"I knew it", Felix simply stated with and big smile on his face. The ginger was seated on the couch while Minho and Jisung stood in front of him. The two had sat him down after their breakfast together and told him that they were now dating, which was a nerve racking thing to do for Minho, considering he didn't tell Felix anything about Jisung being his mate or him being gay, but he did it now, so everything was fine at least for the younger Lee brother.
Jisung was a little bit more relaxed while telling Felix to Minho's surprise. It was mainly because the warlock had been aware of his sexuality for a long time but didn't tell a soul because nobody asked. So for him it wasn't a revelation but rather answering a question nobody asked him before. Some people would still be nervous or anxious but Jisung wasn't because someone of the newly formed couple needed to be relaxed and confident and if it wasn't Minho, it had to be Jisung.
So basically Jisung was calm and collected for Minho's sake because just looking at the older cat hybrid told you enough to know that he was just pretending that this was no big deal.
Now you may ask why they told Felix immediately. Well, it was easier in the long run because Felix would have noticed after a rather short period of time anyway, mainly because he would have noticed that Minho had Jisung's scent on him. This was perfectly normal for a hybrid, who spent a lot of time cuddling his mate or doing something similar.
"I'm good at predicting the future and reading my brother", the ginger added to his previous statement and patted himself on the shoulder, seemingly satisfied that he was already aware of the things Minho had told him.
"Yeah you are great, Felix", Minho said sarcastically being back to his sassy old self after telling his younger brother everything. "Stop undermining my greatness", Felix protested and threw a pillow at the older, which Minho caught easily despite the force Felix put into the throw.
"Why are there so many people, who throw pillows at me?", the older questioned and threw the pillow back to Felix, who also caught it easily and then placed it beside him.
"Maybe because you are always so mean", the ginger replied and stuck out his tongue like a little child. Minho gave him a blank look and turned to Jisung. "Would you mind turning around for five minutes?", he asked, which confused the warlock a bit. "Don't do it", Felix immediately yelled. "He will surely try to kill me", he added, acting like the was scared.
"How are you two managing to live alone?", the Jisung questioned with his head tilted to the side while he looked between the two brothers. "We don't", the Lee brothers said in union. This caused all three teenagers to laugh for no real reason but it was a teenage thing to do, so why not?
"We should get going or we will run late", Jisung spoke up after they calmed down from their little laughing fit. "I need to say something first", Felix said and now he seemed more serious, which surprised Jisung and Minho. Maybe even scared them a little because of the instant switch in the younger's voice.
Felix's gaze focused on the blue-haired warlock . "Jisung if you hurt my brother I will hurt you too", he declared and then focused on Minho. "Hyung if you hurt Jisung I will murder you because he is too precious", he added. Minho looked absolutely unimpressed because like hell would he hurt the warlock in any way and Jisung couldn't decide if he should be scared, confused or just not take Felix seriously.
"Okay. That's it. Let's go", Felix said, back in his happy tone and clapped. He got up from the couch and went to the house door.
"Do I need to understand that?", Jisung asked Minho and looked after Felix. "Nope. Just a Felix thing", the older responded and slightly shook his head but he still had a grin on his face.
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Changbin walked down the stairs still being a little bit sleepy. Maybe going to bed late wasn't a good idea but he had to seriously think about some things and he can only do that while sitting on the castle's roof, looking into the distance.
He still hadn't figured out everything that went through his head but there was one thing he was certain of: He would make Ryan and Chantelle pay for what they did to Seungmin and never let them get close to his friends ever again. Hopefully they were smart enough to take him seriously when he told them to keep their mouths shut about his friends' secrets.
The vampire prince wanted to walk into the kitchen to grab something for breakfast but feeling someone's presence made him halt. He stood in the corridor not far away from the entrance to the living room.
The first thing he did was checking if he wasn't just imagining things because he was still sleepy. Seemingly it wasn't like that, so he immediately suppressed his own presence, so the other creature wouldn't notice him even if they were sensitive to auras.
Carefully the vampire sneaked towards the entrance. The presence didn't disappear, so he hadn't been noticed until now. It scared Changbin slightly that someone could just entered his home, even though it was impossible to get into the castle uninvited. Maybe it was someone he knew? Someone his parents send to check on him, even if it was unlikely?
