So this is a fic that I have been very excited about so I hope you all enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece
Annie was walking to the dog pound to adopt a dog. She used to have an adorable puppy when she was younger, but unfortunately it ran out of the house one day and was hit by a car and was killed. Since Annie had now finished university and began working at home as a journalist, she decided it was finally time to get a dog. The dog would be able to keep her company in her little house that her dad bought her when she moved out.
She had bought most of the things needed to keep a dog, including an indoor pet bed, bowls for food and a couple of toys. Annie planned to add to this collection after she got her dog.
Annie walked into the dog pound where she was met with loud barking. The barking scared Annie, making her jump slightly. She wasn't a fan of sudden loud noises. She heard a chuckle behind her. She quickly turned around to see a man with blond hair that made him look like a pineapple.
"Hi, welcome to Paw Pound. I'm Marco. How can I help you today?" he grinned.
"I'm looking for a dog," Annie replied.
"What kind of dog? Any specific age you wanted?" Marco asked.
Annie nodded. "I'm fine with the breed, but I don't want an old dog. I want a dog that is pretty young."
Marco grinned. "I think I have the perfect dog for you. Follow me." He lead Annie through several cages full of dogs until he reached the last cage. In this cage was a medium sized dog. His head was probably around the size of a child's knee. He had dark black fur and black, beady little eyes that looked like buttons.
"This is Ace. He's three years old. He has narcolepsy so make sure when he falls asleep you put him into a comfortable place. He used to be full of life until he was separated from his two brothers a year ago. One of the brothers was the same age as him and the other one was three years younger than him. Despite this he can get very excitable sometimes so I would keep him on a leash every time he goes outside. He is a bit adventurous so watch out for that. Um... There's really nothing else about him. Oh, he will eat every bit of food he finds so watch out for what you've left lying around," Marco explained.
While he was explaining all of this, Annie took out the blue journal she always carried with her and began writing down everything Marco said.
"So, what do you think? Will you take him?" Marco asked. In some ways it kind of seemed like he was trying to make Annie buy Ace.
"Yes, I will," Annie said.
Marco unlocked the cage door and picked Ace up. Ace woke up and began to struggle out of Marco's grasp. "Easy there, Ace, you're getting adopted." For some reason, after Marco said this, Ace stopped moving.
It's almost like he understood Marco Annie thought.
"I'll be back soon, I just have to have a quick look at Ace." Marco disappeared for a few minutes then came back with Ace and a collar around his neck. "Here's a temporary collar for you." Marco placed a leash in Annie's hand. "And use this leash for when you get outside as Ace will mostly likely crazy."
"Okay, I'll do that." She placed the leash around Ace. "Come on Ace," Annie said in a gentle voice.
"I hope you have fun with your new dog," Marco winked.
That's odd. Why did he wink? Annie thought. And of course I will have fun with him. Why wouldn't I?
Annie left the pet shop and walked Ace back to her house. Along the way Ace stopped to smell everything that he past. Occasionally Annie would start dragging Ace along if he was sniffing at the wrong time, like near traffic. Ace really seemed to be enjoying himself as it was probably his first time outside in a long time.
They finally arrived home and Annie took Ace's leash off. When his leash was off, Ace bounded around everywhere, barking like a mad dog. Annie chuckled at this. "Okay Ace, you're going to get some dinner." She went to the kitchen and got some of his dry pet food out and put it in a bowl. "Dinner is ready!" she called.
Ace turned around to look at her and saw the food. He bounded up to the food and dug in. As he was eating, Annie looked at him with a smile. He's so cute she thought. After Ace had finished eating, he yawned.
"Ah, you're tired. Here let me show you to your new bed," Annie said. She picked Ace up and carried him to his bed. Just as she was about to put him on the ground, Ace struggled out of Annie's grip and ran to her room. The door was shut so he scratched it and whined. Annie laughed as she opened the door for him. "Okay, you can sleep on my bed. I'll go have my dinner then I'll come sleep with you." Ace curled up on her bed and closed his eyes.
Annie went to go have her dinner which consisted of noodles with chicken in it. She put aside some of the chicken for Ace as a special treat for the morning. When she finished eating, she washes her dishes and walked into her bedroom. When she walked into her bedroom, she was met with a very, very, very big surprise.
Sprawled out on the bed, on his stomach, was a man in the place where Ace had been sleeping. He had short black hair and freckles on his cheeks. He had little dog ears sticking out of his head and a tail sticking out. He had a red collar around his neck, the same that Marco had given him. He wasn't wearing a shirt and that just showed off his muscles. He was wearing black shorts that showed his v-line.
Annie was very shocked. She didn't expect this... at all! When she saw Ace, she let out a little gasp. When Ace heard this gasp he turned to look at Annie.
"Can I help you?"
To be continued...
Okay, so what did you think? Please give me a review on what I can improve on for the next chapter. Oh, I realised as I was halfway through writing this chapter that Annie sounds a lot like Ann which is what Ace would have been called if he were a girl. This isn't intentional. Just wanted to clear that up in case anyone noticed or it's just me and my crazy mind.