"Zitao" Said male hummed as he laid on their bed, eyes closed and the end of his tail twitching slightly against the cover, "Where did you buy this and how much did it cost?" Zitao opened his eyes as he sat up, them widening when he saw what Kris was swinging back and forth in his hand.

"Kris! You'll break it!" Zitao rushed over towards the blond, carefully taking the piece of jewellery from large, dangerous hands, "It was given to me for my eighteenth, don't man handle it!" Zitao looked down at the head piece laid out on his palms.

"Only purebred snow leopards get given a piece of jewellery like this, it's a tradition within my family" Zitao tilted his hands, the stones shining brightly and reflecting the light from the window.

"Are those real diamonds?"

"Yes"

"Expensive"

"Very expensive" Zitao placed it down on the dressing table, hands clutching the front of his shirt, "It brings back memories actually, ones I'd like to forget" He glanced up at Kris as the taller laid his arm over his shoulders, fingers playing with the strands of beads on the piece of jewellery.

"Will we have to buy Baekhyun one or do you give this one to him?" Zitao frowned, eyes locking with Kris'.

"Baekhyun won't get one, I'll give him my collar instead" Kris furrowed his eyebrows at the mention of a collar.

"A collar?"

"Yes, collar for sixteenth and jewellery for eighteenth" 

"Anything for your twentieth?" 

"Arranged marriage maybe? Didn't stick around that long" Zitao turned so he could drape his arms over the tallers shoulders, "Left home around the same time mother got pregnant with Baekhyun, she never told me who his father is" Zitao smiled up at Kris who still had his eyebrows furrowed, listening to pieces of Zitao's past he'd never heard before.

"All she told me was that it wasn't a snow leopard meaning he's not a purebred" Zitao chewed on his lip, "When she was pregnant we both prayed so hard that the child would be a snow leopard, if it wasn't then she'd be bringing even more shame onto the family"

"Looks like it paid off, Baekhyun looks just like you" Zitao narrowed his eyes a little, "I mean, he looks like a snow leopard even though he's not fully, don't get offended kitty cat"

"You can't see the difference but I can, he doesn't run like he should, paws are slightly smaller, his fur is more orange in comparison" Zitao tilted his head down, hands sliding to land on Kris' shoulders, "And it breaks my heart because he isn't accepted within the family..." Kris rubbed soothing circles into the shorters sides with his thumbs.

"Mother gave birth to him and took care of him for a few years but everyone caught on in the end" Zitao felt the tears start to form in his eyes, "She said 'Take care of Baekhyun for a little while, I'll be back soon, I'll buy you a house before I go' I should have known then that those words meant that she was running away" Zitao tried to blink away the tears but they slipped down his cheeks.

"When I realised, I was so scared, I have to look after Baekhyun and hold down my studies both at the same time? It was so unbelievably difficult and I didn't get any help from my family" Zitao held onto Kris tightly, arms wrapped around his neck and cheek pressed against his shoulder.

"...They suggested that Baekhyun go up for adoption but I refused, mother told me to look after him so I was going to, no matter how hard it was and I'm glad I didn't listen to them and give him away..." Kris ran his hand up and down his mates back, pressing a kiss to the top of his head.

"I finally got settled and adjusted to the area the house was in, far away from any family and other animals and it gradually got easier" Zitao lifted his head off Kris' shoulder, smiling up at the awfully silent male.

"Baekhyun was a tough child to raise on my own for those few years but he always listened to me, I couldn't ask for a better child really"

"So that's why Baekhyun calls you umma, huh?" Zitao nodded at the quiet words.

"I'm his umma and he's my little Baekhyunnie, I love him to death" Zitao breathed in deeply, letting out a shaky laugh afterwards, "I love Chanyeol and Luhan to death too, of course"

"What about me? I love you to death kitty cat" Kris pecked tear stained cheeks, seeing them get pinker at the touches, "Don't forget about me kitty cat, I love you more than all three of them combined"

"Are you sure, that's a lot?" Zitao's mood picked up a bit as he grinned up at Kris, "Do you really love me more than Baekhyun, Chanyeol and Luhan put together? That's impossible" Kris grinned back at the tone of voice, body rocking both of them side to side as they stood in each others hold.

