Aftermath
This fic is based after The Bonded series. If you haven't read that yet, please don't continue.
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It was so freezing, and the snow kept falling down. Taemin couldn't bring himself to leave. Jonghyun had carried Minho away some time ago, but he couldn't move. He sat at a distance away, watching Onew sob into his hands. He wondered if Onew would stay until sunrise. He wondered if he should, or shouldn't, try to cheer the vampire up.
Whatever else was wrong with Onew, Taemin knew, he had at least loved Minho.
Taemin didn't think when it came to Minho, or maybe he did, but it was more like he couldn't comprehend his own thoughts. They'd come, and he'd just freeze, incapable of making sense of anything. There was nothing, except, Minho had been his best friend - and Minho was gone.
He was unseeing when Onew moved, just staring blankly as sorrow controlled his brain, until silver glinted in the corner of his eye. The vampire had pulled his switchblade from Siwon's chest, and was walking toward him.
Onew's fangs were out in a scowl, and Taemin's heart quickened, because he thought the vampire would attack, but he still couldn't move.
He couldn't understand for a moment when Onew moved passed him. Then, a horrible idea hit him, and he turned to look over his shoulder with wide eyes. He expected he'd see Onew stabbing himself there. Instead, he saw Onew stabbing into the bloody angry librarian he'd neglected to finish off.
The librarian - had she been about to attack him?
The vampire fell down, and Onew shook, dropping the switchblade and stumbling backwards. Again, they were frozen for several moments, and again Onew had to move first.
He stepped to Taemin's side and dropped down on his knees. "You're going to freeze like this." Onew said in a tired, dull voice. He pulled his own coat off, shaking some of the snow away before he wrapped it around Taemin. As he did, Taemin jolted forward, grabbing him into a hug. He broke into sobs, burying his face into Onew's neck as he asked, "Is he going to forget about me?"
Onew's arms slowly moved around Taemin too, and he couldn't answer him. Something was caught in his throat, and he had to swallow down the emotions before he could simply change the subject. "Do you have somewhere to go, Taemin?"
"No," Taemin said, his voice squeaking when he said, "I don't have anything."
"Minho wanted to protect you." Onew said, and waited a moment before he deeply inhaled and said, "Come with me."
A week later...
"Taemin!" Onew half-growled, barging into the bathroom. The human was in the nice oversized bathtub, filled to the top with bubbles until he screamed and jumped in response to Onew's arrival, and bubbles sloshed out onto the floor.
"What.." Onew tried not to look too annoyed, crossing his arms. "If you're going to be naked in here, lock the door."
Taemin sighed heavily, putting a hand over his chest. "What do you want, Noodle?"
"Why are you still using that blog?" Onew asked, nose wrinkled. "I told you, the woman is dead. Everyone's gonna know it's you."
"Yeah," Taemin said, "It's for my mom. The way she is, it'll probably take her a while to figure out it's there, but she will."
Taemin turned, leaning on the side of the tub, looking closely at Onew. "I can't stay with you, since you're an explosion waiting to happen. Isn't that what you said?"
Onew frowned, "Even if you find your mom, I remember her. You won't be safe."
"She knows what dad was, I know she does. She probably knows more than that." Taemin blinked and tilted his head just slightly, "Can you think of a better plan for me?"
"Stay with m.." Onew stopped himself, and as Taemin stared at him with a completely blank expression, he felt angrier and angrier. "Fine. You're not going to find her anyway."
Weeks later...
"I can't believe you found your mom.."
Taemin smiled at Onew as he locked up the suitcase filled with things that the vampire had bought for him. "You'll be okay.. right, Noodle?"
Onew wrinkled his nose, "Better without you."
"Hey, if I keep up blogging, you can still find me. If you get lonely."
Onew was glaring so hard that it was starting to Taemin, so the human quickly turned to pick up his suitcase. "You should go back to sleep now. It's still a while before sunset."
"I'm fine." Onew said.
