I'll come find you - Lewis Hamilton
pairing: Lewis Hamilton x Reader!
warnings: Angst, AD 21', Niki Lauda, Lewis to Ferrari
wordcount: +1k
a/n: Was watching quali today, this season is going to be something with Mercedes as it is
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You expected the anger, the sassiness, even the moodiness. You walked the long corridor to his driver’s room ready to let him vent, to hear him out and say nothing in return, because that was what he usually needed, someone to hear him about the frustration, how rough it’s been and how hard he was going to have to fight the next day to make the impossible look achievable.
But you were met with silence and darkness when you walked into the stuffed room, his smell the only indicator he was there.
“Hey, I brought some coffee” You tried from the little table by the corner, getting the two containers and setting them on the surface. He didn’t answer.
Lights out, shirt thrown in the chair, shoes on the floor, him sprawled in the sofa, the back of his head buried in the pillows, braids loose, his eyes stuck to the ceiling. You crawled by his side and looked at him, hands tracing the lion in his chest.
“Why did you and Niki bet on me?” He asked nonchalantly out of the blue, voice small and nothing like what you had prepared yourself for.
“Because we believed in you” You put it simply after a couple of minutes studying him, prompting your body on your elbow and looking at his face, expecting him to look back.
“Do you still?” He replied with a nasty and off-putting tone, one you hadn’t heard come from him in a very long time, his eyes now on you, daring you to answer him.
“What do you want me to tell you?” You realized then he wanted to pick a fight, maybe to get his mind off of the qualification that had gone so terribly wrong for him just a few hours ago, maybe to let out pent up frustration from the car not being where he wanted.
“You don’t get it” he huffed, looking up at the ceiling again, withdrawing back to his shell.
“I know I don’t” You said getting up from the sofa and going for the door “I’m here for you when you want, and not as someone expecting wins. I’m here as someone who loves you and wants you to do whatever it is that makes you happy.” You said into the dark room before leaving him with his thoughts.
You had no idea where to go from there, the whole team had something to do and surely you could get ahead on one of the many resumes you had to write, but you weren’t really in the mood to write yet another time how the f1 team had failed the initial concept for its car, something the Mercedes board had read a million times over in all your other debriefs from the past two year.
You end up sat at the front of Mercedes garage in the pitlane, looking out to darkness of the sky after all the lights at the circuit had been turned off. In those times you missed Niki, he would’ve known what to say, he would’ve known how to talk to Lewis, how to cheer him up. And quite honestly, those two years had been so taxing on you, playing from both ends, backing Lewis and Mercedes, trying to encourage both while still keeping it professional and private, you were slightly relieved it was the last year.
“Penny for your thoughts” The tall Austrian said looking down at you, scootching there in the corner with you like he wasn’t a giant trying to fit himself into the small crack you were trying to hide in.
“Just looking out at the sky” You mumbled back hugging your knees and giving Toto a small smile, one he didn’t even have to look at you to see wasn’t a real one. You were both there sat quietly, close but so far away from each other, the furthest ever you had been from someone you once saw as a mentor.
“Will this ever heal? Niki, 2021, Lewis?” You thought out loud, not able to contain it inside anymore.
He might had been tough about it with you in those first weeks, he even managed to not contact you for a whole month after that night in Abu Dhabi, mainly out of pride for not giving in and rushing after you when you left mere hours after the checkered flag. He held his head tall and proud walking through Brackley that winter without a clue if you’d ever come back, and even during an AMG board meeting, he kept his cool when he saw you remotely there on the screen. He broke down though when you showed up mid-march 2022, after the first 3 races with a bouncing excuse of a car.
The moment he realized you were back he couldn’t stop himself from holding you tight, and repeating to anyone around that Niki would’ve killed him if he’d lost you for good. But as much as you were taken aback by the Austrian’s response, your relationship never quite healed back to where it was before, you had gone back for Lewis and for Niki, and he knew that.
“Do you think what we’re going through has something to do with that night?” He responded with another question and looked honestly curious at what you thought.
“Not the only reason, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence either” you shrugged your answer, only to be met by a smirk.
“Niki would’ve been proud of you. How you fought for what you believed that night even when everyone thought otherwise, myself included… how you’re still fighting for Lewis, for Mercedes. I suppose it hasn’t been easy… whatever it is you two have on top of everything else, I see it in your eyes.” He offered you after a few moments of silence, taking a big breath and nudging your shoulder to get closer to you.
