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Jongho waking up at evening, he take a whole night for resting. Seem he didn’t had any nightmare lastnight. Jongho so sure, he resting well enough. He felt safe after his hyung find him. And they are still caring about him, even he didn’t talk with them frequently.
As right on cue, wooyoung come to checking in jongho bedroom.
“did our baby bear, waking up already?” with the tone like a talking to a baby
“hyungie…” jongho whine while cover his head with blanket, wooyoung chuckle
Wooyoung taking the blanket for looking out jongho face more, “why baby? Did something hurt?”
Jongho let wooyoung reveal his face, “I’m not a baby, hyung” jongho pout
“if you are not a baby, then its fine, you are still my baby” wooyoung sitting on bed beside jongho then placing his back hand for measure jongho temperature. Sigh in relieve when jongho fever already gone.
“jjongie…” wooyoung teary eyes looking straight to jongho eyes, cupping jongho face
“I’m sorry for coming late, hyung just find out about uncle and aunty kim 2 days ago” tears flowing on wooyoung face, jongho hold wooyoung wrist in tight, he felt the emotion wooyoung held.
“we came as soon as possible, but we don’t know anything, we had many bad thought something happen to you, but when we find you, that’s all we are thankfully, we are still can hold you in our arms” gentle caress jongho face with his thumb
“hyung.. its …” jongho get interrupt with a finger in front his lips
“its not fine, we are not fine, we are letting you alone once again, we should be there for you” jongho want to talk back but wooyoung finger still in front his lips, he dislike with wooyoung thought
“its not, you should understand that, you should know how hurt we are, knowing you left alone, only we found out we are too late, you are facing all of it by yourself, its hurt, jjongie..” jongho nodding his head
“you know how softie seonghwa-hyung heart, he keep silent while our trip to come here” holding jongho hand while squeeze it
“I know how wild seonghwa-hyung mind, sannie become emotionless and the rest of us, nothing better” wooyoung gaze soften, knowing jongho understand their mind
“can you tell us anything about you more? Please don’t let us worry about you with blind side” wooyoung speech make jongho empty heart filling with warm, some weight he carry seem lighten up
“thank you youngie-hyung, all of you, hyung, I’m greatfull you are always stay by my side” jongho eyes become teary
“we are, baby, you should know” hugging jongho whose still laying on bed, “I love you, we loved you so much”
“I know hyung” jongho hugging wooyoung back, squeezing him tight
“say it back” wooyoung demand, jongho lips become a thin line, wooyoung looking at jongho again
“just said it back, baby” wooyoung whine, “fine, I’ll do this instead” attacking jongho face with enormous kiss
“hyungie… stop it” pushing light wooyoung chest, kissing jongho forehead again “that’s the last, lets eat, I made you a lunch” ruffle jongho hair, jongho peeking to the door direction
“all of us still here, just come down, so you would get another kisses” wooyoung tease him, jongho grumble by himself
Wooyoung getting up from bed, “I’ll setting your table” winking while leaving jongho room, jongho chuckle at that.
Jongho coming down from strairs, he found yunho, mingi and san playing console game, seonghwa with yeosang reading some book while sat on the couch, his father office door opened, jongho without peeking, knowing his hongjoong hyung in there. Wooyoung still in the kitchen, jongho went to approach him.
“did you want to eats, jjong?” seonghwa notice jongho present
“sure hyung, did you all?” jongho asking back
“we are, how about me feeding you again, hum?” seonghwa tease jongho, jongho blushed hearing that, shaking his head while rushing to the kitchen
“so cute” yeosang chuckle
At night, they are planning for movie night. Let jongho pick up his movie. The food and soft drink already filling in the coffee table. They spread blanket for laying and cuddle when watching. Jongho get dragged at the center blanket while yunho and mingi taking his each side. His the tallest hyung always giving best cuddle ever, still jongho never admitted it loud. Just enjoying the comfy he got.
A half movie still playing but jongho already asleep, curled up on the chest of yunho. Mingi hugging jongho back. They resting until jongho waking up in the next morning.
After breakfast, hongjoong telling jongho for talking about his degree.
“jongho, did you know, when your ceremony being held?” hongjoong ask
“around 2 weeks later, hyung, why?”
“All of us will present as your guardian, so we will accompany you” hongjoong inform
“you don’t have to, hyung, I know all of you still busy”
“we don’t take no for that, also wooyoung already excited with a whole ceremony graduated of you” seonghwa petting jongho head then sitting beside him
“but how?” jongho wonder
“anything relate with party, wooyoung inviting himself” yeosang join them in living room, jongho gaping in surprise
“its not a party, hyung” jongho exclaim
“try told youngie that, if you can” san coming in while smirk, jongho only grumble for that
“you still have to attend school the next Monday?” seonghwa ask in turn
“yes, for rehearsal the ceremony and some administration, they said” jongho reply
“all of us taking you school and pick up after that” hongjoong order
“I don’t want to?!” jongho freak out,”why all of you?”
“then why you doesn’t want to?” yunho frown while looking straight to jongho
“hyung… I’m not a baby, also not a teenager anymore, I have an id already” he desperate with their doted
“nope, even you had an id or nameless, you are still our baby, in the different way” san explain, jongho speechless, he cant let his hyung escorting him with full army, he didn’t going for a war or another space. He just went to the school. Jongho liked to be seen independent, not a weakling.
“our baby not nameless, sannie” wooyoung hugging jongho from the back, jongho grumble for wooyoung hug, but not to push him
“how about two or three of us taking and pick you up in turn each a day” seonghwa suggest, jongho perked up listening seonghwa
Chuckle, “hongjoong, you need change your mind, for our jjongie” seonghwa ruffle jongho hair, jongho sending his best hope, his eyes sparkling while blinking cutely, he add his pout for good measure to hongjoong
Hongjoong groan while massage his bridge nose, “fine, 2 or 3 of us taking turn, no more negotions” he defeated
“you are always winning hongjoongie-hyung heart” wooyoung holding jongho tight
“this is a deal not even fair, jongho being cute is deadly weapon” hongjoong sulking, hearing that jongho had smug on his face
“our baby always cute, of course” mingi throwing himself on top jongho and wooyoung, soon the rest hyung filling the pile hug, jongho giggle can be heard, he is find his happiness
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With his hyung taking turn for take or pick him up, jongho get into his daily for the ceremony at school. Letting his hyung doting him and there. Jongho surprise, how excited them just for his graduated?
