VIII. Wet dogs
**VIII. Wet dogs** _As told by Kaeden_ I didn't _quite_ turn around in time to avoid getting tackled to the ground by Lily. Evidently the two of them had been racing to see which would get to us first - and I honestly didn't know who had won....
XVII. These games we play
**XVII. These games we play** _As told by Milo_ "You get yours at bedtime, right? Even though she agreed to play puppy with us, I don't want to force her too much," I replied, then turned to Lily. "For someone who isn't an infantilist, it's...
XIII. Darkest hour
**XIII. Darkest hour** _As told by Nina_ I was woken up by the sound of someone crying. At first, I thought Kaeden was having a mental breakdown, until I realized the source of the sound was much closer to me. I switched on the small lamp on the...
XII. No reception
**XII. No reception** _As told by Kaeden_ "Ow, Kaeden! Loosen up!" It took me a minute to get my wits back in the darkness. I hadn't even been aware I'd been squeezing my girlfriend's paw that tightly. With great focus, I forced myself to...
IV. In need of friends
**IV. In need of friends** _As told by Milo_ June. It's in the 'top three' in the 'Months I Don't Like'-category. My birthday and October are worse, but that's because of the emotional charge. I dislike June because most teachers and professors...
III. Reaching out
**III. Reaching out** _As told by Kaeden_ My ears flicked with anticipation as I pulled back into my driveway. We had a garage, but at the moment it wasn't useable. It was still full of boxes of our things that we hadn't yet brought in from our...
II. New beginnings
**II. New beginnings** _As told by Nina_ Friday morning in the last week of May. I woke up in a familiar bed that was not my own. Two weeks had passed since I had celebrated my boyfriend's birthday with him and his grandmother. We had a great...
I. Breaking routine
**I. Breaking routine** _As told by Lily_ "Hey Puppy," I said, reaching one arm over and resting it around my boyfriend's side. Far from finding my title for him demeaning, the darkly-patterned Shepherd instead smiled, and slowly blinked his...
XVI. The morning after
_As told by Milo_ Finally. The first birthday in ten years I had enjoyed. Nina really outdid herself, and I had apologized once more for being angry with her for exposing my secret. Even though my grandmother was not used to Nina and me playing...
XV. Three's a crowd
_As told by Nina_ When my boyfriend spoke up again, he was staring down, twisting one of his paws back and forth on the floor. "I's want to pway," he said softly. "Then I suggest you open your first present," Trisha spoke up, involving herself...
XIV. Surprise
_As told by Nina_ I had slept in late on the morning of Milo's birthday. Margaret and I had left shortly after the end of the theatre event, but we spent some time talking together in our dorm. We had praised each other's artwork for _Planes of...
XIII. Call and response
_As told by Milo_ The theatre event had been tiring, to say the least. I spent the entire evening waiting for my turn, since some moron had decided it would be a good idea to end the event with my play. Who ends a night like this with a tragedy?...