Disclaimer: None of the characters from the first film belong to me.
A/N: Well, back by popular demand is the sequel to "Why Can't I?" yay! Sorry about that, I'm just so happy that I go so many reviews for the first one; over forty reviews, that's the most I've ever gotten for one of my stories. I just hope this one is as good as the first one, most sequels aren't but I'm going to try break out of that. Please read and review and enjoy!
This story begins the Sunday after the Friday when the first one ended. This first chapter is silly or stupid or whatever but it's necessary for other chapters; plus, I'm trying to include stuff from the movie as well.
Chapter One
Prince Charming
The day was warm, though the declining temperature signaled that the days were slowly growing cooler, as fall days slowly did. A light breeze drifted through the air, gently playing with the light brown leaves that had yet to fall from the trees. Clear Rivers tucked her hair behind her ears to keep the wind from teasing it, savoring the perfect weather; this time of year always reminded her of her father and it was feeling that she had grown to cherish.
Clear strolled alone through the park, unable to stay home, knowing that the weather wouldn't last for long and it was too good to pass up. She was supposed to meet Tod Wagner in the park but he had called an hour ago to say that he'd have to meet her later then expected because he had to help his mother around the house and his father in the yard.
But Clear hadn't minded walking alone until her boyfriend was due to meet her, it gave her time to think and appreciate the weather. She gazed up at the nearly cloudless sky and found it hard to believe that cold weather was on its way with cold gray skies and leafless trees.
A noise ahead of her caused Clear to shift her attention away from the sky, frowning when she noticed a cardboard box, wilted with recent rain, pressed against a bench. She headed toward the box, decided that the noise she had heard had come from inside the box and peaked inside, heart melting when she saw its contents.
Inside the box was a single German Shepard puppy, cowering against the bottom and whining, shaking with fear and hunger. Something inside Clear broke when she saw that little puppy, abandoned by some heartless human being; something in her could understand exactly how this puppy was feeling.
Gently, Clear lifted the puppy from the box and held it so that she could get a closer look; the puppy's head hang low, as though it was afraid to meet her gaze, and it still whimpered slightly. Despite the dog's wet fur, Clear pressed it against her chest, stroking it gently, holding it tightly. "It's okay puppy, I'll take you home with me and you won't have to spend another night alone in this box." She assured it, not thinking of how her grandparents would react to the dog.
She had always wanted a dog and she couldn't, after all, just leave the poor thing all on its own. Someone had to take care of it and that someone might as well be her. Still holding the whimpering puppy, Clear continued her walk through the park but her mind was no longer on the weather.
* * *
When Tod finally arrived at their designated meeting spot, he was surprised to see Clear absently meeting a German Shepard puppy that sat in her lap, her mind obviously else where. She didn't notice him until he spoke to her, startling her out of her reverie. "Clear, where did you get the dog?" It was the only thing Tod could think to ask, for he was curious about her answer. When he had spoken to her earlier, she hadn't mentioned anything about a puppy.
Clear looked over at him, surprised but happy to see him; she moved over a little on the bench to make room for him, surprising the puppy who stirred. "I found him in a box; someone abandoned him Tod, can you believe that? Some people are so cruel." She explained, speaking everything that she wanted to say about her own parents but never spoke out loud.
Tod looked at his girlfriend then down at the waterlogged puppy in her lap then back again, shaking his head slightly. "What are you going to do with it?" He already knew what her answer would be, but he felt the need to ask anyway.
"Keep him, I guess." Clear answered, looking down at the dog, who appeared to be sleeping. "I can't just leave him again."
Tod nodded, knowing that she had a point; he'd never been that fond of animals but he wasn't so cold hearted as to leave one a puppy all alone either. "Will you grandparents let you have a dog?" This was the same question that Clear had been asking herself over and over again and she hoped that the answer would be a positive one.
"I hope so." Clear mumbled, scratching the puppy's crooked ears absently. "I've all ready picked out a name for him."
Tod raised an eyebrow, looking at his girlfriend with a slightly amused smile upon his face. "Is that so? What name is that?" He questioned, interested in what she had decided to name her gangly puppy.
"Prince." Clear answered without hesitation, looking up at her boyfriend and smiling slightly. She had thought about the name while she had been waiting for Tod to show up and decided that Prince was the best name for the tiny puppy, even though he didn't look much like a prince.
Her boyfriend laughed slightly, shaking his head slightly; instead of saying about Clear's choice in names, he leaned over and kissed her gently on the lips, smiling at her when the short kiss was broken. Clear smiled as well, a little bit of color raising in her cheeks. The wind gently pushed a lock of her hair against her cheek and she absently brushed it aside, thinking of truly perfect the whole situation was.
