Balta

by Sage Morsinger

To Steele, she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Fem!Balto/Steele Balta isn't ashamed of her wolf-half. It will follow the movie line a bit when it comes to the medicine run. I hope this story is as good as my other. Disclaimer: I do not own Balto or any of the characters, I only own the idea for this story. Enjoy

3. Chapter 3

AN: Kinda short for a chapter but it was all I could come up with for this one. Without further adieu... Chapter 3! Enjoy~

Steele had been lost in thought as he made his way back to his human's home. He didn't realize he had, instead of going home, ended up at his father's home. Roscoe had been laying on the porch, as if he knew his only son needed someone to talk to. Steele walked over and sat down next to his father, both of them looking up at the stars.

"What has you so deep in thought?" Roscoe asked.

"What is your opinion of our resident half-breed?" Steele asked not looking at his father.

"You mean Balta?" Roscoe asked. Steele looked at his father, shocked that he knew her name. "Don't look so shocked. Her father, Logan, used to be on my team before we retired. He told me about Aniu and the pup they had together. Named her Balta. I can see a lot of her mother in her, though she has her father's coloring. Why do you ask?"

"Is it bad that I want to be her friend?" he asked.

"With her," Roscoe said, "No. She has a good head on her shoulders and doesn't let fame or pride get in the way of what is important. Did you run with her?"

"Yeah," Steele answered.

"How did it make you feel?" was the question shot at him.

"I… I felt… I have never felt as free as when I ran with her," Steel admitted, "I felt all the tension and all my worries just disappear. It felt right, like I had found something I never knew was missing."

"Good," his father said, "you listen to your heart and instincts and you will never be steered wrong. Logan listened to his heart when he fell in love with Aniu. You can listen to yours when it comes to being friends with Balta. Now go get some sleep. I am more than sure you plan on going to visit your new friend again tomorrow."

"I will," Steele said, "Thanks dad."

Roscoe nodded to his son and watched him head home. The old husky looked up at the stars, wishing his best friend were here to help with the situation. He knew the humans would never accept Balta simply because she was half-wolf. But that didn't stop him from hoping and praying to the Borealis that one day they would.