Hey, sorry its been so long. I've been busy with a lot of stuff, I'm also doing my AS level exams now... eep!

Anywho, this chapter is one of the longer ones. I'm not sure, nothing much really happens, but I guess it's good to have some normality in their lives. Oh yeah, anyone wanna name a puppy? I'll pick out some names, at random (well, as random as it can be) from the comments (nothing too daft though)

Chapter 19: Just another morning

Light streamed through the window as Anubis awoke, shielding his eyes while they adjusted to the light. As he dragged himself up he noticed that Sadie was no longer curled on top of him. Looking down to his right he noticed her sprawled out on the floor, presumably having fallen off of him and the sofa in the night. How she was comfy there he had no idea but he daren't move her for fear of waking her up. Standing up he yawned with a stretch, his spine clicking in several places. Looking down at himself he saw that he was wearing shorts from last night and for some reason one of Sadie's belts.

Wandering into the kitchen Anubis noticed his tail felt uncomfortable and slightly numb. 'I probably laid on it while I was asleep' he thought to himself, attempting a wag. Nothing happened, it stayed still. 'I might as well change into my human form, that way I can actually balance' he thought, changing form, 'wow, this is uncomfortable. I can't even move my ears, on the plus side, I can now drink from human cups easier.' Rummaging through the fridge he found some ham and a block of cheese, perfect for a sandwich. Swinging the fridge door shut he grabbed a few slices of bread from the breadbin whilst pulling a butter knife from the draw below. Reopening the fridge he grabbed the tub of "low fat" margarine, making a remark about Sadie not needing to worry about her weight so much. Slapping on the margarine, a few slices of cheese and ham, he chucked the knife into the sink and put the rest of the stuff back in the fridge.

As Anubis walked back into the lounge he noticed Sadie was awake (barely) and sat up at one end of the sofa. Plonking himself down next to her he wished her good morning.

"Good *yawn* morning dear" she replied, "can I have a bite?"

Anubis rolled his eyes but agreed, "only because I love you."

After taking a bite and swallowing she gave Anubis a funny look, "number one, why are you in human form? Number two, why are you having a ham and cheese sandwich for breakfast?"

"Yes, why are you having a ham and cheese sandwich for breakfast?" Bast asked, appearing in the doorway. Inspecting his sandwich Anubis thought for a moment, "um, I don't know, it was just whatever was in the fridge."

"Strange" Sadie murmured, taking another bite of the sandwich in Anubis' hand.

"Oy, that's mine, get your own!" He yelped in annoyance.

This little saga roused Zoe from her sleep, "give it a rest will you two, I'm knackered" she told Anubis (as all Sadie could hear was barking).

Anubis apologised, relaying the message to Sadie. Sadie apologised as well, feeling slightly embarrassed. "I suppose I'm going to have to get my own breakfast then Anubis?" She inquired.

Taking a moment to consider he appeared to think about his reply, "yeah, pretty much."

Grumbling, Sadie made her way to the kitchen and prepared herself a bowl of cereal, not really taking much notice of which she got. Using their mental link she gave Anubis a sharp punch, a yelp from the other room telling her it had worked. The yelp was followed up by a low, irritated growl from Zoe.

Making her way back to the lounge with her bowl of cereal in hand Sadie's mind turned to the puppies, 'what shall we name them? Who should name them? Do dogs have their own names they give to each other?' A reply to her musings came from Anubis, 'We'll discuss that with Zoe, she has naming priority. And no, dogs don't have their own special set of names.'

After Sadie had finished her breakfast she wandered upstairs to get dressed. Now Bast, who had been sitting quietly on the other sofa turned to Anubis. "You can't stay here forever you know." She said firmly.

"And why is that?" he replied, unsure at what Bast was getting at.

Pointing to the tattoo on his arm she spoke, "that seal won't last forever. Look at you, your forgetting who you really are Anubis, your not human." Her voice was soft, like she was with Sadie.

