Beach

It was morning. The light shined on the hotel, as it entered into the room the heelers were in. On the bed was a red and blue heeler. The Blue heeler was holding the red heeler close to his stomach, It was a long and beautiful night they had. A night both the heelers would never forget, A night of pure sensation. The light hit the blue heeler in the eye, causing him to wake up. He was still tired, but when he felt something soft in his hands, He looked down.

It was Brandy he had his hands around her waist, She was slowly breathing in her sleep. It almost felt like a dream for the blue heeler. One day he was just dancing with her, and just a few hours later they were in bed together. It should have felt wrong to the blue heeler. But yet it didn't, And that confused Bandit. He lifted his hand to the red heeler's face and started to rub the side of her cheek. He kissed her on the back of her head, and after that, he tried to move out from the bed sheets. But he felt a sticky feeling under the sheets, Bandit lifted it and looked down. "Jesus Christ", He said, shaking his head.

After taking the stained bed sheets out, Bandit had thrown them in the laundry. Brandy was still asleep, So he took the advantage to take a shower. When he finished drying himself, he walked to the kitchen And took out some eggs and ham. He was in a bright mood, The blue heeler took out his phone and earphones. Bandit put on the music he heard from last night, while he continued to cook the eggs. He hummed the tone of the music, feeling happier than usual. When he was finished he placed the eggs and bacon on separate plates. He admired the way his food was cooked, smelling the rich flavors in the air. He leaned on the table with his hands on his cheeks.

He then felt something wrap around his stomach, he looked down to see two orange hands holding him. "morning baby". Said a very satisfied red heeler, Bandit turned his body around and looked at brandy. She was wearing a towel over her head, as she had recently taken a shower. Bandit stood there for a hot second, trying to think of what he had just done last night. He made love to his dead wife's sister, but he couldn't find anything wrong with it anymore. He felt no guilt, The blue heeler took off his earphones. And gently placed them on the counter, he put his hands on the red heeler's face and brought her closer for a long kiss. "I had a fun night Brandy, I never thought you would ever confess that you loved me". He said with tired but happy eyes, brandy had the biggest smile on her face she could ever make.

Even though these past few days have been eventful, it was all worth it, She has never felt so happy in her life. She was with the only man who actually loved her. "I was honestly waiting on you to confess first, But if I knew that you did feel the same….I would have said something earlier". Brandy said, putting her body even closer to the blue heeler. "I should have said something a long time ago babe". Brandy said snuggling her nose on his, They both blushed. "WAIT..D-D-Did I," Bandit said in a panic

"N-N-NO, Bandit it's ok, you didn't do it…..well you did the top one at least". She whispered the last part in his ear, causing Bandit to turn even more red.

Before Bandit and Brandy ate their breakfast, they got ready to go outside and pick up the blue heelers kids from Theresa's home. "You think they mind that we left the kids overnight? We were supposed to pick them up when we got back from the concert". Bandit said looking a bit worried, at Brandy. "Nah I think they wouldn't mind, But if we do you have to buy them breakfast". She said, nudging him on the shoulder, He just shook his head in annoyance.

"KNOCK"

"KNOCK"

"KNOCK"

………

The door opened and revealed the babysitter's pitbull, which confused Bandit for a second. "Oh hey, you must be the babysitter…..Um is Theresa here"? He said looking a bit worried, since that meant the couple probably hadn't been back since midnight. "Oh they are not back yet, But I've been taking care of the kids since last night. I just fed them breakfast, and they are……well they are watching the same movie from last night". The pitbull said looking a bit weirded out by what she just said. "Oh well we're just here to pick them up, it's the last day of our vacation". Brandy said, grabbing the blue heeler's hand, Bandit smiled, trying his best not to blush. "Alright, you can come in". The pitbull said walking inside the hotel room, The 2 heelers followed her in. And saw all the kids sitting on the couch looking at the TV, It was the same movie they saw last night. The exception was Bingo who had a blanket wrapped around herself, she looked sick, even though she was actually tired. She also had her muzzle back on, "I think Bingo is sick, she threw up last night, But she looks better now". The pitbull said, looking worried for the young red heeler. "DAD, AUNT BRANDY". Bluey said running up to the two and hugging them. "How was the lovely date?", Bluey said with a large grin. Bandit hated the grin, But he smiled at her. "It was a very romantic night bluey, We went to this large concert and saw this dog come out of the ground on a cross. And she grew wings, and sang with an amazing voice. As I held your aunt in the air". He said making it sound exciting, As Bluey giggled in excitement. As Bandit unintentionally ignored his red-heeler daughter.

