"You said... if he win, I am the one who will make the decision! Why you do not want me to bring him to our den! Why back to that fucking basement!" shouted Fin in madness as him and his older brother walking along the wide hallway with statue on each sides.
The game has long end and Minhee had his decision, and that is make Hyeop as their pet, stay in the basement until his dog house finished.
"Watch your tongue little pup!" scold Minhee when he stopped on his steps and turned around with gritted teeth.
Fin glared at his brother, not liking how Minhee just lied to him, not just to him but also to Jihae who was anticipating the prize. He could not believe Minhee.
"What is so special about him that you are acting like that? Well, I see potential in him, I see the unique intelligence in him and of course he have the great beauty that captured my interest like Seunghyun and Hyunsung, and you but," Minhee paused and sighed. "everything has changed... he is the lynx and I believe he and Junhyuk are not twins. Junhyuk is like us so he deserves to be accepted and take care of, but that lynx?"
"What if I tell you that I'm in love with him? You believe in love at first sight are you?" asked Fin sternly as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. "What will you do?"
"Do not jest me around, even if you tell me that you love him, Fin, that is not love,"
"Might as well... Fin is obsessed over that stinky gloat?"
Both brothers looked behind them and saw Sungjoon standing in the hallway with a book on his hands. "By the way, Seunghyun is depressed because some stupid gloat defeated him."
Minhee sighed and eyed Fin who still furious. "We talked later," he said and walked past him.
"I do not like it when you and your brother always fighting, but I loathed it the most when you two are fighting over that gloat," said Sungjoon, looking at Minhee vanishing in sight. "Tell me Finie," Sungjoon stepped closed to the furious omega who was now eyes turned white.
"What are you planning over that dude?"
Fin stared at him within one minute before walking away without saying anything or answering his question. Sungjoon just watched him in confusion. This is the first time Fin acted like that.
He pouted, Fin is a skeptical type and sometimes very whiny but for some reason he is the most savage and sadistic among the members. Despite of his angelic and innocent appearance, Fin is more than a psycho; he is the worst and everyone was scared of him except Jihae and his brother, Minhee.
Well, Fin is the worst and scariest but they can control him if they have their allies or maybe his weakness. Who is his weakness though? Is it that gloat?
Sungjoon looked at the book. He wondered, what gloat really looks like?
This tale and meek sure was a lie.
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"F*ck you!"
One blow kick on the gut and Hyeop vomit in blood. His whole body was aching from the multiple hit came from Seunghyun and Junghwan. He couldn't believe it, he could not believe of Minhee's decision.
"I made my decision," Minhee said causing everyone to look at him.
"Hyeopil won the game so -- "
Minhee quickly cut his brother by raising his left hand but still eyeing Hyeop.
"Lock him in the basement, lock forever in the basement and for your prize... you will be beaten."
"What?! Minhee hyung -- " Fin tried to speak but Minhee was quick to cut him off.
Hyeop took a step back. What kind of sick prize was that? He eyed Junhyuk who also frightened while Hyunsung was holding him. They could not do that to him just because he won the game?
"You cannot do that to my twin! He won the game so why not -- "
"Yes, he won my dear and the prize is lock him in the basement until eternity, and receive everyday punishment." Minhee said.
"What did I even do to deserve that?!" Hyeop shouted hastily. "Please, let just us go and we won't tell it -- "
"You are a gloat! And gloat like you is our great enemy!"
Hyeop furrowed, he do not get it at all. Was it because of that? They're humans and he is innocent, he has nothing to do with whatever they reason. He won in the game!
He wanted to speak his mind out but he could not. They seem not the type of persons who can understand that they do not deserve this and they just wanted freedom, able to go home, and go back to their past life.
All he need to do now is escape from this place and help his twin.
"I am not a gloat! I am a HUMAN!" Hyeop emphasis with gritted teeth.
"If you are human, then why your pupil is like that?" Sungjoon said.
Hyeop frowned even more until Jihae scooted closer to him, he held his head and tilted it to the shining plates on the table beside them. Hyeop stared at his own reflection in the shiny plate.
He can see his pupil, it's different, it was a cat's pupils. Why were his eyes like that? Maybe he's just hallucinating? Maybe, because of too much stress?
Hyeop struggled and walked backwards until his back hit the wooden railings. He shook his head, no, that was no way.
"No... t-there's some explanation... there's... "
Hyeop flinched when he felt a hand touched on his. He looked up and see Jihae.
"You are a gloat," he mumbled but Hyeop shook his head.
Suddenly, his throat began hurting and he felt really thirsty for some reason. What is this? Why does he felt thirsty?
Why is this happening to him?
Until now, Hyeop reminded to himself that he's a human and no one, even his pupils, can prove that he isn't. One last blow in the stomach and they finally leave him alone. He cough, unable to breath properly from his growing thirst. His throat felt like burning and his thirst is like boiling, he felt so hot and yet felt so cold. This feeling is uncomfortable and he can't relished it, for some reason he can't.
