For those who have been following me so far, you'll recognize the title. Don't worry, it has been improved grately from the disgrace that it was. Thank goodness. I just realized how much I hated most of my stories and am doing a lot of thinking about which I should delete, continue, or rewrite; my Akatsuki horse and feline stories are falling into that category. Thank you for your support!
A brunette stopped at the end of the Kroger frozen food isle and scanned her shopping list that she held within her hand that was being drowned by a rather large black zip up hoodie with the Barker Lounge logo on the left side in large blue print. The Barker Lounge was basically a day care and grooming spot for dogs. "Let's see, milk, large eggs, wheat bread, cereal, turkey bacon, Italian sausage," she muttered quietly to herself as she glanced into the cart to make sure she had it. "Looks like I have everything I need," she sighed. This girl was named Angelina Falkner and she wasn't really an outgoing twenty-three year old like most her age. Sure every now and then she'd get out and enjoy a day off from work, but she refused to talk to anyone unless she absolutely had to. She normally wore clothing that swallowed her body because she found it very comfortable, but unfortunately she had to wear a black polo along with black pants that actually fit properly; dress code was a necessity.
Her chestnut brown hair was mid-back and no matter how much she combed or brushed it her hair was still slightly wavy, her bangs slightly hung over her olive green eyes, and her skin was a pale complexion. Angelina pushed her cart up to the check-out line, which was actually partly difficult since she was a petite female with a weight of a hundred and ten because of her fast metabolism and was about 5'6". She successfully made it to the front of the line and unloaded the cart onto the belt as quickly as her small arms would let her. She had just gotten off from work and all she really wanted to do was go home and crash on the couch since she was pretty sure that she wouldn't be able to make it to her bedroom. After paying for everything she placed the bags in the cart before rushing out to her large van and put everything in the trunk; she had to have this large van because she'd do some dog sitting around the neighborhood for extra cash.
With a sigh she put the cart back and got into her automobile before pulling out and beginning her journey back home in the city of Sevierville, Tennessee. It was mid-summer so the heat was rather intense and the humidity was insanely high. Evanescence played through the speakers as she continued her twenty minute drive to her house that just happened to be across the street from a playground. As she arrived to her driveway and got out to get the groceries out the trunk, she noticed a rather large box sitting on the sidewalk in front of the playground. "I'll get that later," she decided as she took some of the bags and dragged them inside before coming back for the rest.
As soon as everything was in its proper place, she walked cautiously up to the box; you could never be too careful when it came to unknown boxes. The box happened to have holes, almost reached her waist, and it basically took up a whole square on the sidewalk. "It couldn't hurt to just look," she murmured to herself as she took her handy pocket knife from her hoodie and cut open the box.
When she opened the folds she was shocked to find four abnormal husky pups moving on the bottom in a mass confusion. The first puppy that caught her eye was a handsome, silver one. His eyes were unique so Angelina took an immediate liking to his red and dark gray eye; however, she scowled when she noticed the scar covering the mysterious red eye. Next to him was a bright yellow colored pup with ocean blue eyes who seemed to have an issue with standing still; his energy was almost overwhelming. Not far from the two, an odd pink husky with a white underbelly looked between her and it was easy to see the uneasiness in her jade eyes. The last husky was black with a hint of navy blue that was barely noticeable; he was keeping his distance from the other three; his onyx black eyes seemed to be glaring at everything and anything under the sun. "Puppies..." Angelina muttered softly as she placed her hand in the box; they all avoided and stared at her hand as if it was about to attack them. She sighed and pulled it back out. "So hesitant...Looks like this is a job for the dog expert..." In a quick movement, she pulled out her phone and hit the number 'two' since her roommate was on speed dial. Not even half a ring later and her friend answered. "Hey, Weirdo," Skylar, the black haired roommate, answered with a grin.
"Hey, Sky, can you come down here for a moment?" the brunette asked a bit hesitantly. "I have something I want to show you..."
"Well, what is it?"
Angelina scowled at the phone as if it had said a few choice words. "Get down here and you'll see, damn it!" she growled in frustration.
The blackette on the other line chuckled, "Alright, alright, I'm comin'."
The brunette sighed before ending the call just as her friend exited the house. "Took you long enough," she grumbled.
"The hell is with that box?" Skylar questioned staring at the thing as if demons were about to emerge from it.
Skylar was also twenty-three years of age and had shoulder length black hair that she always wore in a ponytail. Her grayish-green eyes stood out on her fair skin; more often than not she stayed indoors since she burned easier than she tanned. Like usual she was wearing jeans and a t-shirt that had a wolf print on it and on her head was a camouflage cap that shielded her face from the hot sun. She stood at 5'9" and weighed one hundred and forty pounds. The two had known each other since the second grade and stayed close throughout the years despite their pasts. "That's what I wanted to show to you; well, more like the contents inside the box..." Angelina muttered leading her friend to the box.
The blackette looked inside the box before blinking as if maybe her eyes had been deceiving her about the odd bunch of pups. "They're huskies...You know we have to keep them, right?" Skylar pointed out looking at her friend.
