Sunaturday At The Park

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

It was Saturday, or maybe Sunday, Levi could never seem to keep track of the days. It was a bit frustrating, but at the same time he could not care less. Why were a majority of his thoughts and feelings so contradictory? Nevertheless, it was the weekend, he was sure of it. There were more people out than normal. Whether it was due to the gorgeous day or the weekend, he couldn't tell, nor did he care. Today would be about his babies, not him.

Levi walked downtown. He took his time as he headed towards the park with his hands barely gripping the leash. He absolutely dreaded putting them on leashes. He felt it was an unnecessary restraint. He wanted them to feel free. They were the most well behaved and trained dogs Levi had ever met. He made sure to put all of his time and energy in training them for that purpose alone. They would never dare harm anyone or anything, unless Levi commanded them to, which of course he never would. Normally, he would take them to his spot in the forest and let them roam about freely, but as of late Levi has had a strange feeling about going there and has been avoiding it for that reason. So here he was, forced to put both Axel and Luna on a leash and walk them down to the park, where hopefully he would be able to let them off for a little. Levi recalled back when he had first got them. They were so precious, the most beautiful pups he had ever seen. He had to have them, and so of course, he did whatever he needed to to get them. Levi thought back to the first time he had taken just Axel out for a walk. He was still a new owner and Axel was just an happy, excited, and energetic puppy. Levi had kept him around the vicinity of his apartment and he was behaving well, until a child came walking down the sidewalk bouncing a tennis ball. All Axel wanted to do was play, and he immediately jumped on the girl trying to grab the ball. The little girl and her father who wasn’t far behind had mistaken the pups innocence as an attack.

Levi had tried to calm the child and explain to her what had transpired, which seemed to work. The child hadn’t been harmed, just a bit shaken up, but it only took one sentence that came slithering out of her father’s mouth to set Levi off. “THAT MONSTER SHOULD BE KEPT ON A LEASH.” Levi quickly shook the memory out of his head.

There were plenty of people filling up the park. Levi looked down at his babies. They looked so happy. He smiled slightly, and proceeded through the park looking for the best spot to claim as his own. He adjusted the backpack that was slung over his right shoulder and let go off the leash. Just because he isn’t holding the leash doesn’t mean that they aren’t still on it right? Axel and Luna maintained the same distance in front of Levi as they had been the entire walk over. Levi’s hazel eyes locked on to a tree about a few yards from where they were. He let out a short, but loud whistle, and right on cue Axel and Luna both simultaneous looked up at him as he pointed over to the tree. At once, they both darted over to the tree, their leashes were flying in the air behind them. Levi watched them carefully and as soon as they reached the tree they circled it twice, laid down in front of it and started to pant.

When Levi reached the tree he looked down at them and smiled. He placed his backpack on the ground next to them and squatted beside it. He unzipped it and pulled out two silver metal bowls and a water bottle. He poured water into each of the bowls and placed it in front of Axel and Luna. They stood at once and began to drink. Levi made himself as comfortable as he possibly could. He leaned his back against the trunk of the tree and moved his backpack next to him, his hand still rummaging around inside of it. He pulled out two tennis balls and placed them on his lap. Levi glanced out ahead, his eyes slowly panned around taking in the scenery. He took in a few deep breathes as he felt Axel’s and Luna’s head rest on either side of his lap. “Soon.” He said, as his eyes continued surveying the park.

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Tag: Reid Chase

[Reid Chase]

It had been a week since Shep retired and while he was still adjusting to life outside of the force, he had become quite comfortable being around Bell. The dog was a complete marshmallow when it came to the younger redhead. Bell was no better; Reid had to restrain her more than once to let Shep get used to her scent first before Bell could even get close to him. It wasn't like the ex-police dog was a cuddly bear that just came from the pound just looking for a forever home.

Shep wasn't vicious to be honest. The years leading up to his retirement saw him just a little tired but he could still rip a man's arm out should they threaten Reid's safety. Reid did not want him to rip Bell's arm off.

Shep's retirement meant Reid was assigned a new dog partner. Ludo was still a puppy and she was as cute as they came but man was she a terror. She had managed to get through Reid's furniture, leaving multiple presents all over the house and she could be heard howling in the middle of the night, enough to wake Reid up. And boy was it hard to wake Reid up.

