Hey everyone! I know, I know…I said since it was summer I was going to update more often, and I haven't. And that's because…..I didn't feel like it. Hehe. But now I am! So yay!

Oh yeah, I realized that reviews have been significantly dropping in quantity lately. Especially for the last few chapters! That makes me sad. I really enjoy reviews, they motivate me and inspire me for new ideas! So please, please, please review!!

Disclaimer: I don't think I'd be wasting my time writing fanfictions if I owned Kingdom Hearts!!!

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"Hey everyone! We're home!!" Kairi and Yuffie stepped inside the household and closed the door behind them. Nobody was downstairs.

"GUYS! GET DOWN HERE!" Yuffie screamed. They heard moans and footsteps, then saw Riku, Cloud, Leon, and Sora stumble down the stairs lazily.

"What?" Riku snapped.

"Where's Axel and Ansem?" Kairi asked nervously, looking around the room.

"Oh, they went shopping someplace." Cloud answered.

Kairi's eyes widened and she opened her mouth to scream, but Yuffie stopped her by interrupting. "You let them go out on their own???" she asked sternly, but not loudly.

"Um...yeah," Leon answered.

As if on cue, the door burst open, and three energetic figures stumbled inside the door. Ansem was holding Cuddles by a leash, followed by Axel, who was holding all of her stuff.

"Come on, Cuddles! Come on!!" Ansem said in a sweet-sounding voice. (if that's possible lol)

"Man, this stuff's heavy!!" Axel struggled under the weight of the dog supplies. Then they noticed that everyone was watching them.

"Oh, hi guys!" Ansem said cheerfully.

"What is this???" Kairi asked angrily, her eyes on the two troublemakers.

"Oh! Everyone, meet Cuddles! Isn't she cute? We adopted her today. Axel and I did. And we bought her all kinds of stuff so we could take care of her!! See?" Ansem pointed to Axel, who grunted.

"Oh, look at the puppy! She's so cute!!" Yuffie and Sora squealed, kneeling down to pet Cuddles. Cloud and Leon stood there looking indifferent.

"EEEEEKKK!" Riku screamed and ran up the stairs and into his room, then shut the door and locked himself inside.

"Umm…guys, having a dog is a lot of work!!" Kairi said. At least she didn't explode.

"Well…we thought it would be fun, I mean you guys all loved those ferrets so we thought of getting a pet for here!! Besides, Ansem and I can handle it!" Axel said, setting all of Cuddles' things on the ground.

"Well….okay, I guess…just make sure she doesn't cause any trouble." Kairi said uneasily.

"YAY! Come on, Cuddles! Let's go set up your bed and stuff!" Ansem and Axel walked into the living room, with Cuddles following, and began to set up her bed.

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Things were weird with Cuddles in the house. Axel and Ansem were having the time of their lives playing with her and taking care of her. Yuffie and Kairi liked to occasionally pet her and hold her, but other than that things were pretty much the same for them.Leon, Cloud, and Sora all liked Cuddles a lot, but Axel and Ansem didn't ever want them to touch her, so they couldn't pet her that much.

And Riku…well, Riku was still locked up in his room. Kairi and Sora had tried consulting him, but he wouldn't open the door. So they listened in on him instead. They could hear him muttering about something, but they couldn't make out what he was saying.

The only things they heard didn't make sense.

"Mr. Flappyburgers……my eye…..dogs….scary…." they heard him say.

"Oh! I know! I just remembered something!" Sora exclaimed.

"What?" Kairi asked.

"Well, when we were little, Riku and I used to live next door to these people. They had two kids, Roxas and Hayner. They were really mean to us. But anyway, they had this dog, Mr. Flappyburgers! And once he ran into our yard when we were playing, and he bit Riku in the eye! He had to go to the hospital," Sora recalled.

"What?? Why didn't you remember that earlier!!!" Kairi scolded.

"Sorry, I just…forgot!" said Sora.

"Whatever, do you know what this means? Riku is afraid of dogs! Maybe we should get rid of Cuddles…" Kairi wondered.

"NO! Not Cuddles!!" Sora screeched.

Kairi sighed. "I guess I'll have to talk to Ansem and Axel about keeping Cuddles in their room or something, we can't just leave Riku in his room forever you know!!" She stood up and began to walk downstairs.

"Wait for me, Kairi!!" Sora followed her. The pair made their way to the living room, where Axel and Ansem were still playing with Cuddles, even though it was hours after they'd come home.

"Guys! We need to talk to you about Cuddles." Kairi stated.

"What about her?" Axel asked, patting Cuddles' head softly.

"Well, Riku's afraid of her." Sora said. Axel burst out laughing.

"He is? But how could he be afraid of her? She's so cute!!" Ansem said.

"A big, scary dog once bit him in the eye and now he's scared of all dogs." Sora said.

"Just keep her in your room, okay?" Kairi asked.

"Fine. Come on Cuddles, we're moving your home!!" Axel picked Cuddles up and they all walked upstairs.

Kairi and Sora stopped by Riku's room and tried knocking, but nobody answered.

"Riku, Cuddles is being moved to Axel and Ansem's room so you can come out now if you want," Kairi shouted.

"Yeah! She's not gonna hurt you anyway! Mr. Flappyburgers was just a big meanie!" Sora yelled.

They heard Riku whimper and decided to leave him alone. He'd come out eventually.

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It was 2 in the morning. And NOBODY was asleep, except for Sora. Do you know why? Because of Cuddles. Apparently, she is VERY noisy at night.

"Shhh! Calm down, Cuddles! It's bed time!!" Ansem tried to get the puppy to stop barking loudly. He was afraid an enraged Kairi might barge in and take her away.

"Shut up, Cuddles. I'm trying to sleep. We'll play in the morning." Axel groaned from his bed.

"RUFF! RUFF!!! HOOOWWWWLLL!" Cuddles responded by howling even louder than before.

This was going to be a long night.

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A/N: I know, kind of a lame ending. But oh well. Hope you liked this incredibly short chaper!!

Oh yeah, and since the reviews are all decreasing in number, I'm starting a new policy for this chapter. I'm not going to update until I get 5-7 more reviews! I don't care what chapter they are for, I just want more…but it would be nice if I got some feedback on this chapter too. Thanks everyone!

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Thankies!