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Taehyung has never thought it could be true once he heard it from Jimin. " Repeat these words and a demon will appear in your room. " like for real?
But, what worse could happen?
Taehyung is not a believer, so he doesn't think it will turn out true. He is sitting on his bed at 2 am or something, repeating the words on a wiki page a nerd owns while holding a bag of chips. He is not really expecting it to do "something".
But, he freaks out when he hears the rumbles.
It might be an earthquake he thinks at first, but it keeps going, getting stronger, and the room fills with a reddish light. Taehyung is freaking out at this point, heart beating at his throat, looking at the source of the light, cursing at that nerd.
When he sees a silhouette appear in the middle with wings, he feels like passing out. When the blinding lights fade away and the silhouette becomes more visible, Taehyung thinks that it's a joke.
He has seen a lot of horror movies, the worst kind of anything that could pop up, zombies, monsters, vampires, and demons. However, this one is pretty. Prettier than any other human he has seen.
His wings disappear as well as the light but his little horns, probably as small as Taehyung's thumbs, stay on top of his forehead. His blond hair compliments his pale skin which is glowing since he is naked, and he sees a tail. Swinging down his legs and around.
Taehyung can't take his eyes off him. He has already forgotten the thriller just witnessed, he is just mesmerized by the man and his beauty.
" ...Wow. " he mumbles, frozen like a statue.
" Are you scared? " the demon asks. Taehyung is surprised to hear him, his voice is deeper than he has expected, but this one is full of surprises, it seems.
" Not really," he mumbles.
The demon makes a disappointed face and then turns away. Taehyung makes a surprised noise when he realizes he will leave. " Wait- where are you going? "
" Don't summon me if you won't be scared~ It's useless. " the demon whines with the cutest pout.
" But- well- ah... I was pretty scared when you showed up. I almost pissed my pants. "
He slowly looks at his pants. " ...Really? "
" Yeah! You did great. "
He can't believe he is trying to convince a demon that he is scary.
" ...I should stick around more. " the demon says after a while. " Or my dad will get angry again. "
Taehyung lifts his brows.
" You have a dad? "
" Yeah. He's the king of hell. "
A lot to learn.
" Come on- sit down. " Taehyung says, standing up to lead him to the bed. " Can I- is it okay if I put a blanket on you? You're naked- it's distracting. "
He doesn't say anything while moving to sit down, so Taehyung takes that as a yes. He looks like a burrito, wrapped in that blanket.
" I'm Taehyung. " he says, looking at him. " What's your name? "
" Yoongi. "
Even his name is so cute, Taehyung will melt there.
" Why did you say that your dad will get angry? "
" He is training me to grow up scary since I'm still a baby. " he looks down. " But I don't know how to frighten people like my big siblings do. "
Taehyung can say that.
" Are you a baby? " he asks. " How old are you? "
" 246. "
Oh.
" Is this why your horns are small? " Yoongi nods and Taehyung looks at him. It's when he realizes the little fangs and the slight reddish color in his eyes. He is the cutest. How can he be scary like this?
" ... I didn't think that ritual would work. " Taehyung says slowly and Yoongi looks back at him.
" It didn't. " he answers. " None of them work. We just come when we want to come. "
Taehyung's brows lift and then he smiles. " Did you want to come here? "
" Yeah. You looked dumb, so I thought I could frighten you. "
Ouch.
Taehyung can't stop looking at him. His pale shoulders peaking from the blanket, his pinkish lips, his long lashes. He can understand why he is ethereal, but he can't understand why he is a demon. He must be an angel. The most beautiful angel out there. Making everyone jealous.
" ...What kind of a place is hell? " he asks, looking at him. Yoongi looks back at him and away, sighing, slowly moving his feet.
" Nice. "
" ...Nice? "
" Yeah. " Yoongi nods. " We have a big house. I play with my friends and hell hounds there. " It occurs to Taehyung that maybe because he is a baby, the hell probably doesn't look the same to him like how it does to others. Even this little detail is so adorable for him.
" You have friends? " he asks and he nods again. " Are they nice? "
" Yeah. "
Taehyung can't imagine what he is talking about, but he has to act like he does.
" So... Do you eat or sleep? "
" Stop asking so many questions~ " Yoongi whines and stands up, wandering around in the house. " Don't you have any friends to talk to? "
" Well- it's 2 am. "
" What does that mean? "
" It's night. They are sleeping. "
" Why don't you sleep? "
"I will. " Taehyung says, watching him touch stuff around. " What will you do? "
"I will watch you in the closet. Or under your bed. "
Taehyung sighs. He can't believe he is still- trying to be scary. There is no way he would be scared of him, but he's a baby and it would hurt his feelings, so he keeps shut.
