Janet finally woke after a long sleep. The rays of the sun bathed her scales in ultraviolet light waves. She lifted her neck, smiling. She looked from side to side and saw that Littlefoot had gone somewhere. She got to her feet and looked around. All she saw were trees, bushes, a grassy ground, and a river of flowing water.

"That's odd," she whispered to herself. "Where did he go?"

She walked to the river and lowered her neck to get some water. After taking three gulps, she picked up her head and looked at her reflection in the water. She sighed.

"At least, I got that off my chest," she whispered at her reflection. "It felt…a little wrong though. I mean I felt that he wasn't enjoying it as much as I was. I probably caught him by surprise."

She looked around the area from where she stood. She couldn't find him anywhere. Janet guessed he was just walking around the village. Maybe if she did the same thing, she would eventually bonk into him. She turned her tail towards the river and started walking out of the thick forest.

Janet walked out of the trees and into the grassy plains. She saw that the residents were spread out, each doing their own thing. She couldn't see Littlefoot anywhere. Maybe Littlefoot just needed some alone time.

"Why does it he need some alone time?" Janet asked herself. "Was I too fast? I hope I wasn't, but I can't feel that I was."

She was too distracted by her own whispers to hear footsteps approaching her.

"Janet?"

She turned to her right and saw Ali only a couple of feet away from her. She smiled.

"Hi, Ali."

"Um, who were you talking to, Janet?"

Janet's smile shrunk.

"Well, I… Have you seen Littlefoot?"

"Littlefoot? Not today. No."

Janet groaned. Curious, Ali asked.

"Why? Did something happen?"

"…Can you keep a secret, Ali?"

Ali nodded.

"Like really."

Ali nodded again.

"I mean, you swear."

"Janet, just tell me," answered a somewhat annoyed Ali.

"Okay, okay," she said. She deeply exhaled to relax and replied, "I kissed Littlefoot."

Ali just looked at Janet, not sure if she should really emote what she felt.

"…You kissed him? W-when did that happen?"

"Yesterday night," answered Janet. "We were both talking…and then I kissed him."

She kissed him? At least, it wasn't the other way around.

"But Janet, I told you it was too soon."

"I know, I know, but I just needed to know if he liked me back. It turned out he did. But what kind of dinosaur said he likes you and disappears the next day?"

"Calm down, Janet. We can look for him."

Janet relaxed a bit.

"Yeah," she breathed. "Okay."

"Now, where do you think he went?"

"Ali, if I knew that, I would've found him by now," replied Janet dully.

"Right," replied a secretly irritated Ali. "Mmm… The valley's pretty big. Where should we start?"

"If it's big, I think we should split up. That way, we cover more ground."

Ali nodded.

"Okay, I'll check on that side," said Ali, referring to the west of the valley.

"Then I got this side," said Janet, meaning the east of the valley.

The two longnecks split ways in opposite directions to find Littlefoot.

Rhett yawned after he barely opened his eyes. He looked around from where he lied. As usual, Ali was gone. She was always an early riser, or he was just a late snoozer. He stretched out his neck and got to his feet. He yawned again and looked to his right. Trees had covered him from the nearby open plains that were the main community of the valley. He and Ali had selected a clearing in the beginning of the woods. The nearest body of water was a river that was about thirteen meters away from their sleeping spot due north. It wasn't as deep or as wide as the one Littlefoot and Janet slept next to, but it was still a good source of water. He started making his way through the tall trees to the river.

Dang, he thought, I overslept…again. Probably I need a thing that wakes you up, but it has to be annoying with an awful sound or glow and something you wish you can just toss away because it's so annoying. It can be called the annoying wake-upper, or something like that. Oh, well. For the meantime, I need to remind myself to tell Ali to wake me up.

Rhett had made it to the river. The river was behind some trees, but it went through the grassy plains a few meters to the left where Rhett stood. He lowered his head and started to drink. He didn't go long before hearing footsteps. He lifted his head and looked to his left. Janet was walking towards him. He smiled.

"Good morning, Janet."

Janet formed a small smile.

"Oh, Rhett. It's good to see you."

"Good as in good, or good as in great?"

Janet was confused and a little crept out by what Rhett had said.

"Good as in good," Janet replied with an unsure voice.

"Good."

Janet just stared at him blankly for about a few seconds before she remembered what she was doing.