As always, however, Reid took up the challenge and within a week, she had managed to teach Ludo plenty of tricks, one of which was not to disturb Shep, and that was a big one. Reid decided that Shep had had enough of the energetic puppy's presence one day so she got the puppy out of the house, making sure Shep was well-fed and protected in the house before making her way to the park.

She decided to put the puppy on a long leash halfway through the walk when she kept disappearing into bushes she had to scrape her way through to get to her. Once they were at the park though, she let her go and she ran straight into a pair of huskies that were happily lazing on their owner.

"Jesus, Ludo." Reid huffed out before making her way up to the yapping dog. "I am so sorry, man." She said once she was in front of the guy. "I just got this one and she would not stop running." She shook her head, sighing exasperatedly. Though the hint of an affectionate smile seemed to lace her lips.

"Those are some beautiful dogs, man."

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

Although Levi’s hazel eyes were staring out in front of him, he wasn’t really registering anything. Everything was more of a haze. He was too deep in his own mind. More so than he would like to be. He wasn’t in the park anymore, perhaps physically he was, but mentally, he was far from it. His thoughts were flashes of his time back in Europe. He saw his sister, Big Ben, the small cottage he found himself sneaking out of. Why? Why this? Why now? No.

Levi was pulled out of his head, thankfully, by the sound of a dog, that was way too close to him. How did he not notice that? Jeez. It didn’t bother him in the slightest, he was more so annoyed with his own lack of attendance to the present moment. Axel and Luna remained as they were, laying on either side of him. The only difference was their heads were up in alert, trying to get the scent of the new dog. Levi watched with a smirk glued to his face as the owner approached them. He shook his head and waved his hand as to dismiss her apology. “Don’t worry about it. She seems harmless enough.” He said kindly to the dogs owner. He stared at the woman for perhaps a moment too long. Levi moved his eyes back to her dog that was next to him. Her hair was a distinctive color. It was different. Pretty even. What? He offered his hand to the pup and allowed her to smell it before he touched her.

Levi’s hazel eyes met the woman in front of him, as she had complimented his dogs. “Thanks. I am quite fond of them.” He said rather playfully. What was that? He mentally shook that away along with his previous thoughts, as his attention was averted to his dogs. Their tails were wagging feverishly, and their eyes were locked on him, asking for permission. He nodded slightly, “Okay!” He said, feeling defeated. How could he say no to them? Axel stood first, tail still wagging, he seemed more concerned with the woman than the dog that was busy moving around them. He strolled over to her and began smelling her. Luna on the other hand, was more interested in the other dog.

Levi couldn’t help but smile. He shook his head slightly, and rolled his eyes. They were so silly. He placed the tennis balls next to him on the floor, and stood wiping his hands. “What’s her name?” He asked, motioning to her dog.

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Tag: Reid Chase

[Reid Chase]

Reid didn't register that the owner of the huskies had a vacant look on his face, especially since he responded to her apology. "Yeah, until you consider the fact that everything in this world is a chew toy for her." Reid chuckled.

"I can see why." The huskies were gorgeous. If the department ever started to look into huskies as a breed for police dogs, Reid's life would be complete.

When the dog started sniffing her, Reid let it, holding out her hand to it everytime it came in front of her. The question posed to her got a somewhat distracted reply from the redhead. She was a little too busy trying to get the dog to let her pet it.

"Ludo. Don't ask me why I named her that. It just fit." She chuckled and shrugged. "I'm Reid. In case you were wondering. And if you weren't, why weren't you wondering?"

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

Levi watched his dogs, as well as the puppy. He bent down for a moment to pet her. “Aw, Well hopefully she’ll grow out of that soon. She really is a beautiful pup.” He said with a genuine smile. He was there now. Mind and body. Finally. “I remember when those two were this small. I sometimes miss that.” His internal struggle to keep his mind there was very much an uphill battle. It was getting worse. Luckily, he had a good company now that in which he was very much interested in getting to know. He didn’t want to consider them a distraction, but more or less that is unfortunately what they were. So much for this day being about his babies. Here it goes. All importance and first priority on Levi. Such a shame.