" Okay. " he slowly lays down on the bed. " I'm going to sleep. Do whatever or want- but don't be so scary~ or I'll have a heart attack. " he says- overacting, not that it would happen. He sees Yoongi smile like a little child and Taehyung smiles too.
In a second, Yoongi disappears, the blanket falling on the floor. Taehyung looks around surprisedly and at the closet, but he doesn't seem to be there. He slowly looks on the floor. " Yoongi? " he calls.
A hum is heard from under his bed, Taehyung smiles.
" Will you hold my leg and pull me down? "
" Shut up and sleep~ It's a surprise. "
Taehyung tries so hard not to giggle as he hears his muffled voice. Then, he slowly reaches his hand down on the floor. " At least hold my hand until I sleep. "
He hears a groan. " Fine~ "
He sees the hand slowly move out to touch his own hand, and grab it so nicely. His skin is warm. He wouldn't expect less.
Taehyung falls asleep.
⛥
Taehyung can't find Yoongi the next day.
He looks under his bed, in the closet, in the bathroom. Anywhere he can. However, Yoongi is absent. For a second, he thinks that he and everything that has happened last night could be a dream.
A crazy dream.
However, the blanket he left stands on the floor still, so he knows that Yoongi wasn't a dream. He was there. He held his hand until he slept and he had the most peaceful sleep.
And now he left.
It feels sad.
It's probably his dad. He must have called him back. It's fine. Or, maybe he decided to leave because he couldn't scare Taehyung.
God, he had to act more convincing.
However, he has classes that morning, so he has to have breakfast. He takes a shower, then prepares something real quick to sit down and eat. Jimin has texted him a lot. He freaked out when Taehyung didn't answer after he said that he will try the ritual. He tells him that nothing happened and he fell asleep. Not that Jimin would believe him if he told.
He almost chokes on his cereal when Yoongi appears right next to him.
Oh god.
It was terrifying, to be honest. Taehyung coughs for a while and his eyes are wide, looking at the naked boy sitting next to him with the biggest, proudest smile, showing his fangs and little teeth.
He's gonna munch him.
" Yah- don't show up like that~ " Taehyung whines loudly.
" You are a scaredy-cat. " Yoongi says, still laughing, he seems to have fun a lot by startling him. Taehyung lets him have it, he is cute.
" Where did you go? " he asks, moving to eat his cereal.
" Daddy called. "
Yoongi slowly reaches to the cereal box and pulls it. The colorful box must be interesting to him. He's like a baby, for real. Taehyung watches him look at the shapes and touch on the colors slowly, smiling softly.
" Do you want to try? " he asks. Yoongi looks at him and back at the box.
" Demons don't eat human food. "
" What happens when you eat it? "
" ...I don't know. " he mumbles slowly, he looks puzzled but Taehyung can say that he definitely wants to try it. He moves to take some in his palm and then leaves them to Yoongi's hands, making his red eyes go wide. " Human! What do I do with it? " he asks, looking at him surprisedly. Taehyung smiles, he's too cute, more than he can handle.
" Try a bit~ It's tasteful. "
Yoongi looks at him and down at the little, colorful balls. Then, he opens his mouth wide and pours them in. At first, he slowly frowns, so Taehyung gets concerned that he didn't like it. Then, he witnessed his expression softening as he chews on them and makes the crunchy noise.
" Like it? " he asks and turns to eat his own food. " I need to hurry and go to college. "
" What is that? "
" A school we go to learn stuff. " Taehyung replies.
" I know. " Yoongi shoves his fist in the cereal box to take more. " Stupid people go there. "
" Yah~ "
" You wouldn't go there if you weren't stupid. "
It kinda makes sense but it also doesn't.
Taehyung decides not to counter and he stands up to wash the dishes, takes the box from Yoongi's hands gently, he is afraid that it could be bad for him to eat so much human food.
" Will you be coming with me? " he asks. " To the college? "
" Yeah. "
" Then you need clothes. "
" But no one can see me other than you. " Yoongi says, looking at him. " Unless I want them to. "
" Well- I can see you, though. " Taehyung looks back at him and Yoongi lowers his shoulders, letting go a sigh.
" Fine~ "
He helps his demon dress up in a sweatshirt- and some shorts, arranging it so his tail can peek through. Taehyung has already known that the clothes would look big, but he has never thought it would make him this cute, while he is trying to get used to the clothes. He smiles proudly as he moves to fix his hair. Now, his demon is ready to go to school with him.
⛥
It's hard to ignore Yoongi.
