Here are some excerpts from the new chapters of my story Love Hate and Dog Racing. I hope everyone enjoys.
From chapter 9
“Dusty?”
All the pent-up rage and stillness broke with the introduction of another. Standing directly behind Dusty, just off to her right side, a large exceptionally handsome black and white male dog looked on with a curious, almost loving, look on his face.
Dusty turned to the voice and jumped with joy at the face before her. “Sarge!” She screamed out in an unnatural giddy voice. She giggled at herself and the smile that crossed Sarge’s face before giving him a quick nuzzle. “What are you doing here?”
“I figured I’d see you off.” He grinned. “Then I heard you arguing with him.” Sarge raised his nose briefly towards Kodi, while dropping his voice to a deep seriousness “Figured you might want someone to back you up.” He grinned coyly.
Kodi felt a tinge of fear fly up his spine. Kodi always saw himself as a fairly large dog, able to take on most any comers. But this dog that stood in front of him now was at least a whole foot taller at the shoulders and looked like he could be a whole lot meaner if he wanted to.
“No.” Dusty smirked at Sarge. “I got everything under control.” She turned towards Kodi and her smile drooped. “Kodi’s just a big puppy who can’t hold his tongue.”
Sarge grinned at this and let a little chortle escape him. “So when do you think you’ll be back Dusty?”
Dusty sighed. “Oh, probably tomorrow at noon or a little later.” She looked at Kirby and Ralph. “Do you two think we can make it back by then?”
“Uh. Yeah. I think we can do that. Don’t you think Kirby?”
“Yeah, yeah, no problem.” They both answered from the dreamy state of shock they were stuck in.
“Good.” Dusty jumped a little and looked once again at the male dog standing near her. She leaned in close to him “So I guess I’ll see you then, right?”
“Of course you will.” Sarge whispered back as he closed in for a long heartfelt nuzzle.
Kodi’s eyes moved over to Kirby and Ralph with the expectation for an answer to this. Kirby met his look and shrugged his shoulder and face in unknowing. Ralph did the same.
“Well I don’t want to keep you from doing your job.” Sarge began to step back from Dusty. “I’ll be waiting for you when you get back okay?”
“Okay.” Dusty grinned. “Love you.”
“Love you to.” Sarge began to turn away when he stopped sidelong to the team. “And you two in the lead be sure to get her back here on time.”
“Sure thing.” Kirby responded instantly.
Sarge paused for a moment and changed his voice to the subtle tone of seriousness Kodi had heard earlier. “And Kodi, you be good to Dusty. Got it.” Sarge turned and walked away before a possible answer could come. But Sarge hadn’t worded it as something to be responded to.
From Chapter 10
Jenna opened her mouth wide like she was about to drop hell on Balto; but she snapped her jaw shut before she could speak, a flash of malevolent cunning crossed her face. Then, quite slow and careful, she crept forwards, inching and pacing her way towards Balto with the utmost care until she stood over the tip of his exposed tail.
Raising her left paw up until it matched the height of her chest; she slammed it down as hard as she could on the bony, fluffy, tip of Balto’s tail.
“YEEOW!!!” Balto sputtered to life and began throwing his paws out from under his body as hard and fast as he could, trying with all desperation to stand up and get away from the terrible pain that ran like cold water up his back. The blanket flew to the side as Balto bounced up and locked his eyes on Jenna. “What did you do that for?!?!” He hardly cared for the answer as he examined the tip of his tail, nothing appeared to be broken or out of place, but the pain still lingered and made him shiver. Or was it the sudden burst of cold air that had done that?
Jenna couldn’t help but start laughing as she backed out of the wheelhouse onto the deck. Balto followed her out with a wary look, letting his tail swish back and forth with the thought that maybe the motion might ease it.
Balto examined it one more time before sitting down in front of Jenna, being sure to not sit on his tail or put any weight on the end of it. “You know you could have broken it. Wouldn’t you have felt bad if you did that?”
Her laughter began to subside down. “Yeah, I would have.” Jenna confessed with a very sincere tone. She stepped forward and nuzzled Balto tenderly. “Because I love you.” She continued rubbing the side of her face against his
Balto’s heart fell and all bitterness that he had vanished with an equally loving nuzzle. “You know how to push my buttons just right. You know that?”
Jenna pulled her head back and winked. “Of course I do.” She paused, then stepped back and twirled around to recompose herself in a more business like fashion. She set herself down onto the deck and took up a stately pose “So … what did you learn about Kodi?”
Here's the link to the first chapter if you want to start at the begining?
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3016415/1/
