Sorry for short chapter, wasn't sure where to go with it. Also, I won't be acknowledging the season finale in this story for obvious reasons.

Dimitris 1 and 3 sat in their room, going through everything and seeing what to throw away. "We should really get rid of his things, or something… We both know he isn't coming back," D1 told his brother, pointing out that they never got rid of their lost brother's things.

"But, I think we should keep his things. Split it between us, some of his stuff is still good," D3 argued, not wanting to throw D2's things away. They hadn't really touched anything in the area where their late brother slept, they just argued about mostly.

D1 sighed at D3's response, for him it hurt seeing the empty bed and forgotten chew toys. Everytime he looked over at the empty bed, it just reminded him of the loss. "That just reminds us of the incident, I… I can't stand it! Here we are acting as if it's all fine, as if everything is fine!" D1 shouted in anger, D3 stepped back in surprise.

"Fine?! We nearly died, lost a brother, and someone broke into our house. Why are we acting like a big happy family again, I guess everyone else can forget…" D1 said as he felt himself break down.

"I can't forget, he was my brother… I can't… get that day out of my head…" D1 got out and finally broke down crying. D3 walked over and hugged his brother, he still felt guilty and deep down wanted his brother back.

"No one's forgotten him, I can't forget him and there are days I wish it could be three of us again. But, we shouldn't dwell on it now," D3 said with a sigh, he wasn't great at comforting others but he could try.

"Shouldn't dwell on it? Then what do you suggest?" D1 asked his brother, voice filled with venom. Deepak had been helping them a lot, but when the two were alone it was like a void was between them.

"Why don't we go to the park, play some games, cause some mischief or just act like our old selves again," Dimitri 3 suggested and began to exit the room, followed by his brother who still wasn't sold on the idea.

"I guess we could try, beats being in here," D1 said as he made his way down stairs and lined up with his brother to head to the park. There was a bit of chatting as they made their way to the park.

They'd both agreed to a game of tug of war, and followed along with their siblings. "Well, let's get started then," D1 said as he went to a good spot and picked up the end of the rope. Dimitri 3 went to the other end and began to tug the rope with all the power he could muster.

D1 pulled back standing his ground as his brother pulled and did his best to not give an inch. D3 kept pulling against his brother and didn't notice the gathering pups around them. The pups cheered for the one they wanted to win, the Dimitris were determined to win as they both tried to get the other to lose balance.

Dylan had decided to take a moment to watch the Dimitris playing, he felt so bad for them. They took everything so hard and Dylan didn't have to ask why, losing someone so close would be hard on anyone.

Dylan knew that too well, witnessing a loved one in their final moments was a heartbreaking thing. The family had done their best to help them move on as best they could, but the geeky pup knew they were still hurting.

As he watched the two, a rottweiler sat next to him. "Those two have come a long way, huh?" Roxy asked sitting beside Dylan and smiling. "Hello, Roxy. I guess they have, I wish I could say it got easier," Dylan said watching as Dimitri 1 began to get the advantage on D3.

"That was a lot to go through, I wish could have been there for you," Roxy said and sighed. "Roxy, it all worked out and we understand. But, how is Billy doing?" Dylan asked, feeling like changing the subject.

"He's doing great, been spoiled rotten ever since moving in," Roxy said grinning and wagging her tail. Her adopted brother was around, but she wasn't sure what she was up to. "That's great, at least he's happy," Dylan said with a chuckle.

"Though, he has been wanting to see Da Vinci again. He really needs to start making friends," Roxy said to which Dylan agreed. About that time, D1 fell in the mud as D3 pulled the rope away.

Dylan sighed as he knew he would have to fight both of them to get them to take a bath. "Hehe, I guess I'll get going. Call me if you need anything," Roxy said, walking away as Dylan nodded and just chuckled as the Dimitris began to play wrestling in the mud.

As Dylan watched the Dimitris, Dolly was watching Da Vinci paint. The tomboy smiled watching her sister work, "Good job as always, Da Vinci," Dolly said as she saw the finished product, the painter smiled as she hugged Dolly.

"Da Vinci, have you had any nightmares recently?" Dolly asked her sister, feeling a little concerned as her sister seemed distant. "If you mean about… the incident… More than I care to. But, I know you still deal with what happened," Da Vinci said, not wanting to burden Dolly.

"That may be true, but I still care about you sis," Dolly told Da Vinci, and patted her head. "I don't think I ever really thanked you for what you did," the painter said to which Dolly smiled, Da Vinci was glad to get to spend time with Dolly for a change.

"You don't have to, we couldn't let our favorite painter get hurt," Dolly said with a giggle and ruffled Da Vinci's fur. "But, it's almost time to go. Do you mind getting Dante and Dawkins for me?" Dolly asked, noting it was almost time to head home.

"Sure thing," Da Vinci said and made her way to them, she was hoping to talk with the two on the way back. She'd noticed they'd been a bit more secretive the past couple of days and was concerned as to why.

Also, Billy is from this story: /works/21166910