This question took me by surprise, I was confused at first but slowly began to understand..."So your all wolves... and you dont know if you love your best friend.  But the one you might love is already in love with your other friend?" I asked, trying to get facts straight..."I believe everything happens for a reason... if something occurs that changes both your fates, then it is meant to be... love is confusing, you may never know where you will end up." I anwsered, a confused look still on my face.

((of course im your friend :D Why wouldnt I be?))

I looked at the ground... "Actually Duke didnt start talking to me until she found out I was good friends with you and Shawn." I followed her out of the cave, and stayed unoticed just as Tigerlily commanded.  "And I have a hard time finding friends...I have trust issues.  And I mean temper." I tried to smile but couldnt... my ex best friend's face kept flashing through my mind.  I swallowed hard.  I took a deep breath.  "And this conversation never happened." I whispered, trying to keep up with my friend's long stride.

(( Yea, I'll tell him...you know..he is the one that I'm talking about))

I gulped remebering yesterday's experience with Duke..." Yesterday" I breathed, tears welling up in my eyes. "Shawn told Duke to play a joke on me..." I looked down at my paws. "She sent me an rmail that said 'Goodbye'...and she told me her and our friend rita weren't allowed to be my friend anymore...and they cherished the times with me, but it had to be done...and that I couldn't come to her birthday party anymore" I gulped down the tears rushing down my face. "And that was the day I was going to tell Shawn I love him, and about the dream...but when I went to him, when I didn't know it was a joke, he was mean, and then I found out he was the one who dared her to do it..." ...I stared blankly at the forest, sitting and wrapping my tail around my paws "I almost killed myself because of that joke....My whole world was spinning...." I looked at Sonja with understanding "I am so sorry Sonja, I promise on my fathers grave to do the best I can, to take that friend's place in your heart. Yesterday shocked me into understanding to NEVER take Rita and Duke forgranted EVER...and eventhough it was a joke, the memory haunts me, and I still cry about it....I know we don't know eachother personally Sonja, but I promise, from this day forward, NEVER to break our friendship, or your heart, even as a joke, and I will be your best friend in the entire world" I stared at Sonja, and as she began to cry, I curled myself around her comforting her as she dampened my soft belly fur with her tears.

I smiled at Tigerlily's comforting.  I was glad to know she would stand by my side through all my hardships.  I looked up, and wiped the tears from my eyes.  "Thank you.  I will do the same for you." I said this, telling myself this was a promise I would keep.  No matter the consequences.  I felt anger flaring through me at Duke's prank... but I tried to keep my temper down.  I would hate to cause more problems.  These words were all i spoke, for if I said another word, the tears may return...and the memorys that flowed with them.

((omgizzle that is such a relief to hear!!!!  congrats! :D))

((Yea, but eventhough he is friends with me now, I dunno, I still dont understand what he meant in the first place...but whatever))

Glancing up I heard a noise outside my den "over there!" I hisses hushly to Sonja, pointing my tail to a thistle bush. As she questioned me, I shot her a warning glance that this was urgent, and she followed my order, despite her obvious doubts. As soon as her leg dissappeared into the brambles, Blue another high ranked wolf in my pack, entered my den, his fur bristling. "what is it?" I asked urgently, knowing that something was terribly wrong. "Intruders" Blue replied. "Send out a battling patrol, I'll be joining you" I told him as he dipped his head and padded away. "It's safe" I re*censored*ured Sonja as her head popped out of the bush, her eyes wide. "Get ready for some fun" I said, grinning at Sonja's horror striken face. "It's time for you to experience your first battle"

"Good" I grinned. "now stay here" I said starting to trot away. I shot a glance back at Sonja, her face filled with fear from being left by herself. "you'll be fine, you need to chill out" I said, turning and chuckling.