To make up to the days I didn't update at all I'll just casually post as many chapters today as I can mange. Hope you don't mind.

I stare into the cage and back at me stares a pair of big brown eyes. The dog seems to be a mix, or at least I can't recognize the breed. It doesn't growl at me, doesn't back away, but still stares at me like it might attack any given moment.

"It's, uh, very cute", Tav says from next to me and I get up from my previous crouching position.

"Would you like to take a closer look?" the woman asks and I want to say no, but Tav's faster.

"Yes please", he says and smiling the women opens the door and takes the excited dog out of there. She gives it to Tavros who has no problems holding it. It tries to lick his face, jumping up against him and gets him to laugh.

"Hey, Gamzee, do you wanna try petting it?" he asks and I hesitate before approaching the dog and holding out my hand towards it. It stops the jumping and stares at my hand, slowly coming to sniff it. It then growls and starts crouching reminding me of how my cats used to hunt mice.

I quickly pull my hand away and the dog relaxes once again wanting Tav to scratch it. This time, though, Tav doesn't and the dog starts whining.

"Oh my! I am so sorry!" the lady says grabbing the dog and putting it back in its cage.

"No problem. All the animals do that", I say smiling lazily and the woman glances at me before looking at Tav. "I'm afraid to say that was our last adoptable animal."

"Oh, it's nothing, we weren't going to, um, buy anything yet anyways", Tav says and the woman smiles kindly.

"Welcome back!" she yells after us and I roll my eyes.

"See? They don't like me, and I have no motherfucking clue as to why", I say as I help him into the car and get into the drivers place.

"Hey, could we go, uh, visit someone, now that we're out", he suggests and I think for a while before agreeing.

"Where to?" I ask him and he thoughtfully scratches his head.

"Do you know how to get to John's place?" Tav asks and I nod.

"It's the huge motherfucking mansion thing, isn't it?" I ask and he smiles.

"Sort of", he says and I grin.

"Then let's all up and get going!" I say and start the car.

After the ride, which was actually longer than I remembered it being, I pull over next to the yard of the rather big house.

"Here we are", I say and help Tav out of my car.

"Wonder what he thinks of us just showing up like this", Tav says sounding worried.

"Nah, he'll let us in", I try to assure him, and hope at the same time that this is really the case.

I go up to the door and knock just to hear the huge barking from inside. I freeze. Not good. Not good at all.

"Bec, stop it!" I hear from inside before the door is opened.

"Tavros! Gamzee! What a pleasant surprise!" John says smiling widely.

"Do you have a dog?" I ask sort of worried and scared.

"Yeah, Becquerel", he answers, frowning a bit. "Why? Are you afraid of them?"

"What breed is it?" I ask and he raises one eyebrow.

"It's a mix with some German Shepherd, Irish Wolfhound, some sort of retriever and part wolf."

I tense and Tav gasps. "W-wolf?"

"Yeah, but he's rally obedient", John says and I peek behind him, seeing the dog staring at me.

"Bro, mind closing the door?" I ask not letting my eyes off Bec, which is crouching behind John, fangs bared.

"What? Why?" he asks confused.

"No reason", I say pushing John in and slamming the door shut just in time before Bec jumps against it barking and growling.

I hear struggling and yelling from inside. It seems like more people came to help get the dog thing away from the door and soon enough John slips back out.

"Oh god! I'm sorry! He doesn't usually do this!" he stutters out an apology.

I wave it off but Tav seems to be really scared.

"God! Oh god, Gamzee, it could have attacked you!" he says voice rather high.

I sigh frustrated and look at John and Tav.

"I think we shouldn't go inside", I say after a while and both of them nod. "So what do we do now?"

"Oh, can I come too?" John asks surprised, but still smiling.

"Yeah, why not?" I say shrugging and he grins.

"We could go eat something", Tav suggests and we all agree to this.

"Let me just fetch my money", John says and returns in a few minutes with money and a jacket.

Once again I get in the wheel of my car and drive the three of us to some random place to eat at. We end up at McDonald's.

We order our food, find a table and start a conversation on latest music and video games. It soon goes to me talking about everything random and finally John looks at the two of us grinning.

"Have you told others yet?" he asks and I shake my head, getting some loose hair on my face.

"No, not yet", I say pushing the hair out of my eyes.

"But how did you find out?" Tav asks.

"Well, Karkat told me Gamzee likes you and I sort of figured it out. Oh, and also, since Dave somehow found out he's been spreading the rumor at school after you got sick", John explains and I frown.

"How could he, uh, do that?" Tav asks.

"Because he's a motherfucking ass hole", I growl.