𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕚𝕩

-나는 그들의 것, 그들은 내 꺼야-

the smell was coming from upstairs, from areum's room...

"what's going on?" i muttered to myself as i hurried over to her room, hoping that everything was okay. i arrived at her door faster than the others

i banged on her door, hoping that she would answer, "areum!" i screamed at the top of my lungs

i heard no answer, so i entered without hesitating and saw an empty room, "areum?" i asked, where is she? the scent of blood was overwhelming in the room

i walked over to her bed to see a blood stain on the white sheets, "what happened?" i muttered

the scent of blood wasn't the strongest there. the scent was coming from the bathroom. "areum, are you in there?!" i shouted as i banged on her door. i was worried about her well-being, so i didn't take a moment to think of the possibilities of why there was a blood stain on the bed (a/n what he means is that he didn't really consider the possibilities of her getting her period)

"y-yeah, i'm fine. don't worry" she stuttered, "what's going on, why is there blood on your bed?" i asked her, my voice calmer than before as i let out a sigh of relief

"oppa, can you please call somi?" she said timidly, "why, what's wrong?" i asked again

there was a moment of silence before she spoke

in that silence i could hear her trembled breathing and the door opening behind me as jihoon walked into the room

"i-i think..." she started, "i think i g-got my period" she stuttered out in a small voice

i wasn't sure how to respond so it took me a moment to say something

"oh, i- ok i'll get somi but do you need anything else like chocolate or a warm water bottle?" i was panicking i never thought this would happen, the thought of her getting her period had never crossed my mind

"areum, get in the bathtub and clean yourself up, i'll go get somi" jihoon said behind me, his voice was calm, but his face was full of panic, just like mine

i could hear her shuffling inside, so i assumed she was getting ready to enter the shower, "i'll go get some chocolate and maybe be a few painkillers as well" i said to jihoon before i started walking out the room, "oh, and jihoon, only let somi enter the room, i'll tell the others what's going on. we need to lock jun in the cellar" i warned him

jun may be in more control over his bloodlust but i'm sure this is going to make him lose his mind, we need to keep him away from areum for now

he has gained more control to the point that we can trust him with areum when they're alone but not with something like this

i walked out the room and explained to the others what's going on before going to my car and driving away to a pharmacy. but not before i told them to lock jun in the basement

i've been with my fair share of women, but most of them were very reserved about things like this, i tried my best to help but they never wanted it. after all, in the past things were different and things like that weren't really talked about between man and woman

i never believed in the whole, 'men are superior' thing. i thought women were the most powerful beings. they were the ones that gave birth to children and raised them, they endured labor and made it out alive. not always, but some did. i've met many great women in my life and they were all amazing people. but the strongest woman i ever knew was my mother. she was the one that taught me to be a proper man, not my father. she was the one that taught me how to treat others right and to talk to women with great respect. i miss her dearly

i grabbed a few different painkillers and walked to the front to pay for my things as well as a few different chocolate bars

the women that were also there stared at my tall figure, (a/n i mean- i would too) it made me rather uncomfortable to be looked at for so long

i paid for my things and headed out of the building

my mind was still in a bit of shock thinking about what was happening. never in a million years would i have thought this was going to happen

when i arrived at home, she was no longer in her bathroom; she was sitting on the bed next to somi

when she registered my presence, she excused herself from the room and left me in there with her

she left a vampire with a human girl

in somi's defense she doesn't know what i am

i looked behind areum and saw the blood stain was gone from the bed. it was nice and clean again

but the smell of blood in the room was overwhelming, i felt like it was consuming me

"how are you feeling, any cramps?" jihoon spoke behind me, i hadn't even realized he walked into the room with me, "not yet" she was looking down at the ground, she seemed embarrassed

"are you ok?" this time i spoke, "yeah, i'm fine" "then why are you looking down embarrassed?" i asked her, worried about the way she was acting, "shua oppa i'm not embarrassed, i'm fine i promise" she smiled at me and i responded with a small smile

"i'm glad to hear it" i smiled, "we should go downstairs, dinners served" i said to her as i started walking out the room

after i was outside of her room, jihoon came up to me, "are you sure about this?" he whispered to me with a worried expression. "the others have good control over their blood lust, jun is the only one we should worry about. he's in the cellar now, don't worry" i responded, giving him a reassuring smile

after a minute or two of waiting for areum at the dinner table she finally arrived. the smell of blood was still potent, but i think they'll be able to manage it

she sat down beside me, and i could sense all the guys tense up, "let's dig in" i said to all of them with a smile, trying to take away their tension

we ate for a few minutes in silence. it wasn't awkward, instead it was a comfortable silence, enjoying each other's presence. but nonetheless the scent of blood wasn't allowing the others to relax

"areum, we got some news from seungcheol" jihoon suddenly spoke up, i looked at with a scowl. we had all agreed that i was the one to tell her, i guess that's out the window

"s-seungcheol" she stuttered out, shocked at the mention of his name. she dropped the utensil's she was using and looked at him with wide eyes

"he informed us that they might be back soon" he said with a small smile, "s-soon?! how soon?" she asked with happiness and excitement in her eyes

i can finally see that beautiful smile again...

