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"Thanks Jongin for the rush notice." Kris said as entered the control room.

"It's no problem." Jongin said as he looked over his shoulder to face the other. "Just…what happened? I-If you don't mind me asking."

After the call, Tao started to hyperventilate. He begged Kris to take him back to China to see his father. Luhan told Tao that his father went into cardiac arrest and they almost lost him. Now, he is under intensive care, making sure and doing their best to keep the elderly man alive.

The dragon did not question any further and told them that they would go. Accompanying them was the young panda and, after much begging, Sehun. Neither Kris nor Tao questioned as to why Sehun wanted to come, but since they were in a rush, they let him.

Kris took a seat in the co-pilot seat. "Tao's father…went into cardiac arrest…he almost died…I'm not so sure about the details, but apparently it was severe? I don't know…but I didn't question or reject his request in wanting to go."

Jongin nodded. "You are such a good man you know that?"

Kris sighed as he stared in front of him at the sky they were flying in and the city below.

"Daddy."

Kris looked over his shoulder to see a worried young panda by the doorway. "Yitao." He stood up and made his way over to him. "Whats wrong?"

"M-mommy won't stop crying and uncle Sehun and I couldn't make him smile. Mommy is really sad." Yitao started to sniff and his eyes started to become watery. "I don't like it when m-mommy is sad."

"I know, I know." He picked up the young panda and held him in his arms, patting his back. "Me neither. Lets go and see mommy right now." Kris bid Jongin goodbye and closed the door. As they made their way to where the other two were sitting, Tao was trying to calm himself, but he couldn't. He leaned foreword, resting his elbows on his knees. Sehun tried to comfort the other, patting his back and asking he if would be okay, but the other didn't respond.

"Mommy." Yitao wiggled from his father's grasp, making Kris put him down on the ground. The young panda rushed to his 'mother's' side. "Mommy…m-mommy?"

"Yitao," Kris placed his hand on Yitao's head. "Let mommy rest for a bit okay? I'll make sure he is okay. Why don't you take a nap? With uncle Sehun?" Yitao bit his lip, but nodded. "Sehun, please go with him. The seats over there can fully recline, you guys can lay down." Sehun squinted his eyes and nodded. "Are you okay?"

"Ah," Sehun cleared his throat. "I-I'm fine. Um, y-yeah, I'm okay." In reality, he was not; he was worried about Luhan. Before he handed his cell phone to Tao, he could hear Luhan crying over the phone. It broke his heart hearing the other cry and he cursed himself for not being there. How he wished that he lived there or vice versa.

"Then get some rest…looks like you are stressed. Yitao, go with uncle Sehun."

The young panda nodded and made his way over Sehun, grabbing his hand. Kris nodded and looked down at the panda, who kept quiet all this time. He squatted down and placed his hands on Tao's wrists, them with his thumbs. "Tao?" There was no response coming from the other. "Tao, please, talk to me." Again, the panda didn't respond. Kris sighed and sat next to the other, placing his hand on Tao's head and bringing it close to his chest. He felt Tao tremble a bit and soon felt his shirt getting wet. 'He is crying.' Kris continued to comfort the other; soon, he felt Tao steady his breathing. 'I just hope that his father is okay.'

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They arrived in the hospital that Luhan told Tao they were in. Quickly, they made their way to the front desk. Tao ended up talking fast, making the lady at the front desk confused as to what he was asking. Kris pulled him back and apologize. "His last name is Huang. His father is suppose to be in his hospital…um, he had a cardiac arrest and is now in an intensive care unit I think."

"Oh," The lady nodded, checking her computer. "4th floor. Check with the front desk there and they will lead him to you."

"Thank you."

Tao didn't wait, but rushed to the elevator, pushing the 'up' button repeatedly. Kris picked up Yitao, who was having a hard time keeping up with them. The young panda wrapped his arm around his father's neck, not wanting to slip off from his father's arms.

"Tao, be careful. It will get here." Sehun said as he tried to calm the other, but he just shrugged him off.

Once the door opened, the panda jumped in and quickly rushed for the others to come inside. As the others stepped inside, Tao quickly pressed '4' and the door closed. Tao kept rocking back and forth on his heels, getting anxious. Kris noticed that he adjusted his son in his arms, now carrying him in one arm; he took hold of Tao's hand with his free hand.

Tao blinked and looked down at his right hand. He tighten his lips and turned to other, resting his head on other's chest. Who could blame Tao for worrying; what if he was already too late. If he was, he didn't even say goodbye. Many thoughts ran through Tao's mind; he knew that parents were meant to go someday, but his father was like superman to him, he wasn't supposed to die.

Yitao looked over at Tao and a frown fell upon his face. He leaned over and patted Tao on the head, assuring him that everything would be okay.

Once the elevator door opened, they rushed out. They were able to find the front desk; Tao was going to ask the front man where his father was when they heard a familiar voice call out to them. Sehun turned his head to the source of the voice.

"Luhan!"

Both Kris and Tao turned and saw Luhan running up to them. Sehun sprinted forward to meet up with the Chinese man. Luhan grabbed hold oh Sehun and hugged him tightly as possible. The dragon and the panda were slightly confused, but decided to push it aside; Tao made his way over to his older brother, who released his grasp from Sehun. The two hugged before Tao asked for the status of their father.

"He…is still in the intensive care unit. I…I don't k-know what happened. I got a call from the hospital that he had a heart attack and that he was close into dying, but…b-but they did something and so he is still breathing normally and everything." Luhan hiccuped as he rubbed his teary eyes.

"Yixing?"

"He is here at the lounge…Suho and his son is here too."

"How is Yixing taking it?"

Luhan bit his lip before answering. "H-he isn't talking." He grabbed Tao's hand and started to lead them to where Yixing and Suho were. Once they reached to the lounge, Suho gently placed his hand on Yixing's leg. Yixing looked up at Suho, but glanced passed him to see Tao with the others. He stood up, making his way to his other brothers, giving them a hug.

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They all sat in the lounge waiting for any news from the doctor, but so far, nothing. Everyone sat with their respected half; Tao fell asleep on Kris' shoulder, while Yixing and Suho were sitting side by side. Luhan and Sehun sat next to each other, but more far way than the other two. The two kids sat next to each other, but since they didn't have toys to play with, they ate a little snack that was given to them by Suho.

"Why aren't the doctors coming?" Luhan said as he leaned his head on Sehun's shoulder.

"Give them time Luhan." Sehun grabbed the Chinese man's hand, it with his thumb. "They are trying the best they can."

Luhan tighten his lips, but have a slow nod. He knew that Sehun was right about that, he had to calm down and let the doctors do their thing. He glanced at the other, who continued to look down at their intertwined hands. "They must know now."

"Hm?" Sehun looked up. "What do you mean?"

"Ah, w-well, Kris and Tao might know that we are a thing." He glanced over to where the dragon and the panda were sitting. "I came running to you earlier…um, I just hope that you aren't mad."

"Huh? Why would I be mad?" He smiled at the other. "I was ready whenever you were. Pretty much, I was all set." He chuckled as he leaned over to nuzzle against Luhan. The Chinese man giggled softly; he placed a quick peck on the other's lip.

"Luhan?"

Everyone looked up to see the doctor holding onto a clipboard. Luhan stood up and walked towards the doctor.

"Ah, doctor Yuan…these are my brothers, Yixing…and Tao." He motioned at his brothers. "What is the status of our father?"