“I heard some of your talk to him back there, and I wanted you to know I’m always here for you, as someone who loves you. Very much so.” He said after kissing your forehead, a gesture exclusively reserved to his Wolf pack.
It was immensely odd for him to be the one opening up while his favorite chatter box kept quiet, all your emotions hidden so well. He was used to you coming to him for advices, from boys to business, but he took for granted how you had chosen him as a safe person. That was until a business decision, made in the hastiness of a crises, left you speechless and him on the receiving end of those icy and judging eyes, instead of the curious and lively one he had grown so fond of.
It had never been the same since that night, and he had no idea if it would ever be.
“I don’t hate you, you know that, right? I could never… things just haven’t really… I – I haven’t really healed from that, I guess.” You said quietly to him and to yourself, leaning your head on his shoulders, his warmth still the same home comfort you missed.
The few moments you had been allowed came to an end when a cough brought the attention to one of Toto’s assistants, awkwardly waiting by the side and clearly aware she was interrupting something.
“They need you. I’ll be fine here with my thoughts” you gave him after a few moments of him studying your face while he reluctantly left the hidden corner, accepting his fate in yet another meeting ahead.
Eventually you started to mentally prepared yourself to make your way back to hospitality, sure that whatever was going to happen in the following days and months would make them the hardest for you both professionally and privately.
“Hey, care to share the spot?” Lewis sweet voice startling you as he too found you.
“I could swear this was a good hiding place” You jokingly complained leaning in his shoulders as he sat by your side.
“I’m sorry for earlier, there’s a lot going on” His lips kissing your hair and his hand softly circling your palm.
“I’m scared, Lew… of how things have been, of how things are going to be.”
There was no circling that topic since he told you there was an offer for him at Ferrari, you both knew then that your lives would change, dramatically. Your relationship was by no means secretive, but it had developed in the comfort of a team that went out of its to help keep it private. Ferrari was a dream, and you shared his passion for the history of motorsports, but his move meant you had to learn how to be his partner without also being in his team.
“You remember the night I told you I loved you, the very first time in LA?” You raised your head to look at him, trying to understand where he was coming from with the question, nodding you head and humming a “hm mm”.
“I don’t think I’ve ever told you that, but I decided I had to tell you when I woke up really early in the morning with Roscoe snoring that day, and you were so quiet and still in that bed when I looked over, I froze for a few seconds." He swallowed at the confension as you attentively watched his features show how bad that had affected him.
"I don’t care if you’re my boss or if you’re wearing my rival’s shirt, when it comes to you all I care about is your wellbeing.” The story and how worried he was to make that night perfect now all the more meaningful to you as he tried to bring you as close as possible in the small space.
“These past two years have not been easy for us and there’s no guarantee the next ones will be any easier, but as long as you’ll allow me, I’ll come find you, anywhere.”
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🎨even closer: kim sunoo
a vampires bleeding series: five / seven
pairing: sunoo x afab!reader
word count: 5.5k
synopsis: in hopes of the boys figuring out why dorian needed the witch and dhampir, the seven vampires and two humans travel into another large city, going on about their daily lives until you come along, offering them a chance at finding their lost mates.
genre: strangers to lovers, vampire!sunoo, elf!reader, nurse!reader fluff.
warnings: mentions of blood, swearing, cute sassy sunshine ♡
☾ jungwon(1) | jay(2) | jake(3) | sunghoon(4) | sunoo(5) | niki(6) | heeseung(7) ☽
Niki drops his school backpack onto the floor as he stands in the doorway of the house, the face of disbelief towards his six hyungs.
“We are moving again?”
Sunoo thins his lips into a line, crossing his arms and taking a step back away from his hyungs in case Niki decides to start throwing things. The maknae looked PISSED.
Heeseung sighed, “Unfortunately…yes.”
Archer slaps his hands on the table, “And what if Dorian comes back and my sister is with him?!”
Jake tucked his lips between his teeth, looking away from his mate's brother, his eyes getting glossy.
Sunghoon chips in, “What if he has __ with him too! This land has all her coven's secrets, if he comes back with the girls we NEED to be here!”
Archer agreed with Sunghoon, “And Jake, how can you agree to this when he took YOUR MATE!! my TWIN SISTER!!”
Jake shook his head, “I don’t agree with this! I want to be here just as much as you two!” He snapped.
The three of them started bickering, causing Jay to tense his jaw and start yelling, “HEY HEY HEY! That’s enough!!”
