Puppy Luv By: pinkuz

TO My REVIEWERS: Here's the next installment! It seems like I am on a roll! Hehe, I am just inspired. As I said, I'm pretty obsessed right now with anything dealing with the occult. For the past days, I've submerged myself into everything vampy. So, it's no surprise that not only have I been inspired to the point of updating faster, but I've also started another original story-on vampires. I'll have the prologue out in a couple of minutes. A TEASER is attached to the end of this chapter.

Silver Magiccraft: Thanks! Glad you like it and here's a speedy update!

Chibi Me: haha yes, I actually had that image in mind when I wrote that part about potty training.

Kitami Blu: You're right! It was called "The sad pair". Unfortunately, when I was editing that chapter, I completely forgot the title! How stupid of me.. I mean it wasn't like the last line of the chapter didn't hint at it --" About your question on why do all the cute guys have magical problems, I dunno lol. It makes them more interesting I guess? Well, aside from that, let's just say it's working with the plot I have in mind. It will all make sense soon..I hope!

Hanz33-85: Sorry if you found that a little short. I don't think this one is that long either but I hope you like it-after all Nym is babysitting him in this chapter.

ZaneCobriana: Glad you love this story! Yes! I am totally stuck in my vampire obsession. inhales a vampire novel Ahh, now I've got my daily fix. What are some of the titles of the work she does? I love Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake vampire hunter series. Right now, I'm working my way through Tom Hollands' The Lord of the Dead in Spanish...

Noriko Skysong: Aww, yes give the poor doggie a biscuit. Poor Kanaria, he's getting jealous of all the attention Matsuri's getting these days

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Chapter Six

"I'm shutting the branch down. The Tokyo R&D branch just isn't doing anything to benefit the company. You, my son, are in the red and I can't have a branch draining our resources with absolutely nothing to show for it. The R&D branch simply has no use-"

"That is not very accurate! We are on the verge of a break-through! Magi- tech! Imagine the possibilities! I-"

"Be quiet Heika. You are upsetting your mother. See? She hasn't even touched her soup. Butler, serve her the next course."

Grumbled a man in his sixties. His gruff voice echoed around the large dining room, so that even though he was seated at the furthest end of the table, his business associate-no, son Matsuri Heika could hear every single word he said. Across the younger Matsuri, the older man sat proudly in his high-backed mahogany chair. To his left was another chair, its place set as if its occupant would arrive any minute. Of course that was impossible. After all, Matsuri Natsumi, was long dead-Heika knew that, but his father, refused to accept it and always left her place set "in case dear Natsumi would join them tonight". At first glance, you wouldn't even think that the two men were related. The elder Matsuri was blonde and blue eyed while his son, was darker-one could say they were like (pardon the cliché) "night and day". Though both were extremely intelligent, the elder, once you got past the tiny touch of madness, had a more than just a hint of shrewdness in his eyes-a quality that no doubt helped in Matsuri Corp.'s success.

"Heika, a break-through you say? Ah and what about the charming Miss Umi? You will marry her won't you? She's rather different from Natsumi here, but then nobody else can ever match up to her. Perhaps. if you get married I may delay the. ah. closing of the branch. It would be a shame. The R&D branch is your mother's work-her pride and joy when you think about it really. She loves that branch.and the little underlings that served her. Maybe she loves them a little too much. Too bad you can't measure up boy."

" Natsumi's son and you can't even be an inch of what she is."

"It's really too bad."

"NO!"

With that, the young ceo woke up.

Yes it was a dream. It was somewhat accurate though. The branch is closing down and Matsuri Heika would never measure up to her. Funny isn't it? Being compared to his mother--his dead mother no less. His father of course, believes she's still alive and kicking even though it's obvious she's buried six feet under the ground. The said woman is buried out in the backyard-a small shrine devoted entirely to her. His father sets a place for her every supper-and refuses to believe she's dead. Kanaria-san is in love with Matsuri's dead mother and sees her every time he looks at the young ceo.

Funny isn't it?

To top it all off, Matsuri Heika, one of the most powerful men in the world is a cursed pooch.

