"They said our love is forbidden, Chase," Rocky says, his voice shaking. He slowly lowered himself onto the ground. "I've come to terms with that." He lowered his head, resting them on his front paws. He could feel a pair of warm brown eyes staring at him from behind. "But i don't care about that, because I love you, Chase," the mix added, glancing behind him. "And nothing's going to change that." He paused a moment to stare at the dirt, before whispering, "not even death." "Rocky," the mix's ears perk up slightly. He could hear the shepherds paws shifting in the dirt behind him. "I love you too, but... you know they'll never let us be together." "I don't care!" Rocky just about shouted, stamping his paw. He got up in the process and watched as the small particles of dirt flew around his face. They drifted away in the breeze. The mix turned around the face the shepherd, anger and frustration gleaming in his eyes. "I don't care. I'm not afraid of them. Neither should you be." He remained where he was, but he was soon pulled into a warm embrace. It felt mesmerizing, as if that were the first time he felt Chase's paws wrapped around him. "I don't care, either, Rocky." Chase whispered into Rocky's fur. "The only thing I do care about right now, is you. You and you only." The mix felt as though he were about to cry, but he had no more tears to shed. Instead, he hugged Chase back, feeling ready to face whatever was to come. . . . [A Paw Patrol Fanfic!] Rocky x Chase! Hoorah!