He curled himself into a ball, holding his burning throat; not even noticing that his fangs gotten sharper. He want to drink, he want water...
No... he want more than human drinks. He wants...
He wants blood.
Hyeop groaned lowly, clenching his gut.
The thirst.
The burning feeling.
The pain.
It hurts so much.
Tears gathered in his eyes as his breaths became frantic. Why now?
"Argh!" he groaned again.
He suffered in the unbreakable pain until he feel unconscious. Hyeop woke up abruptly while coughing hard, he gulped multiple times before his dark eyes darted on the window above him. It's already night and the whole basement was already dark but although it was dark, he could clearly see his surrounding.
He can clearly see in the dark.
He touched his throat. The pain was not that much hurt anymore, fainting was much of help if this illness attacked again. He tried to get up and winced when he felt the pain in his torso, and cheeks. He reached his face and touched his damaged lips, he hissed when his fingertip touched the wounded lips of his.
He sighed. He don't know of why are they doing this? Are they killer or perhaps kidnapper?
But they're most likely insane people, telling so much nonsense; that he was a gloat and what about them?
Monsters, no...
They are more than a monsters.
Right, they are demons.
Hyeop flinched when he heard the door from the basement open. He can see the lamp that illuminating the half of the basement. His eyes was fascinated by the light of the lamp, waiting for the person who have the hold of the object but it never came closer to him.
He tried to stand up but the chains that looped around his ankle was too short that he can't even stand up or move his other leg. The light just moved in the far corner of the basement until it slowly vanished through the wall.
"What was that?" he mumbled to himself.
He described to himself what he had seen. He had told himself to pay no attention. It was only in his imagination again or maybe the light that coming out from the window but the window was above his head so it was impossible.
He convinced himself that he waa just seeing things until he quickly dozed off again, but Hyeop, unnerved by the experience, could not sleep. �
Hyeop shocked by hearing the faint howling of a wolf outside. He looked up at the window again and suddenly, a loud thud coming from inside the basement startled the poor Hyeop.
He frantically looked around, trying to find the source of it until he saw it. The figure, the glowing eyes, has the shape of a was on the table, glaring deep into his dark eyes.
The wolf snarled and Hyeop backed away hastily until his back was pressed on the wall behind him, scared stiff, eyes kept watching the bizarre invader.
Hyeop closed his eyes and when he opened it up once again, it's already morning. He startled when he felt the soft hand brushed away his bangs and touched his forehead. His eyes snapped up at the guy above him.
Fin smiled after seeing Hyeop was already wide awake.
"Good morning little kitten, how's your feeling?"
"You think he is a kitten?" said Jihae who suddenly appeared behind Fin.
Fin shrugged and wiped Hyeop's sweat with a rag. Hyeop quickly got up and for some reason, his whole body was fine again like he wasn't beaten.
"Lay down for a moment, you have a fever," Fin said and softly laid him down back on the dirty mattress.
"I believe you're hungry, am I right?" asked Jihae and placed the plate of fruits beside him.
Hyeop stared at the fruits. The fruits seemed in the admits of rotten. There was even worms inside. Hyeop cringed in disgust and shook his head.
"How can I eat that?" asked Hyeop and Fin wiped his neck with the rag.
"This is what we're eating, why? You cannot eat it -- "
"No," said Hyeop in hastily before swatted away Fin's hands from him and get up. He can hear the low growl coming from him but he did not care. "I want to get out of here, please, I want to see my twin," he begged, eyes began pooling in tears.
"Junhyuk is not your twin," said Fin shortly before wiping the sweat away from Hyeop again.
"Not my twin?" he asked, totally confused.
"Since you both aren't -- "
"NONSENSE!" shouted Hyeop and pushed Fin away causing him to sat on the floor and his head hit the edge of the table.
Jihae is furious right now as he pinned Hyeop on the mattress with just one hand, pressing his front deep in the mattress.
"HOW DARE YOU HURT MY MATE!"
Hyeop chuckled to himself.
How dare he?
How dare them!
How dare them r*pe him against his will!
How dare them hurt him to the point that he almost reached his limit!
How dare them take away their freedom!
How dare them take his twin!
How dare them!
"Why are you laughing?!" Jihae asked with a frown, staring at Hyeop's prone position.
"How dare me huh? F*CK YOU! Your boyfriend deserves to be hurt for what -- aaahhhh!!!!"
Hyeop's words turned to a bloody murder scream when Fin stabbed his back and pierced into his chest with his long claws.
"I've been kind to you, I'm taking good care of you but what you just pay us?! Very ungrateful gloat!" Fin said furiously and stabbed him again, eyes white.
Hyeop bit his lip hard as he cried silently in pain. How long he need to suffer like this?
Blood flowing out of his mouth but he remained it close because once he open it --
A sob escaped from his closed mouth. Fin's furious face soften and pulled his claws out.