Some of them busier themselves with bought new clothes, or went to some designer for fitting. Did they went for party or what?
They sometimes take jongho for shopping, bought something everytime they seen the thing fit to jongho. That’s their assume of course. Jongho just like a doll, get pulling here and there, wearing this and that. Only following their directions obediently. Jongho first protest making unpleasant atmosphere. Especially woosanhwa-hyungdeul, even hongjoong-hyungie. Did their age not reflect along with their behavior?
Jongho spine more cold from that atmosphere, yunho explain why. He said, never reject or neglect their affection. He is the one will get a guilty. Its true of course but not great an example. Jongho just refuse yunho once time when yunho asking him to dinner. End up with yunho pouting when he meet jongho, in coincende or on purpose. Jongho try for apology and make up, alas, yunho still sulking. Jongho asking yunho the next day for a dinner, then yunho perked up, right away went out to their destination. Jongho realize his mistake. Don’t asking the other hyung, they had their own trick as well. Jongho learning that fast.
Jongho keep his secret, he had his nightmare again since he sleeping alone in his bedroom. He just waking up with sweaty and rushing breath. Maybe he didn’t scream, he felt bad if waking up his hyung with his childish nightmare. Only a kid having nightmare, he think.
Tomorrow the ceremony for jongho graduation, his hyung seem content with their outfit. No one make a fuss for small matter. That night went smoothly, jongho seeing by himself the happy face of his hyung making his heart full of love. Even his parents not with him, his hyung taking their place, leaving no room for jongho felt alone. That’s enough for jongho, he didn’t need exciting life. Be with his hyung is perfect already.
In the morning the chaos for started their day, quite night atmosphere from lastnight just like a vivid dream. Wooyoung keep make a fuss for small matter. From the shoes and the hairstyle they had. Everything seem wrong for him. But the rest hyung just following wooyoung directions, no one refuse for that. Until the time for departure to jongho school. So much drama only for ceremony, jongho think.
In the hall, everyone gathering as guardian and the student only with divided seat. Wooyoung and san fidget on their seat. Seonghwa, yunho and mingi more nervous than jongho state. only hongjoong and yeosang taking calm and his well behave. But jongho adored them, they are his hyung. He know how posseive they are, also how great their love for him. Jongho putting on his best smile when director announce his graduated. Taking down from podium, someone slipping a paper on jongho pocket. Jongho notice it and went to his seat for read the paper.
senior, please come to the gym building when this over, I want tell you something, I’ll be waiting – your secret admirer
jongho frown with the paper after reading, the paper has fruity scent when he smell it.
Did someone liked him? A junior? Jongho didn’t had many friend, especially junior, did he need to go?
Jongho mind wonder around about the paper until the ceremony ended. Jongho thinking if his hyung had a limit, well behave for their image outside society,especially overeact for something casual. But jongho guess wrong, joongie-hyung called professional photograph for taking their moment since start the ceremony. Jongho utterly shock when the co-worker directing his gesture for taking pic. Jongho move too stiff when he follow direction.
“jjongie, why you are so stiff?” wooyoung whine
“how can i? this is just moment of graduated and you all take the professional only for this” jongho feel only him exgarating something
“thats why this moment only, we need all in” mingi in cheers, jongho agape
“relax jjongie, we need the nice picture for your graduation” san squeezing jongho cheek with loving smile
“don’t waste our effort, hum?” seonghwa coax him, jongho looking to his hyung
“but can you see, hyung?” jongho pointed his surrounding, “its only me having full set for picture, its embarrassing” cover his face
“don’t felt shy, jjongie, I had done enough for this too” yunho chirped, not assuring jongho
“if you so concern for that, I’ll let them taking a pic as you had” hongjoong declare, jongho speechless
Hongjoong gesture for the co-worker to come close, intructions something and the co-workers only bobbing his head. Soon those co-workers leaving for gathering people who wanted taking picture and their moment.
“our sugar daddy on action” yeosang whisper on jongho, jongho only sighed in long breath for his defeated
After several clicking lens and some pose, the satisfactions of his hyung finally end jongho suffer. Jongho shrinking on bench while calming his mind. Only notice he had another oppointment.
“hyung, I need going to the bathroom and gym building after” jongho inform yeosang whose accompany him sat on bench
“did you need an escort?” yeosang frown
“please hyung, I can by myself, its too embrassing if you do that” jongho chuckle
“okay, if you are so sure, did you bring your phone?”
“on my pocket, please tell the rest hyung, I’ll be quick” jongho giving yeosang light hug and went out
Going to the gym building, jongho looking his surrounding, searching his junior from entrance. His junior standing on the left building, near window. He notice her when she giving him tiny waving hands. Approaching her soon.
“I’m sorry, didn’t you wait a longer than this?” jongho in front her
“its okey, I know you are busy, sunbae” she looked down while fidgeting
“uumm, what do you want tell me about to?”
Her fidgeting more worse, keep cupping her ears to the back along her hair. Jongho waiting patiently for her. Its seem cliché, but jongho don’t want hurt her in any way.
After taking inhale, “jongho-sunbae, I .. I .. I .. like you, but not liking as mutual friend, I like you more than that” she exclaim after letting out her feeling in one breath, looking directly to jongho eyes
Jongho surprise in sudden, replacing with his genuine smile after that. “I appreciated that”
She still not relax with jongho answer, looking a hint for jongho saying next from his eyes.