Doctor Yuan sighed. "I…well, he isn't doing too well --"

"What do you mean?" Tao asked as he stood up from his seat. "How is he not doing too well?"

"It's just that…his heart is very weak. We are trying the best we can to keep him alive. In the mean time, you guys can go in one by one, just so that he isn't too overwhelmed…I'm guessing he hasn't seen you three in months. So, just go in one by one, and once you guys are done…just tell me. Alright?"

The three brothers nodded. With that, the doctor nodded and left. Luhan turned towards them with a sad expression bestowed on his face. "S-so, who wants to go first?" Both Tao and Yixing didn't respond; they were trying to process what the doctor was saying. "I guess I'll go first." He glanced at Sehun, who nodded back, before going to meet his father.

Everyone sat down back in their seats, chatting a bit before Tao and Yixing heard a familiar voice.

"Hyuna?" Tao stood up. "What are…Aaron?"

Kris tighten his lips as he looked passed Hyuna to see Aaron slowly approaching them. Hyuna gave Tao a hug and glanced at Yixing, nodded her head at him.

"We heard…well, Luhan called the center that he would be at this hospital. We were just told from the front about your father." Hyuna patted Tao on the back. "I'm sorry Tao. My sympathies."

"T-thank you." Tao gave a weak smile at the other. He looked up to see Aaron, also giving a weak smile. The panda made his way over to Aaron, giving him a hug. "Thank you for coming." He said softly, making the other respond that it was no problem.

Aaron looked over at Tao's shoulder, eyes upon the dragon.

'Why is he,' Kris slightly widen his eyes a bit when seeing Aaron started to tighten his hug around Tao's waist, bringing him closer. Aaron whispered in Tao's ear making Kris cringe. He knew that they were just friends now; Tao was with him, Tao was now his, but Aaron's actions were making him angry.

The panda pulled back and smiled at Aaron. He patted his shoulder before telling him about his father's status.

"I'm sure he will pull through." Aaron said. "Your father is a strong man, you know that."

Tao nodded. "You're right. He is. I should just try and see the positives." He slightly chuckled. "Oh, ah," He turned to the side to show Kris and Yitao. "Kris and his son are here --"

"Uncle Aaron!" Yitao ran forth to greet the other. Kris wanted to pull his son back, but didn't want to raise any eyebrows. Yitao jumped into the other's arms, making Aaron catch him, lifting him up with ease. "It's Yitao!"

Aaron chuckled and gave a simple nod in return. "I remember your name. Silly panda." Yitao beamed and looked over his shoulder to his father. "Daddy! He remembers my name!"

Kris nodded and stood up from his seat. The closer he got to them, the more he felt a dark feeling radiating from the other.

"Nice to see you again." Aaron told the dragon in a cheery voice.

"L-likewise."

"So," Yixing started. "It was nice of you and Hyuna to come. That means you closed the center?"

Hyuna nodded. "Yeah, we wanted to be here for you guys. We left a note in front of the door, so people would know…I hope they would understand."

"I'm sure they will." Tao assured her. "Thanks guys for coming."

Everyone chatted for a bit before Luhan came back, patting onto Yixing's shoulder. "Dad wants to see you next."

Yixing nodded; he told Suho and Joonxing that he would be back. As Yixing made his way to his father's room, Luhan made his way over to Sehun.

"How was it?" Sehun asked.

"H-he…looked okay." Luhan bit his lip before speaking again. "I don't know."

Sehun grabbed Luhan's hand, giving it a little peck. "Don't loose faith okay."
 
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"Tao, you can go in now." Yixing told Tao as he came the lounge. The panda nodded and stood up; he looked over his shoulder and grabbed Kris' hand. The dragon gave a questioning look; he was about to ask before Tao interrupted him.

"Come with me…please."

Kris shook his head. "I can't. Doctor's orders."

"N-no. Please…I'm scared."

"You will be fine okay." The dragon did his best to comfort the other. "Doctor's orders. I'll be here."

Tao sighed, but nodded. As the dragon watched the other leave to go see his father, he sighed a bit. Now everyone had someone to talk to, but him. He glanced at everyone. 'Suho is talking with Yixing…Luhan and Sehun are surprisingly…talking to one another. Now that I think about it…something must be going on.' He looked over at Hyuna, who was playing with Yitao and Joonxing. Kris stood up, catching the attention of his son.

"Daddy, where are you going?"

"I'm going to get something to drink okay. I'll be back."

"I'll go with you." Kris turned to see Aaron also standing up. "I'm getting thirsty myself."

The dragon swallowed hard, but nodded. "Okay."

They excused themselves and made their way to the nearest vending machine. It was awkward for a bit, having Tao's ex-boyfriend and his current walking side by side. 'Jeez,' Kris thought. 'Why am I getting all nervous for? It's just Aaron…Tao's ex-boyfriend…who Tao left for…for me.' Kris glanced at Aaron, who gave an emotionless expression.  'Well, Tao did say he was understanding. Yeah, maybe he isn't mad or anything. Maybe we should start fresh and build a friendship.' The dragon nodded at his plan. 'That sounds good.'

As they reached the vending machine, Aaron reached in his pocket for some money.

'I should talk to him.' Kris agreed with himself. He turned towards the other. "Ah, Aaron --"

"I don't like you." Aaron said bluntly, shocking Kris a bit.

"W-what?"

"I…" Aaron turned his head to face the dragon. "Said…I don't like you."

"I-I…wha --"

"You." Aaron's eyes started to darken. He should have moved on with his life, in which he did, but his heart still had that love for Tao. Aaron started to hate the dragon all because he took his Tao away from him. "Listen." He stepped closer to Kris, who held his ground. "I don't give a flying if you are a famous fashion designer or the president of some country, but I swear, if you hurt Tao in any way…physically…emotionally…or even mentally, whatever, I will personally beat your mother ing ."

Kris tighten his fist. Who does he think he is telling him this. Why would he hurt Tao when he already hurt him so much in the past. The dragon vowed to never make Tao sad ever again; it already pained him to see the panda in such a state.

"You know," Aaron started to chuckle. "I don't even know why he still likes you." Kris swallowed hard. It was surely getting the best of him, but he tried his best to keep his posture. "You hurt him already…yeah? He told me things…like you caused him pain, emotionally. I," He started to point at himself. "Can give him more happiness than you can ever give. I grew up with him, I know very well his likes and dislikes, I know what makes him happy. You?" He scoffed. "You only knew him for…what? Months? I knew him for years."

The dragon started to scrunch up his face. Aaron was right about that, he did know Tao very well, better than him. What if he messes up by accident and causes Tao to be sad again? He shook his head to get rid of what Aaron was telling him. Kris looked at the other, tightening his lips before answering.

"You know." Kris started. "That may be…you have known Tao for a long time…and I just got to know him for a few months. It takes time until I see the real Tao before me. Besides…he has been living in Korea since he came here to study…you haven't seen him then. He could have changed."

Aaron glared at Kris; the continued to have their mini show down until a familiar voice caught their attention.

"There you are." Tao jogged his way over to the two. "I need you to come with me." The panda said to Kris. The dragon just  gave a questioning look, but Tao just tugged onto his arm, telling him to just follow. The panda looked at Aaron and gave a small smile. "I need to take him…I-I hope you don't mind --"

"No, no. By all means." Aaron smiled warmly. "We were…just chatting." He stole a quick glance at Kris. "We will talk again?"

Kris nodded in response, but scoffed mentally.

