Protect Me, Heal Me, Love Me (Pet Me: Part 2/3)
Title: Protect Me, Heal Me, Love Me (Pet Me: Part 2/3)
Pairing: Taemin/DB5K, OT5
Rating: R (for this part)
Disclaimer: If they were mine, this would happen.
Summary: After a long day of work, Taemin's pets make everything better.
A/N: A few things about this fic. First of all, totally blaming winged_kame again, and also, abcdefghiluvyou for obvious reasons.
Second, there is no age warning for this fic, because they are pets and don't really have any firm ages. You can think of them as old or as young as you want to depending on your level of perversion. If you want to know about how old they are in my brain, this fic was inspired by this picture, and I'm sure that Changmin is only 15 or so in this, so yeah. I saw it and was like OMG pets welcoming home their master.
Is anyone really surprised that this fic has morphed into another installment? Yeah, me neither.
Warning: possibly underage, but yeah, read A/N *points up*, also implied past abuse
Taemin peeked into the bedroom, smiling at all five of his pets still asleep in the middle of his bed. Only years with them made it easy for him to determine which arm or leg belonged to which pet. He carefully shut the door, knowing they’d wake up in moments if they knew he was awake. He had only woken Micky hours ago when he had climbed out of bed, but a short kiss and a tender reminder that he was only going to make a phone call, kept Micky in bed with the other four. He had meant to return, but the conference call with his father and a Japanese executive had taken longer than planned.
Unbuttoning the collared shirt that he had donned for the occasion, Taemin headed to the kitchen. He pulled the shirt from his jeans and flicked it open. He thought of calling for Jinki to fetch breakfast, but decided that his pets deserved to be pampered and spoiled. Just for today. Well, maybe tomorrow, too.
With a smile, Taemin took the tea kettle from the stove. He emptied the water, rinsed it out, and added clean water. He put it on the burner and turned the temp up. The whistle would definitely rouse his babies, if the smell of coffee didn’t drag them out first. He definitely needed coffee after the three-hour-long conference that should have only taken one. He started a batch, and then moved to the cupboard and retrieved his pets pretty tea cups.
Hero had picked out the colorful, polka dotted cups long before any of the other pets had joined their home. Hero always used the pink one. It was his, and he wouldn’t even let Micky use it.
Taemin picked up their everyday cups and food dishes and loaded them into the dishwasher. They had to be washed anyway.
Taemin retrieved a pan from the cupboard and set it on a burner. He took a bowl from another cupboard above the sink and eggs from the fridge. Taemin was about to crack the first egg when he heard the quiet shuffle of tired feet. He wasn’t surprised when arms went around his waist, one hand sliding under his shirt, and a face pressed into the back of his shoulder.
“Morning, TaeTae,” Uknow said with a yawn.
“Good morning, Uknow. Is everyone else up?”
Uknow shrugged. “Soon.”
The whistle blew and Taemin quickly moved the kettle off the heat.
“Do you want tea or coffee?”
Uknow pulled his head back and his eyes widened. “Really?”
“Yes, really,” Taemin said, fighting not to roll his eyes.
“Tea! Please! Raspberry!”
“Hush.”
“Sorry,” he whispered. “I love tea!”
“I know you do.” Taemin moved down the counter, Uknow still clinging to him. Taemin was more than grateful that Uknow’s favorite tea just happened to be caffeine free. Same with Xiah’s. “Go sit.”
Uknow pouted, but did as he was told and sat in his spot on the floor. His eyes showed how excited he was to have tea. Taemin put the satchel into the purple cup and poured hot water over it.
“Wait until it seeps,” Taemin said.
“Okay, TaeTae. I wait. I be good.”
Taemin smiled and ran his hand through Uknow’s messy hair. “Yes. You are very good.”
Taemin managed to crack four eggs into a bowl and get them mixed up before Hero and Micky stumbled into the kitchen. Micky went right to Taemin for a hug, sighing happily.
“He had a nightmare,” Hero whispered.
Taemin frowned and dropped in front of him. He ran his hand over Micky’s cheek. “You okay?”
“Yes, TaeTae,” Micky said. “You’re here. I’m not there. Hero hugged me tight.”
“Good. Do you want coffee or tea?”
“Coffee, duh,” Hero said.
Taemin shot him a look and Hero bit his lip, smiling, and said, “Um, sorry?”
Taemin shook his head. “Coffee for you, too?”
Hero nodded. “Yes, please!”
“It’s not quite done. Go sit.”
Both of them sat in their spots, though Hero reached across Max’s empty spot to hold Uknow’s hand.
There were four flaky croissants leftover in a bag of treats that Kibum had brought over the day before. Taemin took each one and carefully sliced them diagonally. He popped a corner into his mouth.
Xiah came into the kitchen, leading a very sleepy Max. Max sat down and immediately leaned against Uknow’s shoulder, and Uknow put his arm around him. They both wanted tea, though Xiah wanted lemon and Max wanted black tea with honey. Taemin prepared each one of their cups (orange for Max and green for Xiah.) The coffee finished brewing and he poured it straight into the yellow cup for Micky and added sweetened creamer to Hero’s pink cup.
He handed Uknow his tea first, since he waited the longest, and then gave Micky and Hero their coffee. He poured himself a cup of coffee in the blue cup. He finished mixing the eggs with milk before Max and Xiah’s tea was ready.
“Thank you, TaeTae,” they all murmured and carefully handled the hot cups to sip at their drinks.
Taemin dunked the sliced croissant into the egg mixture and dropped it on the pan. There was space for about five of the odd sized bites. While they sizzled and cooked, he removed blueberries and strawberries from the fridge. He sliced the strawberries, placing three pieces on each matching polka-dotted saucer, and put five blueberries next to them. He flipped the toast to cook the other side. As soon as they were through, he put a piece on each plate, and then started another batch.
His pets were very excited about their breakfast, and barely holding still in their spots. Taemin put a plate in front of each one of them. Sometimes Taemin wished he had five hands so he could give each pet the same thing at the same time, but they were courteous and no matter who he served first, they always waited until everyone had something.
“Thank you, TaeTae,” they all exclaimed again, though Uknow’s was a bit louder and boisterous.
When the rest of the french toast was done, Taemin put it all on a single, bigger plate. And then, to his pets’ utter surprise, sat on the floor in front of them.
“TaeTae,” Hero muttered in awe.
Taemin smiled and crossed his legs. He took a piece of the toast and held it out for Max. “Youngest first.”
The youngest preened and would have shot the others a self-satisfied smirk if he didn’t want a bite of toast from Taemin’s fingers so much. After Max, he went to Uknow, “Oldest next”, but only because he was so wound up that he was about to spring from his seat.
“Yay!” Uknow shouted and leaned forward with his mouth open.
Taemin gave him the rest of the piece and picked up another. He took a bite and turned to the other three. “Hmm, now who?”
“Micky!” Hero said.
“Why Micky?”
“Because he hasn’t called your master for three whole days!”
Micky blushed and looked down.
Taemin nodded. “That is a very good reason.”
“He should have two bites!” Max said.
“Two!” Uknow nodded. “Two! Two! Two!”
Taemin hushed them and let Micky have the entire piece of toast. He ran his finger along his lower lip and smiled at him softly.
“Me next!” Xiah said.
Hero pouted. “I don’t want to be last.”
“I’m always last!”
Hero thought about that and nodded. “Yeah. It’s okay, TaeTae. Xiah can be next. I’ll be last.”
Taemin nodded and fed Xiah a piece and then Hero. There was still more, and Taemin ate a couple pieces himself. And then again, the last two he spread around the five, keeping the same order. After they all had eaten, Taemin said, “Finish your drinks. And then I have one more surprise for you.”
“More?!?” they all said, except Max who was taking a drink of his tea and almost spit it out.
“But you won’t get it if you’re not done and your plates in the sink in five minutes.”
His pets stared at him for a beat and then quickly sipped at their cooling drinks. They shared looks with each other, urging each other on.
Taemin chuckled and put his dishes in the sink. He headed out of the kitchen, slowing at the doorway to pull his shirt off. He let it fall to the floor and heard one of his pets inhale sharply.
“Hurry!” Uknow urged. “Hurry!”
“Shut your mouth and you hurry, Uknow!” Max said.
Taemin smiled and went to his bedroom closet. He found a different shirt, just a collared shirt in pale blue. He thought of changing his jeans to a pair that were less worn, but the denim soft and flexible, and he wanted to be comfortable today. He found a pair of clean socks and slipped them on his feet.
“TaeTae!” Xiah shouted from the main room. “We’re here. We’re here!”
Taemin left the closet and crossed his arms. The five of them were kneeling on the floor, in the same order, eager faces pointed up at him. It seemed that only Hero noticed he’d put on a shirt, and his ideas of what the surprise was were dashed.
“Very good!” Taemin said and ran his hands through each of their hair. “Now, one more time limit. Are you ready?”
“Yes, TaeTae!”
