tamed-dashed. - minsung

7.

"what was that, hyunjin? i know that you've been through a lot but that doesn't give you the right to talk at them like that." the red haired didn't dare meet minho's eyes, he knows he's wrong ... and there is no excuse for his wrongdoings.

"i'm sorry, alpha." he squeaked out in a small and wobbly voice.

"hyunjin ... you know you can talk to me, right? i am not just your alpha but i am also your friend. i will be here to help you, fo guide you, but you need to open up to me." and that's where hyunjin finally broke down from his strong facade.

after all, he's still a young lad when everything happened, he who have been through a lot of downs, more than anyone in their pack did. yes, the pack may have been attacked a few hundred times for the last decade and even century, but hyunjin's guilt and trauma would always be heavier than the others compared.

the red haired fell down on his knees, sobbing, asking for forgiveness. he knows he's wrong, he can't excuse for his mistakes, but he also can't help how he reacts ... it is his defense mechanism after all.

minho knelt down beside him, pulling the younger closer to him. the other only cried even more, knowing that minho will always understand him and will always believe in him.

"do you want to talk about it?" minho's heart broke when he saw how devasted his knight is. even after how many years, some wounds cannot heal and it will always leave a scar to those who suffered from it.

"i-i just can't cut it out my head that their kind ... those royals ... took everything from me. in front of my own eyes, hyung. they took everything away from me and laughed at my despair. they made fun of my family and fed them to their lions."

"how can i be sure they're not the same? how can i lower my guard down especially now that we can see how strong and powerful they are against us?" hyunjin cried in minho's shoulder, the alpha listening to every word the red haired speaks of.

"we don't know for sure if they're good or bad, jinnie. but we can't also assume if we don't know what's real and what's the truth." minho sighed and looked heavenward.

"we are not lowering our guards by being nice to them as well. it's a human decency, they didn't do anything wrong to us yet and we can't say or know that they did anything wrong to anyone as well. we are being hospitable since they're doing us a great favor for acknowledging alpha taemin's request of their presence." hyunjin nodded his head in understanding, therefore, he knows what he must do to right his wrongdoings.

"i'll apologize to seungmin, alpha. i will be honest with my reasons of impulsiveness but i will not use it to excuse myself from hurting their feelings." minho softly smiled at the red haired.

"what else?" minho tutted.

"i'll be nicer to them and ... will put aside my personal feelings while we're on our job."

"i'm not telling you to not make this personal, hwang. this is personal to me since i can clearly tell that those vampires need a friend more than an enemy. it's okay to let yourself be free but still considering the feelings of those around you." the red haired sniffles, he smiled to his hyung before drying his tears away, and stood up sighing.

"i'll be better, alpha. i am a knight after all." minho snorted at that but he's happy that hyunjin is back and has gathered his shit together.

"talk to seungmin privately later." minho stood up as well and whistled, a call to the other wolves that they have finished their talk.

"i will, hyung ... i will." hyunjin closed his eyes and placed his right hand to his chest, where his heart is located.

he doesn't know why but when seungmin looked at him with crimson and purple swirling in his orbs, hyunjin's heart squeezed so tightly, he thought he was about to pass out.

what was that? the red haired thought. why does he feel different ... when the brown haired vampire is around?