"Great." The panda gently pulled the other with him. "See you back at the lounge." With that, Tao and Kris left Aaron behind. As they walked, Kris mentally thanked Tao for taking him away. He thought what Aaron said, but tried his best not to let it bother him. Tao looked over and raised his eye brow at the other. 'Something is bothering him.' "Um…are you okay?"

"Huh? O-oh," Kris nodded, assuring the panda that he was okay. "Thoughts just, uh, in my head. Nothing for you to be concerned about." He smiled at the other, who just nodded.

"O-okay then. Um, my father wants to meet you."

"Me? Why?"

"I…mentioned you a bit." Tao released his grip from his arm and looked down at the tilted floors as they continued to walk. "And he wants to see you."

The dragon wrapped his arm around the panda's waist pulling him close to his side; he nodded. "Okay."

As they reached Tao's father's room, the panda slid the door open and let the other go in first. The room was dark with only one source light coming from the bed side table and the sounds of the monitors beeped and beeped; Tao walked past Kris and beckoned the other to follow. They approached quietly as they can until they were beside the elderly man.

He was asleep, but Tao bent down, gently patted his father's shoulder. The panda softly called his father, and surely the elderly man started to open his eyes.

"Zitao." The elderly man slowly raised his hand to rest on his youngest's son's cheek. He glanced over at a shy dragon, who just stood next to Tao. "This must be him, yeah?"

Tao nodded and stood up straight. "Y-yeah, this is him." He gestured over to Kris, who then straighten himself out to look presentable.

"Ah." Tao's father gave a weak nod. "Just like how you described him to be." He let out a weak chuckle. "I would like to speak to him actually. Alone."

"A-alone?" Tao glanced at Kris, who ended up giving a worried look.

"Yes." He turned his head and smiled at the dragon. "Would that be okay? If I speak to you alone?"

"I-I don't mind." Kris said nervously.

"Okay then." Tao slowly backed up and started to make his way out the door. "I'll be…out here if you need me." He said before he exited the room. Kris let out a shaky breath before turning fully to face Tao's father. As if the elder felt it, he let out a chuckle.

"No need to be nervous." He gestured with his head over to the table. "Grab a seat son…unless you want to stand, your call." Kris quickly grabbed a chair and scooted closer to the elder on the bed. He sat up straight in his seat being stiff as a board. The elder let out a chuckle once more. "You are certainly funny. Are you nervous or something?"

"U-uh. N-no." 'Please don't sweat, no sweat, no sweat,  god knows I sweat a lot! Oh jeez, oh jeez! Yah, Kris pay attention to what he is saying!! Oh my god, it is like with Tai's father!!'

"No need to be like a soldier. Were you in the military?"

"N-no, sir."

"You sure do act like it." The elder folded his hands on his lap. "In a way. It is okay to relax."

Kris slumped his shoulders down, trying to relax a bit. "I'm sorry sir. I-I tend to get nervous."

"I realized." He smiled at the dragon, who smiled back. "Zitao tells me that he worked for you before you and him got together."

"Z-Zitao? Ah, yes. He was a nanny for my son."

The elder nodded. "You have an adorable boy. He came in earlier actually."

"H-he did?"

"Yeah --"

"I'm so sorry if he bothered you in any way --"

"Oh no! He didn't bother me. He was such an angel actually. I found it cute how he called Zitao his mother." Both of them started to laugh. "Seeing Zitao blush red like that…was pretty funny." The elder sighed a bit before continuing. "It was interesting how he looked so much like my son. It was like seeing a mini me."

"I hear that a lot sir. My employees told me that and your son, Yixing, um, mentioned it too."

"Yeah?" He nodded his head. "He…your son, called me grandpa earlier." The elder smiled. "It…it was…it made me smile to be honest. I hope that is okay with --"

"Of course." Kris said immediately. "I-I mean, I have no problem with that. Um, Yitao…never really had any grandparents. My parents died way before he was born…and my late wife's parents died as well…when she was young, so Yitao never really had any grandparents growing up…but he has a lot of aunties and uncles, I can tell you that…and when you get better, you can come live with us, so you can interact with Yitao more, i-if you want that is."

"Hm. I'm sorry to hear that…about your parents." The elder reached over to Kris' hand, placing his on top. "I'm sure your parents and your late wife's parents would have been proud to see little Yitao." The elder smiled, making the dragon smile as well.

"You know…um," Kris shifted in his seat a bit. "I do  love your son. He…he was able to bring more happiness in my son's life…as well as mine." The elder was intrigued that he started to listen intently. Kris continued to explain how his life after Tai died; how his personality changed, mostly work-oriented, but when Tao came in, it felt as if it was brightening up. Sure there were some moments where it wasn't so good, but they were human beings, human beings that make mistakes. He even told the other how he wished he realized his feelings for the panda, but he was just too dense to recognize it. "I made a vow that I would never hurt Tao, erm, I mean Zitao ever again. Seeing him hurt, breaks my heart."

"You care for him…a lot huh?"

"I do. I really, really do. Not only me, but Yitao as well. He sees him as a mother…even though it took awhile for Yitao to speak again, but he would cling to him…follow him around. It was cute."

"I…bet it was." The elder nodded his head. He stared a bit at the dragon, as if examining him, closely. "I like you."

"Huh?"

"You are…a good man."

Kris blinked a couple of times. "Wha-what?"

The elder grabbed Kris' hand and held it tightly; he looked straight into the other's eyes. "You may not be perfect, but you son, are a good person. To fix what is wrong and except what has happened. Some people are not like that. They either ignore it…don't mange to fix what they have done. But you know, I can see it in your eyes that you care for my son. Absolutely…I...no doubt it."

Kris' heart started to beat. 'Why does it feel --' His thoughts were broken when he heard the other groan in pain. "Oh my god." The dragon started to stand up, but was held down by the other. "Sir, I should get a nurse --"

"No." The elder patted his hand on top of the dragon's. "Don't please."

"B-but you need--"

"People don't live forever."

"S-sir, p-please let me get --"

"Can you promise me something?"

"Sir --"

"Please…can you promise me something?"

Kris bit his lip; he wanted to get help, but the other wasn't letting him. He couldn't understand why he wouldn't let him get help. He let out a shaky breath. "Su-sure."

"Please…just please watch over Zitao. Please keep safe…most importantly…keep him happy." He let out a weak smile. "I know y-you will." The elder started to pat Kris' hand. "I surely know you will."

"S-sir --"

"You are a good man. I wish you two…you three happiness."

The elder smiled and closed his eyes, making Kris slightly worried. He felt one last squeeze on his hand before the monitor's beeps went to a straight line. "!" The dragon sprinted out, ignoring the pain when he hit his leg against the bed side in the process. He instantly opened the door, scaring Tao a bit.

"W-whoa, what --"

"Nurse! J-just hold on Tao," He looked back and forth, raising his voice a bit calling for a nurse. The panda was confused that he started to enter in the room. Kris turned back, widening his eyes. He was too late in pulling Tao out from the room; he didn't want to see his father in an expired state.

Once Tao reached the end of the bedside, his eyes widen when hearing the monitor's beep line go straight as well as seeing the line. Everything stopped for him. 'This is --' Quickly, he felt a hand over his eyes, creating darkness.

"I-I'm so sorry Tao." Kris said with a sadness in his voice as he wrapped arm around Tao's waist, pulling him close, back to chest. He bit his lip when he felt wetness under the palm of his hand.

