As expected, it was the same man from back then. Henry would never forget his voice. That bloody scene was not something he could forget that easily.
And that man was remarkable in his memory because he had tanned skin which looked more manly, unlike Henry, who almost looked like was born as a boy by mistake, instead of becoming a girl.
As the man said, the snake stopped moving and looked that way. Its eyes gazed behind Henry. He knew it was staring at the man behind him because his shadow covered Henry who was sitting on the ground.
The man walked past him. He went to Arthur and touched his forehead.
"Bewitching failed? Is that why you chose a freezing spell?"
His cold gaze ran to Henry and then to the pervert man again.
"Kitty, I think we should give him a punishment he would never forget. What do you think?"
The next moment he finished, the snake wrapped around the man's neck. Then it crawled to the man's hand.
Suddenly the hand exploded and the snake hung on his shoulder and then it crawled to the other hand too. Experiencing that same scene again, Henry trembled lightly and got pale. He looked down but blood was still splattered on his clothes.
The smell of blood reached his nose. Henry covered his nose and tried to stand up. After a few tries, he stood up with those trembling legs. But he couldn't take a step, because he didn't have any faith that he would do it successfully without falling again.
'Fuck! Why is it so hard to take a step? I feel like a baby.'
Cursing himself, he looked at his trembling legs.
The man's screams startled both Arthur and Henry. Arthur didn't seem to get scared much by the scene in front of him. Henry thought it must be because he was a healer and he had seen blood a lot. But it was another reason which made Henry surprised even more.
The man was bleeding heavily. He had lost both his hands and he was screaming in pain.
"How dare you touch my man?"
The man placed his index finger on the pervert 's forehead. The pervert man's screams got even wilder. The snake crawled onto the man's shoulder and sat there comfortably, just like how it did the last time Henry saw it. It felt like deja vu.
But he was sure in this life this man and he had never met.
Suddenly the perverted man disappeared. Henry looked very surprised.
'Did he kill him?'
He was horrified and felt sick at the same time seeing the blood on him. He wiped them down quickly, but they didn't come off.
Meanwhile, Arthur, who was the nearest to the man, was covered with even more blood. He was even half-naked. His smooth white skin was dirtied with that pervert man's blood.
"Arthur, are you okay? Why didn't you call me soon? Did you want me to see you getting fucked by that disgusting fucker? Arthur, don't tell me I didn't warn you. I fucking hate when you look helpless like this."
Even though he sounded angry, his movements were very gentle. He raised Arthur gently and hugged his bare back.
"I am sorry."
Arthur suddenly felt his eyes getting blurred with tears as he apologised to him. He felt the warmth going away and saw a handsome face in front of him.
"What are you apologising for? Here, quickly wear it. Or I might remove your other clothes too."
Arthur blushed and quickly put on the clothes the man gave him. But his hair was sticky with blood. Yet the clothes were still enough for him to feel a little safe.
'Did they forget me?'
Realising Arthur and this man were not strangers, he found it very strange. He never knew Arthur had a lover. And at that moment, Henry didn't have a good impression of his lover. He felt that man was a cruel and bloodthirsty beast. Yet it didn't matter to him anyway. It was Arthur's choice.
"Henry! Are you okay?"
Suddenly Arthur noticed his existence again. Arthur walked to him slowly while balancing himself.
"Ah...I am okay. It's just that my legs are weak."
He looked again at his trembling legs and said.
"It's- ah...wait a minute."
Arthur placed his hands on his legs and stayed like that for a few minutes until Henry felt the trembling stop.
"Thank you for coming to help me. But it's dangerous. You should not be careless like that."
Arthur advised him, while Henry obediently listened to him.
"Arthur, if you don't mind, can you help me with some problems."
Henry didn't forget his real purpose. Alas, those problems still troubled him.
"No pro-"
"But I mind!"
The man walked to them. He had dark eyes which looked like they had no end. He looked fierce but also handsome. The snake also rested on his shoulder peacefully. That man didn't fit for Arthur in any way. Henry was very displeased. Arthur deserved someone better, that guy was a ruthless beast.
Henry didn't want to meddle in their affair. So he simply forgot about asking Arthur's relationship with that man. It was clear anyway.
"..."
So Henry had nothing to ask. He looked at the man silently.
But suddenly the snake raised its head and flew to Henry. It was unexpected and he was already scared of it. So he closed his eyes because it is the only way he could avoid that thing's eyesight.
"Open your eyes...Look at me."
Henry heard a voice ring in his ears. Even though he didn't want to, his eyes opened by themselves.
"Good boy."
The voice sounded again when that snake stared into his eyes. It felt strange. He wanted to look away but couldn't. His eyes locked in front of its eyes.
Confused, Henry finally found out the snake had crawled back to that man.
'Was it that snake that talked to me? Is that how it bewitches?'
Henry looked at the man and turned around to leave.
"Then Arthur, let's talk later."
Even though he said, he didn't know if could. Because he had to leave the mansion. And it would take three years to meet him again.
"I will come and meet you later."
Arthur said when he saw Henry leaving.
'He sounded very polite.'
Arthur noticed it very well from the moment he treated his legs. The way he said his legs were weak was totally different from the tone he always used.
While he was watching the figure getting smaller and smaller, a pair of hands wrapped around him tightly.
"Where did that fucker touch you?"
He buried his face in Arthur's neck and murmured while gritting.
"It was nothing serious. I knew you would save me. So I wasn't that scared."
Arthur lied. He was scared to death. But he was scared, he might make his lover angry this time.
"I don't trust you. Because you have lied to me countless times. You know you can't fool me."
The man bit his neck making new marks on Arthur. That previous guy had left some marks on his neck. The more his lover saw them, the more furious he became. He bit Arthur despite his groans in pain.
"You are mine. I don't let anyone touch you."
He marked his territory leaving his mark on him. Then he kissed his neck gently from bottom to top until he finally reached Arthur's flushed red lips. He eagerly caught them with his lips. Both of them were immersed in their kiss while the snake angrily hit his tail at his owner and crawled away in shame.
The man kissed him and pinned him to the wall. He went again for a kiss. But Arthur was able to stop him.
"Your little kitty ran away. Find it."
Arthur quickly tried to run away from there. But was grabbed again by his lover.
"Where are you going? Scared?"
The man smirked as his hand slowly moved to Arthur's slender waist and then to his butt.
"You- shameless!"
"Okay okay...I am shameless."
He hugged him and placed a light kiss on the swollen lips.
"Go back then."
The man let go of him and watched Arthur quickly step away.
"Arthur, you are very mean. Didn't you forget something important?"
The man asked with his cool and handsome smirk on. Arthur flushed and hesitantly parted his lips.
"I love you. Are you happy now?"
Embarrassed, even his fingerprints flushed red.
"That's it?"
The man shrugged and asked again.
"Ah! Killian, you are the most shameless person I have ever seen! Taking advantage of a bullied person."
Arthur walked away while the man watched him with a grin on his face.
"Am I? Little kitty, am I really shameless? But he is mine anyway."
As he talked as he wanted, the snake wagged its tail and hit its owner.
"..."
"Little kitty, it's you who is shameless. Hitting a person who got bullied by his lover's words!"
His little kitty was like,
"Wasn't that you who bullied your lover? Wait until Arthur gets angry and hits you like last time!"