This is chapter two. Please don't forget to review.
The next day, Buddy came walking into the front yard. Jade and Bolt were sitting on the deck watching the kittens play with Mittens. "Hey Buddy!" Jade called. "Hey J-" Before Buddy could finish, he was tackled by all four of the kittens. He laughed and had to actually fight his way up. The kittens were bigger now, and a lot stronger. With four of them, they could hold Mittens down, but they never could seem to pin Bolt. Buddy eventually was able to stand. "So as I was saying, hey Jade." He said. Jade laughed and walked towards him. Buddy saw one of the kittens preparing to pounce on his, so he quickly turned, and sprang into the air. Socks was taken by surprise. "Hey!" He said. "I'm supposed to get you." Buddy laughed and let Socks get up. "So you're Buddy. I'm Mittens." Mittens said as she walked towards the deck.
Buddy nodded. "I hope all that Jade has told you about me has been good." He said. Mittens laughed. "I would say that saving her is pretty good." She said. "Thank you for that by the way." Bolt said. Buddy nodded. "You're welcome. I saw her being forced down and since my dad was a police dog, I guess it was automatic. My dad was um… he… he was shot while he was on the force. He uh… didn't make it." Buddy said sadly. "Oh. I-I'm sorry." Mittens said. Buddy looked up at her. "No no it's alright. I just miss him is all." Then they all went inside and sat down in the den. "So Buddy." Bolt said. "Do you like movies?" Buddy looked at Bolt. "Yes sir. Why do you ask?" Bolt nodded to Mittens and she went over to the cabinets under the television. She pulled out four movies and placed them on the floor in front of Buddy. "Have you ever seen any of these?" She asked. Buddy thought for a moment. The movies were Matrix Reloaded, The day the earth stood still, The sting, and Without a clue.
"Oh I love Without a clue." Buddy said. "It's just so funny. Holmes has absolutely no idea how to solve a case." Bolt grinned. "That's why I like it." He said. They all laughed. After the show, Jade walked up stairs with Buddy. She jumped onto the bed and laid down. Buddy wasn't sure if he should join her because this wasn't his home. Jade noticed and said. "It's alright. Penny won't mind." Buddy nodded and jumped onto the bed. "Oh wow." He said. "It's so soft." Jade nodded. "Yeah it is." Buddy laid down beside Jade and sighed. "You know I was watching you. You know the other day, from the window?" He said. "I guess you've figured out by now that I like you." Jade turned her head so that she faced him. "Yeah I know." She grinned. "Do you like what you see?" She joked. Buddy laughed. "Who wouldn't?" He said. Then he realized what he said. Jade saw the embarrassment on his face.
"So that's a yes right?" She asked. Buddy blushed. "I guess." He said. Jade smiled. He likes me! I knew it. I knew he liked me! She crawled closer to him. "How much do you like me?" She asked. She knew she was causing Buddy more embarrassment than ever. "I… uh…" Buddy looked at Jade. She was grinning from ear to ear. "You're doing this on purpose." He said. "Answer the question." Jade said. Buddy sighed. "Alright. I like you a lot. There, I said it. " He looked at Jade. "Happy now?" Jade licked his nose. "That's good enough." She said. Then she closed her eyes and went to sleep. She kissed me! Buddy thought to himself. She actually kissed me! Buddy smiled and closed his eyes. Soon, they were both asleep.
Back down stairs, Bolt and Mittens were watching another movie while the kittens took a nap. Bolt had tried to guess what Jade and Buddy were doing, but soon the movie seemed to swallow him up. He wasn't really aware of anything going on around him. When the movie was over, he went up to see what Jade and Buddy were doing. He peeked in and saw them both asleep on the bed. He told Mittens and she came to look. "They look so sweet like that." She whispered. Bolt rolled his eyes. "You wouldn't be saying that if she was your daughter." He said.
Mittens looked at him. "I know but she isn't. So that makes it cute." She said. Bolt smiled and they walked back down the stairs. They jumped onto the couch and Mittens curled up beside Bolt. Bolt also laid down. He felt Mittens wrap her tail around his. He smiled and licked her ear. Then he closed his eyes. He knew Jade liked Buddy. He felt protective of her even though she wasn't his daughter. He still wanted her to be safe and Buddy seemed like he would take care of her. He would just have to watch them for a while to see. No. He wouldn't spy on them. He would just trust Buddy. That's what Mittens would say. Bolt sighed and soon fell asleep.
Later, Jade woke up and felt Buddy's tail on hers. She smiled and looked back him. He was smiling and every now and then, his ears would twitch. Suddenly, Buddy barked and woke himself up. "What's wrong?" Jade asked. Buddy had startled her but she tried not to show it. "I… nothing. It was just a dream." Buddy said. Jade looked into his eyes. "What's wrong?" She asked again. A tear formed in Buddy's eye. "It was about my dad." He said sadly. Now Jade felt bad. "I'm sorry. I didn't know." She said. Buddy sniffed and nodded. "I'm okay. I mean, it's alright." Bolt came into the room. "Is everything alright?" He asked. Buddy quickly dried his tears and nodded. "Yeah we're cool." He said. Bolt slowly turned and walked out of the room.
Jade looked back at Buddy. "Are you sure you're okay?" She asked. Buddy nodded. "Yes, Jade, I'm sure I'm okay." He said. He sounded a bit ticked off. Jade understood and kept quiet for a little while. Then Buddy said. "I'm sorry Jade. I was just-" "It's okay Buddy." Jade cut in. "I understand." Buddy sighed and laid his head on Jade's back. Then he saw the clock on Penny's side-table. "Holy crap I have to go!" He said. He quickly stood, licked Jade's ear, and ran down stairs. He shot out through the doggie door and ran towards his house. He had been gone for five hours. That was longer than he had ever been gone before.
Jade walked down stairs and sat down on the couch beside Bolt and Mittens. Bolt had turned on Without a clue again. Jade explained why Buddy had to leave. Or at least why she thought he had to leave, and watched the movie with them. There was nothing better for her to do. She enjoyed it, but found herself thinking about Buddy almost the entire time. She missed him already. She knew she would most likely see him again the next day, but that didn't help any. She wanted to always be with him. Just like Bolt and Mittens would always be with each other. Jade sighed and walked up stairs. She decided the sooner she fell asleep, the sooner she could see Buddy. She never knew she could love someone this much. It hurt to be away from him. Finally, Jade closed her eyes, and fell asleep.