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Sung Hyunjae is an annoying man, Yoojin learns quite early on his regression.

The S-ranker has the same annoying smile everytime they bump into eachother. He has grown attached to Yoojin and he will make it everyone's problem, especially Yoohyun's.

Even if Hyunjae was a total pain to deal with sometimes, he was very adamant on taking care of his dear precious partner.

Wether Yoojin liked it or not, Hyunjae would get him flowers and expensive gifts , the earrings and the watch were not something the average person could afford, but obviously Korea's number one S-ranker could.

Making sure that Yoojin ate was also a priority. Hyunjae would cook for him every chance he got, even if it meant sacrificing some of his free time in favor of cooking new dishes for Yoojin to enjoy. And when he isn't cooking for him, he is taking him out to fancy places.

Although Yoojin hated to admit it , he fell for it every single damn time.

1.

Yoojin should already be used to being held inside for his own sake, but sometimes he wished Yoohyun would put some more trust in him. Just because he got kidnapped a few times didn't mean he was unable to protect himself, plus Peace was with him most of the time!

This time however ,an unanticipated A-class dungeon appeared near the city center and Yoohyun went in with Peace and a few other Haeyeon hunters, which left Yoojin at the hands of the SeSeong Guild Master, again.

The guest room in which Yoojin stayed inside the guild last time changed after the Jellyfish incident , but the bed still felt the same, even the roomed looked oddly similiar, did they really have to make them like that.. He missed his own bed, damn it! Why couldn't he just stay at Haeyeon? Couldn't he at least sleep unsupervised?

Tossing the blanket off himself , Yoojin reached for Peep-Peep on the pillow next to him , but he was nowhere to be found.

Yoojin let out an audiable " Huh?" Before looking around the room then under his pillow with Peep-Peep still nowhere to be found. The windows were also closed , no way he flew out just like that.. he probably teleported somewhere then? But where? Yoojin was fast asleep , there was no need for Peep-Peep to teleport somewhere else.

Just before Yoojin could raise himself up from the bed, the door creaks and Hyunjae enters with a bed tray table in his hands. Scanning the tray , Yoojin notices a few rolled omelettes,a bowl of tangsuyuk and Peep-Peep, stealing from said bowl! So that's where he went. That fluffy little traitor.

"Yoojin-ah , good morning, It's lunch time so I made something for you," Hyunjae said , sitting himself on the edge of the bed and putting down the tray between them.

" So you decided to make me skip breakfast?" Yoojin raises his eyebrow, muttering a grumpy good morning. He grabs the pair of chopsticks next to the bowl without much care, immediately digging into the food- he should thank his L-rank poison resistance skill, even if Hyunjae wanted to poison him he simply couldn't ,at least one thing goes his way.

" If Yoojin-ah wants to eat breakfast , then I'll make some," He simply smiled, poking Peep-Peep who attempted to now take a bite out of the omelette. His eyes turning into amused crescents.

" That's kind of late , don't you think? Why didn't you wake me up at least?" Yoojin steals a glance at Hyunjae's wrist watch , it read 13:20. He doesn't remember the last time he slept in..

" You looked too peaceful to wake up, how could I disturb your sleep? Young master would get angry at me," His tone was light and teasing.

So did he watch him sleep? Yoojin squints his eyes, but doesn't bother asking.

" But Peep-Peep kicked me out of the room." Yoojin hears Hyunjae continue as he stuffs a few meat chunks in his mouth, thinking about how exactly Peep-Peep kicked the man out of the room. Did he pick at his head? Perhaps blocked his vision by jumping in front of his face.

Yoojin rubs Peep-Peep's head with a pleased smile playing on his lips.

" You shouldn't eat this," Yoojin says before glancing at Hyunjae " You could've at least brought some mana stones for Peep-Peep as well," he complains looking at his baby.

And just like he was waiting for Yoojin to complain , a jar of mana stones suddenly appears in his hands. Hyunjae continues to smile as he pushes the jar towards Yoojin.

" How could I forget about such an important thing?"

There is absolutely no winning against this man , Yoojin thinks to himself as he takes a bite of the omelette, damn this bastard , the food he makes shouldn't be this good! Yoojin knew that he wasn't just a snobby S-rank that only cared about his looks, but still, the fact that he cooks for Yoojin instead of making someone else do it is a rewarding feeling. Whatever he asks him to make , he will.

That's the power of being Sung Hyunjae's special item and partner.Though one of those titles is worse than the other, he still acts like Yoojin is his prized posession.

" Anyway, anything new about the A-class dungeon?" Yoojin inquires, even if Yoohyun was an S-rank he was still his little brother, he couldn't help not worry, maybe if he went with him those nerves would be eased up, but Yoohyun just won't take him..

" It's being thoroughly monitored , everything is going well," Hyunjae reassures him , pushing a mana stone in Peep-Peep's mouth.

" Haa , at least that," Yoojin could only sigh in relief.

