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answer; nounsomething said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a statement, question, or situationsimilar: reply, respond

      "What do you mean he's gone?" Hongjoong didn't know what to do. And neither did Seonghwa and Mingi. "He made Namjoon.." The wolf trailed off, staring into the distance as he thought back on tonight's events. "He made him do a spell." "A spell?" Seonghwa noticed him staring off into space, stepping forward to kneel before him. Something about all this wasn't right. "Did Soojin do this?" His secondary half was gone, his hair and eyes changed—now shining an icy blue, he wasn't even sure if Hongjoong was still a hybrid. "Namjoon said the same thing Eunha did. He's making him do this. It has to be Soojin." Hongjoong finally looked into the eyes of his companion. "He's gone. I don't hear him, I don't feel him." He was torn between the grief that set in and the sliver of happiness from the quiet inside of him. "Are you okay?" "I don't... know." Seonghwa pulled off the long jacket that was around his shoulder and covered the trembling body with it, but not from the cold. "Let's get you back home. Eunha is worried." The oldest vampire helped him stand up, his legs acting as a newborn fawns. "You don't remember anything else?" "Just the excruciating pain.." Seonghwa had to hold him steady since he could barely walk on his own. "I'm taking you to Youngjo at first light." Eunha waited not so patiently for her husbands to return with her mate. The others couldn't reassure her since they didn't even know for themselves, opting on just comforting her. The castle doors opened and two vampires hauled in a dark haired man, head slumped over to hide his face. Eunha stood up immediately, unsure of what to do. Her mate was blonde, confusing her even more that they held a brunette. Hongjoong raised his head to show his face, indeed proving to all of them this was their captain. The room fell silent, their confusion and worry only growing. "What happened?" "We aren't too sure but... we think Soojin made Namjoon perform a spell." She stepped forward and held his face in her hands. Other than his physical appearance, he was still the man she loved underneath it all. "And Zero is gone." Seonghwa seated the wolf on the sofa, Eunha pressing into his side with her head laid on his shoulder, their previous scuffle long gone from her mind. "I didn't know what was happening, and I still don't understand it fully. Namjoon showed up, and started speaking in another language. I felt the worst pain.. I've ever felt in my life. "I passed out before it stopped. When I woke up, there was an empty feeling inside of me, of something missing. His voice is gone. His presence is gone. I-" He had a sudden shortness of breath, cutting him off. The others were just as confused. The only known fact is Zero is no longer sharing the same body with him. And his eyes still shining that blue hue only formed more questions. Yunho picked up the mirror hanging on the wall and brought it to the hybrid, turning it to reveal his reflection. Hongjoong stared into it, mouth slightly agape. He wasn't sure what to focus on more, his dark hair or the blue hue. His hand came up slowly and touched his under eyes. "I... I don't understand."     Eunha's hand came up to his dark hair, running fingers through it. "How.. how has this happened? What has happened to me?"

     "What's your biggest fear?" "Bold of you to assume I'm afraid of anything." Hongjoong gave her a playful smile and she hit his shoulder slightly. "Come on, you have to be afraid of at least one thing." Eunha pushed into his side, giving him a couple jabs with her elbow. They strolled down the hallway, Hongjoong had agreed to show his skills with the piano, Eunha was happy to see one in real life. Hongjoong dropped his playful smile, gaze lingering in her eyes. He thought for a moment, before looking down. "I do have one fear." Eunha frowned slightly, not sure if she was stepping on a boundary. "What is it?" He looked back at her with that same playful smile as before. "Why would I tell you?" She stopped in her tracks, mouth agape as the hybrid kept walking. "Hurtful." She hurried to catch up. "Maybe I'll tell you someday." He stoped in front of a door, grabbing the handle and looking back at her. "But not today."