Apollo ran as fast as he can. His broken leg begging him to stop. He couldn't, he had to keep going. Toby was fallowing him, he could hear the low howls he lets out. Apollo came to a stop in the middle of the road. No one insight. Sitting down to catch his breath, his leg throbbed in pain, gushing blood. He was loosing a lot of it. Toby's howls get louder and louder when suddenly... With a sharp pain to his whole body, everything went black...

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"What do you think he's doing?" Stella asked her best friend as they pass by the lake, watching fish swimming around.

"I dont know, Its hard to say. I think someone has him in their arms taking care of him." Mac said, trying to get both their hopes up.

"I dont know Mac, I'm not a good dog owner." She cried "My first day with the dog and he runs away!"

"Stell," He turned to face her. "Dont say that. Your a good owner, you just wasn't able to show it yet." He said, cupping her face and looking deep into her eyes when they heard a car skid loud. They look over where a man got out of the driving seat and sighed loudly.

"Just an animal, no worries." He yelled to the couple. They looked at each other but decided to keep walking, the man picked up a small black object off the road and put it in the back seat of his car. The cold air made it look like they were smoking, the snow started to stop when they started hearing someone running. It became closer and closer untill they heard it comming right at them. It wasnt stopping. Stella quickly went for her gun at her hip but was violently knocked down, making the gun slide away. She lie on the stone path screaming as a big black dog rip apart her jacket and long sleave shirt. Mac had to do something, he couldn't just watch. He quickly grabbed the big dog by the scruff of his neck and lifted him off Stella. The dog spun around and lunged at Mac, ripping up his left shoulder and knocking him to the ground. Stella lie in the dark on the cold stone path unconchious. Punshing the dog in the fast with a closed fist, He backed off to give Mac enough time to grab the gun and turn off the safety. He pointed it to the dogs face...

The loud bang echoed in the empy park as the big dogs body went limp ontop of Mac's bloody chest. Taking a few deep breathes, Mac pushed the dog off him, he quickly turned on his stomach and slowly and carefully crawled to Stella's side.

"Stell, stay with me.. i need you." he took out his cell phone and pressed 3. As it rang, Mac checked for a pulse.

"Flack." Don answed.

"Don, we... we got attacked by a big dog, Central Park, near Strawberry fields. Quick, Stell has a very faint pulse." Mac said, out of breath.

"OK Mac, were on our way, hold on." Flack said, informing Hawks on what happened.

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"Mac, Stella!" Flack called as they walked down the dark path. Him and Sheldon stop in their tracks as they see Mac and Stella passed out next to the big, bloody dog. Sheldon ran to their sides as Flack dieled the long number for EMS.
"I have a pulse, their alive! Mac, Mac stay with us." Sheldon lightly tapped his boss on his bloody cheecks as he came to.
"Where's Stell?" He asked, barley auidable. Flack was at her sife, also tapping her cheecks.
"She wont wake up!" Flack yelled to Sheldon as Mac's eyes went wide. "We have a fain pulse!" He quickly yelled. "We have to go to the main road. They cant get this far in." Flack told them as Sheldon went to lift Stella into the air.
"No!" Mac yelled, causeing both the men to jump in suprise. "I'll take he." He stumbles to his feet and slowly maks his way to her.
"But you can hardly walk." Flack calmly replies.
"It doesnt matter.: He puts his unhurt arm under Stella's back and the other under her knees, lifting her up. "When you love someone, you are willing to do anything to help them." He said, making the other men smile at each.
Flack and Hawks both stand beside Mac as they slowly make their way past the dead dog and to the ambulances. Mac, once abain, stumbles to the stretcher and carefully lies Stella down.
"Come on Mac, you have to get checked out." Flack puts a hand on Mac's un hurt schoulder, making him turn around to look up at him.
"Hold on." Don simply nodded as his friend grabbs Stella's hand, making the paramedics stand back and watch. His eyes search the cuts and bruises on her body, the white towel turning red from the blood seeping through from her wrist. He bent down so his face was just inches away from hers.
"I need you Stell, dont leave me. I... I love you." He said, Flack's eyes went wide as Mac leaned down more and connected their lips in a long awaited kiss. The only thing wrong with it was that Stella wasnt awake. He was about to pull away and show the tears making their way down his face when as arm wrapped around his neck and Stella deepend the kiss.
When a need for oxygen comes up, Mac pulls away to look into her big green eyes, she was crying.
"Thanks for saving me. I love you too, always have." She told him as Flack came up behing Mac and smiled at her.
"Come on Mac." He said, leading him away as the paramedics take over with Stella.

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St the hospital, Stella got bandaged up and was wandering the halls. The doctors told her to stay in bed but she couldnt stand it, she had to see Mac. She walked up to the big neavy wooden door when it opened by itself.
"Stella!" Peyton says happily as she turnes to see Mac's smile brighten. "Can i talk to you, just for a moment?" She led Stella down the hall, away from Mac. Stella stood there as Peyton talked. "Stella, i know youand Mac are best friends but..." She takes a long pause as she thinks of the right words. "Friends dont go beyond friendship... know what i mean?" She asked as she saw Stella's face turn from confushion to anger in a flash.
"So your telling me..." She was cut off by Peyton, her British accent thikening.
"He's my boyfriend and i know you kissed him. you... you...you stay away from him!" She warned. Stella just turned away and left. She wasnt going to leave him alone, their best friends.. But maybe its for the best...
She took a deep breath as she put on a fake smile and pushed the heavy door open. "Hey Mac!" She tried to sound happy to see him, but he saw right through it, his smile disappeared.
"Whats wrong?" He asked.
"Nothing, nothings wrong." She once again faild to convince him.
"Something's wrong." He stated. "If you think its weired, knowing we have deep feelings for one another..." He sits up, avoiding his schoulder. "I do love you Stell and... I dumped Peyton." He admitted, making Stella's eyes fill up with tears. She slowly walked up to him and grabbed his hand, lightly kissing his knuckles.
"Mac, it's not that, you dont have to dump Peyton for me... I do love you but... Im sorry to say this but... It will never work between us."" She finally let the tears flow down her face as she bent over Mac, making sure not to hurt him, and lightly kissed his cheek. "I will always love you." She whispered into his ear before walking out the door, leving Mac alone to think.


Soooo Sorry it took so long! I tried typing at school and e-mailing it to my home computer... but after a few das i stopped trying and just wrote it onto a piece off papper. I will work on it now so i can upload at least 1 more chapter tonight...