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Running on Empty

Chapter 5

By Roofles

It was another chilly February afternoon as Keith attempted to get out of Diesel’s truck. The human frowned, the great dane locking the doors every time the human tried to get it open.

“Just wait a second.” Diesel gave him a playful wink, getting out of the car and heading around the truck quickly. The canine only then unlocked the door, opening it up for his friend and offered a hand. Keith took it suspiciously.

Diesel helped his friend down the truck. The vehicle was several feet off the ground, a perfect height for Diesel. Not so much for his smaller friend. Keith jumped down and ended up being pulled into the a strong hug with the momentum of it. The great dane held him against his chest with one arm, shutting the door and locking it after him.

“Did you get everything?” Diesel voiced rumbled down at the human as the canine just smiled at his friend. Keith could feel the great dane’s voice reverberating in the muscular furred chest he was still being pressed against.

Keith blushed, finally let go by the overly friendly canine. Allowing the human some much needed fresh air to clear his muddled thoughts. “Y-yeah.” He nodded, brushing a strand of his dirty blonde hair out of his face. Diesel just smiled down at him. “We are just going out to lunch… right?”

“Well, of course.” Diesel rolled his eyes giving a hearty chuckle that had the gruff sound of a bark to it. “This place sells the best hotdogs ever.”

“Unable to get me to eat your hotdog, so you’re just going to buy me one, huh?” Keith teased his friendly, chuckling lightly and nudging Diesel’s side. The great dane stopped, a deep flush filling his droopy ears. “You ok, dude?” Though Keith couldn’t tell Diesel was blushing, he knew something was going on. Diesel had been acting strange all morning.

Diesel just nodded, his face burning underneath that rich smoky gray fur. “Just a bit warm out. Is all…”

The human frowned at him at that. Keith was wearing a scarf, a coat and a heavy pair of pants all in the hopes of keeping warm. Diesel was wearing a loose t-shirt, an overshirt and a pair of shorts. Little else. The canine had sandals on for a change and, as usual, wasn’t even wearing socks. The fact he claimed to be hot was a clear jab at the human.

“Well, sorry.” Keith rolled his eyes moving away leaving the canine behind. “I’m not letting you walk around butt naked in public like you do at home.”

Diesel just continued to flush. “I-I didn’t mean it like that.” He tried to apologize, correcting himself on what he had said. The great dane was far more nervous about this than Keith was.

“Dee, you alright?” Keith walked back over seeing the look on his friend’s face.

Diesel only nodded. “Ju-just fine, Keith.” He gave a soft smile as the human stood before him.

“Lean down.” Keith just rolled his eyes. Diesel did, waiting for the human to give him another kiss. Keith only placed the back of his hand on the canine’s forehead and one on his own. “I don’t think you have a fever… It’s hard to tell. Your body temperature is naturally warmer than a human, so it’s kind of hard to tell...”

Diesel just chuckled at that. A loud sound that made the situation even more awkward.

“Uh… let’s go get you something to drink.” Keith just said, taking the great dane’s large hand in his own and pulling him forward. Diesel followed like a love-sick puppy as they made their way towards the center of the park.

Parker street was named as such due to being so closed to the largest park in the city. There was something to do with nature that seemed to bring out the non-humans within the city, Keith could only figure. Other than himself, there were very few humans out and about this day. That didn’t mean they were alone. It was almost one o’clock and yet the two of them, on a week day no less, weren’t the only ones out. There whole area was packed with couples and Keith couldn’t figure out why.

Keith and Diesel had taken this day off a week in advance; on Diesel’s insistent requests. The great dane half-demanding that Keith join him today and that Keith needed to relax for a change. The human had been looking forward to it, despite himself. Being able to spend it with his friend was more than reason too. A welcomed change from their conflicting schedules. It had been nearly a week since the two had gotten time off together, which was why Keith figured Diesel wanted to hang out on this day.

The fact the canine was being even more clinging than usual wasn’t that strange at first. As the day continued to move along, Keith grew more suspicious about all this as if Diesel had an alternative motive for it all.

Off to the side of the park, along Parker street, there were several large food trucks set up. Each were of a different style of food. Mexican, Italian, American and many more. Each were manned by a non-human. From canines to felines, even a marsupial was working the BBQ truck. There were so many choices but once Keith spied it he knew exactly where he wanted to go. On the far end was a crepe stand.

“Dude, I haven’t had a crepe in like forever!” Keith said excitedly, recalling his childhood when his grandmother used to make them for the kids. They’d hang out behind the house in the field afterward. “We have to eat over there. Right now, come on!” Keith tugged Diesel heavy weight forward, having to use his full body too.

Diesel just smiled along, being pulled along as Keith continued to hold his hand. The large palms of the great dane was sweating slightly and he was trying not to let it show. Diesel just rubbing his thumb over the back of Keith’s hand as the human stopped at the back of the long line.

“I know you don’t like sweets, we’ll have to go to another after… Oh man, it looks like they have all kinds here!” Keith just said excitedly, bouncing on his feet. It was a nice day out, if a bit on the cold side. There wasn’t a cloud in sight and the two had the whole day together.

Diesel didn’t minded having a couple of sweets if it meant hanging out with his roommate.

The canine just smiled at Keith’s antics, giving his hand a strong squeeze. He knew his best friend would like coming to this place. There wasn’t a human in sight; Keith would never have known about it if It wasn’t for Diesel. And that made the canine wag his tail as Keith went on talking about it.

The two of them were getting stares from those around them; the couple in front of them even going as far as to go to another food truck, rather than stand next to them. The great dane didn’t care. He was just glad Keith was enjoying himself.

“I wonder what the occasion is.” Keith tried to stand on his tip toes to look over the crowd. “I can’t see, maybe some kind of special?” The human turned to look at the canine.

Diesel ear twitched at that. “You do know what today is, don’t you?” The great dane shifted his broad head to one side, looking down at him in disbelief.

Keith just looked back at him. “What’s today?” Diesel only waved it off with a hand and then got down on all fours. Keith blushed a bit.

“The hell are you doing?” Keith whispered at him.

“Get on my shoulders, so you can see.” Diesel only smiled up at him, giving him a wink. “I know you hate being the short one in this relationship.”

Keith didn’t say anything about that, just letting Diesel slide his broad head between his legs. Diesel took hold of both of them with his hands. And in the next second Keith was hoisted up over everyone else and the human couldn’t stop smiling at that.

If people weren’t staring before, they sure were now.

