Hey guys, here comes Chapter 4 of the story. Let's start this thing.

The day had just begun. Zeke woke up with a yawn and got out of Blythe's bed. He then headed to the dumbwaiter that was in Blythe's room and headed down to the pet shop. Since it was the weekend, Zeke decided to let her sleep in today.

-The pet shop-

"Sup guys" Zeke greeted his friends, stepping out of the dumbwaiter.

"Hey Zeke" everyone greeted back except for Zoe. The wolf then walked up to the doggie diva who was sitting next to a bowl of kibble.

"Hey Zo, how's your day?" he asked her.

"Fine. I'm just a little nervous is all" she told him.

"Oh. You gonna finish that?" he asked, noticing her bowl was still full. Zoe pushed the food aside. "So what are you so nervous about?" Zeke asked her while eating.

"Well, my cousin's visiting from out of town" she told him.

"Is that it? I don't see the big deal, it's just your cousin" he said with a roll of his eyes in an apathetic sort of way.

"You don't get it Zeke, she and I are completely different!" she said to him with a annoyed look.

"Oh please, Zoe. If she's related to then she must be a total-" Zeke was cut off by the door to the day camp opening.

"Hello again pets. We have a new guest. I'd like you all to meet, Veronica" Miss Twombly opened the door to the carrying cage, revealing a pink female dog who resembled Zoe. "Her owner says she's half Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and half Pomeranian. And she's also Zoe's cousin" she explained. "Have fun" she said as she walked of with Veronica's cage.

"Sup Y'all" Veronica said to them, having a Jersey accent. She was a pink Cavapom dog who had white curly hair with pink highlights. On her neck she wore a light violet colored collar with a red gemstone in the middle, and on her head she wore a blue and red baseball cap that was turned to the side. Also, she wore dark blue eye shadow. Her eyes were also a golden yellow.

"Hello, Veronica" Zoe said to her with a fake smile.

"Zoe, long time no see. How ya been?" Veronica asked her cousin, giving her a hug.

"I've been... good" she replied. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Mah owner's in town doin' stuff for her job. Plus, I wanted to see mah favorite cousin" Veronica said. "Oh, and by the way, it's Ronnie" she said.

"Huh?" Zoe gave a confused look.

"Yeah, only mah owner is allowed to call me Veronica" she said to her.

"Oh..." Zoe replied, looking off to the side.

"Aren't ya going to introduce me to your friends?" Ronnie asked her.

"Oh, right" she said with slight embarrassment. "Well, this is Russell" she introduced the hedgehog.

"Hi" Russell greeted.

"Sup" Ronnie greeted back.

"Penny-Ling" Zoe introduced the panda.

"Hello" Penny said.

"Sup, Pen" she said back.

"Vinnie" Zoe introduced the lizard.

"Hi, I'm Vinnie" he said.

"Hi" Ronnie said.

"Minka" Zoe introduced the pink monkey.

"Hi" Minka said

"Hey" Ronnie said.

"Sunil" Zoe introduced the mongoose.

"Hello" Sunil greeted.

"Hi" Ronnie said in return.

"And this my best friend, Pepper" Zoe introduced her best skunk friend.

"Nice to meet you Ronnie, I'm Pepper" she introduced herself.

"Sup" Ronnie said and they pounded fists. "And who's this handsome dog?" she asked, noticing the pet sitting beside Zoe.

"Oh, this is-"

"I'm Zeke, nice to meet you" Zeke introduced himself to Zoe's cousin, not letting her do it. "And by the way, I'm not a dog... I'm a wolf" he told her

"A wolf? How wild" Ronnie said with a somewhat attracted look as she slowly walked up to him.

"Heh-heh... yeah, 100% pure wolf" he replied with a chuckle, blushing nervously while rubbing the back of his head. "So, you're Zoe's cousin?" he said.

