INSOMNIA
I'm not too satisfied about this one, but I am posting it anyway..
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Title: INSOMNIA
Genre: drama, horror, supernatural
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Yunho/Jaejoong (strong bond as friends), Yoochun/Changmin (brothers)
Warning: n00b writing (may contain bad grammar at some point)
Summary: Two friends, one apartment, one secret that would change their lives forever. Jaejoong and Yunho have been friends since college and ever since the two of them had always been inseparable. It was more than likely that they would move into an apartment together when they discovered that they would be studying on the same university campus in Seoul. But one day Yunho discovers that Jaejoong has been hiding something from him for almost his entire life.. But when he does discover, it is already too late. Yunho's life has already changed dramatically by then and he realizes that it will never be the same again, but will this also apply to their friendship?
(Prologue: Nightfall)
(Chapter One: Monday Mornings)
(Chapter Two: Evening Trouble)
(Chapter Three: Thirst)
(Chapter Four: That's were friends are for)
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCOVERING TRUTHS
Yunho decided to stay with Jaejoong for the night, because he couldn't help but notice that Jaejoong really needed some company right now. He therefore stayed in Jaejoongs bed, keeping his arms wrapped around his sleeping friend, as if he wanted to protect him against the things that he worried about the most.
If only he knew the truth..
Next morning, on Wednesday, Yunho was the first one to be awake, again. Jaejoong must've been really tired, he thought lateron, because he was still sleeping when Yunho had already eaten breakfast. He was even still vast asleep when it got time for both of them to go to campus! Yunho decided not to wake him, because he really looked like he could use al the sleep in the world. He would call his tutor lateron to tell him that Jaejoong's been ill or something like that, as Yunho got his school stuff ready. After all, Jaejoong did look like he was sick, because of his pale skintone and the dark circles underneath his eyes.. But what kind of sickness could it be? Before he went out to catch his bus, Yunho peeked into Jaejoongs bedroom again, to make sure if Jaejoong was still asleep. He found him still breathing in and out peachfully, not giving any suggestions of waking up soon. Yunho sighed, after which he said Jaejoong goodbye. He probably wouldn't hear him anyway, but it just wouldn't feel right for Yunho to leave the house without saying goodbye to his best friend. He glanced at Jaejoong again for one last time and then finally walked out of the door. He couldn't help but to feel worried about Jaejoong.. hopefully he would get better soon..
An hour after Yunho left, Jaejoongs phone suddenly rang. Jaejoong was still asleep by then, but the loud and almost irritating sound kept on echoing in his ears, as if the person who was calling wanted him to wake up this instant. He groaned in irritation as he reached for his cellphone, that was lying on the nightstand right next to his bed. He grabbed it and looked who was calling, as he sat upright in his bed again. When he finally recognized the number, he let out a sigh. O boy, he thought, after which he opened his phone and brought it towards his ear. "Hyung." he said, after which he waited for the one on the other side of the line to respond.
"Ah, Jaejoong sshi. How have you been? It sure has been a while since I last saw you." a intimidating and rather sharp voice said.
"I am fine, thanks for asking." Jaejoong answered first, before he continued: "I'm sorry for being absent, but I've been pretty busy myself, sir."
"Ah, you mean busy with your Ancient Languages study right? I can understand that.. it's a very tough study.. but listen the reason that I call you is, ofcourse, about your absence. However, I heard from Heechul sshi that you've been visiting us yesterday. It's too bad that I was away at that moment. Why didn't you stay a little longer?"
"I'm sorry hyung, I wanted to stay a little longer, but I got interrupted.." Jaejoong answered, as he was playing with the bedsheets in his hands.
"Hmm?" the voice at the other side of the line said. "You mean you got in an argument, is that it? Heechul told me that you've been seeing a vampire from the other coven, is that right?"
Aish, that Heechul.. Jaejoong thought, as he looked outside the window, while thinking of a wise answer. "Well, yeah I have been seeing someone from the other coven, but not that often."
"You do realize that vampires from the other coven can't be trusted, right? Maybe you became friends with one of them, but you, and old and wise vampire should've known better than trusting one of those other covenmembers, am I right?"
"Yes sir, you're absolutely right."
"Now I don't mind if you keep seeing this boy now and then, but you'll have to promise me that it's strictly business, alright? You can't trust him, but you can still see him to spy on him or to get to know a bit more about the plans of the other coven, alright?"
"I understand." Jaejoong said, hoping that this was all that he needed to tell him for now.. He already knew that just couldn't trust Junsu like that. He was friendly, but Jaejoong already trusted a vampire from another coven once, but that almost escalated into him being killed by that vampire.. so he knew that it could all be an act..
"Oh and about Thursday evening.."
Aish, Jaejoong thought. It was too good to be true.. Leader sshi would probably tell him that he was expecting him to be present at the coven that night, to go with the others on that mission. Jaejoong hardly took orders from someone else, but this was his coven leader who he was talking to.. a wise and highly respected man in their coven. He was also the only person Jaejoong addressed as his 'hyung' because he was the only vampire in the coven that was older than him. He couldn't just ignore a request from his leader, so if he did tell him to go on a mission Thursday evening, then the only thing that he could do was to listen..
"Yes? What about it." Jaejoong dared to ask, after a short moment of silence.
"I just wanted to say to you to have fun, alright? You were planning on going clubbing, right?"
"Eh I.." Jaejoong didn't know what to say at first, because he was speechless about what his leader just said. He wanted him to have fun? No mission?
"Eh ofcourse, thank you sir." Jaejoong said, as he made a small bow, knowing that his leader wouldn't see it.. but it was a habit of his.
"But be careful alright? At a huge club like Les Misérables it's more that likely that there will be hunters too, and I don't want to lose someone as precious like you Jaejoong, alright?"
"Ofcourse sir.."
"Ah come on Jaejoong, you know that you can call me by my real name right? No need to get all formal now."
"I'm sorry, Jang woo Hyuk sshi.. and thank you again."
"See, much better. Now take care alright? Ryeowook mentioned that you looked pretty pale, make sure you feed yourself enough alright? And visit us once in a while will you?"
"Ofcourse si-- hyung."
"Good, see you later!"
