Wolf

Chapter 11: Fluffy Ears and Tail

Kyungsoo was awoken by muffled chatter. His eyes stung from the bright surroundings and his cheeks stained with dried tears. He shielded his face from the light and rolled into his back.
"Kyungsoo?" He heard Jongin softly call him from the other side of the room.

Kyungsoo stretched and sat up, his eyes still closed. He felt the canopy dip beside him, then a hand gently caressing his cheek. He opened his eyes to see Jongin sitting beside him, a concerned look on his face. "Did you sleep well?" He asked in almost a whimper.
Kyungsoo nodded slowly, leaning into Jongin's hand. Jongin pulled the smaller into a gentle embrace and they sat there, taking in each other's presence.

Kyungsoo really appreciated that Jongin wasn't asking questions. Considering the state Kyungsoo was in the night before, the answer was pretty obvious but still Jongin didn't mention any of it. Instead he gave a silent reassurance, and that meant a lot.

Jongin ran his fingers through the shorter's soft hair, "Let's get you cleaned up so we can go help the other's, ok?" He helped Kyungsoo out of bed and went to get him warm water for a bath.

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Jongin drew a nice warm bath for Kyungsoo and helped him clean his back and hair. The water felt so refreshing against his skin, with Jongin using a towelette to softly scrub his back.

Kyungsoo brought a handful of water up to his face and washed away the events from the day before. He was cleansing himself from the emotions and starting a new day, fresh.

Jongin ran his fingers through Kyungsoo's hair and massaged his scalp with an aromatic soap. Kyungsoo leaned into his hands and almost fell asleep from the calming scent. Jongin was so gentle and it made Kyungsoo blush when he realized how much skin he had exposed.

After drying up, Kyungsoo got dressed in a simple blue and white striped shirt with some jeans to go out and help the pack with whatever daily task they had. After the bath, Kyungsoo felt a lot better and much more awake.

Since it was morning, the first task was to help make breakfast. The alphas came first because they had to leave for hunting soon after. Tao seemed surprised to see Kyungsoo.

"You're up early," he said in the middle of cutting vegetables.

Kyungsoo picked up a knife and some other vegetables and started cutting as well, "I wanted to help out," he shrugged.

"I would say I'm surprised to see you here at all, but I heard what happened."

Kyungsoo froze. Tao noticed this and was quick to correct himself.

"Not all of it, I just heard about you coming here. Are you alright?"

Kyungsoo slowly began cutting again. He knew he could trust Tao and that the other would listen, so he shouldn't be so worried. "I'm ok. I'll just be staying here for a while," he smiled softly to the taller. Tao smiled back and they changed the topic, continuing with breakfast preparations.

They made a few omelets for the alphas to quickly eat before leaving for the hunt. With an extra hand in the kitchen, they were able to make many in a short amount of time. Once the alphas were fed, they all changed into wolf form and took off.

Of course, Jongin didn't forget to give his mate a kiss before leaving him.

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With the alpha's gone, there wasn't much else to do at the camp. Kyungsoo contemplated visiting Suho's house, but he worried that his parents might be there. He decided to collect flowers from a nearby opening in the forest, to distract himself.