Ch. 16- Empty Waters

The Instincts of Love

Sungyeol's POV:

It has been a few days since I last saw Myungsoo. It's the same with Dongwoo-hyung too. I haven't seen him since then. He hasn't come to school yet. I asked Sunggyu-sshi if he was still hurt but he told me that he hasn't been able to contact with Dongwoo-hyung. I'm worried for him. Actually, I'm worried for everybody. Sunggyu-sshi told me that five of us got kidnapped including him and me.

I hope Myungsoo will be at class today. It's pretty boring without him.

" Sungyeol, hurry up and come downstairs! Breakfast is ready!" I stopped packing my backpack and stared at my bedroom door.

Is mom home? How come I didn't hear her come home last night? Maybe dad is home too.

I grabbed my backpack off my desk and headed downstairs. Of course Chanyeol just had to push me to the side making me collide with the wall. I rolled my eyes at his childness and proceeded downstairs.

At the dining table there was dad reading the newspaper and mom setting out plates. Chanyeol...well, he looked like a huge, fluffy puppy waiting to get its dog treat. I sat down next to my dad and across from Chanyeol. Mom came over and set down our breakfast for us. By the time I grabbed my fork, Chanyeol had already scarfed down his eggs. I rolled my eyes at him and began to eat my food.

" Sungyeol, how have you two been doing?" I stopped eating for a second for myself to swallow the food before I replied back.

" The two of us have been fine. Nothing special or exciting has happened to us. Right Chanyeol?"

He looked up from his plate and nodded his head. I sighed at the sight of Chanyeol, leaned over, and wiped away the food on the edge of his mouth. Chanyeol thanked me and went back eating.

" That's good. You guys haven't got yourselves into any trouble right? I called home a week ago but Chanyeol said you were out. So, where were you?"

I looked over at Chanyeol and glared at him. He looked at me with those puppy eyes of his making my anger fall by a bit. I just left him alone as he asked for another plate.

" I was out with some of my friends. Can't I go out with my friends these days? Also how come you didn't call when you guys got home? You usually do dad."

" We came home a few days earlier than we planned. It's a good thing that hospital joint meeting in the States was done before we left. Sorry, we probably should have called." I shook my head.

" It's okay. Why did you and mom have to come home early for?" Dad placed the newspaper on the kitchen table and began to eat his food.

" Your mom and I had a client to meet."

" Which client? You never tell me about them." Dad placed his hand on my head and ruffled my styled hair. I pushed his hand away and groaned as I fixed my hair.

" That is classified information. All I can tell you our patient had a broken bone. And that's all I'm telling you."

" Ugh. Fine." I looked down at my plate to see everything was gone.

" YAH! GIVE ME BACK MY FOOD YOU GIGANTIC PUPPY!"

 

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The drive to school was silent because I was still mad at Chanyeol for eating my breakfast. Baekhyun didn't join us either saying he was getting a ride from his brother. Chanyeol of course was deeply saddened by that, and I had to deal with this sad aura he was giving off. I swear he is bipolar or something; especially about Baekhyun.

When we got to school, Chanyeol threw the car door open and flew out. He really didn't fly out, but the way he got out of the car made it seem like he could have flied out of it. Anyways, I watched Chanyeol run to his first class probably going to go see if Baekhyun was waiting for him. I closed my door and pressed the button to lock the car.

The sun was up high today and I can actually feel the warmth of it. These past few days have been cloudy so the sun feels delightful right now. Also a sunny day can definitely make a day bright no matter the mood! Nobody was out so I twirled around with my arms wide open. Breathing in the fresh air, feeling it brush against my cheeks, and the sun warming up my body felt way awesome.

" Sungyeol, what are you doing?"

I tripped on my foot as I was twirling and stumbled as I regained my footing. I laughed it off as I looked up to see who ruined my little moment. But then I couldn't help but get happy seeing Dongwoo-hyung standing there. Though I frowned seeing that he had bandages around his head and his arm is in a cast. Despite it being fall, he was wearing khakis because there were bandages around his leg too.