Brandy felt bad for the little heeler, she walked up to her, and felt her head to see if she had a fever. Bingo looked up at the red heeler, "Do you want to go home, sweetie". She said Bingo then opened her arms wanting to be carried by brandy. Even though the red heeler still hated her aunt. She wasn't in the mood to be angry, she just wanted to go back to Australia. "It's alright Bingo, I'm here to take care of you". Brandy said, patting her on the back, Bingo scowled at the heeler. "Thank you for taking care of the kids while we were gone for the night, It means a lot". Bandit said, smiling at the gray pit bull. The gray dog smiled back, while also looking a bit worried. She was nervous that Bingo would have told her father about the way she acted last night. She had to take extra care of the red heeler last night, worried for the red heeler. "By junior bye Hilda, let's have a sleepover next time". Bluey said, waving at the two dogs as she followed the other Heelers out of the apartment. Brandy had bingo over her shoulder, the little heeler waved at her friend, Hilda waved back looking sorry for her.

"Oh bluey I'm sorry to say this, but there won't be a next time mate. Today is our last day here in the US, tomorrow we leave first thing in the morning". Bandit said, looking down at the blue heeler as he walked. "WHAT, already but it doesn't feel like any time has passed". Bluey complained as she held her arms out. Even though it really has only been 5 days, for Bandit it felt like he had been here for 3 months. "I know kid, but we have to go back home, Don't you miss your friends, And the egg you and Mackenzie were taking care of". Bandit said, shaking his head at the mention of Mackenzie. "Yeah that's not possible Dad….. Mckenzie's mum killed her by accident………But I do miss Mackenzie a lot," Bluey said as she twirled her fur thinking about him, Brandy noticed this and smiled, it was young love. Bandit however ignored it.

"Hey heeler", said a familiar voice, Bandit walked over to the side of the tiny small wall. It was Marcus and Theresa. The large truck had a large umbrella, a wide cooler, A beach ball, and a good amount of chairs, and other items that were meant to be used on the beach. "We were wondering if you wanna join us and head out to the beach, it's only about an hour and a half". Theresa said, she was wearing a swimsuit, Marcus was wearing blue swimming trunks. Bandit looked back at Brandy, they both smiled at each other. Bluey squealed from joy, Bingo groaned, annoyed that she now had to go to the beach.

2 hours later

Florida was known for its beautiful beaches, the salty water was clear enough to see the sand. And it was a hot day, but the cool wind allowed it to be more enjoyable. A good amount of dogs were on the beach sunbathing and having conversations with their friends or family. But in a small area where there weren't a lot of dogs was the heelers and Theresa's family. Bandit was in the water enjoying the warmth and cool of the water, bluey was beside him splashing water on her father. But Bandit was so relaxed it didn't affect him. On the right of the heelers 20 feet away from them, Theresa and her family were playing with water guns having the time of their lives.

Brandy however was on the edge of the shore looking down at the water, she wasn't scared of the ocean. The ocean and river are 2 completely different things, in the river it's all murky and visibility is pretty much 0 but the ocean is more visible and in her opinion, it's a different feeling than swimming in the river. But it's mostly because of her trauma with crocodiles, Brandy shook her head and mentally prepared herself to enter into the ocean. "It's not the river Brandy, there are no Crocs in the ocean anyways…..well not in Florida at least". She said as she dipped her foot in the water, It was a warm feeling she felt. And it didn't cause her to go into a mental breakdown. She placed her other foot in the ocean. The red heeler smiled and she was actually having a good time. "This isn't bad at a-".

