𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 // 𝙗𝙮𝙪𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙚𝙠𝙝𝙮𝙪𝙣

4

You rake your eyes all over Baekhyun's figure, brows furrowed in concentration. His tail is swishing lowly as he plays with the toy car in his hands, a soft smile gracing his features before he bites his lips in excitement.

Baekhyun crouches down and sets the toy down, letting the small car drift ahead across the floor. "Woah.." he remarks in a deep voice as he grins with what looks like a box-smile.

Baekhyun looks up at you excitedly, before he notices your gaze, making him look back down and hiccup, crawling and reaching out for the car that went under the couch.

You walk to his direction, his unaware tail swaying to the right as he retrieves his toy. "Do you like it?" you ask with a smile after he has gotten up and taken the car carefully in his hands.

Baekhyun widens his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly before his ears twitch. "Hm?"

"I said: Do you like it?" you repeat, gaze now on Baekhyun's ears.

"Yes.." Baekhyun mumbles as he self-consciously reaches for his dog ears.

"Oh, I see.. Would you like anything more?"

Baekhyun's eyes widen, and he shakes his head side to side quickly.

"No more? Wouldn't you be bored with just one?" you inquire as you walk closer to examine the exterior of the car, making him look down and purse his lips as he clutches the toy tightly in embarassment.

You hear him gasp, which causes you to look up at him.

"Why?"

"I-I'm.. shy.." Baekhyun whispers. "Owner i-is too close.."

You smile in adoration, having this urge to step in to see him get embarassed again so you can maybe pinch his cheeks, but respecting his request, you step back.

"By the way, my friend called.. She's gonna come here. I figured out I'll introduce you to her. Is that okay?"

Baekhyun blinks slowly and nods, looking back down and only staring at his toy.

Your phone rings after that, and you hastily pick it up after seeing the name of the caller.

"Hello? Yes, this is _____. Yes, that's right. I contacted Mierre's Hybrid Orphanage. Yes. His name is Baekhyun, a puppy hybrid. Tomorrow? Yes, okay. Thank you very much."

Baekhyun frowns in confusion watching you, his ears pressing flat on top of his hair as he hears his name.

What's that? Is his owner going to send him back?

You turn to Baekhyun with a smile, but he's staring at you with a troubled gaze. "Baekhyun? Is there a problem?"

Baekhyun eyes you intently, before he breathes in shakily and shakes his head 'no'. "I'm sleepy.." He whispers and purses his lips, setting the toy car down the couch and heading to the room you gave him.

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Baekhyun looks up to the direction of the sound when you swing the door to his room open.

You smile at him from the doorway and gesture for him to come to you. "My friend only has time to drop his hybrid off.. She'll be coming back to pick him up tonight."

Baekhyun nods in understanding, smiling as he reaches you. "Can I go to sleep then, owner?"

"Oh.." you trail off, looking to the left and thinking of the words. "Uhm, don't you wanna play with my friend's hybrid? He's a puppy hybrid, too. You two might get along."

Baekhyun blinks down, and he folds his lips. "I don't think.. so.."

"Ahh!" a voice then rings around the house, making Baekhyun snap his eyes to you.

"Who was that?" he questions, eyes widening. There's no other person here, right? And that voice is such a deep one, reminding him of someone. Wait, wasn't that—

Baekhyun rushes out his room to see the back of a puppy hybrid with a lowered black tail and frozen hands.

"Kyung.. Kyungsoo-yah!" Baekhyun calls, smiling and running to the figure, who then turns to him in surprise.

"Baekhyun-ah.." the other responds, blinking slowly. "B-Baekhyun? It's really you?"

Baekhyun's eyes light up as he heads forward to envelop his friend in his embrace, you walking to the two as you come to realize that they actually know each other.

Baekhyun turns to you as Kyungsoo and him part, and he grins excitedly. "Can we go play, owner?"

You smile in amusement, and you nod slowly. "Of course."