🌷

-12:23 am-

-areum's pov-

it was time to go to sleep and we were all in our respective rooms. i was sure they had all fallen asleep by now as the night was wonderful, there was a light drizzle tonight. it made the mansion feel cozy. but i was still wide awake and in pain. i finally know what it feels like to have cramps (a/n are anyone's cramps as bad as mine?) but also, i was kept awake by the excitement of seeing the guys again. but the cramps completely trumped that and the only thing on my mind was the pain

i didn't want to be alone

so, i slowly snuck out of my room and walked into chan's room, i slowly opened the door and quietly went to his bed. he was sound asleep, he almost looked like a small child having a dream

"chan oppa" i gently shook him and he stirred, "chan oppa, please wake up" "what's wrong, areum?" he slowly opened his eyes and looked at me, his face was a little bloated from sleeping, "can i sleep with you tonight, my stomach hurts"

he rubbed his eyes for a moment so that he could finally open them properly, "ok, you can sleep with me tonight, but you wait here i'm going to go get something" he got up and i sat down on the bed, i lightly chuckled as i saw him walking almost like a penguin. he was wearing black joggers and a tank top. i wonder what he's getting

he came back after a few minutes with a glass of water and a pill in his hand, "what's that?" "here take it, it'll make you feel better" he said giving me the pill and making me drink the water

"so, who's my new bodyguard?" i mumbled softly looking up at him, "kook told me about him before we left" i explained, "his name is bang chan" "is he nice?" "yeah, he's very nice" he chuckled at my question

"let's go to sleep, i'm tired" i rubbed my teary eyes, "ok" he said and patted my head softly. he got in the bed and i laid down, he engulfed me in a hug and i fell asleep with my face to his chest, he smelled like vanilla, i smiled at the feeling it gave me

🌷

i woke up to an empty bed and the sound of shouting downstairs, "where did chan oppa go?" i asked trying to open my eyes properly

i wonder where he went and what's with the shouting, what's going on? why do i still have cramps?

the shouting worried me a bit, there is never any shouting in the house, but if there is it's usually on game night when they become more chaotic than normal so i was worried

i went to his bathroom looking for him but he wasn't there, so i washed my face and went to where the shouting was coming from

it was the boys, they were aggressively shouting at each other and pointing fingers at each other. jihoon was holding his guitar. it worries me when he's holding that thing

"what's going on?" i said just above a whisper, they all shut up and looked at me with sad eyes, soonyoung couldn't even look at me, he just looked down in shame and so did jihoon and seokmin

"areum... *sigh* they aren't coming back yet" joshua said looking at me with a sad expression

when he said that it felt like everything froze for a moment, i couldn't bring myself to look at him again. i just ran to my room crying my eyes out

i could hear them shouting for me to come back, but i just ignored them and slammed the door behind me and fell to the ground as soon as it closed

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-three years later-

i'm seventeen now

today was sunday, meaning i didn't have to go to school. school in france is stressful. french in general is stressful and hard... but i got the hang of it quickly. it's either that or get left behind and that's never going to happen

today i just wanted to have a chill day with no responsibilities, so i woke up late because i was doing my homework 'til two in the morning, so i didn't have to worry about it today

i woke up at one in the afternoon because i was so tired

by now i had given up hope to seeing the guys come back. it's been so long i can almost barely remember their faces, it's become a blur like a lost memory. the only reason i still remember their faces by the slightest bit is because of the pictures on the walls, and it always pains me to see them

i was brought out of my thoughts when seungkwan came barging into my room screaming for me to get up but i just groaned, "come on, you have to get up, we're going out today" he was trying to get the blanket from me but i held onto it tightly

"but i don't want to" i said whining, "i'm tired i want to sleep" "areum let's go. get up, you stink, we're going out" he kept nagging, "but why?!" i said sitting up, i really don't want to get up

"because we are, now get ready" he answered with a serious face, it took me a moment to respond as i looked around at my bedroom, not looking at anything in specific, "ugh fine" i finally got up and made my way to the bathroom

i looked like a mess, i had really bad eyebags and my hair was a mess, and my face was bloated

he came into the bathroom with a smug smile, "you know how to get rid of the bloating?" he asked, smirking, and i chuckled "shut up, now get out i need to take a shower" i said pushing him out the door, laughing a bit

i quickly took a shower and changed into some clothes

what she was wearing:

(it was fall)

i headed downstairs to find the boys having lunch with bang chan, just like any other day

(a/n i love this man with my whole heart <3)

"morning sleeping beauty" he said to me in french, he looked nice like always, "good morning prince charming, tell me again why i have to wake up. oh, and chris i think it's the afternoon" i said chuckling lightly, "whatever" he muttered then kept eating

everyone was sitting in the table calmly eating their breakfast (?) brunch (?). it's nice to see them all like this

"areum, have your breakfast quick" chan (dino) said giving me a plate, "did you sleep well?" soonyoung asked me, looking away from his plate, "yeah it was ok, by the way where are we going?" "we're spending the day at the park" jun said looking at me

"i woke up for the park?" i chuckled not wanting to believe i woke from my slumber for that

"yes" seokmin said giving me an innocent smile, "do we have to?" i whined, i really don't feel like going out, "yes" jun said

"why are we going to the park?" this time chris asked, "because we haven't all gone out in a long time, so we're going today" soonyoung answered with a small smile

i quickly ate and we all headed out the door

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when we arrived at the park, it was quite chilly outside. the weatherman said it was going to be 40°F. thank god i dressed warmly, the guys seemed unbothered though, must be nice to be unaffected by the cold, i chuckled lightly

the trees had become orange and yellow. autumn was officially here, and it was beautiful. the chilly wind that blew made the trees dance, and the sky was cloudless with a nice aroma in the air

🌷

we spent the entire time near a lake. it was absolutely stunning, the way the light bounced off the water was gorgeous

the park seemed almost like it was abandoned it was almost empty, like we had it all to ourselves

we were just talking and laughing the entire time until a thought came to me

"do you... know who my parents are...? i mean i've never needed them because i've always had you... but do you know?"

i didn't know what i wanted the answer to be. if they knew who my parents were, why haven't they said anything, and if they don't know who they are, i have no parents who decided to abandon me

there was no good answer

they just looked at me in shock, "areum we don't know who your parents are, myungho found you in a ditch when you were about a week old" chan said, "so you really don't know?" i said looking down, "no" jihoon muttered and everyone looked away

the mood seemed to fall

"sorry for asking, it came out of nowhere" i muttered, feeling a bit guilty, "no it's ok" seungkwan said, "so who wants ice cream?" he tried to cheer everyone up since the mood had become quite dark, "sure let's go!" chris suddenly jumped up

i stood up at the thought of some ice cream. despite the weather ice cream is just what i'm craving. but then again i could go for some hot coco too

"wait, why are we going to eat something cold when its already cold outside" seokmin suddenly brought up

i burst out laughing at his comment and so did chan and chris, "ok then, how about hot chocolate?" i said and they all agreed

we went to a little coffee shop near the park and started drinking some nice hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows floating at the top

the café had a nice feel to it. it was cozy and it looked out at the outside of the park. but i still missed my bed

"can we go home?!" i whined, "come on we're having a nice time why do you have to ruin it!" i looked at joshua in shock

he snapped, "because i'm tired because i stayed up all night doing homework!" i said through gritted teeth, "just a little while longer and we'll go home" he sighed

we spent the rest of the day talking, but i still whined about going home

when we got home it was already nighttime. overall, the day was really nice, i hadn't spent time like that with them in a very long time

i entered the house and greeted somi and went straight to my room, took a bath and fell asleep, dreading tomorrow, i really don't want to go to school

i wouldn't admit it to them, but i had a good time today. i missed days like this

that night i fell asleep with a smile on my face

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since i'm in high school i have to wake up at six in the morning to get to school so that i'm not late, it's always exhausting to wake up that early

i slowly got up to turn my alarm off and seungkwan again burst into my room unannounced playing really loud music and jumping up and down on my bed with chan joining in

"yaaah go away, i don't want to go!!!" i screamed at the top of my lungs, "why do you guys have to be so hyper in the mornings?" i whined while pouting, "because today is a special day" chan said taking the blanket off me leaving me cold in the bed, i looked at him with a face

"how is it a special day?" i muttered rubbing my eyes, "don't trouble yourself with that, he's joking" seungkwan said elbowing chan and giving him a 'shut up' face, they're acting a bit strange

"do i have to?" "yes" seungkwan said pulling me out of bed and pushing me to the bathroom, "fine fine i'll get ready" i said just over a whisper, my eyes were still half closed and my hair was a complete mess like every morning

i quickly got into the shower and got out and changed into my clothes. despite being a private school, we didn't really have 'uniforms', girls just had to wear skirts and whatever shirt that was modest, and knowing me i always went all out on the outfits; because i care about what i look like, and because the guys always taught me to dress nice

what she was wearing:

i went downstairs and went into the kitchen to find joshua eating his breakfast, who eats at six in the morning?

