Blood Bank

A w a k e n i n g - 18

Aera forced her eyes open, trying to register what was going on. Everything around her was white and  too bright for her liking.

She shot up and observed her surroundings more carefully. She seemed to be in a hospital room but her gut told her something was wrong. The door opened to reveal her wide-shouldered friend.

"Oh I didn't expect for you to be awake this early." Jin said. He placed the tray of syringes on the table and smiled. Aera stared at an empty syringe on the table. "You've been asleep for quite a while we were worried you wouldn't wake up."

Aera stayed quiet and looked up at Jin. His eyes were as pink as the shirt he wore. For some reason, she felt like she was forgetting something. She frowned at how dry her throat was. She let her fingers graze her neck before bringing it down to her collarbone.

Then she remembered.

She looked on the other side of her bed and found a tray of used syringes. She took one and creeped behind Jin.

"Namjoon should be here soon he's been so worried about you." Jin continued.

He turned back in the blink of an eye and caught Aera's wrist. The girl's eyes were wide as she tried to pull back. She dropped the empty syringe, letting it shatter on the floor.

"You can't do it sweetheart." Jin said. His eyes flashed pink, making Aera's heart drop. He noticed the fear that settled in her. He let go of her and watched her drop onto the bed. "I've been observing you both for a while. Why did you have to prove my suspicions right?"

"Y-you're the Nightwalker from the tomb?" Aera stuttered. "Didn't Jungkook k-kill you?"

"Unfortunately I'm not the one you're talking about. I'm human." Jin corrected. His eyes flashed from yellow, to orange, red-orange, red, and finally pink. "One of my skills as a hunter is that I can disguise myself as a Nightwalker. As long as I've fought the class of the Nightwalker I can use it."

Aera felt her chest lighten. She had one less reason to be afraid of Jin but still didn't let her guard down.

"What class is pink?" Aera questioned. "Who did you have to fight?"

"Pink is classified as R." Jin answered. His face darkened, recalling the day he had com across one. "It was the same Nightwalker who killed Namjoon's parents. We found him and tamed him."

A scream of pain echoed in the halls, cutting their conversation short. Aera immediately recognized the owner of the scream.

"You asshole what are you doing to Jungkook?" Aera growled.

"The doctors must be experimenting on him." Jin answered. "He's abnormal for a Nightwalker and they decided to examine him. They won't kill him so don't worry about dying."

Jin turned towards her and pinned her down to the bed. He grabbed a syringe and stuck it in her arm.

"It's too bad you were caught up in all this mess. It hurts because both of you are my friends but I'm just doing my job." Jin apologized.

Aera's vision started to blur as she drifted off.

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A crash woke her up.

She bolted up in her bed and met eyes with familiar deep purple eyes. He pulled her into a hug and chanted apologies over and over again.

"Joon? What's going on?" Aera groggily asked.

"It's my fault the two of you were caught in this mess. I tried my best." Namjoon said, pulling away. "Don't worry, Hoseok is distracting Jin I'm going to get you out first then we'll get Jungkook."