"See you later." Jaejoong said, after which he hung up and stared into his room in astonishment. Alright, that didn't went as he thought it would.. luckely. He expected to get a lecture of his leader, but in stead of that he told him to watch out and to have fun clubbing tomorrow evening. Jaejoong didn't know if he had to be happy or had to worry about this.. you never knew with Jang woo hyung. He decided to just let it rest for now, as he layed his cellphone back on the nightstand again, after which he crawled back under the sheets of his bed. He should be happy about this, atleast he thought so.. it meant that he had one thing less to worry about.. Jaejoong lay there in his bed, thinking about all what happened for a while, before he closed his eyes again and tried to catch his sleep again. If leader sshi wanted it this way, he just had to listen to him, right? He was his leader after all.
After his 4 hours of boring lectures, Yunho had come back home again, finding Jaejoong sitting at the dining-table with a cup of hot coffee in his hands. Yunho was relieved that Jaejoong looked a bit better already and he figured that it was because he had had the chance of catching up on his sleep again today. When he sat down at the table to join his friend, he also noticed that his mood had gotten a lot better too, as Jaejoong told him that was really looking forward on going clubbing tomorrow evening. Yunho was happy to hear that and they continued to talk for about two hours atleast, after which it was already time for Jaejoong to cook diner again. Because he was still a bit drowzy, Jaejoong prepared something simple to cook, namely Foo yong hai with some rice. After they finished their meal, the two of them settled themselves on the couch to watch some tv, before doing the dishes and going to bed again. Yunho noticed that his mood also had been upgraded because of Jaejoongs cheerful mood. It was a real relief to see his best friend smile again, for real that was. What did Jaejoong do when he was away? Was it really because of his sleep? Ah, why was he bothered by such details anyway. The most important thing was that Jaejoong was feeling better already, and he had to make sure that it would stay that way.. Luckely he knew just the way to achieve that..
The next day, Thursday the 29th of January, both boys got up early again as usual. Jaejoong even got up earlier than Yunho to make breakfast for Yunho and himself, like he always did. Yunho was glad to see that everything was normal again, as he watched how Jaejoong was setting the table and tried to keep an eye on his omelets at the same time. When they finished breakfast, both of them got ready to go to campus and when they finally were ready, they went outside together to wait for their bus to take them to their universities. At their lectures, both boys couldn't help but to think of tonight and how it would be so much fun to go clubbing again together with their friends. Jaejoong also thought of getting himself some blood tonight, because he was really in need of it.. But most of all he was thinking about clubbing again.. He couldn't wait untill it was time to finally be going!
And at 9 o'clock, it was finally time to for them get going. Both boys had enjoyed the kimchi Jaejoong had cooked that evening and they even sat themselves on the couch for a while, to watch their favorite drama again, before getting ready to go out clubbing.
"Ah it sure has been a while!" Yunho said, as he was checking himself in the mirror, looking at the outfit he was wearing right now: a dark pair of skinny jeans with on top of them a white shirt with a colorful print on it. He was wearing a white pair of sneakers to go with the outfit and a black belt to hold up his jeans while he was dancing. He grinned at himself, while he ran his fingers through his hair to give it a bit of a wild look. "You ready?" he asked Jaejoong, who was standing right next to him. His friend was looking fine as ever, even though he was still looking a bit pale. He was also wearing a dark pair of skinny jeans, but he had a checkered blouse on top of it, in the colors red, white and black. On his head he was wearing his favorite black beanie with a skull printed on it. Even though it probably would be very hot in the club tonight, he still wanted to wear it because he liked it so much, plus, it was a really good combination with his black framed glasses. Just like Yunho, Jaejoong wore a pair of sneakers to go with his outfit. He was wearing his favorite pair of black Allstars and you could clearly see that it were his favorite pair of shoes, as they looked pretty worn out already. But it didn't concern Jaejoong that much, because people didn't look at ones shoes at first, while greeting and while getting to know each other better. They looked at the whole 'package'...
"I am, are you?" Jaejoong said, as he glanced at himself in the mirror one last time too. "You called Yoochun right? At what time is he expecting us?"
"He is expecting us at half past ten." Yunho answered, as he gave Jaejoong his black jacket. "It's really getting time to go, otherwise we will be late." he then said, putting on his own jacket too. Jaejoong nodded, while he was fixing his hair a bit that was coming from under his beanie. "I'm ok to go." he then said, as he smiled towards Yunho and walked towards the door. "Let's make this a night to never forget!"
It took 10 minutes by subway and another 5 minutes walking for Jaejoong and Yunho to get to the apartment where Yoochun lived. It was located a bit outside the hectic centre of Seoul, in the suburbs. This was a place for people who didn't have that much money to spend to live, nevertheless Yoochuns apartment was still looking rather expensive and cosy from the outside, with it's big white façade and rather big windows with red curtains behind it. Both boys didn't notice it though, because they were in a hurry to get to the front door, because they were already late. Yunho was the one that rang the doorbell, after which both boys stood there, waiting for the door to be opened. It actually didn't take long, or Yoochun opened the door for both of the boys, having a cheerful grin on his face while doing to. "Finally! It took you long enough! Come in!" he said, as he stepped aside to create space for both Jaejoong and Yunho to walk in. Inside the house the boys noticed that the others were already there, according to the sound that was coming from the livingroom. When they walked into it they were greeted by Donghae, Eunhyuk, Tiffany and Sungmin, who were already getting a bit tipsy by the look of it. The boys noticed that Changmin wasn't there again and Yoochun explained that he was still pretty upset about his girlfriend, but he had also promised that he would be with them again next time they would go to the club. It was a shame that Changmin wasn't present tonight, but they knew that they couldn't force him into going with them.. When they looked around in the livingroom Yunho and Jaejoong also noticed a girl that they both didn't know all that well. Donghae introduced her as SoYeon, his new girlfriend, which he met in the pub on Monday. Jaejoong and Yunho didn't recognized her at first but when they looked again they both recognized the girl as the one sitting next to Donghae when they were about to go home again that night. They both greeted her and joined their friends with some kind of drinking game they came up with to start this evening of fun and booze.
