TOXIC

❝ 14 ❞

Snow had touched down, finally making its appearance. Thanks had be given and, consequently, the decision had been made against the Queen, obviously deciding to hold on and protect Crimson at all cost. Now the Christmas tree stood tall in Kyungsoo's living room, needing to be decorated. As Crimson stood there, placing the glass balls on the needle-like branches, she felt the breath of someone send chills down her beck.

"You gotta be more stealthy than that if you want to creep up on me." She spoke, turning around only to find no one there. She stepped forward, eyes scanning the living room. Suddenly, a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her back into his chest.

"Gotcha." He said as he kissed her neck, burying his face into the crook.

"Right right, okay. You got me. Can you let go now, I'm trying to decorate the tree."

"Hmmm, nah. I kinda like this position." He said, turning her around. Wrapping his hands around her waist, he drew her closer, forcing her to wrap her hands around his neck.

"Well then, Mr. Do, what should we do while we're like this?" She asked, looking into his eyes. With a click from the remote hidden up his sleeve, soft Christmas music started playing.

"Dance." He spoke softly as he started swaying to the beat, humming along with the music. Crimson let out a soft sigh, following along with Kyungsoo. Eventually she found her head resting on his chest, the soft thump of his heart a melody in her ears.

"Wow, look at you two."

Both Kyungsoo and Crimson jumped apart, a shocked expression displayed on Crimson's face. Chen and the rest of the gang stepped in, eyeing the dancing couple.

"What are you guys doing here?" Kyungsoo asked, obvious glare resting on his face.

"It's Christmas, what would you expect?" Angel said, hanging her coat up on the coat rack. Chanyeol instantly took her hand afterwards, pulling her towards the kitchen with a slight blush on her face.

"Ooo. You two are now a thing, huh?" Crimson asked, eyeing the two.

"Well, Kyungsoo can't get all the girls. Isn't that right, Kyungsoo?" Chanyeol asked, earning another glare from the man.

Gripping Crimson waist, he pulled her closer, huffing.
"Yeah I guess your right.." A smirk displayed on his face, leaving Crimson eyeing him, confused.

"I'm sorry what?" Kyungsoo chuckled, kissing her temple.

"I'm just kidding." All eyes remained on them before rolling, deciding to mind their own businesses.

"So do you need help?" Angel asked pulling her hand away from Chanyeol, earning a slight pout from him. Crimson glanced back at the tree, tilting her head slightly.

"Umm, no thanks. I'm close to being done." Eyeing the tree up and down, the girl still insisted on decorating the tree.

"No, no, I insist. Based on the looks of it, you're doing it all wrong. This garland here, nope, needs to go." Unwrapping the garland she threw over her shoulder, hitting Kyungsoo.
Crimson giggled at his reaction, jumping when Angel clapped her hands together in front of her face.

"Hello? Am I talking to a wall? If you want to get this tree right you need to stop making love with your eyes and get to decorating!" Crimson eyes immediately retreated to the ground, a bright red blush creeping up on her cheeks. She felt a hand grip her wrist, tugging her towards the tree. Glancing over at Kyungsoo, she noticed Angel pulling him along too.

"Now let's start with this..." Angel said, pulling off an ornament.

"Fiesty one isn't she?" Jess said, joining Chanyeol while sipping her hot beverage.

"You have no idea.." He huffed, guzzling down his beverage, watching her throw decorations off the tree; both ducking at flying objects thrown their way.

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Stepping back, they all admired the beautifully lit tree.

"Wow, Angel this is amazing.." Crimson said admiring her work.

"Yeah I didn't know you had it in you.." Kyungsoo added, eyeing the girl.

"Thanks but when your childhood consisted you decorating every Christmas by yourself, you'll pick up the decorating skills too." She laughed, glancing over at the male.

"But you didn't have tie me up in the extra garland." The male complained from the couch, trying to get loose.

"Well when you learn to keep your hands to yourself, you won't get tied up." The female stated, adding final touches to the tree.

Crimson giggled at the two before walking over to untie Kyungsoo, where he immediately pulled her down into his lap.

"Finally, I get to touch again. I was dying over here." He whispered placing his face in her neck, lightly pecking her tender skin.

"Well, somebody's desperate." Crimson mumbled, causing Kyungsoo to bite down on the skin.

"Ow, what the fuck Kyungsoo?" She said, pulling back from him.

"That's what you get for being rude."

"Rude? You sound like a little kid."

"A little kid? Oh, I'll show you what separates me from a little kid." Kyungsoo said, his hands moving down her waist.

"Woah woah, you have company! You have company!" Chen said, coving his eyes with his hands, occasionally peeking through his fingers.

Crimson smiled, placing her hands on Kyungsoo's face and pecking his lips.

"Awwwe, you two are so cute I think I might throw up." The two glanced up at Angel, a smile displayed on her face as she quickly dropped it.

"I hope you know I was being sarcastic." Flashing another smile, she goes to clean up the mess they made.

"Well then, maybe she's just-" Kyungsoo's sentence was cut off by the doorbell. Everyone comes out the kitchen eyeing the door, confused.

"That's weird. I thought everyone was here." Angel said, placing the box she had down. Dusting her hands off, she headed towards the door.

"Wait, do you really think that's a good idea?" Suho announced, stopping the female. Swiftly, she turned her head.

"Who else could it be but Xiumin?" Everyone looks around, coming to a realization that there's no Xiumin.

"Hold up, pause. Suho's right. Although Xiumin's not here, this could be a set up. Keep in mind, we didn't exactly follow the Queen's "orders"."

"Angel, don't move. Sehun and Kai, get the door. The rest of the guys, surround. Let's move." Suho spoke, slowly advancing towards the door.

Looking at the group, Sehun opened the door, only to be shoved back. Immediately Kai took action, hitting the man in the face, causing him to fall to the floor. He then kicked him in his chest, dragging him by his collar over to the middle of Kyungsoo's living room floor. Kyungsoo rose to his feet from the couch, pushing Crimson down. Slowly, he walked over to the man, hovering his now bruised figure.

"Who the hell are you and why are you here?" Kyungsoo asked, squatting to his level.

"I've been sent by the Queen to deliver another message, since you didn't obey nor send her any notification the last time." He said, a smirk displayed on his face.

Crimson found herself squatting next to the man, channeling all her energy to the hand now placed on his chest. She could already sense the discomfort in him. And although she was out of if the last time, she could still sense the alluring energy inside her. Smiling at his painful appearance, she opened her mouth to speak.

"Spill."

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Thank you to everyone who read and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Also, a special shout out to hansol_tbh for helping me out a lot with this Chapter. Thank you so much, you're the real MVP.