"Way more, like a bazillion times more, I'm drowning you remember?" Zitao nodded, fingers fiddling with Kris' shirt collar, "I'll drown you with my love, over and over again and I'll never stop!" Kris nuzzled his cheek against Zitao's, nose going down to the shorters neck.

"Will you wear it for me Zitao?" Kris pulled away, "The head jewellery? Please?" Zitao sighed, hand reaching out to pick said item up off the dressing table.

"Just this once, it's not really my style" Zitao brought the jewllery up to his head, looking at Kris as he held it in place, "Can you make sure it's secured properly? I don't want it to fall" Kris nodded, fingers checking to see if it had been secured correctly to Zitao's hair.

"It looks ten times better on you, gosh Zitao, why didn't I know about this sooner?" Zitao had his back facing the taller and he was sorting his fringe out in the mirror, as well as the dangly pearls.

"Cause then you'd make me wear it and I don't like it, it reminds me that I'm not like Baekhyun and that's something I want to forget entirely" Zitao lowered his hands when arms went around him and a chin rested on his shoulder.

"I bet Baekhyun would like it, give it to him so he can wear it"

"I can't, it was given to me, he's not a purebred Kris"

"Well, I can't see any differences between you and him so to me he's a purebred" Kris looked over the large piece of jewellery in the mirror, "I'll give it to him if you don't want to, but we should give him something to show him how much we love him kitty cat"

"...You're right Kris, I want to give something to Baekhyun to show how proud I am of him, he'll always be perfect to me no matter what mother or anyone else says"

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Chanyeol followed the shorter boy off the coach, large hands placed on Kyungsoo's shoulders. He eyed the little ears on top of Kyungsoo's head, hands going to them instead.

"Kyungsoo" Chanyeol held his breath when the dark haired boy tilted his head backwards, large eyes locking with his own, "I would like to know what type of cat my mate is" Kyungsoo broke the eye contact, turning around and taking a hold of his tail.

"Only if you tell me what you are first" Kyungsoo smiled up at the tall boy shyly, ears laying out sideways, "Baekhyun's a snow leopard, are you the same?" Kyungsoo watched as hands grabbed ahold of his tail, the end of it flicking.

"No, I'm a lion" 

"R-really?" Kyungsoo's mouth opened slightly, surprised with the answer he'd gotten, "Wow, such a powerful animal...I'm a jaguar" Chanyeol's eyes widened.

"No wonder you've got a mouth on you, jaguars have strong jaws" Kyungsoo pouted, arms crossing over his chest, "Oh, I didn't mean to offend you, I'm sorry" Chanyeol wrapped his arms around the smaller, crushing him in a tight hug.

"Well...that just means that I'll always win against you then, doesn't it?" Kyungsoo burried his face in the others chest, not bothered that they'd just gotten off the coach and where still standing right next to it outside the school.

"Yeah, it does Kyungsoo"

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"No, no, no, no" Zitao shook his head from side to side as he continued to say the same word over and over, "No, no, no"

"But umma~" Baekhyun whined, slouching on the couch, "Jongin asked me so nicely and he said he'd make me dinner as well! I wanna go!" Baekhyun face planted into a cushion, letting out a frustrated grumble.

"It's great he's serious and all but I'm not letting you sleep round his all by yourself"

"Kyungsoo will be there!"

"No, he won't, Chanyeol's taking him out and then they're coming back here for the night" Baekhyun removed his face from the cushion at this, eyebrows furrowed and mouth forming a circle.

"Kyungsoo can stay round his mates house but I can't?! Umma! That's not fair!"

"Yes it is Baekhyun, if you sleep round Jongin's it will just be the two of you, whereas Kyungsoo sleeping here is okay because me and your appa are here" Zitao patted the younger on the thigh, hearing the low growl that left his throat.

"Baekhyun, don't growl at me" Said boy sighed, "It's not that I don't trust the two of you, it's just" Zitao sighed, Baekhyun watching him with waiting eyes.