He continues to eat for the next few minutes with Hyunjae sitting next to him , feeding Peep-Peep. Does he not have work to do? Seriously, this man. He would do anything to spend some more time with Yoojin , acting sly like this isn't his goddamn home.

" Do you have any plans for today?"

" No , nothing in schedule for today , do you want to go out?" Hyunjae asks , finally screwing the jar of mana stones shut before it is thrown back in his inventory.

" Like you would let me out just like that."

Hyunjae laughs at Yoojin's immediate response , his hand reaches for his cheek and his thumb rubs near the corner of Yoojin's lips.

" I'd rather not get into more trouble with the young master," He repeats ,retracting his hand and brings it up to his lips." Aren't you going to praise the cook?"

" This is an easy meal , I'd like to see something more next time." The tips of Yoojin's ears turn red at the sudden act from Hyunjae. His voice almost cracks, rubbing the back of his neck that also grew hot, Yoojin huffs.

" Ah , I'll keep that in mind , next time I'll make sure to do better," The S-rank accentuates the words ' next time', like he wants to make sure Yoojin understood that there is in fact a second time.

" You better."
Peep-Peep chirps and nips at Hyunjae's hand , acting like he was on Yoojin' side with this one.

2.

Yoojin was always active in Yoohyun's life , that included school life. He tried to attend every festivity or activity the school held in which Yoohyun would participate in for the sole reason of seeing him with a smile on his face.

As much as he wanted to , working made it quite difficult. He always wanted to beg for forgiveness in front of the little Yoohyun who very excitedly waited for his hyung to come and see whatever he's done , only for him to not show up or be horribly late.

Obviously it was too late to do that now.

So when he heard from Yerim that her school would be holding an activity , Yoojin was immediately interested.

Yerim tried her best to deny that her class was participating , but it was an obvious lie. She wasn't the best student around , but how come she wouldn't wanna participate in an activity with her classmates and teachers?

The problem only became apparent when Yerim told him what the activity was about. Cooking and baking, they were holding a fair with goods that the kids would be bringing, it was just supposed to be a fun activity for the kids while the parents were the ones who made the actual goods.

Yoojin reassured Yerim that he would help her, that's what he was there for! To be her guardian and helping hand when she needed one.

And that's how he ended up in Hyunjae's kitchen with Yerim.

The man will cook anything for Yoojin if he asked, so why not take advantage of that and help Yerim out.

Yoojin suggested they make some red bean buns , and who is the guild master to say no to such a request?

" I could have just gotten some from the shops near school, they didn't say they had to be homemade-!" Yerim protests like Hyunjae hasn't already made the filling.

" It's just some jjinppang, it's quite easy to make," says Hyunjae while kneading the dough. Yoojin has to say , it is quite the view to see two S-rankers 'fight' in the kitchen over some trivial things such as goods for a school activity.

" How much more are you going to beat that dough?" Yoojin almost laughs as he looks at Hyunjae, who's currently in a white button up with his sleeves rolled up and in a pink apron. He should honestly just quit being the SeSeong Guild Master and be Yoojin's private chef at this point, it's a view to drown into that's for sure, while Yerim on the other hand was dressed in a blue t-shirt that was covered in flour.

" We are done for now , just let it sit for a few minutes."

Hyunjae covers the bowl and pushes it aside, turning to look at Yoojin , who so far has not helped at all but just stared at the two. Just sitting there looking pretty.

" I have to go out later with Noah," Yoojin scoffs , looking away.

" I have a shower you could use," Hyunjae responds as Yerim tried to brush all the flour off her shirt.

" This is why I dislike being in here, what a pain! But thank you for the help ahjussi," Yerim smiles and brushes her flour covered hand on Hyunjae's pink apron, leaving an obvious white print of her palm.

" Ah.."

" It's fine, It was going to be washed anyways."

" Maybe you'll fix up that grade with these," Yoojin mutters out of the blue , reaching for the phone he left next to him.

" Mister!" Yerim suddenly shouts , getting closer to Yoojin , trying to see what he's looking at.

Yerim was a good kid, but she had her moments of being a teenager and skipping class or not learning for a test. As one of the few S-rank hunters in South Korea that is permitted, somewhat at least, she has a clear reason for not learning, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't even try!

" Are you having problems at school, Yerim?" Yoojin just realised that they never really talk about Yerim's school life , even though it is an important part in one's upbringing. They only ever talk about stuff related to the dungeons, would Hyunjae get bored of school talk? Did that bastard even go to school?

" I wouldn't call them problems.."

" But they are giving Yoojin something to worry about?" With the raise of an eyebrow ,Yerim quickly turns around , crossing her arms, she steals a quick glance at Yoojin.

" It's not that bad, do you even know what they do at school these days?" Yoojin admits , fiddling with his phone.

" Obviously, " Hyunjae replies , placing a pastry mat on the table," I hope you know how to roll them," he continues eyeing Yoojin.

