WHEN NIGHT COMES

Heat

The night class ended at 9:30 in the evening. Just as the bell rang, the students abruptly stood up and left the room in a hurry, and also in giggles that left Porchay a bit offended. Is his class that boring that his students were dying to get out immediately? He cannot believe it.

It is not Porchay's first time to be a professor in a university; he had been one so many times in the past centuries. Of course, all of it are scheduled at night and in those past decades, he never encountered something like before.

It was his first time to smell a scent like that in his whole existence and it is kind of addicting; that the whole time he's having his lecture, he's really fighting his urge to sniff every student in the room; that during his lecture, he had a hard time trying to hide the true color of his eyes which surfaced because of that scent. And he doesn't know why it happened. But he felt his eyes burn during the process.

"So, how is your first night as a college professor, again?"

Porchay was already in their family's house. It was in the middle of a forest actually; away from the city and the human crowd. It was almost a castle which Porchay hated because he still gets lost inside it. He actually has an apartment in the city but he decided to go home just for tonight.

"Not now Kinn." Porchay answered shortly which earned him a laugh from his brother.

"I already told you Nong, it was all but an urban legend among us already. Instead of wasting your time finding it, go and order your men to gather you blood from virgins. That way, you'll be able to gain immortality."

"No. I will find one."

One thing about Porchay is that he is stubborn. And he doesn't let anyone or anything gets in his way of getting what he wants.

Even death.

"You know you'll perish if you turn 500 without gaining immortality, right?"

Kinn also knows that. He had a first-hand almost death experience.

"I know that Phi. I just don't feel like drinking that much blood. You know I hate it."

Yes, as much as possible, Porchay doesn't want to consume human blood. He's the only vampire in their group who is known to feed off blood from animals. And it is mostly from small animals he would hunt in the forest.

He was once a human. It was Kinn who turned him into a vampire 499 years ago when he was on the verge of death. And being a human once was the only thing that keeps him from consuming their blood.

"And it's disgusting. Like, how were you able to drink that much blood Kinn?" Porchay asked his brother in pure disgust that made the older one laugh again.

"You're really funny Nong." Said by Kinn as he ruffled Porchay's curly locks. And as a defend, Porchay elbowed him on his side that made Kinn coughed a bit.

Kinn was their leader but Porchay was in fact stronger than him in many ways. The brothers are both aware of that and Kinn was just waiting for Porchay to turn 500 so that he can pass his position to him.

They were on their way to have their lunch when suddenly Porchay asked something that caught Kinn off guard.

"Hey Phi, when was the last time you smelled a wolf's scent?"

Kinn didn't answer and Porchay saw something in his eyes. It looks like he is hiding something.

"Well, I was just curious because the last time I smelled one was I think, a decade ago."

"Have you encountered one?" Kinn asked.

Porchay wanted to say yes but he stopped himself from doing so. Why? Because he wanted to find out if the scent he smelled during the class is of a wolf's. And if it is, then who among his students is a wolf.

"No and they already fled because you drove them away, right? I still remember them running with tails between their legs."

"Oh, someone sounds so proud. Where were you during that time? Oh I remembered, you were out hunting rabbits."

"Phiiii!"

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"Yes Porsche, I understand. I already took my suppressants."

The first thing Kimhan did after getting home from his night class was to call his Hia Porsche back. Why? Because during the whole class, Porsche has been calling him. Good thing his phone was put in silent mode or else, it will definitely disturb the class.

Kimhan lifelessly dropped himself on his bed. He felt extra tired for tonight. The flock of customers on his brother's café and the long and boring lecture of their new professor got him good. Not to mention his regular heat cycle getting near and that is the very reason why Porsche is doting on him on these days; making sure that his little brother takes suppressants regularly. But he lied. He's not taking his suppressants for almost a week now and to his surprise, nothing much happened.

He did that because he wanted to find out; he wanted to try going on heat without any suppressants in his system. He wanted to find out if going on heat with a suppressant is the same with going on heat without a suppressant. And he also wanted to find out if he could transform into his wolf form; something he cannot do while under suppressants.

Kimhan wanted to sleep now but every time he tried to close his eyes, those pair of golden eyes appear in front of him; like it was looking at his very existence; like it was looking into his soul.

"What's happening?"

And the next thing Kimhan remembers was him jumping out of the window, in his wolf form and running towards the forest before losing consciousness.