"I don't want you to get caught up in the moment and do something you'll regret in the morning"

"I'm not gonna mate with Jongin, umma, at least not anytime soon anyway" Baekhyun's cheeks tinged pink, fingers fiddling with themselves, "...I don't even know how to mate anyway"

"Jongin does" Zitao got up off the couch with a huff, "So does Kyungsoo" He watched Baekhyun stand up quickly, face showing confusion.

"Don't you remember? On the night of the school dance your appa and I showed your friends how to mate" Zitao frowned, thinking back to the embarrassing situation he'd found himself in.

"O-oh yeah, did Jongin ask?" Baekhyun's cheeks got redder and he couldn't look his brother in the eye.

"No" Zitao spoke and Baekhyun let out a sigh of relief, hand going over his heart. If Jongin asked, Baekhyun knew he obviously wanted to become official but he hadn't so he felt somewhat relieved. He wanted to be courted for a while longer before making the final commitment.

"Kyungsoo did" Zitao laughed at the look on the shorters face, shock present.

"Kyungsoo asked?!"

"Do I need to repeat myself Baekhyun, obviously he wants his first time mating with Chanyeol to go well" Baekhyun covered his face and fell onto the couch, burying his face in a cushion once again. 

"Umma! Stop talking!" Baekhyun sighed into the soft cushion, "I'm embarrassed and upset cause you won't let me see Jongin" Baekhyun heard the sigh the older male let out, his lips forming a pout.

"I'm not stopping you from seeing Jongin, I just don't want you spending the night"

"But then he'll be at home all by himself and he'll think that I've ditched him and will start courting someone else" Baekhyun lifted himself up on the couch, "If Jongin dumps me, it's all your fault umma!" 

"Baekhyun, listen to me" Zitao pulled the short brunet off the couch and brought him into a hug, "Jongin can stay round here just like Kyungsoo is, okay?" Zitao ran his hands up and down Baekhyun's back, he always enjoyed the hugs he'd have with his cubs.

"So be good and call Jongin up, you don't want him making dinner when you can't go"

"Okay umma, I'll call him right know"

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"Where's appa?" A happy Baekhyun asked as he sat down at the table, Jongin on his left and Luhan on his right, "Is he staying late today?" Baekhyun watched Zitao nod his head as he placed the dish filled with meat on the table.

"Yep, over time as usual" Zitao patted the nearest of the teenagers on the head which just so happened to be Kyungsoo. 

"Thanks for having me" Kyungsoo bowed his head a little as he smiled widely up at the oldest, "And Jongin as well" 

"Yeah, sorry for intruding on such short notice" Jongin apologised.

"It's fine, now I'll be in the living room if you need me" Zitao's fingers stopped playing with Kyungsoo's hair, "I'll eat later" Zitao left the five boys at the table, sighing as he sat down on the couch and started flicking through the channels on the telly.

A little while passed and Zitao could hear the happy laughing coming from the kitchen, a smile on his face as well as he listened to the group have a good time while eating.

Through the noise he heard the phone in the kitchen ring, ears hearing one of them pick it up while shushing the rest to be quiet. After a few seconds Zitao was called, the one that picked up the phone being Chanyeol.

"Hello?" Zitao made his way back into the living room with the phone in his hand by his ear.

"Hey, I'm just finishing, do you want me to bring something back to eat?" Kris spoke and it went silent afterwards, Zitao thinking about the question.

"Yeah, that would be nice since I got an extra person to feed and I wasn't counting on that" Zitao heard a little laughter on the other end.

"Who is it?"

"Jongin, it was either have him round or let Baekhyun go to his house to sleep over all by themselves and we both know the answer to that" 

"Yeah, we do, I have to go now but I'll be home soon, with food" 

"Okay, see you later" Zitao lingered on the phone, Kris' breath being heard lightly, "Love you"

"Love you too" The phone line went dead and Zitao pressed the end call button, walking back into the kitchen to put the phone back.

"What did appa want?" Chanyeol spoke around the food, his mouth full. Zitao frowned at the sight, this cub still as messy as ever.

"Nothing important and Chanyeol, don't talk with your mouth full"

"Sorry, he's still learning" Kyungsoo pouted as he offered Chanyeol a tissue, the boy taking it, "He's learned some manners but he's still got a long way to go"

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"Baekhyun, sit down we have something to give to you" Kris motioned for the short boy to sit on the couch, Zitao coming down the stairs with a box in his hands.