Hyeop nonstop sobs echoed in the entire house.
Fin stood up, looking ar Jihae who was currently looking at Hyeop futile situation.
"Do you think, he deserve to be punish like that by me?" asked Fin, and Jihae shook his head almost in hasty.
"You should hold your temper Fin, I think he was still freaked out... I just realized just now." said Jihae and smiled.
"Ok, anyway... take care of him and I will talk to the twin," said Fin and handed the rag and the small bucket of warm water to Jihae.
Jihae was about to take both objects when someone snatched it from Fin. The couple looked over their shoulders and found Jeongsun who have a wide smile for a normal smile on his face until they can barely see his eyes in what they used to call his innocent smile.
They assumed Jeongsun just went to the party in town by how extremely neat he looked right now. His hair was styled to half that make his forehead show off. He also wore make up, but the unsettling sight of him was the blood at the edge of his lips, red circle around his eyes like bags or dark circle when ordinary people hasn't sleep in a wink.
"You haven't sleep last night, are you?" Fin asked while staring intently at the younger.
Jeongsun shook his head and sat near at Hyeop's head. He touched the weak gloat's hair softly, brushing it with his long fingers. "Well... I went to their cabin,"
Hearing that cause Hyeop to freeze and get up abruptly like he wasn't hurt at all or he didn't get stabbed by the back and pierced through his chest.
Seeing the younger's reaction made Jeongsun smiled even wider until the edge of his lips reached his ears. He looked like a slit mouth woman in a Japanese urban legend.
But Hyeop could see that his lips didn't actually reached his ears, instead the skin slit like a wide smile and it reached his ears.
"Don't scare him Jeongie!" Fin scolded, hitting the younger's shoulder.
"I can't help it Finie, look at his terrified face," said Jeongsun and grabbed Hyeop's chin, pulled his face closer. "So satisfying," he whispered and licked his face.
Hyeop cringed in disgust and horrified, he pulled himself away from Jeongsun. The older laughed earning a slap on the shoulder from Fin.
"If you gonna scare him, I will let Jihae take care of him -- "
"Is he your property? Minhee hyung made a decision and he is gonna be our pet," Jeongsun quickly cut his words. "Or! Is it better if he's mine?"
"The fck? I thought you like his twin and why suddenly Hyeopil?" asked Jihae in annoyance and confusion.
"Gloat is interesting... well, not just that but Hyeopil looked like our Sungie and... Junhyuk is kind of scared cat and really fragile..."
Fin quiet for awhile until he snapped his fingers. So, their interest between the twins was not the same at all or maybe half of them like Hyeopil and not Junhyuk.
"I really like Junhyuk at first but after having a taste of this guy? I don't think I can't stop thinking about him and having him," Jeongsun added, smiling at Hyeop.
"Then... you also like him?" Jihae asked.
They spoke about their crush on him like this, as though he wasn't there or rather, as though he was something very nasty that couldn't understand them. This is starting to annoy Hyeop.
"Isn't it obvious?" asked Jeongsun with raised brow. "Of course I do like him."
Hyeop sighed and lied down on the cold and dirty mattress, acting too as if they wasn't there. He turned his back on them, blocking all their voices in his mind.
"Then... he is not safe with you!" scoffed Jihae and snatched the rag from the younger. "Get out of here will you?!"
Jeongsun stared at the furious Jihae, he looked appalled. Soon, the younger chuckled. "He is not safe with us if you think about it."
Fin was about to open his mouth when the bell rang somewhere outside of the house. Hyeop suddenly felt terrified. Even back their cabin, he can hear that insidious bell and he assume that it was raining outside.
Hyeop slowly get up while looking at the window above him before turning to the three. He can see their face paled up.
"That's her," Jeongsun said, voice cold.
"Who?" Hyeop asked.
But they ignored his question and stood up. They walked out from the basement like they were a ghost or something like a dead person who doesn't have soul at all. What is wrong with them so suddenly?
Who is her?
What is with the bell?
What is happening?
Hyeop looked up at the small window again and felt the fear in his body as his heart pound hard. His breathing became frantic after seeing the two pale feet in front of the window. It was like the skin almost in gray and the her white high heels covered in dirt. He concluded that this woman in front of his window is a nurse based of her shoes, aside of that he can see her white skirt that hugging her waist.
"Something is lurking in the forest... many monsters are out there, waiting... "
Hyeop remembered what the man just said in the library. Thinking back the library, he can't help but mourn his previous life. He stared at the lady outside. She was just standing there for almost minutes before it suddenly moved like a broken doll. He can hear her cracking bone and her low moan.
Hyeop suddenly jolted when his right arm began to hurt. He looked at his hand and saw the forming labyrinth maze on his skin like it was tattooed. He pushed his sleeve to his elbow to see it fully.
He quickly pulled it back and winced. It's not real. This is not his reality, it is not.
It is not!
Something from the sound of the bell felt off... something he could not understand and why they left like that?
He don't know.