The room fell silent. Everyone’s eyes are on Jay.
“We are leaving because it’s no longer safe here!” Jay snapped, “Dorian is clearly planning something, and if there’s something with __’s coven here, he’s going to exploit that.”
Sunghoon balled his hands into fists at his side, locking his jaw into place.
Jay continued, “We have to protect who we can, and we have to be smart ab-“
Sunghoon interrupted, “About what we have to protect?! What about what I have to protect!!”
Jungwon stepped in, “Listen we all have-“
“No!” Sunghoon yelled, pointing two fingers at Jay and Jungwon, “You two have your mates! Neither of you has to deal with that painful tug of them not being at your side like Jake and myself! Try to imagine how it must feel if Dorian took __ and __ !!!”
“Sunghoon that’s enough!” Heeseung snapped, “We are a fucking family for crying out loud. We feel __ and __ missing presences too. We are trying here, Sunghoon, but we need to get information, and sitting here waiting for Dorian isn’t the right move!”
Jake places a hand on his best friend’s shoulder. Sunghoon’s legs gave out on him, falling to the floor, “I’m sorry…”
The room once again fell silent. Jay knelt down beside Sunghoon, pulling him into a hug as Sunghoon cried out for his lost love.
Sunoo looked away, seeing his brothers hurt wasn’t easy.
“We leave tomorrow,” Jungwon softly spoke, “Archer will be our eyes and ears if anything happens here.”
“Where are we going?” Niki asked.
“Into another city,” Heeseung said, “We are going to split back up into living in different apartments, to keep our safety. We also bought a loft at another apartment complex that we will go to if needed for our safety as well.”
Jungwon continued after Heeseung, “We won't discuss where the apartments are here, we believe there might be someone following us, so from now on we won’t discuss anything more until we get into the city, understood?”
Everyone nodded.
“Good,” Jungwon nodded too, “Everyone get some sleep, we leave early.”
Niki raised his hand, “Please tell me I don’t have to attend another school.”
“You start the day after we get into the city.” Jay said, “Go to bed.”
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Sunoo walked down the hospital halls, eyes roaming until he found the correct room.
Without knocking, Sunoo slipped inside the room, “Hyung! I have your food!~” he sang as he set the plastic bag on the desk.
Jay looked up at him, eyebrow raised.
Sunoo continued giving off his big sunshine smile, as Jay slowly opened the bag, “What are you doing here?”
Sunoo pouted, “Can I not bring my older brother food?”
Jay pulled out the bags of blood, glaring at Sunoo, “You carried these with you?! Just out in the open!?”
Sunoo rolled his eyes and leaned over, connecting his elbows to the desk and face in his hands.
“No, I snuck into the closet supply where you keep them and slipped them into a convenience store bag.”
Jay sighed, slumping down into his chair, “Did you really?”
Sunoo smiled, “No, I brought them from home.”
All Jay could do was roll his eyes, sliding the bag into his desk drawer.
“Why are you actually here?”
“Was curious how this new hospital was treating you and Heeseung.”
“It’s fine, we’ve both been very busy.”
Suno scoffed, “Yeah, I know. Family dinners haven’t been the same since leaving that farmhouse.”
Jay groaned, dropping his head into his hands, “It’s been almost two weeks and I feel like I haven’t properly slept.”
Sunoo’s eyes soften, he knows Jay and Heeseung have been working their asses off since coming into this city. All seven of them haven’t fully been together in two weeks. There was always someone missing.
“Hyung, maybe you need to request some time off and spend some time with the pack. Relax with __ a bit more.”
Jay shook his head, sitting up straight and scrolling through files on his computer, “I can’t rest until we’ve caught Dorian, get the girls back, and put an end to all this.”
All Sunoo could do was nod, he knew Jay wasn’t going to relax one bit.
“Where is __ at anyways?” Sunoo asked, seeing it weird that Jay’s mate wasn’t at his side.
“At our apartment,” Jay sighed, “Jungwon and __ are spending the day with her since she can’t be here at the hospital every day.”
Sunoo nodded, the staff would definitely find it weird if she followed Jay around everywhere he went. Plus Jay is a doctor, she can’t be around his patients either.
“How is Niki doing?” Jay asked in between writing something on his notepad and looking back at the files.
“School wise?” Sunoo shrugged, “He’s hating it.”
“Well, that’s to be expected. Little bro has graduated high school more times than the rest of us.”
Sunoo nodded, “For sure. But he joined the soccer team, so he’s been keeping busy for the most part. His grades are high as well, no need to worry.”