"What is it?" Baekhyun had wide eyes as he wiggled slightly on the spot, not able to keep still because he was excited about what he was going to be given.

"Calm down, you need to stay still or you might break it" Baekhyun bit his lip to contain his wide smile, "Baekhyun" Zitao started to speak.

"This was a gift to me from mother" Zitao saw the smile fade away a little, Baekhyun's eyebrows furrowing, "Only purebred snow leopards are given a piece of jewellery Baek, and I'm giving you mine" Zitao placed the box on his brothers lap, large eyes going down to look at it.

"You're a purebred so we need to keep tradition, don't we" Kris spoke and Zitao gave him a quick side glance, a frown settling on his lips at the words.

"...I am?" Baekhyun looked up, locking eyes with Zitao, "Am I really the same as you, umma?" Baekhyun looked hopeful as he waited for the answer, it was taking a rather long time leaving the black haired male.

"Umma?" Baekhyun fiddled with the lid of the box, fingers lifting it up a little only to let it slide back down, "...I'm not am I, I don't look like you"

"That doesn't mean you're not a pur-" Kris got cut off.

"No, you're not Baekhyun and I'm so sorry" Zitao sat down on Baekhyun's free side, Jongin sitting quietly on his other, "But Baekhyun" Zitao caressed Baekhyun's cheek, fingers going through soft hair.

"You're perfect the way you are Baekhyun and I love you" Baekhyun nodded his head, feeling a hand hold onto his own and give a reassuring squeeze.

"I love you the way you are as well, Baekhyun" Said boy bit his lip at the words as he felt his cheeks heat up, Jongin just had to say that didn't he.

"Accept the gift Baekhyun" Kris spoke from beside Luhan, the blonds eyes wide and curious, "Hey, Luhan, what's this?" Kris spoke quietly, Luhan's focus going to the older male.

"Ah, Sehun bought it for me" Luhan looked forward again, seeing Baekhyun take off the lid of the box, "He said it was pretty, it is, right appa?" Luhan smiled up at Kris, eyes crinkling and cheeks tinged with pink.

Kris lifted his hand and unclipped the angel wing clip, earning himself a confused look. Kris brushed wavy hair from Luhan's face and re clipped the glittery wing, large eyes staring up at him as he admired his work.

"Really pretty Luhan, really pretty" Luhan felt his cheeks heat up as an arm swung over his shoulders, Kris relaxing into the couch and his other arm going over Kyungsoo's.

"Hey" Kris spoke, eyes quickly looking at Zitao fuss over Baekhyun and helping him put the head jewellery on to focus on big wide eyes, "Has Chanyeol given you anything?" Kris watched the dark haired boys lips form a pout, a huff leaving him.

"No, oh! But he did give me a heartbreak once but I'm fine now, he fixed everything" Kyungsoo turned his head and pinched the boy on his right on the thigh, hand slapping the spot afterwards.

"Hey!" Chanyeol rubbed at his sore spot, "I said I was sorry!" Chanyeol narrowed his eyes and sent a glare Kris' way, hands grabbing ahold of and lifting his appas arm off Kyungsoo's shoulders.

Kyungsoo was his female and no other dominant male was allowed to touch him, not even his appa.

"Don't touch Kyungsoo, he's my female" Chanyeol spoke lowly, hearing Kyungsoo's small laughter as he pulled him backwards and towards himself, away from Kris.

"Chanyeol's courting me" Kyungsoo relaxed in the hold, Chanyeol's arm had replaced Kris' and his other hand was resting on his thigh.

A rather bold move if you ask him.

"Jongin! Look how pretty it is!" Baekhyun squealed as he stood up, "Umma! I love it so much!" Long fingers held the jewellery in place just in case the clips decided to give way. The last thing Baekhyun wanted was for it to fall onto the floor.

"I'm glad, you can wear it at your wedding" Baekhyun whipped his head in the direction of his appa, little beads clinking as they swished from the movement.

Kris stifled a laugh at the look on Zitao's face, almost like he was cringing at the way Baekhyun had just moved, a silent sigh leaving him as the jewellery didn't come crashing down onto the floor.

