Another ficlet about the Hero Team, and how Shen Woo hates ghosts. Rated for Mild Yaoi, Swearing, and Alcohol Use.
It was movie night in Shanghai, with Shen, Duo Lon, and Ash gathered in Shen's humble apartment to go through their combined movie collection and enjoy the time spent with each other.
Ash was picking two random movies from the pile as Duo Lon made popcorn. Shen dug through his fridge to find some kind of beverage that wasn't beer.
"Aha! There's the little suckers!" Shen proclaimed as he dug two cans of Coke from a dirty drawer. He proudly displayed the beverages to Duo Lon with a grin. "Your drink, sir!"
"Thank you, Shen," Duo Lon said, taking one of the cans before placing a small kiss on Shen's cheek. The grinning brawler winked back as he spun on his heels, and jumped over the back of the couch. He looked back as Duo Lon turned back to the popcorn with a small smile on his face.
Ash picked up two movies from the pile, and turned to face his teammates, "We have Die Hard and….Paranormal Activity." He tossed the action flick aside, popping Paranormal Activity into the DVD player before anyone else was able to voice their opinion. "Paranormal Activity it is!"
"Wait, what happened to Die Hard?" exclaimed Shen, nearly spilling his beer in the process of taking the first sip.
"We've seen Die Hard a million times." Ash said, pouting as he folded his arms across his stomach, "Let's watch something else for a change!"
Shen shook his head, setting the beer down on the coffee table, "I don't like that Paranormal Bullshit. It's bad luck."
Duo Lon returned from the kitchen, two bowls of fresh popcorn in hand. "There's no such thing as bad luck." He piped in, sitting beside Shen and snuggling himself against the brawler's chest. "It's all in your head."
"What's the matter, big guy?" Ash asked, plopping down on the opposite side before tracing his nails along Shen's abs. He earned a reluctant grunt from the older man as he continued, "Afraid of a little ghost story~?"
"Of course not!" Shen swatted away Ash's hand before using one of the bowls of popcorn as a shield for his overly sensitive stomach. "I just think they're full of shit."
Ash clicked play on the nearby remote as he sneered, "Then you won't mind if we watch it."
Shen sunk back into the couch, a sinking feeling in his stomach about the horrors about to unveil.
"HOLY SHIT!" Shen screamed, his open beer long forgotten as he sat frozen on the couch.
"Jeez, Shen. It's just a movie." Ash said, scolding the blond for spilling his popcorn on the floor a few minutes back.
"JUST A MOVIE! DID YOU NOT SEE WHAT JUST HAPPENED! THAT…That…weegee…-" Shen's body fell limp against the couch, his arm loosely flopping against Duo Lon's shoulder.
The assassin quickly checked Shen's pulse and breath, "He's not breathing. Should we wake him up…?"
"Leave him." Ash deadpanned, stealing Shen's popcorn from his lap, "Just watch the movie."
Shen awoke to Duo Lon waving a stick of imitation crab beneath his nose. He jumped to full attention, his green eyes still wide and terror stricken from the movie.
"You passed out." Duo Lon said gently, letting his boyfriend take the small stick from his hand and chomp on it. "Did that movie scare you that much?"
"No!" Shen huffed, finishing the snack in seconds, "I… got bored and fell asleep." He stood to his feet, and started walking to the bedroom, "I'm tired. 'night!" He disappeared into the only doorway.
Duo Lon shook his head before returning to his guest, "Will you be staying the night, Ash?"
"Not likely. I don't want Shen to kill me in the middle of the night after mistaking me for a ghost." Ash followed Duo Lon to the doorway, taking a few steps over the threshold before turning back. "He does know you're a necromancer, right?"
Duo Lon nodded with a sheepish smile.
"How you two ended up together, I will never know."