Tao's chest heaved, before letting out a cry out, making Kris quickly turn him around, both facing the wall. Tao tried to pry Kris' hands off of him, but he didn't want to panda to see his father lifeless.

By then the nurses and the doctor rushed in; Tao started to feel weak, everything for them started to become inaudible.

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"I'm sorry for your loss." The doctor said as he spoke to the brothers who were sitting in front of the doctor's desk with their company. Both Luhan and Yixing looked down, not wanting to look at the doctor in the eye; as for Tao, he was infuriated. "We tried the best we can, but --"

"That is a lie!" Tao glared at the doctor.

"Tao," Luhan whispered at his brother. "That was rude --"

"No!" Tao stood up. "You're a doctor! Why didn't you do anything!"

"Tao," Yixing placed his hand on his brother's arm. "He tried everything --"

"Doctors are supposed to cure people! Why didn't you cure our father huh?! Why!?" He let out a few tears. "Why didn't you? You guys…that is your job! To cure people!!" He hiccuped before continuing. "This hospital promised me that he would be all right…I was lied to!" Yixing stood up and tried to calm his brother down, but Tao pushed him. "Don't touch me!! This place gives out lies!!" He turned around to exit the doctor's room; Kris tried to stop him, but was pushed away by the other. "I want to be alone."

"N-no, Tao --"

"Leave me alone!" He raise his voice before exiting the room, slamming the door behind him. Hyuna jumped from the slam, placing his hand over , trying to hold back some of her tears. Yitao made his way to the door, to follow his 'mother' but was picked up by Kris.

"Mommy needs time alone Yitao." He whispered in his son's ear. Yitao could only nod; he rested his head on his father's shoulder.

The doctor sighed. "Like I said…I'm sorry for your guys' loss."

Luhan shook his head. "It was time…I guess."

"If you want…I can have hospital call a funeral home for you, or --"

"N-no." Luhan responded softly. "U-um, we have things set already, but thank you."

The doctor nodded, taking off his glasses in the process. "Will you three…be alright?"

"They will." Sehun interjected.

"All right then. If there is anything else --"

"I think…everything could have been done, but you know, life can not give everything." Sehun approached Luhan, taking his hand. "I think we will leave now…its been a long day." The doctor nodded; he along with Luhan and Yixing stood up from their seats. Suho, with Joonxing in his arms, approached Yixing, trying his best to comfort him.

Everyone exited the doctor's room, giving their thanks to the doctor, who tried.

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"Where do you think Tao is?" Kris asked softly to Luhan not wanting Aaron to hear.

Luhan pondered a bit before answering. "He is probably at the garden."

"Garden?"

"Hm." Luhan nodded. "At the apartment complex…once you enter the gate and turn right, there is a door and a flight of stairs that goes down to a garden." He stopped, making the dragon stop as well. "It was his and dad's favorite place actually. Whenever Tao would have a bad time or something…he would hide there. Dad always manages to find him too."

Kris nodded upon hearing what Luhan just told him.

"Please keep safe…most importantly…keep him happy --  I know you will."

"I'll go get him." Kris handed Yitao to Luhan, telling his son before he left that he will go get his 'mother'. He went ahead, making sure Aaron didn't spot him. As he hailed a cab and instructed where to go, he hoped that Luhan was right about his whereabouts. Once there, he paid the cab and entered the apartment complex like Luhan instructed him to.

He opened the door and closed it behind him; he made his way down the old, yet still stable wooden stairs. The more he went down, the more flowers he began to see. They were beautiful in Kris' opinion; he figured that the gardener for the apartment complex took great care in them. Once he made the last step, he looked around to see if he could spot his panda around, but he had no such luck.

The garden was fairly big when Kris started to walk around; soon he started to hear a faint sob coming from the corner hedge. He peaked over and saw the panda sitting on a stone bench, hunched over, and hands covering his eyes.

The dragon frowned. It made this heart clench when he saw Tao crying, but it was understandable. He slowly made his way over and sat down next to the other. He wrapped his right arm around the panda, making him shocked for a brief moment before realizing who it was.

"H-how did you find me?"

"Hm." Kris gave a weak smile. "Luhan knows all."

The more Tao tried to wipe his tears away, but his eyes still kept producing droplets. "I said that I wanted to be left alone."

"I know…" Kris grabbed a hold of Tao's hand. "I know, but it is something you cannot go through his alone." The panda quivered his lip before landing his head on Kris' shoulder. The dragon continued to comfort the other to the best he can.

They sat there for awhile, listening to the birds sing; it was getting late now, almost night, but neither moved from the stone bench. Tao finally moved his head to the side, now facing forward at the flowers in front of him.

"My father lied to me." The panda said softly.

Kris' eyes widen; he turned his head over to his panda. "W-what are you talking about?"

Tao let a few drops fall from his eyes. "He told me that he was superman."

'Su-Superman?'

"He is suppose to be strong like Superman…and invincible like Superman. He can't die…he told me he was Superman." Tao started to wipe some of the tears away from his eyes.

Kris slowly smiled at the other. "But Superman also holds a weakness."

"N-no he doesn't!" Tao shook his head childishly. "He is invincible!"

"Every hero has a weakness." The dragon placed his hand on Tao's cheek, wiping some of the extra tears away. "If they have no weakness…then they will be known as a perfect person…no one is perfect." He sighed a bit. "I guess kryptonite found its way to Superman huh?"

Tao started to whimper. "I-it hurts Kris. It really does…I m-miss my dad." He leaned over to hug the other, in which he gladly returned. "Please don't leave, please don't leave," He held onto him tighter, as if Kris might disappear from his grasp any time. "I'm scared, please don't -- d-don't leave me!" The more Tao started to cry; if losing his father made him like this, he couldn't imagine how he would react if either Luhan or Yixing were taken from him. Even worse, what if Kris was taken away from him as well, or even Yitao, or the others. He was scared, he didn't want that, he didn't want any of that. Of course Tao knew that people passing is part of life, he knew that, but happening to him, he just couldn't process it in his mind.

Kris could feel the tremble from the other; he tightly hugged the other. "I'm not going anywhere okay. I promise you…alright?" 'Because I made a promise…I'll make sure I'll make you happy okay.' He placed a peck on his head. 'No kryptonite will reach me.'

--- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) ---

"Where is Kris?" Aaron looked over, but couldn't spot the taller.

"He is going to look for Tao." Luhan said as he adjusted Yitao in his arms. "He was really worried about him."

Aaron tensed up, but quickly shook it off. "I see."

"I guess we will head home guys." Yixing said as he glanced over at Hyuna and Aaron. "Thanks guys for coming."

"Of course." Hyuna nodded. "And again…my sympathies for you three."

Both Luhan and Yixing nodded in thanks; they waved goodbye and started to head towards the public bus stop. Suho stood close to Yixing as he adjusted Joonxing in his arms .

"How are you?" He asked with concern in his voice.

Yixing looked over and gave a weak smile. "I'm…all right." Suho held his son with one hand and placed his hand on Yixing's cheek.

"You know I'm here."    

"And me too!" Joonxing said as he reached over to Yixing, making Suho hand his son over to him. The little boy rested his head on Yixing's shoulder, making the other smile weakly. He glanced over at Suho, who gave a small smile.

"Thanks…you two."

Luhan glanced over and gave a feeble smile at his brother. He slightly jolted when he felt a hand pressed up against his back; looking up he sees Sehun at a daze. "Se-Sehun?"

