Mafia

@X ZHAN *has to peer out your side of the window when we see the pride rock replica*
*tilts my head side to side, wondering if the lions are simply camouflaged by the sand and dirt around them*
I'm- I'm not sure Gege...
*answers sadly, knowing that you were looking forward to seeing them the most*
Maybe we just need to wait a bit! What if they're napping?
*seeing you roll the window down, I huff softly at you again*
Gege, what are you doing-

@W YIBO /about to suggest killing the keepers so we can get closer, but quickly remembers your reaction to killing the tourists and shuts up/
/following the marked trail and the map, it doesn't take long for us to spot what looked like a life-sized replica of pride rock/
/not seeing any lions yet, though we were still a distance away from it, I frown/
What kind of scam is this safari running? Where the hell are the lions?
/begins to roll my window down again, wanting to stick something tempting out of it, like an oreo or my arm/

@X ZHAN *is caught off guard when our lips suddenly meet, making me blush profusely*
*hands you the map, pointing to where the lions should be wandering*
Mmm...not very close Gege. I heard the safari keepers marked big flags for us to not trespass over...and because lions are the most dangerous animal here, there will be keepers nearby on watch

@W YIBO /this time, seeing you lean in, I turn my head to meet your lips with mine/
/takes a shaky breath, closing my eyes for a second/
Alright, pass me the map, baby
/takes it from you, examining where the rock is/
How close are we allowed to get to them?

@X ZHAN Well...
*tries to lighten the mood, though also apprehensive as I do so*
I don't need to keep looking at those koalas. I have my very own koala right here!
*kisses you again*
Next should be the bigger animals! The lions if I'm not mistaken Gege! Their rock is in the middle of the safari

@W YIBO Cause you didn’t get to see the small koala more
/says in a petulant tone, upset I didn’t just go with my original plan to stab the tourists behind us/
/finally clears the koala forest, and stops us in the plains again to look at the map/
/sighs a few times, trying to get a hold of myself/
Where to next?

@X ZHAN *my neck cranes to continue staring at the little koala until it is finally out of our sight*
*hearing your mumbling, I lean in and your hand, not noticing it is on yout stomach*
What isn't fair Gege?
*scootches in closer to you, not inhibited by safety belts*
*leans in to kiss your cheek, trying to coax you*

@W YIBO /pouts again, feeling frustrated I didn’t let you see it longer/
/continues our slow drive through the koala area, my free hand resting over my stomach in it’s intermittent discomfort/
It’s just not fair
/mumbles, still not letting go of the incident/

@X ZHAN *looks back out the window when you point out the koala I like*
*smiles and sees that it is seeming to go to sleep*
I think its tired Gege...looking sleepy...
*sneaks another peek at you, thinking of you as a baby that throws a tantrum when you need a nap*

@W YIBO /doesn’t answer you, still feeling annoyed we had to move for some people who couldn’t wait a bit/
/when we’re back in the spot we were before, I find that the sleepy one you were talking about before had moved a little, now shrouded by leaves/
/huffs, unhappy with the development/
Look. Now the one you like is gone

@X ZHAN *sits in silence with you, worried that the same reasoning I used before will still be invalidated*
*when the car engine rumbles again, I look up at you in shock that you're actually driving*
Gege?
*smiles softly after a while*
Thank you...you're so nice Gege

@W YIBO /pulls my hand back and turns to just stare out the front/
/tunes out the noise and now yelling from the people behind us easily, but thinks on your words/
/after a long while, I only sigh heavily before I start the car again/
/silent as I drive through the eucalyptus forest till we reach the end, then doubles back toward the entrance as you suggested/

@X ZHAN Because...
*my voice is lowered from the fright*
I don't want you to take away lives. I don't think they did anything so wrong that they deserve to die for it...
*shakes my head*
If everyone killed those who wronged them for no reason then...we'd live in chaos Gege

@W YIBO /doesn't make any move to take my bag from you/
Why?
/asks simply, genuine in wanting to understand you/
/reaches a hand over the centre console slowly, not wanting to startle you, and takes your hand/

@X ZHAN *nods my head desperately, my expression revealing that I'm on the brink of tears from the fright*
Yes Gege...
*lets go of your bag slightly*
It...it matters

@W YIBO /seeing the look on your face, I hesitate/
Does it really matter that much to you?
/lets go of the bag, settling in my seat and ignoring the incessant honking from behind us/
That I don't kill them?

