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Here's the next chapter. It's up sooner than I thought it would be which is great news – woohoo! I'm having so much fun writing this and I totally want my own Fluffy! I'm getting all kinds of pet jealousy over here.

I hope you all continue to enjoy this fic. I'd love to know your thoughts on this and what you've read so far, like I said I'm new to this fandom and to BL so all feedback is welcome.

Anyway, happy reading!

Rex

Chapter 02

As it turned out, the vet's best guess was that Fluffy was part Russian Hunting dog and part wild dog. The shelter assured me, despite the colouring of his fur, that there was no more wolf in him than any other domestic mutt but due to his hunting instinct, he might not play very well with small animals or children. I wasn't concerned until they recommended I keep Fluffy properly exercised to prevent him from chewing up my furniture.

As Phichit and I walked into the kennels, I had a moment of doubt about taking on such a large dog at this point in my life. I listed all the reasons in my mind but when the kind volunteer at the shelter stopped in front of a cage, I peered inside and saw those beautiful blue eyes looking up at me.

"Hello, Fluffy," I knelt down in front of him when his door was opened. Fluffy stretched his neck and sniffed the air before he lowered his head and took a step toward me. His tail wagged as he cautiously approached me. "Hi boy." Fluffy licked my chin and at the sound of my laughter, the dog's body began to shake with the velocity of his wagging tail.

I never believed in love at first sight until that moment.

Walking out of the shelter with Fluffy by my side was possibly the happiest moment of my life, though I wasn't entirely sure what I was supposed to do with him now.

"He needs supplies," Phichit said as he riffled through the bag the shelter gave us. "There's some stuff in here but you really need dog food and a bed as a priority."

I looked over at Fluffy who was sprawled belly up on my sofa, his soft snores filled the room. "He looks comfy enough without a bed," I laughed.

Phichit sat down on the sofa next to Fluffy. Fluffy jumped up and nudged Phichit's hand until he gave in and scratched the dog behind his ear.

"Well, it's been a pleasure but I'll leave you and the wolf to it then," Phichit said as he patted Fluffy on the head and stood up.

"You can't just leave," I protested as I watched Phichit collect his things and head for the door.

"I'm a busy boy!" Phichit grinned. "Besides, you two should get to know each other. Take him for a walk, play some games with him."

"I don't think he'll be so great at board games," I looked over at the dog who was watching us with a curious expression.

"It's weird," Phichit said, his eyes also on the dog. "The way he does that and then tilts his head... it's like he's following along with our conversation."

I smirked. "Are you still drunk?"

Phichit gave my shoulder a playful shove as he laughed and to our surprise, the dog growled. It was very low, so low we wondered at first if it was our stomachs. "Did he just growl at me?"

"He's protective already. I quite like that," I smiled at the dog and his tail began to wag immediately, as if he knew I was touched.

"Well make sure he knows I'm the best friend and that I'm always welcome here," Phichit shook his finger at my face and laughed.

I looked over at my dog. "Did you hear that Fluffy? Phichit is always welcome here." To our amazement, the dog barked as if in agreement.

After Phichit left I turned to look at the dog who had made himself quite at home once again on the sofa. "So..." I didn't really know what to do. Phichit and I had already unpacked the bits and pieces in the suitcase but there still a few things that he needed. I wanted a better collar for him, the black one he was wearing seemed a little too tight, and he needed a bed. "Shall we go shopping?"

The dog ears pricked up and he barked.

"I'll take that as a yes," I laughed and collected my coat and his lead.

I'd never had a reason to enter the pet store near my flat so I was completely taken aback by how big it was inside. "I don't even know where to start..." I said quietly to myself. "Where shall we go first Fluffy?" I wasn't really asking him but Fluffy let out a little whine and I looked down at him. He titled his head toward the beds. "You... you want to go look at the beds first? Sure." I let him lead the way.

"Do you need any help?" A woman who worked at the pet store seemed to appear out of nowhere.

"No thank you," I smiled at her and watched her walk away before I pulled a few of the larger dog beds off the stands to take a closer look at them. "See any you like?"

Fluffy sat down on his haunches and took a good look at each of the beds. What a strange dog. Could this have been the reason he was returned? The more I got to know this dog, the more I found him endearing.

After a moment, Fluffy padded over to one of the beds and sniffed it. He nibbled the side a little and then stepped on it.

"Any good?" I asked.

Fluffy sniffed the bed a few more times, pawed at the plush cushions in the middle of the bed, turned around three times and then laid down.

"So we like this one?" Fluffy lifted up his head and nodded. "Alright, this one..." I paused just as I was about to start to putting the other beds away and turned back to look at Fluffy. "Did you..?" I paused again. I wasn't even going to ask the question out loud. I knew that he hadn't nodded at me. It was more likely that he had just reacted to the tone of my voice.

