Chapter XVII.

Fix You

If there was something Kyungsoo would have never imagine in the span of his existence, that something would probably refer to a certain man and a little girl on a Sunday morning.

Time check.

 It’s 10:30 in the morning and Kyungsoo just groans inwardly against his pillow as he catches sight of the clock perch clumsily on his nightstand. He stands, half awake and walks slowly like a living corpse towards their living room when he sniffs something unusual on a Sunday.

Curiously, he continues on his track and finds himself soon standing at the middle of the kitchen, half lidded eyes almost bulging out when he sees the set of breakfast prepared on the kitchen counter.

“Did I miss something here?” Kyungsoo questions, glancing back and forth at the two people who are smiling brightly at him.

“Oppa!” One of the figure squeals. The little girl, Jieon, as Kyungsoo remembers her to be slips her little arms around him and starts poking his cheeks delightfully. “Oppa, I cooked it for you with Jongin oppa.” She explains and Kyungsoo’s lips starts tilting upwards.

Jongin finally speaks. “She insisted on cooking the food. Honestly, I didn’t do anything but to assist her since she wanted to do this so badly.”

“Oh really?” Kyungsoo says, sounding surprised before landing a soft kiss on the little girl’s cheek. “Then why don’t we try and taste it?”

“Sure.” Jongin agrees almost immediately but the girl fidgets in Kyungsoo’s hold and both men stares at her, waiting for what she was about to say.

“What is it little princess?” Jongin asks.

Jieon points at Kyungsoo and makes a face, “Oppa has to brush his teeth first, his morning breath smells awful!”

Silence claims their surroundings for a minute or two and Jongin instantly falls against the tiled floor, laughing his heart out.

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“Are you finish oppa?”

Jieon, blinking like a lost puppy continues to observe Kyungsoo’s facial expression as she stays seated on Jongin’s lap. Not able to stay still, she props her elbows against the table and watches until Kyungsoo gulps his last bite of food with his coffee, giving her a thumbs up after.

“Daebak!” The redhead exclaims and Jongin and Jieon, both pumps their fist in the air in success. In excitement, Jieon runs toward Kyungsoo and hugs him tight making the man chuckle and realize  how much life the little girl had brought into their home even just for the short amount of time she had been with them.

He hugs her back, taking her into his arms before speaking. “So Jieon, where is the orphanage your staying at?”

At the question thrown onto her, Jieon pouts a little, her mood noticeably becoming a little down before she answered. ”Seoul Seongdong-gu Hawang Shipridong’s Eden I Ville.”

“Woah.” Jongin remarks, quite amused at the girl’s ability to remember. “Are you sure with that address?”

“Of course.” The girl responds confidently before frowning again. “Are you putting me back there?”

“As much as we don’t like to, we have to Jieon. Your caretakers might be worried sick looking for you so we have to bring you back.” Kyungsoo explains before taking Jieon’s hand into his. “But hey little princess, don’t get mad at us, ok? We’re doing this because it’s for the best and we’ll be visiting you so what do you say?”

“No!” Jieon objects, pulling her little hands out of Kyungsoo’s grasp. “I don’t want to go back because I’ll never see you again and you wouldn’t be able to visit me oppa because someone’s taking me away, they’re taking me.”

“You me