The Amourtaline

I'm so into you, I can barely breathe

The triplets had been in the supermarket, that's the last thing they remember that something weird happened at least.

They had been recognized by a fan who asked them for pictures, but she had been particularly interested in Nick; she had been incredibly nervous to see the older triplet that she spilled some red liquid on him that she had been safe keeping on her hands.

"Oh my god I'm so sorry Nick I-"- She said quickly and alarmed, the triplet assuring her that it was fine as Matt and Chris snickered.

The small vase that had the liquid was then put back rapidly on her purse as she pulled out some napkins, but the mess was done; thankfully Nick had been wearing some dark t-shirt and the stain wasn't that visible.

When the fan left, Nick sighed and resumed his attention to the shopping list, trying to ignore the fact that his shirt was wet, stained and left with a strange scent of what seemed like rose petals and... vainilla?

"It smells so strong"- Nick whined to his brothers, the youngsters chuckling as they pulled the kart.

"She managed to splash you with her perfume, dude"- Matt snickered- "You smell beautiful though"

"You're so funny"- The older replied sarcastically as he took out milk from the fridges

"I'm serious"- Matt said shrugging- "You should ask her what perfume it is, it suits you"

Nick then looked at his brother confused, not replying to the comment, he wasn't against using women's perfumes because fuck gender stereotypes, but the seriousness and lack of comedic tones in Matt's voice was... kind of unsettling.

They kept looking for the rest of their shopping products and after some minutes, he started to feel watched.

He glanced up and saw a couple of guys on the aisle glancing at him with firmness, a strange glint in both their eyes which made him shiver and stayed close to his brothers.

"What?"- Chris asked, glancing at Nick

"Nothing"- Nick said fast, not wanting to alert them- "What's missing?"

"Excuse me?"

The triplets turned and Nick's blood dropped, seeing the guys that were staring at him before, their eyes not leaving him.

"Yeah?"

"I was wondering if my friend and I could take you out for dinner sometime?"- The taller of the two asked, the other smiling nervously as he said:

"You're the cutest guy I've ever seen in my life..."

Nick's face reddened, taking a step back intimidated at the boldness of the guys who kept their eyes fixated on him.

"I...I-"- He stuttered

"Please, accept our proposal"- The taller took Nick's hand- "Or at least give us your number"

"I really don't-"

"God, your eyes are so enticing..."- The shorter guy said as he walked closer to Nick, causing the older triplet's nerves to skyrocket- "Everything about you is..."

The guy had caressed Nick's cheek and all of the sudden the touch disappeared, a hand grabbing the guy's with force, as Matt stepped forward between them and Nick, Chris also shielding him.

"You guys better get the fuck away from him"- Matt said, his voice in an incredibly dark tone that Nick hasn't heard on him- "He won't give you his number or go out with any of you"

"Why won't he, huh?"- The taller asked daringly at them.

"He's taken"- Chris warned- "So, if you excuse us, you better not follow us"