" D-Dongwoo-hyung, are you...okay?"

He shook his head at me. The way the sun was shining on Dongwoo-hyung made things a bit brighter on him, but the feeling he was giving off was totally the opposite. I can feel his pain, sadness, and...heartbreak. I didn't want him to overwork himself so I walked towards him instead. I gently grabbed his hand and walked him towards a bench.

" How are you Sungyeol? You didn't get injured right?" I shook my head.

" I wasn't hurt as badly. But you-- how could they do this to you?"

" I should probably say I'm feeling better and it didn't hurt a lot, but I can't. I can't lie about the pain I felt. It was so immense that I felt like killing myself to make it stop. Everytime I close my eyes, I feel the pain all over again. In my dreams I see black eyes; empty and void of mercy or kindness."

" Dongwoo-hyung, I didn't know..." He placed his hand over mine and squeezed it.

" These past few nights I would wake up screaming and drenched in sweat. My mom would be there holding me until I fell asleep. I couldn't fall asleep though. I had to be given sleeping pills, and I hate taking pills. My mom tried making me take them last night but I refused. I don't want to be someone who has to rely on sleeping pills. I don't want to be a weak person."

I placed my other hand on top of his and patted it. A tear slipped from his eye and he wiped it away with his other hand. Little sniffles came out of Dongwoo-hyung, and I can tell he was trying to hold back his tears.

" You aren't a weak person. You know what is your speciality?"

" No, I don't know. What is it?"

" Smiling. Seeing Dongwoo-hyung smile everyday makes my days better. Protecting me doesn't make you a weak person. Being able to take in the pain doesn't make you weak. Having nightmares, not being able to sleep, being afraid, and being in pain doesn't make you a weak person. That just shows how much you have been through making you a stronger person. You were never a weak person."

A true smile came from Dongwoo-hyung, and I swore the sun shone even brighter. The warmth in Dongwoo-hyung's face was coming back and I can feel the heat radiating off his body.

" Thank you Sungyeol. Even though you don't know what it is like to be a werewolf, you completely understand. And for that I thank you."

" It's nothing," I rubbed my neck feeling flustered, " I'm just glad I made you smile."

" SUNGYEOL!" Dongwoo-hyung let go of my hand and left the bench. I was about to ask him where he was going but then he pointed behind me. I turned my head to see Myungsoo running towards me. He looked fully healed making me even more happy than seeing him.

" You should probably go see him. He probably missed you." I turned back to Dongwoo-hyung and nodded my head.

" Okay! I will see you later!"

" See you later!"

Dongwoo-hyung left leaving me with Myungsoo running towards me. It didn't look like he was about to stop anytime soon so I opened my arms for him. Though he didn't jump into my arms. Instead he was looking at me weirdly. I felt embarrassed so I put my arms back down to my side.

" I'm just kidding!"

Myungsoo wrapped his arms around my waist and nuzzled his face into my neck. I felt goosebumps all over me when he did that. I tried pushing him away but he wouldn't budge.

" Y-Yah! Myungsoo, what are you doing?"

He pulled his face from neck and tilted his head. " Isn't this was friends are supposed to do?"

My cheeks bloomed with blush and I looked away. I absolutely wasn't going to let him see me in this sort of state.

" Y-Yeah, friends hug."

" Good then-- Wait, isn't that Woohyun-hyung up on the rooftop of the science building?" 

Myungsoo let go of me as I looked up with him too. My eyes widened, and Myungsoo's too, as we watched what was going on. Woohyun-sshi and this girl were hugging. I think her name is Jiyeon, but I'm not sure. One thing I was sure, though, was that Woohyun-sshi was twirling around with her in his arms. They were smiling too. A flash of red hit my eyes and then disappeared in a second. At the same time I heard something snap. I looked around but didn't see anything.

