Alright, so it's almost been a month now and I haven't written anything. Who knew getting into college would be so hard. Anyway, I'm back now so that's all that matter's. Even though most of you were probably looking for to this chapter thinking it was gonna be a lemon, its NOT. Sorry, but I promise soon, just be patient.
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Chapter 4: A Girl's Best Friend
Jiraiya looked around the shop at the animals around him. Dogs, cats, birds, rodents, but which one should he get?
The shop owner approached him and smiled. "Hello, sir. How can I help you?"
Jiraiya had noticed an ongoing fear that Tsunade had of being home alone. He didn't know exactly when it started, but he felt bad when he had to leave her alone. The white haired man looked at the young girl and smiled back. He answered, "I'm looking for a pet for my girlfriend. Something that doesn't require a lot of work to take care of, but will be a good companion."
The girl thought for a moment before answering, "Well I would say dog, but they're a lot of work. Cats are good, but they are rather quiet creatures. Other animals require cages, so they aren't good for much other than cuddling and you can't do much with a fish. Hm…Ah I know a perfect animal for you."
The girl led him to a cage toward the back of the shop. She took a small animal from the cage and held it out to him. "Her name is Tonton. Her owner didn't want too many of the piglets and she donated this one to the shop. She's not too expensive. Only 1,000 ryo."
Jiraiya took the piglet from her hands. Tonton sniffed him curiously before nuzzling his chin with her nose. Jiraiya looked at the shop owner and nodded. "I'll take her."
The young girl smiled and gave him all the information he needed on taking care of the young pig. When he paid for her, he took her back to the apartment to give her too Tsunade.
Jiraiya opened the door and saw that Tsunade wasn't home. She's probably still in class or with Dan…He closed the door and looked at the piglet. "Alright then, Tonton. Everyone in this apartment has a job, so you have to have one too."
The piglet's ear twitched as she listened to what Jiraiya was telling her. Jiraiya was rather surprised by her obedience. It was as if she thought she was human. He continued talking to her "Your job is to take care of Tsunade-Hime when I'm not home. She getting lonely easy, so you need to make sure she's never alone, ok?"
The pig smiled. "Oink! Oink!"
Jiraiya chuckled and set her down. He then pat her head. "Good girl. She should be home soon, so I've gotta clean and cook. You can look around the apartment if you want, though there's not many places for you to explore."
"Oink!" Tonton snorted as she looked around the apartment eagerly wanting to meet this Hime that Jiraiya was talking about.
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Tsunade stood up from her seat when her professor dismissed her class. The middle-aged woman called Tsunade to her desk before she could walk out of the room. "Tsunade, come here. I need to talk to you about your report."
Tsunade approached the desk. "What about it, Chiyo-sensei?"
"Your facts were good, but your opinions were rather…harsh." She said as she flipped through the report.
Tsunade shook her head and replied, "I don't think they were. Thinking about it, Chiyo-sensei. Healthcare is hard to pay for and on top of that, we have doctors who aren't willing to save people's lives unless they get paid for it. I understand that everything cost money, but don't you agree with me that if medicine and healthcare was cheaper, maybe so many people wouldn't die because they can't afford to pay for the medicine required to save their lives. My opinions are fact."
Chiyo looked at the young blond and set the paper on her desk. "Tsunade, are you speaking fact or personal issue? I agree, but the way you describe doctors as not wanting to help their patients is a little harsh."
"Is it? I know from experience that doctors won't give a crap unless you show them 2,000 ryo on the spot. It's because of that I lost my little brother. I volunteer in a hospital too often and have seen the way patients are treated. Chiyo-sensei, you asked for a report on the facts of working in a hospital and my opinions on it. I gave that to you. Is there anything more you need from me?"
She shook her head. "No. You may go."
Tsunade bowed and left the room. Dan was waiting for her outside of the school. "Hey, Tsunade-chan."
"Hey."
"You look…a little pissed off. What's wrong?"
" Stupid teacher thinks I'm a fucking psycho out to get doctors back for my brother's death. I can't help if I hate people in the medical field who care more about money than people."
