Jisung became a bit scared when Minho's mood dropped so abruptly. Yes, Lee Minho was one of the most unpredictable creatures Jisung had ever met, but even for him this kind of defensive behavior was unusual. The blond male, who had fixated Minho and Felix with his eyes, looked very irritated and stalked towards them like some kind of predator.

The warlock wished he had a good nose like Chan or Minho, so he could already tell what this guy was for a type of creature, so he could brace himself. The unknown blond had no physical traits like a pair of ears, fangs or a tail, which revealed his species of supernatural creature instantly, so Jisung's only option was to guess.

"What are you two doing here?", the blond male growled when he stood just two meters away from the group, obviously talking to just Minho and Felix who were still his main focus. Jisung could feel how Minho tensed beside him and slowly let the arms, which he had put around Jisung drop.

"Well guess why", the cat hybrid with the hazel nut hair shot back at the unknown male with an irritated undertone. A very deep, animalistic growl escaped the blond's throat. He looked ready to bounce at Minho, but if that happened Jisung would let him jump against a magical shield for sure. He didn't care who this guy was; if he dared to attack Minho he would have to put up with Jisung too. 

"Tae what has gotten into you? Calm down", a voice behind the blond guy spoke up. It was the rather small male (even though he was still taller than Jisung) with the pink hair and white fairy wings on his back. He quickly walked forward, grabbed "Tae" by his arm and yanked him back, bringing a good amount of distance between him and Minho. For safety measures, Jisung wrapped his arms around Minho's waist, so the cat hybrid couldn't get anywhere without having to shake the warlock off first.

"Jimin let me go. I didn't do anything", the blond protested and ripped his arm out of the fairy's hold. He was still irritated, but Jisung noticed that he spoke a bit softer with the pink haired male.

"Just tell us what's up, hyung", a third unknown male with the dark hair mumbled, obviously concerned. He joined the fairy's side and somehow Jisung was instantly convinced the brunette was a werewolf because of his broad frame. Jisung looked up to Minho who was still glaring at the blond with an unreadable expression on his face.

"Hyung what's going on?", he whispered, so hopefully only the cat hybrid could hear him. The older didn't respond nor did he look at the warlock. He was still focused on the unknown male with the blond hair.

"Minho-hyung", Jisung tried to get the cat hybrid's attention again, but this time he held the cat hybrid a tad tighter. Minho finally noticed this and turned his head, so he was facing his mate. Just looking into the warlock's eyes was seemingly enough to let the cat hybrid calm down again.

"I'm sorry, Jisung", he mumbled barely audible. Jisung lightly shook his head. Minho may have some strange thought processes sometimes, but he must have a reason to be this irritated from just meeting eyes with the unknown blond guy.

"Just don't do anything you could regret", the warlock muttered and let his arms relax a bit, so they were put loosely around the cat hybrid's waist. Minho could escape the warlock's hold more easily now, but Jisung trusted his boyfriend enough to not pick a fight right now.

Apparently the blond had been calmed down too by the fairy and the dark-haired male since his irritated aura, which had surrounded him like a cloud of smoke, was slowly easing up. His hiked up shoulders had slumped a little and his head hung low, but Jisung could still feel a kind of suppressed anger in his stature. The fairy laid his hand on the blond's shoulder in a sympathetic manner before he turned around and walked up to the incomplete Stray Kids group and Yedam.

"Sorry this got out of hand so quickly. I hope Tae didn't scare you. I am Park Jimin and those two behind me are Kim Taehyung also known as V and Jeon Jungkook. We are from the group BTS which is allied to NCT. That is the reason why we are here", the fairy politely introduced himself and his two companions, but Jisung couldn't help but noticed how the fairy had glanced at Minho for a second. If the warlock had to guess, he probably glanced at Felix too.

"Don't worry about before we were just taken off guard", Chan spoke up like the leader he now officially was. They were lucky enough the situation didn't escalate, though Jisung was sure if it had come down to it, Chan would have done something despite his healing injuries.