"SPLASH"

"BANDIT" Brandy yelled furious that the blue heeler splashed water on her scaring her a bit. "Aunt Brandy the water is just fine, come play with us". Bluey said wagging her tail in the water, She was still staring angrily at the older blue heeler. Bandit looked at her with a smug smile, he lifted his eyebrows looking at Brandy with tired eyes. The red heeler's eyes widened Bandit was trying to play with her. She gave him an evil smile and jumped in front of him causing salty water to go right inside his nose. "Brandy what the heck", Bandit said laughing as he coughed up the water from his nose. "That's for being an asshole". Brandy said splashing more water in the blue heeler's face, "Alright that's, it you deserve this"! Bandit said as he forced his face into the water.

"PHEW"

Bandit had shot a whole mouthful of water right on the red heeler's face, Brandy stood there in shock for a second, And then back at Bandit. She smiled and then jumped right on top of him, play fighting in the water. Bluey was screaming out of joy, she knew it wasn't an actual fight, Bandit even started kissing Brandy on her face a few times. While Brandy and the heeler family were having a good time, Bingo was under the large umbrella. She was on a towel looking up at the umbrella cloth, spacing out. But eventually, she got up and looked at the 3 heelers as Bandit, Brandy, Theresa, and Marcus were playing chicken fight. Marcus was having trouble carrying his overweight wife, his face was turning red. In the end, he couldn't hold her, so he had to unintentionally throw her at Bandit causing the couple to collapse and fall.

Theresa crushed Bandit, he couldn't get up from the water. Because of how fat she was, Brandy had to help bandit up from the water. Breathing heavily, He looked genuinely shocked and terrified. Bingo got up from the towel. She grabbed the beach ball and turned to the right and began to walk on the sand aimlessly. She was thinking about all the choices she had made to lead up to this moment in her life. She was just a normal dog with a normal family, and now she was a biter. An outcast of society, a little red a bit that ruined lives.

……

She stopped walking and turned around to see the beach, again. No one was there, the only thing Bingo saw was the beautiful setting sun. As the waves were hitting the shore. Bingo sat down on the warm sand, placing the beach ball beside her. It reminded her when she was on the planet in her dreams. But this wasn't a beautiful dream that was gonna turn into a nightmare. No, this was real life, and it was relaxing to the red heeler. Bingo took in a deep breath, she shook her head and put the side of her head on the beach ball. The red heeler's eye began to feel heavy, she barely got any sleep last night. The wind felt good on her fur, she curled her body and her tail, Getting Into a comfortable position.

"Bingo"

She heard her name and lifted her head, to see Hilda looking down at her. "are you feeling better"? The little Rottweiler said sitting down next to her. Bingo shook her head, as she laid it down on the sand. "Why were you throwing up last night, did you get food poisoning from the pizza". Hilda said a little worried for herself, since she also ate the pizza. Bingo hooked her head, which made the little rottweiler sigh in relief. "And why aren't you playing with your family". Hilda asked, Bingo didn't want to tell the rottweiler the truth. "I'm…..I'm feeling homesick, I mean I like America. It's just that I miss my best friend". Bingo said

"But at least we're leaving tomorrow….I'll miss you, Hilda, I see you as a friend". Bingo said sighing, Hilda gave the red heeler a worried look. "well maybe you can call him later on, I bet he will be happy to hear you".

……….

"yeah……….." Bingo said, slapping her head. After a few more hours of playing on the beach, The sun had completely set. Which meant it was time to go back to the hotel. Theresa and her family went back into their hotel room, Marcus carrying a tired jr and a sleeping Hilda. They closed the door to get ready for tomorrow. Bandit opened the door for Brandy who was carrying Bluey, Bingo was beside her father, who was trying her best to stand on 2 feet.

She entered the kid's room and placed her gently on the bottom bunk. "good night sweetie". Brandy said as she was about to leave. But then she felt something, it was a little blue hand, Bluey was still sleeping but she didn't want Brandy to leave her. The red heeler got closer to Bluey, giving her a light smile. "I love you, sweetie". She said as she gave Bluey a kiss on the front of her head.

"Mama"

Bluey said as she tried to hold brandy with her other hand. But Brandy had to go, so she grabbed one of the toys from the ground and gave it to Bluey. The blue heeler hugged the toy, with both of her hands. Bluey was hugging the toy, That Dougie had given her a while back. It was turtleboy, Brandy turned around and saw Bingo looking at her with the most hateful look she could give. "Is there something wrong, Bingo"? Brandy said looking a bit scared. The little red heeler's eye was twitching, she curled her shaking fist. She was about to have another mental breakdown.

