6. Animal Ears
"But it's so cold out, what if it can't find somewhere warm to sleep?"
Maes nearly gave in to the utterly pained look on the younger boy's face, but he just shook his head firmly. "Your parents aren't gonna let you keep it, and neither will mine." Then, predictably, came the puppy dog eyes; and not from the puppy.
"Alright," he sighed, reaching out to scratch the dog behind its ears, "We'll drop it off at that old lady's place; she's always taking in strays." The bright smile that lit up Roy's face was enough to tell Maes that he'd made the right choice and he wrapped an arm around the younger boy's shoulders as he led them to their neighbor's house.