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@ᵒ jimin☪p。 Yunho grins, in response. "Sure, I'll take that." He returns to his previous position deeming Jimin in no more distress, and adds a piece of wood to the fire, which was starting to go through the pile of tinder. "In that case, I'll have to say you saved me from a bear, and that was why I was alive and you weren't. I warned you not to do it, but you were too brave."

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ Jimin's lashes flutter, lids falling to close as Yunho's hand runs soothing circles up and down his spine. "mm.. Emotional support was there. One particular slap helped dislodge it though, I think. I'm pretty sure. I don't know," Jimin takes a large gulp of water, looking towards Yunho with a brow arching. "But yeah, you definitely would've had to explain how I got eaten by a bear. You better make my death look cool."

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 "A few pats on the back hardly saved your life, it was emotional support." He picks up the water bottle and hands it to Jimin, stopping his patting to instead smooth his palm up and down his back. "Killed you? Or I can tell them you choked on meat, and there was nothing I could do."

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ His eyes close for a moment after dislodging the meat, looking towards Yunho as ragged gasps leave him. "Well .. You see- you'd .. Have to tell them.. That you just left me to die. Ya killed me boy," Jimin's laugh is soft, trying to make light of the situation. Slowly, he rubs his throat, gulping and leaning back against Yunho's hand. "You can save lives and hold your meat well, huh?"

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 Yunho looks over to Jimin, alarmed. Reaching over, he claps the other between the should blades a few times. "You ok? Don't choke and die on me now. I'm gonna look bad." He waits for jimin to hack the food out of his windpipe, still patting his back, much softer now. "How am I even going to explain your death?"

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ "Highly confidential?" Brows wiggles as he gazes at the other with curiosity blooming within them. Slowly, he shifts forward, resting his elbows upon his knees, "... Holding your meat, huh? You hold it well-" Jimin could feel the choking already starting, his wandering mind betraying him in the most comical of ways. His skewer drops, along with the can of pears, as the bit of meat goes down the wrong pipe. Doubling over, he hacks, looking away from Yunho in an attend to dislodge the chunk of protein.

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 [] Dw dw!

Yunho snorts softly at the strange but endearing comparison of pears and butts. "What a coincidence. The way to my heart is cute butts as well." He holds out the stick to Jimin again, offering him another piece of meat. "The way to my heart is complicated. Also highly confidential. But appreciating me holding my meat should be a prerequisite, anyhow."

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ []\ how did i miss thi S OHAISJK*DFG

"I can't hold my meat over heat. I end up messing something up." His snort is soft, focusing on the pears and the meat, alternating between the sweet and the savory. The way to his heart .. "Well, no. But pears do look like butts, and a nice is a nice way to my heart." He shrugs, leaning back against a large log, crossing his legs before him. "And you? Te way to your heart is someone that appreciates you holding your meat over a fire?"

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 "Because you get indignant and try to retaliate," He replies easily, batting at Jimin's foot, "Among other things. Although, would this really be considered cooking? I'm holding meat over a fire." He motions to the prehistoric set up before them, "The way to your heart is pears, huh?" He jokes.

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ "Yeah? Why am I so fun to tease, huh?" Jimin knocks his foot against Yunho's thigh, softly, once again. "This is good though - you're an outdoorsy man that knows how to cook; a man after my own heart." His sniffle is dramatic, fake, but it brings a smile to his own lips as he sits in the comfortable silence with his friend.

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 "Oh yeah? A little fluidity there. As expected of a talented omega. I am not disappointed." His eyes twinkle in mirth as he watches Jimin try to take the food offered to him. He seems to enjoy it, and Yunho feels slightly accomplished. He takes a piece of meat for himself and playfully nudges Jimin back with his own leg. "No, not always. But then, people aren't always so fun to tease either."