Clearing his throat, jongho continue. “I’m sorry I hope we can be friend only” She just sank down her shoulder, knowing her feeling only one side.
“uumm, can you do that?” its jongho turn become nervous
She smile with earnest, knowing jongho already felt bad for refuse her feeling. “we can, jongho-sunbae, I just glad I let it out”
“please call me, oppa if you don’t mind, put it down our honorific” jongho suggest, she is nodding, still thrilling with the chance called her crush with oppa
“what we do had here” one of two adult man approaching them, making jongho and his junior looking back at the intrudet, their appreance not like any a guest, its make them scared. Jongho notice they are not related from their school. Shielding his junior, jongho facing those adult in stern gaze.
“don’t stare to us with your puppy eyes, pup” the man mocking jongho
“this is restrict area, only people relate to school allowed wondering around” jongho inching step back along his junior, she tremble in fear behind him
“oh don’t worry, we don’t take long time here”
“we just want to pick up something we want”
Jongho whisper, hoping only his junior can listen, “when I said run, go find help and save yourself”
“but..” she hesisted
“trust me” jongho confirm her with determination
Reading his surrounding, jongho calculated timing for letting his junior for safely escape.
“run” jongho yell while covering her from grazing these intruder.
She is running to other direction in speed. But one of adult man catching her pace and holding her wrist, she scream in fear. Jongho approaching them, pulling the adult man from holding her. Giving his punch in rage to his face. He let his hold on her from distraction punch. She on the run again.
“catch her, don’t leave any witness” the one who got punch yelling to his companion, while tsking, the other running after her
“I’ll deal with you” he said looking at jongho, then give his fist to jongho face, but jongho blocked it while pushed back. Jongho keep blocking his fist, until he find himself cornering to the wall. When another fist landing, jongho move away, find his chance for punch his stomach. Coughing from the punch, the adult looking for jongho. Only realize jongho approaching his junior who got choke from the adult hold while she is crying mess.
Jongho headlock the adult man in tight, making her free from his hold. Jongho keep tighten his headlock, didn’t realize the other one yanking his hair to the back. Making jongho stumble in addition getting punch in his stomach. This time the adult showing his claw in front jongho, then sinking his claw to jongho arms. Jongho scream in pain, while the other one hissed with his fang, his eyes glowing yellow. Making the junior screaming as well in horror.
“hey!!” hongjoong called while approaching them with inhumanity speed
“crap, the kims!! Lets get away, we got him” the other adult man hissed, his accompany hitting jongho head so hard, making jongho fainted right away. Picking unconcious jongho up to his shoulder and both of them running to the forest.
Hongjoong and san approaching the girl who stuck on the ground.
“did you get any injury” hongjoong asked in worry, she just shaking his head but she pointed the direction where the captor taking jongho while her face full of tears
“ we will taking him back, can you help us? Please stay safe” hongjoong petting her crown head, taking look for his mate gathering around him
“yeosang, mingi, please make sure she is safe, yunho and wooyoung, please inform jaewoo-hyung about this” he order
“seonghwa and san, we are taking their route from here” he inform
“but hyung, you know they are can re-grouping, you doesn’t had back up” wooyoung in worry
“yunho, please activated our gps navigation, find us when you are done to call the hyung” giving wooyoung thin smile, wooyoung huffed
Hongjoong, seonghwa and san following the trait of werewolf, leaving the rest behind with their task in worry.
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Hongjoong, seonghwa and san still following the trait of werewolf, the trait heading to the deep forest. Along their running, seonghwa find jongho phone, crashed and deadly broken.
“can we stop for a moment?” seonghwa hatled hongjoong and san from keep running
“what is it,hwa? Hongjoong frown, this is not for wasting anytime for searching jongho, san just quietly looking the forest
“I think we are running in circle a few times, did you notice it, san-ah?” seonghwa asking san
“hyung, this is fourth time I saw that tree” san pointed
“but how?” Hongjoong in disbelieve
“I cant smell and sense anything, hyung” san explain his oldest
“I thought so” seonghwa nodding
Checking out his surrounding, hongjoong trying sniffing the air. He smell something odd, the scent slightly bland.
“san-ah, can you smell around that tree” hongjoong pointed
San approaching where hongjoong mentions, sniffing thoroughly, his brow knitted in confussion. Sniffing once again, “hyung, I smell weird odor from here, not much still I can smell it”
“what do you think?” seonghwa intrigue
“I think the werewolf spreading some scent for manipulated us, that’s why we are running in circle” san explain
“I know this, we are trapped in” hongjoong agreed
“trapped in what?” seonghwa surprise
“I’ve hear somewhere about drowsy area, you can hide of your scent or trait, same as blocker scent but the object is more large, this portion used hidden the real territory and enchant the tracker for stay away from there” hongjoong while gritted his teeth, san eyes wide open, utterly shock from what hongjoong said
“then our jongho?” seonghwa covering his mouth in fear
“I’m afraid we need heading back, we are just circling in their trap” hongjoong pleading to seonghwa and san
“I cant hyung!!! I’ll try find the other trait, we should keep looking jongho” san yelling echo on the quite forest, his eyes glowed reds
“san-ah..” hongjoong begging, san stare at hongjoong, still determination for finding jongho Hinting to seonghwa, hongjoong approaching san together with him.
“sannie, you heard jjoongie, we head back first, hum?” seonghwa coax san, san tremble in for holding his rage, he cant let jongho far longer with the werewolf. They are already late according jaewoo hyung story a few nights ago, he cant let jongho hurt with injury along his heart. He wasted many time for that.
In swift moment hongjoong bitting san neck, holding him tight, san scream in pain with a tears flowing. When san in distract with his pain, hongjoong hitting his nape of the neck. Making san going limp in his hold, tears still streaming on his face. Seonghwa come in rush hugging san, take him to his hold with silent cry. Seonghwa knew if hongjoong taking a difficult choice either, still the process hurting both of his mate.
