The Devil Within (yujae)

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Ten knocked on Yuta's door. Nothing. He tried the door and it was unlocked. If the voicemail hadn't been a red flag the unlocked door definitely was. Yuta never left his door unlocked. He opened the door slowly walking in and looking around. He didn't see Yuta at first. He heard a sniffing sound and saw Yuta on the floor in front of the sink. "Yuta, what's wrong? What's going on?" He sat down and pulled Yuta into a firm hug, causing Yuta to break down. "Shh, it's okay. I'm here. Whatever it is we will figure it out together."

They sat on the floor for a good fifteen minutes before Yuta calmed down enough to let go of Ten. "Come on Hyung. Let's go sit on the couch and you can tell me what's going on. He helped Yuta up and led him to the couch. Yuta sat down, wiping his cheeks and trying not to shake too much.

Yuta took a deep breath and turned to look at Ten. "Okay, Tennie. I am going to honest with you and tell you what happened. And I'm not lying. I fucking swear, but you're gonna think I'm making this shit up." Ten leaned over and squeezed his knee, "It's okay, just talk to me." Yuta nodded and thought for a minute. Ten sat patiently waiting. He knew he couldn't push Yuta. He had to let him do this on his own.

"So that Jaehyun guy that I had coffee with today...well, while we were talking he called me babe and kinda freaked out. I was confused. It wasn't that big of a deal, but he was all like, I'm sorry and I can explain. So we decided to come back here and have pasta and talk. He starts explaining how he's drawn to me, whatever the fuck that means, and that he was outside my window the other night and that's why my nightmare stopped. I thought he was just some creepy guy...but then...you know what his fucking excuse was? He said he was a demon. A fucking demon! I shit you not Ten, that is what he said. And I laughed I honestly did. Why on earth would I believe him? But the worst part Ten...he closed his eyes and when he opened them back up they were black. Completely black Ten. He blinked again and they were back to brown. I flipped and told him to leave. He said he put his number in my phone and then walked out. That's when I called you." Yuta took another deep breath trying to calm down. He had said everything so fast he hoped Ten understood what he was saying.

Ten sat there looking at him for a minute. Processing what he said. "So you're telling me...he said he was a demon. Like...angels, demons, that kind of demon? And then his eyes were black? Like you see in the movies?" Yuta nodded looking at his hands. He knew how it sounded and he couldn't bring himself to look at Ten.

"Well hyung, this may come as a surprise to you because we have never really talked about stuff like this before, but that doesn't sound so crazy to me" Yuta's head snapped up and he looked at Ten with wide eyes. "What did you just say?" Ten chuckled, "I am saying that you don't know my views on things that are supernatural and I happen to believe things like demons and angels are a real thing. I have always thought they were out there. I never thought I would necessarily see one. But that's something we can talk about later."

Yuta couldn't believe what he was hearing. He just sat there staring at Ten, mouth agape. He shook his head, "Okay so you believe me? You believe what he told me? I'm not crazy? Is he crazy? What the fuck Ten?" Ten put his hand out and Yuta took it. " What I am saying is, in my opinion, you should hear him out. I can be there with you if you like. If you don't want to do it alone. Or you could come by the shop and talk to him there. This is just my advice. You don't have to listen to me. Do what you think is best. But I don't think you'll be able to really get past this without knowing what is really going on."

Yuta thought about it for a minute. What were his personal thoughts on things like demons? He had never really thought about it before. He believed there was something out there. Or maybe things. He believes in heaven and hell. So why would demons not be real?

"Okay. I'll text him"