At midnight, the eight friends finally decided to get going to the nightclub. It was already getting late and they were getting pretty tipsy because of their drinking game, especially Yunho, Eunhyuk and Donghae like always. Jaejoong, Yoochun and Sungmin were the ones that looked most sober out of the boys and Tiffany and SoYeon weren't the type of girls that would get drunk that quickly either. After laughing a bit more because of Eunhyuks way of walking when he was tipsy, all of them left Yoochuns apartment and went towards their favorite nightclub: Les Misérables. The club, unlike any other club, wasn't located in the centre of the city itself, but more in the suburbs. Nevertheless it was still populair with the bigger crowds, because they played almost any genre of music there, not only hip-hop or R'n'B. Jaejoong let out a loud sigh when they finally got there, because he noticed that it was as crowded as usual. There was a huge line in front of the entrance and it looked like it would take another hour before they would finally get inside of the club. Annoyed as they were, they still got into the line and after approximately half an hour they were all inside.
"Well I'm relieved that it didn't take as long as I expected." Jaejoong said, still a bit annoyed.
"Ah, don't be bothered by that. The most important thing is that we are inside.. so let's party!" Donghae said, letting out loud 'yeah' afterwards, as he walked towards the bar to get himself a drink, not noticing he was being followed by his girlfriend. Eunhyuk and Tiffany were saddled with the task of bringing all of the jackets towards the hallstand, as Yoochun, Jaejoong, Sungmin and Yunho decided to walk towards the bar too. Jaejoong got annoyed again by the crowd that was standing in front of the bar and it took them about 20 minutes before they got their drinks.
"Ugh I hate it when it's so crowed at the club." Jaejoong said, as he drank from his Piña Colada cocktail.
"There is an advantage of it being this crowded." Yoochun said, looking around as if he was searching for someone.
"Like what?" Yunho asked, while he already finished drinking his glass of alcohol.
"There are also alot of hot girls around."
Yunho started to grin and looked around too. "I see that you're right." he said, making him grin even more. Jaejoong laughed when he saw the faces of his two friends. "Well what are you waiting for, get on that dancefloor!" he said, while finishing his drink too. He didn't have to tell them twice, Jaejoong noticed, because both boys gave their empty glasses to Jaejoong instantly after he said that they should be going.
"we'll see you around!" they said, as they walked away towards the crowded dancefloor, while checking out all the cute girls. Jaejoong sighed and put away their empty glasses. He noticed that Sungmin had followed them and Donghae, SoYeon, Tiffany and Eunhyuk were nowhere to be found either.. they all left him alone..
Good, he thought by himself. Now that they were all gone, he could focus himself on finding a prey to feed on, he thought as he walked towards all the people who where enjoying themselves on the dancefloor..
One of them will be mine this evening..
"Aish, really, I still don't get it why you have to be dressed like a girl tonight.."
"Hush! I already told you a million times! It's because I want to tast some strong men's blood tonight!"
Two slender figures entered Les Misérables, one rather small and nervous looking, the other rather feminine and self-confident. They looked around the nightclub as if they were scanning their surroundings, as they moved a bit away from the crowd.
"And I still don't get it why I had to come with you, Heechul. Siwon likes clubbing much more than I do.."
"Shut up Wookie, You still need to learn a lot and a Les Misérables is just the place to do so.. Most vampires of Seoul fetch their prey here, because most people who come here are much easier to seduce than the ones on the street.."
"Why is that?" Ryeowook asked, as he stepped aside in able for a drunk guy to pas him. "I don't like it here."
"Why is that?" Heechul repeated. "Because everyone is drunk here ofcourse! And most people who come here want to get fucked anyway, so if you just use the right words than you will have yourself a meal in no time!"
"But.. I still don't feel comfortable.."
"That's because you still didn't drink anything! Come on I'll get you some, after which I'll teach you the fine arts of seducing!"
"Oww.." Ryeowook said, as he followed his dressed up friend towards the bar. Ryeowook didn't feel uncomfortable because of all the drunken people around him, no.. he was feeling uncomfortable because Heechul was looking like a freaking dragqueen with that heavy make-up and blond wig of his.. to say nothing about his clothes even! At the bar, Ryeowook was still looking around to see if he couldn't find anyone he knew. He could feel that there were many other vampires amongst the humans in this club, so Heechul wasn't lying when he said that most vampires would fetch their prey here. Ryeowook narrowed his eyes when he recognized someone standing in the crowd, with a nice looking girl.
"Hey." he said, as Heechul came back with two drinks in his hands.. "I think Jaejoong is here to!" Heechul frowned and narrowed his eyes too, as he looked towards the guy wearing the black beanie and glasses.
"You're right." he said, while handing over the glass of alcohol to Ryeowook. "And he already found himself some prey." he continued, while grinning.
Ryeowook glanced from his drink towards the place Jaejoong was standing and noticed that Jaejoong was already getting pretty close to the girl, who looked like she was sixteen or so. They were already kissing.. he thought, as he looked a little longer towards the two 'lovebirds' untill he saw them walking towards the exit of the club.
"What are they doing?" Ryeowook asked, after which he looked towards Heechul, who was already drinking from his Mojito cocktail.
"Hmm?" he asked, while glancing towards Jaejoong and the girl, who now left the club through the exit. "Oh, Jaejoong is taking his prey outside the club to feed himself." Heechul said, talking like it was completely normal for them to do so. Ryeowook frowned and looked towards the exit again.
"But now is not the time to be worried about Jaejoong! Haven't you finished your drink yet? Because I just spotted a rather handsome and drunk guy that I want to suck empty."
Ryeowook nodded as he took a sip from his drink. "S-sure.." he said. "Lead the way." He couldn't help but to feel sorry for the girl and for the guy that were about to get drained.. but he knew that it was part of the everyday life as a vampire. They had to drink blood in order for them to survive, but he couldn't help but to feel uncomfortable with it. Nevertheless Heechul dragged him into the crowd, as he was heading towards the muscular guy who was getting all the attention while dancing in the middle of the crowd.. his prey.
"Really sweety, we didn't have to leave the club. I was alright with you kissing me in the middle of the crowd, you know."
