After school I walked with the girls to the pet shop.
Pet shop? I wondered, Why am I even coming? I don't need or want a pet… You see, I am in class 1C of High school, a freshman, and only 14. I live alone in a small apartment and make my way by doing miscellaneous things. It's not like I really need to work or anything, so I don't work all that much. Just enough to have some pocket change and to continue depositing in my bank account. You see, I was an heiress of a not so small sum of money and could live quite comfortably if I chose. But I like to live simply off of mostly my own money so that I don't have to dip into my funds very often. When I said that I earned money off of miscellaneous things, I meant miscellaneous. I've pet sat, pet walked, house sat, baby sat, cleaned houses, delivered, even helped out at local businesses. Most people know me pretty well in my neighborhood and trust me quite a bit. So there's a bit of pocket change. But what earns me the most, is art. I paint, sketch, draw, you name it. I even do commissions. But unless the buyer insists, I don't set my prices very high because I don't need to, and anyone should be able to enjoy my art.
"Oooh! The shop is so kawaii!" Squealed a girl as everyone, but me, pressed her nose against the glass. I walked inside into a menagerie of animals. But of all the pets in there, the only one that caught my eye was a small fluffy German shepherd asleep in a crate packed with straw. In an adjoining crate were several other puppies wrestling and jumping about. But I hardly noticed.
A new friend Chapter 2
10 minutes later I walked out the fluffy little J-chan in my arms.
"Why do you call him J-chan, Liani?"" Asked a girl.
"I named him off of an English name: Jack. But J-chan is easier to say"
Cute little J-chan. What am I going to do with a puppy?
That night, I fell asleep with J-chan under my chin.
The Next morning was Saturday, so J-chan and I set out on a mission. At the pet shop, I had bought some puppy food, but we needed some more stuff for J-chan. J-chan wasn't a tubby puppy so he didn't waddle as we walked down the street. He was so calm and purposeful that he seemed and enigma against all the other rambunctious, excited, mean, and scared dogs we passed. He ignored them all. I walked into the pet supply store near my house with J-chan right next to me.
"Well my Kawaii puppy! What do you think you need"
I think I made enough of an impression on the clerk having bright turquoise hair, now I'm talking to my dog! But for me, that's not weird. I'm an elf. I have very small magic powers, and pointy ears. Actually, my powers may not be as small as I say, but I don't really need them so I have not explore there potential. Also, in my forehead there is a very small shard of crystal shaped like a heart. Most people don't see either my ears or the crystal. The crystal is kept hidden by some small magic, sometimes my ears too, but mostly I wear my hair loose around my ears to cover them.
Meanwhile, J-chan looked at me, as if studying me, then walked off. I followed. First he went to the brushes, so I picked one out. Then the bathing area and promptly pointed out shampoo, Flea and Tick Bath, and some kawaii soft plushy puppy towels. (Soft plush towels the had puppy prints all over them. Next he picked out a bear. Then that was it.
"You silly puppy!" He jumped. "You forgot some bowls"
He untensed, and grinned. We left with one surprisingly small box (and the bear he carried in his mouth) for home. The rest of the day, and for weeks to come, we spent in the park while I taught him commands.