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"You...you're very beautiful."

Vixen stopped short, taken back by his compliment. She watched him look away and shook her head, leaning her muzzle over to lightly raise his head once more. She didn't know what to say but only passed him a tender smile before leading the way again, her steps were light and aired against the soft blades of grass. Wavering her tail slowly, she let it tap against his loins playfully as they pair walked in sync. "Thank you... Even though I don't think I'm pretty.." She finally sead with a half-hearted sigh.

As they came to a small bridge, she lead him onto it. Nodding to him, letting him know it was safe for them. Trotting across the center she sat down, the light of the moon falling over her in waves as she looked down at her reflection, holding back a light sniffle as her memories flooded to her mind. The sharp brown/bronze tinted eyes closed sadly as she looked to Axel from the corner of her eyes, ears pressed against her head.

Axel eyed her in relative worry. That and he was curious as always. Moving quickly over to her side he double checked to make sure that nobody was around them before sitting next to her, offering her his shoulder. "Tell me...what's wrong? You being here with me...is that a bad thing?" he asked in worry as the moon shined down on both of them. Although the night had fallen the cityscape itself seemed to be as busy as before...if not busier. Horns were sounding and cars were screeching. Even the relative curse word could be heard now and then.

He didn't want to push any memories that she wasn't willing to recall..but he had given her the same treatment..so hopefully she would do the same for him. "If my being here is only bringing you more pain then I will leave whenever you wish me too.." he told her softly, his own ears pinned against his skull as his tail ceased wagging, waiting for any kind of response from her.

She listened to the city car on their way as the neon lights seem faded, the trees trying their best to lock away their brightly lightened colors from the view of the two wolves, sitting out in the very heart of the park. A small ripple traced over Vixen's reflection as a firefly flew close enough to the water's edge, it's tiny legs prickling the water. Wrinkling her nose she slowly felt his warmth as he sat close to her, warming the ends of her black bronzed fur.

"If my being here is only bringing you more pain then I will leave whenever you wish me too.."

Her eyes snapped open looking at him with a pained whimper before shaking her head quickly. "No.. please don't go.. I can't bare to loose someone.. Important to me.." She said with a low whimper, burying her muzzle into his neck fur. Closing her eyes she slowly told him her story. "My mother gave birth to me and two brothers not too far from here... it was a rainy day..." She stopped, loking out from under the depth of his chest over the small river that ventured under the bridge where they stood.

As if acting on instinct Vixen got up and slowly began to walk to the other side of the bridge, looking to the west and beckoned for Axel to follow her. Vixen's once sharp eyes had mellowed and softened as she kept her ears down against the back of her skull as they continued the walk, heading in that new direction before Vixen would speak again.

Only watching her move past him, her words were full of emotion and a deep regret. Fireflys covered the park as he saw her beckon him once more. Quick to follow, he chased after her, being sure to give her enough space to remain comfortable. "Where...where are we going?" he asked her gently. As amazing as it was to hear an owl in the city, he could clearly here the cry of several in nearby trees. At least she was comfortable with him...that was always a start to be sure.

"Please...I don't want to bring up any painful memories. If it is better for you you don't have to say anything at all." he continued while her scent spilled in every step she took, resulting in it smashing right into his face. A light shudder caused his hair to stand on end. She was young...younger then him to be sure, and he wanted to do so much more with her already...this...really couldn't be explained.

Shadow sighed as she looked at the two wolves, even if she was happy for them, she had remembered the time when she had been with someone. he had been killed by the humans... and looking at them brought her bad thoughts. "If only you were here..." she sighed and looked around the place.

The blood had stopped flowing from Rune's shallow wound, and when he was far enough away from the last few specks that could be used to track him, he eased up. He was having an almost surreal time. Meeting another wolf in the city had turned into him getting chased at, followed, ditched, and shot at all in less than a few hours. He knew the city well but after everything his mind was blank and he felt lost. He was pretty far away from where he had started so now he was wandering aimlessly without giving a ***** about more humans who he could now care less about. Another hour had passed and Rune, tired, had felt like leaving and going back to his den in the woods. It was the end of the sunset for the night and he wanted to get back before it got too dark and dangerous. The streets had softened him up too much to the natural world he felt. He had grown accustomed to the semi-security of the city that some night he forgot he was a predatory animal and had nothing to fear of the dark or the wild. He had met many new wolves today outside of the few that he was already close with; where they had been all these years and why they were now becoming a part of his life slightly concerned Rune.

Crash turned sidewats, attempting to get through the hole in the fence. He couldn't get through without damaging the wound further. He decided he had no choice. But as soon as he was about to go through the fence, his head shot up, his ears up immediatly. He smelled something familiar. As he sniffed the air moe, trying to remember where he smelled this scent before, he remembered something. The blood I found on the floor! It must belong to some other wolf I met! He's probably injured too... he thought. Should I go to find him? But as he kept thinking about it, he decided it was best for him to get help soon, or else it would be too late. Thisides, the other wolf probably wasn't as dumb as me. He probably didn't lunge for the person who tried to kill him... He thought to himself, then looked back at the fence. He slipped through it, scraping the already bleeding wound, and although it hurt, he pretended as if it weren't there. "So what now?" he asked Nudge.

Crash cringed slightly at the man, knowing he was kind because if he wasn't, Nudge wouldn't take him here. He cringed simply because he was used to hiding around humans, not going staight up to them. He tried to stop shaking, and eventually was succesful but was still a bit unsure about the man. Blood spilled from his wound from when he scraped it against the fence. He left a small blood trail from where he came into the yard. He lowered his tail, ashamed of what a mess he had caused.

Crash tilted his head slightly, and decided that he had nothing to be afraid of. He pushed his fears aside, and stepped slowly towards the man. He walked slowly over and eventually got there. He gently grabbed the meat with his mouth, being careful not to hurt the man. He took it and nibbled on it. He then started to wag his tail, trying to tell the man he trusted him.

"Inside?" he asked, slightly confused. But he followed Nudge anyways. He went inside, the blood still trailing, but the drops getting smaller. The blood was mostly in the wound now, and didn't escape to the floor much now. As soon as he stepped inside, he looked around. As he felt the air conditioning, he breathed it in.

Seeing that they were inside, the manshut the door, and left the room, his steps fast and filled with urgency.

Nudge watched him go, then sat down, the floor soft and carpetd. "He's just going to get some stuff," she said in explanation.

THe man came back with a huge case, filled with many medicl supplies and pain mediation for animals.

ooc- To explain, the man is a wildlife vet, and since the hospital is often full, he has an attachment in his own home where he can do emergency operations if necasarry.