Taemin smiled. “We are going shopping.”
All five inhaled and Hero bit his lip against a shout.
“Outside clothes, leashes and slippers. Be ready in five minutes! Go!”
They scrambled from their places, pulling at each other to get to the dresser on the other side of the room. There were five drawers, one for each of them, Uknow and Max’s at the top since they were taller, and then Hero’s because he liked being in the middle and Micky’s because Hero insisted when he became theirs that Micky was always by his side, and Xiah at the bottom, which he liked, because he got to sit to pull on his shorts.
Although calling them shorts was a bit of an exaggeration. There were more like boxer briefs, but marketed as Shorts for Pets!. Most owners did not parade their pets around naked outside of their home if only because most (Taemin included) were incredibly possessive. The shorts were bad enough, and Taemin had considered dressing them in less fitting garments. But that would have caused people to talk and stare, and as the richest owner of more than a pair of pets, he was already talked about enough. He sat on his bed, leaned back on his hands and watched his pets get dressed.
Each one had more than one pair to choose from; Taemin did spoil them rotten. Uknow, as always, grabbed the first pair his hands landed on and he quickly slipped on the bright red shorts. Max deliberated between black and patterned gray, settling on the gray. Hero like all his shorts and always had the hardest time choosing. Micky had the least amount to choose from, but the light blue pair he slipped on contrasted well with his paler skin. Xiah had pulled out red too, and then decided he didn’t want to match with Uknow, put them back and pulled on a green pair. Hero had finally decided on black with light blue stars, so he would match a little with Micky.
The five of them filed out of the room, chattering about what they were going to buy when they went shopping.
Taemin fell to the bed with a moan and shifted his erect cock in his jeans, glad that he hadn’t changed into tighter ones. Taemin loved watching his pets slip clothes over their soft skin. He loved watching pert asses and soft cocks disappear and become enticing treats for later. Because as much as he loved watching them dress, he loved undressing them even more.
Rubbing his face, he sat up and stood in a fluid movement. He went to the intercom by the door and punched the button to call for Jinki.
“Yes, sir?” Jinki said.
“I will need the limo today.”
“Very well. Soon?”
“Five minutes. Well, maybe ten.”
Jinki chuckled. “I would call that soon. It’ll be there.”
“Thanks, Jinki.”
Taemin grabbed the bag of pet supplies, just in case he needed something, left the room and went to the living area
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He smiled when his pets came into view, kneeling by the main hall. Each had a leash attached to their collar and wore the soft soled slippers.
“Such good pets,” Taemin said and dropped in front of Hero. Hero smiled so widely and Taemin pressed a kiss to his lips. Hero squirmed and sighed happily. Without moving, Taemin gave Micky a kiss and then Max. He shifted to the side to kiss Xiah, and then did the same for Uknow. And then he gave them all another and then another kiss, until they were all laughing. He wrapped his hand around Max’s leash and yanked him forward. His other hand slid over his hip and into the gray shorts to cup his ass.
Max whimpered, legs spread over Taemin’s thigh. Another warm body molded to his side, and Taemin turned his head to kiss Hero.
He really wished he had five hands.
The intercom beeped loudly and Jinki’s voice crackled through the room. “Jonghyun is waiting, sir.”
Taemin shut his eyes. His pets whined in disappointment.
“You don’t want to go shopping?”
Uknow pouted. “We do but ...” He bit his lip.
“We want to play,” Micky whispered with a small smile.
Taemin grinned and kissed him. “I know. Me, too. But let’s go shopping and buy everything we need so tonight and tomorrow we don’t have to leave at all and we can play all day with new toys.”
“New toys!” Xiah shouted.
Taemin poked his nose. “Only if you all behave while we’re out.”
“We will! We will!” Uknow shouted.
Taemin nodded. “You usually do.” He used Uknow’s slightly broader shoulders to stand up and Uknow leaned his face into Taemin’s side.
“Love you,” Uknow whispered, and was quickly echoed by the others, and Taemin was nearly knocked over by the eagerness to rub against him.
Taemin laughed. “I love you guys too. Come on, let’s go.”
Like good pets, they all lifted their leashes, and Taemin took each one somehow ending up with Xiah and Max on one side and Hero, Micky and Uknow on the other. He opened the door and said hi to Jinki, his pets echoing the hellos with wide smiles, and a “We’re going shopping for new toys!” from Uknow and then Max hissing, “Not if you don’t keep your loud mouth shut.”
“Sorry! Maxie! Sorry!”
Jinki smiled at Taemin. “Have fun.”
Taemin returned the smile. He led his pets down the hall and they stayed behind him just as they should, matching his pace and walking carefully so they didn’t tangle their leashes.
Taemin hit the button for the elevator and held back a sigh when he couldn’t run his fingers through a pet’s hair. He needed five hands, damn it. In the elevator, the five of them kneeled around his feet, fingers linked together. They didn’t say anything, but kept their eyes up on Taemin in case he had a visual cue. The elevator stopped twice to let other people in, and one of them was Donghae, who had his own pet named Kyu.
Max and Kyu did not get along, and Donghae made sure to put his body between them.
Taemin said hello to him, and Donghae smiled.
Max actually growled and Taemin shot him a look and Uknow elbowed him in the side.
Donghae chuckled. “I still don’t understand why they don’t get along.”
“They’re too much alike,” Taemin said.
“Stubborn and too smart for their own good?”
“Yes.”
The pets in question were seething, glaring at each other, but Taemin knew that Max was worried about buying a new toy, so he kept his mouth shut, and Kyu was outnumbered, because the others would back up Max in a heartbeat, new toys or not.
“Where are you guys going?” Donghae asked and rubbed Hero’s head, who arched into the touch.
“Shopping!” Uknow practically shouted.
“We’re going to get new toys!” Xiah added.
“If we’re good,” Max growled.
“Right,” Uknow whispered. “Sorry, TaeTae.”
Taemin smiled at him and rubbed his head. “No shouting outside right?”
“Right!” they all said.
The elevator stopped and Donghae wished them a fun trip and pulled Kyu out (who threw one more glare at Max). Taemin made sure he had all five leashes still securely in his hands and led his pets out through the lobby, where they said hello to the doorman, and through the door. Jonghyun opened the back door, and Taemin stood to the side while all five pets crawled in, after saying excited hellos to "Jjong!". He released their leashes and told Jonghyun to go to the mall before following those pretty little asses into the car.
The door shut, and Taemin settled in his seat. Micky sat closest to him and Taemin reached over and pulled him into his lap. Micky straddled him and smiled and Taemin kissed him, a soft hold on the back of his neck.
“You’re my favorite,” Taemin whispered.
“Hey!” Hero said and tried to elbow Micky away.
Taemin laughed and hooked his hand around Hero’s neck to pull him in for a kiss. “And you’re my favorite, and Uknow is my favorite, and Max is my favorite.”
“And me too?” Xiah asked with a pout.
“Yes, and Xiah is my favorite.” Taemin’s phone rang and he really didn’t want to let go of Micky to answer it. “Uknow, get that.”
Uknow shoved his hand into Taemin’s pocket and pulled out his phone. “It’s MinMin! Can I answer it please, please?”
“Yes.”
Uknow’s finger swiped over the phone and he said, “MinMin! ... No! No! It’s Uknow! Uknow! ...” Uknow giggled. “We’re going shopping! TaeTae is going to buy us toys.”
“If you would stop shouting,” Max growled.
“Hush,” Taemin said and ran his hand over Max’s cheek. “He’s always too loud around us. We aren’t in public yet.”
“He’s crazy.”
“You love him.”
“Yeah, but he’s still crazy.”
Taemin smiled.
“Can MinMin come with us? And KiKi! KiKi is with him.”
Taemin nodded. “If they want. We’re going to the Plaza Mall.”
“Yes! You can come! ... Okay! ... Okay! ... Bye bye, MinMin!” Uknow shoved the phone back in Taemin’s pocket. “He’s going to meet us there, he said!”
Taemin smiled and tugged Uknow close enough to kiss. “Good boy.”
Uknow smiled widely, showing off his crooked teeth.
Taemin moved down the seat a little and his hands slid into the back of Micky’s tight shorts.
“Kiss me,” Taemin demanded softly, still trying to let Micky understand that it was okay to do it without permission if he wanted. Micky leaned forward and Taemin shut his eyes just before their lips met. Micky shook slightly, but sucked wetly at Taemin’s lower lip until Taemin opened his mouth and their tongues met. More than one set of lips landed on his neck, and a pair of hands slip up his thighs and another shimmied up his shirt.
Tentative fingers touched his cheek and he slowed the kiss with Micky, turning his head just enough to let Hero join them. He slipped his tongue into Hero’s mouth and then pulled away, opening his eyes. Vision blurry, he watched them kiss, tightening his grip on Micky’s ass.
