Revised Chapter!
Chapter 13
"It's….quiet." I murmured as I sat at my kitchen table, drinking tea, there was no dog breathing and it was pouring outside so the kids in the neighborhood were inside.
Naru had given me the week off so I was just sitting around doing nothing it was the end of the week, I had tried studying, but I wasn't in the mood for it. A part of me wanted to call Misa or John and talk to them, but at the same time I didn't want to bother anyone. I tugged on the sleeves of my grey sweater and grabbed my cup of tea before walking to the living room and turning on the TV.
"Welcome back to tricks of psychic." A man said in broken English, I cringed at the English before getting a little interested in the show, "Behold, a spoon, something that is commonly found in an everyday home (Geez this guy seems a bit full of himself), watch as the power of the mind bends the spoon."
I made an unimpressed face as I took a sip of my tea, this guy was nuts, who the hell gave him a TV show- Jesus Christ he just bent the spoon! How the fuck did he accomplish that?! I was watching the TV show in amazement that was a really cool trick; I kind of wanted to try to be honest. I gently picked up the spoon I was using to stir the sugar in my tea. I made an unsure face as I began to concentrate on the spoon, I reached up and gently pushed the spoons tip, it bent with ease and I began to wonder if I had been tricked by the guy.
"This trick is something that even a person with the smallest amount of PK can accomplish, all you have to do is concentrate on the spoon and then gently press a finger to it, watch it bend with ease." The man said, I made a face at that, I really don't want to believe that I could possibly have PK, but things are beginning to look like that, I gave a sigh and put the spoon down so I could take a sip of my tea.
My phone vibrated and I took it out of the pocket of my jeans as the man continued to rant on the TV as I flipped my phone open, I couldn't wait until smartphones came about, I had forgotten how maddening flip phones were. I looked at the message I had just received, I didn't even know that Misa knew how to text to be honest, that woman was about to turn fifty-four, year ten years had definelty passed since I lost my mother and father.
I heard that Bones passed, I am so sorry dearie.
I sighed at that text message and sent her one back saying that she will be missed. I sighed and looked around the little apartment, I was so used to having an animal, having Bones around that I was somewhat expecting her to jump out of the closet and jump onto my lap. I felt the tears begin to well up in my eyes before I forced them back and changed the channel on the tv to a random station, I watched as a BBC show began to play, that's weird I didn't know that Doctor Who would be on, then again it is 2005, I have how many years until smart phones? Two or something like that, no I think the first main stream smartphone came out around 2012, I could be wrong about that though. I was kind of bad with the history of phones. I was somewhat glad to see something familiar on the TV, that's when something hit me, if it was 2005, then YouTube was just created, I could jump on the bandwagon of many youtubers in their early career.
'Nah, that would be too much work, I'm feeling lazy.' I thought as I tried to relax on the couch, I hadn't heard anything back from Misa, so I placed my phone on the counter and picked up my teacup again.
In all honesty I wanted to be at work, I wasn't a fan of sitting alone and doing nothing. I gave a small yawn and I huffed after the yawn at something that was advertised on the television. Something fell to the ground and I got up from my comfy spot on the couch and I went to find what it was. I saw Bones's collar on the ground and I picked it up, I looked down at it and I felt the tears beginning to fall out of my eyes, I had completely lost my family, sure I knew that Bones would one day pass away but I didn't think that a spirit would be the cause. I let out a sob and felt my knees give out as I fell to the ground. I sat there as I sobbed eventually brining my knees to my chest and wrapping my arms around my legs. It had finally hit me that I was completely alone. I sniffed and looked back down at the collar, Bones would not want me to be like this, she may have been a dog, but she was smart and an absolute sweetheart. She was someone that I was going to miss completely.
'People who can have dog after dog amaze me; then again…I was extremely attached to Bones because of my mother…because of that one happy memory.' I thought as I wiped my tears away with the sleeve of my sweater.
I jumped when the doorbell suddenly rang. I got up to my feet and placed Bones's collar back in the curio cabinet that displayed it. I took a deep breath to calm myself down and went to the door, wiping the tears from my face as I did so. I opened the door and I was surprised to see John and Monk standing there.
"Monk, John, how can I help you?" I asked, I inwardly cringed at the nasally sound of my voice, John and Monk shared a look and Monk looked away.
I tilted my head in confusion.
"We were just wondering if you'd like to help us out at the animal shelter, I signed up to help and it turned out that they needed more people than those that actually showed up." John said with a sheepish chuckle.
I softly sighed at that.
"Give me a few seconds, I will be right back." I told him, John gave a nod and I went back into the house to change into a pair of shorts, I liked my grey sweater so I was not going to change out of it, it was made out of a soft material.