When he is walking right beside him to school, looking around curiously. When he looks at the people around at school and makes fun of him. When he asks him questions and agitates him. He is, indeed, the son of the devil.
" Don't talk that much~ " Taehyung whines between his teeth while they are walking in the halls. Yoongi smirks, his fangs showing.
" Your head looks like an egg. "
" You look like an egg~ "
" You are disturbing. "
" I literally gave you my clothes and shoes. "
" I didn't ask for them. "
" I gave you my- cereal~ "
" I didn't ask for that either. "
Taehyung groans. It's like fighting with a child. Pointless. He's still cute though.
A little annoying but cute.
He promised Jimin and Jungkook, his school besties, that he will meet them in the cafeteria. So he's heading there, however, it's crowded as hell and Yoongi is not making it any easier.
" Hold my hand. " he groans between his teeth, looking at Yoongi. " You'll get lost. "
Yoongi looks at him straight in the eyes. " I'm a demon, dumbass~ "
" Don't call me that~ I'll snitch you to your dad. "
" My dad is a demon too~ "
Taehyung sighs, it's so hard to have a word with him. He moves to grab his hand like how an angry mom would do, and Yoongi sticks his little and pointy tongue out.
Cute.
He finds his friends sitting down at their table, moves to sit down in front of them. Yoongi sits down on the table, looking around for the people curiously, moving his feet. It's impossible to ignore him.
" Hey, sleepyhead. " Jimin calls. " You're late. "
" I know. "
Yoongi looks at Jimin with interest, checks him out for a while. " Is he your friend? "
Taehyung doesn't reply. He doesn't want to scare his friends out, but Yoongi turns to them fully.
" What happens if I bite his cheeks? " he asks.
Taehyung grits his teeth. " No. "
" No? " Jungkook asks surprisedly, looking at him. " No, what? "
" Nothing- I didn't say anything. "
Yoongi keeps doing stuff while Taehyung is trying to concentrate on his friends talking about the exams coming. He slowly hits his chair with his foot, pokes his cheeks. He tells him the stuff he sees around. How he thinks that the boys over there are dating and it's a sin. It's a sin. They will go to hell.
Yoongi will be friends with them.
At some point, Yoongi is really loud and hard to ignore, and even though Taehyung moves to pinch his thigh Yoongi just whines and becomes louder. At one time, he gets angry and bites Taehyung. Taehyung whines loudly when he feels the fangs on his arm, looking at it.
" What's wrong? " Jungkook asks surprisedly, looking at Taehyung. Because they were talking about a recent movie in cinemas and he just yelled like that- it's not normal.
" Nothing- Nothing, I just hit it on the table. " Taehyung says, holding his arm while Yoongi is smirking.
Jimin turns to him. " Are you sure? Taehyung, you are acting weird today. "
"I didn't get enough sleep. "
Yoongi moves to pull his hair and Taehyung whines- looking at him with a frown.
Now, it's weird.
" ...What are you looking at? " Jungkook asks, looking around to meet his gazes, but there is nothing. It's creepy. Taehyung is acting weird.
Taehyung takes a deep breath.
They are his besties. He can't lie to them. Also, if he keeps lying, Yoongi will bother him more. It's for sure.
He looks at them slowly. " A demon is sitting on our table. "
They think he is crazy, ordinarily.
They stop for a while, looking at him, totally weirded out, blinking.
" ...What? "
" I tried the ritual you've sent. I summoned a demon. He is sitting on our table. "
It's the best time for them to freak out and scream, leave there. However, they look at each other, and back at Taehyung. The only person (thing) who enjoys the situation is Yoongi. Watching them with a soft smirk, waiting to see what's going to happen.
It takes them a while to start talking once again.
" ...Those were just some random words on a wiki page- "
" I know. " Taehyung cuts Jimin. There are a lot of people around. However, it's so crowded and no one can hear them. " I know. "
" I tried it too- "
" He said that the rituals don't work, they just show up like that. "
" He? " Jimin says, frowning with a surprise. " It's a he? "
" Yeah. "
" You're fucking with us, Taehyung. I'm leaving. " Jimin stands up and Jungkook, who is clueless, follows without a question.
" Wait- no. No. " Taehyung moves to hold his hand and stop him but Jimin pulls it back, leaving him with a sigh. " Look. He can show himself to you. Right? " he looks at Yoongi with pleading eyes. Yoongi smirks.
" No. "
Of course, that little bastard enjoys this situation a lot. Taehyung drops his shoulders, disappointed. He even called him cute.
" Drink some coffee. " Jungkook says and they leave.
Taehyung hates coffee.
" You're a piece of shit. " Taehyung sits down, rubs his hair back. Yoongi giggles, enjoyed, moving his feet a little faster.