“We would be the best chicken fighters ever!” Keith laughed, looking down between his legs at Diesel. The great dane looked up at him, tilting his head to one side. Keith could feel that large muzzle bump against his thigh and tried not to focus too much on it. “You know! When you’re like in a pool… and you have two people fighting on each other shoulders; trying to force the other one to fall off and into the water…”

Diesel had to think about that. “Well, I know I wouldn’t lose to anyone!” The great dane just smirked, his tail wagging as Keith scratched behind one ear.

“Well, yeah. I wouldn’t have anyone else as my partner.” Keith eyes lit up with a fire as Diesel blushed at the idea. “We would kick so many people’s asses! They’d all leave crying in the end!” Keith laughed and Diesel only chuckled along, forgetting that Keith had a rather bad competitive spirit when it came to games. There was a reason why Diesel only ever agreed to play along when they were on the same team.

The line moved forward slowly and the two continued to chat about what they were going to order. What they were going to do that day. How much time they had to kill before they were forced to head home. Diesel short tail lazily wagged behind him as his large droopy ears perked up, listening to any and everything Keith had to say.

“I’m hoping after this semester things will be able to even out at least…” Keith paused a bit on that, resting his arms and head on top of Diesel’s own. The great dane didn’t mind one bit. It wasn’t like Keith was exactly heavy to someone like Diesel.

“Well, I was going to ask you about that.” Diesel spoke up then, having remained silent for the most part. The great dane helped Keith down, being the next ones in the line. “I was thinking we, the two of us… could coordinate our classes for next term to be the same. Or uh similar, I mean.” Diesel scratched the back of his neck, blushing a little more as he offered.

“Well we won’t have the same classes…” Keith just shrugged though. “I don’t see why we can’t try and at least get the same times off together.” Diesel wagged his tail at the prospect. “Though, I think you’d get sick of me by then.” Keith just laughed at the end.

“Like I ever could.” Diesel just nosed down at him, bumping his black wet nose against the human’s smaller one. The great dane rubbed it back and forth as he held the human closer.

“Ahem.” The tiger inside the food truck cleared his voice loudly. “What can I get you uh… love birds?” The orange, black striped cat only frowned at the two as he leaned down below the window opening. The tiger was clearly too large for the small truck.

“What’s with the crowd?” Keith just asked the feline friendly enough, looking around the two of them.

The tiger was about to say the obvious when Diesel quickly made several frantic motions behind his human; trying to get the tiger not to tell Keith what day it was.

“It’s uh…. My birthday.” The tiger just ended up saying, offering a weak smile with the excuse. .

“Oh, happy birthday then dude!” Keith was already getting his wallet out planning on giving the tiger a rather large tip as a birthday present.

“I got it, Keith.” Diesel just pushed Keith’s wallet down and out of the way as he moved forward. “What do you want? AS I said, todays on me.” The great dane wagged his tail, giving Keith another playful wink.

Keith frowned a bit at that. The human just gave in planning on somehow returning the favor – on top of everything else he already owed the canine. “Fine, fine. I’ll have the… choo-choo-choose you chocolate?” Keith read the name of the only chocolate one available. He laughed at the name, unsure why it had a picture of a train next to it.

“Chocolate?” Diesel whined, ordering his own. “Keep the change.” He added to the tiger who took the twenty and went off to make their crepes.

“If I don’t order chocolate, you’ll just eat it all yourself!” Keith folded his arms, giving Diesel a look as if asking for the great dane to say otherwise. Diesel just chuckled at that, offering his hand again.

Keith just gave him a look, before taking it. Those strong fingers curled around his, holding them securely once more.

“You sure you don’t mind, this…?” Keith was the one to ask, even though Diesel had been the one to offer.

“I like holding you.” Diesel just replied softly, his deep voice a soft baritone. There was a playful growl to it as Diesel tugged Keith a step closer. “I appreciate it when you let me.”

“I think you’re just a needy fucker.” Keith laughed. Diesel just rubbed that large thumb over the back of his hand again, the slightly coarse light gray paw pad scratching Keith’s skin a little as he did so.

Diesel didn’t point out how it was Keith was the one to crawl into bed with him every night, to snuggle up under the great dane’s arm. Getting frustrated with the canine when Diesel didn’t open it up for him. How the human would groan softly as Diesel rubbed his back after settling in with him on the bed, the canine nosing down at him. Or just how it was Keith that took a sniff of him first as if waiting all day just to smell the great dane.

It made the canine’s short tail wag, unable to stop at the very thought. That someone would wait all day just to come home and want to cuddle up with him, the smell his musky fur. To know his day and what he had been through. To savor and want, need the warmth of his body. Aching, craving it as much as Diesel had begun too for his dear, beloved friend.

Diesel was staring at his smaller friend as the tiger came back with the rolled crepes. “Ahem.” The feline said again as he looked at the two. “A choo-choo-choose you chocolate. And a lovely loving strawberry delight…” The two thanked the feline and then left it at that, still holding hands.

“We should grab a spot to eat at.” Keith said, eying the dripping ice cream. The crepe had been rolled around a scoop of flavored ice cream, stuffed into a safe drip-proof wrapper. The human looked over just as Diesel took a large lick of his own treat.

The canine swallowed, realizing only then that he had been putting on a show for his friend. “What?”

“N-nothing.” Keith only flushed, trying to pull away from the canine. Diesel held his hand tightly and pulled Keith right back over next to him. The human couldn’t just do stuff like that anymore without Diesel calling him on it.

“Tell me.” Diesel nosed down at him.

“I just… your tongue. Is really uh… long.” Keith muttered a bit, not looking at him. That nose just continued to poke his cheek.

Diesel snorted at that, never really having thought about it before. Keith frowned as he felt that snort against half his face. “You think my tongue is impressive? Well you should see my dick then.” Keith flush only increased as the canine licked his strawberry delight crepe and then moved over to lick over Keith’s cheek.

The human squirmed at the cold feel of the ice cream. He wiped it off, glaring over at Diesel. Just as Diesel moved back over to lick at him with a fresh scoop of it. The great dane didn’t hesitate or stop just because they were in public; he kissed Keith deeply, tilting his large muzzle to one side as he pushed his tongue between the human’s lips. Sharing his ice cream with him.

Keith pulled back at that.

“Do you not like strawberry?” Diesel just asked, teasing him a little more as he nosed at him.

“All I can taste is dog tongue.” Keith just swallowed lightly, looking at him.