“I love watching you kiss each other,” Taemin whispered. He pulled Micky down and lifted his ass off the seat, rubbing his erection on Micky’s inner thigh. He knew he was only torturing himself. There was no way he’d come before they arrived at the mall. But he didn’t rightly care either, and let all five of them exchange kisses with him and each other..
As feared, in what felt like moments, the limo stopped and the driver announced through the intercom that they had arrived.
Taemin shut his eyes and took a deep breath. “Stop, my darlings.”
They echoed his sigh, but stopped, Max being the last one to release the grip his mouth had on Taemin’s neck.
All five of his pets were hard, dicks straining in the tight shorts. He thought of staying until they calmed down, but he knew himself, and he knew that he wouldn’t be able to stop touching them if they stayed in the limo.
The door opened, and Taemin gave them a smile, and they all filed out of the limo. Taemin left last and had to adjust himself when he straightened up. The limo already drew some eyes, even more when the people saw his five pets waiting patiently next to the limo, each one holding his leash up, dicks still straining. Taemin fought a glare when the looks traveled down their bodies. It was his own fault for his utter lack of self-control.
“Thank you, Jonghyun,” Taemin said. “I’ll have our purchases sent out, and call you when we’re ready to go.”
He bowed. “Yes, sir. Enjoy your day.”
Taemin gathered the leashes into his hands and headed across the sidewalk and into the mall. His pets garnered even more attention, and Taemin didn’t need to turn around to know that they were standing tall, heads held high, hands clasped behind them.
They were always so good.
Taemin took them to Shorts for Pets! first. He took a basket from the well-dressed man at the door. The store was filled with options for male pets and options for female on the other. Basic white and black came in packs of three and Taemin tossed a few of each into the small basket.
A hand tugged on his shirt, and Taemin looked back at Uknow. His eyes were wide, lower lip held tightly between his teeth. He pointed at the wall. Taemin turned and chuckled. On a mannequin were a pair of white boxers with purple polka dots. There were a few blue stars that matched the band, stitching and the brand name.
There was a display underneath with more colors.
“Do you like these, Uknow?” Taemin asked.
Uknow nodded.
“What about you guys?”
The other four nodded. Taemin smiled and found Uknow’s size in the purple, grabbed pink for Hero, yellow for Micky, orange for Max and green for Xiah. And as an afterthought, he grabbed the blue pair for himself.
He heard five distinct quick breaths.
Smirking, he continued through the store. Max really liked a dark red pair that had black stitching on the butt that formed a little devil figure. Taemin laughed and grabbed a pair for him. None of the others wanted one. Uknow was really excited about a bright yellow pair that had slightly longer legs. Taemin was reluctant to buy them for that reason, and then imagined himself sliding his hand up the back of Uknow’s thighs and under the leg. He put five different pair into the basket.
His cell phone rang, and he transferred leashes all into one hand and pulled it from his pocket to answer.
“Hey!” Minho said.
“Where are you?”
“The short shop, getting them presents.”
“Of course you are. You spoil them rotten.”
“I know.” Taemin saw Minho and Kibum in the doorway and nodded at him and ended the call.
All five pets’ eyes widened in happiness at seeing them, but only Uknow made a noise as the couple greeted them by scratching their heads.
“Wow, you are all being so good!” Kibum said and dropped to a knee. More than one pair of hands tangled in his newly-dyed blond hair. He laughed. “Do you guys like it?”
They all nodded quickly.
“Do you want us to help you lead them?” Minho asked and held out his hand.
“Sure,” Taemin said and handed Uknow’s leash to Minho because Uknow liked him so much, and Xiah and Max went to Kibum. “I’m going to grab a few more pairs of shorts for them and then go try them on.”
Minho chose three different pairs for Uknow, and Kibum put two of them back, saying they were hideous and hasn’t dating him taught Minho anything about fashion? Taemin trailed along after them, watching them argue about if blue or orange looked better with Micky’s skin. When the basket was full, Taemin forced them to go to the fitting rooms. Kibum and Minho looked more disappointed than his pets did, but besides the packs of plain black and white, each pet had at least five new pairs of shorts to try on.
An attendant unlocked the largest dressing room and all eight of them squished inside. Taemin saw everything getting chaotic quickly, so he snapped his fingers and his pets lined up against the wall, in their order, kneeled and looked up at him. They were very excited.
Taemin smiled. “One pair at a time. Do not move from those spots, okay?”
“Okay, TaeTae,” they whispered.
Taemin went back to the bench and sat next to MinKey. He handed each pet one of their own choosing, and leaned back to watch them change. Max was the first one stripped and redressed in his devil shorts.
Taemin spun his finger around and Max grinned and turned in a circle. The material curved his ass in all the glorious places, and the little bumps of his balls were visible when Taemin told him to spread his legs.
“Good. Those are perfect.” He held out his hand, and Max came to him. Taemin slid his hand over the soft material and moaned deeply in the back of his throat.
Max keened and pushed back into the touch.
“Hey, fuck,” Minho said and yanked on Taemin’s arm. He pointed to a sign that said, “We know you love your pets! But these rooms are for trying on clothes only!”.
Taemin pouted and squeezed Max’s ass and pushed him back toward the others. “Try on another pair.”
Taemin’s dick grew harder and his underwear wetter with each pair. The polka dotted ones were an absolute favorite.
“And whose are these?” Minho asked, waving the blue ones in Taemin’s face.
Taemin grinned and snatched them away.
“Try them on,” Kibum said with a leer.
All five of his pets had to quiet their giggles.
“Sorry. Only my darlings are going to get to see them.”
“Because we’re special,” Micky whispered.
Hero smiled widely at him and hugged him close.
“Very special,” Taemin replied and blew Micky a kiss.
He blushed and hid his face in Hero’s neck.
“Let’s go. We’ve been here for a lot longer than I meant to, and now I’m starving.”
His pets nodded.
Taemin gathered up all the shorts they were going to buy (leaving only three in the bin provided for those that they did not want). Minho and Key gathered up their leashes and they all left the dressing room. He led the way to the checkout and dropped all their choices on the counter. The man behind it smiled at him.
“This is going to take a little while,” Taemin said. “Go on ahead and see if you can find somewhere to eat.”
MinKey nodded and headed for the exit. Taemin watched until the man called his attention to the blue pair that were a different size than all the other ones.
“Oh, they’re a gift for a friend’s pet,” Taemin said smoothly.
The man smiled and finished ringing up the purchases. Taemin inwardly cringed at the total. Not that he couldn’t afford it but he really did only mean to buy each pet a single pair of new shorts. He handed over his credit card and paid. The man carefully folded each pair and put them in a sturdy bag.
“Thank you,” he said with a smile. “Your pets are adorable, by the way. Very well behaved.”
“Thank you. I put a lot of effort into training them.”
“I’m sure it’s worth the effort.”
“Definitely.”
The man laughed and winked “Enjoy your purchases.”
“Oh, we will.”
Taemin arranged for the bag to be taken to his limo, and then left the store. He headed for the center of the mall where the food court was, but detoured for a moment to use the bathroom. Not exactly smart, because he was still wound up from watching his pets try on their new shorts, and a grip of his hand just to piss made his cock fill. It took a few long minutes to calm down enough to pee. He washed his hands.
His phone beeped and he checked his messages. His secretary, with a question about a meeting on Monday morning, and could he reschedule, the client would like to know? Taemin told her yes, that was fine. It just meant he could go into the office later, and with the plans he had for tomorrow, he’d probably need it.
“Taemin!”
He lifted his head and smiled at Minho, who was waving his arm. He headed in their direction, eyes dropping to where his pets kneeled behind Minho and Kibum. He wondered why everything looked off for a moment, and then his heart stopped, and his breath caught and he counted again.
Four. Only four.
He met Hero’s eyes and they caught his panic in a moment, and then Taemin ran the rest of the way.
“Micky. Where’s Micky?”
“I thought he was with you,” Minho said.
“No, he ... I gave you their leashes.”
Taemin put a hand on a table and tried to breathe. Hands touched his thighs and sides and he looked down at his worried pets. Uknow tugged at his shirt, biting his lips so hard not to talk in his worry.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” Taemin muttered. “Wait here. I’ll be back.” He spun on his heel and went back the way he came. He told himself not to panic, over and over again. They had a system for this. They always had a system. But Micky hadn’t been with him long enough to really practice. Would he remember?
Oh, god, Micky. He was probably so scared.
Taemin reminded himself to keep breathing.
If he was taken to security and his microchip processed, someone might try to say Taemin was unfit to have him. If there was any reason at all for his ownership and ability to control five pets questioned, they’d be taken from him, and he could not have that. He couldn’t. He taught them all, if they were ever lost, to tell whoever asked that they were waiting for their master and he would be back in a minute.
It was ingrained into all their brains.
Except Micky’s.
Had he even told Micky more than once about the plan?
He wanted to run through the mall, but he didn’t. He didn’t want his panic to show and he was a businessman. He had a poker face. He rounded a corner and hurried his steps a bit more. He could see the blue sign for Shorts for Pets!, but not anything else through the crowds of people.
