Title: Copper
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Third watch characters, so please don't sue me.
Authors Note: This is my first fic. The idea just wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it. Hope you enjoy the story, please let me know what you think. Any and all comments are welcome.
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Bosco sighed, it had been a terrible day. He and Faith had spent most of the evening directing traffic for an accident and were now driving silently in the RMP. There hadn't been any action for at least two hours and it was driving him up the wall.
"You wanna stop and get somthin to eat" Faith asked him.
"Yeah sure, how about." He was interrupted by the radio.
"Central to 55-David"
"Go ahead central" Bosco answered first, excitement in his voice at the possibility of some real action.
"Respond to reports of a shooting in an alley at 17th and Madison"
"10-4, 17th and Madison" Bosco pressed down on the accelerator, flipping on the sirens at the same time.
They pulled up to the alleyway, both officers immediately spotting the fallen victim upon exiting the car. Faith walked over to the man, feeling for a pulse but not finding one. "He's gone, Bos" She moved to leave and only then did she notice the brown dog huddling next to a Dumpster. The dog proceeded to move towards the man on the ground and slowly lay down next to him, placing his head on the man's back.
Bosco, who was radioing in for a Bus didn't see the dog at all until Faith brought it to his attention. "Awww" Not understanding why Faith would be awwwing in a situation like this, Bosco finally turned around and upon seeing the dog, quickly stepped backward. Bosco didn't like dogs. No, he wasn't afraid of them, he was just afraid of their teeth.
"Faith, get away from that thing, you could lose a finger"
She just rolled her eyes at him and reached over to pet the dog. He was suprisingly friendly and started to lick her. Faith felt bad for him, he was obviously grieving over his owner and now he was going to the pound. But he was a sweet dog, someone would adopt him she thought.
"Oh yeah, he's a real Killer" She stood up and pulled out her notepad. "You better tell them to send animal control too, Bos"
"What?" Sure he didn't like dogs, but he couldn't see sending this poor thing to the pound. "Do you know what they do to dogs there Faith? They kill 'em, sometimes right away. We can't just send him there to die"
"Bosco, they don't kill all the dogs, I'm sure he'll find a good home. We can't just leave him here"
"No, I'm not sendin him there" the dog, who was actually more of a copper color instead of brown looked up at Bosco longingly.
"Fine, you take him home" Faith was getting annoyed, all she wanted was lunch which seemed very far away right now.
"I'm not a dog person. How 'bout you take'em. I'm sure Em and Charlie would love a dog" He gazed at her hopefully.
"Yeah, and Fred would skin me alive! Besides I don't have time for one, just take him home with you Bosco, he seems nice enough"
The dog, who was listening to this conversation very intently, gave one last mournful look at his master before walking slowly toward Bosco, tail wagging all the while.
Bosco, took this as an obvious threat and moved behind Faith.
"Well it's good to know you'll always protect me in times of danger, Bos! Don't worry, I won't let him eat you." She had finished taking notes and stuffed the pad back into her pocket.
The dog stopped in front of Bosco and reached out to lick his hand. "He's tasting me Faith, next thing ya know I'll be missin a pinkie"
Sirens wailed in the distance and the Bus pulled up in front of them moments latter. Doc and Carlos climbed out, checking over the body before approaching them. "You need me to call AC for the dog?" Doc said, bending down to pet him.
The dog continued to nuzzle Bosco's hand for attention while gazing adoringly at him. Faith looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"No, no I think I'm gonna take 'em home..ya know, just until I find someone who wants 'em."
The dog got up immediately and trotted over to the RMP, wagging his tail with delight.
"I think you got yourself a physic dog there Bos!" Faith said with a laugh.
"He's not mine, first person who wants him can have 'em." Bosco said while opening the back door to let the dog in.
"You just keep tellin yourself that. Pretty soon he'll be sleepin in your bed and stealing your breakfast off your plate" She said with a grin.
Bosco settled into the driver set and rolled down the back window for the dog before starting down the street. He chose not to dignify her comment with a response.
"So what are you gonna call him?" she asked.
"Copper, it suits him cause he's copper colored." He said while stealing glances at Copper through the rearview mirror.
"I see you've put a lot of thought into this, who knows maybe you could join the K-9 unit and train him to be a police dog" Faith said barley able to contain her laughter.
"Faith!! Quit picking on me and my dog!"
