"Waking"
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Matt groaned as he started to wake up, his eyes fluttering as he picked up the scent of rosemary and mint.
He looked around the room and saw a room he didn't know at all and began to panic.
The room was a nice light blue color, there was a sliding closet that had mirrors as doors, a window beside the bed he was resting on, a wooden dresser that was made out of maple wood and he also saw some shoes, books, CDs and clothing randomly scattered around the room.
He continued his inspection of the room until the door at the end of the room opened and a mahogany haired teenage girl walked into the room dressed in white shorts, a large baggy t-shirt that slid off of her left shoulder, white socks on her feet that went up to her knees and she wore goggles around her neck.
"Daisuke?" Matt asked feeling relived that he was in her house and not some stranger.
She looked up when she heard him speak and smiled as she walked over to him.
"Hey you. How are ya feeling?" she asked with a smile that shocked him.
Daisuke and Matt never really got along too well when they first met, they basically walked on eggshells so they didn't offend the other person, but she was a sweet girl when she wanted to be at times.
That tender smile she had on though was something she had never given him before and he was wondering why his successor was giving it to him now.
"I guess you're wondering where you are, huh?" she asked as she kneeled down in front of the bed, looking up into Matt's azure eyes.
"Yeah, pretty much. What happened?" Matt asked, but was stunned when he found that it wasn't his voice that came from his mouth, but a whining noise.
Matt looked down at his hands and was horrified to find that instead of hands, he had paws that were covered in blonde fur.
He yelped and jumps up off of the bed and ran over to the mirror, shocked at the sight that met his eyes.
There in front of him was a dog that looked more like a wolf with azure eyes, a strong body that stood three feet tall and was covered in golden blonde fur.
"How the hell did this happen?" he asked as he stared at his reflection.
Daisuke stood up and walked over to him, wondering what was bothering.
"Hey now, calm down. You're safe here." She said kneeling down beside him and scratching his head, which helped sooth Matt's fear of waking up as a dog.
"Safe, huh? I'm a freaking dog! This isn't something I can just set aside and be fine with, Daisuke." He growled at her making her frown at him.
"Hey, Kujo, watch who you growl at." She warned in a stern voice that made his ears flatten in reflex and bow his head.
"How the hell did she do that?" Matt wondered in a whimper.
His canine instincts were telling him that he didn't want to anger the girl since she was now his caregiver.
Daisuke smiled at him and got up.
"Come on boy, let's go get cha something to eat." She said making him perk up as his stomach rumbled.
The child of Miracles laughed and walked over to her door, whistling for the dog to follow her, which he did eagerly in his quest for food.
Matt sniffed around the apartment as they walked out of the girl's room and were soon in the living room and he froze on instinct when he smelt the ginger scent that he identified as Jun and he was further confirmed that she was there when he saw a head of magenta hair peeking out over the back of couch.
Daisuke saw the dog's tense posture, so she scratched him on under the chin to get him to relax a bit, which really did help.
Matt normally didn't like being touched by anyone, but his dog body welcomed it and he was starting to like the attention himself.
"Oh, so it woke up." Jun's voice broke through Matt's black out from when he enjoyed the attention Daisuke had given him.
The child of Miracles stopped her ministrations and looked over to her sister.
"The dog is a 'he' and can you do me a favour and not try to help me look after him." She said frowning at her older sister.
"Still not over that? It's been ten years, Dai." Jun groaned.
"I loved that dog, Jun. I have a right to be upset at you for losing him." Daisuke said making Matt sit back as he listened to the two girls argue.
"You have a new dog to love now, so problem solved." The magenta haired girl said.
"Jun, Tsume meant a hell of a lot more to me than that and can't be easily replaced and you know it." Daisuke said glaring at her sister.
"He was just a dumb animal." Jun said and Matt felt the air grow dark and heavy around the mahogany haired girl.
Daisuke scoffed as she turned her back on her sister and walked off to the kitchen, the blonde wolf-like dog following her close by, hoping her mood would lift.
Daisuke was frowning as she went about getting the dog food she had gotten while the dog she had found lying outside of the apartment building as sleeping in her room.
When she was stepping out of the apartment to go for a walk, she was surprised to find the beautiful dog and wanted to keep him.