"Yeah, um… Rhett, have you seen Littlefoot?"

"Can't say that I have. I just barely woke up. Why?"

"Well, when I woke up, he was gone."

"Maybe he just needs some space. You know, some me-time."

Janet's eyes widened. That thought never occurred to her. Still, Littlefoot needed to be found.

"But I need to find him, Rhett."

"Relax, Janet. I'm sure it's nothing. It's not like…you kissed him, and he's confused or regretting it."

"Well…," began Janet with a semi-nervous expression, "about that…"

Rhett looked at her curiously, knowing the answer.

"You kissed him, didn't you?"

A little shame was shown in her eyes.

"Just help me, Rhett," she said, changing the subject of her relationship with Littlefoot.

"Alright. Do you know the valley pretty well?"

"Not really."

"Well, let's check if he's near your sleeping spot by now. If not, I guess we can check towards the west side of the valley."

"Oh, Ali is checking there. I ran into her, and she offered to help."

"Alright. Then Ali's got that place, and we got your sleeping spot. Lead the way."

Janet started to walk back to her sleeping spot. Rhett followed closely behind, walking beside her left side.

Ali arrived to the west side of the valley. Basically, she was in the mating grounds. She looked around the large, green and tannish clearing that was surrounded by a thick forest of trees. She took a few steps forward and looked around from where she stood. She looked around and noticed something in the distance. It was up in the sky, heading away from the valley. She figured it out to be just a flyer. She looked back down towards the woods.

"Mmm… I guess he's not here."

Ali turned around and started walking back.

"Ali?"

Ali stopped and turned around. Littlefoot was walking out of a section of the forest. He made his way towards her as she waited patiently. She smiled at him as he only stood a few feet in front of her now.

"Oh, hey Littlefoot."

Littlefoot slightly smiled.

"What are you doing here?"

"Looking for you. What are you doing here? Janet is looking for you."

Littlefoot groaned.

"I knew I should've just stayed there and waited until she woke up."

Ali looked around, not really sure where she was.

"I've really never been to this part of the valley before. It's kind of hidden."

"I think these are the mating grounds," said Littlefoot, looking around.

Ali blushed at Littlefoot's answer.

"Oh, wow. I've never been here before."

Littlefoot turned his attention towards Ali.

"The start of the mating season," commented Littlefoot. "When is it?"

"Tomorrow."

Littlefoot turned around from Ali.

"Shoot," he mumbled. "I'll never make it in time."

Ali looked at him curiously.

"What was that?"

He turned his attention towards Ali.

"Oh, nothing."

"Nothing? C'mon, Littlefoot. Tell me."

"It's kind of private, Ali."

"Oh," replied a disappointed Ali, "I see."

"So...with it being tomorrow, are you ready?"

"Ready for tomorrow?" she wondered bashfully. "I…I'm not sure. I think no one is, but we'll do it anyways."

"True," replied Littlefoot. "Hopefully, your relationship with Rhett goes to the next level."

Ali stared in bewilderment at Littlefoot.

"The next level? What are-"

"Ali! Littlefoot!"

The two longnecks turned their attention towards the entrance to the clearing; a wide clearing in a shape of a straight road with trees and valley walls lining up beside it on the left and right side. Rhett and Janet were walking along this soft-grounded path. Littlefoot smiled and started walking towards them. Ali stood still and watched him, thinking on what he meant by her relationship with Rhett. She decided to ask Rhett later and joined the others. Janet looked up at Littlefoot with relief in her eyes.

"Oh, here you are, Littlefoot."

"Sorry I didn't tell you, Janet. You were still sleeping."

"You could've woken me up."

"Remember what happened last time? It ended up looking like I was humping you in the river."

Janet blushed.

"Oh, yeah."

"I don't know about you guys, but I am hungry," said Rhett. "Let's go to the clearing and eat."

"Alright, sure," said Littlefoot.

Rhett, being the hungriest, lead the way. Littlefoot and Janet walked side-by-side as Ali followed behind them.

Night had approached. The moon was high above the starry night, providing some llight to the ground below. The residents of Green Valley had all retired to their sleeping spots to call it a night. The trees provided shade as the leaves swayed in the direction of the light wind. Rhett and Ali had returned to the sleeping spot they slept in the night before. Rhett had lied down and rested his head on the ground. Ali was also on her belly, but she kept her head up high, looking at the crescent moon. Rhett was about to close her eyes when he heard Ali's voice.