"I figured you'd say that, but they don't seem friendly towards people. Stick your hand in, you'll see."
The blackette scoffed before slowly reaching her hand into the box, and like with her roommate, the pups refused to approach the hand as if it was a shark. A frown made its way to her face before she sighed, "What the hell did you do to make them so skittish?"
The comment resulted in an exasperated sigh before the brunette threw her arms in the air, "I didn't do jack shit. Look, just help me get them inside; lifting this box on my own would be suicide."
"Yeah, yeah," Sky said as she grabbed an end of the box.
The two hauled the box into the house and slid it along the carpet once they shut the door; a grin couldn't help but make its way to Angelina's face as an idea popped into her scrambled mind. "I get to name them," she announced in excitement.
Skylar paused and thought about the request that was just made and she was hesitant. "Oh no...Why am I scared to find out what you're planning on naming them?" she sighed as they once again looked into the box.
"No reason; my creative mind is just coming up with some unique names is all," she grinned as she rubbed her hands together.
"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of, you weirdo," the blackette shook her head. "You should show them you mean no harm first."
"Well duh," Angelina said as she once again reached into the box and began gently petting the blonde husky; after a bit she moved to the silver, pink, and lastly the one that seemed to be the most skeptical of the girls. "See, nothing to fear; we'll just be watching out for you guys to the best of our abilities..." she smiled slightly.
The pups looked at each other before they seemed to ease up a bit; it was some improvement in the girls' opinion. "See, now you can pick them up, but don't rush at 'em; they may get scared," Skylar commented as she carefully watched her friend.
The brunette gently picked up the blonde husky pup before she gently stroked his fur; after a minute he finally calmed down. "Now let's see...your name is... Chester Sugarfoot!" Angelina announced; she wanted to give her animals amusing names that she wouldn't forget easily.
Skylar face-palmed and let out a groan, "Oh my God...really, Weirdo? I'm not calling him that; think of a different name."
"Just call him Chester," the brunette dismissed before picking up the horrified pink pup. She pet her like she did the other and then an idea came to mind. "You shall be Twyla Punkin Twinkletoes!"
"Seriously, where do you come up these names?! No, we need to give them-"
"I dub thee Ajax General!" Angelina exclaimed holding up the silver puppy before cuddling it. "I think he's my favorite."
"You know what, forget it. What's the last one's name?" her friend sighed in defeat.
The brunette thought for a moment before a wide grin made its way to her face, "Butkis!"
"Oh good grief..."
Third Person Dogs
The four stared at the two girls with deadpanned expressions; what was with these names? The once famous Team Seven had been renamed something that didn't sit well with any of the members. "I demand a new name!" the yellow husky barked in frustration.
"We don't really have a say in our names, Naruto..." the mostly black pup growled; he wished ill upon the brunette for giving him such a degrading name.
An amused gleam appeared in Naruto's eyes as he recalled hearing Sasuke's new name. "Whatever you say, Butkis," 'Chester' laughed.
"Naruto, don't do anything to get us in trouble," Sakura bit; she was a bit scared, and her blonde teammate's energy was making her more frustrated. She was almost ready to snap.
"Sakura's right, we don't need to do anything that will draw any more attention to ourselves," Kakashi chimed in. "We have to figure out where we are and why we turned into dogs."
"How are we supposed to that, Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto questioned with a huff of frustration.
The silver pup wasn't sure himself, but he knew they had to do something. He opened his mouth to speak, but a 'meow' caught their attention. "Little Boy Blue, there you are," the girl they knew as 'Weirdo' cooed before picking up the kitten; he was already fifteen pounds of pure muscle and was only almost a year old. He had short blue fur which was rare since he was one-fourth lynx and was a mix of different cats.
"Hey Blue, causing trouble?" the black haired female asked before petting his head for a short bit.
The kitten looked down at the four pups and his ears perked up a bit at the pups. "Blue, these are the new members of our small family," Angelina smiled continuing to pet the cat.
Naruto's temper was rising since the cat didn't tear his gaze away from them. "What are you looking at?!" he snapped.
Blue's eyes narrowed slightly, "I knew something wasn't right about you; dogs normally can't talk to cats."
The four shinobi blinked a bit surprised they were actually talking with a cat; it was not normal by any means. "Wait, you can understand us?" Sakura questioned.
"Humph, I believe I just established this. But enlighten me, who are you? Obviously you're more intelligent than the other dogs my human has brought home," Blue pointed out as the two girls removed the pups from the box.
"So 'Weirdo' is your owner as well?" Sasuke deadpanned.
The cat shook his head, "No, Skylar is my human, the other just gives me attention when I want it."
"We need to know where we are," Kakashi cut in; he needed to get right to the point. "And what was that device the brunette pulled out that she used to talk to Skylar?"
"That was a phone, and from what the humans talk about, you are in a place called Sevierville," the cat answered.
The four ninja looked at each other in shock and confusion; they had no idea where they were, and they were stuck in helpless forms.