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"So there's been a slight change of plans"
Jun heard Thame say through his phone. They were on a video call and Thame was in his kitchen, mixing something in a bowl. His phone was propped up on the counter, resting against the wall.
"You're not going?" Jun asked, a disappointed look on his face. He was really looking forward to spending time alone with Chowon, Thame's pet dog. Well, now he belonged to both Thame and Po since they lived together. He was the cutest little chihuahua and Jun loved him to bits. Thame would always ask him if they needed someone to dogsit.
"No we're still going-"
"Then? Are you taking Chowon with you?"
"Nope, my mom is still very allergic. But the thing is," Thame paused, looking behind him. Po was walking around the house with different things in his hand, occasionally passing behind Thame and appearing in the frame.
"Thame?" Jun called out
"Oh yeah. You see, there was a slight miscommunication. Regarding Chowon, I told Po I was gonna take care of it but he-"
"No! You asked me to take care of it, that's why I asked Dylan!" Po yelled in the background. Jun couldn't see him near Thame.
"No I specifically remember telling you I'd take care of it!" Thame yelled back, looking behind him. They continued the back and forth for a while; forgetting the fact that Jun was still on the video call.
"Hello? I'm still here!" Jun raised his voice to bring Thame's attention back to him. Thame finally looked back at the screen.
"So, Po asked Dylan. Is that the issue?"
Thame nodded, "Yeah, now we don't know whom to choose."
"Choose me, of course. I'm the one who spent the most time with Chowon and Chowon is clearly very attached to me."
"But Dylan cancelled his plans to be here the whole week!" Po said in the background. Jun sighed and rolled his eyes.
"And? Why would that be my problem?" Jun yelled loudly so Po would hear him.
"Jun please cooperate," Thame said
"What? So you want me to back down because Po messed up?"
"No, its not that. Also Po didn't mess up. He just misheard-"
"I didn't mishear anything! You specifically told me to take care of it!" Po jumped into the conversation again, interrupting Thame. He was still not in the frame. Jun could only hear his voice.
"Are you guys fighting? Is this the end of an era?" Jun asked, resisting a laugh. It was entertaining to see the lovey-dovey couple argue over something silly.
Po suddenly appeared in the frame beside Thame. He pressed a little kiss on Thame's hair, "No, we still love each other very much. Thank you for asking."
Thame smiled like he was a teenager in love. Jun felt sick. He wanted the ground to open up and consume him right there.
"Anyway.." Jun spoke up so the annoyingly sappy couple would bring their attention back to him.
"Dylan is clearly not up for the Job. I can take care of Chowon alone," Jun said. He was determined to not back down. Especially, not when Dylan was his opponent.
"We were thinking, you guys could do it together.." Thame said. Slowly. Trying to ease Jun into the idea. But Jun reacted fast.
"Ew! You want me to live with Dylan??"
"Its only for a week-"
"Absolutely not!"
"This is a two person job," Po spoke again
"No? I've taken care of him multiple times before. ALONE!" Jun said, emphasizing on the 'alone'.
"That was only for a few hours! There's so much that is involved in taking care of a pet. You have to take them on walks, make sure they don't swallow anything they're not supposed to, make sure to feed them at the right time. Also, Chowon runs off whenever you leave the door open even for a second," Po said while Thame nodded along, agreeing with him.
"And Chowon has this pill he needs to take everyday but he refuses to take it. So, we have to trick him into taking it," Thame joined in. "Oh yeah! That's definitely a two person job!" Po said, looking at Jun.
"What's the pill for? Is he okay?" Jun asked, concern written all over his face. He cared way too much about his friend's dog.
"He's fine. Its just an allergy, he gets itchy and red if he doesn't take it," Thame said
"Actually, we were about to give him his medication right now," Po said, walking away from the frame. Thame followed him. A few seconds later, they were both in front of the camera. Po was holding Chowon in his hand.
"Watch!" Po said, looking at Jun through the screen.
Thame picked up the bowl that was placed in front of the camera, the one he was mixing something in earlier. He scooped some of the food in the bowl with a spoon and held it in front of Chowon. The dog immediately opened his mouth, ready to lap up all the food but right as his tongue was about to lick the spoon, Po placed the pill in his mouth. Before Chowon could spit it out, Thame shoved the food in his mouth. Chowon swallowed the whole thing, Thame fed him a few more spoons while Po gave him a lot of head rubs in appreciation, "Who's a good boy? You are!" Po squealed at Chowon.
"Eh, that looks easy.." Jun said, but his tone was shaky. As if he didn't believe his own words.