Slowly Changbin looked around the corner into the living room. He released a breath he didn't know he was holding when he saw a familiar figure with blond hair and glasses sitting on the black leather couch.
"Jae, what are you doing here this early in the morning?", Changbin asked and walked up to the older. Jae turned his head towards him, seemingly surprised that he didn't notice the younger vampire until now.
"Was checking on you. By the way prince or not it's still hyung for you", the taller male snorted. Changbin lightly rolled his eyes and jumped on the couch, trying to not show the tiny smile that was creeping up his lips. A part of him was always happy if Jae dropped by randomly even though he didn't want to show it but he also felt a bit bad knowing Jae should be very busy with university.
"I'm old enough to not need a babysitter, so you don't need to check on me all the time. I know you are busy with university", the vampire prince stated and leaned back into the softness of the backrest of the couch.
Yes, Jae had been Changbin's babysitter for a long time. That was also how Changbin was introduced to Younghyun, Sungjin, Wonpil and Dowoon. At first Jae had invited Younghyun and Dowoon to help him taking care of their future king and after some time Wonpil and Sungjin were also invited to the "taking care of the vampire throne heir" party. It was fun even though Changbin had developed zero respect for the older males because they were always goofing around. Well, except for Sungjin because he was the one who kept them from doing stupid stuff like riding a sledge down the stairs.
"Hey, I still need to make sure you are okay and not dead because of endless boredom", Jae responded and playfully pushed the younger male beside him. Changbin noticed that Jae tried to cover something up. He knew the blond too long to not notice the slightly worried undertone in his voice.
"What's wrong, hyung? I know something is up", Changbin said and looked at the older male with the round glasses. "Playing the hyung card now, huh? Evil brat", Jae sighed, took his glasses off and rubbed his eyes.
Changbin was now able to properly notice the dark circles under his hyung's eyes. Jae also seemed tired, exhausted even and Changbin didn't like that at all. The vampire knew faintly about the issue with Wonpil and his first thought was that something was wrong with the red-haired demon but if that was the case Jae wouldn't be here. He would be with Wonpil along with Younghyun, Sungjin and Dowoon doing whatever it was that would help their friend.
"You look at me like I am a kicked puppy. Do I look that bad?", Jae questioned humorously and looked Changbin in the eyes. "You look like you haven't slept in ages", Changbin answered, covering up his concern with a huff. Jae chuckled dryly. "Not far from it", he answered with an bitter undertone, putting his glasses back on.
"Tell me what's wrong, hyung", Changbin wanted to know what was bothering the other. The blond vampire beside him sighed again and let his head hang for a short while before looking into Changbin's eyes again, who had a determined shimmer in them. It made the bit of red in them stand out more. Now it was clear to Jae that he had to tell Changbin what was going on, even if he didn't want to.
"Remember the alarm at your school in November?", the older asked. "Of course I do. I had to stay with you and Younghyun for the whole day and wasn't allowed to tell anyone. Not even Seungmin", Changbin mumbled. "You know why", Jae responded, lightly flicking Changbin's forehead. Changbin flinched back a little and rubbed his forehead to ease the pain away.
At the day of the alarm Changbin was escorted out of his classroom with his classmates Hendery, an elf from NCT and Kang Yuchan from the group A.C.E along with their teacher Mr. Suh, who was also a member of NCT as far as Changbin knew. Mr. Suh had brought Changbin directly to Jae and Younghyun, who had been called here the second the alarm went off. Until today Changbin didn't really know the exact reason for having to stay with Jae and Younghyun for the rest of that day. Sure maybe it was a precaution, so nothing could happen to him but it was said that the alarm had been a false one.
"Actually I don't know why you and Younghyun had to watch over me for the rest of that day. I know the alarm meant that something was wrong with the barrier between our world and the human one but no one explained to me why I was picked out of my class to be protected separately. Besides it was a false one wasn't it", the vampire prince said with a certain attitude and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Please don't turn this into a discussion about your status. You know I don't care about that. Never have", Jae breathed out. Changbin wanted to protest but he kept his mouth shut when Jae leaned back, closed his eyes for a short second and released a breath.
