The Devil Within

I. New's Day

NEW POV

"NEWWIEE!!!!!!"

Fans were cheering, screams can be heard all through the venue. It was a TAYNEW fan meet at Siam Square Pink Market Event. I was feeling uncomfortable that day. I forgot to drink the ampoule that was neatly stored in my bag, all because of this irritating best friend in front of me. Maybe his bad luck had already rubbed off on me after all these years playing best friend with this guy Tay Tawan.

Thank goodness I am wearing contact lenses for the day to prevent them from seeing my already reddish pupils. I can at least hold out for a couple of hours but the headaches are already worse and the fans cheering and screaming are not helping it.

Smiling awkwardly, I did stuff to take my mind off the ampoule in my bag. My thirst is already drying my throat and Tay this son of a bitch keeps sticking to me, as I can see the pulsing veins on his neck. Opting me to sink my teeth in his in front of the whole crowd to see. I gulped nervously, I was confident I'd get past this but not anymore when that sweet scent lingered in my nose, a whiff and it takes my walls to crumble.

" New, New.... "- Tay

"New, are you okay?" - Tay

Tay whispered to me when he hugged me because he lost the game we are playing. And it doesn't help. It was just the start of the event but my body feels like losing energy already. I hugged Tay a little tighter and longer because I can't control my strength but for a split second I was back again to normal. These were normal relapses to me whenever I can't drink the ampoule on time.

"I'm okay, sorry I must have slept pretty late that I am getting tired already" - New

I whispered to him which the fans caught like we are stealing glances and whispering nothing to each other like we are in our world. The MC thought we are doing fan services throughout the event but it was just Tay checking on my condition.

I'm having second relapses all through the show. I thought today I can still hold out for more hours but I guess I am wrong. I think another hour, and I am finished. Fighting the urges I still smiled and went on with the program. And Tay was already eyeing me because I know he felt me when he carried me to a game he lost again that I was cold. This also happens my body drops temperature lower than the usual temperature of the human body maybe he felt I was colder. I wish the show ends soon.
His frequent stares were caught on camera and they thought he was a lovesick fool when he was just observing like a specimen.

After some time it ended and we were already in the car headed back to the GMMTV building. 

"New? are you alright you seemed weirdly cold Aahhhmmm.?" - Tay

"Yeah I'm okay, maybe I was just a little tired."  - New

He was about to touch my forehead when I swatted his arms away scared that he might suspect me because of the coldness of my skin and maybe notice my blue veins already bulging from inside the shirt that I noticed was already opening while I sat comfortably at the car seat. I slowly buttoned it higher. 

"uh? sorry I just wanted to check" - Tay

Tay awkwardly retracted his hands in the air. With his crumpled brows still looking at me confused by my actions.

"Sorry, I was surprised. Sorry, Tay, does it hurt I am a bit giddy lack of sleep" - New

It looked like he didn't want to press the issue anymore so I relaxed and pretended to fall asleep on the ride. Then I felt something cover my upper body judging from the smell of the cloth it was Tay's perfume wood sage must be his jacket and a hand patted my head but only the hair was touched maybe he was careful not to wake me up.