Hello darlings! How are you all? I am obsessed with SVT's new track and I hope you are all too. What's your favorite part of the song or MV? I think it is just beautiful and this is coming from a film student. This chapter sadly isn't as beautifully sweet as our newest song from our boys, but it definitely is fun. I hope you enjoy!

Seungcheol groans as he wakes up. His eyes feel sore and his entire body is stiff. He slowly sits up and looks to his sides where all of his friends are lying on his bed snoozing. He smiles as he scans the faces of each of his sleeping friends. The events of a couple hours ago are still fresh in his mind. Jeonghan's words echo in his head. He chuckles, finding that what his friend said was true. All the things he was stressing about seem kind of silly now. His project has its successes and its downfalls. But, everything does. Seungcheol looks towards the window that shows a dark night sky and a moon peeking out from behind the clouds. He must have been sleeping for a while. The others in the palace probably already had their meal. Seungcheol hasn't had any blood since this morning. He thinks his friends are probably in a similar situation. He slowly slides off the bed and onto the floor, careful to not awaken anyone. He creeps towards the door and exits his room as quietly as possible. He walks down the empty hallways and makes his way towards the kitchen. There's no one inside except the head chef, who is cleaning down the area. "Hello, noona," Seungcheol says.

"Ah, your highness," A woman who appears to be in her early thirties says. She is wearing a white apron with red splatters on it on top of a blue top and sweats. Her hair is tied in a messy bun and there's a dirty rag in her hand. "I was wondering if you have anything for my friends and me to eat," Seungcheol says.

The woman nods, "It's in the fridge. Help yourself."

"Thanks, noona," Seungcheol says before gravitating over to the large silver fridge

He opens it up and finds a tray with bottles filled with red liquid. Seungcheol reaches insides for one and uncaps it. He sips at the liquid his teeth coming out as the blood trails down his throat. He hums as he quickly finishes the entering of the bottle. He turns to toss it in the trash that sits a couple feet away. He feels refreshed now and filled with energy now that he's had blood. He reaches into the fridge and takes the tray out carefully. He uses the back of his foot to shut the fridge and slowly walks forward with the tray in his hands. "Thank you for the blood, noona!" Seungcheol calls out as he slowly walks towards the door.

"Do you need help with that?" The woman calls out.

"It's alright, I got it," Seungcheol says, "Thank you!" With that said, Seungcheol staggers out of the kitchen and back towards his room. He moves carefully in an attempt to not drop anything. He struggles a bit to open the door to his room, but eventually gets help from one of his attendees who happened to be walking by. Once inside, Seungcheol places the tray down on his side table. He shakes his head at his still fast asleep friends. He moves to wake them when he hears a scream from miles away. Seungcheol stiffens, recognizing it instantly. He has no idea how his ears picked it up, especially since he wasn't trying to use his hearing. It could be an after effect from the blood, either way he's sure that he just heard Jihoon scream. If the human screamed, that means he's in danger and Seungcheol needs to do something. He grimaces when the screams only get louder. His eyes dart back and forth, knowing that he can't just leave without telling any of his friends. They need to cover for him if someone notices he's gone. Seungcheol reaches for his cousin and shakes him hard, knowing he'll wake up. The vampire groans and turns a little. "Chwe Hansol, wake the hell up!" Seungcheol exclaims.

"What is it, hyung?" Hansol asks, his eyes still shut.

"I need to go to the human world," Seungcheol states, "Cover for me." Hansol's eyes fly open at his words and he sits up, now fully awake. "What? Why?" Hansol questions, "What's going on?"

Seungcheol shakes his head, "I don't have time to explain. Can you do that for me?"

"Yeah, sure," Hansol says, "Is everything okay, hyung?"

"Hopefully," Seungcheol answers before using his speed to get to the human world as fast as he can, knowing that if he doesn't get there quick enough Jihoon may be in serious danger.