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Third watch characters, so please don't sue me.
Authors Note: This is my first fic. The idea just wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it. Hope you enjoy the story, please let me know what you think. Any and all comments are welcome.
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Bosco sighed, it had been a terrible day. He and Faith had spent most of the evening directing traffic for an accident and were now driving silently in the RMP. There hadn't been any action for at least two hours and it was driving him up the wall.
"You wanna stop and get somthin to eat" Faith asked him.
"Yeah sure, how about." He was interrupted by the radio.
"Central to 55-David"
"Go ahead central" Bosco answered first, excitement in his voice at the possibility of some real action.
"Respond to reports of a shooting in an alley at 17th and Madison"
"10-4, 17th and Madison" Bosco pressed down on the accelerator, flipping on the sirens at the same time.
They pulled up to the alleyway, both officers immediately spotting the fallen victim upon exiting the car. Faith walked over to the man, feeling for a pulse but not finding one. "He's gone, Bos" She moved to leave and only then did she notice the brown dog huddling next to a Dumpster. The dog proceeded to move towards the man on the ground and slowly lay down next to him, placing his head on the man's back.
Bosco, who was radioing in for a Bus didn't see the dog at all until Faith brought it to his attention. "Awww" Not understanding why Faith would be awwwing in a situation like this, Bosco finally turned around and upon seeing the dog, quickly stepped backward. Bosco didn't like dogs. No, he wasn't afraid of them, he was just afraid of their teeth.
"Faith, get away from that thing, you could lose a finger"
She just rolled her eyes at him and reached over to pet the dog. He was suprisingly friendly and started to lick her. Faith felt bad for him, he was obviously grieving over his owner and now he was going to the pound. But he was a sweet dog, someone would adopt him she thought.
"Oh yeah, he's a real Killer" She stood up and pulled out her notepad. "You better tell them to send animal control too, Bos"
"What?" Sure he didn't like dogs, but he couldn't see sending this poor thing to the pound. "Do you know what they do to dogs there Faith? They kill 'em, sometimes right away. We can't just send him there to die"
"Bosco, they don't kill all the dogs, I'm sure he'll find a good home. We can't just leave him here"
"No, I'm not sendin him there" the dog, who was actually more of a copper color instead of brown looked up at Bosco longingly.
"Fine, you take him home" Faith was getting annoyed, all she wanted was lunch which seemed very far away right now.
"I'm not a dog person. How 'bout you take'em. I'm sure Em and Charlie would love a dog" He gazed at her hopefully.
"Yeah, and Fred would skin me alive! Besides I don't have time for one, just take him home with you Bosco, he seems nice enough"
The dog, who was listening to this conversation very intently, gave one last mournful look at his master before walking slowly toward Bosco, tail wagging all the while.
Bosco, took this as an obvious threat and moved behind Faith.
"Well it's good to know you'll always protect me in times of danger, Bos! Don't worry, I won't let him eat you." She had finished taking notes and stuffed the pad back into her pocket.
The dog stopped in front of Bosco and reached out to lick his hand. "He's tasting me Faith, next thing ya know I'll be missin a pinkie"
Sirens wailed in the distance and the Bus pulled up in front of them moments latter. Doc and Carlos climbed out, checking over the body before approaching them. "You need me to call AC for the dog?" Doc said, bending down to pet him.
The dog continued to nuzzle Bosco's hand for attention while gazing adoringly at him. Faith looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"No, no I think I'm gonna take 'em home..ya know, just until I find someone who wants 'em."
The dog got up immediately and trotted over to the RMP, wagging his tail with delight.
"I think you got yourself a physic dog there Bos!" Faith said with a laugh.
"He's not mine, first person who wants him can have 'em." Bosco said while opening the back door to let the dog in.
"You just keep tellin yourself that. Pretty soon he'll be sleepin in your bed and stealing your breakfast off your plate" She said with a grin.
Bosco settled into the driver set and rolled down the back window for the dog before starting down the street. He chose not to dignify her comment with a response.
"So what are you gonna call him?" she asked.
"Copper, it suits him cause he's copper colored." He said while stealing glances at Copper through the rearview mirror.
"I see you've put a lot of thought into this, who knows maybe you could join the K-9 unit and train him to be a police dog" Faith said barley able to contain her laughter.
"Faith!! Quit picking on me and my dog!"