" Myung--" This time Myungsoo was looking somewhere else. My eyes followed his: ten feet away from us was Sunggyu-hyugn looking up the rooftop too. Someone was with him too holding onto his hand. That person looked like one of the Rebel wolves too.

What is he doing with one of the Rebel wolves? Is Sunggyu-hyung in some sort of trouble?

Myungsoo's body suddenly sprinted towards Sunggyu-hyung as he fell towards the ground. The guy wasn't with him anymore. I ran after Myungsoo and I backed away seeing blood on the ground.

" Sunggyu-hyung! Hyung! Are you alright?!"

" G-Get away from me." I reached my hand towards Sunggyu-hyung, but then it was pushed away.

" Don't touch Sunggyu-hyung!"

HIs eyes turned a bright red. I have never seen him like this before. I never seen him act like this towards me. I was scared. Slowly, I backed away from them and ran. I don't know why but there were tears streaming down my face.

" SUNGYEOL! SUNGYEOL!"

 

Myungsoo's POV:

 

I cried out for Sungyeol but he didn't stop running. I watched as he faded and I scolded myself for lashing out at him. It's just, I'm protective over Sunggyu-hyung. I don't like seeing the people around me getting hurt. There was nothing I could do about Sungyeol at the moment so I turned my attention back at Sunggyu-hyung.

" Hyung, do you need any help?"

Instead of saying he was fine, he said sorry. " I'm sorry. I made you lash out Sungyeol."

" You didn't do anything wrong. I'm the one in the wrong. I just want to know what happened to you." I brought Sunggyu-hyung over to the small garden at the back of the school and sat him on one of the benches.

" I was walking to my class, but then the person that was next to me led me here. I couldn't refuse him so I followed. The thing is, I didn't expect to see...that."

I could hear the disgust in Sunggyu-hyung's voice. It gave me bad goosebumps. I have never heard him like that before.

" Then as I stood there watching him, I couldn't help but breakdown." Sunggyu-hyung stood up and faced his back to me. " Myungsoo, promise me one thing."

" What?" He looked over his shoulder and smiled at me. The smile didn't meet his eyes though.

" Promise me that you won't ever let go of the person you love. Even when the whole world is against you, even when that person is against you; don't ever hate them. Continue on loving them because hate will only make you a horrible person. I hate hate you know? But for some reason I can't help but feel like no matter how much I continue loving Woohyun, all I ever will receive is hate. I don't want you to experience that."

" I promise, but hyung, why hate?"

" Why hate? Because I'm the epitome of hate. I was born for everyone to hate."

I stood up and ran over to him. I shook his body and hit him in the face.

" Don't you ever say that! I don't hate you! Sungjong doesn't hate you! Our parents don't hate you!"

Sunggyu-hyugn got up and held onto me for support. I watched as a single tear slipped from his eye.

" I know. I know."

Why? Why don't you understand that there are people who are here for you? You don't have to shoulder everything by yourself.

 

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I didn't go to my first class because I have it with Sungyeol. I couldn't face him.

Wow. Kim Myungsoo.You are such a coward.

" M-Myungsoo?"

I looked up to see Sungyeol standing there with a box in his hand. I pointed at what was in his hand but then he quickly put it behind his back.

" What are you hiding there, Sungyeol?"

" U-Um, I know you didn't mean to lash out at me, and I know these past few days haven't been the best so I went to go get something from the school bakery. H-Here you go."

Sungyeol brought it back in the front and held it out towards me. I took it from him my heart full of gratefulness. As I opened the box, I couldn't help but feel excited. My heart was beating so fast I was afraid Sungyeol could hear it. Also my hands were a getting sweaty making opening the box a bit harder than usual. When I finally opened the box I couldn't help but smile and chuckle. Inside there was a slice of chocolate cake with a strawberry on top saying " Get Better!"

I placed the box next to me and grabbed onto Sungyeol's hands. I was sitting down on the bench so it looked and felt a bit awkward but whatever. Gently, I rubbed the back of his hand and smiled to myself. When I looked back up at Sungyeol, his face was a bright red. Kind of like my eyes.