"thump"

But she couldn't, she was exhausted staying awake for more than 20 hours really affected her. She was facedown on the ground, knocked out. Brandy stood there a bit confused and weirded it. She just shook her head and picked up the small red heeler. "I know this is a big change for you, But I promise I will do my best in taking care of both of you". Brandy said as she placed the red heeler on top of her bead. Brandy then grabbed Polly, a pink dog that Bluey loved, and switched it for Turtle Boy. She then gave the turtle to Bingo, Brandy then left the room and closed the door. Bingo was still somewhat awake. She looked down at her hand where she had the turtle, she shook her head, and covered her whole body with the blankets. She was more than glad she was returning home tomorrow.

MORNING

Bandit was outside lifting the last of his luggage in the back of Marcus's car. The Doberman offered to take him, Brandy, and the kids to the airport. "we're gonna miss y'all, you and Brandy are a lot of fun to talk to man". Marcus said, helping the blue heeler organize. "Yeah we are gonna miss you two a lot, but we have to go, I got a job interview in a few days. Bluey will miss your son a lot, they always played together". Bandit said as the two dogs got off the bed of the car and locked it. They high-fived each other and walked back to the others who were saying their goodbyes. "I hope to see you again Theresa, And thank you for pushing me into going out with Bandit". She said hugging the Rottweiler. "It was nothing Brandy, I just did what felt right". She said tapping brandy on her back.

Bingo was talking to Hilda, the red heeler was feeling better since she actually got some sleep. "well this was……An interesting trip, My dad is dating my aunt, I saw a croc about to eat my aunt, And well….. that's pretty much it….But I'm glad that I met you, Hilda. Maybe we will meet each other later in the future". Bingo said rubbing her eyes, from being tired. "I'm gonna miss you Bingo, And maybe next time if you come to America it won't be that bad". Hilda said sounding hopeful as she wagged her tail. Out in the distance, Maria the pitbull was walking up to the group of the dogs, she greeted Brandy and Theresa. but she looked down at Bingo, The red heeler felt awkward being around the pitbull. Since she caused the death of her own daughter.

"Hey Bingo, I heard you were about to leave, And well I wanted to give you a gift before you left, I hope you like it". Maria said as she grabbed a gift from her back. It was a Bandana that had the Australian flag on it. She offered it to the red heeler, Bingo took it and looked at it. She twitched her eye, remembering when she saw the bandit on the younger pit bull she had killed. She shook her head and looked up at the pitbull with a fake smile. "It's so pretty thank you ms pitbull, I love it so much". She said as she tied the bandana on her neck. "I just wanted to give you something before I left, I didn't want to be rude. "Hey, what about me"? Bluey said pointing at herself, which made Marks feel embarrassed. "Oh would you look at the time I have to go and clean up my house". She said walking away, leaving the rest of the dogs a bit confused.

But the reason she gave the little heeler a gift, was so to make sure she wouldn't tell anyone what she had told bingo last night. Maria didn't want to lose her babysitting job. "Alright everything is packed and ready to go, let's get going, All we have to do is get on the plane and get back to Australia". Bandit said, hugging Brandy and getting closer to her. "C'mon kids let's go". Bandit said as he walked to the car holding brandys hand. Theresa and Hilda left back to go on the elevator, the only ones left on the grass were Bluey and Junior. "Guess this is goodbye then junior, It was real fun playing with you". Bluey said with a light smile, she was genuinely gonna miss the Doberman. "Maybe we could see each other at a later time. I really wish you could stay though, but you have to return home". Junior said, looking sad.

Bluey walked up to the black dog and hugged him, even though she didn't see it, the Doberman's face turned red. When Bluey was done hugging she turned around and ran to her family who were in the truck waiting for her. Junior shook his head and turned around walking by himself. He hated himself for having feelings for a blue heeler he just barely met, but then again it was probably just puppy love.