" You're going to hell. "
" I hope I am. "
" I'll put you on a leash once I find you there. "
Taehyung hates him.
Yoongi stays with him until lunch, then he disappears. It's when Taehyung takes a deep breath finally. Because, well. He is a demon. He has been a pain in the ass the whole day. Such a challenge to deal with.
It takes his friends a lot to start to talk to him. They basically ignore what Taehyung has said in the morning, so Taehyung doesn't bring it up. Yoongi isn't there, so he can't bother him. They are walking to the dorms, his friends stay at the dorm and Taehyung's place is nearby. It's become their daily routine now.
" Taehyung- " Jimin says, having him look at him. " Are you feeling better now? "
" Kinda. "
" Great. " Jungkook smiles. " I was fed up with that demon nonsense. "
" It's not nonsense- there is a demon~ " Taehyung can't help but whine, turning to them, walking in front of them. Jungkook takes a deep breath. " He's just- not around now. "
" Well- you have to prove it if you want us to believe you, Tae. "
" I will. " Taehyung responds with wide eyes. " I will- "
Then, he turns to the road to keep walking. It takes him a second to see the car driving towards him with the loudest horn that'll ring in his ears, having him freeze there with wide eyes, unable to do anything.
And less than a second to feel his body fly away.
As you can tell, Taehyung is not a believer. Not a big fan of supernatural stuff, until he has seen a demon appear in his room. But he can clearly tell that what happened back there, is not normal.
With the sudden wave of wind, his body flies back, hits one of his friends and he tumbles on the road. The ringing of the horns doesn't stop but as the car passes away, it slowly fades away. Taehyung is on his fours on the side of the road, palms and knees burning but alive. He looks back at the road, staggered.
He sees Yoongi on the other side, looking at him. The demon disappears.
" What- what the fuck just happened?! " Jungkook cries out, fallen on his butt since Taehyung hit him. They both look at Taehyung, he looks at that place Yoongi was standing.
" It was him. " he says.
His friends might start to believe him now.
⛥
Yoongi doesn't appear until midnight.
Taehyung is laying on his bed, scrolling through his phone. Out of the shock of what happened back there. He flinches hard when the demon shows up next to him on the bed, sitting down.
" Don't do that~ " he whines. Yoongi doesn't say anything, slowly lies down next to him. They keep quiet for a while, until Taehyung sighs, turns his phone off, and looks at the ceiling.
" Today. " he mumbles lowly. " You saved my life. "
Yoongi is drawing shapes on the bedsheet. " Don't tell that to my dad. " he murmurs back.
" Why did you do that? "
" Why did you act so dumb? "
" Why aren't you showing yourself to my friends? "
" I can't. My dad will be upset. "
" They think I am stupid. "
" You are stupid. Don't tell everyone about me~ "
" Then stop bothering me~ "
" But it's fun~ "
" It's not~ "
" You're a child. "
" You're a baby. "
Yoongi sighs loudly and turns his back to him, curling into a ball. Taehyung looks at him. He can't believe a demon is lying on his bed.
A demon has saved his life today.
" Are you sleeping? " he asks after a while, poking him on his shoulder. His tail flinches softly on the bed.
" Yeah. "
" Do demons sleep? "
" Babies do. "
God, he's just too cute to be annoyed at.
Taehyung looks back at the ceiling for a while, until- Yoongi finally falls asleep. It takes him quite short and he finally remembers that he didn't even thank him for saving his life. He takes a deep breath and takes the blanket to cover him, even though he is practically made of flames.
He needs to start learning to live with him.
⛥
It gets easier to live with Yoongi.
He still annoys him from time to time but Taehyung knows how to ignore him. He doesn't get scared as much as before when he appears next to him, which also annoys Yoongi. But they are getting along. Yoongi is such a baby, Taehyung knows. He sometimes plays with him. Yoongi loves to hide and seek, so he always hides and makes Taehyung scream at random times of the day. Taehyung sometimes buys him some candies and gummy bears, Yoongi loves sticking them to his fangs. Thus, he smells like candies.
Even after a week, Yoongi still refuses to show himself to his friends, even though they are curious as hell. After that incident, they started to accept his presence but they are mostly terrified because they don't exactly know what he looks like. Well, the image of a demon in their minds is not very nice. And the fact that he sits at the same table as them...
" Maybe we should try an exorcism. " Jungkook mumbles out of nowhere, looking at his roommate Jimin who is reading a book. It's in the middle of the night.
