8 Fuel to the fire (1/2)

”Indeed.” Someone answered from below. Taro looked down to saw Charlie standing in his two legs, sipping coffee just like him.

”Fuck! Don't creep me out like that, my dude. Aren't you supposed to be a dog? It doesn't look like a dog-like behavior when you do that shit.” Taro was genuinely creeped out by Charlie after his first night in the Holy Land.

”For the love of God, I'm a highly intelligent species of the canino population. I'm not a dog!” Charlie retorted. He didn't like Taro calling him a dog and in turn completely denying the existence of his intelligent group of species.

”Dog, canino—potato, po-tato; just the same shit.” Taro shrugged his shoulders. He couldn't care less about the Canino species he talked about. So, he quickly changed the topic. ”By the way, where the hell were you last night? Like we were having a serious discussion about us taking up a job and you were MIA.”

Charlie was irked about how Taro didn't give a fuck and decided to have his own share of fun. ”It doesn't matter if I was present or not, is it? Remember, dogs can't work, you know! It won't be a dog-like behavior if I did that shit.” He laughed. However it sounded as if he was coughing hard.

”You sly old fox! Using the 'I'm a dog' statement when you deem necessary!” Taro exclaimed as he gave out a wicked smile of his own.

”That's how we're supposed to use them anyway, aren't we?” Charlie tried to apply that wicked smile on himself. Instead, he looked super adorable.

”Wait, okay. You are a dog, right? Dogs doesn't need to have an allowance, right? How about I, an intelligent humanoid species take that cash and use it for the greater good.” Taro patted Charlie's head. Charlie reacted swiftly to this action and swatted Taro's hand off his head.

”Yea, I heard how this 'intelligent humanoid species' fluffed up his entire allowance and is in desperate need of a job. So, fuck off. I had enough of this conversation.” Charlie got back into all fours and curled his body in a corner.

”Hey, you dodged my previous question. Where in the flaming hell were you for the last two days?” Taro asked.

”I do what I want to do. Who are you to judge me?” Charlie replied with a sneer which pissed Taro off.

”Sheesh, I was just looking out for you.” He said as he left Charlie alone.

”I don't need an idiot looking out for me.” The dog retorted back. However Taro didn't bat an eye anymore.

Instead, it was someone else that gave a reply. ”Did someone say idiot?” Thankappan stood up from his bead and looked around. He was still sleepy.

”Huh, an ugly spat with M'Baku, huh.” Gibli came out of the kitchen, holding a cup of coffee of his own.

”He has a bit of a temper and a foul mouth. That's why we don't mess with the dude.” Gibli explained.

”Do you know where he was for the last two days? Like, does this shit always happen?” Taro looked as if he was whispering to Gibli, but it was a small room and Taro voiced beamed out crystal clear towards M'Baku, who decided to give a silent treatment.

”I presume he was chilling across the hallway with that girl. To answer your question, yes this happens often. He doesn't like Plankton's cooking.” Gibli answered with a chuckle. He could clearly see M'Baku's ears pointing up, as if he was listening the conversation attentively.

M'Baku got the wind of it and finally decided to break off his minute long silence. ”Guys, you're literally talking about me right before. At least have the decency to talk behind my back. However, Gibli is right. Plankton's food is too less of a quality dish for an exquisite tongue like mine.” He said.

”Besides, what does the other family give you?” Taro asked. He was kinda happy that M'Baku decided to talk. He might've been a creep, but who could resist the charm of an adorable dog!

”They give me this fantastic coarse food in bite size and it has multiple fantastic flavors. Just, simply amazing!” M'Baku answered as his mouth started watering on the thought of that.

”Well, that's a roundabout way to say dog food!” Gibli replied. But this time, he decided to give out a full laugh.

”And you say you're not a dog.” Taro joined in on the fun as well.

Fed up off the ridicule, Charlie stormed off yet again. ”Yea, I'm not coming back to this conversation.” He said as he was leaving the room as slow as he could.

”So, what's the deal with this girl you talked about?” Taro asked, returning back to their conversation.

”She's the one who named him Charlie. Moreover, he lets no one else call him by that name.” Gibli got back into his explaining stuff session.

”Hmm, seems like an interesting relationship.” Taro gave out his thoughts.

”Yea, he kinda like her.” Gibli replied to that, clearly witnessing Charlie's reluctant walk towards the door, as if he wanted to hear what they were talking about.

”Eww, like a pedophilic love?” Taro was disgusted. Pedophilia was shunned upon in the entirety of the universe other than some backwards planets, who still hasn't updated their thought process. But it made sense in Charlie's case, accounting the behavior he saw from the dog.

However, Gibli corrected him after he felt that Taro genuinely meant that. He wondered what happened between those two, for Taro to consider him as such a lowlife. ”I guess it's more like a father-daughter love. Who knows, maybe it could be pedophilic too! He's a creep, afterall!” Gibli continued adding fuel into the fire.

”Guys, I'm literally here!” M'Baku barked before giving up the notion right away. ”Fuck it, I'm gonna get myself out.”

”Oh, hey Charlie!” Enter Lonappan, who stretched out his hand to give out a high five. However, M'Baku thought of it as an advance to pat his head and swatted his hand away.

”Call me M'Baku, goddamn it!” He barked at Lonappan, before sprinting out of the room.

”See? Just like I said.” Gibli turned towards Taro and spoke.

”Sheesh, what's wrong with that dude today?” Lonappan shrugged his shoulders.