"Hey Mattie?" Jeff asked in his most innocent voice. Matt turned around and regardeed his brother. "What?" he asked suspiciously "Ummm" started Jeff "Come on Jeffie, you can ask me anything. go on just ask" he cajoled...**what WAS he up to THIS time?** thought Matt "Well" said Jeff looking aroubd "Can we ummm...?" "Now, come on Jeff, say it" **Definitely up to something** confirmed Matt "Can we...get a puppy?" Jeff asked hopefully "WHAT?!" "Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease" begged Jeff "What do you wanna a puppy for?" "Coz I ain't got no pets" explained Jeff "Yes you have, what do you think Bobbles is?" asked Matt referring to Jeff's PET goldfish. Jeff huffed "He's boring, he won't eat any Skittl-" Jeff stopped there, but it was too late "Have you been feeding Bobbles your Skittles Jeff?" cried Matt "No?" "I don't believe it Jeff, and you want a puppy. NO!" "But, but, but that's not fair!!" stomped Jeff "NO! I'll end up looking after it, walking it, feeding it...CLEANING UP AFTER IT!" "But, I'll promise it'll be good" pleaded Jeff "Oh, right, you've asked it have you?" asked Matt. "But, but, but, I'll feed it and walk it and clean it and train it and everything Mattie. pleeeeeeeeeeeaaase?" "Why do you deserve to get a puppy Jeff?" asked Matt in his best mother voice, he'd been waiting for a moment to use that. (don't tell anyone...he'd been practicing) "Well..." Jeff looked around the room "I've umm.....been REALLY good today!" he piped up. "Yes but Jeff, it's 10 am, and you got up at 9:30." explained Matt "any other good reasons to get a puppy?" started Matt. "Awwwwwww, Jeff's getting a puppy!" squealed Christian as he entered the room and heard the end of the conversation "No he's-" started Matt "YEP..I am!" Jeff interrupted, he stuck his tongue out at Matt "Awwwww...puppies are so sweet, good idea Mattie" simpered Christian "But...I...Jeff..." stammered Matt "Yeeeeeaaahhhh" squealed Jeff "...let's go to the...the...where do you get puppies from Mattie?" Matt shook his head in disbeleif, how did this just happen? He wanted to cry...he wanted his M&Ms. "Comme Mattie baby, let's go to the shelter, let's get us a puppy!" said Christian "awwww....a puppy" he said again. Christian started to stare at Matt "They're sooooo cute...how'd ya come up with such a cutey-putey idea sweetie?" "Well-" started Jeff "I saw one" said Matt quickly interrupting Jeff "and I thought you might like one baby" he explained to Christian with a smile "Awwwwww" Christian beamed and hugged Matt, Matt stuck his tongue out at Jeff who stood there gaping at the actions of his brother. "Come on then" said Matt "let's get this puppy then" He walked out with Christian, and Jeff stood there pouting. "Stop pouting Jeffie" called Matt from the front door "I thought you wanted to get a puppy" "Yeah...well...OK...but, don't expect me to like it" sulked Jeff. The three men pulled up at the animal shelter. Jeff leapt out of the car, he had got bored of sulking because neither Matt nor Christian were paying him any attention. Jeff ran up to the receptionist, who looked quite startled at the sight of a multi-coloured young man, in unique clothing, running excitedly towards her. With no apparrent means of escape. "We wanna buy a puppy!" eclaimed Jeff triumphantly, slapping his hand down on the counter. "We?" asked the receptionist, she looked over Jeff's shoulder and couldn't see any one "uhh, sweetie there's only you here" "What?" Jeff looked round, Matt and Christian were nowhere to be seen "Hang on" he told the receptionist "I'll be back in a jiffy" He walked out of the building. "MATT! Put Christian down! I wanna buy a puppy, not gross people out!" screamed Jeff across the carpark, people turned. They stared. Matt coughed, looked round, turned a bright red and tried to saunter