Promise (Ateez au)

Chapter XXX

"Why are you doing this?" Yunho asked confused, not sure about what exactly Jongho was doing. He had only just walked into the bedroom he was in, but noticed that he wasn't just there for nothing.

"Yunho, baby! I didn't ever think I would see you again! Isn't this amazing? How I could actually return from death?" Jongho asked, walking up to the taller and held his hands. "Now we can finally be together again." Yunho knew he should take a step back. Definitely when the brunette started softly stroking his cheek and leaning in for a kiss. It was wrong. He knew it wasn't right after all the things that happened and how ... How crazy the person in front of him actually was. But maybe that's why he didn't dare to pull away. Who knew what could happen if he rejected him.

"Why are you here, Jong?" Yunho questioned softly after the older pulled away again.

"I just happened to be here. San had something he said he had to take care of, so I decided to see if there was anything interesting here." It sounded too believable. Yunho knew he wouldn't have doubted a word he said even a few hours ago. But now was much different.

" D-did you find anything?" Yunho asked, taking a step back towards the door. He was terrified. He knew what powers Jongho held, and he didn't want him to use them.

"Baby, what are you scared of? You seem a bit... Out of it." Jongho asked, putting down the papers he was holding. "You can tell me everything, you know." He continued, looking Yunho straight in the eyes. The younger wanted to deny his feelings, to throw them away as if they never were there. But that wasn't easy. He couldn't act as if he hadn't been crying over the boy in front of him just a few moments ago. As if he didn't have his picture anymore, that he looked at everyday before going to bed. It was impossible to say that never happened. And his heart said the same. He wanted to feel his lips against his own. He wanted to act as if nothing was wrong, as if everything that Hongjoong and Seonghwa told him were lies. He wanted him. He wanted Jongho. Because he had been longing for him for so many years. But he couldn't. He couldn't keep being the naive and dilusional person Jongho thought he was.

He felt his back fall against the mattress that Jongho had thrown him on. But the look in Jongho's eyes was something Yunho had never seen. It was so full of hate and disgust. Suddenly he felt the older's hands tighten around his neck, making it harder for him to breathe. "J-jongho, please-"

"Shut your stupid mouth. No one needs you, so it's better for both of us if I kill you here." Jongho said emotionless. It broke Yunho's heart again to see the person he once loved like this, turned against him. It made him realise that all those years were just pure lies. All those years he could've spent with Hongjoong, he spent in a lie.

He started losing all hope of help. Breathing became harder every second and he didn't even expect someone to come find him.

That was until he heard a way too familiar voice that broke his own heart. "Get off him, you monster." Hongjoong calmly said. But the calmness scared Yunho. It was like the calm before the storm.

"Look who decided to join the party." Jongho smirked. "Are you in for a threesome?" Yunho saw the silver-haired male's fist fly over him and land on Jongho's cheek.

"Get. Off. Him." Hongjoong repeated with a threatening tone.  "Don't you ever dare to come anywhere close to him again. You'll regret it deeply." Hongjoong growled, holding Jongho against the wall. Yunho tried to breathe again, but every single one hurt like shit.

"Joongie-" Yunho whispered with a raspy voice. He shouldn't have tried to speak, it hurt even more than breathing. And it wasn't even worth it, seeing what reaction he got.