«I was hoping I could hide a bit more.» Kai said as he looked at his unwanted visitor. He was tall with broad shoulders and a strong body, his skin a deathly pale similar to his while his eyes were dark brown his hair a lighter shade. They were parted in the middle, messily framing his face. He was dressed lightly too and the moment he realized Kai had no intention of kicking him out he took his coat off and threw it on one of the beds. «What are you doing here Lun?» he asked him
«Well my best friend disappears for two hundred years someone would think I was worried» he told him with a grin. The blonde haired man scoffed, not believing him and pushed a stool towards him. He didn't really like seeing people stand while he was sitting, it felt hostile in a way. Lun sat down, elegantly crossing his legs. He had a similar aura to Kai, as if he was too ethereal to actually mix in with everyone else. He seemed more mischevoous though and more…alive.
«You and I both know this is not true» he told him getting a short laugh from the man. He was curious, how did he find him when he had spent his whole life running. He made sure not to stay in one place for too long and always made sure he was away from home, so far away that even if there were people of his kind around they would not recognize him. «what do you want and how did you find me?» he asked him again.
«Is that the proper way to treat a guest? I would expect better treatment from a royal. To be honest I am very disappointed.»
«Does anything here scream royalty to you?» Kai asked him with a frown and the man in front of him smiled.
«A downgrade really. If you had asked for my help I would have…»
«Thanks but no. I can deal on my own, like I have been doing for so long.» he told him. He had been alone for a while now, running away, always cautious and scared that someone would see him, someone would recognize him and force him back.
«This is you dealing? A small studio tattooing? You can't even tattoo yourself. The ink will simply disappeare. Who goes to a tattoo artist that has no tattoos?» he said.
«Many people actually. But are you here just to critisize my life options?» he asked him. His so called friend shrugged his shoulders, a small grin on his face before his expression turned completely serious.
«You left me there, with them. All alone and ran away.» Lun told him. Kai took a deep breath, guilt being engraved on his face, the slightest bit of emotion for the first time in years.
«I am sorry. But I ….I had to leave.» Kai said. He couldn't look at him in the eyes. He knew Lun had every right to be mad at him. He didn't try to write or contact him even though back then he was the only friend he got. He had just disappeared one night, leaving everything behind, hoping that he could find peace maybe even death.
«Do you know what happened after you left? The newspapers on Bloodbound were raging. The youngest prince of the royal family had ran away. Everyone was trying to find out what happened. Why did such a bright and promising vampire in the young age of twenty years old had ran away? Your family of course did not say anything. They simply sent out scouts in the human world to find you. They are still searching you know but you have hid so well, I applaud you» Lun told him. He didn't really want to hear any more. The memories of the past were too painful. His bloodied figure, his bare feet as he freed himself from his restraints and ran away deep into the night. His pain, everything even after all this time was still too vibrant in his mind. That was why he hated to reacall it. «In all honesty there are so many things I want to ask you, how you feed, will you ever come back, did you maybe find him?» Lun told him. Kai's head snapped and he looked at his friend with wide eyes.
«Find him?» he mumbled.
«Yes, maybe he…»
«No. I don't want to know. Tell me why you're here.» Kai repeated for the millionth time, his tone now more demanding.
«Not here, I can't have anyone watching us. Take this» he told him and grabbed his coat from the bed. He searched inside his pockets, finding a small piece of paper and handed it to him carefully. «Midnight. Here. We will talk freely then» he told him and stood up. He smiled. «Nonetheless, it was good seeing you old friend.» Lun told him cheerfully before he left.
«I will be the judge of that» Kai mumbled and unwrapped the small paper. He recognized Lun's handwriting easily as it spread through the paper. It was an address, he realized, looking at it with a questioning look.
He sighed, thinking almost knowing for sure that the peaceful life he had managed to maintain for two hundred years was simply going to be ruined. He crumbled the paper and threw it in the trash bin underneath his desk.
He wasn't going to go. He wanted nothing to do with his kind anymore. Not after what they did.