A dark green SUV drove to the top of a big hill where a large Mansion sat, resting in the sunlight. It drove up to the gates, and pass under them. The letters arching over Fox and Krystal's heads were,

'McCloud Mansion'

"I bought it during our chaotic honeymoon." Fox said smiling.

The SUV's front tire touched the driveway and the garage door automatically opened.

Krystal eye's were welling up.

"Are you ok Krystal?"

"I'm so happy I'm crying Fox, I dreamed of one day living in some great big house but now that dream is a reality."

"Then I guess that this reality will get better and better."

They got out of the SUV and entered the Mansion. A steak was already grilling outside. Krystal could smell it. Wine was on the kitchen table and everything looked fancy. Fox went to find candles. Krystal looked around. The ceiling was very tall. The walls were a dark shade of red. In the den, two steps down there was a fancy brick fireplace with iron guards. On the the wall next to the fireplace was a huge Flat screen TV. She realized that her claws were leaving no marks on the oak wood floor. A sturdy floor she thought.

She walked into the hallway and looked into the bathroom. The bathroom was literally as big or maybe even bigger then an apartment. You could change the temperature of the bathroom just by pushing a switch up or down. The floor was marble and there was even a mini chandelier with real crystals.

She was about to head to the front room when she heard a loud thump coming from upstairs.

"What was that Fox?" She called.

"Oh nothing the-" there was a pause.

"The lamp fell but it's fine you don't need to see it. Plus I don't think you should come upstairs just yet."

"Ok."

Why would she care to see it anyways? She wondered. She walked to the upstairs steps and looked up.

Fox came downstairs with no candles.

"There's a spider up there, it's big. I'll get it later."

"I didn't know you were scared of spiders."

"Well I'm not, bu-"

"My man can save my life and buy a house while doing that but a spider is too scary?" Krystal laughed.

"Oh crap the steaks!" Fox rushed out.

Krystal waited until she knew Fox was gone busy doing what so many males of higher intellect in a species did. Grill. She could grill too but, you didn't see that as a common standard in the galaxy.

She went upstairs and looked around. She squealed when the hamper beside her moved.

'The spider must be big like Fox said' she thought.

She slowly opened the hamper.

To eyes and a long tongue stuck out. Slippy startle tumbled out and scrambled away, he lost his footing and he fell down all the steps. He lie at the bottom.

"Slippy!"

Krystal raced to the bottom, and checked his pulse. He was still breathing.

All of a sudden, he shot up and, ran away. Krystal swore that she saw him run into the wall and disappear.

"Fox! Come here now!"

Fox who had just put the steaks on the table rushed to Krystal.

"What is it?"

"Slippy just appeared in the hamper and then he fell down all the steps horrible, he got on and he ran into a wall and disappeared."

"Which wall?"

Krystal pointed at the wall in front of the steps.

"I suspected."

"Suspected, suspected what?" Krystal asked.

"Ok we should eat, I'll tell you when you have the delicious steak in your mouth, you won't be as tempted to spit it out."

"This better not be something really really bad you've done." Krystal immediately felt a little mad at Fox, was he already keeping secrets?

When Fox decided that Krystal ate enough steak that she would still not be hungry if she stormed off, he told he.

"Ok I tell it to you quick. Our house is supposedly haunted."

Krystal just stared at Fox for a while, they she laughed so hard she hard to excuse herself.

Fox didn't know what to do or say.

"Fox, this is so cool."

"Wait so you're not mad?"

"No, I'm not mad. Us living in a haunted house is neat, I love it here anyways."

"Well if you say so."

Fox ate his steak relieved that the fact that he bought a supposedly haunted house did not scare Krystal away.

Krystal drank some wine watching Fox eat.

"Krystal..." whispered a voice from the basement.

"Fox did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Someone called my name."

"It was probably you telepathy."

"No Fox it was in this house, from the basement."

Fox sighed and got up. He walked to the basement doorway. He looked down and saw darkness.

Suddenly he turned around and out from behind him came, Peppy Hare, and Falco. Slippy came from the front door.

"Surprise!"

"What's this?"

"Welcome to your new home Krystal." Slippy said.

"Congratulations Fox!" said Peppy.

"Your home isn't haunted, well it will be until we leave." Falco laughed.

"Awwww guys that's so sweet. Thank you."

Krystal hugged them all. Slippy's eyes seemed to bulge out even more then ever when Krystal squeezed him.

Fox got out drinks and and they all told stories and jokes. One by one, they eventually left. until it was just Krystal and Fox, yet again. They looked into each others eyes and smiled.

Krystal nodded her head upstairs coyly. Fox was very happy. He couldn't wait to test the springs on the bed.

Krystal went upstairs and saw the room at the end of the hallway with the king sized bed was theirs. She ran into the room and with a flying leap she bounded on to the bed. It was soft but a little firm. Krystal liked it. The pillows were as soft as her tail fur. She went under the covers her head peeking out.

Fox entered the room. He knew she was somewhere. He walked near the bed. An arm pulled him in.

"Yipe."

"That's the noise you make when your grabbed."

"To be fair you got my belly."

"So you ticklish."

"No no Krystal don't."

But the vixen didn't care and she tickled him without mercy. She stopped shortly after and slid all her clothes off. Fox slid under the covers until his head was about where Krystal's was.

"Now play the game, touch the body." Krystal slightly whined.

"What do I get if I win?" Fox asked.

"We will find out."