For the next few minutes the kitchen is quiet as all three work on shaping the buns, it doesn't take long until they're done- a bit fucked up looking , but for a first time it looks decent enough- and they're put to steam. After that , they can have a taste test. Not like such a recipe could be messed up.

It takes a bit over 20 minutes for the buns to be steamed, but once it was done Hyunjae put the pot on the table and opened the lid, the scent of the buns leave the pot as soon as they are uncovered.

Yerim grabs one first, studying the white bun before taking a bite ,some of the red bean paste sticking to her lips.

" It's good!" She excitedly nods shoving the rest of the bun in her mouth.

" Yoojin, you mentioned you had some plans with Noah right? Here, since you're on such a tight schedule, " Hyunjae starts , picking up a bun and immediately shoving it in Yoojin's open mouth that was about to protest. His cheeks puff up as he tries to bite down on the bun , quickly slapping the man's hand away.

Well, it is good. But did he have to be fed like this?

" Pfah! Don't do that!" Yoojin bites down on the bun that was forced inside of his mouth before swallowing it. The paste is warm and the familiar earthy taste sends Yoojin to cloud nine.

" But you seem to like it?" He tilts his head innocently, there is another bun in his hand but that one doesn't end up being pushed inside his mouth so suddenly.

Yoojin gets up and grabs the bun from Hyunjae's hand , booking it towards the door.

" Because it's good, why else?" He shouts ," I'll be off with Noah, then! Good luck cleaning the kitchen!"

Hyunjae and Yerim are left staring at eachother , the kitchen isn't even that dirty.

3.

Yoojin does particularly enjoy sweets and pastries.

It became quite apparent to Hyunjae from their first garden date, but Yoojin won't admit it out loud. Myeongwoo's were better anyway. It was unfortunate that he was mostly stuck in his Golden Forge nowadays, occasionally inviting Yoojin over to show him his new creations or for food.

The Breeding Facility was rather lively today, Suk Hayan and her research team were introduced to the baby monsters by Soyoung while Yoojin was resting up after yet another tiring day of running after Blue and Comet. Peace was laying belly up at Yoojin's feet, he too worked tirelessly with his dad on keeping things harmonious with the other magical beasts- as harmonious as you can get with a bunch of young beasts that only know how to run away and cause chaos.

" Haa , how come Noah isn't here?" Soyoung whines before sitting down at the table next to Yoojin,a half asleep Comet in her arms.

" Once he is done surveying the area he will come ," Yoojin reassures the SeSeong hunter with a nod.

" Is he free afterwards? I want to go have some food.." Soyoung trails off, pressing a finger against Comet's cheek " but we can't go have lunch, it's too dangerous to leave you here alone."

Today is indeed Kang Soyoung's duty to be Yoojin's bodyguard. The two get along just fine really, Yoojin is still not entirely over the fact that she was supposed to be his sister-in-law- even if it was fake news-, but it is clear that she is smitten with the dragon siblings. If only there were more dragons like Riette and Noah , Soyoung could create a whole Guild made out of only such people.

" I doubt anyone is out to get me today , especially with all of these monsters so close by," Yoojin's eyes turn to look at Hayan, who was very excitedly petting Blue while feeding her some equine meat Moon Hyuna brought over a few days ago.

" So it is a today thing? You're expecting someone tomorrow?" Soyoung laughs, bringing Comet closer to her chest.

" Well hopefully not, I don't have all the time to be fooling around with some kidnappers." Yoojin leans his back against the chair, throwing his head back with a groan , just thinking about what is in store for tomorrow.

" Especially ones that want to hurt these little guys," He says looking over at Comet.

A draconic shadow is cast on the ground and soon after a thud is heard outside, Soyoung turns around wholly expecting to see Noah finally come back from his morning patrol.

Though she was met with the face of the SeSeong Guild Master. A wave of disappointment is revealed on her face , but not too long after Noah joins in with Hyunjae inside of the Breeding Facility.

" I didn't know we were expecting SeSeong's Guild Master!" Suk Hayan gasps from her seat next to the griffin, the rest of the researchers also start to whisper and say their greetings to the man.

" I didn't know that either." Yoojin grits his teeth , eyeing him. He was wearing his usual suit and red coat , holding a picnic basket in his right hand,wait- wasn't he supposed to be in a dungeon right now? Yoojin clearly remembers Soyoung mentioning that earlier!

" What class was that dungeon?" Yoojin shouts from his seat, making Peace jump up from the sudden loud noise.

" Just an A-Class," Hyunjae responds, approaching the table that Yoojin and Soyoung are seated at." Must have been a mistake since you're out so early. "

" Actually , the dungeon was cleared a few days ago," Soyoung tries to explain as Hyunjae opens the basket to reveal freshly baked pastries. They smell absolutely delightful after a few hours of running around..but that was unexpected.

