Ghosts (06)
Title: Ghosts
Pairings: MinKey, OnTae, (friendly) JongKey
Description: Where Minho and Jonghyun are ghosts, and Key’s younger vampire brother Taemin is in love with his best friend Onew.
“I can’t believe I’m starting a diary, but my thoughts and words in this room aren’t exactly private anymore, so I guess I have to do this. People name diaries, don’t they? I shall call you Locket then. Key’s Locket.” Key dotted the last full stop, a satisfied smirk across his face. Just you try to get into my thoughts now, Minho. I’ll be in yours, but you’ll never know-
“I’ll never know you have a diary? You think pretty loud for someone who’s trying to hide something.” Minho appeared perched on Key’s study table. Nonchalantly, he picked up the only photo frame on the lower shelf, studying it curiously.
“Who’re they?” He gestured with a wave of his hand at the four figures in the photo. For a moment, Key sat there fuming, before the corners of his mouth curled up ever so slightly.
“Jealous? They’re my childhood friends from my old neighbourhood. They’re almost as close to me as my own flesh and blood.”
“Oh you have blood? I thought that was ice running through your veins.” Minho smirked right back at him, making Key snarl in irritation. “Tell me more, please?”
“That’s Jinwoon, Nicole, me and Mir. Jinnie and Nicole were just meant for each other, and both their families moved to America for them to study when we were…8? They’re probably married right now, with two adorable kids and one more on the way. It was just Mir and me after that, but that asshole went for some damm audition the year after, and now the only time I see his face is when it’s stretched across some billboard in the centre of town.”
Minho silently set down the frame back into its position, noting the harsh bitterness in Key’s voice, before another picture caught his eye. Ghosts, of course, could see other ghosts, and that included ghosts captured in photos. With a slightly trembling hand, he reached out and picked up that photo. Before he could turn to ask, Key answered his question.
“That’s Jonghyun, my…best friend.”
“He’s dead.” Minho stated coldly.
“So? You aren’t much better off!” Key snapped back. “Don’t talk about Jonggie like that!”
“Jonggie?” Minho leered at him. “What is he to you, some dead puppy?” His words sliced deep into Key, making the boy gasp and clutch a hand to his chest. The ghost shot him a look of contempt before disappearing again, this time letting the photo frame drop to the floor, where the glass cracked into a million pieces. But Key wasn’t sure if the sound of shattering had come from the frame, or from his heart.
Taemin deposited a trembling Onew at the second floor of the building. The elder still needed some time to travelling at vampire speed. They hadn’t said a word on the way, not only because it’s hard to talk when you’re going so fast you can barely breathe, but also because both of them were apprehensive about the effects of their words. Onew put a hand on his doorknob, thanking Taemin with a small smile, as the boy turned to head up the stairs.
The moment Taemin took a step forward; he felt a hot hand grab his wrist and he turned around to a hesitant Onew.
“Yes?” he sighed, making it obvious he was tired.
“Do you want to come in?” Taemin could hear the tremble in his voice, which was what he expected, but not with those words. Why can’t you think for yourself for once, I don’t want to hurt you…
“Taemin?” The elder repeated softly, his grip loosening on Taemin’s wrist. Taemin pushed back his hair off his forehead, letting the soft blonde hair fall back in place with a whisper, mesmerizing Onew once again.
Then he nodded.
Cautiously, Onew led him into the apartment by the hand, glancing at the boy's stonic face with every step. Taemin face was locked in an expressionless state, but his eyes darted around the room, taking everything in. It wasn't as elaborately furnished as his own, with just a simple beige couch and a TV set in the corner. Onew took a step towards the couch, but stopped with a jerk when Taemin did. He turned around and blinked at the boy quizzically.
"Taemin? Are you feeling okay?"
"Where's the bedroom?" Finally, a glimmer of a smile swept across the boy's face, as the edges of his mouth curled upwards.
Onew's eyes widened along with his mouth as he stared in disbelief at the boy, who looked deathly serious as he waited for a reply. The elder gulped hard, before gesturing towards the door on the left, the exact same corner of the flat as Taemin's. Without a moment's hesitation, Taemin covered the distance with determined strides, towing a stunned Onew behind him.
Silhouetted in the doorway, Taemin barely paused a fraction of a second to take in the cluttered room before he tripped over the mess and wrenched Onew down onto the ground with him. A soft cry barely had the time to slip past Onew's lips before he found himself straddled by Taemin and his face cupped in cool slender hands.
"Taemin..." Onew breathed, staring up at the boy. Wordlessly, Taemin bent closer until Onew felt his face nuzzle into his neck.
