Open Window (OnHo) - Part 24
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Taemin's throat was sore from screaming, and his whole body felt ready to give out, chase-caused adrenaline or not. He had to make as much noise as possible because as long as he did, someone was definitely going to step in to help, right?
He didn't see where he was going. His exhausted head was slumped, and he could just see fast moving pavement beneath him, and that was good enough. He tried to look at his surroundings, to see some escape, or some weapon that would help him. A wooden stake would be great, he thought.
But the world around him was a blur. His heart thumping fast, his speed slowing, he thought he'd definitely die soon.
Sure enough, the vampire he thought was named Jongie~ slammed him from behind, and he was face first against a chain link fence.
"Please help!!" his worn out voice couldn't get loud enough to satisfy him, though he sobbed noisily against the fence.
"Shut up." Jongie told him, reaching a hand in Taemin's pockets. Taemin had the slightest amount of hope that the vampire would rob him and leave, as impossible as he knew it was.
He assumed Jongie had taken his wallet. He felt something leave his pocket, and then the vampire stepped back from him. There was a foreboding pause before he heard a snicker, and it was too evil sounding for him to not try something. He turned around, throwing a weak punch, which Jongie caught - twisting his wrist to make a painful cracking sound.
Taemin cried out, dropping to his knees at Jongie's side.
"We got all we need out of you." Jongie said, tucking Taemin's wallet in his pocket, though as he did so - attention off of Taemin for just a second, Taemin's tennis shoe collided with his face.
Taemin didn't stay to enjoy the look on the vampire's face. He got up and ran, half shoeless, into the road with perfect timing. He just barely managed to cross it before a couple of cars drove by, between him and the vampire.
"And then," Taemin now told Onew from his hospital bed, "I hid in the fountain."
"The fountain.."
"Yeah. I ended up at this really lame park, but it had a cool fountain so I jumped in it. I mean, I got all wet, but at least he didn't find me."
Onew twitched. "His name is Jonghyun, by the way."
"Hmm. Jongie is cuter." Taemin decided.
"He isn't cute." Onew snarled.
"I know." Taemin said seriously. "Listen, Noodle, seriously though, nobody here believes me and.."
"You told the doctors what happened!?"
"What else could I tell them?"
Onew scowled.
"They think I'm crazy." Taemin said, clearly upset.
"Why wouldn't they!?"
"Because if vampires actually exist then chances are the government does know about them and lets important people know, like hospitals and policemen, so doctors and police can help humans accordingly, and.. that nurse isn't dead, is she?"
Onew looked at her, and then quickly stepped to her side, pulling her scrubs off of her.
Taemin gasped and looked away, "Why are you stripping her?"
"Do you want to die?" Onew cut Taemin off, and Taemin couldn't be sure if Onew was threatening him or genuinely asking.
"No." Taemin replied.
"Then you'll come with me. Wearing these."
Taemin wanted to protest. He was covered in bruises and bandages, and he certainly wasn't up for some big escape. Besides, Onew was a vampire just like Jonghyun and Key. Of course, he was clearly not getting along with them. And of course, Jonghyun and Key could easily come looking for him now, and...
"I don't know if I can walk." Taemin said tearily, batting long eyelashes.
Onew bitterly piggy backed a scrub-wearing Taemin out of the hospital.
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