“All I could taste was chocolate.” Diesel gagged in return and Keith gave him a shove at that.

The two decided it was best to go back to the truck and grab a blanket instead of attempt to find a seat at the crowded tables set up in front of the food trucks. Diesel knew no one would give them the room, going out of their way to make sure they knew just how unwelcomed the two of them were amongst the “regular couples.”

Keith didn’t seem to notice or at least pretended he didn’t; so Diesel just played along. It was their day anyway. No one else alive mattered today as far as the great dane was concerned.

“Do you always keep a blanket in your truck?” Keith asked watching as Diesel laid it out on a spot of grass for them. It was off to the side, underneath a shade of a large tree allowing the two to look out over the whole park if they wanted too. They sat facing towards the small lake instead, where there were less people around.

Keith was holding both the crepes in return while Diesel set everything up; Keith didn’t even ask why there was a picnic basket in the truck.

“Well, sure. What if I break down in the middle of nowhere? I have a survival kit under the driver seat... ‘Has some army rations, some bandages and such…” Diesel only shrugged smoothing the blanket out before sitting down on it. He patted the spot next to him and Keith joined him. “I got everything you need.” Diesel woofed at him.

“I can understand that… Why is there a picnic basket though?” Keith laughed handing the strawberry crepe over to Diesel. The canine refused it.

“I just figured it would be nice, is all.” Diesel was flushing again, trying to hide it from the human as he opened the wicker basket up instead. He pulled out two fake candles, some napkins and a couple hand made sandwiches with the crust cut off. There was also a thermos and two wine glasses. Diesel filled both of them up from the thermos, swirling it around before taking a sniff. “Ah… would you like some wine, Keith?”

The human just frowned a little at that. “How long were you planning this out?” Keith already owed Diesel so much and now the canine was going out of his way to do something like this for him.

As if in answer, Diesel pulled out a sunflower from the bottom of the basket and offered it to him. It wasn’t the most romantic of things for this special day. Most people would have gotten a rose or a bouquet of assorted wild flowers. For Keith however…

“Diesel.” The human started as he handed the strawberry crepe over to the canine finally and took the sunflower in return. “I can’t believe you remembered…”

“How could I forget?” Diesel shrugged one shoulder, smiling at him. The great dane was laying down now, resting on his side and facing the human. “You used to have a small field of them behind your grandmothers place...”

“When we were kids,” Keith recalled thinking about it. “You used to come over and we’d go out and play in it.”

“You mean I used to sneak over to your place, wait in the field for you to come out and then we’d go play by old man’s creek.” Diesel just smiled. “Hide and seek… I always found you too.”

“And then, that one time…” Keith laughed, his cheeks burning red. “You slipped on the mud and fell right into it!”

“And if I recall correctly… you were the one to jump right in after me to make sure I was ok.” The great dane just reminisced on it.

“You were soaking wet. Covered in mud. I had to sneak you inside to shower off…” Keith paused on that. “I still can’t believe you remembered that.”

“Of course I did!” Diesel just chuckled. “I mean you were the one to take care of me that day… I even ended up wearing a pair of your clothes after. My own accidentally ending up in the wash.”

“Was it that night I stayed at your place…?” Keith thought about it, laying out on the blanket now himself. He had placed the crepe to the side on one of the napkins and was just staring at the flower above him, holding it up as if it were the sun.

“I think so…” Diesel placed his own crepe next to Keith, passing the human one of the two drinks. Keith sat up to take it, bumped his hand against it and the glass spilled over his chest.

“Ah, damnit.” Keith tried to wipe it off. Grabbing a napkin, spilling the crepes onto the blanket and just making more of a mess. “Crap baskets.” The human just groaned, covering his face with one hand. He laughed a bit. “This is why I can’t have nice things!” Keith sighed heavily, about to apologize to Diesel when he notice the great dane taking his shirt off.

“Here.” Diesel just offered it to him. “No worries, I have a spare in truck... Besides, I owed you one.” The canine didn’t seem bothered at all that he had spilled their food over his blanket. That Keith had seemingly ruined this outing Diesel had been setting up for the past couple of weeks. Diesel only just smiled at him.

“I think you just like to show off.” Keith tried to tease, he still felt bad about what he’d done. “Sorry about the,” and Diesel stopped him at that.

“Keith, I’m not mad at all. Don’t worry.” And Diesel scooted over closer. “If you really wanted to make it up to me,” and he waited for Keith to put his shirt on. The great dane smiled when Keith sniffed at it.

“Yeah, sure. Anything for you, man.” Keith wanted to do whatever he could after everything Diesel had done for him.

“Call me Dee then.” Diesel just said moving over to sit in front of Keith. The great dane just pushing the basket out of his way. Diesel crossed his legs and rested his arms in his lap, smiling at the human in front of him. “Not dude. Or bro. Or man. Just… Call me Dee.”

“Oh uh… sure, sure thing dude- I mean… Dee.” Keith just nodded, unsure why he was getting embarrassed at that.

“Good. Now then, are you going to help me eat this or am I going to have to stuff my face in front of you?” The great dane chuckled, motioning over at the sandwiches.

“When has that ever stopped you before?” Keith just teased. The human didn’t move as the great dane opened his legs up, placing them on the sides of the human and then wrapped both around his legs around the human’s waist. Diesel left it at that, resting his heavy muscular thighs on top of Keith’s own as the two began to have lunch together in the park.

This morning Diesel had made pancakes for the two of them, the great dane not joining him for the morning shower as usual when they had the days off together. It gave Diesel plenty of time to surprise Keith with the meal. Every pancake cut into different shapes from dog bones to dog ‘bones.’ Topped with plenty of whip cream.

Now the two were having lunch together and Diesel wasn’t about to let the chance slip as he took a piece of the crepe between two fingers, got a little bit of ice cream on it and offered it to Keith.

“Thanks.” Keith tried to take it from him but Diesel just shook his head, pulling it back out of his reach.

“You always tease me about stuffing my face, so I figured I’d just return the favor.” Diesel offered the food once more. “Go, Ahhh.” And the great dane opened his muzzle widely showing Keith what he wanted the human to do. Keith could see every one of the canine’s teeth, that large tongue and more than he ever wanted to know about Diesel dental plan.

The human laughed at that, giving him a push and looking away. “Dee, come on now. W-we’re in public.” Diesel didn’t point out how he was already half-sitting on Keith’s lap. Or how Keith was in fact wearing his shirt, changing clothes right here in the open for all to see.

