Daishiro made sure to keep eye contact with the creature in front of him, waiting till it blinked to turn and glare at Sakura and the other intruder. "How could you let this happen? How could you bring this thing into our home?"

Sakura sighed before turning from the stir fry she was cooking to stare at Daishiro. "We've been through this Dai, Shikamaru and I are together. He lives here now, it's been nearly a year now and you need to get over it."

Daishiro growled "Not that intruder, that's a totally different intruder that I am slowly but surely dealing with. He'll be gone in a matter of weeks."

Shikamaru turned a page of the newspaper he was reading, and not even glancing at the German Shepherd said "You've been saying that since you found out we were dating, seven months ago."

Sakura smiled "I think he secretly likes you Shika."

Daishiro let loose a series of barks in frustration before finishing with a growl "I do not like him! He is an intruder in our home and now to add insult to injury you bring that thing in here too!"

Sakura glanced at the white and pale orange tabby cat that had made herself at home on the couch. Curled up in a ball, the cat didn't even bother to acknowledge Daishiro, and she could tell it was making the dog mad. The others in the pack had taken off several hours ago when the cat, Haya, had refused to run away in their chasing game; stating, more than a little prideful, that cats didn't participate in useless shenanigans, something her dogs loved.

Slipping the apron off and over her head she laid it over Shikamaru's shoulder and kissed him on the cheek before slipping her coat on. Grabbing Daishiro, by the scruff, she dragged the dog away from the cat and out into the cool night air. She started walking, and being the dutiful and loyal dog he was Daishiro followed beside her.

Neither said anything until they came to a park and Sakura sat down on bench a little more than half way into the park. Daishiro sat beside her. After a few moments of silence Daishiro felt arms snake around him, as Sakura's head came to rest on his shoulder blade. His tongue rolling out of his mouth Daishiro licked Sakura's cheek.

Laughing Sakura sat up, one of her hands still rubbing at that spot behind Daishiro's ears. "This was the first place I brought you and the boys after the war was done. It was one of the few places that just seemed to be untouched and pure, and I thought you all deserved to see what that looked like."

""You blew off a few of your medical duties, we all ran and played all day. When we did stop it was under that big huge tree. We all piled together and just slept, and when Tsunade found us she curled right up too."

Sakura laughed, you guys were still growing into your paws at that point, you especially."

Daishiro barked once "I was not."

Sakura continued to laugh "Yes you were, your paws had grown a ton, meanwhile the rest was still so little, smaller than any of the others at the time. You'd start running, and be gaining speed and then you'd misstep and tumble over, but you never let it stop you, you'd pick yourself up and start it all over again." Daishiro huffed and Sakura smiled and hugged him again. "I'm sorry if you feel as though I've been ignoring you."

She watched as Daishiro's ears dropped for a second "You haven't been, not really, it's just a lot of change in very little time. I mean Shikamaru's ok, he's low maintenance, but a cat? They're never satisfied and just so freaking mean, not to mention they don't even have a clue as to what loyalty is!"

Sakura laughed again, hugging her dog "It's a summoning contract, Nekobaa says she doesn't have long, and wanted to pass down the contract. Apparently simply knowing Sasuke made me the main contender."

Daishiro put a paw on her leg "No, is a powerful word Sakura, a very useful word, it's time you learned it."

Sakura laughed before standing up "Let's go home, before dinner is ruined."

Hopping off the bench Daishiro stretched and said "Shikamaru probably already let it burn."

Smiling they began walking "Believe it or not he's actually made me dinner a few times."

"You're right I don't believe it."

"You like him and you know it."

"I'll never admit it in front of him."

"I'd expect no less."

"I just wanted to be clear."

With that they began their walk home.

Shikamaru heard them long before he saw them come through the door. It had become the norm in the seven months since the dogs had found out they were dating. Just like Koi had predicted it had taken the other dogs a while to find out about him. After a few weeks of growls and threats they had calmed down, even more so when he had actually moved in. The fact that his mother always brought treats for the dogs when ever she came over had also helped a bit. Daishiro had been the only one to continue to give him the cold shoulder and an evil eye.

Which is why it surprised him when the German Shepherd walked straight past the cat, and his other pack members who had gotten home moments before he and Sakura sat down in front of him. "You make her happy so you can stay. Just don't forget, that if you hurt her, you will never escape me."

Shikamaru nodded once "Understood."

Daishiro nodded to before standing on his hind legs. Using his front paws he put them on Shikamaru's shoulders and said "Now that you're part of the pack, I need you to think of a way to get rid of that cat."

A minute later he heard Sakura laugh and Shikamaru couldn't help but groan. Right before a very feminine voice said "In your dreams canine."

Wanted to have a one-shot with Daishiro, he's the alpha male, and Sakura's main companion; not that she loves any dog more than the other their personalities just seem to agree. He's Sakura's Pakkun. Just keep in mind that the dogs are only a few years old, and I suppose still in that puppy stage. Is there any particular dog that y'all are curious about, if so put him in your comments and I'll see if I can't make the next chapter about him!