“lets head back, hwa” hongjoong in whisper tone, his voice sounded weak, seonghwa nodding
Yunho and wooyoung waiting his mate at border forest, when they seeing their mate glimpse heading their waiting, wooyoung run to approach seonghwa whose carrying unconscious san.
“what happen??” wooyoung in frantic, cupping san face, hongjoong just meeting yihyun and dojin eyes, seonghwa give him thin smile
“lets take sannie home first” seonghwa persuade, wooyoung confuse still obediently listen what seonghwa told, yunho in smile tight welcoming them
“hyun-hyung, we are trapped in drowsy area” hongjoong directly speaking to his hyung, yihyun shocked in silent
“are you sure, jjoong?” dojin hesistate from what he heard to his ear, hongjoong just nodding thendropped his eyes to the ground, he didn’t trust his voice anymore
“I’ll try scent some area for find some clue, go back with them” yihyun patting hongjoong shoulder, knowing how hurt his heart for losing jongho again
“about your transport, hyung?” yunho worry leaving his older brother out there
“tell ryeok-hyung and jae-hyung for tracking our locations, they will know” dojin supply
“I can help, hyung” hongjoong offer
“in this state, you are not helping, just more lost in your thought, me and dojin will be back soon” yihyun persuade hongjoong
“trust in us, hum?” dojin ruffle hongjoong hair
Yihyun and dojin left into the forest, then hongjoong taking his mate back to the house of jongho. The trip fill with silent, but hongjoong just know. He doesn’t have time for melancholy more longer. He need his feet back to find jongho, wrapping his mate mind together for that.
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Jaewoon and ryeok arrive at dawn, informing hongjoong coven for another lead.
San already waking up, wooyoung cuddle him in the couch living room. Hongjoong still quite while waiting his hyung sharing what they find. Jaewoo arrive, noticing all of his little brother in mess with jongho kidnapped.
“I hope all of you still intact?” jaewoo soft tone breaking the silent
“sure hyung” seonghwa reply while smiling, jaewoo smile back, nodding for pointing ryeok with his chin
“hongjoong is right, the werewolf using scent blocker, making all of you trap in drowsy are” ryeok in apologetically, letting them sinking the first information in their mind
“making drowsy area is not easy, its need a lot portion with a large amount, also with a rare herb, me and yihyun happened facing it, the trait along the territory who created it, but here the problem, I found out the scent blocker get stolen from the pack I know, they inform us, about a group rogue whose stole it, the rogue is their former pack, getting kicked out causing harm a civilian, especially a human, its broke their own rule and create another danger to their pack” ryeok explain
“and the pack itself?” yeosang daring to ask
Ryeok smile, “they helping us located the rogue, since their pack owe to us and we are their former fellow”
“their alpha pack sending his apology for causing it, wanted earn our trust back, especially you, hongjoong, he want to meet you for directly apology” ryeok inform hongjoong, hongjoong sigh in relief after hearing his hyung information. He didn’t need seeking blindly for find jongho, relaxing his back on the couch where he sat . Knowing their head coven in settle mind, hongjoong mate sigh in relieve the tension they held from a whole night. Seonghwa hugging hongjoong tight for grounding him, he felt he can breath again.
“I’m sorry hyung” san waiting hongjoong meeting his eyes, looking san eyes, hongjoong frown
“I was bad for doubting your statement, I cause another mess” he looked down, wooyoung sobbing hugging san while yeosang rubbing back of san in circle
“not you’re not, sannie” hongjoong in sweet tone, “I understand your state, I should more gentle with you”
“its fine, hyung, I know how emotionally my mind back there, I’ll create another trouble for searching jongho blindly” san choke in his cry, hongjoong let him let it out his despair, knowing they are already make up what the tension between them before
“did you know, how long we are should waiting, hyung?” yunho asking in worry
“we can heading their pack within 2 hours trip from here, the location already I sent to your phone yunho-ya” jaewoo tell him
Yunho right away reaching his phone, he didn’t touch his phone a whole night. Too distracted with his mind. Find the messege ryeok send, “hongjoong-hyung, can we?”
Mingi looking his head coven in hope. Hongjoong smile in genuine, “mingi-ya, please preparing the medicine for jongho”
“will do, hyung” mingi in bright smile, “yeo, hurry up” mingi dragging yeosang out from living room
“I’ll prepare his clothes” wooyoung announce
“let me help, youngie” seonghwa reaching out wooyoung
“I’ll checking our vehicle, hyung” yunho rushed out
Hongjoong approaching san, “hey sweetheart”, san giving hongjoong his smile, “we are so close to hold jongho, just wait a while, hum?” ruffle san hair, san hugging hongjoong, smelling his scent for relaxing his mind. Hongjoong hugging him tight.
Even the trip taking in 2 hour long, yunho take the drive on full speed. He cut it the longer drive for 30 minutes away.
Wooseok and dojin already awating them at the pack house.
“welcome to our pack” the beautiful a wolf greeting them, “I’m kihyun, the luna from this pack” he genuine smile, handing his hand, hongjoong take the hands, shake it along
“I’m hongjoong, the head coven, jaewoo-hyung coven our fellow brother” hongjoong told
“I know, we heard a bit from dojinnie” kihyun add
“hyung, you didn’t stab our back, right?” yeosang looking to dojin with suspicious
“I didn’t, ask wooseok hyung, right hyung?” dojin exclaim while asking wooseok support, wooseok just smile apologetically, dojin felt betrayed then sulk after that. Making the rest laugh in earnest for teasing dojin.
“our head alpha still tracking the rogue, with some our mate and hyunnie, please come inside our house pack first” kihyun inviting them
“I’m sorry, but can you tell us more detail about the team searching?” hongjoong asking between their walk to the house pack
“I understand” kihyun nodding, “our alpha leading the team searching, since its him known the best about the blocker scent also the rogue itself”
“can we reach the team searching?” san more eager
As on cue, on a distant, they heard howling, kihyun and his pack surprised.