“You know I won’t stop until you do it.” Diesel just grinned toothily, teasing him. Keith only ever had to say no to the great dane and Diesel would stop; to this day, Keith had never said it.

“F-fine.” Keith just gave in and let Diesel feed him the sugary treat. Diesel slid both fingers into his mouth, letting Keith taste them too, leaving one behind as the human closed his mouth around it.

Keith licked the ice cream off that slightly coarse paw pad, tasting around it to the nail. The tip of Diesel’s tongue was poking out as he watched, beginning to breathe heavily as he withdrew it. Letting Keith watch as he licked the finger clean himself after.

“Uh… was it good for you?” Keith just asked, trying to make a joke of it.

“It’s your turn.” Diesel even handed him the piece of crepe he wanted Keith to use. The human took it, his cheeks burning red as he looked up at the great dane patiently waiting for his human to feed him. “Don’t worry, I won’t open my muzzle as wide as before.” Diesel just teased. “However, I do bite.”

The great dane didn’t even open his mouth until Keith placed the large piece of crepe against his lips. The human shivered as that large, broad grooved red tongue slurped out underneath and pulled the whole thing in with Keith’s fingers. Diesel suckled on them as if they were the treats he had been after, the best a canine could that is. Keith could feel that grooved tongue wrap around his index finger in a U before Keith pulled his hand out. A tendril of drool connected it to the great dane’s mouth.

Diesel just wagged his tail as Keith, mimicking the canine, licked that finger clean after.

“And yes. It was good for me too.” Diesel just smiled at him.

“I’m not sure if I should be hungry or aroused.” Keith just chuckled, still flushing a bit. He looked down at Diesel’s chest.

“Well you can decide by the time you’re done.” Diesel looked down, drooling slightly, at the rest of the food he had brought along.

“And you want me to feed you it all?” Keith laughed at that. Diesel was already moved back, turned around and laid his head right in Keith’s lap. He wiggled his butt against the blanket as Keith rested both hands on the upper part of Diesel’s chest, looking down that snout into those soft powder blue eyes.

“Would you kindly?” Diesel just grinned up at him and Keith ended up feeding the rest of the meal to the hungry canine who hungry ate away; licking Keith’s fingers clean by the end.

After, Keith was lying next to the great dane, scratching over his full belly while the canine groaned softly in turn.

“Why did you let me eat so much?” Diesel whined softly.

“You’re the one who told me not to stop!” Keith laughed, shaking his head side to side as his fingers ran through that thin smoky gray fur on the great dane’s stomach.

“I just couldn’t help it, your fingers… so tasty.” Diesel whimpered, turning his head to one side. “I’m dead. I died. I’m going to doggie heaven.” Diesel reached up towards the sky.

“Funny. When I was growing up, my parents always told me dogs don’t have a soul.” Keith teased, scratching up over the canine’s chest now. Diesel glared over at him.

“Well fine then. I’ll drag you to doggie hell then with me.” Diesel teased, turning over and giving Keith a strong hug, tickling him after. The great dane was the one to stop first, groaning as he held his gut.

“Take it easy, Dee. I think you ate like four sandwiches.” Keith just rolled his eyes as Diesel clung to him, praying for death now.

“Oh, Danny boy! The pipes, the pipes are calling…” Diesel sung on his death bed until Keith pulled one of his ears. “Ow, the fuck!” He rubbed it sitting up.

“Dee, you are extremely heavy.” Keith just pointed out.

“Ah, sorry.” Diesel just chuckled now, sitting up a bit. “Sometimes I forget.”

“That you weigh as much as an elephant?” Keith mused, trying to think of a good comparison for the fat ass of a roommate he had to put up with.

Diesel just pushed his cold wet nose underneath Keith’s chin, making the human squirm to the great dane’s delight. “This is all muscle, baby doll.” He added a wink. “Go ahead and feel me up, won’t find an ounce of fat.”

Keith just poked his stomach. “Found some.”

Diesel frowned at that. “Come on now, I just ate.” He tickled Keith once more, teasing the human.

“H-hey, I’m sure all fat asses say the same thing.” Keith just giggled, resting back a bit with the great dane leaning over him now.

The two stopped, looking at each other. Then Diesel kissed him. A slow long kiss as Diesel slid his tongue between Keith’s welcoming lips. Diesel rubbing up over Keith’s chest as he stared down at him for the duration of the kiss, finally only pulling off the human so Keith could catch his breath.

“We have the rest of the day together…” Diesel pulled back just enough so he could speak. Keith could feel his breath against his lips still. “We can go see that movie you wanted too…” And one hand slid down his side, around to cup one of Keith’s ass cheeks. “Or we can go back to our place... And I can answer every single question you ever had about canine anatomy, tonight.”

“Well, when you put it like that…” Keith didn’t know what else to say.

“I thought you might say that…”

It was nearly a quarter past two by the time the two came back to their apartment.

Keith was a little too aware of the door locking behind him this time around. Diesel just standing there as Keith stopped only a couple of steps inside their apartment.

The human felt one heavy hand land on his shoulder, rubbing it gently. “Are you sure you’re ready for this, Keith?” Diesel asked. The canine was standing a little too close and Keith could feel the thundering sound of the great dane’s heartbeat in their quiet apartment as Diesel rested it against the back of Keith’s head.

Keith reached up to touch his dear friend’s hand. “If I said I wasn’t… Or if in the middle I change my mind…?”

“The very second you’re not comfortable with something, just tell me. I’ll ease up. Or stop altogether if that’s what you want, Keith.” Diesel just assured him, letting Keith turn around to look up at him. Diesel knelt down to get roughly on the same height as his friend. “Hey,” he whispered now to the human brushing a thumb over his cheek. “If this doesn’t work out… I promise it won’t affect our friendship.”

Keith just smiled at that, bumping their noses together. “Diesel?”

“Hm?” The great dane just grunted in reply, closing his eyes as he took a slow steady breath of his childhood friend.

“Why did you take your pants off already?” The human just asked, the canine’s pants down around his ankles.

“I’m just happy to see you?” Diesel offered and the two shared a soft laugh at that.

Keith pet over the side of his face, cradling that muzzle in one hand as he turned his head the other way and gave Diesel a strong kiss. “I’m just… worried.” He added after, pulling just a hairs breath back from those soft, warm, velvet dark gray thin lips.

“I know.” Diesel just said softly, a low rumble as he didn’t move as the two stood there. He didn’t mind smelling Keith’s breath, sharing his own with the human at this point.

