The Six Moons: One-Shots

1. Midnight Prince

Prompt by @chrstne_owo

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It was the 250th anniversary of the founding of Ban Farang, the town Joong grew up in. The sound of music and people celebrating filled the evening air and with the sky devoid of clouds, the moon illuminated the whole village, almost making it look like a painting.

Joong saw his friends, Ben and Pavel, on the other side of the town square. He raised his drink to their direction and smiled, "Are you light-weights drunk yet?" he teased. Pavel and Ben had made their way over to where he was. "Light-weight my ass" Ben said and took a sip of his drink. "It'll take more than this watered down piss drink to make me drunk" Pavel added. Joong only chuckled as he raised his drink to his lips.

"Have you guys heard that there will be a special guest tonight?" Ben asked. Pavel shook his head, "Did they say who it is?". Ben shook his head, "No, I just heard that there will be a special guest".

Joong wondered who it was. Maybe a royalty? It is the 250th Anniversary of this town anyway, so maybe the King of Siam will visit them.

"You better not be drunk right now" someone said from behind Joong. Pavel grinned and held out an arm, "You know I'm not, babe" he said. Dome, Pavel's lover, walked into and under Pavel's arm and smiled at Joong and Ben, "Happy Ban Farang Day" he greeted, Ben and Joong raised their drinks to him in acknowledgment.

Earth, another one of Joong's friends, came running over "Guys, guys, guys!" he grabbed onto Ben for support while he tried to catch his breath. "What is it?" Dome asked. Earth held up a hand, "Let me just... Haaa... I need to breathe first" he panted while Ben patted his back. When Earth could finally talk, he straightened up and looked at his friends, "I found out who the special guest is" he turned to Joong, "It's the Midnight Prince".

Joong couldn't believe what he just heard. At that moment, a sudden hush enveloped the whole square and a cold gush of wind sent chills to everyone.

"He's here" Joong whispered.

Nine Kornchid, also known as the Midnight Prince, is the sole heir of the Boonsatheepakdee Clan—the Royal Family of the Nightwalkers.

Joong could feel his presence. Of course, he could. The two of them are bound for life. Being bound to a vampire or a nightwalker, as the people call it, is both a blessing and a curse. For one, being bound to a nightwalker means you are protected anywhere you go—wounds heal faster, and getting sick isn't something you experience as often as an unbound human does. But being bound to a nightwalker also meant that you will be a source of sustenance—something nightwalkers call a Victual, or Blood bag if they meant it as an insult.

Joong could still remember the night Nine found him and claimed him as his own.

It was a night just like this. The sky was clear, and the moon was full. Joong had wandered out into the woods because of a fight he had with his step-father. After he was slapped across the face, he turned with a huff and left without a word. He didn't care where his feet would take him, so long that he could be as far away from the house as possible.

By the time he realized where he was, he was already in too deep into the forest. "Fuck" he cursed under his breath, his eyes darting around. He's heard of stories about people getting eaten by wolves in this forest, and he's not exactly jumping up and down at the idea of being food to a pack.

A crunch of dried leaves made him freeze on his feet, his heart rate increasing by the second. He looked around him for something he could use as a weapon. But all he saw were pebbles, dried leaves, and overgrowth.