And there was a group of people, including the man who had rung up his purchases, all around the front of the store.
And there, back pressed against the glass display wall, eyes wide and frightened, was Micky.
Taemin heaved a huge sigh of relief and schooled his features and walked purposely toward the group.
“If he doesn’t come soon, I’ll take you home,” one of them said.
Taemin fought back a growl and said, “Micky.”
Micky’s eyes shot up and he whimpered and then half crawled and half scrambled over to him. Taemin caught him and held him close.
“Told them, I did, that you were coming back, but you were gone so long, and you ... I ...”
“Hey, sshh, it’s okay. I’m sorry. I’m here now.”
“You shouldn’t leave your pets unattended,” a man said.
Taemin opened his eyes and met all of their glares. “I didn’t. I knew where he was. Didn’t he say I was coming right back?”
“He’s terrified, how can you expect us to believe that?” asked the man who said he was going to take Micky home.
“His last owner abused him and let his friends abuse him. You were all circled around him, men he didn’t know. How do you expect him to act? Excuse us.”
The man who had run up his purchases nodded at him and gave him a relieved smile and tried to usher the men back into his shop.
Taemin turned away from them and, he didn’t care what he looked like, he kept Micky in his arms and carried him all the way back to the food court. He sat down and let Micky stay curled against his chest. The rest of them were so relieved and Hero hugged Micky from behind.
“What happened?” Taemin asked.
Micky shrugged. “I followed Hero, and stopped to look at something and I expected to be tugged, but I wasn’t, so I thought they all stopped, and then I moved and they were gone and I couldn’t see you, TaeTae, and ...” His chest hitched.
Taemin cooed at him and rubbed his head.
“Sorry, sweetie,” Kibum said and rubbed his arm.
Micky flinched and whimpered, burying deeper into Taemin’s shirt.
“We thought Taemin had you,” Minho said with a frown.
“It’s okay now,” Taemin said and pressed a kiss to Micky’s hair. “It’s okay. You’re okay.”
It took a few more minutes for Micky to calm down enough to take a sip of water.
“Let’s go home,” Taemin said. “I don’t want to shop anymore and I just want to be home with you all.”
His pets nodded.
“Sorry,” Kibum said again.
Taemin really wanted to be mad, but he couldn’t. Five pets was a lot to keep track of. He knew that, and he had practice, but his friends didn’t. And Micky was okay. He was fine. Shaken and frightened a bit, but unharmed. That’s what mattered.
Minho used his phone to call for the limo, and then promised they’d call later to make sure everything was still okay.
Micky reluctantly climbed into the limo before Taemin and then immediately curled into his lap when Taemin sat down. Taemin held him close and ran his hands up and down his back. Other hands joined and the four surrounded them and kissed Micky’s back and shoulders.
“I-I’m s-sorry, M-micky,” Hero said, voice shuddering with tears. “I’m ... we-we forgot you and ... I’m ... sorry. Sorry!”
Micky turned his head and tried to smile. “I’m okay.”
“But we forgot you!” Uknow said loudly.
“Duh, stupid,” Max muttered, “you think he’s going to forget that?”
“Max,” Taemin said in reprimand.
“It’s okay,” Micky whispered. “I’m ... I’m used to--”
“No!” Hero said. “No!”
“Don’t say that!” Xiah shouted
“You are not supposed to being used to being forgotten. We were wrong! Wrong!”
“Wrong!” Uknow said and nodded.
Taemin pressed a kiss to Micky’s shoulder. “I’m sorry, love. So sorry.”
Micky nodded. “Don’t let me go.”
“I won’t, baby. I won’t. You did a great job, and you remembered what to say.”
“I ... they were going to take me away, and ...” Micky shivered and tried to curl into him more tightly.
Taemin sighed and let their hands relax him and Micky. Everything was a bit foggy from the adrenaline drop when they arrived home and Taemin made sure he had every leash and Hero attached himself to Micky and refused to let go, and Taemin didn’t blame him. They took the elevator up, and Jinki smiled in greeting when they came into view. His smile fell though.
“Is everything alright, sir?” he whispered and put his hand on Taemin’s shoulder.
Taemin nodded. “Just a scare at the mall. I’ll tell you about it later. Will you order lunch for us? We haven’t eaten. Indian food?”
Jinki nodded. “Of course, sir.” He opened the door for them.
“Thank you. Don’t let anyone bother us.”
Jinki nodded again.
As soon as they were inside and the door was shut, all five of his pets stripped, and Taemin didn’t care that they left their shorts and slippers in a messy pile.
He took Micky’s hand and led him right to the couch. He pulled Micky into his lap, hands in his hair and yanked him forward to kiss. Micky’s hands clenched on his chest. He ran his hands all over Micky’s body, just to reassure himself and Micky that he was here with him and not alone and scared. He kissed him and touched him until Jinki entered with their lunch. Taemin let them eat right there, sitting at the coffee table. He sat next to Micky and fed him pieces of chicken and naan.
When their lunch was done, Taemin moved the coffee table, told Max and Uknow to go get blankets and pillows. They curled up together, Taemin’s arms never leaving Micky, and watched TV all afternoon.
At five, Jinki let himself into the apartment.
“Taemin, sir.”
Taemin turned his head enough to look at him.
Jinki smiled and put a box down on the table. It was wrapped in yellow paper with white flowers. “Kibum and Minho stopped by, and they understood when I told them you did not wish to be bothered, but they left this for me to give to you. Do you need anything else today?”
“No, and take tomorrow off, Jinki. I won’t be leaving.”
“Thank you, sir. But do call me if that changes.”
“I will, but it won’t.”
“Very well, sir."
"Go see if you can catch Jonghyun before he leaves," Taemin said with a small smirk. "Go take a ride in a limo."
Jinki cleared his throat, and his cheeks went pink. "A fine idea, sir. Good night, beauties.”
Taemin’s pets smiled and said a chorus of goodbyes. Jinki left, and Taemin stared at the box before realizing he was going to have to get up to open it. With a sigh, he sat up and shifted over to the coffee table.
There was a hastily scribbled note on the top.
For Micky
From MinKey
We’re so sorry! We bought you presents so you can feel better! Share with the others, but you’re in charge!
Fighting!
♥♥♥♥♥
MinKey
Taemin chuckled. “This is for Micky.”
The others pouted, but Micky’s eyes went wide. “Me?”
“Yep, MinKey bought you a present.” Taemin read the note out loud.
“What is it?” Xiah said and poked the box.
“Open it!” Uknow said and bounced up to his knees.
Taemin turned Micky so he was sitting with his back to Taemin’s chest. “Go ahead and open it. It’s for you.”
Micky’s hands shook, but he pushed a finger into the fold of paper and tore the present open. When enough of the paper was off to see what was inside, Micky meeped, pushed back against Taemin and hid his blushing face in his hands.
Taemin chuckled and finished unwrapping the toy, well there was more than one in the box. “Well?” he said and pressed a kiss to Micky’s head. “Should we go play? MinKey said you’re in charge so it’s your decision.”
Micky shivered.
“Oh my gosh!” Hero said when he caught sight of the toys. “Micky, please. Please!”
“Yes, please!” Uknow said and then said, “Please,” again and again until the others echoed him and Taemin told them to shut up.
“These are Micky’s toys and it’s Micky’s decision.”
Micky uncurled enough to tilt his head back and his lips brushed over Taemin’s jaw. “I want to play,” he whispered. “Please.”
Taemin fought down his own shiver and then grinned. “Excellent.”
“Can we wear our new shorts, please?” Xiah asked.
“The polka dotted ones!” Uknow shouted.
Taemin smiled at Micky. “Do you want to wear your new shorts?”
Micky nodded and then the color on his cheeks darkened, and he said, “You, too,” that came out half a question and half a statement.
Taemin imagined himself in those shorts, with his pets and that toy and he nodded. “Definitely. Let’s go take a long bath and then we’ll play.”
“Yay!” Uknow crowed and he was the first one down the hall toward the bathroom. Max followed, grumbling about stupid immature pets and Xiah laughed and chased after Uknow. Hero hesitated for a moment, but followed them when Taemin told him to.
Taemin held Micky tightly for a moment longer, letting all his emotions from earlier translate into the firm hold of his arms.
“I’m okay, TaeTae,” Micky whispered. “I’m okay.”
“I know, but I’m still so sorry.”
“It was an accident,” Micky said pushing himself away to meet Taemin’s eyes. He smiled. “You love me, right?”
“Of course. So much.”
“Then no more sorries,” Micky said and crossed his arms with a firm look. “Only love.”
Taemin laughed and cupped his cheeks and kissed him. “Okay. Only love.”
“Love you,” Micky whispered breathlessly with their lips still touching.
“Love you.”
“TaeTae!” Max shouted. “Come on!”
Micky jumped, and then scowled down the hall. “Can we gag him tonight?”
Taemin laughed. “Definitely.”
