AN: Future fic
"Where're you taking Coco and Dolce?" Shane looked up from his laptop to Reed, who was standing at the door with the huge St. Bernard and a small chocolate brown Laberdoodle puppy, leashes in hand.
"The vet said that it would be a good idea to take them out to the park together, give them a chance to bond outside of the apartment." He bent down to pet Dolce, who was hiding behind his leg and staring up at Coco. Shane stood up and toed on his shoes.
"Let me grab a jacket and I'll come with you." Shane eyed the two dogs. "It might be safer if I go, you know, just incase one of them gets overexcited." He pulled his university sweatshirt out of the hall closet and walked over to Reed, taking the smaller dogs leash and letting Reed take Coco. They walked hand in hand to the elevator and watched as Coco started sniffing timid Dolce.
"I bet he's terrified. Being taken from his family and put in a new one with a dog bigger than himself." Reed nodded in agreement.
"Coco just wants to play. It's been awhile since she's been a puppy herself." The elevator door opened and they walked out, thanking the man that held the huge door open for them. As they neared the park, Shane nudged Reed with their joined hands and nodded down. Reed smiled as he saw Dolce walking closer to Coco. They finally reached the park and Reed unclipped Coco's leash, letting her run off and explore.
"Do you think we should let him off the leash just yet?" They both looked down at Dolce, who had taken to hiding between Shane's legs. Reed shook his head.
"Let's just walk around with him and let him get used to things for awhile." Shane nodded and they continued down the sidewalk. Coco trotted through the trees, occasionally running up to them and jumping on Reed. Every time she neared them, Dolce hid behind Shane. All the sudden he saw a squirrel, but just as he started after it he stopped after seeing Coco chase after it. Shane and Reed both watched as Dolce stood, then sat, then stood again.
"What is he-" Reed was cut off as Dolce took off, pulling Shane with him towards Coco and the squirrel. "Shane!" Reed ran after them, stumbling over a few tree roots before he made it to the tree that Shane was pulled to. He bent slightly, grabbing at his side and breathing slightly harder than normal.
"Look! They're finally getting along!" Shane jumped up and down at the sight of Coco and Dolce, who had given up on the squirrel and were now chasing each other around. Reed shook his head before leaning against Shane.
"Well-" he took another deep breath before continuing, "at least they are getting along now. At my expense of course." Shane just laughed, pulling him over to a bench and wrapping his arms around the smaller boys waist.
"At least you can say you got in a workout today." He grinned when Reed elbowed him, watching the two dogs play.