Hyunjin and Jeongin arrived at the Lee's house quite late mainly because Jeongin wasn't able to find his favorite pink sweater. In the end he found it in Hyunjin's closet. They had a little argument about that but got over it pretty quickly and made their way to the location Felix sent into the group chat. Both boys were excited to have this sleepover with their friends, maybe because it was their first one too. They also brought snacks with them, mainly Mikado and Pocky because Hyunjin and Jeongin loved those for no real reason.

"This is going to be great", Hyunjin squealed like a little child when they stood in front of the door and rung the bell. Jeongin just smiled at his cousin while the siren couldn't contain his excitement. The front door was opened by Felix, who rubbed his cat ears, not long after Hyunjin rung the bell.

"Please don't squeal so high Hyunjin. Cat ears are sensitive ya know", he complained. "Sorry", Hyunjin apologized but he couldn't wiped the happy smile of his face. This was the first sleepover he had been invited to without any intentions, so he was just overall thrilled.

"You are late", Hyunjin heard Chan yell from the living room. "Yeah we had a little incidence", Jeongin answered and looked at Hyunjin who immediately casted his gaze away from the younger. He totally didn't take Jeongin's pink sweater intentionally. No way he would never do that. Never crossed his mind.

Felix let the two inside and walked them to the living room after they had taken off their shoes and coats. Almost everyone was here already. Chan sat cross legged on one of the two mattresses on the ground, Byungho sat in one of the bean bags, that were scattered around the living room and Jisung was seated on the couch with Minho beside him. Felix went up to the couch and let himself fall on it. His head landed perfectly in Minho's lap. The older didn't even flinch in the slightest and just patted his brother's head casually.

"I am really wondering why a certain someone didn't go to school today", Jeongin commented and let himself fall on the mattresses on the ground after he put his bag down. The rest laughed at this, knowing fully well that the "certain someone" was Felix. The cat hybrid reacted to this by sticking out his tongue like a child.

Hyunjin looked around a bit noticing that Seungmin was missing. Sure the redhead hadn't been there when they pained the sleepover but he had hoped Byungho would bring him along but maybe he was just coming later.

"Will Seungmin come later or something?", Hyunjin asked after he sat down beside Jeongin and looked at Byungho for an answer. "He said and I quote: I will crash the party later", the oldest answered. "Meaning we can start a movie without him", Minho suggested almost instantly. Hyunjin wanted to protest at first but the rest agreed to the idea a little faster. 

They ended up starting to watch a horror movie because of Jeongin. The kitsune loved horror movies for a reason Hyunjin never understood. He talked everyone into agreeing on watching a rather new horror movie that just came out called "Nightmares". It was about a girl that had nightmares about a masked man that killed people every night. The girl endured those nightmares until she dreamed about the mask man murdering her family, which happened the next night.

Nobody really wanted to watch that movie, knowing that it was very graphic and had a lot of jump scares but Jeongin was very convincing. Nobody knew how he managed to talk everyone into watching the movie, not even Hyunjin and he had lived together with the younger his whole life.

The movie started with an already scary scene. Jisung and Felix were clinging onto Minho like they would be killed themselves if they let go of the older. The male with the light brown hair just sat between the two and tried to keep his cool but even he flinched at some points in the movie. Hyunjin hid behind Byungho because the older male seemed totally unbothered by all the scary stuff happening on screen, which he wasn't but he was good at hiding that he was slightly scared for Hyunjin's sake and also Chan's. The silver-haired wolf hybrid was clinging onto Byungho's arm and occasional hide his face in the older's shoulder. Jeongin was the only one who sat on his own and watched the movie with no fear and an almost creepy interest.

The movie was at it's climax when the doorbell rang and to say that this scared the hell out of everybody except the kitsune was an understatement. Jeongin paused the movie and scrabbled to his feet to open the door while everyone told him not to because it could be the killer from the movie according to Felix and Hyunjin. The blond just rolled his eyes at that and opened the door anyway. Seungmin stood there with a confused expression on his face.

