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 Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:52 pm
Dana O'Sidh was an independent stray. Still new to the 'stray' thing, but still. She could survive on her own. She was tough. And currently she was in an alley, knocking over a trash can to sniff out the food that she was oh so sure she could smell in the can. It was either this one or the one next to it. Either way, food was food in Dana's purple eyes.
So into this task, Dana tuned out the rest of the world and honed in on her thoughts. She was only mildly annoyed when they strayed to that crazy dog, Alegria. Nearly saying he loved her when they'd only just met, what kind of fool was he? It was endearing and foolish, charming and naive. Dana was more annoyed at herself for finding herself charmed by the juggling dog. It was ridiculous.
And sweet.
Ugh. Back to food hunting. She shook her head hard, fuming, and sniffed out the wrapped leftovers, dragging it out of the can and ripping the wrapping off impatiently. It was meatloaf, just as she'd suspected. She bit into it tentatively, and tasting nothing foul or curious, she began to eat in earnest.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:24 pm
Brown ears perked up as the matching colored nose of a nearby Jack Russel together placed the smell and sound of the nearby ruckus of the female. Peeking around the corner Shays saw the Collie and the matching belly to show his suspicions were correct.
That one night with the eggnog must have gotten him more messed up than he knew. The eggnog and the female he remembered, but the details such as the events that led to her current state of health in its entirety and her name were totally gone.
Though her efforts were noble, her methods were n00bish. Normally he would allow any other dog to just go get caught and taken to the pound where the obviously deserved to be. But this, this was not the case. Hell if his pups will grow-up in a home with humans tainting their instincts. Shaking his head he barked a little quietly to get her attention but not to attract that of the humans, "hey... There's better trashcans across the park..."
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:36 pm
When Dana heard the barking, her first thought was to scare away the threat. So she bared her teeth, stepping over her meatloaf, and growled low at the dog barking at her. For a brief second, she didn't recognize the Jack Russel, but soon she put two and two together and realized who it was. Although his name escaped her, she certainly remembered that night. Dana stopped growling, and arched an eyebrow. "Aye?" She asked, stepping over the meatloaf and looking around. "I hadn't seen any that way." Although she hadn't gone across the park for very long before returning to the alley.
Dana couldn't bring herself to be hostile to the strange dog. He was, after all, the father of her accidental puppies. And if he was offering advice, she wouldn't be one to snub him for it. After all, he could hardly be any less knowledgeable at hunting down food then she was, right?
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:05 pm
Shays' tail twitched a little in a brief bit of relief as he nodded towards the park.
"Good, come on. Quietly, the humans aren't friendly about here." He continued to flip between the pregnant female to around the area for any possible humans with an issue. It may come off as paranoid, however humans were one institution he wanted to avoid with all his might.
Beginning to nose towards the street they had to cross and watched for any cars or pedestrians. "Come on, quick the coast is clear to get into the park." For such a tiny dog the park was a safe haven with all of the places to hide and set up an ambush. Hopefully it would be the same for the Collie, it wasn't so much the collie he was concerned for, more his pups.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:11 pm
Dana nodded a little, following after the Russel quietly. She looked around for humans, keeping herself low and ready to bolt if necessary. She hadn't run into the dog catcher yet, but it was a looming threat that she was fully aware of as a pet and only became a real fear when she was abandoned. When he told her to be quick across the street, she broke into a jog, crossing the street quickly and looking back towards Shays.
"Thank ye..." She trailed off, realizing that she really could not recall his name. And now she looked a little embarrassed. The father of her pups and she couldn't even recall his name. What kind of dog did that make her, she wondered. "I'm sorry, I don' recall y'name." And she just hated having to admit it.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:17 pm
After catching up with Dana, Shays laughed a little. Once they entered the park he became more relaxed.
