Chapter twenty-five

As they both try to catch their breath, Jisung says pantingly, "I'm sorry."

Minho looks at Jisung confused, "Why would you be?" he asks to which Jisung replies, "I always had a weird feeling when I was around you. I know what a crush feels like from before and knew this wasn't one. But now that the moon is high I have finally figured out what it is. It was like my body was moving by itself, automatically bringing me to you. I know it may go against your natural principles, but I'm afraid I can't live without you."

Minho was not sure what to say to this. His hand was still on Jisung's back, where he had caressed it a few seconds ago when they were calming down.

Although he had his suspicions, this was still quite a shock. "So...the bite?" Minho asks cautiously, stroking Jisung again with his thumb.

"It's a mark," Jisung says as if it explains everything.

When it finally dawns on him that Minho doesn't understand, he says, "I don't know much about it either," while drawing circles on Minho's naked belly with his hand, he continues, "It's something someone once told me. We can bite someone, as in the bite. Turning them, like what happened to me.

Or we can bite someone, marking them, marking them as yours," Jisung shifts and sits on top of Minho again, "I'm sorry, but now you're…mine?" And with that, he kisses Minho one more time. But this time a more soft sensual kiss. A sorry kiss.

After the kiss, Minho holds Jisung down on top of him and pulls the blanket over them. 

"I'm sorry," Jisung says once more, "I'm sorry that I didn't take it more slowly, that I didn't give you the option. I'm so so sorry, Minho," Jisung says, his voice breaking on the last part.

"sshhhh, it's okay," Minho reassures Jisung, "No need to cry over it. Can you tell me more about this 'mark'?"

"ye-yes," Jisung answers, trying to hold in his sobs, "The mark won't be seen with the eye after the next full moon is out. It, the mark, is not really something we have in hand. More like something within us drives us to do it.

But if I wanted it, I could've stopped it and done it later, it's just," Minho's hand caressing Jisung's back may be one of the most reassuring things he ever felt, "It's my first time," just as the words left his mouth Jisung got how it sounded.

"I mean…I don't mean…that too but that's not my poi…I meant the moon!" he stutters, "It's my first full moon since I got turned." Minho hums almost as if he understands everything the younger one is saying.

"So it's the moon that drives you to do...things? Like, is that why you've been...different...towards me these past couple of days?"

"No! I mean, yes. Kinda? It's not like I didn't want to do any of the things I did, the moon just gave me that last bit of courage I think," Minho smiled at the younger's answer and pulled him even closer, squeezing him tightly.

"So, what are you gonna do now that I'm "yours"?" Minho asks with a smug smile plastered on his face.

Jisung looks up at the other and lays back down with a scoff and says, "You'll figure that out yourself," Causing Minho to laugh.

Just as they both calmed down Jisung suddenly heard his phone ringing. He gets up from Minho to reach his phone which is now lying on the floor together with his trousers, receiving a whimper from Minho.

"Hello?"

"GOSH JISUNG, I'VE BEEN KNOCKING ON THE DOOR AND CALLING YOU FOR OVER HALF AN HOUR NOW! I REALLY THOUGHT YOU KILLED MINHO," when Felix doesn't get an answer he asks, "You didn't right? Is he there? He's okay, right? How are you? You sound okay, especially for your first moon."

Jisung looks over at the man who is lying on his bed and giving him a tired smile, causing him to smile too. "We're just fine. I'm sorry I left without saying anything, my mind wasn't really functioning," Jisung tries to explain.

"Can you open the door? Or come out? I forgot the keys and the door is locked. You shouldn't STAY here for too long. It's already been too long, the risk is too big, Ji."

"I think it's too late to lock me up now," Jisung sighs and hangs his head again. Minho sees this sudden change in attitude and sits up straight as well.

