The Scent of Your Blood

Chapter 71

It has been just over 4 weeks since the incident that happened when Seungcheol took Hongjoong to Hell. Since then, he hasn't quite felt like himself. Tired, weird cravings and his period hadn't come yet...

It was early in the morning, around 6 a.m. when Hongjoong had woken up feeling nauseous. He rolled onto his back and stared at the ceiling, taking in deep breaths.

"Baby? You okay?" Seonghwa's raspy morning voice reached the other's ears and he nodded.

"Yeah, just feeling a little sick."

The demon pulled him close and Hongjoong laid his head on his chest. They fell back to sleep but Hongjoong woke up just over an hour later, the nauseous feeling even worse and he laid there for a few minutes hoping it would dumb down. He suddenly pulled away from Seonghwa, quickly getting out of bed and rushed to the bathroom where he started throwing up in the toilet. The demon woke up when he felt movement and noticed his soulmate wasn't beside him.

"Angel?" He called out but only the sound of Hongjoong gagging reached his ears. He threw the covers off and got out of bed, quickly making his way to the bathroom.

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Right now he was laying on Yunho's bed, eyes glued to the ceiling and his tall friend was sitting beside him, looking at his hyung in concern.

"So, what's up, you look a little pale," Yunho said and Hongjoong closed his eyes before letting out a sigh. He opened them again and looked at the taller man.

"I haven't been feeling well the past few days. I've been waking up feeling nauseous and throwing up."

Yunho's eyes widened. "Hongjoong, you don't think you're..." he trailed off.

Hongjoong's eyes widened and he sat up so fast, he became dizzy for a few seconds. "N-no. No! That's impossible, Yunho. I can't be," he squeezed his eyes shut and placed his hand on his forehead, laying back down.

"When was the last time you got your period, hyung?" It went dead silent as the older thought and he became emotional. "It's been well over a month," he whispered, tears rolling down his face. Yunho frowned and pulled the older into a hug. They sat there for a few minutes, Hongjoong softly crying.

He went on his phone searching up pregnancy symptoms and he had them...

"Look, I'd suggest going to buy a test just to see," the younger man said. "You could just be getting sick due to stress."

He left his friend's apartment a few minutes later and made his way to a nearby store to buy 4 pregnancy tests. Once he paid for them, he made his way back to his apartment. What if I AM pregnant? How will Seonghwa react?

He knew Seonghwa's reaction would be positive and he tried picturing his expression once he told his fiancé that he was pregnant... that's if he was, though.

Hongjoong sighed and opened the door to the apartment building then walked over to the elevator, pressing the up button. He waited for a few seconds and the doors opened. He steps in and presses his floor number.

The ride up felt like it took forever and it was just making Hongjoong more anxious, just wanting to take the tests already to see what the outcome was. He stuffed the plastic bag in his hoodie pocket so his fiancé wouldn't question what he bought.

Once the doors finally slid open, he took quick steps down to his apartment where he opened the door. Seonghwa was sitting on the couch and he looked over when he heard the door open. He smiled but it turned into a look of concern.

"Baby, you okay? You look a little pale," he stood up, making his way over to the other.

"I think I'm getting the flu," he muttered. Seonghwa reached up, placing the back of his hand against the mortal's head and hummed.