The taller of the two, blinked and looked down at the other. "Y-yes?"

The Chinese man made a face. "Why are…are you okay?"

"Hm." He sighed. "N-not really." He said in a soft tone.

"Why?" Luhan asked as he switched Yitao to the other side. Thankfully the young panda was a little tired out and decided to take a nap.

Sehun bit his lip before answering. "I…should have…been here with you. I…I just feel like a horrible person because I couldn't be there for you when you cried. I had to hear it from the phone." He let out a shaky breath. "I pained me so much to hear your voice like that…I-I guess I'm beating myself up because I wan't there to comfort you."

'O-oh.' Luhan stared at the ground, looking at their shoes side by side. He scooted a bit closer to Sehun, now resting his head on his chest. "You came though." Luhan started to nuzzle his head against the other. "I'm happy that you came."

--- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) ---

It was already night time and everyone went to the brother's apartment for dinner. Luhan, along with Sehun, stood up to clear the table. Suho offered to help, but Luhan refused to let him, since he was a guest.

Joonxing and Yitao played for a bit before they got exhausted out. Suho picked up his son and turned to the others to tell them that he will be heading out. Yixing nodded and walked him out, making sure him and Joonxing got into a cab safely.

Kris looked over and saw Tao picking up the young panda, holding him tightly in his arms. Tao glanced over. "I'm just…gunna put him to bed okay. I'll be right back." With that, he left to his room.

The dragon sighed and made his way back to the kitchen table where the others were. "How are you feeling Luhan?"

The eldest of the brothers looked up and tears started to fall from his eyes. "How am I suppose to feel right now?"

Kris bit his lip. 'Wrong move Kris.' "Luhan, I'm sorry, that was foolish of me to even ask."

The other shook his head and started to wipe his tears away. "It…still hurts…I'm still shocked…this feels so unreal…I feel I'm just waiting to wake up you know…and everything will go back to normal…dad is back here," He started to pat an empty space here his father used to sit at. "Chatting with us and laughing…but now…we will never get to see him happy or hear him laugh with us anymore." He started to tremble, making Sehun automatically wrap his arm around his shoulder.

The dragon looked over at Sehun, wondering what the two were in some sort of relationship. 'Those two…so close.' "Still Luhan," Kris started. "I'm sorry for bringing it up."

By then Yixing came inside, wiping some tears from his eyes. He made his way over where the rest were; he sat down at the empty spot and rested his forehead on the table. Kris patted the other on the back, comforting him. Yixing turned his head over to face the dragon. "I'm…sad."

Kris gave a weak nod. "I know." He said softly.

They heard footsteps coming to the kitchen area, knowing well who it was, Kris stood up from his seat, motioning Tao to sit down. Even though the other refused, he insisted. The panda was too worn out to protest; he sat down, placing his hands on his lap, looking down at the table.

It was quiet for a bit before Tao spoke out. "Um…Luhan…Yi-Yixing." Both brothers looked up at their youngest brother.

"What is it Tao?" Luhan asked with concern in his voice. "Something…wrong?"

"Ah…w-well, I was thinking." Tao started to fiddle with the hem of his shirt. "C-can you guys come to Korea?"

Yixing lifted his head from the table. "Korea?"

"Hm." For Tao, he thought that it would be better if his brothers were be with him. Not just to visit, but permanent stay. The toll of his father's death hurt him bad; he started to have scenarios in his head that contained Luhan and Yixing dying before him. Not wanting that to happen, he thought it would be best if they came to Korea with him. Atleast he would know that they are near by. 'I  still had some money left, I could probably give it all to them and they will be able to get an apartment.' "P-please. I don't want us to be separated. I would feel better if you guys were near me at least."

"Tao." Luhan sighed. "No…we can't."

"Huh? B-but why not?"

"Tao," Yixing turned his seat to full face the other. "We have lives here…jobs that we just can't get up and leave. You think I can leave my job to be in Korea?"

"I-I meant live there."

"Live there?"

"Yeah…I still have money…I can get you guys an apart --"

"Tao," Luhan interrupted before the youngest could go any further. "That is sweet of you…but we would have to refuse. You know about the center…I just can't leave that…Yixing and his job. A-as must as we love to…we can't."

"P-plus…I can't leave Suho here." Yixing gave a weak smile. "I don't want to leave him…I love him too much…I'm sorry Tao."

The panda quivered his lip; he wanted his brothers with him. "Okay." He said softly. "I'm sorry for bring it up." He stood up and started to head to his room.

Not only Tao who was feeling down, but Sehun as well. He thought it was a great idea, but hearing Luhan refusing to leave because of his job, he wondered if his job was more important than he was. He lowered his head, making the dragon notice.

'Tao is sad…Sehun is sad…Luhan and Yixing are sad…and tired.' He pondered for a bit. 'What can I do? I don't want to let Tao's father down…I made a promise. And Tao…I don't want to see him sad anymore.' He checked the clock that was on the wall and it showed that it was 9:40 at night. "Excuse me for a minute, I need to make a quick call." The others nodded and Kris went straight to the front door. Once he closed it behind him, he fished out his cellphone and dialed a familiar number.

"Hello?"

"Hayi?"

"Yeah? Boss Kris? Whats wrong -- hold on, yah! Chaerin!! Don't eat my -- "

Kris chuckled as he listen over the phone the Lee sisters quarreling over something simple as food.

"Okay, sorry…I'm back. My so called sister!" Hayi stressing out the word with venom. "Ate my last hodduk!! So, anyway," She let out a sigh. "Why did you call Boss?"

"Um, yeah. You have a brother right? I remember you mentioned it before…"

"Yeah. Seunghyun? What about him?"

"Yeah, didn't you say he was like a teacher or something?"

"Pre-school teacher. Wow, Boss you remembered!" She joked.

"Um, I have a friend…he is…I guess specialized in taking care of children. I mean, he works at a day care and learning center. Do you think he can…I don't know help around or something?"

"Oh, sure. Actually, Seunghyun just told me that his assistant is moving from Korea to Europe with her fiancé. So that actually works. Perfect timing too because my brother has been stressed out with the children. The school had to combine his and the other teacher's students together. So, yeah, perfect timing!"

"Really?"

"Yeah. He is looking for another assistant, but since you told me about your friend, I can tell him to stop."

"T-thats great! I can't believed it worked!"

Hayi chuckled. "Is that all you wanted to ask or tell me?"

"Ah, well…I'm in China right now."

"Oh?"

"Yeah…Tao and his brothers…their father passed away today."

"Oh no. I-I'm sorry to hear that."

"Yeah. You see, Tao wanted his brothers to come to Korea and stay there permentaly, but they can't."

"Is it because of their job?"

"Yeah."

"I see. Your friend then…is one of Tao's brothers, yeah?"

Kris hummed in response. "Thats right."

Hayi smiled, even though her Boss couldn't see it. "Thats nice of you Boss. Trying to find a job for Tao's brother."

"I just want Tao...and everyone to be happy. Thats all. I don't know what his other brother does, but once I know, I'll call you again about --"

"P-plus…I can't leave Suho here -- I don't want to leave him…I love him too much…I'm sorry Tao."

"Oh! I just remembered. One of Tao's brothers, his boyfriend, is a nurse. Do you know anyone that works at a hospital or something?"

Hayi pondered a bit. "Oh! My friend's sister is a nurse. I don't know if they are looking for nurses right now, but I can give her a call and ask."

"That would be great…thank you Hayi."