Jimin closes the book with a sigh. " Taehyung seems to like him. "
" He's a demon~ He must be luring him. "
" He doesn't seem dangerous~ Taehyung says he is cute. "
" You can't know. He must be shapeshifting. "
Jimin keeps quiet for a while, looking away. " ...He saved his life. "
" Demons don't save lives, Jimin. " Jungkook's eyes are wide, voice is strict. " It must be a trap. "
It makes sense.
It makes too much sense that Jimin feels chills.
" What if he is here? Listening to us now? " Jimin asks in a whisper. Jungkook looks around in the room like he can see him. He is scared to the bones now. Not even sure if he can sleep that night, thinking that his best friend is sleeping with a demon.
Oh god.
He looks at Jimin and realizes that he has been looking at him already. They think about the same thing. Exorcism. That's the only way out. They know Taehyung likes the demon, but it's wrong all along. They need to save their friend and get rid of that thing.
And suddenly, a figure appears in the middle of their room. They both scream so loud that even after days, Jungkook can feel it in his throat.
Oh god, he feels like fainting.
On the other hand, the figure looks at them, eyes wide and worried, with little fangs, little horns, and red eyes. Jimin's nails are digging into Jungkook's skin. His heart skips a few beats.
" How the fuck did you get in here?! " Jimin yells, holding onto Jungkook for his dear life. On the other hand, he keeps looking at them with those pleading eyes.
" You must help. " he says, taking a step. " Human- something happened to him! He is burning and he throws up! Like- " the creature makes a fake gag sound, looking at them, expecting something. They both frown, holding each other, the fear slowly fading away.
" Wait- " Jimin says, checking him out. " Are you- are you Taehyung's demon? "
" ...Yeah. "
Oh god.
He is cute.
Jungkook regrets everything he has said before he appeared.
" ...What happened to him? " Jungkook asks, slowly getting to understand.
" I told you already~ you are so dumb. Let me show you. "
He moves to touch them at the same time. In a second, they are in Taehyung's room with a little headache.
It's then that they realize Taehyung got really sick and his demon came to them for help because he didn't know what else to do.
They stay awake for the rest of the night, taking Taehyung to the hospital and bringing him back at around 5 am. He has a fever and keeps throwing up for a while, and finally feels a little better when the sun rises.
The demon watches him in the corner all the time, holding the edge of the sweatshirt he is wearing, not understanding what is going on. He looks less and less scary any second to the boys. He is tinier than all of them, not looking much different than them. And he looks worried.
A demon is worried for a human.
" What's your name? " Jimin asks, looking at the boy in the corner. Taehyung has fallen asleep finally and they are tired, but must stay awake.
He slowly turns to the wall. " My dad will get angry if I talk to you. "
They watch his tail slowly wiggle.
" Who is your dad? "
" The king of hell. "
Jungkook lifts his brows slowly. He is too tired to show real emotion and it is understandable.
" What happened to Taehyung? " Jimin asks once again, the demon looks at him with attention when he hears the name.
" ... I don't know. I didn't do anything- I swear. It's human sickness. "
" We know. " Jungkook says in a comforting tone. " You wouldn't hurt Taehyung, right? "
It's something they both have to know because they were talking about exorcism a few hours ago. They have to make sure. They have to know that the demon is not dangerous.
And he, slowly nods.
" What about us? " Jimin asks right away. " Would you hurt us? "
He keeps quiet for a while but the answer is the same. " No. "
Well, in the end, he is a demon. His word must not be reliable. But he is just- so cute. So kind. It's hard not to fall for his words.
They need to sleep. It's so late, or even early, and Taehyung finally seems to be comfortable. They decide to sleep in the living room, there is enough place for them. They can sleep for a few hours- and make sure that Taehyung is fine the next morning, and leave. Such a good plan. It works.
They wake up and find the demon sleep on the bottom edge of the bed, curled into a ball like a puppy. It surprises them. They didn't know that demons sleep, just like a human.
" Does he really sleep? " Jimin asks in a whisper when he realizes that Taehyung is awake. He is feeling better for sure, at least he is able to stay awake and talk. He looks at the demon, now covered in a blanket.
" Yeah. " he nods. " He is still a baby, so he needs to sleep. " Everything is adorable about this creature.
Normally, he leaves a few times a day because he goes to see his dad. However, until Taehyung gets well, he stays with him. His friends don't see him all the time but he is there, right next to Taehyung. He doesn't even bother him this time. He stays there, quiet. Watches other people and sometimes eats candies.
His silence is so unusual, so Taehyung makes sure to convince him that he is okay so that they can start playing hide and seek again.