"Alright. Sorry, hyung", Changbin mumbled an apology, looking at the carpeted floor. "It's fine", Jae dismissed and ruffled through Changbin's black hair. "I came to check on you because a lot of things got out of hand recently. Not personally but within the supernatural community. The alarm at your school wasn't really a false one just a bit of an overreaction if I'm honest. Still, according to Youngjae, GOT7 struggles to keep up the barrier between our world and the human one for an still unknown reason. K.A.R.D is investigating what causes the barrier to be so fragile but they couldn't find anything until now. Today the barrier nearly broke down again, which was why your parents called me and said I should keep an close eye on you, so nothing happens to you", Jae explained. Changbin had listened carefully while Jae had talked, absorbing every bit of information and slowly he for worried.
"Doesn't explain why you are so tired though", Changbin stated bluntly and mustered Jae's exhausted form again. Jae flicked the prince's forehead again but harder this time, which caused the younger male to flinch back, groan and rub his forehead while having a pained expression on his face. Jae couldn't help but showing an little amused smirk at the expression of the younger.
"I had a stressful week because you can clearly feel how everybody is on edge at my university alright", the blond vampire answered. Changbin huffed at that, mainly because he was childishly mad at Jae for flicking his forehead.
"Shouldn't you get ready for school?", Jae asked after a short silence. "I just decided to skip today", the vampire prince said and let himself fall to the side, so he was leaning on Jae. "Like hell you are skipping", the older retorted, standing up, so Changbin fell to the side.
"Keep me from it", Changbin challenged, not moving from his position. Jae glared at the younger. "I will drag your disrespectful ass to school in your pajamas, if I have to", the blond threatened.
Changbin wanted to answer with "Do it" but then he realized that the pajama, he was currently wearing consisted of a fluffy pink sweater with a pair of baby blue sweatpants. This outfit would ruin the dark image he created throughout his years at Miroh High.
"Alright I will get ready", the black-haired vampire said and jumped up to run up to his room to get changed, brush his teeth and make his hair look presentable. He already forgot about his breakfast.
When he came down into the living room again he was changed in all black and to his surprise Jae had fallen asleep on the couch. Changbin looked at the big clock above the unlit fireplace on the wall to his right. He just took twenty minutes to get ready. Jae must have been really tried.
Changbin got a fluffy orange blanket from the armchair next to the couch and draped it over Jae without thinking much about it. He took a piece of paper from a drawer of the desk at the other end of the room. He wrote that he went to school like Jae wanted and that the older could get himself something to eat from the kitchen if he wanted.
He put the little note on the coffee table in front of the couch, so Jae could spot it easily when he woke up. Changbin got his school things after that and wanted to leave the castle when he remembered that Jae was still wearing his glasses. He rushed back into the living room, walked up to his hyung and carefully removed his glasses. Jae didn't move at all. He was out like a light.
Changbin set the round glasses down onto the little note, which he had laid on the coffee table and then quietly left the living room, heading to the castle's front door. He slipped outside and looked the door before starting to run into the direction of Miroh High. He never used his motorcycle when there was snow on the streets.
On his way he spotted a familiar mob of red hair. When he got a little closer he immediately knew that it was Seungmin, who walked beside Byungho, who was a lot harder to spot considering his brown hair didn't stick out as much as Seungmin's red hair did.
"Morning you two", Changbin greeted the two Kim brothers when he was close and then casually walked beside Seungmin. Both didn't even flinch and just greeted their friend with "morning" and light smiles.
Changbin was glad that Seungmin seemed perfectly fine. He was worried about the redhead after they had parted ways yesterday. He didn't really know why he had been worried about the young demon though since Changbin knew Seungmin could take care of himself but he seemingly couldn't help it when it came to the redhead.
The three conversed casually about which movie they will watch in which class. It was a rather funny and light conversation all of them enjoyed.
Of course, the information Changbin received this morning from Jae weren't good but the vampire prince didn't really worry about it. A lot of powerful creatures took care of the barrier, so that their world would stay hidden, he knew that. Starting to panic won't help them, so Changbin decided internally to trust them and continue his everyday life like nothing happened.