"It is no problem. I still think it is sweet on what you are doing. Bringing a family together, and even the boyfriend along! Yah! How sweet!!"

"I just hope that this plan will work. Plus, I've been getting weird vibes from Aaron."

"Aaron?"

"Aaron…you know, that guy Tao was with before."

"Oh! Right, right." Hayi nodded in remembering who Kris was talking about. "Why? Is he causing problems?"

"I don't like you."

"It's just…that he dislikes me for taking Tao away from him. Thats all."

"Ah. Well, keep alert alright."

"Will do."

"Oh, before we hang up, how long are you planning on staying?"

"Hm…I was thinking two weeks." 'Then again, I don't have clothes here, neither does my son, but I have my card…so I guess that it is okay.'

"Alright. I'll tell Youngbae about what happen. See you in 2 weeks then." With that, both hanged up the phone.

'Don't worry Tao…I'll do my best to bring Luhan, Yixing, and even Suho and Joonxing to Korea.'

--- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) ---

The dragon slowly opened his eyes when he felt someone grabbing his shirt. He gradually sat up and saw Tao trembling in his sleep. Not wanting for the young panda to wake up as well, he lifted Tao up, quietly as possible and made his way to the door; he opened it to the best he can.

He carried Tao to the living, placing him gently on the couch. Kris noticed at the other was crying; he sat down on the floor and wiped the tears from Tao's sleeping eyes with his sleeve.

Tao quickly opened his eyes from the touch. "You…K-Kris wha-what happened?"

"You started to shake a bit. Um, I got worried…took you out here because I didn't want Yitao wake up."

The panda slowly nodded before resting his head on the couch. "I'm sorry." He said faintly. "I just remembered my father --"

Before Tao could even continue, Kris grabbed his hand, it softly with his thumb. "It is fine. It is a normal reaction so don't say sorry okay?" Tao nodded as he gripped onto the other's hand. The dragon waited until the other was ready to go back to bed, but  realized that Tao feel back asleep. Kris didn't mind; he adjusted himself on the floor resting his head just right beside Tao's.

'Oh, Tao.'

--- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) ---

Tao puffed his cheeks as he held onto the salonpas patch. "You shouldn't have slept like that. You could have woken me up and we could have went back to bed." He placed the patch on Kris' neck. "Now you have a stiff neck."

"I know, b-but I didn't want to disturb." Kris hissed at the pain when he turned his head slightly.

The panda huffed and took out another patch, placing it on the other side of Kris' neck. Once he thought that it was enough, he closed the small box and brought his hands back on Kris' neck, messaging it a bit.

"Do you feel it getting cold?"

"Y-yeah." He responded with a shaky tone. With just the message, it felt good.

"Good. That means its working." He finished the small neck message and brushed some of the hair from the other's eyes. "But…um, thank you. For staying with me. Your wrist doesn't hurt? I mean, we were still holding hands --"

"Nope. It doesn't hurt." He leaned over, to the best of his ability, giving Tao a peck on the lips. "But thank you for helping my neck."

"It was nothing." He stood up, but before he could, Kris' pulled him back down. "What is it?"

"Um, question."

"O-okay. What is your question?" Tao asked with interest.

"What does Yixing do?"

"Do?"

"Yeah…like a job."

"Oh, well…he is a bartender."

"A bartender?" Tao nodded. "Really?"

"Hm." Tao nodded once again. "They make good money too you know."

'For some reason, that is suitable for him.' "I see."

"Why?" He tilted his head cutely at the other.

"O-oh, you know…I was just curious." He slowly got up and headed for the door.

"Where are you going?" Tao asked as he stood up as well, following the other.

"Just a quick phone call okay."

"You can use the home phone if you --"

"Ah, private call…just really quick. I'll just be outside okay." With that, Kris grabbed the door handle and stepped out, closing the door behind him. Tao stared at the closed door and stood there with a sad expression.

'What is he hiding from me?'

"Mommy?"

Tao turned around to find the young panda standing in front of him. "Yitao." The young panda ran towards his 'mother', hugging his legs in the process.

"I love you mommy." He nuzzled his head against him. "A lot, a lot!"

Tao gave a weary smile; he picked up the young panda in his arms and hugged him tightly. "I love you too."

"Where is daddy? And auntie Luhan…and uncle Sehun, and uncle Yixing?"

"They must still be asleep…let them rest okay. And your father is outside…private phone call."

"Oh, okay." Yitao patted Tao's cheeks. "Mommy is so soft. Am I soft?"

Tao tried to hold in a laughter. Yitao was random at times, but it managed to bring a smile to his face. "Y-yeah, you are soft. Squishy."

Yitao let out a giggle and continued to rub his head against Tao. "Mommy, I wanna go outside today. Can we?"

The panda pondered a bit. 'It would be good…maybe a little time with Yitao would be good for me.' "Okay, that sounds good."

The door opened and Kris came back inside with a satisfied smile. Tao started to question what he was so happy about, but didn't want to be a pest. "Um, Yitao and I will go out for a bit."

"Oh? Do you need me --"

"N-no. Thats okay, rest your neck…plus, I want to spend time with my baby." He placed his head against Yitao's.

"I thought I was your baby."

Tao snorted a bit; before he could respond, Yitao giggled. "Daddy can't be a baby, he is too old."

"Yah, I am not old." Kris made his way over Tao and gently pinched his son's cheeks. The more the young panda giggled, making Kris chuckle himself.

The small laughter brought a smile on Tao's face; the dragon noticed and smiled to himself. 'He is smiling. Good start.'

"W-we will be off now. My brothers and Sehun are still asleep." Tao placed the young panda on the ground. "I have my cellphone if you need to call."

"All right. Be careful." He leaned over giving the other a kiss. "I love you."

Tao blushed a bit, feeling like school girl; he gave a small smile at the dragon. "I love you too."

"But I love mommy more." Yitao nodded his head, being proud of his answer. The two chuckled, and with that, Tao took Yitao's hand and headed out. Before Tao could close the door, Kris gestured the other to come closer.

"Y-yes?"

"It takes time Tao. But remember, your father is not completely gone."

Tao blinked a couple of times. "What --"

"He is right here." He pointed to where his heart was. "He is not gone at all. He will always be in your heart. Remember that."

Tao slowly nodded; once the door closed, Kris kept repeating what Hayi just told him. He was lucky to have Hayi as a friend; she informed the other that her bother's friend is part of the restaurant business and is looking for a bartender to replace the other that he fired. He was glad that Yixing profession was bartending, now everyone will be able to go to Korea. Joonxing wouldn't be a problem, since there were primary schools around the area, Suho could just pick the one that he prefers and everything will be okay.

'This plan…is going to work!'

--- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) ---

Once the rest woke up, Kris called them in to the kitchen area; he was just a little excited to tell them about his idea. Its just that he hoped that they would accept it.

"What is it Kris?"

"Um, yeah, so remember when Tao asked you and Yixing about coming to Korea?"

"Yeah?" Yixing nodded. "And we declined."

"What if I said that I was able to get you jobs in Korea?"

Both Luhan and Yixing raised their eyebrows, even Sehun was curious as to what his Boss was saying.

"What do you mean?" The eldest brother asked.

"What I mean is…I was able to get you jobs in Korea." He glanced at Yixing. "Suho too."

"W-wait…s-so…how do you even know what jobs we have?" Yixing asked, shocked at what he was telling them.

