Ghosts (12)
Title: Ghosts
Pairings: OnTae, MinKey, friendly!JongKey
Description: Where Minho and Jonghyun are ghosts, and Key’s younger vampire brother Taemin is in love with his best friend Onew.
The vampires were once again caught up in a tangle, but this time it was the High Mage and Investigator who were playing tug-of-war over the Protector, while Key leaned nonchalantly against the wall watching to make sure they didn’t break anything. When the duo sprinted back into the living room, Key pushed off from the wall to turn and look at them with a quizzical look on his face.
“What’s wrong, Taeminnie?” Taemin took a hard gulp, before whispering what he had overheard in Key’s ear, without letting go of Onew’s hand.
Key stepped back in shock, his eyes widening to match the pair before him. Finally the vampires noticed the change in mood, and turned around to the humans. The room seemed to be frozen in time as Key stared hard at the Investigator, silently communicating. Onew could feel his hairs stand at the nearly visible tension. Instantly, a look of realization passed over the three vampires. However, they continued to stand around in silence, the only movement was the occasional flick of the vampire’s eyes, or a slight frown flashing across one of their faces. Finally, Onew couldn’t take it.
“Why are we wasting time standing around like this?! We need to do something, and fast!! I don’t even know fully what’s going on, but even I know it’s bad, so it has to be really bad!” The five other men in the room turned to stare at him, causing Onew to flush a furious dark pink, as he silently fidgeted and looked away under their heavy gazes. He felt like a little kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar; although he’d only meant to take a look at the cookie, not eat it.
A slight smile flickered across the High Mage’s face, and he nodded.
“Onew has a point. We should get out of here first.” At that, Key looked up and shook his head dejectedly.
“It’s no use. Minho is attached to me, wherever I want to go, he can go too. Wherever I go, he knows it too.”
“Is there an empathy link?” The Protector spoke up. Again, Key shook his head.
“He only senses when I think about him, other than that, he doesn’t know anything.” The three vampires nodded in unison.
“Whatever we plan, Key can’t know about it either. We have to pretend like we don’t know…” Taemin mumbled.
“Wait a minute!” Onew pointed an accusing finger at the vampires. “You’re helping?! But I thought the Council only did things for their own benefit!” The Investigator smirked.
“True, we do do that, but don’t forget, we were once human too. I grew up with this brat here, if someone were to steal his soul, that wouldn’t be very helpful to me, or the Council.” Onew frowned, hard. This was becoming a habit, him not knowing what was going on.
“You…grew up with Key? Nicole and Jinwoon eloped…so you must be that Mir kid!!” The Investigator let slip a scornful laugh.
“That Mir kid, huh. Yeah, I’m him.”
“But you…you joined an idol group!!”
“That was the plan, but then I got turned instead of dying in a car crash. Why do you think I’m the most junior on the Council? I’m the youngest vampire here.”
“But…why?”
“That’s not important now. Onew, we need your help to bring Key out to the town, and keep his mind off that ghost. Got it?” Onew couldn’t help but nod his head.
Within minutes, the two humans were ushered out the door, with orders to not come back until they were called. The moment Key stepped through the doorframe, all his worries seemed to be shrugged off and left in that house, as a lazy smile spread across his face. Breathing in the crisp evening air and sighing contentedly, he skipped down the driveway, Onew stumbling alone behind him.
Suddenly, Key spun around with a grin and bit his lip, a devilish glint in his eyes. Onew gulped as Key held up the car keys to the shiny black Ferrari behind him that could only belong to the very vampires discussing Key’s future in the house.
“Let’s go have some fun, Onew.”
Onew opened his mouth to scream, but even if he did manage to force any air out of his throat, he doubted the sound would even reach his ears at the speed Key was going. The aforementioned ecstatic boy grinned at him, winking as he laughed at the petrified expression on Onew’s face. Onew felt his heart skip a beat as he yelled.
“KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD, KEY!!!” Key chuckled, rolling his eyes as he revved the engine once more, inching the needle on the speedometer ever so much closer to its limit. Onew closed his eyes and prayed for it to be over soon.
