More than just a pet || Seongjoong || + other ships

5: New friends

When Hongjoong first woke up, he didn't notice anything different. He had walked for so long yesterday that it really took a toll on him and he was way too groggy to comprehend anything.

But when he could sense the sunlight through his eyelids, he went to change sides, expecting that he was laying in his own bed facing the window, that's when he noticed he was in his cat form. He almost never sleeps in his cat form at home. So he groggily opened his eyes.

'Oh yeah, I slept inside a tree.'

The next thing he noticed was that the door had been opened and he was alone in the nest.

Hongjoong was still tired and he didn't feel like getting up but he was getting hungry, not having eaten after having lunch at home yesterday. He began looking for San. He must know how to eat around here since he lives here.

Not long after the fox came back, carrying a wild hazel grouse in his mouth. Hongjoong, still in his cat form, watched in curiosity as the catch was placed on the ground. San turned back into his human form, ears and tail still out and a very excited lavender scent filling the air.

"Hyung! Good morning!"

"Meow!"

Oh yeah, Hongjoong turned into his human form too, leaving his ears and tail visible too, like he did most of the time anyway. His tail was swinging from side to side in anticipation as he watched San prepare the meal.

San retrieved some aluminum foil and matches from his nest, he wrapped the dead bird in the foil and lit up some dry branches which were placed on top of a stone, not on the ground of course, he didn't want to burn down the forest. Then he placed the wrapped lump on the fire waiting for it to cook.

"I couldn't find anything else, I'm sorry... but at least these taste good."

"It's okay, it's something and I'm so hungry I probably wouldn't even notice what it tastes like." Hongjoong reassured.

"Yeah, I'm so hungry too."

"How long have you done this for?"

"What?"

"You know, living out here, like this." He gestured at the nest and everywhere around.

"About two years."

"Oh, that's quite a long time..."

But before San could answer, a crackle was heard and both hybrids froze at the spot, their ears reflexively turning towards the sound.

"Is there someone there?" Hongjoong whispered to San.

"There's not supposed to be." San whispered back.

Another cracle.

"I guess there is" San corrected.

"It might be smelling the food, is it ready soon, should we hide it?"

"I don't think it's ready yet, and it's no use hiding it if it's already smelled it."

"Should we feed it then?"

"Hongjoong, you don't even know who it is yet!"

Hongjoong whined at that. His inner Omega was suddenly begging for him to feed the poor unknown hungry creature and make sure it's all okay and warm and satisfied.

"Hyung!"

*whine*

"Okay, I'll go check, don't leave the nest." San said sternly.

A few seconds had passed after San had dissapeared behind the bush, Hongjoong patiently waiting at the edge of the nest and looking towards the site. And then fox noises were heard, and then other kinds of fox noises.