Brotherly Love

Chapter 2: Meeting the Family

Dawkins' POV:

I woke up, exhausted. As much as I would love an adopted brother, this one was like Dolly. I was hoping for a brother who was interested in stuff I like. And I especially don't want him stealing my parents' love from me.

I walked downstairs to see DJ sitting on the couch. He looked up at me.

"Morning, bro!" He said cheerfully. I glared at him. He frowned. As much as my family are different from one another, DJ and I are complete opposites. As from what Mum and Dad told me, he would rather play and make music, while I study and invent gadgets.

Suddenly, we heard Dolly yell 'BREAKFAST!' and I ducked under the couch, taking DJ with me. DJ started shaking violently, so I hesitantly put a paw on his shoulder. He stopped shaking and looked at me. 

"Thank you. Now, who are they?" He asked, pointing to the siblings eating.

"They are your new family," I stated, when Mum came downstairs. she clapped her paws for attention. DJ got out from under the couch and stared at the table of pups. Was he looking at DaVinci? No, probably just my head.

"Everyone, give a warm welcome to the newest member of the family, DJ!" Mum said. The pups stared, and after a few seconds, DJ waved his paw slowly. "H-hi," he managed to say. The pups, excluding Dolly, Dylan and Dante, ran over in front of him.

"Hi!" The pups yelled. DJ covered his headphones and started shaking again. I quickly got to his side, pushing the pups back. "Give him space. You may talk with him ONE at a time. Okay?" I told them, gesturing for two of my sisters to come here.

I shooed the others into the kitchen. The two pups stayed. One had a bandit like mask for a spot. Her name is Dizzy. The other had a vertical black line that goes from her forehead to her nose (I think). Her name is Dee Dee. 

"We wanna--!" 

"--Meet DJ!" Dizzy and Dee Dee said. DJ looked surprised.

 "Alright, calm down. I'm DJ, your new brother. I like playing musical instruments and sketching. And what about you?" My two younger sisters stopped jumping. 

"We like to play--!"

"--and play!" Dizzy and Dee Dee stated. DJ nodded and chuckled at them. He leaned into my ear.

"They are so energetic and adorable." He whispered. I chuckled, knowing that was true.

1 1/2 hours later...

DJ has finally met most of the family. Now all he had to meet was Dylan, Dolly, Dante, Dimitri Trio and DaVinci. Dylan and Dolly walked in the room. "What's the pups doing?" I asked.

"They're playing in the yard." Dylan said.

"One might actually be in the yard." Dolly joked, referring to Diesel.

Dolly ran over to DJ and hugged him. "Welcome to the family little bro!" She welcomed.

DJ returned the hug. "Time to know stuff about me. I like playing literally every instrument you could think of and I like to draw." DJ told them. "What about you?"

Dylan spoke first. "I like Star gazing, comics and dinosaurs."

"I like skateboarding, playing with my siblings and doing reckless stunts." Dolly told him. Just then, the Dimitri Trio came busting through the door. I walked outside of the room with Dylan and Dolly to see what they thought of him.

DJ's POV:

I sat on the couch with the triplets. They looked kinda mean. But I really loved everyone so far, and they also liked me. The one called Dimitri 2 was pounding his fist in his other paw. Dimitri 3 was blowing bubble gum and Dimitri 1 sat right next to me and started to speak.

"Listen, you may live with us, but you aren't our family," he spat.

"Yeah, and don't cause trouble either." Dimitri 2 chimed in.

Suddenly, I felt all the air and breath knocked out of me. Dimitri 3 had gut punched me. I fell on my side, gasping for breath. They laughed and walked out. I felt tears streaming down my face. I then also felt something wet against my cheek. I opened my eyes to see a multicolored Dalmatian. She wore a pink bandana and had blue, pink and yellow spots. She licked my tears away.

"Are you alright? Don't worry about them. They'll grow to love ya. I'm DaVinci. I like to make art. You?"

I groaned and got up. Her eyes are pretty. "I'm DJ. I am a musical artist." I stated. "Nice to meet you."

She nodded and walked out. I followed her out of the room and landed in front of my new Mum and Dad. "Thanks so much for not telling them. If they really knew who I was, they probably wouldn't love me."

Mum spoke up. "Don't worry. Even if they found out, they would love you until the end."

What do you think? Who do you think DJ used to be? Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and I'll see ya next time! Explode that star!