Jaejoong had taken the girl, with which he had been dancing with for a while now, into the back alley of the club. "It was getting too hot in there.." he said, as he pressed his lips on the cherry red lips of the girl. They kissed for a moment, after which the girl pushed Jaejoong back for a bit. "You're not letting the grass grow underneath your feet are you? I like it." she said, after which she kissed Jaejoong back on his tender and full lips. Jaejoong was enjoying every minute of it, as he shove his hands under her short t- shirt, caressing the soft and warm skin of her belly. Slowely but surely he started to kiss her on other places than her lips, while he was still caressing her back and belly to make her feel more comfortable as he was working his way towards her seducive neck. Jaejoong could smell and hear her blood rushing through her veins as she got more and more excited about Jaejoong kissing and touching her. She even turned her head away in order for Jaejoong to kiss her neck, as if she wanted him to bit her. Jaejoong started to kiss her neck in order for him to find the right spot to sink his teeth into her beautiful skin, as he got hungrier by the moment. The girl was moaning when he was licking the right spot to bite, as he felt his fangs grow longer again. He had waited for this moment for such a long time that couldn't hold himself back anymore. He kissed her neck one last time before he sank his razor sharp teeth into her skin, after which he tasted her sweet and warm blood. The girl moaned at first but when she noticed what was causing the sudden pain in her neck she started to scream. Jaejoong kept drinking but placed his hand on her mouth to keep her from screaming. He didn't want anyone to interrupt him, now that he finally tasted such sweet and tasty blood in his mouth again, after such a long time of suppressing his hunger. He felt how he started to regain his strength and how the girl in his arms grew weaker and weaker. He knew that he was drinking alot of blood from the girl and that she could get in life danger the moment that he would he drink too much, but it didn't stop Jaejoong from drinking. He drank and drank until there was nothing left to drink anymore. When he noticed that he had drank every single drip of blood from the girl, he opened up his eyes and pulled his teeth out of her neck again. The girl had ran out of blood and therefor ran out of life, he thought, as he let go of her body, causing the girl to fall out of his arms, onto the ground. She was staring at him with a frightened stare as Jaejoong wiped his mouth clean from possible blood stains. It was then that he noticed that he wasn't feeling that sorry for the girl at all.. He knew that he just killed an innocent girl, but then again, Jaejoong had to feed himself too.. and it was just because he hadn't had blood for such a long time that he completely drained her.. atleast that was what he wanted to believe. I should forget about it, he thought while sighing, as he dumped the girl into an empty waste container. After all, he couldn't just let her lie there for everyone to see her, he thought, as he checked his face for bloodstains one last time in a puddle of water, before shimmering himself back into the club again. He wasn't planning on getting back in line again ofcourse, because if he did, then he had to wait another 30 minutes to get back in again!
Jaejoong appeared in the men's bathrooms and after he washed his hands into the sink, he walked back into the club again, where he started to search for Yunho, Yoochun or the others. He, too, noticed that there were many vampires in the club, which made him worry even more about Yunho, because he had been pretty drunk already when they entered the club. Besides, he knew that female vampires could be much more dangerous than male vampires, which made Jaejoong even more worried. If he was drunk then Yunho would almost do anything that was asked of him, especially if a girl asked him something. So if a vampire told him to get outside with her, he would most definatly agree and go with her.. Aish, why did he even left Yunho alone in this club? he thought, while searching for his friend. Well it was because he had been hungry probably, and hunger could be more important to Jaejoong than anything else. He sighed as he walked into the crowd again, keeping his eyes open for Yunho. After a while he found Yoochun, who was also searching for someone, or so it seemed. "Jaejoong!" he said, while walking towards his friend. "Have you seen Yunho?"
"No?" Jaejoong said. "Why is that? Did something happen?" he then asked, hoping that it was nothing serious.
"No, but I was just a bit worried about him. I saw him with some weird looking girl not too long ago, but I lost sight of him. That was an hour ago and I still can't find him.. it has made me a bit worried because Yunho was rather drunk when I last saw him."
Damnit, Jaejoong thought, as he cursed himself for letting Yunho alone all this time. He was probably taken away by a female vampire, and it was all his fault!
"Did you see them near the exit by any chance?" Jaejoong asked, as he looked around the crowd, hoping to spot his friend somewhere.
"No, not that I remember. I saw them near the lounge, you know, that VIP room."
"Is that where you saw him last?" Jaejoong asked again, after which Yoochun nodded. Jaejoong didn't hesitate and grabbed Yoochuns arm, pulling him towards the lounge. He didn't know why, but he just did, as if he didn't dare to confront the fault that he made all alone..
"Yunho ah!" he yelled, as he walked past the muscular men that were guarding the entrance towards the VIP rooms. They didn't seemed to be bothered by the fact that Jaejoong just entered the lounge, which made Yoochun frown for a moment. When they finally entered the room, Jaejoong saw what had feared for the most. Yunho was indeed in the lounge. He was sitting on one of the couches, but he wasn't there on his own. A blond person was leaning over him, with it's head burried in Yunho's neck. It was a disgusting sight, even for Jaejoong, as he noticed that Yunho had already turned pale. His eyes were also getting mindless, as his blood was dripping down his neck. Jaejoong ignored the fact that Yoochun was also standing right next to him, staring toward the scene as well, as Jaejoong rushed towards the person who was draining his friend. "Let go of him now, you bloodsucking slut!" he yelled, as he striked his fist at the blond haired person, making it lean away from Yunho instantly.
"What the hell!?" was it that the person yelled and what made Jaejoong to cease his attack for a moment, as he recognized the voice immediatly. He looked towards the girl and recognized his friend Heechul in her, who was wearing a wig and a ridiculous amount of make-up on his face.
"What the hell Jaejoong!" he yelled again, as he rubbed his head on the place where Jaejoong just hit him. "What do you think you are doing, interrupting me like that!? I was feeding! Go find your own prey!"
"What the hell I was doing? What THE HELL I WAS DOING?!" he repeated, as he clenched his hands into fists again, ready to strike again any moment. "What the hell were YOU doing!? You were draining my best friend for fucks sake! How dare you!" he yelled in a raging voice, striking Heechul on his head again with his fist.
"YAH! Heechul yelled, as he backed away from Jaejoong to protect himself from another blow to the head. "What? What the-- He is your friend?" he asked in confusion.
"How the hell would I know that that drunk piece of shit is your best friend, Jaejoong? You never tell me anything!"
"Don't you dare talking about my friend like that!" Jaejoong yelled, as he got angrier by the second. "How could you do this to me?! Is this your revenge because I suspected you on attacking Junsu, huh?! Is that it?!"
"Will you just lower your voice and shut up?!" Heechul yelled at the same volume as Jaejoong. "I didn't know that he was your friend. You never tell me anything about your
human friends anyway, so just shut the hell up and le--"
Heechuls outburst of anger got interrupted by a familiar clicking sound. It made both boys shut up in an instant, as they looked towards the one that had caused the sound.
"Don't tell me.." Heechul said, while looking straight at the gun that was pointed towards him. "..that you are friends with a hunter as well?"
