"oh, what are we going to do." Delilah whispered to Doug after seeing how they were out kibble.

"I don't know, but I don't think we can keep it quiet for too long." Doug whispered back.

Dylan, Dawkins, and Spike walked back in. "ok everyone." Dylan said getting everyone's attention, "we're out a kibble." He said it bluntly.

"WHAT, THEN WHAT ARE WE GOING TO EAT!" everyone yelled.

"don't worry about it, just grab a bowl and go sit at the table, I have everything set up." He said calming. Everyone looked among each other and then did as Dylan said.

"What did you get ready?" asked Delilah.

"don't worry about it. everyone's going to love it." Dylan said counting as everyone was getting a bowl, that was until he realized he was missing a few, "did anyone get Triple D and the Dimitri's at all?" he asked.

Everyone looked around and no one said anything, "I'll go get them." He said. he said walking out of the kitchen.

Once he got to the door he knocked and then opened slowly in case he saw something, "you guys, dinners about ready." he said looking around, "you guys?" he asked looking around, after a bit, he saw them taking a nap, each partnered up. "I'm happy for you six, but…TIME TO GET UP!" he yelled.

"AAAAHHHH!" they all yelled scrabbing to get up. It took them a while to get up. They all blushed once they sat up.

"dinners about to be ready, go downstairs and get a bowl and sit at the table and wait." He said and then looked around the attic, "also, great job on cleaning up." He said.

"Thanks." They said and walked down.

Dylan just sat there and looked around, "I can't remember the last time this place was so cleaned."

"Yeah, it's cleaner than when you cleaned it."

"I know, hope we can…AHH!" Dylan jumped after realizing it was Dolly.

"what wrong bro, you're so jumpy." Dolly said just sitting right in front of him now.

"how, how, how long were you there for?" he said.

"When you told them they did a good work." She said looking around, "and considering this came for the six of them, that's surprising." She said. she then looked at Dylan, with a serious face, "now will you tell me what going on between the six of them." She said starting to get into his face.

Dylan was slowly blushing because of how close she was getting. He then turned his head and just talked withing out looking at her, "oh, nothing, they just really didn't want to do anything like this again if they didn't do a good job." He said nervously.

"hum." Dolly said seeing Dylan's eyes not looking at her, she even got into his sightline, but he would then turn away. "O.M.D, they have a secret, and you know." She then grabbed his face and forced him to look at her, "just tell me. You really should just spill it; I will get it out of you." She said.

Dylan then just put on a normal look, "yeah, I do know something about them, but it's not my place to share, just leave it." he said breaking free. "come on, dinners almost here." He said and walked away.

20 minutes later.

Everyone was sitting at the table with empty bowls, just staring at each other, "ok when are we going to eat?" Dolly said leaning in her paw looking at Dylan.

"YAY!" everyone said.

"don't worry, it's almost here." Dylan said then looked at Diesel when he sniffed the air, and how fast his tail was wagging. "in fact, I think it's here." He said taking a sniff himself, "you mind helping me?" he asked Dolly. Walking to the door.

"fine." She said exasperated. Getting up and following him. Once she got closer to the door she got a whiff of something she hasn't had in so long. "no." she said looking at Dylan and her tail wagging. "enough for everyone?"

Dylan just smiled and scanned his paw opening the door. Once the door opened, a stack of boxes was seen, "oh, thanks. I didn't know how I was going to ring the bell." Hunter said poking his head from the side.

"no problem, I thought as much. Come in." Dylan said moving to the side to let him in, "get ready Dolly, we're going to stop everyone." He said. holding up his paw, Dolly understanding and did the same.

"what do you…"

"PIZZA!" everyone yelled, about to run over.

"THE PAW MEANS PAUSE!" they yelled. a lot of them did make it over the table, and they were just giving them the dog face and whining. "Hunter will be handing out the pieces and we'll be helping to keep everyone calm." He said. watching everyone trying to keep the dog face up but seeing that it had no effect.

After everyone had some pizza.

"ok, now don't eat it too fast. We barely have enough for every to have seconds." Dylan said sitting back in his usual spot, with Dolly not too far behind.

Once everyone started eating, it was like any other day, "so, how was everyone's day?" Delilah asked looking over everyone.

"fine/good/same old same old/nothing new. I dug a hole!" everyone started saying.

"that's nice, nothing too deep I hope." She said directing it to Diesel. He just gave a blank stare. "it wouldn't collapse the back yard again now is it?"

"Nope." He said.

"well, that's nice, and you 5?" Doug asked Dylan and everyone.

"it went well." Dylan said.

"had more fun than I thought I would have." Dolly said.

"it was a great experience, might want to come but again. Don't know if you will come and visit us." Summer said.

"Had a great time, can wait to see what we'll do tomorrow?" Spike said.

"I thought we were going to cheer on Dylan tomorrow at his exam?" Dorothy said.

That stopped everyone in there eating, "what?" everyone asked Dylan. "I thought you said the end of the week!" they said.

