The Devils' Angel //Ateez

~18~

San wasn't sure why the small boy was trembling,  but it must've had something to do with the way he reacted.

Seonghwa had taken steps back, forcing himself to be as far away from them as possible. What San had said brought back memories, and he didn't like that.

He tried everything in his power to stop his mind from thinking too much about it, but it didn't help. His hands were covering his head and tears fell continually from his eyes.

"Please please stay away. Don't hurt me please. I'll be good"

San could only stand there, watching as the boy cowered more and more into the nearby wall. He didn't know what he should do to help him. He didn't exactly know what he did to bring him into this situation.

He took steps forward, going closer to Seonghwa, but the boy didn't like that.

"Stay away from me. Don't hurt me please"

"Seonghwa I'm not going to hurt you"

But the boy didn't hear. He trembled even more, louder sobs escaping his mouth.

It was after a few moments that San heard footsteps getting closer to him, and soon the others were standing in the door.

"San what did you do to him?!" Jongho asked angry and walked closer to the fragile boy.

"I didn't do anything!"

"Then why is he like that?" Hongjoong said from behind him, and looked at him.

"I dont know!"

Jongho was able to mute the fight that was happening behind him, and focused on Seonghwa.

"Seonghwa, pup, can you hear me? It's me Jongho. I'm not going to hurt you. What's wrong?"

"They are loud. Too loud. I don't like loud noises"

Jongho looked sympathetically at him, and turned to face his brothers, a harsh look on his face.

"Guys, leave now. You're not being any help just bickering. Go" He said harshly.

The others just looked at him, but complied. When Jongho was angry, he was the worst, even worse than San.

Once they were all gone, closing the door behind them, Jongho gave his attention back to Seonghwa.

"Hey pup, it's only me. You don't have to be afraid. I won't hurt you"

Seonghwa hearing his voice, was enough for him to calm down. He slowly got his hands away from his head, but still in a defensive position, and looked warily around him.

There was noone in the room except these two, and a sigh of relief past his lips.

Seonghwa saw that Jongho brought his hand closer to his face but he didn't stop him. He flinched a little from the contact, but didn't push away.

The demon used his thumb to wipe the tears on his cheeks, hearing the occasional sniffles from the human.

"There you are. You don't have to be afraid. Would you like to tell what happened? Did San do anything to you?"

Seonghwa looked at him, with a confused expression. Something did happen, but not because of San. The boy had done nothing, just Seonghwa reacted over his words. Nothing else. The real problem was Yunho and his words.

But could he trust the demon? What if he turned out to be like Yunho?

"Ummm.. San didn't do anything. Maybe someone else but I don't know if I should say it"

"You can trust me Seonghwa. I won't be mad"

For some reason Seonghwa felt relaxed hearing that and scouted closer to the demon.

"OK., so I guess I said something to Yunho earlier that upset him but I don't know"

"What was it?" Jongho asked confused. He knew that Yunho was extremely sensitive and jealous even in the smallest things, but what could possibly this human had said that got this reaction out of Yunho?

"Umm, so I slept with Mingi, because he was tired and took me with him. Then I went and talked with Yunho and I brought up the fact that your demon name is a characteristic of you. So I told him if he was jealous because I was with Mingi, but I didn't mean to bother him or anything. He said that I shouldn't feel special or something like that"

Jongho was ready to burst into laughter. Yunho was an idiot, that was for sure. And what he said to the human, it was understood that it hurt him. Seonghwa was just stating something and Yunho overreacted. Like always.

Jongho also knew that Yunho was easily triggered when it came to the other giant. Yunho had a sweet spot for him, and he guessed that that's why he did it.

"Seonghwa don't worry about it. He didn't mean a thing of what he said. He's just an idiot. Don't take his words seriously"

"Really?"

"Really. You have my word. I won't let anyone harm you from now on. Or say harmful words to you. Noone. Ever"