THE DARKEST HOPE

Chapter 29 Hopes to Ashes

Chapter 29

Hopes to Ashes

Jimin and Namjun found Ho-seok on the kitchen floor, curled up in a fetus form, blood all over him and a crazy look in his eyes. His entire frame was shaking so hard that even the tips of his hair were dancing up and down in the rhythm. His lips were moving on their own, no sound escaping them and his gaze was staring blankly ahead.

When the other two entered the room it seemed that he didn't registered their presence, just remained still, lying there, frozen in some kind of shock.

"Your friend doesn't seem all right." Jimin stated the obvious. "First time seeing vampires or what?"

"He'll be fine, don't worry!" Namjun approached his companion and tried to pull him up.

"Sure, if you say so..." the doubt in Jimin's voice was obvious. "He sure beheaded the thing nicely though." he stated."I've never seen one being killed with a knife before."

"Hey, it's me, talk to to me..." Namjun tried to attract some attention from Ho-seok. The other just trembled in his arms, his eyes still glassed out in terror.

"Hey!" Namjun tried again. He shook Ho-seok's shoulders with no results. His friend was completely out of it. He lifted his gaze just to notice with annoyance the little mocking smirk on Jimin's face. It clearly stated "Some joke of criminals, wetting their pants with the first vampire to appear..." Namjun angrily gritted his teeth.

"Come on, man, snap out of it!" He said but the other just trembled and hummed incomprehensibly. Namjun then lashed his hand and slapped hard Ho-seok's face. Damn him and his vampire phobia, enough was enough. They were really embarrassing themselves with him behaving like that.

The stroke worked wonders on Ho-seok's condition and in a flash his sanity returned to him. He saw his friend crouched next to him and he fiercely grasped his shoulder.

"The blood..." he managed to whisper. "The blood is all over me! I am infected..." wit these words Ho-seok started to shake even harder, his eyes showing his utmost fear.

"It is not necessary to be infected. If you didn't swallow some of it you should be fine." Jimin interfered. "Come, let's get you cleaned up."

Ho-seok looked up at him with hope and a great deal of confusion.

"I'll be fine?"

"Sure, get up, there are bathrooms on the second floor."

Ho-seok rose from the ground and then noticed that Namjun was wearing nothing but underwear. What the fuck was going on?!

"Ahmmm, your clothes..." he started.

"Had to get rid of them, vampire brains all over the fabric, not up today's fashion, you know." Namjun smiled.

"Yeah, sure." Ho-seok answered, still completely puzzled.

Jimin was roaming through some closet next to the kitchen door.

"Here, wash yourselves with that." He was holding out some gray bottles. "This is strong detergent, I am positive that it destroys the virus quite effectively."

Namjun reached out and took a couple of the bottles.

"Come, I'll show you the bathrooms on the second floor. We all must wash, just in case, too much vampire flesh splashing around. Ant then both of you will help me clean."