"Wedding?!" Baekhyun's hands were no longer on the head jewellery but were instead on his cheeks, "I-I'm not getting married appa, what are you saying?" Baekhyun felt a presence beside him, eyes going up to meet with Jongin's.

"You're gonna shoot me down before I've even asked, huh?" Baekhyun blinked multiple times, "I want you to know just how committed I am to you" Jongin searched through his back pocket, noticing Baekhyun start to flail his hands about in front of himself.

"Oh my god, I-I can't get married! Jongin! Wait a little longer!" Baekhyun closed his eyes and placed his hands over them, shaking his head in the process.

"...I wasn't going to ask you to marry me" Baekhyun breathed out a sigh of relief but for some reason he felt a little disappointed, almost as if he wanted Jongin to say what he didn't want to hear just to show how much he liked him.

"Baekhyun, I was going to give you a promise ring" Baekhyun peeped through his fingers, two silver rings laying in Jongin's palm, "Maybe one day though, we'll become so official you can never leave me and I can never leave you" 

Baekhyun held out his right hand, accepting the ring and waiting for Jongin to put it on his finger. As it was slid on, he felt a poke to his side, Zitao's fingers starting to tickle him.

"Baekhyunnie! All grown up and getting serious!" 

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"Kyungsoo" Said boy smiled cheekily, hands bringing the covers up over his face even more, "Kyungsoo, what are you doing?" Chanyeol kneeled on the edge of the bed, hands trying to remove the sheet covering the dark haired boy occupying his bed.

"What does it look like?" Kyungsoo's voice was a bit muffled, he was speaking into the sheet, "I'm waiting for you to come to bed" Kyungsoo lowered the cover, grinning and showing his teeth to the half standing boy.

"First night sleeping with my female" Chanyeol lifted up the cover, letting it fly in the air for a few seconds before it fell back down, over his back this time.

Kyungsoo looked away from crinkled eyes.

"Could have been the second" Kyungsoo glanced at the curly haired boy, waiting for his answer to this, "If only"

"Kyungsoo" Chanyeol leaned down, eyes taking in the reddening of cheeks the closer he got, "You know I'm sorry"

"Maybe I should have slapped you three times, third time lucky and all" Chanyeol shook his head at this, "If that was true, then I'd have slapped you three times when you first rejected me" Kyungsoo held his hand up beside Chanyeol's face.

"Slap, slap, slap" With each word, Kyungsoo gave Chanyeol a little tap on the cheek, "Slap, slap, slap, why don't you love me?" Kyungsoo stilled his movements, shifting on the bed and underneath Chanyeol who was hovering over him.

"I do love you Kyungsoo, took me some time but it worked out in the end" 

"You took your sweet time Chanyeol, making me suffer first, I should really drop kick you to the ground" Kyungsoo heard Chanyeol sigh, a groan leaving him as the weight of the taller boy landed on him.

"And go to who, Kyungsoo? No dominant males are allowed to come near you" Chanyeol manuvered, going onto his back and bringing the smaller with him, "Mine only, mine all mine" 

"You're stupid" 

"Actually, the only stupid thing is that smile on your face" Chanyeol got a punch in the shoulder for this comment, "Oww, beating up your mate, eh?" Chanyeol's voice was playful sounding within the darkness.

"Of course, you still need to learn your manners" Kyungsoo rolled off Chanyeol, "Dominant males...they're everything one needs but god, are they so damn annoying!"

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"Sehun" Luhan whispered down the phone. It was late at night and he was currently laying on his stomach in his bed, covers pulled up over his head, "Sehun, what are you doing?"

"Nothing much, just thinking about you" Sehun's voice was calming and Luhan hugged his pillow closer to himself, "How cute you look when you half change, makes me want to hug you and never let you go"

"Sehun, you're embarrassing me" Luhan turned himself around so he was on his back, free hand pulling down his cover from his face.

"Luhan" Said male hummed, "I really want to hold you right now, I really want us to become official" Luhan's eyes widened slightly and his heart started beating fast as he stared up at the ceiling.

"M-me too, Sehun" Luhan sighed, he'd come to realise that he was never going to get what he's got with Sehun with another dominant male. Sehun was going to be his first and his last.