"hahaha." He laughed nervously.

"is that way Dr. Dave said he's coming over tomorrow?" Delilah thinking. "as well as not going into work tomorrow?"

"surprisingly, I have work off tomorrow as well." Doug said. thinking it over.

"yes, that was me." Hunter said. "early today, Dylan and everyone come in with an emergency, turns out it just got moved up." He said. "and something I didn't see until after they left, was that I can bring everyone because it was such a short notice." He said. "as well as Dr. Dave needing to update his medical exam and thought it would also be a good time for everyone else to get a check-up as well." He said.

"is that why you brought the bus?" Dorothy said. everyone looked outside to see that what Dorothy said was true.

"Yeah, thought it would be faster." He said. eating his pizza.

"wait." Dorothy said, she was in his lap and turned our and placed her paw in his chest and her tail started to wag, "does that mean?" she just let it hang in the air, everyone looked at Hunter.

"SLEEPOVER!" they all yelled and jumped him.

"HAHAHA, yes, yes. now come down were still eating." Hunter laughed as they were licking him.

"if you are staying, your room is always ready." Delilah said.

"thank you." He said sitting up as best he can.

"wait, you have a spare room?" asked Spike.

"well, since Hunter stays over from time to time, we thought it would be better for him to sleep in a real bed, then on a couch. And it's only for him." Dylan said.

"aw." He said.

"so, I'm guessing some are going to sleep with Hunter?" asked Summer looking around, and some nodded their head. "so, does that mean you going to want your spots back seeing as there is more space now?"

"no, it's fine, I gave up my spot, use it as much as you want while you're here, the treehouse is more than enough." Dylan said.

"Yeah. Some for me, I don't mind. Almost see why Dylan spends so much time up there, when it's aired out." Dolly said.

"so that's the plan? Tomorrow we're going to cheer on Dylan." Doug said.

"look like it dear, we hope you do well." Delilah said towards Dylan.

"Thanks mom." Dylan said grabbing a second piece of pizza.

"carful now, Dylan." Dawkins said. "you don't want to be sluggish tomorrow."

"I'll be fine, we never got to eat like this all the time, so I'm enjoying as best I can, but man are there's things filling." He said eating more.

After a good meal and everyone feed.

"well, I think I'm calling it, tomorrow is going to be a long day." Dylan said. to everyone after seeing some of them playing with hunter and getting belly rubs, he didn't see Dolly anywhere.

"ok then. Sweet dream dear." Delilah said just sitting while reading a book with some of the pups around here.

"tomorrow is a big day, no pressure." Doug said from the bottom of a puppy pile.

"Yeah!" everyone said.

"Thanks everyone, good night." He said, and then headed to the door, right there was a new blanket and Dolly bring in another one. "told you it was cold." He said.

"hahaha." She laughed sarcastically. She then walked away again.

Dylan just looked at the blackest, 'as much as I want to sleep together, this is for the best. Don't want to do anything stupid.' He then walked into the back.

A few minutes later.

Dolly then walked into the treehouse, "carefully, carefully." Dolly said walking in.

"was it that cold?" Dylan said reading a book.

"no, this is for something else." She said walking over to the window, she then dropped the blankets right in front of the telescope. She then started looking through it.

"what are you doing?" Dylan asked closing the book and putting it away.

"trying to find the glass planet you said earlier." She said.

"well, you won't see it with that." He said walking up to her. "you would need something like…one about four times the size of our house to maybe see it."

"then why do you always look through this?" she said.

He then looked up into the night sky, "that red star, do you see it?" (AN, yes I know dogs can't see red all too well, but just go with it.)

"yeah." She said.

Dylan then amid it at the red dot. "there.

"what is it, I can barely see it?" she said.

"that's Mars." He said.

"where you want to go?" she said, there was something in her voice, something neither of them pick up on, something like sadness.

"Yeah, I'm so closed to it, but at the same time, it feels like nothing I do will ever get any closer than right here." Dylan said stretching out his paw.

Dolly was just looking at him, then a yawn escaped her, "well we had a full day, and I think I'm ready to go to sleep." She then grabbed the telescoped and pulled it in, and then throw some of the blankets onto the window and closed it. "there."

"why?"

"the light woke me up, and I was having such a good dream, haven't slept like that in forever." She said, she then set up the beds like last night, and got ready. "you coming?"

Dylan looked at the blankets and to Dolly, and after a while, "yes." he said and just got under without a fight, he was too tired to really fight it. he then felt Dolly push as much as she could into Dylan, he blushed but didn't say anything.

"night Dylan." She said, then laid her head onto his shoulder falling asleep.

"goodnight Dolly." He said, 'love you.' He then fell asleep as well.

And there you have it, I wanted to post this earlier but did feel it, I really hope next year is better. Don't know if I'll do a Christmas story, if so then it'll be a sample.

Word of the day.

Gelid (gel-id)

Adjective

Extremely cold : icy

That's it from me, until next time. Red Omega out, Peace!