IRREGULAR [NCT127xR.V.Seulgi]

01

"Guys! Come down to eat! Now!" Heechul screamed for the nth time, and soon enough heard running feet from different directions.

"What's for dinner?" asked the middle among the three. "Ooh. Chicken tenders!" he licked his lips as his hand reached out for one, before being slapped away.

"Baekhyun! We wait for her first!" Heechul scolded the younger, who scowled at him. "Seulgi! Hurry up!"

"I'm here." the youngest came, standing next to her brothers with a smile. Heechul smiled back ruffling her hair. "I'm not that hungry though." she shrugged.

"Eat." he told her. "I made them for you. It's your birthday after all." he pulled out a chair and made her sit.

"Why not for me?" Baekhyun sulked as he sat as well, taking a few pieces at once.

"Because you got a party for your's." Heechul pointed out, slapping his hand so only two pieces were left for him to take. Baekhyun would sulk again, but realised what his brother meant, finishing the sentence in his own head.

You got a party for your's, from your friends...

He smiled back at him, then at the youngest, wanting to not show her any pain. Seulgi smiled at her brothers, thanking them before digging into her food. The siblings started to eat, silence taking over as they focused only on what was on their plates. Heechul finished first, continuing to clean his place, then the others' as they started leaving the table.

"Seulgi, go back to your assignment. Baekhyun..."

"I know. Back to work." he mocked. Heechul lifted a spoon before Baekhyun ran away to his room.

It was definitely unbelievable to Seulgi that he was a man of twenty-six years. Then again, Heechul himself was thirty-four, and, to her, was still immature.

"Heechul..." Seulgi spoke before leaving, "when will you get married?" she asked. He stopped working, and smiled at her.

"I don't want to. I have you two, and I'm happy this way." he replied.

More over, I want to protect you...

"Really? Because, I feel like we're only in your way from your own future. You can move on Heechul. Baekhyun's got his own job, and I'm already..."

"Go to your room Seulgi. It's getting late." he cut her off. Seulgi looked down frowning, and followed instructions.

Sighing in dissapointment, Heechul went to his shared room with Baekhyun, who stared at him. He knew the younger had heard everything.

"When can we tell her?" he asked as Heechul closed the door.

"She knows Baekhyun, or she wouldn't be be so insisting on us moving on. She wants to live by herself, but we can't let her go. She's not safe." Heechul replied. "If I wasn't in the scanner that day, they would've done the worst things to her."

Seulgi ran to her room and slammed the door shut. Eavesdropping was definitely not a good idea, because now, her heart hurt. She slumped down to her knees against the door, hugging them as her tears wet her pants.

Heechul was right. She knew she was different, unlike her family. She knew she was a danger to them, and anyone else. She also knew how much trouble Heechul went through to keep her a secret from society, wanting to keep their only sister safe.

This was why she had no friends, why she was homeschooled, why she was never allowed to go anywhere alone. This was why, no matter how much she tried, Seulgi could never live normally, why no one wanted her around.

Because, unlike her Normal brothers, she was Irregular.

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