NOTE: Doggy Juju's thoughts are in \\//..

Joey sighed, as the receptionist Aylex popped her gum loudly and sang off key to a Backstreet Boys song. He prayed the groomer Jordan would be done with the poodle soon.

“Joey, that girl’s more annoying than Chris is.” Juju said, whispering as he watched Aylex bopping her head and singing.

Joey chuckled, “Nah, she’s ok. She’s just a little different. Maybe she’s inhaled too much of that nail polish.” He said, pointing at Aylex who was painting her toenails a bright turquoise.

Aylex looked up and noticed Joey and Juju watching her. “Hey, aren’t you from that Nsync group?”

“Yeah” Joey grinned, figuring she’d ask for an autograph.

“You guys are pretty decent. That Wade guy’s an ass, but JC’s hot.” Aylex said, becoming alarmed when Juju growled at her mention of JC.

Joey patted the dog’s head, trying to calm him. “Settle down big guy.” He said, wanting to add more but knowing he couldn’t with the girl watching him.

“If she even asks to meet JC I’m gonna bite her.” Juju growled, showing his bared teeth at the now quiet Aylex.

Joey glanced up as a very pretty and petite blonde woman entered the room. “Hi, I’m Jordan. Are you my three o’ clock?” She asked, holding a hand out for Joey to shake.

“Hi Jordan, I’m Joey and this is Juju.” Joey said, shaking Jordan’s hand as he pointed down at Juju.

Jordan kneeled in front of Juju, looking into his eyes. “Hey Juju, you wanna come back here with me and get pretty?”

\\yeah right lady, I’m already pretty.//

Joey stood, patting Juju’s head. “Come on Juju; let’s go with the nice lady.”

Jordan smiled and led them to the room she had come out of.

Joey eyed Juju nervously. He was afraid the dog might do something if he got irritated.

“Ok, we’ve got a nice big tub here for you Juju.” Jordan said, pointing at a large tub against the wall.

Juju backed away toward Joey.

Joey leaned down to whisper to the dog. “Hey Ju, remember what I told you. JC will like you a lot better if you’re clean and look nice.”

Juju glared at Joey but let Jordan remove his collar and lead him to the tub.

“Here we go big guy. You’re gonna like this.” Jordan said, leading the dog into the tub.

Juju relaxed once she began washing him. He realized that a bath isn’t necessarily a bad thing if done right.

\\Oh wow, this feels really good. I wish it was JC washing me. He’s got great hands. I’d love to feel them all over me. I’ve got to figure out how to become human soon.//

Juju stayed calm as Jordan finished his bath. He didn’t even fuss when she trimmed him nails. He loved the brushing. He felt beautiful. He knew he was but now he felt even more beautiful than he ever had before. He decided a groomer wasn’t a bad thing at all.

“Yes, you’re such a handsome thing.” Jordan cooed, brushing Juju until he shined.

“Don’t I know it.” Juju answered without thinking.

Joey groaned, “Oh shit.” He said, covering his face with his hands.

Jordan smiled knowingly. “Uh huh, I figured I could get you to talk.”

“You’ve talked to other dogs?” Joey asked, incredulously.

“Of course, animals love me.” Jordan said, smiling as she resumed brushing Juju.

Joey grinned, “I’d love you too if you stuck those things in my face.” Joey laughed, referring to Jordan’s ample chest that Juju’s nose was practically buried in.

“You even try sticking your face there and Nsync will have a soprano.” Jordan warned, shaking the brush at Joey.

Juju snickered, “Ha, how do you like that. I get my nose stuck there when I’m a dog, just imagine where Josh will put my nose when I’m human.”

“Hey you got plans of changing? How ya gonna do it. I’ve done work on a few before they changed.” Jordan said, getting excited at the prospect of Juju becoming human.

Joey stared at Jordan in shock. “You mean dogs have turned into humans before?”

“Pfft, not just dogs. Other animals can change too. They just have to find a way to do it. Do you know Adam Sandler, he used to be an annoying little Chihuahua. Now he’s just an annoying human. Oh and Courtney Love, she was once a pig. You wouldn’t believe some of the people that were once animals.” Jordan confided, finishing up with Juju’s brushing.

“How did they change? Can you help me?” Juju asked, jumping around excitedly.

Jordan laughed, “Whoa, calm down there dude. I’ve never seen any change, and they won’t tell how they did it. I wish I could help you.”

“The pretty little puppy’s got a very sexy visitor.” Aylex said, popping her head in the door.