"I am glad to hear that. We were just looking around, so we will head back to the rest of our group now. I hope our future meetings are more pleasant and peaceful", Jimin bid his goodbye in a polite but quick way. He did a little polite bow and showed a tiny smile before he turned around again to usher his two companions out of the trainings hall. Chan took in a deep breath and then looked at Minho after the three were gone.

"Care to explain what that was about?", he asked and put his hands on his hips like a parent. His tone wasn't accusing but you could hear that he had been completely taken off guard to his own annoyance. Minho looked at his leader with a rather neutral expression on his face.

"I didn't start it, so why do I have to explain it?", the cat hybrid asked a question in return. His voice was neutral but the light scowl on his face showed irritation.

"Hyung don't be stubborn", Felix chimed in, freeing himself from Jeongin's embrace, so he could walk up to his older brother and Chan. The ginger looked back and forth between them before focused his gaze onto his older brother.

"No more secrets, remember?", the ginger reminded, giving Minho no other choice. Jisung could see his boyfriend tense lightly under his hold and even though this whole situation had nothing to do with Jisung directly the warlock felt his chest tighten.

"Fine", the older cat hybrid said with gritted teeth. "At our old school at the Sky Clan territory I had a fight with Taehyung once, which got him expelled and Felix and me had to transfer to Miroh High. It's just that simple", Minho explained with mild irritation in each word. He was obviously leaving out some major details but Jisung was the last person to blame him for that. Still, Jisung could hardly imagine Minho getting into a fight.

"Wait, wait, hold on", Hyunjin spoke up, sounding confused. He waved his hands in the air while he seemed to think this over before speaking again. "You started the fight? You threw the first punch?", he questioned, sounding like he didn't believe himself what he was asking. It was a good question though but Jisung could guess the answer because he could feel Minho's tense shoulders.

"He provoked it", Minho huffed and crossed his arms over his chest defensively, letting his arms rest on top of Jisung's, which were still losses put around the cat hybrid's waist.

"To all gods", the siren muttered to himself while his eyes widened a little bit. Jisung could understand Hyunjin's surprise but he was a bit overreacting. Minho got into a fight once while Jisung stopped counting how many times he pulled a major prank on someone along with Seungmin.

"But there is more to that story, right? You wouldn't punch someone for some stupid reason and Taehyung wouldn't be expelled for having a fight he didn't even properly start", Jeongin chimed in, standing next to Felix now. The kitsune voiced what everyone thought but Jisung could feel how Minho didn't want to talk about it. At least not now.

"Can we talk about this later?", Jisung asked, looking primarily at Chan. He hoped dearly his leader would help him out now. "I would love to take a shower and change cloths", the warlock added, trying to distracted everyone from the current topic for the sake of his boyfriend. Chan looked back and forth between his friends before sighing. He had gotten Jisung's very subtle hint.

"Alright. Let's take a shower and change cloths", the wolf hybrid agreed to Jisung's suggestion. Still, the older male turned to the Lee brother, focusing on Minho especially.

"You two know that you can tell us what exactly happened with Kim Taehyung, right?", the wolf hybrid asked looking back and forth between the two Lee brothers. Minho barely reacted but Felix nodded.

"We know, hyung", Felix answered, looking at Minho with a mix of worry, sympathy and sadness in his eyes.

"We know", he repeated when the older cat hybrid refused to look him in the eyes.

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After Jimin had ushered them out of the hall. Taehyung had taken the lead or rather he quickly walked away from his two group members, who were also his mates. Jungkook tried to catch up to the blond without it being suspicious while Jimin did the same only a bit slower, probably because of what he had said to the white tiger hybrid to make him calm down. 

"Hyung wait", Jungkook quietly called out, trying to stop Taehyung by laying his hand onto the blond shoulder. Taehyung stopped walking and abruptly turned around facing the brunette. He looked hurt and angry all over again.