" Yes, in fact I went in all by myself to look for something." Hyunjae places the boxes filled with cookies and other goodies on the table ," we found some fruit in the dungeon and after some research, they were deemed edible." There are a bunch of different types of cookies in the boxes and the last thing that's taken out is a shortcrust pastry. They're all covered in fruit and possibly jams, the shortcrust especially has several types of fruit that Yoojin has never seen before.

Soyoung glares at the pastries like she already wants to dig in, but instead she raises herself from her seat and nods at Yoojin," I'd rather have lunch first! I'm basically covered for today." She smiles , throwing Comet over her shoulder before running towards Noah, already asking him if he is able to go out.

" They're not too high in sugars, but they are very tasty and especially fragrant," Hyunjae takes Soyoung's seat, giving her one last glance before she leaves with Noah and Hayan's research team, leaving Yoojin all alone with Sung Hyunjae.

Hyunjae fiddles with one of the boxes , clearly indicating to Yoojin that he should try the pastries already.

They are quite fragrant , they smell like SeSeong's Rooftop Garden , a mixture rare flowers and roses that Yoojin can't help but be soothed by. But what's the use of a pastry being fragrant if it isn't good? Yoojin quickly grabs one of the pastries that has an unknown fruit placed atop and takes a curious bite.

They are in fact good.

Yoojin expected it, Hyunjae wouldn't dare give him something that isn't good afterall.

" For how long have you been planning this?" Yoojin raises an eyebrow , this time taking one of the cookies.

" Two days actually, I always wondered when we were gonna get a dungeon with edible fruits that are of actual quality."

Yoojin hums , taking a bite of another pastry. This one has a sweet red filling that smells like the roses he is used to, must have been on purpose. He is quite surprised how Hyunjae didn't go all the way today , not bringing a boquet and some expensive gift? Has he gone broke?

The F-ranker laughs at his own thoughts before stuffing another cookie in his mouth.Damn! These are actually good..

" Are you going to watch me eat in silence again?"

" I wish to see Yoojin enjoy himself."

Talk about cheesy.

Hyunjae grabs a knife out of the basket and quickly cuts a slice out of the shortcrust pastry, the fruit glistening on top as they await to be eaten.

" Do they regenerate?" Yoojin asks, it would be a pity if they didn't, finding such a dungeon again would be a hassle, maybe even impossible.

" Yes , do you like them?" Hyunjae closes his eyes and smiles ,pressing his hand against his cheek.

Saying no would be a blatant lie.

" I think you should let Haeyeon have half of the resources."

" And what do we get in return?" Hyunjae tilts his head at the suggestion," That's something I have to discuss with the young master."

What does he get in return? Seeing Yoojin eat obviously, does he want more? Quite a greedy man. Yoojin shakes his head grabbing the shortcrust slice , looking at it for a few seconds before taking a bite. Guess no food in this world equals to the type of fruit found in dungeons..

" But aren't we partners? Discuss it with me, what do you /want/ in return?" Yoojin jabs the slice of pastry in front of Hyunjae's face. Trading was an important act between different guilds, wether it be dungeon resources or hunters, the Guld Master should be grateful that Yoojin even asked.

" Yoohyun knows more about the guild's assets ,but I'd love to hear what you're offering."

" Your intrusion should already cut the payment in half, but I'd still be willing to pay a good sum," Yoojin huffs, thinking about how profitable such a dungeon would be for the Haeyeon guild.

Hyunjae then instead of replying steals a bite of the slice that was shoved in his face, surprised ,Yoojin quickly retracts his hand.

" This is very good," Hyunjae nods to himself , running a thumb over his lips.

" You've still got the whole thing!" Yoojin hisses, but still nibbles at the slice of sweet pastry, " At least bring tea the next time."

Hyunjae's face lits up at Yoojin's words, " What kind?" He asks innocently.

" Just whatever , it tastes better with a hot drink."

4.

Yoojin doesn't have a fruit he prefers however. Whatever he had, he would eat without complaining.

There were always times when he passed by fruit stands with Yoohyun and he'd buy him something from there as a little treat, the variety was huge , even imported fruit, which were sometimes less pricey than the domestically grown fruits in the country.

But now thanks to the SeSeong Guild Master a new door was opened to Yoojin, and that was quite literally just the ability of being able to eat possibly every fruit from this world and even dungeons , if deemed safe to consume.

Laid on a couch inside Hyunjae's house , Yoojin was pretty much acting like it was his own. Gyeol is laid on his chest in his cute dragon form while Peace is sitting on the cold ground, a pillow placed beneath Yoojin's knees to keep comfortable as he scrolled through news about a recent Dungeon breakout which the SeSeong guild took care of.

This time he wasn't being held by force , but because he wanted to due to the weather outside ,which was least to say scorching hot.

