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

Slither 43

After five minutes or more of Wanyin heading back to the inn, Xichen can't help but be worried. His attention shifts to worrying over the beta whenever he tries to distract himself, even Lan Zhan and Wei Ying's attempt to converse with him doesn't even help. 

He sighs exasperatedly, catching the couple's attention, and making their strolling come to halt. "Maybe we should get back there," he suggested, brows furrowed.

The two looked at each other and shrugged. Well, maybe they do, Wei Ying is not least worried because it was just a carsick which the beta gets sometimes when they go on a long drive but the look on Xichen's face makes him worried as well. And so he nods, "Yeah we should," he replies which Lan Zhan followed with a nod. 

Xichen didn't waste any second after hearing the two's approval and started walking his way back to the inn. The two followed suit, hands intertwined tightly.

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They arrived at their room and saw Jiang Cheng curled up in a ball, hugging himself to ease whatever pain he was feeling. Xichen immediately ran towards him, sitting beside the beta's bed. 

"Did you take medicine already?" he asked Cheng while reaching for his forehead and wiping away the sweat with his hands. Strangely enough, the beta looks like he's having a slight fever but the blanket is long pushed away from him instead of being covered with them. Xichen reached for the blanket and attempts to cover the beta but the beta let out a whine. 

"I took stomachache medicine," he mumbles, eyes closed tight while clutching on his shirt, he whimpers once in a while but he just kicks off the blanket that the older alpha attempts to cover him, "No, it's hot," he whines. 

Xichen watch him with worriedness in his eyes, he was like this last Monday, he didn't think it will come back after four days of being better. "Then what do you want?" he asked, neatly folding the blanket and grabbing the handkerchief he gave the beta, wiping gently his sweat on his face. 

"Hm, nothing..." he grumbles weakly.

"Are you really okay, A'cheng?" Wei Ying asked who was standing across the bed and beside his boyfriend. 

Jiang Cheng hums with a small nod, "'m fine, you can go spend the day out there..." he mumbles, weakly rubbing his face on Xichen's handkerchief that is being used to wipe his face. 

"He's right, Wuxian and Wangji. You can go out there, I can take care of him here," The older alpha seconds, smiling at the two. 

The beta slightly open his eyes when he heard what Xichen said, brows furrowing tho he's too weak to even appear as a frown. "...'m fine, you can go with them..." he replies, tho weak and almost inaudible, Xichen manage to understand. 

"No, I'll stay here with you. I can't enjoy myself out there when I'm worried about you," he declares, attempting to pull his hand away but immediately snatched back to where it is placed a while ago by the beta, "see, I can't even leave you if you're like this," he chortles as he continued wiping the beta. 

"Are you sure, Xichen ge?" Wei Ying asked worriedly, eyeing his brother and back to the older alpha. 

Xichen nods and smiled genuinely at the omega, "Yeah, I will take good care of him. When he feels better we can join you two," he assures. 

Wei Ying hesitantly eyed his brother, leaning down to brush his hair gently, "then please call us when something happened," he said to the alpha though his eyes are scanning the beta's state. 

"Of course. Now go and enjoy our vacation, don't let us hold you back!" he patted his brother followed by a wink.

Lan Zhan gave him a small smile, "We will, if you have something you want us to get just call," he added before snaking his arm on the omega's waist. "Shall we go, babe?" he asked.

"J-just go already!" The beta suddenly spoke even tho it was a stutter, hearing the two flirt drains his energy even more. How dare they flirt in front of single people? and a sick one at that!

The three looked at him in disbelief, eyes wide in shock, they thought he was too weak to even utter a word since he's almost mumbling a while ago.

Then they laugh, "Even after you're sick you're still salty," Wei Ying replies and Jiang Cheng just lets out a groan as a reply.

"Then we'll be off. Call us, yeah?" The omega finally bids as he's being pulled by the alpha by the waist. 

"We'll go to the beach first, we'll just order dinner later then we can go to the hot spring," the younger alpha proposed, gripping Wei Ying's waist and slyly sliding down onto his hips. The omega squeaked in surprise when he felt his little mass of fat being squeezed, he immediately cupped his mouth and slap Lan Zhan's hand which didn't even budge to release the omega. 

"Yeah, yeah, just go already!" Xichen said, rolling his eyes as he chuckles. He can't believe his brother has such playful sides but well, love changes a person. 

"Stop doing that without a warning!" he heard the omega complain to Lan Zhan. "Then I can do it if I tell you beforehand?" is what he heard his brother answer as they head out. 

He even heard the omega complain again but the door was already closed and the room turned silent. 

"Feeling any better?" He finally asked, his hand is still trapped by the weak hold of the beta. 

Jiang Cheng slightly shook his head, "You could've gone with them..." he mumbles weakly, face shifting to nuzzle on the handkerchief. 

The alpha smiled fondly at him, "I promised that I'll stay with you remember?"

The beta frowns trying to remember when did he promise that. 

Xichen saw the frown on his face and chortles, "Last Monday," he answers as if he just read what is in Wanyin's mind. 

Wanyin was too weak to even retort, and so he hums as an answer. 

Then again, another long silence filled the air. Xichen decided to let the beta rest and sit beside him the whole while as he gently caress his curls. 

Until the beta felt another wave of pain, a lot more painful than a while ago. His hands immediately ghosted Xichen's wrist and cupped his abdomen, curling tightly as if he were holding his dear life. His head is throbbing like something is whispering inside it. He can feel something trickle on his thighs as he writhes in pain. 

Xichen panicked for a second upon seeing the beta writhing, frantically nudging him to make him get back to his senses but it was no use. The beta bites his lower lip, stopping himself from screaming from all the pain he's feeling somewhere in his body, tears stream down his face continuously and it's Xichen's signal.

The alpha immediately scoops him up onto his arms, leaning onto the headboard as he cradles the beta. "Shh, you'll be fine," he coos, brushing gentle strokes onto the beta's hair. His alpha instincts responding to the 'Must comfort, must protect' call of his alpha, and instinctively letting out gentle scent of jasmine all over the room even though he knew there was no effect on the beta.

Or so he thought.

As if on cue, Jiang Cheng released a scent so familiar to Xichen's nose. His eyes blown wide, inhaling the sweet scent of lotus wafting, mixing together with his jasmine scent. He looked down at the writhing beta with disbelief.

"He can't be..."

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A/N: I know you already guessed what's happening 👀
Hehe Hope you like the update~