Luna was busy with the puppy. Axel was still sniffing the woman, and when he was finally content with his investigation of the woman he sat in front of her, slightly rubbing his head against her legs. Well, someone liked her.

Levi was still occupied with the pup. “Well Hi there Ludo!” He said almost as if he was talking to an infant. He was slightly stunned by the woman’s forwardness, nevertheless he liked it, it was refreshing. He let out a small chuckle, “Well, I think it’s a lovely name...” He said as he began to rise, “And, so is Ludo’s.” He said with a smirk peeking from the corner of his mouth. As he faced Reid, his hazel eyes met her gaze, “I’m Levi...” He stated, as he extended his hand out for her to shake. "If you were wondering as well." He said as the beginning of a smirk started to appear.

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Tag: Reid Chase

[Reid Chase]

"Here's to hoping." Reid smirked before nodding at his remark about the puppy. "You should see her mother. Magnificent beaut." She chuckled lightly when Ludo ate dirt as she tumbled around the bigger dog. "You miss the untrained, pee everywhere, eat everything days?"

Unaware of the inner struggles the guy was facing, she crouched down and started to scratch the dog behind it's ears. "You've had them since they were puppies?" Reid asked, looking up at him.

Smirking right back at his response to her flirting, she grabbed at his hand and gave it a shake, letting it linger for a bit before pulling back. "Not the only thing I was wondering about." She raised an eyebrow as she looked him up and down slowly.

She then dropped on to her butt and crossed her legs under her as she continued to play with the dogs. "Never seen you around before. Are you new?"

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

“All the luck to ya!” He said as he glanced at the happy little pup. Levi couldn’t help but think about the horror that was his pups when he first got them. They were ruthless little fiends. Crazy energetic little balls of fur. It took him almost a full year to get them under control. They were relentless, but so was Levi. Their breed is known for not being the most obedient. They tend to think for themselves and if you aren’t strict with them from the beginning they will quickly take over your home, and you. Luckily, Levi had the time to dedicate his full attention to them constantly, and here they are roughly two years old and probably more compliant than most dogs, regardless of their breed. Hard work does pay off. Levi ran his hands softly through his hair. “I can only imagine, German Shepherds are a gorgeous breed.” He said. When he was considering what kind of dog to get German Shepherd was on his list. Ultimately though, It was between the Northern Inuit or Siberian Husky. As soon as he saw the white little fur ball that was Luna he fell in love, and it was decided. “Noooo. I can’t say I do. Well, maybe a little.” He chuckled with a smile plastered on his face from his reminiscent thoughts.

Levi watched Reid with admiration as she pet Axel. His tongue slipped out of his mouth in response to her petting him, he seemed to be enjoying himself. “Yes, I have. I got Luna from the shelter here in town,” He paused when he felt her rub up against his leg. His eyes shifted slightly to her then back at Reid. “And they helped me get Axel.”

He lifted his hand up from Luna’s head for moment to shake her hand. Their hands lingered for moment longer than usual. He didn’t mind. He watched as Reid eyed him. He couldn't help but smirk at her comment as he leaned in slightly, “Some things, perhaps, are better left to wonder.”

He couldn't help but chuckle at her question. Oh how desperate he was to actually be new. To be blissfully ignorant of the town, the people, and the “special” school not to far from here. “Unfortunately, no.” He said rather flatly as he watched Reid plop to the floor. His eyes shifted briefly to Luna as he continued to pet her. His face remained light and unchanged, his kind smile was still present. He was however internally torn. He knew she was probably going to question him further, well that’s at least what he would do. He felt he owed her an explanation for his answer, but at the same time he was unsure of how much information to actually divulge. His hazel eyes shifted back to meet Reid’s gaze. He lowered himself to the ground, sitting in front of Reid, with his legs bent up. “I grew up here. Left. Then came back about two years ago.” He said nonchalantly. His smile slowly changed into a smirk as he shifted his demeanor. “What about you? I don’t recall seeing you around either.” He said in hopes to get the subject matter off of himself. He raised an eyebrow, and was genuinely interested in the answer. “And you I would definitely remember seeing.”

