A faster update than usual but I felt the inspiration to do this chapter at 1 in the morning and it couldn't wait till tomorrow. Some BoltxMittens in this chapter for those who enjoy the coupling. So Read, Review, and Enjoy.


Chapter 7

Bolt stood staring up at a perfectly clear night sky. The lack of ambient light from the city made the stars appear brighter.

"You know its night's like tonight that make it all worth it." Bolt said to no one as he turned his muzzle away from the sky and toward the ground below. He stood upon the roof a multi-story hotel set in the rural part of California.

"Hey, Bolt what are you doing up here on the roof?" Came a voice Bolt found more soothing than any other sound to reach his ears.

"Just enjoying the stars Mittens." Bolt said with a contented sigh before turning to meet his companion.

As he turned he couldn't help but how good she looked. Dressed in a long, blue dress that clung to her sides, accentuating the feline's curves seemed to sway and float as she approached the equally sharply dressed platinum Sheppard. Bolt was, for lack of a better term, dressed to kill. He wore a simple black striped suit with a bold red vest and tie both of which augmented the look of his amber eyes.

"Well, you mind if I join you?" the black and white feline asked slipping into Bolt's arms where he happily embraced her.

"Oh you should know you don't have to ask to join me by know." Bolt chuckled holding her tightly against him. When she was next to him like this the world just seemed to melt away.

"Actually Bolt that's kind of what I've been wanting to talk to you about." Mittens said changing her tone to one more serious.

"And what is that?" Bolt replied not taking immediate notice of her change in attitude simply basked in the glow of the moment and rested his head on her's.

"Well…it's just that you act different whenever we're in public…not around Penny or anything but just when we go out together." Mittens said a little distressed as she pulled her head away from Bolt's so she could look him in the eyes and await his answer.

Bolt quickly caught on to what Mittens was saying and as she stared at him with her bright emerald eyes he gazed back with his amber ones.

"Mittens…look first I want to apologize for that but you have to realize that regardless of how much I love you, and trust me it's with all my heart, I can't change the fact that we're two different species. I mean I know it's no excuse but I'm still a dog and your still a cat no matter what we do and others are always going to look down on us for it." Bolt felt absolutely ashamed, this had been his rationale the whole time he and Mittens had been together but never had he told anyone and after hearing it from his own mouth he realized how stupid he'd been.

Mittens did not react by getting angry, crying or even turning away from Bolt instead she smiled and said.

"You never were too bright were you Wags."

Bolt had no verbal reply to this comment but his confused facial expression said it all.

"Look Bolt if you were afraid of getting looked at funny all you have to do is look at me." Mittens said with a smile before returning to his arms pushing the top of her head under his chin and purred softly.

"Thank you Mittens, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart…truly I don't deserve someone as understanding as you." Bolt smiled as he said this looking down at Mittens to get one more look at those stunning emerald eyes.

"Don't mention it you can spend the rest of my life making it up to me." Mittens laughed lightly.

The warm moment was interrupted as Bolt thought he heard a strange noise in the distance.

"Say do you hear that?" Bolt asked curiously looking off into the night in the direction from which the noise was coming.

"Yeah…it sounds kind of like a helicopter." Mittens said looking in the same direction as Bolt.

Sure enough no one but three helicopters were in the air heading toward the couple.

"What do you suppose there looking for?" Mitten's asked as the copters moved closer appearing as if the building was there target.

"No idea" Bolt commented as the lead copter broke from the formation and proceeded to hover directly over the two and dropped down a single rope. "Mittens get behind me!"

Mittens need not be told twice as Bolt took a defensive position. Whatever was prepared to jump out of that copter he wanted first call on whether it was safe or not. A figure then began to slide down the rope and land hard on the roof. The figure managed to land on its feet, which were covered by combat boots. The boots leading up into full military regalia that Bolt took full notice of as the figure, which appeared canine, stood fully erect. The one issue was the figure wore a beret to cover his eyes and ears. Only his grey colored muzzle was visible under the hat.

"Time to go Hollywood." The figure commanded pulling a pistol from his side and pointed the weapon at Bolt.

"Wait a minute?…Balto!" Bolt exclaimed realizing just who he was staring at.

"Bolt? You know this crazy hound?" Mittens asked from behind Bolt.

"Well, yeah I do but what's he doing here and what does he want with me now?" Bolt couldn't answer any of these questions and before he was given any more time to think on the matter Balto spoke up again.

"Make me repeat myself and I will fire Bolt…I have before." Balto once again commanded.

"Just why should I listen to you Balto?" Bolt was bluffing now there was no way for him to deflect a bullet. Not with out his powers.

"Well, because if you don't I'll just have to take your friend here with me!" Balto threatened and before Bolt could think Mittens was gone from behind him and in Balto's grasp.

"Wait this doesn't make any sense how did you get behind me?" Bolt questioned still looking down the barrel of Balto's pistol.

The helicopter, which had been hovering overhead the whole time, was causing quite a bit of air movement and suddenly blew off Balto's beret exposing the rest of his face. Bolt almost fell backwards at what he saw.

"Balto…your eye…your eye is green!" Bolt exclaimed and backed a few more steps away from him.

'That's right Bolt cower against me as I obtain all that I have waited so long for." Balto replied with a maniacal laugh "Your death."

With that Balto fired the pistol who's bullet slammed straight into Bolt's chest. Bolt had stepped back far enough that now that the bullet hit him, he fell backwards over the edge of the roof. All he felt was a comforting darkness, as everything seemed to fade out.

Bolt awoke with a start and in a cold sweat but what scared him was the pair of golden, blue pupil eyes staring at him in dark.

"Sorry if I woke you but you were saying things in your sleep and I thought I should check on you." Aleu apologized to Bolt even though he couldn't really see her.

Bolt rubbed his eyes " Asleep? You mean that was all a dream?" Bolt thought a load.

"That must have been some dream you were having? So who's Mittens anyway." Aleu's complete lack of tack was overshadowed by the fact that it was 3 in the morning.

"How much of this did you actually hear?" Bolt questioned sitting up from the couch Balto and Jenna had "allowed" him to sleep on.

"Enough…Now who is Mittens?" Aleu asked again this time actually with a little aggravation in her voice.

"You know what I'll cut you a deal let me go back to sleep and I'll tell you whatever you want to know about Mittens in the morning.

"You got yourself a deal pal, but I hope you know what you've agreed to?" Aleu laughed as she stood up and headed off to her room.

"Any other time of the day, maybe, just maybe I'd care…Goodnight Aleu." Bolt said laying back down needing to think.

"G'night Bolt" Aleu said taking one last look at the Sheppard before retreating.