ralph! All I know is I need a nap. I didn’t get enough sleep last night." Dusty spoke then yawned as if to prove it.

"That was why you were a bit cranky." Avalanche chuckled.

"Kiska and I are going to take a walk down by the beach." Kirby said. Kiska smiled and ignored the oh and awws. "Come on let’s go." Kirby said to Kiska. So they started down to the beach at a playful run. Ralph and Kodi headed for the Team Shed. Dusty went to her home for her needed nap.

"What do we do now?" Avalanche asked.

"Tug o war at my place?" Pirate asked.

Shasta smiled. "Sure." Pirate led the way with Shasta on his right and Avalanche on his left.

***

"I hate it that I probably won’t see you again." Kirby whimpered and Kiska nuzzled him to comfort him.

"We’ll see each other again and even before you know it." Kiska spoke softly. Kirby smiled weakly.

"Remember this Kirby…or these two things…when the sun shines we shine together and I’ll always love you." Kirby smiled and nuzzled her. Kiska licked his cheek. For some reason he was feeling feisty. So a match of roughhouse began between the two. As it turned to evening, Kiska asked if Kirby would stay over night. He agreed to that.

Once they entered Pirate’s home, Ashley hugged each of the dogs good night before going upstairs with Pirate. Kirby and Kiska curled up in front of the crackling fire. The uncle headed to the guest bedroom upstairs. Mr. Baker turned off the lights in the house and made sure the fire would be okay for the night before joining Mrs. Baker in their bedroom for sleep. Kirby still couldn’t settle down. He needed to get outside or do something. "Kirby what is wrong?" Kiska asked.

"Nothing just getting love sick." He smiled and nuzzled his love. Kiska licked his snout then got up and walked to the kitchen. Kirby followed her with his eyes then decided to go after her. As he looked around the kitchen he didn’t see her. "Where did she go?" Psst! Kirby looked around and heard it again. It led to the back room where the laundry was done and also had the back door. Once he entered the room, Kiska tackled him to the ground. "What the heck?" He asked in a whisper. Kiska closed the door with one of her hind feet.

***

"Goodbye Kirby. I love you and I’ll miss you." Kiska said to him. She nuzzled him before she hopped onto the plane and her owner shut the door behind her. Kiska appeared in the window with a sad face. Kirby was lonely again and as the plane took off, he watched it until it disappeared from his sight.

"It’s okay Kirby." Pirate said to comfort his friend.

"I loved your sister." Kirby said softly. Pirate nodded.

"You’ll see her again I bet." Pirate smiled.

Pirate, Shasta, Avalanche, Kiska, and Matt-Jahara

 

 

 

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