*AN* Ok the story starts now. It should be short, I'm not going to go into much detail after the main plot point happens, just enough to clear up some questions and it will be based on personal encounters. Enjoy.
Paul,the director and Hank the stage hand are fictional characters, they are the first two names that popped into my head so any similarities are purely coincidental. Paul and Hank have made appearances in previous stories and will be making future appearances as well.
*AN* Short chapter. Next 1-2 will be longer and then the story should be done.
Shadow stood by Carlos, tail wagging slowly as he looked at Katie. Shadow was a little tired and nonchalant about his surroundings instead of focused and alert. He was panting a little and just seemed to be in his own world. He was standing between Carlos and James who was still lounging on the pool chairs, and Shadow decided to sit down himself. It wasn't long after that, when Shadow continued to lay down and fall to his side, to rest for a little.
There was time to rest since it was another break/instructional period and Shadow took advantage and no one stopped him. Although the floor was fake, it still held a cooler temperature and felt good on his skin. He stayed quiet and actually managed to sleep through the noise for a few minutes before he was woken up and took his place. It took him a minute to get up as he gathered his bearings and managed to lift his tired self to his feet, even though he really didn't want to.
Once on his feet, he was a bit more alert and Katie reassured him that this would be the last one and he could go take a nap. He watched and waited for his signals as Paul yelled action. They ran through the scene halfway before stopping to give Kendall a different instruction. Carlos looked down and saw Shadow standing at attention, and his movements had caught Shadow' attention and he was looking up at him so Carlos gave him a few pats on the head. Shadow turned around but came right back and looked at Carlos sternly as Carlos scratched his back.
It wasn't unusual, Shadow would sometimes look at what someone was doing when giving him a scratch but he never got grumpy or anything. Carlos continued with petting while he focused on what was going on around him, not paying any other attention to Shadow. He stopped petting for a second and Shadow looked away but when Carlos came back, shadow had moved so he reached out to touch his tail to get his attention like normal, but instead, his reaction wasn't normal.
With no warning what so ever, Shadow came back around, growling, barking and teeth bared as he tried to attack and chase off whatever was causing him pain. In his tizzy he didn't care what he bit as long as it was something and the closest person was James who reacted quickly by flipping himself off the lounger and turning two of them over on top of him, Shadow wasted no time and turned his attention to Carlos.
Katie had tried calling out a stand down command but Shadow was in his own world. She grabbed her equipment to distract him and reached him just in time as he turned for Carlos. Carlos was shocked as to what was happening and tripped over his own feet, staring down Shadow's teeth. Katie poked him with an agitation stick to get his attention away from Carlos so he could get up and to safety. She swung the stick around to get shadow to focus on it and redirect his anger but he wasn't having it. She lost his interest quickly.
Shadow ran around Katie to Carlos but Katie pushed Carlos into the water. The splash was enough to calm shadow down quite a bit and he stopped his attack as he shook off the water. He seemed calm and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including Katie but she noticed his stance was still defensive so she cut everyone's celebration to an abrupt end. James had moved and caught Shadow's attention and Shadow went straight for him. James made it into the pool just in time and Katie managed to get a physical hold on Shadow but not without consequence.
Shadow sunk his teeth into Katie's hand. It was quick and painless but she still felt his teeth against her skin. Shadow quickly released and backed off, his eyes, full of fear. He cowered on his belly, calm and back to normal. Katie reached out to him first, forgetting her hand for the moment to comfort her dog but Shadow ran off with his tail between his legs, ashamed of what he just did.
She called him but just kept going so she went after him, but he turned and gave a low growl out of fear he would get punished. He indeed needed to be punished but at the same time he knew he did wrong. He ran into her dressing room and she shut the door behind him, locking him inside and she returned to the set Just as James was helping Carlos out of the pool. Both were shaken up and wet but no injuries. Katie was embarrassed and ashamed to say the least and could only cry at what just happened. She was afraid that her dog would be taken away so instead of returning to the scene she went back to her room before anyone saw her, grabbed her things and slipped out the back door; Shadow at her side.