Vampire Brothers

Chapter 24

Haneul absentmindedly played with her food. Someone approached from behind and gently stroked her head. She looked up and managed a faint smile. "Vernon oppa."

"You don't look so good, Haneul," he said.

"And I feel even worse," she replied, forcing a smile. Just then, Woozi walked into the kitchen.

"Oppa," Haneul greeted him.

"Oh, hey," Woozi smiled back as he took an empty seat. "I need some water."

"I'll get it," Vernon offered, heading off to the kitchen.

"Where are the others?" S.Coups suddenly appeared in the kitchen, followed by Joshua and Jeonghan.

"Still asleep, I guess," Woozi replied. Vernon returned with a glass of cold water. "Here you go, hyung."

"Thanks," Woozi said gratefully.

"What's wrong with you?" Joshua asked, taking a seat across from Woozi.

"I couldn't sleep well," Woozi admitted.

"I'm sorry," Haneul suddenly apologized.

Everyone turned to her. "What's wrong, Haneul?" Jeonghan asked.

"Last night, I went into Woozi oppa's room and ended up disturbing his sleep," Haneul confessed.

"Another nightmare?" S.Coups asked, and she nodded.

"I couldn't go back to sleep, so I went to his room and slept there instead," Haneul admitted.

"You slept in his room?" Jeonghan asked, looking a bit uncomfortable. He glanced sideways at S.Coups, who was already clenching his fists. Haneul nodded.

"That's why Woozi oppa is so tired," she explained.

"It's not your fault, princess," Woozi said, patting her head.

Joshua quickly grabbed S.Coups's hand. "Calm down," he whispered. Jeonghan exchanged uneasy glances with S.Coups, who had his eyes shut, clearly trying to control his anger. Jeonghan then turned back to Haneul. "Haneul, it's not appropriate for a young lady like you to sleep in a man's room," he gently scolded.

"I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking clearly at the time," Haneul replied, feeling guilty."You've been avoiding this question, and none of us have asked you directly, but what exactly did you dream about?" S.Coups asked, his voice tense.

Haneul looked at him. "It's nothing, just a nightmare."

S.Coups suddenly slammed his hand on the dining table. "Tell me!"

Haneul flinched slightly, and Vernon eyed S.Coups cautiously. "Hyung, your eyes—they're red," Vernon pointed out.

"Good! Then she'll know exactly how furious I am with her attitude!" With that, S.Coups stormed out of the kitchen.

"I'll check on him," Jeonghan volunteered, following him out.

The remaining three stayed with Haneul in the kitchen. "Sorry about him, Haneul, but you know he's right," Joshua said.

"Hyung," Vernon looked at him, "Maybe what she dreamt wasn't just a dream. Who knows?"

Joshua exchanged a glance with Woozi and Vernon. "You might be onto something."Woozi turned to Haneul. "Haneul..."

"It's okay. I'll tell you guys about it," Haneul said, finally giving in.

Jeonghan closed the door behind him. S.Coups was lying on his bed, panting heavily. "Tell me... are you mad because she didn't tell us about her dream, or because she slept in Woozi's room?" Jeonghan asked, sitting beside him.