“they are under attack” changkyun in frantic
“what happen??” ryeok on alert asking
“its voice from our head alpha, they are under attack from stongest enemy, seem their sound not a far” hyunwoo explain
“hyung, we should helping them” their youngest remind his luna, torn up between leaving his guest or helping his alpha, kihyun in desperate
“hyung, we can help, please lead the way” ryeok with his affirmation, kihyun nodded then run ahead
Reaching battle field, hongjoong notice a wolf pack get cornered by force. One of them holding a limp body, hongjoong saw a familiar from his crown head. Its their jongho, seem unconscious, jongho get a hold tight protectively from the werewolf in human form. The rest his pack shifting for shielding him from three rogue in their wolf form.
Hongjoong known, the rogue more powerfull after tasting jongho blood. The power they got, increasing their ability more than common a werewolf. Even the strongest werewolf still difficult killing a werewolf who drank that bloods.
San and seonghwa right away approaching the commotion, try finding their chance for attack or killing.
Yunho shielding mingi and wooyoung, while yeosang guarding wooseok.
Dojin and the rest luna along his mate invading from the other side.
Hongjoong, ryeok and jaewoo taking opposite side.
The rogue sense more scent around them, two of them looking every move they chaser. With defense mode, the rogue hissed to the intruder of the vampire and werewolf whose just come into their view.
“kihyun hyung!!!” the werewolf in human form whose holding jongho recognize his luna, making the rest werewolf sigh in relief, their tense almost gone
“heonnie, keep the pup safe, we cant let our guard down yet” his head alpha voice sounded stern between their link, making him flinch
Their head alpha, still standing even he had enormous claw mark and bitten. His blood already dried around his fur. His instinct to protect more stronger when his pack gathering. the head alpha clawing his claw on the ground, his gesture ready for any ambuch along his sharp canine show off.
One of rogue attacking the head alpha, aim for bitting his neck again with powerfull jump. The head alpha dogde it, but leaving space for another rogue attacking his two mate which one shielding the injury pup on jooheon hold. Groaning from impact falling to ground, the rest his mate scattered from their defense. Making the third rogue straight bitting hands of jooheon who blocked the launching move. Jongho slipping from jooheon hold to the ground, he seem awake while his breath in rush and blinking for see through his surrounding.
Seonghwa and san attack the rogue whose attacking the head alpha, trying cornering him from both side.
Dojin and the rest werewolf whose shifting, helping attack from other side.
Ryeok and jaewoo approaching the third rogue, the one bitting jooheon. Hongjoong approaching jongho blindy. He didn’t aware when the first rogue already flee from seonghwa and san wrath.
Hongjoong get a thrown to the tree with a strong headbutt.
The first rogue bitting jongho shoulder, jongho screaming in pain. The rogue move step back dragging jongho while bitting, jongho whimper in tears from the move.
Hongjoong set back his foot on the ground, his eyes glowing red while the colour shine like a blood. “stop hurting whats mine!!” he sending his icy tone with bloodshot eyes
The rogue letting jongho fall on the ground causing him choke in blood, licking his canine after sipping jongho blood. He show off his smug face after what he had done.
With inhumanity speed, hongjoong launh foward fo the wolf, his fang and claw come out ready for torn apart the werewolf. The fight still unbalance, but hongjoong didn’t give up. His mind determination for ripped the rogue heart out from his body. Clawn and fang marking their opponent in turn.
San and yihyun reach hongjoong combat, signaling him for assist. The three of them in turn aim the rogue, cornering him away from jongho laid on the ground. San find a chance jumped on the rogue wolf shoulder, sinking his claw around his neck with both hands. The rogue howling in pain, yihyun added with a thrown his blade to the stomach and the rogue fall to the side, showing his stomach. Right away hongjoong set his foot on the blade for deeped stab. San still hold his claw on the rogue neck while laying on the ground. Hongjoong kneel for taking out the heart of rouge, ripping straight out from his shape wolf from. Then the rogue stone dead.
The rest rogue not any better, getting cornered with full of pack wolf and the dhampire. The head alpha pack ripping out the heart of rogue with his canine, then tossing the heart aimlessly. Ryeok stabbing his sword to the head of rogue, pull it out, then aiming to stab the heart of the rogue, make it twist the hilt. Seonghwa reaching hongjoong side, holding hongjoong from the back, he taking hongjoong to the side. Knowing hongjoong still wanted another torment for the dead rogue. Hongjoong still in bloodshot, his breath rushing on rage.
“its over, jjoong…” seonghwa soothing in hongjoong ears, “we save him, we save jongho” tighten his hold for grounding hongjoong
“jongho on yeosang hold, wooseok-hyung and mingi giving their first aid” seonghwa caress hongjoong nape, knowing full how making hongjoong coming back to his sense, “please comeback to us”
“we had jongho, we save jongho” repeatly whisper the mantra while softly caress hongjoong nape
Hongjoong blinking then his eyes back to normal, his hand full of blood but the claw already gone. “hwa….” He in hoarse
“we save him, we save jongho, we get jongho back” seonghwa move in front hongjoong, finally cupping hongjoong face
“we got him back, he is save” hongjoong whisper
“we are, you can hold him again” seonghwa giving his sweet smile, hongjoong nodded and lean his head on seonghwa shoulder, sigh in relief, san and wooyoung approaching both of them, giving their hug while sniffing.
“I’ll never let him out from my sight again” hongjoong breath out
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They are back to the pack house, nursing jongho thoroughly along the rest who got injury. Jongho still unconscious for two days straight in addition with fever he had. Between their stay, hongjoong had discussion with the head pack wolf, his name hyun woo, along with ryeok. Their take serious matter about possibility another rogue, it turn out hyun woo killed other on their camp, the three rogue their killed the strongest one, so hyun woo decide taking jongho treated first before too late.