Inside the house, the atmosphere was positively dismal, as if the Grim Reaper himself had paid a visit. The four vampires were scattered about the room; Taemin pacing up and down anxiously, Mir lounging across the sofa, Joon sprawled on the floor and Doongie sitting primly on the only proper chair. No words were spoken aloud, but within their minds it was a flurry of frantic conversation.
“What can we do?! We can’t even see them!!” Taemin slightly raised his voice.
“Maybe…we could call an exorcist or something…?” Joon blurted out, earning him an eye roll from Taemin that even Mir had to wince at.
“If Key can’t even get rid of them, no exorcist can. There’s a reason why the Council keeps him around, you know?” Mir qualified.
“Plus, Minho’s attached to Key, so the only way for Key to get rid of him is to…give up his soul…?.” Taemin added, glancing at Doongie for confirmation. With a nod, Doongie finally spoke.
“From what I’ve observed, Minho’s a wandering spirit, and his death was connected to Key somehow, which is why Key’s his soulmate. He needs Key’s soul in order to find the answers he needs.”
“Isn’t there any other way?!!” Taemin cried out, tears automatically filling his eyes. The three Council members turned to look at him slowly with raised eyebrows - vampires didn’t cry, they simply lacked the emotional capability to do so. Mir sighed and shook his head.
“If there was, Doongie would have said it already. I’m sorry Taemin, but it’s all up to Key now.” Mir spoke aloud, breaking the hour-long silence in the room. “Key can, of course, choose not to give up his soul, but I have the feeling that he will…”
Taemin spun around abruptly, slamming his fist into the wall, causing the three vampires to inhale sharply.
“He won’t - because I won’t let him.”
YES, I AM BACK. I'm really really sorry it took me this long. )))':
If anyone at all bothers to read this / comments I'll love you to death, really.
School is still killing me, but I think I've gotten this writing mood back, sooooooo...we'll see. ^____^
ANYWAY, the long promised Ontae is on-the-wayyyy (hehe, try saying that aloud)
I'll see you again soon!
xoxo (I know this is old hahahaha)
-aelis
Pairings: OnTae, MinKey, friendly!JongKey
Description: Where Minho and Jonghyun are ghosts, and Key’s younger vampire brother Taemin is in love with his best friend Onew.
The vampires were once again caught up in a tangle, but this time it was the High Mage and Investigator who were playing tug-of-war over the Protector, while Key leaned nonchalantly against the wall watching to make sure they didn’t break anything. When the duo sprinted back into the living room, Key pushed off from the wall to turn and look at them with a quizzical look on his face.
“What’s wrong, Taeminnie?” Taemin took a hard gulp, before whispering what he had overheard in Key’s ear, without letting go of Onew’s hand.
Key stepped back in shock, his eyes widening to match the pair before him. Finally the vampires noticed the change in mood, and turned around to the humans. The room seemed to be frozen in time as Key stared hard at the Investigator, silently communicating. Onew could feel his hairs stand at the nearly visible tension. Instantly, a look of realization passed over the three vampires. However, they continued to stand around in silence, the only movement was the occasional flick of the vampire’s eyes, or a slight frown flashing across one of their faces. Finally, Onew couldn’t take it.
“Why are we wasting time standing around like this?! We need to do something, and fast!! I don’t even know fully what’s going on, but even I know it’s bad, so it has to be really bad!” The five other men in the room turned to stare at him, causing Onew to flush a furious dark pink, as he silently fidgeted and looked away under their heavy gazes. He felt like a little kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar; although he’d only meant to take a look at the cookie, not eat it.
A slight smile flickered across the High Mage’s face, and he nodded.
“Onew has a point. We should get out of here first.” At that, Key looked up and shook his head dejectedly.
“It’s no use. Minho is attached to me, wherever I want to go, he can go too. Wherever I go, he knows it too.”
“Is there an empathy link?” The Protector spoke up. Again, Key shook his head.
“He only senses when I think about him, other than that, he doesn’t know anything.” The three vampires nodded in unison.
“Whatever we plan, Key can’t know about it either. We have to pretend like we don’t know…” Taemin mumbled.