And unlike outside , Hyunjae's place was just great to rest in. Gyeol and Peace spent half of their time looking after the numerous fish inside the aquarium. Just to think a few months ago he took a swim with those fish, scratch that actually , the fish he got dunked with back then were killed when Yoohyun broke in to save him.

His back still hurts from looking at those stairs, being thrown around like a rag doll by Hyunjae's chains was not something he wanted to experience again.

Yoojin dropped his phone the moment he heard footsteps approaching him, turning his head to the side he notices the Guild Master walking towards him with a plate of something in his hands.

" What are you-" Yoojin was interrupted by Hyunjae as he sat down next to his head, forcing Yoojin to lightly raise himself up.

The plate makes a loud clinking noise alongside a knife when they are laid on the table, the Guild Master places a towel over his lap before grabbing the plate and placing it on the towel. On the plate there was an assortment of fruit: a few strawberries, blackberries , slices of orange and a big red apple.

" Lay down," He instructs , tilting his head to the side while looking at Yoojin, and Gyeol who had woken up due to the sudden commotion in the previously quiet room.

" ..Okay?" Yoojin says a bit suspiciously, taking the same position he was in before only this time his head was supported against Hyunjae's thigh.

" These are pretty good fruit that can keep you hydrated in such weather," Hyunjae starts, grabbing the knife to begin cutting the apple, eyes focused on the red fruit.

Yoojin just nods , looking at Gyeol who seemed to now be more alert. He still isn't Hyunjae's biggest fan, especially when he is so close to Yoojin.

" I've also made sure that they are of high quality, " The guildmaster continues with a confident smile. Yoojin is sure that whoever the seller was , they were scared to death when The S-ranker of Korea swinged by for some fruit instead of sending someone to buy them for him.

He even peels the skin off the apple ,what a picky eater he was. Isn't the skin part of the apple , too? It's the most nutritional part of it!

Hyunjae brings the knife with the apple slice close to Yoojin's mouth , urging him to take a bite. He does , and the slice basically melts in his mouth, quite a juicy apple, high quality.

" Does my rating deserve an increase yet?"

" Maybe if you give me another slice," Yoojin mutters " and one of those strawberries." Just to see how much care he put into making sure that the fruit were of oh so high quality.

The Guild Master takes another slice to also try it himself, seemingly satisfied enough with the taste. The next one he gives to Yoojin and then he presents a smaller slice to Gyeol.

Gyeol , almost looking offended shakes his head before looking at Yoojin with his big eyes.

He turns into his human form , still laying against Yoojin's chest with big puppy eyes.

"Gyeol," Yoojin sighs before grabbing the apple slice and giving it to him, he immediately accepts it when given this way. Meanwhile Hyunjae has to act like he isn't hurt by Gyeol's actions.

" You should get more of these."

" Hmm I'll take note that you favour these, then."

Favour? That was quite the word , Yoojin didn't mind anything as long as it was edible, perhaps he might grow picky due to Hyunjae's constant attempts at making him eat the best of the best out there.

Hyunjae smiles at Yoojin's pondering face before he leans over him, grabbing a strawberry and popping it in his mouth. Yoojin pushes his face away like an angry cat , munching on the strawberry," Do you have to lean in like that?" He asks ," That's not helpful in any way."

" Ah, must be the heat taking over.." Hyunjae fakes a gasp as he leans over again, this time more towards Gyeol who has the exact same reaction as Yoojin. Like father like son indeed.

" But it's cold in here!" Gyeol responds at Hyunjae's dramatic sigh.

" I just came in, I must need some more time to adjust," Hyunjae hums while nodding, handing another slightly bigger strawberry to Yoojin. Glancing at the F-rankers glazed lips as he chews on the sweet fruit, Hyunjae closes his eyes like he is pleased with the view.

" You're acting so weird, get a grip! The weather cannot affect you that badly," Yoojin speaks up, only for Hyunjae to just smile at him mischievously.

" Gyeol, have a taste as well," Yoojin says in a gentler voice this time, grabbing another strawberry from the plate and handing it to him.

Gyeol takes it like the obedient boy he was , he couldn't say no to his dad even if he wanted to.

" Should add these to the list as well," Hyunjae whispers to himself, watching Yoojin grab the blackberries to give them a taste too. Whatever is he supposed to do without Yoojin? He enjoyed the facial expressions he made whenever he was angry or surprised, Hyunjae only wanted to push his buttons further.

Another time when Gyeol isn't present perhaps.

He should try giving Yoojin new fruits to try out, perhaps ananas, pitaya.. if those are too exotic for him, he can always try more safer choices like bananas and peaches.

" Why don't you become a farmer at this point?" Yoojin suggests with a grin on his face " Maybe you had fruit cultures in Switzerland.." he continues, a bit doubtful about it but the man he is talking about is Hyunjae, so it wouldn't be that surprising.

5.

The ringing of a phone wakes Yoojin up. He grumbles to himself , mushing his head harder against the soft pillow that seems too comfortable to leave in the middle of the night.