Juju growled, baring his teeth at her.

“Ok, we’re done. Send in whoever’s here.” Jordan said, raising an eyebrow at Juju’s ferocity toward Aylex.

Aylex turned away to look at the visitor. “Come on in gorgeous.” She said.

JC appeared in the door and Juju immediately stopped snarling. He rushed at JC nearly knocking him down.

“Did you miss me Juju?” JC asked, laughing at his dog licking his face excitedly.

“Hey studly, how about you and me take the poochie out some time. Or we could just go out alone.” Aylex added, as Juju bared his teeth at her again.

JC smiled at Aylex, “Umm, thanks but I’ve got a girlfriend.”

Juju walked away from JC at the mention of Bobbie. He burrowed his nose into Joey’s leg and pouted.

“Well, we need to get going. Juju’s got an appointment with a vet, that’s why I came down to meet you guys. You did a great job on him Jordan.” JC said, shaking Jordan’s hand before walking out the door.

~*~

“So when did you find a vet?” Joey asked JC, petting Juju as they rode to the vet’s office.

“I asked at the hotel and several people gave me the name of the same vet. I figured she was good if more than one person mentioned her.” JC said, moving Juju’s nose out of his crotch for the third time in fifteen minutes.

“Cool.” Joey said, snickering as he watched JC push Juju’s head away once again.

“Ah, this must be it. Let’s go you perverted little doggy.” JC said, grabbing Juju’s leash as he climbed out of the car.

“Hi I’m Jamie, do you have an appointment?” The tall curly haired brunette behind the counter asked.

“I called a little bit ago and I think I spoke to you. My name’s JC Chasez, you said you could work my dog in.” JC said, smiling at the girl.

Jamie smiled, “Yes, I remember. Dr. Lee is with a patient right now, it shouldn’t take much longer.” She said, returning to her paperwork.

JC sat in a chair near the door, Juju sat at his feet. Joey had gone ahead to the hotel since JC was with Juju now. Juju kind of missed Joey, as much as he loved JC he wanted somebody to talk to.

A small asian woman walked through the door near Jamie’s desk. “Hello, I’m Dr. Lee but please call me Joie. Who do we have here?” Joie asked, kneeling in front of Juju and patting his head.

“This is Juju, he needs a check up and a vaccination.” JC said, grinning as his dog sniffed at the woman.

“Ok, let’s head on back and get Juju checked up and vaccinated.” Joie said, leading the way to the door that she’d come through.

~*~

“Stop glaring at me Juju. You had to have the shot or you couldn’t tour with us.” JC said, frowning as his dog flopped onto the hotel room floor pouting.

“Hey Jayce, we’re going to get some dinner. You wanna come?” Chris asked, barging in before JC even had his door all the way opened.

JC turned around and frowned at his pouting dog once again. “Yeah, let’s go, I’m hungry.” He said, pushing Chris out the door ahead of him.

“Stupid shot hurt.” Juju grouched, licking at his hind leg where he’d gotten the shot.

He got up and wandered the room after licking his wound for a bit. He noticed the funny looking pot. Joey had left it sitting on the stand for him to check it out. He nudged it with his nose, knocking it to the floor. It had kind of a knob on top. He knew Joey had tried pulling it off but couldn’t get it. He grasped the pot between his two front paws and tried pulling it with his teeth. Nothing happened. He tried turning it a little but it was kind of hard for him to do. He noticed that it felt like the knob pushed in a little when his tongue pushed down on it. He took his mouth off of it. He eyed it for a second, thinking that maybe if he pushed down on it that it would open. He held it on the floor under one paw and pushed down on the knob with the other paw. He jumped back as smoke began swirling out of the spout. He crawled under the bed as fast as he could. He feared he had started a fire. There was a lot of smoke. He peeked out from under the bed though as he heard a woman coughing. He saw a very short and thing blonde woman. Juju thought she was really pretty for a girl. She wore really flimsy looking lavender pants. They had elastic at the ankles but were really loose every where else. Her shirt was a darker purple but bared her stomach. The sleeves were the same gauzy material as the pants. Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail at the top of her head. She noticed Juju peeking out from under the bed.

“Hi there fella, did you just set me free?” She asked, kneeling down on her hands and knees to see Juju.

“Yes.” Juju said, slowly inching out when she began patting his head.

“Thank you so much, I’ve been trapped in there for so long. That rotten little bitch Britney will pay for it too.” She declared, scratching the dog under his chin.

