#au;drabble

[fadingkai]

you make me laugh but it's not funny ♫

kai x caelum

(harry potter au.  where kai has a huge crush on caeli.  yeah genderswap!caelum // "i do wish that in every lifetime i could also have you." -caelum that one time.  so here comes five au drabbles/one shots.)

"Did you know that Caeli in Ancient Greek means torture?  And godly.  Isn't that odd yet really fitting?" he spoke aloud to no one in particular but his best friend was forced to listen to these dreamy ramblings about the object of Kai's affections.  "I'm going to ask her out," Kai settled, his voice firm.  He heard the soft laugh beside him but pointedly ignored it as he stared across the courtyard at the tall, lithe figure in the distance.  He propped his chin up in his hand and let out a sigh, earning a nudge against his shoulder and he shot Taemin a glare for distracting him.  "Why?"

"She's going to catch you staring," Taemin said, amusement filling his voice but Kai couldn't be discouraged.  He messed with his yellow tie underneath the robes and stared at the Gryffindor student.  The older the students got here the more they wanted to show under their billowing robes.  And Kai couldn't help but stare at Caeli's pale legs with a pathetic sigh.  Taemin snorted and put his finger under the other's chin, pressing upwards.  "You're drooling."

That finally got Kai to pull his gaze away from the red stockings and he jerked at the words. His hand immediately went to his chin, wiping absently at the area.  "Really?"

"No.  But you are embarrassing," he pointed out and Kai pouted now, crossing his arms over his chest.  

"Okay I'm going to do it," Kai settled, standing up and puffing his chest before clearing his throat.  His target was in sight and there was no stopping him now.  "I'm going to ask her to the Yule Ball."

"Give me a few minutes to look up the recipe for liquid luck," Taemin spoke up with his lips twitching upwards, earning a light shove.  

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The broom rested on his shoulder as he made his way off the Quidditch field.  There was a loud booming of cheers, but of course it was for the other team.  Gryffindor were the winners and when they won Hogwarts won.  Still, Kai couldn't help but frown as he walked straight to his dorm.  He wasn't in the mood to apologize to his team.  As the Keeper, he felt mostly responsible for the loss.  He swiped the back of his hand over his brow and abruptly stopped when he almost walked into the tall student before him.

"Caeli," he almost squeaked, before clearing his throat.  She would have been a perfect Chaser if she wanted to be.  Well, she was perfection but Kai's throat was far too dry to voice this.  "Were you at the game?"

"Yes-" she began but Kai was already freaking out.  She saw him lose- he was a loser he rarely got her alone without that Heni nearby but he couldn't ask her to the ball now.  Kai interrupted her by letting out a small sad noise and she tilted her head at him in confusion.  

He cleared his throat and tried to ignore the look he was getting by spinning the broom to rest it on the other shoulder.  Rather than appear a bit cool like he had intended, he whacked himself in the face with the blunt stick and let out a whimper.  His hand went immediately to cover his mouth and Caeli mirrored his actions.  Only to hide the way she was laughing.  

"You're such a dork," she began and he would have been disheartened if she didn't sound so affectionate when she said it.  So Kai nodded in agreement.  "Are you okay?" she continued on, the laughter ceasing to reach out and pull his hand away.  Kai was relieved when it was to assess the damage rather than continue laughing.  

"Yeah it feels-" now it was his turn to be interrupted and he shivered when the pad of her thumb ran along his swollen bottom lip.  Her eyes look set on his lips and her digit before she seemed to realize what she was doing.  Caeli quickly drew her hand away and laced her fingers in front of her.  "-fine."

For a few moments it was quiet.  He could only hear his breathing and the way her skirt seemed to flow in the wind.  Kai had to will himself not to look down because if he looked at her legs then he would definitely lose all coherency.  And he already didn't have much to begin with.