"Rhett," she said and then turned her head towards Rhett. "What did you tell Littlefoot?"

Rhett lifted his head and faced Ali at eye-level.

"What about?" he asked, somewhat knowing what she meant.

"Our supposed relationship."

"Oh…that…um…we were…sort of…seeing each other."

"So you lied."

"C'mon, Ali. You've known this, and yet you're by my side."

"As a friend. I told you long before that I didn't want to take our friendship to something more. I just…don't feel the same. That's the honest truth."

"But Ali, the signs are obvious. Don't be in denial."

Ali narrowed her eyes.

"I'm in denial? Rhett, you've been on me, and I've been telling you that I've been waiting for someone else."

"What if he's out of reach? I assume he is. I may be a little stupid, but I'm not naïve. Let me guess: you've been waiting for Littlefoot."

Ali's eyes softened. Rhett somewhat narrowed his eyes.

"You've been waiting for him all this time, but Ali, open your eyes. It seems he found someone."

Ali turned away from Rhett. Rhett shrugged it off and lowered his head to get some rest. Ali looked up at the bright moon and blinked. A tear rolled down her face and fell to the ground. She looked down at Rhett and sighed. She got up and started walking off. Tonight, he would sleep alone.

A pair of longnecks were resting in their sleeping spot next to the deep river in the woods. Littlefoot looked from the sky down at Janet. She had lowered her neck, but she still had her eyes open. Littlefoot was deciding on whether or not to tell her. Well, after today's events, he should tell her on what happened. He sighed.

"Janet. Are you awake?"

"Pretty much," replied Janet, without lifting her neck up.

She lifted her head and faced Littlefoot.

"So what's on your mind?" asked Janet.

"Well, I need to tell you something. It has to do with the mating season."

Janet's eyes widened happily. She lifted her head up and faced Littlefoot.

"I won't be here," finished Littlefoot.

Janet's excitement dropped.

"What do you mean you won't be here?"

"Something came up. I need to go back."

"Back where?"

"The Great Valley."

"… But Littlefoot, why?"

"Well, it's kind of personal."

"Kind of personal? But Littlefoot, we are a couple. You can tell me."

"Well, alright. Petrie didn't go too far in depth, but my friends need my help."

"Wait, what? Who is Petrie?"

"A flyer I'm friends with. He said it was urgent."

"Um, okay? But Littlefoot, mating season starts tomorrow. Can't it wait?"

"Not really. Besides, what does mating season have to do with this?"

Janet was applauded that Littlefoot didn't get her context of words. She would try again.

"Think about it Littlefoot. Mating season is tomorrow, and we are a couple."

"We are a couple, and mating season is tomorrow. What does it have to do with me going back?"

"Dammit, Littlefoot," she replied hastily and then relaxed her voice. "I want your baby."

Littlefoot stared back at the now blushing Janet. He formed a small blush.

"Oh…um…aren't you rushing all this?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I only met you a few bright circles ago."

"So? Does it matter when you're in love?"

Janet hoped to hear something from Littlefoot, but nothing came out of his mouth. She narrowed her eyes.

"You don't love me?"

"Well, I wouldn't call it love. It's more like like-like."

There was a moment of silence of just Janet staring at Littlefoot coldly. He nervously continued.

"W-well, to be honest, I do like you, but I can't escape from the first dinosaur who I've liked for a long time."

"Are you freaking kidding me? You're indecisive?"

"I have feelings for you, but I also have feeling for her. Please try to understand, Janet."

"Oh, I understand clearly. I can help you too... Go."

"But Janet-"

A tear ran down her cheek.

"Get out of here, Littlefoot! I-I can't look at you. Just leave me alone!"

Janet lowered her neck to the ground and looked away from Littlefoot. Littlefoot looked at her and figured it was best to leave her alone. A light shower of tears rolled down Janet's face as she heard footsteps slowly fading away.

A/N: I usually don't write notes, but in order to write the next chapter, I need your input in the poll I set up in my profile page: Janet vs. Ali. Vote on who, and read who wins. I will keep it up for one more week until I close it, and surprise to some, it is tied for now. Determine a winner. Thank you.