The Arrangement

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Word Count- 1483

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Chan stared at the almost asleep boy in his arms as everyone else around them talked freely, enjoying the union after two days.
"How is he now?" Changbin asked him feeding chocolate chip cookies to Felix who was sitting on his lap on the floor with a blanket which was covering both of them.
"He is good." Chan replied, kissing Hyunjin's forehead softly and squeezing his body with his tight arms. The older was happy to have Hyunjin back in his arms with his head nuzzled in his chest and his body settled on his lap on the floor just like Changlix couple.

Hyunjin moved a little and let out a small yawn before clutching Chan's shirt harder and nuzzling more into his chest. The other chuckled at his baby behaviour and kissed his head again. Anyone could easily tell how much the older loved and cared for Hyunjin by just looking at them. The way Chan held his body gently and kissed him every now and then proved how much he adored the boy in his arms. It was just a very beautiful sight.

"Are you sure that your marriage was an arranged one?" Minho asked referring to Chan and Hyunjin as he entered the living room with Jisung hot on his trail with food in his hands.
"Yes. Why would you ask that?" Chan raised his brows before softly brushing Hyunjin's hair with his fingers.
"You look too much in love with him. Like you married for love, you know what I am talking about, right?" Minho explained as he helped Jisung put down the tray containing pizza boxes and a bowl of soup for Hyunjin.

"It's just that. He is only eighteen years old and yet he had to go through stuff like this. He did not even have a normal childhood, no friends to play with. I just feel sad whenever I think about how lonely he has been all this time. I just wanna take care of him all the time. Call it love or whatever you want, he deserves the best and as his husband, I want to make sure that he is happy." Chan said, looking at Hyunjin the whole time he was speaking.

"Whipped culture." Changbin said and laughed a bit along with everyone else.
"Where's Seungmin?" Chan asked looking around for the younger. He thinks that he still hasn't thanked the younger enough for what he has done for him and Hyunjin.
"There were some files and reports that he needed to complete back in the office. He'll be back in no time. Don't worry." Minho answered while opening the bottle of cola.

"Hyung. Wake him up, he needs to eat. I have called a doctor to come by tomorrow to take a look at his knee again." Jisung informed him and smiled.
"Thank you, Jisung." Chan said but Jisung only shook his head while grinning.
"No worries."

Chan looked at the small boy in his arms and kissed his head again. He just could not get enough of him. He didn't even let Hyunjin step a foot on the floor as he would have to let go of Hyunjin that way. The older actually carried Hyunjin bridal style wherever he went that is walking downstairs to meet others.
"Baby." Chan said slowly shaking his arms to move Hyunjin.
"Hyunjinnie, wake up baby." He added and shook a little more. The younger moved a little and blinked a few times before opening his beautiful brown eyes for Chan to see.

"C'mon, get up." Chan whispered softly and kissed his forehead again. Hyunjin nodded before bringing his hand up to rub his eyes cutely. The older chuckled and picked up Hyunjin's head from his chest before nuzzling against his neck and hugging him tighter than ever while taking in his sweet scent.
"I am never gonna let you go again, ever." He said softly and rocked his husband back and forth for a few moments.

Hyunjin smiled into his arms, feeling content with their current position.
"Hyung." He rasped out. Hyunjin was having problems with his voice because he hasn't spoken anything in a while. Whenever he would speak, his voice would come out raspy and heavy.
"Yes?" Chan said while helping him turn a little so that the younger's back was resting against his chest.

"I need water, please." Hyunjin whispered sleepily.
"Sure, sweetie." Chan replied and looked at Minho, asking him to pass the water bottle beside him. The other acted quickly and picked up the plastic water bottle before passing it to Chan.
"Here, Hyunjinnie." Chan smiled before opening the cap for his husband and offering the water bottle to him.

Hyunjin grabbed the water bottle with his shaky hands. The older held the bottle from the bottom to support the movement. He kissed the boy's cheek as he helped him to drink water. Hyunjin was his literal baby and he was more than ready to help him in everyway he could.
"Thanks, Hyung." Hyunjin mumbled as he finished drinking water and let go of the bottle.
"No need to say Thanks Jinnie. You need to eat now, okay?" Chan said and looked at Jisung as the younger passed the soup bowl to him.

Hyunjin shook his head. It wasn't that he was not hungry or something, he had just lost all his appetite already in the few days. So, he did not want to eat anything.
"Please, Hyunjin. This isn't healthy at all. You need to eat." Chan pleaded, stirring the soup with his right hand while his other arm was protectively wrapped around his waist to balance him, otherwise he will fall.

"No." Hyunjin shook his head. He felt like puking when he saw Chan bringing a spoon full of soup towards his mouth.
"Hyunjinnie, please. Just a bit." Chan begged him to eat with his gentle voice. But the younger again shook his head and covered his mouth with his hand.

"Please eat, mate." A totally unfamiliar voice came into the atmosphere. Everyone was shocked and had their jaws dropped to the ground except Changbin who was smiling proudly at Felix who was now sitting near Chan and Hyunjin.

"He can speak?" Minho exclaimed with his eyes wide open. The Australian boy hasn't spoken a word since he came here and seeing him speak was a great shock to everyone.
"Yeah! Seungmin has been teaching him Korean since we came here. He can speak a little Korean now." Changbin explained and smiled wider.
"So he speaks with Seungmin?" Jisung asked curiously.
"No, Seungmin just tell him some words and he repeats everything with me in the room." Changbin replied and took a sip from the cup containing cola. He was really proud of Felix's success in learning Korean.

"Hyunjin-ah." Felix said, ignoring everything and everyone around him, not that he would understand them anyway.
Hyunjin gulped and looked at him with his hand still on his mouth. Felix smiled sweetly and brought his hand down slowly. The boy in Chan's arms strangely did not resist at all. He has found the friend in felix, that he has been craving ever since.

"Translate for me, Please." Felix said in English while staring at Chan with hopeful eyes. The said man nodded at him and looked down at Hyunjin.
"Now, Hyunjin. None of us is gonna eat unless you do. Take it as a threat or whatever, but you need to eat. Do you want us to stay hungry?" Felix said in English and Chan translated for him, smiling a bit at the end. Hyunjin shook his head quickly. He did not want anyone to stay hungry because of him.

"Good. Eat then." Felix smiled at the couple before retreating back to his old position in Changbin's arms.
Hyunjin looked up at Chan with shaky eyes, and the older instantly knew something is wrong.
"What's wrong?" Chan asked gently, his right hand caressed Hyunjin's cheek softly to comfort him.
"I-it hurts when I s-swallow." Hyunjin whispered softly, his beautiful eyes turning red slowly.

"That's why we brought hot soup. Let's take small sips, okay?" Chan encouraged the younger and kissed his forehead gently. He slowly brought the spoon near his mouth which was filled with the soup. Hyunjin looked at Chan who nodded to assure him. The younger hesitantly opened his mouth before Chan pushed the spoon slowly in his mouth to feed him.

The boy slowly bit on the solid contents of the soup and after that he slowly gulped down the soup. Hyunjin's brows furrowed with the sharp pain that entered his throat when he gulped and his eyes shut close.
"Good, Baby. Just like that." Chan encouraged and rubbed Hyunjin's left arm to comfort him.

"Open your mouth, C'mon." Chan said softly to the boy sitting in his arms while everyone else stared at them with heart eyes. 

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