You had gotten stronger just from your own feeding off Yixing and while you still had kinks and aches in your body, you were assured it would get better – although, if you wanted it better faster, you needed to hang around Jongdae more.
But you didn't want to. It felt dangerous and you had no control over how you acted around him.
You stuck to Yixing over the next few days even though he had said the two of you should spend time apart – it wasn't your fault since he was the one coming to your room this time.
Yixing had started to train you – or well, he got Minseok to train you while he watched since Yixing seemed too afraid to put his hands near you lately. You didn't blame him either because the eruption of warmth on your skin when he touched you was something you liked too much.
Which made you feel guilty.
Something you didn't want to feel since you genuinely liked Yixing but yet, you were roped in by Jongdae.
No matter how hard you tried not to look at Jongdae, your eyes would end up following him like they were magnetized to him. Just the way you were doing now when Jongdae entered the room that you were training in. He was wearing all black and despite his agony of you not wanting to be around him, he walked with a confidence that made your body shake. You wanted him-
Minseok flipped you over on the mat and you landed on your back with a groan, causing Jongdae's gaze to snap over to you and you felt the heat of his gaze. "Focus, Y/N," Minseok said firmly. "It's important you learn to defend yourself. Not that you'll ever have to..." He trailed off for a sigh and you saw his gaze flick over next to you and you followed his eyes, seeing Jongdae standing close to you.
"Are you okay?" Jongdae said lowly, meeting your eyes as you looked at him.
You nodded and tried to look away, but you couldn't. Your eyes were stuck on him. His beautiful dark eyes that were framed by strong brows drew you in as if you were his prey.
"Dae, she's not a weak human anymore. I'm not going to be able to hurt her even if I wanted to," Minseok pointed out and you winced. That was enough to pull your gaze from Jongdae. It was enough for you to look from him to Yixing who was sitting in the corner of the room and reading a book. His eyes met yours over the top of the book and he tried to give you a look of encouragement.
"Again," you said while pulling yourself up to your feet to go again.
Minseok gave you a simple nod and the two of you trained for the next couple of hours with both Yixing and Jongdae watching from the side.
This went on for about two weeks and you were getting better at defending against Minseok, even getting him on his back a few times which always put a devilish grin on his face. But by the end of the two weeks, you were weak again and your body was sore with bruises.
"Yixing," Minseok said lowly, not trying to capture Jongdae's attention but since you had been watching Jongdae for the past few moments, you saw him look up. His gaze didn't meet yours and you saw it harden but somehow he still looked so angelic. You couldn't help but be drawn to look at Jongdae because you were certain he was the most beautiful man you had ever laid your eyes on and so badly you wanted to be wrapped up in his arms again. Just to feel the sparks again. Jongdae met your eyes then and gave you a look telling you that he wanted the same thing and you wondered if he could read your mind. Even if so, you couldn't look away. "She needs to feed."
Jongdae stood, keeping his eyes on you, "She can feed from me."
Minseok sighed, "You know that will complete the ritual-"
"I know," Jongdae snapped. "I don't mind."
"But she might," Minseok noted.
Groaning and smacking your hands against the mat on the ground you opened your mouth, "If we're talking about me, can't we talk to me?"
All three vampire's eyes snapped to you, "I'm sorry, love," Jongdae whispered and you stared at him intently before looking back to Minseok.
"What will complete?"
Minseok looked off into the distance.
Yixing stood up and walked closer to you, "If you won't tell her, I will," and while you didn't look at Yixing, you knew he was talking to Jongdae.
"The mating ritual. It's what I had... done to you by accident. If you bite me and inject me with your venom, our mate bond will be completed and there will be... certain effects. Now, we are stronger if we are together and use each other but once the bond is fully complete – well, there is a lot to it."
You shook your head, "That sounds very forced."
Minseok buts in, "Just don't bite him until you're ready, Y/N. Because once you do..." He stopped himself and cleared his throat, "You need to be sure he's what you want."
"Um, did you forget we're mates? Of course, she is going to want to be with me."
"That's not what I want right now," you half-lied and you sensed Yixing caught on because he looked at you.
You could feel the way Jongdae's mood dropped, "And I will be waiting for you," he said in a low tone, "But don't forget that you're in a house full of vampires that have mates they haven't found yet."
And with that, he left the room.
You knew his words were directed towards you about Yixing and it made everything inside you twist.
"God," Minseok mumbled and pulled you up from the mat, "He's gotten grumpier since he found his mate. I sure hope we aren't going to have this happen eight more times."
Yixing shrugged, "Seven times at most, Sehun doesn't want his mate."
"I used to think we had to be with our mate," Minseok admitted, "But I'm starting to think that we don't have to and that we can love anyone," He trailed off with a sigh, "Everything is different than we expected."
You stared at Yixing as he shook his head, "No. We are destined to be with our mates, Minseok," he said but you didn't fully believe his tone.
Minseok nodded slowly, "Sure. So do you want me to feed Y/N, then?" He offered and you automatically sunk back away from him.
Yixing glared at him, "I'll do it. Just go."
"Are you sure you want to do it here?" Minseok asked quietly.
"It's better here," Yixing said through gritted teeth.
Minseok was gone after a few moments and Yixing sighed and stood in front of you, "Are you hungry?" He said with his gentle voice, all of the edge that it once held was gone.
You shrugged your shoulders because you weren't sure. Was that the reason that your throat was on fire or why you wanted Jongdae today more than any day?
"Do you want to feed from me again, or do you have someone else in mind?"
You bit at your lip, "I assume you're the safest option."
"I'm not sure about that," he mumbled, giving you a look and you knew the meaning behind it. The two of you wouldn't speak of it though because there was an elephant in the room. A.K.A, your soul mate. You were starting to develop feelings for Yixing and maybe he was developing his too but there was absolutely no way you could go anywhere with it. He had a soul mate of his own in the world waiting for him and the thought made your stomach hurt the same way it did when you thought of hurting Jongdae.
