A couple minutes later, Zoe bends back down, and sets the puppy down by the others. She stands up, and walks toward the door. She yells for Lazer to unhook Mato's chain. As Mato runs out of the box with her fangs bared, Zoe quickly runs out of the room, shutting the door just as Mato crashes into the door. Zoe hears Mato scratching on the bottom of the door. Zoe lets out a laugh.

"Sounds like I really pissed her off!" Zoe says in an amused voice. Zoe walks away from the door. Eventually, Mato stops attacking the door, and turns around to face Lazer.

*How COULD you! What if SHE would ha-* Mato begins.

*She wouldn't!* Lazer shouts, glaring at Mato. She takes a few steps back. Lazer walks toward her. She growls, and walks away from him.

*Just to let you know.* Mato turns her head so she can see Lazer. *If she touches any of them again, I WILL hurt her.* Mato says in a serious voice as she walks to the box, and goes inside.

The next two weeks go by relatively fast. Zoe's been very persistent, but Mato won't budge. Though she's finding it hard to keep them away from Zoe as the started to walk. They ended up naming them.

Angela
Alex
Zeke
Joshua

One day, when Mato was grooming Angel. She rolls her eyes when she sees the boys walking out of the box. She growls, causing two of the three boys to come back and lay on their bellies, whining.

*Stay!* Mato commands as she stands up, walks out of the box, and out the door. She picks Zeke up, and carries him over to the box, where she drops him, and bares her teeth. *Now...STAY!* Mato commands. Zeke whimpers.

*Don't be mad! Ah!* Zeke complains as Mato begins to groom him. She hears the door open, and watches as Lazer appears from around the side of the box.

*What's up?* Lazer asks, looking at the two of them. Mato lets Zeke go. He runs behind Lazer, and glares at Mato.

*Your son seems to think that he doesn't have to listen!* Mato says, shaking out her fur. Lazer looks behind himself, and sees Zeke sticking out his tongue at Mato, who stands up, and walks out of the box, pushing Zeke on his back and clicks her teeth. *Do NOT push my patience! You are still a pup to me!* Mato says in a stern voice. Lazer hears Zeke calling out for him, and just smiles.

*You should know not to push your mother's patience.* Lazer says, looking at Zeke with unsympathetic eyes.

*But daddy!* Zeke mutters in a whiny voice. Lazer turns around, and picks Zeke up by the scruff of the neck, and looks at Mato.

*I'll take care of him. Why don't you take Angel and the boys outside for a while?* Lazer says, motioning toward the door. Mato smiles, and nods. Lazer walks away with Zeke still hanging from his mouth.

*That will teach him!* Angel says as she appears out of the box as soon as Lazer gets out the door. She sticks her tongue out at her brother's ghost.

*Come on you three.* Mato says, rolling her eyes. Angel smiles as she runs out the door after her mother. The two boys follow their overprotective mother, and crazed sister out the door.