The day was coming to an end for the Paw Patrol as night quickly approached. They had not received any more calls that day since the incident with Chickaletta. Ryder, Rocky, Chase, and Marshall had been at Katie's for the majority of the day getting Marshall's paw checked on and bandaged up. Katie had agreed with Ryder the diagnosis of a sprained ankle and sent him home with a bandaged foot and an ice pack, along with instructions to not put any weight on it for the next couple of days so it could heal.

The three pups and Ryder had just arrived at the lookout and were beginning to head inside with Ryder carrying Marshall.

As they were all walking towards the front door Chase began to notice something.

"Why am walking so close to Rocky all of a sudden? I keep on moving from him but end right back next to him. Now that I think about it even at Katie's I was always very close to him." Chase kept the thoughts to himself, figuring it was nothing.

Meanwhile Rocky was some pretty similar thoughts himself. "Why is Chase so clingy all of a sudden? Ever since he saved me he hasn't left my side. Wonder what's going on with him all of the sudden."

The pup and Ryder then walked into the lookout to be greeted by a very worried Skye, Rubble, and Zuma.

"Where have you guys been!? All you ever told us is that Marshall was hurt and you were going to Katie's." Skye asked Ryder, speaking Rubble and Zuma's mind.

Ryder then looked over to Chase and frowned. "I told you to tell them all that had happened and that we wouldn't be home for a couple of hours." Ryder said to Chase.

"I'm sorry, I was worried about Marshall and didn't want to take too long telling them. So I made the explanation to them short, very short…" Chase said to Ryder. "I'm sorry." He said looking at the ground.

"It's ok Chase, I understand." He said to the police pup with a smile which cheered Chase up a little.

Ryder then turned to the other three pups who were still pretty clueless as to what had happened. "What happened was when Marshall was about to climb up to the top of the tower he slipped and fell off his truck and sprained his ankle."

"Oooo. Are you ok?" Rubble asked Marshall.

"Ya I'm ok, I dint hurt that much anyway." Marshall said acting a little smug.

This made Ryder smile a little. He continued the story. "Anyways once I saw that Marshall wouldn't be able to make the trip to the top Rocky volunteered to go to the top and lower down Chickaletta. Everything went ok until it was time for Rocky to come down himself."

"What happened?" Asked Zuma, a little worried.

"Well Rocky slipped and fell off the edge of the tower, and-" Ryder was then interrupted.

"-and I would have been a pup-pancake if it wasn't for Chase and his quick reflexes!" This made Chase blush a little. "He caught me in his net right before I hit the ground!" Rocky said with a giant smile looking over at Chase.

"It was nothing, really." Chase said acting as if it truly wasn't.

"Are you kidding me! I wouldn't be standing here right now if it wasn't for you Chase!" Rocky exasperated. "Thankyou."

"Really Rock-" Before Chase could finish he was all of a sudden being embraced in a hug.

"Thankyou." Rocky told Chase while hugging him.

Chase blushed a little then smiled. "No problem Rocky." Chase then hugged back.

"Awwww." All the pups' aww'ed at the display of affection between Rocky and Chase.

They broke the hug and started to blush from all the attention.

Ryder was smiling at the scene but then remembered the time. "Ok pups let's get ready for bed, it's getting pretty late."

"Ok." All the pups said and headed off to the bathroom to get ready for bed, with Marshall using Rubble and Chase as support to get there. As they were walking there a small bowl that had been placed on a table wrong began to fall and was going to hit Rocky.

"Look out Rocky!" Chase yelled as he tackled the gray pup out of the way of the bowl.

All the pups were staring at Chase and Rocky sprawled out on the ground, but mainly Chase, and were wondering why Chase reacted so overdramatically over the small bowl.

"Uh, thanks Chase, I guess." Rocky said to Chase with a weird look.

"Oh um, no problem. I'm going to bed now." Chase said and quickly walked away in embarrassment in his action.

"That was weird." Said Skye.

"Ya, it was." Rubble agreed.

"Whatever, let's just go get ready for bed." Said Marshall.

All the pups agreed and again started to head for the bathroom.

"Wocky can I talk to you weal quick?" Zuma asked Rocky before he headed to the bathroom.

"Uhhh, sure. What is it Zuma?" Rocky asked, a little confused as to what the lab wants to talk about. Even though he already had a hunch. "Huhh, I regret ever telling you." Rocky thought to himself.

"That was vewy weird." Zuma said to Rocky.

"Ya it was a little weird wasn't it? Chase has been acting all protective all of a sudden." Rocky said to Zuma.

"What do you mean all of a sudden?" Zuma asked, a little confused.

"Well you see, ever since Chase saved me he hasn't left my side, like at all. The only break I got was when I had to go to the bathroom, he tried to follow me there to but I told him to stay. And then that overreaction to that small bowl, it's just a little weird." Rocky said to Zuma.

"What if it's something mowe than overprotectiveness. What if it's something like possessiveness?" Zuma asked the gray pup.

"What do you mean possessiveness?" Rocky asked.

"Like what if he feels that he has to pwotect you now that you almost died? Like what if seeing you almost go sparked something in him? And what if this something is what you have been waiting for Wocky." Zuma said a little excited.

"What do you mean it's something I've been waiting for?" Rocky asked, even more confused now.

"Wemember that secwet you told me?" Zuma asked and received a nod from Rocky. "Well I think now is the perfect time to tell him."

Rocky eyes widened. "Are you crazy!? I told you, I can never tell him that. It would ruin our friendship." Rocky said to Zuma, a little shocked he would even suggest that.

"Listen dude, I think now Chase weally cares for you, like weally cares, and I think that that is the something that sparked in him. Maybe it's even something more than care." Zuma said while winking. "And I think that now is the perfect time to tell him, while we now that he has some feeling's for you." Zuma finished.

"I don't know Zuma. If you are wrong it could expose my secret and ruin everything between me and Chase." Rocky said, unconvinced.

"Wocky you just have to twust me on this, I've got a weally good feeling about this. Plllease!" Zuma pleaded with puppy dog eyes.

Rocky thought about it for a little and was silent. "When have I ever steered you wrong dude." He heard Zuma tell him in between thoughts.

"I regret ever telling you my secret Zuma." Zuma started to frown a little. "But I'm also glad I did." This brought his smile back.

"You win Zuma, tomorrow I'll tell Chase that I love him." Rocky said with a giant grin and Zuma cheered.

Hope you all liked it! Next Chapter should be up soon.