Joseph & Caesar oneshot. This work was inspired by a photo of akita growling at bubbles. Enjoy :3
It was nearly two months since Joseph has taken custody of a certain dog, when Caesar Zeppeli faced a particular problem regarding said animal. The thing is, Caesar rarely faced problems. Ha tackled them. From living in poverty, through exhausting training, to fighting ancient gods of fitness, he can deal with everything. Ironically, his opponent this time was 8-months old akita puppy.
Betty Boop, named by Jojo from giving boop kisses-like with her nose, was a gift from Speedwagon for Joseph’s 20 birthday. Everyone fell in love with her instantly. She was cute, soft, and a little chubby at first. Always eager to play and go for walks. There wasn’t a single person that would be strong enough to refuse giving her snacks after looking in those dark, shiny eyes. Even Caesar found himself being affectionate towards Boop a little more than he usually was with pets.
The problem with Betty was training. And no, not the potty training, or training in learning to do tricks, but with Caesar’s and Jojo’s training. Whenever they spend time polishing their hamon usage, she would go into a barking craze and act hostile if he tried to get closer. Only if they stopped or Joseph took her up on the arms, she calmed down and acted like nothing happened. This behavior started to be really troublesome, as it was impossible for them to train in her presence. On the other hand, it was also impossible to get away from her, as she would follow them everywhere hoping for some playtime. Locking her inside the house wasn’t an option either, since she started to whimper and whine right after closing the door. Not counting that one time she panicked so much, she scratched the door so badly that they had to replace them and endure a whole week of intense physical training as a punishment from Lisa Lisa for “tormenting her innocent little creampuff”.
It seemed like a dead end. “It’s almost like having sex when you already have kids. Only get to this when they sleep.” Jojo said after one of their rare hamon trainings that was not interrupted since Betty was sound asleep in the house. Caesar sighed. As ridiculous as that comparison was, it matched a lot more that he would like it to. “I honestly am out of ideas why it is like that. At first I thought it may be some kind of weird side effect to hamon, but she doesn’t react when it’s only you who use it.” He ran a hand through his blond hair to get them away from the sweat on his forehead. “Or maybe it’s just that my hamon is too strong for her to bear with” He finished with a cheeky smile towards Joseph.
“Ha ha ha, as smooth as sandpaper, Mr. Zeppeli” Jojo responded with as much spite as he could. “You can laugh as much as you want at me, but at least I know why she acts like that!” he finished with a triumphant note. Caesar could swear he saw Jojo’s nose growing longer from all that self-esteem he radiated in that moment. “Hah! As if you actually knew something. That alone would deserve you a prize”. Those words gained some real attention from young Joestar. “O ho? I can tell if you want, but you have to treat me to some good food in exchange!”. That confidence was suspicious for Caesar. Really suspicious. However, as much as he didn’t believe that Jojo was correct, he was even more discomfortable about being the only one kept in the blind with the whole situation. “Fine, if you’re indeed right, I will treat you to some pasta al nero di seppia , is that ok? There is a restaurant with a good wine that I haven’t visited anyway”.
“Nice, nice, verrrrryyy nice Caesar-chan!* And of course I know, she is my dog after all” Jojo said already as happy as if they were on the way to get promised food.
“So? Will you enlighten me then?” Zeppeli asked, getting mildly annoyed of his friend.
“I beg your pardon?” – Caesar said with wide eyes, not getting in the slightest how glistering, soapy spheres could be an answer to his problem with Boop.
“Bubbles!” he repeated just as enthusiastic.
“Bubbles?” Caesar asked to make sure he heard correctly.
“Yes, bubbles.” Once more repeated by a smiley brunet.
The young Italian’s expression shifted from shock to irritation, as realization came upon him that he almost believed his stupid friend. “Are you actually retarded? How could that be a cause?”
“She still has not forgot about that one time you caught her and forced to take a bath. She hates them and bubbles makes her remember all that.” Jojo explained as if that was the most obvious thing in the universe.
“Well what else was I supposed to do? She was all muddy from ruining one of Lisa Lisa’s rose bushes.” Caesar said with growing annoyance. He was still not convinced. They bath her quite often as she keeps on bringing dirt into the house. Why would that one time matter so much?
Jojo shrugged his shoulders. “You made a crucial mistake my friend. You forgot there needs to be some kind of distraction, like treats or her squeaky toy. I came in the bathroom to clean and found nothing like that, so I know”
The blonde once more considered the possibility. It honestly could be the case. Betty was a troublemaker, unless there was something that kept her busy.
“So? Are we going to get my reward? I’m STARving*” Joseph hooked an arm around Caesar’s waist. His mind was not easily taken off from the track of thought about food.
“No! You deserve no reward since it’s your fault in the first place for not taking care of your dog.” Was his last response before walking away.
“Oh c’mon Caesar-chan! We’re both responsible for our baby! “
*pasta al nero di seppia – squid ink pasta
* for full experience of this moment watch “Joseph Joestar English Compilation (Complete)” 0:04-0:08 on youtube
* STARving, you get it? Coz he is joseph joeSTAR xD 'badum tsss' ... I just had to