“Good, good.” Jay wrote something down.
“Can you not be a doctor for twenty minutes while I am here?”
Jay glared at him, “I still have to fulfill my working duties. We still need money after all.”
Sunoo rolled his eyes, knowing the older was obviously right, but choosing to be sassy anyway.
“What about Sunghoon and Jake?” Jay asked, “How are they… coping?”
Sunoo released a sigh, “Just as good as anyone would think. They don’t leave their apartment often. It’s mostly Niki and myself going to theirs and making sure they are drinking properly.”
Jay slowly nodded. There wasn’t much to say about Sunghoon and Jake. Their mates were taken from them and are completely powerless on the whole matter. Nothing can be done until a way is found to stop Dorian.
Sunoo felt sorry for his hyungs, watching them slowly tear themselves apart was destroying him too. Sunoo obviously felt that the presence of their mates missing, they were all in a pack after all, and everyone was connected. But Sunoo could only imagine how terribly more it was affecting them than the others.
“How much longer are you going to be here? I have a surgery scheduled in thirty minutes.”
Sunoo smiled brightly, “Until you leave for the surgery.
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You quickly waved your hands over your ears, watching as they went from a point to being round like a normal human's ears.
You took a deep breath in, holding it for a few seconds before slowly releasing it.
You were nervous. It was your first official day as a nurse.
It wasn’t the fact that you were now fully a certified nurse that had your nerves in a bunch. You are a magical elf who is still trying to learn to control your powers.
You splashed water on your face and took another deep breath in.
You decided becoming a nurse would be a better fit for you than anything else. You could help put your powers to good use, just…can’t get caught. You found medicine very interesting anyway, and want to help people. This way is the best option to go with.
You double-checked both ears once more in the mirror before walking out of the bathroom, completely running into someone the minute you opened the door.
“Oh, I am so sorry!” You quickly said, realizing who was in front of you. More embarrassment washing over you, “Oh my god, I am so sorry Dr. Lee!”
Heeseung smiled sweetly, rubbing his arm where the door hit him.
“Don’t worry about it! It didn’t hurt at all! And please, just call me Heeseung.”
You slowly nodded, feeling your face heat up.
“You’re the nurse on duty for myself and Dr. Park today, correct?”
You nodded again, “It’s my first day out of just clinical so I am a bit nervous.”
Heeseung gave you a soft smile, “Well, from the two weeks I’ve known you, you are doing great!”
You felt your face flush once more and your heart raced. Why was he so handsome?
“I am actually heading over to Dr. Park’s office right now, care to follow?”
You nodded once again, following behind him.
You asked him how well he was adjusting to the hospital, mostly since he’s still a fairly new doctor here.
Which is why you think you connected so quickly with him. You both were new (well, he wasn’t new to being a doctor but new to the area) and still trying to find your footing here.
Heeseung opened the door to Dr. Park’s office and let you walk in first.
To your surprise, there was someone else here too.
He sat on the corner of the desk, slightly kicking his legs back and forth.
He was smiling so brightly at Dr. Park, that his smile could be confused with the sun.
He slowly turned his head and looked at you.
The moment you both locked eyes, something in your heart pulled.
Sunoo felt it too. The moment he locked eyes with you, his heart felt like it was going to cut his chest from the inside out and jump into your arms.
“Oh, Sunoo! What are you doing here?” Heeseung asked, smiling at him. Walking closer, “Where is Niki?” Heeseung wrapped an arm around Sunoo’s neck, earning another bright smile to fall onto his lips.
“School, he has soccer practice.” Sunoo continued swinging his feet, causing Jay to snap.
“Hey hey! Get off my desk!”
You chuckled softly, earning a gaze from all three men.
“I am so sorry for laughing…” You quickly apologize, “I just never saw Dr. Park snap like that before.”
“Yeah, Dr. Park,” Sunoo teased, “Why are you snapping at me like that?”
Jay tensed his jaw, “Please get off my desk before I beat your ass.” He said through his teeth.
Sunoo gave a wink and hopped off the desk.
“Also, Y/N,” Jay said, looking at you, “Please just call me Jay. No need for formalities.”
You nodded, kinda happy to be on that close of a level with them to go by first names.
The three boys continued talking. You studied the three of them, listening as Jay complains about the one named Niki playing soccer and how Heeseung said he approved of it.
The one named Sunoo you assumed was also one of their siblings.
