A/N : Alright my pretties, here we have the second chapter to our dear story. This will be the story of how a certain little pup came to be in his lonely little graveyard.

I hope you enjoy

"Come on Zero! It's time for your walk!" The voice of a young boy reached the ears of a small puppy, who slumbered in his basket, in his corner, oh his master's house. His tail wagged happily as he sat up and stretched, yawning widely before trotting off to meet his master's son. His head held high, he padded into the foyer of his master's house, where he saw his master's son, holding a long orange and black leash that belonged to him. He gave a loud and happy bark of excitement, and rushed up to his young master, jumping up around his legs and licking his face when he could.

The little boy laughed, his face lighting up as he reached down and clipped the leash to his dog's Halloween themed collar. He straightened; and dawned his hat, gloves, and heavy winter coat, before opening the door. Zero yelped happily and rushed outside, jumping from leaf pile to leaf pile as his young master laughed and ran behind him, his grip on the leash becoming more and more lax. As Zero and the boy jumped happily from each pile, the dog would let out a triumphant bark of accomplishment for destroying the horrid leaf monster that stood in his way of fun.

From across the street came a small cry, and Zero lifted his head, his ears twitching at attention. A little blonde girl sat in a heap on the wet and muddy ground, crying and rubbing her eyes with muddy mittens. An older boy stood over her, pointing and laughing as he held her doll above his head with one hand. A low and angry growl left Zero's muzzle as he watched the apparent disrespect of the tiny child's toy; which the boy had just now thrown into the street as he decided his fun was over. The little girl sniffled back more tears as she stood and waddled over to the curb of the street, taking care not to fall as she stepped down, and made her way to rescue her doll.

A horn blared, and Zero felt his paws moving even before his mind could register what he was doing. His leash slipped from his master's hand. His young master called for him as he darted across the street, barking madly, and pushed himself into the little girl's body. A scream of a woman and the screech of tires filled the air as Zero watched the little girl tumble back out of the car's path, her doll forgotten. His tail began to wag in happiness, but it was short lived when he realized that his tail would not move.

Zero whined softly, attempting to pick himself up and run to the little girl; who was bawling in her mother's arms. The mother had tears streaming down her cheeks as she forced her daughter to look away from Zero. He tilted his head to the side, and whimpered once more. Had he done something wrong? He thought he had done the right thing. He heard loud thundering footsteps beside him, and looked up. His master and young master stood over him; tears covering their faces as well. Zero whined louder now, and tried to get up once more. His body would not obey. His paws stayed where they were; against the cold asphalt.

He watched as his master picked him up, though he could not feel it. He stared at his young master, whose nose was red and dripping. He whimpered and reached his tongue out, attempting to lick the tears and snot away. His young master only cried harder, and pressed his face into Zero's fur around his muzzle. Zero licked the tears away as much as he could, as his vision began to fade. His master slowly rubbed his soft ear between his fingers, and Zero was glad to feel his familiar touch. He felt his heart pound in his chest as he let out a soft bark, and tried to wag his tail once more.

Darkness ate at the corners of Zero's sight, as he felt a tug at the middle of his chest. His breathing began to slow, and he whimpered as fear settled over his mind. His master choked back a sob as he held his body to his chest, and his young master wrapped his arms around himself and cried. Zero huffed and licked his master's cheek slowly, before closing his eyes. Darkness settled around him, and he heard, one last time, his master's voice call his name. He felt his tail wag happily as he fell into a deep sleep.

A/N : Okies.. First off, I'm so sorry! I know I will probably get a lot of shit for killing a dog, but I had to. T^T I want you all to know that I cried while writing this. Plus, a story of a little puppy being hit by a car came on the news right as I started to type the part about him being hit.

So please, read and review.