Part 3: Tease Me, Fuck Me, Love Me
Part 1: Kiss Me, Touch Me, Love Me
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Pairing: Taemin/DB5K, OT5
Rating: R (for this part)
Disclaimer: If they were mine, this would happen.
Summary: After a long day of work, Taemin's pets make everything better.
A/N: A few things about this fic. First of all, totally blaming winged_kame again, and also, abcdefghiluvyou for obvious reasons.
Second, there is no age warning for this fic, because they are pets and don't really have any firm ages. You can think of them as old or as young as you want to depending on your level of perversion. If you want to know about how old they are in my brain, this fic was inspired by this picture, and I'm sure that Changmin is only 15 or so in this, so yeah. I saw it and was like OMG pets welcoming home their master.
Is anyone really surprised that this fic has morphed into another installment? Yeah, me neither.
Warning: possibly underage, but yeah, read A/N *points up*, also implied past abuse
Taemin peeked into the bedroom, smiling at all five of his pets still asleep in the middle of his bed. Only years with them made it easy for him to determine which arm or leg belonged to which pet. He carefully shut the door, knowing they’d wake up in moments if they knew he was awake. He had only woken Micky hours ago when he had climbed out of bed, but a short kiss and a tender reminder that he was only going to make a phone call, kept Micky in bed with the other four. He had meant to return, but the conference call with his father and a Japanese executive had taken longer than planned.
Unbuttoning the collared shirt that he had donned for the occasion, Taemin headed to the kitchen. He pulled the shirt from his jeans and flicked it open. He thought of calling for Jinki to fetch breakfast, but decided that his pets deserved to be pampered and spoiled. Just for today. Well, maybe tomorrow, too.
With a smile, Taemin took the tea kettle from the stove. He emptied the water, rinsed it out, and added clean water. He put it on the burner and turned the temp up. The whistle would definitely rouse his babies, if the smell of coffee didn’t drag them out first. He definitely needed coffee after the three-hour-long conference that should have only taken one. He started a batch, and then moved to the cupboard and retrieved his pets pretty tea cups.
Hero had picked out the colorful, polka dotted cups long before any of the other pets had joined their home. Hero always used the pink one. It was his, and he wouldn’t even let Micky use it.
Taemin picked up their everyday cups and food dishes and loaded them into the dishwasher. They had to be washed anyway.
Taemin retrieved a pan from the cupboard and set it on a burner. He took a bowl from another cupboard above the sink and eggs from the fridge. Taemin was about to crack the first egg when he heard the quiet shuffle of tired feet. He wasn’t surprised when arms went around his waist, one hand sliding under his shirt, and a face pressed into the back of his shoulder.
“Morning, TaeTae,” Uknow said with a yawn.
“Good morning, Uknow. Is everyone else up?”
Uknow shrugged. “Soon.”
The whistle blew and Taemin quickly moved the kettle off the heat.
“Do you want tea or coffee?”
Uknow pulled his head back and his eyes widened. “Really?”
“Yes, really,” Taemin said, fighting not to roll his eyes.
“Tea! Please! Raspberry!”
“Hush.”
“Sorry,” he whispered. “I love tea!”
“I know you do.” Taemin moved down the counter, Uknow still clinging to him. Taemin was more than grateful that Uknow’s favorite tea just happened to be caffeine free. Same with Xiah’s. “Go sit.”
Uknow pouted, but did as he was told and sat in his spot on the floor. His eyes showed how excited he was to have tea. Taemin put the satchel into the purple cup and poured hot water over it.
“Wait until it seeps,” Taemin said.
“Okay, TaeTae. I wait. I be good.”
Taemin smiled and ran his hand through Uknow’s messy hair. “Yes. You are very good.”
Taemin managed to crack four eggs into a bowl and get them mixed up before Hero and Micky stumbled into the kitchen. Micky went right to Taemin for a hug, sighing happily.
“He had a nightmare,” Hero whispered.
Taemin frowned and dropped in front of him. He ran his hand over Micky’s cheek. “You okay?”
“Yes, TaeTae,” Micky said. “You’re here. I’m not there. Hero hugged me tight.”
“Good. Do you want coffee or tea?”
“Coffee, duh,” Hero said.
Taemin shot him a look and Hero bit his lip, smiling, and said, “Um, sorry?”
Taemin shook his head. “Coffee for you, too?”
Hero nodded. “Yes, please!”
“It’s not quite done. Go sit.”
Both of them sat in their spots, though Hero reached across Max’s empty spot to hold Uknow’s hand.
There were four flaky croissants leftover in a bag of treats that Kibum had brought over the day before. Taemin took each one and carefully sliced them diagonally. He popped a corner into his mouth.
Xiah came into the kitchen, leading a very sleepy Max. Max sat down and immediately leaned against Uknow’s shoulder, and Uknow put his arm around him. They both wanted tea, though Xiah wanted lemon and Max wanted black tea with honey. Taemin prepared each one of their cups (orange for Max and green for Xiah.) The coffee finished brewing and he poured it straight into the yellow cup for Micky and added sweetened creamer to Hero’s pink cup.
He handed Uknow his tea first, since he waited the longest, and then gave Micky and Hero their coffee. He poured himself a cup of coffee in the blue cup. He finished mixing the eggs with milk before Max and Xiah’s tea was ready.
“Thank you, TaeTae,” they all murmured and carefully handled the hot cups to sip at their drinks.
Taemin dunked the sliced croissant into the egg mixture and dropped it on the pan. There was space for about five of the odd sized bites. While they sizzled and cooked, he removed blueberries and strawberries from the fridge. He sliced the strawberries, placing three pieces on each matching polka-dotted saucer, and put five blueberries next to them. He flipped the toast to cook the other side. As soon as they were through, he put a piece on each plate, and then started another batch.
His pets were very excited about their breakfast, and barely holding still in their spots. Taemin put a plate in front of each one of them. Sometimes Taemin wished he had five hands so he could give each pet the same thing at the same time, but they were courteous and no matter who he served first, they always waited until everyone had something.
“Thank you, TaeTae,” they all exclaimed again, though Uknow’s was a bit louder and boisterous.
When the rest of the french toast was done, Taemin put it all on a single, bigger plate. And then, to his pets’ utter surprise, sat on the floor in front of them.
“TaeTae,” Hero muttered in awe.
Taemin smiled and crossed his legs. He took a piece of the toast and held it out for Max. “Youngest first.”
The youngest preened and would have shot the others a self-satisfied smirk if he didn’t want a bite of toast from Taemin’s fingers so much. After Max, he went to Uknow, “Oldest next”, but only because he was so wound up that he was about to spring from his seat.
“Yay!” Uknow shouted and leaned forward with his mouth open.
Taemin gave him the rest of the piece and picked up another. He took a bite and turned to the other three. “Hmm, now who?”
“Micky!” Hero said.
“Why Micky?”
“Because he hasn’t called your master for three whole days!”
Micky blushed and looked down.
Taemin nodded. “That is a very good reason.”
“He should have two bites!” Max said.
“Two!” Uknow nodded. “Two! Two! Two!”
Taemin hushed them and let Micky have the entire piece of toast. He ran his finger along his lower lip and smiled at him softly.
“Me next!” Xiah said.
Hero pouted. “I don’t want to be last.”
“I’m always last!”
Hero thought about that and nodded. “Yeah. It’s okay, TaeTae. Xiah can be next. I’ll be last.”
Taemin nodded and fed Xiah a piece and then Hero. There was still more, and Taemin ate a couple pieces himself. And then again, the last two he spread around the five, keeping the same order. After they all had eaten, Taemin said, “Finish your drinks. And then I have one more surprise for you.”
“More?!?” they all said, except Max who was taking a drink of his tea and almost spit it out.
“But you won’t get it if you’re not done and your plates in the sink in five minutes.”
His pets stared at him for a beat and then quickly sipped at their cooling drinks. They shared looks with each other, urging each other on.
Taemin chuckled and put his dishes in the sink. He headed out of the kitchen, slowing at the doorway to pull his shirt off. He let it fall to the floor and heard one of his pets inhale sharply.
“Hurry!” Uknow urged. “Hurry!”
“Shut your mouth and you hurry, Uknow!” Max said.
Taemin smiled and went to his bedroom closet. He found a different shirt, just a collared shirt in pale blue. He thought of changing his jeans to a pair that were less worn, but the denim soft and flexible, and he wanted to be comfortable today. He found a pair of clean socks and slipped them on his feet.
“TaeTae!” Xiah shouted from the main room. “We’re here. We’re here!”
Taemin left the closet and crossed his arms. The five of them were kneeling on the floor, in the same order, eager faces pointed up at him. It seemed that only Hero noticed he’d put on a shirt, and his ideas of what the surprise was were dashed.
“Very good!” Taemin said and ran his hands through each of their hair. “Now, one more time limit. Are you ready?”
“Yes, TaeTae!”
Taemin smiled. “We are going shopping.”
All five inhaled and Hero bit his lip against a shout.
