Chapter 6

His best friend obviously did not intend to stop him from gulping down a whole bottle of whiskey almost on his own. On the other hand he was actually excited to see Kai swallow the golden liquid. How could he not after all? Moonshine was here and they were the ones who were capturing vampires and killing them. That alone was enough to devastate him

Kai actually knew that pack, that was one of the reasons why Lun came to him. He knew how it would hurt his best friend to hear their name, how harsh and distant memories would surface the moment he brought them up, the same way they surfaced when he appeared. For the first time in two hundred years Kai had said his last name out loud, now at the tip of his rosy tongue another name was being slurred by his drunken state. It was better that way. Even the sound of it tormented him. He had sworn to never utter that name but now, drunk and dizzy by the blinding lights he found himself needing its comfort.

«What did you say?» Lun asked him, staring at him entertained as Kai was laying on the comfortable couch.

«It hurts…» Kai said and punched the left side of his chest, where his heart was supposed to be. «It still fucking hurts and I can't do anything about it.»

«How about fucking someone else?» Lun proposed and the vampire scoffed. He stood up wobbling a bit as he headed towards the crowded dance floor. He turned around, framed by the people behind him and smiled. He looked like an angel. His bright eyes, his smile and his hair. His figure, every inch of him emitted something divine. No one would ever think he was cursed. Cursed by nature and by love.

«Who could be better than him Lun?» he screamed over the crowd and his best friend shook his head. He had no answer for him so he decided to remain quiet. Kai walked in the middle of the crowd, moving his body elegantly at the sound of the blasting music, feeling hands around him, hearing their racing heartbeats and smelling their sweat. Laughter and singing. So many sounds, so many smells to the point that after a while they became too much.

He blinked a few times, feeling the room spin and he almost landed on the ground. Lun caught him and Kai smiled lazily

«My hero» he said sweetly and the brown haired vampire laughed.

«Come on. You're drunk. I shouldn't have let you drink this much.» he said and wrapped his strong arm around his waist, slowly and steadily leading him outside.

«Then why did you do it?»

«Did what?» Lun asked as they stepped outside. The night was cold and their breaths creating little clouds. People were stumbling here and there and Lun clearly heard someone throw up close by. He frowned, slightly disgusted by the situation but helped Kai sit down. He had found a higher spot of the pavement and he sat down next to him

«Why did you tell me about Moonshine?»

«Kai, the Moonshine you knew does not exist anymore. These people are murderers, sadists that hunt our kind. You should erase them from your mind.» Lun advised him and Kai started laughing.

«Oh how I wish it was that easy.» he said. His hands gripped the end of his shirt. Long and elegant they wrapped around the thick sawn line and raised it slowly revealing his sculptured abdomen. His skin was pale, his muscles prominent and Lun's eyes immediately noticed what the vampire intended to show. A huge claw mark. It started from the left side of his chest and reached all the way, diagonally to the start of his pants on the right side. «It's healed but it still fucking hurts. No matter what I do.» he told him and Lun sighed. He placed his palms on top of his hands and pushed down his shirt. Kai then rested his head on his shoulder.

«Kai, you need to forget. No matter what.» His friend said.

«I won't. I can't . I don't want to. I deserve to be in pain. I am a monster after all.» he mumbled. Lun's body tensed and he pushed his friend back, grabbing him from his shoulders.

«Don't ever say that shit again. You are not a monster and you never were. It was not your fault that …» he was intending to say something, he wanted to keep on talking as he stared into Kai's eyes. There was that sound again though. A loud howl, a signal, a very obvious signal that danger was approaching. Lun's eyes widened and he warily looked around. He stood up, grabbing Kai and forcing him to get on his feet . «Come on, we need to leave. We need to run» he said when his eyes caught a glimpse of them. They were just turning in the corner and Lun could feel the danger rising

«Oh, puppies.» Kai exclaimed and pointing at them. Their eyes met.

«Shit Kai.» Lun swore and grabbed his hand. He started running, hoping they would escape.

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