Wanna Play? CH 1
{Before I begin:
All the chracters except David, Gwen, Campbell, and Max(cause he's a cat) are dogs.
List of characters that will be featured in this fic are here:
Jasper: Golden retriever
Max: Munchkin cat
David: Caretaker
Preston: Saluki
Daniel: albino Greyhound
Gwen: Caretaker
Nikki: French Bulldog
Neil: Toy Poodle
Nurf: Pitbull
Space Kid: Jack Russel Terrier
Ered: Shetland Sheepdog
Dolf: Standard Schnauzer
Harrison: Welsh Springer Spaniel
Cameron: Owner of the place
Quartermaster: Irish Wolfhound
In this chapter you mostly learn about the chracters, so not much is going on except for Max and Jasper's first meeting. Enjoy!)
CHAPTER 1: The Best Boi
Jasper was the raddest golden retriever that about to attend this daycare. His tail just couldn't stop wagging from the thought of new potential bros waiting for him. Maybe they'll all want to play fetch or wrestle. Or maybe he'd meet some hot toy poodle. That'd be so awesome.
He watched the different stores pass by from the closed car window. Jasper's owners doesn't trust him with it down since the last time he kinda jumped out to chase after another dog. It's not his fault, the dog was the one who barked first. Besides, even if he did break his leg that day and had to go to the vet, he was treated even more like a spoiled puppy. Totally worth it.
The car stopped and Jasper hopped up excitedly as his female owner opened the door for him. Jasper instantly jumped out, a leash being hooked onto his collar as they led him inside. He was glad this wasn't another trick to get him excited to go to the vet. Upon entry he was greeted by a tall redhead with a yellow bandana. "Hey big guy, ready fornyour first day?" The tall man crouched down to pet him as a female worker came by to give his owners paperwork to fillout. Meanwhile, Jasper were taken by the redhead to see if he were well behaved and comfortable enough to be away from his owners.
The test was easy enough, making sure he didn't freak out or snap once they were out of sight. Jasper was a good dog and trusted almost anyone he met until they've done something to him. He was then let loose into the play indoor area. The floor felt like real grass and not that hard cheap stuff. Toys were everywhere and the place was pretty clean for only two people working here. The room took up most of the building and there was an outdoor area in the backyard as well.
There were plenty of dogs to play with. Most of them were as young as him aside from a Irish wolfhound that looked like he could potentially murder a human. Moving on. He decided to greet everyone he came across, which he definitely did. The only one he hasn't met was the tiny, curly, black, long tailed dog curled up in a large bed. Come to think of it, it hardly looked like a dog at all.
Max was curled up in the cat bed peacefully. His owners dropped him off at the daycare and never bothered to take him back. His mood was always bitter and defensive, and every dog knew not to get to close to him if they were too roudy. Nikki and Neil was an exception. Max also hated humans. They were the reason why he was there in the first place. He liked Gwen and tolerated David if he was protecting him from the new dogs that came in.
Max was having a peiceful day until he felt a huge force of pure energy bounding towards him for some fun. He looked up quickly to see a giant golden retriever staring down at him. His fur puffed up in fear and anger, getting up and arching his back to appear menacing. This didn't phase Jasper, only making him curious. He moved closer to get a whiff of the new creature, only to hear it make a sound he's never heard before. Was that a hiss? Was this a cat? He heard his owners talk about cats before, but have never personally met one. He had no idea what he was about to go into.
Max took this chance to scamper off, but the giant retriever came running after him. He was forced to go up into his cat tower, glaring down and growling at the dog. Jasper was pulled back by David leading him to go play with the other dogs. Max watched the dog leave his presence before curling back up with a grumpy growl. David came back to check on him, but only got an angry meow in return. That only made David smile and walk off, knowing the grump was alright.
Jasper looked towards the cat tower. He couldn't just not have a cat friend. That's be cool as fuck. He decided to go around an ask about this mysterious cat, heading off to ask around. None of the dogs knew much about him until he met two dogs named Neil and Nikki. Nikki was currently wrestling with a struggling Neil, who was trying to get away.
"Hey broskis. Know anything about thay cat in the tower?" Nikki, the french bulldog, hopped off of Neil after wrestling him onto his back. "If we tell you we might have to kill you." "Nikki!" Neil, the toy poodle, interrupted, getting up. "The cat is Max. He was dropped off here before us, but his owner never comes to pick him up. Why do you want to know anyways?" Jasper's tail wagged softly from finally getting an answer. "I've never seen a cat before and it'd be hella fly to play with a cat."
Nikki and Neil both looked at him with confused expressions until Nikki spoke up. "Good luck with that. Max is one tough doggy biscut." Neil thought for a bit. "Maybe we can help you? I know David probably wont let you near him for the rest of the day after you chased after him, so we can probably get him to at least talk to you." Jasper's eyes lit up in excitement. "Wicked! hopefully he won't open a can of Whoop-Ass on me." With that, the trio set off towards the tower.
Jasper had to keep his distance while the other two talked Max into coming down. It took a bit before the black and brown cat stretched and made his way down to the two, paying no mind to the excited retriever trying to keep his distance. Jasper could only imagine what the two said to him before Max laid his eyes on him, which made his tail wag in excitement. Max's ears pinned back, but he stood to approach the retriever with a flick of his tail. "What the fuck do you want?" He growled softly. Whoa, Jasper didn't expect him to actually talk to him. "I've never met a cat before. Can we be friends? I got cool toys my owner dropped me off with." He got excited, partially in the play position. Max stared at hims for a few seconds before turning. "No, go hump a cactus or something." He settled down on his bed once again, deeming it to be safe now. That might have seemed like rejection to Nikki and Neil, but to Jasper it was the start of their new interspecies friendship.