You’ve heard Heeseung talk about how Jay is his brother and there are five others. And from the way they are all speaking to each other, Sunoo has to be one of the five.
Your eyes kept landing back on Sunoo, your heart doing multiple flips every time he caught you looking at him.
Sunoo could practically hear how fast your heart was racing. It was taking everything in him to not completely crumble down at your feet.
Sunoo couldn’t help but admire how beautiful you are. How cute your shy mannerisms were to him. How you would blush when he looked your way. It was way too adorable and he couldn’t handle it.
But he also noticed something was…off. There was an aura that radiated off you. He just couldn’t put his finger on what it could be.
“Okay. Sunoo,” Jay said checking his watch, “We have that surgery now. Go home.”
Sunoo pouted but nodded, “Fineeeeee.”
You stood off to the side, letting Heeseung and Jay walk out first, and then Sunoo.
But to your surprise he stopped in front of you, leaning slightly down to be at eye level with you.
Your face blushed at how close he was. You took a small step back, “what?” you asked, letting out a soft nervous giggle, “Is there something on my face? In my hair?”
You used the chance to cup your hands over your ears, making sure they weren’t in a point and sticking out between the strands of your hair.
Sunoo smiled at you, “Just admiring how cute you are.”
Sunoo skipped away after saying that, leaving you as an actual puddle on the floor.
“Oh, and it was Y/N, right?” He asked, turning around to face you again.
You nodded, “And it was Sunoo, right?” you asked, copying his words.
He nodded, “Mhmm. I’ll see you around, Y/N.”
It’s been four days since you’ve last seen him.
You found yourself always stopping by Jay’s and Heeseung’s office, peeking in to see if the ball of sunshine was there.
You always sighed at the sight of him not being there, your heart feeling a sadness you can’t describe.
Two more days passed before you finally saw him again.
You sat in Heeseung’s office, looking over the X-rays from a patient who had broken their leg.
Heeseung pointed out the area around the break with his pen, talking about the best course of action to help heal the bones.
With your powers, you could heal this patient easily, but you knew you couldn’t. If anyone found out what you were…
The sound of the door opening jumped you out of your thoughts, seeing Sunoo skipping inside the room.
You felt your heart jump for joy at seeing his bright smile. The pull feeling becomes stronger.
“Heeseung Hyung~” Sunoo sang, “And hello miss Y/N.”
You smiled softly, giving him a shy wave.
You saw a face peek from behind Sunoo, his blond hair slightly covering his eyes as he looked around the room with his hands in his hoodie pocket.
“Sunoo, and Niki,” Heeseung welcomed them, “What brings you two here?”
“He picked me up from soccer practice and drugged me here,” Niki mumbled, “I am ready to go home.”
Sunoo rolled his eyes, “It was an important stop.”
Niki crossed his arms, “Was it?”
Heeseung sighed, “Please don’t argue in my office, go bother Jay if that’s what you came to do.”
Sunoo’s eyes perked up, “I am actually here for Y/N.”
You looked up at him in surprise, “M-me?”
Sunoo nodded, getting back into your personal space, his face inches away from yours, “How would you like to go on a date with me tonight?”
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Sunoo fluffed his hair in the mirror, making sure it looked perfect. Double checking all the piercings in his ears were all in place and rebrushed his teeth.
Niki button smashed the Nintendo Switch controller in his hands at the video game he was playing, slightly turning around behind him for a second, seeing Sunoo freshening himself up.
“Hyung,” Niki called out, turning his attention back to the television, “You're really serious about going on this date aren’t you?”
Sunoo grabbed his bag and pulled it onto his shoulder, “Yes, what’s wrong with me going on a date?”
Niki chuckled, “Nothing. It’s cute.”
Sunoo nodded, “Obviously.”
Niki paused the game, shifting himself on the couch to face Sunoo, “But I do think you’re going for another reason.”
Sunoo raised a brow, grabbing a blood bag and quickly sipping it down, “And that is?”
Niki smiled softly, “To figure out what she is.”
Sunoo smirked at the younger, “Funny you think I don’t already know.”
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You looked down at your phone, checking to make sure the directions Sunoo texted you were correct, and sure enough they were.
The directions led you to a park. You walk past this park multiple times a day going to and from the hospital and your apartment but never once did you stop to actually come here.
It was beautiful. Filled with gorgeous trees and families walking with their children and dogs.
You searched for Sunoo until you found him sitting on a bench.
He had a drawing book in his hands, the pencil moving across the page.