“Who are you? How did you get in the pot?” Juju asked, nuzzling into her leg as she continued petting him.

She laughed, what Juju thought was kind of a deep laugh for a girl. “My name’s Christina, I’m a genie. I was training a new girl, but she had aspirations of using her magic for her own gain and not doing good for others. She tricked me and locked me in the pot. I have to stop her before she attains her goal. She dreams of becoming a famous singer. Her singing makes the horn on a steam ship sound like beautiful music. She could make it though if she uses her magic to help her voice. She must be stopped.” Christina swore, still patting Juju.

“Wow, she sounds like a bad person. Who is she? Maybe she’s already made it.” Juju said, jumping up and pacing in front of Christina.

“Her name is Britney. She wanted to call herself Britney Spears. If she’s made it then I must stop her, it’s dishonest.” Christina said, pacing along with Juju now.

Juju stopped in his tracks. “Oh wow, I do know her. She’s made it. She is a singer, but she’s got a bad reputation.”

“Grr, I was afraid of that. I must stop her. First though, I will grant you three wishes for setting me free. What would you like?” Christina asked, laughing at the dogs shocked expression.

“Three wishes?” Juju asked in disbelief.

“Yes three, now make it snappy love. I must stop Bitchney.” Christina said, clapping her hands together for emphasis.

Juju giggled at Christina’s name for Britney. “I want to be human. That’s all I want right now. Can I save the other two wishes?” He asked, looking at Christina hopefully.

“Yes you can save them.” She wiggled her fingers in Juju’s direction. “There it’s granted.” She said, smiling and heading for the door.

Juju looked at his paws. “But I’m still a dog.” He said, sadly.

“Give it time love. You won’t change in the blink of an eye.” Christina smiled, and flitted out the door.

Juju hopped onto the bed, laying down and resting his head on his paws. “Great, I hate waiting.”

He decided just to close his eyes and rest for a bit until JC came back.

~*~

Juju yawned, blinking his eyes rapidly as the sun shined into them. He rubbed his eyes with his hand.

“Oh my god, I have a hand. I’m human.” He whispered, glancing down at his body.

He ran his hands over his chest and stomach. “Wow, I’m hot too.”

He noticed JC sleeping next to him. JC must have come back after he’d fallen asleep the night before. His stomach got a funny feeling as he looked at JC. He noticed the thing between his legs began to tingle too. He ran his hand down his stomach and began fondling himself. He jumped at the intense pleasure he got as he ran his finger lightly across the head of his penis.

“Whoa, I look good even that’s pretty.” He smiled proudly, still stroking his growing penis.

He wondered if JC felt the same way now that he had hands instead of paws. He lightly ran his hand down JC’s chest. Tweaking his nipples gently. JC moaned. His hand then skimmed lower, past the flat hard stomach and into JC’s boxers. Juju felt the hardness between JC’s legs. JC’s hand came down, pressing Juju’s hand down harder on his erection. Juju squeezed it softly. JC moaned and then opened his eyes.

“AAAAAHHHHHHH!” He screamed, jumping away from Juju and falling off the bed.

Juju leaned over the side of the bed. “Are you ok?” He asked.

“Wha . . . who are you?” He asked, inching further away from Juju.

“You mean you don’t know me?” Juju’s asked, his eyes beginning to tear.

“No, how would I know you? What are you doing in my bed?” JC asked, climbing cautiously to his feet.

Lance came bursting through the door just ahead of Joey and Chris. “What’s going on JC? We heard you scream.” Lance said, waving the keycard in his hand around excitedly.

“Holy shit! JC there’s a naked guy in your bed.” Chris said, staring at Juju.

JC scoffed, “No shit Chris. Tell me something I didn’t know.”

Joey approached the bed. Looking carefully at Juju and then breaking into a wide grin. “Fuck! You did it.” Joey said, laughing and clapping Juju on the shoulder.

JC, Lance, and Chris all looked at Joey in shock.

“You know this guy?” Lance asked, waving an arm in Juju’s direction.

Joey grinned mischievously. “Hell yeah. We’re buds aren’t we guy?” Joey asked, ruffling Juju’s hair.

“Well who is he and what is he doing in my bed?” JC demanded.

“Oh you know him Jayce. Look at his eyes and tell me you don’t know him.” Joey laughed, as Juju batted his hand away from his head.

JC studied Juju for a couple minutes. He kept coming back to his eyes. They were so familiar.

“Oh fuck!” He exclaimed, backing away from the bed.

TBC