Roommates

Chapter 6 tentens dog is a bitch

Tenten's dog was a bitch. Not just literally (because it was female), but figurable as well. And Ino found out the hard way, of course.

So how did it start?

Well, it started when Tenten sent out a mass text to her, Sakura, Temari, Rock Lee, and Hinata that she and Neji were planning on going camping for the weekend and needed someone to watch out for her small Chihuahua, Daisy, for two days.

After confirming with Gaara that it was OK to have a dog over (and that she would be responsible for cleaning up after it), Ino immediately replied back that she would watch over Daisy.

Ino had never met Daisy before, but had seen pictures of her on Tenten's social media website and the dog was small but adorable. It didn't have much hair (like a typical Chihuahua) and it was white with a pink collar around her neck. Seeing how Tenten dressed the little dog in adorable pink outfits pushed Ino's decision to babysit the little creature for two days.

Aw, she's so cute!" Ino squealed in delight as Neji walked inside her apartment with a small dog cage and inside of it, of course, was Daisy. Behind Neji entered Tenten, holding a box with plenty of dog food, a small fluffy pillow bed, a couple of dog toys, two bowls, and a pink leash.

"Thank you! Now, she is trained and won't leave any mess around just as long as you take her out every four to six hours and right before you go to bed so she doesn't bother you at night."

Ino nodded while jotting it down on a sticky note. Babysitting Daisy wouldn't be a problem at all as long as she had her walks, food, water, and bed. Dogs weren't as needy as children.

"And here are some bags for when you take her out and need to pick up after her." Tenten said, handing her a bone-shaped container with black bags inside. "Text me if you need anything!"

"Don't let her near your shoes," Neji added in as a warning, and Ino knew that he was most likely talking from personal experience.

Crouching in front of the cage, Tenten opened the small cage door and grabbed her small dog as it ran towards her. The dog stood on her two back legs and waggled her thin white tail, whimpering sadly as if knowing that her owner was about to leave.

"It's OK, I'll be back in two days!" Tenten said while scratching the top of the dog's head. "Auntie Ino will take good care of you!
Daisy let out a small bark as Tenten stood and walked towards the front door. "We need to get going now. Thank you so much Ino for watching over her. And Gaara will be OK with her?"

"Mhmm, it's no big deal! He's OK with it! Now you two go have fun! Daisy and I will have lots of fun together!"

Tenten smiled as she waved at her small dog. "Bye Daisy! Be a good girl and I'll see you soon!"

Three hours into dog sitting...

Daisy hated her.

Ino didn't need the dog telling her that. And if the little devil did speak, it would've freaked out the blonde even more.

But she knew that the chihuahua hated her.

The moment Tenten and Neji left for their small trip, the dog walked back inside its cage and sat there with one of her toys, not leaving. Not even once. Setting a bowl with water near the entrance of her cage, Ino went to the living room and began watching one of her favorite TV dramas - Mob Wives. The catfight and the drama always excited her, as it was entertaining to watch the women gossip about each other on the reality TV show.

The apartment door opened and closed, letting Ino know that her roommate was back from whatever hike he and Kankuro had been doing. As usual, Gaara didn't say anything while walking into the living room. But what surprised her more was the fact that Daisy, for the first time, had left her cage and followed the red-haired young man.