RUN, DOG, RUN [M]

[Areru]

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One of the last ones that she had to do at the current time-
And it was one where she needed to catch a dog. She had previously interacted with her friends dogs and so on so she wasn’t exactly unaccustomed to the canines but these dogs apparently had come straight from the vet and chances were, she had been told, they were ridden with fleas and rabies. She had heard before of groups of people who helped restore dogs back to their usual health after the war, as many were left with homes after their owners had to go off to fight or if they had been actually killed in the violence. Nonetheless, and no matter the background of the dogs in question, she had to sort at least one of them out and bring it back to the vet carefully- But with a village so expansive, where exactly could she start searching?

Sighing under her breath at the idea of walking around for ages trying to find one, her hand, which had past been clutching the mission slip, would place the piece of paper back in the handy pocket that she had on her skirt, as her red eyes would look about, trying to catch any sight of any dogs that she could potentially find lurking around the place. They were fast animals, and thankfully, she was quite fast too, but they had sharp teeth and the potential to infect her with a disease if she wasn’t careful- And the possibility of catching fleas. Such possibilities weren’t exactly to her favour but she was sure that she’d be fine and wouldn’t catch anything too bad that couldn’t get healed or sorted out in the hospital. But- How was she going to find this dog?

She had a picture of the mutt that she was supposed to find- It was a mixed breed, but looked more like a basset hound than anything with a long droopy face, and equally droopy ears which made the breed so definitive. Due to these charactaristics, she figured that it might be a bit easier to find it, but in a village full of people who had dogs, chances were there might be more than one basset hound searching the streets at the moment. But nevermind- She’d go do something fun later on that would balance out the work that she had done today- It wasn’t that she was lazy, she just loved relaxing. You would expect a girl who enjoyed such pastimes to have a larger frame but, she was quite small as far as that was concerned- But it didn’t prevent her from catching dogs!

So, walking along the streets of Kumogakure with the image of the dog in her left hand she would look around, watching as people went on with their day to day lives. The one good thing about this mission was that she got quite a nice sum of ryo at the end which would no doubt help her buy tools for the up and coming Chuunin exams that she hoped to attend- Of course, by then she’d need to practice her techniques quite a bit and learn more, or she would ultimately fail in the fighting round that she had heard of- And of course, dying in the Chuunin exams hadn’t been something that she was hoping would happen. She would like to live on to become a Chuunin, and perhaps thereafter become a jounin if her skill and Kage allowed it.
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[Areru]

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But- Jounins were a long way away. And at this rate, so was becoming Chuunin but she wouldn’t let it prevent her from doing her job at the moment- With every alley that she walked along she was that one step closer to finding the dog that she had been sent out to get. No matter how far away it was or how angry it would be upon her finding it, she would capture the dog and bring it back to vet so then she could go and collect her payment for the missions that she had done- Hopefully at the end of this one, she would have the majority of them done, with about.. five to go before she finished the requirements for the Chuunin exams? Helping the village was no doubt a good part to joining the exams as it both profited the village itself, and the person, giving them experience.

And, if she was to get Chuunin after the exams, assuring that she would gain the title, she’d have to perform missions like this often to assure that her title stayed. She would need to run a team- Oh the possibilities! Shaking her head a little bit, her green hair shaking a little bit as she did so, her slightly tired eyes would look around as she continued to try and find the brown and white basset hound- This was proving quite the challenge, although she had only been walking for a few minutes so with no doubt it would be harder than that to find the dog. It wasn’t like the fishing she had done earlier- This was a search across the whole village, not just within one pool on someone’s land. But, she daren’t give up.

She was a Sansutsomu, and she wasn’t exactly going to let a mangy mutt prevent her from joining the exams. With a slight change in her pace as her feet would move slightly faster towards where she wanted to go and search next, she being more determined to capture it. Or- attempt to capture it at least. She had been given a few things that would help her catch it, but, the rest would simply be down to her- She was hoping that the dog wouldn’t be one of those crazy ones that you could get around the place, she wanted to simply walk back to the vet with it freely without worrying about it biting her, or anyone else for that matter. But, it having probably kicked up a fuss in the vet, no doubt it had done something which gave him some time to escape.