"Don't tell me I am overreacting too", the blond hissed, almost scaring the brunette. It was what Jimin had said, shortly after the three had left the hall. The fairy hadn't said it mean spirited but it was probably not the best choice of words right now.

"Hyung ...", Jungkook trailed off, looking a little bit hurt by Taehyung's harsh tone. The blond turned around again, so he didn't have to look at his two mates.

Jimin had caught up to the two. His previously neutral expression had turned into one of sadness and a little bit of hidden anger. The fairy had realized his choice of words wasn't good but it had been a stressful situation for all three of them. After all, they didn't come here to fight their allies.

"I'm sorry I said you were overreacting even though I know how you feel about them", Jimin apologized sincerely. The fairy waited for a reaction from his blond mate, but Taehyung remained quiet and he slowly clenched his hands into fists.

"None of you know how I feel about them because you have never been betrayed by people you thought were close to you", the blond mumbled more to himself than the two other males. The blond unclenches his fists and let his shoulders slump completely, the fight draining out of his body.

"Why did they have to be here?", Taehyung whispered with a broken voice. Jungkook couldn't watch this anymore and wrapped his arms around the blond male to hopefully comfort him in some way.

"They had nowhere else to go. You know that the whole Sky Clan was abducted and NCT took in the remaining two cat hybrids, who weren't officially part of the clan", Jimin said, while walking closer to his two mates.

"But why them?", the blond muttered, trying to stay composed. "Why the Lee brothers?", he repeated. His back was still facing Jimin, but the fairy could imagine the almost familiar grief and sadness that was written all over the tiger hybrid's face. It surely wasn't much different from the time they met Taehyung, but Jimin felt like he had to remind the other what the Lee brothers went through to end up at the NCT headquarter.

"The Lee brothers were lucky enough to not get caught by a bunch of hunters and a crazy warlock", the fairy replied, walking in front of Taehyung who had his head hang low. The fairy carefully cupped the blond's face and raised his head a little. The amber eyes of the tiger hybrid glimmered with tears and a suppressed thousand memories that threatened to resurface.

"They left you hanging when you thought you could count on them, but this time you got Jungkook, me and all of our hyungs. You aren't alone this time, Tae", Jimin said, gently rubbing his thumps over Taehyung's cheekbones.

"We won't leave you if you need us like they did", Jungkook mumbled from behind Taehyung while tightening his hold on the blond a little bit to show he was still here too.

"Thank you", Taehyung mumbled while a sad little smiled made its way onto his lips, followed by a single tear leaving his amber eyes.

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Changbin got a bit frustrated when he couldn't find any members of Day6 or MonstaX. He just wanted to talk to Jae or Changkyun, damn it. How could it be possible that you come across members of ACE, KARD and BTS but no one from the two groups you were searching for? Must be some type of curse. He probably brought it onto himself too. The vampire almost ran into someone because he wasn't paying attention where he was going.

"I'm sorry", he immediately said when he merely brushed past the other person. It was an almost automatic reaction but he had been a bit jumpy ever since he had woken up this morning.

"No worries, Changbin", a rather familiar voice replied. Changbin stopped and turned around to look into the smiling face of one of the teachers from Miroh High, Jung Hoseok, or Hobi as most students called him. Changbin used to have the werewolf with the curly brown hair as a sports teacher but ever since Hobi took over the school's art and performance department as the main dance instructor he only taught two classes in sport regularly and Changbin's class hadn't been one of them.

"I never realized your group was allied with NCT, Mr. Jung", Changbin stated, trying to be polite. The man with the brown hair just scrunched up his nose a little.

"Please stop calling me Mr. Jung when no other teacher is around. I'm not that old, you know? Just J-Hope or Hobi-hyung is fine", the brunette laughed lightly while Changbin mumbled "I am sorry" like a little, scolded child. He will never get used to the teachers, who hated being called but their last name outside of their classes.

"Don't apologize. We aren't even at school but you seemed like you had something on your mind. Can I help?", he asked, putting his hands on his hips. He still showed a light smile, which could be considered his trademark, and Changbin silently appreciated the offer for help.

