On the way back to the den shade looted more buildings while Frost watched silently.

"Why is this person helping me? Do they Want something from me?" Frost thought.

"hey I found some nuka cola. Want some" Shade asked Kindly

"How am I going to open it? With my teeth?" Frost joked

Shade giggled a bit than said "Here." Then suddenly his finger nail turned in to a four inch long razor-sharp claw and he popped it open like it was nothing, handed it to her, and continued to loot.

Frost looked at the soda than the cap. She was completely confused. "How did he? Why did he? Whaaaat?" She thought.

On the way she found she quiet liked the boy and his silly ways. But she could not stop thinking about when he hugged her. It was always at the back of her mind. Why did he hug her when he didn't even know her? She liked that he was nice to her even if she didn't know why. And he seemed to genuinely care about her. But she was scared of what was going to happen at the den. And Shade seemed to notice.

"Why are you so shaky" He asked genuinely concerned. "Are you sick? Cold?"

"Nervous" Frost whispered

Shade stopped causing Frost to bump into him. He turned around and looked at her with a smile so warm it could melt dry ice and said. " Don't be, I'll be right next to you the whole time. And besides they give you a sweet roll if your new!" He beamed

She fox girl felt a lot better after the reassurance. In that moment she knew this cat guy cared about her. He was her first friend.

Later they arrived at a small town with a wall surrounding the perimeter just a few miles away from megaton. They two 5 year old's walked up to the gate as it was opened to be greeted by a man in leather armor with wolf ears and tail to match. He was about 23 with black hair, blued eyes, and really skinny, with white tanned skin. "Hello Shade. Who's your new friend?" He greeted

"Hi grey! This is Frost. Frost this is grey the leader of the town." Shade exclaimed with his tail swaying back and forth distracting Frost.

"I prefer the word mayor. Anyways welcome to the town of Silver Tail Frost. A place mainly for human animals like us but we also have some human citizens here." Grey pronounced.

"Thank you. It is a really pretty town. The houses look really nice and there are not a lot of trees left in the wasteland." The white fox said trying to sound smart. After all she did want to make a good impression. Although she did half to pause to remember how to pronounce wasteland.

"Thank you little one. So this is something I was wondering. How did you discover this place?" Grey asked curiously.

"I found her alone on the street crying so I helped her I said she could come with me to the den."

"Town." Grey interupted

"Sorry, town since she is alone and I was hopping she could stay here As a cit..citizane. Could she? Please! I don't want anyone to be alone... I know how it feels..." As Shade finished he looked down at his feet and closed his eye to stop him self from crying. Frosts heart instantly sank when she saw the person that cares for her, and save her from loneliness nearly start to cry. She hated herself for making her only friend cry.

"I know." grey began to gently scratch behind one of shades ears. which caused shade to start quietly purr.

"You don't have to say yes. I lived on the streets for 4 years. I can still do it." frost said which made Shade freeze and look at her. Nothing but sympathy in his eyes.

"I am not about to throw a young fox girl out in the streets of the capital wasteland. YOU are going to stay here as the a new resident to silver tail." Grey said which then Shade began to jump up and down repeating the words thank you.

Frost was frozen and a tear of joy fell from her face. Because she now had a place to call home. Then Shade brought her in for a long embrace and she cried. Cause she now also had someone to cry into.

It was her best and most cuddly friend. a little cat boy named Shade.