“You’re just so… big.” Keith flushed a bit. “I thought if I did something with…”

Diesel cut him off roughly, a low growl creeping into his voice. If only for a second. “Hey now, this… this is only between us ok. Size doesn’t matter. None of that matters. Being a human… being a dog… I just want to be with you, Keith.” Diesel bumped his nose against his once more, taking another slow steady breath of him. “I’ve always wanted to be with you…”

And the great dane held him close, nosing and rubbing his muzzle against Keith’s face as he pressed the human against his chest as if trying to show Keith just how much he cared for him.

“You were my first love after all.” Diesel just told him truthfully, from the heart as he held him securely in his arms.

Keith groaned at that. “Damnit… now I HAVE to sleep with you, huh?”

“Yup.” Diesel just nodded, not letting him go.

“No way out of this?” Keith chuckled lightly, flushing deeply in the face now. He could feel the great dane’s heart beat against his chest. Smell the rich musk of his friend while still being held by him like this.

“Nope.” Diesel just wagged his tail. Nuzzling at his face with his own.

“Fine, let’s get this over with.” Keith chuckled, trying to make a joke about it as he was shaking in his shoes.

“Keith,” Diesel pulled back to look into those eyes. “I got you all night. I’m not rushing this one damn bit.” And the dog just bumped his nose against his. “You’re all mine, tonight.” And he kissed Keith once more, finally letting him go and backing up after.

Keith didn’t know what to say to that.

Diesel just walked past him, shirtless and pantless into their apartment. The canine was wearing one of his jockstraps. A smirk passed over his face as he knew Keith was watching his ass as he walked by.

“First thing first, undress.” Diesel turned around to face the human. “All the way down to those pink boxers I know you’re wearing…” They had been the same ones Diesel had borrowed from Keith’s a while ago. The back was slightly ripped from where the great dane had to make a hole for his tail to go through.

Keith took a moment, then stripped for the great dane. Keith didn’t mind getting naked around his friend when it was just the two of them. Having the canine watch him do it however was another story. It felt as if he were doing a strip tease instead of just getting comfortable. Diesel ate it all up with his eyes as he watched without shame.

“If you get to figure me out… Well, I want to know all about you in turn.” Diesel walked over with heavy steps, placing a hand on Keith’s chest. He rubbed his fingers over Keith’s hairy chest and then over one of his nipples, teasing it with the coarse paw pad on his finger. “You’re far more sensitive there than I am.”

Keith did squirm at that. “Not all humans are.” Keith told the great dane.

The dog only chuckled at that. “I could care less about every other human out there; the only one I’m interested in is standing right here in front of me...” Diesel leaned down to bump noses with him once more. Diesel closed his eyes. “I love you Keith. I always have.”

Keith flushed brightly at that, as those hands ran down his sides to hold him firmly; pulling him against the half-naked great dane and just to savor the feel of Keith’s body against his own.

“I thought I lost you that day… that we’d never get to see each other again... I’m not sure how many days I cried thinking about you… then you come back into my life.” Diesel let out a heavy breath, licking Keith’s cheek lightly. “And I never wanted to let you go again...”

“Diesel.” Keith placed a hand over the great dane’s heart, feeling the steady beat of it under his fingertips. “I didn’t know….”

Diesel sniffled, wiping one eye off as he moved back. “Heh, I mean I know it’s dumb… I was just a pup when you… just upped and vanished. I didn’t know where you went or why you did. I thought it was because of me…”

“You’re not dumb, Dee.” Keith scratched over his chest now. “That night, after spending the night at your place… it was one of the best days of my life. Then, my parents found out… they packed our things that night and we left early the next day. No if ands or buts… Just get in the car, we’re leaving...”

Diesel touched Keith’s face with a hand. “When you showed up before me… when I came to pick you up.” He chuckled softly, thinking about it as if it were years ago instead of just a couple months. “I wasn’t sure what you would think of me.”

“Well you did grow like four feet since I last saw you.” Keith laughed. “I didn’t even really recognize you, at first…”

Diesel nodded at that as he guided Keith over to the couch so the two could sit down instead of standing there. Diesel rubbed over Keith’s leg, pulling it closer to his own as the human just continued.

“I wasn’t sure what to think either!” Keith tried not to focus too much on how Diesel moved one leg behind his back, the other up over his lap now as the great dane rested against the back of the couch. Just looking at him with eyes he never showed before. “To be honest, I was a bit intimidated by you…”

Diesel nodded at that, rubbing his hand over his shoulder now.

“Do you want me to stop?” Keith just blushed.

“No, please. Continue.” Diesel just continued himself. Rubbing down over Keith’s chest and scratching at the fuzz there with some amusement.

“W-well, I mean sure at first I was…” Keith just said lifting up an arm slightly as Diesel nosed down at him. The great dane giving him a sniff and another lick over the side of his chest. “A-and then you go and pull this crap again…”

“I don’t recall ever licking you when we met.” Diesel looked up at him, his tongue still drooling out the front of his muzzle. A string of spittle landed on Keith’s stomach.

The heat radiating off the great dane staved off the chill of the apartment, Diesel usually not even turning the heater on anymore. It was a good reason for Keith to come over to snuggle him throughout the day. Whenever the great dane was around after all, Diesel was more than happy to keep him warm for him. The blanket from the bedroom was still in the living room as proof of this.

“The way I recall… you marched right over to me. Picked me up in a hug and then nosed every part of my chest and arms while licking my cheek in greeting.” Keith just brushed a hand down over Diesel’s head. The human tensed for a second as a low pleased growl escaped his roommate as he scratched just under one of those droopy ears along the great dane’s cheek and neck.

“Maybe I did…” Diesel broad snout roamed over to one of his nipples. That tongue slid out once more and pressed hotly against it. Keith squirmed and Diesel held him in place, letting the human relax into it before pulling off and licking his lips. “Maybe I didn’t.” The great dane smirked at him. “You’re eventually going to get used to me doing this to you.”

Keith rubbed his other hand over the other side of that face. Using both now to scratch behind Diesel’s droopy ears as Diesel pushed his snout against his chest, taking several sniffs of his hairy chest. The canine’s thick hide was warm to the touch and the musk coming off it clung to Keith’s fingers as they scratched down over his best friend’s neck to his strong shoulders.

Diesel murred at that, letting him scratch for some time before rising up in front of him. The great dane stopped, pushing his chest slightly against the human face now. “Your turn, Keith.” Diesel rumbled down at him, holding onto the back of the couch with both hands and looking down at the human he was practically sitting in the lap of.

