A Romantic Night Out

[[Midnight]]

Frosty had told Crystal to meet him here. Hopefully she'd remember, although Frosty didn't think she was the type who would forget something like that, if anything at all. Crystal was just an amazing doll. It was amazing that he had found her first, really.
He waited by the lakeside, sitting on a patch of snowy grass that had been spreading its seeds ever since the lake was dug out. The deadlands might not be so dead in a couple of years, which made him even happier when he thought of the future of the pack. Perhaps even pups would come out here one day to play and practice hunting techniques.

He thought of his own pups and some of the brightness in his blue eyes faded. Sapphire was worrying him the most.

He didn't let those thoughts linger, though, and shook them away. Tonight was going to be for him and Crystal, so that they could spend some time together before Spring came. Who knows, if Crystal and Caerwyn agreed, maybe the two would be having more pups this season? It was a possibility, and a happy one.

[Sapphire]

A black, sleek figure padded to the shining river, gleaming from the moon. Crystal perked her ears with happiness, as she saw him. The white shining wolf in armor. The one and only, Frosty! Her beautiful mate, his white fur looking better than before. "He must have groomed it for this special occasion." Crystal thought, as she smiled at her mate. The deadlands didn't look too bad. In a couple of years, hopefully they would be lush lands. That is, if the Falling Moons didn't create more havoc around here. Crystal was thinking about her pups. Sapphire, Takumi, and Toboe. But the one Crystal was mainly thinking about was Sapphire. The mother was worried about her daughter. She thought that nobody understood her. But it wasn't true in the slightest bit.

Crystal shook her head, getting the horrible thoughts out of her head. Tonight was just going to be about her, and Frosty. They hadn't been together alone, and it was actually..... relaxing and romantic. It was nice that the two mates would spend sometime before Spring came. There was another thought stuck in the back of the fea's mind. It was about pups. If Frosty and Caerwyn were okay with it, maybe they could have some more. I mean, there would be more healthy pups in the pack, and Toboe, Takumi, and Sapphire would probably be okay with it. What could be the worst that could happen?

[[Midnight]]

As he heard Crystal approach, he stood up and turned, racing towards her to greet her with a loving whine and licks to her face. She was always so beautiful, and tonight was no exception. He pulled back from his ferocious face-licking and stared into her brilliant eyes, which were reflecting the light of the stars.
"Hello, my lovely," he said wooingly, his tail wagging calmly. "You get more beautiful everytime I see you."
It felt good to say it, it was the truth, and he hadn't said anything romantic in a very long time. In fact, he might have even been neglecting his family time, worrying too much about the bad things that were going on. But he knew Crystal understood. She was just amazing like that.

[Sapphire]

"Hello, my prince. And aw, shucks. You look smarter, and more handsome everytime I see you." Crystal said, licking her mate behind the ear, and then staring into his deep, dark blue eyes. Her tail wagged back and forth, back and forth, almost like a ship at sea going back and forth, back and forth. Crystal smiled at Frosty, knowing she hadn't done anything romantic lately with him because always other wolves were around. But Crystal hoped that Frosty would understand, though she knew the attributes of his personality were like that. Always understanding towards people. It was never as shock to her whenever he understood a mistake, or something. Just the way he was built.

Crystal sighed, not knowing if she should ask him the question. The question was if he wanted more pups. But she didn't want to rush it. I mean, they had just gotten their conversation stared, and Crystal didn't want to ruin it in case Frosty didn't want more wolves. But she would understand if he didn't want more, and they would just wait a little while. Crystal was still pretty young right now.

[[Midnight]]

Frosty chuckled, pawing a bit at the dirt out of habit. "Well, I wouldn't say smarter. Sometimes I think I get dumber everyday," he joked humbly, his ears rotating as he listened to the insects and the wind. "But the smartest thing I've ever done was choose you for a mate." He continued the flirty wooing, holding her gaze and whining playfully.
He nipped at her furry cheeks and invited her to romp with him, his behind wiggling as his tail refused to stop moving.
"Let's wrestle like we're kids again," he growled excitedly. His blood was flowing and now he felt hyper, extremely eager to do something fun with Crystal.

[Sapphire]

"You are on! I remember the first night we wrestled. It was when we became the lovebirds. And the prettiest thing I've ever done is lick you on the nose." Crystal said, smirking, and licking Frosty again a couple times on the nose.

"Alright, the battle begins..... NOW!" Crystal growled playfully, jumping into the river, making a rather large splash. Her dark blue eyes glittered as the moon shone through the glimmering water, and Crystal's blood started flowing. She was extremely hyper, so she wasn't gonna give up. Who knew what could happen with the two hyper wolves......

ooc: Ooh! Perfect twist! Soon, the water might be rushing, and so Crystal might be starting to be swept away in the current. Frosty saves her, and rescues her, so she is unconscious whenever he brings her onto land. Awesome idea, or what? But don't let her die.... Frosty would be sad, lol.

