Heartless

{9}

"Oh my god." She rushes towards the Doberman wagging its tail in the crate, approaching her hand which outstretched to unlock it and let the dog out.

"Do you like it? Your present?" Jungkook asks while stepping forward, petting the dog that she holds in her arms while kissing the top of its head.

Her heart was racing a million miles per minute. She never would've expected Jungkook to do something like this for her. It meant the world and now her childhood dream of having a dog had finally come true, and it was even more special because of him. It might not seem like much but it was everything to her. A piece of innocence for her to savor in such a cruel world.

"I love-"

"It's a girl." Jungkook answers the question she was meaning to ask.

"What's her name?" She stares into the beady, black eyes of the dog that remained calm all this time, only nudging her with her nose and sniffing her clothes to familiarize herself with her owner.

"She doesn't have one yet. That's for you to decide." He says.

Runa smiles as the dog then sits on Jungkook's command and she can see that the Doberman was well trained. She didn't bark, didn't growl, didn't make a single noise because that's what she was taught. There was no danger here. Just the two of them and her precious fur baby.

She was her guard dog alongside her human bodyguard. They both have those pitch-black doe eyes, except the dogs held wonder in them, she knew even though they had never met before. It was love at first sight.

"She looks like a Cookie." Runa determines, standing from where she was crouched and putting her hand out for the dog to smell which she, of course, does as soon as she looks up and waits for a command.

"Go ahead." She encourages the dog, and Cookie starts to lick her, making Runa squirm from how ticklish it felt.

It warmed her heart more than she could express, and she was still in a state of disbelief. There must be some reasoning behind this gesture of his. She knew there always was with him.

"How come you got me a dog?" She wonders, and he leans down to rub Cookie's head while she continues sniffing Runa.

"A dog is a good thing to have. They're loyal companions and good for the soul. You won't be alone and she'll protect you. Dong-Wook told me you wanted a dog when you were a kid but your dad never allowed it. So here she is. She's for you." He explains, straightening his posture and turning his attention to her.

Runa never had such a strong desire to kiss somebody, even though that would be out of this world and strange considering they just agreed on becoming friends. But she couldn't help it, she felt immensely attracted to him and had the itching curiosity of what kissing someone as forbidden as him would be like.

He was exactly her type, practically her dream man and it was hard to believe he was real sometimes. When it hit her at a certain moment, her heart would pound and she'd feel that sense of tranquility warming her chest. She was more than grateful that he existed, even if he was sort of an asshole. This thoughtful gesture of his was a step forward for them.

"Thank you, Jungkook. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Thank you." She expresses after a few heavy moments of silence, taking it all in.