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Tag: Reid Chase

[Reid Chase]

Chuckling lightly, Reid nodded, mimicking tipping her hat in his Levi's direction. She simply nodded when he basically read her mind about her feelings towards German Shepherds. Then again, to her, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone how beautiful that particular breed was. And when he denied, then quickly rescinded his denial, Reid chuckled in response. She supposed she understood the conflict. She had trained Shep since he was a puppy and she missed that period of time before he became the top dog in the precinct.

"Ah, I see. Well, you've taken great care of both of them, that's obvious." She nodded, looking at the two Huskies with a bit of admiration in her eyes. She always appreciated good looking dogs.

Raising an eyebrow at his response, the redheaded police responded with a lower lip bite and a jerk of an eyebrow.

Had Levi chosen not to answer, Reid would not have pressed. She wasn't in the business of digging up pasts of people she regarded as strangers. Even if said stranger was really, really good looking. True to her own thoughts, she didn't ask for any more information than was given - even if it looked like the guy had more to say. His deflection had her smirking and shrugged, her hand busily being licked by the male dog.

"Been here since I was enrolled in the school up the mountains." She gestured in the direction of Bellefonte with a shrug. "I guess we just haven't been destined to meet until now." She said, though a snort came soon after. She was the least convinced person that believed in destiny and fate and all that bullshit. If it was meant to happen, blood sweat and tears had to be involved. Case in point, her promotion to dog handler.

"I've been patrolling these streets for the past seven years or so. My dog just retired and this little one is actually his replacement."

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

Levi’s eyes shifted between Reid and the dogs every so often. Although, they were beginning to remain locked on her eye’s more so than the dogs. He knew that sooner or later his pups were going to want to play. Well, maybe Luna more so than Axel. He seemed more occupied with the new company, Levi couldn’t blame him, since he was too.

“Why thank you. It hasn’t been easy, but most definitely worth it.” He took pride in his dogs. They were his everything. It felt good to hear someone acknowledge his hard work. It was a new feeling, and he enjoyed it.

Pleased with his answer, he watched Reid, her non-verbal response was satisfying.

He was relieved that Reid didn’t have any follow up questions to his response. He felt more relaxed now as she was now talking about herself. He rested his hands on his knees. He listened to Reid intently, while his hazel eyes moved from her red hair to her eyes. Levi’s smiled remained unchanged. Hearing her mention the school in the mountains made his stomach sink. He knew what it meant. He knew that she had something, but what? He was now more present and self aware than he has been in quite a long time. He ignored it for now and let out a small chuckle when she mentioned destiny. Her snort was cute. “Destiny huh?” He questioned. That was always an interesting concept to him. Do we have a choice? Or is everything really already mapped out?

“Oh, are you a cop?” He asked with an eyebrow raised. Interesting. His eyes shifted quickly to her puppy. It actually made sense. German Shepherds have been known to be police dogs, and as for her, he could see her as an officer of the law. As his eyes made their way back to her, his mind filled with thoughts of her in a uniform.

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Tag: Reid Chase

[Reid Chase]

If Reid noticed how Levi was looking at her, she didn't outwardly show it. She knew the effect she had on men. And some women. And now apparently dogs as well.

Sharing Levi's sentiments about dog training, she looked down at Ludo with affection and nodded. "It better be. Because I refuse to mop anymore secretions from that ball of fluff." She scrunched her nose up at Ludo who barked happily as she jumped around Luna and Axel.

The reaction Levi showed towards Bellefonte did not go unnoticed by the cop but like before, she had no business asking him anything. If he wanted to tell her, he could but she was definitely not going to pry. She smirked when he repeated her word of choice.

The question had her nodding. "Been one for the past ten years. God I feel old suddenly." She scratched the side of her head and chuckled. The look on Levi's face after made her raise her eyebrow. "Stop that." She barked playfully. "Have you been here long? The dogs look raring to go. Or are you tired already? I could use some running time for Ludo. What do you say?"

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

Levi let out a small chuckle, “Well, you may have to do it for a tad bit longer.” He raised his hand slightly and held his index finger and thumb slightly apart. His smile was reminiscent of the past. His eyes watching Ludo and his babies.