His only one.

"Can I come round?"

"Right now?" Sehun replied with a yes, "But it's already so dark, I don't want to wake everyone up" 

"Well, just be quiet then" Luhan felt a smile creep up onto his face, "I'll be there in a while" Luhan couldn't help but nod his head, voicing out his words afterwards.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you"

Luhan quietly crept down the stairs and sat down on the couch, he was waiting for Sehun's text that he was outside so he wouldn't have to knock on the door.

The text came after around ten minutes and he opened the door to reveal the younger boy.

"Hi Sehun"

"Hi Luhan" Sehun closed the door behind himself and quickly pecked the shorter on the lips, hands going to Luhan's sides, "Lead the way" Luhan blinked multiple times, getting out of Sehun's hold and making his way back to his room.

Luhan climbed underneath the covers on his bed, Sehun following and surprising him with wiggly fingers, a gasp leaving him as the younger started a tickling session.

"Sehun! Stop!" Luhan wriggled underneath the other boy, Sehun pulling the cover over their heads as his fingers slowed down, "N-no tickling"

"Why? It's cute seeing you wriggle and squirm about" Luhan's lips formed a straight line, a huff leaving him when he was hugged tightly, "Are you tired, Luhan?" Sehun spoke right into said boys ear, Luhan removing the cover from their heads so they could breath and so it wasn't so hot.

"Yeah, but I'm also excited cause you're here" Luhan's eyes were bright within the darkness that surrounded them, "My hearts beating so fast right now" Luhan clutched a hand to the front of his pajama shirt.

"Umma and appa don't even know you're here, no one except me" Luhan bit his lip to try and contain the wide smile threatening to show on his face.

"That's just the way I wanted it to be" Sehun leaned forward, closing the small space between them and pecked Luhan on the forehead, "Just you and me" Luhan nodded his head.

"Yeah...Sehun, a-are we going to be real mates? Like umma and appa?" Luhan shifted, moving closer to the white haired boy, "I don't want to be courted by anyone else, I only like you this way" 

"You're the only one I like this way as well Luhan, that's why I didn't waste any time in announcing that I wanted you" Sehun moved his leg, using his knee to separate Luhan's and letting it lay there between the blonds legs.

Luhan looked up at him, eyebrows lifting when Sehun's leg went forward more, thigh brushing against him, "S-Sehun" Said boy leaned forward once again, this time placing his lips on those of the still boy in his arms.

Fingers clutched onto the front of Sehun's shirt as they kissed, Luhan's mouth parting to let the tongue wanting entrance in. Sehun's thigh brushed against Luhan's lower part harder, making him pull away.

"S-Sehun, not right now" Luhan to his back, parting himself from the younger, "Everyone's here and it'll be embarrassing if they see us like t-that..." Luhan heard Sehun hum, hands on him once again to pull him closer.

"That's fine, tell me if I move too fast or do something you don't like" 

"You're not moving too fast and I l-like it, it's just" Luhan closed his eyes as he felt butterfly kisses land on the back of his neck, Sehun spooning with him from behind, "I think becoming official should be done in private" The kisses stopped and the arms around him tightened slightly.

"And if umma and appa hear, it will be so embarrassing" Luhan tried to bury his face in his pillow, Sehun's quiet chuckle being heard within the dark silence.

"Yeah, that would be embarrassing" Sehun agreed, closing his eyes and not hearing the older talk anymore. Sehun sighed, hearing quiet puffs of air leave Luhan signalling that he had fallen asleep.

Sehun decided that he should do the same and with Luhan in his arms, he did so with a smile on his face.

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Zitao did a once over of the boys sitting at the dinner table the next morning, having to do a double take as he spotted a familiar face but not one he'd seen last night.

"Sehun, you weren't here last night" Zitao creased his eyebrows, "When did you get here?"

"Umma, Sehun was here last night, maybe you just didn't see him" Baekhyun spoke and Zitao's eyebrows furrowed even more.

"Yeah, umma, you're losing it" Zitao huffed at Chanyeol's words, deciding to leaving the teenagers in the kitchen and go into the living room.

