IRREGULAR [NCT127xR.V.Seulgi]

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Seulgi sat back against the headboard in bed. Her face was drenched in tears and sweat, and her breathing still unstable.

"Seulgi..." Taeyong called softly placing a hand on her forehead, to which she shuddered, making him flinch back. "Are you OK love?"

"I'm fine..." she mumbled, looking away. Taeyong looked at her apologetically, hurt by her action.

"I'm sorry I turned on the waves." he said, refraining his arm.

Seulgi looked up to him, suddenly shaking her head as she grabbed his hand. "No Taeyong. I'm not mad about that. I'm mad at myself for letting my Red take over. I've tried so hard to keep it in, but I couldn't. I'm a monster. I even tried to kill my own brother. I'm..."

"No Seulgi, stop." he cut her off, holding her cheek. "You're not a monster. You're a beautiful person. Whatever happened already happened, and it was only natural. Remember, we're Irregulars, and we should be proud of it."

"What's there to be proud of?" she half yelled crying, "I nearly killed him!"

Taeyong watched as she sobbed into her knees hugging them, and moved closer to sit, pulling her into his chest. He kissed her head, then pressed his forehead onto it, his lips next to her ear as he whispered. "We all did once."

To this she looked up at him, shocked and confused. "What?"

"We all nearly did something like that," he said looking away a little dismayed, "but that's how we learned to control it later on. You've never experienced your Irregular before, but this is natural. Even for Greens."

Seulgi felt something was wrong, something about his past he hasn't told her, and probably doesn't want to remember. She scooted closer and hugged his torso, head in his chest. "What would I do without you Taeyong?" she mumbled against his shirt. Taeyong chuckled kissing her head, then leaning his head down on her's for a while both enjoying the silent comfort in each other's presence.

Slowly Taeyong pushed them down, so her body laid half on the bed. "Come on. You need rest. That was very stressful and pressurising, for both you and the baby. And I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure that's not good."

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The men sat together around in the living room, all looking at each other the same way, except Yuta. Taeil then took turn, and spoke. "OK, so this means that those two have been together." he announced as a matter of fact. "But for how long?" he then asked, as if anyone would know. Except Yuta, who bit his lips to stop his sly smile coming out.

"That's what we're going to find out." Johnny said standing up. "I know Taeyong, and he's never like that. If he's not himself, especially with her, I'm sure there's something going on between them." he said as the others nodded. They sat longer discussing about the situation earlier, trying to figure out how they can get the real answer.

At the steps coming from the stairs, all heads turned, seeing their leader return. Once he looked up, Taeyong was met by several pairs of odd looks, feeling pressured by being the center of attention. "Why are you staring at me like that?" he asked as he reached the final step, feeling insecure by all the unwanted attention.

They eyed him longer, until Taeil stood up. "Lee Taeyong you've got some explaining to do." he said walking closer. "You and Seulgi are together, aren't you?"

For the first time in their lives they were seeing Taeyong feeling intimidated as he took a step or two back. "Yes..." replied scratching his head.

"And how?" Taeil asked in a parent tone.

Taeyong moved to sit in between them, thinking of where to start from, "I guess I'll tell you from the beginning. Remember the fire accident back in Seoul, when she was trapped inside? Well, that night we kind of got closer... like, just before running away, we..." he pursed his lips, embarassment taking over, "got intimate."

Everyone looked at each other, Yuta still struggling to hold his laugh. "No wonder the helicopter looked used even before we got in." Haechan whispered to Taeil, who smacked the younger's head. Taeyong coughed, and took a deep breath to continue.

"After that, we made up here, and now we're together." he finished, looking at each of their faces in hopes for some reassuring looks.

"Sorry Mark," Jungwoo suddenly stood up, "there goes your chance."

Everyone laughed, and soon turned congratulatory, dancing around crazily. Taeyong looked at them, and his eyes met Yuta's, who smiled slyly at him. He smiled back, and thought of the next thing they should know.

Maybe next time...

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