Pray for the Best

That was a close call

I hear my pup-tag beep.

I open my eyes and see that Chase is still asleep facing me.

I kiss him and turn to look at his clock.

7:24 am...

I groan.

My eyes shift over to the side of the room. I see a figure sitting by the door. I sat up and turned on the light. To my surprise I see Rubble staring at me with a surprised expression.

"WHAT THE!"

I yell falling off the bed.

"W-WHAT?!"

Chase yells in alarm as he springs off the bed.

Rubble sprints out the door.

"Who was that?"

Chase asks in a sleepy but concerned voice.

"It was Rubble-"

I tell him.

I sprint out the door to follow him.

Luckily, Rubble wasn't that far.

"RUBBLE! WAIT!"

The other pups sleepily walk outside and stare at us as we run by.

Rubble runs into his pup house and slams the door shut right in my face.

I stop for a second to catch my breath.

"Rubble..."

"WHAT WAS THAT?!"

He yells back in confusion.

"Rubble..."

The other pups stare at me as I try to talk to him.

"WHAT WERE YOU GUYS DOING!"

He asks, still yelling.

"Rubble- I would really like to talk about this in private- the other pups are staring at me and you're screaming isn't helping"

It's quiet for a second, I feel all the other pups eyeing me and I sigh.

I hear the doorknob turn and the door opens.

"Okay- Listen, I know what you saw was weird, but I don't want people to know- CHASE doesn't want people to know."

He looks into my eyes for a few seconds and glances at the door.

"Y-yeah... It was weird."

"Rubble... I like Chase and Chase likes me..."

He looks at me again.

"Is that what Ryder meant when he said you guys were confused?"

I look in Rubble's eyes.

"Ryder doesn't understand... I know its all confusing because me and Chase are both boys but-"

"I understand."

He says cutting my sentence off.

He looked calmer.

"Y-you do?"

Rubble smiles.

"Ryder says its wrong, but I think Ryder is wrong."

I smile.

"I support it! All the way!"

Him saying this made me feel better.

"I would like to let Chase know too though..."

I nod.

"Okay, but he is probably freaking out right now though."

We walk outside, Skye was talking to Chase. Zuma and Marshall were standing off to the side watching and listening.

Chase was had a very nervous and flustered face expression.

"I don't know..."

He tells her.

She kept asking him the same question- trying to get the answer.

"Just tell me Chase..."

"...please stop asking..."

"Chase! Just tell me!"

Marshall and Zuma try to help, we hear them try to convince Skye to stop as well.  

Chase keeps his face pointed at the ground.

"Chase!"

He flinches every time she yells his name.

That infuriates me.

"SKYE! STOP!"

I yell from across the way.

Chase looks up and and shows a small smile, wagging his tail.

Skye turns her head to look at me.

"Stop what? I'm only asking him something."

"The same question over and over, he already told you to stop."

She rolls her eyes looking at Chase and then turns to walk back to her pup house.

I make my way over to them and Chase hugs me.

"What was that about?" I ask him.

He frowns.

"She was asking me why I have been hanging around you more frequently the past few days."

Marshall cuts in.

"Well, we've all been wondering actually. You guys have been very- um."

"Distant?" Zuma finishes.

I look at Chase and he gives me an uncertain look.

"Things have been a bit difficult lately for Chase." I smile and look at him. "I'm just there to help him get through it." Chase smiles back.

"Then why were you chasing after Rubble, Rocky?" Marshall asks.

"Erm-"

"I saw that Chase and Rocky were having a sleepover" Rubble says cutting me off.

"I wanted to join so I ran to my pup-house to get my stuff and Rocky was following me to help."

Great cover up.

"Oh, makes sense as to why Rocky was at Chase's pup-house so early." Zuma exclaims.

I smile.

"But that doesn't explain why Rubble was yelling at you from inside his pup house." Marshall continued.

"Umm..." Rubble looks in my direction. "My pup house is really messy and I didn't want Rocky to see it

"So, you guys had a sleep over and didn't think to invite any of us?" Marshall questioned.

We all stared at each other.

"Seriously?" He continues.

"Okay, we are having a sleepover tonight- and its all of us guy's." Marshall continued.

I awkwardly smiled.

"Yay... can't wait."