"Why were you screaming like that? Who died?", Seungmin questioned. "We are watching a horror movie that's why", Jeongin chuckled in amusement. Seungmin lightly laughed at that and entered the house while Jeongin closed and locked the door behind him. Hyunjin looked past Byungho's shoulder to look at the newcomer just to make sure it wasn't the murder from the movie and it wasn't. A relief.

"So you finally showed up", Minho commented and looked at Seungmin with a little bit of an accusation in his eyes. "Yup", the redhead responded simply and took off his coat and shoes. He put his bag to Jeongin's and Hyunjin's and sat down on the mattresses near his brother.

"Are you scared of horror movies like that one?", Hyunjin asked, pointing at the TV screen. Seungmin looked at the screen and then back to Hyunjin, seemingly unbothered by the gruesome image shown.

"Usually I'm not", he answered, grinning a little. "Great", Hyunjin replied, robbed over to Seungmin and hugged the redhead from behind. "I'm very scared and Byungho is no help", the siren mumbled, laying his head on Seungmin's shoulder. "Well, excuse me for not being any help", Byungho huffed but in a humorous way.

"You know, Hyunjin is smart", Felix spoke up and hoped off the couch to walk over to Jeongin. Hyunjin had to refer from chuckling when Felix took Jeongin's arm, clinging onto it like a little child while Jeongin just looked confused.

"What are you doing?", Jeongin asked, looking at the kitsune. "You will protect me from the scary movie you chose", the ginger deadpanned. That had everyone laugh a little while Jeongin accepted that he now had a cat hybrid clinging onto his arm for the rest of the movie.

"Is everyone settled now?", the kitsune asked and reached for the remote. The answer to that wasn't really convincing but Jeongin pushed the play button anyway. The scene they stopped at continued and Hyunjin instantly hid his face in Seungmin's shoulder. Unlike Byungho Seungmin really showed no sign of fear, he didn't flinch, his muscles didn't tense, he was just relaxed and let Hyunjin hide behind him.

When the credits started to roll most members of the group were still too shocked and scared to move. "I will never let Jeongin choose a movie again", Jisung broke the silence while he was clinging onto Minho for dear life. Seungmin started laughing at that while Jeongin complained about the movie being absolutely not scary, letting a friendly little argument break out.

"Not scary my ass. The corpses with the ripped off heads and limbs looked totally real", Felix argued with the youngest. "They didn't, you could see that it was just a doll", Jeongin shot back, crossing his arms. The cat hybrid let go of the blond, grabbed a pillow and smacked it over the kitsune's head. Jeongin turned around.

"How dare you, cat", he called out, grabbed a pillow and threw it after the ginger. He missed the cat hybrid, who had ducked and then stuck his tongue. But the pillow did hit Jisung in the face.

"Hey, I did nothing to you", the warlock complained and threw the pillow back to Jeongin. The blond ducked and the pillow hit Seungmin and Hyunjin on the side of their heads.

"Okay. That's it. This means war", Seungmin declared, took the pillow that was thrown at him and Hyunjin, wiggled out of the siren's grip and smashed it into Jisung's face or at least he tried because in the end he hit Minho because Jisung let himself fall to the side. That was the point were the pillow fight fully erupted. The house was filled with laughs, giggles, yells, sometimes screams and a lot of pillows, which flew around. It was a wonder that nothing broke.

Everybody behaved probably ten years younger than they actually were. They threw the pillows around like careless children and just seemed so happy. For this moment they were truly happy. They didn't think about their families, their futures or their pasts. For this moment they just lived in the here and now even if that meant getting a pillow smacked into the face.

After a good two hours of their pillow "war", like they would call it, they all collapsed somewhere on the mattresses, couch or beanbags, breathing a little heavily. Some feathers were laying around but nothing else, which was a miracle.

"I think we should do something that requires less energy", Byungho suggested, ruffling his brown hair to get the feathers, that were in it, out. Everybody agreed with him on that since they were all a little bit tired now.

