Nightcrawlers | JohnJae

The boy on the Rooftop

Footsteps echoed on a dark corridor, it was midnight, the old school's bell rang throughout the campus, indicating that it was curfew time. The boy is screwed, the nuns would go for his head if they found him running around the hallways at this hour, as much as possible, the boy tried to run with light steps, in attempt to hide his trails. He already broke the rule by sneaking in liquor on his friend's room, and he's attempting to break another one. The boy has only a few turns before he reach the dorms when a loud screeching scream of a woman made his heart stop beating for a few seconds. At the end of the hallway, a classroom was lit and a shadow of two people can be seen. Most certainly, he was sure one of the delinquents sneaked in a girl and had their mini sex adventure in a classroom, but something felt off, the shadow who he thought was the girl's, was not moving at all, he hid behind the statue of the founder, trying to take a glimpse of the shadows, the girl's shadow fell, as if she fainted. The boy covered his mouth in horror. Could it be murder? He was about to run when an icy cold hand covered his eyes.

"You enjoyed the show too much" a snapping sound broke the silence as the boy's neck was twisted.

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Johnny's life has been ordinary, too damn dull. He studies on an all-boys private school, a school for rich boys, (and he happens to be part of a basketball scholarship) as he stays on the dorms, where most of the students stay. He basically lives there with no expense and with allowance, what can he ask more from this boring life?

"Hey John hyung, it's been two days since Dowoon hyung showed up, teachers and nuns coudn't contact him, do you have any idea?" Lucas, a freshman on the basketball team asked the older.

"Nah bro, maybe he ranaway with a girl" Johnny chuckled, the other guys laughed as well, it was another basketball practice and his classmate Dowoon has been missing out on class and practice.

Nuns checked his room and said that his things were missing and have called on police to help them search for the boy. As much as Johnny would want to get himself into it, he decided to continue living hi boring and normal life, away from the eyes of other students. Being in an all-boys school is surely different, from a co-ed middle school and now this, Johnny missed sniffing the scent of lavenders in the morning. Now it smelled of musk and some dirty old socks.

"Hey, what should we get for lunch?" Lee Taeyong, Johnny's friend and roommate asked him.

"I'm gonna go and catch some Zs in the clinic, stayed up watching a drama"

"You and your hopeless romantic dramas" Taeyong scoffed but chuckled.

Johnny was not hungry or sleepy, he just wanted to have his usual "Me" time so he decided to fake sick and go to the clinic. What he did not expect was two boys moaning inside the clinic, Johnny's cheeks flushed as he slammed the door shut. Fuck, that was disgusting.
Johnny decided a better option, to go to the rooftop, the school had six floors and the rooftop was the seventh, if that made sense, so most of the students do not dare to climb up because of the never ending stairs, which Johnny liked! (Talk about gym rat!) Johnny quickly opened the door to the rooftop and was greeted by the cold autumn breeze. It was not too cold, the perfect breeze, Johnny sat down and stared at the view. The school was located near the mountains, it's a Catholic school for boys, some former students are priests now and some are missionaries.

"Wow Johnny, this was the best decision" he looked around, enjoying the warm sunlight, he then turned to the green floor, the rooftop was filled with old chairs, some were broken already, he then noticed a figure laying down from afar, it was a boy wearing the same uniform, so he was not alone.

Johnny was concerned because the boy was not moving, out of his damn curiousity, he slowly walked towards the figure. The view shocked him, it was Dowoon, pale, his eyes open and white, no pupil, his shirt was bloody yet he didn't have any sign of trauma, Johnny stumbled, his hands shaking as he called 911.

"H-hello 911, there's a dead body on the rooftop of Yu Taecheol Academy...he's dead sir, he-" Johnny panicked as he called 911.

"Oh" a small voice startled Johnny, he looked at where it came from, it was from someone behind a stack of chairs.

"Hey kid, there's a dead student here, get out of here!" Johnny shouted, a head popped out of the stack of chairs, the boy had jet black hair and pale skin, he smiled at Johnny, he had dimples too.

"Yeah, I know, the blood smells awful, rotten, sickening" the boy smiled, Johnny's eyes widened. The boy skipped away while humming, how many weird things will he see today?