Title: But I Am Someone's Prince [Part of the INOE oneshot series]
Pairing: Taohun, ninja luchen/chanlay
Rating: PG-13
Genre: AU, smut, paranormal, mama au
Series Summary: When 12 government lab rats escape, how will they survive in the outside world? Can they even stand each other long enough to find out?
Chapter Summary: Sehun isn't sure who keeps sneaking into his room, but he plans on finding out.
"Look, I don't care if you do, but just tell me so I don't have to search all over for it, okay?" Kyungsoo sighed patiently.
"I swear I'm not taking anything," Sehun argued.
"This is the third time this week I've found the strawberry plant in your room. I'm happy you like them, but just tell me so I can care for it while it's in there from now on. It's not a big deal, I can just grow another one if people get bitchy about it."
"It's not me!"
Kyungsoo had already begun walking away, but looked over his shoulder in exasperation. "Dude, you are the only one in your room.... well, besides coma boy. Do you really think he's doing it?"
"Well no... but this definitely sounds like something Luhan might do..." That particular man infuriated him to no end. It only made sense that it was him.
"Please. He's too busy trying to get into Chen's pants to have time to mess with you," Kyungsoo laughed before walking off.
Growling, Sehun searched the house before finally finding Luhan with his ear pressed up against one of the bathroom's doors. Sehun rolled his eyes when he heard the shower running and Chen's angelic voice floating throughout the particular hallway.
"Hey. Creeper." Sehun spoke loudly enough for the entire house to hear, Chen's voice faltering before stopping all together.
"Don't worry Jongdae, he was talking to me not you, you just keep serenading me, okay?" Luhan cooed into the no doubt locked bathroom door, but then that'd never stopped him from forcing his way in before. Chen groaned embarrassingly before they both heard the shower shut off abruptly. "Oh boo, now look what you've done," Luhan growled, but pressed his back against the door to look up at the angry man before him, seemingly cleaning his nails as he said, "What's up?"
"Do you have to spy on him like this? It's fucking creepy." Sehun thought he heard Luhan mumble about how it was a hard habit to break, but shook his head. "Doesn't matter, I didn't come here to point out how much of a freak you are, I came here to tell you to stop fucking around with the potted plants."
Luhan raised his eyebrows. "You think I'm doing something to our food source now? Granted, it sounds like something I would do for fun."
"Just stop putting things in my room, okay? Or I'll have to tell Chen about all the times you've telekinetically removed his clothes in his sleep." Luhan's expression clearly said 'I regret nothing' but he shrugged.
"Well it's not me."
"Oh really? Then who else would it be. Kai?" The fucker.
"Maybe you should do more late night watches instead of wanting to snuggle up with your little dead boy all the time."
"I do not-"
"Lying is a sin, Sehun," Luhan chuckled.
"So is practically everything you do, Lulu."
Luhan merely smiled cheekily before motioning him off with a wave of his hand. Sehun rolled his eyes and sighed, but walked off to find Kris and Suho none the less. Looks like he was switching shifts for the night, which really pissed him off. He only ever got a good night's sleep when he was curled up next to 68.
When Sehun was finally gone, Chen peeked his head around the door, hair still dripping wet. "You didn't tell him?"
"Why should I? It'll be more fun this way," he said with a smirk, eyes raking along Chen's bare flesh that wasn't covered with a towel, his tongue flicking out to lick at his lips as he imagined following the droplets of water down the boy's chest with his mouth.
"But he doesn't speak Mandarin... does he?"
"Who cares. You know they'd never actually meet otherwise. How many weeks has it been since we've first talked to the kid and Sehun still thinks he hasn't woken up."
"True..." Chen trailed off.
"Now let me in the bathroom. I need to jerk off." Chen made a disgusted face before attempting to sidle past Luhan who was now taking up the bathroom's entryway. "And where in that sentence did you hear I wanted you to leave for it?"
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Sighing, Sehun bent down and kissed 68 lightly on the lips, as had become habit these past few days. He had started it more as a joke at first... but once he had started he just couldn't seem to stop, the taste of his lips sweet against his own.
And you called Luhan a freak, he thought to himself, blushing like crazy before exiting their room all together.
He would find out who was messing with him, even if he had to lose a few nights of sleep because of it. He didn't like the thought of anyone else going into his room, especially not when 68 was in there.
