bloodline ; seventeen

-3-

The first thing Junhui felt when his head faded into consciousness was pain. Pure, strong and throbbing pain running from his toes to the top of his head. However, the worse piece of agonizing throbbing was at the base of neck; the sensation similar to fire burning on his skin. When the pain hit him with vengeance, the Chinese boy let out a groan in pain; opening his eyes into harsh light. 

His chocolate eyes closed due to instinct, but were re-opened at the request of the Chinese boy; wanting to see his surroundings. It took a mere thirty seconds for his ocular senses to get comfortable with the light, but once adjusted they confused him. The recently awoken boy stared up at an unfamiliar ceiling; different from both his and Mingyu's apartments. A brightly illuminated chandelier hung ten meters above him, giving away the clue that he was far from somewhere he could recognize. The discovery scared the boy greatly, anxiety and confusion filling his heart and soul. Without another second of ponder; Junhui jumped up into a sitting position and took a frantic look around his surroundings. The man didn't know what he was expecting, but he was in utter fear and shock when the face and bodies of three relatively tall men beamed in his direction with costume looking fangs and acrylics. Involuntarily, Junhui's body froze and jumped in horror; letting out a loud Chinese swear with his actions.

The three vampires also jumped in fear at the loud yelp from the Chinese boy; Minghao only understanding the meaning of the curse. Junhui glanced at the vampires in fear as the vampires stared at him in confusion; questioning all reality at the turn of events. After an unsettling minute of glaring back and forth, the leader of the three spoke up into the silence. "Do you speak Korean?" He asked in his own native tongue; praying the boy could speak both his mother language and Korean. 

With confliction filling his system of whether he should answer the stranger's question, he found words erupting through his vocal chords and into the ears of all the three men in front of him. "Y-yeah. I'm been learning the language for years." He comments, cursing himself for giving too much information about his situation to the men he had just met. He didn't know why he was here or how he got here; for all he knows the three men in front of him could be holding his hostage and plan for his execution. However, a heart string of his was attached to the tall men; an unexplainable bond being tied to the three. The bond was there but the fear in his heart also grew; not understanding his presence or the weird attire the three were sporting.

"Good, this will makes things a lot easier." the leader says, retracting his fangs and claws; feeling the uneasy energy being created by the terrified looking boy. The blond vampire followed the leaders actions accordingly; putting his full trust in his actions. Nonetheless, the Chinese vampire stayed in place and kept his sharp fangs and sharp claws in sight; not yet trusting the other. As Minghao glared in curiosity, Seungcheol continued with his words. "I know you must be confused or concerned but before you ask me any questions can you answer one for me?" The raven haired boy questioned in a calm, soothing tone. He gleamed at the anxious boy with doe eyes as he awaited the answer. 

With a heavy breath, he replied with a breaking tone. "Yeah. Ask away." He said with not an ounce of confidence, his voice breaking into the sentence.

Returning with the calming tone, Seungcheol moved a step closer to the scared boy; asking the question the boy granted him permission to press. "Do you remember anything that has occurred in the last twenty-four hours?" 

Junhui nodded at the question, approving his question. "I think so. If it's the twelfth of August or anything near that date, I went to a movie with my friend and walked home. But I don't remember much, if not any of the walk home. All I can remember is walking down main street and looking at the stars, nothing really after that." A confused and equally scared stutter followed a few of his words; confirming the truth on his words to the three vampires.