"I have an idea for that", Jeongin spoke up and started to smirk lightly. Hyunjin was a little bit worried about that smirk. The kitsune got up from his place on the couch and went to his bag to get out a lot of Mikado and Pocky along with some other snacks. The blond laid them down in the middle of the mattresses.

"We can eat snacks and play the Pocky game", the kitsune suggested and nearly looked proud of himself. Hyunjin chuckled a little bit, being glad that his cousin didn't have another idea. Nobody had anything against the kitsune's idea. It was a harmless game after all.

"We will need a bottle for that", Minho stated and got up to get one. In the meantime the rest formed a circle with the snacks more or less in the middle because they needed space for the bottle.

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Seungmin sat down beside Jisung to hopefully reduce the chance of playing the pocky game with his best friend. The blue-haired male didn't spare the redhead a glance. Seungmin felt a little bit guilty. He knew that Jisung must have felt kind of betrayed when he ditched him to talk to Changbin to find out who bit the young warlock without saying anything to anyone.

"I am sorry, Jisung", Seungmin apologized with his demon voice so only the warlock could hear him. Jisung didn't really show a reaction, so Seungmin took the warlock's hand and held it like he did back in middle school when they were about to be scolded for a prank they pulled on teachers or other students, who had made fun of them.

Jisung was always scared of being scolded so Seungmin got better at pranks, which didn't give away who caused them to protect the warlock from being scolded and therefore for being scared. Yes, Seungmin really had his own ways of showing affection. He did a lot of things behind someone's back, keeping a lot of secrets almost accidentally.

For example, he didn't talk with the rest about the sleepover but came anyway because through Felix's text he knew that something was going was on in the Lee's house and he simply figured that it was more or less for Jisung. He was right with that conclusion. What the redhead didn't know was if he was wanted there or not but he wanted to be here for Jisung no matter what, so he came.

Seungmin was strange, sometimes a little devil, sometimes rude, sometimes borderline cute but no matter what, he would always protect his friends even if they didn't realize it. He would always have their back in situations they may think were hopeless.

Jisung didn't pull his hand away from Seungmin's grip. "I will explain to you why I left you alone today but later when we are somewhere alone. You deserve to know after all", Seungmin continued to talk to Jisung with his demon voice. The warlock still didn't react much but Seungmin felt that Jisung lightly squeezed his hand now. That was enough for Seungmin and a little smile was seen on his lips.

Minho came back at some point with an empty glass bottle and laid it down in the middle of the circle before sitting down between Felix and Hyunjin.

"Who wants to start?", the older cat hybrid asked. "Jeongin", Felix and Hyunjin said in union, which caused the rest to laugh a little. "Alright. To whoever the head of the bottle points has to play the pocky game with me and is allowed to pick the Pocky or Mikado. Whoever the bottom points at is the next one who has to spin", Jeongin explained and everybody nodded. The blond spun the bottle and waited. The head of the bottle landed on Seungmin and the bottom to Hyunjin.

"Already?", the redhead huffed, questioning his luck. Jisung laughed at Seungmin's expression and let go of his best friend's hand so he could pick a Mikado or Pocky.

The redhead picked the strawberry flavored pocky since he wanted to try it, opened the package and gave it to Jeongin. The blond took one pocky out and put the end without the strawberry chocolate on it between his lips. Seungmin regretted his life choices when he seated himself in front of the younger. He hesitated for a moment but then manned up, laid his hands on the younger's shoulders and began to nosh the pocky down. The redhead's lips came closer to the blond's and closer and closer. But before anything really happened Seungmin let the pocky break on "accident".

Jeongin ate the rest casually. He wasn't flustered at all and remained completely calm throughout the whole thing. Seungmin let go of the younger's shoulders and looked to the others. Because they became pretty much silent. Felix and Jisung kind of stared at the two with their mouths opened a little bit.

"What?", Seungmin asked with an raised eyebrow. "How can you two be not flustered at all?!", Felix shrieked. Seungmin looked back to Jeongin, who just shrugged. "Some just don't get flustered easily", the kitsune simply said. Seungmin agreed with that and went back to his spot beside Jisung, feeling a bit smug if he was honest.