"thump"

A ball fell in front of him, he looked up and saw a white dog with a red hoodie and red eyes looking right at the Doberman. She smiled and waved at him, "Hi do you want to play". She said while wagging her tail, Junior grabbed the ball and smiled, as he kicked it towards the white dog.

AUSTRALIA

After a long exhaustive flight, The keepers had arrived home in Bandit's car. It was 7 pm and most of the dogs were already sleeping, others were watching movies or playing games. But then there was thunder, and with thunder, it brought heavy rain. The 4 heelers got out of the car and ran inside the house. Leaving everything inside the car. Bandit struggled to open the door since the rain was stressing him out, including the 3 girls yelling at him to quickly open the door. But when he did the 4 heelers ran inside and quickly locked the door. "I hate the rain" Bandit said, shaking off the water from his fur, getting the others wet. "my turn", Brandy said as she shook off the water on her fur. Getting Bandit wet, the blue heeler laughed. "C'mon Brandy, I just shook the water off". Bandit said, turning on the light in the house.

It was just the same way as he left it, the only thing that had changed was the dust covering the furniture. "Dad watch me, I can finally shake off the water like you can". Bluey said, shaking the water off, and she successfully managed to do it. Bandit and Brandy clapped their hands, admiring that Bluey had shaken off the water on her fur. Bingo didn't shake off the water, she walked off and entered the bathroom, But nobody noticed her. "looks like the rain won't be gone for a while, what do y'all wanna do in the meantime". Bandit said looking in the mirror as he brushed his mullet. "yeah, honestly I'm not even tired, we slept through most of the flight anyway". Brandy said, petting the young blue heeler's head.

"Aunt Brandy, could you play a game with me in the playroom?". Bluey said, pulling on the red heeler's hand. "Yeah sure, do you want to join us, Bandit"? Brandy asked as she followed the blue heeler upstairs. "Nah it's alright, I'm just gonna clean up here, you two have fun". Bandit said smiling at them, Brandy nodded as she continued to follow Bluey upstairs. Leaving Bandit all alone by himself, he let out a happy sigh. And walked to the fridge and grabbed a 6 soda pack, And walked outside to the front porch of his house. It was raining hard but not hard enough to make it unbearable. Bandit wanted to stay outside and admire the rain, it's something he did often. He sat down on 1 of the rocking chairs on the porch, feeling calm and relaxed.

But the reason he did it today was to admire everything that had happened in the past days. Even though they were a bit eventful, he was finally with the dog he loved for a while. But what made it even better was that he didn't feel any shame about it. And yet he didn't know why, maybe it was because, for some reason to him, it felt right. Even though it used to feel so wrong, even to just think about dating brandy. Not anymore though, The blue heeler then grabbed a can of soda and opened it. Taking a nice long sip from it, while admiring the rain.

But he then moved his head to the right, and saw Wendy sitting on the porch all by herself. She was also looking up towards the sky looking at the rain, But she was smoking a cigarette, blowing out a good amount of smoke. The Chow Chow looked depressed, as she nibbled the cigarette. Bandit saw this and felt bad for the Chow Chow, Bandit looked down at the soda can. He took a good amount of sips, until it was all empty, And threw it at Wendy's front yard. The puffy dog saw as the can fell on her yard, she turned around and was startled to see the blue heeler sitting on the porch with a big smile. She scowled at the blue heeler, mad that he had the audacity to throw a piece of garbage in her yard. Bandit was still smiling, he then waved at the chow chow inviting her to come over. Wendy stood there looking a bit surprised, but then she shook her head. And got up entering her blue house, the only one outside now was Bandit. He started to feel bad.

"CREAK"

Wendy walked out of her house wearing a pink jacket, She put her hoodie on and walked in the rain. She picked up the can and threw it in the recyclable bin, she also threw her cigarette in the trash can. She walked around the fence that separated them. Wendy walked up to the porch away from the rain, And sat down on a chair beside the blue heeler. "Good evening Wendy, sorry for throwing the can in your yard, I just wanted to get your attention". Bandit said, as he grabbed another soda, and offered it to the chow chow. Wendy took it and opened it, she wasn't a fan of sugary drinks, But right now it didn't matter. "If you wanted to get my attention you could have just said something. But……what have you been up to lately, I haven't seen you in a few weeks". Wendy asked as she took a sip from the soda, hating how it stung her throat.