"I asked Tao about your job…and I think you mentioned it before hand about Suho's. I remembered Luhan's job…what did you major in exactly? If you don't mind me asking."

"M-mine? Well, I majored in education specialized in kindergarten & preschool education and teaching."

"Thats perfect!" Kris smiled brightly. "My friend's brother, is a primary school teacher and needs help. You will be perfect for the job." He turned to Yixing and explained how his and Suho's jobs is also secured. "W-what do you say?"

Both Luhan and Yixing glanced at each other before turning their heads back to Kris. They were still shocked no doubt, however they looked over the pros and cons of Kris' idea.

The Chinese man thought for bit. 'The center won't be completely closed down since Hyuna and Aaron are there. And they could always hire another for help. And the job…it sounds good to me.' He glanced at Sehun, who gave a weak smile at the other. 'I could be with Sehun.'

As if the dragon could sense it, he spoke, telling the two secret lovers that they will be able to be reunited and be together. Both blushed, Luhan covering his redden cheeks, while Sehun's jaw dropped.

"B-boss! How did you --"

"Please…it took me awhile to realize it." Kris grinned. "But this would be great yeah? You two will be together now."

'Thats true…I get to be with Sehun again.' Luhan reached over to Sehun's hand, intertwining them together. "Okay."

"O-okay?" The dragon widen his eyes.

Luhan nodded. "I'll go. Plus, Tao will be happy." He looked over at Yixing. "Right? You will be going as well? I mean, look, Kris found a job for both of you and Suho. And Joonxing didn't start school right? He can start school in Korea."

Yixing bit his lip; it was a great idea on what Kris did, and it was nice of him to include Suho and Joonxing as well, but he had to ask Suho about it too.

"I…I'm willing to go --"

"Thats great --"

"Only…only if Suho says yes to this." Yixing said, interrupting the other. "Like I said…I won't go anywhere without Suho."

"I-I see."

"I'm sorry, but if he says no…I will stay."

Kris could only nod. 'Suho would have to say yes right? He loves Yixing too. Oh, I hope he will say yes.' He glanced at the two brothers, who only tilted their heads at him. 'And that tilting head thing runs in the family.' He chuckled lightly. "Oh, and I know Tao said that he would give you guys money for an apartment..but my house is big...I have extra rooms, which you guys can take."

 

"S-seriously?" Yixing asked, in which Kris nodded.

"I don't mind. Besides, the more the happier right?"

Luhan and Yixing gave small smiles, before the eldest spoke. "B-but we aren't leaving right away…right?" Luhan showed worry in his eyes. "Our father's funeral…it needs to be set up --"

"Of course, please, take your time okay."

Luhan let out a sigh and nodded. "Thank you."

--- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) ---

"Over here mommy! Right here!" Yitao pointed at a park where there were other children playing.

"A-all right. I'll just be right here okay." He pointed at a near by bench. "Remember, play nicely."

"I know." Yitao beamed and started to run towards the play structure. As Tao sat down, he sighed a bit. His smile turned into a frown. He thought that being with Yitao would make him happy, but it didn't. 'Its just the second day Tao, of course you are going to feel like this.' He shook his head. 'It takes time…you know that.'

He looked up and watched Yitao play around with the other children. The panda gave a weak smile. 'At least Yitao is doing okay.'

"Is this seat taken?"

Without turning his head, he knew exactly who the person was. "Its not."

The other smiled and sat down. "How are you Tao?"

"I don't feel well Aaron. I'm still…shocked okay." Without thinking, he laid his head on Aaron's shoulder. "Everything seems unreal." Small tears started to fall from his eyes. "I always believed that he was a strong person, that would never die."

Aaron placed his arm over Tao's shoulder, bringing him closer. He missed being close to Tao; all the feelings that he tried to get rid of once more rushed back into him. "It takes time Tao."

"I know." A small smile started to approach his lips. "Kris told me that."

The other, formed a fist. "Did he now."

"Yeah. He did --"

"Do you really love him?"

Tao was taken back at the question; he lifted his head up, giving a puzzled look at the other. "What…why are you asking me that? Of course I --"

"Really? That guy who hurt you emotionally? Why would even go back to the person like that? Is it because he is rich? Is it because he is famous? I thought you were more of a…of a personality type of person Tao. Are you blinded by materialistic things?"

"I -- its not because he is any of that! He is caring and a gentleman too! I could careless if he was rich or famous, I like him the way he is! Plus, he is human…humans made mistakes." He widen his eyes a bit upon seeing Aaron's darken eyes; he knew that he was angry. "W-why are you even asking…are you mad --"

"I am mad. Furious."

By then, Yitao glanced up and started at his 'mother' along with his 'uncle' Aaron. 'Oh, uncle is -- huh? He looks…mad.'

"W-why?" Tao stammered a bit.

"Because he took you away from me."

"What?! B-but you…I thought you understood! I thought you wanted me to be happy --"

"I do…I did try to get rid of them…but I can't. I love you too much. It should be me…I know everything about you…don't you think I am the perfect one for you?" Tao couldn't even respond; the more the emotions started to go through his head, making it pound a bit. "I want you to be happy…with me."

"A-Aaron, no. I'm with --"

Yitao widen his eyes. The young panda couldn't believe what he saw. 'W-why is uncle Aaron kissing mommy?'

--- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) --- (TAORIS) ---

~Nanny special side story~ Happy mommy and daddy's day~

Here in the states, on may 12th was mother's day. so i thought that i would write a short side story with yitao and tao ^ - ^

i did research and there is parent's day in Korea which, of course, celebrates both parents, so i decided to do both.

from what the research told me, parent's day is held on may 8th.

enjoy~

--- (YITAO) --- (YITAO) --- (YITAO) ---

Yitao pursed his lip as he tapped his purple crayon against his chin.

'It's parent's day…what should I give to mommy and daddy?' He looked down at his drawing that he made; giving a disapproving expression, he crumpled the drawings and threw it on the ground. 'I dunno what I'm supposed to do.' He thought sadly.

He started to clean up his mess, placing his crayon box back where it belonged and his papers placed neatly on his small desk. His stomach growled a bit, making the young panda place his hands over his stomach. 'I should go to auntie Xiumin.' With that he left his room; as he descended from the stairs, he noticed that he hasn't seen his 'mother' or his father at all today.

Once he made his way to the kitchen, he saw his 'auntie' sitting on the kitchen bar table, reading a book.

"Auntie."

Xiumin looked up and placed his book down. "Yitao." He fully turned to face the other. "Yes? Something wrong?"

"Um, where is mommy and daddy?"

"Oh, they went out for a bit. They will be back." He smiled.

'Oh, this is perfect!' Yitao beamed; suddenly, he wasn't hungry anymore. "Auntie, today is parent's day right?"

"Hm." Xiumin nodded. "Yes it is."

"Can you help me think of a gift for mommy and daddy." He poked his head. "My brain isn't working well today."

"Oh, sure." Xiumin pulled a stool out and patted the seat, telling Yitao to come up and sit down. "What did you have in mind at first? Anything?"

"No." He said as he sat down. "I want it to be great so that mommy and daddy will never forget."

"I'm sure they won't forget Yitao. You are their son." 'Well…Tao isn't really a mother…yah, whatever, still, he is their son.' "They will love it."

"Oh, but still." Yitao rested his chin on the kitchen bar table. "I want to make it special."

Xiumin nodded and thought for a bit. 'What can we make that is super simple, yet cute.' He tapped his round cheeks. "Oh, we can make small, felt, dolls."