" Ugh dad," Gyeol mutters , stretching his little arms for the phone to give it to Yoojin in case he didnt hear it.

The ringing persists and Yoojin finally has enough, grabbing it with an annoyed sigh before Gyeol could. He doesn't even bother reading the name of the caller before responding, ready to give the person a mouthful for waking him up at such an obscene hour.

" Do you know what hour it is?" Yoojin's annoyed voice is low as to not wake up Yoohyun and Yerim who decided to have a sleepover at the Facility, Gyeol was already awake but there was nothing to do about that, he pet his head urging him to go back to bed while he picks up the call.

" Yoojin-ah," A familiar voice came from the other end. Why is that bastard awake at this hour? He should be sound asleep in his home right now , not calling up Yoojin.

" What do you want?"

" Im outside the facility."

Yoojin scruches his nose before running a hand over his face, rubbing his eyes.

" Do you want me to come outside right now?" The answer was as clear as day, but Yoojin still asked , wanting to hear it from the man himself.

" If you want." That is a blatant lie, even if he said no , he would keep pestering him- or perhaps he would just barge in and grab Yoojin by himself.

" Just wait a minute," Yoojin mumbled ,ending the phone call. It was almost 3 in the morning, did he really have nothing better to do?

" I have to go somewhere quickly, you go back to sleep alright?" Yoojin gives Gyeol a quick peck on the forehead before changing quickly into some comfortable clothes.

Yoojin makes his way towards the exist of the building, he walked slowly as to not risk waking up the two S-rankers in the room next to him.

Fortunately Gyeol is a good kid that listens, so he just ended up going back to sleep. Peace next to him , while Peep-Peep was with Yoohyun and Yerim.

An expensive car that belonged to the SeSeong guild was parked in front of the entrance of the Breeding Facility. He really wasn't kidding.

Yoojin didn't waste a moment to get in the passenger's seat , shutting the door with a loud thud before turning to face a very happy Hyunjae.

" What are you up to tonight?" Yoojin asks suspiciously, that he should have asked before getting in the car, but it was too late for that now.

" I want to take you to a restaurant." Hyunjae's reply is clear but Yoojin shakes his head , acting like he didnt hear the Guild Master.

" You couldn't wait a few more hours?"

" It would be quite a hassle to grab a spot, you know, the rich never sleep." Hyunjae smiles , putting Yoojin's seatbelt on and starting the car," Also I would get bored waiting."

That is a very Hyunjae like response , the F-ranker thinks looking through the window.

" Ah I see how it is, you're planning on getting me kidnapped tonight?" Yoojin mocks , grabbing at the hoodie he put on a hurry ,he lowers his head," Could've told me from the start , I would have tried dressing nicer."

Hyunjae laughs at Yoojin's poor attempt of a joke , but he doesn't say anything back.

The ride wasn't too long, before Yoojin knew it they were in the middle of the bustling city. Hyunjae stops in front of a tall thoroughly lit building, it's name written in big bold neon letters at the entrance.

Yoojin doesn't even notice Hyunjae leaving the car , too sucked in the shiny view of the restaurant, the door of the car opens up and Hyunjae holds his hand out for Yoojin to grab.

" It's way too lively for this hour, do you usually go out like this? S-rank parties or something?" Yoojin babbles to himself as Hyunjae leads him towards the entrance silently.

He really is underdressed for this ocassion. Seriously, couldn't he be told what the purpose of his outing was? Now he will get caught on cameras eating out with Hyunjae- who was dressed like he was about to be part of a photoshoot- while he was only wearing a pair of sweatpants and a hoodie.

The inside of the restaurant wasn't packed , but it sure was busy with waiters running around the room bringing food and drinks to the guests.

Hyunjae led him to a private booth near the back, a few bottles already placed on the table.

" I thought you could use a drink, since I woke you up so early." Hyunjae sits down clinking one of the wine glasses against the bottle.

" I don't drink, especially at this hour , but I see, you want to have a hangover tomorrow? Trying to skip on some important meeting?" Yoojin grabs the neck of the bottle , pouring a glass for the S-ranker.

" Me? Yoojin-ah , perhaps you're thinking of the wrong person."

A menu is on the table as well, opening it reveals expensive foods that younger Yoojin could only dream of having at least once in his lifetime, and now here he is sitting at the same table with Korea's most known man.

" The check is on me," Hyunjae says as if Yoojin would agree to split the bill.

" Don't worry, all of the guests have been ID'd and had their profiles checked to the very detail. There's even some other SeSeong hunters here." Taking another glance around , Yoojin actually recognises a few hunters from the guild. Hyunjae seems to have taken Yoojin's words very seriously.

Yoojin rolls his eyes, as expected , security is tight. Hyunjae wouldn't let Yoojin be kidnapped when he was there , especially if they didn't have any kind of play ready to go but he is always happy to bid for Yoojin's life, much unlike Yoojin who hoped he would never have that happen again, even as a roleplay.

