Chapter 13: To the Park! To the Park!
Kara let out a yawn, feeling her sleepiness seep away from her. She was sprawled out on her bed.
"Good morning." Kara heard Lena whisper, before feeling a hand run through the fur on her back.
Kara yipped. She raises her head to look above her, to see Lena leaning over the edge of her bed, glasses resting on her nose.
Lena's phone started to ring, making Lena sigh. Kara had come to realizse that Jess would call Lena early, to inform her about the work for the day.
Lena reached over to pick up her phone. "Good morning Jess."
Meanwhile, Kara stood up from her bed and stretched. Kara padded around the room. '
Kara sat down in front of the closed door, absentmindedly raising her left hind leg to scratch behind her left ear.Kara shook her head. '
Kara heard Lena get up from her bed, still on the phone with Jess. Kara tried her best to ignore the conversation, not wanting to listen in. She couldn't help her ears from picking up a few words. The word "walk" stood out to her for some reason. '
Lena opened the door to the hallway, allowing Kara to go first, who happily ran down the hallway. She ran towards the puppy pad and did her business. Kara grumbled as she padded over to the kitchen, and noticed the dog food in her dog bowl. She watched as Lena placed her plate in the microwave, and decided to wait. She glanced out the large windows of the penthouse, and saw the sun rising, with no clouds in sight.
Kara felt her tail start to wag.
"Will that be all for today Jess?...Great... I'll see you in a few." Lena hung up, just as the microwave dinged. Kara watched as Lena reached into the microwave, pulling out her plate. Once Lena began to eat, Kara started to eat her dog food. Her tail began to wag furiously once she realized Lena had placed two of the meatballs at the bottom.
Kara continued to eat her food. Kara fought down a whine. Kara sat up abruptly, suddenly feeling guilty. Kara slouched a little. Kara's ears seemed to droop even more.
Kara glanced at what little food remained in her dog bowl, and continued to eat. Her ears remained to droop. Her ears perked up a little at that thought.
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The baby rhino was no longer in the containment cell.
In its place was a being that made Alex's skin crawl, which had a familiar looking goo behind it,
It was humanoid in shape, about six feet tall, with lanky limbs, clothed in a loose black garment. It's skin was pale, almost white. It seemed to gaze at her, its eye color changing every couple of blinks, its short white wispy hair falling over its eyes. What was interesting is that it seemed to have no ears on the side of its head, and from what she could tell, it had no nails on its fingers. It's eyes gazed at her, and Alex could see the intelligence in it's eyes.
Alex pressed a button on the panel beside the cell. "Can you understand me?" Alex watched as the creature tilted its head. Alex wondered, glancing at its head.
The alien started to move its hands, making a few motions. Alex watched, raising an eyebrow.
It made a few more motions before stopping, red eyes gazing at her.
"Can you talk?" Alex kept an eye on his neck, which didn't twitch, It made a couple frantic motions with its hands, red eyes holding the slightest bit of worry.
Alex pressed the button on the aliens cell, and made her way out of the containment area. She glanced at the Detective on the way out, who was eyeing the alien.
Alex let out a low sigh.
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Kara grumbled, facing away from Lena, who was currently working behind her desk. She was currently wallowing away in her kennel.
"I'm sorry, darling."
Kara huffed. Kara snorted into her dog bed.
"I'm really sorry."
Kara let out a low bark.
"We'll go on the walk later."
Kara howled, raising her head, a little louder than a bark. She went back wallowing, settling down in her dog bed.
"Just give me a few more hours, then we'll go to the park." Lena adjusted herself in her chair, eyeing the grumpy puppy.
"Fine." Kara let out a long whine before falling silent.
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Lena glanced down at the paperwork on her table, running the back of her neck. Lena continued to work, her mind eventually going on autopilot. Before she knew it, she was on the last piece of paper.
She lifted her head once she heard nails on the floor. She saw Kara pad over to her, making her smile. Once Kara reached her, she rested her head on her knee, looking up at the brunette with wide blue eyes.