Hyunjin had to spin so he did. The head pointed on himself so he had to spin again. This time the head landed on Felix and the bottom was more or less pointed at Byungho. The ginger was already flustered when he picked the white chocolate Mikado.

"Hyunjin, thin ice", Minho grumbled when Felix sat down in front of the siren. "Hyung, don't", Felix whined and looked at his overprotective brother while the others laughed including the siren. Seungmin grinned a little bit, knowing that this would be fun, especially Minho's reaction if Hyunjin managed to finish the game.

Hyunjin did the same like Jeongin before but his eyes never left Felix freckled face, which made it even harder for the ginger to not blush. Damn Hyunjin for being a siren. Felix began to nosh the pocky but didn't come far. It broke before he reached the half of it which earned him a little triumph cry from Minho and a lot of laughter because the pocky probably broke because of Felix nervousness. Seungmin was a little disappointed since he would have loved to see Minho's reaction to Hyunjin 'kissing' his little brother but on the other hand he also felt a bit relieved but didn't know why.

Hyunjin munched the rest of the pocky but never took his eyes off Felix while the ginger wanted to get up to go back to his previous spot but the siren pulled him down and gave him a harmless peck on the lips, which let the ginger's face become as red as tomato. The rest of the group gasped loudly followed by screaming, overdramatic "fainting" and Minho nearly committing murder if it wasn't for Chan holding him back.

"Hwang Hyunjin the ice just broke. You are dead to me", Minho threatened while being held back by Chan. Everybody knew that Minho wasn't serious but the siren still looked a bit scared while Felix was shook by Jeongin because the ginger was malfunctioning.

"Hyunjin you broke Felix", Jeongin said while continuing to shake Felix by his shoulders. "Oh, should I kiss him again? Maybe that solves the problem", the siren asked innocently. Everybody shrieked "No" in union. The loudness got Felix finally out of his daze and they could continue playing.

It was Byungho's turn. The head of the bottle landed on Chan and the bottom was on Jeongin. Everybody cheered at that because they definitely wanted to see that, especially Seungmin, who knew that the two of them had been friends for some time now but the way they sometimes looked at each other told an entirely different story.

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Chan chose the classical brown chocolate pocky and sat down in front of Byungho. The wolf hybrid's heart pounded at an unnecessary speed. It was just a game. He probably wouldn't even come close to Byungho's lips would he?

The oldest of the group took one pocky out of the package Chan held and put the part without chocolate in between his lips. He laid his hands on Chan's shoulders and looked him in the eyes, which didn't help the silver-haired male's pounding heart in the slightest. No, it just became worst but still Chan began to nosh down the pocky carefully. The wolf hybrid tried to concentrate on that and not Byungho's beautiful dark eyes but he couldn't help it. Since when were his eyes so beautiful? Was Chan ever this close to the older before? He couldn't recall a memory that said yes. Maybe that's why he never noticed the golden glimmer in the dark, almost black orbs.

Before Chan could properly register it his nose bumped against Byungho's and their lips touched for a short second, letting the whole room erupt in shrieks and screams of Felix, Seungmin, Jisung and Hyunjin while Minho just covered his ears.

Chan pulled away immediately when he realized why they were all screaming. He pulled up the hood of his sweater over his head and hid his face as good as he could. "I am so sorry, Byungho", he apologized without looking at the older because he was pretty sure he looked like Felix after Hyunjin had pecked him on the lips. He felt how Byungho took his hands off his shoulders while lightly laughing. "That's the game, Channie. No need to apologize", the oldest chuckled.

The wolf hybrid slightly raised his hood to look at the older who just smiled warmly. The word Chan thought he just imagined to have heard when his and Byungho's lips met for a short second repeated itself now more clearly in his head: "Mate". Chan pushed that thought away when he looked down to the floor. Byungho couldn't be the person destiny chose for him, could he?

