Stan slowly opened his eyes and squinted from the bright light. He was about to move his arm to cover his face but felt too heavy and sore.
"Good morning sleepy head?" Stan was immediately startled by his father's voice. He slowly looked up and met dad Joss's glare at him. "We've been waiting for you two to wake up. You made us spend the night inside the car you little rascals! Yeon's enormous scent practically kicked us out we couldn't get in.""
"What?" Stan's voice was coarse as he spoke. His throat felt dry and sore and as he tried to lift his body up, he was stopped by the weight felt on his other arm.
"Don't move an inch. At least, wait until your father brings some clothes for you two." Dad Joss cautioned.
"What are you doing in our room?" Stan asked as he admired a sleepy lover resting peacefully on his arm. It felt cramped from the weight of Yeon's head on it moving would end the comfort he provided, thereby waking up Yeon.
"Are you sure you are in your room? Look around fool!" Dad Joss forced a whispered yell.
"Why are you..?" Stan stopped himself midway as he glanced around, his face slowly changing color, the events of yesternight flooding his head all at once.
"Glad we are on the same page now." His father spoke as he tapped his feet on the floor impatiently.
Apparently, both Stan and Yeon had passed out cold in the middle of the living room floor, their clothes scattered everywhere and a couple of mess here and there. Weirdly enough, they were covered by a thick sheet from their feet to the waist. Stan felt embarrassed even more at the realization of both him and Yeon being naked.
"You need to move out."
"What?" His fathers statement interrupted his present thoughts on his current status. He'd just began to feel how hard and uncomfortable the floor was.
"Oh, don't be so shocked! You had this coming! I won't be defending you today neither can I believe I'm the one more upset this time! Stan, what if we had a guest yesterday night? Or today morning for that matter? And don't bring Yeon into this. For him to be that drunk and you doing just fine lying here looking pretty, you were the mastermind behind it all. Yeon's scent must have overtaken you... Seriously, what did you give him?"
Turning to look at a comfortably sleeping Yeon, Stan pulled the sheet up to Yeon's shoulders. "We just had a few drinks..."
"Look, I'm not the scolding type so what's done is done. When your father comes, agree to the moving out idea. You have my other apartment. Take it. You and Yeon can live there for as long as you like. I don't care."
As embarrassing as his current status was, Stan felt the need to defend himself. "We were planning on moving out anyway..."
"Honey, stop scolding him over the issue. Accidents happen." Dad Robin appeared looking surprisingly more calmer as opposed to his partner. In most cases, he was the first to always loose his temper and the current scene was a definite act that needed scolding. "Dont talk so loud." He whispered. "Yeon will wake up..."
"Let him! How do you think I feel covering two naked adults in the middle of our livingroom? I can't sit here again peacefully without thinking what transpired yesterday and the whole night might I add..."
"Whisper you dummy!" Dad Robin cautioned angrily. "It's not like we haven't done it here before. Stop being so pretentious."
"Wha-?" Dad Joss's jaw dropped at his partner's unexpected complacency and watched him bend down to place a couple of folded pyjammers next to Stan.
"I can't tell Yeon's size but knowing you Stannie, I think you'll like matching pyjammers. I planned on gifting him these for his birthday. Do you think Yeon is into bright colors?"
"It's...alright." Stan stuttered, completely surprised by dad Robin's suprisingly calm response. His actions left dad Joss dumbfounded that it became more awkward watching their switched reactions. He was at a loos of words and embarassed at the same time. To think that his parents had yet again seen their neckedness.
"Honey, how can you be so diplomatic about this? You know how we found them last night...!"
"And so what? This is their home too. Stop trying to convince Stannie to move out. I heard everything."
"They just had sex in our livingroom!" Dad Joss forced a frustrated whisper as he gestured with his hands. He couldn't comprehend why dad Robin was acting calm about the matter.
"I know what they had. I was here with you dummy. Yeon could get pregnant from this."
"They are not even married yet!"
"Who cares if they have a baby before marriage? What centuary are you livign in?"
"But, what about us? This is our home too..."
"You are acting like your brother Joss! You know I've always wanted this. Stop trying to kick Yeon out of here. He can't live in the city. He loves it here and this place is in close proximity to our clinic and your brother's hospital. Why are you being so petty about this matter when you know I've wanted them to stay here longer?"
"You called me by my name..."
"Uh...dads..." Stan felt awkward listening to his fathers' argument.
"Stay out of this Stannie and don't you dare think of moving out." Dad Robin warned without looking at his son. "Hey, you're being ridiculous. So what if they got drunk and did it here, do you know how much fun I've had the last couple of months in this home? I always had someone to come home to. You should know this too since we always come to an empty house together. If they leave, I'd be lonely and I don't want to feel that way again."
"But they need their privacy and so do we." Dad Joss still seemed shoked by his partner's response to the situation. The entire night while in the car, dad Robin had been quiet, as if too angty to speak but it appears to have been a mistake. He must have been calculating the turn of events until he'd fallen asleep.
"This is Yeon's home as well. Where do you want him to go to? His father will skin us alive if we kick him out."
"Honey..."
"Ow, stop being sturbbon about this Joss. They are young so let this go. We have to coshare and cope with each other and Stannie," dad Robin shifted his gaze towards his son. "Let me know what drink you gave Yeon for him to end up like that. He wasn't fazed last time that I got scared his liver was working way too perfectly."
