Hey guys! I KNOW the last thing I should be doing is writing another new story, but I'm dog sitting my brother's puppy right now, and I just couldn't resist this idea! I hope yall enjoy!

Adventures in Dogsitting

Chapter 1

Couple: Len x Kahoko

"Ughhh! I'm going to be so late!" Kaho scowled as she checked her shiny pink watch that was securely fastened to her right wrist. "I do hope he'll be home, its such a shame I'll have to resort to this…"

The frantic violin player fastened her fiery red hair into a messy ponytail and sighed in disapproval at her hurried appearance. But really, this wasn't the time to be worried about what she looked like. Not that it mattered, honestly. She could NOT screw up this job interview, messy ponytail be damned!

Turning away from the mirror, Kaho clapped her hands together quickly. "STELLA! STELLA BELLA, COME!"

In moments, loyally coming at once, was Kaho's ever faithful puppy dog, Stella. A pretty puppy, Stella had a classically slim build, a shining black coat with one star at her chest, and pointed ears. Once these ears signaled that she was alert, they moved extremely close together, reminding Kaho of an arrow. But Stella had big, warm brown eyes that contained the intelligence and empathy of a human being. Kaho loved her dearly.

"You ready to go, pumpkin?" Kaho asked her little friend gently, scooping her up into her arms. "Mama has to go to a job interview today, and you'll be staying with a friend of Mama's today!"

Stella whimpered in disapproval; she didn't like it when Kaho was away. She already knew Kaho would be gone for a while.

Kaho almost whimpered herself; she couldn't believe she was actually going through with the unthinkable. Today was definitely unlucky; Kaho called every single one of her friends and not one of them could watch Stella for the afternoon.

Kazuki, frantically apologizing, explained that he was in America for the weekend and promised to make it up to her as soon as he returned.

Shoko was allergic to animals, so that was out of the question of course.

Azuma had plans with his family for the day, and there was absolutely no way to get out of that situation.

Ryotaro had a soccer tournament at the other side of town, which heavily disappointed Kaho. If there was anyone she trusted for sure to take care of Stella, it was Ryotaro. He loved animals just as much as he loved sports and music.

Shimizu didn't answer his phone, which wasn't much of a surprise to Kaho. She figured he was sleeping away his Saturday.

So that only left…the cold and ever unpleasant Len Tsukimori. Kaho imagined his reaction to her last minute proposal of him watching Stella for the afternoon and immediately shuddered. It would definitely not be a nice thing to deal with. She knew the fellow violin player was not going to be happy; there was a 95.5% chance that he would flat out refuse.

Which in turn, would make Kaho completely, totally and utterly screwed.

"Le..Lets just try to think positive in this type of situation…" Kaho said miserably, partially to Stella and partially to herself. "I'm not expecting an eager response, but I'll just be happy if its not a refusal…"

Stella, not really happy about being dropped off, decided to remain indifferent to her master's worries. Instead, she howled at passing strangers and cars.

"Oh, hush!" Kaho said firmly, giving her puppy a small pat on the head in disapproval. "You know I don't like this idea just as much as you do, but I'm left with no choice! I'm backed into a corner here!"

Stella just whimpered again and buried her small face into her master's arm.

A few moments later, Kaho stopped in front of a large white manor, which was enclosed with tall black gates. It reminded her of Tsukimori himself, there were gates all around him ; he didn't let anyone in, locked everyone out, and there seemed to be no way to get past the barriers he built.

Kaho sighed, looking at the house in slight terror. Bracing herself for the worst, Kaho pressed the small red button of the voice box that was to her left. Tsukimori answered the call on its 4th ring.

"Hello?"

"Tsukimori-kun? Its me, Kahoko."

There was a slight pause, probably in surprise (Kaho took it as irritation) after this.

"…What do you want?"

"Well, come meet me outside! Please Tsukimori-kun, I'm kind of in a hurry!"

"As you wish."

And there was an abrupt click, and nothing more.

No more then a minute later, Tsukimori came out outside, wearing a simple black shirt, jeans, and his usual facial expression. However, it quickly became confusion once he spotted Stella laying in Kaho's arms, who in turn, was looking at Tsukimori in an inquisitive manner.

Before Tsukimori could even open his mouth Kaho thrust the puppy in his direction.

"I know this is out of nowhere, but please watch my Stella for the afternoon, Tsukimori-kun!"

Tsukimori frowned at her impulsive behavior as he typed in the gate code that allowed it to open.

"First of all, before you request that I watch your animal, make sure you don't hurt it."

"You know I would never do such a thing!" Kaho spat impatiently, not really in the mood to deal with his usual arrogance. "Now I know you probably won't like it, but please just watch her until at least 6:00! If I'm not back at your house by that time, give me a call."

She now looked straight into his eyes, with a pleading look on her face. "Please, do this for me, Tsukimori-kun."

Tsukimori's usual scowl softened a bit, but not so much for Kaho to notice. He took a look at her, then took one more look at her puppy, who was still staring at him with those big eyes.

"Fine," Tsukimori simply, taking Stella from Kaho. "But no later then 6:00, do you hear me?" A faint blush appeared on his cheeks as Kaho smiled in pure delight.

The heavens could have opened with a chorus of angels singing from above! Never did she imagine for Tsukimori to agree that quickly with no resistance whatsoever! Kaho bowed quickly, the smile never leaving from her face. "Thank you so much, Tsukimori-kun! Honestly, you have NO idea how much this means to me!"

"Its no big…"

But before he could even finish his sentence, Kaho bent down to kiss her beloved puppy on the nose. "Bye, Stella! Mamas gonna be back for you ASAP, okay?"

Stella yelped loudly, her tiny little nub of a tail wagging ferociously, much to the dismay of Tsukimori.

Kaho then turned in the direction towards town, quickly shouting, "See ya!" to Tsukimori as she sped off.

Tsukimori for a moment, just stood there completely dumbfounded, until the usual scowl appeared on his face once his eyes met Stella's.

"Now what do I do? I've never even owned a dog before…"

Ahhh! Thats the end of chapter 1 for now! :) Hopefully Tsukimori won't mess this job up, ne?

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