"I can kiss it better," she offered, almost meekly but she said it.  Kai's eyes widened.  He had heard rumors of her- well her more confident experiences.  And he would never judge even though it crippled his own self esteem.  But here she was presenting him with a kiss and who was he to turn it down?  Even if it was only to tease him, Kai didn't know when another opportunity like this would come in his lifetime.

So instead of saying anything dumb, he reached out and toyed with the ends of her long blonde hair.  He briefly thought he shouldn't be touching her now because he was still so dirty from the game, but he couldn't help himself.  Her hair was softer than he had even imagined.  Now he was curious about her skin and she seemed frozen before him but Caeli wasn't stopping him from touching her when he lifted his hand to cup her cheek.  His thumb swiped along her cheekbone and his gaze darted down to her lips when she licked at her bottom one.  He gulped and leaned forward as soon as she opened her mouth.

The kiss awkwardly landed on her top lip and he pulled away instantly with a look of terror.  He's about to apologize but he can't find the proper words.

"We're going to try that again and forget about the one before, okay?" Caeli said, attempting to sound firm but he could tell she was also as nervous as he was.  Kai nodded and took a step forward.  "You're also going to take me to the Yule Ball."

"Yes," Kai whispered as she leaned in to give him the kiss he had always dreamed about.

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((TWENTY YEARS LATER i come back with this trash. :c also shut the internet down. also i've been thinking about this au lots.  

[fadingkai]

we are accidents waiting to happen ♫

kai x caelum

(supernatural au where kai is a demon hunter and caelum is pretty much the angel on his shoulder.  this one has blood and mentions death just in case~  // "i do wish that in every lifetime i could also have you." -caelum that one time.  so here comes five au drabbles/one shots.)

The brick wall is so cold and rough against his back yet Kai is just in too much pain to care.  There's that metallic taste in his mouth from the blood he can't seem to stop coughing up and his hand his clutching his stomach.  He doesn't want to think about how many ribs he possibly has broken or how it feels like he's drowning in his own blood.  A hunter's death was always a painful one, but he didn't expect to be ambushed in an alleyway by humans of all creatures.  Fellow hunters who didn't trust his partner for running off with a vampire or Kai who had an angel constantly whispering in his ear.  Yet he was alone right now.  This was the end and he was alone, he couldn't help but let out a whimper.  

This is it.  Kai was tempted to laugh at the absurdity, but it sounded like a broken sob.  "Caelum?" he began, his eyes fluttering shut as he began to pray for the first time in ages.  His fingers were trembling now but he tried to keep steady.  "Just take care of Taemin, please-" he was interrupted by the all too familiar sound of wings hitting the air and he cracks an eye open to see his most precious angel standing before him.  Kai gave him a weak smile while Caelum instantly made his way to his side.  "Come here often?"

The joke is ignored and Kai isn't really all that surprised.  "Kai-" Caelum's hand was already making its way to Kai's temple and with a touch alone could be healed immediately.  He was sure he had several broken ribs and a punctured lung.  But Kai swatted the hand away before it had the chance to meet his skin.

"Please don't- I don't want to keep fighting anymore," he looked at the angel's worried and confused expression through his sweaty brows.  "I'm so tired," there's a hint of a whine in his voice now.  Like a tired child who just wants to go home.  He reached out to wrap his fingers around Caelum's wrist and offered him an encouraging smile.  "It'll be like I'm moving in next door up there."

They both knew that it wouldn't work so easily.  The hunter was hunted by angels and demons and humans alike.  Caelum existed for what felt like an eternity and he couldn't let one human suffer like that.  Especially one that he was growing so fond of... growing to love-

No.

"You have to let me heal you.  I like your face," he tried to match Kai's lightness but he also (very delicately) attempted to tear his hand out of the other's grip.  

"You like my everything," Kai reminded him, grinning through the pain.

