☺︎︎ Chapter Twenty-Three
A knock was heard at the door just as Jaemin was about to ask something to Jeno, they both glanced to the direction of the sound before looking at each other.
"I'll go get it for you." Jaemin said, surprising himself with his words. His wide eyes and shifting gaze out the window made it obvious.
Jeno smiles at him and shake his head, "no it's okay, I'll get it." He said and moves to stand up.
Once he did get his feet on the ground, pushing himself to stand up properly, he almost falls over from being lightheaded, "w-woah." He mumbled to himself.
Another surprising thing that happened next was Jaemin using his super speed to rush towards the younger and help him steady himself on his feet.
(A/N: I know some of y'all gonna say 'I am speed' 💀)
He raised a brow when Jeno started giggling, "Jaeminnie hyung, I feel so dizzy." He whispered with a goofy smile on his face as he gripped onto the elder's shirt.
Jaemin heard another knock on the door and groans, pursing his lips before laying Jeno back down on his bed again and tucks him under his blanket.
"I'm answering the door, no arguments." He said sternly and points an accusing finger at the younger. "Now stay here. I can't have you passing out right now." To which Jeno just pouts at.
He walks towards the door and finally answers it, seeing a short man with a cat in his arms. "Oh wha– hey, uh... Is Jeno here?" He asks looking behind his frame.
Jaemin only shook his head, "yes." Answering curtly before he was about to close the door again.
The short man suddenly stops him by pushing the door with his foot and his awkward appearance turned into more confident and hostile.
"Okay bitch you're not fooling me, who the fuck are you, huh? Are you some kind of burglar that got in my friend's apartment or something? Or did you eat him alive?" He ranted off.
He then lets out a loud gasp while the cat in his arms was just staring at Jaemin just like how Bongsik does. Speaking of Bongsik, Jaemin felt something bump into his leg and glances down to see the said cat sitting beside him.
"OH MY GOD YOU KILLED HIM DIDN'T YOU?"
"Okay, what's with these people thinking I killed Jeno?" Jaemin thought to himself and rolled his eyes.
"DON'T YOU ROLL YOUR EYES AT ME! JENO I'M COMING TO SAVE YOU, MY POOR CHILD–" The short man tries to push Jaemin away to barge in Jeno's apartment but failed to do so when Jaemin just held his shoulder with one hand.
"He's sleeping," Jaemin sighs as the short man finally stops his wrath and backs up to scan his face with a look. "What's your name?"
"My friends call me Ten." The short man, Ten, huffs and crosses his arms with the poor cat squished against his chest.
"Well, Ten. I'll tell Jeno you came by, but I can assure you he's fine and is just resting at 3 am. So should you." Before Ten could utter out a word, Jaemin shuts the door on his face.
"That guy's fucking rude, I'll tell Haechan and Mark that some kid is trying to hurt Jeno–" Jaemin hears the man behind the door grumble before he finally leaves with his footsteps fading away.
He clicks his tongue and walks towards the kitchen grabbing a glass of water with Bongsik following him around. Meowing happily when they walk back to Jeno's bedroom.
Jeno was staring at the ceiling and sits up when he hears the door open, smiling in glee at the sight of his soulmate. "Who was it?"
"This Ten guy, he asked if you were here."
"Oh, why? It's 3 am and he's supposed to be asleep by now." Jeno tilts his head while Bongsik hops over to his lap and curls herself on him.
"I don't know. You can ask him later." Jaemin shrugged and hands over the glass of water he was holding. "Drink." He instructs briefly.
Nodding obediently, Jeno takes the glass of water and drinks it all up, sighing in relief before letting out a yawn.
"You should sleep." The elder mumbled and cleared his throat while looking away from Jeno's doe eyes staring at his own red ones. "It's 2 am, also because you don't have much blood right now."
The brunet smiles and nodded at him, "I'll sleep," he said before taking a hold of Jaemin's wrist gently. "If you stay with me." He adds.
Jaemin turns back to face him again and knitted his eyebrows, "and why would I?"
"Because if you don't, I won't sleep." Jeno said nonchalantly.
Huffing, Jaemin glares at him. "Too bad, I have to go home and call Hendery for some blood for you to drink so you won't be weak." He argued.
The younger only pouts again, "well too bad as well. I'm not sleeping." Arguing back stubbornly.
Groaning to himself, Jaemin was about to say something until he recalls what Yangyang said to him just a few minutes ago.
Glancing down at his wrist with Jeno's fingers gently holding it, he nodded stiffly. "Fine, I'll stay or whatever." He muttered and takes his wrist away from Jeno's hold.
Gasping and not even minding the way his soulmate was grumbling over this deal, Jeno claps his hands happily and grins.
"I'm staying in the living room."
"No!" Jeno whines and tugs Jaemin back by the hem of his shirt. "Don't leave me."
"I'll be in the living room, I just said I'm staying." Jaemin rolled his eyes from the younger's sulk. He already agreed didn't he? Why is Jeno still sulking?
"Stay here!"
"I'm not laying in the same bed with you." Jaemin protests and knitted his eyebrows together.
The younger giggled and points at the small beanbag near Bongsik's cat tree, just at the corner of his room. "Then you can go there, I'm not forcing you, Jaemin hyung."
"You literally forced me to stay here with you instead of heading home."
By his words, Jeno's smile falters a bit and looks down. "O-oh," he mumbled to which Jaemin had to kept himself quiet and observe the younger's new aura.
"I... I didn't mean to force you like that, hyung... You can go home if you want– I-I'll see you on Monday." Jeno whispered awkwardly.
Biting his lip to contain himself from... Something he doesn't even know of, Jaemin sighs softly and shuts his eyes. "I'm staying."
Looking up in surprise, "really?" Jeno widened his eyes but his smile was starting to come back.
Licking his fangs out of habit, Jaemin hums. "I don't have anything to do at these hours, Hendery must be passed out right now or something from being chased by witches."
Crossing his arms and looks away again, "I'm gonna be on the beanbag, but..." He turns to face a smiley Jeno, he grunts and continues. "Go to sleep."
"For sure, hyung!" Without further a do, Jeno makes himself comfortable on his bed and watches Jaemin head over towards his beanbag.
He smiles sends a flying kiss towards the elder. "Goodnight, hyung! See you when I wake up, hehe~" he stifled a giggle.
"My dear soulmate, you're staying! Eeek!"
"Pup, what in the bloody hell am I doing?"
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