Lily's ears twitched at the sniffs, and she turned her head to lick at Cameron's arm, the only part of him immedately available to her.
Cameron laughed and gently pressed on their snoots before setting his hand down
"Oh, I'm sure it'll be fine. He can take as much as he wants from me, as long as it's plastic and comes from down here, in the kitchen."
Kreja presses up against Lily with a happy sigh. He rests his head down on his paws and yawns. Being woken up so early isn’t sitting well with him.
“He wouldn’t stop at kitchen supplies. That dog will go for anything. Hairbrushes, clothes, jewelry, knives, gun, literally anything. You name it.” Ava shakes her head, looking at the dogs and Cameron.
Lily barked softly and bent her head to gently lick Kreja's head, her tail thumping softly. She set her head down on his, her tail slowly stopping its thumps.
"Ah, I think I could have guessed. It's like every week you're chasing after him because he stole one thing or another," Cameron joked with a grin.
Kreja sighs contently and closes his eyes. Being around Lily always comforts him. It’s not very long before he has fallen sound asleep.
“Last week he stole a pair of your pants. Hid ‘em under the chair in my room. He was so proud of himself.” Ava chuckles and shakes her head in amusement. The crazy dog had ripped a big hole in the back so she was stuck sewing it up.
"Hm. I would have rather you told me when you found out," Cameron commented softly, his eyebrows raising just a small bit. "I don't even know where those pants went off to, honestly." He snickered, rolling his eyes at the sleeping Kreja. "He's just crazy."
“You didn’t even notice that they were gone and then that they were sewed in the back so I figured that it was okay,” Ava tells him with an innocent smile. “When in doubt blame Kreja.” This is generally her rule. That dog is definitely crazy but he’s almost a smart sweet pea.
"If they're sewed in the back with a different material, there's literally no point in wearing them without making a fool of myself," Cameron sighed slowly. "But I do appreciate the effort, Ava. Thanks. And no thanks to Kreja," He teased the dog with a smile.
“First of all, you don’t need the pants to make a fool of yourself,” Ava teases him lightly. “Second of all, it’s the same material. No one will notice.” She had to buy some fabric from the store but it may as well be an investment since Kreja tears up jeans all of the time. “I’ll but him some more toys. Maybe that’ll help.”
"Yeah, whatever. How many pairs of pants has he chewed up of ours? I feel like the same exact cloth would be a bit of an investment." He echoed her thoughts as he had similar ones.
"And I do think toys would help. Quite a lot."
“Too many to count. Don’t worry, I’ve already thought of that. There’s a big bundle of cloth in my closet,” She assures him with a nod. “I’ll have to take him to the pet store so he can pick some things out. Hopefully some of the long lasting toys will actually last more than a week.”
"Yeah, take him tomorrow. It'll soothe our heads for at least a couple days." He stretched across Kreja to gently stroke Lily's head, who gruffed softly at him. He chuckled.
"Don't get Lily one. She has her tennis balls around here somewhere. Unless Kreja chewed them up."
“I’ll get Lily one or two just in case. It really wouldn’t be surprising if Kreja destroyed her tennis balls.” That dog will chew up anything. She’s tried different training techniques to stop him but he just doesn’t understand that it’s bad. It’s baffling. He can learn all sorts of crazy and advanced commands but anything with not being a thief goes right over his head.
"Then just get Lily tennis balls," Cameron sighed, feeling rather defeated. "Maybe we could go together?" He suddenly asked, sitting up with a grin. "It'd be a lot of fun, right?" Lily barked at him for more pets, but when she didn't receive them, she just huffed and relaxed back down against Kreja with a slow sigh.
Ava glances over to him curiously. The fact that he's this excited has her slightly concerned. "Yeah, we can go together," She agrees with a nod. The only fun shopping is shopping for the dogs so this can't be too bad. "I also need to get Kreja a new collar and leash so don't let me forget." The old ones are barely hanging on.
"What's that look for? I like going to see the other animals at pet stores," Cameron huffed defensively, but he grinned anyway. "That's your personal problem that I'm paying for, Ava. Maybe you should just take him off of leashes, and let him walk around like you usually do." The suggestion was one-hundred percent sarcastic.
