"Hide." Bum said to you as he heard the door open. You both jumped into a cupboard, beneath the counter top. As you heard a stranger enter with Sangwoo, you thought about what brought you to where you were now.

It had been your idea to allow Bum back upstairs. After all, you were supposed to be practicing your social skills. Everything was in fact going smoothly. Bum spoke with you slightly more, and you didn't feel as much jealousy when Sangwoo spread his affection between the two of you. Today, Sangwoo had gone out to pick up your birth control, just in case.

"Who's here?" You whispered to Bum. He shrugged and motioned for you to be quiet.

It was a tight squeeze in this cabinet, especially with your outfit. You had a massive white tutu on with a blue jean button up. A pink ribbon served as a waist cinch. Sangwoo had dressed you today, and he was particularly pleased with his work. You also enjoyed the outfit, but it was filling up the entire cupboard. It was simply lucky that Bum was so small.

It sounded like the stranger was walking all over the house, interrogating Sangwoo. This went on for perhaps a half hour. When you heard the door shut, you pointed towards the outside, asking Bum if it was safe yet. He shook his head no, but you heard Sangwoo panicking and swearing. You pointed with more urgency, but Bum shook his head again. Why can't I say hi to him yet?! You wondered frantically.

The door open and shut again, signalling that Sangwoo had gone outside.

"We can get out now." Bum said to you.

As you both tumbled out, you stood up and walked towards the middle of the kitchen.

As Sangwoo burst back into the house.

"..." He sat down on the floor. "Come here, Bum, Gi-ae." He reached out his hands. "Ah, hurry up!" You wrapped your arms around Sangwoo, while Bum simply accepted the hug. "Yeah... We'll be together... forever..." You kissed his cheek and relaxed into his body.

Over the next few days, the household changed once again. Sangwoo was so frightened that Bum had left and taken you with him, that now Bum was on an extra long chain and Sangwoo's number one priority was to acclimate you to outside society. That way, he could take you everywhere.

He was reading up on ways to train dogs, something you thought meant that you would be getting a puppy. In reality, he was trying to figure out the best way to train you. Already, you had gone through the "rule setting" phase. You knew exactly what you could and couldn't do. Sangwoo had always had strict limits, so he wasn't worried about your obedience. He was really only worried about your anxiety. You were easily worked up by what would normally be considered easy social interactions and it made him look bad. It made him look like he kidnapped you and brainwashed you. Was that true? Partially, but he didn't want to deal with it. So in came the training manual, until he finally found what he was looking for. Positive reinforcement.

"Gi-ae!" He called out to you from the kitchen. You sprinted down the stairs and flew into the kitchen.

"Yes, Sang?" You sat down in his lap.

"We're going out today. We'll pick up some presents."

"For who?"

"For Bum, and if you do well, then for you as well. What would you like?"

"A puppy."

"Try again."

"Candy."

"Good girl. If you're good, we'll pick up candy for you."

This was exciting. It was incredibly rare that you were allowed candy. Pure garbage, Sangwoo says. Pure, delicious, garbage. And you were ready to earn some.