[center]Father Gabriel had walked off and that had left Chase to treat Saki. She briefly wondered what had happened to the dog's scruff, but it's not like he would be able to give an answer. [b]"This will sting for only a second, okay?"[/b] She was on her knees and had a rag in her hand, the stench of rubbing alcohol was strong. She lightly pressed down on the dog's wound, beginning to rub the alcohol over the injury. Cleaning it out was the best way to avoid infection, after all.

[b]"See? All done."[/b] She dropped the rag beside her and stood up. She would have liked to bandage the dog, but it would've been painful for him when she went to pull the bandage off . . . she cringed at the thought of pulling off fur. That's when the thunder echoed and Chase, caught off guard, jumped a little. She looked around, her heart pounding, a sheepish look on her face. Luckily, nobody had seen her . . well, nobody except Saki. 

She looked back at the dog, [b]"Good boy."[/b]

She sighed to herself, a slight nervous laugh escaped her lips as she tilted the door open for Xavier, [b]"I thought I heard somebody out there,"[/b] she said with a slight smile, looking at the load in his hands, [b]"Need help with that?"[/b][/center]