Chapter 21

Lee Minho

"No one's going after him?" Jimin hissed. "Fine. Don't go then."

She stood up and walked away, wiping her tears harshly.

I'm sorry, Jisung... I didn't know I'll take your freedom just by wanting to be saved.

"I shouldn't have bothered you guys for the first place. That way, you guys wouldn't have me in your team." I spoke, hiding my face on my hands.

"W-what do you mean...?" Chan asked me. It's the first time for today that I heard one of them spoke. Besides, Jimin, Youngjae, Changbin, and Jisung.

"I planned to make us all groupmates in that stupid project." I sighed, not knowing how they'll react.

"Y-you what?"

"I planned us all to get together. I asked our teachers to get us all grouped." I looked down. How will they react? I don't have any ideas.

"Because I wanna be groupmates with Jisung."

"Okay class, since our topic is about 'mythical creatures', I decided to pair you up into groups to do a project."  Mythical creatures? This is gonna be interesting! I wish my group gets Vampires! 

"Ugh... I hate this..." I heard the guy beside me whispered.

"You hate what? The groupings?"

"Uh... Did I say anything?" He replied without looking at me. I nodded even though he's not looking at me.

"Yeah. I heard you whisper 'Ugh... I hate this...' and I clearly heard that." I answered, wanting him to look at me.

He looked at me. My heart stopped at the sight of his eyes.

"That's not from me." He denied, looking away.

"But, I heard it from him..." I mumbled, gulping. I looked away too, feeling so dumbfounded by the familiar eyes of his.

The familiar eyes of his that belong to someone I miss so much...

"He's the Han Jisung, I once become friends with..." I mumbled as I started crying, looking down at my feet.

"Stop crying! He'll be hurt!" Felix shouted as he disappeared.

My whole body froze as I realized. I can't be weak or both of us will be hurt...

"I'm sorry... We couldn't do anything to prevent this from happening..." Woojin sighed as he pulled me into a hug, trying to comfort me.

I'm sorry, Jisung... I'm so sorry...

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Han Jisung

"Agh!" I felt a sharp pain in my chest, making me drop to the ground. Fuck.

"Calm down... Calm down..." I chanted in my head as I gripped my chest, tears flowing out of my eyes.

Something is happening with Minho.

I quickly stood up and tried running fast to Minho. I can't take this.

"Stop trying. You can't." I heard a voice behind me. I froze as I didn't expect him to be here.

"Luther..." I turned around, my eyes staring directly at his eyes.

"How did you manage to get in," I asked him coldly, taking a protective stance. I gripped my chest tightly as I continued feeling pain.

"So, you're tied with a human. What a foolish choice. I thought you'll be stronger than your useless brother. I thought you're gonna be inheriting my seat. But I might have picked Felix over you. You're useless. You can't even protect your mother. You're weak." Luther laughed evilly. He then disappeared like thin air.

He's right... I'm weak. Weaker than Felix.

I fell to the ground, the pain in my chest intensifies. I coughed many times as I screamed in pain, my nails digging in my chest.

"Fuck! Stop!" I screamed as I cried harder and harder. I continued crying.

Stop being weak! Protect them! Until you die!

"I'm sorry, Jisung..." I felt arms wrapped around me as I continued crying.

"Get away from me. I'll only hurt you. Go away. You don't need me." I shouted as I tried moving around to get away from his arms.

"Felix, go away. I don't want to hurt you. Please." My voice got weaker and weaker as I continued crying, feeling so powerless and hopeless.

"I'm sorry, brother. Forgive me." He whispered, sobbing in my back.

I shook my head as I pushed Felix back, screaming in pain.

"Fuck! Someone! Make it stop!" I screamed as my chest started bleeding because of my nails.

"Brother! Brother! I'll call someone! Stay here! You'll be okay!" Felix shouted in panic as he went back inside. I breathed heavily as I screamed in pain.

"Fuck! Just kill me already!" I screamed again, crying more and more.

Suddenly, I felt nauseous. I felt arms wrapped around my body, making me faint.

———

"What happened?" I whispered as I groaned in pain, looking around the room.

"Both you and Minho fainted. After I brought him to you." Felix answered. My eyes widened at the mention of his name.

"Minho! Is he alright? Did I hurt him?" I panicked, shooting up in my bed. I felt a sharp pain in my chest, making me curse loudly.

"Calm down! Just lay down!" Felix exclaimed as he slowly pushed me down. He was so gentle and soft.

I couldn't help but felt so bad. I sighed before gripping my head tightly.

"This is all my fault... This is all my fault..." I chanted as I started crying again. I hid my face in my hand as I tried so hard to calm myself.

"You should've told me earlier. That you're like this." Felix mumbled. That I'm like this?

"What do you mean that I'm like this. That I'm so weak. That I can't protect you because all I know how to do is hurt you?" I mumbled with a cold voice looking up to him.

"No... I'm not saying that." Felix mumbled, hesitation visible in his face and eyes.

"I'm a person too, Felix. I have a heart. I'm allowed to feel this."I whispered enough for us to hear. I'm so ashamed of myself. I can't believe I'm saying these things now.

"I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to..." 

"You do, Felix. We both know that. You'll do anything for Changbin. Even hurting your brother or everyone around you because you like him." I smiled bitterly, looking away.

"Jisung..." He stood there, speechless. I sighed, sitting up, enduring the pain in my chest.

"You don't need to explain anything. Or even say anything. I accept if you pick Changbin over me. It's not like, I'm anything better than him."

It's okay for you to pick Changbin over me. I'm far off than him. He's more deserving of your love.