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They continued to play the pocky game after everyone calmed down again and returned to their previous place. It was Jeongin's turn again and this time the head of the bottle pointed at Minho and the bottom to Jisung. The older cat hybrid picked the white chocolate Mikado. Nothing happened between those two, the pocky broke before their lips met and they both stayed absolutely calm, letting everyone question how that was even possible. 

Jisung was the next one and fate chose Hyunjin for him. Jisung panicked a little bit that was why the strawberry pocky he had chosen broke almost at the beginning, which made everyone laugh because the warlock more or less reacted the same way Felix did but the blue-haired male didn't get a peck on the lips from the siren. Minho made sure of that by glaring holes into the siren, which he got teased for but the last person, who would let himself get teased was Minho, so it died down quickly.

They continued to play some more rounds. Seungmin had to play with Minho, which was the most hilarious thing the group has ever seen because they just glared at each other, resulting in a quickly broken chocolate pocky. After that Jisung had to play again but this time with Byungho. That was when the group discovered that Jisung panicked very easily because even with the calm Byungho the pocky broke very quickly.

After that was Felix's turn and fate chose Jeongin for him. The cat hybrid was in full panic mode while Jeongin was as calm as someone could be. After that was it Felix's turn again but they decided to let Chan spin the bottle instead and the head pointed to Minho again. The group witnessed how Minho made Chan panic by just looking at him. Of course this was followed by laughter and a flustered wolf hybrid.

Then it was Jisung's turn and the bottle pointed towards Minho yet again. The older cat hybrid seemed to have nothing against being picked for the second time in a row, so he chose the strawberry pocky and sat down in front of the blue-haired male. Meanwhile the young warlock started to panic internally. This felt different. Yes, he panicked when he had to play the pocky game with Hyunjin and even with Byungho but now he had the feeling that he wasn't breathing properly while his heart tripled it's original speed.

The rest of the group casually talked while Jisung continued to be in his own little world, trying to mentally prepare himself for what was to come. He only snapped out of it because Minho shook the pocky package in front of his face. "Sorry", he mumbled while taking one pocky out of the package. Minho just smirked while watching him, making the warlock already feel like Minho prepared himself to tease him.

The warlock took the pocky between his lips and fixed his eyes on Minho's face because there wasn't much else to look at. When the older cat hybrid's eyes met Jisung's, every background noise seemed to fade into nothingness. Minho noshed down the pocky teasingly slowly but also careful so it wouldn't break while his eyes never left Jisung's. The young warlock's heart was speeding up the closer Minho got. At some point it was so fast and loud Jisung was pretty sure the sensitive ears of the cat hybrid could pick up on it.

When Minho was so close that he had to tilt his head so their noses wouldn't bump together their eye contact broke and Jisung closed his eyes out of pure reflex. Minho was too close for his nerves to handle, way too close. The next thing Jisung knew was that something really soft came in contact with his lips. It felt so smooth and warm but it left way too quickly.

When Jisung heard shrieking and screaming erupt around him his brain finally caught up and he opened his eyes. Minho sat in front of him and covered his cat ears with an annoyed expression on his face because everybody was freaking out again. Hyunjin had his arms wrapped around Seungmin and lightly shook the younger while hiding his face in the redhead's yellow sweater while the redhead's jaw just hung open but only for a short moment since in the next Jisung was glad that Hyunjin was clinging onto his best friend because Seungmin looked ready to fight Minho with all his might.

The warlock sat there looking like a very red tomato while his brain still needed to register that Minho had kissed him more or less. Jisung looked at Minho, who grimaced because the rest was so loud and it really hurt in his cat ears. Felix on the other hand was fine because he was one of the loudest ones.

Minho let his eyes focus on Jisung's met, which made the warlock's face become an even darker shade of red. The cat hybrid just showed him a little grin and that was the point where Jisung was sure that Minho had caught up to the fact that the warlock thought he was really handsome and kind of hot.

Everybody took a while to calm down and Jisung had to reassure Seungmin two times that it was fine that Minho kissed him, so the redhead would leave the older cat hybrid alive. It also was pretty late already, so they all agreed to just watch Frozen and eat the rest of the snacks like normal people.

