Chapter 7 - Spotted

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"Finally found you- what is going on here?" Chloe questioned, noticing that Gidget was on top of Tiberius yet. Mel, Buddy, Norman, Sweetpea and Duke were behind the gray tabby while Snowball hopped down from the closet door knob, a carrot key in his paw. Glancing at each other, Gidget quickly hopped off of Tiberius as she answered, "Nothing! Nothing happened!" The old hawk nodded his head in agreement.

"Right..." Snowball replied, a sly smile on his face. Mel and Buddy were trying to quiet down Sweetpea, who started chirping something. Norman couldn't stop smiling. Looking around at the others, Duke cleared his throat as he spoke, "Uh, Gidget? Max is looking for you." Her tail drooping slightly, Gidget mumbled, "Oh, could... could you tell him that I'm going home for the day? I... I just want to left alone right now." The white Pomeranian turned away and left without another word.

Watching Gidget leave, Tiberius noticed that everyone else was staring at him. "What?" he growled. Batting her eyes teasingly, Chloe said tauntingly, "Oh nothing... just you and Gidget..." Mel and Buddy snickered quietly while Sweetpea began chirping a song. Duke and Snowball couldn't help but hum along while Norman gave the old hawk a thumbs up.

Holding up his talons threateningly, Tiberius snarled, "Who wants to die first?" That made the other pets shut up and run for their lives. Huffing, the old hawk headed for his home.

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