“My turn…” Keith took a second on that before he realized what Diesel had meant. He had to use one hand to brush the fur out of the way before opening his mouth and licking at one of the great dane’s dark skinned nipples. Diesel growled in reply. The same pleased sound he had done before.

Keith tasted that musky fur on his lips, having to pull back a little. “I thought you didn’t sweat…”

“Not as you humans do.” Diesel moved one leg back over him, sitting down next to the human. The couch sunk in where Diesel was sitting at. He reached down to grab one of his feet and lift it up, giving it a small sniff. “Mostly from the paws. Otherwise the tongue,” he stuck it out at the human. “Does the rest for us.”

Keith chuckled at that. “I’ve seen your uh… tongue swell up when you were hot before.”

Diesel just chuckled at that. “When we were kids. That summer… Yeah… I’m bigger now.” Diesel just boasted proudful with a large grin. Keith gave him a shove, Diesel didn’t even budge. That hand just pushing against his muscular chest. Keith could feel just how firm and solid it was underneath that thin smoky gray fur.

“I’ve noticed.” Keith rolled his eyes as he withdrew, Diesel backing up a little for Keith now. The human couldn’t help but stare a bit at the great dane’s groin as Diesel moved back, the sheath and sack were only mostly contained inside that jockstrap. His attention was quickly pulled away as Diesel pushed his foot right into Keith’s face. “H-hey.”

“As I said, I sweat mostly from the paws.” The great dane just chuckled, grinning at being adored like this. He could smell Keith excite, the human’s arousal from seeing him like this. It made his tail wag. He loved showing off his body for his roommate and now finally Keith could love on it too for him, after all the hard work he had done to get like this. They could enjoy it together.

“Humans do too.” Keith just pointed out, moving that foot out of his face. Diesel pushed it against his chest instead.

“I see.” Diesel just picked one of Keith’s legs up and stripped off the socks he was still wearing. The canine didn’t even show a sign of restraint as he pushed that cold bumpy wet nose right against the under sole of it. Keith curled his toes at that, watching as the great dane sniffed over it and then gave it a lick.

Keith winced but didn’t pull away. The great dane had done it for him. So the human picked up Diesel foot and gave it a once over.

Like the rest of Diesel, it was big. It hard two large rough light gray paw pads underneath and one for each toe. Otherwise it was rather human; just like the canine it belonged too. It had animal features that Keith couldn’t ignore and yet the whole resembled that of a human more than a canine, just covered in fur.

It had a strong earthy musk to it and Diesel opened his toes up, wiggling them for Keith as he watched the human take a sniff of it to the great dane’s delight. Keith wasn’t about to be one upped so quickly and licked between the two; Diesel squeezing them around that tongue before pushing his big toe right into Keith’s mouth.

Like his finger, Diesel’s toe had a rough paw pad to it and fur all around. Keith licked around it, giving the underside of it a strong push with the width of his tongue before pulling off. Diesel waited for him to swallow before doing the same himself.

“So you’re a uh foot kind of guy, huh?” Keith flushed as he watched Diesel half-devour his foot. The great dane slurped off of it to lick each one of his toes after.

“Nope.” Diesel just shrugged.

“Then why are we…” Keith only ended up laughing as Diesel let go of his leg.

“Because it was something I had never done with you before.” Diesel only said, leaning back. He put both arms behind his head, flexing a bit as he grinned at the human. “Besides, I know you like this smell far more.” And the great dane nosed a bit under one of his arms, looking over at Keith the whole time. “Might as well have your name written on it.” Diesel murred.

“It’s just… comforting…” Keith let out a breath, trying to cool down a bit as he got up and crawled over to the great dane. Diesel perked up at that but didn’t move as Keith laid out on his front to nose under one of his arms. Diesel moved his muzzle over as if to enjoy it with him.

“I’m comforting, huh?” Diesel breathed against the smaller male, savoring his own musky scent with his dear friend.

“Just like when we first met again, for the second time...” Keith pulled back to push his nose against Diesel’s chest. “You were rather intimidating and then you go and just be… yourself. And I couldn’t help but crawl into your truck and let you steal me away.”

Diesel murred low and deep at the thought as he watched his human loving on his body. Kissing at his chest and feeling one muscular arm of his as Keith moved over to sniff at his other armpit. The human needed him, wanted him and that just made that lustful growl grow in volume as it soon filled their apartment.

“I was just bringing you back to where you belong. With me.” Diesel licked over his lips, feeling his sheath stir and fill up. The jockstrap he was wearing could barely contain it anymore with Keith laying on him like this, loving on his body. The great dane didn’t play with himself this time. He would never have too again, knowing Keith would be there for him from now on.

That only made his aching groin worse as it begged for attention, Diesel neglecting it for the past couple of days to build up for this moment.

The great dane tilted his muzzle back, letting out his breath and trying not to focus on his human laying on top of him like this. How Keith was fully hard by now, pushing his groin against the canine’s stomach through the fabric of the briefs he still wore. Rubbing over his chest, petting his arms, and admiring the great dane for the top dog he was.

Diesel needed to keep calm and level headed, he couldn’t just give into his lust. If he got too worked up, he wouldn’t be able to tie with the human after all. Diesel had always taken his sheer size into account with his friend. How rough they could play together, wrestle or even how much weight he could rest on the human without risking hurting his dear friend.

It was only at this thought, a good ten minutes later, that Diesel finally coaxed Keith to get off him and lay back on the couch. The great dane towered over him, drooling as the tip of his splotched shaft poked free of not only his sheath but the jockstrap he was still wearing. It couldn’t contain the great dane anymore.

Diesel was already taking Keith’s brief’s off. The canine nose twitched and he so badly wanted to sniff at them, to sniff between Keith’s legs. To lick at him, taste his raw body on his tongue. To clean up his mate after a long day. Diesel began to pant openly now.

He pulled back, tearing himself away from the human to get up slightly. Keith watched as Diesel took that jockstrap off and his hefty nuts finally able to sag free. His sheath was full between his legs as the great dane lifted Keith’s own up and put the very jockstrap he had been wearing on the human. He needed to keep Keith hidden from view, to mask his submissive scent with his own dominate one.

Keith didn’t resist, didn’t argue. He groaned at the warm feel of the jockstrap being pressed against his own rigid shaft and musky sack. That did not help Diesel’s libido any and the great dane had to take another minute just to calm himself.

