Echo was with a young husky girls at the beach."Hey their beautiful,what's up?"He smiled.Then a huge force takled Echo over."Stay off my girl!"He growled.Echo squirmmed from under him and ran into town.The large dog followed him.He pasted through a group of three girls he had hit on before.One slipped a paw out and Echo tripped.He fell,then slid on a frozen pond.He male Dog laughed and walked awaly leaving Echo on the ice.The three other girls laughed."Echo the Idiot."The laughed.Echo tried to get up but fell,hitting his chin on the ice,Cracking it.His muzzel fell in and got cut.He was bleeding on his chin."HAHhahahhahahahaahha"The female dogs laughed."OH YEAH!THATS WHY FEMALE DOGS ARE CALLED-"He started the he slipped and Hit his head Against the ice again.The female dogs walked away.Echo diddn't see the black and brownish tan dog stepp out behind an alley behind them.Echo hid a tear by quickly whipping it with his paw.He diddn't mean to be so snappy at them but he couldn't help it.He tried to walk but noticed on of his back legs was injured,so he limped back to the egde of the pond and Hid behind a bush.The Female Dog walked over."Are you okay?"She smiled.

The sudden nois stardled him. "No, not realy, but who are you?" He asked. "Im Carmen, and I know how you feel. My.." She said snifling. "My mum, was killed by a gang of males about a year ago." She cried. Echo was shocked. "Oh..Im very sorry to hear that Carmen, well... my name's Echo." He said. Carmen smiled, slightly: "It's nice to meet you Echo, your the only real boy who asn't tried flirting with me, thanks.". "Heheh, you say that like girlsflirt with you too." He laughed. She laughedwith him. "Oh... oh, no, I don't mean it like that." She laughed.

He tried to get up,but slipped and his leg started bleeding."Oh my!"Carmen said.She licked his wound.Echo was shocked."What?"Carmen asked."It's just.....I never had a girl...you know....care about me..."He siad."well...besides my mother....."he laughed.

"Oh, Im sorry. But what does your mother look like? I can go get her to help." Carmen asked. "She's black and white, she ha white spots over her eye's. Whate paws, and tip of her tail." Echo said. "Okay, I'll be back." Carmen said and ran off. She soon found a wolf that matched the discripshion, she walked over to her. "Uuumm, are you the mother Echo?" Carmen asked. "I have a son named Echo, why?" The wolf asked. "He hurt his leg realy bad. Follow me and I'll show you." Carmen said. "Lead the way!" The wolf gasped.

She lead her to Echo,who was now standing up.She walked over to him."Are you okay?"She asked."I'm fine."He riplied.Zasha wisperd into His ear."Are you with her?She's seems like a very nice girl."Zasha said.Carmen heard a bit of what they where saying and blushed.Echo said somthing back so she couldn't hear.Zasha walked off.Echo walked over to Carmen.

"Sssoooo.." He said. He wanted to flirt with her, but after what she said he couldn't. "Echo, I'll meet you at the boiler room tonight." Carmen said. "Sound's good." Echo barked. Carmen walked away, and once she was out of site Echo jumped around, howling with joy. After he stoped, he could hear dog's laughing. He walked twards the sound and saw his older brother, Bruno. "Bye bruno." A female said. After she left Echo steped out: "Who was she?" He asked. Bruno looked at his brother. "Eeehh, no one. Whst have you ben up to?" Bruno asked. "Oh,... nothing, I just got a date." Echo teased.

"Well....So did I!"Echo barked."Realy?That's great bro."Bruno smiled."Or are you just joking around."Well....No.....Sort of.....she just told me to meet her in the boiler room."Echo sighed."Well,try to impress her,but not show off."Bruno said."haha you think I don't know how to deal with the ladies?"Echo smiled.Bruno looked at his brother oddly."Stick to my advice."He laughed

Meanwhile, Carmen was at home, her owner was brushing her. "You look so beautfull." She said, patting her on the head. "I hope Echo thinks that." Carmen whisperd. When her owner stoped, she went to her blanket, and lied down, she was thinking about tonight, what might happen? She soon, without knowing, fell asleep. She woke to the sound of scraching on the door. She poked her head out the doggie-door. It was Echo. "Oh! Hello Echo!" She barked.

"I thought you where goinng to meet me at the boiler room....My brother said you stood me up....I diddn't belive him.....You diddn't did you?"He asked."NO no I diddn't stand you up!I fell asleep!"She said."Oh good...."Echo sighed."I'll make it up to you,would you like to go to the beach today?"Carmen asked."SURE"Echo barked."Uh..I mean...Sure...I guess."He said.Carmen chuckled.

