Cutest Pet System

New Friend

Rachel takes Rio and sits him on a small wooden chair.

She then lays on the bed next to him and begins flipping through a book that had been left face down.

Rio uses his dominance on the girl while she's distracted with her book.

Rio takes this chance to relax while watching her face shift into different emotions rapidly as she flips through the pages.

It was as if she couldn't figure out which emotion she should have and is simply cycling through all of them.

Soon the girl finishes her book and with a face full of satisfaction, she turns her attention to Rio.

"So, what's your name, little guy?"

Rio Remains quiet and watches the girl. It's not like she would understand him anyways.

"Aww, don't be so shy. You can tell me."

With that, the girl grabs Rio by the fur and places him into the crook of her arm, hugging him close to her chest.

Rio remains silent as he feels the girl's warmth.

"As you already know, I'm Rachel. Now it's your turn."

Rachel pets Rio's head as she continues to rock him in her arms.

"Ugh fine, the names, Rio" he manages to bark out.

Rachel laughs at this and runs her hand through Rio's hair.

"RIo huh, what a nice name."

"..."

"Hold on, what?!".Rio is stunned to hear Rachel's response. there was no way that she actually heard him.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to spook you." She giggles at his shocked face.

Rio gasps in disbelief, his eyes wide.

"You heard me right? You could tell that ! said my name?"

Rachel nods her head in response as she continues petting Rio's head.

"Yes, although it was a little strange hearing such a deep voice come from a young puppy like you though."

Rio can tell by her tone that she isn't lying.

"How are you able to understand me?"

Rachel smiles and shrugs.

"I don't know, I just can. As long as I've known, I have always been able to understand different animals. My parents even told me that they once found me talking to a cat when I was only a year old.

I could always understand them, but you're the first one to be able to understand me as well. I was never able to have a proper conversation like this before.

It's kind of exciting." Rachel states as she looks down at Rio.

Rio stares at her in awe, still trying to process what she had just said.

Is she some kind of animal whisperer?

He remembered watching shows on TV about dog whisperers but he didn't know they were serious.

On top of that he also noticed that his domination progress hadn't moved an inch since it started.

Rio ponders this until he notices Rachel leaning closely against his face.

"What are you thinking about so heavily? I didn't know dogs could make that kind of face."

Rio's white face reddens at the sudden closeness.

"Oh! I'm sorry." She says as she puts Rio down and backs up.

"It's fine." Rio mutters as he tries to hide his embarrassment.

"Come on Rio, she is about your daughter's age. You shouldn't be embarrassed by her!" He thinks to himself.

Rachel continues to talk to Rio as he jumps onto the bed to sit beside her.

It was nice to have someone to talk to after so long. Alberoth definitely wasn't much of a talker.

And he had been oddly quiet since their last conversation.

"So, I've been wondering, how old are you?"

Rio just stares blankly at the girl.

"Ehh... Well, ya know. Your voice is really deep but your body is really small. I was just curious. I'm not weird alright!" she stutters looking down.

Rio is unable to contain himself and begins laughing at the girl's reaction.

"It's fine. I'm about 38 years old now. So yeah, I guess I am a bit small for my age."

"Wow, that's a lot older than I thought. I imagined you to be like... 10 or something. That's crazy" Rachel states with wide eyes. In fact, how are you even alive right now? Most dogs typically don't live for such a long time.

"Well, I'm not just any dog." Rio shrugs.

Rachel scratches her head with a questioning look on her face.

"Well, what makes you special?"

Rio remains silent.

"Rio?" Rachel calls out to him.

She pets Rio on the head hoping to get him to respond.

"I'm just special alright." Rio finally says.

"Are you sure?" Rachel questions Rio.

Rio nods his head slowly.

"Alright, I'll take your word for it. But I'm sure I've heard that before somewhere." Rachel says, smiling at Rio's strange behavior.

Rio turns his body away from her while she laughs at him and lies down at the foot of the bed.

"Aright, alright. I wont mess with you anymore. there's no need to pout." Rachel states as she plops herself down on the bed as well.

The two continue to talk until the sun sets outside and Rachel falls asleep.

Rio takes one more look at her to see that his domination had still remained unchanged.

Thinking about what could be stopping her mind from changing, Rio decides to ignore it for the time being. It's not like she was a threat to him.

And with that Rio closes his eyes as he goes to sleep.