Soulmate || JiHan

Ten

Joshua looks at his elder, waiting for him to speak.

" You know Joshua..."

" Hmm ? "

" We're related..."

" Yes, I've understood that by now. "

" If you don't want to, we don't have to..."

" What do you mean ? "

" You wanted us to go back to being strangers, if you want we can go back to being strangers and we'll both die in excruciating pain. "

" It's true that at first I wanted to keep you as far away from me as possible, but don't forget that this afternoon I told you I didn't want to be away from you anymore. "

" Ah, yes, that's true..."

" Yes Jeonghan, think with the few neurons you have left... "

Jeonghan laughs softly but ends up looking at his hands, his gaze changes it becomes reddish, his eyes shine with a strong intensity and his breathing becomes jerky, he gets up from the bench to fall on his knees on the floor, he starts shaking. Joshua doesn't react, he's too shocked.

" I'm...thirsty...Shua..."

Joshua understands the message, moves closer to his elder and sits down next to him...

" We were supposed to go out together so we could get to know each other, not for you to turn me now. "

" I won't turn you that's a promise. "

Jeonghan is starting to weaken, and Joshua's brain is racing. Will he die? By giving his blood like this to his eldest, or will he live?

" What am I supposed to do, Jeonghan ? You're scaring me. "

" I don't need to bite you..."

" But you need my blood right now ? "

" No..."

" But what then ! " Joshua shouts in distress.

Jeonghan's eyes are starting to get tired of not being able to do what he's got in mind, so he lets himself fall back exhausted and Joshua loses patience, he wants his elder's answer but his eyes have closed. Joshua takes fright...

" Jeonghan, you can't die now, damn it ! "

He shakes him in all directions, except Jeonghan continues to play dead. Perhaps he really is?

" Jeonghan even if we don't like each other very much yet, don't leave me ! "

Small tears roll down his cheeks, although he doesn't know the blond very well, he's become attached to him even if he won't admit it, he's especially grateful to him for having saved his life on several occasions, he places his hands on the vampire's chest and weeps silently.

" Jeonghan, please ! "

He feels a wrist grab him, looks down and sees it's Jeonghan's hand...

" Jeonghan are you fucking alive ? Resp-"

Jeonghan pulls on the smaller boy's wrist, landing in front of his elder's face...

" Kiss me, now don't ask any questions. " The blond blows, exhausted.

" Excuse me ? "

" Kiss me ! Fuck. "

" You're this close to dying and all you want to do is kiss me ? "

" You talk too much..."

" but you're making me-"

" You really have to do everything yourself around here. It's crazy. "

Jeonghan puts his hand behind Joshua's head and draws him to him, kissing him gently at first, Joshua trying to push him away at first, then finally enjoying the exchange, he lets himself be dominated and completely made over by his elder, who passes his tongue over the younger man's lower lip, the latter opens his mouth and a wild dance ensues between their two tongues.

Jeonghan resumes forces and puts itself in sitting position and rises in bearing Joshua, they do not cut their exchange, the copperhead boy it has the legs rolled up around the size of Jeonghan. The vampire opens his eyes and removes his mouth from Joshua's, resting his forehead on the younger man's swollen lips...

" You'll have to explain to me why you did that. "

" Dare to tell me you didn't like it. "

" That's not the point. "

" So you liked it ? "

" Jeonghan ! "

" Very well, there I simply needed your saliva to survive not your blood. "

" When will you need my blood ? "

" When I was dying little by little."

" That's not what you were doing..."

" No, if it had been your spit, I'd have died instantly..."

" I don't understand the difference, even if it took me a while to understand you didn't die right away. "

" A vampire lacking its junior's blood will die slowly, while a vampire lacking its junior's saliva will die instantly."

" You didn't die on the spot, Jeonghan. "

" I drew strength from my elder, whom I killed last time. "

" Is that possible ? "

" Yes, I use it when I'm in danger, in this case I almost died..."

" That makes more sense. "

" So you didn't answer my question, did you like kissing me ? "

" Jeonghan." Joshua growls embarrassed.

" Hm ? "

Jeonghan laughs, then a soft, amused smile curls the corners of his lips. Joshua hesitates, then finally says to himself that he's an honest man, so he might as well admit defeat.

" Yes, I liked Jeonghan. Happy ? "

" Very happy indeed. "

" Pfff, or are you planning to drop me off sometime ? "

" No, I'll take you home with me..."

" What's the occasion ? "

" We both need to talk. "

" Um, yeah if you want but I can walk you know. "

" Shut up and enjoy my arms. "

And with those last words, the two boys headed for the older boy's apartment...