charloft - 100 drabbles - 23. Dog Days

The last of the concrete was drying, and K’tanya had some time to kill, so she called B over and sat down with the pup for a little girl talk.

"I know you’re still young, but it’s almost time for you to hit puberty. Your powers are bound to start showing up soon so you better start thinking about how you’re going to break it to Aidan when the time comes."

B made a soft wuffing noise as K’tanya scratched her ears.

"And do something about the doggy breath too. It’s going be bad enough when the sulfur kicks in."