Artificial Life: Two Wolves | JayWon

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JAY's POV

Cold breeze, the only thing that could be felt at this very moment. Under the starry sky beside a campfire, the perfect momentum was now upon us. The position, our hearts beats as one.

I stared at Jungwon's face as if I wanted to memorize every detail of it. From those eyes, eyes that were so deep that it can make me drown yet make me breathe. The perfect pointed nose, fluffy cheeks, and to his pretty plump lips that was so inviting that I suddenly felt the urge to get a taste of it, and I did.

I closed my eyes and enjoy every second though the time seemed to stop. I felt something weird, a foreign feeling that I can't describe. It was like something is knocking at the doors of my heart, asking for permission to be felt, but it seemed to be blocked.

Then I remembered Yujin. I came back to my senses and immediately pulled away, Jongseong whined because of it. Why did I kissed him? It was so wrong yet it felt so right. I feel like I needed to say sorry though something in me isn't regretting it one bit. I cleared my throat and stood up.

''S-sorry! I w-was just---'' I apologized but I wasn't able to continue my sentence when he cut me.

''I-it's okay I'm j-just gonna h-help them prepare the fo--'' He stood but failed to finished his sentence too.

''Hyung.'' Someone said making us turn our heads and saw Daniel. D-did he saw?

''N-NIEL! C-COME ON UHH...LET'S HELP THE OTHERS...BYE JAY HYUNG!'' Jungwon pulled Daniel and they dashed to the others leaving me at the same spot, completely frozen. I unconsciously touched my lips and without me knowing, I was already smiling.

What is this feeling? And why am I feeling this towards Jungwon? Am I...falling? No...I can't fall for him, I have a girlfriend...can I?

JUNGWON's POV

We were all seated facing each other on a long table. Two pots of ramyeon was on each edge, korean barbeque, fruits and drinks were in front of us. We were happily eating in a peaceful silence not until someone uninvited breaks it.

''Baby!'' Yep, you guessed it right. It was that Luna-wannabe, Ahn Yujin.

''What are you doing here? How did you found us?'' Jay greeted as Yujin sat again on his lap because there is no empty seat left.

''I felt bad snapping at you last night and I saw on your posts that you were here so I came to surprise you!'' She said and kissed Jay hyung. What the heck he just kissed me earlier and now he---something was blocking up to my throat and before my tears explodes, I knew I needed to get away from here.

''I-I forgot to call my mother. I'll just go to the tent and call her. Excuse me.'' I stood up and as I turn, I met Sunoo's eyes and I know, I know he knows what's happening. I ran behind the tent and sobbed quietly while holding my mouth to prevent creating sounds. Later on, I felt two pairs of hands patted my back. By the scent, I know it was Sunoo and Daniel.

''Sunoo, can I go home now please?'' I begged him but he just looked at me with pitiful eyes. It took him a moment to answer.

''Okay. Let me go with---''

''No hyung. I'll go with him. You stay here with your friends. Promise I'll take him home safely.'' Daniel cut Sunoo's words. Sunoo seems hesitating but he just soon gave in and nodded.

''Just walk straight to the west, you'll see the highway that leads to our school from there. Be careful.'' Sunoo informed us as we took our things and walk to the way where Sunoo pointed. We were currently walking through the woods and no one was talking. This type of silence isn't comfortable. I can sense that Daniel wants to say something so I asked him.

''I know you want to say something, Niel. Go on.'' I said without looking at him because I know he'll just look at me like how Sunoo did earlier, full of empathy, and I don't like being pitied.

''About Jay hyung...do you p-perhaps...like him?'' He muttered but I still managed to hear it. I knew it, I'm busted.

''Well, we can say that I do but there's actually more to that. But it's a story for another time. Let's just---'' I stopped my tracks because I sensed something wasn't right. I used my hearing and my ears perked at the movement at our back making me turn but I found nothing.

''Hyung? Why?'' Daniel stopped walking too. I signed him to keep quiet while I observe the surroundings. Then I smelled it. Vampires. I immediately dragged Daniel by his wrist without saying a word, and ran away.

''Hyung! What's happening?!'' He whisper-shouted when I pulled him down to hide on a bush.

''Run! Go back to the camp site, you'll be safe there.'' I ordered him but he won't budge.

''What?! No?! I won't leave you here and who even are those?!'' How can I answer him? He might freak out when I said that those are vampires while me and the others are wolves. I clicked my tongue in annoyance. It's a matter of life and death, I need to tell him.

''Those are vampires. Look, I need you to go far from me because I'm their target. I don't want you to get hurt. Please, Daniel, go back to the campsite.'' I pleaded him. I was expecting him to freak out but he is surprisingly calm.

''No. I won't leave you.'' He avoided my eyes and crossed his arms. Then I felt the vampires getting near. I have no option left. I shifted right in my hellhound's form right in front of Daniel, not minding my clothes being shredded. He was dumbfounded at first, then I signaled him to hop on Johnny's back. With Daniel on my back in Johnny's form, he gripped my fur and ran as fast as I can. I need to drag them away from here. After running for like 20 minutes, I felt that we lost them so I straightly ran to the main road. In a distance, I can already see the highway so I shifted back to my human form as Daniel looked for my spare clothes on my backpack that he managed to carry. I tugged in on and went to Daniel.

''So you can shift to a wolf?'' He asked as he hung his backpack properly on him.

''Yes. It's forbidden to shift in front of humans but I had to do it because you were at stake.'' I got my water bottle and gulped in down to quench my thirst from all that running.

''That's so cool!'' He raised a thumbs up and I giggled at his reaction.

''For real, I was hesitating to tell you because I'm afraid you'll freak out but you didn't.'' We started walking back to the university.

''When you said you don't want me to get hurt, I had the urge to trust you fully so I remained calm because I know you won't hurt me, right hyung?'' Daniel asks making me nod and pat his head.

''Are you going to be okay from here?'' We stopped when we reached a bus stop.

''I'm good here, hyung. How about you? How will you go home?''

''Our house is inside a forest so I'll have to run from here. That's your bus, be safe okay? Text me when you get home.'' I tapped his shoulder before waving goodbye as he rides the bus. I looked around and shifted again as I ran to Blue Lagoon Lands.

THIRD PERSON's POV

''Master, it's confirmed. It's really him.''

''Good. Keep an eye on him. We don't want to lose our tracks on him, again.''

|to be continued|