I grabbed a pair of black shorts before grabbing my phone and keys, I pulled on my flats and opened the front door again, and I easily locked my front door and gave the two older men a small smile. Monk put an arm around my shoulder with a grin.
"C'mon kiddo, you get to be around Animals." Monk said, I chuckled at his attempt to cheer me up, "Er…I think we should inform your parents first."
I gave a sad smile at that.
"That would be extremely difficult, unless you want to perform a séance." I quietly said, that caused John to make a small smile himself, he had asked if my parents were around and knew that my mom and dad were dead, Monk's face fell, "It happened ten years ago, let's get going, yeah?"
I walked with John as we made our way to the animal shelter.
I had been given an apron and I was washing the animals since the adoption day was tomorrow for some of them, I frowned, most of these animals won't be adopted and I have a feeling that some of them were going to be put down. I felt sad at that as I washed a German Shepheard, the dog had its tongue sticking out and its tail was wagging so much that I was starting to get soaked from the water that the tail sent my way, a smile began to play on my face before it became sad from the familiar situation. I finished washing the dog and began to dry it off, I got a lick to the face and I chuckled at that.
"Ah, Yoshida-san, can you play with the puppies? They're starting to get rowdy." An elderly woman asked.
I gave a nod before leading the German Shepheard back to its kennel. I took off my apron and went into the room that held all the puppies. I walked in and a smile found its way back onto my face as a swarm of puppies came towards me, giving happy yelps. I closed the door quickly as a puppy jumped up onto my thigh. I traveled into the middle of the room and sat down. I gave a laugh as the puppies instantly started to pull on my sweater and climb into my lap. I closed my mouth and gave a smile as a small Shiba Inu licked my chin. I was laughing and I was starting to think that John and Monk planned this so I would cheer up; I have to think of a way to thank those two, it did cheer me up from my moping, or brooding as Misa would call it, she did say I bounced back from grief in a quick way. I watched as some of the puppies started to give out yawns and laid down in little groups. The little Shiba walked off and joined one of the napping groups; I smiled as I got up to my feet, worked every time that always caused Bones to fall asleep as well. I walked around the room to look at some of the puppies; I noticed a little white dog in the corner with its ears flat against its head. I cautiously walked over to it and held out a hand, I was a patient person so I could wait for hours for this little puppy to come over to me, it had the prettiest blue eyes that I had ever seen, the dog even beat's Naru's eyes. I could stare into a pair of blue eyes for hours.
'THAT EXPLAINS MY SMALL CRUSHES ON MANY BRITISH ACTORS, THEY ALL HAD BLUE EYES.' I thought as I finally figured out what a guy named Mitch, one of my gay friends from my previous life, said about Kinks that I had, it was a very weird talk, he kind of stated that I had a bondage kink…not sure if he was right about that or not, I was on the asexual side of things.
The little white puppy gave me a cautious look and I was surprised at the intelligence in its eyes, it was just like Bones in that department. I gave it a patient smile and the puppo finally reached my hand, giving it a few sniffs before finally giving it a few licks. I felt a smile grow on my face as I gently moved a hand to scratch it behind the ears, it cringed away a little bit and I stopped.
"I won't hurt you, I promise." I quietly said as the puppy stopped cringing a little and allowed me to scratch it behind the ears; the puppy started to relax and moved closer to me, I smiled when it slowly climbed into my lap, allowing me to continue to pet it.
"Oh, that puppy never goes towards anyone." The elderly woman said as she walked into the room full of sleeping puppos.
"Why is that?" I softly asked as I continued to pet the puppy, it was curled up in my lap and its tail was wagging slowly, it was hitting my leg every so often.
"He's part wolf, we found him on a farm where the owner was not so kind to him." The elderly woman said.
I felt anger at first at the thought that someone would do that to a dog and the next was complete sadness, nothing should be harmed in that way. I watched as the puppy continued to stay in my lap, I gently wrapped my hands under his arms and picked him up into my arms, he wiggled a little bit and I gently began to speak to him in French, he started to calm down at the sound of a different language.
"What will happen to him if he isn't adopted after tomorrow?" I asked, worried for the little puppo, he needed some food and he seemed to be a shy puppy.
The old lady gave a sad sigh.
"We don't know, his future is a little unsure at the moment Yoshida-san." The old woman said, my mind began to race, this puppy could end up dead because he's part wolf, he reminds me of myself, this little guy is so shy that people most likely looked over him.
I looked into his bright blue eyes and I felt sure about the decision I was about to make.
"Can…Can I adopt this little guy?" I quietly asked, I felt my cheeks burn a little bit in embarrassment, one could see this as replacing Bones, but Bones was irreplaceable, Bones is gone, but she will always be in my heart.