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Title: INSOMNIA
Genre: drama, horror, supernatural
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Yunho/Jaejoong (strong bond as friends), Yoochun/Changmin (brothers)
Warning: n00b writing (may contain bad grammar at some point)
Summary: Two friends, one apartment, one secret that would change their lives forever. Jaejoong and Yunho have been friends since college and ever since the two of them had always been inseparable. It was more than likely that they would move into an apartment together when they discovered that they would be studying on the same university campus in Seoul. But one day Yunho discovers that Jaejoong has been hiding something from him for almost his entire life.. But when he does discover, it is already too late. Yunho's life has already changed dramatically by then and he realizes that it will never be the same again, but will this also apply to their friendship?
(Prologue: Nightfall)
(Chapter One: Monday Mornings)
(Chapter Two: Evening Trouble)
(Chapter Three: Thirst)
(Chapter Four: That's were friends are for)
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCOVERING TRUTHS
Yunho decided to stay with Jaejoong for the night, because he couldn't help but notice that Jaejoong really needed some company right now. He therefore stayed in Jaejoongs bed, keeping his arms wrapped around his sleeping friend, as if he wanted to protect him against the things that he worried about the most.
If only he knew the truth..
Next morning, on Wednesday, Yunho was the first one to be awake, again. Jaejoong must've been really tired, he thought lateron, because he was still sleeping when Yunho had already eaten breakfast. He was even still vast asleep when it got time for both of them to go to campus! Yunho decided not to wake him, because he really looked like he could use al the sleep in the world. He would call his tutor lateron to tell him that Jaejoong's been ill or something like that, as Yunho got his school stuff ready. After all, Jaejoong did look like he was sick, because of his pale skintone and the dark circles underneath his eyes.. But what kind of sickness could it be? Before he went out to catch his bus, Yunho peeked into Jaejoongs bedroom again, to make sure if Jaejoong was still asleep. He found him still breathing in and out peachfully, not giving any suggestions of waking up soon. Yunho sighed, after which he said Jaejoong goodbye. He probably wouldn't hear him anyway, but it just wouldn't feel right for Yunho to leave the house without saying goodbye to his best friend. He glanced at Jaejoong again for one last time and then finally walked out of the door. He couldn't help but to feel worried about Jaejoong.. hopefully he would get better soon..
An hour after Yunho left, Jaejoongs phone suddenly rang. Jaejoong was still asleep by then, but the loud and almost irritating sound kept on echoing in his ears, as if the person who was calling wanted him to wake up this instant. He groaned in irritation as he reached for his cellphone, that was lying on the nightstand right next to his bed. He grabbed it and looked who was calling, as he sat upright in his bed again. When he finally recognized the number, he let out a sigh. O boy, he thought, after which he opened his phone and brought it towards his ear. "Hyung." he said, after which he waited for the one on the other side of the line to respond.
"Ah, Jaejoong sshi. How have you been? It sure has been a while since I last saw you." a intimidating and rather sharp voice said.
"I am fine, thanks for asking." Jaejoong answered first, before he continued: "I'm sorry for being absent, but I've been pretty busy myself, sir."
"Ah, you mean busy with your Ancient Languages study right? I can understand that.. it's a very tough study.. but listen the reason that I call you is, ofcourse, about your absence. However, I heard from Heechul sshi that you've been visiting us yesterday. It's too bad that I was away at that moment. Why didn't you stay a little longer?"
"I'm sorry hyung, I wanted to stay a little longer, but I got interrupted.." Jaejoong answered, as he was playing with the bedsheets in his hands.
"Hmm?" the voice at the other side of the line said. "You mean you got in an argument, is that it? Heechul told me that you've been seeing a vampire from the other coven, is that right?"
Aish, that Heechul.. Jaejoong thought, as he looked outside the window, while thinking of a wise answer. "Well, yeah I have been seeing someone from the other coven, but not that often."
"You do realize that vampires from the other coven can't be trusted, right? Maybe you became friends with one of them, but you, and old and wise vampire should've known better than trusting one of those other covenmembers, am I right?"
"Yes sir, you're absolutely right."
"Now I don't mind if you keep seeing this boy now and then, but you'll have to promise me that it's strictly business, alright? You can't trust him, but you can still see him to spy on him or to get to know a bit more about the plans of the other coven, alright?"
"I understand." Jaejoong said, hoping that this was all that he needed to tell him for now.. He already knew that just couldn't trust Junsu like that. He was friendly, but Jaejoong already trusted a vampire from another coven once, but that almost escalated into him being killed by that vampire.. so he knew that it could all be an act..
"Oh and about Thursday evening.."
Aish, Jaejoong thought. It was too good to be true.. Leader sshi would probably tell him that he was expecting him to be present at the coven that night, to go with the others on that mission. Jaejoong hardly took orders from someone else, but this was his coven leader who he was talking to.. a wise and highly respected man in their coven. He was also the only person Jaejoong addressed as his 'hyung' because he was the only vampire in the coven that was older than him. He couldn't just ignore a request from his leader, so if he did tell him to go on a mission Thursday evening, then the only thing that he could do was to listen..
"Yes? What about it." Jaejoong dared to ask, after a short moment of silence.
"I just wanted to say to you to have fun, alright? You were planning on going clubbing, right?"
"Eh I.." Jaejoong didn't know what to say at first, because he was speechless about what his leader just said. He wanted him to have fun? No mission?
"Eh ofcourse, thank you sir." Jaejoong said, as he made a small bow, knowing that his leader wouldn't see it.. but it was a habit of his.
"But be careful alright? At a huge club like Les Misérables it's more that likely that there will be hunters too, and I don't want to lose someone as precious like you Jaejoong, alright?"
"Ofcourse sir.."
"Ah come on Jaejoong, you know that you can call me by my real name right? No need to get all formal now."
"I'm sorry, Jang woo Hyuk sshi.. and thank you again."
"See, much better. Now take care alright? Ryeowook mentioned that you looked pretty pale, make sure you feed yourself enough alright? And visit us once in a while will you?"
"Ofcourse si-- hyung."
"Good, see you later!"