" Yoongi. " Taehyung calls that night. He is watching television in the living room while Yoongi is watching outside. The demon turns to him. " Can I see your wings? "
It catches him napping, but then he slowly holds the sweatshirt Taehyung made him wear to take it off. In a second, Taehyung sees the wings appear on his back. They are black. They don't even reach the floor, as wide as his chest. However, it's magnificent. He looks like a whole like this.
" Can I touch them? " Taehyung asks interestedly. They are the softest thing he has ever touched. It has black feathers covering up, his fingers sink in it. " Can you fly? " he asks.
" A bit, but my dad doesn't let me. "
" Why? "
" So that I don't fall. "
Taehyung smiles and he keeps petting his wings.
So, having a demon, a baby demon is a different experience. Taehyung realizes it when Yoongi takes naps in the weird times of the day. When he is in the class and Yoongi just puts his head on his lap to sleep and keeps him away from having lunch. Or he comes back home, finds him sleeping on the floor. Even though he is a demon, Taehyung carries him to bed and covers him up well. He always takes care of him.
But one day, something horrible happens.
His exams are coming. Taehyung needs to, like, study for hours. It's not easy but it's- something he has to do. So, he keeps studying all day long. He can't show any interest in his demon, which has him sulk the whole day, but there is nothing he can do.
But Yoongi has his ways. He hides his books, pencils, even his chair. He puts his stuff too high up because he has wings and Taehyung doesn't, just because he wants head or belly rubs. It's not that Taehyung hates giving them (he loves it) but he sleeps at very absurd hours and Yoongi is not even there then. So, Yoongi is a little angry. Taehyung gets angry too when he finds him sitting in his chair after he went to drink water and came back.
" Yoongi- I need to finish it today~ "
" You promised to play games with me~ "
" I didn't~ "
" You did! " Yoongi whines with a frown and a pout.
" Yoongi- I didn't. Go away. "
" You did! Play with me now! "
" Yoongi- you're acting like a baby. "
" Guess what!~ "
" Just go away, I need to finish it! "
" No! "
" Go away I said! "
" And I said no! "
" Yoongi- " with the sudden annoyance, Taehyung steps towards him to scare him away or something, he just needs his chair. So, he throws his hand to hold him and push him away, and well, the first thing that he grabs is his horn.
His little, tiny horn.
Yoongi squeaks in pain.
Well- he may be a baby, but he is a demon. Taehyung has never thought that he can, in fact, get hurt. However, the sound he just makes surprises Taehyung. Yoongi looks at him.
His eyes are filled with tears.
Oh no.
Taehyung feels terrible. He is a monster. He just pulled a baby demon's horn and made him cry. Taehyung's eyes widen when he sees him start weeping, moves to him, and grabs his cheeks.
" No- no, Yoongi I'm sorry. I'm sorry~ " he kneels as he looks at him, wiping his cheeks. " I'm sorry~ I didn't mean to hurt you. "
However, Yoongi doesn't stop. Taehyung feels heartbroken. He holds his cheeks, kisses them but Yoongi keeps crying, sniffling. Oh god. It really hurt that bad.
And when he thinks that it couldn't get any worse, he starts feeling the rumbling. Just like when Yoongi appeared first, but much stronger. The light fills the room once again, the ringing starts in his ears. Taehyung holds onto Yoongi like he is losing him. His heart is beating faster, the rumbles are getting stronger, his body shaking.
Taehyung doesn't understand what's going on. Only when the rumbles stop, the light turns back to normal. Taehyung was scared that it's the time he is going to lose Yoongi, but he is still there. His cheeks are getting wet under his hands.
The only unusual thing is that man with huge ass wings, standing in the middle of the room.
Taehyung doesn't know if he faints or not, but he sure has a stroke or something. This man just looks like Yoongi, but he has huge horns as well as wings touching the ground, his red dragon eyes are filled with hatred. His aura is scarier than anything. Taehyung feels the chills.
Now that he knows why Yoongi is a baby.
" Daddy! " Yoongi cries out, looking at the man and it's the time Taehyung knows what he is fucked up.
It's the king of hell. Standing in the middle of his bedroom.
And he is hot as fuck.
And now, he thinks, is the best time to disappear.
His limbs are numb, blood is running cold, Taehyung watches the demon while literally shaking. When Yoongi stands up to run to his dad and leaves as his only balance source, he falls to the ground.
Not for too much, though. As the man moves his hand towards him, Taehyung feels his body levitate. He doesn't know if he is making this up or not, but he is rising up, only until when his feet touch the ground. Then, the man lets him go.
Taehyung troubles standing up on his feet. He can't talk or show any emotion as he looks at Yoongi with his red eyes. He is gorgeous. His horns are big, much bigger than Yoongi. His wings are mopping the floors. Taehyung holds onto the wall.
