I'm gonna take a break from this for a while and work on some other books that i really need to update. 

~Maddy 

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Mating season usually goes on for about a week or so and takes place in the spring. Barney sighed as he knocked softly on the door with a 'S' clawed into it. He listened and carefully opened the door. He smiled when he found Stampy and Squid sitting on the floor hand in hand. They weren't talking the weren't asleep, just enjoying each others presence.

As the door opened, Stamp looked up and smiled at Barney and the food. "Thank you so much Barney." Stampy said as he took the plate from him.

"Its no problem." He said, shrugging. He smiled as they started to dig into the food. 

"Do you ever think you'll find a mate?" Stampy asked once he finished his bite. A wave of sadness washed over Barney, his eyes lost the happy sparkle from a few seconds before, and they both seemed to notice this. "I was just thinking since you are unaffected by all the smells and I was... just wondering..." He trailed off. Barney gave him a weak smile and shrugged.

"I don't know, probably not anytime soon." He said. "Well I hope you two enjoy your lunch." He said with a smile, heading towards the door.  He was just about to close the door when he heard Squid say something to Stampy.

"Ten bucks its Red."

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Pink looked at the door as the lock clicked into place and the door opened. She smiled and shifted slightly when she saw Barney walk in with food.

"Not gonna jump on me like last night?" He asked roughly, setting the plate down on the side table.

"No, I'm sorry about last night as well. It was wrong of me, then again, I couldn't control it." She said looking at the male.

Barney looked at her confused, "What's gotten into you?" He asked her, crossing his arms.

Pink smiled and laughed softly, brushing some of her bubblegum hair back. "Well, the scents aren't as strong in the day, so my mind is clear, but I should have turned back to Red. I don't know why he's not out." She said, almost sadly.

Barney sat next to her, uncrossing his arms. "I think I will be staying out until the season is over..." She said, not looking at the male. "Do you smell the nice scent too?" She asked, looking at her feet.

Barney took a deep breath in and only smelled a fainter scent from the night before. "No, just a faint mating scent." He said calmly.

Pink let out a soft laugh. "This is gonna sound weird and cheesy but to me, it smells like roses and chocolate...." She trailed off, smiling and looking at the other Dino. "And pure love." She added on with a smile. Barney instantly thought of the couple he just gave lunch too, how they were just enjoying time together.

Pink and Barney kept their gazes locked on each other, no one moving and no one talking. The male scanned her deep pink eyes, noticing a brown rim around the pupil, the same brown from Reds.

"I think I know why I'm out..." She said softly, breaking the silence. Barney let out a soft hum, bringing him back into reality. "He loves you."

Those words struck him more than anything. "Love is a strong word though..." She said, breaking eye contact and looking at her feet. "And crush seems too childish....and like is too casual." She said, her mind racing.

"Desires?" Barney asked, trying to help.

"No," Pink shook her head. "Well, I don't think he has quite sorted out his feelings yet..." She said as she locked gazes with him once more. Barney gave her a confused look.

"But you are the emotion." He said. Pink nodded.

"Yes I am, so I specialize in that feeling. I know Red likes you but the true feeling is in him, if that makes sense...." She said kinda confused herself.

"You see, I can only figure out so much from what Red feels. When you two were alone in the bathroom, hes told you more information about his life than his past boyfriend." She said.

Barney stiffened at the sound of another boy liking Red. "And you're jealous." Pink said with a smile.

"How...?" Barney said, not really knowing he was jealous himself.

"Well, body language. I saw you tense up and your jaw locked into place. Then you're eyes hardened and became aware of your surroundings, having that protective mode engaged." She said 'mater of factly'.

Barney was quite impressed. He hummed and relaxed slightly. "Red clearly trusts you enough to tell you so much information about him..." Pink said. "And the fact that the first morning when the smell started to arise, his heart jumped when he first saw you."

Barney smiled at that fact, even though he didn't quite know why. "So why aren't you lust Pink again?"

Pink smiled. "It's the 'love scent' it makes me happy and want to love, not fuck." She said calmly. "And because he loves you." She added on, smiling at the male.

Barney sighed, not to sure how to think of all this information. "I have two different sides, just like Red and Michael." She said, standing up, her tail falling off the bed.

"Michael?" Barney questioned the female. He saw Pink stiffen and freeze.

After a few seconds she let out a shaky laugh and turned around and faced the male. "That's right. . . He didn't tell you huh. . ." She laughed softly. "Well that's classified."

