.:Chapter 1:.To find a home
Rose looked around frantically, searching for an abandoned fox den or something to hide the fox kit and herself. Her jaws were getting tired of holding the pup, but she knew it couldn't walk, so she held on to it. She started to feel the fox pup getting colder and noticed it start to struggle less. She knew it didn't have much time left if it stayed like this. She took another step forward,and almost fell forwards. She glanced down. She had stepped in what she wouldn't have expected to find, and it seemed magical that she had. An abandoned fox den. What she'd hoped for. She quickly used her paws to move some of the snow away from the entrance, and climbed in. She found a few different tunnels,all leading to dens. She went into the one that seemed far enough from the entrance to be safe from predators and the cold, but close enough to make a quick escape, and lightly put the fox pup down. She collapsed on the ground beside it and pushed it closer to her. She smiled as the fox pup climbed closer to her to nurse, knowing that it was alive. The smile faded as she remembered that she had a pup,and it had been taken from her because her owner couldn't pay for it's food...and never could care for it.
She saddened at the thought of her precious daughter, Penny, then felt happy again as she noticed the fox pup got warmer, knowing it would live. “I'm going to call you Crystal...” She whispered quietly to the fox pup. The fox pup squealed quietly at Rose's voice. Rose laughed and nuzzled her, causing Crystal to squeal in delight. “Oh, you like having your tummy nuzzled huh?”She laughed,as she nuzzled Crystal's tummy again.
After a while of playing with the blind little fox pup, Rose got tired and layed her head down softly. She closed her eyes,but didn't fall asleep. She sighed. She never knew having a newborn fox pup would be so much work, and it was even harder that she couldn't forget her pup...