chapter two

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Myung placed a new bowl of cat food in the cage, her eyes trailing over the cat. She was a tabby and she was already being adopted. Myung did not really like cats, and wanted to adopt a dog when Jungkook wanted one. But so far, he has not requested for a pet at all, which was strange for Myung. He is a almost an adult now, and he has not had a pet his whole life. Myung guessed it was because in the orphanage, they did not allow pets.

The tabby mewed as a small thank-you and began to eat. The entire bowl was engulfed in a mere minute. Myung was concerned, her eyes going wide as she watched the cat cough up a bit of food from all the hurrying. Myung patted the cat's head as a gentle reminder to slow herself, and closed the cage. Now she was finished feeding the cats and she had to find her adopted son, wherever he was.

Jungkook was like a big kid, he never had the chance to be a child, and when Myung took his life into hers, Jungkook became this childish goofball, after many tries of being friendly and giving him toys, Jungkook accepted Myung as his mother.

"Jungkookie! Where are you?" Myung cupped her hands by her mouth and called into the ghost-like store. Myung did not worry when she got no reply, since she saw him playing with the ferrets. One was climbing up his arm and it squeaked, causing Jungkook to yelp in surprise.

"What are you doing, son?! Put the poor animal back in its cage!" Myung ran to the boy, who was located down the aisle she was, and gently took the ferret from his arm and replaced it in the right cage.

"Sorry." Jungkook mumbles, molding his two hands together into a tight squeeze in front of his body, it was a habit when he thought he would be yelled at.

"I'm not going to yell at you hon, you don't deserve that. Now, let's go see my sweet little puppy." Myung giggled before pressing her hands together and walking down the aisle Jungkook visited earlier.

"I did not know there were puppies here." Jungkook informed, crossing his arms as he stood in front of the 'puppy's' cage.

The hybrid was slumped against the wall, tears brimmed in his eyes. He looked so miserable and sad, defeated.

Myung unlocked the cage door. The hybrid stood up and ran to Myung, wrapping his arms around her tightly. Jungkook, although confused, awed at the sight. He was glad he could share Myung's niceness, and not keep her to himself. Myung pulled away from the hug, turning to Jungkook.

"Jungkook, this is Taehyung. He is a white labrador hybrid. Be nice to him." Myung informed, and the hybrid waved softly.

"I've heard so much of you, Jungkook. You seem nice, s-since you helped me with my toy earlier. T-thanks again for that." Taehyung gave a small smile, his tail started to wag slowly as he approached Jungkook.

"No problem! I saw a cutie in a dilemma and I needed to help right away." Jungkook chuckled. Taehyung froze at the name he was called.

"Cutie?" He asked, not sure if he heard Jungkook right.

"Yeah! Let's go play with the hamsters." Jungkook chuckled before latching onto Taehyung's arm and pulling him toward the hamster-cages.

Taehyung was just confused as to why someone complimented him.