A/N: done over on tumblr for the prompt: "(Domestic) MakiPana adopting a GIANT FRIENDLY SAMOYED WITH FUR AS WHITE AND FLUFFY AS RICE." Honestly, how could I resist. I hope you enjoy.

It was something that Maki didn't mind at first, and it had actually seemed like a good idea at the time. There were times where she worked long hours into the night and stumbled home only to find Hanayo already half-asleep and still waiting for her so she could start dinner. She always told Hanayo she didn't have to wait and sometimes she did but most of the time, she waited for Maki to come home instead.

When Rin revealed that one of her relatives had a dog that they couldn't take care of anymore because they were moving, Maki had caught the way Hanayo's eyes lit up for a quick moment before dimming down, glancing at Maki nervously. Rin leaned forward as well, giving Maki the same pleading look. Maki gave her a kick under the table before turning back to see the same look on Hanayo's face. Unlike Rin, she felt a pang inside her chest.

"… we can at least go see it?" Maki offered, hoping she didn't sound too defeated. Hanayo smiled widely at that and Maki had to look away, pointedly ignoring Rin's knowing smile.

And Maki knew, the moment they saw the fluffy white dog bounding over to them, that there was no going back, especially when the first thing Hanayo did was let out a gasp of surprised happiness and immediately bent down to ruffle the dog. And as Maki looked at the dog tag with his name on it, she realized there was no better dog in the world that was meant for Hanayo.

"Are you ready to be brushed aside?" Rin teased from where they both stood aside watching Hanayo and the dog immediately take to each other. Maki turned to her, entirely unamused.

… she didn't realize how true that would be.

"You're such a good boy, aren't you?" Hanayo grinned as she played with his ears, rubbing her nose with him and laughing when he tried to lick her face. His tail thumped furiously against the floor as he whined.

Maki tore her eyes away, trying to fight against the frown on her face. She wasn't jealous, she wasn't jealous.

"Maki-chan?" She glanced up from the dog to Hanayo who was now looking at her worriedly. She waved for Hanayo come next to her. When she did, Maki reached over and wrapped her arms around Hanayo's middle. She couldn't help the tiny smirk that broke out of her as she stared down at the dog, who was now watching them curiously instead.

Hanayo let out a gasp, blinking down. "Ah… sorry, Maki-chan, I haven't been paying a lot of attention to you, have I?" She raised her hands and put them on top of Maki's head, petting her softly instead.

Maki narrowed her eyes, unable to shake the feeling that she ended up being the substitute for the dog instead. She tugged on Hanayo, pulled her down until they were sitting together on the sofa. Hanayo laughed softly at the small pout on Maki's face as Maki pulled her closer, their legs touching now.

"Hanayo–oof!"

And Maki looked down with a scowl when she realized the dog had jumped on the couch and had flopped himself in all his splendor onto their laps, tilting his head as far back as he could to peer up at them. Unable to resist any longer, Hanayo reached out, running her hands all over his head and cooing again. "Ah, you're just so fluffy!" He answered her back with a loud bark, wagging his tail furiously.

Maki sputtered to herself, trying to get the fur out of her mouth as she felt the tail repeatedly smack her in the face.

There were some moments that didn't seem so bad.

When Maki came home, there was loud pop music playing throughout the house. She took off her shoes, putting on slippers before going to the living room, where the source of all the noise was at.

There, Hanayo was listening to one of her concert DVDs for one of her favorite idols, singing along with the music. Besides her was their dog, excitedly dancing all around as he howled with her. Hanayo's face cracked into a large grin as she stopped singing and listened to him howl and bark to the catchy music instead. She clapped along with the music, trying to give him cues.

"Yeah, just like that, there you go! And then you—M-Maki-chan!?"

Maki glanced up and tried not to laugh at Hanayo's completely mortified expression, realizing she was caught now. She couldn't help the amused smile on her face, trying not to laugh as she gestured to the TV where there was nothing but sparkling lights and dancing idols. "Your favorite part of the song is coming up."