[[Midnight]]

{Okay, sure, sounds exciting =D}



Frosty lept into the water after her, the shock of the cold water hitting him like stones. He recovered as he began paddling out towards Crystal, his breath creating misty clouds above his head as he breathed. It was exhilarating, swimming in the cold water with the wolf that he loved, feeling happier than he had in ages. This is what he had only hoped for for the first moons of his middle-aged life. He was the luckiest guy alive.
He circled around Crystal, watching her with his light and happy eyes, the moon reflecting off of the water in front of him. Now he almost didn't even feel like romping with her, just watching the way the soft water lapped at her beautiful fur and the moon magnified the prettiness of her young eyes.

[Sapphire]

Crystal turned her head around as Frosty circled around her sleek body. It was nice, having a great mate, and not having a care in the world right now. She stuck out her tongue, and even though she was underwater, she was lapping up the cold, icy water that made her tastebuds frozen. She was very thirsty, and this water was relaxing to her tongue at least. Crystal stuck her tongue back in, opened her mouth so she could breath, and get all the delicious water in her mouth, and then she closed her mouth, swallowing the small amount of water she had gotten. You could see small, sparkly clouds standing above Crystal's head as she breathed in and out of her nose.

[[Midnight]]

"Maybe we should race instead?" Frosty asked Crystal, paddling closer towards her. He had a goofy smile on his face, almost mirroring the one Toboe often wore.
"I'm suddenly thinking that wrestling will be too tiresome. What do you think?" he asked, stopping where he was and focusing on staying afloat. The water was numbing cold.
With his heavy winter coat, Frosty thought about the moment when he'd be getting out of the water. It would be freezing, but at least he'd have a wet Crystal to snuggle with. He smiled at the thought and it almost caused him to get out of the water sooner.

[Sapphire]

Crystal nodded, and poked her head up. The current was running a little faster, and it was hard to keep up with it. Her legs were moving back and forth, because she was trying to get to the edge so she could pull herself up over the land. She went back down, trying to motion for Frosty to grab her, but it was no use. She gave up, and was being swept away with the current.

"Frosty, help me!" Crystal howled, going back under, and losing her breath. Her eyes slowly closed, as she became unconscious from the shortness of her breath. This was not going well at all.

[[Midnight]]

Panic swelled in Frosty's chest when he realized what was happening. The current was sweeping his girl away, and she couldn't fight it.
"No, Crystal!" he hollered as he swam forward letting the current take him, too. He paddled quickly, swinging his numb legs fiercly until he found himself closer and closer to the dark-pelted female. It was a good thing their was a lot of moon shining down that night, or else Frosty might night of seen her dark body swirling underneath the water.

He dove, fighting his dog-like instinct to breath or else he'd suck in water to his lungs and die. He succeeded in holding his breath as he felt his jaws clamp down on flesh.
He hauled himself upwards underneath the water gasping for air through his nose, suffocating himself as he held onto his mate. By the time he reached the shore he had almost drowned with Crystal and lost his grip.

He choked on water, shaking from the shock and the cold, and weakly crawled towards Crystal's face, licking it hard. "Crystal?" He cough. "Crystal? Please tell me you're still alive!" He sneezed up water and snot, forcing himself not to panic. But the fear and dread was so heavy in his belly that he thought he was going to get sick on the ground.

[Sapphire]

Crystal lay limp on the ground, but as Frosty continued to hollar her name, and lick her to tears, the black pelted female coughed up lots and lots of water. She didn't open her eyes, nor did she try to sit up.

But soon enough, Crystal opened one of her eyes just a crack to see her white-pelted mate. "Frosty, is that you?" She coughed weakly, tears running down her face. Crystal's teeth chattered, as her body was almost frozen. She could hardly move, and barely even open up her mouth. She continued to cough up a lot of water, trying to get it all out of her system.

ooc: OMG, that was great, Midnight! You did it perfectly!

[[Midnight]]

{*humblemeep* Thanks [:}


When she stirred, all of the relief flooded straight to Frosty's brain and he thought he was going to pass out, he was so dizzy.
"Good greif, Crystal, I thought you were dead," he whined loudly, moving his body overtop of hers to warm up her shivering, wet body. He watched her hack up the water she had swallowed and he continued to lick her comfortingly. Both for her sake and his own, actually. "I got you. I saved you. You're okay!"
He nuzzled his face into her shoulder, oblivious to the numbing snow underneath them. He had come close to a heart attack, he was sure of it, and he was just happy to see Crystal was okay.

[Sapphire]

"Frosty........ what happened? I'm really cold, and did you save me?" Crystal asked, as Frosty moved over with Crystal, which made both of them warmer. Her teeth continued to chatter, as she looked around, seeing if anybody else had seen her almost drown. Frosty was a life-saver, and Crystal owed her life to Frosty, no matter what. He had saved her once too many times, so it was Crystal's turn now. She mustered up enough energy to sit up, and she started licking Frosty's rapidly so that they could keep warm.

[[Midnight]]

Frosty was still shivering, but only because he had been scared. He was starting to warm up better now, especially with Crystal's help with grooming.
"Yes, you're okay," he replied, licking the water off of her wet pelt. He was starting to feel better and the shock of it was going away, with Crystal well enough to talk and sit up. As long as she was okay, he was okay, too.
"The current took you, Crystal. It must be all of the ice melting away that is causing the lake's current to run faster."
He stopped his licking to turn and glance at the dark water, another shiver passing through his body.