A/N: Hi guys! Thanks for the support on this story! A massive thank you to all the people who have followed and favourite this story! It means a lot. This chapter is inspired by arthemys who suggested that Jess needs to be more playful. Thanks for the advice and here is a light hearted fluffy puppy mess!
The song I'm listening to currently is Legends Never Die by League of Legends feat. Against the Current. I really recommend this song. Especially if you are an Avenger fan. It suits the Avenger so well. Enough babbling, on with the story!
It was mid-afternoon. Peeta was in the sun room working on his latest painting. He was deeply entranced on painting a picture of Jess and Katniss in a meadow. They had gone for a picnic the other day and he really wanted to remember that moment. Katniss was on the couch in the lounge having a cat nap. One arm behind her head and the other resting on her stomach. They had been out in the morning in the forest hunting. Then in town helping people fix up houses and doing odd jobs until midday. Katniss's ankle had healed and she was to full strength. They were so concentrated on their current activity (sleeping in Katniss's case) neither noticed the banging and crashing coming from the upstairs bathroom.
Jess was having the time of her life. The puppy had gone off exploring when they had gotten home. She had wandered up the stairs. She looked down the hallway. Most of the doors were closed, so she couldn't go there. But there was also some open. She wiggled through the crack in the first door. It led her into the closet. Someone must have left it ajar last time they were in here. There was jackets hanging up and a couple pairs of spare shoes sitting in a line on the floor. She sniffed one of the shoes. The smell was disgusting! She back-pedalled furiously, sneezing rapidly to get the smell out of her nostrils. She wrinkled her muzzle in disgust. Curiously, she stood up on her hind legs and sniffed a jacket. It smell like Peeta with an underlying scent of bread and pastries. She nipped the hem between her teeth and gave a tug. It fell of the hanger and fell on top of her. She yipped in surprise and wiggled out from the jacket. She gave the jacket a good sniff. She did the same with ALL of the others. Pulling them down and sniffing them. Once all the jackets were on the floor and the shoes disapproved of, she wandered off to explore something else more exciting.
She trotted down the hall. Her nose in the air sniffing hard. Another crack in a door caught her interest. She nosed this one open as well. It was the bathroom. Jess's puppy eyes lit up. So much fun things! She ran in and sniffed everything. There was a hand towel hanging up on a rack next to the sink. Down it went. There were some bath towels hanging on the drying rack. Down they went next to the hand towel. Same with all of the bottles sitting in the vanity. Then she came to the toilet. There was something with bristles sitting next to it. Cautiously, she approached it. She lowered her body close to the cold bathroom tiles and creeped forwards slowly. It didn't move so she moved her nose closer and took a tentative sniff. Suddenly it attacked! It fell forwards and got Jess on the nose! She leapt back with a shocked yelp. Shaking her head, she got rid of the shock. She had just turned to leave the bathroom when out of the corner of her eye, she saw it. The toilet paper roll. She tilted her golden head to the side in confusion. She padded over and stood up on her hind paws, reaching for the white paper. She got it. It unravelled enough to reach the ground. Jess took it from there. She picked up the end in her mouth and ran out of the bathroom. She ran back down the hallway and down the stairs. She dropped it on the stairs and ran into the living room.
Katniss had been awoken from her nap by an overly excited pup jumping on her tummy.
"Oof Jess! Go easy!" Katniss lifted the puppy up and sat up, swinging her legs over the side of the couch. "Are you hungry? I'll make some afternoon tea." They padded into the kitchen. Jess got a bowl of dog kibble and the humans got a chocolate chip muffin each. Katniss delivered Peeta his as he was still hard at work in the sun room.
"Hey Babe. How's the painting going?"
"Good." He turned around and gave her a kiss. "Ooh muffin!"
They sat in silence for a bit except for the munching.
"I suppose I'd better do some laundry." She sighed as she stood to leave.
"Love you, thanks for the muffin!" He called after her.
Jess had finished her kibble and was looking for some more fun. Looking around the kitchen, she spotted lots of fun things to make mess with. All the bottles ended up on the floor. Same with the hand towel. And the dish towel. Then she found the roll of paper towels. She tore all of those up and ran through the big pile she had made effectively scattering them all over the kitchen. Everything sitting on the bench meet a sticky end when she got up on one of the barstools and climbed up onto the bench. A flask clattered to the floor followed closely by a set of keys, a box of tissues, and everything else there. She yawned. It had been a big day, destroying things in the afternoon and helping and hunting in the morning. She dragged herself up the stairs and looked for a suitable place to sleep. The bedroom would do. She leapt up on the bed and curled up in the middle. She tucked her little nose under a golden paw and fell fast asleep.
Katniss had finished taking in a load of laundry off the washing line. It was folded and ready to go into drawers. She put it all into a basket and walked through the living room. Through the archway connecting the living room and the kitchen, she saw one of Jess's messes.
"What the-?!"
Peeta came running. "Oh no," he groaned. He had a feeling he knew exactly who the culprit was.
"If this was Jess then I swear-" Katniss didn't finish her sentence because she caught sight of the toilet paper on the stairs. They looked at each other. One murderous and one slightly panicked.
"She's your dog." She hissed through clenched teeth. He nodded meekly. Up the stairs they traipsed. Following the paper trail. They stood and stared at the mess. Jackets lying in a heap on the floor outside the open cupboard door, shoes flung out across the hallway and the trail of toilet paper leading to the bathroom. Katniss had a dark look on her face. Jess was in deep water. They saw the mess in the bathroom. Bottles on the floor, toilet paper everywhere, towels in a heap. Yikes.
"We'd better check our room in case there is any mess in there too." He suggested meekly. They found a little golden ball of fur snoring softly in the middle of their bed. He smiled at the soft little snores that came from Jess. Katniss stood in the doorway, hands on hips. The look was ruined by the small smile that formed on her lips at the squeaky snores. She sighed and sat the washing down by the dresser that sat by the opposite wall to the bed. She lightly stroked Jess on the head. Jess yawned and stretched. She looked up at them, her pink tongue hanging out of her mouth, her head tilted slightly. Katniss chuckled softly. Maybe she wouldn't be in so much trouble after all.
A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed that! I had lots of fun making Jess make messes ;) Reviews are always welcome!
