“Aw, fuck. This one peed on my shirt,” Tane sighed, frowning at the stain on his shirt. The small retriever in his hand looked up at his face, oblivious to the wrongdoing it had done. She was a cute puppy, so surely he could let it slide juuuust this once. He placed her down on the floor to run around with the other excited pups, quietly whispering, “Try peeing on somebody like Shino next time.”
The sound of high pitched barks echoed throughout the room, and numerous tiny dogs ran in circles around Minori, who was finally starting to warm up to the little guys. With a smile, Tane sat down next to her and picked up a baby husky. It nibbled on his finger as he joked, “I told you they’d like you. They haven’t peed on you once.”
The swordswoman allowed a small reciprocated smile to appear on her lips, watching the other ones tackle each other. “Yes, I will admit, some of them appear to be drawn to me,” she said, and almost on cue a terrier pup jumped onto her lap. Minori seemed somewhat startled, but then cautiously placed a hand on it’s back. “And I do hope it remains that way. If my uniform is ruined, I will be blaming you.”
With a laugh, Tane nodded in acceptance. “That’s fair, babe.” The husky in his hands quickly became tired and instead fell asleep on him, prompting an immediate bond between the two. The little guy trusted him enough already to nap in his arms. “...I think I’ll name this one Hunter. If you let me keep him, that is.”
With a smirk Minori answered, “We’ll see.”