Reid’s response prompted Levi’s attention back to her. He raised his eyebrows, slightly shocked by how long she has been a cop for. “Ten years huh? What did you start when you were fifteen?” He questioned playfully. He furrowed his brow slightly, while doing the math in his head. He was questioning himself now. Maybe he had seen her before. He wasn’t the most well behaved kid back then, and he did his fair share of time spent in the company of Kalispell’s finest.

“I’m sorry officer!” He jested as he put his hands up as surrender. An impish smirk made an appearance on his face.

He shook his head at her question. “Nah, I’ve only been here for a little while.” He said, as his eyes shifted between Reid and the dogs. He knew how desperate they were to play, or do something. “That sounds like a plan.” He said as he slowly stood grabbing the tennis ball that was next to him. He eyed Luna, “I know what this one wants.” Levi said as Luna readied herself knowing exactly what he was going to do. Axel was still preoccupied with Ludo and Reid to notice.

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Tag: Reid Chase

[Reid Chase]

She gave a raspy bark of laughter and shook her head. "Yeah, looks like it." She shrugged and pushed her hair out of her eyes, turning to Levi when he threw in that thinly veiled line.

She smirked at him, wondering where he was going with that line of remark. "You sure you haven't gone to jail? That's a really bad line." She teased before chuckling at his playful apology. "Get out of here." She waved a hand in his direction before snapping her fingers to get Ludo's attention. The dog bounded over to her and ran around in circles by her feet.

"Let's go play."

Reid had lost track of time as she spent it playing with all three dogs who got along so well with each other. She hardly paid attention to how she looked like at the end of the play as she had been tackled to the ground and jostled around by all three of the dogs.

Reid was sprawled on the ground catching her breath when Ludo finally seemed to run out of energy. She licked Reid's face enthusiastically before jumping on her body and hankering down.

"Good Lord...this one."

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

“Ouch.” He said with a laugh. “I plead the fifth!” Levi jested, with his hands still up in surrender. He couldn’t help but let out another chuckle. His mind however was still slightly concerned. Levi watched as Ludo ran over excitedly to Reid. He nodded his head in agreement, and tossed the ball that he had in his hand.

Levi was pleased with how well all of the dogs got along. More importantly though he was happy that he had managed to accomplish the plan he had set forth when he came here.

Before relaxing, Levi grabbed his bagged and brought it over to where they dogs were. Levi laid sat on the ground next to Reid and watched as Ludo rested on her. Axel and Luna were side by side lying next to each other. Their tennis balls were in front of them, being watched. Levi knew better than to touch them. He reached over and pet both of their heads. He took the bottle and bowls out and placed them on the floor and filled them up with water, placing one over near Ludo.

Levi let out a chuckle, “Yeah she’s handful huh?” He looked over at the cute pup. He let out a sigh, “Today is a gorgeous day.”

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Tag: Reid Chase

[Reid Chase]

Reid felt Ludo leave her chest and her eyes followed him to the water bowl. "Oh thanks. Appreciate it." She grinned and slid her arms under her head, crossing her legs at her shin, sighing as the sun beat down on them gently.

"You should see her cooped up at home." Reid chuckled, one hand lazily drawing circles in the air. "It is." She conferred with Levi's statement. "She's going to hate me when we have to leave." She looked down at Ludo who was happily slurping up the water.

[Levi Alexander Wolfe]

“Anytime.” He said with a smile. Levi’s eyes moved away from the dogs and focused onto Reid. He let out a light laugh. “Aw poor pup.” He said with an exaggerated frown. “You know, I wouldn’t mind watching after her on days she’d been home all day.” He said with a shrug. It wasn’t like he had anything better to do at the moment. “And she seems to get along with these two fur balls.” He added, a glint of excitement crossed his eyes. “Or at least maybe they can have some play dates.” He really sounded like a father at this point. Jeez.

Levi readjusted himself and laid back onto the grass placing his hands behind his head as a pillow. “Well hopefully you don’t have to leave just yet.” He said as a smile made its way across his face. His hazel eyes locked on the blue sky above them.

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Tag: Reid Chase