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ His look is unamused, expression dropping with his lips pursing in to a lax, yet somewhat terse, line. His lids drop, arms cross, and he leans forward to listen to the sassy remark the other gives him. "...Fine with either," He mumbles after a moment, munching angrily on a pear spear, but as the meat cooks more, he leans forward, easily taking the bit that was offered to him. Oh-- wait, right. His fingers clasp around the skewer and he munches happily thereafter, reaching a leg out to gently kick at Yunho's leg. "You always so sarcastic? ,"

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 "You're fine meaning you already are a man, or you don't want to be?" Yunho quirks a brow at the ambiguous reply, holding the skewers of pork over the fire. He can definitely see jimin meaning it either way. "Well. Usually. when you make food..." Yumho spoke in between motions as he continues to cook the makeshift shishkabobbed meat over the fire, rotating and examining it. "You then proceed... to eat it." He finishes the sentence with a sniff test to the lightly charred meat chunks, then cut into it with a knife to check the inside. Deeming it edible, he holds the long stick out so the first piece is directly in front of Jimin's face.

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ His soft exclamation of 'o' is with wide eyed acknowledgement, watching as Yunho stabs at the can and opens it with ease, "I'm fine in that last part," Jimin muses as an afterthought, taking the can with a soft thank you. He crumples to sit, chewing on the pears and looking to and fro as Yunho flutters about. "So- what do we do when the foods done?"

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 "Swiss Army Knife. Have you never seen one? It's an essential supply for camping. Or being a man." Yunho jokes, showing Jimin the various tools on it, before switching back to the can opener and taking his pears in the other hand. It takes quite a few moments f stabbing holes into the can with the portable tool but it serves its purpose, and Yunho hands the opened can of pears back to Jimin, before promptly stealing a piece and popping it in his mouth. "There ya go, Aurora." He says around a mouthful of canned fruit.

[] thats ok, but dont die!

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ Jimin assumed he would've packed beans or something! Anything canned! But his argument falls short with a simple huff and a trudge over to Yunho, holding out the can. "What's that thing?" He gestures towards the army knife, wondering just how these were able to car}y so much- even at a smaller price!!

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@ᵒ jimin☪p。 "Why am I maleficent? Do I make you sleepy?" Yunho jokes, eyes on the fire, trying to pile the firewood just right without tamping it out. At jimin's question, his gaze flickers up in amusement. "You packed the pears, I didn't tealize you were going to need a can opener." He couldn't help but chuckle at the adorable way Jimin was looking at him expectantly, like he was REALLY REALLY hoping yunho had a can opener. He beckons with his hands, trying to hold back from actually laughing. "Alright, bring it here" Saying so, he pulls out his handy dandy swiss army knife. The kind that comes with a can opener.

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ "Too tiny--" Jimin shoots him a look, rummaging through the fireword and makeshift tinder with a sour pout on his full lips. Just seeing Yunho from the corner of his eye, starting a fire with ease, it makes him smile in content. Alright, so he felt safe. "Before, Maleficent." He chirps back, shifting up to stand, rolling from the balls of his feet to stompgently on the ground. With careful motions, he dusts off his hands, head tilting towards Yunho once more. "Did you bring a can opener? You know, for the pears?" He really.. wants some pears.

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 Yunho shoots Jimin an amused quirk of the brows, although he doubts the other could see it as he patters away. "Don't worry, I would let you die alone. You're probably too tiny to eat anyways." He jokes along. By the time Jimin returns, the tent is set up and Yunho has made a make fire pit a ways from the ten, and is in the process of trying to skewer pieces of meat onto long sticks to roast over the fire. He nods at the bundle of wood and makes a noise of approval. "Did you want dinner before, or after, Sleeping Beauty?"

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ Bones melted? Check. Dead? Check. The will to move? .... Debatable. But, if he needs it, Jimin would get up. It takes a moment for him to get up, holding his quaking knees and taking a deep breath to gather himself. "If I scream, come running for me. I don't wanna die alone." A quick salute and Jimin is off, wandering a bit close to the campsite, trying to find firewood. He manages to find some dry wood and some things to kindle the fire, but it wasn't that much he small arms could carry. He comes back with as much wood and kindle he can handle, dropping it in a heap next to Yunho. "Done. I sleep for the week now,"

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 Yunho gives Jimin a curious glance around the side of the half-erected tent. To be honest, he was pretty hungry and meat sounds delicious at the moment. Pears though? Eyebrows knitted half in amusement and half in question, he answers evenly, "That sounds fine, we'll have to get a fire started. Are you ok to look around for firewood? Or are you too dead?" He chuckles, referencing the way Jimin is pooled on the ground like his bones have melted.