" Leave. " he says to Yoongi. The baby looks at Taehyung for one last second, and then he is gone.
Oh god.
Oh no.
Now, he turns back at him and Taehyung feels like fainting. He's going to die tonight. He should've been nicer to Yoongi. He will see him in hell soon.
He holds his breath when the king steps towards him.
He is not ready to die. Not yet. He should've played that game with Yoongi.
" He is naive. " he starts to talk, looking inside his eyes, forcing Taehyung to look at him too. His dragon eyes are focused on him. They are burning. His eyes. His nose. His plump lips. He almost looks like a human, an attractive one.
" I- I’m sorry for making him c-cry- " Taehyung can only stutter, his knees are shaking. He doesn’t want to die. Can’t look at the king who slowly steps back and walks inside the room, his wings mopping the ground.
" Ah- that? " he says. His aura is so dark that Taehyung feels chills. " You’re naive, too. Thinking that you can hurt a demon. "
" B-but- "
" I know. He cries. He loves imitating humans. " the king steps towards the window, slowly pulling the curtains to watch outside. The moonshine falls on his face. " Such an attention seeker. It’s not that easy to make a demon cry. "
That little piece of shit. Taehyung can’t believe he is tricked.
" The little relationship you have is not acceptable. " he turns to him, this time. " However, he’s a little too attached to you, right now. There will be a time where I will take him back, but until then, you will keep an eye on him. "
" What- " Taehyung counters before he can stop himself. " What am i- a babysitter? "
" You tuck him to sleep every day. "
Well- he has a point. He does it, he even gives him belly and head rubs.
Oh god. He is a babysitter.
Of a demon.
" As I said, he is naive. " the king continues. " He won’t live long if I don’t help him. There will be a time where I will take control. Not now, though. Therefore, you, as the only thing he values, will be with him for a while. "
Taehyung feels his body relax little by little as the king speaks, now that he knows that he won’t be hurting him.
" But… " he asks, frowning. " I thought he had friends. "
" Ah- yeah, puppies and some miserable ghosts- if you call them friends. " he grits his teeth. " Anyway. I hope my point is understood. "
Taehyung looks at the king and nods. Well- what else can he do? He needs his butt raw and not fried, so, he has to accept. He must be lucky, though. Living with the demon is not as hard as it seems, so he basically accepted something he has already been doing for a while. Still, the pressure the king has on him is insane.
He won’t have a nice sleep for a while.
⛥
The problem is not taking care of Yoongi, at this point.
The real problem is that he will be gone soon.
Disappointing, maybe pathetic, but Taehyung is too used to having him in his life, that when he leaves for a few hours he feels empty and bored. So, whenever he looks at the boy who is enjoying the simplest stuff in his house, he feels sad. Sure, he is still annoying and an attention seeker, but Taehyung loves him. He can’t think of a life where he doesn’t take care of a demon.
One morning, he finds him in the living room with Jimin, the boy has scissors and cutting his hair. He somehow got so comfortable with his friends around and it feels nice. Taehyung sits in front of them.
" What are you doing? " he asks. The demon is watching himself in the mirror.
" I'm cutting his hair. "
" I can see that. "
" It got so long. His horns aren’t visible anymore. "
" Where is Jungkook? "
" Went out to buy candies for Yoongi. "
Wow.
He’s their baby now.
" Yoongi. " he calls out of nowhere and gets his response in a hum. " Do you love me? "
" No. "
Taehyung rolls his eyes and Jimin laughs. He can see the smirk on his face. God… he is literally trying him.
" Come on~ " he whines, gets on his knees to approach him. " You sleep on my bed~ "
" I sleep wherever I want. "
" So you want to sleep with me. "
" You will go to hell. "
" I know~ Now tell me- do you love me? "
Jimin listens to them with a smile on his face and Yoongi keeps quiet for a while, still looking at the mirror. Taehyung thinks that he blushes if he’s not dreaming.
" Just a little. "
Taehyung smiles widely.
Yoongi is so cute. He is cute when he is sleeping, when he tries to eat spicy food, when he hides Taehyung’s clothes on the fridge or the wardrobe. He is cute when he gets angry at people who act rude against Taehyung. Or when he gossips about the things he has heard around the school when he is in the class. Even when he frightens him, saying that there are ghosts around and they say hi to him.
And Taehyung is glad that the king has let him stay with him for a lot of time. Even until it gets so cold and starts snowing. Yoongi is excited because he doesn’t see snow much, so he usually screams happily when they are outside and he can get to play with snow. He can’t, actually, because he is too hot for it. But he manages. And he acts like a heat pack when they are outside, holding Taehyung’s hand and his face to keep him warm. His friends get so jealous of him and they want the same treatment too, but they barely get it because Yoongi sticks with Taehyung. He is so clingy. He wraps his arms around him and sometimes sits on his lap in the classes, but the human doesn’t have a problem with it.