Taemin nodded, "Well, okay." he said, turning back to Onew with a grin. "Thank you for taking care of me up until now."
Onew frowned and nodded, and Taemin quickly stepped in front of him, giving him a one armed hug. "I'm still not sure about you, but.."
"Just go, Taemin." Onew quickly said, frowning. "And stay out of trouble. Maybe we'll see each other again."
Taemin smiled as he pulled away and nodded firmly. "See you, Onew."
Weeks later...
There was a popular all night sweet shop that had become outrageously less popular as the world was becoming more and more aware of vampires, and well, the murders that were happening in the area weren't helping.
Yet, to Onew's dismay, Taemin was there.
He watched the human sitting on an outdoor bench, looking around like he was waiting for something as he ate off of a chocolate ice cream cone. Waiting? In the middle of the night?
Onew waited, prepared to find out exactly what he was doing so he could lecture him thoroughly about it. Then the vampire came. A tiny woman that Onew could hear no heartbeat from, clearly older than Taemin by her physique but boldly moving over to join him on the bench and talking animatedly, the two smiling at each other and -- Taemin had planned to meet a vampire here.
Onew set toward them in a rage, his hands balling into fists, and he was still so distant that when the two leaned in towards each other he was about to call out Taemin's name, but thought better, because if Taemin was distracted while the woman wasn't then--
"Shit! Taemin!"
But if Taemin could hear, he wasn't able to do anything about it. He didn't look, he just stayed leaned into the vampire woman. Onew had to get terribly close before he realized what was happening. Taemin's silver blade was through the vampire's neck, and he was carefully trying to pull it out without putting down his ice cream.
For a moment, Onew wasn't sure quite what to think. After another, it seemed rather simple. Taemin was hunting again, and well, what could he do about it except tell him things he already knew? There was the option of killing him to make it quick... but on second thought, killing Taemin really wasn't an option now.
At least, Taemin looked like he could take care of himself now. Onew rolled his eyes, but shoved his hands into his pockets and turned away.
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It was so freezing, and the snow kept falling down. Taemin couldn't bring himself to leave. Jonghyun had carried Minho away some time ago, but he couldn't move. He sat at a distance away, watching Onew sob into his hands. He wondered if Onew would stay until sunrise. He wondered if he should, or shouldn't, try to cheer the vampire up.
Whatever else was wrong with Onew, Taemin knew, he had at least loved Minho.
Taemin didn't think when it came to Minho, or maybe he did, but it was more like he couldn't comprehend his own thoughts. They'd come, and he'd just freeze, incapable of making sense of anything. There was nothing, except, Minho had been his best friend - and Minho was gone.
He was unseeing when Onew moved, just staring blankly as sorrow controlled his brain, until silver glinted in the corner of his eye. The vampire had pulled his switchblade from Siwon's chest, and was walking toward him.
Onew's fangs were out in a scowl, and Taemin's heart quickened, because he thought the vampire would attack, but he still couldn't move.
He couldn't understand for a moment when Onew moved passed him. Then, a horrible idea hit him, and he turned to look over his shoulder with wide eyes. He expected he'd see Onew stabbing himself there. Instead, he saw Onew stabbing into the bloody angry librarian he'd neglected to finish off.
The librarian - had she been about to attack him?
The vampire fell down, and Onew shook, dropping the switchblade and stumbling backwards. Again, they were frozen for several moments, and again Onew had to move first.
He stepped to Taemin's side and dropped down on his knees. "You're going to freeze like this." Onew said in a tired, dull voice. He pulled his own coat off, shaking some of the snow away before he wrapped it around Taemin. As he did, Taemin jolted forward, grabbing him into a hug. He broke into sobs, burying his face into Onew's neck as he asked, "Is he going to forget about me?"
Onew's arms slowly moved around Taemin too, and he couldn't answer him. Something was caught in his throat, and he had to swallow down the emotions before he could simply change the subject. "Do you have somewhere to go, Taemin?"
