Alright, here's the second part of the three request for titanflame. . .

The song is 'He Is Beautiful To Be' By Crystal Gayle. . . I encourage you to check out the song, it's beautiful.

Enjoy!

She didn't know quite where she was going; Everest just knew she had to keep running until she was far enough away. Away from the best friend she kissed when she didn't mean to, and form the mate she wasn't sure would understand. It didn't matter that the cold rain pelted her white fur, or that her paws hurt form the rough terrain she was running on. She had to keep going.

Suddenly, she tripped over a root she never saw, and tumbled end over end for a second until she landed on her side. She blinked for a few moments, and then fell unconscious.

He cast his silver eyes over the grounds near the entrance to the cave he now called home. After a moment, he narrowed his eyes. Something wasn't right. The wolf tilted his nose upward to catch any scents that might be nearby, and breathed in deep. He caught the usual smells of the rain, the leaves, and the wet earth. Then, another scent crossed his nose, making his eyes go wide.

Blood.

He broke into a run as he followed the scent. Soon, a mass of white fur came into view in front of him. As he ran toward it, the form morphed into a snow white husky. She was breathing normally, but looking over her numerous cuts and scrapes, the wolf knew she needed help. He placed her on his back and headed back to the safety of his cave.

"Dundee, its Jake, are you there?" The young man's voice said over the dingo's pup tag.

"I'm here Jake," the pup said. "I haven't found Ev yet." Jake could hear the disappointment and worry in the dingo's Australian accent. "Did you ever get a signal from her pup tag?"

"No, it may be broken or we may not be getting a signal because it's raining pretty hard out there. Wherever she is, she's smart enough to find shelter by now. . ." He paused, trying to figure out how to say something that would surely upset the pup. Finally, he just decided to just say it. "Dundee, come home please, I don't want to worry about both my pups being alone in the rain all night. We can get Ryder and the pups to help us search in the morning."

Normally, Dundee would have said no. But there was something desperate in Jake's voice that made him stop and think. And the more he thought about it, the more he knew Jake was right. "Alright. . . Be there soon."

Everest shut her eyes tightly, and then slowly opened them about half way. As she looked around, she became more confused. The last thing she remembered was tripping over something and tumbled for a few moments. And she doubted she happened to land in a cave that just happened to have a small fire in the center. The husky attempted to stand up, but a sharp pain in her left front leg made her sit back down.

"That's what I thought. . . You sprained that ankle didn't you?" A voice said causing her to look to the entrance of the cave in surprise. She took an involuntary step back once she noticed the pair of piercing silver grey eyes focused on her in the darkness. "Sorry. . . I didn't mean to scare you." He said as he walked into the light created by the small fire it the middle of the cave.

She looked over his black and dark brown fur that was similar to Chase's, but the pup's body frame and the length of his fur were more like hers. "Who are you . . . what are you?"

He gave a small smile. "My name is Drake. . . I'm a wolf."

She raised an eyebrow. "I didn't know we had wolves in this forest."

"I haven't seen any others," He shrugged, "I guess it's just me. . . You might want to lie down and give that paw a rest. I'll help you get home in the morning."

Everest narrowed her frost blue eyes. "How do I know I can trust you?"

"Honestly?" he kept his eyes focused on her. "You don't. . . Then again, you really don't have a choice."

She was silent for a moment, and then she laid down and said. "You sound a lot like Dundee."

Now he raised an eyebrow, "Dundee?" He moved closer to her and laid down a couple feet away from her.

The white fur on her cheeks turned red. "He's my mate."

"Is he a Dalmatian?" He asked.

"No," she shook her head. "Dundee is a Labrador-Dingo mix."

"Stop me if I'm prying," he spoke softly, "why do you have the scent of a Dalmatian on you."

Now she focused her eyes at the floor, "Because I made a mistake."

He tried unsuccessfully to catch her eyes. "Do you want to talk about it?"

When she looked back up at him, her eyes were moist with tears. "Marshall, the Dalmatian, is having problems with his mate. And since he and I are best friends, he came to stay with me for a while. . . And, to make a long story short, I kissed him when I really didn't mean to."

There was silence in the cave for a few long moments, until he spoke again. "Tell me more about Marshall."

"When we first met, I had the biggest crush on him. . ." She smiled at the memory. "He's cute, funny, smart, brave, and has the most incredible blue eyes."

He smiled. "What about Dundee?"

"I love him more than anything. . . And he loves me." She sighed and let a tear slide off her muzzle, "I miss him so much right now." She was quiet for a few moments, then she began so softly sing. . .

He. . . Is beautiful to me.

Not in my wildest dreams.

Did I ever dream, he would come to me.

She fixed her gaze on the small fire, and the longer she looked, the more it reminded her of the fire in the fireplace in the cabin. She could picture herself snuggled up on front of it with Dundee. . .

He's the key to the door.

Of joy never-ending.

He's the light, he's the way.

And without him I say, I can't go on.

She let a few more tears fall from her eyes as she sang. . .

And I . . . will love him till I die.

And even then I know this love will grow and grow.

He's so beautiful to me

He's beautiful to me.

So beautiful to me.

As she finished, she felt Drake move close to her and lay down. So, she placed her head on his shoulder and let the tears flow more.

"Does Dundee know you had a crush on Marshall?" He spoke softly. When she nodded, he smiled. "If he loves you as much as you love him. . . He'll understand."

After a moment, she nodded. "Maybe. . ."

Drake belongs to titanflame. . . Please Review!