addicted ↭ kth ; jjg

: XXIV :

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"Where'd you get your wound?" asks Jeongguk.

"I cut myself."

"Where?"

"The sill?"

"And you aren't sure?"

"Pretty much, but I went from the outside through the window, so that's probably it."

"Let me see." By motioning his fingers, Jeongguk seems a bit eager.

"You don't have to."

"I'm just gonna take a look."

"I don't want you to. Just do your business."

Jeongguk seems to halt his breathing for a couple of seconds. Of course he knows the older would act this way, but he wants to be okay with him now. He wants to be in good terms with everyone, but everytime he acts nice at one, he's always being pushed away.

"Can't we be okay now?"

The older smiles a bitter smile. "You're fine and I'm fine. Isn't that enough yet?"

"Okay." Jeongguk nods his head. "Okay, hyung." Then he walks away. But his head snapped to the side when he feels a hand that quickly pulled him back.

"I want him to be happy," says a voice too soft, too thin. "I know that you can do that for me. Never... hurt him."

Jeongguk gulps down the lump inside his throat. "I can, and I promise I will, Hoseok hyung."

"We should talk again later. About an important matter," is what Hoseok clearly said before turning away and waving a hand goodbye.

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"And when I said important matter, I mean it."

"What is it about?"

"You and V."

"I don't wanna get anywhere through this. I—I'm not gonna lie, but I don't wanna cause any trouble right now."

"You're being paranoid. If you don't want me to continue then you won't know anything about his past."

Jeongguk suddenly got interested that his eyes shows it itself.

"But actually it's not about him," Hoseok laughs. "Got you, eh?" Then he turns serious after the silly face. "About the Queen, Jeongguk. You are claiming her as your own mother, am I right?"

"Yes."

"It can't be proven for now, but it can't be impossible. Her Majesty the Queen—such a beautiful woman... has lived her life, many many years ago, in the hands of her own parents. Her father a full human, her mother of pure blood of a vampire. And we can simply put it this way: she's a half human and a half vampire."

"And what can I get through that?"

"Here," Hoseok draws near Jeongguk, "Why do you think would she hate humans?"

"I don't know. I can't quite put the puzzles together yet," Jeongguk says, Hoseok approves.

"Her father killed her own mother. That is after finding out that she's a vampire. You know why humans don't accept us, right? Because they don't wanna be ruled. But her father just maybe got afraid."

"Okay, that makes sense." Jeongguk nods his head as a frown is etched on his forehead. "How'd you know about all these?"

"Shush, I have more to tell.

"The Queen is a half human, and there's a possibility that she had bore a human child—or a half too, and that could be you, Jeongguk.

"But it's too difficult to understand. A Queen could only bear one child."

"Are you saying that I really got the wrong person? It's too clear. It's her in the picture, and the house—I know—"

"It could be possible, too, that V isn't her own child." Then Hoseok smiles. "We won't really know."

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If she really is my mom, and I remember some memories I shared with her, then why couldn't she remember me? So it's still possible that I'm just assuming on this thing I ain't sure of.

"Stop thinking about her," a low voice sounded from beside Jeongguk's ears. "I want you to only think of me."

"I can't help it. And besides, you've been all in my head yesterday."

"I'm glad, but it ain't enough."

"You're such a douche. Greedy, huh?"

"You're mine. What can I do?—And oh, oh!" V scoots closer, hugging Jeongguk by the hips. "I'm hungry."

The sudden change in V's voice sent Jeongguk goosebumps. "Not now."

V bursts out laughing, "Not now?" and again he laughs, "What?" and again, "I said I'm hungry, Jeongguk. And by that I mean let's go out hunting!"

Jeongguk clicks his tongue and pushes the now-red boy. He stares into V's blue orbs, studying those with such passion. "You were laughing too much."  Putting a finger on the other's lips, he slowly runs his tongue across his own. "Was that funny?"

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