"No," Taemin said, his voice squeaking when he said, "I don't have anything."
"Minho wanted to protect you." Onew said, and waited a moment before he deeply inhaled and said, "Come with me."
A week later...
"Taemin!" Onew half-growled, barging into the bathroom. The human was in the nice oversized bathtub, filled to the top with bubbles until he screamed and jumped in response to Onew's arrival, and bubbles sloshed out onto the floor.
"What.." Onew tried not to look too annoyed, crossing his arms. "If you're going to be naked in here, lock the door."
Taemin sighed heavily, putting a hand over his chest. "What do you want, Noodle?"
"Why are you still using that blog?" Onew asked, nose wrinkled. "I told you, the woman is dead. Everyone's gonna know it's you."
"Yeah," Taemin said, "It's for my mom. The way she is, it'll probably take her a while to figure out it's there, but she will."
Taemin turned, leaning on the side of the tub, looking closely at Onew. "I can't stay with you, since you're an explosion waiting to happen. Isn't that what you said?"
Onew frowned, "Even if you find your mom, I remember her. You won't be safe."
"She knows what dad was, I know she does. She probably knows more than that." Taemin blinked and tilted his head just slightly, "Can you think of a better plan for me?"
"Stay with m.." Onew stopped himself, and as Taemin stared at him with a completely blank expression, he felt angrier and angrier. "Fine. You're not going to find her anyway."
Weeks later...
"I can't believe you found your mom.."
Taemin smiled at Onew as he locked up the suitcase filled with things that the vampire had bought for him. "You'll be okay.. right, Noodle?"
Onew wrinkled his nose, "Better without you."
"Hey, if I keep up blogging, you can still find me. If you get lonely."
Onew was glaring so hard that it was starting to Taemin, so the human quickly turned to pick up his suitcase. "You should go back to sleep now. It's still a while before sunset."
"I'm fine." Onew said.
Taemin nodded, "Well, okay." he said, turning back to Onew with a grin. "Thank you for taking care of me up until now."
Onew frowned and nodded, and Taemin quickly stepped in front of him, giving him a one armed hug. "I'm still not sure about you, but.."
"Just go, Taemin." Onew quickly said, frowning. "And stay out of trouble. Maybe we'll see each other again."
Taemin smiled as he pulled away and nodded firmly. "See you, Onew."
Weeks later...
There was a popular all night sweet shop that had become outrageously less popular as the world was becoming more and more aware of vampires, and well, the murders that were happening in the area weren't helping.
Yet, to Onew's dismay, Taemin was there.
He watched the human sitting on an outdoor bench, looking around like he was waiting for something as he ate off of a chocolate ice cream cone. Waiting? In the middle of the night?
Onew waited, prepared to find out exactly what he was doing so he could lecture him thoroughly about it. Then the vampire came. A tiny woman that Onew could hear no heartbeat from, clearly older than Taemin by her physique but boldly moving over to join him on the bench and talking animatedly, the two smiling at each other and -- Taemin had planned to meet a vampire here.
Onew set toward them in a rage, his hands balling into fists, and he was still so distant that when the two leaned in towards each other he was about to call out Taemin's name, but thought better, because if Taemin was distracted while the woman wasn't then--
"Shit! Taemin!"
But if Taemin could hear, he wasn't able to do anything about it. He didn't look, he just stayed leaned into the vampire woman. Onew had to get terribly close before he realized what was happening. Taemin's silver blade was through the vampire's neck, and he was carefully trying to pull it out without putting down his ice cream.
For a moment, Onew wasn't sure quite what to think. After another, it seemed rather simple. Taemin was hunting again, and well, what could he do about it except tell him things he already knew? There was the option of killing him to make it quick... but on second thought, killing Taemin really wasn't an option now.
At least, Taemin looked like he could take care of himself now. Onew rolled his eyes, but shoved his hands into his pockets and turned away.