"See you later." Jaejoong said, after which he hung up and stared into his room in astonishment. Alright, that didn't went as he thought it would.. luckely. He expected to get a lecture of his leader, but in stead of that he told him to watch out and to have fun clubbing tomorrow evening. Jaejoong didn't know if he had to be happy or had to worry about this.. you never knew with Jang woo hyung. He decided to just let it rest for now, as he layed his cellphone back on the nightstand again, after which he crawled back under the sheets of his bed. He should be happy about this, atleast he thought so.. it meant that he had one thing less to worry about.. Jaejoong lay there in his bed, thinking about all what happened for a while, before he closed his eyes again and tried to catch his sleep again. If leader sshi wanted it this way, he just had to listen to him, right? He was his leader after all.
After his 4 hours of boring lectures, Yunho had come back home again, finding Jaejoong sitting at the dining-table with a cup of hot coffee in his hands. Yunho was relieved that Jaejoong looked a bit better already and he figured that it was because he had had the chance of catching up on his sleep again today. When he sat down at the table to join his friend, he also noticed that his mood had gotten a lot better too, as Jaejoong told him that was really looking forward on going clubbing tomorrow evening. Yunho was happy to hear that and they continued to talk for about two hours atleast, after which it was already time for Jaejoong to cook diner again. Because he was still a bit drowzy, Jaejoong prepared something simple to cook, namely Foo yong hai with some rice. After they finished their meal, the two of them settled themselves on the couch to watch some tv, before doing the dishes and going to bed again. Yunho noticed that his mood also had been upgraded because of Jaejoongs cheerful mood. It was a real relief to see his best friend smile again, for real that was. What did Jaejoong do when he was away? Was it really because of his sleep? Ah, why was he bothered by such details anyway. The most important thing was that Jaejoong was feeling better already, and he had to make sure that it would stay that way.. Luckely he knew just the way to achieve that..
The next day, Thursday the 29th of January, both boys got up early again as usual. Jaejoong even got up earlier than Yunho to make breakfast for Yunho and himself, like he always did. Yunho was glad to see that everything was normal again, as he watched how Jaejoong was setting the table and tried to keep an eye on his omelets at the same time. When they finished breakfast, both of them got ready to go to campus and when they finally were ready, they went outside together to wait for their bus to take them to their universities. At their lectures, both boys couldn't help but to think of tonight and how it would be so much fun to go clubbing again together with their friends. Jaejoong also thought of getting himself some blood tonight, because he was really in need of it.. But most of all he was thinking about clubbing again.. He couldn't wait untill it was time to finally be going!
And at 9 o'clock, it was finally time to for them get going. Both boys had enjoyed the kimchi Jaejoong had cooked that evening and they even sat themselves on the couch for a while, to watch their favorite drama again, before getting ready to go out clubbing.
"Ah it sure has been a while!" Yunho said, as he was checking himself in the mirror, looking at the outfit he was wearing right now: a dark pair of skinny jeans with on top of them a white shirt with a colorful print on it. He was wearing a white pair of sneakers to go with the outfit and a black belt to hold up his jeans while he was dancing. He grinned at himself, while he ran his fingers through his hair to give it a bit of a wild look. "You ready?" he asked Jaejoong, who was standing right next to him. His friend was looking fine as ever, even though he was still looking a bit pale. He was also wearing a dark pair of skinny jeans, but he had a checkered blouse on top of it, in the colors red, white and black. On his head he was wearing his favorite black beanie with a skull printed on it. Even though it probably would be very hot in the club tonight, he still wanted to wear it because he liked it so much, plus, it was a really good combination with his black framed glasses. Just like Yunho, Jaejoong wore a pair of sneakers to go with his outfit. He was wearing his favorite pair of black Allstars and you could clearly see that it were his favorite pair of shoes, as they looked pretty worn out already. But it didn't concern Jaejoong that much, because people didn't look at ones shoes at first, while greeting and while getting to know each other better. They looked at the whole 'package'...
"I am, are you?" Jaejoong said, as he glanced at himself in the mirror one last time too. "You called Yoochun right? At what time is he expecting us?"
"He is expecting us at half past ten." Yunho answered, as he gave Jaejoong his black jacket. "It's really getting time to go, otherwise we will be late." he then said, putting on his own jacket too. Jaejoong nodded, while he was fixing his hair a bit that was coming from under his beanie. "I'm ok to go." he then said, as he smiled towards Yunho and walked towards the door. "Let's make this a night to never forget!"
It took 10 minutes by subway and another 5 minutes walking for Jaejoong and Yunho to get to the apartment where Yoochun lived. It was located a bit outside the hectic centre of Seoul, in the suburbs. This was a place for people who didn't have that much money to spend to live, nevertheless Yoochuns apartment was still looking rather expensive and cosy from the outside, with it's big white façade and rather big windows with red curtains behind it. Both boys didn't notice it though, because they were in a hurry to get to the front door, because they were already late. Yunho was the one that rang the doorbell, after which both boys stood there, waiting for the door to be opened. It actually didn't take long, or Yoochun opened the door for both of the boys, having a cheerful grin on his face while doing to. "Finally! It took you long enough! Come in!" he said, as he stepped aside to create space for both Jaejoong and Yunho to walk in. Inside the house the boys noticed that the others were already there, according to the sound that was coming from the livingroom. When they walked into it they were greeted by Donghae, Eunhyuk, Tiffany and Sungmin, who were already getting a bit tipsy by the look of it. The boys noticed that Changmin wasn't there again and Yoochun explained that he was still pretty upset about his girlfriend, but he had also promised that he would be with them again next time they would go to the club. It was a shame that Changmin wasn't present tonight, but they knew that they couldn't force him into going with them.. When they looked around in the livingroom Yunho and Jaejoong also noticed a girl that they both didn't know all that well. Donghae introduced her as SoYeon, his new girlfriend, which he met in the pub on Monday. Jaejoong and Yunho didn't recognized her at first but when they looked again they both recognized the girl as the one sitting next to Donghae when they were about to go home again that night. They both greeted her and joined their friends with some kind of drinking game they came up with to start this evening of fun and booze.
At midnight, the eight friends finally decided to get going to the nightclub. It was already getting late and they were getting pretty tipsy because of their drinking game, especially Yunho, Eunhyuk and Donghae like always. Jaejoong, Yoochun and Sungmin were the ones that looked most sober out of the boys and Tiffany and SoYeon weren't the type of girls that would get drunk that quickly either. After laughing a bit more because of Eunhyuks way of walking when he was tipsy, all of them left Yoochuns apartment and went towards their favorite nightclub: Les Misérables. The club, unlike any other club, wasn't located in the centre of the city itself, but more in the suburbs. Nevertheless it was still populair with the bigger crowds, because they played almost any genre of music there, not only hip-hop or R'n'B. Jaejoong let out a loud sigh when they finally got there, because he noticed that it was as crowded as usual. There was a huge line in front of the entrance and it looked like it would take another hour before they would finally get inside of the club. Annoyed as they were, they still got into the line and after approximately half an hour they were all inside.