“Ok,” Diesel growled, swallowing again as he continued to drool. It was getting worse as his sharp nose detected Keith’s scent in the air. That scent only increased as Diesel lowered his broad snout down between the human’s legs and underneath that jockstrap to nose at his tight tailhole.

That jockstrap only covered the front of Keith, leaving his tail hole fully exposed for Diesel hungry tongue to begin lapping at. Keith moaned, shifting on the couch as Diesel restrained him as that large tongue teased his slick flesh, tasting the human’s body. Licking over him once more and covering it in a thick drool.

Diesel didn’t stop there, knowing he’d need to loosen Keith’s up for him. As much as he could for what was to come. That grooved tongue forced its way inside the human, making Keith clamp his tail hole shut around Diesel tongue. The canine tried not to focus on it, the human’s resistance was only getting him worked up all the more.

Trying to resist the top dog around here while smelling like this. Just his, his submissive bitch…

Diesel was soft, he was gently with his human. Easing him into it as he continued to lick and slicken his insides before mounting him. Diesel didn’t want to be like that. He wanted to be rough, to force himself into the human and bum fuck him until he screamed his name for everyone to hear. And his lustful state was bringing out that animalistic side of him as Keith grunted as Diesel forced his tongue deep inside of him.

“E-easy,” Keith panted, looking down between his legs at the broad muzzle sticking between them. Diesel growled in reply with closed eyes, just continuing what he had been before. “Diesel.” Keith said his name, making the great dane pull back slightly; withdrawing his tongue. Diesel didn’t look up at him, just panting heavily where he was.

“I will, I promise.” Diesel licked his lips, unable to look up at that face. That face that just screamed it wanted to be fucked and put in its place. “I just… just need to make sure you’re ready, hun. I don’t want to hurt you.” Keith nodded, trying not to focus on the great dane clawing the back of the couch with one hand before moving back down to eat the human out.

Diesel was drooling even more now and was scooping tongue fulls of it into Keith’s tailhole, lathering up his insides once more as he forced his tongue deep inside the human. Keith just laid back, both legs up as Diesel held him tightly; his broad snout spreading his cheeks for the canine’s eager licks. Diesel hadn’t even entered him yet and Keith felt like he was being filled as the great dane pushed his lips against his drool covered flesh and tongue fucked him.

Diesel took a breath and regretted it instantly, his nose was pushed right underneath Keith’s sack and he smelled all the wanting desire the human wasn’t tell him of. Keith was beginning to pre as his best friend finally pulled his tongue out of his tail hole.

Diesel leaned over to give Keith a big hug, wrapping both arms behind him and just holding him for several seconds. The great dane didn’t say a word as he pulled Keith back up on top of him as Diesel rested back down butt naked on the couch. The jockstrap only covered Keith’s front and it allowed Diesel to easily slide several inches of his exposed self up between those tight cheeks.

“Y-You’re huge.” Keith flushed, not even looking back as he cradled his face underneath Diesel’s muzzle. He could hear every breath the dog took, feel his heart pounding in his chest and even see as Diesel swallowed the taste of him once more.

“Relax.” Diesel closed his eyes, rubbing over his back. “Don’t think about size. Just think about me.” Diesel licked over his face. Along his jaw and under his chin. “Think only of me.” Diesel panted heavily as he tilted his muzzle back and with one hand, spread Keith’s cheeks open as he pushed himself up and into the man.

Keith tensed instantly as that canine’s slick tapered tip pushed inside of him. It wasn’t as large as what Keith had thought it had been. Diesel let out a low groan and a palm size of pre-oozed itself out of that beat red, splotched tip and into his human. The first of much more to come.

“You feel so good for me.” Diesel huffed, not even listening to his own words as he waited for Keith to relax. The human did partially and Diesel slid two more inches of himself into the human. Keith tensed once more and as that tail hole clamped around the canine, Diesel moaned.

A loud growl of a sound that filled their apartment, as more of Diesel’s slick lube spilling into the human tight tailhole. The canine rotated his shaft with his hand, holding Keith with his other arm. Clockwise inside the human, using his throbbing length as a brush to coat as much of Keith’s insides as he could. Trying to make this easy for him.

Keith wasn’t exactly tight, it was more that Diesel was big that caused the human such welcomed discomfort. Diesel couldn’t tease himself like this though, slowly working his length inside his beloved friend. He wasn’t about to let Keith know that the thin shaft he had seen before was quickly filling out, pumping with blood and growing ever larger in size in size of him. Spreading his body and taking up every inch within him as Diesel continued to grow in girth.

The great dane just continued to whisper comforting words to his human, trying to get him to relax as he glided another inch of himself inside. Keith reacted at that, feeling him expanding inside of him now. The human was just held against his strong chest as Diesel rested his muzzle on top of Keith’s head.

“Remember the sunflower field…” Diesel spoke up softly as he humped another good inch of himself into the human. He wasn’t even halfway in yet and Keith was already showing signs of resistance against him.

“Yeah…” Keith was flushed in the face, breathing heavily against the canine as Diesel gave another hump and Keith could only groan in reply after that. Unable to form thoughts or words as Diesel buried his massive length deep inside his mate.

“I wanted to do this with you there.” Diesel murmured down, rubbing over the lower part of his back with one hand now. Diesel could feel himself jump within the human, pre’ing even more. “In the field of sunflowers, you loved so much.”

Keith could only smell Diesel’s rich musk as it wafted off the canine. He pressed against him, clinging to the great dane as Diesel reached down to spread his cheeks once more as if that’d help. Pushing another part of his great mass and pride into his childhood friend. It filled Keith’s body and he couldn’t focus on anything other than the large rigid bone still sliding deeper inside of his tailhole; spreading him more than he had ever been before. Keith could feel Diesel’s heartbeat pounding through it.

“I kept the clothes you gave me that day.” The great dane just murred deeply, pulling himself back a half inch before shoving two more into the human. Keith moaned loudly at that and Diesel rubbed the back of his head, pushing his face underneath one of his arms. Having Keith smell his musky pit while he mated with him. “Focus on me, love… Once your body adjusts, you’ll feel everything I am.” Diesel begged him now as he closed his eyes. “I want you to feel everything I have been holding in for you.”

Keith could barely understand his words as something large and round pressed against his rear finally. All of Diesel’s warnings, trying to get the human to relax was just for this moment. For this last, large, bit of the canine’s body.

