"Yes you are!" Shadow played with Dante's ears.

anya giggled too. "Shadow guess what? Bathtime" she said. melody scrammed.

Shadow jumped off Dante's head. "Oh boy! Bath time!" He jumped up and down with joy.

Melody giggled from her hidding place under dante. Anya picked up shadow and took him to the stream.

Snowflake heard melody and snatched her up. She walked over and dumped Melody into the water.

anya did the same with shadow and then sat him down.

Shadow shook himself dry. "I feel clean!" Snowflake removed Melody from the water.

Melody shook herself dry. "Stupid poofy fur," she said.

Shadow poofed up too. He ran up and hugged Melody. "You're so soft!"

Dante followed them all and chuckled a bit as he began to drink from a clean patch of water

melody giggled and huggled shadow back.

"Fluffy pups" Snowflake said with a giggle.

melody climbed onto snow with a laugh.

Shadow climbed atop Anya.

Anya smiled.

Shadow coverd Anya's eyes. "Guess who?"

"hmm is it shadow?" she asked.

"You peeked!" Shadow nommed her ears.

Dante chuckled at the pups as he laid on his back in the sun enjoying the gentle heat

Anya giggled and picked him up and hugged him.

Snowflake did the same with Melody.

melody giggled but then she smelt the air. Something smelt good. She got out of snow's grip and followed her nose out of the cave.

(ok we should make dude come back and attack melody too but shadow kills him before he can kill melody.

Shadow smelled it too and followed Melody. "Where are you two going?" Snowflake asked.

Melody didn't answer and just continued to follow the smell. She exited then den and went into the woods.

"What in the world," anya said trying to catch up with shadow.

Snowflake followed. Suddenly, the stranger appeared and grabbed Melody. He held a knife to her throat.