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Yawning, he stretched like a cat on the bed, noting his bare flesh sliding along the sheets, his hair leaving a damp imprint on the pillowcase. He'd been bathed recently... but he had also woken up alone.
Frowning to himself, he sat up quickly, making his way over to the windowsill where he kept his favorite strawberry plant. Only to find it missing.Again.
Grumbling under his breath, he peeked his head out of the room slowly. No sign of anyone, but then, the only ones usually up at this hour were Chen, Luhan, or Kris in the first place. Nodding to himself, he grabbed a pair of heart covered boxers, slipping them on before walking down the long hallway, his feet silent and sure on the hardwood floor.
Grabbing his plant from the living room table, he tucked it under one arm before walking into the kitchen next. Lay had promised to make extra so that he could finally have some for later. Opening the fridge, his eyes scanned the racks with interest before finally resting on the unmarked tupperware bowl. When he went to reach for it, however, a hand slipped over his mouth from behind.
"Don't move a muscle," that low voice growled against his ear, making him shiver. He had wondered why he wasn't in bed earlier. Still, he didn't like being snuck up on either.
Bringing his leg back, he quickly tugged at the back of the shorter man's knee, leg buckling. Spinning around in his grasp, he pushed lightly on a firm chest before watching Sehun topple onto the tile floor of the kitchen. Placing his plant on the counter, he shut the refrigerator door slowly before looking down at his roommate. Sehun hadn't even touched the ground, was actually hovering a few inches from it before his powers set him back on his feet. Tao's eyes brightened. He'd heard from the others that Sehun could wield wind, but he'd never seen it in action. He'd imagined something cheesy, but everything about Sehun screamed power. Tao appreciated power.
Sehun's eyes widened up at 68. He was awake? And he was taller than him? He shook that thought away. Taking in how comfortable he seemed to be in the kitchen, not to mention the plant sitting happily on the counter, he squinted at the boy. How long had he been awake?
Tao cleared his throat before trying the first line of Korean Luhan had ever taught him, wanting to show his thanks for Sehun saving him. "Do you control wind? Cause I could use a blowjob." Sehun looked like he was choking before suddenly starting up a complete conversation in his native language, which only managed to confuse Tao even more, though he was pretty sure the tone was accusatory. He really needed to learn Korean. And fast. When Sehun was finally done berating him, it seemed, he shook his head, instead pointed at himself. "Huang Zitao. Zitao. Tao. You. Sehun. Sehun Tao's Prince Charming." Chen had joked about it enough for him to pick up the few scattered words. He couldn't disagree with that statement.
Sehun's eyes widened yet again before he was looking away and cursing. Hopefully Tao didn't recognize the foul language yet. He could feel his cheeks heating up, but luckily it was dark enough that the other male couldn't make them out. So he must know about the habitual kissing then. When Tao began frantically speaking in Mandarin, Sehun opened his mouth, but then shut it immediately. Who in the house spoke Mandarin again?
Grasping the boy by the hand, he headed off to Xiumin and Lay's room. He knew Kris and Luhan were Chinese, but there was no way he was gonna trust what Luhan was saying and Kris... well, scared him. Chen knew a bit of Mandarin as well, but odds are he and Luhan weren't sleeping... no way he wanted to walk in on that.
He didn't bother knocking, had planned on just waltzing in, but before he even had his hand on the knob, it was opening to reveal Chanyeol, the taller man looking down at him with raised eyebrows, his expression turning even more curious when he saw who he was holding hands with.
"Move aside, jolly green giant, I need to speak to Lay."
"Lay needs to rest." The warning edge in his voice had him stalling, but he met his dark gaze evenly.
"You wanna go, fire boy? Remember you still owe me your life."
Chanyeol opened his mouth to speak, but a fluffy head of hair was popping around his frame, shouting, "Panda!"
"Xing Xing!" Tao's hand was snatched from his own in an instant, the boy flying into the room, leaving Chanyeol and Sehun to stare at each other blankly.
Chanyeol sighed before leaving the room completely, sending a warning glance over his shoulder before going to his own room. So there was something going on with him and Lay. He had assumed since Lay had practically begged him to release Chanyeol in the first place, but he was certain of it now. How could Xiumin stand being in the same room when they were doing shit like that?
