Slither Mate (WangXian & XiCheng FF) || Hybrid Omegaverse AU

Slither 39

Xichen arrived in his room with the guidance of his brother. If Lan Zhan was there, he would've thrown everything that caught up his eye and couldn't care less about what his uncle would say. He wants to throw a fit in anger, and rebel even if he already passed the phase.

He heaves a long sigh of despair as he walks his way inside after the door shuts behind him. Propping himself up with his hands on any flat surface he stumbles upon, then laughs bitterly at his situation. 

Sure, he's smart, and good at everything even if no one tells him to, but it feels like he's forced to do it.

 He tried everything he can to impress his uncle, he excels everything from the moment he started school, he even joins extra-curricular activities, student council, and everything that will make his uncle proud of him. He thought after all his hard work he'd be free in the end. It was all wishful thinking, in the end, he'll still be a puppet that is being manipulated. He's tired of the reality of his world, he just wants to hide and disappear somewhere. 

Sometimes, he just wishes he'd get sucked up in the books he's reading at his club, a childish dream but he knows he'll be free from all the problems. 

A tear fell from his eye, too tired to scream all the heavy loads that are weighing on his back. He decided to cool off, he wants to call the beta since the beta is what ease his pain but he understand that Cheng is sick, needed rest, and must be sleeping right now. He sighs, trudging his way to the bathroom, soaking in his jacuzzi is the closest way he can think to calm his nerves and worries.

Slipping out of his clothes carelessly, he put his phone on a wall phone holder, and entered his empty jacuzzi, sluggishly reaching for the faucet to tap its head to release the warm water after lying himself down. He sighs as the warmth touches his skin, head resting at one end of the jacuzzi, and eventually closes his eyes. 

The moment he closes his eyes, it all came back once again. His fists deliberately closed in a clench as the words that was spilled by his uncle resonated in his head. Submerging himself doesn't help at all, the silence of the bathroom with only the sound of water pouring out the faucet just makes his brain all messy, or he might go crazy any moment. He just wishes he can hear the beta right now, or a single 'hello' from him will suffice. He groans, it's no use, the beta is resting right no--

His phone suddenly chimes, followed by the sound of his ringtone that he specifically put for the beta. His eyes immediately opened, swiftly reaching for his phone only to see his nickname for the beta on the caller ID with a heart beside it. 

"Hello," the beta answered from the other line. A smile involuntarily left his lips upon hearing the soothing voice, as if his prayers were answered.

He cupped his mouth, trying to contain himself to choke a sob of bliss from hearing the beta's voice. After a second of stopping himself from crying in joy, he answers with a "Hi," voice bouncing from the four corners of his massive bathroom.

"Are you showering? Did I interrupt you?" the beta asked flustered from the other line, warry of the possibility that he disturbed the alpha from his sweet time. 

Xichen just chuckles low as he plops down in a comforting position, head no longer feeling the heaviness. "No, I am relaxing in my jacuzzi. It's fine, I want to hear your voice anyway," he answers sincerely. 

"S-stop blabbering n-nonsense!" the beta retorted from the other line, he already can imagine Cheng sporting a deep frown on his forehead with a cute pout on his lips, and his face all red, which is what Jiang Cheng looks right at this moment. 

The alpha just laughs at him, forced but tried his best to sound playful. "It's not nonsense, I really want to hear your voice," he answers, silently praying the beta won't notice.

Wanyin is not oblivious tho, for all the times he heard the alpha tease him, right now, he sounds different. Something is bothering the alpha and he can't help but notice them, "You know you can tell me anything right? Just the way you are to me," the beta utters, serious and sincere. 

The alpha just smiles softly at how sharp the beta can be, yet it's ironic that he can't even notice what he feels for him. "I'm okay," he simply answered, "How about you? Are you feeling better now?" he asked, a smooth shift to avoid the topic. 

The beta huffs from the other line, brows knitted even deeper. He noticed, but he can't think of how to bring it up again. Considering how the alpha avoided the topic, he must be not ready to tell him all that. It's fine, he respects the alpha's wish, yet he can't help but sulk. His curiosity and the urge to comfort the alpha are tingling inside his head. 

He decided to wait, either way, the alpha will be able to tell him somehow. "I'm already fine and kicking!" he answers. 

"Hm, that's good to know. How about my handkerchief? Is he still alive?" He said playfully, earning a click of tongue from the beta. 

"It's an inanimate object for pete's sake! And it's not like I ate it or something!" he scoffs. 

Xichen shrugs, "You might not know, the world has many possibilities, y'know," he chuckles. 

Wanyin rolls his eyes even if the alpha cannot see him, "idiot," he replies to insult the alpha but the alpha just breaks a small laugh, hearing his laugh echo in his bathroom. 

"Your idiot," he alpha answers like it's a matter of fact.

Jiang Cheng's brows furrowed, he doesn't know if it was the echo of Xichen's bathroom or his hearing is tricking him. Maybe it's the latter, he rolled his eyes once again, "I'm not an idiot, it's you!" he scoffs. 

Oh.

He didn't hear him right. Sadly, but it's fine. "I am not tho," he retorts, "I'm the president of the student council and the top of my year after all," he bragged. 

The beta groans in annoyance, rolling his eyes for who knows how many times already, "Whatever, show off!" he scoffs back. 

"By the way, better give me back my handkerchief tomorrow," he declares. 

The beta pouted. Even if Xichen can't see his face, he already can imagine him pouting, "But why? Just give it to me, it's like you ran out of this?!" he retorts, his voice coming out whinny as he clutches Xichen's handkerchief that he never let go since the moment it was given to him. 

The alpha laughs, amused at the beta. His heart melted in a second when he heard him whine, and now he can't stop himself from smiling. The worries that were running through his head miraculously disappeared. The beta is really his healing, and just wished he could be his for the rest of his life. 

"You're really cute," he suddenly uttered, which he thought he was just saying inside his head. 

The beta groans, flustered, and unable to process words, "Just finish showering already! I'm gonna sleep! Bye!" He frantically mutter before he shakily press the end call button, face furiously red.

Xichen laughs, disappointed that the call didn't last that long but amused at how flustered the beta is. Well, at least he's healed. The voice of the beta fills his brain and will surely bring him to a good sleep later.

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A/N: Sorry for no WangXian moments. I'll make up to the next chapters, yeah? Thank you for reading. 

Ps. I changed the title into WangXiang & XiCheng FF cause I noticed XiCheng have lots of parts in here.