Prince of Tennis © Takeshi Konomi
Puppy Love © Kriaseila
Puppy Love
Chapter.1.
Teni meets a stranger.
He watched the trees shiver as the blast of wind entered. Many vibrantly coloured leaves fell onto the ground after taking a critical blow. It ruffled through his fur. Every time he arrived at the place, the only word that appeared in his mind was 'big'. Yes, the park was pretty big. From the entrance to the different attraction spots, it held different memories of them together as a family.
Eiko, who stood in front of him, always stared, smiling at his simplicity. Like usual she picked a white dandelion beside the bench and blew towards him, however, this time it rushed back into her face. She closed her eyes and spat, avoiding the seeds reach her mouth. When her eyes opened, he was already behind her, jumping as high up into the sky to catch the things in the air. She laughed. "Teni, be free!" Her voice, loud and dramatic, flew with the wind and into his sharp ears.
The puppy that stopped almost immediately tilted his head, not understanding a word she said.
She sat on the wooden bench and waved her arms in the air. "Come on, Teni. Move that a way." Her fingers pointed towards the far field filled with other dogs.
His small body motioned towards her.
A small sigh released from her lips.
Teni did something wrong?
He watched her look away and rummage through a white plastic bag that was placed on her lap. As he approached her, the pup watched her hands very closely. He took a few steps closer and also sat in his beg position. Food? It was within that few second, she swung her arm through the air, and an orange object flew across the sky. Though he couldn't recognize it, he chased after it through the bushes and onto the concrete. It was instinct.
Orange and round. His tail waved back and forth in delight. He could recognize it as his ball, his favourite one. He picked up it with his jaw rapped around tightly. But something was different. When he lifted his head, there was a large creature in front of him, followed by many others. An unsettling sensation ran through him once their eyes made contact. It didn't look anything like Eiko.
Eiko had brown hair with gentle brown eyes, while this creature had grey hair and ominous grey eyes (there seemed to be dirt under one of his eye). He could smell it. Humans. Males. The man, who looked down upon him, had a different scent than the people around him though they all wore the same set of clothes along with matching bags hanging on their shoulder.
Teni dropped his ball.
Teni is going to claim it. This new item.
He learned from his neighbour, who was large, black, and powerful, "If you want it, get it yourself." So he ran towards the unknown scent, lifted his hind leg, and released his scent. Teni wagged his tail in delight.
Teni did good. It was his.
Instantly a roar of laughter sounded, dominating over the puppy. He pounced back to the ball for protection. Did they want his toy? Never. He bared his fangs at humans, the strangers, and then barked as loud as he could. Though his small body seemed harmless, his voice was ear splitting.
The usually tall human stepped closer. "Captain, are you al—"
Eiko appeared. Swiftly out of the bush, she dashed like a cheetah and tackled the odd scented stranger onto the ground with her hands out in front of her. Everything fell silent. Her hands covered the man's face so he couldn't get up. The crowd only stared at the scene, their eyes widened to the point where they couldn't take another blink.
As the girl tried to get up, the man grabbed her arm, glaring. But before he could say anything, she quickly pulled her arm away and freed herself from his grip. "Rapist!" Eiko yelled before picking Teni and running off.
Teni barked back at the strangers who did not move an inch from their spot. Eiko is the best. His head spun back around to his life saviour. Eiko's teeth clenched together shown her exact feelings. Anger. When she loosened her grip from his body, he could not be more amazed at rushing scenery than he had been before and let his tongue out to flow with the passing wind.
He saved a lot of energy from the trip to the park. The first thing Teni did, once they arrived home, was run towards the kitchen. Eiko gave a sheepish smile and in slippers, shuffled her way to the young pup. "Teni. You're going to get fat." As she opened the bottom door, the puppy came running, wagging its tail. There stood a large bag of dog food. Teni attacked. "Calm down, I'll give it to you," she said as she grabbed the dog pellets. After tearing it open, she then poured the contents into his bowl. The puppy happily ate its dinner.
Teni stared at his empty bowl, pecking at it with his paw. There was nothing more. He wandered around the house until arriving to the monster's den. It was always like a never-ending adventure in the area of what seemed to be a room. He'd never dare to go in when it was present. After all, the monster would torture him.
As he took a step into the lair, the door creaked open, and he heard Eiko call. "Teni, I suggest you get out of Ai-chan's room." He barked as a reply to her unknown words and moved into the abyss.
Bright colours from the cloth hanging around the room sparked his interest. He moved, jumping onto the bed, desk, and ground to find more and more different types of cloth. He liked to roll on the soft material occasionally. Of course, the monster could spot his hair on them. That's why he was very cautious coming into this room.
His body jumped once his ears heard a sound. He peered at the mountain of clothes. A bright red light shone behind it. Motioning back and forth, Teni analysed the object that revealed itself on the floor. It stopped ringing. He cautiously walked closer to it. As soon as he was close enough, he pounced on the flashing light. It broke apart, leaving a cord dangling across the floor.
"—ed to talk," a voice said. It was deep and unfamiliar. He couldn't recognize it. It didn't sounded like the monster.
Teni lowered his head towards the thing and sniffed.
"And this is?"
He bounced back. It was Eiko. His tail wagged happily.
"Ah, so the mountain gorilla can't remember even ore-sama's (1) name." The unknown voice spoke again.
"Excuse me? So who are you?"
There she was again!
"Keigo Atobe. Be gracious ore-sama is even speaking to you."
It wasn't her. Teni barked.
To be continued...
Happy Valentines day! AND Happy birthday, Choutarou! I haven't written anything in such a long time because I was busy. This inspiration came from "Chii's Sweet Home" and Valentines day. What do you think? Should I keep going or delete it?
(1) ore - I, my, mine etc...