Meant To Be, Or Not? - [YEONGYU FF]

Chapter 18

🎶: 'Nap of a Star' by TXT

"Where are we going?" Beomgyu asked.

It was the weekend, and because they both had finished up with their homework for the week, Yeonjun decided he'll take Beomgyu somewhere this time.

"You'll see."

Yeonjun turned his blinking light on to turn right, and soon after, they arrived at a small yet homey looking building.

Beomgyu glanced at it.

"Pets' Paradise? Is this the pet shelter you always go to on the weekends?"

"Yup."

"Okay... and, what am I doing here?"

Yeonjun looked straight into Beomgyu's eyes.

"I'm inviting you to join me."

Beomgyu's eyes widened. 

"You're what?"

"Inviting you. Yoongi hyung— Mr Min, the owner of this pet shelter, is out today visiting his family, so he asked me to come. And I thought, why not bring you?"

"Oh... that's nice of you."

Yeonjun smiled and he parked the car, and the two of them walked out. Since Yeonjun had the keys to the shelter, he pulled them out and unlocked the door.

"Just to let you know, you should probably be a little more quiet when you enter, otherwise the animals might either get nervous or overly excited," he explained.

"Okay."

Beomgyu literally tiptoed into the shop, and Yeonjun turned the lights on, setting his bag on the counter, giving Beomgyu a chance to look around.

This pet shelter... looked rather nice. It was very spacey, clean (well, maybe not the pens as animals aren't very tidy sometimes), the smell was actually rather comforting, and the quiet music playing in the background was very calming.

It felt like a safe space for not just animals, but also for the people who come here.

"Wow. I now get why you like going here," Beomgyu said.

"Mhm."

Yeonjun came back, holding a little golden retriever puppy in his arms. At the sight of him, Beomgyu nearly squealed in glee.

"This is Debbie. He was rescued from a flood a few days ago, and the people who found him brought him here," Yeonjun explained.

"Oh wow..."

"Yeah. He was a street dog before coming here. Right now, he has a home at this place, and hopefully, somewhere else someday too."

Yeonjun started walking to another room, but stopped when he noticed that Beomgyu wasn't coming with him.

He turned around to face the younger man.

"Come on. You can see what I do."

"Really?"

"Yeah, come on."

Beomgyu followed Yeonjun as soon as he had a green light.

Yeonjun set Debbie down on the bed in the medical room, and patted his head, before getting his stethoscope and some other tools.

"What are you doing?" Beomgyu asked.

"Doing a checkup on him; I usually do it on the weekends when I'm here."

"Oh. Is it hard?"

Yeonjun shook his head.

"Not really. I am studying how to do this in uni after all."