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ Dig around supplies? Jimin tosses a curious glance towards the other before shuffling on his knees towards the supplies, rifling through. There was a lot - no wonder he had felt so beaten! How dare Yunho pack his bag full of food. Wait - no, he had packed this bag. A sheepish grin only he knows the meaning to pulls at his lips, pulling out a container that was cool to the touch. Inside was chilled meats, and if ice was to be added continuously, it shouldn't go bad.

"What about some pork?" He holds up the bag, shaking it ever so slightly, "And there's a can of green beans - and some canned pears in here! Does that sound like an okay meal?" It sounds ... Interesting, to say in the least.

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 Yunho can't help but chuckle at the predictable reply, but makes no comment towards Jimin's winded state. "You got it. Sit down then, and drink some water." He tosses a bottle at Jimin once the younger straightens again, then unclips the straps on his bag and begins to unroll the tent. Yunho's had this tent for a while, so set-up should be a breeze with how practiced he is at it.

The next order of business was food. "We should make dinner once the tent is up. Why don't you dig around the supplies to see what we can have for dinner tonight while I work on this?"

@ᵃ yunho☪j。ᴴ He was out of breath. Bent over, hands on his knees, huffing and puffing like he was in need of an asthma treatment. "One sec," He holds up a finger, feeling the burn in his lungs before straightening, looking towards Yunho with a forceful smile upon his lips. "Camp now - definitely now. We've walked so much, I can't feel my legs." Maybe, just maybe, if he got out more ...

@ᵒ jimin☪p。 Yunho slows, looking around thoughtfully before motioning for Jimin to stop walking. He sets his pack down onto the ground of the little clearing. "This is a good spot. It's close enough to the river and pretty open. The grass is soft too." He stamps a few times to demonstrate the fact that there arent rock and sharp roots to bother their sleeping. "What do you think? Set up camp now, or later?"

@yifan w。 Zitao nodded his head as he heard a reassuring answer. He shifted his head so that he could face the taller males neck. He inhaled and breathed in the beta's scent. "Yifan" he whispered while his hungry stomach growled "I'm hungry" He face began to warm up with embarrassment as his stomach continued to growl.

"Do you have any food that I could eat?" He asked shyly as he hid his face in the male's neck. His face was a bright pink from embarrassment, so he waited patiently for the man to answer. He smiled when he got a reply that he was happy with. He waited as soon the other handed him a sandwich.

He took it carefully and sniffed it, unsure of what was in it. After confirming that it was made today and that there was no poison or anything else that could kill him. He happily took a bite into it. It has been sometime since he had eaten a sandwich. So he smiled brightly as he ate it, it made him happy that he good eat a sandwich. He looked up at Yifan and smiled.

"Thank you" he replied with taking another huge bite out of it. He continued to eat it in the warmth of the tall man as he smiled. Soon he was done and had crumbs all over his face. He managed to wipe most of it off out turned to the man and asked, "Am I clean?"

He froze as the man took his thumb to wipe the crumbs away. He was shocked and embarrassed, so he could feel his cheeks warming up again. "If I ate your sandwich then what are you going to eat later on then?" He asked with curiosity in his eyes "I don't want you to be hungry too"

@ᵃ zitao✙h。 "But of course you would, you always did know how to whip me into shape." Yifan couldn't help but laugh, remembering all the times he had been smacked on the back of the head or punched in the arm by the small yet powerful alpha. There was no mistake, Zitao could hold his own without him. He always had been able to but it didn't stop him from wanting to take care of him. It was just in his nature ever after they had first gotten together.

"Well, I didn't really sleep much after we broke up. I just kind of forgot I guess? And I don't sleep much anymore..I just kind of..stayed up all night. I saw you a lot and I woke up a lot whenever I tried sleeping and you wouldn't be there when I rolled over in bed." It was true, the beta couldn't sleep because everytime he closed his eyes he would see his ex-lover standing there, arms open ready to hold him. It was that, that scared him that most. Scared him that he needed the alpha more than he needed him, or so he had thought.

"I'll find somewhere for just us, i'll do anything I can because this time i'm not letting you go no matter what." His arms tightened around the smaller's petite figure in his arms, determination filling his entire being. There was no way for them to take him away, not again. Yet, he was still terrified that this was one big dream, that if he woke up -- his only love wouldn't be in his arms anymore and it would just be the air beside him on their shared bed.

