Walking the Dog (Open)

[renaepeirce]

Renae strode down the street, one hand holding the leash of a german shepard puppy. The dog was huge for a youngster and, although she would never admit it, Renae wasn't too happy with the arrangement.

"Of course Sandy would choose the week she got a puppy to take a holiday," she muttered. Her cousin could be so unresponsible.

Sandy had been given Tyson as a birthday present but had arranged to visit America anyway. As usual, Renae was left to look after whatever fragment of life in London Sandy couldn't care less about. Usually it was paying the house cleaner, but this time ... it was taking care of a dog.

The german sherpard barked at a passing man. Renae flashed him an apologetic smile. "Sorry." She stopped Tyson and tapped a finger on his nose. "No!" she told him sternly, "Bad dog."

She sighed as Tyson just looked up at her, tongue lolling out and liquid brown eyes wondering why she wasn't patting him. Renae started walking again. "Come on," she growled impatiently. Tyson trotted happily beside her, stopping to sniff someone's shoes. Renae gently pulled on the leash, but the dog wouldn't move.

Renae turned around. "Sorry," she said for the second time that day. "He's harmless."

[Carly Shay]

Carly was walking along, quite casually, thinking about iCarly and the next episode. Spencer was at the pet shop, Sam was tidying her very messy room and Freddie was at some geeky club. Carly sighed and day dreamed a little about Freddie. Carly felt her phone ring in her pocket. She answered it. It was Sam, begging her to go and help her with tidying Sam's room. Carly refused. "No, Sam! I'm in town, and anyway, your mum will kill you and me if I turn up!" Carly said, her American accent stern. Then she hung up and started to think. Freddie, iCarly ideas, Freddie, iCarly, ideas, Freddie...

She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard a dog. Carly looked down and saw a dog sniffing her shoes. She laughed, bent down and stroked the dog. "Aww, you're so cute!" Carly said. Then his walker turned round and started apologizing. "No no, don't apologize, it's fine. I'm a real sucker for dogs, especially cute ones like this one. He's very cute!" Carly scratched behind his ears gently and smiled again up at the lady who was his walker -owner?-. "Hey, I'm Carly. What's your name?" she asked. Sure the person was a lady, older than her by far, but Carly made friends with anyone.

[renaepeirce]

"Hey, I'm Carly. What's your name?"

Renae smiled at the young girl. "Renae Pierce," she said. She gestured to the dog. "And that's Tyson."

Renae gently pulled the german shepard away, making him sit beside her. "Good boy," she muttered. Tyson just looked adoringly at Carly.

"He's my cousin's," she explained, "I'm more of a cat person." She glanced at the puppy. "Though I suppose he's cute in a smelly, loud kind of way."

"Nice day for a walk, at least," she smiled. As her eyes glanced over Carly's face, Renae paused. An image flashed into her mind. "Sorry, you - you look familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?"

[Carly Shay]

Carly smiled and got to her feet. "Nice to meet you, Renae. And you, Tyson." Carly added with a smile. Carly nodded. "I love cats, dogs, all animals. I'm very nature-loving, me."

When Renae mentioned seeing her around somewhere, Carly thought for a minute. "Well, me and my friends, Sam and Freddie, do a webshow called iCarly together. Have you ever seen that, maybe? It's a comedy show, on every week." Carly explained. Maybe this would ring a bell.

[renaepeirce]

"Well, me and my friends, Sam and Freddie, do a webshow called iCarly together. Have you ever seen that, maybe? It's a comedy show, on every week."

Renae nodded slowly. "Yeah, maybe that's it. I think when I did some babysitting for my sister last week. One of her kids was watching a show called iCarly."

Renae grinned. "Wow, I'm talking to someone famous."