Furry Love

Trevold looked deep into Red's eyes waiting for a response from her but there was none. He saw that she was completely shocked. The storm outside grew even worse causing the mouth of the cave to become gray then black as the falling snow made visibility impossible. They were truly stuck together for the night. They couldn't shy away from it when they were isolated like they were.

"Won't you say something Red? I just said that I love you. Doesn't that mean anything to you?" asked the wolf. He gave Red a hurt look and sat on a boulder facing away from her by the small fire they had burning. The fire cast deep shadows across Trevold's face making it look even grimmer than it was. He listlessly threw twigs into the fire trying to hide the pain that he felt. You are so dumb, he thought, how could a nice girl like Red want a stupid old furry wolf. The two of you aren't even the same species!

Meanwhile Red sat silent on the mat. She was scared. She had never been so confused but slowly the memories of what she and Trevold had experienced together surfaced in her mind and she calmed down. A warm feeling came over her. She looked at Trevold sitting away from her with those sad downward cast eyes. She slowly got up and and made her way towards he touch of her hand on his shoulder made him start a little as he turned to see her. He made room for her on the boulder and she sat down next to him. She leaned her head against his shoulder.

"I shouldn't have ever told you Red. I regret it," Trevold said mournfully,"Can we just go back to the way things were. I promise that I won't ever act on my feelings. I respect you above anyone else. I would never want to hurt you and-" Trevold was cut short abruptly as Red turned her face and kissed him on his snout causing him to gasp. After a few seconds in which Red caressed Trevolds' snout and kissed him they pulled apart. Trevold just stared at Red in amazement while she gave him a shy smile.

" I love you Trevold." Red said as she took Trevolds hand in hers. Her hand was so small and delicate in his big and furry paw-like hand. He bent his head and kissed her on the hand. He gave her what passed for a smile in a wolf.

"When did you know?" he asked, " I know I fell for you the day after I first met you. I was so jealous of that Gerald kissing you and me not being able to be nothing more than a confidant. It was so frustrating." He looked at Red not daring to believe that she loved him, a mangy hound. She rubbed his furry ears and giggled as he sighed in pleasure.

"Actually it did not hit me until you said it out loud. I always knew that you were a special person in my life just never how special. I do love you."

Trevold felt like howling at the moon at the moment. He swept Red up and danced with her around the cave. He sobered after a while. He sat down on the mat and Red followed suit. They toyed with pieces of hay as they heard the storm outside making whistling noise with its gusts of winds.

"There is one problem Red," said Wolf. Red abruptly stopped her daydreaming.

"What could possibly be wrong with loving you. It's no one's business but our own," said Red firmly. Trevold gave her a serious look.

"Your parents for one. They won't be too thrilled when their little girl brings a wolf to dinner and presents him as her fiancée`," said Trevold. He failed to catch the happy smile on Red's face. She hugged her wolf making him start to gasp for breath.

"What was the choke hold for sunshine," gasped Trevold as Red released him from the embrace. Red beamed up into his face.

"Do you really want to marry me? You did say fiancée`," said Red excitedly. Trevold grinned.

"Yes I did but that doesn't mean I am going to marry you right away Red. We need to wait until you are 18 and an adult. Can you do that for me?"

"Yes Trevold I can wait though you know that one of my greatest flaws is not being able to wait."

Patiently,"Like I don't remember the time you were almost stung to death by those bees when you wanted to bring some honey to your grandmother and you wouldn't wait for me to get it for you. If my fur weren't already gray you would be turning it gray with your escapades. But I have to admit that that only makes me love you more." He smiled.

Red gave him a mischievous grin. The two would be lovers settled down amidst the mound of straw and snuggled together for comfort. Red rested her head in the crook of Trevold's shoulder and he put his arm around her waist. They sighed as they slowly grew sleepier and their bodies began to get ready to rest. Before she went under Red crooked an eye opened.

"Wolf you know that if you had wanted to do more than kiss me I would have let you. I mean.. What I mean is that.Well," Red grew flustered and blushed. Trevold gently hugged her. He got what she was trying to say to him and he felt genuinely happy that she felt no awkwardness with the eventuality of them becoming lovers.

"Shhhhhhhhh. Go to sleep. It's much too soon for us to be even thinking about that. I mean I am definitely attracted to you in that way but the moment will come when we will be ready for that. For now let's enjoy that we have found each other. Go to bed."

Red once again closed her eyes and let herself go to sleep. Soon she was gently snoring against Trevold's chest. Trevold soon followed suit. Meanwhile the storm howled and shrieked outside the cave as on the inside a sense of serenity reigned as the two lovebirds dreamed of each other with smiles on their sleeping faces.