"I'm searching for Im Changkyun or Park Jaehyun or basically any member of Day6 or MonstaX", the vampire said, being almost too hopeful. There was still a possibility Hobi hadn't seen them. After all, he had arrived here just this morning as far as Changbin knew.

"Well I did see Changkyun not long ago on the second floor. He was talking to his leader along with Minhyuk", the werewolf replied, tapping his chin in thought. Finally, at least something Changbin could build on.

"Thank you, Hobi-hyung", the vampire quickly thanked the werewolf before dashing off in his supernatural speed. Faintly he could hear the brunette's amused laugh but he had a goal in mind so he didn't pay much attention to it. The vampire ran up the stairs to the second floor and prayed to all known gods Changkyun was still there. 

Luckily, Changkyun was still there. The older vampire dressed in all black leaned onto the corridor's wall while seemingly thinking about something. It was only strange that he was alone, considering he was here with his whole group.

"Changkyun-hyung", Changbin called out before he came to a halt next to other vampire. The older seemed a bit surprised, which was a bit odd but he had been distracted when the young king approached.

"Surprised to see me?", Changbin questioned and tried to sound a bit playful. Changkyun showed a barely noticeable smile. It was somehow comforting for Changbin as strange as that may sound.

"I'm a little surprised, yes, but it's not a bad thing. It has been a while since we got to properly talk, after all" the older vampire replied, ruffling the younger's black hair casually. Changbin didn't even protest against Changkyun ruffling his hair because it was out of order from training anyway and probably still a little sweaty, so jokes on the older vampire.

Still, the reason Changbin searched for Changkyun quickly reappeared in his mind, letting the young uncrowned king become a bit more serious. It apparently didn't get unnoticed by Changkyun, who retracted his hand from Changbin's black hair.

"Hyung I need to talk to you about something important but I think it's better if we find Jae, Younghyun and Dowoon first", Changbin stated, looking up to the older. Changkyun hummed and pushed himself away from the wall.

"Can I ask what you want to talk about or do I need to wait?", the older questioned, when he stood beside Changbin. Changbin's mood dropped a bit at that question. The guilty feeling he had yesterday evening came up again and made him bite his lip lightly.

"I ... I just want to know what's going on with all vampires since ... since my parents are gone", he said quietly and with a little hesitation in his voice like something would kill him if he spoke too loud or confident. He hoped dearly the topic wouldn't make his red glow come back stronger again.

"That's understandable", Changkyun hummed with empathy in his voice. He paused for a short moment, looking at the ground before him like he was thinking something over. It worried Changbin for a short moment.

"Do you know where Jae and his group members are?", the older vampire then asked, raising his gaze again to meet Changbin's. The younger male shook his head, being disappointed that he couldn't find them yet.

"I almost searched everywhere and couldn't find them. I was only able to find you because of Hobi-hyung", Changbin explained, avoiding Changkyun's gaze for a short moment. The older just lightly chuckled. 

"Well, lucky for you I have got an idea where Jae and Younghyun could be", Changkyun said, with a light grin on his lips. He turned, heading to the staircase, letting Changbin follow him. "Those two spend a lot of time working in an little office on the forth floor, according to Dowoon", he added.

Changbin followed the older vampire like a lost puppy. He had no clue where to go exactly and what Jae and Younghyun were even working on. He assumed it was something for the vampires but they had already found a hiding spot for them, so what could it be?

"What are they working on?", Changbin asked Changkyun out of pure curiosity. The younger vampire caught up to the older, walking beside him.

"You will see for yourself what they have been doing", Changkyun answered. Changbin stayed silent after this, hoping he hadn't caused his hyungs any trouble.

When they reached the forth floor Changbin's mind had come up with thousands of ways how he could apologize to his hyungs for being an useless king and overall just a burden to them. He was so occupied with thinking about this, Changkyun had to grab the back of his collar to keep him from walking past the office Jae and Younghyun should be in.