"Oh, that might be an issue then. Unless someone stops me from looking then I'll end up coming back with a bird or a kitten or something." Ava warns with a light laugh. "I'll have you know that Kreja is trained to walk without a leash and he does well with it. The issue is him being allowed to wander around the house." The crazy pup comes on most of her missions with her so the leash isn't the issue. He's just a little shit.
"Hm… I wouldn't mind a new pet," Cameron wondered aloud with a grin. "A kitten sounds nice, but how would the dogs react?" He glanced at Lily. "Well, no, not the dogs, just Kreja. Lily would be fine, I bet. She's a good girl."
Lily barked softly at him, raising her head again at her name and thumping her tail on the couch.
"Seriously?" Ava asks, lighting up. She would absolutely love to have another animal in the house. "Kreja, surprisingly enough, actually loves cats. I used to feed stray cats and he made friends with almost all of them. It was so sweet." Glancing over to Lily, she smiles. "Yeah, Lily is a very good girl." There's no doubt about that.
"Yea, actually, I was planning on getting you a little kitten for your birthday, but then I was like, what's the point of planning on getting someone an animal without them there? Anyway, what I'm saying is, I'm getting you a kitten." He grinned at her. "Of course it's a sorely early birthday present, but I thought it'd be a good season to adopt, considering a lot of strays are brought in during the winter. I think we should go to a shelter."
Ava, without any warning, leaps off of the chair and launches herself at him. She pulls him in for a huge hug, clearly thrilled about this. “Thank you! You’re such an amazing friend!” After pressing a quick kiss to his cheek, she climbs the seat next to him. “Going to a shelter sounds perfect.” To say that she’s excited is an understatement. “This is seriously the best birthday present that anyone has ever given me.”
Cameron chuckled and didn't distract himself with the small kiss on the cheek. He just blamed it on her excitement, and mirrored her big smile on his own handsome features.
"You're welcome! Thanks for dealing with me for about two years. Hey, don't worry about it. I want a kitten too, so it's a win win, right? When do you wanna go? I'm pretty sure we can just go walk in, so it's up to you when you want to go…"
Ava is practically bouncing in her seat. This level of excitement is rare and is usually only brought out by animals. “I should be thanking you for dealing with me and Kreja. We are not easy to deal with.” That’s something she finds easy to admit. “We’ll have to go kitten supply shopping first. Maybe we could do that when we go to get the dogs their toys?”
"Yes, that sounds good. And maybe we could do some research on what breed of cat you want. We should find one that would be somewhat friendlier with dogs. Or maybe we could just go with a very friendly tabby," He hummed thoughtfully, tilting his head. "What kind of cat do you want, anyway?"
“Ragdolls, Birmans, and Maine Coons are supposed to do well with dogs.” That’s what she’s read at least. “Hm, we’ll probably have to look at the shelters around here and see what kinds of cats they have.” If they’re adopting then they can be too picky. “I’ve always liked Japanese Bobtails.”
"Well, it seems as if you've done your research," He remarked, even though he did look impressed. He nodded. "Alright, I won't fact check you. I've never owned a cat in my life, so I'm depending on you for the fancy details. I'll buy whatever you need, and the cat, any breed. But I won't travel to a breeder or a pet store. But I will travel to any shelter."
“My brother really wanted a cat so he did all sorts of research. I helped him with most of it,” She explains with a sheepish smile. They never actually did get that cat. Her father isn’t fond of animals. “I’ve never owned a cat either so some research will be required. There a couple of shelter in the area. We could start there and just see what cats they have.”
"Alright, that sounds fine. I leave you with the research, though." Cameron grinned and yawned, leaning on the dogs. "I might take a nap. I dunno. Do you wanna go look at cats today?" He asked, changing the subject.
Ava stretches out and props her feet up on the side of the couch. “I was going to take the pups out for a run and then to the park. You could take your nap while we’re gone and then we can go see the cats afterwards.”
Cameron frowned a little, glancing down at the snoring Kreja. "You can take Lily, I want to sleep with Kreja. He's so tired, after all," Cameron cooed sympathetically, though a slight grin tugged at his lips.
"Have fun with that. You and I both know that he's going to go ballistic when he wakes up and find that I took Lily out and not him." Ava gets up off of the couch. Bending down, she presses a light kiss to Kreja's head before she goes to grab Lily's leash.
