***Note: Photobucket is down for maintenance tonight, so I will be adding pics tomorrow most likely if I have time!***
Oh good, I'm happy its been extended! I have had no time to be online lately (you'll see why in the story!) and I'd meant to post before...now I still can! The top part is Cinder's long version, the bottom is my short version, so you don't have to read the long if you just want to see what happened during our summer... =P Obviously, I am too wordy, so I have to post in a couple parts. I hope it's not too long for everyone...hehe. So here we go...
Cinder and Rae's Summer Adventures!
Cinder's Long Version:
(Part One) --
Summer started in a blur of activity. For a 5-month-old pup, the world got very strange indeed. Instead of sleeping in everyday and playing with her sister, Sundae, Cinder started to notice odd things. Everything was scattered about on the floor...which was great fun for her at first. She plowed through the piles of clothes and shoes, skirted around towering stacks of cds and dvds with gusto and sped around an obstacle course of carelessly thrown hangers on the floor. Then came the boxes. All of Rae's things packed away...the room getting emptier and smells disappearing. She began to feel uneasy as her things disappeared. What was happening?
Then the worst happened. Cinder was confined alone in her pen. She heard and smelled strangers walking in and out of the house. They were taking her STUFF! And Rae was gone. She cried, howled, screamed...but no one came to save her for what seemed like the longest time.
Finally, a very tired Rae came along to save her! But...she was immediately thrust into the bath, the BANE of her existence. She was so tired from the long scary day that she could hardly put up a fuss. After that day, she was no longer scared to be alone in her pen.
It was the funniest thing to Cinder. She knew all of the smells in this new house she was brought to. She immediately began to look for her siblings and parents. This was the house she grew up in! She couldn't find them, except for her sister, Sundae. She wasn't sure what was going on, but she was happy to be with her people again even though she had to learn new routines.
(Part Two) --
The days were warm and bordering on too warm in the hot Arizona desert when Cinder and her family moved to the new house. But there was still time for another fun new experience--walks! Cinder marveled at the outdoors. She would trot alongside Rae happily, tail and ears up, scanning the parks for leaves being blown about by the wind. If it moved, it must be chased! The best part of walks was the people. They would come up and tell her how pretty and cute she was. Cinder couldn't help but play into their adoration by trying to get to every single person who expressed interest. She couldn't disappoint her fans! Especially the children. As the days got hotter, the walks whittled down, much to Cinder's disdain. She had to concede, though--her feet were getting much too hot on the sidewalks!
The days flew by for Cinder as she spent her time cuddling and playing with Rae. Until one day, Cinder noticed things happening again. More piles of clothes and shoes. More obstacles on the ground and entire contents of closets being emptied. She knew what this meant. People were going to take her stuff again! She stood on top of the clothes as Rae tried to sort them.
"NO," Cinder thought, "these are mine, you can't have them!"
Rae gently moved her aside, but Cinder wasn't giving up that easily. Every item Rae packed, she had to move Cinder aside. Packing proceeded slowly.
Finally, one day the room was empty again. Cinder sat on the floor in the empty room missing her bed and wondering what came next. She didn't have to wait long.
Into the car with Rae she went. The drive was long and Cinder was nervous at first. After her initial pleading to be let free, the car lulled her into a stary quietness as she tried not to fall asleep. It was quiet and warm and relaxing.
When the car stopped, all that was to change. Suddenly Cinder was thrust into noise and commotion. All around her were people, cars, horns honking and people yelling. She cowered in her carry-bag. She'd never seen such a site before! Rae talked to her, trying to console her, but Cinder wasn't even sure if she was excited or scared.
(Part Three) --
Cinder sat there in her bag and watched in wonder and fear as she passed all the people. So many smells and sounds and sights! Her nose was assaulted with perfumes and fast food as Rae wove them through line after line. Some people tried to talk to her, but Cinder was too confused to acknowledge them. After a lot of stopping and starting, Rae finally set Cinder's bag down on a seat and they sat there together for awhile. Cinder started to get curious about the people as things were quieter now. She poked her head out of her bag and sniffed and sniffed. There they sat for what seemed like forever.
Then suddenly people started lining up again. Cinder and Rae joined them. Cinder peered out the bag as they went down a long hall then into a small area with rows and rows of seats with lots of people. Rae sat in a seat.
"I'm sorry about this, Cin, but it will all be over soon," Rae said as she kissed Cinder's head.
Rae leaned down and pushed Cinder under a seat. Cinder was terrified. She stayed silent, wondering why she was being pushed away in a dark scary place. Then the noises started. It was so loud. Cinder cried, begging to be let free, her cries getting louder as she felt like the world fell away. Eventually, she grew so tired she could cry no more and drifted off to sleep.
She was awoken by a bump. Rae pulled her out from under the seat and Cinder was so happy to see her. They walked out of the small area with seats and through a hall again. Finally Cinder was able to get out and stretch her legs...joy! There were more lines, more waiting, but at least she was out from under the dark place.
Then, suddenly there were strangers around Cinder. She wagged her tail politely and licked their fingers. They ooohed and aaahed over her as she thought was quite right. They proclaimed that she was "most definitely healthy and the friendliest, cutest dog ever and she could enter the country." Cinder thought that sounded good.
(Part Four) --
Cinder was tired after all the people and the dark scary ordeal. She was ready to fall over, asleep. But there was to be one more surprise for her. Rae took her outside where it felt much colder than back at her old house. That's when Cinder smelled something familiar. It was Kai! Her long lost favorite other person. He had come to get Cinder and Rae and take them home at last. It had been months since Cinder had seen Kai, but she still remembered him. Her tail went crazy and she cried, trying to get to him. Their family was finally back together.
Cinder was happy to be with her favorite people, but things were new yet again. Her favorite new thing was the thing called 'the beach.' She couldn't help it, but every time her feet hit the sand, she just HAD to run. Her walks were now in perfect weather with sand and water and sun.
Her days passed with walks and playing with Kai and Rae. Life was grand...! Until that one day.
She was whisked away in her bag again. Usually Cinder enjoyed such outings now, but she could tell Rae was nervous. What the heck was happening now? Rae took Cinder into a building that smelled like medicine and dogs. After getting a shot, Rae LEFT her. Cinder was devastated. Why would Rae leave her like that? She didn't have much time to wonder as she drifted off to sleep.
When Cinder woke, Rae was back.
"Thank goodness," she thought, as she fell back asleep.
The next couple days were full of painful twinges in her belly, but that didn't matter. She was back with her people and that's all that mattered. Oh, except for the annoying fact that Rae and Kai wouldn't let her run around like crazy as usual!!
Something else was happening, too. Rae began to put on a big poofy dress. Cinder thought it was a blast to jump at the ends and try to catch them. But what a mistake. Rae got angry and yelled at Cinder. She slunk under the bed to hide. Rae hardly ever got mad at her! She didn't get it at all.
Cinder didn't know why, but she felt anticipation in the air. Rae and Kai didn't have much time and Cinder was left to sulk alone in her room more often. New people were visiting more often, though, and Cinder delighted in meeting every one of them. She knew something was coming soon, but who could say what with these silly humans.
The beautiful summer days continued as Cinder basked away on the balcony, walked the beach as much as possible, and played with her favorite people in the world.
--THE END--
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