Broken [Sequel to Bitten]

「TWENTY FOUR」

(AN. I left a small spoiler for the Yuwin book in this chapter, can you find it? The answer is in my bio and try looking for spoilers in this chapter before you go check the answer!)

"Holy- you're right-" Ten felt it as he slowly lost his only braincell, but he didn't care, he could go and borrow Kun's later. "What if- Johnny, what if it's not a story? What if it's not a folktale, or a fable, or a myth? What if it's a prediction of the future? Like- what if it's a- a prophecy? Like- one of those visions Hendery gets!" Johnny stared at him for a second, and grabbed his coat. "If it is, we are in huge trouble." 

He grabbed the human, and knocked on Hendery's door, pulling the vampire out and dragged him towards his car. "Woah woah woah- hyung, what's the rush-" 

"The Devil inside you wants you as his-" Hendery's eyes swarmed black, and he smirked, raising a hand and covered Johnny's mouth. "Now now, Mr Suh. You wouldn't want trouble with me, would you? If you're a good werewolf you'll shut up about this conversation and drive us back to your house, and you shouldn't ever tell the princeling. Or else I know a certain assassin and his boyfriend, and I could easily.. Wipe them off from this world. Same goes for the human. I know where your family lives, so do yourself a favor and do me a favor, stay out of my way." 

Hendery's eyes went back to normal, and he stared at Johnny. "Wants me as his what?" "His- his friend. He's lonely, right? So he wants you two to be friends." the vampire stared at Johnny for a while, then nodded. "Alright, that's kind of sweet, but can we get back, I need blood.." 

Johnny started the car, put it on auto mode, and then looked at Ten, the both of them worrying about the prince. "So you two are a thing now?" hendery asked, staring out of the window. "Wha-" 

"You're holding hands." he stated, and only then did Ten noticed he had actually grabbed Johnny's hand for comfort. "Um- I'm sorry-" he tried to let go, but Johnny gripped his hand, raising it and kissing the back of it. "I like it when you hold my hand." Ten blushed quite a lot, and immediately turned to face the window to not show Johnny that he was blushing.

"Yey, another couple!"

"Did you just say yey?"

Hendery shrugged, looking at the shadows that flowed out of him and formed the shape of a human. "Yeah, I like saying weird words." Ten looked visibly uncomfortable staring at the Devil, who kept shape shifting. He stared back at Ten, then turned into a watermelon, making Chittaphon scream out loud. 

"What the-" Hendery rolled his eyes, poking the Devil. "Hey, you're scaring my friend." "You two are friends?" The devil turned back into a cloud of floating mist. Hendery scoffed, turning back to the window. "He's my boyfriend's best friend, and he's also one of my close friends, so yes, we're friends." 

The devil shrugged, his face not exactly taking any shape, and Johnny turned around, looking at him curiously. "Do you not have a face?" he asked, and the Devil smiled. "Do you not have a name either?" 

The werewolf earned another shrug. "I do have a face, and I've had many names in the past. People seem to like calling me Lucifer, but I prefer Namjoon." Johnny watched as the mist took on an actual form, and he stared slightly, his mouth dropped open at the Devil's handsome face.

"Damn. Didn't expect you to look good." "Beauty is a weapon, Mr Suh. You should know, since you wield it so well when it comes to your missions." Johnny's lips tightened, and Namjoon smirked, staring at the prince.

"Beauty is a weapon, it bewitches and lures both humans and monsters, drawing them to their death. I've even fallen for it a few times." Hendery turned and stared at him. "You? Didn't know you could be lured into things like this or seduced, old grump." "Still no sense of respect. I'd rather you call me Namjoon." the devil replied stiffly. 

"Well then, Namjoon. You don't look too bad." Hendery returned his gaze to the passing streets. "You've seen a face more beautiful than mine?" 

"First things first, yes, I know I have because I look amazing and much better, and also, Dejun's the most beautiful person I've ever seen, and Xuxi is more handsome than you." 

Namjoon smiled, but both Johnny and Ten noted the murderous glint in his eyes as Hendery mentioned the two of them. "They must be quite beautiful for you to love them like that." The vampire shrugged, still looking out the window. "They are, but I love them for what they are inside. My rays of sunshine." 

Johnny desperately wanted to warn Hendery, but the vampire took no notice of how deadly Namjoon's aura had turned. 

"They must be."

With a growl no one heard except for Johnny, the devil muttered something else.

"Their beauty will fade and wilt. Mine won't."