A Dog Boy's Heart (Carlos X Oc) (Editing)

Speedy Dog

Evie is sitting in chemistry class with Alex and Doug, as she swoons at the blonde-haired boy across from her. Alex and Doug give each other looks as the girl sighs for the fourth time in the past ten minutes.

"If you sigh anymore, there won't be any oxygen left in the room," Alex stated looking bored as she worked on the worksheet given to them by Mr. Deley. Evie is still oblivious to Alex's words and continues to stare at the boy. "Any chance he's in line for a throne? Anywhere in line?" Evie asks Doug as he looks between her and the boy quickly before sighing.

"Chad. Prince Charming Jr. Cinderella's son. Chad inherited the charm, but not a lot of the there there, know what I mean?" Doug says to the pair of Vks. Alex looks at Doug in confusion as Evie sighs once again. "Looks like there there to me." Evie swoons.

"What does there there even mean? Wonderland kid here needing some help!" Alex says trying to get the attention of either Evie or Doug, but they are both lost in their worlds swooning about the people near them. Mr. Deley appears from behind Chad catching the eyes of Evie, who is not focused on her work.

"Evie! Perhaps this is just a review for you. So tell me, what is the average atomic weight of silver?" Mr. Deley asks hoping to stump the girl and embarrass her in front of the class.

"Atomic weight? Uh, well not very much. I mean it's an atom, right?" Evie laughs as she catches Chad's eyes. Mr. Deley gives Evie a look telling her to answer the question on the chalkboard. Evie gives Alex a smirk as she reaches into her bag and pulls out her magic mirror. She walks up to the chalkboard to answer his question. "Let's see. How do I find the average atomic weight of silver? That would be 106.905 times .5200 plus 108.905 times .4800, which, Mr. Deley, would give us 107.9 amu." Evie states as she reads from the mirror in her hand discretely.

"Amu?" Doug asks confused by the abbreviation Evie used. "Wow," Alex claims sarcastically rolling her eyes. Mr. Deley looks stunned by the fact that Evie answered the question correctly. "I forget. Always a mistake to underestimate-" Mr.Deley starts before getting cut off by Evie. "A villain? Don't make it again." Evie says with a smirk as she walks back to her seat.

Chad hands her a note as she walks by. Once she sits down, she opens the note and swoons as both she and Chad stare at each other dreamily. Alex catches Doug's attention and pretends the vomit, making Doug laugh quietly.

That afternoon Ben is helping Carlos with his abilities in tourney. Alex and her new friends are on the other side of the field, separated by the kill zone, working on their team. The team consisted of Alex, Becca, Trevor, Nadia, Melissa, Lonnie, Cooper, Aaron, Chloe, and Robbie. The team setup was rough but it was working. Somewhat.

"Okay! Carlos, we're gonna do some sprints. You ready?" Ben asks Carlos, who nods. "Remember to stay on your side of the field!" Becca yelled from the other side, smiling as Ben gave her a thumbs up.

"Alright, team let's do this!" Alex yelled holding onto the ball. "We really needed another tourney team," Lonnie claimed as she stood in front of the goal, playing as a goalie. Suddenly the entire field hears screams of fear coming from Carlos as he runs from a small tan dog. Alex's eyes widen as she runs after Carlos leaving the others behind confused. Ben finally notices Carlos's fear and runs after him.

"Carlos? Carlos!" Ben yells. "No stop!" Carlos yells turning back to look at the dog as he keeps running. "Oh no! Carlos! I'm coming!" Alex chases after Ben as they enter the woods. Ben and Alex come to a stop as they see Carlos in a tree with the dog barking at its trunk. Carlos yells in relief as Ben and Alex round the corner.

"Alex!" Carlos cries as he spots the girl. "Whoa-whoa-whoa!" Ben rushes as he picks up the small dog. "Alex! Ben! Help me! This thing is a killer! He's going to chase me down and rip out my throat. This is a vicious, rabid pack animal!" Carlos yells holding onto the tree tightly.

"Hey, who told you that?" Ben asks confused by the young boy's fear. "My mother," Carlos stated looking over at Alex. "Cruella?" Ben asks still confused. Alex nodded sadly as she climbed the tree a bit to reach Carlos and comfort him.

"She's a dog expert. A dog yeller" Carlos stated confused about why Ben was so calm around the dog. "That's not a thing, Carlos," Alex said shaking her head. "Stop being sarcastic and help me! Why are you holding him? He's going to attack you!" Carlos yelled pointing at the dog in Ben's arms, who was currently licking his face.

"Carlos, you've never actually met a dog, have you?" Ben smiled in sympathy as he petted the panting dog. "Of course not!" Carlos stated starting to calm down. "Dude meet Carlos and Alex. Carlos, Alex this is Dude. He's the campus mutt." Ben smiled as he held the dog out to the boy, who was finally out of the tree.

"He doesn't look like a vicious, rabid pack animal. You're a good boy, aren't you? You're a good boy." Carlos held the dog carefully watching as Dude gave him a happy doggy smile. Alex smiled and petted the dog in her friend's arms.

"I guess you guys have it pretty rough on the island." Ben sighed as he thought about the Isle. "Yeah. I guess you could say we don't get a lot of belly rubs." Alex looked at Ben sadly. "Good boy. I-I mean, you're a good runner. You're... you're fast, you know." Ben smiled patting Carlos on the shoulder.

"Oh. Yeah. Thank you." Carlos smiled sadly at the older boy and his friend. "Yeah. Listen, I'm going to give you guys some space, yeah? You guys get to know each other and just, you know, come find me when you're done, okay?" Ben said allowing Alex and Carlos to sit on a fallen tree still holding Dude. Ben left the pair with the dog with a smile knowing that both of them would be just fine.

"See you out there. Hi. Hi! Oh! Thank you!" Carlos laughed as Dude licked his face. Carlos continued to pet the dog with Alex watching. Alex reached over to Pet Dude allowing her head to lay on Carlos's shoulder.