"Su..sure." Stan nervously replied. He had never seen dad Robin that calm before that it was almost unsettling. And to think he had been for the idea of getting Yeon pregnant, well, that made him happy and scared at the same time. It seemed to him that his father was hellbent on being the parent all through to them and whatever offspring they created in the future.
'Yeon and I should definitely move out.'
"Why are you being like this? You also called me by my name..." Dad Joss complained.
"You and I both know Stannie is only here because of his fated. Yeon may choose to stay if Stannie leaves but not the other way round. Elric comes often too because of Yeon. We had a huge party when Stannie woke up from coma and your brother came here too because of Yeon. What do you think will happen if Yeon moves out? We will end up with an empty enormous house all over again, begging Stannie to visit us once in a while like before and you know he wouldn't, especially now that he is with Yeon."
"You make it sound like I'm a boring person."
"Stop being so possessive of me. You're beginning to annoy me. Just admit it too that this place has been quite jovial. You enjoyed being with Yeon too when he got here. After all, you're the one who sent most nights with him whenever he had had nightmares."
Dad Joss kept quiet for a while then brushed his hair in frustration with his fingers, a similar gesture that Stan often did whenever he too felt cornered and frustrated. "Yeon is a genius and my brother knows it. It would be admitting defeat if we give him entirely to him. He may be spending most of his days with my brother but at least in the end, he comes home to us."
"Exactly. As long as he is still here, you have the opportunity to convince him further to work with you in a project or two. I'm tired of listening to your brother show off about fated mates. Pairs have power too."
"Fine then. I'm not against the idea of them staying, but having a baby will just take you away from me."
"Honey, remember when we wanted a second child and I couldn't have one? This is our chance. We have Yeon and if he is pregnant, we will have a baby to take care of. Think about it. It's not as bad as you make it to be. It will bond us together as a family since we'll have more things we can do together. Besides, we are more maturer to handle a newborn as opposed to when we had Stannie. It was all hit and miss then."
"What the heck is going on with you two?" Stan cut in, seeming frustrated at listening to his parents talk as if he and Yeon weren't there. "Stop making plans with Yeon. He is mine."
"You need to apologize for what you did." Dad Robin threw a fierce glare at Stan. "You think we enjoyed listening to you moan all night when Yeon took over you?"
Stan's face flushed again, his father's statememt rendering him speechless. Yeon had practically taken over him, taking the lead as he rode him all through. He had fantasized about Yeon leading him on but his lover had been sturbbon in his drunken state, a side that only him and Suzzie had seen before.
'Yeon is unpredictable, and full of surprises when he is drunk.' Suzzie's words echoed in his mind.
"I never thought you'll be overpowered like that to the point of begging and crying. It was embarrassing to listen to as your father. Looks like we know who is dominant of the two of you." Dad Joss said. "Yeon is as fierce as his father."
"Dad! This is embarrassing! Stop!" Stan exclaimed, unable to endure it any longer.
"Look at him, sleeping soundly unlike when he'd had nightmares sometime back."
"He sure did earn that sleep." Dad Robin added without a care to Stan's embarrassment. "Seriously, what did you give him Stannie? I want it too."
"For crying out loud, you two are my parents! Stop acting like we are friends you freaks!"
"So selfish." Dad Robin seemed disappointed.
"Are you going to tell us what you gave him or not?" Dad Joss asked, ignoring Stan's discomfort. "We have a couple of tricks we can share with you to make you cry a little less from being overpowered. I bet you didn't get him anything for his birthday."
"Will you two just leave us so I can dress up and take Yeon to our room?"
"Just tell us how you got him drunk Stannie. We need to know."
"Why?" Stan was frustrated as he asked.
Both dad Joss and dad Robin looked at each other before one of them spoke. "We know that Yeon's father is a lightweight but his wife isn't. We are looking for some form of leverage incase someday we have another get together with her around. It's good to be prepared. Yeon did mention his mother is the scariest of his parents."
"Are you two that frightened by Yeon's parents?"
"Yes." Both of Stan's parents instantly.
"You two are annoying." Stan declared. "I got the trick from Suzzie. You kinda have to make a cocktail..."
"What kind of cocktail?" Stan's parents cut in eagerly.
"Are you sure you're asking just because of your fear or you two what to try it out? You both are acting way too suspicious and as creepy as uncle."
"Says the one with a low tolerance to alcohol!" Dad Robin accused.
"Not to mention cries from being overpowered by Yeon."
Stan sighed exasperatedly. "You two won't let this go will you?"
"Nope." They replied in unison once more.
"Fine then." Stan sighed even louder. "At lease, let me put Yeon to bed first. Afterwards, I'll tell you everything you need to know, please. It's embarassing enough having this conversation as you two look down on me in this state."
"We are doctors Stannie, and your parents too. Who do you think was incharge of grooming you up while in a coma...?"
"Just...go!" Stan swatted his arms, sending his giggling parents away. Looking at his sleeping fated, Stan wasn't surprised Yeon hadn't woken up from the noise. He always slept well. Good thing it was a weekend hence he hadn't set an alarm. Even so, Suzzie had been right about Yeon when he got drunk.
"You'd probably kill me if you went into heat while drunk." Stan smiled, his eyes on his sleeping fated.
''Day by day, you still surprise me."