A/N: Well, back by popular demand is the sequel to "Why Can't I?" yay! Sorry about that, I'm just so happy that I go so many reviews for the first one; over forty reviews, that's the most I've ever gotten for one of my stories. I just hope this one is as good as the first one, most sequels aren't but I'm going to try break out of that. Please read and review and enjoy!
This story begins the Sunday after the Friday when the first one ended. This first chapter is silly or stupid or whatever but it's necessary for other chapters; plus, I'm trying to include stuff from the movie as well.
Chapter One
Prince Charming
The day was warm, though the declining temperature signaled that the days were slowly growing cooler, as fall days slowly did. A light breeze drifted through the air, gently playing with the light brown leaves that had yet to fall from the trees. Clear Rivers tucked her hair behind her ears to keep the wind from teasing it, savoring the perfect weather; this time of year always reminded her of her father and it was feeling that she had grown to cherish.
Clear strolled alone through the park, unable to stay home, knowing that the weather wouldn't last for long and it was too good to pass up. She was supposed to meet Tod Wagner in the park but he had called an hour ago to say that he'd have to meet her later then expected because he had to help his mother around the house and his father in the yard.
But Clear hadn't minded walking alone until her boyfriend was due to meet her, it gave her time to think and appreciate the weather. She gazed up at the nearly cloudless sky and found it hard to believe that cold weather was on its way with cold gray skies and leafless trees.
A noise ahead of her caused Clear to shift her attention away from the sky, frowning when she noticed a cardboard box, wilted with recent rain, pressed against a bench. She headed toward the box, decided that the noise she had heard had come from inside the box and peaked inside, heart melting when she saw its contents.
Inside the box was a single German Shepard puppy, cowering against the bottom and whining, shaking with fear and hunger. Something inside Clear broke when she saw that little puppy, abandoned by some heartless human being; something in her could understand exactly how this puppy was feeling.
Gently, Clear lifted the puppy from the box and held it so that she could get a closer look; the puppy's head hang low, as though it was afraid to meet her gaze, and it still whimpered slightly. Despite the dog's wet fur, Clear pressed it against her chest, stroking it gently, holding it tightly. "It's okay puppy, I'll take you home with me and you won't have to spend another night alone in this box." She assured it, not thinking of how her grandparents would react to the dog.
She had always wanted a dog and she couldn't, after all, just leave the poor thing all on its own. Someone had to take care of it and that someone might as well be her. Still holding the whimpering puppy, Clear continued her walk through the park but her mind was no longer on the weather.
* * *
When Tod finally arrived at their designated meeting spot, he was surprised to see Clear absently meeting a German Shepard puppy that sat in her lap, her mind obviously else where. She didn't notice him until he spoke to her, startling her out of her reverie. "Clear, where did you get the dog?" It was the only thing Tod could think to ask, for he was curious about her answer. When he had spoken to her earlier, she hadn't mentioned anything about a puppy.
Clear looked over at him, surprised but happy to see him; she moved over a little on the bench to make room for him, surprising the puppy who stirred. "I found him in a box; someone abandoned him Tod, can you believe that? Some people are so cruel." She explained, speaking everything that she wanted to say about her own parents but never spoke out loud.
Tod looked at his girlfriend then down at the waterlogged puppy in her lap then back again, shaking his head slightly. "What are you going to do with it?" He already knew what her answer would be, but he felt the need to ask anyway.
"Keep him, I guess." Clear answered, looking down at the dog, who appeared to be sleeping. "I can't just leave him again."
Tod nodded, knowing that she had a point; he'd never been that fond of animals but he wasn't so cold hearted as to leave one a puppy all alone either. "Will you grandparents let you have a dog?" This was the same question that Clear had been asking herself over and over again and she hoped that the answer would be a positive one.
"I hope so." Clear mumbled, scratching the puppy's crooked ears absently. "I've all ready picked out a name for him."
Tod raised an eyebrow, looking at his girlfriend with a slightly amused smile upon his face. "Is that so? What name is that?" He questioned, interested in what she had decided to name her gangly puppy.
"Prince." Clear answered without hesitation, looking up at her boyfriend and smiling slightly. She had thought about the name while she had been waiting for Tod to show up and decided that Prince was the best name for the tiny puppy, even though he didn't look much like a prince.
Her boyfriend laughed slightly, shaking his head slightly; instead of saying about Clear's choice in names, he leaned over and kissed her gently on the lips, smiling at her when the short kiss was broken. Clear smiled as well, a little bit of color raising in her cheeks. The wind gently pushed a lock of her hair against her cheek and she absently brushed it aside, thinking of truly perfect the whole situation was.