A waiter came to take their order and soon the table was filled with porcelain plates and pots filled with piping hot food.

A hot pot in the middle , a plate of jajangmyeon and samgyetang in front of Hyunjae , while Yoojin had a few slices of samgyeopsal.

The borth is simmering as Yoojin picks up a dumpling and pushes it inside, he has had eaten hot pot before while in China, damn somehow all of these thoughts lead to his past kidnappings! Can a man not eat in peace?

" You know the hot pot is supposed to be the main dish right? Do you think you can eat all of this?" Hyunjae asks curiously , arching his eyebrow.

" You took me out here , do you really believe I wont be able to?" He shoves the dumpling in his mouth before putting another dumpling in the broth.

" No, I'd love to see partner-ssi eat to his heart's content."

Yoojin hmphs before trying a slice of the grilled pork, upon it immediately melting in his mouth his eyes close. His body may be half asleep , but his taste buds are fully awake.

" Also I've heard that ginseng is quite good for men , you should take a sip of the soup as well," Hyunjae smiles, practically blinding Yoojin. Quite good in what way ,damn it? It's 3 in the morning, why is his mind in the gutter?

" No thank you, maybe you need it," Yoojin shakes his head , if Hyunjae is trying to take a dab at his stamina or something , he is deeply wrong if he thinks that Yoojin will play along.

Yoojin continues trying the several other thinly sliced ingredits that are ready to be dipped in the simmering broth. The egg dumplings are his favorite , but the meat and the mushrooms are good as well.

He tries the noodles from Hyunjae's jajangmyeon, he also pokes at the yolk of the fried egg revealing it to be runny , so Yoojin takes half of it.

Hyunjae attempts to give him a spoonfull of the samgyetang soup , but he kept refusing.

The S-ranker finished first, he took a few vegetables to dip them into the broth as well , but it's clear that his eyes are not fixated on the food, but Yoojin instead.

" Must you stare like that?"

" I just like Han Yoojin very much, is it that wrong to look?"

+1.

Ever since his regression, Yoojin has always been the one fed by the others , be it his first day when Yoohyun cooked for him after years of not being in good terms, to eating out with Yerim when they first met eachother to Hyunjae preparing breakfast after their horrible time in Hong Kong and more, he was always the one getting treated.. sure he cooked a few small things here and there himself, but it couldn't compare to what the others have done for him.

So when Yoojin finally wakes up before Hyunjae , something in his mind tells him to make some breakfast for Guild Master, just as payback for the many times the man did it for him.

After so long the man became someone who Yoojin can trust with his life, so it would only be right to do something like that.

It didn't even have to be something difficult! So, Yoojin slowly peeled himself off the bed without waking up either Hyunjae or Gyeol and quickly made his way over to the kitchen, phone in hand and with Peace behind him. Peace meowed as Yoojin walked away from the bed, but not loud enough to make the others wake up as well.

Byeol was over sleeping with Yerim,and Seol could only follow his sibling. Yoohyun was once again dragged in a dungeon- when he comes back , Yoojin should treat him to something nice as well.

Turning on the light of the kitchen , Yoojin finally decided on what to do after a few options danced around in his mind. He saw a cute breakfast for kids on a parenting group, bread soaked in milk and egg then covered with sugar, a few photos had them in the form of a bear head sided with little fruit or even a glass of milk. That would be perfect for the kids, and Hyunjae has no reason to dislike it as long as the crust is taken off.

Yoojin whisks the eggs, runs the first few bread slices through the milk and egg in a pan with oil , making sure that all four kids have equal amount of slices then takes them out when they reach a golden colour and sprinkles some sugar on them. For Hyunjae he has to take the crust off, it's almost if Hyunjae is the picky child! Byeol eats anything she is given, much like Seol, while Gyeol likes his food tasty and looking appetising and perhaps cute, so cutting some of the slices into bear heads- or Peace heads- would make Gyeol want to eat them for sure.

Of course, Yoojin had messed with Hyunjae before , not cutting the bread crust even though he was already aware of his dislikes, but he already messes enough with him. Being nice once in a while will be fine.

Peace is looking up at Yoojin the entire time , waiting for something to drop.

" You want some breakfast as well?" Yoojin asks , giving the bread crust to Peace who accepts it, a little disappointed at the fact that it is just plain bread.

" I'll get you some mana stones when everyone's awake."

Hyunjae kept on getting fruit for Yoojin since he found out which ones he particularly enjoys, so the fridge is never lacking strawberries. They're perfect for this breakfast, so even better.

He makes his first attempt at cutting one of the bread slices- damn it , he should've done that before running them through the oil. They look decent, the silhouette looks Peace enough as well.. it's crooked as hell but he has over 20 chances.

Yoojin arranges the slices in different plates, taking out some of the strawberries and sharing them accordingly between the 5 plates. They look cute. He should take a few pictures and share them on those sites as well.

