Promise (Ateez au)

Chapter XXVII

"It's not true. For fucks sake, why are you always lying?! Always ruining everything?!" Mingi yelled, not believing a word Hongjoong had spoken. He stood up, ready to leave. He wasn't going to listen to any more lies from the older. With everything that happened over the years, there was no way he was going to believe anything, without prove. If only he knew that Seonghwa was the prove he was looking for.

"Please, listen to me at least. Let me talk." Seonghwa pleaded, pain visible in his eyes. Mingi saw that too, and realised that whatever he was planning on telling them, was what had pained him all those years.

"Then tell me, Hwa. But don't lie to me, I will know." Mingi whispered, holding the ravenette's hands in his own. He sat down again, but this time opposite Seonghwa on the floor.

I could never lie to you, Mingi. You know that, I really can't. Mingi heard Seonghwa think, looking straight in the red-haired man's eyes. He knew his boyfriend wasn't going to lie, he knew too that he could see that.

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It was quite late when Seonghwa was making his way to Hongjoong's room. The others were outside trying to catch some prey. It was getting harder after winter fell. They didn't come outside and most just kept sleeping.
Seonghwa thought that Hongjoong might wanted to talk about that and ask him for help.

The ravenette opened the door of the older's room after knocking and let himself in. He noticed that Hongjoong hadn't heard him come in, busy with some weird substances like always.

"Hyung? You called me here?" Seonghwa tried carefully, making the smaller quickly turn around.

"Oh, it's you." Hongjoong sighed before quickly cleaning up and turning his attention to the boy.

"You wanted to talk? About what?" The ravenette asked, confused about all of this. Why was he asked to come here and why was Hongjoong acting so weirdly about it?

"I ... Sit down." He motioned to his bed where Seonghwa sat down on. He himself leaned against his desk that was pushed in one corner of the room. "I want to warn you, Seonghwa."

"W-warn me? F-for who?" Seonghwa stuttered. At that moment the door opened again and another figure walked in.

"Get out, you have nothing to do here!" Hongjoong yelled, blocking the way to enter the room any further. Seonghwa looked at the duo, confused about the situation.

"You have something I want. You're very smart, Hongjoong. Suddenly asking him to meet you when the others agreed to go hunting. Isn't it cute how protective you are over him? If I didn't know better, I would think you had a thing for him. But we all know you're interested in Yunho. But he's mine, and he always will be." The brunette explained, not a single emotion on his face. He was trying to get something out of Hongjoong, and he was so close to actually getting it.
The silver-haired male had balled his fists, trying hard not to let Jongho win.

"Just let me have him, I'm doing all of you a favour. If you let me, I'll let Yunho closer to you. I'll tell him some good things about you, so he hates you a little bit less. I can't cause miracles, but I can do that much." Jongho laughed, seeing the angry look on the smaller's face.