Keith had read about it, he knew what it was and still he looked up at the great dane with small tears in the corner of his eyes. “I-I don’t think it’ll fit, Dee.” It was the very reason why Keith had been putting this off for so long.

Diesel barely heard him as he guided Keith back, letting the human sit directly on his groin now and using his weight with gravity to push that tennis size ball knot against his already stretched pucker. The great dane let out his breath, trying to calm down. His smoldering, thickening shaft only jumped inside Keith leaking even more of his fluids into his human. His love. His mate.

Diesel held both of Keith’s legs and without warning humped up roughly into the human. Keith cried out, groaning after as he began to sweat from all this. From the raw body heat pouring off the canine, from that thick length deep inside of him. From it all. Just leaning back as he sat once more on that knot, on Diesel’s lap. Diesel didn’t stop there and gave him another hump, letting the human relax before following it up with yet another hump. And another.

It was so close to pushing its way in. Diesel had gotten himself worked up too much, thinking about Keith. The smell of the human. The feel of him. Everything. It was almost too big now… Almost. Diesel growled at that thought, flipping Keith onto his back and rising up on the couch to hump down into the human now; forcing Keith down against the cushions as Diesel restrained himself the best he could as he tried to tie with him.

He needed this. This was everything he had been waiting for and the great dane leaned over the human, resting his forehead against the opposing arm rest and panting down against Keith face.

“Keith.” Diesel said his name, letting the human look up at him. “I love you.” And he gave his mate one more kiss before ramming his knot inside of him.

Stars exploded in front of Keith’s eyes and there was a buzzing sound in his ears as he might’ve cried out; the great dane and covered his mouth with his own. Opening up his jaws to gently bite down around his face. To swallow his cries of pain, to take it for his own as he finally tied with his human.

Diesel let him go and leaned back, pulling Keith back up with him. Kissing and licking softly over his face and neck and down over his shoulder; whispering sweet words to him the entire time. Just how good he felt, how much Diesel had wanted this and now. Now Keith was all his.

“Wrap your legs around my waist.” Diesel gave Keith a helpful tip as to how to make this easier for him. Keith did and Diesel carried him with both arms, still tied to him, all the way to their bedroom.

“Dee, you… it’s just so…” Keith panted against him, clenching down around the thinner tube of the canine’s lower shaft underneath that knot. That knot filled him in more ways than one and Keith squirmed with every heavy step Diesel took before being laid down on the great dane’s bed.

Keith understood what Diesel had meant. There was a part of the great dane that seemed to radiate pleasure, making the human feel as light as air as it spread throughout his whole being now that the pain had subsided. It all was coming from that knot tying the two of them together. Diesel shaft jumped inside of him, coating his insides with even more pre.

“Shit, Dee. When will you stop cumming?” Keith was panting, laying on the bed as the canine crouched above him on all fours.

“Sweetie,” Diesel nosed at his neck. Licking over it and giving it a loving nip. “I haven’t even started yet.”

That caught Keith off guard as Diesel hugged him close again, rolling onto his back and would spend the next fifteen minutes just rolling his hips into his mate and grinding his shaft back and forth inside his tight tail hole. Tugging at the human’s insides as they groaned and moaned together in each other’s embrace. Diesel’s knot was full by now and even if he wanted too, Diesel couldn’t separate the two of them from one another. They were tied together and would be for the rest of the night.

Diesel savored every minute of it as his hands roamed blindly over Keith’s sweaty body. Teasing and petting and scratching and rubbing over his human; all the way down to the outline of his shaft protruding from the human’s lower stomach. Diesel petted over himself, inside the human and let out a deep low murr at that.

“Ready for part two, hun?” Diesel growled playfully and rolled over to press Keith against the bed; he kept his weight in mind as he used one leg to prop himself up. And began bum fucking the human against it.

It started out as doggie style, humping Keith against their mattress and sheets. Diesel didn’t need to hide it anymore, he was grinning from ear to ear as he asked if his human could smell him on the sheets. “All the times I jerked off thinking of you on this bed.” And Diesel leaned down to lick over his back, to his shoulder nuzzling against his face. Only to whisper in his ear “as well on your bed… Every time you left I’d sneak in there and mark your territory as mine. Roll around on your cloths. Everything of yours as mine…”

Keith only moaned loudly as Diesel twisted him around on his knot so the human was looking up at him, facing him once more, so Diesel could watch as he buried his bone deep within him as rocked against him continuously. Diesel held Keith’s thighs, his dull nails lightly digging into the human’s skin as he pounded his rear. The mattress was squeaking, it was hitting the wall and Diesel didn’t even care as his muzzle lifted once more towards the heavens.

And the great dane howled. A rich loud sound that filled the whole apartment as his sack tightened against his body painfully so and the canine held it. Held that release deep inside of himself, in the very core of his being until he couldn’t any longer and erupted into his mate’s body. Giving everything who and what he was to his mate right here and now on their bed, on Diesel’s bed.

Keith couldn’t possibly discern how much it was; it felt like gallons of the great dane’s thick brothy seed spilled into him. Filling him as if he were about to burst. Rippling down that engorged shaft to spray out the end, inside of him. To be a part of him. Keith had felt hot before, now he was burning up as he felt Diesel mark his insides as his own.

Each tablespoon of release practically burned Keith’s insides as he was all too aware of just how much of the great dane was spilling into his body. From his dear friend.

Diesel didn’t so much as hump as go with every single jump of his shaft, each one releasing another sticky ribbon of his love deep inside his mate. Diesel groaned deeply, pulling Keith roughly against him as he forced every inch of himself he possibly could into his human now. Everything he was feeling, every he’d been holding in; it all finally spilled out of his body and into Keith’s. Giving it to his mate from now on.

It could have been a minute. It could have been an hour later when Diesel finally collapsed onto his side next to Keith. The great dane lacing his arms around him once more and pulling him close to his own musky, sweaty body as he just nuzzled him affectionately.

“Keith, Oh Keith.” Diesel whimpered softly, curling both his legs around the humans as well and holding the human almost painfully tight as if he was afraid Keith would just slip away from him again. “I don’t ever want to let you go… If there’s anything I could ever give you, just ask… so long as you just stay here with me.”

Keith whole face was flushed and the human could only ask for one thing. “Water.”

Diesel looked down at him and his face broke into a large smile and the canine laughed; showing his teeth, curling his tongue and for once Keith was able to see the great dane for who he truly was and not just the face he put on for his dear friend.

And Keith had never been happier.