"So let me keep you around a little longer.  Let me be selfish," Caelum's pleading now even though they both know he's strong enough to ignore Kai's wishes and heal him right on the spot.  There was something about asking permission though, it was new to Caelum but he wanted to function like a human for the hunter.  Before Kai, Caelum would always indulge and spoil himself but ultimately followed his father's orders.  He understood the very basic interactions, but humans weren't equal to him in his eyes.  He didn't always need to be so polite.  They were interesting though and he dealt with all of Kai's teasing with his own soon enough.  He wished Kai called him for something less distressing.  

"I'm really tired," Kai's voice sounded small and he couldn't look into Caelum's eyes as he continued.  It pained him to talk about his partner in all of the huntings before, his best friend but he already felt like death.  "I told Taemin I never wanted to see him again- He's with a vampire... It's too much.  I'm alone," his head hung and the figure kneeling beside him used his free hand to card his fingers through his hair.  

"You're not alone," Caelum reminded him firmly.  "I'm not going to leave your side-  I'm sorry, Kai.  I have to do this," he leaned forward and pressed his lips to the side of Kai's head.  The hunter gasped at the contact, his broken body suddenly healed.  Caelum continued on when the other's gaze snapped up at him (he didn't want to chance how he would react to the look of betrayal) before he started losing track of his words and rambling.  "I left my home for you.  My family.  I'm going to be with you for always and forever."

Kai was dumbstruck, clearly scrambling for something to say.  He knew it wasn't easy to leave family, he had done the same thing only months before.  He pressed his hand to Caelum's cheek, forgetting how he had felt only moments before and he kissed the angel lightly.  He hoped it would ebb some of it away.  "When?" he managed to croak.

The answer was an easy one.  So simple yet it managed to make Kai wrap his arms tightly around Caelum's shoulders, refusing to ever let him go.  "When you prayed to me."

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((HA now i only have to butcher your character three more times.  also in my head, kohen is a demon.  but not as evil????????? idk sorry for this mess.

[fadingkai]

monsters are essential to fables

kai & taemin

( that supernatural au // guns & angry bffs :c )

A gun couldn't kill a vampire, but it could definitely slow one down while Kai finished the job. A smile twitched on his face as he aimed at the fleeing figure, his eyes narrowing in on the target and he's about to pull the trigger when he feels an elbow in the gut. He wants to swear, but Taemin is surprisingly strong for his size and for a moment he can't even breathe as he's slammed sideways against the concrete wall of the abandoned warehouse.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Kai cried out as he shoved the other off of him, his hand clutching his stomach. There would be a bruise the next day, he knew it. That's why he didn't bother hiding the glare he shot towards Taemin. He pressed his back against the wall and tried to let the coolness of it calm him down. Even though Kai and Taemin both had the tendency to be stubborn, Kai was known more for his hastiness than Taemin. It made him confused as to why the other would do such a thing. "Did you forget our job? What we're supposed to be doing here? That thing isn't human, you just got someone killed."

"Not him," Taemin was firm with this. Yet to Kai it sounded like an answer to a question he didn't even know. And it only sprung more questions. He was growing confused and annoyed and it was showing all over his face with his lips set in a thin line. Taemin stayed where he was a few feet away, keeping himself stable and ready to come crashing down on Kai if he made another attempt on the vampire's life.

Instead he scratched the side of his head with the barrel of the gun. Taemin remained motionless, where before he used to berate his friend for being so careless. Now he was just mentally preparing himself for what was to come, because Kai didn't blow up often but it did happen. In a high tension job like this one, it was inevitable. Taemin only wished that the other could channel the frustrations onto their next target rather than himself. Even if he was the recent cause of them, it hurt both of them whenever they fought. "You know him."

"You're being paranoid," Taemin pointed out. It was nothing new, he wanted to add. Ever since Kai came back from hell his patience was so much shorter and he was obviously hardened. It still felt like such a low blow, a cheapshot but he had to stay on the defensive here. He wanted this situation to be dropped before he would have to lie to the only family he had left anymore.