“Wait a minute!” Onew pointed an accusing finger at the vampires. “You’re helping?! But I thought the Council only did things for their own benefit!” The Investigator smirked.
“True, we do do that, but don’t forget, we were once human too. I grew up with this brat here, if someone were to steal his soul, that wouldn’t be very helpful to me, or the Council.” Onew frowned, hard. This was becoming a habit, him not knowing what was going on.
“You…grew up with Key? Nicole and Jinwoon eloped…so you must be that Mir kid!!” The Investigator let slip a scornful laugh.
“That Mir kid, huh. Yeah, I’m him.”
“But you…you joined an idol group!!”
“That was the plan, but then I got turned instead of dying in a car crash. Why do you think I’m the most junior on the Council? I’m the youngest vampire here.”
“But…why?”
“That’s not important now. Onew, we need your help to bring Key out to the town, and keep his mind off that ghost. Got it?” Onew couldn’t help but nod his head.
Within minutes, the two humans were ushered out the door, with orders to not come back until they were called. The moment Key stepped through the doorframe, all his worries seemed to be shrugged off and left in that house, as a lazy smile spread across his face. Breathing in the crisp evening air and sighing contentedly, he skipped down the driveway, Onew stumbling alone behind him.
Suddenly, Key spun around with a grin and bit his lip, a devilish glint in his eyes. Onew gulped as Key held up the car keys to the shiny black Ferrari behind him that could only belong to the very vampires discussing Key’s future in the house.
“Let’s go have some fun, Onew.”
Onew opened his mouth to scream, but even if he did manage to force any air out of his throat, he doubted the sound would even reach his ears at the speed Key was going. The aforementioned ecstatic boy grinned at him, winking as he laughed at the petrified expression on Onew’s face. Onew felt his heart skip a beat as he yelled.
“KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD, KEY!!!” Key chuckled, rolling his eyes as he revved the engine once more, inching the needle on the speedometer ever so much closer to its limit. Onew closed his eyes and prayed for it to be over soon.
Inside the house, the atmosphere was positively dismal, as if the Grim Reaper himself had paid a visit. The four vampires were scattered about the room; Taemin pacing up and down anxiously, Mir lounging across the sofa, Joon sprawled on the floor and Doongie sitting primly on the only proper chair. No words were spoken aloud, but within their minds it was a flurry of frantic conversation.
“What can we do?! We can’t even see them!!” Taemin slightly raised his voice.
“Maybe…we could call an exorcist or something…?” Joon blurted out, earning him an eye roll from Taemin that even Mir had to wince at.
“If Key can’t even get rid of them, no exorcist can. There’s a reason why the Council keeps him around, you know?” Mir qualified.
“Plus, Minho’s attached to Key, so the only way for Key to get rid of him is to…give up his soul…?.” Taemin added, glancing at Doongie for confirmation. With a nod, Doongie finally spoke.
“From what I’ve observed, Minho’s a wandering spirit, and his death was connected to Key somehow, which is why Key’s his soulmate. He needs Key’s soul in order to find the answers he needs.”
“Isn’t there any other way?!!” Taemin cried out, tears automatically filling his eyes. The three Council members turned to look at him slowly with raised eyebrows - vampires didn’t cry, they simply lacked the emotional capability to do so. Mir sighed and shook his head.
“If there was, Doongie would have said it already. I’m sorry Taemin, but it’s all up to Key now.” Mir spoke aloud, breaking the hour-long silence in the room. “Key can, of course, choose not to give up his soul, but I have the feeling that he will…”
Taemin spun around abruptly, slamming his fist into the wall, causing the three vampires to inhale sharply.
“He won’t - because I won’t let him.”
YES, I AM BACK. I'm really really sorry it took me this long. )))':
If anyone at all bothers to read this / comments I'll love you to death, really.
School is still killing me, but I think I've gotten this writing mood back, sooooooo...we'll see. ^____^
ANYWAY, the long promised Ontae is on-the-wayyyy (hehe, try saying that aloud)
I'll see you again soon!
xoxo (I know this is old hahahaha)
-aelis