𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟟𝟚

-나는 그들의 것, 그들의 내 꺼야-

just when we were about to turn onto the street to where our house was, soonyoung kept going straight, like he was going somewhere else

we had been driving for about an hour now and we were about to get home but he went in a. completely different direction

"where are we going?" i muttered as i turned my head to the direction of the house

"we completely passed the house?" i turned again to look at him

he looked relax, one hand on the steering wheel, the other on the arm rest. i looked at his face, his cheeks were no longer pink. as if he hadn't drunk at all

i wonder if it's a vampire immunity thing

"mingyu wanted us to go somewhere, didn't he tell you?" he furrowed his eyebrows as he spoke, "oh, yeah. i forgot" i chuckled a little

after i talked to jungkook i forgot everything, the adrenaline made me a completely different person for three minutes. that's why i drank that shot, my face was still warm. but after i calmed down and soonyoung made me drink two full glasses of water, i regretted it. i regretted drinking that, but i don't regret what i told jungkook

you can bring a horse to water but you can't make it drink, in some way it fits the situation. i know i'm at fault but i asked for forgiveness i did everything i could. i tried to protect them, tried to protect him. sure it wasn't much, but i tried

the point is that i tried

"so where are we going?"

"mingyu's favorite spot in l.a." he said as he turned a corner and we headed uphill

"you guys have favorite spots?" i muttered

"of course. after existing for so long, you become fond of certain places. like joshua hyung loves coming to california, there's a church he likes to go to here. also seungcheol hyung likes going to a certain bar in italy. we all have places we love" he spoke of his brothers with such kindness and love in us words

they mean everything to each other

"what's your favorite place in the world?" i leaned over and rested on the armrest as i looked at him intently

"for me... i think japan. there's a place called akita. it's very cold but one time we went there for a short vacation, a time for us to rest and enjoy ourselves. but some of my fondest memories are there" he smiled. "i want to take you there one day" he turned momentarily to look at me, that pretty smile on his face as he spoke

"i'd like that" i chuckled

"who knows, maybe when you travel more you'll also have a place you love most in the world" he turned to the road again

you are my favorite place

"i don't care where i am, as long as i have you guys" i muttered to myself as i looked out the window, blush coming onto my cheeks. the already red cheeks becoming stronger in color

🌷

"so are you going to tell me where exactly we're going?" i asked again. ten minutes had passed and we still hadn't arrived at our destination

"it up ahead, don't worry" he brought one of his hands near my thigh. i tensed up at the unfamiliar action. suddenly i didn't want to ask again, almost wanting to stay in this moment

but eventually, we reached a clearing. we had arrived before mingyu himself had

from the car alone, i could see a beautiful view of the city line. there was an area for parked cars and near the edge of the cliff there were railings. i'm sure people must like to come here a lot, but there was no one else

we were completely alone up here

"this is it?" i whispered out into the silence. the only thing that we could hear was the sound of our breathing and the occasional rustle of leaves outside the car

"yes" he slightly tightened his grip on my thigh for a moment

"do you want to go out now?" "outside?" i looked towards him, "yeah" he nodded his head

"but mingyu isn't here yet" i muttered out, sitting up on my seat. i looked down at his hand on my thigh, how natural it looked there, like it was something he would always do when he was with me. i liked it there

"it's okay. he won't mind" he opened the door of the car, looking at me for a moment, seeing my uncertain expression before letting go of me and appearing at my side of the door in an instant, opening it for me

i seem to forget that he's a vampire... he sometimes seems so normal...