"Yep, same blood. Except I'm a half breed, and proud of it" she said with a confident smile. She then took off her cap. "Gum?" she offered.

"No thanks" he declined. Ronnie shrugged and put a piece of bubblegum in her mouth, chewing it. She then blew a bubble and it popped.

"Hey guys" a voice said.

"Hey Blythe" Zeke said to his owner who was now up and full dressed.

"Who's this?" she asked, noticing Veronica. Ronnie blew another bubble which popped.

"I'm Veronica, Zoe's cousin. But you can just call me Ronnie" she told her.

"Well that explains why you look alike. Where you from?" Blythe asked.

"Jersey" Ronnie replied.

"Oh, that's cool. Well, I have to get going, my friends and I going to go see a movie" Blythe said while petting Zeke's head. "See ya, guys. And it was nice to meet you, Ronnie" she then headed out.

"Yeah, Blythe's my owner" Zeke told Ronnie.

"Yeah, I could tell by the way she petted you" she replied.

"So is it true that you're different from Zoe? Because I like to think otherwise" he asked with a doubtful look.

"Well, the truth is we do have our differences. For example: Zoe's a purebred, I'm a mutt. She's into that elegant junk, I'm more into getting down and dirty. She's a total diva, I'm a tough tomboy" She explained.

"So if you're opposites, does that mean you're a terrible singer?" Russell asked curiously. Ronnie grabbed a toy ball and threw it at his face.

"Shut it, Russell!" she replied in an annoyed tone. "But if you're wonderin', we both have good singing voices. Havin' a good set of pipes runs in the family. Right, cous?" she looked at Zoe.

"Yes. Even though I'm more into pop and you're more into rock" Zoe said.

"So what's it like in New Jersey?" Penny-Ling asked.

"Let's just say it can get a little crazy... in a good way" she replied with a chuckle.

-With Blythe and her friends-

"Hey you guys" Blythe met her friends.

"Hey Blythe. Ready for the movie?" Youngmee asked

"You bet. What are we watching?" she asked back.

"Martial arts Tiger" Sue told her. They got their tickets and entered the theater.

-Back with the pets-

"Hey Veronica" Zeke said as he walked up to the Jersey dog.

"Sup Zekey" she greeted back.

"So how are you enjoying your visit so far?" he asked.

"It's pretty good. I'm glad my cousin has such good friends" She said.

"So just how much of a tomboy are you?" he asked. His question was answered by Ronnie tackling him to the ground.

"Enough to bravely tackle a cute wolf to the ground" she said with a giggle as she rubbed noses with him. Zeke on the hand was blushing at this.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Zoe was watching the whole scene. She gave an irritated look and a low growl.

"What's wrong, Zoe?" Penny-Ling asked, noticing her mood.

"It's nothing, Penny-Ling..." she replied.

"Oh come on ,Zoe, we've known you long enough to know when something's wrong" Russell brought up.

"Yeah, what's up?" Vinnie asked.

"It's... my cousin. Ever since we were pups, she's been able to get along with a lot of guys that I've liked" Zoe explained.

"Wait, are you saying what we think you're saying?" Pepper gave curious smile. Zoe said nothing.

"Zoe... do you have a crush on Zeke?" Penny asked with an eyebrow raised. Zoe simply looked down and still didn't respond as her face became a bright shade of red.

"Oh my gosh! You do have a crush on him, don't you!?" Pepper asked with a big grin. Zoe tried to hold it back, but couldn't any longer.

"Yes... I like Zeke. I don't know why, but there's something about him that's I find attractive and... cute" she said, a little embarrassed to even look at her friends.

"Hey, don't think about it too much. I'm sure he'll fall for you someday" Pepper said.

"You think so?" She asked with hopeful look. Her skunk friend gave nod. "Thanks Pepper" she hugged her.

Unbeknownst them however, Ronnie had been secretly listening to the conversation. She got off of Zeke and helped him up.

