Chapter 9

Redemption

"Can you tell me about your brother?" Asked Youngtaek. "What was he like? Who he was to you, all that," he added as Beomgyu turned to him.

"Why do you want to know?" Beomgyu asked, his head tilting to the side. "He just seemed like a cool person," explained Youngtaek. "You seemed to speak highly of him anyway," he added.

"Kai was one of the best brothers I have come to care for," mumbled Beomgyu as he thought it over. "I wouldn't've traded him for the world," he added.

"What happened to him, if you don't mind me asking?" Asked Youngtaek. "Well," hummed Beomgyu as he tried to think of an answer.

"Before we get into that, I have to explain to you that I was young and stupid,"  explained Beomgyu as he let out a deep breath. "Okay," replied Youngtaek.

"I wasn't the best brother growing up," started Beomgyu as he looked up at the porch ceiling above them. "I used to beat my brother a lot, dealing with neglect because our parents favored him over me," he explained. "Before you judge me for it, I've always had anger issues," he added. "Being neglected didn't help whatsoever, so I had to take my anger out on someone," he explained.

"Who did you do it to first?" Asked Youngtaek. "Taehyun," replied Beomgyu. "He fought back though, and earned my respect," he added. "Then I targeted Soobin," he explained. "It wasn't until Taehyun stepped up for him that I started going after Kai," he muttered.

"Behind closed doors I'd take out my frustrations on Kai, but I didn't beat him nearly as bad as some of the others," Beomgyu hummed as he shifted in his seat. "Deep down I think I still cared for him back then, because he was my brother," he explained.

"Something happened to make you change," stated Youngtaek. "Yes," said Beomgyu. "One day while we were at school it came to an end when I cornered him in the stairwell around the upper floors of the school," he explained.

 

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"Why don't you understand that I'm doing this to you for a reason?!" Shouted Beomgyu as he shoved Kai against the wall.

"You've always been the favorite, the baby," he almost snarled out as Kai just stared at him with those
 damn eyes. "You're such an idiot," he growled, grabbing Kai by the shirt and lifting him up before slamming him into the wall again.

"I- it's okay," said Kai. "You can take out your frustrations on me," he mumbled, wincing as Beomgyu punched the wall beside his head.

"I'm only frustrated because you won't
 fight back," snarled Beomgyu as he pulled Kai away from the wall before throwing him against it again.

Kai stumbled, tripping over his own feet as he fell, grabbing onto the railing as he went tumbling down the stairs, his head hitting each step it seemed before he hit the wall at the next landing.

Beomgyu stood there stunned as he realized he had gone too far this time. "No...no...no!" He screamed as he hopped down the stairs to the next landing, almost slamming into the wall beside Kai as he landed.

"Kai, stay with me kid, please!" He shouted, grabbing onto his brother's shirt as he slightly shook him. "Come on, come on!" He screamed as teachers entered the stairwell when they heard the screaming.

 

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"Damn," was all Youngtaek could say as he took in what he was told.

"Kai ended up with a pretty bad brain injury that left his mind that of a child's," explained Beomgyu as he took a deep breath. "I didn't get to see him grow up, but I came back after graduating from military school to tell him that I was joining the army," he added.

"And then everything happened with you and the others huh?" Asked Youngtaek. Beomgyu nodded, looking down at his lap. "I still wonder why Jiseok chose me out of all people, hell I think Yeonjun would've been a better choice after what happened," he hummed.

"So what happened to Kai afterwards?" Asked Youngtaek. "Nothing," answered Beomgyu as he shrugged. "Nothing really happened, I had Junhan keep an eye on him while he was keeping an eye on Yeonjun at Soobin's request," he added.

"We went to visit him sometime later and that's when I learned the truth," started Beomgyu as he looked thoughtful.

 

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"Gyu," said Kai as he sat beside his brother. "What's wrong Kai?" Asked Beomgyu as he turned to look at Kai. "I-I have to tell you something," mumbled Kai as he looked down at his lap. "What's up?" Asked Beomgyu as he looked concerned.

"I-I've been feeling better since... Since you graduated," mumbled Kai as he flinched at the sudden intake of breath from Beomgyu. "You- You changed for the better, and- I was- I was afraid you'd go back to your old ways," he quickly tried to explain as Beomgyu took in this information.

"You've been normal this whole time?" Asked Beomgyu. "Well, ever since you came to tell me you were going into the army," mumbled Kai. "You- You changed for the better, I-," he started as Beomgyu moved away from Kai, getting up and walking away from him.

"Do you realize the
 hell you put me through?!" Shouted Beomgyu as he turned to Kai, his eyes pitch black in fury as his vampire side came forward. Kai flinched, mumbling out apologies. "Sorry isn't going to cut it Kai," snarled Beomgyu as he rushed forward, grabbing Kai by the neck and lifting him up. "Sorry isn't going to take away years of me beating myself up for what happened, nor is it going to take away what happened in the past," he snarled out as he rushed forward with Kai and slammed him into a tree with a frustrated growl. Kai tried to grip onto his arm, trying to get Beomgyu to let go as he struggled to breathe.

 

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"What happened after that?" Asked Youngtaek as Beomgyu stopped speaking, taking a shaky breath as he tried to explain what happened. "I don't remember," mumbled Beomgyu. "I lost my memory from there since I out from the rage, but I remember coming back to Kai going limp in my arms after I completely drained him," he explained, clenching his hands into fists. "It was an accident," he muttered. "But I killed him... I should've just let him live," he whispered, a sob escaping him as he remembered the event.
 

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"K-Kai?" Asked Beomgyu as he dropped Kai's lifeless body to the ground. What had he done? He couldn't remember what happened. "What the hell?" He whispered, quickly going to shake his brother. "Kai?!" He shouted, listening as footsteps came up behind him.

"What the hell did you
 do?!" Shouted Taehyun as he grabbed Beomgyu and yanked him away from Kai's body. "I-I don't remember," whispered Beomgyu as he looked down at his bloody hands. "I-," he started as Soobin ran over to check on Kai, shaking his head at Taehyun. "You killed him?" Asked Taehyun as he turned his attention to Beomgyu.

"It was an accident-," Beomgyu tried to explain before being slammed into a tree by Taehyun. "You killed your own
 brother?!" Shouted Taehyun.

 

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"They kicked me out after that, I didn't argue with them," mumbled Beomgyu as he sniffled, refusing to look at Youngtaek. "It was an accident," Youngtaek said gently. "You didn't know how you'd react to what you've been told," he added.

"They didn't think so though," grumbled Beomgyu. "They were shocked at what happened," muttered Youngtaek. "They didn't know how else to react to it," he added.

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Epilogue. That's the end! I hope you enjoyed reading the story as much as I enjoyed writing it :D

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luminous_nana #1
Excuse me, can I translate your story into Vietnamese?
dubustan
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