"hey" i muttered sitting down on the table, "good morning beautiful" he said in french, "thanks, it's cold this morning" he just nodded at my statement while getting up to give me my food and came back with my breakfast, "aren't you going to freeze with that on?" joshua asked. i looked down at my outfit; i was wearing the coat mingyu gifted me a few years back, at the time it was too big on me but now it fits perfectly. fall in france is relatively cold, so the guys always worried about how i dressed. "i have a black coat, don't worry" i responded smiling

"thank you~ for the food" i said dragging out the 'you', "by the way chris can't pick you up this afternoon someone else will" joshua oppa said to me, i just raised my eyebrow at him

that's unusual, he always picks me up

"who is then?" he glared at me because i was eating with my mouth full, "first eat, then talk and someone else is, don't worry about it" he waved his hand at me and went to put his own plate in the sink

from the corner of my eye i could see him smirking about something but i just brushed it off and continued eating my food, his food is great but deep down i miss mingyu's food as well. mingyu was a cooking genius...

when i was done i got up and washed my plate and hurriedly got my bag and walked outside. i saw chris talking to someone i couldn't recognize, chris looked as gorgeous as always. i honestly have a bit of a crush on him not going to lie

when i approached him, the person he was talking to walked away, "who was that?" i said pointing in the direction the person was going, "oh that was just a friend of mine" he said giving me a smile (a/n btw he was talking to ✨felix✨)

"you have friends?" i said sarcastically and giggling. i was getting a strange sense of deja vu, "yes and shut up, now get in the car or you're going to be late" he said grabbing my wrist and dragging me to the black audi, "fine fine" i giggled

we both got in and he started the car, driving away from the house

"by the way why can't you pick me up in the afternoon?" "just personal stuff, i'm meeting with some old friends" he said turning a corner to get to my school, "ok" i muttered

we finally got to the schools and he dropped me off and i went into the school

i still went to a private school and it was really much better than the one in seoul. but i still didn't have friends but this time it was by choice, not because i was bullied

but i did have some acquaintances, and the people here were all very nice, but i still didn't fit in much. i was one of the few asians in the school

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i went about my day casually and everything was fine except for the amount of homework the professors give, that really bothered me, it pissed me off really

why do we get so much work when the country that has the best educating system in the world doesn't give homework, we should have moved to finland and not france, i ranted in my head

🌷

the last bell of the day rang and i was aggravated at the amount of work they gave, i walked out of the school with a mad expression on my face

i'm going to waste me teenage years on homework and studying

i was looking for chris when i remembered that someone else was going to pick me up

i looked around for a black audi until i found a tall man with a mask leaning against the car. i approached him slowly, not sure how to speak to him

"are you the person who's going to pick me up?" i softly said, he looked up and his eyes were familiar. his whole build was familiar. he had sad eyes just like seungcheol did. he was wearing a black suit with a black shirt under and black slacks, wearing a black coat over it

i could see from his eyes that he was smiling but he just muttered, "yes" and opened the car for me and i entered, he went around the car and entered as well

"can i ask... who are you?" "someone. but don't worry about that just know that i'm your driver for today" he said, "so, how was your day?" he asked

the more he talked the familiar he seemed but i still couldn't tell who he was, "it was fine, but my professors give too much work" i said staring out the window, not too interested in the conversation

"really?" "yeah" it was honestly very awkward between us, i didn't know who he was and i was completely exhausted, "you know we don't have to talk if you don't want to" he said to me "oh thank god, i honestly didn't know what to say" he laughed at what i said

we arrived home quickly

the entire ride i was trying to guess who he was and i kept looking at him but i couldn't figure it out. seemed so familiar, i got out of the car and bowed at him, saying goodbye. i made my way inside

i greeted the boys and told them i was in a bad mood, i was still mad at my professors and i become frustrated at everything and everyone when this sort of thing happens

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about an hour passed and i was still in a bad mood, by now i had showered and started doing my work on my bed. when someone entered my room, i didn't even bother to look at who it was, i just assumed it was seokmin, he always entered my room at this time

"seokmin oppa i said i wanted to be left alone when i got home" the person went behind me and back hugged me. i was surprised to say the least, it didn't feel like seokmin, the man hugging me smelled different, this man smelled like lavender

"good thing i'm not seokmin" he whispered in my ear

a/n *edited* i have edited the previous chapter and the maid of the manor used to be momo but i changed it to somi because it fit in better because twice appears in the later chapters so i decided to change it, so if you see momo somewhere in the next few chapters please ignore it and read it as somi

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