A/N: Hello, I'm back! So, a couple things first. I deleted the author's note, but for those of you who didn't see it, I started a new story called The True Life of Tobias Eaton. Feel free to read it, I must say I love it so far! Also, I can't guarantee when the next update is because I'm going to Tennessee for church camp this week. That's basically it. Thank you so much for your inspiring reviews, you guys are amazing! I hope you enjoy this new one shot!(:

Tris' POV

It's been about two weeks since we looked at the house we want to live in. Since both of us loved it so much, we decided to buy it. We just recently were told that the house is ready for us to move in whenever we're ready. As a result, Tobias and I – and all of our willingly helpful friends – have been packing up our stuff nonstop for the past two days. Currently, everything is packed up and we're just moving it to the cars to take over to the house.

"The last of it is in the car now," Zeke tells me, poking his head around the doorway of my newly vacated room. I take one last look around the room and sigh, thinking of the good memories.

Zeke rolls his eyes, "All of us still live here, it's not like you're never going to see the house again."

I smile at him, "Yeah, I know."

I walk out of the room and out into the living room where everyone else is stretched out over the chairs and couch, relaxing after moving everything.

"You guys surprisingly have a lot of stuff for two people," Christina mentions. I shrug nonchalantly in response.

"Do you need us to come over and help unpack?" Marlene asks.

I look at Tobias and we both shake our heads. "No thanks guys. We can handle it," I say.

"Come on Tris, we have a lot to do," Tobias says with a small smile.

I smile back at him and then take my time hugging all of my friends goodbye, even though they're never very far away if I need them or want to see them.

When Tobias and I have said our goodbyes, we head outside and get Tobias' truck. He recently bought it because he thought it would be more convenient.

We drive over to the new house which isn't a very long drive at all. Tobias pulls into the driveway beside my Ferrari and we hop out, heading to the back of the car to grab the rest of our belongings. I grab a few boxes while Tobias grabs the rest and we walk into the house, sitting them down in the living room. We had furniture delivered since we didn't have any so there's already quite a bit of stuff done. All we have to do is unpack stuff like clothes, dishes a few personal belongings.

"Home, sweet home," I mumble.

Tobias smiles at me and it causes me to smile back. "Why are you smiling?"

"I like the way that sounds," He explains with a shrug. I smile wider and shake my head at him.

"You start unpacking the kitchen and I'll start on the living room?" I suggest. Tobias nods in agreement. He gives me a chaste kiss before heading to the kitchen. I plop down on the floor and drag a box over, beginning to put stuff on one of the bookshelves.

After a few minutes of unpacking, Tobias returns from the kitchen and says, "The dishes are all unpacked. I'm going to go put some stuff on the patio that's supposed to go out there."

I nod, continuing my unpacking. He grabs a box and walks out the back door to where the patio is.

Tobias' POV

I grab a box and walk out onto the patio. I put the box down and open it up, grabbing a few things out of it. I grab a green garden hose and walk around to the side of the house where the water pump is. I begin to screw on the house when I hear a quiet whimper.

I go deadly still, listening intently for the noise again but I don't hear it. For a second, I think I imagined it and when I go back to screwing on the hose, I hear it again. The whimper.

"Hello?" I say, and the whimpering increases. I follow the noises until I see a small vent-like opening underneath the house. I grab the grate and wrench it away, leaning it up against the side of the house. "Hello?" I say again.

Then I see a small black scruffy ball limping forward, whimpering. I reach forward and grab the fuzz ball, pulling it out into the open.

That's when I realize that it's a puppy that could only be a few months old. It's skinny and its paw seems injured so it must be a stray.

"Hey there little guy," I say, patting its head. If I had to guess, I would say it's a mix between a German shepherd and a Husky. It's also probably the cutest puppy I've ever seen. I pick it up and check the parts to find that it is indeed a boy puppy. Even though it's a really young puppy, it's a large one because of the breed.

"Come on little guy, let's get you fixed up," I tell him, picking him up and cradling him in my arms. I walk back up on the patio and lay the puppy in a box. Then I open the door and call out to Tris, "Hey Tris, I need to run to the store really fast, I'll be back soon." She shouts back an affirmative and I grab the box, heading towards my truck.

I put the box in the front seat and climb into the driver's side. I begin driving to the closest animal shelter. I really don't know why I didn't tell Tris about the puppy, but I guess I'll just tell her later. It's not really important since I'm just dropping it off at the animal shelter.

When I get there, I take the puppy out of the box and carry it inside. I walk up to the front desk and a perky brunette smiles at me.

"I found this puppy under my house. I think it has a hurt paw and stuff," I explain.

The lady nods, "Alright, did you want to get the puppy fixed up and keep him?"

My mouth opens to inform her that I don't want the puppy but just then, the puppy looks up at me with wide blue eyes that look sad and watery, and then I don't have the heart to give the puppy away. It's taken my love from just one look. "Yes, please," I tell her, nodding my head.

She takes the puppy from me and heads into a back room. About 20 minutes later, she returns with the puppy and hands him back over to me. "He's a healthy boy. We gave him shots and there was a rusty nail in his paw that we took care of," The lady explains. She reaches over behind the desk and pulls out a tote bag of things, holding it out to me. "This has a small bag of dog food to get you started and a ton of informational packets about taking care of a dog. There's also a collar and a leash and a few toys for him as well as a small bottle of puppy shampoo."

