It Could Happen
Chapter 7: Family part 2
This might surprise you, but you might've saw it coming. You know what I own.
Back in the Cramdilly mansion, Mr. Blik spent his quiet time in the living room, watching Americas Funniest Home Videos on TV. "Hahaha, stupid girl thought she could sing on top of a table with her weight, hilarious!"
The sun started to set outide, it was almost night, but Gordon and Inugami still haven't come back from the Park; this worried Waffle a little. "I wonder what's taking them so long to get back?"
"Don't worry about it, Gordon will come back soon, he's bound to get hungry anyway." Blik assured.
"I hope so." Waffle replied, petting Gomez.
Waffle was still worried, but he felt relived when he saw the front door open; Gordon came in, but Waffle could tell something was wrong from the tears in his eyes. "Gordon, what's wrong, and where's Inu?"
Gordon felt like his stomach was in knots, he couldn't bare to answer the question, but he did anyway. "Oh Waffle, it's all my fault, I lost Inugami to a dog catcher, and it was all because I didn't look after him."
Waffle was shocked, but Blik just laughed when he heard Gordon. "No way, the dog got taken to the pound, that's great!"
"How can you say that, Gami was good lad, he never did anything bad Blik!" Gordon argued.
"He was a dog, who said we needed one here anyway," Blik retorted. "If you asked me, you should've left him in the rain when you first met him."
"What are you, heartless!?"
Cheshire came inside the house and went straight for Blik's face when he heard that. "I don't care who you are, but you have no right to say that!"
"And who the heck are you?" Blik asked
"My name is Cheshire, call me Ches, but most of all, I'm Inugami's friend," Cheshire answered. "And I'm not gonna let you talk about him like that!"
"What's with you guys, he's a dog, and we're enemies, remember?"
"Oh yeah, tell me this, why exactly are we enemies?" Cheshire asked
"Simple, because we... it was because of..."
"You see, you can't even answer, no matter what you say, there's no reason why cats and dogs be friends." Cheshire explained
"I don't care, because a dog is still a dog." Blik retorted
"He's not just a dog, he's family," Gordon exclaimed "We have to find him no matter what, he's probably scared by now."
"Why don't we check the pound?" Waffle asked
"He's right, we already checked the town for that dog catchers truck, so he would've probably went to the pound." Cheshire agreed
"Then let's hurry," Gordon said, then he turned his attention to Mr. Blik. "Blik, are you coming?"
Blik was hesitant, he would never help a dog for anything, but thinking about it, he knew that Inugami that never really did anything to him that was bad, so was there a reason not to help? "Fine I'll come, but I'm driving!"
The four headed into the car and drove as fast as they could to the pound, since they knew where the pound was, on account of Waffle thinking he was a dog once, it was easy for them to find it. The pound was a large grey building, there wasn't a window anywhere, just a front door. "I forgot how creepy this place was."
"I know, I saw this place more than once, the inside must be scarier than the outside." Cheshire agreed.
"Poor lad, Gami must be terrified." Gordon was scared to death.
"That's better, the way you're scared, that shows how much you care about him." Cheshire said, smiling.
"Look, can we just go and get him already?" Blik asked, entering the compound.
The others quickly followed, but they felt a little scared of what was inside; the inside was the same as the out, it had a plain grey color and a desk that sat to the right of another door. "Um, is anyone there?"
The door in front of them started to open, and the person who came through was none other than the same dog catcher from before. "Oh, if it isn't the same cat from before, and he brought some of his friends as well."
"Shut up, give my friend back!" Cheshire retorted
"I'm sorry, but since he doesn't have an owner, he's a stray dog until he is adopted by someone." The dog catcher explained
"But the lad isn't a stray, he's part of our family." Gordon said, pointing to him and his brothers.
"You might've took him for a while, but that doesn't mean he's a part of your family."
Gordon felt like he had no idea what to do, but then it hit him. "Alright, then I'll adopt him myself."
"What!?" Everyone exclaimed
"My, aren't you a strange cat, but I should tell you that the dog isn't ordinary," The dog catcher replied. "He is a rare species only found in Japan, so he's extremely valuable."
Gordon felt like there was nothing he could do, but Blik did something no one expected he would do. "Good, I'm not ordinary either, so I'll buy the kid off of ya."
"Mr. Blik, are you okay?" Waffle asked, he was clearly confused by Blik's words.
"I guess you do have a heart under all that black fur." Cheshire teased.
"Don't push it, keep talking like that and I'll change my mind." Blik retorted
"Very well, please wait here." The dog catcher explained.
After the dog catcher left, Gordon bursted into tears while embracing Blik into a hug. "Thank you Blik, you're a good brother."
"Yeah, but don't tell anyone." Blik muttered.
It didn't take long for the dog catcher to come back with Inugami, he wipped his eyes from what looked like a lot of crying he had done, but when he saw Gordon, he dropped his head to the ground, trying not to look at him at all; Gordon knew why, and he honestly didn't blame him for it. "Gami, I'm sorry lad, I didn't mean to ignore ya, I got blinded by my own infatuations with human Kimberly, I never thought it would lead to something like this, I can't forgive myself for something like this happening, so I understand if..."
"Baka," Inugami exclaimed, embracing Gordon in a hug with tears in his eyes. "Baka ittenna-yo, aishiteruyo, oto-san."
"What did he say?" Cheshire asked
"He said, "Stupid, don't say stupid things, I love you, father," Answered the dog catcher. "I took a vacation to japan once, so I know a few words."
Gordon was pretty surprised, he thought Inugami would be angry at him, and yet he's holding him tightly while crying his eyes out. "I'm sorry laddie, I'm glad that you're alright."
"So Gami, I'm glad you're ok." Cheshire said, smiling.
"Ches, you came to save me!" Inugami said, smiling.
"Of course, we're best friends after all."
"Alright, how about we all go back to the house for a feast." Gordon suggested
"Splee!" Waffle exclaimed
"Yatta!" Inugami shouted
To be continued.
Short yes, but still sweet none the less. Chapter 8 coming soon, and here are todays translations.
Baka: Stupid
Baka ittenna-yo: Don't say stupid things
Yatta: Yay!
You gotta love Japan and their words.