" Thank you for the cake. This is actually my favorite. Who told you?"

" I-I asked Sungjong what you l-like and he said you like chocolate cake, with strawberries of course, so I went to the school bakery to buy one. Luckily, there was one left."

I pulled him down on the other side of me and then grabbed the cake. I took the small fork that was inside the box, took a piece of the cake, and held it in front of Sungyeol.

" W-What are you doing?"

" Giving you a piece of cake. What else am I doing?"

" But--"

His mouth was open so I took this chance and shoved the piece of cake into his mouth. I slid the fork out of his mouth as he ate the piece of cake.

" So, how is it?"

" G-Good."

" That's good!"

I took a bite and sighed in pleasure. This is definitely one of the best cakes I have ever eaten!

 

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Nobody's POV:

 

The sky was darkening as he walked towards the music building. Melodies of the music and the beat led his feet to come here. His heart knew where he was going but didn't want to take another step. Heartbreak, scared, and in pain resonated throughout his body.

With each step he took, his body shook. It looked a bit crazy but nobody was out to see the body shake. The doorknob was within hands reach, but he couldn't push himself to open it. Though with a little push, he was able to step inside the dance room.

" D-Dongwoo?"

Dongwoo trudged into the room and plopped onto one of the benches. Hoya went to stop the music, grabbed his water bottle, and sat down next to him. Lets just say things were a bit awkward between the two of them. The air was too tense too. Everything was just...not right.

" Dongwoo, how are you?" He shrugged his shoulders.

" Fine I guess. Couldn't have felt better!"

Sarcasm and bitterness etched into Dongwoo's voice. Hoya felt it, though. Without knowing it, he scooted a little bit from Dongwoo making it look like he was grabbing his towel.

" You aren't feeling good are you?"

" What do you think?"

Hoya sighed to himself. Dongwoo was communicating through their minds and not speaking it out loud. As Hoya threw his towel into his bag, Dongwoo suddenly stood up. Slowly, but surely, he walked towards the mirror and placed his hand right on it. Right over where his heart.

" I called your place. I even went there, but your mom said you were still sleeping."

" Yeah, I know."

" Were you really sleeping?"

Dongwoo sighed in frustration. He really didn't want to do this right now, but what the heck! He was already here so might as well vent out. So he punched the wall shattering the mirror. Shards of glass fell to the floor and along with it-- blood.

" Yah! You idiot! What do you think you are doing?!"

Hoya ran towards Dongwoo feeling the pain of Dongwoo's hand. After inspecting his hand, he quickly went to the closet that is in the room and took out the first-aid kit. He brought Dongwoo back to the bench and started to treat Dongwoo's hand. The one that didn't have the cast on of course.

" You shouldn't be doing stuff like that! You just got better and now you are making it worse!"

After Hoya treated Dongwoo's hand, he went to the first-aid kit back into the closet. He stopped once Dongwoo's voice echoed in the room.

" What do you know about pain! You know nothing so you should shut your mouth about making it worse! My hand isn't in pain! The only pain I feel is inside me! Everything else is irrevelant! Pain... You know nothing about--"

Hoya took huge strides to Dongwoo and enveloped him into his arms. Dongwoo squirmed around trying to get out of his grasp but he couldn't. So he gave up. His whole body gave up. Dongwoo stayed there limp there in Hoya's arms. With slow , Hoya rubbed Dongwoo's back. Even though Hoya's body was covered in sweat, Dongwoo didn't care. This is a scent he has known since the day he met Hoya. It's his scent.

One by one, tears fell from Dongwoo's eyes. It wasn't just one single tear, but many. Being in the warmth of Hoya finally made him let go of everything. Feelings that were piled and stored inside poured out like a waterfall. Crashing and thundering and never ending. Dongwoo's frustration, sadness, and pain filled those tears to the brim. Body shaking uncontrollably as Hoya tried to keep Dongwoo together.