"Well I'm relieved that it didn't take as long as I expected." Jaejoong said, still a bit annoyed.
"Ah, don't be bothered by that. The most important thing is that we are inside.. so let's party!" Donghae said, letting out loud 'yeah' afterwards, as he walked towards the bar to get himself a drink, not noticing he was being followed by his girlfriend. Eunhyuk and Tiffany were saddled with the task of bringing all of the jackets towards the hallstand, as Yoochun, Jaejoong, Sungmin and Yunho decided to walk towards the bar too. Jaejoong got annoyed again by the crowd that was standing in front of the bar and it took them about 20 minutes before they got their drinks.
"Ugh I hate it when it's so crowed at the club." Jaejoong said, as he drank from his Piña Colada cocktail.
"There is an advantage of it being this crowded." Yoochun said, looking around as if he was searching for someone.
"Like what?" Yunho asked, while he already finished drinking his glass of alcohol.
"There are also alot of hot girls around."
Yunho started to grin and looked around too. "I see that you're right." he said, making him grin even more. Jaejoong laughed when he saw the faces of his two friends. "Well what are you waiting for, get on that dancefloor!" he said, while finishing his drink too. He didn't have to tell them twice, Jaejoong noticed, because both boys gave their empty glasses to Jaejoong instantly after he said that they should be going.
"we'll see you around!" they said, as they walked away towards the crowded dancefloor, while checking out all the cute girls. Jaejoong sighed and put away their empty glasses. He noticed that Sungmin had followed them and Donghae, SoYeon, Tiffany and Eunhyuk were nowhere to be found either.. they all left him alone..
Good, he thought by himself. Now that they were all gone, he could focus himself on finding a prey to feed on, he thought as he walked towards all the people who where enjoying themselves on the dancefloor..
One of them will be mine this evening..
"Aish, really, I still don't get it why you have to be dressed like a girl tonight.."
"Hush! I already told you a million times! It's because I want to tast some strong men's blood tonight!"
Two slender figures entered Les Misérables, one rather small and nervous looking, the other rather feminine and self-confident. They looked around the nightclub as if they were scanning their surroundings, as they moved a bit away from the crowd.
"And I still don't get it why I had to come with you, Heechul. Siwon likes clubbing much more than I do.."
"Shut up Wookie, You still need to learn a lot and a Les Misérables is just the place to do so.. Most vampires of Seoul fetch their prey here, because most people who come here are much easier to seduce than the ones on the street.."
"Why is that?" Ryeowook asked, as he stepped aside in able for a drunk guy to pas him. "I don't like it here."
"Why is that?" Heechul repeated. "Because everyone is drunk here ofcourse! And most people who come here want to get fucked anyway, so if you just use the right words than you will have yourself a meal in no time!"
"But.. I still don't feel comfortable.."
"That's because you still didn't drink anything! Come on I'll get you some, after which I'll teach you the fine arts of seducing!"
"Oww.." Ryeowook said, as he followed his dressed up friend towards the bar. Ryeowook didn't feel uncomfortable because of all the drunken people around him, no.. he was feeling uncomfortable because Heechul was looking like a freaking dragqueen with that heavy make-up and blond wig of his.. to say nothing about his clothes even! At the bar, Ryeowook was still looking around to see if he couldn't find anyone he knew. He could feel that there were many other vampires amongst the humans in this club, so Heechul wasn't lying when he said that most vampires would fetch their prey here. Ryeowook narrowed his eyes when he recognized someone standing in the crowd, with a nice looking girl.
"Hey." he said, as Heechul came back with two drinks in his hands.. "I think Jaejoong is here to!" Heechul frowned and narrowed his eyes too, as he looked towards the guy wearing the black beanie and glasses.
"You're right." he said, while handing over the glass of alcohol to Ryeowook. "And he already found himself some prey." he continued, while grinning.
Ryeowook glanced from his drink towards the place Jaejoong was standing and noticed that Jaejoong was already getting pretty close to the girl, who looked like she was sixteen or so. They were already kissing.. he thought, as he looked a little longer towards the two 'lovebirds' untill he saw them walking towards the exit of the club.
"What are they doing?" Ryeowook asked, after which he looked towards Heechul, who was already drinking from his Mojito cocktail.
"Hmm?" he asked, while glancing towards Jaejoong and the girl, who now left the club through the exit. "Oh, Jaejoong is taking his prey outside the club to feed himself." Heechul said, talking like it was completely normal for them to do so. Ryeowook frowned and looked towards the exit again.
"But now is not the time to be worried about Jaejoong! Haven't you finished your drink yet? Because I just spotted a rather handsome and drunk guy that I want to suck empty."
Ryeowook nodded as he took a sip from his drink. "S-sure.." he said. "Lead the way." He couldn't help but to feel sorry for the girl and for the guy that were about to get drained.. but he knew that it was part of the everyday life as a vampire. They had to drink blood in order for them to survive, but he couldn't help but to feel uncomfortable with it. Nevertheless Heechul dragged him into the crowd, as he was heading towards the muscular guy who was getting all the attention while dancing in the middle of the crowd.. his prey.
"Really sweety, we didn't have to leave the club. I was alright with you kissing me in the middle of the crowd, you know."
