And so the lamp became the beast

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 (It's bird,it's a plane, NO!,it's another ✨UPDATE✨)

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'Ryujin, shut the hell up!' Bangchan screeched through the mind link.

Ryujin paused in the middle of her 'She said yes. I said wow. She said when, and I said how about right now.' The song had been reverberating throughout her head and it was making the wolves insane. 'Sorry, how long have I been doing this?'

'For five miles. Five damn miles. WE'RE JOGGING! THAT'S LIKE FIVE MINUTES REAL-TIME. I swear to all things holy if you don't shut up...'

'Bangchan! Too much!' San called, ever the parent.

'My bad guys.'

'I'm so excited!' Ricky railed in his mind. 'It's so cute!' Ricky slammed happily into Ryujin's hindleg. She snarled. He was undeterred.

'Was I this annoying?' Ryujin asked.

'Still are', San laughed.

'Still are', Ryujin mocked.

Hush, San chided her. We're almost there. The pack was swiftly coming upon the Hwang territory. Ryujin, fall back, San commanded. Ryujin huffed, but she was powerless to disobey. She fell back, trailing some of the newer wolves. It wasn't meant as a punishment, but to help Ryujin keep her emotions in check.

It had been a few days since the pack had rescued Jimin. He was in the hospital recovering. He wasn't in bad shape, but he had developed a small infection from a scratch on his leg and had developed a fever that refused to break. He had fractures in his leg, just like Jimin had thought. His CT and MRI had been clear, much to Ryujin's relief. Ryujin had been to see him after school every day that week. Jimin insisted she go to school during the day, though she would have been content to spend it with him.

They hadn't yet discussed how Ryujin had saved him. They weren't really a touchy-feely family, but Ryujin knew at some point this topic would have to be breached. The most Jimin had done was pat Ryujin on the shoulder and say, "Thanks kid," while he watched a game with his leg propped up and she did her homework. It wasn't the conversation they needed, but it was a start.

Jimin hadn't yet asked how the wolf situation happened to her, but Ryujin had wasted no time in asking him what happened to him. "It was the dumbest thing, if I'm honest. I had my mag, and i was shining it every which way. Little kids, ya know? I didn't want to miss her because I wasn't looking hard enough. The rain was coming down, I had my walkie in my other hand...Jungkook was talking to me and I slipped. I was too close to the river when it happened, and I ended up in it. Rookie mistake, honestly. The water was so high that I didn't stand a chance. I lost my walkie and my maglight in one go. Then my leg got caught and you saw how that turned out." He pointed at the splint he had to use until the cut healed. "Honestly, I just hung on for dear life."

"For three hours?"

"Wow. That long? Yeah, I guess for three hours. I gotta stay around for you." Ryujin had snorted at that. "What? Who you gonna feed if I die?"

"No one, I guess."

"No one. And that's why I gotta keep healthy." Jimin had looked proud of himself as he repeated, "Three hours. Jesus."

Ryujin thought about Jimin. She had planned on spending Saturday with him, but if the wolf pack had a job, the wolf pack had a job. She tried to refocus on the task at hand as they cautiously broke through the tree line. They all caught the scent of unfamiliar vampires. The hackles of every wolf raised; Ryujin included. San slowed their procession. 'Is this a trap?' Bangchan demanded.