"honestly I would prefer to drink beer". Wendy said as she continued to drink the soda. "yeah honestly I would too, but now is not a good time, And well it was a very interesting trip to Florida. The first few days were kinda bloody…….but the last 2 days were amazing". Bandit said shifting from a sad face to a joyful one. "why is that bandit". Wendy asked a bit curious as she finished her soda. "Well a kid got run over by a large truck, I mean I didn't know the kid, but even then I felt sad for her. But after that……..Well, I was in a tough situation, but Brandy helped me out. And well she invited me…..on a date. And well we went out on a date, it was amazing". Bandit said looking a bit red, with a stupid smile. Even Wendy could tell he had a long and joyful night, making her feel a bit uncomfortable. "Well it took you long enough, all I saw you two do is talk, and talk. I knew it was gonna happen". Wendy complained.

"I mean…..It used to feel wrong because it felt like I was replacing chilli. But I don't know why, but it doesn't feel wrong anymore". He said, looking confused himself, He shrugged as he crushed a can and grabbed out another soda. "But anyways, how have you been?". Bandit taking another sip from the drink, "Well nothing really changed, but after the whole incident with your daughter. My ex wanted to take care of judo for a while. She's still with him, He says that I'm an irresponsible mother……..And he's right. I should have just left with Muffin and socks, instead of staying at the barbeque. Then none of this would have happened, maybe your daughter wouldn't even have to wear the muzzle". She said, rubbing her hands on her face, feeling guilty.

"And maybe Stripe wouldn't hate me," said putting her hand on her chin. "speaking of which, since how long have you been taking care of his kids"? Bandit asked her, She then looked up to the blue heeler. "3 years, it's because ever since Trixie has been a cripple, he needed someone to help him around the house And take the kids to their schools. So I helped him and his wife every time they asked me to". She said sounding depressed remembering the amount of times Muffin accidentally called her mum. It was cute for the moment, but it pissed Trixie off. "you should have seen him when I returned his daughters. God I never thought he would ever be this mad, he made me cry in front of them". She said looking hurt.

"I'm sorry to hear about that Wendy, I mean if it makes you feel better I've seen him madder about other things". The blue heeler said trying to lighten up the situation. Wendy just scowled at him, her body still staring at the ground. "there was this one time when we were just kids. We were on holiday, And we were at this bait shop, it was also a restaurant. And well he was being thirsty over this girl called "the amazing wonder". When he said that Wendy had a moment, in some way having a bit of a quick flashback, when she was 12. "he was all over her, and the funny part was that she actually came to the shop to grab a smoothie. You should have seen Stripe. He was nervous and Rad made him ask her out on a date. It ended horribly though, she grabbed her smoothie and dumped it all over his head, He was pissed". Bandit was laughing, but Wendy was twitching. "And then, he had this whole revenge idea, about ruining her show, but honestly I don't remember if he ever accomplished it, it was a l-

Bandit was cut off when he heard a car going full speed uphill. The car made a sudden stop in front of bandit's house. Stripe ran out of the car and quickly opened the door and took out his two daughters. "BANDIT," The blue heeler said as he carried his two kids to his older brother. Stripe looked worried and scared. "Bandit look, I have no time to explain ok, I just need you to take care of socks and muffin, while I go to the hospital"! He said in a panic as he put his kids on the ground, Wendy got up from the chair and walked up to stripe.

"WHACK"

Bandit, muffin, and socks stood there in shock as they saw the Chow Chow kick stripe right between his balls. The blue heeler screamed in pain, as he fell to the ground screaming in pain. "What are you doing aunt we-"

"YOU'RE THE MOTHERFUCKER THAT RUINED MY SHOW"!

they all stood still, Wendy was furious, she had tears running down her eyes. As Stripe looked up at her in confusion. "I knew I remembered you, I just couldn't believe it. You were the little fucker that poured all the blood over me! YOU WERE THE BLUE HEELER WITH THE SWEATBAND, I WAS "THE AMAZING WONDER"! She yelled at him, stripes eyes widened finally understanding what she was talking about.

End of chapter 30