Known jongho blood always get exploited by greedy creature. They had agreement for handling it in between their trusted fellow but still aware if another possibility danger. Ryeok suggest for hyun woo pack visiting his coven or hongjoong coven, not only secluded for guarding their territory. He added joke how old fashioned his hyun woo hyung.
On the fourth day, jongho fever going down, but for good a measure yeosang and mingi need more gadget medical support in best way. They insist for taking jongho back straight to the coven house. Ryeok assure for the rest matter about jongho study or his future plan will be finished also send to the hongjoong. Yihyun and dojin can set some papper. Jaewoo promising will visiting them after settle another work.
Preparing for long trip and heading back to the coven house, they divided task for packing jongho stuff what he needed the most. Then send out some the rest. Jongho not waking up, seonghwa in restless mind. Always make himself know for settle in jongho side the whole time.
Jongho still sleeping in his represent room, hongjoong and his mate already create jongho bedroom since their find out about him. Decorate and make it full as jongho preference as they wish. They hope jongho would open his eyes soon. Jongho sometimes get another heart attack in his sleep, his fever sometimes coming back for a while. Hongjoong and his mate cant stand it but helplessly waiting for jongho still recovery from of it.
Yeosang and mingi always checking out jongho state thoroughly along their medical knowledge. Jongho had trauma, end up make him sleep more longer. Jongho always whimper and hard to breath in his sleep when his heart attack come. Yeosang assume jongho still had his nightmare, that’s why his trauma still lingering on jongho mind.
Day by day jongho form more lively, his wound marking with scar on his skin. His pale pace still decorated his face, but they know it will turn lively again along his gummy smile and sparkle his round eyes. Mingi diligently put ointment for prevent any scar on jongho skin, he take jongho exercise while on his coma, san helping him with full determination in hope his baby bear still waking up soon. Called him sannie hyung for many times he asked to. He missed jongho squishy cheek. Jongho cheek shrinking from the lack solid food. Only the infused keeping jongho stay get nutrition.
Yunho at his tears when he visit jongho at night, talking to him, telling his any story he had, like jongho always do, listening him in his quite smile but listening all of it. Wooyoung found out yunho in crying, holding him in clingy, promising how jongho will waking up soon, for himself too. Jongho would blown mad to him for feeding him food after food. Making up from how many times he missed his meals. Wooyoung already listing his receipt for jongho meals, the dessert too. He know how jongho loved sour dessert or bitter chocolate, he will banned jongho from addicting coffee. Yunho chuckle for that, he would helping wooyoung for that.
Hongjoong after back to his coven house, drowning himself for worked. He need another safety promise if jongho with them. Seonghwa and hongjoong back to their bussiness life, keep their social life still on their control. Knowing jongho will be exposed as their only human and their new mate. Locked jongho from outside world, seclude him in their coven house only not the options. So the oldest taking any measure for any danger, listing their acquainted thoroughly.
Jongho giving sign his movement. Sometimes his eyes in twitch or his finger. His pale face slightly brighten up. After for 3 weeks sleeping, jongho waking up. He squinted his eyes slowly open, felt his body cant move, he in fear while panting.
“jongho-ya..” seonghwa voice sounded worry can be heard, “jongho-ya…” his face get cupped
“you are fine, you are safe with us” seonghwa in soothes tone, someone hug him, scent his nape then sigh
“its yuyu hugging you, you are with us” seonghwa caress jongho hair lovingly
Slowly jongho open his eyes, notice how the room only lighten by a lamp. He wake up in the middle night, seonghwa and yunho taking each his side.
“welcome back baby bear” seonghwa putting his sweet smile, jongho blinking while find his voice after gulping, then jongho only cough after open his mouth
“no need to rush your throath, baby, you had plenty time for talk later” soenghwa chide
Yunho giving seonghwa a glass water along with straw from cabinet. Then jongho getting held up a half by yunho in his hold, Seonghwa let jongho drink the water as much jongho needed. Jongho took slow gulp and sigh relief after his sip done. Yunho setting jongho laid on bed again, fix his blanket for wrapping jongho in warm. Seonghwa looking jongho while his thumb caress jongho cheek, yunho resuming his hug again.
“how long I sleep, hyungie?” jongho frown for how weak his voice, still hoarse
Seonghwa smile in understanding, “you sleep a whole three weeks, baby”
Jongho open wide his eyes, his lips slight parted forming how shock he is. How come he sleep for three weeks straight?
“yeah, that long, baby, thank you for waking up” seonghwa cupping his face again, yunho tighten his hug, jongho then quite with his mind working
“jjongie…” yunho interrupt his thought, ”baby bear” he called again while jongho humming in reply
“did you, did you remember about that?” yunho asked hesisted, jongho in tense
“I’m sorry baby, this is happened to you” seonghwa breaking in tears, jongho wanted wipped his hyung tears, wanted hold his hyung in arms, but he felt how weak his muscle, he felt some sore on his body
“hyungie… you saved me atleast” jongho find his word in hoarse voice, seonghwa nodded, jongho notice yunho in silent cry
“did you remember who is your captore?” tears still on seonghwa face Jongho surprise from what he heard, jongho for sure remember how his captore face. Their shape, their claw, their fang, they eyes glowing yellow, and then, then they can shift in wolf form. An animal form itself, but much bigger jongho seen on television or a zoo. Jongho breath become more hard, his eyes dilated in wonder like a finding escape route.