You smiled, curious to see what he was drawing.
You slowly walked up behind him, peeking over his shoulder to see what he was drawing.
He was drawing the pond that sat a few yards in front of you both. Adding in the trees surrounding the area, and the family that was having a picnic beside the pond.
It was a beautiful drawing.
“I know you’re there, Y/N.”
Your heart stopped as you slightly jumped hearing his voice.
Sunoo hung his head back, giving you a smile, “Ready for our date?”
You nodded, watching as he stood up and slipped the pencil and drawing book into his bag.
“Let’s go~”
Sunoo reached his hand out to you, slowly placing your hand in his and following behind him.
Sunoo and you walked around the park. Talking about how both your days have been. How working at the hospital was.
You discovered Sunoo draws in his free time and sells them which helps pay for the apartment he shares with Niki.
You watched as Sunoo talked about his family, how happy and brightly he smiled as he spoke. Sunoo from what you could tell was the sassy one in the family, but he dearly loves them with his whole heart.
And that’s something that made you feel even more attracted to him.
Sunoo might have looked calm on the outside, but on the inside, he felt his heart was going to burst. Your hand fit so perfectly with his and all he wanted to do was skip and swing your arms back and forth together.
He might have multiple reasons to bring you here today, but he genuinely wanted to spend time with you. Sunoo tried so hard to mask how much he has thought about you since the meeting. Niki even noticed how hard he was trying to look presentable earlier.
Sunoo didn’t quite understand this feeling he was feeling yet. All he knew was it was fate to have met you.
“You must be really close with all your brothers.” You said, smiling wide at him, “It’s really cute.”
Sunoo chuckled, “Well, we aren’t actually brothers.” Sunoo released his hand from yours to skip in front of you, walking backward as you both talked.
“I kinda figured,” you shoved your hands into the pockets of your jacket, the cool breeze making them cold, “You all have different last names after all.”
Sunoo smiles, “Nonetheless, they are still my family. And I wouldn’t trade them for anything.”
Your pulled tugged even tighter to him, and you swore you saw it on his face that he felt that same tug.
Sunoo took a deep breath and then turned around, his back now facing you.
The sun finally set, leaving the park dark except for the few street lamps.
Sunoo stopped walking, “It’s sure dark out here.”
You nodded, glancing around the park, “You would think they’d add more lampposts out here.”
“Why don’t you set a light for us, hmm?”
Your heart stopped as you stood frozen. You were scared to look at him, scared to even move. Did you hear him correctly? Did he figure you out? If so then how?
You slowly turned your head, seeing Sunoo was still facing away from you.
“You don’t have to be afraid, Y/N.” Sunoo turned to you, “Just a small light will be fine.”
You stared at his cocoa eyes, trying to read them and what he could possibly be thinking.
Lifting your hand, you snap your fingers, and a small orb of light appears at your fingertips, illuminating the area around you both.
Sunoo smiled, “That’s my girl. You don’t have to hide your ears either, I bet they look adorable.”
“How did you figure it out?” you softly whispered, removing the illusion at your ears, then slowly growing to their normal point.
“It wasn’t hard to figure out that you were an elf, Y/N. You have that aura. I could sense it the moment we met.”
You narrowed your eyes at him, the only way he could have sensed what you were was if he too was an elf or…something else.
“What are you?” you asked, your eyes not breaking contact with him.
Sunoo closed his eyes and chuckled, slowly opening his eyes.
You stare at the glowing crimson, and at the sharp point of his fangs as he smiles, his tongue slowly licking his top lip.
“Vampire…” you whispered, walking closer to him.
Sunoo looked down at you, “You aren’t afraid?” he teased, his fangs slowly retracting and eyes going back to the beautiful cocoa you loved.
You shook your head, “No I’m not afraid.”
With your free hand you touched his face, tracing your fingers over his jawline.
Sunoo leaned his face into your hand, planting a soft kiss on your palm, “Good, I don’t know what I would have done if you were afraid of me.”
Sunoo being a vampire made all too well sense.
“It kinda makes sense,” you giggled, “You’re in a pack. Heeseung and Jay have more knowledge about being doctors than everyone else in that hospital. The reason why Jay fussed about the youngest being in soccer.”
Sunoo nodded, “We are a little crazy family.”
Your heart pulled towards him more, feeling as if a string was being wrapped around the two of you.
