This takes place at the same time as the previous chapter x

Carlos was extremely nervous as he climbed into the limo waiting to take him to Anita and Roger Radcliffe. He noticed the candy on the shelves in the limo but he found that because of his nerves he didn't want any of them. The youngest VK kept replaying the first time he met the couple in his head. They had seemed nice enough when he had met them at the castle but they also had the 101 dalmations at their house and that worried him. Okay it terrified him.

The 15 year old was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the limo door open again. Slowly the teen climbed out of the car and looked at his surroundings. He noticed a lot of fields and wide open spaces, then there was the large cottage right in front of him. Carlos couldn't help but like the look of the house. For some reason the house felt like home to him, even though he had never been here before and barely know the couple who did.

Slowly the teen walked up the pathway to the large front door. Before he had a chance to knock however it swung open to reveal Anita stood there. "Hi Carlos, we saw the car pull up." She greeted him and explained how she knew he was there. She had seen his confusion the minute she had opened the door and knew it was because he hadn't knocked.

"Hi." The young teen greeted her. Anita gestured for him to enter so he slipped past her. "How have you been?" He asked the woman. Carlos hoped that just having a casual conversation with the woman would put him at ease as he followed her further into their house.

Smiling the older woman turned to face the white haired boy. She reminded her a lot of his mother when she was a teen, before we went completely insane. "I've been good thanks." She responded. Anita couldn't help but feel a motherly instinct to protect the shy/nervous teen. "How have you been? How is school?" She asked.

Carlos couldn't help but smile at the thought of school. It was something that had quickly grown on him. Sure on the Isle he had liked it but after coming here and seeing all the different subjects they teach he loved it more then ever. "It's great. It's so much better then school on the Isle. They only things they ever taught were related to us being evil but here there's so many other options." He said, not realizing he had let slip a little bit of what lifewas like on the Isle. Anita immediately felt bad for the way he had grown up but chose not to mention it to him.

Before Anita could think of something else to say to the teen they came to the family room where Roger was playing with one of their puppies. Noticing the small animal immediately Carlos shrieked and his behind Anita, hoping the puppy hadn't spotted him. His shriek however caught the attention of both Roger and Anita. "Carlos, honey. What's wrong?" Anita asked the terrified boy.

"Tha... Tha... That!" Carlos stuttered out, pointing at the puppy. "That thing is a killer! It'll chase me down and rip out my throat!" The teen shouted noticing the puppy was in Roger's arms. "Why are you holding it! It's going to attack you!" The boy exclaimed shocking the two adults in the room. They had seen people who were nervous around their many dalmations but the look a terror on Carlos' face from just one puppy was extremely worrying. Anita quickly turned and wrapped her arms around the teen, she felt his tense slightly but brushed that to a side for now.

"Who told you that?" Roger asked as he took a step towards the frightened teen, the small puppy still in his arms.

The teens eyes never left the puppy in front of him. "My mother." He told the couple.

Roger couldn't help but roll his eyes at that. It was just like Cruella, controlling people by making them scared of something, he had seen her try the same thing with his wife. "Have you ever actually met a dog, Carlos?" The older man asked the teen. The white haired teen immediately shook his head as Anita removed her arms from around him. "Why don't you come and meet her." The song writer suggested.

Looking at him like the man was insane, Carlos took a step forward at the same time Roger did. "She doesn't look like a vicious killer." Carlos stated as he walked closer to the puppy.

The white haired teen couldn't help but notice it's small spots and large chocolate brown eyes. Carefully Carlos took the puppy from the older man, completely missing Roger signalling his wife send a text. As the teen sat on the floor with the puppy hew heard Anita's phone chime with an incoming message but paid no mind to it.

The two adults watched for a while as Carlos played fetch with the puppy before Anita cleared her throat. Immediately gaining the teens attention. "Carlos? Would you like to name her and take her back to Auradon Prep with you?" The blonde haired man asked.

Carlos couldn't stop the look of shock on his face if he tried to. No one had ever given him anything like this before. "Are you sure it's okay?" The white haired teen asked.

"Of corse, sweetie." Anita told him. "I've already checked with Fairy Godmother and as long as you walk her regularly you can keep her in your dorm with you." The strawberry blonde woman explained. The look of shock growing more prominent on the teens face as she spoke. "We can even take you shopping today and get you everything you need for her if you'd like?" The woman offered. Anita and Roger didn't have any kids and the pair couldn't help but look at Carlos as the son they never had.

Smiling Carlos cuddled the small puppy close, like he was expecting someone to steal her from him. "And you don't mind spending your money?" He asked the pair. Seeing them nod he looked in to the puppy's chocolate eyes. "What do you think? Wanna come home with me?" The teen asked the puppy, laughing as it barked in response. He then turned to face Anita and Roger once more. "I'd love to keep her. I think the name Pepper suits her." He said smiling.

"Pepper, it is." Roger stated. "Come on then, let's go shopping." He stated and Carlos carefully got up off of the floor still holding little Pepper. The rest of the afternoon was spent buying Carlos everything he would need for Pepper including a black and white collar with an ingraved red name tag. By the time the trio got back from Auradon city shopping centre the car was there waiting for Carlos and he couldn't help but thank them again as he transferred the puppy's things in to the limo before heading back to school. He couldn't wait to show his siblings little Pepper.

Author's Note: I hope you guys like this chapter. Please review and let me know what you think x