Of course, being Areru she was pretty laid back about it all but she didn’t fancy getting bitten by a dog just when her training was just about to begin. It would be a pretty sad thing to happen, really as it would hinder herself even more than her constant fatigue. However- She was nimble and knew when to back away from things when she saw them as dangerous, and the dog that she was about to meet within the next few hours or so, no doubt, was going to be a challenge to catch. But, it being no problem for the young kunoichi, she would but clear her throat, she having been standing in the same place for a few minutes now as she contemplated what to do, but she would then step to the right towards one of the many alleys in Kumogakure- Surely the hound was around here somewhere?

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[Areru]

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Or, that was her hope speaking. As her white boots would walk in to the dirty, dingy alleyway she would look around at the various pieces of trash that were around, it reminding her of the mission she had taken hours before to help clean up the city. It had been quite a challenge for her to clean it all up but it wasn’t very nice seeing trash in other areas around the place. But, she would still keep her constant cool as she’d look over at the bigger pieces of trash, wondering if the dog could have gotten undernea- SHUFFLESHUFFLE! ”……!!!” there was something there! Nearing in to the alley itself she would soon approach where she figured the source of the sound had come from to see quite a large cardboard box which had carelessly been tossed in the alleyway, it nustling between black bags full of trash- Didn’t people know what the word dumpster meant? Geez Louise.

She would then, gently, outstretch her hands towards the box and would begin to pluck it off the ground softly to see- HISSSSS! a cat! It was a white one with black spots from what she could tell but there wasn’t much to examine as in a moment it had sped off to where she had come from. She would watch as its tail would soon fade out of view as it darted around the corner out of the alleyway, leaving the place silent once more and devoid of any potential animals. So, that hadn’t been the one, but at least she had escaped with her life- Not that she thought a cat could really inflict that much harm on her, but being bitten or slashed at wasn’t very nice at all, so she was glad for that, turned around, and continued with her search for the missing basset hound.

”Eh..” looking to the picture once more and getting the image of the dog clear in her mind, she’d then stuff it back in her pocket and would then start to look around once more- This was starting to take a while, but she knew that if she just kept at it, she’d be fine. Looking towards the left; Nothing. To the right; Nothing- But then-

HOOOOOOWL!

Something white and brown darted in front of her with floppy ears flying all over the place- Was it him? Figuring that it was after having remembered what he looked like the young Kunoichi would hen break in to a run, following after the dog that was so eager to run around the village in a mad manner. So, even though she had hoped that this mission would be pretty easy, it would seem otherwise, as she was currently running to try and catch up with the dog. Sure enough he had four legs so he was a bit faster when he wanted to be but, she did her best, and was soon catching up to him, her dark green hair flowing wildly in the wind as she’d run through the streets of Kumogakure, chasing the wrinkly dog.

OH, COME ON..! she’d think as she’d continue to run- The dog just didn’t stop, didn’t he, as he kept running through the streets wildly, howling as he did so in the characteristic way that basset hounds usually did. He made quite a noise too- But she had to stop him before he caused any trouble! Seeing him look back at her it was now clear to him that he was being chased, but, it was probably all a game to him, whilst she herself was deadly serious about wanting to catch him- Why didn’t he stop? He had to stop at some point! That thought exactly placed herself at ease as she knew that she couldn’t keep running forever, but, that meant that he’d need a break soon, too. Grinning, she couldn’t wait until that moment.

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[Areru]

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Her hopes hadn’t exactly been worth it- she continued to run, the tired look in her face spreading although he rmovements stayed quick- She had to get this dog caught, it was pretty important as far as completing her missions went, and she couldn’t exactly skip out on the mission after she had promised to catch the damn dog. Her feet pounding against the earth in a strangely gentle manner as her lithe frame darted around the village, she’d continue to keep her eye on the figure of the dog- Hopefully she’d be able to trap it in to some alley or something with a dead end that she could capture it in- But how could she capture it? She would pray for a moment, that the dog wasn’t as intimidating as it made itself out to be at the moment.

And soon- her prayers, or, at least the ones she had made to catch the dog had been answered as in front of her soon came a dead end- The dog had ran in to one, so it wasn’t exactly her evil-doings that had caused it to happen. The dog itself soon noticed this as its paws grinded to a halt as it looked up at the wall that was in front of it, and then back at the person who was chasing him- She too would stall after seeing the dog doing so, and would slowly approach it- For a few moments she would have suspected that the dog would leap up and attack her violently for trapping him in such a place but she was fairly surprised when she came to hear whimpering noises.

