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" Uhh ? "

In front of me , few meters away , lay a man . But it only a matter of seconds before I notice the tail and ears . With further analyse , I can see the torn , ripped and dirty clothes of the tall boy. My eyes landed on his bare feets and realized that one of them is bleeding. I look back at his face only to meet a hostile and dangerous glare . I could tell that this hybrid was definitely a stray and a wild one .

'A lion ! Shit this isn't good ! Even if he is injured he won't hesitate to kill me if I do a reckless move! Think Y/n think , what animal planet said again about encountering a lion ? Ah yes ! Don't leave eyes contact and expose your neck ! And proceed carefully, even more if they are injured! '

I took a breath as I made my way to the male, at first I saw his shoulder tense as I reduced the proximity between us, so I locked eyes contact with him and expose my neck while taking careful step . My actions seems to works as I feel the atmosphere lighten a little, I just need to do a little more .

" It's fine, I'm not here to hurt you , I want to help you. See ? "

As I said those words, I sat in front of him on my knees , still looking in his eyes and exposing my neck . His ears twitch and his tail move . Honestly, he could kill me on the spot if he want . His eyes eventually softened as he sniff and whimper in pain.

" Oh dear , it must hurt a lot , my name is Y/n , what's yours? "

He didn't answer immediately but eventually tell me :

" Taehyung "

I offer him one of my softest smile and softly touch his hand, like if it was one of the most fragile things on the world, worried that it may break. As he didn't flinch at my contact , I carry on .

" Taehyung, would you like me to take you to my house so we can heal your wound? "

He look away, debating with himself if it is a good idea , eventually he nodded his head . I stand up and help him to too and put his arm around my shoulder and sneaking my arm around his waist , Not before asking for his approval first . We don't need him to feel uncomfortable now we ?

On our way back home, I ask him some questions to get to know him . So far I have learned that he lives in the forest for years and alone. He got his injury from a trap . Knowing that it was the work of a hunter and that all of this was happened a few meters away from me make me so mad with myself. While I was cosy in my house the poor hybrid was having hard times.

By the time we reach the house, I get Taehyung on the couch of the living room and go grab my first aid kit. As I come back from the bathroom, I meet a cute sight : Taehyung was looking around with lost kitten eyes, his ears twitching each time his eyes landed on something that caught his attention and the way his tail move back and forth, right to the left. I couldn't help but squeal at this.

" You're back " . Indeed very cute.

I sat beside him as I take out the band aid and some ointment, the alcohol would hurt him more than anything.

" Ok Taehyung, I'm going to put some ointment on your wound, it may hurt a little but I need you to support it the time I put it so it can heal , are you fine with it ?"

He nodded his head and take a breath before I start to do my work. After few minutes, I bandaged his foot and let it rest on the coffee table in front of us . It was completely silent until we heard a growl coming from Taehyung stomach.

" You must be hungry, I will cook something, Does Ramen work for you ? " I know that he must be starving as he told me that he stoles sometime food from convenience store storage to survive. He only nodded as I made my way to the kitchen and grab the pack of instant noodles.

I gave him his plate and grab mine and start eating. With the time, we opened to each other and even started to goof around a little . By the end of the dinner, we were giggling and acting like we know each other for years .

' It's good to have a friend ' I thought, when we finished I grab our plates and put them in the sink before turning all my attention to him .

" Tae , how about a bath to relax and wash yourself ? " the lion tilted his head on the side at the mention of the nickname.

" I thought it would be nice for you to have a nickname so you can give a nickname too . " He smiled at the suggestion before saying .

"Then how about Y/n/n ?"

I agree as I help him to stand up while making sure to not hurt his foot. We goes throughthe stairs and make our way to the nearest bedroom since they all have a bathroom. I turned to the left corridor and opened the first door I found :

And I opened another door that lead in the bathroom :

I gave him some of Yuki's clothes that he left here and left Taehyung with his intimacy.

"Just call me if you need something Tae ! I will wait in the bedroom " He said yes and silence was the only thing heard with the sound of water for a few minutes. Then suddenly-

" Y/N ! I NEED HELP !!! "

I fall of the bed , surprised by his sudden call and entered the bathroom only to meet Taehyung in a bubble bath, with only his head and bandaged foot were sticking out of the bubble mess.

" I can't really move because of my injury so...could you...help me ?"

I only giggle and sat in front of the bath , I rolled up my sleeves and grab the SoPe . I put it in my hand before scrubbing it and washing Tae's hair . Even though they were dirty , I couldn't help but find them beautiful, something must be wrong with me . Meanwhile, the said boy was humming in delight as he quite like the care I was giving him.

After that , I rinsed his hair and leave as my job here was done. I wait for him to finish as I get a phone call.

" Heyyyy, how my baby going ? "

" Yuki ? Are you ok ? Does someone hurt or threaten you ? "

" Wow wow . Calm down, I'm okay . You know jail isn't that bad ! I even found some of my clients and men here , I'm quite relieved as I thought that some of them have die in mission ! "

" Honestly I don't know if it's a good or bad news "

" People here are nice ! We talked, jokes, even the guards come play with us ! "

" Yuki are you sure you're in jail ? "

" Yeah 100 % sure ! We even ate pizza today ! And I have already got some deal for when I get out ! "

" So you're telling me that you're basically in the world of the care bears while I have almost died trying to help a stray lion hybrid-"

" You help a hybrid ? Aww it's so cute~ Even though you know that it could be killed at any moment 'cause it's a stray or that you could go in jail if he has a owner ! "

" What was I supposed to do ? Left him in the forest and wait for him to die by the hand of some hybrid hunter? I hate those laws "

" I agree with you on this, hybrid shouldn't be treated like mere animal or object, they are living being and breathing the same air as us and we're almost the same, they should be treated the same as us ... I need to go, you know even in jail the business is still running, well I have to count on my two best men and assistant to make it work outside of here but it still working ~ Bye ! "

" Ah yeah , I almost forgot that you were a underground drugs lord. Well good night you psycho , try to not die ."

And I hang up , I release a sigh . At the same moment the bathroom door opened to reveal Taehyung in a white T-shirt and black sweatpants . He was gorgeous even in this casual attire . I snapped out of my trance as I get up from the bed .

" This is your room, you can sleep here . If you need me , I will be in my room, it's the one with stars stickers on it ok ? "

I go to my room and change into my pajamas before trowing myself on my bed. It was a loooooong day , both physically and mentally.

I feel myself drifting to sleep as the door opened keeping me from falling asleep . I look at the source and only found Taehyung who was holding his tail between his hands while looking at me .

" Can I sleep here tonight ? "

I have never sleep with somebody even less with a boy but I can't reject him . It might be a little awkward but I will be fine. So I pat the place beside me and he flash me a rectangular smile. He crawled on the cover and put his arms around me and immediately fall asleep. My body stiffened as I wasn't familiar with the proximity, was it normal to put your arms like this ?

I shrugged this aside and fall asleep too.