(At night)

In the Vampire Palace

"Did you find him this time or you just came here to disappoint me?"
Lay asked the messanger before him through gritted teeth, anger laced in his voice as his eyes glew red, which was not at all a good sign.

He was trying hard to find him for the last 6 months but the latter was good at hiding.
He was going crazy without him.

The guy before him gulped and replied timidly. "Your Highness." He bowed. "We have already found him, he is on his way back to his apartment -."

"Give me the damn address and leave before I kill you." He was tired of hearing excuses.

The guy bowed again and left immediately after giving him the address.

"It has been six months, why did he even left?" He whispered to himself.
"I'm coming for you my baby. I will protect you with my life."

A drop of tear cascade from his left eye towards the ground.

No one ever saw this soft, lovable and warm side of the cold King except him.

The king never cared about anyone except him.

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Walking through a small alley, a 18 years old boy, was in a rush to his apartment.

The flashbacks of the last six months was dancing in his mind.

He can clearly remember when he left everything behind just to stay with him.

When he tried hard to get his attention, loved him with all his heart, but it seems like the latter just played with him, never loved him, never cared for him.

His wounds were too fresh to heal, he thought he can live a peaceful life without being a burden, he thought he will be loved and taken care if, he thought he won't get betrayed, he never thought that he will hurt him.

He never thought that a few words can break him into million of prices.

Tears started to propel down his eyes freely, but he didn't make an effort to wipe it, cause he knows that it won't stop flowing now.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down but froze on his way when he smelled something familiar, he knew who it was, and that's when he realised he was already infront of his apartment.

He marched towards the elevator, pressed the no.4, waiting for it to reach his floor.

His heartbeat was too loud for his ears, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he mopped it away with a shaking hand and tried to calm himself again.

He knows what's waiting for him and he also knows that he can't run away anymore. He have to face it now.

The tring sound of the elevator made him snapped out of his thoughts. He went out and marched towards his house.

A sudden rush of dread filling his nerves. He started pressing the password with shaking hand.

That's it, he won't run away anymore. He took a deep breath and entered, the darkness welcomed him as usual, he turned on the lights and that's when he noticed his brother sitting on his sofa swirling his wine.

He was not at all surprised to see him here, he knew it and was prepared for it too, kinda.

He looked for his brother's eyes but what he saw broke him even more.

Lay's eyes were like soft chocolate pools when he gazed into his brother's eyes. There was no hint of anger, as he was happy to see his brother again.

Jaemin bit his lips to keep them from quivering and blink his eyes to get rid of the blur.

But his eyes betrayed him, he feel on his knees sobbing hard, before Lay.

In a flash Lay pulled him from ground and enveloped him for a warm hug. The latter returned it briefly.

"It's okay, let it out. I'm here Nana." Lay could feel tears burning his eyes but he didn't let it flow.

"I'm sorry, hyung." Jaemin only repeated it like a Mantra.

He just wants his brother to forgive him. He couldn't afford to lose his brother. He got no one except him.

Lay hugged him tighter, patting him.
Lay never wanted to scare his brother, he was just so devastated without his brother.

He blamed himself, he thought he could have done much better and it was his fault.

Now that he found his brother again, he isn't going to lose him ever again.

"Now reply me honestly, why did you ran away and never returned?" Lay inquired Jaemin seriously, after he calmed down.

Nana nodded "I wanted to explore the world, find my mate. I never liked that cold and dark palace, I never wanted to stay there and you even banned me from going anywhere."

"You never complained about this. Why?" Lay asked again, a guilty look on his face, which the latter didn't notice.

"Hyung, you have always loved me and spoiled me too much. You were always there for me even when you knew that I'm not your real brother, you-."

"WHO TOLD YOU THIS?" Lay roared, his eyes glowed red and fangs grew long.

The secret that he hid from his brother for so long was no more a secret to him.

He inhaled subtly trying to calm himself after he saw fear in Jaemin's eyes.

No matter what, he can never control himself once he lost his temper.

He requested "Please tell me everything now, Nana." He took Nana's soft hand in his rough and calloused one, giving it a light squeeze.

Nana nodded, choking back his tears, a slow smile worked it's way accross his face and into his eyes, oh how Lay missed this smile on his face.

" 6 months ago,
*Flashback starts*

"Nana, why are you still awake baby?" Lay entered his room.

