7llin' in the Dream

Episode One:  Welcome to Our Home

Chapter One

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  The car crunched over gravel.  They were being driven to a summer house where they would film a reality show called 7llin' in the Dream.
  Jeno's phone vibrated.
  "I have a surprise for you," Haechan's text message said.
  Jeno's eyes widened and Jaemin grinned.  "What is it," he asked.
  "What are you up to now," he whispered.
  "Who, Haechan?"
  "Just the fact that you know that says it all."
  Jaemin sighed and leaned on the window.  "I guess we'll have to wait and see, because you know he's not going to tell you anything."  He flinched when Jeno smacked him.  Grinning, he said, "I get to see Renjunnie again.  Two weeks is too long."
  Low enough their manager wouldn't hear them, Jeno said, "You know he's going to pick up on the fact that you haven't fed yet."
  "I'll feed when we get there... after the cameras stop rolling.  Or maybe we'll sneak in somewhere and do it.  Unless he's wearing white."
  Jeno scooted closer and said, "He's going to be angry."
  "He's always angry.  A little ball of fluff full of fury.  It's cute."

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  Haechan whined - loudly - so loudly when Renjun smacked him.  Not that it actually hurt.
  "Stop saying stuff like that," Renjun said.
  "You'll thank me later when the two of you get to spend some quality time together," Haechan said.  "All mushy and gushy."
  Thank God the cameras weren't rolling.
  "Why don't you put Jaemin in the dog house?  He's the one I haven't seen in two weeks and you know how he is when he wants to feed.  He can't just do it like a normal person."
  "Oh, yeah.  He's such a romantic and wants to make an event out of it.  Translation:  He wants to kiss and feel you up first and do naughty things while he feeds from you."  He whined when he smacked him again.
  "It's not like that.  Stop it."  It's like that.  Renjun looked at the ball Haechan picked up.
  "We're going to start filming now," the film director said and they nodded.
  "Play with me," Haechan said.
  "I don't like playing soccer."
  He got guilted into playing-  Chenle had been shooting hoops this entire time too.  As the ball went in the wrong direction, he refused to run for it.
  Haechan said, "Why did you miss it?  You don't like exercise?"
  He handed the ball back.  "I like dancing.  That is exercise."
  The other car arrived.  Mark got out first and asked if the outside dining area was also there's.  Jeno next, and he and Haechan greeted each other with a bro shake and pat on the back hug.  Next Jisung, and he went to Chenle.  Jaemin got out last.
  Renjun's Donor senses made him an empath and he felt Jaemin's weakness like his own.  They locked eyes and Jaemin recognized that he knew.
  Unfortunately, the cameras had started rolling.

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  They were exploring the house.
  "Haha, how ridiculous," Chenle said.
  Jeno had been able to open the refrigerator, but Haechan couldn't get the freezer open.  He accidentally stepped on Jeno's foot and he hopped away in pain.
  Next, they discovered a light wood spiral staircase.  "Wow," Renjun said and he led the way to the top floor.
  Haechan and Jisung were the most excited about the Karaoke machine.
  "No no," Jisung said, waving at Chenle, who had started playing the tambourine.  "Too loud."
  Chenle stopped, thankfully.
  

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  Jeno couldn't believe it.
  The house had a kid's bed - in the shape of a dog house.  The hair on the back of his neck stood up.  He glared at Haechan who ignored him.  He knew - he just knew - this had been the surprise he'd texted him about.
  The entire time the group joked about beds he mentally begged, "Please please don't put me in the dog house."  Maybe he played up the doggy persona too much.  He needed to watch that.  When it had been officially decided that yes, he would be in the dog house, he collapsed on the couch.  "What did I do wrong?" He whined.
  Of course, Haechan ignored him.

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  Being a Donor meant certain things could be troublesome, and Renjun had found ways to deal with it that wouldn't be suspicious.
  Renjun's rub on cologne actually contained an oil-based numbing agent, because his skin sometimes got too tight or sensitive.  It helped him feel it less.  The incense cones calmed his mind when emotions were intense, so he could sleep.  His vitamins were actually vials of fresh blood for the vampires - and Haechan knew that when he insisted, "Why be healthy alone?" And he drank one.
  "Jaeminnie," Haechan said, holding out one of the vials to him.  He grinned as he slowly leaned over and took it.  The look he gave promised payback later for putting him on the spot like that.  "Drink up."
  Renjun couldn't imagine what aged blood must taste like and he didn't want to.  He cringed at the face Jaemin made as he downed it.
  Mark, the only human in the group played it off well, "I'll put it in my bag and drink it later with a meal."  He'd also learned to never ingest anything out of his bag unless he personally gave it to him.
  Chenle hadn't fully transitioned into a Donor yet.  He didn't drink blood and had put his headphones on and avoided the entire situation.
  Jaemin grinned and offered the empty vial to Jisung, who had only been a vampire for a year.  Renjun smiled at his expression of disgust.  He could still only stomach fresh, out of the vein blood and Renjun had fed him yesterday.  Jaemin laughed and put the top back on.
  Jeno didn't care he hadn't been offered one of the vials.  He'd hugged one of the pillows, probably still sulking about getting stuck in the dog house.  
 Renjun blushed at the thought of sneaking in there to see him later.  Why had Haechan put him there and not Jaemin?  It could've been the perfect place for him to feed him.

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  Renjun made a pained noise when he tested the pool water.  Jaemin squatted and watched him get the watermelon float.  The viewers always thought they wore makeup, but they were wrong.  Renjun had a flawless natural complexion that glowed under the sun.  He floated toward him looking excited.  His red lips accentuated his healthy teeth and his dual-toned hair looked soft.
  He wanted to run his finger through it, scoop him up, and kiss him in his arms.
  "Push me gently please," Renjun said.
  Jaemin's mouth sometimes took on a life of its own and he'd before he'd realized:  "I can't go there."  And he'd made a buh-luh, buh-luh, buh-luh noise while wiggling his tongue.
  "Fine, I'll do it myself," Renjun said and he pushed himself off the side of the pool.
  Jaemin smiled as he floated away, looking just as excited.  "I love you," he thought and he jerked, realizing how close he'd been to say it out loud.  He stood up.  It wasn't that he never said it, but he wasn't up to playing it off as a joke.
  He needed to feed before he'd be up to doing anything.

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  "So, how's your relationship," Chenle said to Jeno.  He sent the ping pong ball back.
  Jeno looked around like the goof he was and the ball went past him.
  "Relax.  The cameras aren't rolling yet.  They're still setting them up."
  "Yeah, but I don't want anyone hearing about it at all," Jeno said.  He dusted the ball off and made it bounce once on his side, then it went over the net.
  "So, how is it?  How's Jaemin," Chenle said.  He laughed at his glare.  "I'll take that as good."
  "Today's the first day I've seen him in two weeks.  He's tired."
  Chenle hit the ball hard and it flew past Jeno's shoulder.  "And he's hungry and stubborn and Haechan is up to no good.  Sometimes I don't know what he's thinking."
  "Ugh, don't remind me."  He missed the ball again.
  "Why are you so bad at this?"
  "Last one to get here has to do dishes," Haechan called.
  Jeno hated doing dishes and wanted to escape the conversation.  Chenle laughed as he ran toward the table...

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