White Noise - Part 23
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Onew walked through The Council's main doors, without expression as he walked straight forward to the desk, behind which a vampire in eyeglasses sat.
"Onew," Taecyeon said, looking up with the slightest confused expression. "Aren't you supposed to be locked up at Key's?"
"Tell me what happened to Minho."
"You could have at least dressed up as a girl, right?" The vampire grinned big fangs at him, and in retaliation, Onew swiped his arm over the desk, knocking as many papers and knick knacks from it as possible.
Taecyeon only raised a brow and said, "Woah, temper." Then, he grinned again. "PMS?"
"Hey," a woman said, taking a few steps into the room and effectively rescuing Taecyeon from Onew's full wrath. "Not cool." she said.
Onew looked at her, thinking she must be new. She was pretty, of course. An unattractive vampire is a rare thing, as more often than not a vampire wouldn't want to sire someone they weren't attracted to. She was petite, and uniquely styled, with over the top makeup and hair in french braided pigtails, and she wore denim leggings under a blue, green, and purple printed dress.
"Hi 'new~." she said, waving at Onew with a smile as Taecyeon sat down once again. "Follow me, I'll take you to Minho."
Onew quickly turned away from Taecyeon, and walked with the girl from the room and through The Council's confusing halls.
"We've been expecting you." she said.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"Dara." she answered, "You've heard of me, right?"
He had. She was a quite famous member of The Council, although not Korea's. "Why are you here?"
"Your council here is trying to make some big changes that I don't particularly agree with. So, you know~. Negotiating~. Important stuff~." She looked back at him, laughing softly. "Or it should be. But The Council isn't all here, so instead I'm getting involved in insignificant things like you and your, well, former consort. Interesting stuff. The Council here is over the top, I think. I may make an example out of you."
Onew felt oddly at ease, walking with her. He ached, a pain that was familiar to him and yet so much worse, but he found that he had hope as he listened to her speak. She seemed like she was on his side, anyway, and she definitely wasn't solemn. Minho was alive, he suddenly knew it, and he could have him back.
"Is that okay?" she asked after a moment.
"We'll see." Onew said.
They walked upstairs, a hidden staircase that was narrow and creaky. "I heard that you caused the fire here." she said, "Is that true?"
"It seems like they restored it easily." Onew replied, avoiding the direct answer.
"It's alright." Dara said with a laugh, "I don't feel the same as most vampires about the material stuff. I don't see why they should last longer than we do. You know?"
Onew did agree, but he didn't say so. He wasn't used to agreeing so much with a person, and wasn't quite sure how to express it. So he was just quiet.
Then, they stepped into a hall. It was tiny, creaky, and once again - narrow. Dara went right to the first door, which was thick and had a fancy diamond knob. She knocked against it and announced, "I'm coming in." before she pushed it open.
Onew followed her inside of the room, which was small and old, with a huge canopy style bed that Minho laid on, appearing asleep. His eyes shot from him to the muscular man sitting by his side, and he scowled, stalking forward towards him. "You." he said.
He recognized the man as Siwon, someone he'd never cared for. The man was quiet and calm, in contrast to Heechul, the older vampire he liked to follow around. Somehow, that calm demeanor almost made him even more unlikable.
"Dara." Siwon stood up, bowing to her.
She stayed quiet, looking to Onew quite interestedly.
"You stole him from me, didn't you?" Onew snarled, stalking closer to Siwon.
Siwon turned to Onew, holding out his hands as if to tell Onew to "stay calm". "I did, following Heechul's orders."
"I will take him back." Onew said with a growl, shoving passed Siwon to near Minho. Siwon spun around, catching Onew by his shoulders and throwing him back towards the door. "You have nothing to do with him now." he said sternly.
Onew steadied himself before he yelled, "You had no right to take him!"
"After all of your wrongdoings, this was a tame punishment. You might seek revenge against me, though you'll only be punished further if you acheive it. You're better off to leave. Your bond with him is broken, and he is mine. Go, and begin anew."
"This is not about revenge." Onew said, his hands balling into fists. "I loved.. I love him."
Siwon's eyes widened, and Dara imitated the expression. She said, quite pointedly, in words that sounded too big for the adorable voice she used, "Since vampires don't love humans, I'm going to assume that this is a delusion come from the agony of a vampire so young losing two bonds so soon."
Onew scowled, baring his fangs.
She then put a hand on his arm, saying "C'mon, somebody needs a nap."
"I won't leave him now." Onew said, jerking away from her. "I won't leave him again."
"He doesn't want you." Siwon said, voice firm.
Onew wrinkled his nose, "Then he definitely doesn't want you."
"I," Siwon said, "am his bonded."
Onew began to lunge forward, and Dara moved in front of him, shoving him back onto the floor. Onew was confused looking up at her, unsure how such a tiny girl could display so much strength. She looked a bit sympathetic at him before she turned around, wagging a finger at Siwon. "I'll be talking to your council to see if they really approved of stealing this vampire's bonded."
"Please do." Siwon said.
Dara stuck her tongue out at him, then turned to help Onew up from the floor. "Come on, you. We'll get you some nice blood and some beauty sleep, then we can talk more about the bonded who is rightfully yours."
"I won't leave him!" Onew said again, and so Dara leaned closer to him, speaking quietly. "Do you want to spend the next few years in a dungeon?"
Hating that she was right, Onew gave Siwon one last glare before Dara pulled him from the room.
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