VHope Fluffshots

Experiments

Hoseok was scared. No, he was terrified. In the middle of the night, his house was raided, family killed. He watched his family die from the top of the stairs, clutching his stuffed horse to his chest with tears streaming down his face. He wanted his sister, but she was dead. He watched the bad men kill her.

"Search the house! He's in here somewhere!" one of the men yelled. He was rather small, but he looked tall standing next to the one with the shaved head; the one who murdered Hoseok's family. "Clean this mess up, Kyungsoo," the taller of the pair said, lip ring glinting in the dim light from the living room lamp. The man named Kyungsoo rolled his eyes. "Whatever Baekhyun. Stand there and look pretty."

A tall man with bright-red hair entered the house, gun in hand, and made his way up the stairs. He saw poor Hoseok standing on the top step, crying into his stuffed horse. "Found him!" The man's deep voice boomed through the house and the seven-year-old boy let out a whimper as the man came closer, his little red ears pressed flat against his fluffy red hair.

"Shh, little one. I won't hurt you. I'm Chanyeol," the man said as he crouched down to the little hybrid's height. Those kind eyes and that bright smile seemed to calm Hoseok down. "I'm Hoseok." Chanyeol hummed and held out a hand. "Nice to meet you, Hoseok. I need you to come with me, okay? We'll keep you safe from now on," he cooed, holding onto the little boy's hand. Hoseok hesitated, ears twitching. "C-can I bring my horsey?" he asked quietly and Chanyeol nodded. "Yeah, you can bring your horsey. Does it have a name?" Hoseok nodded and allowed the big tall man to pick him up and carry him down the stairs. "His name is Mang."

They walked out of the house to be greeted by a black panel-van. The back was open, revealing even more rough-looking men. "Where are we going?" Hoseok asked Chanyeol, who set him in his lap once he was seated. "We're taking you to a place where you belong."

Hoseok clutched his horse as he sat on the examination table in the sterile white room. Chanyeol had left him in there about two hours beforehand. As soon as he arrived, a cute boy with polar-bear features bathed, dressed and cleaned Hoseok's stuffed horse before he left him again. His name was Seungkwan and was very sweet, in Hoseok's eyes. But now he was gone, leaving the poor child to pick at his horse's mane, the sleeves of his white gown he was dressed in falling over his small hands.

The door opened, revealing a very tall man in a lab coat, brown hair falling around his eyes, a clipboard in hand. "Hello, Hoseok, I'm Dr Johnny Seo. I see all the new residents here in this facility," he said with a smile. Hoseok gave him a small smile back, ears twitching on his head with interest.

Dr Johnny gave Hoseok a general check-up, pleased when the little boy was perfectly healthy and not too stressed, despite the traumatic way he was brought into his hands. "Alright, you look fantastic! I'll fax your information over to Dr Junmeyon, who will be your new doctor starting on Monday. We'll give you the weekend to adjust to this place." Hoseok nodded, smiling when the doctor ruffled his hair, then left the room. He was really fond of Dr Johnny.

About ten minutes later, a pale boy with white hair, black panda ears and an angular face entered the room. He wore all white like Hoseok, but his attire consisted of a loose-fitting, long-sleeve shirt and long pants. He bent down and attached an ankle bracelet to it, then he helped the boy off the examination table and out the door. Hoseok asked for his name.

"Call me Hoshi-hyung. I've been assigned to take care of you from now on, okay? Oh, you can be my little panda cub! My little red panda!" Hoseok giggled at his new hyung as they walked down the grey halls. No one was out. "Hoshi-hyung, why are we the only ones out here?" he asked curiously. "It's bed time, Hoseok. The only ones permitted to be out are the ones called to pick up the new arrivals and if one of the predators turn rogue. Or if they're performing experiments or if we have to witness a punishment," the panda hybrid explained.