"So Zeke, tell me, do you have a girlfriend?" she asked him.

"Huh?" he gave confused look.

"Just askin' out of curiosity" she said.

"Uh, no, I don't have a girlfriend" he told her.

"Aw, that's too bad. Because I'm sure any girl would kill for a chance be with such a handsome wolf like you" She said in a flirtatious tone, put a put a paw on his chest, and then tapping his nose with a finger. This made Zeke's heart pound with adrenaline as his tail wagged with a smile.

"Well, this has never happened before. A girl is actually flirting with me" Zeke said in his thoughts.

"Now. Is it Ok if we talk somewhere more... private?" she asked. He nodded agreeingly.

The two canines were in the fire hydrant alone.

"So what did you want to talk about?" Zeke asked her.

"Two things: first..." she leaned in and kissed his cheek. "That's the only level of affection you'll get from me. Second, I think it's best if you and I just stayed friends. We're obviously so alike that it could never work out between us" she said while looking at her nails.

"Uhh... yeah" Zeke said with his ears lowered. "Well that sucks. I actually think Veronica's kind of cute" He said in his thoughts.

"I mean, I think you're a total cutie and everything, but I think there's someone else who thinks you're even cuter" she implied.

"Really? Who?" He asked.

"Well I'd tell you, but that would spoil the fun in you finding out for yourself" she said with a light chuckle. Zeke simply rolled his eyes. They then slid down the slide to where they met the others.

"Oh, hey y'all. I forgot to ask this, but you wanna see what a Jersey dog can do?" Ronnie asked. They all nodded. "Is there a guitar around here?" she asked. Sunil handed her an electric guitar. "Thanks. Yo Zoe, care to help me out" she asked her.

"Uh, sure" she replied.

"Ight. Let's turn it up y'all!" she strummed the guitar. Once the rock beat started, she and Zoe began to sing a duet. The song was a cross between Pop and Rock. The song ended with Ronnie strumming a badass note. She then smashed the guitar to pieces. "Yeah! That's how you rock! With Pop!" she shouted. She then let out a loud expressive howl. Zeke howled as well.

"That was actually kind of fun" Zoe said.

"Hey, I always have fun with mah little cousin" Veronica rubbed the top of Zoe's head. The two cousins then hugged. "Guys, can you give me and mah cous some time alone?" she asked the other pets. They agreed and left them alone.

"What's up, Ronnie?" Zoe asked.

"Look, I just want you to know that Zeke is all yours" she said.

"Huh?" Zoe was confused.

"Yeah, I know you have feelings for him. I could tell by they way you were looking at us when he and I were playin'" she said.

"Oh... you saw that?" Veronica replied to her question with a silent nod. "Uh, sorry..." Zoe apologized.

"Eh, jealousy is a natural thing. Sides, I'm the one who should be sorry for making you upset like that" Ronnie apologized also.

"That's alright. Although I do have one question" Zoe said.

"Hm?"

"How are you able to get along with boys so well? And so fast?" she asked.

"I'm a tomboy; tomboys usually get along with guys. It's just my personality" Ronnie told her. "*burp*... excuse me" she said with her mouth covered.

It was at this moment that Mrs. Twombly came in.

"Veronica, it's time to go" she told the Jersey dog.

"By the way cous, if you want Zeke notice you, try playin' a little more rough" Ronnie told her cousin as she walked into her cage. "See you next time, Zoe" she said her farewell and Zoe waved goodbye to her.

"We're all going to miss her" Zeke said as he walked up and sat next to Zoe. Zoe got a devious look and tackled Zeke.

"Zoe, what are you doing?" he asked with a smirk but also with confusion.

"Just... playing rough" she told him with a smile as she rubbed noses with him.

And there's Chapter 4. I'm glad I introduced my newest OC into this chapter. And before any of you ask, no, Zeke and Zoe are not a couple at the end of the Chapter.

Stay tuned for chapter 5

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