The Heir: What Lies Underneath - [TAEBIN/BEOMKAI] [ON HOLD AND EDITING]

Chapter 5: A World of Darkness

🎶: 'Perfume' by NCT Dojaejung

Taehyun peeked his head out of the small crack between the door and its door frame to scan the area.

"I think the coast is clear, Kai," he remarked.

Kai lifted his head up, right in the middle of stuffing his clothes into his bag.

"Hmm?"

"I don't see the train conductors anywhere."

"Great."

Taehyun momentarily closed the door to pick up his bag, double checking that he left no articles of clothing on the bathroom floor.

Realizing they both looked like a mess from the hay sticking to their clothes, Kai suggested they change their clothes, which they did, giving each other privacy of course.

The main issue though?

Taehyun sniffed his pits, and he gagged at the smell.

"That hay was not odor proof now, was it?"

"Absolutely not."

Kai picked his wallet out of his bag, checking how many bills he had in there.

"Hmm, not enough here. But I do have my credit card on me, we could stock up on food and buy some hygienic products."

"Oh no, I can pay too— oh wait."

Taehyun facepalmed himself.

"My parents can see if I deposit any money from my bank account," he complained.

Kai chuckled.

"You did not think this all through, did you?"

"Give me a break, I was in a state of shock," Taehyun muttered.

"Hey."

Kai placed his hands on Taehyun's shoulders, smiling at him.

"It's okay, I'll gladly share my money with you, my uncle sends me more at the start of the month. So really, don't worry about it."

Taehyun sighed, and decided to smile.

"Alright. Then, let's go do some shopping."

Finally, after half an hour, the boys exited the bathroom, quickly bowing their heads to the line of scowling men that had queued up by the bathroom, scurrying into the train station.

"Woah, there's a lot of shops there," Taehyun awed.

"Most main stations do have them."

"Fair."

"Oh!"

Kai stopped right in front of a small shop that sold hygiene products, and right next to it was a convenience store that sold packaged food that could be easily prepared even while traveling (or, searching, in their case at least).

"Perfect!" Taehyun exclaimed.

"Alright, I'll go buy some food for us, anything you want in particular?"

Taehyun shook his head.

"I'm not a picky eater."

"Nice! I'm not picky on hygienic products too, just make sure the deodorant is 0% alcohol."

"You and I have the same preference then."

Kai grinned.

"Great, see you soon," he said, handing Taehyun his credit card. "I'll wait for you at the cash register to bring it back."