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Jeongin was the first one to fall asleep along with Felix. The two were cuddled up together on one of the mattresses and it was just cute to look at how Felix was attached to the youngest of the group while the kitsune was looking absolutely content and comfortable. Byungho covered them properly with a blanket so they wouldn't be cold because the one they originally had was wrapped around their legs in a way were it wasn't covering them at all.

In the middle of the movie Seungmin fell asleep on Byungho's shoulder. Nobody could blame him for that. He sat on the comfy couch with Byungho, whose shoulder was super comfortable to lay on, beside him while being covered with a fluffy blanket. The group's oldest decided that he wanted to spare Seungmin the neck pain the younger would have tomorrow if he really slept on his shoulder and carefully laid down, so his younger brother could sleep on top of him with his head resting on his chest.

"You are really taking care of everyone like a mum", Hyunjin commented as he watched Byungho stroking Seungmin's back softly like a mother would. The oldest turned his head to the siren, who sat beside a very sleepy Jisung who would probably fall asleep any minute. "I just want everyone to be comfortable and happy but sometimes it's pretty hard to achieve that", Byungho answered truthfully. Hyunjin just smiled kindly. "I still think you are doing a pretty good job", the siren responded and mustered Seungmin, who seemed really comfortable laying on Byungho. He just looked like a happy little puppy.

"Thank you", the oldest said and also looked at his brother. He still wanted to know what was going on in the head of his demonic little half brother but he also knew that Seungmin had his own ways of handling things.

Byungho and Hyunjin continued to watch the movie. Jisung fell asleep during the little conversation between the two and Hyunjin couldn't help himself from cuddling up to the younger. He fell asleep not long after that which left the three oldest awake but Byungho looked like he was sleeping already with his eyes closed. Chan sat in one of the bean bags while Minho laid on his stomach next to Jisung and Hyunjin.

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The older cat hybrid carefully got up in order to not wake Jisung to turn the TV off after the movie ended. "Hey Minho", he heard Chan whisper yell. Minho turned his attention to the wolf hybrid. "Can we talk somewhere?", the older asked still whispering. The cat hybrid nodded and carefully tiptoed around the places where the others were sleeping.

He gestured Chan to follow him. They both quietly walked out of the living room thinking everybody was asleep. Minho lead Chan upstairs into his room and closed the door behind them.

"Nobody should be able to hear us up here, not even Felix if he was awake", the cat hybrid stated. "I wouldn't mind if Felix heard it if he kept quiet about it but doesn't matter. I need your opinion on something as a hybrid", Chan explained and nervously fiddled with the hem of his shirt. Minho's ears shot up in interest. "Alright. Spill the tea", he said and walked over to his bed to sit down on it cross legged. He patted the spot next to him so Chan would sit down instead of standing awkwardly in the middle of the room.

"You know how every hybrid has a destined mate like a werewolf but can't tell who it is by scent but by the first direct lip contact?", Chan asked more or less rhetorical. Minho just nodded. Every hybrid learned about the mate thing from their parents or at school. It was important to them after all and Minho already knew what Chan was trying to say more or less.

"Well I think ... Byungho is my mate", the wolf hybrid said hesitantly like he wasn't really sure how the cat hybrid would react. Minho just smiled while his tail began to swipe over the surface of his bed excitedly.

"That's great, Chan", he congratulated the wolf hybrid. Minho was glad that he wasn't the only one, who had found his mate tonight and Chan seemed relived to have Minho on his side. "I will let you in on a secret. I also found my mate tonight", Minho stated with an even wider smile. The older male gasped. "No way. Jisung?", he asked and looked at the cat hybrid expectingly. Minho nodded and now it was Chan's turn to smile wide.

They both knew that some problems will wait for them with their mates being from other species and male but for now they were glad that they found them. It wasn't common for hybrids to find their mates at such an young age because you just couldn't give every person in the world a peck on the lips to see if that person was your destined mate or not. That was why Chan and Minho were so excited and happy. They found their mate at such a young age, meaning they didn't have to search for them when they were older.