"I know I'm not human! But I'm not going to leave Sadie. I can't, I love her Bast." He replied, holding back tears, "she's the only one I've ever loved..."

This outburst of emotion shocked Bast. Here was Anubis, lord over death and funerals, brought to tears over a human girl. "Come on dog, pick yourself up, you've still got months with her. Just enjoy your time with her, and make sure she enjoys it too."

"Don't you *sniff* dare tell Sadie about this okay." Anubis smiled, drying his tears on the back of his hand.

"Hmm, I won't make any promises" Bast purred, grinning.

At that moment their conversation was interrupted by Zoe, who as stood up, looking at them, Um, could you look after the pups for a minute Bast? just need to use the loo." She asked politely.

"Of course I will" Bast replied smiling, "I suppose it is part of my job after all."

Sitting down next to the pups, Bast couldn't help smile at them, knowing within weeks they'd be running around causing havoc.

Meanwhile Sadie was upstairs getting dressed. Or rather, trying to decide what she should wear. A knock on the door made her jump, almost tripping over. "Yeah, come in" She shouted to the door. It was Sarah who stepped in, smiling as usual. She was dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt as usual, although her hair was a mess, not having yet being brushed. "Hey, I wondered if I could borrow your hair brush, I've lost mine" inquired Sarah.

Sadie chuckled at her, a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.

"What?" asked Sarah, frowning, trying to work out what Sadie was thinking.

"Oh nothing, you just looked to have had fun last night." remarked Sadie.

Sighing, Sarah just held out her hand for the brush, "well at least I can decide what to wear."

"Oy, shush you" replied Sadie, sticking her tongue in Sarah's direction.

Sarah chuckled, sitting on the large bed to brush her hair, "don't you shush me, cheeky thing."

Sarah was knocked back as Sadie jumped on her playfully, "shush, shush, shush" she teased.

"Get off you lump" Sarah replied, trying to roll Sadie off of her to no avail. Sadie managed to roll Sarah onto her back after much fidgeting; grabbing one of Sarah's feet she brushed it gently with her fingers.

"S...stop that Sadie, it t...tickles!" Sarah yelped in-between laughs. Sadie pretended to bite at the foot, which was met with more yelps of protest.

This was the moment Anubis happened to walk in, having grown tired of waiting for Sadie to get dressed. His eyes widened, unsure what to think; 'wow, that's pretty hot. Hang on, no! That's Sarah. Hang on, is it okay to like her if she's with Sadie like that?'

"It's not what it looks like!" Sadie shouted, blushing furiously. However, she wasn't blushing as furiously as Sarah was, 'oh great, what a time for him to walk in' she thought to herself.

Anubis was frozen, eye's taking in the sight before him, Sadie on top of Sarah in just her underwear, "Oh, um... carry on. I don't mind" he mumbled, still mystified.

"Can you let go of my foot now?" Came a small squeak from Sarah.

Sadie dropped the foot, climbing off of Sarah's back she blushed again. "I um... was getting dressed" Sadie tried.

Anubis smiled, "Right, and I suppose jumping on top of Sarah gets your clothes on faster does it?"

"Oh, shut up you. And don't give me the puppy dog eyes!" Sadie warned playfully.

"Why not?" He murmured, pulling her close.

Wrapping her arms around him she gave him a quick kiss, "It's been a while. I think the last time you were in this form when we kissed was at college, behind A-block" Sadie mumbled into his ear.

"Yes, we almost got caught by your friends, remember" he whispered back.

While Sadie and Anubis were lost in their own little world Sarah decided to sneak back out to leave them to it, softly closing the door. Carter was just stumbling out of his own room, "they at it again?" he asked sleepily.

"Mmhm, they are" Sarah sighed, "them two are like rabbits!"

"Y'know Sarah, I feel sorry for him sometimes. Sadie's got so much energy, she must wear him out."

