~Yumi~

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I stared at my own reflection as I was sitting on the bed in a pair of black shorts and a tank top, my hair tied up, my eyes staring at the white, beautiful smooth skin that was glowing with the help of the moonlight shining through the window. My hair had a different glow and my eyes.. They were different. 

I was skinnier now, but the strength that was hiding under the human body was massive. If someone were to pass me by on the streets they would probably think that I was a helpless little girl. I chuckled at the stupid thought of someone who wanted to take advantage of me and imagined their faces when they realized that I wasn't so normal after all. 

Not normal

I raised my right hand over my chest where the heart used to beat, where it used to provide my body with blood, oxygen. The living

An arm was suddenly wrapped around me, around my stomach and pulled me away from the reflection that I had been staring at

"You are warm"

He kissed my shoulder lightly as he hugged me tightly

"I still remember the beats of your heart. I can still hear it in a way even though I can't make it beat again like it used to"

He kissed my collarbone

"You look beautiful"

I looked at hima s he stared into my eyes, lovingly, warm and with tenderness. I caressed his cheek as I kept looking, wondering if I would ever be able to understand how he could be mine. I swallowed hard as I thought about it. There was plenty of time. Plenty of moments and decades that we would be able to spend with each other. Equal, loving each other and protecting each other

"I love you" I whispered

He leaned forward and kissed me carefully as I put both of my hands on his face, one on the cheek, while the other grasped around his neck

He soon pulled away as he leaned against my forehead, caressing my hair, pulling the ponytail out as he loosened the hair, letting it fall freely. 

"I love you too"

I smiled at him and kissed him once again and soon a blanket was wrapped around me as he leaned down on the bed, pulling me beside him and lied there, the two of us only. The silence around us filling the air, listening to him breathing as he caressed my hair. I tried to breathe myself but it felt uncomfortable

"Did you hear us? Earlier?" He asked

"Hear you?" 

"We talked about Yuri.. you .."

I shrugged

"I had a lot on my mind so I didn't really pay attention. Why is something wrong?"

I sat up and looked down at him as he pulled himself up, leaning against the wall and the pillows

"I don't think this is over yet" He mumbled as he took a hold of my hand

"It's not over? What do you mean by it's not over?" 

"What I mean is... Yuri is dead.. But as we discussed it earlier, the guys and I... we figured out that the guy who killed you was compelled"

"And...?"

"Now if he was compelled by Yuri, the compulsion would have subsided and he wouldn't do whatever he was told to do"

It clicked inside my head

"But it didn't.. and you think someone else is behind it" I said and finished his sentence

He sat up as I got out of bed and pulled my hair back as I wandered around

"I'm.. a vampire Jae" I said and stopped, looking at him as he was sitting on the bed

"I know"

"Which I don't want to be but was forced into. What in the world would the person get out of this, by killing me and turning me into a vampire?" I asked

JaeJoong looked at me confused and then stood up

"I haven't thought of that" He said confused

"I'm a vampire Jae. I can hunt people down like you can. Like all the other guys. I can kill. I can make people disappear. I'm a supernatural being and not as fragile as I was when I was a human. What advantage would he have if I'm a vampire?"

JaeJoong swallowed 

A sudden knock on the door was heard and I didn't even have to say it out loud before I saw all of the guys entering, slowly while looking at me

"We were discussing it when we overheard your conversation" Yoochun said

"Are you .. okay?" Changmin asked

He hugged me lightly and I hugged him back but there was no excitement in it like it used to be. The depression and the desperate need, wanting to understand everything at the moment was getting much more meaning than anything else 

"I'm.. doing okay" I mumbled and nodded

JaeJoong soon wrapped his black hoodie around my shoulders and I whispered thanks while putting it on, him helping me. I tied my hair into a ponytail as I let out a heavy sigh

"She's right. The vampire could have easily killed her when she still was a human. Right after the battle when all of us were wounded. Why would he wait and turn her into a vampire?" Yunho asked

There was no answer to this

"I'm starting to wonder if this is linked to you Hyung" Changmin said suddenly, breaking the silence between all of us

