The Black Prince & The White Prince

Black Agony

His tears were sliding down uncontrollably. He didn't know if the emotion he was feeling within was shame or scared or just both. His throat closed up, making it difficult to breath. Saliva was sliding down his mouth, wetting his neck since swallowing was a problem as well. His vision was blurry from all the liquid too but he could definitely recognised the voice that said his name in the distance.

At once, time seemed to pause. He bit down harder on the bar to bring himself back to reality, pulling all his senses back. He groaned the name of the person but he could barely make a sound. Then he heard a loud scream and thud and then silence. The weight that pressed down on his body was gone.

Another movement. His senses were slipping from him again but a cold hand touched his hot face and he shivered, trying to move away but another hand, similar to the first touched his other cheek. Gently.

"Baekho...? It's me, Minhyun." The sweet voice seemed to break the trance that he felt himself in. He felt the bar loosened from his mouth before it was removed. He started sobbing and bit onto his lip hard. "No... don't do that. You'll hurt yourself."

A thumb brushed against his lower lip gently so he would stop doing it.

"I-is... it really... you?" He choked his words out and felt his tears being wiped away. He blinked a couple of times and let his vision settle before the familiar face focused. Minhyun smiled weakly and nodded.

"It's me, Baekho. I'm here," Minhyun said gently. The softest tone Baekho had ever heard him talk in. They sounded like a sweet serenade, making him forget the aching feeling below his waist.

Minhyun's heart ached as well, seeing the condition Baekho was in. It was only a couple of hours since they've been apart so Minhyun couldn't quite fathom how Baekho could turn to such a mess. He didn't even want to look at the culprit, afraid he would lose his cool.

"Can we go... home?" Baekho asked with a cracked voice that made Minhyun want to embrace him.

"Yes... we can. Let me help you first," he said softly and carefully undo the clasp on the belt that was around Baekho's member. The red mark looked painful and Minhyun bit his tongue to stop himself from breaking apart. Baekho whimpered slightly at the relief that coursed his body. He knew the pain Baekho felt was nothing compared to his now. The whip marks... and worst of all. He had to mentally prepare himself to do this too.

"I'm so sorry, Minhyun." Minhyun heard JR say. He shook his head. This wasn't JR's fault. He held back his cries as he carefully lifted one of Baekho's wounded legs to grab hold of the loop that was sticking out from the other's hole. There was blood and of course, a messy amount of lube. He felt sick to his stomach just looking at how mistreated the other was but was still careful with handling Baekho. He didn't want to scare him any more than he already was.

"Hey, hey, Baekho," Minhyun said, making sure Baekho was still conscious. The other made a noise in response. "This will hurt a little but you'll be alright. Do you trust me?" Baekho whined and nodded, shutting his eyes. Minhyun pursed his lips and slowly pulled. Baekho groaned at the pain and wanted to break the chain holding him back but he couldn't. Minhyun steeled his heart and slid the rest of it out, throwing it far away from himself and Baekho. He breathed in and finally turned to look at the two boys who were clutching onto one another.

"The key," he said in a tired anger filled tone.

"Minki, Minhyun wants the key," JR spoke gently to the other who was shaking in his arms.

"I-it is on t-the table," Ren sobbed, still surprised that Minhyun had actually threw him against the wall and JR carefully stretched his hand out to find for the right set of keys. They were labelled thankfully. He picked up the right one and tossed it to Minhyun who caught it. He unlocked the chains holding Baekho and at once, Baekho pulled the tall male into a tight hug. Minhyun returned the hug but gently since he didn't want to irritate the wounds that Baekho had.

"You're alright. You're with me now," Minhyun said softly, patting his head gently. Baekho nodded, gradually relaxing in Minhyun's hold.

"Can you stand?"

"Yes," Baekho replied weakly and with Minhyun's help, stood up. Minhyun put his cape around Baekho to cover his naked body since he didn't have any other clothing article to spare and Baekho's were all ripped up. Baekho winced but tried not to keep a weak look on. He could see Minhyun's worried expression now after he wiped his tears away properly.

"Let's go back," Minhyun said and smiled. How Baekho just wanted to hug him again but he didn't. He nodded and followed Minhyun out from the dungeon, walking pass the two males. He wondered what happened but saw the dirty patch on Ren's back and guessed Minhyun threw him off. Again.

"I can get you some clothes," JR said, hoping Minhyun wouldn't snap at him. Minhyun was too tired to argue and just nodded. "Please wait for awhile." JR led Ren out from the dungeon in a hurry, leaving them alone.

Baekho couldn't stop himself and hugged Minhyun again. "I'm so sorry," he cried. "I should have fought back more. I was so stupid to think I could just outrun his guards and avoid fighting. And I let him do this to me..." Minhyun patted his back lightly. He didn't know what to say honestly.

"I'm sorry if I broke your trust."

That made Minhyun's heart break. He hugged Baekho tightly this time. "No. Silly. You didn't." He held back his tears. The other was hurt and all he thought about was how sorry he was and what Minhyun thought of him. "You didn't, okay? Don't worry about it."

JR came back alone after awhile with a set of clothes in his hands. He had an apologetic look on his face and wanted to say something but stopped himself. He just handed the clothes to Minhyun who took it.

"Thank you." JR nodded and turned around as Minhyun helped Baekho put the clothes on. It took much longer than expected and they even had to forgo the underwear since it hurt too much. Baekho wanted to keep the cape on and Minhyun allowed him to. "We will be taking our leave now."

JR nodded. "I'll walk you out. Again, I'm really sorry for what happened."

"Don't be. It's not you-"

"I could have stopped him."

"No, JR. Don't blame yourself. I'm actually thankful you didn't try to stop him now or else... he might have hurt you worse than Baekho. Take care of Ren. I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise." As much as he didn't like seeing Baekho hurt like this, he didn't think he would be able to bear the guilt if JR was hurt just as badly for trying to help Baekho. He knew the other was a really sweet guy after all and deserves better.

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A/N : I'm a horrible person. Don't hate me please-- hides in a corner after what I've done.