"Are you planning on eating dinner?" Kakashi stood just outside my little hiding place, his legs shoulder-width apart in front of the only entrance. "I said I'd introduce the ninken." there was an uncomfortable moment of silence before he seemed to deflate. "So… if you change your mind we're in the kitchen…"
When I didn't give any sign that I heard him he began walking away, the soft step of padded paws followed him into the kitchen and I shrunk back farther into the corner of the tiny room under the stairs.
Nobody else came to see who was hiding beneath the stairs. I'm sure food was more interesting to them. They probably didn't even want me here. They're not going to poison me right? Master used to do that. Then he would yell at me for being so weak and throw things at me in a fit of rage.
A whimper passed through my lips, and my tail tucked farther in between my hind legs. "You sure I can't go over there and talk to him Kakashi. It sorta looks like it might do him some good."
"No. let's just give him some time to grow used to his surroundings. He's never been in a place like this before. I'll just leave some food out for him if he wants it. What do you think he wants? Spanish rice or regular kibble?"
"The kibbe. You always manage to burn the Spanish rice."
"I don't know if I should be offended or not."
Why are they talking like that? Doesn't the other guy know that Kakashi is going to hit him for acting like that? You can't just go insulting your master and call them by their name!
I waited but the loud thump that follows a slap never came from the kitchen and there were only yips of agreement and loud laughter. What's going on. I don't understand. Master never does anything like this.
A dish was set down before the small hole t get under the stairs and the hand retreated seconds later. His footsteps faded away seconds later as he re-entered the kitchen and the laughter picked up again. It smelled bland. Almost like it had been sitting on a shelf too long. Master used to give me this. Before he changed that it. I refuse to eat this.
I curled up as far back as I could get and covered my nose. The smell would only make the aching in my stomach and heart grow stronger. I hadn't eaten anything yet today. Master wouldn't feed me yesterday either. Anything to make my story more believable. Master views me as nothing more than a tool. That is all i am.
I don't want to be a tool but master loves me. I just know it!
"Pup. If you aren't going to eat that'll eat it for you. Don't want to let it go to waste now do we?" i snarled at the small pug who had just began stuffing his face with the food Kakashi had left for me. "Did you want it?"
I snarled again and flattened my ears to my head trying to get him to back off.
"If you don't use words i won't know what you want. I'm i'm going to take that as a go away." he backed up taking the bowl of kibble with him. I relaxed a bit after he was gone and the smell was no longer enticing me into eating the kibble and thoughts of master slowed to a near stop.
Kakashi's Pov
After my ninken all left the kitchen I sat on the couch and watched the stairs where I knew the new addition to my family was hiding. Pankun had taken if food after he was growled at by our new pack member who very clearly had no intention of eating the food I had left out for him.
If he doesn't this too much longer he will no doubt become even more malnourished than he already it. Whatever happened to him before he ended with those men in the forest must have been pretty bad for him to have such violent reactions to being in a setting like this.
What were they thinking putting him with me? I'm no better than him in terms of our mental states. "You know boss. If you think that hard for much longer you'll get wrinkles."
"Eh? Sorry. I'm just trying to figure out what to do with him."
"With the pup? You got your work cut out for you with that one Boss."
"I don't even have a name for him."
"Just call him whatever you feel like. He'll respond to something eventually." Pankun fixed me with a stare and raised a furry eyebrow. "Surely you would have thought of that already."
"I couldn't think of anything that I wouldn't make a fool of myself while doing. I just want to make sure that he is no threat to the village before they ship him to torture & intelligence and mess him up even more."
"You'll get it eventually." with that as his closing statement he jumped down from the couch and scrambled up the stairs. The dog beneath the stairs let out a sharp yelp. Some wood dust must have fallen. Those stairs are pretty old.
Ok, I can do this. "Yuri, Haru, Yuki, Akaru, Maru, Shiba. Can you at least give me a hint?"
He growled from beneath the stairs. "I'm taking that as a no were close. Dog? Puppy? If you don't give me a hint I'm never going to get anywhere close."
It was at that moment that Guy knocked on the door. "Eternal rival we have come to greet the new puppy!"
"Yeah! Heard you got a new mutt!" that was Asuma. A bark from beside the couch caused me to jump up and be at attention. "Kakashi!"
"It was Mutt?" the dog looked at me and whimpered and tried to get away from my gaze. "Are you serious? Somebody named you mutt? Well then. We'll just have to change that."
"Kakashi! You have five seconds before I break open this door!"