Promise (Ateez au)

Chapter XXIX

San knew there was something wrong when he walked into a bedroom, seeing a young boy strapped to a chair, his eyes and mouth covered. Of course he recognised him, how could he not, but it still confused him. Wasn't the plan to kill him?

"Ah, you finally decided to come. I was thinking you gave up already." The voice of the man who had been controlling his body for way too long entered his ears. "You weren't disobeying me, were you?"

"You know I ... I can't. I took care of the boy like I said." San carefully explained, not wanting to use the wrong words.

"You ... Took care of him? How exactly?" Jongho questioned, looking San straight in the eyes.

"It's not-" San got cut off by the sound of the front door opening. It was probably louder than they had expected.

"They came quicker than I would've thought. You didn't warn them, did you?" Jongho asked, quite suspicious of San right now. He started untying the ropes that kept Byeongkwan against the chair. It was clear he wanted to escape, but San didn't understand why. What did he do to that boy? What happened when he was away? "Now, go give them a warm welcome, my boy." The brunette had a smirk plastered on his face when he removed the cloth from his eyes, revealing the pink-red eyes of the blonde. He had set his eyes on San, ready to attack.

"Forgot what I told you already?" Jongho snapped, holding Byeongkwan's neck tightly. A choking sound was heard from said boy, making San take a step back. He noticed the pain in the older's eyes, yet he couldn't do anything to help. Why did he suddenly feel this way towards the person he has hated his whole life?

"Now, he'll take care of them downstairs already. Let's prepare some stuff while he's giving us time." Jongho explained, looking through the stuff in the room. "Or should we just burn this place down while we can?"

"Please don't. I ... It's Woo's home as well. I don't want to do that to him." San carefully explained. He really had to choose the right words to not anger the older. It was scary, to know how much power one person could hold.

"I thought you wanted him for yourself? Do you know what this is?" He questioned, holding up a bunch of pills.

Should I tell him? I'm not lying if I tell him I don't know, because I don't really know. I just know he used them to stop his cravings. San thought, before giving a negative answer to brunette.

"Alright, can you check up how it's going there? I'll take a look around." Jongho said, not giving San a chance to say something himself. He was scared to go downstairs. His family was there. The people who cared about him so dearly, yet who he was betraying. Not on purpose, but because he had no choice. He had been stupid, putting that ring on. He should've known.

San looked down the stairs, not seeing anyone there. He sighed in relieve, but that was only of short duration. He noticed yells coming from the kitchen, which worried him. He knew he shouldn't be wasting time just standing there, so he hurried to the room.

It was a complete mess there. Hongjoong was bend over to Yunho, who looked in pain. Neither of them noticed what was happening on the other side of the kitchen. Byeongkwan was only inches away from Yeosang's neck, who was stuck against one of the kitchen counters. Suddenly Seonghwa ran in, as if he knew what was going on. He yelled and grabbed a knife, letting it sink into Byeongkwan's flesh. But it was too late already. Yeosang's body was going numb already after Byeongkwan pulled his fangs out. Like a reflex, San grabbed another knife and let it sink in Seonghwa's side, pulling Byeongkwan away as fast as he could and out of the room. He heard the hissing behind him from said boy, but San couldn't care less at the moment. There was a small space under the stairs where he said down with Byeongkwan. Yes, he knew he could get bitten, but he was strong enough to keep him off him.