Yet that meant Kai was able to look right through the stony expression. Sometimes Taemin hated how easy it was for them to read each other. It probably went along with being in the same car together for hours on end and spending their nights together in the cheapest and smallest hotels in the country. Kai's jaw clenched and his head tilted in a knowing way. "Are you screwing him?"

"I'm not even going to bother answering that," Taemin's patience with his best friend was quickly wearing thing and it was shown with his entire being. He knew that Kai was going to find what he was doing to be wrong. He knew that Kai wasn't going to stand beside him on this. He knew that Kai was going to be absolutely furious. But he was ready to just get this over with. And when Kai's expression showed that he was putting everything together. He blinked and his finger twitched over the trigger of the gun still resting on his side.

"Lift up your sleeves," Kai demanded, his voice cold and devoid of any emotion that normally pertained to his best friend. Everything was making sense. The pale skin. How tired Taemin would be at the most random of times. Everything was piecing together into a puzzle Kai didn't want to see. "Lift up your sleeves!" he tries again, this time a bit more desperate for the answer. He already knew what he was going to find there. He just hoped that he was being as ridiculous as he probably sounded, but he would almost resort to praying if it meant there weren't any bite marks under Taemin's top.

"Stop this-" Taemin took a step back, his hands clenching into fists. He was only trying to diffuse the situation out of habit, he realized. Still, it wasn't fair that he was the one who always had to keep Kai's temper in check, not when his own was bubbling. "It's not like that. He's not hurting me- It's only a little. Kai, don't-" Overreact but it's too late.

He inhaled sharply through his nose and immediately looked up at the ceiling. The pipes that hung in the warehouse offered no support and Kai could feel his eyes begin to sting. "Fuck," he choked as he shook his head. He looked like he was cursing the heavens but he already knew there was no one up there looking down to help him. "Fuck-" he cried out, his hand hitting the wall behind him.

"So you can shack up with some fallen angel-" Taemin snapped, tired of being antagonized this entire time. There was a heat behind his eyes and Kai was upset enough to fuel the fire. Especially when Taemin brought up the tall angel in Kai's life.

"He chose to leave-"

"Exactly, he's not a saint-"

"He's not a damn demon either, now is he?" Kai tilted his head back against the concrete and huffed. Something was changing with his friend. He was going a place Kai couldn't follow and Kai wasn't ready to go anywhere without him. They sacrificed too much for each other. He had no idea why Taemin was going so off track in the first place. Unless it was love- No. Kai winced at his own thoughts. Taemin wouldn't do anything that thoughtless, would he? He was afraid of the answer. "If you turn into one of them, I'm going to have to kill you."

There's a few long moments and the pair remain silent. If they keep going they were going to hurt each other even further. The next decision felt like the only possible kind. "I'm going to go now. And don't... don't try to find me for a while," Taemin flinched at his own words but his voice was steady. Behind them there's the sound of mice scurrying inside the walls and the creaking that go along with old buildings. Yet all Kai can hear is their heavy breathing and the blood rushing in his head. His grip tightens on his gun before he lets out a sigh and tucks it into the back of his jeans again.

"Who says I want to?" his voice echoed in the empty building.  He's already alone.

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((IT'S SO MESSY AND ALL OVER THE PLACE AND DIALOGUE FILLED AND I'M TIRED AND THEY HURT ME.  jong is obviously the vampire.  caelum is the angel.  i am the fail.  OTPAINBROS4LYFE

[fadingkai]

we're all standing up. bunch of jackasses. ♫

kai & jongin

(beginning.  a guardians of the galaxy au // where our boys are bounty hunters like groot and rocket but not a tree or raccoon.  but also not quite human.)