I take the bag, and quickly tell her thank you before heading back out to the truck. I put the puppy back in the box and drive home.

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When I get home, I put the tote bag of stuff inside the box next to the puppy. I close the box lid and carry it inside, quickly asking the puppy to be silent so Tris doesn't find out.

I find Tris in the living room, still unpacking but almost done with that particular room. "I'm gonna go put some stuff in the bathroom," I tell her, already walking that way.

"Alright," She says distractedly. I walk in the bathroom with the stuff and quickly shut the door, locking it. I put the box and bag on the floor before opening the box lid and seeing blue eyes gazing up at me.

I turn on the water and run a warm bath for the puppy, grabbing the shampoo out of the bag in the process. I pick up the puppy and place him gently in the water. I grab a washcloth off the sink and drench it in shampoo before scrubbing down the puppy. He whimpers loudly and splashes, trying to get out.

"Shh," I tell him, but I already hear Tris coming down the hall.

"Tobias, are you okay in there?" She calls through the door. I quickly rinse the puppy off and throw a towel over him.

"Of course," I call back but then the puppy whimpers again.

"Stop that," I say.

"Tobias, who are you talking to?" Tris asks, sounding utterly confused, and rightly so.

I sigh, picking the puppy up and placing him back in the box, then covering the box with the towel. I unlock and open the door and Tris peers in.

"Are you taking a bath?" She asks, cocking her head to the side in question.

I shake my head and say, "I kind of have a surprise. Just don't be mad."

She narrows her eyes and crosses her arms, but slowly nods her head. I step out of the doorway and motion for her to enter. She does and I squat down beside the box, looking up at her until she repeats my actions. I slowly remove the towel and carefully watch for Tris' reaction.

At first, her eyes grow wide in shock but then a smile engulfs her face. "Hi there," She says in a baby voice, reaching forward and grabbing the puppy. "Aren't you a cute little guy?"

Then she looks over at me, "Where did he come from?"

I sigh and begin to relay the story, "I was outside attaching the hose but I kept hearing a whimpering so I removed the vent from the side of the house and this puppy came limping out. I was going to drop him off at the animal shelter but I didn't have the heart to leave him there. Instead, I just got his shots and they took the nail out of his palm. Then, I brought him back here to give him a bath and stuff…"

She continues to pet the puppy while talking, "Well, what are we going to do with him?"

"We could keep him…" I suggest with a nervous smile.

She bites her lip, contemplating. She looks at the puppy and it looks up at her with his wide blue eyes and I know she's a goner too. "Fine," She relents.

I smile widely and she smiles in return. "We need to pick a name," She says.

I nod, thinking of possible names. "Jake?" I suggest.

"Or Koda," Tris says, biting her lip. "This is hard," She adds.

"Tell you what," I say, reaching into my pocket for a quarter. "Tails, he's Jake. Heads, he's Koda. Alright?" She nods.

I flip the quarter and quickly cover it with my hand. "Ready to look?" I ask. She reaches forward and moves my hand away. We both look down to see the quarter on tails.

"Jake it is," I say with a smile.

Tris grins and picks up the puppy, cradling it affectionately. "Well, hello there Jake. Welcome to the family," She coos to him.

I can't contain my warm smile at that and I hug Tris tightly. She laughs but wraps her free arm around me.

"Looks like we need to take a trip to the pet store," Tris says, putting Jake down. He tentatively walks out the door and begins to explore the house. We both stand up and I wrap my arms around her waist, dragging her flush up against my chest. Her arms wind around my neck in response.

"I didn't imagine us starting a family with a dog," I say with a smirk.

She laughs heartily, "Yeah, me either. But he's just so dang cute."

"I know, I couldn't resist him," I tell her with a small smile.

"Does he have a collar or do we need to buy one?" Tris asks.

"The animal shelter gave us a collar and leash and some dog food. You know, the essentials," I explain.

"Well, let's put the collar and leash on him and take him to the pet store with us," She suggests. I smile and agree. She turns to leave but I tighten my arms around her. "I haven't gotten to kiss you properly all day," I say with a playful pout.

She rolls her eyes but tilts her head up and places her lips on mine anyway. "Mmm," I hum, kissing her back passionately. I pry her mouth open with my own but she quickly pulls away, breathless.

"Tobias, if you don't stop right now, we're never going to make it to the pet store," She accuses.

I shrug with a giant smirk, "I'm not seeing the bad side to that."

"Let's go," She says, lightly smacking the back of my head.

"Fine," I say, and we grab Jake, preparing for our adventure to the pet store.

A/N: I would have written the scene of them at the pet store but I'm super tired and I really wanted to have an update up tonight. If you're following my new story, The True Life of Tobias Eaton, I'll try to have an update up tomorrow. This chapter was super long and it wasn't at all what I planned when I first started writing it but it just kind of happened because I love animals… I have a Jack Russell Terrier and a pet goat. What kinds of pets do you guys have? And also if you've never seen a German shepherd/husky mix, go look it up! It's adorable! Anyway, I must go now. I hope you enjoyed this and please leave me reviews! I'm almost to 100! I love you guys!