Dongwoo's body couldn't stop shaking though. Hoya's body shook as if he was Dongwoo himself. Those feelings were being transfered on the string that connected the two. The string that was starting to wear out. But Hoya was trying to keep them together. Even if Hoya couldn't truly understand what Dongwoo was feeling, there was the connection between them. A connection that has lasted so long that one day it might break.

" Should I take it off from you?"

" What do you mean?"

" The necklace. It's the thing that ties you with me. That thing that keeps you by my side. Thing last connection between the two of us."

" No. Don't take it off. This isn't the only connection we have. We are friends. No matter what happens we will always be friends." 

" Yes. Friends... Friends."

 

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Within the forest there was Sunggyu staring at the lake. The water's ripples distorted his face making himself feel disgusted. Hate. The one word that he hates in the whole wide world, but the thing that overtook him. Anger. Hate. Wishing upon the reflection of the moon that anger and hate never existed. Reason why he didn't look up to wish was because looking down at the lake made it seem like they were closer to him.

" Hate. Woohyun, you hate me right? Will you kill me out of hate? You almost did though. I wished that you had finished me off. The pain is too excruciating. I'm glad you're happy, but it pains me as well."

He touched the water with his finger sending ripples. The moon became distorted as a cloud covered it up. Sunggyu looked up to see that everything was dark. That no matter how much he looked around, walked around, screamed for help, even if he reached; the darkness will always be beside him. Suffocating him with its hands and pulling him further and further. There is only one person who can bring him out, but that said person is full of hate for Sunggyu.

" I will always remember that day. It was the day you became a werewolf. The day when it was the time to become a werewolf. Unlucky for me though because I was the reason your anger exploded causing you to become a werewolf."

" Woohyun, if I were to tell you to kill me, would you kill me or hesitate?"

Sunggyu unbottoned the first four buttons of his shirt and placed his hand over his heart. The scar on his chest brushed his hand and the painful memories flooded his head. Pain spread throughout his body and he fell foward. He caught himself before he fell into the water.

Slow, stead breaths. He took off his shoes and stepped into the lake. Tears dropped like rain making small and smaller ripples. As he got deeper and deeper into the water, the painful memories dripped away.

Sunggyu dived into the water, and everything became silent. The whole world became silent. He closed his eyes and let himslef be free in the water. The cold touch of the water took the heat off his body. Empty. Nothing was in his mind but himself. To get away from the world even for a second. A minute if he was lucky.

He was losing air in his lungs, but fought with himself whether to stay or resurface.

Nobody will miss me. Everyone will be happy that I'm gone. I should just disa--

" Don't ever say that! I don't hate you! Sungjong doesn't hate you! Our parents don't hate you!"

Sunggyu released his mouth causing water to go in and he quickly swam to the surface. Once he reached, he coughed out the water and then went back to the edge. He got out of the water now with his clothes all drenched. He didn't care though. He just laid there not caring if he caught a cold from being wet and the wind. With a few coughs here and there, his eyes were slowly closing.

" Sunggyu? Where are you?"

" Sunggyu?"

" SUNGGYU!"

" Leave me alone. Just leave me alone."

Soon the darkness enveloped Sunggyu with its hands and brought him further and further into his unconscious.

 

 

But within that darkness was a light. A light that carried him back home, changed his clothes, dried him, put warm clothes on, and tucked him into his bed. It was for the best for Sunggyu not knowing what was happening because in the end he would only cry out the tears that he supresses all the time. Though that light will look towards Sunggyu even though that light may be full of hate.

 

 

 

 

 

(A/N: Hey everybody! Sorry for the late update! But here it is! Sorry if there are any mistakes! I have to go to sleep since its a school night and I usually don't write on school nights. So yeah! But thanks for reading, suscribing, and commenting! Until then! P.S Myungyeol couple will have drama too!)

 

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Chapter 1: Unnie, pls finish it I love it sooo much.
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Chapter 23: PLEASE UPDATE
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Chapter 23: Please update . Good story and I want to know what happen next.