Pooka sits at the bottom of the couch placing him in the perfect position for Anastasia to play Peek- A- Boo with her feet. She points her feet to the ceiling and exclaims, "Has anyone seen Pooka? Pooka! Pooka, where are you?" Then she turns her feet in a "V" shape to see Pooka's face, head slightly tilted, and ears perked up. "There he is!" At the exclamation Pooka barks and walks over her (fumbling a couple of times) and when he reaches her face he licks her cheek.
She laughs at the feeling and doesn't realize when he stops until he bolts to the back of the couch and barks somewhere between calmly and protectively. Anastasia quickly sits up, so that her stomach is against the back of the couch and her elbows are on top of it. She smiles when she sees Dimitri making his way up the stairs dusting off his vest then when he sees her he smiles, then huffs "Are you ready?"
She squints, "I was waiting on you."
He smiles at her, "Impossible."
Anya cocks her head to the side, squints a little more, and says, "See that's what I would have thought too. I had to write a note and collect me and Pooka's stuff, and yet I managed to finish before you." She gets up and walks around the couch and props herself against the couch's back and place her arms across her chest, "Are you ready?"
"Yes," he sighs, happily exhausted, and pulls her in so her head is on his chest and his arms are around her shoulders. Then he pulls her away just the slightest bit and says, "Wait did you say the dog has stuff?" At this Pooka lets out a growl like huff.
Anastasia pulls away from Dimitri and pats the dog's head. "Don't worry, Dimitri's just joking. He knows your name is Pooka, not the dog," she says rolling her eyes towards Dimitri.
Dimitri laughs, "Come on the car is waiting." Dimitri grabs the bag next to the couch, "This it?"
"Yup," Anya says gesturing towards the door and Dimitri passes her and heads down the stairs, outside of the room. Anastasia follows him and right before reaching the door she turns on her heels to see Pooka still sitting on the back of the couch with his tail wagging and panting mouth wide open. "Come on," she says waving him on and they both walk out the door, down the stairs, and into the car, where Dimitri is waiting for them.