Love is more than a name ✅

EP 4 The truth

Pond was surprised when there was a lot of scurrying around the wing. The commotion was mainly where Dunk was staying. It was deep within the wing since Phuwin wanted silence, away from people. He had been away attending to clan matters, so he didn't go back to his room. It had been difficult since Phuwin's death. When Book carried a bloodied bedsheet out of Dunk's room, his eyes widen. P'Jimmy had rushed into the room before he could react. When he pushed the door open, he could see various wounds on Dunk, most of them were deep and were laced with silver. When P'Jimmy wanted to see if he could heal them, Dunk stopped him.

"No... as long as I can walk... The wound must stay... heal me after...." Dunk said adamantly. 

"What is going on?!" Pond's voice boomed. Everyone's eyes were trained on him. 

"You will bring me... to the place... you found my nong... like this..." Dunk said weakly. P'Jimmy, P'Force and P'Book all shaking their head frantically.

"They must... see me like this... let them think.... you are torturing me...think you're following their plan..." Book tried to stop Dunk from talking more. He was already weak with blood lost. Pond clenched his fist when he understood what Dunk was doing. He closed his eyes and gave out a loud sigh. He nodded at Dunk. 

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To the outsiders, it looked like Pond was pushing Dunk to walk but in fact he was supporting him. He threw him to the ground with the softest way possible but it looked rough to others. He needed to keep up with the act, though he was wincing inside. 

"Look at where you killed my mate, have a good look!" He held him by the hair. Dunk's eyes glowed with a tinge of light blue as he used his power. 

"nong..." Pond heard the anguished whisper despite how soft it was due to his heighten hearing. When he felt Dunk going lax in hands, he panicked internally. 

"Bring him back. Make sure you keep him alive, I'm not done with him yet!" Pond shouted. Force carried him within his arms, rushing back to the clan house. P'Jimmy was already on standby, afraid that Dunk wouldn't make it in time. 

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"Jak Bah (are you crazy)?!" Gemini asked as he slammed Pond against the wall when he was home. He was known for his temper and it fueled his vampire strength. 

"It was his plan." Pond could easily overpower him but he was feeling guilty as Dunk was fighting for his life. Fourth would usually intervene but he couldn't help but agree with his mate's action this round. He gave Pond a piece of his mind, 

"We all want to find Phi Phu's killer but this is too much! P'Phu is his nong, P'Pond. His nong! What makes you think it's fine for him to do this?! You can't just follow his plan. How do think P'Phu would feel?" He would blame Pond for not taking care of his hia. He would blame him but he needed a peace of mind, so does Dunk. How could they understand their desperation? 

"Sire, Taan Prem from the Guntachai clan is here." Pond sighed at Book's words. 

***

Pond waited at his home office for Prem to make an appearance. When he arrived, there wasn't a hint of smile on his face.

"Bring me to nong Dunk." Pond nodded. No pleasantry was needed. 

P'Jimmy was sighing when he was done healing Dunk. 

"He is generally fine. A week of rest would help but I'm worried about his mental health." Just as he said those words, they could hear Dunk muttering "nong" repeatedly like he was in a nightmare. He was probably trapped in the vision of Phuwin dying. Prem sighed.

"You are lucky that P'Boun allowed me to come in his place. If not, he would be out for your head. I understand that it was nong Dunk's plan. He had always been extreme in his action. P'Boun and I had always been worried but nong Joong was able to reign him in. With him gone and the fact that the murderer killed both nong Joong and his nong, I'm really afraid that he'll be even more extreme." Pond nodded at what he implied. Dunk was uncannily alike Phuwin in this aspect. There is nothing in between when it came to his action. It's either a 0 or a 100, even for something as simple as teasing.

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Dunk was trapped, he was trapped in the vision of Phuwin's death. 

He had tried hard to fight them off but there were too many of them. They held onto him but they didn't behead him nor did they drive a stake to his heart. They had a syringe and they emptied it right into his chest cavity where his heart was. It wasn't painful per se but he felt cold. He felt his vision blurring as he felt his life force slowing fading. He regretted not being able to say goodbye to Pond. I regretted not saying he love him enough, though he always does so through his action.

"Pond.... gu rak meung na (I love you)... Hia... khor tord (sorry) Nong is sorry.. Nong couldn't find hia before nong leave. If Pond ever finds you, please take care of him for nong.... I'm sorry...." 

"Nong!!" Dunk shouted as he woke up from the vision that was a nightmare to him. His sight blurred as tears began to fall. 

"Nong... Nooonngggg!!" he cried in anguish. Pond watched silently from the door. He wiped his tears away, before pushing his emotions back. He sat on the bed and hugged Dunk. He kept a hand on the back of his neck, stroking it as he tried to calm him down. Dunk bawled in his chest. Pond had tried to hold it in but he could no longer stop the tears from streaming down his face. He cried silently along with Dunk as they both mourned for Phuwin. Dunk had slept in Pond's arms that morning as they both fell asleep due to the emotional exhaustion. 

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A/N: 🫂🫂hugging those of you who may need a hug. 

*wiping tears away 🤧🤧 before I forget... this series is slightly similar but yet also different from the fledgling vampire in my care... What's the same: They can get silver poisoning from exposure to silver. It mess with their body system really badly can send them into a coma. What's different: They can die from blood loss if they don't feed in time. But it is not immediate, it's more like a long and painful death. They are a lot more fragile this round🤣🤣

I will be doing 3 EP instead of 2..coz I don't know if some of you will be okay if we end on this note. so we're pushing it today!