"Hyung, why are you still here?" He asked back with a smile. "You planned an outing with Chen hyung and Kris hyung right?"

"I came here to check on you and the boys haven't arrive-."

"Yo, man! Wassup?" Kris says while entering the room with Chen.

"NANA, MY BABY, I AM HERE." Chen pulled Jaemin for a bone crushing hug.

"Leave him, you are killing him, drama queen." Lay pulled Jaemin away from Chen making the latter mutter "Ahhwae."

"Whatever let's leave. Waiting is not my style." Kris rolled his eyes and went away. Chen just mocked him and went after him.

Jaemin could feel something was off with Kris, his scent was a bit different.
He shrugged it off thinking that now he got more important matters to handle.

"Now go, sleep. We will return by the crack of dawn." Lay kissed his forehead, and tucked him under his blanket and followed his friends.

Nana opened his eyes, after he was sure that his brother is far away from the palace.
He checked for guards and when found none in his way, he jumped out of the window and landed safely on the ground.

He took nothing with him, thinking that he will return before his brother does.

He started walking away from the palace towards the east, he once heard Lay talking about a road that leads to the city is towards the east of the palace.

After their parents' death Lay never allowed him to leave the Palace for his so called safety, which he never liked but didn't complain.

He looked at the dark sky which were decorated with plentiful twinkling bright stars and a beautiful full moon shore out amid the smoke that screened it, lightening up the dark forest with its pure silver light.

He lifted up his hands to count his stars, this view was totally different from what he used to see from his window, this was more fun. But he gave up after he remembered that he had to leave.

He started walking further with stealthy footsteps through the countless tall tress.

He was enjoying the rustling sound of leaves due to the cold night breeze and the sounds of dry leaves and sticks crunching under his shoes.

After walking a few kilometres, he saw a beautiful insect illuminating neon green light from it's body. He knew that it was a firefly, once his brother gave him a jar filled with fireflies.

He started following the firefly, after walking a few meters, he reached a place filled with many of them, lighting up the whole area, surrounding him, dancing in the air.

The dance of fireflies kept its own rhythm with the soft cooing of birds.
He was mesmerized by these.

He stayed there for a while, but sadly he had to continue his journey again.

After walking for what felt like hours, he found a road and he was sure it leads to the city.

He used to vampire speed to reach his destination as soon as possible, and stopped only when beautiful, different coloured lights came into his view.

The tall sky kissing buildings, whose exteriors were made up of glass, the beautiful neon lights from its name plates, the smell of delicious food seducing him as if asking to follow the scent.

The busy streets with many vehicles, and the busy walking humans on the footpaths who didn't bother to spare a glance at him - these all were so new to him.

He reached the city as he planned but now he didn't know where should he go. He started walking again without any intention to stop or without any specific destination, he trusted his legs.

Sometimes stopping infront of tall buildings trying to see it's peak from the ground and continue again.

But he stopped when he heard loud music and smelled the strong smell of alcohol and smoke, coming from a building near him. He knew it was a club, but didn't knew what's inside.

His curosity took him inside the club. The ear bleeding loud music welcomed him.

He sniffed again, but this time he could smell a fresh minty scent, and in no time he realised that it belongs to his mate, which made him more excited. Oh how he was waiting for a mate!

He manoeuvre his way through the mass of sweaty people who were busy grinding against each other, looking everywhere to find his mate.

He stopped and took a deep breath again, to detect the direction of the scent, but flinched when he felt a strong, warm hand on his shoulder.

He turned around only to find a handsome lad with a tall and lean body, sharp jawline, dark brown orbs, pointed nose and a chiseled face, with a smile lingering on his lips.

"Mate." The latter purred. He smiled at him.

He was caught off guard when the later snaked his strong arms around his waist and pulled him for a hug.

He could feel the latter's rising heartbeats against his chest, he was comfortable in his arms.

"I was waiting for this day, my mate." The latter whispered seductively and licked his earlobe.

Jaemin bit his lips to suppress a moan and hugged him back. " Me too." He whispered.

He pulled away from the latter grasp to introduce himself. "Jaemin." He smiled.

"Kim Jeno, your Alpha mate." The latter smirked and winked,  making him more excited cause he has always been curious about a wolf mate, and has always wanted an Alpha as his mate.

*Flashback ends*

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The next chapter will continue Jaemin's dialogue.

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