Sarah nodded, walking to look outside the window at the stream that ran past into a large overflow pond. A group of ducks sat happily in the middle of it, the younger ones all following the mother.

"It's quite a nice place they've got here, isn't it?" Carter smiled.

"Oh yeah, um. It is." Sarah muttered, her mind drifting.

Back in the room Sadie was finally getting dressed, while chatting with Anubis. "Well, that got Sarah out pretty sharpish." he noted, smirking.

"It did, didn't it. She's probably jealous of me." Sadie chirped smugly.

Anubis barked a laugh, "Jealous, of you. Why?"

"Because" Sadie said, pulling on some jeans, "I have you."

"And why should that make her jealous?" Asked Anubis as he casually reverted back to his normal form, giving his tail a wag for good measure.

Sadie gave him one of her 'well isn't it obvious looks', "Well, your a god, for one thing. Plus you've got a decent personality, and your very hot."

Anubis looked himself over in the mirrored wardrobe door, inspecting the slight podge he was getting on his belly, "I'm not that great, plus I think I've put on weight since I've been with you."

"Aww, I like your belly though" Sadie cooed, giving his belly a little rub.

"Well I like your ass as well, doesn't mean everyone else does." Anubis remarked.

From seemingly nowhere Sadie pulled out a hairbrush, jumping on top of Anubis she held it to his neck like a knife point. "Are you saying my ass looks fat?" She asked, attempting to be threatening.

"No, of course not, I just don't think, well, I hope no one else likes it. I don't want to share." Anubis fumbled, if he could've sweat in this form he would've been doing.

"Fine" Sadie said, trying to suppress a laugh, "but if you do say anything then this brush is going where the sun doesn't shine."

The only reply from Anubis was a small whimper as he thought about that last threat as Sadie clambered off him, picking up the top she intended to wear (which had been chucked on the bed when Sadie jumped at Anubis).

Anubis stood up, taking off Sadie's belt he still had on, stripping off his clothes along with it. Next to the bed there was a small set of draws, four draws in total. In the top draw were socks, something Anubis only needed in human form, the draw below he had his boxer shorts, half of them were unaltered (for college days), the rest had a hole cut in the back for his tail. The draw below was reserved for hats. Finally, the last draw was full of tat he had collected, wallets, headphones, a pack of condoms and other things filled it. Opening the second draw down Anubis picked a pair of boxers. He slipped them on, guiding his tail through the hole at the back.

Sadie inspected him, "shame you won't walk around dressed like that all the time"

"Hmm, you would like that wouldn't you Sadie. But I can't"

"Aww, why not?"

"Because. I'm going out today."

"Where? Who with? Why?" Sadie asked, firing off questions in rapid succession. Slipping on the wristband Sadie had got him for Christmas he explained, "I need to see someone. It's important to me." His expression was sombre, as if he was thinking of a lost friend, his ears had drooped down, his tail lay virtually still.

"Well, you go then. I'm sure it'll be good for us to get a bit of time apart outside of college and stuff." Sadie said, giving him a warm hug to say 'I'm here for you'.

"Thanks" he replied meekly, kissing her forehead, "right then. I ah, better get ready."

He pulled on a pair of denim jeans, turning round to see his bum in the mirrored door of the wardrobe. This caused Sadie to roll her eyes, "you look fine dear."

Anubis scowled, "I was only checking they fit."

"You are."

"Pardon?"

"Fit."

"Sadie. Shut up."

Sadie stuck her tongue out at Anubis defiantly. He ignored her, having learnt that this was the best thing to do in such a situation. Flicking through the pile of shirts he found one that Sadie had bought him, a white "Plain Lazy" one that had the slogan "Make tea not war" emblazoned on the front. The white stood out against the blackness of his fur. Sadie handed him his wallet and phone, which he placed in his jean pockets.

"Travel safe" she added, giving him a kiss on the cheek before he stepped through a portal of sand.