"H-huh?!" Hanayo spun back around, glancing at the screen. "Oh!" She turned to look down at the floor where their dog was but he was already bounding over to his other owner, happily barking in her face in his own rhythm that was entirely different than the music playing in the background.

Despite the tiredness Maki felt, she shook her head in exasperatedly fondness before making her way over to them, Hanayo beaming at her and their dog cheerfully yipping.

It wasn't always like that though.

"I'm ho–gah!"

"Welcome back!" Hanayo called back out automatically before blinking to herself, realizing Maki's greeting turned into a loud shout. Turning the heat lower on the stove, she had a suspicion she knew why, when she couldn't find Gohan sleeping on the couch as he normally was.

When she looked into the hallway, Maki was face down on the floor and there he was, nothing but a giant ball of fluff sitting on top of her, barking in victory.

"Ah…" Hanayo rushed forward, urging their dog off of Maki and trying to calm him down.

Maki raised her head back up with a pained expression. "Thanks."

And there were times where Maki had to finally put her foot down.

"No, he's not allowed on the bed! Do you know how much fur we had that other time!?"

"… we managed to get it all out, didn't we?" Hanayo argued weakly.

"But it's not like I want to do it again."

The whining and barking stopped, realizing he wasn't going to move either of his owners. Maki turned back to Hanayo with a raised brow.

"You spoil him too much," she said with a sigh.

"I can't help it! He's just… he's…" Hanayo pointed with a helpless look on her face. Maki had to resist the both of them, knowing he was giving her the same look Hanayo was.

"… he needs to get groomed again," she muttered. Hanayo understood, patting her hand before standing up to lead the dog away, gently coaxing him back outside the bedroom.

"N-next time," she promised, ruffling his head affectionately before closing the door.

Maki pushed down the feeling of guilt rising in her and flopped ungracefully onto the bed with a huff instead, knowing if she saw either of their pleading expressions, she'd cave immediately. Hanayo came back, sitting down next to her.

"Did… did you not want to have the dog after all?" she asked in a quiet voice. Maki rolled over, frowning. Hanayo wasn't looking at her, her eyes on her hands twisting nervously in her lap. "It was… my idea in the first place and if… if you don't want… him then…"

"Hey!" Maki interrupted, sighing afterward and reached out, fumbling for Hanayo's hand. "I never said that, stop assuming it's something only you wanted. I just… I just wasn't expecting him to be so… uh, friendly."

"He… he is a lot more… nicer than I thought he'd be," Hanayo mumbled with a quick giggle. "As expected of Rin-chan to find a dog like that for us."

"… of course she would," Maki said with a roll of her eyes before letting out a yawn.

"O-oh! Are you tired?" Hanayo peered down at her, brushing back her bangs.

"A little." Maki reached up, wrapping her arms around Hanayo and tugging her down to the bed.

"M-Maki-chan!"

"Only for a few minutes, okay," she murmured sleepily, already dozing off in the comfort of Hanayo's warmth. Hanayo quietly laughed before raising her hand to gently thread through Maki's hair, humming softly. Within minutes, Maki's body completely relaxed and she was out, her grip on Hanayo slack, exactly what Hanayo wanted.

Though the temptation to stay and give into Maki's indulgence was strong, she carefully eased herself out instead, creeping toward the door. She opened it, just a brief inch, and sneaked back to bed, settling herself down against Maki and closed her eyes.

When Maki woke up, she was warm. Blinking groggily she turned her head to the side. Hanayo was dozing against her shoulder, drooling lightly as she mumbled to herself. It made Maki smile, raising her other hand so she could brush against Hanayo's hair.

Except she realized there was something on that side too, something soft and fluffy, very familiar.

Maki turned her head and found their dog next to her, resting his head upon her arm. He opened his eyes, staring straight at her. He began to wag his tail furiously, slapping it against Maki's leg. Craning her head, she noticed the door was ajar and not closed as she remembered it was.