@yifan w。 He smiled and nodded, "you don't have to remind me to do that, I would do it anyways. " He laid his head onto Yifan's warm chest and sighed. He missed being able to have someone to lean against, someone to hold him. Most importantly he missed having someone that loved him and someone who wanted to protect him.

"Can we stay like this a little longer?" He asked in a quiet voice "I really want to" he smiled when the man nodded. And then he snuggled closer and inhaled the male's musky scent. It was strong, but calming for him. Although he was an alpha, he always like how the beta's scent would wrap around him.

He faced the man and traced his sharp jawline, and cupped his face. "You have become skinnier than the last time I saw you" he noticed how Yifan has eye bags underneath his eyes. "Have you not been sleeping and eating well?" He rubbed the other's face and sighed. "I know that you are only a beta, but you shouldn't be this tired. And you are a teacher at our school. But you still shouldn't be like this. Did something come up?"

He quietly listened to Yifan's reply and nodded. "Ah I guess that happens. But how do you think we will be able to stay together. I'm already at a very low position. Plus we probably don't have anywhere else to stay" he wrapped his arms around the male's neck and rested his chin on the other's shoulder. It felt like the awkwardness had already died down and that they were a couple again.

Except Tao didn't want to get to attached. He was still on an edge, he didn't want Yifan to leave again. He knew that his heart couldn't handle being left again.

@ᵃ zitao✙h。 Hearing those words made the beta's face fall a bit, yet he was almost prepared that they would part ways soon enough. He still couldn't or well he felt he couldn't subject the alluring boy in his arms to such hatred again. It had always sent him in a blind fit of fury whenever Zitao would come back to him with patches of dark purple littered over his perfect canvas of skin. He knew it was the alpha's parents, they had caught on once about their forbidden love, they had even once warned him about dragging their son's name through the dirt and that there would always be consequences. It was the original reason why he had wanted to save Zitao from being subjected to the torture that they had described so vividly.

"I don't want to let you go..you know it and I know it." Yifan murmured, eyes cast down at the ground as he continued to hold his past against his chest. That's when an idea struck him like a ton of bricks coming down on him. "Tao, your parents never said that we couldn't be seen together, just we couldn't be together. I mean..I know it's a long shot but I miss you..and you're my better half that I can't find anywhere else." He admitted, his gaze following the boy's every movement.

And the moment their lips touched, it was as if the world stopped spinning. It had always felt like that though, as if they were the only two in the world and that there was nothing that could stop them. But this kiss..it had something different about it. There were so many apologies that had been left unsaid conveyed through the mere touch of their lips. Yifan's eyes closed ever so slightly as he leaned in for more, his hand moving to cup the smaller male's cheek before it had ended just as it came.

"I missed you too, more than you could ever know." The blonde's eyes widened however at the next words that hit his ears. He still loved him. "I--I love you too, Tao. Just if I ever do something that ing stupid again, remember to punch me in the eye, okay? Don't let me go off and be the hero." He jested, completely serious about being stopped if he were to ever try to be the better one of the two.

@yifan w。 The alpha felt his stomach drop as the he heard the truth. All this time, the beta had done this just to protect him, he truly touched. But he was also mad that Yifan's had thought that way after the many times he had said that it would be alright. His heart had never opened up for anyone else but the man that was standing in from of him. "Yifan you know that you didn't ha-"

He felt his light body being easily pulled into warm welcoming arms. He tried to get away, but he knew that it would be no use. "You didn't have to do that" he adjusted himself in the warm body. Zitao truly enjoyed being held by Yifan, "ok, maybe this will be our last"

He looked up at the older man and smiled softly, "ummm" he muttered trying to find a way to break the awkward yet comforting silence. He reached his skinny arm up and touched Yifan's jaw, he traced it lightly. Then his slender fingers drifted towards the handsome male's chin, he pulled it down so that there lips were only millimeters apart. Slowly tilting his head to the side, he moved towards the plump lips. Until he hit them.

It was a simple kiss, just lips touching lips nothing anymore. But both could feel the forgiveness and love of eachother. He slowly backed away and smiled.

"I really have missed you, Yifan" he whispered. He paused and said words that he thought would never come out his mouth again, "I love you Yifan"