"We are here", Changkyun stated with a little bit of amusement in his voice. He gestured to the room before letting go of Changbin's collar.

"Right", Changbin mumbled to himself, mustering the plain white door, which apparently lead to the office Jae and Younghyun worked in. The young vampire was a little bit hesitant, which didn't get unnoticed by Changkyun.

"Nobody will bite your head off if you knock", the older vampire stated. His voice was a bit softer than before and held a certain amount of concern in it. Changbin picked up on that and told himself he shouldn't behave so cowardly.

"I know", Changbin breathed out, reassuring himself once more that it would be fine and raised his hand to knock. With one more little hesitation did the young vampire knock on the door. There was a short silence before a familiar voice replied to the knock with "Come in".

Changbin opened the door to see Jae, Younghyun, Sungjin and Dowoon stand around a table in the middle of the room. All four looked rather surprised when they saw Changbin and Changkyun in the doorway.

"Did something happen?", Sungjin immediately asked, sounding worried. It was a normal reaction for him since he tended to be very concerned about the well-being of others, especially when it came to the members of his group and Changbin.

"No, hyung. I just want to talk with you guys and Changkyun-hyung about something if you have some time to spare", Changbin answered and tried to lightly smile to not concern his hyungs any further. It was the last thing he wanted right now. They didn't deserve the extra worry.

The four Day6 members looked at each other for a brief second before focusing back onto Changbin. "Of course we got time for you, Changbin. Bold of you to assume we haven't", Jae said jokingly, obviously trying to lift the mood, which worked since Changbin couldn't help but huff at this statement. He entered the room along with Changkyun, who closed the door behind them.

"So what do you want to walk about?", Younghyun questioned, leaning onto the table while looking at Changbin. The young vampire took in a breath and sorted his thoughts for a short moment before he began to speak.

"I realized something, which I should have noticed earlier and for that I apologize", the young vampire started, looking at his five hyungs, who patiently waited for him to go on. "I ... I'm a terrible crown prince. I was and still kinda am incapable of fulfilling my duties and you probably took on this task for the sake of all vampires out there, who needed a good leader", Changbin continued, clenching his fists, so he would stay composed. He thought he had no right to get emotional now.

"I am sorry for not realizing how much you actually do because of my incapability and I am sorry for behaving like a spoiled child. I ... I will do better in the future, so I can become a reliable ... a reliable king", the young vampire ended, even though his last sentence sounded more insecure than the rest.

"You little idiot", Jae huffed, walking up to Changbin, so he could wrap an arm around the short male's shoulders. "You are not an incapable king and even though you should be a spoiled brat with your kind of status you are more humble than anything", the blond vampire said, playfully pinching Changbin's nose. The black-haired vampire let out a little surprised squeak and rubbed the spot Jae pinched while the blond laughed.

"You took a good guess there", Changkyun chuckled, confusing Changbin a bit. "Your little speech was correct. For the most part", the older vampire continued. "Day6 did take care of all vampires in your place but I merely assisted them a few times since my group had a different task to master. Still, Jae is right you are no incapable king. You are just young and inexperienced, which is why you got us. Jae, Younghyun and Dowoon were trained for most of their youth to assist you when you become king. I was assigned the task of helping you in tough times. Even after quitting my position at the royal court your parents asked me personally to help you whenever you need me", Changkyun explained, looking into Changbin's eyes. The young vampire could feel his eyes getting watery but he tried to fight it.

"To sum this up. We have your back, Binnie. No questions asked", Changkyun ended while using Changbin's nickname. The present members of Day6 obviously agreed to that statement.The vampire prince couldn't help the tears falling from his eyes. He really had amazing hyungs.

"You really are just incredible", Changbin lightly sniffled and dried the tears, which had escaped his eyes with the sleeves of his shirt.

"Bold of you to assume we aren't", Jae teased him even though he was lightly rubbing the shorter's arm to comfort him. It was typical Jae behavior. He would tease you but still be right there if you need him.