“Outside clothes, leashes and slippers. Be ready in five minutes! Go!”
They scrambled from their places, pulling at each other to get to the dresser on the other side of the room. There were five drawers, one for each of them, Uknow and Max’s at the top since they were taller, and then Hero’s because he liked being in the middle and Micky’s because Hero insisted when he became theirs that Micky was always by his side, and Xiah at the bottom, which he liked, because he got to sit to pull on his shorts.
Although calling them shorts was a bit of an exaggeration. There were more like boxer briefs, but marketed as Shorts for Pets!. Most owners did not parade their pets around naked outside of their home if only because most (Taemin included) were incredibly possessive. The shorts were bad enough, and Taemin had considered dressing them in less fitting garments. But that would have caused people to talk and stare, and as the richest owner of more than a pair of pets, he was already talked about enough. He sat on his bed, leaned back on his hands and watched his pets get dressed.
Each one had more than one pair to choose from; Taemin did spoil them rotten. Uknow, as always, grabbed the first pair his hands landed on and he quickly slipped on the bright red shorts. Max deliberated between black and patterned gray, settling on the gray. Hero like all his shorts and always had the hardest time choosing. Micky had the least amount to choose from, but the light blue pair he slipped on contrasted well with his paler skin. Xiah had pulled out red too, and then decided he didn’t want to match with Uknow, put them back and pulled on a green pair. Hero had finally decided on black with light blue stars, so he would match a little with Micky.
The five of them filed out of the room, chattering about what they were going to buy when they went shopping.
Taemin fell to the bed with a moan and shifted his erect cock in his jeans, glad that he hadn’t changed into tighter ones. Taemin loved watching his pets slip clothes over their soft skin. He loved watching pert asses and soft cocks disappear and become enticing treats for later. Because as much as he loved watching them dress, he loved undressing them even more.
Rubbing his face, he sat up and stood in a fluid movement. He went to the intercom by the door and punched the button to call for Jinki.
“Yes, sir?” Jinki said.
“I will need the limo today.”
“Very well. Soon?”
“Five minutes. Well, maybe ten.”
Jinki chuckled. “I would call that soon. It’ll be there.”
“Thanks, Jinki.”
Taemin grabbed the bag of pet supplies, just in case he needed something, left the room and went to the living area
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He smiled when his pets came into view, kneeling by the main hall. Each had a leash attached to their collar and wore the soft soled slippers.
“Such good pets,” Taemin said and dropped in front of Hero. Hero smiled so widely and Taemin pressed a kiss to his lips. Hero squirmed and sighed happily. Without moving, Taemin gave Micky a kiss and then Max. He shifted to the side to kiss Xiah, and then did the same for Uknow. And then he gave them all another and then another kiss, until they were all laughing. He wrapped his hand around Max’s leash and yanked him forward. His other hand slid over his hip and into the gray shorts to cup his ass.
Max whimpered, legs spread over Taemin’s thigh. Another warm body molded to his side, and Taemin turned his head to kiss Hero.
He really wished he had five hands.
The intercom beeped loudly and Jinki’s voice crackled through the room. “Jonghyun is waiting, sir.”
Taemin shut his eyes. His pets whined in disappointment.
“You don’t want to go shopping?”
Uknow pouted. “We do but ...” He bit his lip.
“We want to play,” Micky whispered with a small smile.
Taemin grinned and kissed him. “I know. Me, too. But let’s go shopping and buy everything we need so tonight and tomorrow we don’t have to leave at all and we can play all day with new toys.”
“New toys!” Xiah shouted.
Taemin poked his nose. “Only if you all behave while we’re out.”
“We will! We will!” Uknow shouted.
Taemin nodded. “You usually do.” He used Uknow’s slightly broader shoulders to stand up and Uknow leaned his face into Taemin’s side.
“Love you,” Uknow whispered, and was quickly echoed by the others, and Taemin was nearly knocked over by the eagerness to rub against him.
Taemin laughed. “I love you guys too. Come on, let’s go.”
Like good pets, they all lifted their leashes, and Taemin took each one somehow ending up with Xiah and Max on one side and Hero, Micky and Uknow on the other. He opened the door and said hi to Jinki, his pets echoing the hellos with wide smiles, and a “We’re going shopping for new toys!” from Uknow and then Max hissing, “Not if you don’t keep your loud mouth shut.”
“Sorry! Maxie! Sorry!”
Jinki smiled at Taemin. “Have fun.”
Taemin returned the smile. He led his pets down the hall and they stayed behind him just as they should, matching his pace and walking carefully so they didn’t tangle their leashes.
Taemin hit the button for the elevator and held back a sigh when he couldn’t run his fingers through a pet’s hair. He needed five hands, damn it. In the elevator, the five of them kneeled around his feet, fingers linked together. They didn’t say anything, but kept their eyes up on Taemin in case he had a visual cue. The elevator stopped twice to let other people in, and one of them was Donghae, who had his own pet named Kyu.
Max and Kyu did not get along, and Donghae made sure to put his body between them.
Taemin said hello to him, and Donghae smiled.
Max actually growled and Taemin shot him a look and Uknow elbowed him in the side.
Donghae chuckled. “I still don’t understand why they don’t get along.”
“They’re too much alike,” Taemin said.
“Stubborn and too smart for their own good?”
“Yes.”
The pets in question were seething, glaring at each other, but Taemin knew that Max was worried about buying a new toy, so he kept his mouth shut, and Kyu was outnumbered, because the others would back up Max in a heartbeat, new toys or not.
“Where are you guys going?” Donghae asked and rubbed Hero’s head, who arched into the touch.
“Shopping!” Uknow practically shouted.
“We’re going to get new toys!” Xiah added.
“If we’re good,” Max growled.
“Right,” Uknow whispered. “Sorry, TaeTae.”
Taemin smiled at him and rubbed his head. “No shouting outside right?”
“Right!” they all said.
The elevator stopped and Donghae wished them a fun trip and pulled Kyu out (who threw one more glare at Max). Taemin made sure he had all five leashes still securely in his hands and led his pets out through the lobby, where they said hello to the doorman, and through the door. Jonghyun opened the back door, and Taemin stood to the side while all five pets crawled in, after saying excited hellos to "Jjong!". He released their leashes and told Jonghyun to go to the mall before following those pretty little asses into the car.
The door shut, and Taemin settled in his seat. Micky sat closest to him and Taemin reached over and pulled him into his lap. Micky straddled him and smiled and Taemin kissed him, a soft hold on the back of his neck.
“You’re my favorite,” Taemin whispered.
“Hey!” Hero said and tried to elbow Micky away.
Taemin laughed and hooked his hand around Hero’s neck to pull him in for a kiss. “And you’re my favorite, and Uknow is my favorite, and Max is my favorite.”
“And me too?” Xiah asked with a pout.
“Yes, and Xiah is my favorite.” Taemin’s phone rang and he really didn’t want to let go of Micky to answer it. “Uknow, get that.”
Uknow shoved his hand into Taemin’s pocket and pulled out his phone. “It’s MinMin! Can I answer it please, please?”
“Yes.”
Uknow’s finger swiped over the phone and he said, “MinMin! ... No! No! It’s Uknow! Uknow! ...” Uknow giggled. “We’re going shopping! TaeTae is going to buy us toys.”
“If you would stop shouting,” Max growled.
“Hush,” Taemin said and ran his hand over Max’s cheek. “He’s always too loud around us. We aren’t in public yet.”
“He’s crazy.”
“You love him.”
“Yeah, but he’s still crazy.”
Taemin smiled.
“Can MinMin come with us? And KiKi! KiKi is with him.”
Taemin nodded. “If they want. We’re going to the Plaza Mall.”
“Yes! You can come! ... Okay! ... Okay! ... Bye bye, MinMin!” Uknow shoved the phone back in Taemin’s pocket. “He’s going to meet us there, he said!”
Taemin smiled and tugged Uknow close enough to kiss. “Good boy.”
Uknow smiled widely, showing off his crooked teeth.
Taemin moved down the seat a little and his hands slid into the back of Micky’s tight shorts.
“Kiss me,” Taemin demanded softly, still trying to let Micky understand that it was okay to do it without permission if he wanted. Micky leaned forward and Taemin shut his eyes just before their lips met. Micky shook slightly, but sucked wetly at Taemin’s lower lip until Taemin opened his mouth and their tongues met. More than one set of lips landed on his neck, and a pair of hands slip up his thighs and another shimmied up his shirt.
Tentative fingers touched his cheek and he slowed the kiss with Micky, turning his head just enough to let Hero join them. He slipped his tongue into Hero’s mouth and then pulled away, opening his eyes. Vision blurry, he watched them kiss, tightening his grip on Micky’s ass.
“I love watching you kiss each other,” Taemin whispered. He pulled Micky down and lifted his ass off the seat, rubbing his erection on Micky’s inner thigh. He knew he was only torturing himself. There was no way he’d come before they arrived at the mall. But he didn’t rightly care either, and let all five of them exchange kisses with him and each other..