The two hybrids talked a little bit about how they recognized their mates and it was more or less the same story. They both heard a voice saying "Mate" in their head when their lips touched their mate's and then heard it again when they looked at them the first time after the lip contact.

"I think destiny knew I had nothing for girls", Minho said and let himself fall backwards so he was laying on the bed. "Did you ever tell that anybody?", Chan asked, looking at the cat hybrid. "Nobody asked", the cat hybrid shrugged. Chan had to refer from chuckling. That answer was just so ... Minho.

"You need to tell your family at some point. Also your friends", the silver-haired male said. His eyes never left the younger until Minho sat up again looking at the door of his room. "Yeah ... sure. I wish it was that easy", the cat hybrid mumbled the last part but Chan noticed anyway, which made some protective instincts kick in. He put a hand on Minho's shoulder to give the other hybrid some sort of reassurance and comfort.

"I don't know your parents but I am pretty sure they love you very dearly and you love them so they shouldn't have anything against it. It's your mate after all and besides I think Felix would support you with his whole heart", Chan said. Minho slightly chuckled at that.

"Yeah, because I don't think Felix is straight either. At least not after he became a tomato because Hyunjin gave him a little kiss on the lips", the male with the light brown hair chuckled. "We will let him decide that", the wolf hybrid said and patted Minho's shoulder.

They were silent for a moment because they were both sorting things out in their heads. "You know, I never put much thought into things like that. I just always said to myself since I was young that whoever my mate is I will love them with my whole heart and no one else, so I never found it strange that I didn't feel anything when a girl kissed me because I just figured it wasn't my mate and that's why I don't feel sparkles or butterflies or whatever", Minho told the older. Chan nodded because understood the younger in that point.

"I actually thought a lot about it in my second year at Miroh High. I just never talked to anyone about it because Byungho was not a hybrid so I thought he wouldn't understand, I didn't want to talk about with my mother because she had other stuff to worry about at that time, my little brother was just too young to talk to him about that and didn't have any close hybrid friends at that time, so I more or less forced that topic into the back of my head but it came up again when a girl wanted to ask me out. I didn't know what to do so I panicked and kind of said yes but not really but she took it as a yes. I understand the kissing part wholeheartedly believe me. I think the only difference is that I felt nothing and also really uncomfortable when she kissed me. Sounds stupid, I know. We broke up for the better after three weeks of dating and that was also the point where I told my family that I probably don't like girls and they took it pretty well", Chan explained.

Minho looked a little bit caught off guard by the openness of the other and he didn't know what to say to that at first but then a question popped into his head. "Does Byungho know?", the cat hybrid wondered. Chan nodded. "Told him a week after I told my family", the older responded. "His reaction was kind of adorable and funny to be honest. We sat in my room when I told him. He needed a short second to get what I was saying and then his eyes lit up like a lightbulb. The surprise for me was that he already knew and was super happy that I finally told him", the wolf hybrid chuckled because of the last part of the memory. Minho smiled but it slowly faded when he thought about telling his family and friends.

"Trust me, Minho. It will be okay. I am here if you need me", Chan comforted the younger when he noticed how Minho's mood went slowly downhill. The cat hybrid nodded. He believed Chan and trusted him. The wolf hybrid would have his back, he didn't doubt that for one second. "Thanks", Minho mumbled. Chan smiled at that. "Anytime", he responded and patted the younger's shoulder again like a father would.

They went downstairs again after a while to lay down and finally go to sleep. Minho got himself a pillow and a blanket and laid down beside Jisung while Chan went back to the bean bag he sat in before also with a blanket in his hand. Minho looked at Jisung, who was hugged Hyunjin. He looked so peaceful and content it made Minho feel fuzzy and warm inside despite the fact that someone else was hugging him. The cat hybrid was glad that the blue-haired male could laugh and smile today even though something terrible happened to him yesterday.

Minho decided for himself to protect Jisung from everyone who wanted to harm him. He wouldn't leave the younger alone if he needed him like he promised and he would tell the younger that he was his mate somewhere in the nearer future.