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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Teens
- Theme: Science Fiction
- Subject: Time: PAST/Present/FUTURE
- Published: 09/23/2011
The Gamble
Born 1967, F, from Tacoma, WA, United States"Where are you going in such a hurry, Naz?" Lebo asked as he watched his sister hightailing it for the front door of their posh estate. She glanced over her shoulder and kept going. Lebo caught her by the shoulder and turned her around to face him.
"Stop!" she protested. "If I don't come up with a lot of credits in one hour Naagi is toast."
"The dog is toast?" he repeated, making sure he'd heard her right.
"Yes," she said urgently. "Apparently she has been betting the bones again."
"Maybe you should just let them put her down," said Lebo with a lack of concern.
"But she's a member of this family!" Naz gasped.
"Not my family," he said. "She's just a canine."
"That's the most racist thing you've said to date," Naz complained. "You know how much Papa loved her."
"Look here, sis. Just because Papa was crazy enough to marry a canine doesn't mean I have to accept her as part of the family. Besides, Papa is dead now, thanks to her."
"Papa was the one that made that bet, not Naagi," Naz protested. "He got himself killed.
"Any way you look at it, the dog can take care of her own business now," Lebo insisted. "We felines don't need to be mixing with their kind."
"Oh, I don't believe this!" Naz growled. "I'm going to go help her. If you don't want to help that's just fine."
"Don't bring her here when you're done," Lebo told her as he downed a glass of milk. "She won't be welcome."
Naz sighed and went to help Naagi. When she arrived at the old warehouse she walked straight in and all the dogs whipped out their guns, ready to blast her.
"Um, is Naagi still ok?" she asked meekly as she put up her hands.
"Hey boss, you're right about her being one cute pussy," said a henchman. A big, bad looking dog hushed his cohort as he stepped out of his office.
"I'm afraid she's in way too far this time," he said as he put a paw around Naz's tiny waist and cast her a toothy grin. "We're going to have to work something out. You and I can discuss it in my office."
Naz swallowed hard, hating herself for finding him so attractive. But maybe she had a little of her father in her, preferring the company of canines. As they stepped inside she turned her big green eyes up to his soft brown ones, and she was willing to make any deal he might suggest. Even if it meant never going back to her bossy, racist brother and the house from hell. Yes, she decided, especially if it meant that.
"Marry me, Naz, and I'll set Naagi free," he said as he watched for her reaction.
Naz hadn't quite expected that, but after a moment of hesitation she said, "Why would you want me for a wife? I'm a feline and you're not."
"Call me crazy, but I thought we could set an example for the others," he said.
"Is that all?" she asked, disappointed.
"That, and I love you with all my heart," he admitted. "I have done, ever since I first laid eyes on you. Why do you think I'm still single after all this time?"
Naz laughed, saying, "Well, because you're a dog."
"We always had that bad rep," he said. "But you and I, kid, we can make a difference. I'm game if you are."
"What the heck," she said. "You've got a deal."
"Good," he said happily. "Then let's seal it with a kiss."
He licked her face, and she licked his, and they went out to tell everyone the good news.
The Gamble(Robin Joy Wirth)
"Where are you going in such a hurry, Naz?" Lebo asked as he watched his sister hightailing it for the front door of their posh estate. She glanced over her shoulder and kept going. Lebo caught her by the shoulder and turned her around to face him.
"Stop!" she protested. "If I don't come up with a lot of credits in one hour Naagi is toast."
"The dog is toast?" he repeated, making sure he'd heard her right.
"Yes," she said urgently. "Apparently she has been betting the bones again."
"Maybe you should just let them put her down," said Lebo with a lack of concern.
"But she's a member of this family!" Naz gasped.
"Not my family," he said. "She's just a canine."
"That's the most racist thing you've said to date," Naz complained. "You know how much Papa loved her."
"Look here, sis. Just because Papa was crazy enough to marry a canine doesn't mean I have to accept her as part of the family. Besides, Papa is dead now, thanks to her."
"Papa was the one that made that bet, not Naagi," Naz protested. "He got himself killed.
"Any way you look at it, the dog can take care of her own business now," Lebo insisted. "We felines don't need to be mixing with their kind."
"Oh, I don't believe this!" Naz growled. "I'm going to go help her. If you don't want to help that's just fine."
"Don't bring her here when you're done," Lebo told her as he downed a glass of milk. "She won't be welcome."
Naz sighed and went to help Naagi. When she arrived at the old warehouse she walked straight in and all the dogs whipped out their guns, ready to blast her.
"Um, is Naagi still ok?" she asked meekly as she put up her hands.
"Hey boss, you're right about her being one cute pussy," said a henchman. A big, bad looking dog hushed his cohort as he stepped out of his office.
"I'm afraid she's in way too far this time," he said as he put a paw around Naz's tiny waist and cast her a toothy grin. "We're going to have to work something out. You and I can discuss it in my office."
Naz swallowed hard, hating herself for finding him so attractive. But maybe she had a little of her father in her, preferring the company of canines. As they stepped inside she turned her big green eyes up to his soft brown ones, and she was willing to make any deal he might suggest. Even if it meant never going back to her bossy, racist brother and the house from hell. Yes, she decided, especially if it meant that.
"Marry me, Naz, and I'll set Naagi free," he said as he watched for her reaction.
Naz hadn't quite expected that, but after a moment of hesitation she said, "Why would you want me for a wife? I'm a feline and you're not."
"Call me crazy, but I thought we could set an example for the others," he said.
"Is that all?" she asked, disappointed.
"That, and I love you with all my heart," he admitted. "I have done, ever since I first laid eyes on you. Why do you think I'm still single after all this time?"
Naz laughed, saying, "Well, because you're a dog."
"We always had that bad rep," he said. "But you and I, kid, we can make a difference. I'm game if you are."
"What the heck," she said. "You've got a deal."
"Good," he said happily. "Then let's seal it with a kiss."
He licked her face, and she licked his, and they went out to tell everyone the good news.
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