So, when he wakes up without Yoongi on his bed one day, he feels weird. He thinks that he is out to play with some snow, or the king has called him. He doesn’t have a problem with that. He slowly checks his phone and sees the notifications along with the date.
It’s his birthday.
With sudden excitement, Taehyung leaves the bed and takes a shower. Now he knows why Jimin and Jungkook wanted to go out for dinner. They must be preparing a celebration for him. He checks his phone, calls his parents. He is happy. It’s his birthday.
Yoongi isn’t around. It’s fine. He doesn’t feel his absence once he meets with his friends. They make him feel loved and wanted all the time. They make him happy. They have bought him a lot of gifts, well, Jimin loves buying gifts for them. He spends a great time with them, eating and drinking. Well- not much. He is not much of a drinker. However, he comes back home happy.
It’s snowy and cold, Taehyung hears the snow under his boots. He takes his keys out to open the door.
Then, he hears a voice behind.
" Human. "
He has told him for billion times that- it’s "Taehyung", however, he always refused to call him that. He turns his back, finds Yoongi. Now he remembers that he has been absent the whole day.
" Yoongi. " he says. " Where have you been? "
" Around. " he answers. Then slowly shows his hands that he has been hiding behind. He is holding snowdrops. A few of them. Pretty, pretty snowdrops. Taehyung looks at them surprisedly, then lifts his gazes at him.
" What are these? "
" I heard it’s your birthday. I don’t know why humans value them much but… I brought you these. I couldn’t bring anything else, I don’t have money and I didn’t want to steal. "
Oh.
He brought him flowers, just for his birthday.
Taehyung feels his heart warm up immediately, looking at the boy and stepping towards him. He moves his hand to take them. He smiles, touching at the petals. This is the prettiest gift he has received.
" Thank you. " he says with a warm smile, and then turns his back. " Let’s get in- I'll tell you about my day. It was amazing. I wish you were there too- "
" Human. "
Taehyung stops with the keys in his palm and turns at the demon. He doesn’t know why he would stand like that. Why he wouldn’t come inside already.
" …Yeah? "
" I need to go. "
Taehyung looks at him and nods. " Sure. When will you be back? " he asks, because he knows that he will be back. He always leaves but he comes back.
The demon keeps quiet for a while. " …I need to go. Permanently. "
Permanently.
Taehyung stops.
Everything stops.
Well- he knew that this time was going to come. He was informed by the king of hell himself. But… hearing this now, from him, on his birthday makes him feel weird. He feels the chills, turns at him.
" …Already? " he asks. Yoongi slowly nods.
" Dad calls me back. "
Taehyung doesn’t know what to do. He is so used to having him in his life, he doesn’t even know how to sleep without him. He feels the lump in his throat. It’s snowing.
It’s his birthday.
" …Won’t you be back? I mean… later? "
" I don’t know. " he says and then smirks. Taehyung will remember that smirk. " Maybe i can come later to frighten your children~ or your grandchildren. "
Taehyung can’t help but smile at his words. “ Promise? “
It catches Yoongi napping, but then he slowly smiles. “ Promise. “
Even though his heart is a little broken, it would be nice to see him again. But he doesn’t feel ready. He has been in his life for a little while, but Taehyung doesn’t feel ready to let him go.
" …Grow up nicely, okay? " he says. " Be a scary demon. But stop being annoying~ "
" Shut up~ I'm not annoying. "
" You are~ and learn how to say Taehyung before you come. "
" I'll call you dumbass in front of your children. "
" Yah~ "
Yoongi giggles, his fangs showing. Taehyung smiles too.
He doesn’t want him to leave.
" Take care. " he mumbles slowly when he realizes that it’s getting late. Yoongi slowly nods. And when he realizes that he needs it badly, he moves to hug him tightly. Yoongi is warm. He has always been warm.
" Are you going to cry? " Yoongi asks teasingly and Taehyung pulls his hair.
" Shut up~ I'm not. "
He does.
Taehyung cries a little when he finally changes and lies on his bed, and he finds the clothes he has given Yoongi on the edge of the bed. He is happy for him, and he knows there is no reason to be upset or to cry. Yoongi might be watching him now, and he will make fun of him later if he sees him cry. Taehyung knows he will be back. He knows he will see Yoongi.
He has never thought that he would be so attached to a demon.
However, he can’t wait to grow up and have children to meet him again.