Viola's Mansion
(A/N: How about something completely different? Yeah I'm getting into writing stories about Jake and Lady's kids now. My favorite in particular is Viola but I like them all!)
(Italics = Not English)
Viola dashed past several trees, panting lightly while she ran as fast as her little stubby paws could carry her.
She started to slow down as she managed to get far away from the stable house where she and her family lived. Finally thinking she was an adequate distance away from her house, she came to a stop and scanned the area looking for the perfect tree to hide in.
"Hmm...That'll do." The young rainipup thought to herself spotting the perfect tree to hide in. Quickly spinning her tail in a helicopter-like fashion, Viola levitated off the ground and into the air, heading towards the spot she had chosen to hide.
While in mid-flight, the sound of leaves rustling behind her quickly caught her attention. Turning around quickly, Viola looked behind to see a familiar figure looking back at her.
"T.V.?" Viola questioned slightly surprised to see her brother near her chosen hiding spot. She hadn't counted on being seen by anyone, not even her own siblings. "Did you follow me?"
"Oh Viola it's only you." The round rainipup replied a little relieved before he could answer her question. "And no I didn't follow you all the way out here." He defended.
"Likely story." Viola replied flatly. She knew her brother had a habit of lying at times like these.
"Yeah...anyway, is you-know-who still it?" T.V. questioned.
"Yeah!" Viola answered back still staying levitated in the air. "But I think he already got KK (Kim Kil Whan), Charlie, and JJ (Jake Jr.)." She said remembering the loud shouts of her siblings made not too long ago.
"What?! ...Already?!" T.V. said flabbergasted. "He sure is getting better at finding us huh?"
Viola nodded before entering a tree hollow. "Yes, he is ,but he'll never find me here!" She boasted. "So, I advise that you find yourself a hiding spot like Now!"
"Can't I just hide in there with you?" T.V. suggested. "That tree hole you're in seems like the perfect place to hide for a while" He added while floating up toward his sister's hiding spot.
"First off, it's called a tree hollow." Viola corrected shaking her head. "Second, you don't hide in the same spot as somebody else. That's just stupid."
"Aw c'mon...please!" T.V. pleaded but a firm shake from his sister's head told him otherwise.
"Well then fine, stick with your trees!" The rainipup huffed at the refusal. He flew over to a row of trees that had a few vines sagging from them. "But don't come crying to me when he gets you." T.V. said before he started swinging away, off to find his own unique hiding spot from their pursuer.
After her brother's departure, Viola rested easy inside the tree hollow that she had chosen to stay in for the moment and she waited patiently as time passed on.
The only thing that kept her company was the tranquility of the noises of nature. Suddenly, without warning her ear drum picked up a disturbance within the calm natural forest. Alerted by the noise of more leaves rustling, Viola snapped out her peaceful state and into a fearful one.
At first she thought it was just T.V. again or perhaps one of the others trying to scope her out. However, the familiar sound from the voice confirmed her that it was none-other than her pursuer.
Viola panicked slightly as she heard the noise come closer...and closer until she could audibly hear thing talk.
"Hmm." The voice mumbled. "I know she's around here somewhere." It finished with a dark chuckle.
At the mention of her existence, Viola trembled a slightly. "Please oh please go away." She quietly thought to herself unable to stop shaking. If she was found, it would be all over for her.
After a few tense moments of quietness Viola was relieved to hear the mysterious figure leaving. She sighed to herself upon hearing the faint sounds of the leaves again, indicating whoever it was that was looking for her was now gone.
Suddenly, what could only be described as an outstretched paw emerged from the outside world, and into the Tree hollow where Viola took refuge. The poor pup couldn't even make a quick enough reaction as the hand grabbed her around the waist.
Unable to teleport her way out, Viola screamed as she was pulled out of her hiding spot and into the light which the Sun provided ever so generously.
"I got you now you little bugger!" The voice said drawing Viola closer to itself. Viola herself was unable to see 100% clearly due to her sudden exposure to the Sun.
The pup's scream of terror suddenly changed into a scream of joyous laughter as she looked at the all too familiar orange figure that held her tightly.
"Ok Dad, you found me." Viola said in defeat.
The magic dog pulled her in for a quick hug. "Heheh you kids are getting so much easier to find now that I know where you like to hide." The magic dog replied victoriously.
"That's only because you added the 'No Teleporting' rule to the game!" Viola countered knowing she could've easily escaped capture had she had the privilege.
"Well...you should know the only reason I managed to find you was because your brother gave your hiding spot away when I caught him." The dad replied jokingly. He had mentally noted to pay his son back for helping him win.
"That traitor!" Viola said bitterly at her brother's betrayal. "I'll get him back for ratting me out like that."
"Now, now Viola it was all just a game. Nothing to get all worked up about." The magic dog interjected lightly patting his daughter on her head.
Viola calmed down instantly at her father's words even though he rarely presented intellectual lessons.
"Now, let's get on home. I think Lady might be just about cooking lunch." The orange dog said enlarging his size so he could see above the forest. There he could easily see the stable house which his family lived.
Another idea popped into Viola's head. "Hey, dad, I bet I can beat you to the house!" The pup said whirling her tail to lift into the air.
"Oh, yeah?" Her father said squinting his eyes. He didn't think his daughter could be so challenging. At least against him.
