Note: I do not own the Ice Age Characters, but I do own Chelsea, Whitney and Aaron. For those of you who don't understand the break-up, please be reassured that it will all work out perfect in time!! (Hint-hint) R&R PLEASE!!

Chapter 12:

Whitney walked happily back to where the herd was staying for a while. She was almost back when she noticed Eddie, pacing back and forth, mumbling to himself. Whitney guessed he hadn't seen her yet, and she hid behind a tree, listening to what he said

"I could always have Crash tell her, but that seems weak. I could… no that wouldn't work either. He said. He finally stopped pacing and sat down, his head in his hands. Whitney decided to leave him alone with his internal struggles, and continued back to the herd.

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Whitney woke up as the sun shined brightly in her face. She mumbled a complaint, and ran down the tree. She spotted Diego coming back , from hunting she guessed, and ran over to him. When he saw her, he smiled

"Hey Diego!" Whitney called cheerfully.

"Hey girl! What's up?" he asked her, sitting down.

"Nothing much, just heading out for breakfast." She explained. He nodded.

"I just came back from breakfast" he told her, smiling weakly at the mention of his carnivorous diet.

"Ah… so what did you get?" she inquired. His all-meat diet didn't bother her as much as it did the others.

"Nothing much, just an ant eater." He explained.

"Oh, so your going light for breakfast today" she asked him. He nodded.

"Yea, save room for later." He said before smiling. "Well I got to go, see ya later." He told her before walking over to the herd. She waved good-bye and kept on looking for something to eat.

After searching for a few minutes, she located a mango tree. She found a fairly good one on the ground, and began eating. She was almost done when she heard a twig snap behind her. She whirled around to see Eddie walking up to her. She smiled warmly at him.

"Hey Eddie! What's up?" she asked politely. He smile briefly before returning to his troubled expression.

"Nothing much. Hey Whitney, would you go somewhere with me real quick? I have a something to tell you." He said. She smiled and nodded before following him to the nearby waterfall

The two possums walked slowly down the river bank. Eddie stopped walking and picked up a stone before pitching it into the river, sending it skipping.

"Whitney, there's something I've been meaning to say for awhile now." Eddie said uneasily. Whitney smiled. Maybe he was finally going to ask her to be his mate!

"Yes Eddie" she urged, hiding the bubbling excitement the best she could.

"I know we've been together a while now and… I think it's time we-" he continued.

"We?" Whitney said anxiously. He it comes!

"We see other possums" he said, never once looking at her face. It tokk her a second to register what he had said. But when it did hit her, it hit her hard. I felt as if her heart had been ripped in two slowly as the pain soaked in. She looked away and nodded to herself, allowing a single tear to run down her cheek.

"Fine." She said, the upcoming sobs choking her voice. She turned around and ran on all fours as fast as she could. She heard his plees for her to come back, but she ignored him and kept on running. It all made sense now. The way he ignored her, the lack of jealousy. All because he didn't love her anymore. She ran back to where the herd was. She stopped and hid in the tree line. She took several deep breaths to calm herself. She was going to act normal, as if nothing had happened.

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It was midnight when Whitney woke up. She quietly unwound her tail from the branch she had been sleeping on. She placed the leaf-note she had written earlier on a limb, and scurried down the tree into the forest. Once invisible within the tree line, she turned around one last time.

"I love you guys," she whispered. She hated leaving them, especially with that note as her only good-bye.

Sooooo how'd you guys like it? With Whitney leaving, you know a new adventure is on the way!! Stay tuned for the next chapter! Don't be mad at me or Eddie, I'll make it better! R&R!!