"What are you laughing about?" Echo asked, but befor he could say anything, he began talking. "I don't have somthing on my face do I ?!?" Echo yelled. "No, I was just laughing!" Carmen laughed. As they walked, Echo's older sister, Nolie, was watching with one of her friends. "Aaaawww, look at my baby brother." Nolie giggled. Echo heard her. "Ah crap, no she's going to tell everyone." He whined. "Why would you care?" Carmen asked.

"Well,because I have never been on a date before and-"Echo started then relized what he said."I-uh-diddn't mean-date-I meant-ugh."Echo shook his head."It's okay."She smiled."I wish there was somewhere else we could go....You know....where there wouldn't be so many people that know me."He sighed.

"I know just the place." Carmen said. She began running back to town. Echo quickly began to follow. She stoped at a big house, it had two stories. "Is this your place?" Echo asked. "Yup." She replyd. She walked around to the back, and unlached the old hook on the door. Here we'll have plenty of privesy in here." Carmen said.

They sat in the room for hours."Oh no it's getting dark...I'd better get home."Carmen sighed."Oh...Okay..."Echo said.The went outside and parted differnt ways.Carmen went throught the doggie door and into the den.Her owner patted her on the head.

Meanwhile. Echo walked home jumping each time one of his paws hit the ground. He walked into his parents cave and saw his siblings, and father. "How was your date son?" Shade asked. "It went great." Echo cheered. "So she didn't stnd you up?" Bruno asked, rather ashamed of what he said before. "Nope" Echo teased.

"Hmmm...Have you been watching me?"Bruno asked."W-what?"Echo asked."Haha,you have haven't you?You know how to get girls because you whatched me!"Bruno laughed."Nuh-uh."Echo said."Sure....."Bruno laughed.Echo snorted and went to bed.

Carmen lied on her blankte, she was thinking about Echo, she had a very big crush on him, but didn'r know if he felt the same... did he? She would keep asking herself that "Does he like me too?". That morning, she walked out the doggie-door and was about to find out, if he did... or didn't.

"Echo...do you like me?"Carmen said to herself."No that sounds eh...pushy,how about umm.....Echo, I like you and -No that's lame.....hhmmmm...I've got it! Echo these past few days where fun...as friends.....how about we get closer?"She practiced the saying."Sure,you mean best friends?"Echo smiled.She turned around quicly."I-uh-what all did you hear?"Carmen blushed."Oh just the best friends thing."Echo lied.he had heard everything since she'd walked outside."Oh...cool...best friends I guess....."Carmen smiled[or tried to."So,buddy....Lets go to the beach!"Echo laughed.

Her ears droped slightly. "Oh... okay." She sighed. As they walked closer to the beach, Carmen tryd to think of a way to tell him how she realy felt. SHe heard him ask her somthing, but she couldn't hear it. "Could you say that again please?" She asked. "Do.. you wanna go out somtime?" He asked. She smiled. "Its a date!" She barked.

"Cool..."Echo smilled.He relized what his brother had said don't act cool bro "I mean....tommarrow?"He smiled.

"Sure." Carmen smiled. She licked his cheek. Then, as her owner called her, ran back to her house. Echo trotted home proudly. "How'd it go, bro." Bruno asked.

"none ya bisuness."Echo smirked."Excuse you?"Bruno growled."FINE!IT WENT FINE!"Echo yelled."Sesh,don't harsh my mello."Bruno scoffed and walked off.

"Sorry Bruno. Im just realy exited." Echo smiled. "Uh-oh! What did the girl magnet do this time." Bruno asked. Echo rolled his eyes. "I'v got another date, and you know what Carmen did-" He was cut off. "CARMEN! You hooked up with CARMEN?" Bruno shouted. "Yeah, why?" Echo asked

"DUDE CARMEN IS HARD TO GET,SHE TURNED ME DOWN MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"Bruno yelled."Oh....uh...okay....are you ticked?"Echo asked."No,But ask her if she has a sister."Bruno winked."Why?Arent you with Carly?"Echo asked."Not no more."Bruno said,and Held his head high.

Echo rolled his eye's. "Okay, I will." He lied. "Thanks bro." Bruno smiled. "Echo." A voice called out. He ooked back and saw Carmen.

"Yeah?"He smiled."I was just walking by and....I came for a visit."Carmen smiled.

"Hey! Do you have a sister?" Bruno shouted. Carmen looked at her feet. "No..." She said before running away. "Carmen, wait!" Echo called. He ran up next to her and stoped her. "Did my brother hurt you by asking that?" He asked. A tear fell down her cheek. "Yes." She finnely cried. "Why? Do your