His arms stretched along the back of the bench like he owned the place. Like he owned this planet. Kai couldn't even spare a considerate thought towards random pedestrians, his legs stretched out in front of him and crossed as he focused on searching for his target in this park. Kai actually didn't mind this planet, there was always light from one of the stars here and everyone seemed cheerful. Maybe after collecting their units from the bounty, they could stay here for a bit before getting back to work. Jongin and him, that is. Kai turned his head to find his partner leaning back against a tree, his hair now bleached blonde. Bounty hunters had to be as careful as their bounties after all. Twins would be too easy to find. And these two were becoming notorious for their successes.

Kai shot his twin a reassuring smile, but the other looked like he had their target in sight. This one was easy, the target didn't even bother trying to hide the blue spikes coming from his arms. Yet no one spared him a glance, this planet was full of different creatures from all over the galaxy. "I only looked away for a second," Kai muttered as he stood up and followed the other's gaze. On the bridge, talking up someone with pink skin. Kai could see that they were both looking at something in the target's hand, but he wasn't as skilled as Jongin. And there was a reason for that.

Perhaps another time.

"Let's go," Jongin spoke up finally, the first time he spoke in this park. When it was time to work, he was one who focused and worked hard. And it wasn't that Kai didn't... he just got distracted rather easily. By children playing, by odd vehicles, by intricate and complicated weapons. It wasn't that Jongin wasn't interested, he was just much better at focusing. It was probably for that reason...

Another time.

Jongin began to sprint and Kai was tempted to cry because he hated this part of the job. He's good with electronics and guns and rolling his eyes to pass the time during jobs. Still, he followed his twin with a small whine and his hand began to reach for the gun tucked in the back of his pants. He's quickly at his twin's side and gasping for air. Normally this would be the time where Jongin would make some small quip about Kai eating real food with a laugh but he's already got his own gun pressed to the target's temple. The poor guy is trembling, probably never having seen the device before. His planet was still so behind in comparison and Kai refused to go anywhere that primitive.

"Take it. Take the thing, I don't want it anyways," the target shoved the silver orb into Jongin's free hand and Kai watched as the other's thumb trailed along the intricate designs on the surface.

"We're not here for the toy, dummy. We're here for you," Kai pointed out with a wide smile and it soon disappeared when the target began to smile as well. What the hell?

"I know. We've been waiting for you to come here. You two really are the best bounty hunters there are? Just a boy and his toy," the target snapped and Kai could see Jongin's finger flex on the trigger. All he needed was the command.

"Listen, okay-" Kai began, swearing when he was interrupted by a loud blast and suddenly their target was jetting up towards the air. Kai glared up at him as the man blew them a kiss. "Well that was rude, come back down here you asshole! Fucking rocket boots," Kai mumbled, rubbing the side of his neck. "He can't get very far with those stupid things, we can still catch him. Jongin?"

When he turned back to his partner he found him kneeling on the ground, the accomplice with the pink skin now running away from the scene. This was definitely too easy and the pair just had their asses handed to them today. "Jongin, what happened?  What did they do? Damn it," Kai swore again when the other wasn't responding to him. He looked frozen, his gun lax in his hand and the look on his face completely devoid of any emotion. It was like he was in sleep mode and Kai knelt down in front of him, snapping his fingers in front of his face. Impatient and worried never made for a good combination for him.

"Hey. Jongin. You there, Jongin? You broken?" Kai's eyebrows furrowed and he's about to roll up his sleeves to find the problem when a small whir stops him and Jongin blinks. His insides are functioning and Kai can practically see the numbers behind his robot's eyes. His twin's. They called him arrogant for putting together an android who looked just like him. Kai never felt safe in anyone else's company than his own, it only made sense. And now he only felt safe with Jongin.

"What was that all about?" Kai whispered, pressing his hand to the side of Jongin's neck in an attempt to relax him(self).

"They told me to get ready.  There is a war coming for us," Jongin spoke up finally, his gaze settling onto the orb in his hands.