Dan smiled. "Well, you're a woman who works toward better things, Tsunade-chan. When you become a doctor, you'll probably win awards for being the best."
The blond blushed. "Hey, don't jinx me now." They both chuckled. Tsunade smiled. "So how did your first job interview go?"
He shrugged. "Fine. I think I got it. I'm a little nervous. I mean, I just graduated law school. What if I mess up my first case?"
"You learn from mistakes."
"What are you going to say when you perform your first surgery and cut the wrong organ out. You can't say that then."
Tsunade giggled. "First of all, I don't want to be a surgeon. I want to be a pediatrician and second, I've been studying human anatomy since the third grade. I think I'm in the clear for that."
"Hm, you got me there. Heh, why don't you get inside before Jiraiya-kun wonders what happened to you. We've been standing outside your apartment for five minutes now."
Tsunade laughed. "I didn't even notice. Thanks for walking me home. I'll see you at work on Saturday."
"Bye. Say hi to Jiraiya for me."
She got out her keys and nodded. "Can do."
Tsunade opened the door and walked into her apartment. "Jiraiya-kun I'm-AH!"
Tonton ran to her and sniffed her leg. She looked at Tsunade curiously. "Oink."
Tsunade gasped. "Jiraiya, there's a pig in the house!"
He chuckled and came out of the bedroom. "Don't mind her, Tsunade-chan." He kissed her and picked up Tonton to introduce her to Tsunade. "This is Tonton. Tonton this is Tsunade-Hime."
Tonton snorted and struggled to go to Tsunade. She reached her nose out to sniff the young blond and snorted again. Jiraiya laughed. "Aw, Tsunade-chan, she likes you already."
He handed the piglet to Tsunade and watched as she cuddled into her rather large chest. "Oink. Oink."
Tsunade giggled. "Well, she's cute, but that doesn't explain why she's here."
"I got her for you. So you could have company when I'm not home. Tonton already agreed to the job of taking care of you when I'm not here. Right, Tonton?"
"Oiiiink!"
Tsunade giggled and said, "You know, a normal person gets someone a cat or a dog when they're lonely. A pig is rather strange. Still, she's absolutely perfect and adorable." She scratched behind the piglet's ear. Tonton rested her head in Tsunade's chest and smiled.
Jiraiya kissed Tsunade again. "Glad you like her."
"I'll take good care of her."
"I know you will. Now what do you want for dinner? Pork chops?"
The blonde's eyes widened. "Jiraiya-kun, you horrible person! I don't eat meat and how could you say that in front of our new pet. Now your gonna make her run away."
"Tsunade-chan, I'm playing around. You know I wouldn't do that and yeah I know you don't eat meat. Tonton won't run away. She likes it here, right?"
The piglet cuddled onto Tsunade too afraid to go to Jiraiya after his comment. Tsunade smiled. " Don't worry, Tonton, I won't let him hurt you. How about me and you go shopping and we'll buy you a nice outfit."
Jiraiya raised his brown. "Your gonna shop for the pig?"
"Why not? She'll look cute. I'll be back in an hour or so." Tsunade set Tonton on the floor and turned to Jiraiya. "Does she have a leash?"
"Scared she'll run away?" He asked handing her the leash.
"No, I'm scared she'll get lost." She wrapped it around the piglet's neck and led her to the door after kissing her boyfriend. "See ya in a bit and I want tofu lasagna for dinner." She said before closing the door behind her.
The white haired man shook his head and sighed. "Well, looks like I lost my girlfriend to he pet pig. I guess me and Tonton are gonna have to fight for her attention." He chuckled as he began working on dinner for them.
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Author's note:
Yeah…I needed Tonton somewhere. I often forget to include her in my fanfics. I noticed people are reading and not reviewing. I don't mind, I really like the fact that a lot of people are reading, but reviews encourage me to keep writing or fixing my writing and getting feedback on what people liked or didn't like. So if you have the time at the end of reading, please submit a review, pretty please. Heh, alright, hopefully the chapters will get longer. That lemon scene is coming up soon. So be expecting that and a whole new realm of drama.
Ja ne
