Chapter 1 - Phoebe

Summary - Kirstie and Jeremy decide to go adopt a new puppy

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"C'mon you slowpoke!"

A small blonde haired girl darted into another hallway full of cages. She looked to be in her early twenties. A taller, brunette man followed her, struggling to keep up as she darted through another long hallway.

"Jeremy hurry up!"

"Kirst wait! I can't run as fast as you!"

"You're so slow!" She called back to the slowing brunette, pulling ahead. Why she was filled with so much energy? Well, she was in one of her favorite places in the world. The L.A Dog Shelter.

She stopped abruptly at one cage, her lips curving into a smile. A small black nose poked through the silver wire, sniffing loudly. Jeremy finally caught up with Kirstie. He sighed, trying to catch his breath. Kirstie looked at him with wide eyes, a large smile plastered on her face.

He grinned, getting the message.

"So you found one you like?" She nodded vigorously. "Do you think he's the one?"

She shook her head, saying,

"She. I think she's the one."

"Great! Here, I'll go grab the manager!" Jeremy jogged out of the aisle, on the look for an employee. Kirstie, however, continued to play with the dog. She stuck her pointer finger in between the cage bars, earning herself a large amount of licks from the dog. She giggled softly.

"Hehe..That tickles you silly girl." She cooed, managing to scratch the dog's head. When she retracted her finger, the black dog whimpered, as if she were protesting. Kirstie started scratching its head again.

"You like that, dontcha?" She murmured softly, a warm expression setting on her face. Jeremy was walking back, an employee following him. He was about to round the corner when he noticed how peaceful Kirstie looked. He stopped the employee, proceeding to take out his phone to video the nice sight. A couple seconds later, Kirstie noticed him. She let out a laugh, exclaiming,

"Jeremy! When did you get back here?" She stopped petting the dog, moving back a bit, shielding her face from the camera's view.

"Well, anyways," The brunette took a couple steps forward, "I found an employee." Said employee rounded the corner, saying,

"Ahh, so you chose Phoebe. She's a bit reckless, but with a bit of training, she could shape up into a nice pal and companion.

"Phoebe...so that's your name…" Kirstie mused, turning back to pet the small black dog. "So, anything else you can tell me about her….? Um, what's your name?"

"Oh! It's Gigi. My name I mean. Info of Phoebe you need? Let's see…" Gigi pulled out a phone and punched in something. A couple seconds later, she looked up, reading from her phone. "Well she looks to be about 4 months old, she's had most of her needed shots too. She was found emaciated on the side of the road a bit back and she has no microchip, suggesting her old owner abandoned her on the side of the road. She was vicious to the animal control, but otherwise acts neutral to young females so, young man-" She pointed to Jeremy "You'd best be careful and nice around this little one, seems like she's had her fair share of hardship.

"Do you know what breed she is anyways?" Jeremy asked in a benevolent tone.

"Oh! She's a-" She trailed off, looking down at the mobile device in her hand. She looked up, a triumphant look on her face. "A Belgian Sheepdog! That's-"

"Aww, she's so cute!" Kirstie cut her off, watching the black puppy nosing her leg through the bars. She sneezed, causing Kirstie to fuss over the pup even more.

"Kirstie, have you even been listening to Gigi?" Jeremy exclaimed.

"Of course! I've just been, you know, playing with Phoebe?"

"Speaking of Phoebe, should we rename her, or keep her the way she is?"

"I'd say we keep it! The name suits her so well!" Kirstie bubbled, "So, does that mean we can take her home now?"

"You'll have to sign some papers, but, yes, you can take her back now. In fact, I can unlock her cage now!" Gigi walked towards the cage, taking out a ring of keys. She counted them until she drew out a small, skinny key, which she proceeded to put into the lock, and open the door, causing Phoebe to back up into the corner. Jeremy approached the front of the cage, causing the puppy to shrink back and whimper. In a flash, Kirstie had shouldered Jeremy aside and started to pat the front of the cage.

"Jeremy! Remember what Gigi said! She has to get used to you as her past history led to her not liking men! C'mon over here girl, " Kirstie continued, getting the pup to move out of the corner. Then slowly, she took ahold of the dog and held her in her arms, cradling her softly.

"That's a good girl. Jeremy? Almost ready?"

Jeremy had taken the papers and started to fill them out as Kirstie tended to Phoebe. He looked up, saying, "They're almost done, can you grab the vets papers and give them to Gigi?"

"Yeah sure!" Kirstie carefully, using one hand, reached into her bag and grabbed a bunch of papers, held together by a single, pink polka-dotted paperclip. She handed them to Gigi, who smiled, tucking them into a small binder.

"Well there you go! You're all set! I just need the papers your husband has and you're good to go!"

Kirstie felt her face flush, her cheeks highlighted with a smidgen of red.

"H-he's not my husband. Just dating." Kirstie cracked a grin, causing Gigi to gasp in surprise.

"Oops, sorry about that! You two were just so cute together, I just assumed-"

Jeremy cut her off, thrusting the papers onto her board. "Okay, they're all signed. So, what did I miss?" He asked, oblivious to the situation. Phoebe, at that moment, decided to let out a loud bark. The trio chuckled.

"As I said, you're good to go now! Congrats on the new dog and I hope she has a happy and loving life with you!"

"I bet she will." Kirstie smiled a large smile. With that, she took Jeremy's hand and led him and Phoebe to a new life, filled with dogs, love and maybe even a few puppies to come along too.

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Well, I finally got this story rolling! Happy first of October! Hope you all enjoy this!

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