Soulmate || JiHan

Three

High school is over.

Jeonghan takes a walk outside that evening, once again accompanied by the full moon. He's lost count of the number of nicotine sticks he's been able to put in his throat, which is starting to burn badly and he's coughing really hard. He looks around and sees his wrist glowing.

" Do I really have to save him in a situation like this ? At worst, fuck him."

" You know what happens if you abandon your mission Jeonghan. "

" I'm not giving up master." Jeonghan said reluctantly.

This " master " is a person who accompanies every vampire absolutely everywhere. One false step, and the vampire's soulmate is no longer part of this world. So Jeonghan struggles to his feet and runs, quickly finding the youngest in a park. The little one is curled up on the grass with some youngsters above him, kicking and hitting him...

" Let him go immediately ! "

His voice echoes, startling the youngsters into flight as they see Jeonghan's hate-filled gaze. He approaches the wounded body, confirming that his soulmate is Joshua once again, for it is he whom he is protecting. The blond man sighs in dismay, hesitating between leaving Joshua here, alone in the cold, or taking him home to nurse him back to health. Finally, he decided on the second option, carrying the copperhead on his back and taking him home to his friends and his master...

" Tonight's mission accomplished ? " asks the master.

" Yeah, I can't wait to put him down, he's heavy. How many more missions do I have with him ? "

" I'm sorry Jeonghan but he's still the most important and dangerous one, it's to see if you can take care of him under any circumstances, because you're connected to him, you must know that by now..."

" Who the fuck is the idiot who linked me to him. To a fucking weak human."

" It's Cupid, you know you can always give up ? "

" I know, but if I do that sooner or later it's going to hurt me. "

" Yes, one day you'll need his blood to survive so yes."

" What a shitty life. "

" I'll go Jeonghan. "

" You know the way out. I'm not taking you home. "

Jeonghan, still with the youngest on his back, goes to his room and lays him on his bed. He's a vampire with the power of care, and even though the smell of his soulmate's blood is enticing, he restrains himself and takes good care of him, caressing his hands gently, then running his hands over the copperhead's neck, the bloody purplish marks disappear automatically.

" Shit, I'm going to have to strip him. And why do I even care ? The other wounds will heal on their own. "

Jeonghan leaves Joshua's fragile body like that, the human looks like a corpse, the blond bites his lower lip then tells himself that even if he hates humans he's still connected to Joshua so he must take a minimum of care of him so with a trembling hand, he unbuttons the shirt of the smaller man followed by his pants and just runs his long fingers over the body, of the wounded man. The more-than-apparent marks eventually disappear, Jeonghan breathes...

" I can't guarantee anything, but I'll try to protect you more, I need you anyway. Unfortunately you're my soulmate, I'll have to accept that fact. "

He looks at Joshua's body, then places a mattress on the floor, followed by a pillow, and puts on his pyjamas. He then takes the copper out of his bed and places him on the mattress, taking care to put on pyjamas all the same, then takes a blanket and covers the human's body. Before falling asleep, he takes one last look at the younger man's gentle face.

" It bothers me so much to be connected to you, protecting a human. I don't like depending on a human, but I have no choice. I'll make sure I'm more present for you, protect you and be less against you. I'm not sure I can do it, though. "

Jeonghan turns his back to Joshua, while he slowly opens his eyes. He's been awake for a while, since the two boys entered the apartment, but he hasn't said anything to understand the situation. Of course, now he's heard everything, the exchange between him and his master echoing in his mind and his elder's last words jostling in his mind too. What do you mean he's related to Jeonghan ? What kind of nonsense is this ? Who is he really ?