Seeing the three left, none of the men outside dared to came in, they gave him his privacy trying to figure out what to do on their own, but Yohan was waiting and not more than 15 minutes he could see his brother moving, once he open his eyes he looks around scared since he isn't surrounded by his men, since he is on the enemies den.
"Finally" Yohan says tired "you fainted from 5 punches you became weak"
Third looks around he wasn't locked up or anything he was in a room and the door was wide open "are you taking me a hostage?"
"Depends on you"
Third wipe the blood from his mouth and hesitates first but did ask unfinished questions "you…how those bullets…how did you…."
Yohan smiled softly putting his head on the sofa looking at the ceiling "isn't it obvious?"
"a-a-are you…" Third swallowed hardly not daring to say it
"Do you remember at your fifteen birthday…" he knew Third was listening so he continue "you came up to my room so early waking me up because you were so hyped you will get your face tattoo! You jumped over my bed and yelled "be aware, from now on, my name will be Third and I will rule this city so you…
Will have no place to take over when you turn 15"
"will have no place to take over when you turn 15"
Third said at the same time, he immediately stands and jump on him hugging him tightly repeating continuously "I can't believe it, I can't believe it! You are alive…"
Yohan wasn't expecting a hug from him so he was stunned, but hearing him sobbing he called softly "Third brother!" patting his back.
Third loosen the hug wiping his tears asking "why you didn't come…no this is a stupid question father killed you, wait so the fragment didn't kill you?"
Yohan shake his head a no
"So you ate two now? You used it before right? Those bullets… it wasn't my aim bad, it was you?" He nodded and Third touched his cheeks "I swear I never felt happy since…" but his expression changed touching Yohan forehead and neck "You are so cold! It is the fragment you need to rest"
Yohan smiled tiredly his body did over work, the headache was very bad now and the tinnitus became more like an inside thoughts "are you going to tell father?"
Third grimaced "I am crazy yes, but not to let my little brother get killed again!"
Yohan smirks "then I have a plan, are you in?"
Third looks at him blinking so many times
------------// the morning: octagon hospital
"So you telling me that you take Third as a hostage…" Orthrus was standing near Dena's bed with Yohan wearing his Doctor outfit "and you want to ask Yojong to give up the last fragment they got as an exchange for his son?"
Yohan nodded "yes but I don't really think he will"
"What If Yojong give it up? It is his reputation at the line here"
"That isn't the point"
"What is your point?"
"This would be the distraction we need, he will sent the men to get Third and it definitely going to be JiYun so…sending them far away for the exchange means we took one from the picture for at least an hour"
Orthrus couldn't argue when he thought about it "let's do it!"
"Great!" Yohan looks at the bed and saw Dena waking up "oh! Perfect timing" he says going to the machine checking it
"Dena!" Orthrus says with a soft sound "how do you feel?"
Dena nodded but didn't say a word, Yohan gets closer to her asking if she is dizzy or feel any pain, also if she could move her fingers and feel his pokes after the examination he looks at Orthrus "the patient will be fine, maximum of two days and she can leave"
"Thank you Doctor" Orthrus teased
Yohan laughed at that shaking his head "I should check on the men, many have several injuries yesterday".
In his way to check the others "Yohan" he heard his name being called by Yuki
"Yuki, good morning"
"Good morning, how is Dena?" she asked while walking by his side
"She is awake and she will be fine"
"Thank god!" Yuki had to ask "Did you talk to Rain?"
Yohan stopped silently looking at her
"He was very mad yesterday saying you locked him up inside a garage or something, he scared me!"
Yohan huffs stopping "I did" To think about it their last encounters were all ending with an argument, at the party and yesterday. Sure Rain doesn't like the princess treatment he was giving him at the fights, but he doesn't want him to be hurt in a war he starts. "Let's have a coffee after work"
Yuki understands that he needs to work now "sure"
-----------------// the evening: at a near coffee shop
Stopping his car, Yohan saw Yuki sitting inside near the window, he parks the car and gets inside pointing for her to get in the far corner because usually they avoid any open area and he wants to not be aware of his surroundings for now.
