AN: 02
There is a poll on my profile for our pup's name, and her future partner. Please go there to vote if you haven't already!
In the end the answer was held off in favor of another inuzuka and their partner coming in and calling for bath time. The dogs around us all flew into a panic the hamara brothers however is that still and enjoyed all the chaos. I was young now but I did not think any other phrase can make the ningen get up and move so fast.
All this happened so fast, I was left blinking and confusion over the sudden excitement and the ensuing silence. Was bath time really that bad? I watched as Kiba laugh so hard he was bending over and holding his tummy.
"Hahaha! Did you see how they all scattered Akamaru?" He will look down at his feet. "Eh? Akamaru?" He unzipped his jacket a little so he could check if his puppy partner had hid in there.
I could almost swear I heard the wheels turning in his head as he finally realized that Akamaru left with all the others.
Kiba growled, "OI! You can't get out of bath time just because you run! When I find you I'm going to give you a bath so good you'll be sneezing bubbles for a week! Akamaru!" And with that final promise keeper ran out the door with as much enthusiasm as all the dogs beforehand.
As caught up and entertained are the sight as I was, I did not realize that the other Inuzuka came up and Hannah was in the process of handing me off to them.
This made me realize two things. One, my perception of the world around me is so close to non-existent that I am ashamed, and two, getting handed around is no fun and I don't like it.
I shivered once more when I was in the new Inuzuka's hands and I caught sight of Hannah's full tooth grin.
"Have fun with your bath young pup! I got to go hunting down the others." Hana practically saying out.
The sight of her smile, the wagging tails of the in Hamaru Brothers, and that dark aura that surrounded them made me shiver all over again. I fear for all the dogs that left just now. May Kami have mercy on their doggie souls. *Bark/ This new Inuzuka wasn't that bad, they smelled like dogs as all Inuzuka do, and soap, they also had a sharp sent that hurt my nose. I have no idea what it was but if I could never smell like that ever, I would be thankful. This person introduce themselves as Kata, and I really couldn't tell their gender. Not when that sharp sent covered up too much for me to pick up anything else.
Other than that, Kata was super nice, if a little too chatty. They talked constantly of gossip and who got the best missions. Really I didn't think that they should be telling me this, wasn't security more of a big deal? Eh, but I am just a young pup, without a name, what did I know.
I stopped my wanderings when Kata started speaking again.
"You know the division that's being run ragged? The tracking and hunting division that's who. You even know how many Search and Destroy missions have been given to the village in the last 2 years? No, I don't suspect you do. Well, I tell you it's enough that I hardly ever see any of my old Pals from the tracking and hunting division that's what. Them working so hard means us clean up people have to work harder too! Not that I mind, it gets me out of the village more and away from all the mouths with no manners." Kata stop talking and carefully started rubbing the soap onto the top of my head with a finger.
"I don't mean you of course, you have been nothing but a pleasure to work with. You have been in this water longer than I have seen any other fresh pup deal with. Shame I can't take you home but Tsume said I can't just keep every other dog I see after the last two. Shame really. They would have been so much fun to work with. And cute things such as yourself make my job so much more enjoyable." Kata got more quiet at the last part before muttering "Shame Shame Shame" a few times as they rinsed my fur off.
"Well anyways, your cute, fluffy little face might do that sad Grump wonders! You know it kind of worked with Hound, getting a cute dog, that too cool depressive idiot." Flipping me onto my back's and my belly was up, Kata started giving me a belly rub with the towel.
Oh sweet Kami, yes!
"There we are! All done! Now I'm going to talk to our lady and see if I can pull in that favor she owes me. Now run along mut," Kata kindly place me on the grass and patted my bum, " I have other dogs to wash." And with that Kata walked back into the bathing room and shut the door leaving me out in the sun and open air.
For longer than I liked I just sat in the grass and soaked up the sun. My head was still spinning from all the words I had to listen to. I never knew that so many words could be fit into one breath. I don't know if I should be afraid or impressed by Katas ability to speak. Until I understand more of whatever just happened, I shall say both. Both is good.
And with that I decided to get up and learn how to walk. My freak out section earlier does not count as walking. No, that was adrenaline and random movements. I had to learn how to do this right.
I saw videos of puppies learning to walk, back when I had internet.And two legs.
And opposable thumbs. ...
Kami I will miss having thumbs.
Okay, no more bunny trails, time to get back to walking.
So it was with great effort I managed to stand up steadily on all four paws, only to fall back down into the grass when my front legs wobbled too much. Clearly, this was going to be harder than I thought it would be.
Standing on shaky legs, I tried walking once more. It was different from when I first woke up in fear. Walking fully awake meant that I was fully aware of how my paws didn't want to handle my weight. But I am human so I can learn this no sweat, or at least I was human…
Anyhow! I was going to do whatever it takes to learn to walk again! This I promise!
...I'm still a little distracted now aren't I?...
Taking a few more steps led to me flopping over completely. Looking up at the blue sky from the flat of my back on the green grass felt nice, but not as nice as walking on my own will feel. So up I got once more to take a few steps, roll around more than i walked, and crawled along as far as I could until my new puppy body could handle no more and I fell into sleep to dream of sunshine and fur.
*Bark/
Tsume looked down at the papers that were delivered to her not two hours ago. More and more people were requesting Inuzuka ninken. That was great, Tsume loved that people, ninja and civilian alike, were wanting their well breed pups. The only problem with this is that the Inuzuka had a shortage of puppies this year. All the litters this summer were smaller than was expected. Tsume hummed. They may have to take a puppy or two out from Ma's new litter to keep up. The new litter was young but given to the right kids, they would excell just like any older pup.
Matching the personalities of the pups was also key. It's not enough that they want a dog, they have to mesh well with them. If you cannot sync up with your four legged partner, then there was no way you could work with them. That bond is needed for strong lasting relationships. Especially if they decided to become ninja. Inuzuka's were a clan that prized teamwork over everything else. No bond ment no teamwork; no bond ment no relationship, and that was unacceptable.
Tsume grinned, flashing her teeth to the world. She was sure all of the youngest Inuzuka pups at the academy would like the surprise that awaited them when they got home. They were a rowdy bunch, full of energy. So it was very likely that the compound would be full of life soon.
Nodding to herself, Tsume turned to go see the pups that were still without a partner. The second years all needed a partner. It was due time. Almost lost in thought, it took Tsume a little more time than it should have to see a small fresh puppy asleep on the grass. That would normally not bother Tsume but this was off. That little puppy on the grass was just colored green. The grassy area around the puppy way crushed and trampled. Tsume has seen many odd events in her life as a ninja but a green pup was a new one. She blinked slowly before Tsume shook her head and went to go pick the sleeping puppy up continued to walk around the compound. Who ever was taking care of the puppies today was in trouble. This green one was too small to be on it's own just yet.
*Bark/
Kata set another dog down and went to go find the next one. Before they could grab onto another poor soul to suffer through bath time, Kata felt a shiver go down their spine. Kata could almost taste unease as it washed over them. Kata knew that this was a bad sign, one Kata has had many times in the field. If having a high risk job, where there was danger around every corner taught Kata anything, it was to get out while you still could. With that Kata set down their sponge and shushind away.
Better safe than sorry.
*Bark/
AN: 3
It's...been over a year...and I can't even begin to express how sorry I am. I have so many excuses, but none of them are worthy enough to be said. I can't pull off a Kakashi here can I?
I ahh, got lost on the road of Life?
Well, if it makes it any better, I have small chapters with Potential Partners Done! I will post like 5 more chap this week! Believe it!
And if I can't post 5 chapters this week, then I will post 10 chapters next week!
Yosh!