A/N : Sorry for the incredible delay X.X. Computer's back to a crappy state and I'll have to format once again when I'll have my new Windows XP copy. Nothing else is really new, graduated from college (YAY!! Go me! XD), beaten Onimusha 3 in 4 days (GET IT NOW! =D Sammy rocks!) and rented The Sims on GC for 2 days. Found a summer job as well (2 actually, got to chose between librarian and office worker). Enough with my life already, I'll let you read the new chapter. As I said, flashbacks are back! XD. Enjoy!
Chapter 18 : It's a dog life after all
We're full now. I ate like I never did before. But now... won't need food for a week, at least. I say that, and in a few hours I'll be hungry again. I can even get up in the middle of the night to eat something.
"Hey Hwoarang... now that we're just the two of us again, anything special you want to do?"
I was eventually ask him for that one day. "Yeah, there's something I want."
"And this thing is....?"
"A dog."
You should've seen his face. "I'm serious, Jin... I want a dog."
"There's no place for a dog here, baby. Plus we're in an appartment, we can't have any animals."
"Not even a..... a..... cat? Or a lizard? Or a budgie?"
"The lanlord didn't want animals- "
"Not even a goldfish?"
"Well maybe a goldfish... and I doubt a lizard would hurt him. I bet that as long as it's not noisy- "
"Some dogs don't bark!" Proudly said argument.
"Still they request to go outside for their needs."
"Yeah... well there's toilets for dogs!"
He shook his head. "Hwoa, I won't be able to get a dog here..."
"Dammit."
"I'm sure a goldfish or something like that should be OK though. Want me to ask him?"
For a goldsifh? He wants to ask permission for a GOLDFISH?? In what world this guy has been raised? Just makes me want to laugh my ass off. "A goldfish? I mean, come on! A GOLDFISH! Not a dinosaur or an elephant or a crocodile... a tiny little goldfish. Put it in a glass and it's gonna be OK... no need for a big aquarium or whatsoever..."
"Why the sudden urge of a pet?"
"'Cause I always lived with one... except this past year with the gang... though we had a lizard. Died fast though, Hie mixed up his food with some other stuff and the poor thing didn't take it. And I always liked animals... I used to have a dog at my parent's house, at some others there usually were cats, birds or dogs, sometimes all of those. It should give me something to look after when you'll be away at university... even a goldfish will do...!"
"OK, we'll go for the goldfish. I don't want to live my whole life here- " Hey, who would live with 50 other people all their life? "- so when we'll buy something bigger, we'll have a dog."
Fair enough to me. "Yeah, a big dog... you know, with long black and white fur and brown eyelids..."
"Yeah I know what you mean."
"I want one like that."
"My first dog was like that. It's name was Tao, I remember."
"When did you get it?"
FLASHBACK
"Look here Hwoarang! Look what daddy brought!"
The redheaded small child's eyes grew big and shiny. In front of him stood a dog, about his height, with bright black fur, which was white on his stomach area, and brown eyelids. It looked excited and alert ; it would prove to be a fun companion. Hwoarang smiled widely and proceeded to touch the dog, who backed away.
"Don't be too fast sweetheart. It doesn't know you." The woman took her son closer to her and held out his hand toward the dog. "Let him smell you."
The dog brought his muzzle close to the child's hand. Hwoarang could feel it's warm breath and wet nose. "Hello doggy!" he said quietly. "What's your name?"
"You have to give him one."
"I do?"
"Yep. Do you have any name ideas sweetie?"
Hwoarang looked serious for a moment as he thought of a name for the dog. "Brownie! No no no... hum..... is it a boy or a girl?"
The young American redhead stood in the door, chuckling softly. "It's a male, Hwoarang."
"Ok... his name will be.... hmm.... Tao!"
"Nice name!"
"Come here Tao!" The dog looked at the child with his bright eyes but didn't move. "How come he's not moving, daddy?"
"It's gonna take him some time to learn his name. It's normal, dogs don't learn as fast as humans."
"Alright. Hello Tao!" Hwoarang laughed while repeating the name over and over again, petting the animal and hugging him. "I like him, he's cool! And he's not afraid of me anymore!"
The man turned to face his girlfriend and smiled widely. "Look at that honey. Isn't he happy?"
She nodded and smield back. "Oh yeah. Perfect companion for him!"
"Will I be able to teach him how to fetch?" asked the kid, who was still amazed at the dog. "Will I? Will I?"
"Of course dear, but it takes a long time."
"How long?"
The young mother scratched the back of her head. "I don't know honey, the best way to know is to try, wait and see."
"OK mommy. Can I feed him?"
"Well, let's wait until we eat" his father mentionned. "He'll get used to our schedule this way, I think. We could give him water though."
"I want a glass of water too! Please?"
"Sure, darling." The Korean woman handed him a glass of cold water and filled Tao's water bowl too. "Want to give it to him?"
"Yay!" Hwoarang delicately picked the green bowl from his mother's hands and tried walking without spilling some on the floor. "There you go!" The dog came over to the water bowl and sipped. "He drinks in a weird way mommy."
"All dogs drink like that."
"OK. Will I be able to take him for a walk after?"
"We'll go after dinner" said his father. "It's a big dog though, maybe you should let me or mom take him."
"And when I'll be older?"
"There won't be any problems when you'll be a bit older."
"Alright! I want to play more with him now!" The kid waited for his pet to finish drinking its water and chased it around the house for the rest of the day.
END OF FLASHBACK
"What happened with that dog?"
"Dunno really. Left home, and I've never seen Tao anymore."
"Why did you leave home?"
Heh... why have I said that? Now he'll probably bug me until I say why, and I'm not up to it right now. Just got through the stuff with Xiaoyu, if I have to go through this part of my childhood again I don't know what I'll do. Killing myself seems suddenly a better idea. "Look Jin, don't really wanna talk about it now. Damn long story."
"Oh... didn't mean to... well you know..."
"Don't worry. I'll be fine. But I still want a dog when we'll move, if we find something bigger that we don't have to share with 50-something people."
"I'll get us a house. And a big one." Jin winked then kissed me deeply. "I swear I won't let you live in this place forever. You deserve much better than a tiny appartment." You saw mine Jin? Yours is what I call BIG. "A real, big house. Plenty of bedrooms. And a pool. A garden... a pond... what else..."
"We won't need a house at this rate. We'll need a mansion."
"Even better! You'll see, koibito. We'll find that house someday. Or get it built for us."
"Come on... think about it... it's gonna cost you a fortune, you sure you want that? I can live in a normal appartment, I won't mind. As long as you're there with me."
"I'm sure of that. There's nothing that costs too much when it comes to your happiness." He stops talking and takes my hand in his. "You... you're my life. My whole life. And you do deserve a better life. I want you to know what it feels like to have a wonderful life. What it feels not having to care of everything."
I'm blushing again! "Alright alright.... I'm not the one who'll pay after all."
"I'll start checking tomorrow. How about we go to bed now?"
"Right on. Fucking tired... talking about sleeping... when do your classes start again?"
"I knew I had forgotten something." He looks at the calendar and turns around, an annoyed expression on his face. "Tomorrow. Better get myself to sleep too."
...In the middle of the night...
"Jin..... I'm not really feeling good.... -"
Too late.
Threw up all over the covers.
To be continued....
A/N : What will happen to Hwoarang in the next chapter? Stay tuned for more! Oh yeah, thanks to everybody who reviewed once again XD!. Next chapter should be up in less than 2 weeks hehehe.... i hope o.o'