Save me back

Part.5

He would stay – it was more than a promise. It was a dear wish. Hyungwon was ready to drown in the color of Wonho's eyes when someone entered the room. Feeling as if he was caught doing something naughty and forbidden Hyungwon was quick to pull his hands away from Wonho, but he couldn't help to think that suddenly his hands felt cold.

"Milord" Minhyuk said sweetly, but his face showing a deep frown as he saw Hyungwon next to Wonho.

"If you keep frowning like this, you'll get wrinkles on your pretty face." Wonho laughed, either not noticing the glares Minhyuk was throwing at Hyungwon or simply ignoring them. Hyungwon however felt uncomfortable under the burning stare.

"Is he really as important as you said?" the blonde suddenly asked and started to pout as his eyes wandered from Hyungwon to the lord. Wonho rose from his seat next to Hyungwon and walked a few steps towards the other. The view in front of Hyungwon was breath-taking and painful at the same time.

"Yes, he is." The lord answered quietly, but with force in his words. He then lifted a hand and rested it against the flawless cheek of the pouting young man. Hyungwon's chest tightened. It was the same hand he had just held a few moments before, now touching someone else. "So please stop staring at him as if you want to kill him."

"But I don't like him." Same goes back to you, Hyungwon thought. It was weird just how much he couldn't stand the blonde without the other having done anything wrong, but simply for the fact that he was close to Wonho. And Hyungwon knew that this was most likely the only reason for Minhyuk to dislike him, too.

"Don't be a fool, Minhyuk." Wonho's voice was still quiet, but a lot softer than before. Hyungwon couldn't see the lord's face, but he could imagine the soft look on his face as he was looking at someone who was dear to him, someone who was not Hyungwon. The lord's thumb stroked the other's cheeks a few times before he let his hand sink down again. "Hyungwon was sent by the gods themselves and he'll stay. He's someone very important to me."

With that their conversation was over. Minhyuk opened his mouth to say something, but Wonho just passed him and left.

"You!" Minhyuk nearly screamed, turning to look at Hyungwon with a furious look on his face as if the lord's voice had entered his ear on one side and had left through the other ear right away. "I don't know what you did to Wonho but be aware that I'll have a close eye on you and your cheap tricks. Whatever you did to manipulate his mind, I'll figure it out and expose you!"

Anger rose inside of Hyungwon at Minhyuk's sudden outburst and he spoke before his mind could process his feelings.

"Why? You jealous?"

"Of you?" Minhyuk laughed as if Hyungwon had just told him the best joke he had ever heard before. "Don't be foolish. I've seen many pretty faces like you come and go, believing that the lord was dearly interested in them. But oh, you're so wrong. You're nothing but a little fling." Minhyuk pointed at himself as he continued. "I am the only one who's allowed to be by his side! I am the only one who is good enough for him! I am the only one Wonho has ever loved! No matter how many came and tried to steal this place from me, they all failed!"

Hyungwon snorted, his rational thinking turned off for a moment as he wouldn't let Minhyuk have his ways. "The way I see it is that you alone were simply not enough to satisfy our lord. Wonho loved you?" he asked grinning. "Then why did he have so many other pretty faces like me, while you were there right next to him?" Hyungwon had no idea were his sudden confidence was coming from, but the words left his tongue easily and seeing the shocked and angry reaction on Minhyuk's face was strangely satisfying.

"How dare you!" Minhyuk stormed towards Hyungwon, but his arm was caught in a tight grip right before his hand met Hyungwon's cheek.

"Keep it down, Minhyuk." JB said, calmly, but his small eyes glaring at the blonde. Neither Minhyuk nor Hyungwon had seen him enter the room or even coming close to them. Minhyuk pulled his arm away from JB, hissing as JB's tight grip would definitely leave a bruise. "And remember your place."