"Let's go find you a new collar, then we'll pick up some dog food and head home," I said to the dog who stood up and followed at my feet obediently. From what I'd seen so far, I really couldn't see why anyone would need to return him.

"I like blue," I picked a blue collar from the stand but was met with a growl from Fluffy. "You don't like blue?" I asked. "Aren't dogs colour blind?" Fluffy merely titled his head at me and raised an eyebrow. "What about green?" Another growl. "Red?" He let out a little huff and barked, his tail wagged behind him.

"What kinds of food do you like Fluffy?" I asked as we neared the food aisle. "The vet said you're a fussy eater but that you should be fine with the brand they use..." I stopped abruptly when I ran out of lead. I turned to look at the dog who was sitting at the top of the aisle, refusing to follow. "Come on now Fluffy," I made my way back to him. "You've been walking fine up until now, what's wrong?"

Fluffy whined and shook his head.

"Don't you want food?" I asked him. The dog's eyes narrowed as he looked up at me. "Don't look at me like that," I said to him.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a man around my age walking toward us. He was cute. "The way you are with your dog is so sweet," he smiled at us both. He was really cute. "And you're such a handsome boy aren't you? Do you mind if stroke him?"

"Sure," I smiled.

Fluffy puffed up under the stream of compliments the man gave him as he scratched behind his ears. "I love dogs," the guy said. "I have a poodle. I thought she was fluffy but this beauty takes the prize."

Fluffy looked over at me from the corner of his eyes and seemed to smirk as the man kissed the tip of his nose. What I wouldn't give for that kind of attention. I rolled my eyes at myself for being jealous of my dog.

"I er... I just got him today..." I gave an awkward shrug. "We're just picking up some stuff."

Fluffy licked the guys face and then padded over to where I stood. He leaned against my leg and I stumbled slightly from the weight of it.

"You're cute," the man said as he stood up, his eyes travelled from Fluffy and up my body. "Even cuter than your dog." He smiled at me.

Oh!

I blushed and was at complete loss of what to say. I felt Fluffy's cold wet nose against my fingers as he nudged them. "Erm... thanks..." The man looked as though he were about to say something else but before he could, I tightened my grip on Fluffy's lead and pulled him along the aisle. "Good to meet you. Bye!"

I could feel Fluffy's icy stare on my back as I searched for the same food brand the vet used. "Stop it, Fluffy."

The dog huffed and let out an audible yawn.

"I don't need that kind of thing right now," I said quietly to him. I finally found the right food and pulled a bag off the shelf. When I turned around, I could still see Fluffy staring at me. "I said stop it. I've just come out of a bad relationship, I don't need to be rushing into another one."

It could have been my imagination but at that, I could have sworn that Fluffy's eyes softened. I put the bag of food down and knelt down in front of him where he immediately pressed his head against my chest. I dropped a kiss onto his muzzle. "You're a strange dog, do you know that?"

Fluffy took a step back and sat down on his haunches. He barked and his tongue fell out of his mouth as he gave me a toothy grin.

"Come on," I stood up. "Let's go home."

Fluffy bounced along beside me, sniffing at the toys in the aisles as we headed back to collect the bed he'd picked. While we were waiting in line at the checkout, Fluffy barked at the boxes of treats lined up against the wall.

"You can pick one. Only one," I said as I let him pull me toward the treats. He immediately picked up a chunk of dried pigs skin and handed it to me. "Gross..." I whispered. I put it with the rest of the purchases and paid for everything with my credit card.

Once we arrived home, I put Fluffy's bed by the TV in the living room and filled his bowl with food. Fluffy, on the other hand, had pulled the pig skin from the bag and marched straight over to the sofa where he got himself comfy. So much for the bed.

"Want to try on your new collar?" I sat down next to him and pulled off his old collar. He stood up and shook out his fur. "Settle down," I laughed at him. "I think that looks much better," I said to him once I put the new red collar on. "Red suits you." Fluffy barked and I laughed again.

The rest of our day was spent at home, apart from a few lazy walks through the park, and I quickly discovered that Fluffy liked to snuggle. As soon as I sat down on the sofa, Fluffy would get up from wherever he was and move over to me. At times he would even crawl onto my lap as though he'd forgotten just how big he was.

There was a lot of laughter that night. I couldn't remember the last time I'd laughed that much. Our first day together was perfect and already I couldn't imagine a day without him. Even with his oddities, he was the perfect dog for me.

And even though I'd only known had him a few hours, my heart was already so full of love for him.

Cuteness! I hope you reading enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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