Lena scratched Kara's head, making the puppy close her eyes. "Almost done, darling." Lena muttered. "Come here." Lena leaned down and picked up Kara, placing the puppy in her lap where Kara curled up, snout buried in her white dress shirt.
Lena went back to finishing the last piece of work, her right hand trailing through Kara's fur absentmindedly.
A few minutes later, she leaned back in her chair, letting out a relieved sigh. "Done." She glanced at the clock hanging on the other side of her desk, and saw that it was 5PM.
She felt Kara shift a little, making her look down to see pleading blue eyes.
"Okay. Let's go on that walk." Lena chuckled once she spotted Kara's tail start to wag quickly. Lena lifted Kara to place her on the ground. Lena stood up from her chair, and organized all the paperwork, placing them in a secure drawer of her desk.
Lena quickly grabbed all of her belongings, placing them in her purse, before picking up Kara's leash. Kara sat patiently as Lena clipped on the leash, her dog tags making the slightest metallic clink.
"We're going back home quickly for me to change, then we'll go for a walk." Lena said out loud, leading Kara out of her office.
Lena saw Jess behind her office, her computer screen lit up. "Jess?"
Jess quickly faced Lena. "Yes, Ms. Luthor?"
"I will be leaving now. I've caught up on all the paperwork, and you can leave once you're done." Kara padded over to the other side of Jess's desk, allowing the secretary to rub her head gently.
"Very well, Ms. Luthor. I will see you tomorrow." Jess quickly slipped Kara a dog treat, who quickly and silently ate it. Kara made her way back to Lena's side, licking her chops.
Lena made her way to the elevator, with Bailey and Kara following close behind. "See you tomorrow, Jess. Stevie."
"Enjoy the rest of the day, Ms. Luthor." Stevie bowed his head the slightest amount.
The elevator door closed.
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After they made their way to the penthouse for lena to get changed, and made their way back into the limo, after a 15 minute drive, they made it to National City Park.
National City Park was in the dead center of National City, ranging from uptown to downtown. It was one of the more beautiful parts of the city. There was a lake where people could rent a boat to relax on the waters.. There was a section where people could learn about multiple flowers. Bouldering was also available in the southern part of the park. Bike lanes allowed cyclists to explore the vast park.
thought, head held high as she walked beside Lena. She sniffed the air, enjoying the fresh scent of grass and the smell of the lake water. It was still fairly sunny, with a couple of clouds in the sky.
The golden pup glanced around, noting that there were quite a lot of people despite it being so late. There were a couple of people resting on blankets along the grass. She spotted a couple of cyclists in the distance.
"How has Sandy been, Bailey?" Kara glanced up at Lena, who had turned to face Bailey, who had removed his suit jacket to look less formal, according to him.
The brunette had changed into a comfortable looking long sleeve, and had changed her pantsuit to a form fitting pair of jeans that had made it difficult for Kara to look away from her for some reason.
"She's doing well. She's picking up on the training, although she does tend to be very stubborn from time to time." Bailey chuckled.
A flash of brown caught her attention, making Kara pause. Kara's ears perked up, and her eyes glanced over to the left side of the trail, glancing at the trees frantically. She padded over to the trees, lowering her nose to sniff at the grass.
Kara went further into the trees, until she felt something fall onto her back, making her flinch and walk backwards. She glanced upwards, spotting a brown squirrel resting on one of the branches of a tree.
Kara felt her whole body start to shake. She rested her front paws on one of the tree trunks.
Kara flinched when an acorn landed on her snout.She yelled.
She heard a snicker from up above her. Kara narrowed her eyes at the brown squirrel, whose tail flicked.
Kara felt a tug from her leash.
"Come on. Kara." Kara glanced behind her to see Lena tugging on the leash gently.
Kara glanced back up at the squirrel, letting out a huff before trailing back to Lena's side.
There was more to explore.
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