"Eh?"

"Yeah." Xiumin explained how it will be easy for them to make in the short amount of time given before Tao and Kris come back home. "I still have some felts left over from Christmas time and some cotton. And it is simple, I know how to make it."

"I wanna help too!"

Xiumin chuckled. "I'll take care of the sewing part. You might poke your fingers."

Yitao puffed his cheeks, but nodded. "Okay then."

--- (YITAO) --- (YITAO) --- (YITAO) ---

"So, what did have you have in mind Yitao?" Xiumin asked as he brought his plastic bin of craft supplies from his and Chen's room.

"Ah…I was thinking of like a panda and a dragon, and a baby panda too!"

"Why those?"

"Because doesn't mommy look like a panda? And daddy looks like a dragon." He points at his eyebrows. "And his eyebrows is like this…oh! Wait…then he looks like the red bird from one of daddy's cell phone games." Yitao pursed his lips. "But daddy likes dragons a lot…so I dunno which to pick." He frowned.

"We can do both if you want." Xiumin patted the other's head. "Its not that hard."

"Really? We can?"

"Of course!" He opened his plastic bin. "And why are you a panda?"

"Oh, because I look so much like mommy, I must be a panda too! Right?"

The chef simply nodded. "Right." He browsed through the bin and showed the different felts. "Since pandas are black and white, and the red bird…is red, what color do you want the dragon to be?"

"Hm." Yitao pursed his lips. "Red too…like this one." He lifted a darker shade of red.

"All right. Oh, do you want them to be animals, or do you want it to be like a onesie with a person dressed up as the animals?"

"Eh?"

"Yeah," Xiumin pointed out. "You know that cute little panda one suit that you have that your father made?" Yitao nodded. "Well, I can make that. For the felt…your mother -- let me just draw it for you." He grabbed a notebook and a pen, drawing what he was thinking.

"Oh! I see it now." Yitao nodded. "Can we make it like that?"

"Of course."

For the rest of the afternoon, Yitao and Xiumin were working on Tao and Kris' present. The young panda was getting all excited that he couldn't wait to show them, all thanks to his great auntie's idea. "Thank you auntie Xiumin for helping me…and the idea!"

"No problem." Xiumin chuckled. "I'm sure they will like it." He finished the last finishing touches on the young panda felt, he placed it on the table right next to the others. "There!" He said proudly. "All done!"

Yitao gasped as he looked at the cute felt family. He started to giggle. "That does look like daddy." He pointed at the eyebrows. "Looks like he is angry."

'He does look like he is angry at something.' Xiumin chuckled softly. 'Ah, its joke only.' "I think they will be coming soon. Why don't you change out of your play clothes?"

"Okay. Can I wear my panda one suit?"

"Sure. I think it will look cute when you give them your present yeah?"

The young panda nodded. "I'll be right back!" He rushed up the stairs and searched in his closet for his panda one suit. 'Where is it…where -- oh! Here it is.' He reached over and grabbed for it. 'Looks clean. Good!' He smiled. He quickly changed and checked himself in the mirror. "I look cute!!" He rushed out and went down the stairs; he made his way to where his 'auntie' was. "Auntie! I'm here!"

Xiumin turned and smiled. "Aw, so cute. While you were changing…I got a call from your father." He closed his plastic bin, picking it up. "They are going to bring auntie Baekhyun and uncle Chanyeol --"

"And Baekyeol?"

The chef giggled. "And Baekyeol here so you guys can play."

'This is the best day ever!'

"They should be arriving soon too."

"Can I open the door and sit on the steps?"

"Sure, here." He placed the felt dolls in his hands. "Just stay there okay. Don't open the gate."

"I won't Promise!" With that, Yitao made his way to the front door. Just like he promised, he sat by the steps and waited for his parents, his auntie and uncle, and his best friend Baekyeol to come home. He glanced at the felt made family and smiled. 'This is so perfect!! Mommy and daddy are going to like it!!'

The young panda looked up and saw the gate opening. 'They are home!!' He quickly stood up and started to jump in place. Once the car pulled near the entrance, Yitao ran towards Tao, as he stepped out from the car.

"Mommy!" He jumped, making the panda catch the younger one.

"Oh, Yitao." Tao hugged the other, adjusting him in his arms. "You are wearing your panda onesie."

"Hm." Yitao smiled as he turned his head toward Kris, who was walking towards them. "Daddy!" He leaned over, trying to bring down his father's head, so he could give him a kiss on the head.

"Well, hello to you Yitao." He patted his son's head.

"I have a surprise for you both!" He showed them the felt family.

"Oh how cute! It's little people dressed as the animals! Two pandas, well thats obviously Tao and Yitao and the dragon is Kris! A-and that angry looking bird…I guess Kris again?" Baekhyun smiled at what Yitao was holding. "Nonetheless, it is cute! Did you make them Yitao?"

"Auntie Xiumin helped me!" Yitao said proudly. "Auntie is really good at making crafts."

"He sure is. That is amazing." Chanyeol smiled at the little felt family. 

"Happy parent's day mommy! Happy parent's day daddy! I love you!" The young panda placed kisses on his parents' cheeks.

Tao blushed a bit, but smiled. 'S-so thoughtful.' "Love you too."

Yitao smiled at his parents until his eyes glanced down to see Baekyeol smiling at him. The young panda wiggled in place, making Tao place him down. Baekyeol took the chance and pounced on the other.

"Yay! Yitao is a panda!" Baekyeol rubbed his head against the other's shoulder, making the older blush. Baekyeol pulled away and clasped his hands together. "Do I get a kiss too?"

"Huh?!" Both Chanyeol and Yitao said.

"Yeah! You gave kisses to your mommy and daddy…do I get one too?"

"No way." Yitao huffed as he crossed his arms. The process made Baekyeol teary eyed. The young panda groaned and leaned over giving the other a kiss on the cheek. "T-there. All right?"

Baekhyun squealed, cupping his cheeks together. "So cute! Yah, I need a camera."

"Oh, you guys are still here?" Xiumin came out. "Why don't you guys come in? I have cake."

"Cake!" Baekyeol and Yitao said in unison; they sprinted passed everyone and into the house.

"Those kids are going to get cavities." Kris said as Tao handed over the dragon and the angry looking red bird to him. "Am I always this angry?"

"Hm." Tao narrowed his eyes, glancing back and forth between the two. "Yes."

"What?!"

The panda laughed, along with the others. "N-no," He patted his cheek. "I was kidding." He playfully stuck out his tongue. "Joke only."

Kris pouted a bit; he wrapped his arm around the other's waist. "L-lets go. Cake time."

Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chanyeol went ahead, while Tao and Kris followed. "So cute huh? Yitao is so thoughtful." Tao said. "B-but the thing is…I'm not a mom." He softly chuckled. "I shouldn't get a present."

"You may not be a female, but in Yitao's eyes, you are a great and caring mother." Kris lifted Tao's hand that was  currently holding onto the panda. "And this is his thanks."

"Mommy! Daddy! Cake!" Yitao started to wave his fork around, while holding onto a small plate of cake.

"Y-Yitao! Don't wave that fork around! You might poke your eye out!" Tao rushed over to Yitao, calming the little panda down. Yitao giggled and pecked his mother on the nose, making the other blush.

Kris chuckled at the scene and made his way over to his son and Tao. 'Yup, you are a mother Tao. Thank you.'

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Felt family like this:

 

comment if you like // mistakes = im sorry