Chapter 13

An Alpha's Struggle

Cory woke up choking on his own screams again for the third time that week, and Kisu ran into the room to calm him down. Hui had been sent out on a mission earlier that week so it had been up to Kisu to snap him out of it.

Jimin and Kihyun stood in the doorway, hesitant on entering the room as Kisu spoke words in Korean they couldn't understand. "Cory," said Kisu as he held Cory down to keep him from thrashing around in the bed. "Don't you dare relapse on me damn it," he said in Korean as he forced Cory to look at him. "You are home, you hear me? Home," he said. "Jeonguk doesn't blame you anymore," he said. "He had been stupid to do what he did," he said. "But you are okay, nothing is happening to you," he said. "Breathe, and calm down," he said.

By that time Cory had calmed down a little, taking deep breaths to calm down more. "You're okay hyung," said Kisu as he kept eye contact with Cory. "You're okay," he repeated. "I'm okay," Cory said in Korean after a few minutes as he let out a sigh. "I'm sorry for waking you again," he muttered. "It's alright," said Kisu as he moved away, sitting on the bed beside Cory and tousling his hair. "You had Jimin and Kihyun worried," he said, turning to look at the doorway. He nodded to let them know they could come in.

Jimin went over and sat on the other side of Cory, looking concerned. "You've been having nightmares a lot this week," he said. "You sure you don't want to come back into our room?" He asked. Cory shook his head. "I'll be fine," he muttered in Korean, causing Jimin to look at Kisu for a translation. "He'll be fine," said Kisu. "He needs to sleep, come on," he said before getting up and tucking Cory in. Jimin got off the bed and left the room. "Goodnight," Cory called. "Goodnight hyung," said Kisu as he left the room, closing the door behind him.

"How long before he completely relapses?" Asked Jimin as they went into the living room. "There's no way to tell," said Kisu as he sighed. "It depends more on his own self control but even I can tell that's slipping," he said. "Jeonguk was the only one to witness what was going on before Cory started having these episodes, you'd have to talk to him," he said. "Do you have a laptop or something? I think I can see if he's not busy with making dinner or something," he said. Jimin went into Changkhyun's room to grab his laptop, coming back with it and handing it to Kisu who sat on the couch to sign into Skype and see if Jeonguk was online. He texted the group chat to see if anyone was there, as Jinhong answered and said that Jeonguk was out grocery shopping. "Damn it," said Kisu as he sighed. He told Jinhong to tell Jeonguk to hurry back, as this was important.

They sat around for about half an hour before Jeonguk answered, saying he was back from grocery shopping. Kisu looked at the clock to see how early it was and took the laptop outside to start a video call. Jimin and Kihyun followed after him and they sat on the porch. Kisu started the call and waved at Jeonguk and Changsun who was behind him.

"Long time no see Kisu," Jeonguk said in Korean as he spotted Jimin and Kihyun. "Mm," said Kisu. "It's a bit early for you isn't it?" Asked Jeonguk. "Not exactly," Kisu said in Korean. "But I guess it is," he said. "What's up? Jinhong said this was important," Jeonguk said as he tilted his head at Jimin and Kihyun. "Cory's relapsing," Kisu said simply. "God damn it," said Jeonguk as he stood up from his chair and walked away spewing curses left and right.

Changsun took his place in the chair. "Relapsing again hyung? What's got him back into relapsing?" He asked. "We aren't sure really," said Kisu. "Those two don't understand Korean do they?" Asked Changsun as he pointed to Jimin and Kihyun. "No," said Kisu. "Which is why I needed Jeonguk," he said. "Well you know him, when he's like that it'll be a bit," said Changsun as he sighed. "I can somewhat answer your questions from the years I've observed Cory," he said. "Is Jungkook there?" Asked Kihyun. "He could translate," he said. Kisu quickly translated. "Oh, the visiting alpha and his mate?" Asked Changsun. "They're here somewhere, I'll see if Jinhong is with them," he said before getting up and going to find Jinhong.

After a few minutes Jungkook came into view, with a chair and Changsun returned and waved. "Hey Jungkook," said Jimin as he waved. "What's up?" Asked Jungkook. "Well, we need a translator on your end," Kisu said in English. "We're out on the back porch so the audio could get wonky," he said. "You're aware of Cory's past right?" He asked Jungkook. "Yeah, Jeonguk explained what he could, so I have an idea of what to help translate," said Jungkook. "Alright," said Kisu.

"Cory's relapsing, that I know about," Changsun muttered. "What questions do you have?" He asked as Jungkook translated. Kisu had gotten up to go check on Cory and start on breakfast. "How long before it gets worse?" Asked Jimin. When Jungkook translated Changsun turned serious. "How many nightmares is he having per week right now?" Asked Changsun. "Three," said Jimin as he held up 3 fingers. "Is he being super moody right now?" Asked Changsun. "No," said Jimin once Jungkook translated. "He had a period of time where he was but right now it's just the nightmares," he said. Changsun listened to the translation and blinked. "How long ago was this?" He asked. "A few weeks ago," said Kihyun once Jungkook translated. "The nightmares didn't start getting worse until last week," he said.

"So he got out of it only to return into it worse than last time," grumbled Changsun as he crossed his arms in thought. "It's morning there right?" He asked Jungkook who nodded. "Okay, the next thing you absolutely need to watch out for is the eyes," he said, turning back to the camera. "There's a reason Kisu keeps eye contact with him, it's to make sure his eyes don't turn gold," he said. "One day Kisu's not going to be there, we need you to use his human name, which I assume you know?" He asked. When Jimin and Kihyun nod Changsun nodded. "Alright," said Changsun. "I'm hanging up now, call us if you need anything," he said and waited for Jungkook to translate before ending the call.

Kisu came outside with coffee for Jimin and Kihyun, watching the sunrise. "This is going to be a pain," he muttered. "Why is he relapsing now out of all times," he grumbled. "I don't know," said Jimin. "I hope he can snap out of it before something happens," he said. "Me too," said Kisu as he sighed.

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interesting