Fable (Couldn't think of a title)

** This fable is about the dangers and the possible negative consequences of getting romantically invloved with a best friend. It depicts how friendships are forever changed when other feelings come into play. This is the story of Darcy the Dalmation and Gary the Great Dane and the struggles they face when they decide to become something more.  

Darcy and Gary had been best friends since they first caught the same frisby at the dog park three years earlier. Darcy, a beautiful, toned, fit Dalmation and the undeniably handsome Gary the Great Dane hit it off right away. They had the same interests and enjoyed the same things. They found it easy to connect with one another because of all of the similarities they shared. Although neither one of them would ever admit it, there were underlying feelings hidden beneath the veil of friendship. Neither one of them payed much attention to it though, and just carried on with the best friend life they shared together. But all of that started to change as months went by.

Darcy and Gary's friends all noticed the change. They noticed how playful their races had gotten, how flirtatious their growls had become, and how passionate their stares became.

"Darcy, it's so obvious that he likes you, and you like him" Darcy's friends would say to her. 

"You guys are crazy, he doesn't, and neither do I. We're just friends," Darcy would always say.

"Dude, you so want her. Just get at that, bro," Gary's friends always said to him.

"You guys are stupid. She's my best friend," Gary would say, defensively.

Neither one of them knew it, but all of that would change.

One day, Gary and Darcy took a long, leisurely walk down to the forest behind the dog park. They had taken walks before, but this was no ordinary walk. They walked especially close to each other, and their tales even touched a couple times. Both of them had felt the sparks, and it was was obvious because of the rosy blush that spread across both of their cheeks and their feathered out whiskers. Neither one of them could hold it in any longer, they were now fully aware of the feelings they both were facing, and it had suddenly become overwhelming. As time went on, and their trot slowed and continued to slow, Gary suddenly stopped and turned to Darcy.

"Darcy..." he sighed.

"Huh?" She asked.

"I like you... I've liked you for the longest time, and I had never fully admitted it to myself. But, it's just become so overwhelming, and you need to know. I love you, Darcy. And I can't stand just being friends with you..."

"Oh...wow. Gary, I...I feel the same way..." Darcy blushed.

"Really?" Gary smiled and took a couple steps toward her. 

She nodded her head, and stepped closer to Gary. Their heads tilted, their faces got closer, and their noses touched. Fireworks lit up the pale, blue, cloudless sky. This was the beginning of the end for Gary and Darcy.

Weeks had gone by, and Gary and Darcy's relationship hadn't really blossomed much. They kept their feelings secret from their friends, and never showed each other affection unless they were alone. This became a problem for Gary, he wanted everyone to know Darcy was his, but Darcy wasn't too fond of that idea. Darcy didn't want anyone to know that her and Gary had been having an affair. She didn't want to publicize the fact that she had fallen for her best friend. Gary was okay with that, but he still yearned to become exclusive with Darcy. Later, he would find out exactly why the couple had to be such a secret.

Weeks had gone by, and feelings started to change between Gary and Darcy. Darcy stopped showing up for their nightly walks in the forest, she had stopped returning his howls in the middle of the night. She had ceased almost all communication with Gary. He was puzzled, he didn't understand what had happened. Then he learned, Darcy's feelings had changed for the worse. She no longer wanted to be more with Gary, she had realized what a big mistake everything had been. When Gary found out, he was furious and devastated. How could she stomp on his heart like that? It was as if she had just stopped caring for Gary, and this weighed down on the two like a boulder on a pile of feathers. 

Once they had regained communication, they started to fight. Constantly. It continually got worse and worse until Darcy had finally had enough. They came to blows one day, and both were left with bruises and scratches. Neither one of them had anticipated this. 

The time finally came when Darcy had enough for good this time, and decided to end all contact with Gary. They lost all touch, and never talked again. The friendship they once had was left in ruins, all because they decided to give in to their feelings. Looking back, both of them regretted it. But the past is the past, and neither one of them could change it. So each was left to pick up the pieces of their own lives.

And that was the end of Darcy the Dalmation and Gary the Great Dane.