casually up to his brother, with out much success, with Christian following behind, similarly without much succeess. Matt tried to say something to Jeff but all he could do was squeak through embarrassment. A lady showed them round to the puppies. When they were shown each puppy, it was met with a loud "Awwwwwwwwwwww" from Christian each time. Jeff came out with helpful comments such as "That is UG-LYYYYYY" "Nope, too dumb looking" "Ha! that one looks like Matt!" "Are you sure that's a dog?" Matt was still too embarrassed to see whether his voice had stopped squeaking or not. Jeff finally found a small golden labrador female puppy. Christian gave it a customary. "Awwwwwww" followed by "Mattie...isn't she sweet" Matt just nodded, his cheeks still red, he was not going to be heard squeaking in public! "Yeaaah!! Let's get that one!" cried Jeff "Is that OK Mattie?" Matt was shocked...his brother was asking HIS opinion? "Well-" he started (well squeaked) "Brilliant!! Thanks Matt!!" Jeff rubbbed his hands together in glee. "Let's get it!" They took the puppy home. "Right then" proclaimed Matt who had recovered on his way home, and proceeded to tell Jeff exactly what he thought of Jeff. "We're gonna have to think of a name that we'll all like" "But! It's MY puppy!" cried Jeff "Who paid for her?" "Well...you did" admitted Jeff, but it didn't stop him pouting "Exactly. So what we gonna call her?" Matt asked "any ideas Christian?" "Ummmmmmm...Precious?" he suggested Matt just looked at Christian "Jeff? any ideas?" Matt asked, not bothering with a response for Christian "Yeah...JAWS!" said Jeff, with a dramatic pose "Jaws?" asked MAtt in disbelief, how did he know these people? "Yeah" smiled Jeff nodding proudly "Uh. No" "Ummm, OK" thought Jeff "What abooooouuuuuuutt...uummmmm...KILLER" suggested Jeff, with another appropriate pose Matt shook his head "No" "Fine....genius....you think of something" huffed Jeff prodding his finger in Matt's chest "Hey, it's not my dog!" cried Matt rubbing his chest "Why don't you two put the names you like in a bag, we'll draw one at random?" Jeff smiled he liked that idea "Oh, and JEFF, you can only put the same name in ONCE". Jeff huffed at his brother and set about scribbling names on paper. "Right then" smiled Matt "here goes". He fished around in the bag for a piece of paper. He selected on and carefully unfolded it. He read the name on the piece of paper, but remained silent. He looked at Jeff and Christian. Jeff and Christian sat up eagerly, looking expectantly at Matt. "Well then, it would appear, that the puppy....that one there" he pointed to the puppy, dragging the naming out "Yes? Yes?" cried Jeff and Christian together. Matt smirked and carried on "That puppy there" he said again, pointing "has got her name.....it's written down here...on the paper...the piece I'm holding right now" he waved the piece of paper in the air "this piece of-" "COME ON!" shouted Jeff "What's the bloody dog called?" Matt Smiled "Well.....the name on this piece of paper is-" "YES?" asked Jeff again, nearly standing from his seat Matt sighed...what a stupid name to give a dog, he KNEW who had thought of it. "The dog's called "Bobbles 2" " he said in defeat. Jeff jumped "YAY!!!" That was MY idea!!!!" he ran up to...*ahem*...Bobbles 2 and picked her up. Matt sat down, Christian turned to him and asked "Bobbles 2?" Matt sighed "Yeah...we have a goldfish called Bobbles...and now a DOG called Bobbles 2" he shook his head "I think I'm gonna get some M&Ms" "Yeah" nodded Christian "Good idea" Matt got up to fetch the M&Ms, he looked in the drawer he kept them in, they weren't there. He walked back into the living room, it was then he saw Jeffie....and Bobbles 2 "JEFF!!! Stop feeding that dog MY M&Ms!!!" |
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