Having just woken up, his entire body feels like it was stretched, pulled and squashed in every direction. That, of course, wasn't very far from the truth. Trembling in fatigue, he couldn't even get out of bed without being tangled up in his pajamas. Although he couldn't see very well, it was obvious to the cursed teen that it was Kanaria's socks that were in front of his nose. Not only were they pom-pomed but they also stank. It definitely wasn't a pleasant way to wake up to. Having a nose that constantly twitched, floppy ears and a wagging tail did not really help any. It's definitely not a very nice way to start your day-even if it is already 6:35 pm. (Late in the day for Matsuri Heika)

He was not really worried about his condition. Rather, he was more worried about the company he ran. How would those people survive without him cracking the proverbial whip and issuing orders left and right? Without him, there would be anarchy and chaos-or so he thought. Of course, Matsuri could just leave everything for his second in command. However, there lay another problem. Kanaria wasn't at the office. In fact, the blonde Canary was actually perched on top of the ceo's head all fluffed up like a yellow ball of well..fluff.

Well, it just didn't feel right for Matsuri Heika to be lolling around in bed. There were people to see, places to be. Time was precious after all. So, with that, Matsuri Heika leapt off the bed only to hit the carpet nose first..

OW.

The feeling of soft nose on hard carpet certainly made sure he was awake. Not only that, but, now the young ceo suddenly had the most profound respect for every single canine in the world.

Matsuri heard Kanaria twitter in laughter and the irate ceo tried jumping at him. He missed of course, but it was the thought that counted. He growled at the canary who flew out of the window laughing his tail off about something "being potty trained." Matsuri's ears suddenly perked up at an unfamiliar noise. He could've sworn that he heard a thud and some muffled cursing afterwards. His hackles rising, he bravely..scampered out to investigate the source of the noise.

More noises!

There was a jingling of keys. more swearing. and the sound of high heels hitting wood floors?

Click, clack, click, clack

THUMP!

Muffled swearing.

Please let it not be Umi.PLEASE!

Matsuri's pleas seemed to have been answered because his nose (which was quite useful) identified that it was not the girlfriend from hell. It was another person.someone who smelled like peaches in whipped cream (for lack of better description). The smell was familiar, and teased the young ceo like an elusive butterfly. It reminded him of a certain brown haired girl that annoyed him to the roots of his hair-well fur.

Peaches and cream.Peaches and cream.OH no.

Perhaps it was not an elusive butterfly after all..but an annoying wasp.

"There you are! I've been looking for you! Wait.no don't bite me! You don't bite. do you? Uhm. oh great this is stupid. I'm talking to a DOG." Wailed the young woman.

In spite of the fact that all he could see were her shoes, stockings and .oh my. her skirt. Our cursed pooch knew it was SHE. Anonymity Jane-the assistant from hell. Now he know why Kanaria was practically floating in joy when he came over. Matsuri's pondering was cut short when he felt two delicate, but capable (he noted) hands pick him up from the floor and pooch suddenly met woman.

It was funny really; He hadn't been this close to her before-hell, he hadn't been this close to anyone before. Up close he could actually see each golden fleck in her brown eyes-now that surprised him. He always thought about them as being a rather dull brown. He could see the faint pink blush that could only come from being outside in the cold for more than a few minutes.

I hope she didn't walk all the way here. Did she wear a coat? Was she warm enough?

His doggy eyes moved lower and scrutinized her grinning mouth. Her lips were the softest pink that he had ever seen and Matsuri had no doubt they would be as soft as they looked. The young man..er.. dog noticed that she was looking at him as well, paying attention to the floppy ears he hated so much. Apparently she found them. adorable-as all girls who see dogs with floppy ears do. She grinned and scratched behind them, sending sensations of pure pleasure skittering down his doggy spine. Unconsciously, I let out a yip and thumped my leg on her arm.

How embarrassing..how this body betrays me!

Is that parsley in between her teeth?. Garlic.ughhhhh.

"So, what's your name? Huh? I really can't believe Matsuri-san aka THE JERK would have a doggie as cute as you!" She squealed and hugged me to her.chest. giving the suddenly shy ceo a good view of her endowments-NOT that he looked of course! He was forced to!

