{M}ℝ𝕦𝕟 𝔸𝕨𝕒𝕪 | ✨𝕐𝕖𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕪𝕦 & 𝕊𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕒𝕚✨

Chapter 48

"Tell us, you secretive idiot!"

"Why should I tell you? Just get the answers from San!"

"Both of you shut up. He's finally coming back!"

Seonghwa and Wooyoung immediately closed their mouths after Mingi's call. All of their eyes were fixed on Beomgyu as the youngest of their so-called 'Fire Gang,' emerged from Taehyung's den.

The three tigers jumped off the tree branches they had been waiting at and threw themselves onto Beomgyu, squishing him and probably almost killing him with their affections.

"Are you in trouble again?" Mingi asked, brushing his cheek against Beomgyu while anticipating an answer.

"Guys. He's not gonna talk unless you get off him. I mean, look at him! His face is already turning blue." Seonghwa commented as he stood just a few inches away from the trio, making both Wooyoung and Mingi completely settle down somewhere else that wasn't the 18-year old.

As the three impatient tigers waited for Beomgyu to answer, the younger looked at them with a blank face, feeling extremely surprised yet joyful at what Taehyung had just said to him. So after taking a breath and finally letting it out, Beomgyu met eyes with Seonghwa, Wooyoung, and Mingi.

"Guys. . ." He paused for a moment and covered his mouth. His friends waited once again, their heads leaning closer to Beomgyu as the minutes of waiting became too painful to bear.

Suddenly Beomgyu threw his arms into the air, his voice getting higher as he basically let out a scream that echoed around the hollow. "WE'RE HAVING A CEREMONY!"

The three tigers let out huge roars and squeals of happiness, their excitement going as far as to basically jump around before throwing themselves onto Beomgyu once more. Of course, the only difference was that Seonghwa had joined into the happy tackle as well.

The four friends laughed hysterically and squealed like little cubs after catching their first butterfly. Their joyful cries were answered and multiplied as more members of the tribe gathered around Beomgyu to express their congratulations.

Not too far away, Taehyung stared fondly at the new loud yet welcoming commotion. Something about seeing that big and bright smile on Beomgyu's face seemed very familiar to him. It was a smile he had seen before but on the face of his mother. And now that he thought about her, Beomgyu resembled her quite well. The only differences were his pale markings and his hazel eyes.

Beomgyu's light coloration was quite unusual. He lacked Fire Tribe's typical black-haired and amber or sometimes yellow-eyed traits. The only creature he had known with such unusual looks was his father.