Yay, chapter 2 of this sweet love story between Moose and Mary! And I'd like to thank all of the very few people who have started to read this, I hope you like this story, and I'm just so glad to know that there are more Moose and Zee fans out there!

Chapter 2 – Spaghetti dinner

Moose, Zee and their new friend Mary all approached the cabin's porch.

"Zee, it's your turn to cook dinner tonight," Moose pointed with a chuckle. Though Zee rolled her eyes, she just couldn't help but smile too. The little blue bird then flew into the cabin to begin cooking…so that left Moose and Mary to wait…on the porch…alone…together.

But it wasn't really that awkward, it was more like romantic with the night blanketing the sky with black and dark blue colors, and moon and the stars. There were some crickets chirping, which made everything even more peaceful.

Once again, another breeze blew in, and it made Mary wrap her arms around herself to keep warm this time, but moose didn't have to since, well, he was wearing Mary's scarf

"Phew, it really is chilly," Mary chuckled while quivering too, "but…its just too beautiful to miss this night," Mary continued calmly, and then she suddenly leaned up against Moose's chest with her back. While she relaxed into his chest, Moose was quietly in shock at Mary's sudden actions. But he didn't want to be rude to her.

And what Moose did next took both him and Mary by surprise; he gently wrapped his arms around Mary and cuddled her. Of course, his intentions were to just try and keep her warm.

But then the moment was ruined when Zee suddenly flew in front of them and into their sight. Once the two moose saw the bird, they immediately separated from each other and blushed.

Zee blinked.

"Oh, dinner's ready? Great! Uh, c'mon, Mary; Zee makes the best spaghetti and meatballs," Moose said and quickly dashed into the kitchen, with Zee flying in close behind him. But Mary was just standing there for a moment before she sighed happily.

The three friends sat at a small, round wooden table…but Moose managed to secretly scoot closer to Mary while she and Zee were piling spaghetti and meatballs onto their plates.

"Aren't you going to eat some too, Moose?" Mary questioned when she noticed Moose was just sitting there and not preparing his plate of food.

"Oh, no, of course I will! I-I was just busy thinking…thinking…thinking about tomorrow since I just remembered that tomorrow's a school day! Don't forget that, Zee!" Moose explained, and Zee nodded. And though it might've seemed like Moose was just trying to break the awkwardness between him and Mary, it was true: tomorrow was a school day.

"But aren't you two a little old to be going to school?" Mary asked with a chuckle.

"No, Zee and I are the teachers, not the students. We teach the kids all kinds of things: science, math, music, you name it! And it sure is tiring," Moose replied and then took a bite from the spaghetti he had just twirled onto his fork.

"Really? Aw, that's so cute; teaching the youth many valuable things…and you said it's a lot of work? Could I help?" Mary asked, and that made Moose almost choke on the apple juice he was drinking.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to startle you!" Mary apologized.

"Oh, no, no it's fine. I'm fine, I'm ok. But if you really do want to help Zee and I with teaching, then that would be just fine," Moose said after wiping his mouth with a napkin.

"Really? Oh, I'd love to teach music and things about animals!" Mary said happily.

"Well, then, that's what you'll teach the kids. Do you agree, Zee?" Moose asked while looking over at his little blue bird assistant, and Zee nodded happily.

"Thank you guys, so much! Which reminds me, I'd better be on my way if I'm ever going to get enough sleep before tomorrow! And thank you for the dinner, Zee, it was delicious," Mary added and stood up from her seat, but when she opened the door, the harshest winds of all today blew through the door. It blew Mary back a few inches until she slammed the door shut again.

"Well…it is going to be quite an adventurous walk for me," Mary sighed as she removed a few leaves that had managed to land on her head when she opened the door.

"Oh, Mary, we can't possibly make you walk that far to your camping tent; it's just too cold…please, just spend the night here. Zee and I will give you some blankets and a pillow, and you can sleep on our couch. Besides, it's just for tonight," Moose said sympathetically.

It was once again Mary's turn to be surprised by such a kind offer, but then she smiled sweetly.

"Thank you," Mary said softly and suddenly pulled both Moose and Zee into a big bear hug. Zee was first to hug back, but Moose was a little too busy blushing first before he hugged back too.

Jeez, Moose, you keep blushing, you'll be redder than Mary's bow! And aaaaaawwwww, I loved that fluffy little moment on the porch!

Anyway, until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!