Your knowledge of vampires wasn't the greatest, but you knew enough to get by. Elves and vampires weren’t exactly enemies, but they weren’t exactly friends either. You grew up with your family teaching you about all the different creatures in the world. You were fascinated by them all and how different each and everyone was, mostly how vampires and werewolves are pack hunters and they find their mates.
And now that you have a vampire standing in front of you, looking at you like you’ve put the stars in the sky yourself.
You can’t help but wonder if this pull was that mate feeling that they have.
“Does anyone in your pack have mates?” you felt bold asking that question, mostly wondering if Sunoo already had one. You didn’t know how you’d handle the news if he did.
Sunoo sighed, taking your hand into his, he intertwined your fingers with him, taking a deep breath in.
“Yeah, four of them do.” You could see the sadness on his face, “Jungwon, Jay, Sunghoon, and Jake do.”
You couldn’t help but feel a bit relieved, but still sad at how he felt.
“Why do you say that with such sadness? I am an elf you know, I can sense feelings.”
Sunoo giggled at your words, making eye contact with you again, “Two of the mates are missing.”
You found a park bench to sit down on, listening as Sunoo told you the events that led him and his pack to this city. Your heart broke more and more as you listened.
The events that have happened to Sunoo and his pack weren’t fair. They wanted to live normal lives, just as the rest of us mythical creatures. But they’ve had it so hard. and it broke your heart.
It broke your heart even more seeing how Sunoo was also struggling with the loss of his brother's mates. They are all connected as one big pack, you can only imagine the pain Sunghoon and Jake felt.
You reached for his hands, running your thumbs over the tops.
“I am so sorry for what Dorian has done to you and your family.”
Sunoo squeezed your fingers, “It’s no one’s fault, shit happens. We came to this city to find more information and to hide so we could protect the pack, but I can’t help but feel so powerless. All I do is make art and sell it to help keep a somewhat normal life for my family. Sunghoon and Jake are sinking without __ and __. I don’t want my family to hurt anymore.”
You tuck your lips between your teeth, debating if you should say the next words or not. But when Sunoo looked up at you with glossy eyes, the words slipped from your lips.
“I can attempt to use tracking magic to help you find their mates and make your family whole again.”
—
Sunoo led you to his car, opened the door for you, and waited until you got in to close it and use his vampire speed to get in on the other side.
Sunoo dialed Heeseung’s number quickly, putting the phone to his ear.
“Hello?”
“Hyung,” Sunoo quickly said, his voice shaking.
“Sunoo?? What’s wrong?”
“I need you to gather everyone, I have Y/N with me so I won’t arrive as quickly, but gather everyone at the loft. This is important.”
Heeseung agreed and the line went dead.
Sunoo dropped his phone into the cup holder, his other hand gripping the steering wheel as he drove quickly to the apartment loft.
You grabbed his free hand, giving it a soft squeeze, using your calming magic to relax him.
Sunoo slouched in the driver's seat, releasing a sigh, “I am so happy you’re here with me right now, and not just because you helped relax me as if I just smoked and got high.”
You laughed at his sassy nature, “It’s the least I could do to help this situation.”
“Can you really use some kind of tracking magic to get our members back?” He softly asked.
You nodded, “I am still learning to keep my powers under control, back at home we didn’t have to control our powers, but now that elves have migrated into the public eye to live normal lives, keeping my powers controlled is still a learning process.”
Sunoo kissed the back of your hand, “I have full faith in you.”
—
You pulled up at the apartment complex, Sunoo helping you out of the car and inside, taking an elevator to the top floor.
Sunoo took your hand in his as you walked to the door of his pack’s loft.
“Don’t be too intimidated by them, Sunghoon will probably have some words, the other might tease, but just be sassy to them like I am and you’ll be fine.”
You giggled at him and how brave he was being with all the chaos surrounding him.
Sunoo reached for the door handle and turned it, the door slowly opening.
You walked in behind him, your hand tightly attached to his still.
Eight pairs of eyes stared at you the moment you walked in.
You looked at each of them, feeling their emotions flooding into you.
Jungwon and Jay held their mates in their arms, while the others sat separately around the room. Jake and Sunghoon stood at the windows, leaning against them.
Sunghoon looked out the window, but quickly back at you.
“No! Absolutely not!” Sunghoon snapped.
Sunoo groaned, “I knew you were going to say some shit.”
“We aren’t fucking around with elves!” Sunghoon stood from the window.
