Noblesse [ENHYPEN FF]

28 - We're the same

[Minjung's POV]

I walked out of the cafeteria with Jake's arm linked with mine. I haven't had the time to really get to know Jake so I really appreciated that I got to spend my time with him. We realized that we had much in common. The boy insisted on keeping me company as I opened my locker.

"Are you offended that we haven't bonded yet?" He suddenly asked. I raised my eyebrows in shock as I looked back at him. I slightly shook my head.

"I don't own you, why would I feel offended? You're your own person." I simply answered before pulling out my books. I closed my locker before I faced the smiling boy. He suddenly wrapped his arms around me, the fresh smell of jasmines surrounded me. I automatically put my arms around his waist as I hugged him back. The boy slightly pulled away after awhile, not letting go of me.

"Thank you." He simply said as he let go of my small frame. I tilted my head to the side with a small smile on my face, not understanding what he was so grateful for. The older boy just ruffled my hair in response while he giggled at me.

(㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ)

I was walking out of the school building as school had ended. I saw Chunsun at the gate, I smiled at the younger boy as we locked eyes. My smile turned into a frown as I noticed the serious face on the boy. I stopped by him, wondering what was going on.

"Come." He simply said before he started to slowly walk away. I stood there dumbfounded as I watched the younger boy's back.

"If you don't want everyone to know that Heeseung is a vampire." His cold tone hit me and I was brought back to reality. I quickly followed him to the back of the school.

Chunsun stopped before he turned around facing me. I watched him clench his jaw as he scanned the area for people before looking back at me. The younger boy held a sharp object in his hand. He slowly wounded his palm with the object before looking back up at me, his gaze was anticipating. I stared at him in shock as I covered my mouth, not knowing what he was up to.

"Why did you do that?" I asked with a small voice. The boy tilted his head in confusion. Blood was dripping down on the ground as he had clenched his wounded hand.

"Why aren't you shifting?" He asked in disbelief. He furrowed his eyebrows at me as he kept waiting for me to "shift". He must believe that I'm a vampire.

"I don't know what you're talking about..." I anxiously answered. But then it happened, I felt my eyes flicker due to my nervousness. There was no way that he missed it, I felt it only for a second but there's no way that he did not catch that. I quickly looked up to see Chunsun's smirk. His eyes shifted to his usual violet glowing eyes, his hand healed in an instant while I stared at the boy in fear.

I started to quickly walk away from the scene only to bump into Chunsun's chest. How did he get in front of me so fast? I looked up to see that his smirk hadn't left his face. I slowly distanced myself from him. He quickly grabbed my wrist, stopping me from taking any more steps. My eyes shifted from staring into his eyes to the ground and back up again.

"You're like me." He quietly stated. I quickly shook my head at his statement.

"I'm nothing like you." I frustratingly answered while I felt my eyes glow brightly out of anger. I could feel the ground underneath me vibrate as I couldn't control my emotions. Chunsun stared blankly at me as he let go of my wrist. My breath suddenly stopped as I felt a hand on my shoulder. The sweet smell of cherries surrounded me as I relaxed by the familiar aroma.

I turned around to see a concerned Sunoo behind me. His blood red, anxious eyes stared into my rose gold, furious ones. A small smile appeared on his lips.

"It's not safe to be here noona." He simply stated before putting his arm over my shoulders. I looked over to Chunsun who stood frozen in place as he watched us. Sunoo forced me to turn around as he guided me away from the spot.

(㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ)

Scared. I was scared. I anxiously bounced my leg as I was seated between Jake and Sunghoon in the car. Sunoo had used all his power to get me to the parking lot as he now sat exhausted at the back of the car.

"Stop yelling." Heeseung complained. I looked up to meet his gaze in the back mirror. His eyes were glistening with frustration as he was forced to listen to my thoughts the whole ride. I gave him an apologetic smile before going back to anxiously biting my nails. I suddenly felt a pair of hands on my shoulders.

"I can help you relax noona." Ni-ki said behind me as he massaged my shoulders. I felt how he untied knots in my shoulders as I let out a relieved sigh.

"I can help her relax more than you can." Jungwon bickered beside the youngest boy. I felt Ni-ki's grip on my shoulders harden, making me whine in pain. He quickly pulled away his hands in an alarmed way.

"See?" Jungwon taunted. His question was followed by a lot of movement. They were probably fighting at this point.

"Why do you two rats always fight!?" Sunoo yelled followed by even more movement. I looked into the back mirror to see all three of them fling around their arms at each other at the back of the car. I giggled at the sight, forgetting all my problems for only a moment.

(㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ)

Heeseung wouldn't drop me off at my place as he was concerned over my thoughts. He had explained to me that they were "loud" and "disturbing". I was now blankly staring at a wall in the living room as I waited for Heeseung to drive me home after he was done being stubborn.

"I really hate those marks on you." Jay suddenly snapped me out of my own thoughts. He was sitting beside me on the couch as he slightly grazed my mark with his hand.

"He didn't fully mark me so they should disappear with time." I answered in a monotone voice. My anxiety was eating me alive as I didn't know how to handle the situation with Chunsun.

"Are you still mad at me?" Heeseung asked as he walked inside the living room. He sat down at the other couch, facing me.

"I'm not mad at you." I simply answered.

"I can hear your thoughts." He stated before chuckling at my now surprised expression. I forgot that it was the reason to why I was here in the first place.

"Yes I'm mad at you. Happy?" I replied the older boy. He sighed heavily before he leaned back in the couch, placing his arms over each other.

"Why do you wanna go home?" He asked angrily. I met his stern gaze who lingered over my small figure.

"I just want to go home." I answered stubborned. Heeseung scoffed at my answer before he clenched his jaw.

"So you can be all alone with those thoughts of yours? What's going on Minjung?" He exclaimed frustrated.

"I just want to go home so I can figure out this situation! I don't know what Chunsun wants from me and it scares me!" I yelled back at him. I felt so fed up with everything, all I wanted was to go home. I suddenly felt liquid on my cheeks. I surprisingly touched my cheeks to realize that I was crying. Was I that scared of Chunsun?