A/n: sry I havnt updated in a while I was in Canada with a friend but im back now the chapter might be a little short but I have a party 2 go 2 soon so ill do my best and give a great chapter 2 morrow! (and if u don't like it 2 bad)

Ice Age 3- The Sweet Escape Chapter seven: melted rocks and melted hearts

The next morning was no different than that night… in fact, it was even worse!

"Did you sleep well?" Ellie asked Katie, hoping to start a discussion that would take Katie's mind off of being angry for a few moments.

"Ya." Katie replied sharply but she tried for it to sound like she was not angry. But she couldn't help herself. Katie softened her tone a little, "Ellie can I talk to you? Please."

"Sure." Ellie and Katie walked out of the cave and outside.

"Well you made her mad yesterday." Sid said showoffishly.

"Not my fault shes overly sensitive." Diego mumbled.

"Well… what Sid means is, why did you say, 'no, I would never want to be your boyfriend.'" Manny shrugged.

"A: I didn't say it like THAT. And B: I don't know… it was the first thing that came into my head." Diego glared at his two friends.

"Well you obviously need help if that's what came into your head." Crash said as Eddie gave him a high five when they walked into the cave.

"Oh joy… the two little stooges," Diego kept his firm glare on.

"Call us what you want kitty." Crash taunted the saber.

"Ya we don't care in fact this is sorta like a soap- opera… Pathetic Tigers, Desperate for Love." Eddie cleared out.

Manny and Sid chuckled at this remark but then seeing Diego's face, they stopped and did their best to cover-up the snickers coming threw.

"I can hurt you." Diego said.

"Oh ya… were real scared."

Diego lunged for the possums but Manny and Sid held him back.

"I don't get it. Why don't you just apologize!" Manny said.

"I already tried to… she wont listen!" Diego shot back.

"You could apologize again?" Sid suggested.

"No way! I already said I was sorry… its her turn." And with that said Diego left the room.

Manny, Sid, Eddie and Crash stared as Diego walked away. Just then Ellie and Katie came in.

"Where's Diego… I wanna tell him something." Katie looked around the place for a brief glance.

"He just left and went that way." Sid cheerfully pointed out. Katie just nodded and headed for Diego's direction.

Katie looked and saw Diego and decided to talk to him.

MEANWHILE

"Katie decided to except Diego's apology and also apologize to him." Ellie said happily.

"That's good." Manny said.

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"Diego," Katie called, "Diego… where are you?"

Katie looked and saw Diego walking up to her. "Hey Diego." Katie looked a bit shy.

"Hi." Diego replied back, "are you still mad at me?"

"No Diego and I'm sorry for not excepting your apology!"

"Its fine." The two nuzzled each other, "you gonna be overly sensitive again."

Katie drew away from Diego, "Overly- sensitive… you were being in-sensitive!"

"Ya… right! Katie… when I tried to apologize you blew up at me."

"Uhh… Diego! Consiter this I would never want to be your girl friend. And I'm not saying that cuz YOU did and you hurt my feelings—"

"So you ARE saying it cuz you DO like me!"

"Diego… I'm saying it cuz its true, I would never want to be a friend… or anything more with someone with an attitude like yours. Here I am apologizing and YOUR telling me I was being overly sensitive when I wouldn't accept your bone-headed apology. Well for YOUR information, I felt so bad last night about our fight that I could barley sleep but… NOW I don't care… I hate you!" And with that Katie walked away.

At the phrase, 'I hate you,' Diego felt like he had been hit right in his stomach and got all of the wind knocked out of him.

"Ok, uh…" Diego tried to yell after her but… he couldn't think of what to say.

And Diego and Katie weren't the only animals who knew about the fight. Manny, Ellie, Sid, Eddie and Crash were all outside when Katie came out of the cave and shortly after Diego.

"What do we do now?" Manny whispered to Ellie.

"I don't know… I really don't know."

"Uh…" Sid muttered trying to change the subject, " well, what should we do for the day?"

"Dunno" Diego replied coldly.

He sat down next to a big rock as the whole fight happened again in his head.

"Lets go down town."

Katie suggested as if nothing ever happened. But in Katie's voice, there was anger and sadness mixed with some

cover-up.

"Well that sounds fun!" Ellie exclaimed, "we should do that!"

Manny, Sid, Eddie and Crash tried to catch-up with the two girls. But then Manny turned around.

"You coming?" The sound of the mammoth's voice seemed to awaken Diego from his trance.

"Huh? Oh ya" Diego went from looking depressed to fine, - he couldn't show weakness. Even if he hurt someone he loves and she wanted nothing to do with him anymore.

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Once the herd got to town, they saw a big crowd of animals crowding around something that they couldn't make out. But everyone, exept for Manny and Ellie managed to push their way threw the crowd.

Right in the middle of the crowd they saw a vulture speaking of something.

"You've all escaped, an ice age up north, the flood and even a fire! But if you escape what's coming to you now… you'll be lucky." The vulture batted a big, ugly, yellow eye around the whole crowd. Eyeing each animal!

"Whats he talking 'bout?" Sid whispered to Diego.

"Dunno." Was Diego's simple answer. He glanced at Katie hoping to catch her eye, but she was simply ignoring him.

"Hey Birdbrain, what are we trying to escape?" Crash asked simply.

The vulture glanced at Eddie and Crash he walked up to them, "you know I think I WILL have a snack before I start explaining." The vulture stepped toward the possums.

"Leave them alone!" Ellie spoke out.

"Or… what do you care?" The vulture said.

"Just… keep… talking… mousebreath."

The vulture didn't understand WHY mammoth even cared about two possums but he didn't feel like picking a fight between him and a mammoth. He didn't know why… but he kept talking.

"As I was saying before I was interrupted," He shot the young possums a look and Ellie shot him a look- he quickly noticed Ellie's glare and continued. "Us vultures have been flying around so… we know whats coming and we'd be fine with you all dyeing but… if you all didn't survive this disaster then your bodies would be melted! And we wouldn't be able to pig out on the carcasses!"

The animals all gasped. "Melted… what'd'ya mean… mealted?" Manny glared at the vulture.

"I mean, we've been flying around and we've found out that a volcano is erupting tomorrow." The vulture sneered.

"You've all better hurry. The volcano is right over there."

The air was filled with frightened animals' voices, "what, where I don't see it, show it to me, there it is, move I cant see…"

The animals looked, and sure enough, way in the distance you could see threw the clouds a big volcano.

"Wha'do we do?" One animal shot out in the air.

"Like last time, you make it to the end of the velly… theres no boat. But theres a BIG lake that sorta splits the land – if you make it to the other land… you'll be safe. To bad none of you have wings. Other wise escapeing this would be a no-brainer!" With that, the vulture flew off.

"Crap… and just as we settle into a new home." Sid complained.

A/n: how was it???? Well just review and tell me!