"Yeah really bold of me", Changbin chuckled at bit just being glad he had such amazing hyungs. He really didn't know how he deserved them.

"We will managed this together, Changbin", Sungjin said. "You will see", he added with one of his bright smiles. As a werewolf Sungjin had no obligation to help Changbin in any way, which was why the young male appreciated it even more.

"By the way. Maybe talk to Wonpil too, when he gets back. He kinda helped a lot on the magic and communication part since he is the only magical creature in Day6", Dowoon chimed in, which earned him an annoyed look from both Jae and Younghyun.

"You really are an lovesick idiot", Younghyun huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. he lightly shook his head at the younger vampire. "I'm not an idiot", Day6's maknae replied, not denying that he was lovesick.

They continued to bicker like they often would before everything went to hell. It made Changbin lightly chuckle at their little fight but it also reminded him that Seungmin, Wonpil and Byungho were still unreachable for everyone in Stray Kids and NCT.

"Did you have any contact to Wonpil-hyung or Seungmin recently?", Changbin asked Jae, looking up to the blond vampire. Dowoon, who apparently heard him even though his bickering with Younghyun was far from quiet, answered before Jae could even open his mouth.

"We couldn't reach Wonpil or Seungmin either but I will go to their mansion as soon as we are finished here", the black-haired vampire said. It took Changbin a bit off guard. Did Dowoon know how to get into the house of the Kim family.

"You know a way into their house? The NCT members weren't able to find the building even though Jisung told them where it is", Changbin questioned, looking at Dowoon. The older vampire with the black hair just grinned a bit.

"Well, Seungmin's and Wonpil's father is kinda strong, so he probably hide the whole mansion but I used to sneak in there by a secret gateway Seungmin created for everyone who is a friend of Wonpil, so it hopefully won't be a problem for me to get in there", Dowoon explained, obviously being a bit proud because of that. Still, Changbin asked himself why Day6 didn't tell NCT this piece of information. It could have been useful.

"Why didn't you tell Taeyong-hyung or any member of NCT about this?", Changkyun asked in a serious tone. He obviously hadn't known that Day6 knew a possible way of reaching and entering the house of the Kims and just chose to don't tell anyone.

"It's simple because this gateway was designed to only let friends of Wonpil enter the mansion to avoid unwanted guests. If we had told Taeyong about this he probably would have insisted on sending his people there in case something went wrong. In general this wouldn't be such a bad idea but in this case it could cause more damage than do good because those barriers can end up to be very dangerous", Dowoon elaborated his point.

"Still, you shouldn't have kept this to yourselves", Changkyun sighed, crossing his arms over his chest while he glanced at each member of Day6. He didn't seem angry with them or anything similar, which was a relief to Changbin.

"We know but it was safer for everyone to keep it secret", Younghyun chimed in. "Normally I would have to report that to Hyungwoo or Taeyong but I am making an exception for you", Changkyun stated. He still didn't seem happy about the situation but Changbin was glad he let it slip.

The young vampire turned to Dowoon. "You aren't going alone though, right?", he questioned, openly showing his concern for the other vampire. Dowoon hesitated before answering.

"I ... I have to go alone since there is a kind of important meeting soon. Almost everyone needs to be there including you, so I'm sneaking out while Younghyun covers for me", Day6's maknae explained. That wasn't an good idea at all.

"That's just idiotic", Changkyun voiced what Changbin - for the most part - thought.

"We would choose another way if it was possible", Sungjin spoked up. Changbin could tell just by looking at the werewolf that he really wasn't fond of the idea but obviously had no other option.

"You all act like I'm stupid enough to run directly into a hunter. Won't happen. Trust me. I will run as fast as I can to the Kim mansion without a soul noticing me", Dowoon tried to reassure his hyungs as well as Changbin.

The short vampire still didn't like the idea but the other option would be possibly endangering members of NCT, so he sighed in defeat. "Please just be careful, hyung", he mumbled.

"I will make sure I am", Dowoon smiled.