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Seungcheol's blood runs cold as he stares at the situation unfolding in front of him. Jihoon is being pinned to the wall and drank from by a vampire. His Jihoon is having his blood drained from him. His Jihoon is being killed. Sucked dry by a blood-thirsty psycho newborn vamp. Seungcheol has no idea who has done such a thing. Turned a vampire and didn't feed them. Newborns are the worst when not given blood right away. Their craving for blood is an endless road. That's why turning has been outlawed. Even if a vampire usually sticks by the human they've turned, it isn't required. That allows for newborns to roam around and kill humans. Something that is also outlawed. This is all spinning through Seungcheol's head as he stares at the vampire that has Jihoon in his grasp. But the most important thing on his mind is the fact that Jihoon is in danger. And he needs to save him. "Hey!" Seungcheol yells, "Get the hell away from him!" The vampire ignores him, continuing to suck at Jihoon's neck. Seungcheol growls as he sees Jihoon's eyes roll to the back of his head and his body becomes limp. "I'm talking to you!" Seungcheol huffs. He charges forwards and uses brute strength to shove the vampire off of Jihoon. The newborn flies into the air and crashes into the trash bins that are gathered near the back wall. Jihoon falls to the ground and slumps unconscious. Seungcheol rushes to his side and checks the human's pulse. He lets out a breath of relief when he finds one albeit a bit slow. Seungcheol carefully takes Jihoon into his arms and takes off in a blur. He appears in front of Jihoon's apartment and breaks down the door without a second of hesitation. He rushes into the living room and places the human onto the couch. Seungcheol bends down and runs his hand along Jihoon's face. His heart is thumping in his chest and worry fills his body. "Jihoon?" Seungcheol murmurs, "Are you okay?" He holds onto his cheek tenderly and his eyes fill with concern. He still needs to take care of the newborn, but he can't leave until he knows for sure that Jihoon is alright. "Jihoon, please answer me," Seungcheol whispers, "I need to know you're okay..."

"S-Seungcheol? I-is that y-you?" Jihoon mutters. His eyes open just a bit, but he still appears to be very weak. "Yes, it's me..." Seungcheol says, "How do you feel?"

"Tired...what happened?" Jihoon asks, "That guy...his teeth...he...he was biting me..." Seungcheol frowns. It didn't dawn on him then, but now it is. How is he supposed to explain this situation to Jihoon? He was attacked by a vampire. He couldn't just brush it off as some mugging. And how would he explain how he had saved Jihoon? There's only one thing he can do. He has to tell him the truth. Seungcheol didn't want Jihoon to find out about his species or what he is this way. He wanted to tell him himself. Not because Jihoon was put in danger due to a bloodthirsty newborn. A newborn that he still has to deal with before it hurts anyone else. "Seungcheol....please tell me what's going on..." Jihoon questions.

Seungcheol sighs, "I'll explain everything. Okay? I will. Just not now. You need to rest. I'll be back. I promise."

"Seungcheol..." Jihoon murmurs.

"I promise," Seungcheol states in a firmer tone. Jihoon doesn't say anything back and his eyes have fallen shut once more. Seungcheol takes one more look at him before exiting his apartment and going to another. Just like before, he enters by busting the door down. Lucky for him, the occupant of the home is still wide awake. "Seungcheol?! What the heck!? If you wanted to come over you could have just knocked!" Joshua exclaims from where he stands in the kitchen.

"No time," Seungcheol states, "Where is your machete?"

"What? Why do you need my machete?" Joshua asks.

"Joshua. Please," Seungcheol says with urgency in his tone. Joshua sighs and points to his closet. Seungcheol nods and uses his speed to quickly grab the weapon. "Thanks," Seungcheol says before taking off again towards where he left the newborn. The vampire is thankfully still in that alley. He didn't get enough blood from Jihoon and is still being driven by his bloodlust. On another day, in a different situation, Seungcheol may have pitied the vampire. He may have subdued him and brought him back to the society so he can be properly fed. But, Seungcheol can't bring himself to do that. Not when this vampire went after Jihoon. Not when his entire being is filled with anger. Pure fury for the very thing who made Jihoon scream. To make such a fearful, chilling sound come from someone that should only laugh and smile. And so, Seungcheol doesn't hesitate to charge at the vampire and slice its head right off its body.

Oooooo, what's going to happen now? Is Seungcheol going to finally come clean about everything? What do you think? Let me know in the comments. While you're at it, please also vote, follow me, add this story to your library and check out my other stories here on Wattpad. Until next time, bye bye!

P.S. What do you think SVT's title track is going to be like? Hearing the pre-release makes me anticipate their full length album even more! I'm so excited 😁