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Faithfulness

Tristan woke to a dim light coming to him. His master Denham nelt down to him " Come on boy it's almost time to go." With a heavy heart he sadly went out to the sled. * should I dare look* he thought to himself. He looked to the mill as saw that the lights were on. Tristan nugged his master with a hopeful look on his face." Alright boy but just for a little while, we leave in the few hours." Tristan ran as fast as he could to the mill. When he came in through the door, he was looking everywhere over by the counter and over by the window. Tristan was looking for his girl Dashell. He finally found her laying over by the fireplace talking to another male dog. Tristan came up to her, layed down beside her and gave her a kiss one the cheek, as if to say to the male dog * she's taken*. The male dog could understand why. Dashell was a rusty color with dark brown eyes and, when the fire light shined on her fur she looked so lovely.
Dashell could see that Tristan was wondering about the male dog.
" Sweetheart this is Aiden he's the lead dog of the towns best dog team."
" The best..I don't know this is Kipnuk, Alaska it's not that big."
" I don't know if I'm really the best I just won some races back home thats all.I gotta go okay see you guys later."
The male dog walked out of the mill.
" What was that about Dashell?"
" It was nothing you don't need to worry about it."
" Oh alright...you do know I'm leaving tonight.?"
" I was hoping that you wouldn't bring that up. I was trying to forget about."
" I have to go if I don't the people down there will die. I don't want that to happen just because I would miss you to much."
" But what if you get lost, or get hurt,or die."
" look at me. " She looked into his eyes " I promise I'll come back..I promise with all my heart."
" Alright"
" I have to go Dashell I have no choice. If we don't get the food down there the team that's farther down will die."
" Stop saying that you have to go I don't like it when you say that."
Tristan kissed her cheek again and layed his head on hers. " I'm sorry I won't talk about it again."
Denham came in the mill " come on boy say your last goodbyes it's almost time to go."
The dogs stood up Tristan turned to Dashell gave her a kiss, pressed his cheek against hers and whispered in her ear " I promise I'll come back."
Tristan walked to the door then looked back one last time at his girl then walked outside and got hooked to the sled.Dashell ran to the window to watch him leave. She watched as Tristan's team ran up the snow covered street and into the night.

The trip was kinda boring nothing happened. The team took they're time to get to the boating dock. When they got to the boat dock the team was laying by the water waiting for Denham to get done getting the food handled. Tristan was looking at himself in the water. His friend Nate noticed that Tristan looked depressed the whole trip down there. He went over to him to see what was wrong.
" Hey bud, whats up."
" nothing"
" that didn't sound like nothing, it looks like something. You've been depressed this whole trip...whats wrong?"
" It's just Dashell I'm scared somethings happened to her."
" your scared that she's forgotten about you."
" well yea I just don't know she was talking to a male dog right before I left."
" Tristan let me ask you this...how long have you guys been together?"
" just over a year."
" so your telling that it's been over a year and she has never done anything like that to you why do you think she would start now?"
" I don't know it just makes me worried thinking about what she could be doing over there."
" don't worry I know her really well she would never do something like that to you...she loves you to much."
" your right I just got a little carried away...thank you."
"your welcome glad to have helped."
The team hear a cracking sound coming from the ice. Tristan didn't notice but, the ice around him was braking him away from the team. Tristan looked around him and saw what was happening. Nate tried to get Denham to come out and help but, he was busy with the captian of the ship and couldn't hear Nate.Tristan was father away from them now. Nate could see that Tristan was scared they made eye contact. It was as if Tristan was telling Nate * don't forget about me and don't let her forget about me.*
Nate knew how important that wish was to him. Nate had to help Dashell remember Tristan as much as he could. Nate watched his friend fade into the distance. Tristan wasn't scared about what happened to him. The thing he was scared about was that Dashell would forget about him. It was cold that night on the patch of ice that Tristan layed on, he wished that Dashell was there to keep him warm.
The team got back to Kipnuk as soon as they could. Dashell was waiting by the window for Tristan but, she couldn't wait. As soon as she heard the dogs howl she ran outside. She ran as fast as she could to them but, she slowed down as she got colser. It was not Tristan as the lead but Nate. Dashell's heart was braking as she went up to Nate. His head down, he shook his head at her and said in a small voice " I'm so sorry." She broke into tears on his shoulder,as he gave her a hug.
The next morining Tristan was woke up by the sound of ice rubbing against land. Tristan jumped off the patch of ice and went looking around. He wondered his way on top of a hill. He layed there thinking about Dashell. He thought about a way to let her know she was still alive. He stood up and howled as loud as he could. Dashell was laying on the road that she saw Tristan on for the last time. She heard the howl but she thought it was a dream because she had dreamed about him so much. She know it wasn't a dream after the second howl. She stood up and howled back to him. Tristan waited for a moment and he didn't hear anything. He thought to himself * she has most likely moved on..no I can't think like that.* He worked hard to catch fish and to find stuff it eat but, he could make it.All he could think about was getting back home he promised her he would come back. And he intened to.
Months went by Denham was trying to get a small plane that he could get down to Nunivak he looked at a map and thought if Tristan was still alive thats where he would be. But no one would help him. Everyone he asked said " are you nuts there's a big storm down there anyone would be crazy to go down there now." Dashell was very depressed that this time. She didn't think that Tristan was still alive but, she had hope that he would keep his promise. Nate watched her as much as he could but there was really no need to she would just sit there by the fire and be sad. A few male dogs would come up and try to tell her how sorry they were but, she knew they didn't mean it. They were really just trying to get some plesure out of her. She wouldn't care about them, she would just stare at the door just waiting for Tristan to come back.
Nate could see that she was brokenhearted he went to talk to her.
" hello there" he layed beside her
" hey"
" whats wrong?"
" I just can't believe he's gone."
" he is not gone Dashell don't believe that, he promised you he would come back, you can't give but on him are you?"
" I don't think he's alive but I have faith that he will keep his promise."
" Dashell trust me if he wants to keep his promise he's alive."
" Thank you Nate."
" Your welcome."
Nate gave her a kiss on the forehead and, when to talk to the other male dogs over by the door,
" hey guys whats up."
" Nothing much Nate, but it seems like your having fun with your buddy's girl, I thought that Tristan would never leave. But now that he has she isn't warming up to us. Do you know why she isn't?"
" Thats easy she still cares about Tristan and hopes that he will keep his promise to her that he will come back."
" You mean she's still waiting for that mutt to come back. He's never coming back for her. She needs to find herself a real dog to take care of her."
Nate couldn't believe what he was hearing. He pushed down the male dog onto the floor and press his paw to his neck. " You don't know how Tristan is he never brakes a promise. Not to her not to anyone you guys need to stop looking at the females like their an item because their not they're real living things that God made to be on this earth and if you can't see that then your dead to everyone around you!"
Nate left the mill still very mad about what was said.

