the upper story further allows me to keep more distance between myself and the rest of the world Now all I wanted was peace and quiet and to nap in my yard Only I couldn't stop thinking about the friend who had stopped by the day before Let's call him Paul When Paul arrived he had looked about awkwardly clearly hoping I would invite him in for a treat or perhaps a go at playing soccer with my ball of yarn But I had no such desire I'm not much for entertaining Paul had then told me that he had a friend who was looking for a place to live and that after my adventures he thought it would be good for me to have some regular company I snorted The very idea I know what comes with regular company irregular naps that's what As soon as I was done snorting Paul mentioned how he knew I had plenty of rooms in my house and that he thought his friend would like those rooms very much Also he was tired of having his friend lodge with him and had exhausted his supply of other friends upon whom he might fob off this one He told me his friend's name Sherlock Bones and I couldn't help but immediately think what an odd one it was That's when I told my friend to be on his merry way I informed him that while I did not mind occasional company I neither wanted nor needed regular company
There I thought watching him go Paul looked so glum slouching away his orange tail between his legs That's taken care of Little did I know that I was about to learn just how wrong I was and that when it came to Sherlock Bones nothing was ever easy
CHAPTER TWO Putting aside my thoughts of Paul's visit I drifted off to sleep in my yard I was enjoying the most lovely dream In it I was chasing rabbits I would never hurt rabbits mind you I just like to chase them when I heard the sound of loud panting in my ear Opening one eye I saw a dog before me But not just any dog This dog was sitting back on hind legs and if I had to guess I'd say it was a Great Dane wearing a deerstalker hat Odd choice of hat I thought closing my eye again I wasn't the slightest bit scared In my experience if I don't bother other creatures they don't bother me I figured if I just ignored it it would go away But no Dr. Catson I presume the dog said This time I opened both eyes Who wants to know I asked warily I am Sherlock Bones the dog informed me That name sounded disturbingly familiar
I believe the dog went on Our Mutual Friend said I would be stopping by It took me a while to piece together what he was telling me Yes it had only been one day since Paul had come to call But you must realize I'd napped at least a dozen separate times since then So for me it felt like ages ago And then it hit me Who this was What this was about He never said you were a dog I cried outraged And he never said you were a cat the dog said But since he is one himself I deduced that you were likely one as well I told him I said that I don't want a housemate Yes I believe he may have mentioned that small fact But never mind that now though because And here his eyes grew wide in excitement as he raised a paw in the air as though pointing at the sky The game's afoot Which one I yawned Pardon Well you have four feet don't you So I want to know Which foot are we talking about That's not what I meant Then why on earth did you say it