"Sehun was definitely not here last night...or was he?" Zitao pouted as he face planted onto the couch. It was quiet and calm for a few minutes and he just laid their with his eyes closed and cheek pressed against the soft material of a cushion.

That was until a certain someone decided it would be a good idea to squish him into the couch.

"Kris, get off" Zitao heard a whine but the weight removed itself, a sigh leaving his lips as he became comfortable once again.

Zitao's eyes opened though when hands suddenly grabbed at his sides, pulling his body off the couch and onto the floor.

"C'mon Zitao, change" Kris pulled the black haired boy into his lap when he tried to get up from the floor, cuddling Zitao with arms around his middle and nose in his neck.

"Why?"

"Because I want to play catch that small thing" Zitao rolled his eyes at this.

"You're a bit old for that game, don't you think?" Zitao tried to stand up again but couldn't, "Even Baekhyun doesn't play that game anymore"

"So? I want to see who can catch the most, are you scared that you're gonna lose to me?" Kris loosened his arms around Zitao as he felt the other relax in his hold, "Are you, huh? Kitty cat?"

"No!" 

"Then change" It went silent for a few seconds, Zitao thinking about it before he got up, able to this time and Kris standing up as well.

"Fine, I'll play catch that small thing with you" Zitao let his ears and tail show, watching Kris' appear as well. He reached out a hand and tugged on one of the tuffs on the blonds head, "Teeny tiny ears~" Zitao sing songed, pouting when Kris pulled on one of his ears as well.

"Don't pull so hard!" Zitao hissed, Kris' fingers still clamped down on his left ear, "Kris!" 

"Let go of mine first Zitao! You're pulling just as hard!" Kris retracted his hand at the same time the shorter did, a whine being heard leaving Zitao.

"Such a mean female you are Zitao" For these words Kris earned a sticking out tongue and raised eyebrows, "Now change" Kris nudged Zitao towards the back door, following after him.

"When I'm outside, okay" Zitao opened the back door and walked a little away from the house so he was nearer the middle of the back garden, "Now, please tell me how we are going to play this game when there is no forest connected to the garden anymore?" Zitao crossed his arms, the house they'd moved to had a large garden but it didn't lead onto a forest like the previous one.

"Ahh, the shed" Kris pointed and Zitao looked over his shoulder at the shed at the bottom of the garden, the old looking shed that would need to be taken down and replaced.

"The shed?"

"Yes, there should be some mice hiding down there" Zitao huffed, the forest had been downgraded to an old shed, "Nice little mice that should taste just as good as the ones in the forest"

"You eat them? You shouldn't" Zitao shook his head. Like he'd told Baekhyun before, you can catch them but you can't eat them, who knows what's wrong with them.

"Yeah, of course, quick little snack" Kris changed and Zitao couldn't help the little scoff that left him.

"So gross" Zitao mumbled as he changed as well, jogging up to the larger that had placed himself in front of the shed. Both of them stayed still, waiting for life to appear in front of them.

This must look really strange Zitao thinks, if any of the neighbours looked out of their back windows they'd have to have a second look, not having believed what they'd just seen.

A lion and a snow leopard sitting in the garden next to theirs, watching the old shed at the bottom of the garden for who knows how long.

Zitao would be embarrassed if he wasn't so focused on the little nose peeping out of the large slabs leaning against the wood of the the shed, eyes focused on its twitching whiskers.

Zitao's come to the conclusion that you're never too old for a game of catch that small thing.

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Finished~ I wasn't sure how to end it but I think I did okay. I will update this one last time with the link to the next part, a sequel of a sequel as you'd call it when I've posted the forward.

Yes, I want to do a follow on and if you can remember, in chapter two Kyungsoo stated that he was special, what makes him special you ask? You'll have to wait till I post the next part hehe.

Here a link to the head jewellery ----> http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1597864228/Korea-style-new-wedding-Bride-handmade-crystal-beaded-hair-accessory-tassel-rhinestone-font-b-forehead-b.jpg

Hope you enjoyed this and I'll do my best for the next section :) I changed my background too^^ And it's soooo hard to find Gifs of snow leopards, I've already used this one in a different fic :/

(Happy bday Jackie Chan >_<)

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