To read, to believe

We are one family! (Oneshot collection)
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Ages: 
Minseok and Luhan: 13
Yixing: 12
Baekhyun, Jongdae, Chanyeol: 11
Kyungsoo: 10/11
Tao: 9
Jongin: 8
Sehun: 7


To read, to believe

When Kyungsoo was 9 years old, he was already excelent at reading. Other than that, he also loved to read. He read almost all the time. He read when the others were watching television, he read when they were driving, he always read. 

Ofcourse, it was good that he read. It wasn't like it was with Baekhyun, Jongdae and Chanyeol. The three of them never read. It wasn't that they couldn't do it. They just didn't want to. Neither Yixing, Luhan nor Minseok had been obsessed with reading. It was only Kyungsoo. 

There was one thing which wasn't good about all the reading though. What is it, you probably ask. The thing was, that Kyungsoo believed everything he read.

Teachers at school always said to trust books, and not the internet. Exactly that, was what Kyungsoo did. 

~*~

The first time Joonmyun and Yifan realized that Kyungsoo belived his books, was when he came to them, asking a question they hadn't been asked before. 

"Daddy, Papa," the little boy said, holding a book under his arm. "Do you think I can meet the little prince?" He looked at them with big, innocent eyes. It was clear that he wasn't kidding, and that he wanted an answer. 

Neither Joonmyun nor Yifan knew how to answer. Yifan had no idea what the boy meant, he didn't really read books either. Joonmyun knew what he was asking about. He had read 'The Little Prince' a lot of times - and he still read it. 

Joonmyun was the first one, of the adults to answer their son. 

"Why do you want to meet him?" Joonmyun asked while looking at his son. He himself, had wanted to meet 'the little prince' when he was a child too. 

"He seems like an interresting person," Kyungsoo said honestly, "And he's smaller than me." The expression the little boy had on his face, was pure happiness.

He was happy that he finally had finished the book. He was also happy that his Daddy wanted to answer his question. 

"I'm sure you can meet him someday, Kyungsoo-ah," Yifan said. He couldn't help but smile at how happy his son looked. 

"You really think so?" Kyungsoo asked, just to be sure. His eyes were once again wide and shining. Then he ran off, while yelling a happy 'thank you Papa'. 

When the boy was out of sight, Joonmyun looked worried at Yifan. 

"Are you sure it's good to encourage things that won't happen?" he asked. What could happen if Kyungsoo believed everything he read? Joonmyun wasn't sure if it was healthy. 

"Don't worry so much," Yifan said as he pulled Joonmyun into his arms. "He's going to realize that not everything from books are real." 

Joonmyun couldn't help but worry a bit though. 

~*~

Another time, Kyungsoo came to Joonmyun to ask him a question once again. This time he hadn't read 'The little Prince'. This time it was 'Spiderwick'. It had taken him some time to read all the books, but now he was proud that he had actually finished all of them. 

"Daddy, did you ever meet a goblin?" Kyungsoo asked. He looked really interested, like he really hoped that Joonmyun had seen one. 

It wasn't Joonmyun who answered him though. It was Yixing who was sitting beside him. 

He looked at his little brother like he was an idiot. "Kyungsoo there is no such thing as goblins," he said. He couldn't believe that his brother actually believed these things. These things wasn't real, and the boy was 10. He should know that by then. 

Kyungsoo's eyes widdened and began to water. It was obvious that he was about to cry. 

Yixing sighed and left the room. His brother was too childish, that it was almost annoying. 

Joonmyun looked after Yixing, and then figured his gaze at Kyungsoo. The little boy was trying hard to keep the tears in, but his cheeks were already wet. 

"Kyungsoo-ah," Joonmyun called. The little boy hurried over to his daddy, and burried his face in the warm chest. He didn't even try to hold the tears any longer, and just let them fall. 

"Kyungsoo-ah, don't listen to Yixing," Joonmyun said as he played with his son's hair. 

"But, he said there are n-no goblins," Kyungsoo sobbed. It was hard to understand what he said, but Joonmyun caught it. To understand peopl

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Kakshu
#1
Chapter 9: Happy ending!!!!
ephemeral24
2412 streak #2
Chapter 9: that's the trauma Sehun has been carrying all his life huh... what's sad is that he never got to open up abt it to his new family, i mean, Luhan was never hurt in the Wu-Kim household but he still carried it in his heart to blame himself for what Luhan had to experience before... i guess they never talked abt it before, the blood brother i mean

and while nothing could be done abt it anymore, I'm just glad that Sehun still found someone whom he could talk to, whom he could open up... it ended up not being someone from his adoptive family, but what matters is that there is thay someone for him now! and it ended well for them :)

wish there was more of this au authornim! would've loved to read more of their lives! but still, thank you for the chapters you've given us! what a lovely family! what a nice read
ephemeral24
2412 streak #3
Chapter 7: Teacher Junjin!!!
LMAO at the girls who were ready to bark at them for ruining their fantasies abt the soccer team but were unable to say anything coz they were that handsome! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

how good is their goalkeeper for the tryouts to be that simple tho? HAHAHA
ephemeral24
2412 streak #4
Chapter 6: i srsly forgot the Tasty twins existed! HAHA WTF
and they're Tao's friends here holy moly
ephemeral24
2412 streak #5
Chapter 5: SEHUN AND JONGIN BEING THE MOST ANNOYING YOUNGEST BROS! HAHAHAHAHA THOSE BRATS!!!
that part when they all choked coz Daehyun met Sehun in a library! but alzo coz he went to study Chinese, "yet, Mr. Chung still called" HAHAHAHAHAHA

Yixing answering the door tho! LMAO he introduced himself with a TMI before his name! HAHAHAHAHA

i would love to know this crazy family too! Daehyun is lucky he got in thru Baek! HAHA
ephemeral24
2412 streak #6
Chapter 4: SOO NOT WANTING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BEAGLE LINE WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL LMAO
but that changed for love huh! HAHAHAHA
Soo basically handing over his best friend and his older brother on a silver platter to each other! HAHA
at least it worked out!

thank you Jun and Daehyun for having the courage! who knows how long it could've taken if you two didn't confess
ephemeral24
2412 streak #7
Chapter 3: Soo is the cutest! HAHA
believe me, i was waiting for my Hogwarts letter too despite being overage for a first year! HAHAHAHAHA
his argument that they weren't blood related which is why he might receive one to Baek tho! HAHAHA it's so real

anyway, i think it's cute! one day Soo will realize himself what's fact and fiction, but it sure made his childhood a happy one
ephemeral24
2412 streak #8
Chapter 2: "you can talk" HAHAHAHAHAHA i imagine Jongin's surprise when he said that

Sehun calling Yifan Papa for the first time tho! HUHUHU precious!!!
ephemeral24
2412 streak #9
Chapter 1: ahhh yes, this au, the bits and pieces are coming back to me... afaik, Luhan and Sehun coming to the fam will be eventful
chanyolk_bacon
#10
Chapter 4: Lmao jongdae you can't just ask that XD