The Scent of Your Blood

Chapter 31

The night rolled around, it was 11:58 and Hongjoong was having trouble falling asleep, his fever coming back bad again. He whined and groaned. Seonghwa was gently stroking his cheek with his thumb and his other hand was resting on his hip.

"S-Seonghwa, I can't fall asleep," Hongjoong said and sat up. He rubbed his eyes and leaned over to turn the lamp on. Seonghwa watched him and sighed.

"I know but you have to try so you can get better."

Hongjoong's eyes grew watery and the demon sat up. "I can't," his voice cracked and Seonghwa pulled him into a hug. They sat in silence for a few minutes until Luna strolled in and jumped up onto the bed.

"Poor thing. Being sick isn't fun at all," she said and the demon could hear the sadness in her voice.

"Well, what am I supposed to do to help him? I can't do anything, Luna."

Hongjoong looked up at the demon in confusion, eyebrows furrowed and then he looked at Luna. "You-you can understand her?" He sniffled and Seonghwa hummed.

"Yeah, she's saying that being sick isn't fun."

Hongjoong smiled and shook his head. "No, it isn't."

Luna walked closer and climbed onto the human's lap.

"I know what you can do to help him, Seonghwa. But I know you won't like it but at least it will make him feel better," she said as she looked up at the demon with her big blue eyes. Seonghwa understood what Luna was talking about and sighed through his nose.

"I'm not doing it," he said before laying down, his back facing Hongjoong and the cat.

"Doing what? What did she say?" The human asked and looked down at Luna who meowed up at him.

"When I'm in my demon or half-demon human form, my saliva turns black, which if you consume it will make you feel better," he responded, his voice slightly muffled. Hongjoong's face flushed and Luna giggled.

"He's so cute when he's flustered."

It went quiet for a few minutes and Hongjoong sighed. That annoying sick feeling in his throat wouldn't go away and the need to throw up would make him feel better.

"I get it. You're a demon. You like it when I'm in pain or suffering. I'll just deal with it," Hongjoong said and reached over to turn the lamp off before laying down with his back facing Seonghwa. Luna snuggled against the human's chest and he stroked her back slowly. Her purrs vibrated through his chest, making him feel a little better.

The demon groaned and rolled over. Hongjoong gasped when an arm went around his waist and he was pulled close to Seonghwa.

"Roll onto your back."

Hongjoong did as instructed. "Wh-what are you—"

He was cut off when soft lips connected with his and his eyes widened. His heart felt like it skipped a beat and was pounding hard against his ribs.

Luna had walked away and laid down at the end of the bed as she closed her eyes.

A long tongue slithered into Hongjoong's mouth and slightly down his throat. He let out a soft moan and closed his eyes.

Hongjoong ran his hands up Seonghwa's arms, shoulders and neck before stopping in his black hair. He felt something thick slide down his throat and he swallowed. It tasted like blackberry. He tugged on the demon's hair causing him to groan and Seonghwa gripped his waist.

The demon's heart was feeling weird again and he wasn't sure if he liked it or not but what he was sure about was that he liked kissing the little human.

Hongjoong gagged a little when Seonghwa pulled his tongue out of his mouth and the demon pulled away, a trail of saliva connected to the lips. The human gasped and they looked deeply into each other's eyes.

Luna was right; Seonghwa was catching feelings for the cute human and maybe he did like it a little bit. He got in between Hongjoong's legs and connected their lips causing the mortal to whine. He tugged on the demon's black hair as they kissed and Seonghwa gripped his waist where the scar was. He slipped his hand under the shirt and rubbed his thumb against it.

Hongjoong really liked this. He liked the feeling of Seonghwa's lips against his, their tongues sliding together. He also liked having the male over him and touching him. Shit, he really liked Seonghwa. Maybe more than that.

"Seonghwa," he breathed out.

"Don't. Don't say my name like that. Fuck."

Seonghwa sat up and got off the bed.

Luna sighed as she sat up and looked over at them. "Why don't you want to admit your feelings? He clearly likes you, maybe even more t—"

"I have always thought a demon and mortal being together is wrong! It is the greatest SIN and the only sin my father has ever made! And if my father made it, then it was for a good reason!"

Hongjoong jumped when he raised his voice. Seonghwa's breathing was heavy and he ran a hand through his hair.

"Seonghwa, you don't have to listen to your father. Be who you wish to be. I know he forbids demons and humans and angels from being together but you can change that. I can hear your heart and it beats so hard for the human," Luna said and jumped off the bed. "Master, I KNOW you like this human but I also think you might be in—"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence, Luna," Seonghwa growled and pointed his finger at the cat. She rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"Seonghwa?" Hongjoong called out but the demon ignored him.

The human got off the bed and walked over to him. He stood in front of him and shakily reached up to cup his face. He was scared the demon might hurt him but he pushed that thought away. Seonghwa gripped his left wrist hard causing Hongjoong to wince.

"I know you can hurt me but I know you don't want to," he whispered. Seonghwa became angry and his claws came out.

"Seonghwa, don't!"

Too late. Hongjoong jumped when he felt something sharp rip through his skin and the pain kicked in. His face scrunched up from the pain and his jaw dropped open. He gasped and coughed. The demon had stabbed him in the stomach.

"I can't," Seonghwa whispered and pulled his claws out of the human's abdomen. He watched as he dropped to his knees then fell to the side as he clutched his abdomen and Seonghwa's heart ached so badly. It felt like someone had shoved their hand through his chest and was squeezing it.

Luna rushed over to Hongjoong as she morphed into her human form. The other demon had left the room, blood dripping from his claws and onto the wooden floor.

"Hongjoong, you're going to be okay, you won't die, I promise," Luna was tearing up and she placed her hand over the wound. The human coughed, little drops of blood leaving his mouth and he groaned in pain.

"Park Seonghwa! Get back here right now and fix what you have done! You can't do that to your soulmate!" She screamed out but Seonghwa had already left through the pentagram. She looked into Hongjoong's eyes and sobbed.

"I can fix this, I promise, stay with me angel," Luna said.

She lifted her blood-covered hand and looked at it then down at the floor which was slowly turning red from the human's blood. Hongjoong was blacking out.

"Hongjoong!"

That was the last thing he heard before falling unconscious.