A/N: Yeah, yeah, I know. Ya'll hate me because I keep starting new fanfics and not updating the old ones, and I'm sorry. It's just, I need different things to work myself around. So try to forgive me, please!~~~~~~~~~~~

The Crimson Petals of My Love

~The Inventor~

"Ok, concentrate.... concentrate...." Coco softly told herself as she balanced using one foot on Spyro's paws. Spyro lay on his back with all four paws together and up in the air, with Coco trying her hardest to balance on them with just one foot. 'Man, with the racket those two are making Coco's never gonna get her training done.' Spyro thought to himself as they both heard a

loud crashing sound come from the house. The horrendous clatter causing poor Coco to fall from her perch on Spyro's feet. "Ooowww..." She grumbled as she rubbed the pain from her rump. Spyro used his wings to force himself back onto his feet then walked over a few inches to where Coco sat. "You ok?" He sighed his concern. Coco simply blew the golden bangs out

of her eyes and looked up at him; then slowly exhaling, she replied. "I'm fine, Spyro... I-I just need a little time away from the boys for a little bit," Coco started as she climbed to her feet and folded her arms in defeat, "so I guess I'll just go take a walk..." She sighed started to walk towards the jungle hills of N. Sanity Beach. Spyro snorted out smoke as he watched her

walk away and could hear Pura, who was nearby, give a low grumble and get up to start after his beloved master. Spyro watched the giant tiger lumber after his best friend's little sister, who had also become like one to him also. Spyro grunted as he got to his feet and started over to give the boys a talking to.

Coco sat on a beautiful grassy hill, overlooking the sea that surrounded the island. She let out a depressed sigh as she placed her chin on her folded arms over bent knees. "All I wanted was to become a better fighter so that I could help Crash and Crunch more on missions...." She softly whispered to herself as a cool breeze made her hair flow gently in its trail. Suddenly

she felt something press itself against her back and side; it was Pura, he was brushing his head against her and purring, trying to make her feel better. "Oh, Pura.... You always know the right thing to say...!" She giggled as she turned around to hug her tiger, he pressed his big head to her's and kept purring then rolled onto his side and pawed at her. Coco laid down

with her back on Pura's ribs, stroking his huge paw as she moved with the rise and fall of his breathing. "Pura.... I feel so alone..." Coco started as she turned her head to look out to sea once more, the ocean was now tinted purple and red by the setting sun. Pura looked back at his beautiful master and let out a little noise that seemed to say that he was there for her. "I

know you're here for me, but I need someone a little different.... That special someone;" Coco started to explain to him, "s-someone I can talk to who doesn't stare at me dumbly when I talk to them, someone that didn't mind how I looked when covered grease after working with mechanics or how I dress from day to day." Coco sighed again as Pura rubbed the tip of his

tail against face. 'I just want someone to talk to who'll understand...' Pura interrupted her thoughts by prodding her side with his hind paw and letting out a roar. At this, Coco sat bolt upright. "You're right, sixteen is way too young to have so many worries," She exclaimed and stood up, "let's go for a swim! The water's best right now!" Coco told him as she climbed

onto his ginger and black back.

Pura leaped off a small cliff into a grassy clearing surrounded by high stone walls covered in splotches of moss, vines and odd mushrooms that reflected the still setting sun's light. He and Coco looked around until they found a curtain of vines covering a cave-like tunnel. Coco ducked her head as Pura pushed through the vines and pressed forward into the tunnel. After

about five minutes of walking they walked into a hidden, sand-covered beach cove that only the two of them knew about. Pura shifted into a fast run and lumbered over the water's edge. Once there, Coco slipped off his back and walked over to a nearby stone slab. She removed her light blue jeans to reveal the tight, blue swim shorts she always wore under her

pants. After throwing the jeans onto the slab; Coco then grabbed an oversized t-shirt that had the heart, which swirls outwards at the points, as her normal shirt and threw it over the ones she was already wearing. Twisting around under the outer T-shirt; she finally slipped the two shirts, one being a short-sleeve and the other under it being a long-sleeve, off and

tossed them onto the slab. "C'mon, Pura." Coco started as she pulled a necklace and pair of earrings from the pocket of her jeans, "Let's go exploring!" Coco exclaimed as she rushed over to him; putting the earrings, which Ly had given her as a gift from the water lums of Rayman's world, threw his ears. Then placing the necklace, also from the lums, around her own

neck. Pura showed his joy of the earrings by letting out a huge roar and shaking his orange and white mane. Coco pet him on the head as they ran for a rock ledge about eight feet above a deep area of the clear, blue water. "Ahh.... An animal's joy of freedom...!" Coco exclaimed as she jumped off the ledge.

~~~~~~~~~~~A/N: Well, that didn't turn out as bad as I thought it would. ^^

Coco: Alpine, is it really important to show how Dib and I got into a relationship...?

Alpine: Of course! Nothing like a nice crossover couple story mixed with another plot!

Coco: But it's so embarrassing how it happened!

Alpine: *throws arm around Coco's shoulder* Don't worry so much girl!

Coco: But if you have any fans or even just regular readers, you're gonna bore them to death or worse!

Pura: Grrrawr! Mew...!

Coco: See! He agrees and I'm sure Dib would too. Though I get the feeling Dib has worse things to worry about......!