犬との生活(一種の) (life with a dog (kind of))

prologue

i walk down the street briskly as i try to cover my head with my hands as rain pours from the grey sky. damn it, i should've brought an umbrella. suddenly, i hear a yelp of what sounded to be a dog and whip my head around toward the noise. i stop walking when i see a man with a metal pole raised and a dog, which looked like a shiba inu, coward in a corner and shaking wildly. i rush over and grab the pole. "don't do that! you're hurting it!" i yell. the man snaps around, his face full of anger. "fine! you can have this.. this.. thing! you can take care of it now!" the man says angrily, storming out of the ally way he was in, leaving just me and the dog in it. i sigh and shift my gaze to the dog, who flinches when i make eye contact with it. "awe, poor thing. how'd he get you to be scared of eye contact? you ok with me picking you up?" i say, reaching my hand out after i crouch down to the dog's level. i notice a collar on it and look at the tag. "no address, no phone number, not that i'd take you back to that psychopath... but your name is victor? hmm strange dog name, if you ask me." i say. the dog seems to scowl at me slightly but i ignore it. i pick up the dog and bring it to my apartment, tucked inside my coat and practically running to the lift. once we got to the safety of my apartment, i put the dog down onto the floor and watch as he looks around the room. "here's home. it's not much but it's enough, i guess. anyway, are you hungry? i was going to start dinner soon, you can have some of that since i don't have dog food." i say. the dog barks softly and wags his tail. "huh. maybe you do actually understand me." i mumble to myself as i get out a packet of instant ramen. i make it and sit on the couch, the dog following behind me and sitting next to me on the floor. "ok, if you're staying here, that name has got to go." i say, looking down at the dog. he seems to roll his eyes. "how about..... tanjiro?" i ask. the dog snorts and shakes slightly. "no? ummm... aki?" i say, taking a bite of ramen. the dog shakes slightly again. "what about..... katashi?" i ask. the dog pauses for a moment before nodding slightly and lolling his tongue out. "katashi it is." i say, picking up some of the noodles with my chopsticks and dropping it to katashi. he eats it happily, seemingly hungry. after we both eat half of the ramen, i clean my dishes as katashi watches at my feet. "ok, you get the couch, i get the bed." i say, sitting on my bed then pointing at it after i prepared for bed. katashi scowls at me slightly and trots right over to my bed and jumps on. "hey! that's mine!" i say. katashi spins in a circle before curling into a little ball on my bed. i sigh and lay down next to him, giving up on moving him. and then i slowly slip into sleep, next to katashi.
          ・*:..｡o○☼*ﾟ・3 weeks later・*:..｡o○☼*ﾟ
i lazily open my eyes to my blaring alarm. i smack the snooze button and sit up tiredly. i yawn and stretch as katashi wakes up as well. i get up and do my morning routine, doing my hair, getting dressed, brushing my teeth, etc. i make breakfast as katashi watched hopefully. "no, you have dog food for a reason. it's for dogs." i say, looking down at him slightly. katashi rolls his eyes and sighs, still not eating his food. "you're pathetic. it can't be that bad." i say. katashi gives me a look that says 'then you try it, bitch' with his eyes narrowed. "well, i'm off. don't break anything." i say, grabbing my wallet and keys while putting on a coat. i walk out the door and lock it behind me before starting to walk to work. i stop halfway down the sidewalk when i realize i forgot my phone and head back in a quicker walk. god, my boss is going to kill me if i'm late again. i quickly unlock the door and open it to see a tall skinny guy with dyed blonde hair, casually in my fridge, who jumps when he sees me. i scream but he quickly shushes me. "nonono! stop it, you dumbass! are you trying to wake up every goddamn person on earth!" the guy whisper yells. I just stare at him, not really knowing what to do. why the hell is there a random guy in my house?! how did he even get in?! the guy groans, shuts the fridge, grabs my arm, and yanks me in while shutting and locking my front door. I stubble in and go to my utensil drawer and pull out a butter knife. "don't come any closer!" i say, trying to sound intimidating. "god, you're just as annoying at this level." the guy mumbles. "ok, i'm going to show you something, just don't freak out, ok?" the guy says, his green eyes reminding me of something. how do i always get myself into shit like this? a bunch of smoke puffs up and the guy seems to disappear. "the fuck?!" i exclaim. where the hell did he go now?! i look down to see katashi, sitting right where the guy was. "what the f- what is even happening?!" i say. "now don't-" katashi starts saying and i stubble back and scream. "hey! calm down, ass face! you're so obnoxious!" katashi says, seemingly annoyed. "you- w h a t??" i say, my confusion apparent. katashi sighs and transforms back into the tall blonde haired guy and my eyes widen. "is this what acid is? am i on crack? what the fuck is happening?" i ask, not necessarily looking for an answer. "no, well, i don't know. i never took you for a druggie but-" i cut the guy off. "i'm not a druggie." i say, slightly annoyed. "mmmmm... maybe. anyway, before you ask, yes, i am the dog. we're the same person-dog-thing." the guy says. "so, you are katashi?" i ask. the guy nods. "my given name was victor but i'm starting to like your stupid one better." he says, leaning against the counter. "so that's why victor was on your dog tag..." i mumble. "yep. and you called my name weird." katashi says. "oh, um, sorry i didn't know my dog was a fucking human being..or whatever.. i don't know." i say. katashi shrugs. "it's complicated, i guess." he says. "so... you can just transform whenever you want? why didn't you just tell me?" i ask. katashi looks away for a moment and hesitates. "whatever. it doesn't matter. you know now, regardless." he says. "well, i'd say i'd rather you just stay human but you being a dog is actually useful sometimes. like space wise." i say. "hey, now i can say i've slept with you." katashi teases, smirking at me slightly. "shut up, you dumb bastard. man, you're even more annoying as a human." i say. "i know, right? thanks for noticing." katashi says, faking a 'kawaii' stature. "whatever you dog fool, i need to go to work. don't break anything.. and don't eat everything." i say, grabbing my phone and unlocking the door to leave. "will do, captain dumbass." katashi says, doing a salute. i roll my eyes but smile slightly as i leave. how do i always get stuck in shit like this?