As feared, in what felt like moments, the limo stopped and the driver announced through the intercom that they had arrived.
Taemin shut his eyes and took a deep breath. “Stop, my darlings.”
They echoed his sigh, but stopped, Max being the last one to release the grip his mouth had on Taemin’s neck.
All five of his pets were hard, dicks straining in the tight shorts. He thought of staying until they calmed down, but he knew himself, and he knew that he wouldn’t be able to stop touching them if they stayed in the limo.
The door opened, and Taemin gave them a smile, and they all filed out of the limo. Taemin left last and had to adjust himself when he straightened up. The limo already drew some eyes, even more when the people saw his five pets waiting patiently next to the limo, each one holding his leash up, dicks still straining. Taemin fought a glare when the looks traveled down their bodies. It was his own fault for his utter lack of self-control.
“Thank you, Jonghyun,” Taemin said. “I’ll have our purchases sent out, and call you when we’re ready to go.”
He bowed. “Yes, sir. Enjoy your day.”
Taemin gathered the leashes into his hands and headed across the sidewalk and into the mall. His pets garnered even more attention, and Taemin didn’t need to turn around to know that they were standing tall, heads held high, hands clasped behind them.
They were always so good.
Taemin took them to Shorts for Pets! first. He took a basket from the well-dressed man at the door. The store was filled with options for male pets and options for female on the other. Basic white and black came in packs of three and Taemin tossed a few of each into the small basket.
A hand tugged on his shirt, and Taemin looked back at Uknow. His eyes were wide, lower lip held tightly between his teeth. He pointed at the wall. Taemin turned and chuckled. On a mannequin were a pair of white boxers with purple polka dots. There were a few blue stars that matched the band, stitching and the brand name.
There was a display underneath with more colors.
“Do you like these, Uknow?” Taemin asked.
Uknow nodded.
“What about you guys?”
The other four nodded. Taemin smiled and found Uknow’s size in the purple, grabbed pink for Hero, yellow for Micky, orange for Max and green for Xiah. And as an afterthought, he grabbed the blue pair for himself.
He heard five distinct quick breaths.
Smirking, he continued through the store. Max really liked a dark red pair that had black stitching on the butt that formed a little devil figure. Taemin laughed and grabbed a pair for him. None of the others wanted one. Uknow was really excited about a bright yellow pair that had slightly longer legs. Taemin was reluctant to buy them for that reason, and then imagined himself sliding his hand up the back of Uknow’s thighs and under the leg. He put five different pair into the basket.
His cell phone rang, and he transferred leashes all into one hand and pulled it from his pocket to answer.
“Hey!” Minho said.
“Where are you?”
“The short shop, getting them presents.”
“Of course you are. You spoil them rotten.”
“I know.” Taemin saw Minho and Kibum in the doorway and nodded at him and ended the call.
All five pets’ eyes widened in happiness at seeing them, but only Uknow made a noise as the couple greeted them by scratching their heads.
“Wow, you are all being so good!” Kibum said and dropped to a knee. More than one pair of hands tangled in his newly-dyed blond hair. He laughed. “Do you guys like it?”
They all nodded quickly.
“Do you want us to help you lead them?” Minho asked and held out his hand.
“Sure,” Taemin said and handed Uknow’s leash to Minho because Uknow liked him so much, and Xiah and Max went to Kibum. “I’m going to grab a few more pairs of shorts for them and then go try them on.”
Minho chose three different pairs for Uknow, and Kibum put two of them back, saying they were hideous and hasn’t dating him taught Minho anything about fashion? Taemin trailed along after them, watching them argue about if blue or orange looked better with Micky’s skin. When the basket was full, Taemin forced them to go to the fitting rooms. Kibum and Minho looked more disappointed than his pets did, but besides the packs of plain black and white, each pet had at least five new pairs of shorts to try on.
An attendant unlocked the largest dressing room and all eight of them squished inside. Taemin saw everything getting chaotic quickly, so he snapped his fingers and his pets lined up against the wall, in their order, kneeled and looked up at him. They were very excited.
Taemin smiled. “One pair at a time. Do not move from those spots, okay?”
“Okay, TaeTae,” they whispered.
Taemin went back to the bench and sat next to MinKey. He handed each pet one of their own choosing, and leaned back to watch them change. Max was the first one stripped and redressed in his devil shorts.
Taemin spun his finger around and Max grinned and turned in a circle. The material curved his ass in all the glorious places, and the little bumps of his balls were visible when Taemin told him to spread his legs.
“Good. Those are perfect.” He held out his hand, and Max came to him. Taemin slid his hand over the soft material and moaned deeply in the back of his throat.
Max keened and pushed back into the touch.
“Hey, fuck,” Minho said and yanked on Taemin’s arm. He pointed to a sign that said, “We know you love your pets! But these rooms are for trying on clothes only!”.
Taemin pouted and squeezed Max’s ass and pushed him back toward the others. “Try on another pair.”
Taemin’s dick grew harder and his underwear wetter with each pair. The polka dotted ones were an absolute favorite.
“And whose are these?” Minho asked, waving the blue ones in Taemin’s face.
Taemin grinned and snatched them away.
“Try them on,” Kibum said with a leer.
All five of his pets had to quiet their giggles.
“Sorry. Only my darlings are going to get to see them.”
“Because we’re special,” Micky whispered.
Hero smiled widely at him and hugged him close.
“Very special,” Taemin replied and blew Micky a kiss.
He blushed and hid his face in Hero’s neck.
“Let’s go. We’ve been here for a lot longer than I meant to, and now I’m starving.”
His pets nodded.
Taemin gathered up all the shorts they were going to buy (leaving only three in the bin provided for those that they did not want). Minho and Key gathered up their leashes and they all left the dressing room. He led the way to the checkout and dropped all their choices on the counter. The man behind it smiled at him.
“This is going to take a little while,” Taemin said. “Go on ahead and see if you can find somewhere to eat.”
MinKey nodded and headed for the exit. Taemin watched until the man called his attention to the blue pair that were a different size than all the other ones.
“Oh, they’re a gift for a friend’s pet,” Taemin said smoothly.
The man smiled and finished ringing up the purchases. Taemin inwardly cringed at the total. Not that he couldn’t afford it but he really did only mean to buy each pet a single pair of new shorts. He handed over his credit card and paid. The man carefully folded each pair and put them in a sturdy bag.
“Thank you,” he said with a smile. “Your pets are adorable, by the way. Very well behaved.”
“Thank you. I put a lot of effort into training them.”
“I’m sure it’s worth the effort.”
“Definitely.”
The man laughed and winked “Enjoy your purchases.”
“Oh, we will.”
Taemin arranged for the bag to be taken to his limo, and then left the store. He headed for the center of the mall where the food court was, but detoured for a moment to use the bathroom. Not exactly smart, because he was still wound up from watching his pets try on their new shorts, and a grip of his hand just to piss made his cock fill. It took a few long minutes to calm down enough to pee. He washed his hands.
His phone beeped and he checked his messages. His secretary, with a question about a meeting on Monday morning, and could he reschedule, the client would like to know? Taemin told her yes, that was fine. It just meant he could go into the office later, and with the plans he had for tomorrow, he’d probably need it.
“Taemin!”
He lifted his head and smiled at Minho, who was waving his arm. He headed in their direction, eyes dropping to where his pets kneeled behind Minho and Kibum. He wondered why everything looked off for a moment, and then his heart stopped, and his breath caught and he counted again.
Four. Only four.
He met Hero’s eyes and they caught his panic in a moment, and then Taemin ran the rest of the way.
“Micky. Where’s Micky?”
“I thought he was with you,” Minho said.
“No, he ... I gave you their leashes.”
Taemin put a hand on a table and tried to breathe. Hands touched his thighs and sides and he looked down at his worried pets. Uknow tugged at his shirt, biting his lips so hard not to talk in his worry.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” Taemin muttered. “Wait here. I’ll be back.” He spun on his heel and went back the way he came. He told himself not to panic, over and over again. They had a system for this. They always had a system. But Micky hadn’t been with him long enough to really practice. Would he remember?
Oh, god, Micky. He was probably so scared.
Taemin reminded himself to keep breathing.
If he was taken to security and his microchip processed, someone might try to say Taemin was unfit to have him. If there was any reason at all for his ownership and ability to control five pets questioned, they’d be taken from him, and he could not have that. He couldn’t. He taught them all, if they were ever lost, to tell whoever asked that they were waiting for their master and he would be back in a minute.
It was ingrained into all their brains.
Except Micky’s.
Had he even told Micky more than once about the plan?
He wanted to run through the mall, but he didn’t. He didn’t want his panic to show and he was a businessman. He had a poker face. He rounded a corner and hurried his steps a bit more. He could see the blue sign for Shorts for Pets!, but not anything else through the crowds of people.
And there was a group of people, including the man who had rung up his purchases, all around the front of the store.
