Sailor Moon: Angels Among Us
Chapter 3: Remy's Story
When I come home from a gig, it always warms me to see Remy at the door waiting, and curled up in a ball at my bedside when it was time to kick it in for the night. I look back on the evening when I first met him. My relationship with Remy is the first time I took responsibility for another. When you help out someone, it can have lasting effects.
It was Christmas Day two years ago that I found him. It was a cold and rainy night for the holidays. When I saw a cardboard box with holes cut in it on the side of the road. I pulled over to see the box, and what was in there changed my life. It was a German Shepherd puppy with a red bow tied around his neck. My heart melted at the sight of him.
I figured he was a present for a little kid, but the kid didn't want him so they left him on the side of the road. I can't believe people would do that to him. Some people can be so heartless. My eyes met his and his met mine, and I knew this was meant to be, "Come on you, you're going home with me," I said to the puppy and took him into my car.
I picked up my cellphone and dialed the club manager I was to perform at, "Hello Paul? This is Noemi...oui...oui, I am going to have to cancel the gig tonight, some family business came up, thank you...thank you for understanding, ciao," I hung up the phone, and took the puppy home with me, "let's get you some food...and a bath...Remy,"
"We need to see the vet, you need to be healthy to be happy," I said while driving.
I was happy that I was giving Remy a home, but at the same time I was angry. I couldn't get it out of my head of what that family did to him. I am glad that I found him, and gave him food and a place to live. I took him to the local area vet the next morning, "It's really sad, but after what you did for him? He's going to look at you as his mother,"
Looking after him was not easy, but I like a challenge. When I first got him, it seemed Remy had a nose for trouble. Whether it was getting into the garbage or breaking a vase or two, either way I gave him my unconditional love...and a timeout. Sometimes he would go on the floor even after he just went outside. it's all a part of raising a dog.
"If you're going to do stuff like this, then we need to get out more," I said to Remy, he tilted his head to me. It was the cutest sight.
He got his shots, vaccinations and even is first collar. It didn't matter that I wasn't going to get any money. Lords knows what would have happened to that puppy had I not come for him. The years went by, and I saw Remy grow up into a majestic shepherd like a K-9 Unit police dog. On the day I died, I saw him still waiting at the door for me.
Something in his heart told him that I would come back as I always do. Though I'm guessing he didn't expect me to come back as a guardian. Now I am living in Japan on the top level of a two story apartment, and living the average life. It was another morning, and I was taking Remy out to do his business and pick up after him. You have to do it.
The last thing you need is a ticket from a cop for not curbing your dog. That morning, I took Remy to the park to play fetch with the tennis ball and get some exercise for him and myself. It was then that I met my first friends, "Oh...what a handsome dog you have there," she said kindly, I knew recognized her from last night. She is a Sailor Senshi.
"Merci beaucoup, we're new in the area, my name is Noemi and this handsome beau is Remy," I said introducing ourselves. I looked over the fact that the young lady is really Sailor Neptune. She had a kind and gentle aura about her. I laughed when Remy decided to say 'hello' German Shepherd style as he started giving my new friend some kisses
I laughed with her as Remy was greeting her. I offered a hand to her, but she got up on her own power, "Well, it's nice to see a new face around here, my name is Michiru," she replied, I noticed her English is topnotch. I wondered if she lived in the states or something? As I shook her hand, I knew I made a friend, and then her blond lover came.
I know the feeling. Getting kisses from Remy is like getting licked by a steak, "Don't worry, he loves everyone," I said pulling him back, and petting his head and back. From introductions, I gathered that her name is Michiru and the one coming to save her is Haruka. Looks like I am going to have to get along better with Haruka more than Michiru.
As I kneeled down on a knee and rubbed Remy's cheeks for being a good dog, I felt something between me and them. I know who they are, and I am starting to think they know what I am. I felt a kind of mutual respect forming between us. I just couldn't put it in words. I'm not the only one protecting this city, and I will have to work with them.
