Vile Beginnings Seongjoong

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   Hongjoong's pov

  The next morning, I awoke with Seonghwa wrapped around my back. His nose was buried in my hair and he had me pulled close to himself.

  I could feel gentle pecks being placed on the crown of my head and his fingers tracing shapes on my stomach. I smiled softly at the ticklish feelings.

"Hwa, stop, it tickles," I asked, rolling around to face him. Seonghwa smiled sleepily and pecked my nose.

"How are you so beautiful when you've just awoken?" Seonghwa asked softly, pulling me closer by my waist. My cheeks darkened at his words before I hid my face in his chest.

"I like you," I whispered against his chest, knowing he heard me by his arms closing tighter around me. He pecked the top of my head and said the same.

"I like you."

"Okay, can you let me up? I have to use the bathroom," I asked, trying to pull away from his warm embrace. Seonghwa whined quietly but let me up so I could go.

I soon came back after doing everything I needed to and laid back down in his arms. Seonghwa smiled widely and pulled me to himself.

  "What are we going to do today?" He asked. I gave it some thought before shrugging.

  "We could go shopping for more food, or we could go on a date?" I offered, my cheeks burning a little at the idea. Seonghwa smiled softly.

"We could do both; make sure you have enough food here, and have a nice time out together," he said. I smiled and nodded.

  "We'll have to get up for that," I mumbled, scooting closer to him. Seonghwa smiled at me and kissed my head.

  "You're too cute," he said. I smiled and leaned up to peck his cheek.

  "I laid out a spare toothbrush on the sink in its packet. Brush your teeth first if you want any real kisses," I claimed, begrudgingly rolling away from his grasp.

  "Do what?" He questioned.

  "You ate human food, so you have to brush your teeth. I forgot to tell you to last night, I'm sorry," I apologized. Seonghwa shrugged it off and stood up.

  "How do I brush my teeth?"

  "Do you need me to show you how?"

  Seonghwa nodded with a sheepish smile, making me have a small smile of my own. I took his hand in mine and pulled him to my bathroom.

  "You wet the brush.. then put some toothpaste on the bristles.. then you start scrubbing all of your teeth with it," I spoke slowly, showing him step by step as I did it. Seonghwa followed along, then asked a question.

  "Even my fangs?"

  "Maybe you should ask Baekhyun about your fangs. Did you use them to eat the human food?" I asked. Seonghwa shook his head.

  "I didn't need to."

  "Then I don't think you need to brush them, but do it anyway unless it brings discomfort," I instructed him. My mate nodded his head and let his fangs come down from his gums as he brushed his teeth.

My eyes widened a little seeing the fangs. They were a couple centimeters longer than his other teeth and pointed.

Seonghwa began brushing and looked at me to make sure he was doing it right, causing me to nod with a smile.

"Make sure you get all the surfaces," i said. He put on a determined look and continued to brush his teeth until they were clean.

"Can I have a kiss now?" He asked. I smiled widely and gave it some fake thought. As I began to playfully shake my head no, Seonghwa grabbed me by the waist and tugged me closer.