Chapter 10

Old Friends

I do not Own Lady and the Tramp

Having just recovered from his second brutal lashing in two days, Jock headed up to house to find his Old friend on the porch, a white cast around his leg. "Good to see ya old friend." greeted Trusty in signature southern accent. What was the ruckus down there about?" he inquired.

"Lady ahnd Aye hahve kind of bEEn hahving a wee bit of a spaht of layte." admitted Jock.

Surprised that Lady was even capable of holding a grudge, he naturally asked "Go on."

Jock began by telling him about his exchange with Tramp and Lady's scolding. However, when he got to the part where lady had hit him Trusty's ears perked up in suspicion. "I never knew you thought about her like that." said Trusty, genuinely surprised.

"AYE DEW NOHT!" screamed Jock.

"Calm them horses partner." responded Trusty, suspecting his friend was hiding something. "Now, are you going to tell me what's this is really about."

Jock sighed, "Ayverr since she whahs ay puppy, I felt obligayted to lOOk out for herr like a broatherr, to set a gOOd exahmple, to be a mehntor. But, Aye guess…"

"You're having trouble accepting that she's grown up now." Finished Trusty.

"Aye. Aye am also hahving a bit of trouble accehpting Trahmp, because he got her…"

"And…" pushed the Blood Hound."

"Ahnd because of my prehjudices abOUt brEEd ahnd clahss." admitted jock.

"Well, bout them biases, it's as my granpapy Oooooold Reliable once said: 'Just cause ya know somthin, don't mean it's true.'" quoted Trusty.

"Aye nehverr thaut about it thaht way." admitted jock, stunned by the wisdom of Trusty's granpapapy.

"Also, you might want to put yourself Tramp's paws. Say you had to give up your life here, and live on the streets. Do you think that'd be an easy transition for you to make?"

"Noh, Aye gess noht." admitted Jock.

"It certainly wasn't easy for me to go from being a police dog out in the country to living here." Recalled Trusty.

"Thahnks my oald frehnd, Aye had forrgotten about your humble orrigins." replied the Scottie, who now had a great deal more sympathy for Tramp's struggles.

"But, I can tell there's somthin else botherin ya." added Trusty. "Somthin down yonder."

"Wwwhaht arre ewe talking about?" stuttered jock as he pretended not to know what Trusty was referring to.

"A few minutes ago, you had seemed to be having a little trouble with your um, "tail." euphemized Trusty.

"My Tail? Whaht about it?" asked Jock as he looked towards his rear.

"Your other tail, the smaller one, your, your penis." Clarified Trusty.

Upon hearing the veterinarian's term, Jock fainted. "Sorry to be so explicit, but in this case, I think it was necessary." explained Trusty as his friend regained consciousness.

"EEt's alrhight. It just fells elayfen yeearrs to airly to be openly talking about thoase things." said Jock, who was still recovering from the shock.

"So, hows about you tell your ol pal what's going on." Encouraged Trusty.

"Well, Aye gess aye'm a wee bit jealous." admitted Jock.

"Of Tramp?" asked Trusty suspiciously.

"Noh, of both of them… four whaht they hahve… with each other." explained Jock.

"Ah!" remarked Trusty. "So we been having a lot of those thoughts lately, have we? suggested Trusty.

"Noht just thaht, Aye…. whant to have a special soamone in my life."

"Ah" breathed Trusty finally realizing his friend's conundrum. "Well, I can't help you find that special someone you're looking fer, but I can give you some advice about your urges." he informed his friend.

Jock's ears shot up upon hearing this. "Reeally?" he asked. His friend nodded in confirmation.

"I would advise that you simply just sit with awkwardly positioned legs every now and then… to let off some steam."

"We don't dew thaht around hear." quoted Jock.

"Didn't stop us when we were younger." Trusty reminded him.

"But Aye didn't even know you bahck then." defended Jock, feigning ignorance as he tried to re-suppress his memories. Trusty then gave him a stern, questioning look.

"Alrhight! I admit it, Aye'm guilty of thaht as well." confessed Jock. "How did ewe know?"

"Has anybody ever kept to that rule?" questioned Trusty.

"Oh" admitted Jock, accepting what his subconscious already knew to be the case.

"Anyway, when I next see Miss Lady, I'll try to talk to her and see what I can do to alleviate the conflict."

"Thahnk ewe" said Jock gratefully, as he began to head home.