I'm With You | Falling Into Your Smile Oneshots

04 | da bing: the lost and found (1)

"Da Bing?"

Tong Yao practically tumbled down the spiral staircase with hands gripping the railings tightly. She ran straight to Da Bing's cat tree to scope the place for her cat.

"Da Bing? Da Bing!" She flung herself besides the fish tank belonging to Lu Si Cheng in search for a prowling white ball of fluff that could be ready to pounce for it's next meal.

"Da Bing! Where did you go?" Her voice raised in alarm. Did Lu Si Cheng finally act on his wish? Did he buy the fly traps meant to gobble her cat up whole just because Da Bing accidentally followed the rules of nature? Or perhaps Si Cheng was in the kitchen, preparing cat meat for dinner...?

Eyes widening, Tong Yao flew into the kitchen where she found Xiao Pang, God Ming, and Lu Si Cheng gathered around the kitchen counter speaking lowly and looking solemn.

"Nooooo!" Tong Yao sprinted in front of them. Her hands spread out on the countertop in front of her. Her eyes were dilated and wildly looking for a bloody chopping board with potential pieces of her cat.

"What's with you?" God Ming raised a brow at her.

"Why do you look so frazzled?" Xiao Pang asked right after.

"Did you come out of a dryer?" Si Cheng eyed her shaggy appearance rigidly.

"It's Da Bing! You didn't chop her up, did you?" She glared pointedly at her captain. "If I taste cat for dinner don't be surprised if we have fish sticks for breakfast tomorrow!"

A fierce gasp was heard coming from Xiao Pang who stared at his leader with utmost audacity. "You didn't! I love Da Bing!"

God Ming merely smirked at the oncoming spectacle.

"Idiots," Si Cheng spoke flatly. "Why would I do that?"

"He's missing!" Tong Yao threw her arms hopelessly. "You're the only answer to this mystery! You've wanted him gone since I entered this basecamp!"

"She got you there," God Ming snickered.

"Or," Si Cheng leaned forward against the counter from where he stood with a gleam in his eye, "That cat finally grew a brain and realized how crazy his owner is and moved into YQCB next door."

Tong Yao's eyes narrowed up at her boyfriend of a few weeks as her arms crossed against her chest.

"Impossible," she frowned.

However, her eyes strayed doubtfully from Si Cheng's mischievous form and between Xiao Pang's and God Ming's curious gazes. She pursed her lips as she made her quick decision. Her hands fumbled for her phone in her pockets and pressed the familiar top contact to call.

"Ji Yang?" Tong Yao spoke into the phone, turning away from the smirking boys around the counter.

"Yao Yao? Strange to hear from you right now. Usually you're spending time with Pretty Boy at this hour."

Tong Yao casted a sideways glare towards Si Cheng. He responded with an innocent, closed-lipped smile.

She rolled her eyes, "I'm mad at him."

"Oh?" There was a teasing lilt to her best friend's tone. "What did he do now?"

"He killed my cat," Tong Yao pouted through the phone.

Si Cheng made a tsk noise and looked at his girl with disapproval. "Don't tell lies. You'll grow shorter."

From her peripherals, she could see Xiao Pang and God Ming disperse into the living room. They were lifting up pillows, looking under coffee tables, and whistling around in hopes to find a lost Da Bing. Si Cheng, on the other hand, was still leaning against the countertop and staring at her, blatantly displaying his displeasure for being dragged into her dishonesty.