Apparently he didn't. As soon as Sehun walked into the cozy little room, he flipped the lights on and shut the door behind him, but it looked like Xiumin wasn't in his own bed, hadn't slept there in a while if the made sheets were any indication.
The room reeked of sex, but neither Tao nor Lay seemed to care, both flopping onto the bed and speaking hastily in Mandarin.
"Tao wants to know why you didn't acknowledge him thanking you for rescuing him."
"When did he say anything like that?" Sehun asked as he leaned against the closed door warily.
"In the kitchen."
Sehun's mind replayed that particular scene, face heating all over again. "Who taught him to say that?"
More talking in Mandarin. "Luhan sounds like."
"Of fucking course."
"So I take it that's not what he said?"
"Got that right."
Lay turned towards him briefly. "Off the record, what did he say?" When Sehun lisped the phrase in embarrassment, Lay fell over on the bed, holding his sides as he laughed. "Damn it, Luhan's a genius, and here I was teaching him types of foods and everyone's names."
"Wait. You knew he was awake? And you didn't tell me?"
"Well of course I wanted to, but Tao wanted to keep it a secret. Only a few of us knew in the first place." Tao shook Lay aggressively, no doubt wanting to know what they were talking about. When he translated Taos' face dropped. "He says he's sorry for keeping it from you, but you make him... nervous." Lay seemed like he wanted to use another word there, but didn't elaborate.
"Nervous? What did I ever do to him?"
"Oh, I don't know. Kiss him, shower with him, dress him, undress him, sleep with him naked, I mean really, the list could go on."
Sehun blushed fifty shades of red. This was why he always got embarrassed whenever the kid was brought up, but it's not like he'd ever done anything with him, thank God... though he had been tempted to. To be fair, Tao was sleeping in his bed, and he didn't wanna sleep with someone who reeked to high heaven. And how was he to know he could get up and shower himself? The strawberry plant suddenly made sense, however, he had always wondered why Tao tasted so sweet all the time.
"Whatever, I saved his life..." Sehun said lamely, visibly deflating. He needed out of this room already.
"Which he's extremely grateful for."
"Oh, I'm sure," Sehun sighed. "He can stay in here from now on then. You can deal with him sleeping for weeks and not being able to get comfortable cause he takes up the whole fucking bed."
Lay's eyes widened. "No way! We tried that one night, but this kid is frickin' clingy. Best he's with you. Besides, he wants to stay in your room."
"He does?" Sehun asked skeptically, eyes looking over to Tao, who was just smiling over at him cutely. His heart flipped in his chest. Traitor.
"Apparently you're a good cuddle buddy."
Sehun covered his face with his hands. If he got any redder he was gonna explode. "I think I preferred him when he was asleep."
"That's what the others say too," Lay laughed. "Now get the hell out of my room. I'm sore."
"Oh I bet you are," Sehun sniped, earning a pillow being thrown at his face. He blew it away effortlessly, but he could admit he had deserved it. "But what are his powers? Why does he sleep so much? Why were they going to kill him?"
"Shut the light off on your way out, would you?" When Sehun stared at him pointedly, Lay laughed. "You act like we don't have all the time in the world to talk about this."
Sehun made to go on speaking, but Tao hopping off the bed and pulling him out of the room excitedly had him shutting up rather fast.
When they ended up back in front of their room, he paused even as Tao tried to pull him inside forcefully.
"Look. I would, but I can't. I have to keep watch." When Tao's eyes stared at him blankly, he tried to mime that he should go to sleep while he kept a lookout. Fuck he'd never been good at charades, but it seemed like Tao finally got it, a pout forming before his dark eyes were glaring, the door slamming in his face.
Well. So much for that.
A/N: Double update anyone? Technically this is one since I didn't put the krisho up till after midnight this morning xD Guh this story is so easy to write. I'll never get over it. So yay! Tao's awake! More like has been awake but most just didn't know xD And yeah, Tao can't really speak Korean. Yet. But not to worry, he's got a few tricks up his sleeve. Hehehehe
And look! I even added some luchen and chanlay in this chapter, woooooo! Smutty couples are the best couples xD As always, I hope you guys enjoy! Comments are always appreciated, I'm curious to see what couple you guys want to see more of <3
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