Denham finally got a small plane to get down to Nunivak he flew down to see it Tristan was still alive. Tristan was laying in the snow on the hill. He heard the sound of the plane coming. He jumped up on his feet and barked as loud as he could. Denham could see Tristan and landed on the hill. Tristan could see Denham step out of the plane, he jumped on his master. He was so happy to see him. " Hey boy lets go home." Denham put Tristan in the plane as they took off Tristan could only think of how happy Dashell would be to see him again. But would she still be his girl...he wasn't sure all he knew was he was going home at last.
Dashell was drinking from a bowl of water that Nate gave to her to try and cheer her up. She was a few feet away from the door. Tristan came through the door, the whole room got quite. Dashell lifted her head up slowly. When she saw him she thought it was just another dream. She walked infront of him. He looked into her eyes, as a tear fell from her eye she was shocked to see him.He gave her a smile and kissed her lips softly, and pressed his cheek against hers, he whispered in her ear " I told I'd come back."
Tristan and Dashell layed by the fire together he said " I thought you had given up on me a long time ago."
" I could never forget about you Tristan if I did move on I would still think about you every single day."
" did anyone try to move in on you?"
" yes but I was to depressed to talk to them about anything."
" I'm glad..not that you were depressed but that you didn't talk to them."
" Nate took really good care of me, he even defended you when the other dog were talking bad about you."
" yea he's a good guy...I'm so glad to be home again..here with you."
" I'm glad your back too." she kissed him softly then said " I missed you so much"
" did your hope ever fade?"
" It started to and although it faded it would never go out fully."
That night was full of happiness for them.Tristan still left home but always came back. He was never scared anymore because he knew that she was always faithful.

I love you're stoy I love it

Very good Purdy!! for a first fic that was really good. I'm glad you've started writing. You're on your way, fanarts, fics, shout-boxing, you're getting to be a real bs'er!! congrats!

thats was awsome I loved it

Very goos purdy alote better then what i can do.

Eh, pretty good. ^_^

Just watch for your properness in spelling & puntuation and stuffs. ^_^

But otherwise it was good... But really really really short. ._. XD


--Jack~MH

how rude Maya.

Purdyness, Maya wasn't being rude. She was giving you a critique. There's nothing wrong about that. It helps you. I think what Maya said was pretty nice; atleast she didn't shout it out and being really rude about it.