[yyubrk]

♫

5th Harmony - Miss Moving / I'll never be that girl again No oh ohMy innocence is wearin' thinBut my heart is growing strongSo call me, call me, call meMiss movin' on /

At firs it was the best thing ever, both signed under YG, both preparing for debut, only a few months away, she was living the dream with him. Maybe they clicked because both were had lived in the states for a while, but they got each other. Friendship lead to dating and secrets, sly looks to each other and laughs, staying after hours to practice. She was living life like she was golden.

One month until debut, they were a thing for real. She had his number under boyfriend, her told his friends, she was his girl but she failed to see the subtle signs, the way his friends looked at her, that inside joke she would never get because she was the butt of it. Two weeks until debut he was caught in a scandal and her friends tried to keep it from her.

Dating a model from another company. There were pictures, hand holding, hugging kissing. She was lost, because everything seemed fine, and she broke down. In the middle of dance practice, she was storming into his dance room, his group mate’s watched, She caused a scene, yelling at him in English, his face looked so broken, she wanted to forgive him but anger drove her forward, tears came down her face and she pushed him, hit him. They pulled her off, and she never came back to YG.

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Three months later, she’s having her debut stage with another girl. Under an unknown company, there single manages to shoot to the top. She’s standing on stage next to him. Neck and neck, they stare at each other. She loses by one point, and the anger comes back at her but she doesn’t react, her and her label mate accept the offer to perform with his group.

She wipes a small tear because she had his parts down pact. When they face each other she whispers I love you and walks off stage.

The next week she wins and she walks off stage into the arms of her boyfriend, she gives a passing glance to him, because she does love him, but she’s moved on.

[yyubrk]

~♫

CL MTBD / How beautiful is this lifeHow painful is this life /

She hated wanted to see the other girl like this, no. They had been close once a unpon time, sharing everything that could be shared but both have different paths in life, one was meant for the stage and the other meant for dirt. Still, she hadn’t expected the pop star to arrive at her house, announced and she wasn’t together but she couldn’t turn the other way. She had come far, but Yubin couldn’t help but feel how unfair it was, that she had to pretend to be happy.

"Come in." Her voice was soft, and she flung open the door, turning her back on Piper with ease, her house was dark and dusty, something out of a horror film.

"I didn’t think you’d be here." She walked into the kitchen, looking for a clean glass, ignoring the dishes that started to pile up, she didn’t meet the others guys and gave up on getting her something to drink.

"I wanted to see you.." Piper’s voice matched hers, only it was a little more refined, a little less stressed.

"You shouldn’t have." She didn’t need or want to say more, she wanted her gone, she wanted to go back to that lavish life style she managed to get on Yubin’s pain.

"I dislike you." Yubin said, her hands spread out across the counter.

"I know."

"Then leave." She spat the words, another headache coming on, silently she reached for her glass of wine.

"And you take my good for nothing boyfriend back with you, you two were always great at sneaking around. I’ll make sure I won’t sell the story to the press."

[yyubrk]

♫

Spica - Tonight / Tonight, we feelin’ so high,high to the sky,fly fly fly, fly without end /

She didn’t even know how he managed to get her number, not many people had and she preferred it that way, because when you knew people you got caught, and she was all for staying under the raider, still she after some background checking, she OK’d the meeting and and showed up, bag in hand. Quickly she got to his front door and knocked, three times, waited two minutes and the door was opened.

Without waiting for him to speak, she stepped inside and locked the door behind her, a cocky smile was on her face as she watched Hakyeon pace around. No words were said as she reached into the bag and pulled out the contents, before he could touch, she held out her hand and there was a small pause, she wondered if he would back out. Some people couldn’t handle it.

"Here." The words were mumbled and Yubin laughed.

"Do you need me do it?" His face flushed and he finally nodded his head, a few minutes later, she passed him joint and watched has he smoked for the first time.

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It wasn’t often at she stayed with a person but this wasn’t something, she wanted to miss out on. His laughs and giggles, his grin.

Tonight they were feeling so high and he was felling very happy.