“baby… baby… jongho” seonghwa in the last yelling for making jongho focus on him, yunho jerk awake when jongho in panic, jongho look at seonghwa eyes while panting
“you are safe, baby, see, you are with us now” seonghwa taking jongho mind to the present, he save, he with his hyung, not with them, the captore anymore, they are…
“they are werewolf, hyung” jongho breath out, yunho sit up oh bedrest, take jongho head laying on his lap in gentle movement, seonghwa nodding for confirm
“Are those real, hyungie?” jongho asked
“sadly ther are real” seonghwa reaching jongho hands under blanket, taking out, kissing it, yunho petting his head, jongho look up to yunho
“what is it, our bear?” yunho known jongho still had something in his mind
“I saw hongjoong hyungie when my unconscious like under water at the time” jongho admit, making seonghwa and yunho frown in wonder
“he had a fang and claw too, also his eyes showing bloodshot in rage” jongho hesisted, seonghwa and yunho in surprise, didn’t expect on them if jongho seen that
“are all of you a vampire, hyungie?” jongho ask in worry, seonghwa and yunho become tense, but jongho eyes showing hope, not scared of them
“did you afraid to us?” seonghwa asked in nervous, yunho stopped petting jongho head, jongho shaking his head slightly, eyes looked down to his stomach
“then what your feeling about us?” yunho asked in worry, “we are not human either”
“I notice the strange of your behavior hyung, all of you, I just didnt know what is it” jongho admitted, making seonghwa and yunho sighed in relieve, their guess is wrong if jongho know their true identity
“will you accepted us as your hyung, even we are a vampire?” seonghwa in hope
Jongho chuckle, making the atmosphere brighten up, they missed his laugh. “I’ll giving all of you onion as poison if I’m afraid all of you”
Seonghwa and yunho burst in laugh, jongho proud make it happen, he showed his gummy smile. Yunho wiping his happy tears, “I think yeosang and mingi aware about that”
“for your info, bear, we are immune for that” seonghwa caress his cheek, jongho brow knitted in confussion, yunho chuckle
“everything taste bland to us, except the blood” seonghwa chukle
“lets sleep, bear” yunho moving for sliding back to jongho side, “the next morning yeosang and mingi will examine your health and wooyoung already prepare his cooking for you”
“but how? Didn’t they still doesn’t know I’m awake?” jongho confuse
“believe me bear, they heard everything from the start” seonghwa supply, jongho open wide his mouth, too shock for another fact
“they just let us still cause known, if you are will overhelmed all of it, but you should know how thrilling they when know you accept us unconditionally” seonghwa settle beside jongho again, both his his hyung wrapped him firm in blanket, then hold him tight, cocoon him with their love
“they can heard, right hyungie? The other hyung” jongho meekly ask, seonghwa staring jongho eyes then nodded
“all of them not sleeping, bear” yunho add
Jongho inhale and exhale in steady breath, like he wanted calming his pounding heartbeat
“hyungdeul ….” Jongho breath out, “thank you for saving me, all of you”
Seonghwa and yunho surprise for jongho statement, “I love you, hyung-ah, all of you” jongho confess
Seonghwa and yunho jerked awake, looking straight to jongho, jongho become nervous after his confess, did he said it wrong or they hated it?
“did you mean it jongho?” seonghwa ask in whisper, jongho nodded, didn’t trust his voice, both his hyung attack him with hug making jongho cough up. After his cough stopped, seonghwa and yunho laid back beside jongho side. They heart full and loaded with love.
“wooyoung still screaming, hyung” yunho in chuckle, jongho slowly close his eyes, he put smile on his face
The next mornig, jongho mentally prepared the chaos, yeosang and mingi hugging him tight and smooching his face, when jongho opened his eyes. After letting out their affection, they back focus on the condition jongho health. Checking and asking for several times question, how, what, any possible jongho discomfort to the medical record. Jongho reply in slow but steady breath. Yeosang told him, its natural after sleeping for three weeks straight. He will recovery soon. Mingi make sure his muscle still working, inspect any joint, jongho wince when mingi find the point sore. Mingi say, jongho can walk, but needed support. He promised jongho, will carrying around jongho until he can walk by himself. Jongho refused so hard, he doesn’t want to carrying around, how embrassing is that?
Like as usual, they didn’t care about that, jongho only pout for that.
San and wooyoung come after they duo nurse done with their duty. Wooyoung demanding he had job for feeding jongho when seonghwa non available. Jongho know how ridiculous is that, but with his experience, its not a thing. Jongho only accepting obediently, wooyoung feed him, san give him drink and wiping his face everytimes after wooyoung feed, leaving no stain oh jongho face. San added his kiss on the cheek when jongho chewing his food, lovingly looking to jongho when he is on the obedient mode. This is their baby bear, they will make him back to his health with good a food and loaded love. Jongho refuse them changing his clothes, asking for escort to the bathroom instead. Wooyoung confirm, he already saw any part body of jongho, no need embrassed for. Jongho utterly dumber dumb for knowing the truth. Begging them for let him had some privacy. San and wooyoung promising for coming back for lunch, added again for jongho to yell if he need something. San in his best manner promising jongho, they will not peeping for jongho privacy. Only dare to move when he in difficult or dangerous situation. Jongho thanking about that, sigh in relief.
After his privay time, jongho need resting his body again. His body and leg screaming in pain. He wince everytime he take a step and lean to the wall. Instead went to his bed, jongho went out from his bedroom. Going find hongjoong office. San and wooyoung giving him direction where is it. With slow pace and lean to the wall. Jongho walking to the hongjoong office. He greatfull for his hyung keeping their promises, still giving his privacy if he didn’t ask any. Where is dangerous if he inside their house, anyway?
Jongho realize how hard his task in front hongjoong office door, taking his breath and slowly opened the door. Jongho seen hongjoong on his chair. Noticing jongho looking for him, hongjoong right away approaching jongho and hug him. Jongho relax in hongjoong arms, sighing in content.
“why you so workout yourself to find me, bear?” hongjoong cupping jongho face for looking jongho answer
“I miss you, hyung” jongho confess, hongjoong engulfing jongho to his arms once again, then carrying jongho on bridal style to the couch, jongho squeak in sudden move, wrapping his hand on hongjoong neck and hidden his face on hongjoong shoulder, he is too shy looking hongjoong face with this situation
Laid jongho on the couch, hongjoong wanted sit on other couch. “stay hyung, I need the hold once again”
Hongjoong smile in earnest hearing that, sitting beside jongho and hold his hand.