Placing his hand on Jisung's shoulder, he says, "Sung, please stop being sad. It hurts me, it really does. Please don't worry about it, it's fine." Jisung looks up at Minho, almost smiling and answers the boy on the other side of the line, "I'll come later, just go back."

Jisung hangs up the phone and throws it back on the ground and crawls on Minho's lap. Kissing the older one for the umpteenth time this evening. The kiss soon turns into a makeout session and Minho draws back before it's too late. "I'll be right back," he says, putting on his boxer and leaving the room.

When he hears the water running, he knows what the other is doing. He smiles to himself and closes his eyes, drifting off to sleep. Only to be woken twenty minutes later and be told to take a shower himself. "It's okay," he says, half asleep, "I'm not that dirty."

"Jisung, please go take a shower," Minho answers. "I don't want to." The words hadn't left his mouth or he got picked up bridal style and carried to the bathroom.

"I can walk myself," he whines, "well, apparently not," Minho answers. He puts the boy down in the douche where he just sits on the ground half asleep. "You need help with undressing, and now with taking a shower?" Minho asks jokingly, but to his surprise the younger answers with a humm and a nod.

As Minho smiles to himself he turns on the tap and begins to wash Jisung's hair with water, careful not to let too much run down his face. 

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Jisung tries to sit down on his bed, but Minho keeps him standing and lets him sit down on his own bed. "Yours isn't clean yet, I think it's better if you sleep here for the night."

Half asleep on Minho's bed, Jisung almost falls backwards and asleep, when Minho takes place behind him. 

"Wait a little longer. Let me dry your hair first, don't want you to get sick," Minho says before slowly drying Jisung's hair with a towel. 

While Minho's trying to dry the younger one's hair, Jisung looks up and backward at Minho. "You're cute," he says, before letting his head fall back more so it's now resting on Minho's shoulder. 

"So are you," is all Minho answers before slowly attaching their lips once more, almost resulting in the iconic Spider-Man kiss. This time a kiss with a lot of pauses and a lot of breath. Until he turns around and continues on top of Jisung. 

Soon enough Jisung's all awake again and starts deepening the kiss, biting on Minho's lips as the older's hands travel all over his body. 

If that keeps going this way, Minho'll turn bald one day because of all the tugging Jisung does on his hair. 

Minho lips draft off, now kissing every inch of Jisung's neck and chest, leaving more of those purple marks along the way. As he moves his knee up between the brunette's legs causing him to moan, they hear an all too familiar voice. 

"Jisung? Are you here?" Minho stops the sucking and lays his head with a sigh on Jisung's belly, while Jisung throws his head back groaning. 

"I'll go talk to him," Minho says, "since I'm in a jogging and you're only wearing boxers." 

"No, I think it's better if I go. He called me after all," the truth was, Jisung didn't know how Felix was when the full moon was out. Especially since this is his first full moon as alpha. 

He quickly puts on a shirt and leaves their room.

"Hey, Lix! Thought you lost your keys?" Jisung asks as he walks into the living room. "Yeah, Minnie found them, I dropped them in the car. And since you said you'd come back almost an hour ago, I thought I'd check if you really didn't kill our roommate." 

"I told you I was doing just fine. How are you okay though? I was expecting you to go totally nuts with your first full moon as alpha," Jisung jokes.

"I'm doing just fine, I even have more control over my wolfstate. The real question is, how can you walk around so calmly? " Jisung wasn't sure how to answer that question. 

He knew how he could be so calm, it's a thing being with your mate does, they help you contain yourself and your power. But I can't tell him I found my mate before my first full moon and mated the night of my first full moon, right?

"I…I don't know, Lix. Luck?" Felix looked at the boy as if he just said that he believed doors could fly."You know what? Never mind, imma go eat something. It's almost midnight and I still haven't eaten, Via bought fish. FISH! Who buys fish on a day like this," he was complaining as he was walking towards the kitchen. 

As he enters the room he says,"Jisung," to the boy following behind him, "Why is your shirt in the sink?"