Shorter Wong x Reader "Stay With Me"

Once Upon A December-8

As both of you were walking, you and Shorter were chatting about the gang and how relieved he was that the other members wanted you to join. It was pretty fun talking with him. But you can't help but worry about what happened earlier.

Shorter's POV:

"It scared me for a bit, to be honest. I thought that they would get more hostile towards you. I'm glad that they trust my decisions."

 Y/N nods in agreement. "You surely are an amazing boss, huh? All of the members respect you and your decisions without any hesitation. I want to be like you someday." 

"T-thanks I guess. I hope it comes true..." I said looking away for a bit, in an attempt to hide my pink-stained cheeks. Y/N only smiles at me and continues to walk. I can't believe they just complimented me. 

But after a while of walking, we finally reach their apartment. I wanna talk to them more though...

"Hey Shorter. Would you still be my friend even if you found out something horrible about me?"

Eh? Why would Y/N ask me something like this? 

"Of course I would. Why wouldn't I?" I said, a bit confused.

"I thought so. You're such a sweet guy." Y/N said softly as they look around, a bit distracted.

"I-I mean in a friendly way of course! Don't get the wrong idea-" Y/N said defensively. I chuckled at how flustered they were. "Aww Y/N. I thought you liked me for a sec~" 

"笨蛋." ( bèn dàn= moron/idiot) 

"Hey! Who taught you that?!" I pouted and pretended to be hurt.

 "I won't snitch on them," Y/N said smugly, teasing me.

"Was it Nadia? Hmph, she's just jealous of me..."  "Anyways you should go get your stuff. Sing said we gotta be quick, I don't want him to worry too much."

"You mean I need to stay at the hideout overnight?" Y/N said, tilting their head, a bit confused.

"Yeah. Your apartment is pretty isolated, and my apartment is near the shady part of town. We can't risk endangering you, ya know?"  I said, still a bit worried from the upheaval earlier.

Y/N's POV:

 I understand why he's like this. I think it's better to listen to him than be reckless. Sure, I know how to defend myself, but that Cristopher dude might corner me. So I guess it's better to stay with them. I thought to myself.

"Oh, I see. I guess I'll have to pack my things first. You can wait inside if you want." I said. Looking for my keys and quickly unlocking my door.

As both of us went inside my apartment, I start to walk towards my room to pack my clothes and my homework. 'So annoying. I need to be cautious about that guy Christopher while practicing self-defense and studying? Geez, this is gonna be a nightmare... But I have to do this for Lei.' 

Shorter was in the living room, resting for a bit. But as my door creaked open, I quickly noticed that my window had fingerprints and my drawers had been opened. It was kind of weird. Did Әке ( Äke= Dad in Kazakh) stop by? If they did, they could have just called me first. Oh never mind...

I quickly made my way to the study table and check if something was missing. Fortunately, nothing was missing. As my eyes wandered around my room, I spotted two fairly big round boxes placed on top of my bed. It had beautiful floral prints and cute ribbons tied on them to keep it secure. It's cute, but my birthday was months ago. Why's Әке giving me gifts? It was quite heavy too. I guess I'll have to bring these to the hideout...