"Sorry I forgot" Yuki apologies knowing why he did it, she called the worker and ordered "a strawberry milk please"
"Sure, you sir?"
"Dolce latte"
"Right away"
Seeing the worker left Yuki asked "is everything okay? I was going to tell you in the morning but you do look pale!"
"I used the fragment yesterday" Yohan informed "even when I took a rest this time the headache didn't stop and it feels like my energy draining little by little"
"What…what is the solution to that?" Yuki didn't know what she could do to help
"I don't know, taking the drug and be normal!" Yohan huffs "but I need the fragment to win this war, just like yesterday"
"Based on your story only a Hail descendant can use the fragment" Yuki tried to put her thoughts together "and you can use it that is why your father made you eat it 5 years ago?"
"I accidentally ate the first one when I was a kid" Yohan corrected "no one else survived but I somehow did!"
"Right so that means you are the only one who can use it?"
"Unless it is completed that when anyone can use it, or that what our history writes in my father library"
"No, no, no, go back to 'you are the only one' part" Yuki insisted
"Yes, I am!"
"You bloody traitor" Yuki realized it "you didn't locked Rain to protect him, you locked him so he couldn't see you using it because if he do he can confirms it"
Yohan looks down at that table because what she said was true "I met my uncle yesterday, he knows it is me Fourth"
Yuki felt a little concerned why would he suddenly say that
"My uncle is the one who raised me. When my father wasn't there my uncle was there for me every single time, so deep down I did expect a more welcoming of the idea that I am Fourth from him but he told me to go back from where i came"
Yuki felt sad, rejection from the most person you love is nearly like betrayal, she felt it before from Yuri.
"to be honest I never thought about lying that I am Fourth" He explains "even when I met Rain the first time after 5 years I thought he was only mad at me so I played along thinking he will forgive me one day, but the day I confirmed he actually believes I am a only a 'look alike' my uncle also came and confirms it and it got tangled since that day!"
Yuki thought about it "you didn't deny it when I met you, I am no special one if you wanted to lie from the first you could have lied to me too!"
"Yes, but yesterday after what my uncle said and what you said too days ago I thought about it and realize that I never thought about the feelings of those who once care about me, I am selfish at this point"
"Yohan…don't say that" Yuki felt sad because those words came out from her too
"Here is your order" the worker cut them coming with the two drinks, he puts Yuki's drink and when he puts Yohan's he slides a napkin near it, but Yuki slammed her hand on it immediately knowing what is going on "I am his girlfriend" she said and the servant apologies kindly and left.
Yohan was little shocked seeing her looking at the napkin then cut it to pieces pushing them under her cup plate "where were we?" she said like she did nothing just now "listen I am sorry I got mad that day, but I didn't mean you don't care! I meant that you need to put effort if you want…" she stops her words in the middle because she saw him touching his ear in pain "a-are you okay?"
Yohan at the time felt a beeping sound hitting his brain like a nail "I am" he heard a text message arriving to his phone and checked it
From Orthrus: I am in my way to meet JiYun he wants to negotiate
"I should leave"
"Don't you need more rest?" Yuki said concerned
"Maybe in the afterlife" Yohan teased putting the payment on the table then stands leaving "see you tomorrow"
"See you tomorrow" sitting there Yuki had million thoughts thinking if she should talk to Rain, yet she didn't want to do a move that could leads to the worst scenario, she took her phone and called someone "Can I have an extra invitation for tomorrows party?"
----------// after
Stopping his car near the night club he used to own as Fourth, Yohan waited outside. Because he personally can't look at JiYun face right now, the meeting didn't last longer since the proposition should came from Yojong and JiYun would be only a messenger.
Seeing him leaving Orthrus came out right after and walks to the car getting next to him "how did it go?"
"He was surprised, but definitely didn't concluded what we really after!"
"They shouldn't" Yohan had his doubts
"I don't think so, but Yojong…we can't predict that man actions, I told him I will give them 2 days and text him the place!"
"We should get prepared!"