*abbies POV*

And the next thing you know, we were at the pet store.

And yes, I know it's weird- like who would go and get a pet while your still busy with trying to save the world and all!?!

Let's just say it was all Jenny's idea for Ichabod and I to get a dog.

"Abbie, get over here!"
Shouted Jenny from the other side of the store- god that girl was loud.

"Coming!!"
I shouted back- I guess it runs in the family?

I walked over to where her and Ichabod were standing over a bunch of little dogs in cages, along with a lady who worked at the store who was helping us shop for one.

"You enjoying yourself?"
I said to Ichabod. He, obviously surprised by me coming from behind him, dropped the treat he was holding out to give to the dog while I chuckled.

"Ha ha ha."
He said in a sarcastic tone and flashed me a smile.

"Come on guys, you two can both give each other the look later, but right now were trying to look for a dog- so dial it down a bit"
Said Jenny who had her back turned to us as she was scratching behind some poodles ear, and making the lady who was helping us laugh.

God she's annoying- but in that sisterly way that can't help but make you smile. (Not the lady, Jenny.)

"How about we adopt this one?- or this one- or how about that one- or maybe we can just get this who isle?!"
Ichabod said with a little kid glint in his eyes that I couldn't help but find incredibly cute.

"Woah, okay, slow down." I said with a laugh.

The lady began explaining all the names of the dogs and the way they behave to us as we were looking.

"This dogs name is Oreo. She can be a bit crazy at times, and she will usually need to be walked at least twice a day, but she is definitely worth it! And this ones name is Snowball, and he can bite at times but..."

The lady went on and on..

I scanned all of the puppies in the cage- eyeing them all and trying to picture which one I would be taking home.

All the dogs were lined up along the cage as me and Ichabod and Jenny were all petting them.

I noticed that one puppy was kinda hiding back behind them all, sitting there.

I reached down and went to let him, right as he looked at me with those bright green dead eyes and stuck his nose up and turned away from me.

"I want that one."
I turned to the lady and pointed to the dog that just strutted away from me.

The lady's smile instantly went away when she saw that I was pointing to the little dog with the big attitude.

He had (like I said) bright huge green eyes, yet they were the kind that stood out, yet weren't.. Well.. Bright. They were a darker shade.

But he also had a different kinda coat that you couldn't really describe: a big black patch covering half his face & one of his eyes, along with all different colors for his body- brown, hazel, black, a little white- colors like that. (Calico, if you must.)

"Oh honey.. You don't want that one. He's the runt of the litter- I wouldn't even take him, and that's saying a lot."

The lady said that sentence with a small pity laugh, as if the crap that just came out of her mouth was suppose to be funny.

I tensed up, looking the lady dead in the eye.

"I want that dog."

"Abbie- are you sure that's a good idea, he looks a bit-" began Jenny.

"No. I want that dog."
I didn't take my eyes off the lady.

"Alright then hon, but your making a mistake. He has a little 'tude, if you know what I mean"

She turned from me and reached to grab the dog- who moved a bit to the side as she tried to reach for him, then once she got her hands wrapped around his belly he relaxed a bit (and I say this in the way that he didn't struggle, not that he was a calm dog.)

We watched her as she scrambled away, as if she didn't like touching the dog.

"Did that lady just call you 'hon'?"
Said Ichabod breaking the awkward silence.

He's always making me smile, even when I'm p-ed off with the world.

"I know right, and Are you okay with getting that dog?"
I asked as I turned to him.

Ugh, I didn't even ask earlier!

"Absolutely!"
Said Ichabod, what was he suppose to say?!

"Okay great, because there's no going back now."

We walked over to the counter where they were getting the dog ready to go home with us and we paid.

"Thanks."

"Thank you very much."

"Thank you"

Me, Ichabod, and Jenny all said as we walked out of the place.

*home*

We took the dog out of the cage he had and set him down and Jenny watched him, as Ichabod and I got the dog food and water and toys that he insisted on buying because they were "clever"

Once we got everything situated and done, we all sat around the living room spread out and watched the dog explore the house.

"Hey- what are you guys going to name him?"
Said Jenny, eyeing us as if she was on the edge of her seat.

"Well, I had something in mind.." I said "but what do you want to name him Ichabod, considering I was the one that picked him out?"

"You can pick Miss Mills, I am honestly terrible with names."

"Noooo... But then that's not fairrrr.."
Could you tell I felt guilty?

"Don't feel bad, I will love whatever you name him- but let's just make it mean something, instead of some cliché name like 'buddy' or 'spot'"

"Hah, don't worry I'm not that mainstream"

He raised an eyebrow, obviously not having a clue what I just said.

"Never mind,"
i said with a smile.

"Okay, so the name I think we should name it is.. Alec."

" 'Alec: Defender Of Mankind' sounds a bit like all of us."
Jenny read from her iPad.

"See? It's perfect" I turned and waited for his response.

"Abbie..."
He said.

My smile stopped in place as a feeling of curiosity came up in my stomach

"Yesssss? If you don't like it then we can-"

He looked up at me, and I realized that he was smiling this whole time.

"It's perfect."

A flow of relief washed over me, as we all looked over to the puppy.

"Welcome home, Alec."
I said through my smile.

And at that second, something happened- so fast that it could've be my imagination, but I could've sworn that I just saw the dog grin at me.

This shall be an interesting experience.

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authors note:

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