Onew's skin broke out in goosebumps and he felt shudders run down his spine as Taemin touched his parted lips to his tensed neck. Unconsciously, his arms moved up to wrap themselves around the boy's torso, and he tilted his head back to further expose his neck. His breath came in short gasps, and his heart pounded so hard his chest ached. Taemin scraped the tip of his teeth along the skin on Onew's neck, and the latter couldn't stop the shiver that ran through his limbs.
Then Taemin suddenly gnashed his teeth together and jerked his head back, slamming Onew's shoulders onto the floor with both hands. Onew gaped at him with wide eyes with his chest heaving, and his arms dropped lifelessly from the boy's waist.
"I could have killed you right there, do you get that?!" Taemin snarled furiously.
"I know, and I don't care, because I know you wouldn't have." Onew stared right into Taemin's eyes, his own blazing with determination.
"Yes, I would have! You just don't realize it because...it's part of our predator's arsenal, to entrance our prey to the point of them being willing to let us rip their throats out!" Taemin dug his fingers into Onew's shoulder as his voice escalated, making the elder wince. Hot tears were brimming in Taemin's eyes, and he was panting with fury.
"Don't think so highly of yourself, Taemin. I know when I'm 'entranced', and your vampire attractions don't work on me. You should have realized that by now. I'm doing this, because I genuinely like Lee Taemin, not because I've fallen for a vampire." Onew's voice was suddenly cold and harsh, snapping Taemin out of his rage and making the boy release his grip.
Onew sat up slowly, once again wrapping his arms around Taemin's waist and gently resting his forehead against the boy's cool one. Taemin's eyes were widened to perfect spheres and he stared down at his trembling hands in disbelief. Onew just sat there in silence holding the boy to him, rocking Taemin until he calmed down.
"How...how can you not be affected?" Taemin glanced up at Onew's warm chocolatey brown eyes, which smiled back at him with a twinkle.
"You'll find out soon. Now, do you want to move to the bed? Something's digging into my hip and it kind of hurts..." Taemin grinned and swept Onew into his arms again, lifting him up to the bed gently, where they remained cuddling for the rest of the night.
Previously, on Ghosts...
ASDFHDSJKFHFLDS I WAS SO SCARED THIS WAS GNA BECOME ONTAE SMUT *sobs*
and i know i'm 2 weeks behind. again, i'm sorry. *sobs*
and it's horribly short, 1300 words to the letter. *cries even harder*
but i hope you enjoyed this little xmas present!
comments, good or bad, are loved!
-aelis
Pairings: MinKey, OnTae, (friendly) JongKey
Description: Where Minho and Jonghyun are ghosts, and Key’s younger vampire brother Taemin is in love with his best friend Onew.
“I can’t believe I’m starting a diary, but my thoughts and words in this room aren’t exactly private anymore, so I guess I have to do this. People name diaries, don’t they? I shall call you Locket then. Key’s Locket.” Key dotted the last full stop, a satisfied smirk across his face. Just you try to get into my thoughts now, Minho. I’ll be in yours, but you’ll never know-
“I’ll never know you have a diary? You think pretty loud for someone who’s trying to hide something.” Minho appeared perched on Key’s study table. Nonchalantly, he picked up the only photo frame on the lower shelf, studying it curiously.
“Who’re they?” He gestured with a wave of his hand at the four figures in the photo. For a moment, Key sat there fuming, before the corners of his mouth curled up ever so slightly.
“Jealous? They’re my childhood friends from my old neighbourhood. They’re almost as close to me as my own flesh and blood.”
“Oh you have blood? I thought that was ice running through your veins.” Minho smirked right back at him, making Key snarl in irritation. “Tell me more, please?”
“That’s Jinwoon, Nicole, me and Mir. Jinnie and Nicole were just meant for each other, and both their families moved to America for them to study when we were…8? They’re probably married right now, with two adorable kids and one more on the way. It was just Mir and me after that, but that asshole went for some damm audition the year after, and now the only time I see his face is when it’s stretched across some billboard in the centre of town.”
Minho silently set down the frame back into its position, noting the harsh bitterness in Key’s voice, before another picture caught his eye. Ghosts, of course, could see other ghosts, and that included ghosts captured in photos. With a slightly trembling hand, he reached out and picked up that photo. Before he could turn to ask, Key answered his question.
“That’s Jonghyun, my…best friend.”
“He’s dead.” Minho stated coldly.
“So? You aren’t much better off!” Key snapped back. “Don’t talk about Jonggie like that!”
“Jonggie?” Minho leered at him. “What is he to you, some dead puppy?” His words sliced deep into Key, making the boy gasp and clutch a hand to his chest. The ghost shot him a look of contempt before disappearing again, this time letting the photo frame drop to the floor, where the glass cracked into a million pieces. But Key wasn’t sure if the sound of shattering had come from the frame, or from his heart.