The elderly woman's face lit up and she smiled at me.
"Of course, you know, you remind me of your mother when she came in here to adopt a golden retriever puppy years ago, that puppy was just like this little guy." The woman said, I felt tears' beginning to well up, this was where Bones had been, I am so glad that she had a good life then, "I guess that dog has passed, I am sorry for your loss, losing a pet is a hard thing to pass, but everything will turn out alright."
I smiled softly at that as the woman got out adoption papers for the little puppy that was beginning to look around his surrounding with caution and curiosity. I gave him a small peck on the head and he buried his nose into my neck, I guess it was because I was somewhat familiar and safe? I didn't really know.
"What will you name the little guy?" Oh this old lady has some serious sass, I like her. I looked back into the puppy's blue eyes; the shade kind of reminds me of Colin Morgan's eyes, so I could name him Merlin…no that would be too obvious, I will name him Emrys, not so obvious.
"Emrys, it suits him." I said as I filled out the rest of the form and signed the bottom of it in Kanji.
It was simple and easy. The old woman gave a smile at that and filed the paper away, I looked at the newly named Emrys and he looked back at me with a look on his face, hey two minutes in my presence and he has already gained an attitude, I am so proud.
"You're getting a dog?" John asked as he walked out of the room that was for the elderly dogs.
I chuckled sheepishly at that and scratched the back of my head, I was surprised that I let my hair curl today; usually I take a shower in the morning to get it to stay somewhat straight, today has been a lazy day. John smiled at Emrys and Emrys burrowed into my chest, I smiled at the puppy softly.
"He's shy, he had a bad owner." I quietly told John, he looked surprised and gently held a hand out to Emrys, Emrys cautiously sniffed Johns hand before doing the same thing he did to me, he accepted John and I smiled as John gave a large grin and scratched Emrys behind the ears.
I was going to have to get a collar for Emrys and pick up a small vest, and a new dog tag. I could do that tomorrow after school…Oh…Emrys was going to be alone when I go to school. I gave him a smile; I have a feeling that Emrys will be fine and enjoy having an area all to himself. Monk came out from the washing room and I was so glad that I have control over myself, he looked like a cat that has been tossed in the water and he looked so unamused before he noticed the puppy in my arms. He brightened at that and walked over, Emrys whined a little and I scratched him behind the ears a little bit, it was going to be a while before he warmed up to people, I wonder how he is going to respond to Naru and Lin. Monk calmed himself down and held a hand out to Emrys who calmed down a little and fixed Monk with a look before he sniffed the older man's hand and laid his nose on the palm of Monks hand, the confused expression on Monks face caused me to snort loudly, I brought a hand to cover my mouth and nose so that I wouldn't do that again.
"I'm sorry…the expression you made was one of complete sadness, I'm so sorry." I said as I calmed down a little bit.
Monk rolled his eyes at that and scratched Emrys behind the ears. I gave a small yawn and rubbed my eyes a little bit.
"I'll wake you home Yuki." John said with a smile, I gave him a tired one back, and followed behind him as he led the way back to my home. I gave another yawn and Emrys joined in on this one. I smiled down at the little guy as John started up a quiet conversation about the last case, the one with Ayami. I sighed, that was a sad case, "Would you do anything differently about the case?"
"Yeah, I wouldn't have had Bones in the room with Ayako and I if I had known that the spirit would target the old lady." I admitted, "I was at fault for that, a dog is good on walk through, but should stay at base after wards."
John nodded in slight agreement.
"I think having a dog around gives the case a bit more of a relaxed feeling, I feel like this little guy is going to be a strong dog when he gets bigger." John said as he gave Emrys a smile.
Emrys was warming up to the two of us.
"I agree, thank you for walking me home John, I'll see you around." I said as I gave him a smile, he nodded, and I unlocked the door to my apartment and waved before closing the door.
I locked it again and set my keys on the table, I placed Emrys on the ground and he began to slowly explore the area, I sent him a small smile as I went to find an old collar that I might have saved in case I ever wanted another dog. I found a little black collar as Emrys walked up to me and climbed into my lap. I gently placed it around his neck and fastened it into place, not too tight and not too loose. Emrys shook his body and I picked the little guy back up and gave him a hug, I made myself a promise that he will be loved. I plan to keep that promise. I placed him back down and filled the old dog bowls with water and food before making myself a new cup of tea and a sandwich for dinner, I wasn't really hungry. Emrys was eating and I was glad that he was adjusting well. It appears I have another chance with a dog that I have properly named this time, I chose an actual name, I just chose one from a TV show.
Perhaps it won't be so bad.