Hongjoong's pov

  The next morning, I awoke with Seonghwa wrapped around my back. His nose was buried in my hair and he had me pulled close to himself.

  I could feel gentle pecks being placed on the crown of my head and his fingers tracing shapes on my stomach. I smiled softly at the ticklish feelings.

"Hwa, stop, it tickles," I asked, rolling around to face him. Seonghwa smiled sleepily and pecked my nose.

"How are you so beautiful when you've just awoken?" Seonghwa asked softly, pulling me closer by my waist. My cheeks darkened at his words before I hid my face in his chest.

"I like you," I whispered against his chest, knowing he heard me by his arms closing tighter around me. He pecked the top of my head and said the same.

"I like you."

"Okay, can you let me up? I have to use the bathroom," I asked, trying to pull away from his warm embrace. Seonghwa whined quietly but let me up so I could go.

I soon came back after doing everything I needed to and laid back down in his arms. Seonghwa smiled widely and pulled me to himself.

  "What are we going to do today?" He asked. I gave it some thought before shrugging.

  "We could go shopping for more food, or we could go on a date?" I offered, my cheeks burning a little at the idea. Seonghwa smiled softly.

"We could do both; make sure you have enough food here, and have a nice time out together," he said. I smiled and nodded.

  "We'll have to get up for that," I mumbled, scooting closer to him. Seonghwa smiled at me and kissed my head.

  "You're too cute," he said. I smiled and leaned up to peck his cheek.

  "I laid out a spare toothbrush on the sink in its packet. Brush your teeth first if you want any real kisses," I claimed, begrudgingly rolling away from his grasp.

  "Do what?" He questioned.

  "You ate human food, so you have to brush your teeth. I forgot to tell you to last night, I'm sorry," I apologized. Seonghwa shrugged it off and stood up.

  "How do I brush my teeth?"

  "Do you need me to show you how?"

  Seonghwa nodded with a sheepish smile, making me have a small smile of my own. I took his hand in mine and pulled him to my bathroom.

  "You wet the brush.. then put some toothpaste on the bristles.. then you start scrubbing all of your teeth with it," I spoke slowly, showing him step by step as I did it. Seonghwa followed along, then asked a question.

  "Even my fangs?"

  "Maybe you should ask Baekhyun about your fangs. Did you use them to eat the human food?" I asked. Seonghwa shook his head.

  "I didn't need to."

  "Then I don't think you need to brush them, but do it anyway unless it brings discomfort," I instructed him. My mate nodded his head and let his fangs come down from his gums as he brushed his teeth.

My eyes widened a little seeing the fangs. They were a couple centimeters longer than his other teeth and pointed.

Seonghwa began brushing and looked at me to make sure he was doing it right, causing me to nod with a smile.

"Make sure you get all the surfaces," i said. He put on a determined look and continued to brush his teeth until they were clean.

"Can I have a kiss now?" He asked. I smiled widely and gave it some fake thought. As I began to playfully shake my head no, Seonghwa grabbed me by the waist and tugged me closer.

"You said I could after I brushed my teeth! I even brushed my fangs!" He whined. I smiled widely and leaned towards him to give him what he asked for.

"Happy?" I asked. Seonghwa leaned into another kiss, this one slow and sweet instead of a peck.

"Now I am," he said. I smiled softly with blush on my cheeks as I felt his thumbs caress my waist.

"You're too cute," I said, looking up at the vampire. His eyes grew dark as he looked down at me.

"Cute? I'm stronger than you could imagine," he said, kissing my cheek and slowly pecking down the side of my neck.

"Mhm, but you wouldn't hurt me, would you?" I asked softly, my breath hitching at the feeling.

"Not unless you're into it," he teased. I raised my hands from my sides to rest one hand on his hip and tangle my fingers in his hair.

"You smell so sweet, Hongjoong. You're so tempting to me, my mate," Seonghwa muttered against my collarbone.

"In what way am I tempting?" I dared to ask. Feeling his fangs gently caress my skin, I soon knew my answer.

"You need blood?" I asked quietly.

"I do, but I could go get a bag from home if you'd prefer me to do so," Seonghwa said, raising his head after one more kiss against my neck.

"How bad will it hurt?"

"It shouldn't at all."

"Then drink from me," I said, pulling my mate back towards myself by his sweatpants pockets.

"Are you sure?" Seonghwa asked softly. I smiled softly and nodded.

"I trust you, Hwa." I kissed his lips, then separated us to allow him to drink from me.

"Thank you," Seonghwa spoke softly against my neck before I felt his fangs rub my neck once more.

