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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 siblings hate you?" He asked. "No. Thier... I...." She stoped, took a deep breath, and calmed herself. "My mother bave birth in a blizzerd. And sadly, I was the only one that lived." She said.

Echo looked at his feet."My brother can be....kinda-"
"no...He diddn't know..."
"So your not mad?"
".......no....."
They fanilly found themselves at the beach.

They both were quiet. They sat down, and wached the sun set. "Its beautifull." Carmen said. Echo looked at her. "Just like you." He smiled, but he didn't mean to say it. Carmen looked at him out of the corner of her eye and blushed. "Thanks." She said, nuzzling her head under his chin.

It got dark quick,and Carmen had to leave."I'm sorry But I gotta go."She ran off."But.."Echo started,but she was gone.He went into her yard,but It started to snow,so he hid under the porch.

Carmen was inside. She felt realy bad abut leaving him like that. Her owner saw her dog was upset. But didn't know what to do. Carme looked out the window and saw it snowing hard. Oh no! she thought. The next morning she woke from her owner petting her. "Someone's at the door to see you." She walked out the door, but stublec over a black object. She opend her eye's to see Echo ontop of her.