"Yeah!" Viola said eagerly already flying towards the house at full speed.
"Whoa!" The dad said surprised at her daughter's speed. He was caught off guard for a few by the fight before he started running on his own.
Little by little did he start catching up to her. Viola knew her dad would probably beat her as things stood. There was only one way she could win this.
Viola closed her eyes for a moment to concentrate on a single place; the house. She felt her body move at the speed of light for a millisecond. After she reopened her eyes she found herself right at the door to their mom's house. She had won the race between her and her dad.
"Aww, no fair!" The dad complained. He wasn't too far beyond her before she had pulled her trump card. "You teleported."
"But you didn't say I couldn't teleport." Viola said laughing at her victory.
"Whatevs let's just go in and eat." He said flatly only slightly angry over his loss, and against his daughter, no less. Still though, to the dog, he couldn't help but feel a little proud of his daughter.
The two entered the house to see the rest of the family already at the table, eating.
"Oh look, Dad and Viola are finally here!" T.V. said after he finished slurping a wet noodle.
"What!? You guys are already eating?" Viola questioned. She was quite hungry herself.
"Yeah, you guys took too long getting back so we went in ahead and started eating." Jake Jr. explained while getting herself some more noodles.
"Boo!" Viola said toward her siblings, although it wasn't all their faults.
Both Kim Kil Whan and Charlie both agreed to wait until their sister and dad arrived and they did kept their agreement.
Lady Rainicorn came over to her partner upon seeing him and nuzzled her head against his.
"Hi Jake and Viola, are you two ready to eat with the rest of us?" She asked them kindly. Even though Jake and Lady Rainicorn weren't married, they still loved each other to the point of raising a family together.
"Yeah!" Viola said excited to eat. She ran over to the table where her brothers and sisters were eating at.
"Sure babe, what's on the menu?" Jake asked his beloved.
"It's your favorite; Vietnamese noodles!" The rainicorn exclaimed. She was also particularly fond of the dish so she was more than happy to make the meal, especially for her kids.
Jake was ecstatic at the news of his favorite meal being served.
"Oh, Sweet!" The dog said before attempting to run to the eating table himself. Unfortunately, for Jake his stomach would have to wait a little longer as a leg grabbed Jake, preventing him from reaching the noodles his stomach craved.
"Aren't you forgetting something, honey?" Lady asked as she held onto him. "I already finished eating." She winked.
Jake immediately caught onto the hint. "Then I hope you saved some room for dessert." He said before he met Lady's lips with his own.
While the dog and rainicorn showed their affection, the kids didn't like what they saw.
"Ewww!" The pups all said in unison. They were so disgusted by simple kiss their parents gave each other; half of the pups lost their appetite to eat more.
Viola appetite remained unphased from the sight thankfully, but the others had stopped eating.
T.V.'s lunch was about to come right back where it came from, but he managed to hold it down.
Taking advantage of everyone's lost appetite, Viola asked for the noodles her siblings hadn't finished. In return they all gave her their noodles without second thought. Within seconds, the peach colored pup had double her original portion.
Upon smiling at her new stack of noodles the pup began to dig in until...
*Knock, Knock*
Two Knocks could be heard coming from the door. Everyone's attention changed to the door as everything suddenly went silent.
Jake was the first to break the silence after the knocks stopped.
"Who is it?" He yelled hoping to get a reply. There was silence again.
Jake broke away from Lady and went over to the door. Suddenly the room was filled with tension. The kids prepared to defend themselves and their parents if the visitor was aggressive.
"Hello?" Jake said slowly opened the door only to see nothing. He scratched his head wondering who and or what it was that knocked on the door.
Something on the front door caught the dog's eye. "Huh?"
Everyone remained tense. "What is it Jake?" Lady Rainicorn asked him.
Jake just pulled out what looked like a letter that was attached to the door. "I don't know, but someone left a note on the door." Jake said looking at the paper confused.
"What does it say, Dad?" Viola asked with noodles still in her mouth.
"Yeah, read it!" The other pups chimed in hoping to get in on whatever was going on.
Jake scanned the letter and read the letter aloud so his family could all hear its contents.
It read:
Dear Guest
Hello! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Suzaku and as you may or may not already be aware of
as I am new to this region of Ooo. I want to start off by thanking you for your warm welcome some of
you gave me several days ago, to your wonderful land. I've never felt this at home since... well, my own
home actually. Now with all of that said, I would like to return the favor. I hereby invite you and the
rest of your rag-tag group of friends to my humble mansion for a housewarming party. It is located just
on the outskirts of the Scary Dark Forest and it's pretty big so you can't miss it. The party begins at 4
o'clock. Don't worry, I don't plan to keep you all for too long knowing what busy lives you all, but I do
insist you all attend. I never did get the chance to speak to you each one on one on my first visit. I hoped
to do so at my very own mansion so I sent these letters in hopes anyone would be willing to come here
and chat. I can assure you that despite its hasty construction, it is quite sound in terms of architecture, if
you have any fears of it crashing down on your heads... I hope you are able to attend this social
gathering. While there is food and drink, I'm sure each of you would be looking for an explanation of my
remarkable mansion. I do hope to see all of you very soon, and join in your "righteousness" that you and
your group are so widely known for.
Sincerely,
Suzaku Z.
To Be Continued