What I didn't feel was the bite. I felt myself slowly losing blood, but the bite didn't hurt, just as he said. If anything, it felt nice being so close with my mate.

Seonghwa pulled away from my neck, then gave me a little of his blood to heal my wound. I grimaced a little at the metallic flavor, but swallowed it anyway.

"You taste even sweeter than you smell," Seonghwa groaned, laying his head against my shoulder.

"Did the bite hurt? I didn't hurt you, did I?" Seonghwa asked. I shook my head with a small smile.

"No, I'm okay. It actually felt nice to be so close," I said, my cheeks dark rosy. Seonghwa lifted his head from my shoulders and smiled at my flushed face.

"I'm glad, Joong," he spoke up, a soft smile on his lips before he kissed mine.

  "Thank you for trusting me."

  "Hwa, if it didn't hurt to be bit for you to drink, will mating biting hurt?" I asked. Seonghwa's eyes widened as he gaped at me.

  "Mating?! Joong, are you-"

  "Don't poke fun at me, Hwa. If you don't want to yet you should know it's okay to wait." I huffed, accidentally spilling details I didn't mean to.

  "You do want to mate with me already?" Seonghwa asked softly. He came closer and wrapped his arms around my waist from behind me and kissed my temple.

  "Let's give this a couple days to settle first, and then we can decide, okay? I don't want you to make a rash decision, Joong," Seonghwa said. I nodded my head, understanding where he was coming from.

  "Can we get dressed and go grocery shopping?" I asked, looking a little behind myself at the vampire. Seonghwa nodded, but stayed attached to my back.

"Hwa, you'll have to let me go," I mumbled, smiling softly as he tightened his hug for a bit before letting me go.

"It's not my fault you're so warm," he muttered, walking to my closet to grab some of his clothes we hung up last night.

I smiled and shook my head at him. I grabbed an outfit and got dressed, too, then led him down the apartment complex to my car.

"Do you see the buttons on your door?" I asked once Seonghwa and I were buckled in my car. Seonghwa hummed in response.

"They open the window if you wanna see outside it better; you seemed to really like looking outside before," I said, smiling softly seeing his boba eyes return as his window rolled down.

Seonghwa stayed staring outside of the window for the entire drive to the grocery store. I had him roll up his window, then we unbuckled and got out.

"You are so cute, Hwa. Your eyes get so round when you look outside," I said, speaking softly but knowing he could hear me.

  "You're cuter, Joong. You still have bedhead," Seonghwa laughed softly. I gasped and quickly began patting down my hair and trying my best to make it presentable.

   "Why didn't you tell me sooner," I whined, grabbing a buggy and pushing it down the aisles as we shopped.

"Joong, what are these?" Seonghwa asked, looking down at some strawberry flavored milk.

"It's strawberry flavored milk. Do you wanna try it?" I asked, picking up a package. Seonghwa nodded quickly, causing me to grin.

I pecked his cheek and put it in our buggy and grabbed a carton of regular milk as well.

We soon checked out and put all of the bags in the trunk of my car before getting in the front seats.

"Can I put my hand on your thigh again?" Seonghwa asked, looking at me once we buckled ourselves in. I smiled softly and nodded.

The vampire grinned and placed his left hand on my right thigh, gently rubbing at the denim.

  He's so cute

I smiled softly and continued to drive home. We soon put away all of the groceries, and I gave the vampire a strawberry milk.

  "Here, Hwa," I said, handing him a bottle with the straw poked in before drinking from my own.

  He sipped from the straw with curious eyes that turned excited once he realized he liked it, making me realize I'd buy the vampire all of the strawberry milk he'd drink.

  "Do you like it?" I asked, smiling softly. Seonghwa nodded quickly, the little container making empty sounds once he'd finished it.

  "It's really sweet! I like it," Seonghwa confirmed. I laughed softly and pinched his cheek gently before giving him mine.

  "Are you sure you don't wanna drink it?" Seonghwa asked. I smiled and shook my head.

  "Go ahead," I said. Seonghwa sipped on the strawberry milk.

  "Do other things come in this flavor?" He asked.

  "Yes, a lot of things: Ice cream, milk shakes, chocolate, candy. They're all flavored from strawberries," I explained. Seonghwa looked up at me as I leaned on the counter with wide, curious eyes.

  "Can we go out for those?" He asked.

  "We can go on a date to a place that serves milkshakes, and on the way home after our date we can pick up the other items. Sound okay?" I offered, picking up my keys from the counter beside me. Seonghwa nodded quickly.

"Thank you, Joong," he said, coming to kiss me. I pecked his lips with a soft smile.

  "Always, Hwa,"