For info, I want you guys to choose a ship for the valentines one shot that I'll hopefully make. Just leave a reply saying what ya want.

You don't have to pick between these two but here are my option.

ChaseXskye

ZumaXella

You can choose what you want :)

First...I don't know if I should call this a one shot or short story. I've never really known the difference. There's no ships in this story. So I don't know if I can call it a one shot. Probably just a short story. Also, the first short story of January! Hope y'all enjoy.

THE FALL

"Chase! Look!" Marshall exclaimed as he was attempting the same trick for the what seems to be 100th time.

Chase had been sitting on the couch watching TV. He's been tracking down someone who broke into the lookout. Well... he was trying to. Marshall wasn't anything but a distraction right now. Chase could put up with it.

Chase looked behind him to see Marshall balancing on 4 red cylinders. "What was your record last time? 9 seconds was it?" Chase asked being thoroughly impressed for how longs he's been going.

"Y-yeah, I-I'm trying to keep count." Marshall said struggling to keep his balance. "Did everyone leave? For the mission? Its weird how someone looses saltwater fish in the ocean." Marshall said questioning the seriousness of the mission.

"I think Skye, Everest, Sy- I'm gonna just say the girls from now on. The girls are in the backyard I think." Chase said thinking that he sounded like a dad. It caused him to internally shiver.

Marshall found his balance once and for all. "I did it! Now I need to balance the cup on my nose..." Marshall said looking to chase.

Chase got up and grabbed a cup from the kitchen and put it on Marshall's nose.

Soon after it fell. Marshall had never made it this far into the trick. Chase put it on again as he heard the back door slowly creak open. "Who's there?" Chase asked before disaster struck.

Before he knew it he saw Marshall falling towards him body first. This wasn't their first rodeo with this situation. It had happened multiple times on multiple occasions.

After they had both fell they were in an awkward position. They didn't know it because their eyes were closed trying to brace for impact. They both felt something weird.

When they both opened their eyes their muzzles touching each other like a French kiss.

Chase shoved Marshall off in disgust. "Ew Ew Ew, that's disgusting!" Chase said going to drink water just to spit it out.

Marshall stood there in confusion and tried to take in the situation. He had just kissed his considerably best friend.

Skye threw herself out the door. She couldn't believe Marshall and Chase were together. And for how long?

"Guys! Guys!" Skye said as she ran to her friends.

They looked at her.

"What" Sylvia said

"I walked in to get water and when I looked in the living room Chase and Marshall were kissing! Eyes closed and everything!" Skye said.

"Really?" Everest said in a somewhat saddened tone. "Are you sure you're not jumping to conclusions?"

"I'm positive, I don't think we should come at them yet. Give it some time and be extra nice to them." Skye said in a confident tone.

"I'm never here so... that's on you" Sylvia said

"Me neither." Ella added.

Skye looked to Everest. "You sure they are dating?" Everest asked hoping there's still a chance for something.

"Hey!" Chase yelled from inside. He didn't want to say girls. Due to the feeling of awkwardness and possible backlash... and feeling like a dad with 4 girls. I wonder if they see me as a model "Ryder and the others are back!" Chase added.

They made their way towards the lookout.

"I thought you guys left?" Ryder said.

"Not yet but can I tell you and the others something. That's excluding chase and Marshall. No hard feelings" Skye said looking at them with a nervous smile. She didn't want to offend the "fragile couple"

"Okay I guess." Ryder said signaling all the other pups to follow upstairs. "You two coming?" Ryder asked

"We already know." Ella said.

"Okay." Ryder said before walking up.

"What are they talking about?" Chase asked.

"Things." Sylvia said looking at chase

"C'mon! Spill the beans" Marshall said eagerly wanting to know.

Chase walked up the stairs to eavesdrop on them.

Marshall followed as Ella and Sylvia didn't make any attempt to stop them. Marshall watched as Chases eyes grew wider and wider.

He lifted up his head and rushed Marshall back down the stairs.

He was lead into the kitchen.

"What did you hear?" Marshall asked.

"They think we're gay!" Chase said in a whisper like yell.

"How do you know they aren't talking about us? Could be Carlos and Jake." Marshall suggested.

"I doubt they were at the lookout. One likes snow and other lives in a MICROWAVE of a jungle! I'm also sure their names aren't Chase and Marshall!" Chase said shaking Marshall and raising his tone out of nervousness and panic.

