So its been a while since my last update but don't worry I haven't abandoned this story. This chapter isn't as long as I wanted it to be but I serves its purpose. As always Enjoy, Read & Review
Chapter 8
Bolt sat quietly at Balto's kitchen table waiting for…well he didn't quite know why he was waiting, he didn't belong here at all, so why was he sitting here? Bolt didn't have an answer to that question, all he knew was he felt compelled to wait to wait he did. He had dumped the lab coat he was wearing as a shirt and was bare on his top half, but he still wore the jean pants that he'd worn since he left Project Phantom's headquarters. Soon after he heard someone coming down the stairwell and entering the kitchen from behind him.
"Morning Sunshine!" Aleu said walking up behind Bolt and leaning over the back of his chair to look him in the face.
Bolt chuckled at the nickname. 'Wow it's been a while since I've laughed'
"Good morning Aleu." Bolt replied with a smile "You seem cheery today."
"Oh I'm always like this." Aleu said as she walked over to the refrigerator and started rummaging for something. "It's Kodi who you've got to watch out for, he can be a bit of a pain right after he wakes up."
"I'll keep that in mind." Bolt said as he watched Aleu dig through the fridge. She was wearing a black knee length skirt and a white button up shirt.
Aleu surfaced from the fridge with her arms full of assorted foods and supplies.
"So, what do you want for breakfast?" She asked Bolt smiling happily and looking at him with her bright blue eyes.
Bolt strangely found himself staring back at her with his amber ones, ignoring her question entirely and walking closer to Aleu. Aleu took a step back as Bolt approached her and spoke up.
"Hey! Earth to Bolt, what the hell are you doing?" Aleu questioned as the wolf-dog felt the White Sheppard began to get a bit to close.
Bolt snapped out of his trance and quickly turned and walked a few steps away from Aleu. "Sorry about that…it's just been…well I've been locked up for so long." Bolt tried to explain himself.
Aleu smiled knowingly even though Bolt had his back turned she had a feeling he was blushing through his fur. " It's okay, I guess I should take that as a complement." Aleu said trying to make the moment seem less awkward.
"So…how's about some breakfast?" Bolt said turning on his heels to face Aleu again.
Aleu had almost forgotten she was holding something. "How does bacon and eggs sound?" She asked placing the food down on the counter.
"Sounds great." Bolt replied with a smile "After five years of that slop the military called food anything you can cook up will taste great."
Aleu laughed at his remark. Bolt sat back down at the table and placed his head on his arms. "So, how long have you been awake anyway?" Aleu asked as she began to prepare the meal.
"Well as I recall someone woke me up at 3 A.M. and wanted to play '20 questions', about a half an hour after that I couldn't sleep so I sat on the couch till the sun came up and then walked into the kitchen and sat down." Bolt suddenly recalled the dream he had that night as he told Aleu this morning's events.
"Well, sorry for waking you but, you should've heard yourself tossing around and talking in your sleep…oh and before I forget…who's Mittens?" Aleu topped off the last bit with a quick look in Bolt's direction.
At the mention of Mittens name Bolt's ears snapped to attention and he lifted his head off the table to look at Aleu. Then with a smirk he replied.
"She's a black cat with white fur on her paws, tail, face and chest." Bolt put his head back down but kept his gaze on Aleu, gauging her reaction.
"Is that all? You said earlier that if I let you sleep you'd tell me whatever I wanted to know? We had a deal!" Aleu said clearly dissatisfied with Bolt's answer.
"Well your deal just expired." Bolt said with a smirk.
"Haha, very funny, I recognize that quote from your show." Aleu said as she finished cooking the eggs and started on the bacon.
Bolt laughed. "Very observant, but that doesn't change the fact that since I didn't get much sleep I'm not gunna give you any more info than…" Bolt stopped before finishing his sentence, as he smelt the bacon frying.
Aleu took notice of this almost immediately and smirked "Well then, hows about a new deal then? You answer my question, you get bacon, simple right?"
Bolt just nodded once; it had been so long since he'd had real food to eat and the day before there had been no time for him to eat anything anyway.
"Good boy, now first question, what exactly is your relationship with Mittens?" Aleu smiled smugly more at her own cleverness than Bolt's quick as straightforward response.
Bolt sighed and leaned back in the chair " Ah, where to begin…"
