"Jay- Jason!?" Dust shrieked, the squeaking of her cart racing down the hall. "Jason help!" I turned away from my books, spotting the head row its way past my door, magic and wood hitting the floor as she pulled herself along. "Jason it's after me, help!" I watched as something small and white ran down after her. "Jason, now!"
I rubbed my face, lowering my neck in defeat. "Dust, what's--"
There was a loud crash in the hall, Cosmic steaming down the way like a thunderbolt. "Jason, heeelp!" Dust cried, screaming her head off. "Oh gods help me!" She screamed, leaving my to grab my head and storm out into the hall. "Jason, oh please, for the love of mother Celestia, get it!"
I leaned into the hall, spotting Dust's cart overturned, Cosmic standing off with a small white puppy trying to hop over the cart. "Jason--get it!" She shouted, panic heavy in her voice. "Get it now!"
I let out a sweet groan, "Aw, look at it!" I stepped into the hall, slowly letting my heart melt as Dust levitated the stick up and poked at the puppy. "He wants a friend."
"He's going to eat me!" Dust shrieked, her voice reaching a previously unhit octave. "Help me before it eats me!" She poked at the door, the puppy pawing at the stick and biting it. "It's eating my stick! Oh gods, away from me!"
Cosmic stood next to me, slowly disarming her tense posture. I chuckled softly as I walked over. "It's just a little puppy, it's not going to hurt you." I picked up the sharp eared dog, hoisting it up and tucking it against my chest. "Little thing...wait, you're scared of this?" I held the puppy out, the thing squirming and wiggling in my hand, it's paws flailing as they hung off my hand. "Look at--
Dust's frenzied eyes opened wide. "Gods no, get it away from me now!" Dust flailed her stick at me, screaming and facing the floor, her head half hidden by the cart. "Away right now Jason!"
I smiled vilely. "Hey, remember when you were crawling over me?" I slowly walked the puppy behind the downed cart. "Come here...just a little--"
Dust's eyes jammed shut, her stick flying off as she screamed. "Jason no! No, I don't like it!"
I dropped the puppy down, watching it jump onto Dust's head and play with her ear. "Aw, look at that little guy. Where the hell did he even come--"
"Aaaaah, oh gods no, not like this!" Dust started crying and moaning as the puppy had its fun. "I'm going to die, why!? I don't want to die like this!"