“Why?” You stepped in front of Sunoo, him trying to pull you back behind him, “Because we were naturally born immortal, whereas you had to be bitten on your neck to keep yourself from dying to achieve immortality?” you sassed, not letting Sunghoon’s attitude get to you, “Plus I heard you mated with a witch, why can’t another magic goer join this circus of chaos?”
Oh, Sunoo was so in love with you right now. It took everything in him to not fall to the floor and worship the ground you walked on along with laughing his lungs out at you teasing Sunghoon.
Sunghoon’s face blushed a bright red, causing the other males to laugh.
“Damn,” Niki said, “She got you GOOD.”
“Okay, settle down now,” Jungwon said, looking between everyone. You could tell Jungwon was the leader of this pack the minute you walked in, “Sunoo, tell us why we needed to meet.”
Sunoo pulled you close to him, “Y/N can use tracking magic.”
Jay’s eyes widened, “She’s going to help us find __ and __.”
Jake quickly rushed to you, taking your hand in his, “Can you really do it? Help us find where my mate is?”
Sunoo slapped Jake’s hands off yours, giving him a glare.
You nodded, looking between both Jake and Sunghoon, “I will need something of theirs that you too have, and I can trace where they are. But I’ll also need a map.”
“It will also give us a location where Dorian is.” Heeseung spoke up, “Thank you, Y/N, for doing this for us.”
You nodded. You looked back around at the vampires and two humans in front of you. Each of them felt the pain of their pack. You felt it and could see it in their eyes.
Jay pulled a map out, setting it on the kitchen table.
Jake paced around the kitchen on the phone, before hanging up his call, “Archer is on the way here.”
Jake handed you a piece of clothing from his mate, while Sunghoon handed you a bracelet from his mate.
The moment the items were in your hands, you could feel the love and pain that ran through them. The dhampir struggles by losing her first mate but then meets her true mate, just to be taken from him. The witch's bracelet is filled with the sorrow of her coven being killed and being the only lone survivor, but finding a new family with Sunghoon. The love the four of them shared was beautiful, and it brought tears to your eyes.
“Okay twinkle toes,” Sunghoon scoffed, “Do your thing.”
You focused on the items in your hands, pulling all the energy into them, searching for their scent.
Your eyes closed as you pictured where they were, your finger immediately touched the map on the table, pinpointing where they were.
The images of the surrounding area filled your mind.
You opened your eyes, noticing everyone staring at the area on the map where your finger pointed.
“You did it…” Sunoo said.
Heeseung quickly circled the area with a Sharpie.
You dropped the items onto the table, taking a deep breath in and out.
Sunoo grabbed your hand, pulling you towards him.
He wrapped his arms tightly around you, “You did it. We can find the girls and Dorian.”
You shook your head, “All I did was give a general area.”
Sunoo placed his hands on the sides of your face, “We are even closer, and it’s all because of you.”
You smiled at him, “I really did it.”
Sunoo kissed your lips, his strawberry chapstick filled your senses. You leaned more into him, breathing him completely in.
Sunoo couldn’t fight the string of fate much longer. He’s known since you two met that there was something pulling the two of you together, and it was fate.
You felt Sunoo’s emotions, feeling him give into the string. You sensed the string floating around you both, waiting for you to accept your fate.
An elf and vampire together? You loved the idea of it.
You gave into the string of fate, accepting every ounce of love Sunoo had to offer.
The others felt it too, the bond that you now share with each of them.
“Oh great, just what we need,” Sunghoon rolled his eyes, “Another magic user.”
You pulled away from Sunoo’s lips, sticking your tongue out at Sunghoon, “We are a family now, get over it.”
Sunghoon half smiled, giving a small nod, “I’ll accept it only because you found where my witch is.”
—
“You sure you can’t stay the night?” Sunoo pouted as he stood in front of your apartment door, refusing to let you inside.
You giggled at your soulmate, “Yes! I have a twelve-hour shift to do tomorrow, and if I stay with you I won’t get any sleep.”
Sunoo pouted even more, “Fine, but I am going to bring you lunch!”
You kissed his cheek, “I would love it if you brought me lunch.”
Sunoo moved from the door, letting you unlock the door and walk inside.
Before you could close the door, Sunoo slipped inside, pulling you to his body, and planting his lips onto yours.
He couldn’t get enough of you. Sunoo dreamed of what it would feel like to have this connection with his soulmate. How it would feel to hold them close and kiss them. To give all the love he had to them.
And he finally found you.
“Goodnight, my sweetness,” Sunoo whispered in between kisses, slowly releasing you from his arms and slipping out the door.
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