The boys left Minho to rest, letting him sleep. Taemin came into his room the next morning, more confident as he woke the human up.

"Minho hyung," the young vampire said quietly, shaking him awake. "It's time to get up, Master," he added, trying out calling the man 'master' and quickly agreeing that it just didn't quite fit them, at least for everyday conversation.

Minho woke up slowly, smiling at the boy next to him. "Good morning, Taemin," he smiled again and sat up. He rubbed his eyes a little before climbing out of bed, kissing Taemin's cheek before chuckling on his way to the bathroom. He showered quickly, smiling as he saw the clothes he'd been wearing the day he was dragged into their world, washed and waiting for him on the bed, folded neatly. There was a note on top, and he grinned broadly at the cute 'Good Morning, Hyung~' on the paper, accompanied by a smiley face with the tongue sticking out.

Once he was dressed, he peeked his head into the hallway, then bit his lip lightly when he saw Taemin dressed in his school uniform. Damn, he's so...

"Good morning," he repeated to break himself of the though. He waited for the other to stand up, walking to the dining room with him slowly.

The human was much more relaxed during breakfast. It wasn't until he was getting ready to leave with the other boys that he started getting nervous at all.

"You sure you're not just taking me out of the house so you can kill me to keep my silence?" he teased once they left the front door. Minho looked around slowly at his surroundings.

The Lee household lived in a mansion even larger than he'd imagined. The four story building was accented by a handful of other, smaller ones, the grounds of the estate dotted with trees and smaller shrubs to help fill any voids.

"Woah..." the man breathed, his eyes never stopping their movement.

Taemin slipped his hand into Minho's, squeezing lightly. "We can go exploring when you come visit me here, Hyung," he offered quietly, looking up to him to see if that was alright.

Minho nodded, holding the other's hand tighter as they walked to Jinki's large car.

It was cramped sitting between Kibum and Jonghyun in the back seat, but the human had other things on his mind as he gave Jinki instructions to his apartment. The trip was nice, though, uneventful, and Minho couldn't help but swallow nervously once he spotted the top of his building.

"This is me," he said softly, breaking Taemin and Jonghyun from a staring contest and causing Kibum to stiffen. Although he was sure they all heard it, no one answered or even addressed Minho's mental question about whether or not Kibum had been to another human's, another master's, home since he was a slave himself.

Taemin held his own master's hand into the building and elevator, sticking close as his nervousness grew. Jonghyun had a tight grip on his boyfriend, assuring him in his thoughts that everything would be okay. Jinki brought up the rear, memorizing everything there was to know about the building that housed Minho.

"Is there anything special I need to say?" Minho asked, biting his lip as they all stood just outside his apartment. He was nervous, thinking about all that was wrong with his home. His room was a mess; clothes all over the floor and sheets in a tangled mess, hanging half off his bed.

"Just ask us in like you would anyone," Kibum told him, tempted to roll his eyes. "Just be normal."

The human nodded slowly, then unlocked the door and opened it to reveal a short hallway that led to the rest of his apartment. "Well," he started, stepping in first and holding his hand out for Taemin. "Taemin, everyone, come on in," he said quietly, then pulled the boy to him and stepped aside for the others.

Kibum was surprised at how neat Minho kept his home. There were no half eaten take-out containers laying about his coffee table, no mound of dirty dishes waiting in the sink or on the counter to be washed. He peeked into the man's bedroom once they were all dispersed to explore on their own. Ah, there's the mess he was so worried about. He snickered, putting into account that this had been a surprise visit.

"The place looks great, Minho," the mildly disappointed slave informed his host. "Please don't ever cause me to dirty it with the contents of your body. You know, everything your skin is keeping in..."

"You said you'd be nice," Jonghyun reminded his boyfriend with a nudge.

Minho simply shook his head at the threat and offered them all a seat in the living room. "Well, this is it. This is where I live," he said softly, feeling kind of awkward, unsure of anything else he had to say or do.

Even without being able to hear his thoughts or sense the tension Minho was feeling, Jinki could see it written plainly on the man's face. "Minho has a lot to think about, and I'm sure he has things to do," he addressed the group. "Let's get Taemin to school and head back home, okay?" he suggested, standing up to give his words slightly more authority.

Minho pulled Taemin closer to him. "Actually, if it would be alright with everyone, I'd like to take Taemin to school," he told them, giving his 'slave' an assuring nod.

Jonghyun was about to say something to Kibum to keep him from getting upset, but the younger male was the first to give his consent.

"Come on," Kibum said softly, beckoning Jonghyun and Jinki to follow. "They haven't had one moment of actual alone time since they've met. Let's give them time to get to know each other like a normal pair of people."

Once the three vampires were out of his apartment, Minho double checked the time to make sure they weren't running late. There was still a good fifteen minutes before they actually needed to leave, so he sat Taemin on the couch again and let the silence grow awkward for only a few seconds.

"Oh, I have something for you," the human said quickly, going into his kitchen and searching through a spare drawer that he used to house dozens of miscellaneous items. He smiled once he found what he was looking for, returning to the cushion next to the boy.

Minho handed Taemin a key, smiling softly to himself. "This is the spare key to my apartment. You are free to come and go as you please. If you want to come over after school and I'm out grocery shopping or if we're hanging out and you stay here for a while when I go to work, you can lock or unlock the door by yourself. You have a permanent and open invitation here, anytime of the day, any day of the week," he told the vampire before letting go of the tip of the key to officially give it to Taemin.

"You're giving me a key?" Taemin blinked, staring at the piece of metal in his hand. "A key to your place?" he asked in the same tone, eyes widening slightly. "I... Thank you, Minho," he said softly, smiling slowly as he turned his head up to look at the man.

Minho shook his head lightly and pat Taemin on the shoulder. "I want to do everything I can to make this seem not so much like me being your master or you having to serve me or be my slave," he explained and then pulled out his phone. "So, as our first step in becoming friends, let's exchange numbers," he suggested with a smile.

After a while, Taemin glanced up at the clock and gasped. "Crap, we need to get going, hyung," he said, scrunching his face because he didn't want to go, but he thought it would be pushing his luck too much to ask Minho to skip school that day.

Nodding up at the clock, the older man walked to the door with Taemin, smiling as the vampire locked the door as they left. The walk to school was shorter than he'd expected, but they were walking a bit faster than normal. After a quick yet fairly ceremonial seeming exchange of phone numbers, Minho and Taemin parted ways to start their days.

"Who's the hottie, Taemin?" the youngest heard from behind once Minho was out of sight, the voice causing his skin to crawl.

A/N:

Guys oh my gosh I'm so sorry. I didn't realize it had been this long. I didn't forget about the story, promise. Update today and another in the next few days to really apologize. Sorry.