"That's alright, I don't honestly remember yours either. That night was... Crazy. And I do feel I owe you an apology for it, I don't remember a lot about it. The name is Shays, what's yours?" Looking up at her he caught her purple eyes and remembered a bit of the insanity that occured that night. Clearing his throat he looked away to the area trying to contain a smile that came to his face.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:21 pm
She was grateful that he wasn't annoyed at her for forgetting. She laughed a little, too, and followed after him. Dana nodded a little, snorting. "It really was." She looked over and smirked. "Don't apologize. I don't remember much, either." She admitted. "Only the obvious reprocussions." She said, glancing towards her swollen stomach absently. "Mine's Dana. Dana O'Sidh." She looked over at him, catching his gaze, and smirked a little when he looked away, looking away herself.
She glanced back over at him after a minute. "Where're those trashcans again?" She asked, tilting her head at him. One ear perked up when she heard something approaching. She glanced towards the sound, watching a squirrel bolt up a tree. She looked back towards him.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:28 pm
Shays watched her a little bit, avoiding on commenting about the 'reprocussons' growing in her stomach. Instead he nodded a bit infront of them.
"The trash cans are yonder a bit more. Not too far. They're of some sort of mass living storage of humans so individuals don't care. They're massive and full of food. You.. Always this jumpy, Dana? Are you a stray?" He asked hoping she didn't get offended, but by her smell he assumed the answer would be in the affirmitive.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:35 pm
"Only during the day." She admitted, nodding. "Aye, I'm a stray. But only recently." She snorted. "My human left." She didn't elaborate on whether he left her, or the city, or this world all together. It only mattered that he left and she didn't have a home, thus making her a stray. "I usually stay in the junkyard until it's dark out." But, naturally, she'd gotten hungry and needed to feed the pups in her stomach.
"You hesitated." She pointed out, looking over. "It's alright t'ask questions, Shays. I won't be offended." She snorted a little. "No such thin' as a stupid question." Except when there was a stupid question asked. But she doubted he'd ask a stupid question.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:54 pm
Shays' nodded and licked his nose. "Fair enough." After another street crossing he showed her the amazingness of the trashcans which he had found. The next day would be trash day, so today the big can was totally overflowing with fresh-ish food ready for the taking.
"Eat your heart out. I hope you don't take offense, but I don't really like the thought of you running around by yourself pregnant isn't the most settling. Would you mind if I... Showed you around a bit? Assisted until the pups are born? Then I'll be out of your hair if you wish it." They didn't plan it, but what he could remember was fun none the less. He for sure did not regret it - yet -.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:04 pm
When they got to the trash cans overflowing with what was possibly the freshest food she'd smelled since before the bar closed down, Dana's mouth started watering. She swallowed, and nodded to him, heading towards the cans. She paused when he continued, though, and looked back over her shoulder, turning to face him. She hadn't said no yet, at least, and she heard him out.
What he said made sense. She was a stray now, and with the pups, it'd be selfish to say no. He could show her places to avoid, where to find food... And it'd be nice to have someone to help her with the pups. They were his just as much as hers, and while she didn't remember much, she wouldn't have gotten into this situation with him if she hadn't had some fun that night. After a moment longer of thought, she nodded a little. "I'd like that, Shays." She said, smiling at him. "It'd be nice to have some company around." She turned back to the trashcans, going over to knock one over and get her share of food.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:26 pm
Shays was suprised at not only her answer, but also his own question. He had not done anything like this for anyone unless they asked (-begged-) for it. His knowledge was highly sought after to say the least. Him and his friend Autolycus were the kings of the streets.
His tail wagging, Shays smiled back. "Great! So now eat up, don't want those pups going hungry."
God, Autolycus... He would have a great time with poor Dana. Hanging over his head how he got her pregnant without even remembering her name. The next couple weeks/months would proove to be verrry interesting.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:34 pm
Dana had no idea just how far Shays' reach went on the streets, having been confined to the bar most of her life. You're dealing with a complete innocent here, Shays. Figuratively and literally, up until the egg nog incident. She nodded obediently when he told her to eat, and ripped open the bag, sniffing around for something good. She pulled out something that might've been a burger at one point in time, eating it up hungrily.
She glanced over after eating a bit more of the thrown out food, and straightened up, licking her nose. "Do you want some?" She asked, nodding to the bag that'd been ripped open.
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