"Why don't we just tell them we aren't gay?" Marshall asked.

"I can't, Ryder will know I listened in on them." Chase said. "That would be considered breaking his order." Chase finished.

"You have a point... let it play out... but what about our-"

"Your crush. I don't like anybody. Plus my parents would want me to date a German Shepard." Chase shrugged.

"Okay okay" Marshall asked.

"What awe y'all talking about?" Zuma asked with a towel over his head.

"N-nothing." Chase stuttered.

"Mhm." Zuma hummed before walking away.

"Okay okay, let's distance from each other." Marshall suggested. "Don't make it seem like we're mad at each other either."

"Seems like a plan." Chase said walking away from Marshall.

A week later

Chase and Marshall had been avoiding each other for quite some time. When they did bump into each other they shrugged it off like it was nothing. The rest of the paw patrol grew worried.

"Heyyyyy Chase, I've noticed you and Marshall have been avoiding each other. Is everything alright?" Skye asked

"Yeah, what makes you think everything isn't alright?" Chase asked

"You and Marshall... I saw you two kissing last week when everyone was gone." Skye explained. She felt it was finally time to tell them that everyone knows.

"No No No no, he tried doing the balancing trick he likes doing and he fell on me." Chase said trying to clear their names.

"There's no need to lie, everyone already knows.Adventure bay and everything." Skye said with a bright smile.

Chase was in shock when she said all of adventure bay "Wha-w-adventure bay?"

"I'm not Gay! I don't like Marshall like that! I don't see you, Rubble, Ella, Zuma, or anyone as more than a friend." Chase said feeling his face turn red. He Stomped away. He needed to find Marshall to see if it's true.

"Marshall c'mon, we are going for a stroll around town. I'll explain as we go." Chase said before dragging his paw.

"Okay, so what's going on?" Marshall asked.

"They told the entire town that we're a thing. I wanna see if it's true."

"How would we know?" Marshall asked.

"If we're getting weird looks and people being extra nice, that's probably a sign." Chase suggested.

They reached Mr.Porters restaurant. "Hey congratulations!" Alex said causing Chase and Marshall to give each other a nervous look. They didn't think it would happen that fast.

"M-maybe somewhere else... Katie!" Marshall said.

They both only hoped.

After a month of being treated "special" and arguing with the pups that they aren't gay Chase and Marshall had one option. It felt like they were being harassed by too much kindness. Their plan was to fake their deaths and live somewhere else. The constant annoyance of their situation drove them insane.

"You ready? At the bottom there's a net." Chase said

"Could never be readier" Marshall said

1...

...2...

...3!...

They both launched themselves down the mountain. As they were falling they multiple people watched as they fell. A solid witness to make sure their deaths were true.

They had accidentally broke through the net and soon the real danger began. They only had about 5 seconds to yell.

"AHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHH"

Marshall snapped his head up breathing hard and heavy. To his left was chase who was also breathing as heavy as him. "Chase..."

"Did we just?"

"Have the same dream?"

"Helloooo, I see you two are awake." A nurse said

"What happened?"

"You two got into an accident. I think you two were out for a month. Marshall here fell of a ladder knocking you two unconscious. The husky and grey dog spent A LOT of time here." She said.

"A MONTH!" Chase exclaimed

"Mhm"

"Were the two here for me specifically or in general." Marshall asked.

"In general but they payed more attention to you." She smiled before walking out.

"Ouch." Chase said jokingly trying his best to push out that feeling of being unwanted.

"I'm sure Ryder has his favorites." Marshall smiled raising Chases confidence.

"So in the dream did they think we were a thing?" Marshall asked

"Yeah..." chase answered. "What happened at the end?" Chase asked

"We fell through a net." Marshall replied

"Dude, I think we have some weird power or something." Chase remarked.

"Good thing that whole misconception is over with. But that might have been a one time thing. We can test it later." Marshall suggested

"Yep, all because you fell... twice." Chase said with a blank expression.

"Sorry." Marshall said nervously.

"Keep this between us, I don't want a repeat of that." Chase said

"Keep what between you guys?" Everest said as she walked in with rocky.

"Nothing." Marshall said.

Well that's that. I'm hoping I can stick to what I have planned for the rest of this month and next month. One more short story for January, valentines one shot, then I'll start making my story.