@X ZHAN *looks at you with a wavering gaze*
Do you promise?
*slowly lets my fingers be pried off*
Gege...you promise you won't kill them?

@W YIBO Why should we move? We were here first
/stubbornly refuses/
Fine, I won't kill them. I'll just scare them a little
/this time, I grab at your fingers, trying to pry them off my bag/

@X ZHAN *hugs the bag tightly, genuinely scared senseless by your words*
But but...why don't we just roundabout...let them pass...then we come back?
*whimpers when you pull the bag again*
I don't want Gege to-

@W YIBO /when the car honks again, I look at them through the rearview mirror/
/says in a completely calm, dead serious voice/
Kill them.
/when I see you hugging my bag, I try to reach between your arms and pull it away from you/
Give me that, Yibo. They're annoying. I want to stay here and look at the koalas a bit longer with you.

@X ZHAN *wipes my tears and takes deep breaths, trying to calm down*
*covers my mouth and hiccups as you tell me to shut up*
*leans into you when you comfort me, tucking my face into the nape of your neck*
*finally manages to calm down*
Okay Gege...I think I'm better now-
*the honk of the car behind us startles me, making me jump*
*looks up at you with a puppy dog expression*
*glances to your bag, hesitant as I pull it closer to me*
Gege...what are you going to do-
*asks you cautiously as another honk interrupts us*

@W YIBO /your crying sounds weaken me, and I don’t try to threaten you with it anymore/
/rubs your arm where I slapped you/
Alright, there, there, shut up now. You’re so loud, you’ll wake up all the koalas/
/as I’m comforting you, the car that has appeared behind us on the tight path honks their horn/
/glances back, and without hesitation says/
Find me my knife, baby, it’s inside my snack compartment too

@X ZHAN *although I'm trying my best to cut my laughter, your pout only serves to make it harder*
Gege- you're
*pants as I try to speak properly*
So heh cute heh-
*when jostled, I look over to where you're pointing and my laughing noises easily change into what sound like crying noises*
Noooooo I don't want you to...nonono be nice!! No- hng no bully!

@W YIBO /huffs and sits back in my seat when you show no sign of calming down/
Hmph. Are you done?
/tries to glare, but all I end up doing is looking like I pout/
/moves the car closer to the trees, trying to look for a bug I can easily reach out and scoop/
/when I spot a grasshopper-looking thing, I shake you for your attention again/
I’ll bring in that!!

@X ZHAN *although you are threatening me, I can only laugh harder, even when you are grappling at me*
*in the midst of my laughter, I hold out my hands in defense*
N-no! No bug! Hahahaha!!
*holds the area of my arm that has been hit, blinking the tears out of my face as I try to look at the koalas again*
No...Pfffffthahahahah-
*covers my face*
The same-

@W YIBO /blanks when you laugh, until I figure out what you mean/
/gives your arm a slap, dropping my cookie somewhere onto the floor of the car so I could reach over to attack you/
The same what! Wang Yibo, call me the same as that thing again and I'll bring a bug into this car!
/gives your arm one more hit for good measure/
How could I be the same as that thing!

@X ZHAN *when you make me look out at you again, I lose my cool and burst out laughing from the comparison that is right in front of me*
*laughs so hard that tears collect at the corner of my eyes*
I! I just! HAHAHAHA
*points to you and then back to the koala*
The same- ahhahahahaha

@W YIBO /while you're taking a photo, I pull out another cookie to eat/
/eats just as slow as the small koala subconsciously, distracted with watching you/
/raises a brow in question when you laugh suddenly/
/reaches over to shake your arm away from your mouth/
Looks like what? What's so funny?

@X ZHAN Well...I heard every koala claims a tree as their own territory. So maybe they can't keep a koala at the front because it needs a specific tree...
*wonders aloud, seeing a smaller koala chewing slowly on a eucalyptus leaf*
*chuckles and snaps a few pictures of it*
It eats so slowly...and its eyes are droopy! It looks like-
*laughs again and quickly covers my mouth*
*holds back my next comment, which is that it looked like you towards the end of our meal yesterday at the steakhouse*

@W YIBO /slows down as we enter the eucalyptus forest, wanting to take our time looking for koalas in there/
I thought they'd have photo op.
/comments casually when I spot my first one/
You know, everyone who goes to Australia walks away with a koala photo
/watches the one closest to our car, where the animal was clinging to the tree and staring back/