Lana's confession
This one's gonna be kinda short cause there isn't much to do for now. I promise that some BIG stuff will happen in the next chapter. EvilWaffles xx
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His eyes were still sticky with sleep. Apollo could smell the bacon cooking in the kitchen meaning it was morning and Trucy was trying to cook breakfast again. He smelt the air to see if Ema was still beside him, she wasn't so he knew she would be getting ready for work. Apollo whimpered as she hadn't woken him but she probably thought that Apollo needed more than just a few hours' sleep.
"Morning Apollo!" Ember squawked.
"Morning Birdie…" Apollo yawned. He leapt down from the bed landing with no dignity whatsoever – he landed straight on his face. He shook himself and noted that he was finally getting used to the black and white vision. He took note of the glare as he looked at the cabinet too – it was the lamp that Ema had left on during the night because she was so afraid.
He trotted into the next room and made his way towards the middle to get a decent look around.
"Morning Apollo!" Trucy called as she attempted to make pancakes for her, Pearl and Ema. "What would you like for breakfast?"
"Ember!" The small puppy called out to his pet who flew (Ember now knew that he was a bird) to the call. "Can you tell her I want pan-cakes" Apollo sounded out the last word for the bird to copy.
"Apollo would like pan-cakes!" the bird squawked at the girl.
"Well done Ember!" Apollo barked happily. "Tell her thank you."
"He says thanks! He says thanks!" The bird then flew back.
"Ok Polly!"
With no sign of Ema in the sitting room he picked the next most obvious place – the bathroom. As he got close to the door the sound of the shower rang clear. He scratched at the door.
"Is that you Apollo?" Ema called from the inside.
"Yes!" The sound came as a shrill bark.
"The door's open!" Apollo pushed gently on it with his nose and then pushed it back when he was on the inside.
Apollo admired everything about Ema, right down to her last detail. He noticed how pretty her tanned skin looked as she washed the soap from her body. She then slid down and sat in the bath tub so her face was level with Apollo's. He hooked his small paws over the edge of the bath to keep balanced.
"You ok honey?" She rubbed her hand on his head. Apollo was happier than ever at her acceptance of his new form. "It's a good job you've seen me without clothes on before otherwise I'd feel really uncomfortable right now." She whispered quietly in his ear so Trucy or Pearl didn't hear as they are a little nosey, and also as an extra precaution to keep Mr Wright 'The pervert' from rubbing these facts in their faces in the most painfully humiliating way possible.
Apollo was actually incredibly happy and relaxed – not because he was perverted (which he wasn't) but despite everything that's happened she still sees him as a person and is just as comfortable around him in his state. To both of them, being unafraid to show your body to your partner was a sign that you were comfortable and happy together. Apollo being the neat and tidy person he was wanted a bath himself but didn't know how to show Ema that fact.
He attempted to jump in with her but he was too small and couldn't jump high enough.
"Do you want a bath?" Ema looked at the puppy inquisitively. Apollo nodded. "Alright then…" She picked him up and supported him in the same safe way she had before. As she lifted him close to her face his tail began to wag crazily again – he was being driven by the luscious smell of Ema's strawberry shampoo and cherry body wash. His tongue flicked out and he just managed to lick the end of her nose. She kissed him back and lowered him into her lap. She looked at her shampoo and remembered Apollo's love for the smell.
"I might have to wash you with this…" Apollo barked happily as an explosion of joy.
As Ema massaged the shampoo into his fur in small circles Apollo found that it was incredibly relaxing and therapeutic. As she rubbed his ears he entered heaven, he didn't know why but it was bliss. He shut his eyes as the spray of water cast over his body and sneezed at the sudden change in temperature as Ema turned the shower off. Just like a day at the spa… She patted him down and tried to remove as much of the moisture from his fur as possible and did the same to her hair before carrying Apollo into the lounge and dropping him on the sofa in front of his food.
It turned out that eating was a lot more difficult, Apollo thought himself lucky that he didn't ask for syrup otherwise he would have been coated in the stuff. He quickly emptied the plate and settled his hunger problem once he got the hang of chewing the food.
After everyone had finished Ema hooked the flimsy leash around Apollo and slid the laptop in her bag.
"I'm off to work, Apollo's coming too!" Ema waved goodbye to the girls.
"Bye Ema, Bye Polly!" The called in response.
"Bye!" Apollo wanted to say a proper goodbye too but could only manage the bark.
Ema set the laptop up at her desk and pulled Apollo onto her knee in the precinct. She knew that because it was Monday and Lana didn't work she came in for a couple of hours with Klavier. Ema rubbed her hand through Apollo's soft fur.
"You must have been so grubby before I didn't notice that!" She said a little too loud and pressed gently on the base of Apollo's spine. "The markings from your tattoo have shown through."
As if on cue Klavier and Lana rushed in and Lana's eyes shot straight to the brown bundle of fur on her sister's lap.
"Is that a puppy?" She ran over. "Aw he's so cute." She picked Apollo up and began to wave him around.
"Hey stop! I'm not A –" Apollo felt as Ema snatched him from her sister.
"That doesn't look like a regular puppy Fraulien…" Klavier commented.
"He isn't, show them!" Ema lifted Apollo so he was level with the laptop.
I'm not a puppy. It's me Apollo Lewis Justice. I don't know what happened to me, I just remember feeling sick.
"That's amazing!" Lana clapped. "But how'd you tell something was wrong with the puppy?"
"Simple Liebe because of the marking where Apollo's tattoo is supposed to be on his back." Klavier flicked Apollo's back.
"Oh and he's wearing his bracelet too!" Lana smiled happily.
"Well Herr Forehead you look even smaller than weaker than usual." Klavier flicked the end of Apollo's nose. Well I'm never going to get another opportunity like this… Apollo bit into Klavier's flesh as gently as he could.
"Ow! I hope he doesn't have rabies!" Klavier sulked which earned him a slap across the head from Lana.
"Ema do you mind if I take Apollo outside for a second do you?"
"No go ahead." Apollo felt himself being hoisted from the desk and carried to the stairs towards Klavier's office.
"Apollo, I need to tell you something but you can't tell Ema. I'm not sure how she'll react yet." Apollo, being unable to argue or question simply nodded. "Um, well you know how accidents happen when people love each other…" Geez I feel like I'm learning the facts of life. "This wasn't an accident but…I'm pregnant again." Apollo's eyes widened. "It's Klavier's baby and I don't know how to tell Ema…"
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For the rest of that day Apollo spent his time with Ema, all the while Lana's confession ate away at his conscience. Why would she be afraid of telling Ema? Sure Ema can be a bit of a hot head but… she loves her sister too much to be really mad.