Fatale stared after Dingodile as Crunch moved to lift her up from the ground. he stared after the now handsome Dingo ad blinked.

"I saved him from the misery of his life I hope..." Crunch looked down at Fatale and set her on her feet, but didn't let her go. "Let's go get some sleep...I have a feeling we're gonna need it." Crash, Coco, and Aku-Aku stared as Fatale dislodged herself from Crunch and wander towards them. She lay a hand on Crash when she reached him and he stared at her with his blue eyes. she stared at him with her own red ones. Crash rtemoved her hand from his shoulder and pulled her off somewhere. Coco took the chance to stand beside Crunch, who eyed her with disdain. it was quite some time before Crunch went off to his house. Coco and Aku-Aku went back to their home where Crash was pointing at pictures while showing them to Fatale. Soon afterwards she hugged the brother bamdicoot and left. She walked down the beach to look at her partially finished home. It really was beautiful, but it would be more than enough for her small needs. She walked down to the water and stood staring over the ocean, the waves licking at her toes. She wandered a little into the water and climbed up a high rock that had a flat top and sat there still looking over the ocean.


Crunch walked outside early the next morning to find Fatale sleeping on the rock, her hand dangling into the tide that was now high. He sighed and hoped she wouldn't awaken before the tide went down. He moved to the house and looked at it with a smile. Soon he would finish it and make furniture for it. He decided to start for the day.

Fatale woke when he started his work and watched. She had noticed the tide had come up last night just as she was about to leave the rock, but decided to stay as she would be safe enough until someone awoke who could help her if the tide was stil high. She sat up and smiled, then stood and backed up on the rock so she could get a running jump. Crunch happened to look behind him as she prepared herself. as she ran he moved closer quickly, and as she jumped; closer still, until he caught her hand and quickly hauled her up out of the water as she sank in it. She gasped when she hit against his chest. she stared at him from under her flattened wet hair and he stared back at her with a softened gaze until she looked away and tried to leave.

"Wait." he picked her up and carried her from the water and near the home he was building for her, then sat her down beside the wood pile and went to work. She watched him until Coco pulled her hair harshly.

"Do you remember what I said about watching him?" Fatale growled loudly. Crunch having heard the growl cast a glance at the girls but kept working. trying to seem as if he weren't paying attention, but he was. Coco had a fistful of Fatale's hairand Fatale was just looking in his direction.

"Let me refresh your memory. He hates it. So leave him alone."

Fatale just cut a glance before saying in a low controlled growl, "perhaps if you wouldn't stare at him so lustfully then you could have stuck around.." a loud crack, then a snarl, Crunch glanced back once more to find Fatale snarling at Coco from where she sat. He hopped down and went to Coco.

"I suggest you go home now Coco." Coco clung to him and began to wail.

"Oh Crunch please. Send her away!" Fatale just quieted when she saw Crunch's right hand. he lifted it and pushed the she 'coot away from him.

"Just go Coco..." Coco turned and left. Fatale had moved off elsewhere and whn Crunch looked for her, she was gone. "Fatale?"


Fatale entered Crunch's humble abode that evening and sat down. Crunch looked up as she wrapped her tail about herself and got up and crossed the room to her.

"Fatale," he said quietly. he saw her ears twitch but no sound came from her mouth. He took her muzzle and lifted her face so he could meet her eyes.