And there, back pressed against the glass display wall, eyes wide and frightened, was Micky.
Taemin heaved a huge sigh of relief and schooled his features and walked purposely toward the group.
“If he doesn’t come soon, I’ll take you home,” one of them said.
Taemin fought back a growl and said, “Micky.”
Micky’s eyes shot up and he whimpered and then half crawled and half scrambled over to him. Taemin caught him and held him close.
“Told them, I did, that you were coming back, but you were gone so long, and you ... I ...”
“Hey, sshh, it’s okay. I’m sorry. I’m here now.”
“You shouldn’t leave your pets unattended,” a man said.
Taemin opened his eyes and met all of their glares. “I didn’t. I knew where he was. Didn’t he say I was coming right back?”
“He’s terrified, how can you expect us to believe that?” asked the man who said he was going to take Micky home.
“His last owner abused him and let his friends abuse him. You were all circled around him, men he didn’t know. How do you expect him to act? Excuse us.”
The man who had run up his purchases nodded at him and gave him a relieved smile and tried to usher the men back into his shop.
Taemin turned away from them and, he didn’t care what he looked like, he kept Micky in his arms and carried him all the way back to the food court. He sat down and let Micky stay curled against his chest. The rest of them were so relieved and Hero hugged Micky from behind.
“What happened?” Taemin asked.
Micky shrugged. “I followed Hero, and stopped to look at something and I expected to be tugged, but I wasn’t, so I thought they all stopped, and then I moved and they were gone and I couldn’t see you, TaeTae, and ...” His chest hitched.
Taemin cooed at him and rubbed his head.
“Sorry, sweetie,” Kibum said and rubbed his arm.
Micky flinched and whimpered, burying deeper into Taemin’s shirt.
“We thought Taemin had you,” Minho said with a frown.
“It’s okay now,” Taemin said and pressed a kiss to Micky’s hair. “It’s okay. You’re okay.”
It took a few more minutes for Micky to calm down enough to take a sip of water.
“Let’s go home,” Taemin said. “I don’t want to shop anymore and I just want to be home with you all.”
His pets nodded.
“Sorry,” Kibum said again.
Taemin really wanted to be mad, but he couldn’t. Five pets was a lot to keep track of. He knew that, and he had practice, but his friends didn’t. And Micky was okay. He was fine. Shaken and frightened a bit, but unharmed. That’s what mattered.
Minho used his phone to call for the limo, and then promised they’d call later to make sure everything was still okay.
Micky reluctantly climbed into the limo before Taemin and then immediately curled into his lap when Taemin sat down. Taemin held him close and ran his hands up and down his back. Other hands joined and the four surrounded them and kissed Micky’s back and shoulders.
“I-I’m s-sorry, M-micky,” Hero said, voice shuddering with tears. “I’m ... we-we forgot you and ... I’m ... sorry. Sorry!”
Micky turned his head and tried to smile. “I’m okay.”
“But we forgot you!” Uknow said loudly.
“Duh, stupid,” Max muttered, “you think he’s going to forget that?”
“Max,” Taemin said in reprimand.
“It’s okay,” Micky whispered. “I’m ... I’m used to--”
“No!” Hero said. “No!”
“Don’t say that!” Xiah shouted
“You are not supposed to being used to being forgotten. We were wrong! Wrong!”
“Wrong!” Uknow said and nodded.
Taemin pressed a kiss to Micky’s shoulder. “I’m sorry, love. So sorry.”
Micky nodded. “Don’t let me go.”
“I won’t, baby. I won’t. You did a great job, and you remembered what to say.”
“I ... they were going to take me away, and ...” Micky shivered and tried to curl into him more tightly.
Taemin sighed and let their hands relax him and Micky. Everything was a bit foggy from the adrenaline drop when they arrived home and Taemin made sure he had every leash and Hero attached himself to Micky and refused to let go, and Taemin didn’t blame him. They took the elevator up, and Jinki smiled in greeting when they came into view. His smile fell though.
“Is everything alright, sir?” he whispered and put his hand on Taemin’s shoulder.
Taemin nodded. “Just a scare at the mall. I’ll tell you about it later. Will you order lunch for us? We haven’t eaten. Indian food?”
Jinki nodded. “Of course, sir.” He opened the door for them.
“Thank you. Don’t let anyone bother us.”
Jinki nodded again.
As soon as they were inside and the door was shut, all five of his pets stripped, and Taemin didn’t care that they left their shorts and slippers in a messy pile.
He took Micky’s hand and led him right to the couch. He pulled Micky into his lap, hands in his hair and yanked him forward to kiss. Micky’s hands clenched on his chest. He ran his hands all over Micky’s body, just to reassure himself and Micky that he was here with him and not alone and scared. He kissed him and touched him until Jinki entered with their lunch. Taemin let them eat right there, sitting at the coffee table. He sat next to Micky and fed him pieces of chicken and naan.
When their lunch was done, Taemin moved the coffee table, told Max and Uknow to go get blankets and pillows. They curled up together, Taemin’s arms never leaving Micky, and watched TV all afternoon.
At five, Jinki let himself into the apartment.
“Taemin, sir.”
Taemin turned his head enough to look at him.
Jinki smiled and put a box down on the table. It was wrapped in yellow paper with white flowers. “Kibum and Minho stopped by, and they understood when I told them you did not wish to be bothered, but they left this for me to give to you. Do you need anything else today?”
“No, and take tomorrow off, Jinki. I won’t be leaving.”
“Thank you, sir. But do call me if that changes.”
“I will, but it won’t.”
“Very well, sir."
"Go see if you can catch Jonghyun before he leaves," Taemin said with a small smirk. "Go take a ride in a limo."
Jinki cleared his throat, and his cheeks went pink. "A fine idea, sir. Good night, beauties.”
Taemin’s pets smiled and said a chorus of goodbyes. Jinki left, and Taemin stared at the box before realizing he was going to have to get up to open it. With a sigh, he sat up and shifted over to the coffee table.
There was a hastily scribbled note on the top.
For Micky
From MinKey
We’re so sorry! We bought you presents so you can feel better! Share with the others, but you’re in charge!
Fighting!
♥♥♥♥♥
MinKey
Taemin chuckled. “This is for Micky.”
The others pouted, but Micky’s eyes went wide. “Me?”
“Yep, MinKey bought you a present.” Taemin read the note out loud.
“What is it?” Xiah said and poked the box.
“Open it!” Uknow said and bounced up to his knees.
Taemin turned Micky so he was sitting with his back to Taemin’s chest. “Go ahead and open it. It’s for you.”
Micky’s hands shook, but he pushed a finger into the fold of paper and tore the present open. When enough of the paper was off to see what was inside, Micky meeped, pushed back against Taemin and hid his blushing face in his hands.
Taemin chuckled and finished unwrapping the toy, well there was more than one in the box. “Well?” he said and pressed a kiss to Micky’s head. “Should we go play? MinKey said you’re in charge so it’s your decision.”
Micky shivered.
“Oh my gosh!” Hero said when he caught sight of the toys. “Micky, please. Please!”
“Yes, please!” Uknow said and then said, “Please,” again and again until the others echoed him and Taemin told them to shut up.
“These are Micky’s toys and it’s Micky’s decision.”
Micky uncurled enough to tilt his head back and his lips brushed over Taemin’s jaw. “I want to play,” he whispered. “Please.”
Taemin fought down his own shiver and then grinned. “Excellent.”
“Can we wear our new shorts, please?” Xiah asked.
“The polka dotted ones!” Uknow shouted.
Taemin smiled at Micky. “Do you want to wear your new shorts?”
Micky nodded and then the color on his cheeks darkened, and he said, “You, too,” that came out half a question and half a statement.
Taemin imagined himself in those shorts, with his pets and that toy and he nodded. “Definitely. Let’s go take a long bath and then we’ll play.”
“Yay!” Uknow crowed and he was the first one down the hall toward the bathroom. Max followed, grumbling about stupid immature pets and Xiah laughed and chased after Uknow. Hero hesitated for a moment, but followed them when Taemin told him to.
Taemin held Micky tightly for a moment longer, letting all his emotions from earlier translate into the firm hold of his arms.
“I’m okay, TaeTae,” Micky whispered. “I’m okay.”
“I know, but I’m still so sorry.”
“It was an accident,” Micky said pushing himself away to meet Taemin’s eyes. He smiled. “You love me, right?”
“Of course. So much.”
“Then no more sorries,” Micky said and crossed his arms with a firm look. “Only love.”
Taemin laughed and cupped his cheeks and kissed him. “Okay. Only love.”
“Love you,” Micky whispered breathlessly with their lips still touching.
“Love you.”
“TaeTae!” Max shouted. “Come on!”
Micky jumped, and then scowled down the hall. “Can we gag him tonight?”
Taemin laughed. “Definitely.”
Part 3: Tease Me, Fuck Me, Love Me
Part 1: Kiss Me, Touch Me, Love Me
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