DALLON'S POV

I yawn as I wake up from my nice sleep, slowly reaching out to turn off my alarm but instead feel something soft and fluffy in my touch.

I open my eyes and see the puppy, Brendon, beside me still sound asleep but he starts to wake up slightly so I go to turn off my alarm and get out of my bed.

I stretch my arms as I leave the room, and walk in the bathroom to wash my face.

Another day at work I mumble to myself but as I was rinsing my face I hear some quiet yawning and whining from the bedroom, so after washing my face, I immediately go back to Brendon.

"Brendon?" I call out and see him sitting on the bed this time without the soft blanket wrapped around him but instead he was holding onto it. He looked tired and drowsy.

I walk over to the bed and gently pick him up once again "Are you hungry Bud?" I ask softly and I get answered with a small nod and even a quiet bark from him.

I smile softly at his response but before getting out of bed, I check on his bandaged paw that still looks bad but I can see how its slowly healing which is good.

After checking on his other wounds from last night, thats healed, we both go to my kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee for breakfast and apple slices for Brendon, since I don't really have any dog treats for him.

I put carefully him down in the living room's couch for now so I can prepare some hot coffee for me and small bite sized apple slice for the puppy.

But he keeps climbing down the couch and goes laying down on the floor every time I try putting him on the comfy seating.

After trying to get him up again I give and just let him be then walk back to the kitchen instead to make us breakfast.

I start brewing myself some coffee and as I'm waiting for it to get ready, I take an apple from the fruit bowl and throughly wash it with water.

Once its clean I grab a sharp knife and a wooden chopping board for the apple and start cutting it into slices.

I look over to the living room to check on where Brendon was supposed to be, but I don't see him on the couch.

I assumed that he was off exploring the house so I just continued to what I was doing.

But I get startled by a bark coming from behind me which made me accidentally cut myself on the finger. I hiss under my breath while putting the knife down and go over to the sink to clean the cut.

Then I feel something small thats pouncing and climbing on my pant leg. I glance down to see Brendon looking up at me with worry in his eyes while he's whimpering and pawing at my legs.

"Oh no Brendon its okay, I'm okay I promise," I tell him, noticing that he looked worried and upset even. "Its just a small cut, don't worry" I pet on the puppy's head and ears with my free hand to calm him down, which seems to work a little.

He's still pouncing up on me, barking and whimpering anxiously. I notice him pick up his grey blanket, that was next to him, and start giving it to me.

"Aw Bud I appreciate that but its okay trust me, you can have the blanket," I tell him and he stops climbing up my pant leg and slowly sits down next to my leg, hugging his soft blanket instead.

I put a bandaid on the cut after I've dried my hands and glance back over at the worried puppy. He was looking up at me with his big brown eyes.

I kneel down in front of him and I was going to say something but he suddenly surges to my shirt somewhat hugging me with his small arms.

I stare down at him and quietly 'aww' at his actions. I hug him back lightly and he looks up at me and starts barking quietly, like hes trying to say something but I just keep hugging him until I hear a grumbling from my stomach.

I turn red in embarrassment and let go of Brendon. He just sits beside my leg again, trying to look at what I'm doing.

I finish cutting up the apple and put in a plastic bowl for the little puppy beside me to eat and then pour myself a cup of hot, steaming, coffee while I'm at it.

I bring the bowl filled with bite sized apple slices and my coffee to the living room, with Brendon following behind me.

I sit down then put the apple filled bowl onto the floor in front of me and Brendon just stares up at me, like he's waiting for something.

"Yes?" I say confused but he keeps his gaze focused at me. "You can go eat, Bud," I tell him softly, he stops staring at me and starts eating. Well that was strange.

I just pull out my phone from my pocket while I drink my coffee and see a notification from my messages so I go to check who it was.

Ryan: Dal are you coming to work today?

Dallon: Yeah, of course you dork

Ryan: Oh finally Mr. LongLegs answered!

Dallon: What do you mean?

Ryan: Check the time

What?

I check the time and realise that I'm an hour late for work. Shit.

I quickly drink and finish all of my coffee, which burned a hell lot, and got off the couch then rushed up to my bedroom to go change into my scrub suit.

Why didn't my alarm go off! I swear I turned that thing on, I grumble to myself as I change into my work clothes hurriedly because I'm already late, I don't want to get even more late.

I put on my shirt and hear an almost inaudible knock right outside my bedroom door, so I put on my pants and open the door seeing no one there but look down to see the little puppy, nudging an empty bowl with his head to me.

He looks up at me with a slight hint of confusion in his eyes as he sees my attire, I lean down to look at him and tell him that I have to go to work, he just nods and hugs my arm which was adorable.

I pet his back and have him let go of my arm so I can go fix my hair and get going.

After all of that was done, while being accompanied by Brendon, I text Ryan that I'll be at the vet place in 15 minuets.

"Hey Bud?" I say to get Brendon's attention, "I gotta go to work now, are you okay with staying here?" I ask him carefully and he nods slowly while he goes to get his blanket.

I grab my coat and with a small goodbye hug to him, I left the house and went immediately to the vet place.

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"So you're saying you found a stray golden retriever puppy out in the rain last night?"

"Correct,"

"Did he have a collar? A name tag? An Owner?" Ryan asks.

"He did have a collar, that was really tight around the poor pup's neck, but the only information I could read on the collar was his name," I explain to him and he gives me a weird look.

"What?" I ask him confused

"What kind of owner puts a collar tight around their pets neck and put no other information on the tag," he says to me a bit angry, and I honestly agree with him on this.

"Yeah I know right? But the collar did have other information but it was.. scratched? Well it looked like it," I tell him puzzled to why someone would do that.

"Thats weird," "Yeah it is,"

"But wheres the puppy now?" Ryan questions sounding kind of worried for Brendon.

"At my house," I answer him fiddling with the bandaid on my finger.

He just mumbles an 'okay' then notices me playing with the end of my bandaid.

"What happened?" He asks pointing at my covered wound.

"Brendon scared me as I was cutting up an apple for him and accidentally cut myself-" I try explaining but before I could get another word out, I get interrupted.

"You got scared by a puppy?" "Oh shut up Ryan, I got startled," I could already see him smiling like an idiot.

"Aw Dally Wally got scared by a puppy!" He says laughing and I laugh too and I got to be honest, he is hilarious sometimes even if he and I tease each other.

I shake my head as he still laughs his ass off.

"You're an actual idiot Ryan" "And you're an actual dork Dallon"

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I get back home after a not so long day of work actually and I'm glad there wasn't that many injured animals but we did have to take care of the ones that were staying vet place.

I open the door to my house and the first thing I hear as I get in was the sound of something breaking.

Shit, did someone break in?

I carefully and quietly put my coat on the coat rack and I sneak over to where I heard the noise. I finally get there and see shards of a broken vase scattered across the floor but what also caught my eye was a dark haired boy standing in the middle of the horrible mess.

"What the- who are you?!"