Just a Runaway // Niall Horan // Book 1

Don't Touch Me - Chapter 38

So deeply sorry for the late update.. I was gone all day yesterday paintballing. I'm soooo soree! I got shot like...6 or 7 times. (: Anyways, enjoy! x 

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I stared down at the giant box in front of me. 

I looked up at the 3 boys standing in front of me. 

"Open it." Liam said.

"I swear, if anything pops out at me, I'm going to kill you all." I told them.

"Deal." Harry replied. 

I walked a little closer, and grabbed onto the top of the box. I lifted it slowly just in case it was all a prank, but then nothing had sprung out.

I looked down into the giant box, and saw a little face looking back at me.

I felt my mouth drop, and my hands started to shake.

"Oh my God, you didn't."

Niall came up behind me. "We did."

"You knew about this?" I asked him.

"Of course! It was my idea."

I looked back down at the little puppy just staring back up at me, with its tongue hanging out of its mouth.

I reached down, and picked it up.

"Is a boy or a girl?" I asked first, cuddling it.

"A boy." Zayn said.

The puppy looked right up at me, and started licking all over my cheeks, causing me to laugh. I was too ticklish.

"What breed is he?" I tried to get out in between laughs.

"He's a Norwegian Elk-hound. He's gonna get really big, too."

I set him down on the ground, and watched as he took off, running around the house.

"He's going to be very energetic, too." Harry said, watching him run around.

"I can tell." I replied. "Well, thank you guys." I smiled at all of them.

Niall draped his arm around my neck.

"Oh course!" He said. "I knew you liked dogs, so I told the boys to get you one."

"Pretty much!" Liam said.

We all watched as he ran from the living room, over through the kitchen.

"He needs a name." I said.

"Like what?" Niall asked.

I shrugged. "No clue. But he can't not have a name."

We all just stood there in silence. No one had a name, and I don't think any of them had even thought about it. 

"No one has a name they like?" I asked.

They all shook their heads.

"Do you?" Louis asked.

I shrugged. "Maybe."

"What?" Niall nudged me.

"I remember when I was little, I always wanted a puppy, and I wanted to name him Monk."

"Monk?" Niall asked.

I nodded.

"Monk." He repeated. "I like it."

"Me too." Zayn said.

I looked over at the other boys. 

"You guys like it?" I asked.