"What do you mean?" I asked

"We killed Yuri. She's gone. Does this person want to torture and make Hyung suffer? If so, why would he kill you? Obviously because the vampire might knew that you didn't want to become a vampire but with all of us by your side, it's impossible to not be a controlled vampire, to live the lifestyle that we do and also... if this really was about Hyung, didn't the vampire know that this would somehow be an advantage for Hyung?" Changmin asked

"An advantage? For me?" Jae looked at Changmin

"You get to spend eternity ... Forever with the girl you love Hyung. She might have lost her humanity but you get to spend the rest of your existence with her. And she gets to spend it with you. She might have lost her human life and it just might not be like spending and doing things, feeling things like humans do but she can still do it" Changmin said

"Are you trying to say that there is a chance that the target this time can be reversed?" Yoochun asked

The fear of losing JaeJoong suddenly hit me like a bullet, right into my chest and it ached. It ached terribly

I spun around and looked at JaeJoong, the guy who had done everything in his power to protect me. He just might be the next target

I shook my head

"It's impossible. I don't have any ex's that would take revenge on me. I have done nothing wrong in my human life. Maybe small things like.. stealing some candy or whatever but.. but .. No" I said and stared at the guys

They started to smile at my silliness but I eyed them

"Maybe it's not because of something you did wrong but something you didn't notice... or maybe.. it might be jealousy" Kibum said

"It's impossible.. I've never had a boyfriend. Jae.. is.. my first" I stuttered

"Are you sure?" Yoochun asked

 I nodded

"With my life"

"Who comes to mind when we think about this?" Junsu asked

"Donghae"

I froze, everything froze as JaeJoong said that

All of us turned to JaeJoong as he looked blankly ahead

"Impossible. He's.. dead. We all saw it. He was staked. Staked!!!" I yelled

JaeJoong looked at me, his eyes reflecting his feelings. There was no fear of him being afraid of dying. It was more like he was mad. Angry. Furious

"Jae, that is impossible" Yunho said

"He's dead. He was staked by Yuri" Yoochun said

"We saw it. He died on our couch" Junsu said

JaeJoong took a deep breath

"I don't know how and I don't know why but my guts and instincts are telling me that Donghae.. just might not be the one he claimed to be" Jae said

"There's only one way to find out" Kibum said, standing up from the chair and adjusting his clothes

"What is that?" I asked

"Let's go and check up on him" Kibum said

"Check.. up on him?" I stuttered and looked at JaeJoong

"I agree. We should go and see... his body. If he's dead.. I'll believe it's not him" JaeJoong said

"Why does all of this starting to confuse me more and more? He's dead. We saw it. ALL OF US DID!!" I screamed in panic

"It's supernatural... sometimes.. explanations are not needed" JaeJoong said and tried to calm me down

I shook my head as I felt the first tear stroll down

"Donghae loved me.." I stuttered

"More reasons to why I believe that it can be .. him. After all.. he did want to be with you. Eternity seemed like a good plan" JaeJoong said

I shook my head in anger

"It's not true. He would never do anything to hurt me. He loved me Jae. We were friends. He knows that I love you" I tried to protest

I feared that the guys were going to be right about this. I refused to believe that my friend who had sacrificed his life to save me, would be the one who would want to do this to me. 

"Exactly... Yumi. He loved you. He LOVES you. And by being with you, without hurting you, a good plan would probably be to turn you into a vampire" JaeJoong said

"And you? You wouldn't magically disappear. You're a vampire too!" I said

"More reason to why I believe that this time it's reversed. He's gonna get rid of me" JaeJoong said

"I refuse to believe that my friend... would do this. I will show you that this is not true. He's dead. He passed away, SAVING US!" I protested

"How about we go and find out first?" JaeJoong suggested calmly, looking at me

I swallowed hard

"I just want you to be safe. And the guys. And we all want each other to be safe. It's mutual" He said

I sobbed quietly

"What are we waiting for? We have a body to find" Kibum said

"And if we don't find it?" Junsu said

"I guess we have our answers then" JaeJoong said and looked at me ..