She must be a 34 B..soo, the Eye of Ojos does need some adjustment.. I wonder what else that stupid machine got wrong? How about those sweet succulent.. Good God this dog has a lecherous brain!

Anyway, she didn't get an answer so she decided to call the protesting ceo Boss-chan of all things. Of course, Matsuri Heika gave her an indignant sniff and scampered off to his couch. She just giggled at his antics and went off to get some food. Matsuri a.k.a Boss-chan noticed too that she was looking at the clock and almost willing it to move faster so she could get the hell outta here-which didn't really matter to him. Used to being left out. excess baggage.stared at by scared to death employees.

"Boss-chan? Doggy? You want to have some food?"

FOOD!

Normally, the ceo would have been resistant to the mention of food. However, in this form, it was like irresistible kryptonite. He turned up his nose and followed the scent of-if he wasn't mistaken, fettuccini Alfredo. Matsuri was of course disappointed when she handed him another dish. In it was dog food. The blandest food he had ever had the misfortune to taste! Without further ado he flipped the silver doggy dish over and spilled the food on the floor. The dog in him whined at the loss of food but Matsuri paid no attention. He was a ceo for crying out loud! To emphasize his point, the terrier dashed away and hid under the sofa.

She followed him of course like a good doggy-sitter would and tried cajoling the rebellious little ball of fur into coming out. Taking a peek, the said ball of fur looked up to see Nym's un-smiling face as she cleaned the mess up. So, her right eye twitches when she's irritated.. She pushed the food at the only part that stuck out from the sofa-his nose of course, but Matsuri the ceo stubbornly refused to eat that.disgusting. garlic flavored pasta??

The manipulative little.!!

"You're a spoiled lil pooch aren't you? Ah well. Kanaria-san didn't say you couldn't eat human food." Matsuri watched in amazement as she shrugged her slender shoulders, picked him up and put me on a chair opposite hers. He was even more surprised when she put the doggy dish on the table.

"Well. if you're going to eat like a human, might as well do it all the way ne? Besides, I haven't had a date in a long long while. So how about it Boss-chan?" She giggled and Matsuri couldn't help but give her a doggy grin of his own.

So they sat and ate dinner for an hour. It was pretty funny, and from Matsuri, that was quite a compliment. She would "talk" to him and he would bark and yip in agreement or opposition. The "couple" talked about music, books, movies and believe it or not, History. Of course it was her who did most of the talking but it didn't bother the ceo. Perhaps there was a time when he thought barking or yipping was below him, but now was not the time.

Who says you can't have intelligent conversations with dogs?

Time passed by quickly and he was almost.ALMOST disappointed that she had to go. She took one look at the clock and ran off to get ready. Matsuri tried following her like a besotted young lover but with his short doggy legs, he just couldn't keep up. She kept muttering about having term papers to hand in and reports to give Kanaria-san.

She must be pretty busy..

She muttered a quick goodbye, patted the whining canine once and slammed the apartment door closed. The doggy part in Matsuri Heika whined at the loss.

I really couldn't care less.

Then why am I at the window looking if she made the bus or not?

To Be Continued..

TEASER:

Vampire in my Basement By pinkuz

"I'm fine Charlotte. You worry too much." I laughed and sat up. The crowd surrounding us was murmuring in shock. The stranger beside me looked like he was a paramedic. He was looking at me strangely. Charlotte was gripping my shoulders tightly and was shaking me back and forth.

"NO! You're NOT fine! You drowned-"

I interrupted.

"No, I just blacked out. Someone pulled me out. It was an accident."

"NO!" she screeched and the paramedic did something to her that made her fall asleep instantly.

"Lizzie?"

"Nicky? You look like somebody died." I rolled my eyes.

"Someone did." He whispered. "Lizzie, you were pronounced dead for about two minutes."

Oh shoot.

"I called your parents Lizzie. They'll be coming over in a few days." He whispered. He looked like a lost puppy-well a lost Frankenstein puppy.

"But I haven't cleaned my room yet." Was all I could say.