Author's Notes: Circuit is also mine.
Life in Paradise
Caitlin's PoV
I walked through the park, looking for a certain experiment. Not Charlie, not this time, though running into him would be a very welcome interuption. I was looking for another experiment, a pup named 'Circuit'. I found him sitting on a bench all alone.
"Hey Circuit." I said, sitting next to him.
"Oh, hey Caitlin." He said.
"Are you busy? I want you to meet somone." I asked.
"As long as it isn't that freak experiment." He said. What does everyone have against Charlie?
"It isn't. I swear." I said truthfully. I wanted him to meet Melissa.
"Okay." He said. I stood up and started to lead him to the treehouse. At the edge of the woods he stopped.
"What?" I asked.
"Hey, hey... You're that freak's girlfriend." He said.
"Wha- Oh! No! I want you to meet a friend of mine, Melissa." I said.
"Oh." He said, looking ashamed of himself for thinking that. I led him to the treehouse and climbed up, him following.
"Caitlin, there you are!" Charlie said, taking my paw and hoisting me up.
"Caitlin..." I heard Circuit complain behind me.
"What? I never said he wouldn't be here." I said. He sighed and sat on the couch. I looked at Charlie and saw pain in his eyes. I walked up to him and took his paw in mine, squeezing it slightly, "It's okay, Charlie."
He nodded, "I know... I know... this is to get him to like Melissa, not me." He said.
I smilled and kissed his cheek, "So caring."
"Hey, I said this wasn't for me, not that it doesn't hurt." He said, smiling slightly.
I giggled, "Go get Melissa."
"Okay, okay." He said, walking into another room and coming back with Melissa. He looked at them both, "Now you two make nice."
I giggled as he walked to the entrance and climbed down. I stayed to make sure that Melissa and Circuit became friends, hopefully more.
"Who are you..." Melissa said.
"I'm Circuit." He said.
"Oh... Sparky's kid. I'm Melissa." She said, smiling.
"Yeah... Elastico's kid." He said, also smiling.
"You're cute..." She said.
"So are you." He leaned in and pecked her lips. I felt a grin creep to my face. I did it! Or... They did it!
"Caitlin? C'mon, leave them alone." Charlie said, climbing back up.
"Aww, I wanna see how it goes!" I complained.
Charlie looked, catching the end of the kiss, "I think it's going well enough."
"You two are still here?" Circuit asked, blushing slightly.
"Just leaving." Charlie said, holding my paw as he went to the exit.
"No, no. You two stay. C'mon." Circuit said.
"You mean... you aren't... you want... me, the pup that everyone hates... to be near you?" Charlie asked, as baffled as I was.
"Why not?" Circuit asked.
Me and Charlie started to go to the couch, but then Charlie froze and looked deep in thought, "Ah, man... I gotta go, my bro's calling me."
Before I could stop him he was gone, flying home.
"That was weird..." Circuit said.
"I'll see what's up." Melissa said.
"No, you stay, I'll go." I said.
"Nope. You both stay. I'll go." Circuit said, flying in the air like his dad, Sparky. Then before we could stop him he was gone, flying after Charlie.
Circuit's PoV
Where is he? Did I scare him? I guess I felt he deserved a chance at having another friend. Is that so wrong?
"Charlie?" I called, landing in front of his house. A six year old boy walked out.
"Bro? He's upstairs in his room." The kid said. I thanked him and walked inside, heading upstairs and going to the room at the far side of the hallway. I just had a feeling it was there. I popped my head in and sure enough, there he was, laying on his bed and looking at the ceiling.
"Charlie?" I asked, walking in.
"Cai- oh, hey Circuit." He said, looking up at me, then laying back down.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing, why?" He said.
"Well I ask if you and your girlfriend wanna hang out and you run off." I said.
"I told you..." He started.
"That your brother called you, and yet you're alone and he just left." I said.
"Oh, why do you care?" He said, hopping off the bed and jumping to the celing, his feet sticking to it. He sat down. It must be weird, sitting upside down on the ceiling like that.
"C'mon, why are you acting like this?" I asked.
"Like what?" He asked, looking down... or up at me. It depends on who's view you look at it from.
"Like a... Like you don't want to have any other friends!" I said.
"I do! I want more friends! More than anything! Except... you know... being with Caitlin..." He said, looking at me with pleading eyes.
"Then why are you acting like this?!" I almost yelled, but kept my voice in check.
"I don't know! I do not know! Okay?! Maybe it's because I've gone like this since I was born! Maybe I just couldn't believe that someone wanted me near them! It's the whole situation!" He yelled.
"Well fine then! Stay here, I don't care!" I said, yelling but not as loud as him, and then left.
Charlie's PoV
Well fine then! Leave... just... what did I just do? I just drove off one of the only experiments willing to give me a chance at being their friend.
"What was all the yelling about?" Mom asked, coming into my room. It took her a minute to find me sitting on the ceiling. Why me? Why can't I make friends?
"Charlie, it's not you..." She said, plucking me off the ceiling and holding me like a baby, hugging me to her chest. I rolled into a ball as best I could in her arms, holding my hands to my face and my eyes shut. I just realized how tiny I was in her arms, like a human baby in his mother's arms.
"Then who is it?" I asked, in a whisper.
"Well..." She said, searching for words. That was answer enough.
"Can you at least tell me what I did?" I said, even lower. I doubted if she heard me, it was so low.
"You didn't do anything, son... I don't know why they don't like you... but you have to go and make friends with whoever you can..." She said.
I nodded, and she set me down. I opened my eyes slowly and looked at her, "Thanks mom." I said. She smiled and messed my fur on my head.
Caitlin's PoV
"I've never seen him like that, Circuit." I said, "He usually has to be dragged away from me."
Circuit chuckled a bit, "I guess he isn't used to people being nice to him."
"Yeah, I guess..." I said. Then I felt someone tap my shoulder. I turned and Charlie kissed me.
"Mind if I join?" He asked. I smiled.
"Sure." Me, Circuit and Melissa said.