Sighing as she let her head loll to the other side on top of Hanayo's head, she tried not to think about the fur that was no doubt already on their bed. Despite how she felt about it though, there was no denying that she felt incredibly comfortable. Still, she couldn't help but whisper petulantly, "I told you you spoil him too much."

The only answer she received was a quiet mumble about rice.

There were some periods of time where they had silent agreements with each other.

The day was cold and gloomy, as expected with the rain outside. It didn't help that the house currently had one less occupant than it normally had.

Maki looked up from the book she was reading, glancing out the window. Hanayo was gone for the weekend, gone with her parents to visit some relatives in another city. And unfortunately, none of their other friends were free (except Rin apparently still had the time to send her constant 'this is your chance to bond with the riceball! :DDD' messages.)

She looked down, to where the dog was laying his head by her feet. When he noticed he had her attention, he peered up at her, wagging his tail. Maki noticed it wasn't as excitedly as he did for Hanayo though. She glanced around again before sighing loudly, patting her lap. "C'mon, I guess."

At those words, he instantly sat up, tilting his head to look at her. She patted her lap again before patting the couch afterward. He finally understood and leaped, landing half on the couch and half in her lap. "Oof!" He settled his head in her lap, whining softly afterward. She petted him absently, lightly scratching behind his ears as she returned to reading her book.

Maybe he wasn't so bad, Maki was beginning to think.

But sometimes… sometimes…

It was normal that Maki always woke up earlier than Hanayo. Even during her days off, there no stopping what had become so routine and come a certain time, she would groggily wake even if there was no alarm to help her.

The one benefit of this was that Hanayo was still dead asleep. Despite not wanting to move at all, she made an exception here, scooting closer to Hanayo and burying her face into her lover's hair. Within seconds, she felt herself getting drowsy again and she gladly let sleep take her away.

Some time later, Maki woke up again, feeling a lot more refreshed than she was the first time. This time, Hanayo was closer than before, tucked under her chin, using Maki's arm as a pillow as she cuddled with one of the many plushies on their bed.

Maki smiled indulgently as she pulled herself as close she could, nuzzling against the warm body in her arms. Hanayo twitched but did nothing much, letting out a soft sigh. Maki couldn't help the lazy smile as she slipped her hands underneath Hanayo's pajama top, kneading the soft flesh there. Hanayo shifted slightly again. "Maki-chan?" she murmured, her voice thick with sleep.

Maki leaned forward, pressing her mouth to Hanayo's neck, murmuring against it. "Mm?" Hanayo let out a quiet gasp. She raised her hand instead, moving it to brush back the hair on her neck, easily exposing more of her skin. Maki pressed a soft kiss against the pulse there as she pulled Hanayo's shirt up, letting her fingers trail against her skin. Hanayo inhaled sharply and squirmed slightly, eyes fluttering but not quite open though she was much more awake now.

"A-ah… M-Maki-chan, w-wait, did you hear som–" and whatever words she tried to get out became lost in a moan when Maki moved her other hand downward, slipping underneath her pants.

Hanayo moved her hand again, letting it tangle into Maki's unruly hair. Finally opening her eyes, she turned her head up. She tried to urge Maki down–she suddenly furrowed her brow in realization and snapped her head back forward. Maki felt all of Hanayo's body tense up. It made her pause, frowning slightly as she followed her gaze.

And there was their dog, resting his head on top of their bed as he stared at them.

Hanayo let out a yelp and turned bright red, immediately pulling her shirt back down. Maki was still too frozen to move, mind blank at the thought of being caught.

"Oh gosh, it's… it's like… um, doing it in front of our child," Hanayo squeaked out before covering her red face with her hands and turned around, trying to hide herself within Maki's chest. Maki blinked down at her before slowly turning to the dog again. Realizing he had at least one owner's attention on him, he flattened his ears against his head, wagging his tail even harder and letting out a soft whine.

Now, Maki was beginning to regret this decision.