She had called her apartment on her cell phone and begged her parents to let her keep it and they let her since they knew she would probably sneak it in and nurse it back to health anyway.
The truth was Daisuke had a dog once before when she was a little girl that was part wolf.
Her family found it when he was a pup, injured and half dead in the forest and Daisuke begged her parents to let her keep him and they decided to let her since they hoped it would help her become responsible.
She had named the wolf dog Tsume and he was a very wild animal, but she was able to get him to behave and he was insanely protective of her.
When Tsume was three years old, Jun was asked to take him out on a walk and she wasn't able to keep him calm when some kids messed with him, throwing pebbles at the dog and Tsume tried to attack them.
He had to be put down because of it, but the Motomiyas could never tell Daisuke the truth since they knew how much she loved him with all of her heart.
That half breed was her first and only friend at her young age, so they knew she would have taken the news of Tsume being put down a lot worse than Jun just losing him.
When Daisuke first say the blonde dog, she was surprised by how much he reminded her of Tsume, so she decided to take him rather than look a gift horse in the mouth.
She was broken from her memories of her Tsume when she heard the sound of whimpering and looked back to her new canine friend.
He was giving her a worried look with his head ducked down and ears flattened, his azure eyes looking up at her.
Daisuke couldn't help but smile and chuckle at how cute he looked.
"I'm sorry, boy, was I making you worry? Sorry about that." She said making his ears twitch and lift up.
"You know, we need to figure out what to call you." She said as she poured the food into a bowl and set it down in front of the golden dog to eat.
"You cannot expect me to eat this garbage." Matt said with an insulted look on his face, even though he knew that she wouldn't be able to understand what he was saying.
"Let's see. What should we call you?" the girl thought.
Matt sighed and dejectedly stuck out his tongue, using it to scoop up small bits of the dog food, tasting it carefully.
"How about Kiba? I've always liked that name. What about you?" Daisuke asked the dog.
"I guess it's OK. It could have been worse. She could have chosen Fluffy or something like that." Matt said to himself as he continued to eat the food since it wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.
"I think you should call him Matt." Jun said walking into the kitchen, making the dog bark at her in his fright.
"Matt? Jun, I don't think so. It would be kinda weird if we had a dog named after my friend's older brother. Plus, he would find it pretty creepy." Daisuke pointed out making the dog nod to her words, agreeing with them completely.
"Damn right. This girl really is a stalker. She's obsessed with me!" Matt said.
"Fine if not 'Matt', then why not 'Max'" Jun asked.
"No freaking way." Daisuke rejected the idea.
Matt continued eating as the sisters argued over what name to give him, hoping that it was his and Tai's successor who won.
After he was finished, Daisuke ended the argument and led her canine friend back into her room to get away from her sister.
"Man, if I ever become that obsessive over a guy, I think I'll shoot myself." She sighed as she sat on her bed, Matt at her side.
"Although," she trailed off in thought as she inspected the dog closely.
"I can get why she wanted to name you after Matt. You do kinda look like him with the blonde fur and soulful blue eyes. It makes sense." She said.
"Soulful blue eyes, huh?" Matt asked teasingly.
Oh, when he was turned back to normal, he was really going to tease her about this.
"I hope Veemon doesn't mind sharing this room with you. And I also hope you don't try to attack him when you see he isn't human or animal. He's in the Digital World right now, but he'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Can't wait to see how he'll take this. Maybe he can help me come up with a name." Daisuke said thoughtfully as she scratched behind the dog's ears, making him whine in pleasure.
"As long as he doesn't come up with anything stupid, he can help you brain storm away. Oohhh, god that feels soooo good!" Matt panted with his tongue lolling out of his mouth.
"You're just too cute." She said as she moved her hands to his neck, making him turn over on his side so she could reach his chest and stomach.
Matt let more whines of pleasure as the girl's soft hands pet him gently, each caress being caring.
Maybe he could get used to living with Daisuke.
Maybe the whole ordeal was temporary and would wear off in a few days.
Whatever happened to him, for now he would let it all go so that he could be spoiled by the affections of his dog loving successor.
…until her dragon comes back and he has fight for her attention.
To be continued…