Soooooo... Yeah its been awhile *cough*like two years.*cough* and its mostly becasue i couldnt find time to write and that i didn't have the ambition to so i thought i would give it another try. Hopefully my grammar and spelling wont be as trashy and the last 5 chapters while improving on story quality.

Staring into the eyes of the spotted Dalmatian, I can't help the tears as the roll down my face."...Marshall...I-I'm...Im so sorry." Rocky says burying his face in Marshall chest wetting his fur with his tears. "I..." Rocky begins to cling on Marshall's uniform. "I'm a bad person." Marshall looks at Rocky with a compassionate smile" Rocky... you're not a bad-""Yes I am!" Rocky says tugging on Marshall. "I...I treated you horribly all those years I knew you liked me but I shrugged you off not giving it a second thought." Marshall tried to say something but was abruptly interrupted "In the hospital... I said all those things to you and when you woke up I shrugged you off again not caring about your feelings and how you felt." Rocky let go and backed away from Marshall. He lifted his head with his glassy eyes steaming with tears. "Time after time I kept putting my feelings infront of yours even if i knew you would hurt and i didn't care..." Rocky's tone calmed " All those years i did this time after time...I'm a bad-" Rocky was stopped by Marshall who now was around him hugging him in a tight embrace. Rocky felt drips on the back of his fur. "Don't you dare" Marshall said in a harsh voice. Rocky looked up a Marshall noticing the tears in his eyes and clenched teeth. "Don't you dare say you're a bad person. You were the one who saved me from the fire that day. You were the one who woke me up when i was in that coma. Rocky you're not a bad person." Marshall kisses Rocky. "In my eyes you're my hero." Rocky stared into the Dalmatians eyes,with tears still rolling down his own. "Come on its getting late." Marshall said as he nuzzled Rocky wiping his eyes. They both preceded back to their room. It was quiet since most of the lighthouse by now was sleeping. The Dalmatian laid down in his bed signaling Rocky to come over. He then wrapped his arm around Rocky pulling him closer to his body locking him in an embrace. "Good night, Rocky" Marshall whispered before dozing off. That's when Rocky heard a sound he hadn't heard for months. Although most people find snoring agitating Rocky always comfort in it. Almost like he felt protected . The last thing he could hear before drifting off was the heartbeat of his best friend next to him.

The next day Marshall went back to the hospital to be checked on his physical and mental condition. Rocky sat in his room watching tv waiting for Marshall to comeback when he heard the door open and close behind him. " Hey Marshall what did they-" Rocky said getting up but stopped as soon as he saw that the figure infront of him wasn't Marshall. "O... hey Chase was up?" Rocky said looking anywhere but Chases's face. "Rocky...we need to talk." Chase said sitting closer to Rocky. "Oh yeah... about what?" Rocky said in a somewhat spiteful tone. "Last night... What you saw.. wasn't what you think it was." Rocky looked back up a Chase as he continued. "Me and Skye... we didn't do anything." Chase saw Rocky's disbelieving expression and decided to elaborate. " That night after Marshall came back, Skye came to my room to see if i was ok. We talked and while she was leaving she fell and her uniform got caught on one of the floor vents. I pulled the uniform until it freed but it sent me and Skye flying. One thing led to another and i landed on top of her and that's when you walked in." Rocky paused. He didn't know how to react. " Oh, ok. The reason i ran is because it just shocked me you know?" Rocky said with a non-convincing laugh. "That's not the reason i came to talk to you." Chase said looking worried about something. "...Rocky, I didn't know how to react when Marshall was in the hospital. I thought it would be wrong if i told you while he was like that but now that he's back i have to tell you." Chase said moving closer to Rocky. "Rocky...I care about you. All those years i tried to act though and strong was because i was trying to win you over. After what happened to Marshall i realized that it could have been you who was under that beam. After each mission, i don't know if you or I will come back so...I need to tell you now." Chase said looking at Rocky with a determined look. "I...I think I love you, Rocky." Rocky froze. His mind had no idea what to do. Talk about timing right. Do i even still care about Chase. Maybe not,..i love Marshall. Maybe i love Marshall because he's better now. Before Rocky had time to react or say anything Chase had leaned in closer to Rocky. Rocky couldn't move he didn't know why he couldn't say anything or do anything. Maybe he wanted this. They both eventually met in a kiss however it was one-side. There was Rocky...Him and his crush ,since well forever, were kissing, and that's when the door opened. There standing in the doorway was the white and black spotted dalmatian Marshall.

Weird i forgot what writing was Haven't done it in awhile. Hopefully il finish this story and not go back on a two year hiatus. Anyways R/R and pm me for suggestions and any tips. Thanks ^-^

-JV