Our Way ||| Ateez

13

"Alright 'Mam... Enemy is in sight. How do you want to proceed?"

"Carefully. We can't alert them to our presence."

"Roger that. Stay low to the ground, we can't risk him seeing us."

Yeosang hummed to himself as he folded laundry. He would smile softly and place a hand on his small belly as he turned to grab another shirt.

"Approaching target. Slowly..."

"Attack on my command."

The beta grabbed the laundry basket and started walking to the laundry room to get more clothes.

"Target is on the move. Hold your position."

"Wait for him to come back."

He returned after a few minutes and dumped a pile of socks and underwear onto the couch to start sorting. Theo was sitting on the couch next to him, trying to help sort the socks, but he didn't seem to understand the concept and just kept handing them to Yeosang. The beta ruffled his hair and always said thank you.

"Ok, get ready. In three..."

"Two..."

"Hongjoong are you going to sit there and keep staring at me or are you going to help?" Yeosang said without turning around."

"Retreat!" Hongjoong yelled, swooping Avayla up into his arms and running down the hallway while she giggled at the top of her lungs. "Abort mission!"

"We've been discovered! Uncle Joong! Enemy approaching!"

The alpha looked over his shoulder and saw Theo running after them, a bright smile on his face as he clapped. "That's no enemy!" He brought his face close to Avayla's. "That's our spy!" He hissed, rubbing their noses together.

"Agent Theo! Report!" Avayla said as Hongjoong set her on the floor and crouched next to her.

The boy just kept giggling and then held up a sock.

Hongjoong gasped and stared at it with wide is. "He did it! He got the secret weapon!" He reached out and carefully took the sock. Both kids 'ooo'd' and stared at it with wide eyes. "Do you know what this means Ava?" He whispered.

She shook her head.

"It means the enemy can't finish his mission. We have succeeded!" He cheered, picking both kids up, one under each arm, and spun them in a circle.

"Hongjoong." Yeosang said from the end of the hallway. His arms were crossed and he was tapping his foot, but there was a twinkle in his eye.

"Yes love?" Hongjoong said, arching his eyebrow and backing up slowly. Both Avayla and Theo covered their mouths as they giggled and squirmed against his side.

"Sock."

"What sock?" He asked, still backing up. He tightened his grip on the kids and turned around right as Yeosang opened his mouth to speak. "You can't catch us!" He tore down the hallway and turned into one of the bedrooms."

"I don't need to catch you. I just need to threaten to not feed you!" Yeosang yelled.

Hongjoong cried out and clutched his heart after setting the kids down. They were giggling still, but also clung to him. "Uncle Joong! What's wrong?"

"He discovered..." Hongjoong fell to his knees. "My weakness..." He twisted and fell down so he could lay on his back, letting his arm fall above his head so his hand thumped against the wooden floor in the hallway.

"Uncle Joong! How do we save you?" Avayla asked, kneeling next to his head. Theo put his head on Hongjoong's chest.

"Maybe..." He croaked, making his voice intentionally raspy. "If you return... The sock... He may spare... My life..."