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Mmm...Five more minuteeessss" Reina groaned into her pillow, refusing to open her eyes. She had awoken to a persistent tug at the bottom of her pajama pants. Standing on two legs, with two paws against the mattress for support, little razor blade teeth nipped at her ankle and tried to rip a hole into her pants.
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Knock. It. Off." Reina opened one eye reluctantly, meeting her icy blue orbs with playful little green eyes staring back at her. They were locked in a stare down for a few seconds before the little six month old black german shepherd wiggled it's butt and let out a loud, high pitched, "
RrrrrrUUUFFF!!" and with that, the puppy bolted out of the room like a bullet shot from a barrel.
Reina couldn't help but laugh as she watched up the pup run down the hall way, sliding sideways into a wall when he took a turn too quickly on hardwood floor. "
You goof." She giggled, finally sitting up in bed and stretching her arms out. "
I guess I'm up..." She mummbled, looking at the alarm clock on her night stand. "
NOON ALREADY?!" She jumped up from bed and hurried just as quickly down the hall as the german shephard had and into the bathroom. She needed to shower and get ready quickly if she wanted to be there for all the fun of the Summer Festival.
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Alright Bruno, let's go." She leaned down and attached a black leash to the dogs collar. Bruno could barely hold still, his tail wagged in every direction. Reina shook her head, "
You'd think you would get bored of this after awhile... I take you everywhere!" She opened the door and Bruno was the first one out, pulling gently against the leash to get Reina to walk faster.
When they finally reached the town square Bruno had simmered down a bit, finally deciding it was better to walk beside Reina rather than to constantly pull against the leash and wear himself out in the heat. "
Looks like most people are already finished setting up for the day..." She thought, looking around at all the shops that had been set up. Her eyes trailed a group of people heading into the church and her mind instantly went to her father. He loved this festival, and he loved church. She wasn't really one for religion, but her father had always forced her to attend services when she lived here. Perhaps she should go, just this once, if only in his honor. "
Dad would probably be rolling in his grave if I didn't at least show my face there, since it's the festival and all..." She looked down at Bruno who was busy trying to catch a fly buzzing around his head. "
What do you think, Bruno?" She asked, briefly wondering if she had gone crazy since moving back here only three months ago. She was constantly talking to this dog as if he could respond to her... perhaps it wasn't a good thing to be spending most of your time alone in your house, or alone remodeling the bar.
On the bright side, tonight was going to be a great night. It was to be the Raven & Bard's reopening! When she had returned, the place had been so out dated that she just HAD to remodel the place. It had taken up most of her savings and a good chunk out of her inheritance, but hopefully it would be worth it. People were especially likely to come to the bar during the Summer Festival, so she planned on it being a busy night. Hopefully, or all her work would have been for nothing...
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Okay, let's go... for dad." She sighed and made her way with Bruno towards the church. Or at least she tried, until Bruno saw something more interesting and pulled her off in that direction.
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Bruno!" She wasn't quick enough, the pup walked right up and onto a woman's lap, picking up some food that had dropped onto her shorts. "
I'm so sorry!" She scooped up the small dog into her arms and lightly tapped him on the nose. "
No, Bruno. We don't do that!" She frowned and looked at the young girl, who she didn't recognize. "
Sorry, again. He's still a work in progress."
@Noodles
