The sun was beginning to set as Katie, Diamond, Cali, and Scar made their way up stairs to the second floor after closing the grooming shop.

"I have a large room that Cali sometimes sleeps in if she's not with me. Now that I have adopted Scar, however, she and him uses that room all the time. It's large enough for all three of you, unless you want to sleep with me." Katie said, smiling down at the pup. Diamond tilted her head to the side, torn, as she looked over at the cats who were making their way to the right side, where the large room was.

"Um, if you think it's okay...I...I don't want to be alone right now." She said, looking down at the ground as her tail curled around her. Katie nodded her head before picking the Rottweiler pup up and headed towards her room. Compared to the large room Katie had been talking about, her room was smaller, pink, had a TV, but was pretty cozy. Even if Diamond disliked the color pink, she had to admit that there was something about this room that screamed 'home' to her. When they got to the bed, Katie placed her on the left side.

"Tomorrow, we're going shopping. I'm going to have to buy you some toys, food, your own food and water dish, a bed of your own in case you want to claim a little space in here yours. Cali used to claim the window as her sleeping spot before Scar, so I'm assuming you might want your own space too. We can also go pick out a collar, and then we'll have to go see a vet for any fleas or diseases you might have." She said. Diamond looked offended.

"Hey!"

"Sorry, I know you don't have any, but since I'm not a real veterinarian, I can't actually adopt you without that clean bill." Katie said, rubbing Diamond's head again. The slight offensive feeling Diamond felt eased a bit, but nevertheless, she was still puffy.

"Wait, you're not veterinarian? I thought you were a doctor, at least, that's how Rubble described you." Diamond asked, confused. Katie tisked.

"I'm not really a doctor without a permit, or some sort of evidence backing up my work. I am working on it, however, so it won't be an issue for long." She said, before yawning, stretching out her arms. "I'm going to take me a nice, warm, shower, and then we'll head to bed if that's okay with you."

Diamond nodded, and watched Katie as she walked out of the room and headed towards the bathroom. Looking around, Diamond couldn't help but feel a certain warmth flowing through her body.

It's been a long time since she last seen a roof and it was above her head; even longer to feel the soft, cushiness of a bed or a blanket. She had been living under the docks for so long, with only sand acting as a bed under her paws. When it rained, the docks did little to keep her from getting wet, as there were cracks in the wooden planks that the rain slipped through and dropped down on her nose and body - but she stayed. She stayed there because it was the only place she knew her old owner would come and probably find her, had he looked hard enough.

Not likely. She thought bitterly, before shaking her head and sighing. She couldn't keep thinking on the past, she now had a home, a new owner, and some friends. She didn't know if this was what she was waiting for, but the thought of all those things made her feel warm and fuzzy, and a part of her hoped that she'll never be without them again.

Circling around the spot, Diamond curled up on herself, and with a sigh, let her body relax and her eyes slowly closing, falling into the lure of sleep.

Fifty minutes later, Katie came out of the shower wrapped in a towel. She blinked in surprise before smiling softly at the pup on her bed, fast asleep. Walking towards her, Katie placed a kiss on Diamond's forehead, before moving around her room as quietly as she could and began to dress herself. Once that was done, she turned off the lights and went to bed.

"Sweet dreams, Diamond." She whispered, watching as Diamond's ear twitch before relaxing again. Soon, Katie felt her eyelids grow heavy, and she too, was fast asleep.


The next morning found Katie and Diamond walking into stores for Diamond's supplies.

"Let's see, we need food - for both you and the cats, of course - so that means we'll need to pick out a set of dishes for you." Katie said. Diamond nodded in agreement, and walked inside the store. It hadn't been long before they came across the bowls and dish area, where Diamond had picked out a purple and blue set.

"Purple for food, blue for water." Katie said, smiling down at the pup, who smiled back.

"Right."

After spending most of their time shopping, it was finally time for Diamond to pick out a collar.

"So, Diamond, what collar do you want?" Katie asked. Diamond turned to look at all the choices, humming, only to frown a little.

"I don't see any that I want," She said, looking down at the ground. She peaked over to Katie, who frowned, and quickly added: "But that's okay, we can just a cheap brand if you want."

"No, your collar has to be unique. Something that screams 'you'. Besides, I don't mind spending cash on you; Cali certainly doesn't mind it." Katie joked, and Diamond couldn't help but laugh. She looked over at the collars again, before stopping, her eyes going wide.

"What about this one?" She asked. Katie looked over at the collar and stopped as well. It was a simple black collar, with purple and silver glitter that were spread across it in a simple, wave-like pattern. It was really pretty, Katie thought, and she couldn't help but think that it fit Diamond all too well.

"That's great. Now, we just need to customize your pup tag, and you're officially owned." Katie said. Diamond couldn't help but beam as Katie grabbed the collar and then made her way over to the place where they do tags. Diamond had wanted the tag to be purple with 'D' in the center, kind of like how the pups' were, and that made Katie smile. She added her information on the back of the collar, and once the design has been looked over, the tag came out fresh and new and ready for use. Katie clipped the tag onto the collar before placing the collar onto Diamond. "There. You look great, Diamond."

"Really? It kind of feels funny," Diamond thought, pawing at the collar. "It's been a while since I had a collar. Gonna take a while to get use to it."

Katie just grinned and they began walking again. As soon as they were done shopping, they headed towards the grooming shop, surprised to find Rubble sitting there in front of the door.

"Rubble?" Katie asked, surprising him. Rubble quickly turned around and smiled, eyes gleaming.

"Hey, Katie! Diamond! Nice collar." He said, eyeing the collar. Diamond couldn't help but blush, looking down at the ground as Rubble checked out the collar. Katie just smiled knowingly as she open the door to her shop.

"What did I just say about embarrassing me?" Diamond muttered, causing Rubble to laugh. He looked over at Katie.

"I hope you don't mind me borrowing Diamond, Katie. I kind of want her at breakfast with us." He said, a light blush coming across his face. Katie giggled as Diamond's blush deepen.

"It's no trouble at all! Have fun Diamond!" She said, entering the building.

"Come on! Ryder's got an extra bowl, and he's going to feed us breakfast soon!" Rubble said, pulling Diamond away from the house. The Rottweiler couldn't help but stare as the two began running towards the look out. This is...my life now? This is what I'm going to be doing? She thought, staring at the back at Rubble's head. She couldn't find it within herself to be annoyed, and instead, began running faster, right next to Rubble, a smile on her face.

I think I'm happy here.