Barney stood up. "Pink, tell me." He said calmly. Pink shook her head.

"That's for Red to tell you. Not me." Barney sighed in defeat.

"Please?" He begged, wanting to know. Pink rolled her eyes and hesitated.

"Fine...." She said and Barney smiled. "Red is the tough, fighter type person and is always one to stand up for what he trusts and honors. While Michael is the shy, soft, caring person that will do almost anything for anyone." Pink said quickly.

"When Reds eyes soften and his body isn't tense, that's Michael." She said looking up at the male. Barney smiled and looked at her.

"Thank you..." He said softly, do understanding Reds life now.

"So? You gonna go after him?" Pink said with anticipation.

Barney hesitated then shrugged, not to sure if he wanted to. "Well its your choice." She said with a smiled.

Barney soon bid a quick good bye and left the room, closing the door behind him. 

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Red sighed as he laid down on his bed. It's been hours since Pink left, he didn't know this of course, but he was pretty confused when he opened his eyes and was in his room with the door locked.

He heard a soft knock on his bedroom door, and sat up, seeing Barney in the doorway. He groaned annoyingly and laid back down.

"Why are you here?" Red asked harshly, refusing to look at the male.

He heard Barney sigh and a soft clink sound on his bedside table. "Dinner." He said, a hint of sadness in his voice.

Silence filled the space between the two for a good few minutes. "Are you okay?" Barney asked softly. This caught Red off guard, making him sit up and lock gazes with the male.

"Yeah, why do you care?" Red asked a little too harshly. Barney shrugged slightly. "You always seem to have this, 'don't touch or talk to me' vibe..." Red said, his voice less rough.

Barney felt a ping of sadness strike him but he tried his best to hide it. "Well.... I should get going..." Barney said backing up towards the door.

Red nodded sadly, breaking eye contact. "Yeah. . . You have important things to do. . ." He said before laying down. Barney then left, a little hesitant but closed the door in the end.

Red clenched his jaw and closed his eyes as he felt a ball start to form in his throat and tears threatened to fall out.

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Barney walked back to his room, trying to sort out his feelings. His thoughts whirled around in his head as he entered his room, and closed the door with his tail. He threw himself on his bed, and sighed in defeat, letting sleep over take his body.

The male awoke to a strong sweet scent and someone hovering over him, their legs around his waist. "Oh good, you're awake." Said a feminine voice.

Barney groaned softly, knowing who it was. "Why Pink?" He asked trying to wake up. She only giggled and smiled, letting the tip of her tail fall off the side of the bed.

"You left the door unlocked silly." She said softly, placing a hand on the males chest. He sat up with a yawn, propping himself up with his elbow.

"Go back to your room." He said sleepily.

"You can't make me." She said as she leaned down and connected their chests together, her face inches from Barneys. The male shoved her off , sitting up. 

"Look Pink, I'm not in the mood." he said roughly, looking at the female. 

"Well I am." She said, as she quickly sat on Barneys lap, wrapping her arms around his neck. Time seemed to speed up for the male as his knee came in contact with her side, unsure how he   got it out from under her weight. 

A loud thud sounded through the room, which brought Barney back to reality. He quickly realized that the female was no longer on top of him. He looked to his left and saw her in a heap near a wall. Worry and fear coursed through him, realizing that he had hit the girl so hard she had collided with the wall.   

Barney quickly left his bed and ran up to her side, placing a gentile hand on her shoulder. His eyes widened as he saw red start to form at the tip of her tail. The red was a deep red and traveled up her tail. He watched the color change until it stopped at her head. 

"Red? Red?!" Barney yelled desperately, shaking him slightly. His body let out small twitches here and there before he pushed himself up with his arms, looking towards the floor. 

"Red are you okay, I'm so-" He was cut off short when Red let out a ragged breath. Barney froze when he saw a drop of blood hit the floor. "Red we need to-" Red then proceeded to have a coughing fit, blood coming from his mouth, and onto the stone floor. His breathing was labored and his body twitched at random points. 

Suddenly Red tipped over, his back coming in contact with the wall and slid to the floor. Barney just looked at the male, unsure on what to do. He soon saw the gingers eyes open as more blood dripped out of his mouth. His eyes were weak and scared and held many questions in them. 

"Come on, we need to get you too Ross." He said as he started to life Red up off the floor carefully.