The dogs eyes, typical of a basset hounds’, were droopy and full of emotion- He was scared to say the very least. With her heart melting a little bit at this she would approach the wrinkle-covered dog and would then kneel down in front of it, reaching out her hand for it to smell so that he could pick up her scent in a less hostile manner. The dog would move slowly cautiously to make sure that the human didn’t try anything, and would smell her hand, the scent going up his nose, as her being was soon taken in to account by him. Looking up to her he would whine once more in a pitiful manner, causing Areru to then move her hand, and to pet the dog- Upon closer examination, she couldn’t see any fleas or ticks, which was good!

”Let’s get you back home..” she’d tell the dog as she would then scoop the medium-sized thing up and would carry it- By now she was tired but all she needed to do now was to take the dog back, then she could have a breather and return back home to get an hours rest before she would collect the reward for the mission that she had done. Looking at the dog as it looked back up at her, he licking her face, she’d grin stupidly to the dog and would then walk out of the long, twisting alleyway, and on to the lighted streets of Kumogakure, as she would soon start to make her way towards the vets office. There wasn’t long to wait.

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[Areru]

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Her arms carefully wrapped around the dog, holding it as you would a young child, it would be quite a peculiar sight to see such a tall, thin girl carrying such a bulky looking pet as the bloodhound. She hadn’t known its name so she couldn’t comfort it by calling it its name, but, she would give it a kind smile once in a while to assure it that it was in safe hands and that it wasn’t going to get kidnapped or something like that- Not that the dog would probably know. They weren’t exactly the smartest of creatures although then again they did have quite a bit of sense on them when it came to a few things- She had heard of dogs that could cross the road, which was quite interesting, if they had learned when it was safe to cross.

But that was no matter at the moment- the priority was not to ponder about dogs doing human things but getting the basset hound safe back to the vet where it had escaped from. It looked up at her with sad, emotion-filled eyes, and she too would give it a few glances but not in the same sad-looking manner. She on the other hand was quite happy; Happy because she had finally caught the dog before she had to stop running and take a breather, and although it was quite heavy, she knew that she didn’t have far to go, so that drove her forwards as she walked through the streets, looking at all of the buildings which were on show, the shop fronts done up nicely after the devastation that had been a while ago due to the war and violence.

”We’re almost home now- Don’t you worry.” she’d tell him in a comforting tone, as she would soon see the vet in her sights- She was almost there, and she would almost be able to put the creature on the floor or somewhere that wasn’t in her arms. It had been almost like training with weights, having to carry the animal, it having been placing pressure on both her arms, ribcage and her shoulder, but, it wasn’t anything painful, it was just.. there, really. Approaching the white building that read the words VET, she would soon step inside, looking around for a few moments before she saw the woman at the desk, the dog whining once more as it noticed where it was- Back in the vets.

”Hello;
I found this guy- Where should I put him? Had to run all around town to catch him!” she would tell the woman, not in an annoyed tone, but in quite a positive one, actually, which was quite strange. The woman at the desk would look from the basset hound to Areru, then to the basset hound, and back to Areru once more. ”In to the room, first to your left after you enter the halls- Room number 2, please!”

And with that done she would then walk towards the hallway, and would look around for room number two, although it didn’t take long, as how she had put it, it was the first to the left. Knocking on the door, she would soon let herself in after hearing chatting going on inside, she also carrying the weight of the basset hound. Upon entering a man would seem to light up somewhat in his expression at seeing the dog. ”Chuuchuu! My dear Chuuchuu! Where have you been?! Did you miss daddy? He sure did miss you!” he’d dote around the dog, as Areru was then given the chance to put the dog down after closing the door, the owner soon picking him up and making baby-like noises towards it, to which the dog responded with a slightly confused face.

As the man then exchanged his thanks to the sansutsomu, Areru would then nod, and would quickly exit the vet, and would then be on the streets of Kumo once more, out to get a bit of rest before she’d do anything else.

EXIT!

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[kasuke]

Nice Apple. Very well done. LOVE length in posts and description.

I give you a perfect 50