Anubico Oneshots based on prompts

Matchmaking dogs

Prompt: Do a oneshot AU where Anubis' dog is Ammit, Nico's is (obviously) Cerberus, and they meet in a dog park. For background, you can say he heard from Percy who went there with Mrs. O'Leary.

"Are you sure that this is a good place to bring Cerberus?" Nico asked.

Percy looked at him, "Yeah! I was there with Mrs. O'Leary last week and there were so many cute dogs there, and a couple of cute guys too." He winked and Nico slapped his arm.

"I'm not going there if you think it's for picking up guys, Percy! And besides, Cerberus is still a puppy, are you completely sure he'll be okay with all those other dogs?"
Percy waved his comment away, "He's a Rottweiler, he'll be fine."

Nico frowned at the other but he thought it was a fair point, and besides, Cerberus was pretty big for his age.

Nico held the leash tightly. Cerberus pulled on it, wanting to enter the park as soon as they neared it.

There were many dogs there, in all sizes and colours. A Dalmatian puppy scampered towards them, the owner running after it, distress written on their face.

The person picked up the puppy and mumbled an apology before stalking off.

The dark haired boy crouched down next to Cerberus, "I'm gonna release you now, boy. You have to be good and not run far away from me, okay?"

He grabbed the puppy's collar and unclasped the leash.

Cerberus panted happily and suddenly set off into the park.

"Wha- Cerberus!" he yelled and set off in the direction of his dog's departure.

The Rottweiler pup bounded in front of him, running into a darker part of the park. Tall willow trees rose up from the ground, shielding most of the ground from the light of the sun.

The puppy stopped.

"Cerberus! I told you-" Nico stopped short as he spotted the person at whose feet Cerberus had stopped.

A tall young man about his own age stood before him, with black hair and matching dark eyes. He wore a leather jacket and black trousers, complemented by combat boots and a grey t-shirt. A necklace hand around his neck, a golden ankh gleaming on it.

A look of surprise painted his features - which were unfairly hot by the way - and he spoke with a low, silky voice, "Well, here's a little eager puppy. Aren't you a beauty." He bowed down and let Cerberus sniff his hand.

"Well, um, sorry if he scared you," Nico said, scratching his neck.

"No, no. He's not scary, he's just a puppy, after all," the other said.

"I'm a bit surprised that he lets you let him like that," Nico started. "He's doesn't usually take kind to strangers."

The boy chuckled and stood up, "Well, I've always had a thing with dogs. I'm Anubis, by the way."

Nico took the other's outstretched hand in his, "Nico."

Anubis smiled, "It's a pleasure, Nico. And meet Ammit, my dog."

The young man gestured behind him and Nico spotted a dog hiding at the back of the other's feet. It seemed like a mix breed, black fur on its head, with lighter brown and dark brown on the body.

"It's so pretty," Nico said, reaching down to pet the dog. The canine smelled his fingers before licking them. The boy smiled and slid his fingers through the thick fur on the dog's head.

"Um, this is Cerberus," Nico said.

"He's a sweet Rottweiler," Anubis said, his fingers stroking along Cerberus' back.

"Thank you, I try to keep him under a strict training regime and scheduled meals."

"Well, that's a great plan, it's important to exercise them."
"Yeah."

They'd been talking for hours now, both sitting on the grassy ground. The dogs had played for a long time but had stopped only to fall asleep beneath the trees.

"They get along well don't they?" Nico said, gazing at the two canines.

Anubis chuckled beside him, "It seems like it."

Nico smiled at the other, and felt his heart skip a beat at the smile he got back.

His cellphone beeped. It was a message from Hazel, telling him that he had to remember to make dinner.

"Damn it, I forgot I had to make dinner," Nico said, pocketing his phone again.

Anubis looked alarmed a second, "Oh, um, well, do you want to hang out sometime, or?"

Nico blushes slightly, "Yeah, sure."

"Is Monday fine?" Anubis asked, flipping out his phone in the process.

"Sure."

The other smiled, dialling Nico's number into his phone, "Then it's a date."

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I wasn't really sure how to write this chapter, but I tried... :D