[fadingkai]

hell is a teenage girl

kai & kohen

(a jennifer's body au // so obvious spoilers and blood and OH YEAH GIRL!KOHEN)

They were too big for their names.  It’s why they gave each other new ones as children.  Kai and Heni (unfortunately Kai wasn’t the most creative of children).  They were inseparable though, and that’s what mattered the most.  Too big for their given names.  Too big for their tiny town in the tiny school.  They were going to form a band.  They were going to get out of that place.  All they needed to do was survive high school.

And they only had one year left, Kai felt like he was the one who fucked it up by allowing himself to be dragged out to a concert of nobodies in a bar they shouldn’t have been allowed into.  Heni was persistent though, especially when she was a fan.  They had snuck into that show in a cramped bar with far too many people in it for such terrible music, but enough people for Kai to lose his best friend when the fire broke out.  He wasn’t exaggerating when he said he left her twenty voice messages and fifty texts in the span of three hours.  She showed up at his house and he couldn’t even hide how happy he was to see her, ignoring the fact that his parents were only upstairs he still cried out and hugged her for a good fifteen minutes.

He didn’t know that he wasn’t holding his best friend anymore.  There was an emptiness inside of her now.  So she said, after she explained where she was taken to that night.  Forced to possess a demon because some people really don’t know how to read their Latin correctly.  So Kai didn’t look at it as an emptiness.  He saw it as a monster inside of her, clawing out and making her do terrible things.

Because Heni wouldn’t do that.  Heni didn’t kill and feed on teenage boys, even though her skin tended to look flawless the day after their bodies were found.  She wouldn’t be standing beside the school pool in her prom dress and blood.  Even though that’s where she was.  A body was floating in the water beside her and Kai looked between it and the blood dripping from her chin.  When she didn’t feed, her eyes looked so dull.  Now it looked like they were being completely overtaken by darkness.

“Heni?” he whimpered when her attention turned to him.  They were best friends, they knew each other’s most embarrassing secrets from celebrity crushes to the time Kai ate their classmates crayons because he wanted to know what colors tasted like.  She wasn’t supposed to scare him like this.

“Relax,” she said, her voice raspy for reasons Kai didn’t want to ever learn.  She brought the back of her hand to her chin and wiped at the mess there with a smile afterwards.  Not his Heni, he had to remind himself.  Not anymore.  For once Kai actually went into a library and searched for answers as to what was plaguing his best friend.  And how to fix it.  He was lost, Heni was supposed to be the smart one.

“You’re killing people,” Kai muttered, wincing when he feels his back press against the wall.  He’s trapped.  His nails drag against the brick wall and his back stiffens.  If only they didn’t sneak off to that stupid concert.  If only he had found her after the fire and dragged her back to his home.  They could have sat in his room and watched movies all night.  This would have never happened.  He hoped she would have corrected him, proved him wrong, said anything that would show that she wasn’t even hurting anyone.  But instead- instead...

“I’m killing boys,” she answered and he let out a soft groan.  He stared up at the ceiling and tried to ignore the fact that she was slowly approaching him now.  They had known each other almost their entire lives, yet he felt anything but safe now.

“I’m a boy-” he pointed out the obvious, his eyes closing now and he could hear her heels slowly clicking against the floor.  He tries to remember the good moments now.  Drawing cat whiskers on her face with flour during their cooking classes, sitting on her bed as she did her homework, watching her sing along to her favorite songs.  Even though he couldn’t fix her, he couldn’t hurt her either.  

Please don’t hurt me.  He repeated this in his head and finally allowed himself to glance at her when she stood before him.  And Kai instantly wished he didn’t.

“You’re my best friend.”  Her hand patted his chest a few times, sympathetically.  The mocking kind, like a cat allowing the mouse to run a bit before catching them by the tail once more.  A predator playing with its food.  The look in her eyes is anything but sympathetic.  It’s the succubus.  There’s a danger behind her eyes now.  

A hunger.