They were still pretty hot to the touch, so Yoojin instructs Peace to wait there while he grabs everyone to eat at the kitchen table, but gets interrupted on the stairs by Seol , who is rubbing his eyes , with Byeol and Yerim behind him.

" Ah , good morning, " He pets Seol's head with a smile. Was he too loud? Maybe they woke up because of the smell,either way, Yoojin was glad they woke up by themsleves so they can enjoy the breakfast without being groggy.

" I already made breakfast!" He exclaims, giving Yerim a pat on her back before going further up the stairs to his room.

Unlike the other three, Hyunjae and Gyeol are still asleep. Gyeol took entirely over Yoojin's place in the bed, his little hand punching Hyunjae's arm that tried searching for Yoojin. Peep-Peep on the other hand was awake jumping around the bed, chirping happily at the sight of Yoojin.

Yoojin runs a finger over Gyeol's forehead, flicking his forehead lightly. The kid opens his eyes with a scowl, but immediately brightens up the moment he sees his father.

" Good morning, " The F-ranker mutters, with Peep-Peep now nestled nicley on his head.

" Good morning, " Gyeol nods his head and yawns, looking over at the still sleeping Hyunjae. His gaze then turns towards Yoojin , tilting his head.

Yoojin chuckles, Gyeol probably didn't realise for the past twenty minutes he's been sleeping without him.

" Hey," Yoojin starts , bending over and tugging at Hyunjae's shirt. A hand quickly wraps around his wrist and Yoojin fakes a gasp, making Gyeol jump up and give Hyunjae a death glare.

" Do I not deserve a good morning?" Hyunjae's heavy morning voice says, the man raises his head and gives Yoojin's wrist a firm squeeze before letting go.

" How many more times am I supposed to say good morning?" Yoojin sighs, getting up from the bed, he shakes his head towards the door " I made breakfast , come down if you still want to grab something. I even made sure there was no bread crust," He says proudly.

" How considerate of you," Hyunjae smiles, getting up from the bed. Both him and Gyeol have horrible bed hair, but that is not important now.

Gyeol turns into his dragon form and places himself on Yoojin's shoulder , yawning again. He woke up pretty easily for someone who's still sleepy, so cute. He pinches his cheek.

" We can make the bed later, food first!" Yoojin tells Hyunjae, leaving the room with both Gyeol and Peep-Peep seated on him.

Hyunjae catches up to him quickly on the stairs as they both arrive at the same time. At the table Yerim and the twins are eating the eggy bread with much delight. Yoojin sort of understands why Hyunjae really loves watching him eat now, there's something special about seeing someone enjoy something he'd made.

" Ohh!" Gyeol gasps and turns into his human form as soon as they step into the kitchen, seating himself at the table to look at the breakfast Yoojin made.

" Hm looking good for breakfast," Hyunjae nods his head , taking a seat next to Byeol who had almost finished her plate.

" Of course it's good," Yoojin hums, sitting down next to Hyunjae.

Yerim is almost finished as well, with only one more slice left and no more fruit.

" Foreign breakfasts are so sweet," She says, not as a complaint but more of a notice.

" If you tell me what you'd like to eat tomorrow morning, I'll make it for you."

" Tomorrow.. I don't know," Yerim trails off, biting into the last slice.

Hyunjae takes a bite of the eggy slice of bread as well, looking pretty dishevelled from just a good night's sleep. He usually sleeps between five and eight hours, so when he sleeps more he is already a different man.

" Really sweet," Hyunjae takes note as well. Yoojin grumbles , did he accidentally put in too much sugar? He could have, it would be a honest mistake, it was his first time making it.

" Test it yourself," Hyunjae holds the already bitten slice next to Yoojin's mouth. Yoojin gives in, it probably isn't just a ploy if Yerim said it too, but maybe they're in cahoots.

" Agh.." Yoojin places a hand over his mouth with a sigh " I might've dropped too much," he admits shaking his head.

" It's good ,dad," Gyeol reassures him , pressing the Peace shaped piece of bread in his mouth with large eyes. Obviously a child would enough a high amount of sugar, Byeol and Yerim were now finished, both having pleased looks on their faces.

Seol gives Byeol another slice, but she declines , shoving it back in his mouth instead. Ah , seems like she somehow stole Hyunjae's bad manners.

Hyunjae continues to eat , enjoying the sweet bread, that in fact had no crust left, he however looked at Yoojin the entire time.

" What?" Yoojin raises the question , watching the S-ranker pop a strawberry in his mouth.

But he doesn't respond, instead closing his eyes and smiling. He's grown soft. Yoojin sighs and gives up, taking out his phone to text Yoohyun a good morning, even though he couldn't see it in the dungeon.

" Yoojin-ah, thank you , it's very good," Hyunjae takes Yoojin by surprise, but it's not unwelcomed.