Scarlet Shadows || Kaisoo

Chapter 23 | Day-mare?

Jongin hit the ground fiercely, so angry and so fucking out of his mind because the kagune wasn't revealing itself. Why? My heart hurt to see him in pain, but more seriously, why? And how did Sehun know this? Why did he bring me here so I could see it, is he trying to tell me something?

"What have you done to me, Sehun?" Jongin roared, his anger multiplying by a tenfold. Sehun threw my body against Jongin like I was a rag doll. My body dragged against the floor and I could feel new wounds already drinking all of my blood. Jongin slopped down, tears falling like an endless waterfall.
Was he happy that he lost his monstrous powers, or was he sad? I couldn't tell.

Sehun pushed him back on the floor and sat on his chest. He flanked his shirt open and I could see that symbol in his chest blazing red. Sehun rested his palm on it, smiling, not that crooked smile, but almost a sad smile. His eyes were rheumy and Sehun wanted to say something to Jongin, but he just pushed him back, and walked off.
Is he putting up a front or something?*
Jongin sat up and just stared into space, thinking probably the same thing I was, why didn't Sehun do anything? And why was Sehun so teary eyed?
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Yes Jongin you can think later now can you please help your boyfriend who's suffering in pain for crying out loud. I literally had to call him out to help me sit up, my ribs are all probably cracked and I'll probably end up looking like a mummy at the least.
Loving someone is hard, isn't it?
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Earlier that evening, I'd called Dr. Xiumin and scheduled for a dinner the next day because I really needed to talk about Jongin to him. I don't even know how old Xiumin is, or whether he's married. Pffft, why do I care?

I was 10 minutes late and found Xiumin sitting at table 10...with someone?
I seated myself opposite to Xiumin and a man so beautiful, I felt like crying honestly.
"Ah, you're here, Kyungsoo."
"Sorry, did I make you wait, Dr. Xiumin?"
He gave me the warmest smile*, "Oh no, we just got here. Oh and this is my partner, Luhan."
Partner? Daaaang, Xiumin you scored.
Luhan gave me a smile, but was really uncomfortable by the looks of it. He looked like he wanted to explode but put on a smile for his partner. That's unexpected, considering how nice Dr. Xiumin is.
We ordered our dinner, and I really wanted to be a minimalist, but how can you expect me not to eat at such an expensive restaurant when everything on the menu was basically screaming at me.

"So..,what has happened now, Kyungsoo?"
I hesitated, should I talk about this in front of Luhan?
"Oh you can be free, Lu knows everything."
My eyes shifted to Luhan, who was staring down at his empty plate, well sure he knows something.
"Okay., So I don't exactly know what happened, but Sehun caught me..." I narrated the whole story, "And now Jongin can't seem to access his own kagune."
Xiumin's eyes didn't react a bit, but his lips curled into a smile, and then a frown. Luhan darted up and I could feel his eyes piercing me.
"That's exactly what I thought would happen." he answered, quite blatantly.
"What do you mean? You knew this might potentially happening?" I probed.
"Well, it might be anyone of one thing. I'm assuming that symbol has dual powers, as in, I think it's like a black body, it can absorb as well as give out energy..or power if I have to make myself very clear. Was there any color given off when Sehun placed his hand over the symbol?"
Oh right I completely forgot about that! "Yes! It was blazing red..Does it mean that something bad is happening because red is often related to ominous stuff.." wow did I really say that, how stupid did I sound on a scale of 1 to 10?
Xiumin laughed, wiping off the sauce from the meat from the corner of his lips, "Oh I'm not very sure, but you're assumptions are sure very entertaining, Kyungsoo!"
I scratched my head and tried diverting the topic, "So Luhan, have you been so silent always?"
His eyes moved amidst me and Xiumin and then he just nodded. So much for my hard work.
"He's quite silent the first time, but he'll talk to you like he's your best friend from the next time!" Xiumin joked cautiously.
I laughed nervously.
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I was on my way back when I got a text from Jongin.
Where are you?
My heart thumped out of my chest. I hope he wasn't following me and found out I was meeting Xiumin, and go crazy over it.
I was getting some fresh air, what happened? I nervously clicked send.
He was immediately typing.
Can you come to the big fountain? I want to see you.
Now what, I'm batshit scared good god.
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The air was so chilly and the howling of the wind against my ear sent shivers up my skin. I stumbled in my steps when I made it to the fountain and found Jongin freezing himself out in the cold, he was wearing only one jacket! This boy., aish
He was looking down on his fingers, and he looked really down. Was it about what happened earlier?
I went and stood in front of him. His teeth was clattering, he tapped the space next to him and asked me to sit there.
"What's wrong?" I touched his hand, and it was as cold as the harsh winter.
"He grabbed my hand, looked me in the eye, "Are yo-you scared of me?" He asked me, his eyes fluttering a hundred times per second.
So it was about what happened yesterday.
"No. I'm not. Why should I be scared of my boyfriend? You're not a monster, you're not an angel either. But you're someone I love, and you're someone I'll fight any bitch for because I love you."
Those words felt so weird coming out of my mouth for I never have said things like that to him. But today was different, today I wasn't just telling it to make him feel better, but I wanted him to know that this is going to get better.*
He looked at me, "Really?"
I ignored his question and wrapped one of my jackets around him.
"You're freezing to death, let's get you home."
I looked straight ahead and stood up.
He pulled me down and wrapped the jacket around both of us, pulling me closer to him.
"Let's just stay like this for some time."
I smiled into his chest, it was warm, it was comforting, it felt like home. It felt like peace, happiness, and everything I'd always devoid of. He might've done bad things, made mistakes, some unforgivable, and he might not be the best guy out there. Sure he's rough around the edges, but he feels like home, ans that's exactly why I love him.
I laced my fingers with his,
"Forever."
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Hi there lovelies!
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