Chapter 3: Let's go for a Walk!

Yeah… so, for whatever reason… I followed Sora home…

Maybe all of that petting brainwashed me… yeah, that's probably it… that little bastard brainwashed me! How dare he?

That's what I was thinking on the way to his room. I got to that last sentence just as he was sitting down on his bed. I glared at him, and remembered to ponder why his hair was down.

He hasn't worn it like that since two years ago. And only reason why was because… he lost a bet to…me… oh. Duh. That solves that. He and Leon must've either been daring each other or he lost another bet to him… Too fun.

Hah… serves you right…

I sniggered to myself.

Sora had become far too good at betting the most stupid things. And either because I'd been to distracted at the moment to notice I had no chance or because I'm so competitive that I completely ignored the fact… I always fell for them… and almost always lost.

But I have to say… it's is very satisfying to see the 'Great' Sora toppled.

Speaking of Sora, here he comes again.

"Hey… why are you looking at me? You hungry?"

Hey, that's right. Food. I'm hungry.

"I'll go see if we have any food for you."

Jackpot. Sora has no dogs. No dogs mean no dog food. Which, in turn, means… something good like… a hamburger, or a hot dog… or maybe ramen.

Very pleased at the last choice, my tail thumped the ground rapidly.

"Guess that means that you are hungry…" Sora said as he walked out his door. I proceeded to follow him downstairs to the kitchen.

"Sorry, boy. Mom doesn't know you're here. I haven't asked to keep you, yet. So stay in here." And he closed the door on my eager face.

Oh, yeah… well I shall stay right here!

I sat down in the very place were he left me.

Several minutes later… he returned with… a bowl. A bowl of…! I was happy when I saw him… for whatever was in the bowl smelled like a sweet mixture of chicken and tuna. It sounds nauseating… but believe me, when you're a hungry dog, almost anything smells good.

He sat the bowl in front of me. I looked at it. It was like kibble or something. I looked up at him.

What the hell is this?

I sniffed at him.

"Go ahead. I know it isn't dog food… but it'll do for the night."

Yeah… well I know it isn't dog food, too.

I sniffed at him, again.

"Well, if I can persuade mom to let me keep you… then I can buy you dog food." He said as if he were answering my objections.

I sniffed the food. I was wrong about chicken/fish flavored kibble… not good. But… I decided that I had better eat. Who knows when I'll be able to again.

At first… the stuff tasted fine… at first. The tiny pieces got stuck in between my incisors and I couldn't pry them out with my tongue or anything. And what I did eat left an unpleasant taste in my mouth. Still, I was able to force down enough to satisfy. Although, it did leave my mouth dry.

I looked at Sora. Was he watching me the whole time I was eating?

"Oh. Water. I bet you're thirsty. I'm sorry." He said as he got up to leave once more.

He is good at this… I contemplated. Now that I think about it, I haven't had anything to drink… since I was me…

He returned with a pot of water. I instinctively stuck my muzzle in it and lapped it up noisily. After I was finished I did the yawn-stretch-shake combo and circled myself to lay down on the rug in the middle of his room.

I definitely would've preferred ramen for dinner. What was that crap…? Cat food or something…?

Then, it hit me. Duh. Sora had like three cats. Which explains why he doesn't have a dog and why he's not asked his mom, yet, and the food.

I must find these cats… I thought in drowsily, and I dozed off to sleep.

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I awoke to Sora's face two inches away from my muzzle.

Eh…excuse me, creepy child…?

That reached Sora's ears as a yawn and a whine. He promptly laid a hand on my furry head and scratched behind my ear.

"G'morning, sleepy-head." He said with a smile. "Wanna go for a walk?"

I grunted and flipped on my side and closed my eyes. A response I would've done any Saturday morning.

"Come on! I have a leash and collar and everything!" he pleaded.

I open my eyes to just slits and I saw his figure resting on all fours with leash and collar in hand.

Fine…

I sighed to myself, as I stood up and shook. I sat in front of him, waiting for the collar. He wrapped it around my great, furry neck and positioned it for the leash. It felt weird at first, but no more than the first few hours of wearing choker. But I never was one for neck accessories.

Sora lightly tugged at my leash to get me to follow him downstairs.

"Mom's gone and dad's asleep," he offered when I gave a questionable whine.

With that said, I suddenly thought of my own mom and dad. I've gone out on plenty Friday nights to hang out with Sora and randomly spend a night. So, I was pretty sure they wouldn't worry too much.

But still… I should at least go back to the basement to see if I can reverse this…

I thought as Sora carefully locked the front door behind him. "Hm… where to?" He questioned aloud, or rather to me. I pulled in the direction of my house, and hoped Sora would want to visit me on this fine Saturday morning. To my relief, he obliged, mostly because before he could say anything else, I was already dragging him off.

Do you know those days, when everything seems to be going according to plan, but you're suddenly faced with an obstacle that threatens to ruin everything?

Well… my obstacle happened to have red-hair. Short red-hair to be exact.

"Sora!" she yelled giddily from behind us.

Sora turned to meet the girl. "Hey, Kairi. Have you seen Riku lately?" He asked suddenly.

"No, I went to his house yesterday, but he wasn't there…" She trailed off.

I sat and waited for her to connect the dots. Maybe she wouldn't ruin everything after all.

"…there was a dog in his room…."

Go, Kairi! You can do it!

I urged, as a bark and a whine.

"…That dog right there!" She concluded.

Sora turned and looked at me.

Well?

I cocked my head. I had more faith in him to sort this out.

"I found this guy yesterday wandering the streets…" he mumbled. "Let's go by Riku's house to get some answers out of him. He probably knows what's going on…" He reasoned.

I'm sure he does…

I yawned, and began to tug Sora in the direction of my house again, with Kairi following close behind.

To Be Continued…

That really wasn't worth the wait, n'est pas? Well, I'll start to update this more. I recently had a burst of creativity and thought of a possible sequel to this. I'm saying much because I don't know if I'm gonna go through with it. Just be on the look-out for more announcements. feels official XD