Taemin deposited a trembling Onew at the second floor of the building. The elder still needed some time to travelling at vampire speed. They hadn’t said a word on the way, not only because it’s hard to talk when you’re going so fast you can barely breathe, but also because both of them were apprehensive about the effects of their words. Onew put a hand on his doorknob, thanking Taemin with a small smile, as the boy turned to head up the stairs.
The moment Taemin took a step forward; he felt a hot hand grab his wrist and he turned around to a hesitant Onew.
“Yes?” he sighed, making it obvious he was tired.
“Do you want to come in?” Taemin could hear the tremble in his voice, which was what he expected, but not with those words. Why can’t you think for yourself for once, I don’t want to hurt you…
“Taemin?” The elder repeated softly, his grip loosening on Taemin’s wrist. Taemin pushed back his hair off his forehead, letting the soft blonde hair fall back in place with a whisper, mesmerizing Onew once again.
Then he nodded.
Cautiously, Onew led him into the apartment by the hand, glancing at the boy's stonic face with every step. Taemin face was locked in an expressionless state, but his eyes darted around the room, taking everything in. It wasn't as elaborately furnished as his own, with just a simple beige couch and a TV set in the corner. Onew took a step towards the couch, but stopped with a jerk when Taemin did. He turned around and blinked at the boy quizzically.
"Taemin? Are you feeling okay?"
"Where's the bedroom?" Finally, a glimmer of a smile swept across the boy's face, as the edges of his mouth curled upwards.
Onew's eyes widened along with his mouth as he stared in disbelief at the boy, who looked deathly serious as he waited for a reply. The elder gulped hard, before gesturing towards the door on the left, the exact same corner of the flat as Taemin's. Without a moment's hesitation, Taemin covered the distance with determined strides, towing a stunned Onew behind him.
Silhouetted in the doorway, Taemin barely paused a fraction of a second to take in the cluttered room before he tripped over the mess and wrenched Onew down onto the ground with him. A soft cry barely had the time to slip past Onew's lips before he found himself straddled by Taemin and his face cupped in cool slender hands.
"Taemin..." Onew breathed, staring up at the boy. Wordlessly, Taemin bent closer until Onew felt his face nuzzle into his neck.
Onew's skin broke out in goosebumps and he felt shudders run down his spine as Taemin touched his parted lips to his tensed neck. Unconsciously, his arms moved up to wrap themselves around the boy's torso, and he tilted his head back to further expose his neck. His breath came in short gasps, and his heart pounded so hard his chest ached. Taemin scraped the tip of his teeth along the skin on Onew's neck, and the latter couldn't stop the shiver that ran through his limbs.
Then Taemin suddenly gnashed his teeth together and jerked his head back, slamming Onew's shoulders onto the floor with both hands. Onew gaped at him with wide eyes with his chest heaving, and his arms dropped lifelessly from the boy's waist.
"I could have killed you right there, do you get that?!" Taemin snarled furiously.
"I know, and I don't care, because I know you wouldn't have." Onew stared right into Taemin's eyes, his own blazing with determination.
"Yes, I would have! You just don't realize it because...it's part of our predator's arsenal, to entrance our prey to the point of them being willing to let us rip their throats out!" Taemin dug his fingers into Onew's shoulder as his voice escalated, making the elder wince. Hot tears were brimming in Taemin's eyes, and he was panting with fury.
"Don't think so highly of yourself, Taemin. I know when I'm 'entranced', and your vampire attractions don't work on me. You should have realized that by now. I'm doing this, because I genuinely like Lee Taemin, not because I've fallen for a vampire." Onew's voice was suddenly cold and harsh, snapping Taemin out of his rage and making the boy release his grip.
Onew sat up slowly, once again wrapping his arms around Taemin's waist and gently resting his forehead against the boy's cool one. Taemin's eyes were widened to perfect spheres and he stared down at his trembling hands in disbelief. Onew just sat there in silence holding the boy to him, rocking Taemin until he calmed down.
"How...how can you not be affected?" Taemin glanced up at Onew's warm chocolatey brown eyes, which smiled back at him with a twinkle.
"You'll find out soon. Now, do you want to move to the bed? Something's digging into my hip and it kind of hurts..." Taemin grinned and swept Onew into his arms again, lifting him up to the bed gently, where they remained cuddling for the rest of the night.
Previously, on Ghosts...
ASDFHDSJKFHFLDS I WAS SO SCARED THIS WAS GNA BECOME ONTAE SMUT *sobs*
and i know i'm 2 weeks behind. again, i'm sorry. *sobs*
and it's horribly short, 1300 words to the letter. *cries even harder*
but i hope you enjoyed this little xmas present!
comments, good or bad, are loved!
-aelis