"Looks easier than it is. You need to be behind him while you put the pill in his mouth because he runs away the second he sees the pill in your hand. Also, if you feed him the same thing with the pill multiple times, he will stop eating that food because he knows you're gonna make him take the pill! So you need to keep switching it up." Thame explained, he walked over to the counter and picked his phone up.
He brought his face closer to the camera, "Dylan isn't that bad, you know? He's actually quite nice,"
"Yeah whatever," Jun scoffed, he wasn't in the mood to hear Dylan's praises.
"Dylan has already agreed by the way,"
Jun heard po say. He was sitting beside Thame on the couch, snuggling Chowon.
"What?"
Thame and Jun asked at the same time.
"Yeah. He agreed to live with you here and take care of Chowon," Po said, looking at the camera
"He did?" Thame asked, not believing his boyfriend's words.
"Yep. I talked to him a while ago. I must say, he's much more rational than Jun," Po said, looking at Thame.
"Hello? I'm still here?!" Jun said, taking full offense. He didn't want Dylan to come off as the bigger person here. So, even though he was very opposed to the idea, he begrudgingly agreed.
"Fine.." Jun said, exhaling sharply. "I'll do it."
It was finally the day. Jun packed up his things and went over to the Thamepo residence. He had arrived first, Dylan wasn't there yet.
Thame handed him a thick binder, "This has all the information you need about Chowon. Please go through it,"
Jun pretended to fall over because of the weight of the binder. Thame didn't find it funny.
"I'm serious Jun! This is not a joke. Please take care of Chowon!" Thame said, he looked restless. This was the first time he was leaving Chowon in someone else's care for more than a day.
"Babe don't worry! Chowon will be fine," Po said, rubbing Thame's back in order to comfort him. "Dylan will be here any second. I trust him to be the responsible one,"
"Excuse me?" Jun scoffed at Po, "What do you mean by that? Are you saying I'm irresponsible-"
"what is HE doing here?"
All three of them looked up at the source of the sound. It was Dylan standing the hallway, a bag hanging on his shoulder.
"You see.. there's been a slight misunderstanding," Po said, scratching the back of his head.
"Po, you told us that Dylan agreed!" Thame said.
"I knew this was a trick!" Jun yelled, rolling his eyes.
"Agreed to what?" Dylan asked, inviting himself in. Po looked back and forth between Jun and Dylan and laughed nervously.
"Thame had already asked Jun to dogsit by the time I asked you.. so now you have to stay here with him," Po explained calmly but Dylan's scowl grew deeper with every word Po uttered.
"No way I'm living here with him!" Dylan said, glaring at Jun.
"Then leave!" Jun yelled at him, "I can take care of Chowon myself,"
"Oh you would love that, wouldn't you?" Dylan sneered
"Of course I would! That's why I suggested it, dumbass!"
"You think you can trick me into leaving? I'm not going anywhere!" Dylan said, planting his ass firmly on the couch. "I'm staying right here and taking care of Chowon!"
"So am I!" Jun said, taking a seat on the other side of the couch.
"So it's decided then, you two will stay here and take care of our son," Po said, a sneaky smile on his face.
Jun and Dylan kept shooting daggers at each other because neither of them could refuse. They were both too stubborn to give up. So if that meant they had to live together, they will.
Thame walked back into the room with Chowon in his hand. Jun hadn't even noticed that he left. He was too busy arguing with Dylan.
"We have to leave now," Thame said, pulling Chowon closer to his face, "Your daddas will call you everyday!" He said, kissing all over his face. Chowon licked his face in return.
Po stood behind Thame and cooed at Chowon, "We are going to miss you so much!" He said in a baby voice. Po hugged Thame from behind and kissed his cheek, "Babe, we're getting late,"he said. Thame nodded, "Yeah, let me give Chowon one last hug,"
Jun and Dylan shared a knowing glance. This was the one thing both of them agreed on. People in love stink.
"When I get a partner, I will make sure to never end up like these two!" Jun said to Dylan. Dylan nodded in agreement.
"Yeah I feel you. You would never see me behaving like this."
After a lot of hugs and goodbyes and a few sobs, Thame and Po finally left. Chowon tried to follow them multiple times. But he finally stayed put after he was given his favorite toy as a distraction.
Jun sighed in relief and locked the door behind him. He turned to Dylan.
"Since we've decided to do this, let's try our best to be civil,"
"I can be civil. I don't know about you though,"
"This is exactly what I'm talking about! Let's try not to kill each other for a week? For Chowon." Jun said, looking at the chihuahua rolling around the floor with a chew toy in his mouth.
"Okay. Let's not try to kill each other. For Chowon."