“I know you heard what I’m talking about with hwa-hyungie and yuyu-hyung lastnight” jongho tell, hongjoong nodded for signing jongho continue
“I’m fine with your true nature, hyung” jongho looking straight to hongjoong eyes, hongjoong smile genuine then kissing back hand of jongho a few times, both of them, the gesture too sweet for jongho admit
“thank you, that’s mean a lot to us, jongho-ya” hongjong caress jongho cheek
“you saw my true form too” hongjoong in nervous ask, his hold on jongho hands slighty tight Jongho notice that, freeing his hand, holding both hongjoong hands to his chest,
“I remember it, hyung, even under my conscious” Hongjoong become tense and his lips shut tight, jongho thumbing hongjoong hands while holding.
“I felt safe at that state, hyung” Hongjoong eyes widened, surprise to heard jongho said.
“I know why you become like that, your rage sending messege to my mind, that’s you protected me” jongho tell more, “ I felt safe, hyungie”
Hongjoong eyes watering, he hugged jongho in tight. Jongho allowing his hyung hold him as long he wanted. Knowing how desperated them when he got taken away from them. Its hurt them, jongho felt he at wrong for let it happen.
“why you being gloomy in sudden after making my eyes in tears?” hongjoong ask, jongho dropped his eyes, didn’t know how answer hongjoong question
“jjongie” hongjoong cupping jongho face for making him look up, “you are not wrong, you are always our the loved one, that’s why we are on broken mess when you are get taken away” Jongho round eyes open wide, surprise with hongjoong ability, reading his mind.
Hongjoong chuckle, “I didn’t had any ability for reading mind, but you are like an open book, your expression always shown from your mind” Jongho pout hearing that’s, then he is just so expressive for his own good. No wonder his hyung always know even he on quite
“even you are like that, we know you more longer than this, you are not even changed from then” hongjoong making jongho mind spin
“we are already living for 200 years already” hongjoong chuckle how cute jongho in his expression, surprised, “we had you too before”
“I live a long time ago, hyung?”
“you did, the different between your oldsefl and the present, you doesn’t had martial arts for depend yourself” hongjoong inform him
“martial arts? I had hyung, I can defense myself too” jongho exclaim
“I know” hongjoong chuckle at that, “your oldself had more power of martial arts, also good with a sword”
“I did, hyung??” jongho in wonder, “like a sword of yihyun-hyung had? Ryeok-hyung skill?”
“the same they are” hongjoong confirm, jongho in awe for his oldsefl, but how come he become weakling this time, he frown
“you lived separatedly with your old family, that’s why you doesn’t had any” Jongho nodding at that, “you knew my oldest too , hyung?”
In sudden hongjoong hugging jongho tight, scenting jongho then inhale in relax. Jongho confuse with the gesture, did he asking forbidden question?
“I’m glad you had another family this time” whispering to jongho ear for answer, still hugging him, “I’m sorry you are still losing your parents” hongjoong deepen his nose to the nape jongho, jongho hugging back hongjoong, soothing hongjoong with rubbing his back
“then I certainly sure” jongho make hongjoong facing him this time, “I’m still the same, hyung, even 200 years ago, I’m still the same as you’re the loved one”
Hongjoong cupping jongho face, slowly approaching jongho lips, sealing their lips together, nibbing and licking jongho plump lips. Then deepen their kiss once again. Hongjoong sending his heart within their kiss, showing how his loved for jongho never changed. Jongho receive it with plain, letting hongjoong tasting his lips as he wished. Crane up his neck for let hongjoong explore his lips fully.
Hongjoong break the kiss after jongho give a whine for losing his air. Hongjoong chuckle while gaze on jongho, his thumb caress the red pull the plump lips he made on jongho face. Satisfied for the savory jongho lips and let him breathless under him like this. Jongho still panting after the kiss, looking at hongjoong eyes, hongjoong eyes glinted with pride. Jongho know how he will let hongjoong do anything to him, he is too weak for that, always loved him, making sure jongho is safe.
“lets make you rest, hum?” hongjoong voice sounded sweet, “you need still recovery, I would get killed by other for making you workout too much”
Jongho giggle hearing that, “cuddle me, hyung, I’m still needed the hold for grounded me, I’m safe”
“as your command, my majesty”
hongjoong laying beside jongho, jongho letting some space for hongjoong laid beside him Hongjoong taking the nearer blanket, then wrapping jongho body with that, cocconed jongho for stay warm, once again wrapping tight jongho onto his embrace, closet to him as possible. Inhaling jongho scent on crown head in delight.
“hyung…” jongho called, hongjoong humming in answer
“even the I’m the old myself also this time, had or doesn’t had any similiarity” he look up to hongjoong, “I know I’ll always loved you, the rest of you without doubt”
Hongjoong smiling for jongho confess. “but you should loving yourself too” jongho add, making hongjoong frown, “I notice how mess all of you when I get hurt, I notice how broken your heart when I’m not safe in your arms, I know how empty all of you if I’m not around you anymore”
Hongjoong hitch in his breath, surprise with jongho knowing their state.
“when the time I’m not around all of you anymore, please remember this, hyung” jongho eyes sparkle, hongjoong looking intense to jongho eyes, “all of you is my home, I’ll coming back to all of your arms, the trait of me always find how to looking for you all” jongho smiling to his eyes, satisfied with his emotions after let it out
Hongjoong let jongho word into his heart, sinking deeper, jongho is right, even now, he said the same thing as before. Jongho always his, owning by all of them. With or without everyone telling. Jongho know where he is belong.
“you are always mine, jongho-ya, our own from the start” hongjoong answer a wholeheartly, nosing their nose together, kissing jongho forehead, wrapping jongho tight in his arm Jongho safe with them, he tucked under their arms. Still lovely and trusted them with his mind and body willingy.
They adored him always.
THE END