Jaejoong had taken the girl, with which he had been dancing with for a while now, into the back alley of the club. "It was getting too hot in there.." he said, as he pressed his lips on the cherry red lips of the girl. They kissed for a moment, after which the girl pushed Jaejoong back for a bit. "You're not letting the grass grow underneath your feet are you? I like it." she said, after which she kissed Jaejoong back on his tender and full lips. Jaejoong was enjoying every minute of it, as he shove his hands under her short t- shirt, caressing the soft and warm skin of her belly. Slowely but surely he started to kiss her on other places than her lips, while he was still caressing her back and belly to make her feel more comfortable as he was working his way towards her seducive neck. Jaejoong could smell and hear her blood rushing through her veins as she got more and more excited about Jaejoong kissing and touching her. She even turned her head away in order for Jaejoong to kiss her neck, as if she wanted him to bit her. Jaejoong started to kiss her neck in order for him to find the right spot to sink his teeth into her beautiful skin, as he got hungrier by the moment. The girl was moaning when he was licking the right spot to bite, as he felt his fangs grow longer again. He had waited for this moment for such a long time that couldn't hold himself back anymore. He kissed her neck one last time before he sank his razor sharp teeth into her skin, after which he tasted her sweet and warm blood. The girl moaned at first but when she noticed what was causing the sudden pain in her neck she started to scream. Jaejoong kept drinking but placed his hand on her mouth to keep her from screaming. He didn't want anyone to interrupt him, now that he finally tasted such sweet and tasty blood in his mouth again, after such a long time of suppressing his hunger. He felt how he started to regain his strength and how the girl in his arms grew weaker and weaker. He knew that he was drinking alot of blood from the girl and that she could get in life danger the moment that he would he drink too much, but it didn't stop Jaejoong from drinking. He drank and drank until there was nothing left to drink anymore. When he noticed that he had drank every single drip of blood from the girl, he opened up his eyes and pulled his teeth out of her neck again. The girl had ran out of blood and therefor ran out of life, he thought, as he let go of her body, causing the girl to fall out of his arms, onto the ground. She was staring at him with a frightened stare as Jaejoong wiped his mouth clean from possible blood stains. It was then that he noticed that he wasn't feeling that sorry for the girl at all.. He knew that he just killed an innocent girl, but then again, Jaejoong had to feed himself too.. and it was just because he hadn't had blood for such a long time that he completely drained her.. atleast that was what he wanted to believe. I should forget about it, he thought while sighing, as he dumped the girl into an empty waste container. After all, he couldn't just let her lie there for everyone to see her, he thought, as he checked his face for bloodstains one last time in a puddle of water, before shimmering himself back into the club again. He wasn't planning on getting back in line again ofcourse, because if he did, then he had to wait another 30 minutes to get back in again!
Jaejoong appeared in the men's bathrooms and after he washed his hands into the sink, he walked back into the club again, where he started to search for Yunho, Yoochun or the others. He, too, noticed that there were many vampires in the club, which made him worry even more about Yunho, because he had been pretty drunk already when they entered the club. Besides, he knew that female vampires could be much more dangerous than male vampires, which made Jaejoong even more worried. If he was drunk then Yunho would almost do anything that was asked of him, especially if a girl asked him something. So if a vampire told him to get outside with her, he would most definatly agree and go with her.. Aish, why did he even left Yunho alone in this club? he thought, while searching for his friend. Well it was because he had been hungry probably, and hunger could be more important to Jaejoong than anything else. He sighed as he walked into the crowd again, keeping his eyes open for Yunho. After a while he found Yoochun, who was also searching for someone, or so it seemed. "Jaejoong!" he said, while walking towards his friend. "Have you seen Yunho?"
"No?" Jaejoong said. "Why is that? Did something happen?" he then asked, hoping that it was nothing serious.
"No, but I was just a bit worried about him. I saw him with some weird looking girl not too long ago, but I lost sight of him. That was an hour ago and I still can't find him.. it has made me a bit worried because Yunho was rather drunk when I last saw him."
Damnit, Jaejoong thought, as he cursed himself for letting Yunho alone all this time. He was probably taken away by a female vampire, and it was all his fault!
"Did you see them near the exit by any chance?" Jaejoong asked, as he looked around the crowd, hoping to spot his friend somewhere.
"No, not that I remember. I saw them near the lounge, you know, that VIP room."
"Is that where you saw him last?" Jaejoong asked again, after which Yoochun nodded. Jaejoong didn't hesitate and grabbed Yoochuns arm, pulling him towards the lounge. He didn't know why, but he just did, as if he didn't dare to confront the fault that he made all alone..
"Yunho ah!" he yelled, as he walked past the muscular men that were guarding the entrance towards the VIP rooms. They didn't seemed to be bothered by the fact that Jaejoong just entered the lounge, which made Yoochun frown for a moment. When they finally entered the room, Jaejoong saw what had feared for the most. Yunho was indeed in the lounge. He was sitting on one of the couches, but he wasn't there on his own. A blond person was leaning over him, with it's head burried in Yunho's neck. It was a disgusting sight, even for Jaejoong, as he noticed that Yunho had already turned pale. His eyes were also getting mindless, as his blood was dripping down his neck. Jaejoong ignored the fact that Yoochun was also standing right next to him, staring toward the scene as well, as Jaejoong rushed towards the person who was draining his friend. "Let go of him now, you bloodsucking slut!" he yelled, as he striked his fist at the blond haired person, making it lean away from Yunho instantly.
"What the hell!?" was it that the person yelled and what made Jaejoong to cease his attack for a moment, as he recognized the voice immediatly. He looked towards the girl and recognized his friend Heechul in her, who was wearing a wig and a ridiculous amount of make-up on his face.
"What the hell Jaejoong!" he yelled again, as he rubbed his head on the place where Jaejoong just hit him. "What do you think you are doing, interrupting me like that!? I was feeding! Go find your own prey!"
"What the hell I was doing? What THE HELL I WAS DOING?!" he repeated, as he clenched his hands into fists again, ready to strike again any moment. "What the hell were YOU doing!? You were draining my best friend for fucks sake! How dare you!" he yelled in a raging voice, striking Heechul on his head again with his fist.
"YAH! Heechul yelled, as he backed away from Jaejoong to protect himself from another blow to the head. "What? What the-- He is your friend?" he asked in confusion.
"How the hell would I know that that drunk piece of shit is your best friend, Jaejoong? You never tell me anything!"
"Don't you dare talking about my friend like that!" Jaejoong yelled, as he got angrier by the second. "How could you do this to me?! Is this your revenge because I suspected you on attacking Junsu, huh?! Is that it?!"
"Will you just lower your voice and shut up?!" Heechul yelled at the same volume as Jaejoong. "I didn't know that he was your friend. You never tell me anything about your
human friends anyway, so just shut the hell up and le--"
Heechuls outburst of anger got interrupted by a familiar clicking sound. It made both boys shut up in an instant, as they looked towards the one that had caused the sound.
"Don't tell me.." Heechul said, while looking straight at the gun that was pointed towards him. "..that you are friends with a hunter as well?"