White Noise - Part 24
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"No, promise that you won't let me forget."
"I promise."
"Promise that you'll keep me."
"I promise."
"No, promise that you won't let me forget."
"I promise."
"Promise that you'll keep me."
"I promise."
The words kept on repeating, but there was no voice, no face, only emotion. Desperation, fear, sincerity, concern, and something far beyond compare. It seemed like those words would repeat forever... when Minho opened his eyes, they were burned into his brain.
Thickbrows was stepping towards the bedside, but paused when he saw his open eyes. "Were you.. listening?"
Minho took a quick look around and sat up, "Who are you?"
"Siwon... I'm sorry." Siwon held out his hand, "I didn't mean to be impolite."
"You're kidding me, right?" Minho stared at Siwon's hand. He wondered how long ago he'd been out, how long ago it had happened. He concentrated on Onew, the way he had often did when he wanted to feel his emotions, but they were gone. They'd been torn away from him. Instead, he could feel this hint of annoyance that was foreign and intrusive, and he knew it came from Siwon.
"Why did you do this?" he asked, looking from Siwon's hand up to his face.
Siwon closed his eyes, and sighed. "I'll be patient with you, because I understand your time with Onew must have been incredibly difficult and confusing. I'm sure you're used to his ways. A human being impolite to a vampire, however, is unacceptable." He held his hand out still.
"Fuck you." Minho said.
Siwon's eyes widened, like the words had cut him, and he finally lowered his hand. "I don't mean to get off on the wrong foot with you."
"Then you shouldn't have just taken me against my will!!"
Minho had no idea when he'd learned how to express his anger this way, but he couldn't hold back. He was angry. He thought back, and remembered that his bond with Onew was against his will. He didn't know why Onew was any better, not right off, but he was. This was wrong. Everything about it felt wrong. Siwon felt wrong.
Even without the bond, he missed Onew.
"I'm sorry, for the circumstance." Siwon said, bowing his head. Minho knew right away that it was a genuine apology, and began to relax just like that. Then, Siwon added, "It wasn't my decision, so there's no need to make this personal."
Minho scowled, and almost wondered if he was channeling his former bonded's anger when he spoke again, "I was stolen from Onew to punish him?"
Siwon looked a bit sad, but nodded. "That is why it happened, however, once you've been given time to adapt I'm sure you'll find that being bonded to me is.. preferable."
"No." Minho said. "No, I..." he was lost. Why, why wasn't this like with Onew? He'd hated the things Onew had gotten him into, and he hated that Onew got him into this right now, but he still missed Onew even with no bond - he'd still liked Onew, he knew that all too well now. He wanted nothing to do with Siwon. How could it be that they were really bonded?
He felt hollow. Hollow, and violated. He didn't want Siwon knowing things about him. He didn't want to know things about Siwon. Everything he knew already was just so wrong..
"You should lay down." Siwon said, when it didn't seem Minho was capable of collecting his thoughts at the moment. "I believe I took too much blood from you."
"I'm not lying down," Minho pushed a heavy cream colored comforter off of him, moving to slide of the bed. Then, another vampire walked in. Ponytail, as he recognized him, only his hair was down now, so he really was going to need to think of another nickname...
"What's with the faces? Something wrong?"
"Heechul," Siwon greeted him, bowing his head. Good, Minho decided, because he wasn't quite as creative as Taemin when it came to naming people on his own. Siwon continued on to explain, "Minho and I are just getting to know each other better."
"No." Minho corrected quickly. "I'm leaving."
Heechul laughed, loud and obnoxious, "Sure you're leaving. Just as soon as I turn into a pixie, you're leaving."
Minho tensed. He'd found it easy to stand up to Siwon, and he only realized now that it was because of his bond to him. He found he couldn't say a word to Heechul. In fact, he suddenly worried that his breathing might be offensive. Something in those psychotic eyes freaked him out.
"Lay down." Heechul said.
Minho slowly did so, keeping his eyes on him.
Then, Heechul grinned, which made him look a bit surprisingly goofy, at Siwon. "You like him?"
"We'll have to get used to one another." was Siwon's answer.
"Ah, shit, he'll be broken in a week. I'll help you."
Heechul was incredibly odd, Minho was thinking. If he stood still with his mouth shut, he was worthy of the word 'pretty'. In any other moment, he was almost normal. Then, those psycho-eyes....
"I'd appreciate any help you would give me, Heechul." Siwon said. "But I think you're going to be busy for a while."
Heechul shrugged, "Not really. Becoming part of The Council is easier than I thought." As he spoke, he stepped to the foot of the bed. "Kind of boring, really... I'd be more interested in a new bonded than that."
"Onew came." Siwon said.
Minho sat straight up again, "He's here?"
"Minho.." Siwon said, in a warning of a voice, and Minho wasn't sure what he did wrong. But Heechul laughed his big annoying laugh, and stepped around the bed until he stood next to Siwon. "Do you have some emergency?" he asked.
Minho stared at him, not quite sure how to answer. Luckily, Heechul's pause wasn't long. "Because unless you do, you don't butt into a vampire's conversation - you got that?"
So now, he was back to being treated like he was nothing. Minho spent a moment pondering whether or not he preferred Key to this. Yet, he looked at psycho-eyes, and he just knew it'd be dumb to test him. "Sorry." he said, and he despised the pride that he felt from Siwon. He glanced at his new bonded, almost glaring at the man's hint of a smile.
"Oh, wow, he said sorry. I better just forget it happened then." Heechul said, crossing his arms. "No. That's not how you apologize."
"Then how--"
"Get on your hands and knees." the direction came from Siwon.
"Because I spoke out of turn?" Minho asked him, angry.
Heechul laughed, "I bet he's all talk. I'll let you deal with on your own. I'll have to see what Onew is up to around here."
After Heechul left the room, Minho began to relax again, but then Siwon softly repeated, "Get on your hands and knees."
"No." Minho said, looking to Siwon in time to see the flash of anger across his face, and the feeling of his intentions alone was enough to make Minho half regret his actions, as Siwon moved onto the bed with him.
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