🌷

i approached the railing with caution, uncertain of how safe the railing itself was. freak accidents happen all the time, am i right. but the closer i got, and the more i saw the breathtaking view, the less i seemed to care of how safe i was. i was more captivated by the scene

but soonyoung brought me back to reality when he noticed how close i was getting to the edge, placing his hands around my waist to bring me back

"don't get too close" he chuckled behind me, his body getting closer to my back. his chest touching my back now. "it's so pretty" i smiled, holding soonyoung's hand

"there isn't a view as pretty as you" i heard him whisper into my neck, his breath hitting my neck. it sent shivers down my spine and a rush of blood to my cheeks again

"you always know what to say to make me blush" i pouted in a whisper, chuckling a little

there was a moment of silence, where the both of us just enjoyed each others presence and looked out at the city line together. there was serenity in the air. the cool breeze of the night hitting our bodies, sending a slight chill, making us sensitive to touches

i was much more aware of the contact his hands and body had around me, savoring the moment and the soft touch. memorizing them, committing them to memory. scared of losing it, losing these small moments of peace where everything seems so right. so perfect

"areum" he whispered, "i need to apologize for what happened tonight" he pulled away, the contact i loved feeling gone, feeling colder than before

"it's okay. i'm fine, everyone's fine. nothing happened" he had turned me, so my back was leaning on the railing, his hands around my hips as he looked down at me, my hands on his cheeks, forcing him to look at me

"but if mingyu hadn't been there, who knows what would have happened" his face was stern

"please stop apologizing"

there was no point in him apologizing, nothing had happened. there was no need for an apology. i understand he feels guilty, but there's no reason for him to feel that way. i'm fine

"i'm fine. soonyoung, please" i pecked his nose. despite calling him by his name for a few months, saying it still felt so foreign to me. it's like i'm saying it for the first time every time i call his name, still getting butterflies when i say it

on this one simple day, i felt like i had changed so much. that could just be the one shot i drank. but i've learned a few things from today, like, my time is limited with them; but somehow, someway, i'll find a way to stay with them forever. a few years isn't enough for me

i want life-times

i want forever with them

all thirteen of them

-author's pov-

he had a look of defeat on his face. his shoulders were slightly slumped forward, his eyes were everywhere but looking at her, the only thing holding them together, were the hands on her waist. the ones that held her so closely to him

this day started with soonyoung wanting to make her smile, but it ended in her being put in danger

"if what you need is forgiveness, then you're forgiven" she said, a small smile on her face, "but you shouldn't even be apologizing" she pulled him close into a hug, his body leaning on top of hers and she was leaning on the railing, keeping them from falling

"sometimes i think this world is too dangerous for you" he whispered as he wrapped his hands around her back, inhaling her scent. her sweet coconutty scent

"if you think it's so dangerous, then teach me how to defend myself. train me to protect myself" she asked for a second time today. areum was holding him so close, she knew she wouldn't have him forever. she held him like it was the last time she would have him this close

"maybe. but we're here to protect you as well, so there's no need for that" he pulled away for a second, putting his hand on her left cheek, her head leaning into it, feeling his cold hand

from behind, mingyu's car started to pull up to where they were. he could feel slight jealousy running through his veins. he also wanted to have those interrupted, intimate moments with her. the peace those small moments brought to him was like he was in heaven. he felt a sense of euphoria with her

so, despite his need to be with her, he stayed behind in the car, letting them have their moment. he was sure soonyoung already knew he was there, silently watching them

but something felt off

there was an eerie silence

there was only the sound of the cool breeze of the night making the leaves rustle

it was unnatural

-soonyoung's pov-

i love you so much areum

i pulled her close again, holding her as close as i could, savoring this moment

this peaceful moment

i lifted her off from the railing, so she wasn't leaning on it anymore. my arms around her small waist and my face on her shoulder, near her neck

it's strange. i've never felt this way about someone. this need i have to be with her and around her, is something i've never felt about anyone else. i used to wish to have these feelings for someone, hoping one day to find the woman for me. i had no idea it would take me seven hundred years to find her

as a teenage girl i watched grow up

and as someone my brothers are also in love with

but i'm grateful to have her

i can only hope and pray that she isn't stripped away from me

BAM~

a sharp and loud sound broke through the silence of the night

BAM~

it sounded again

it was too fast for me to react to it, and then again

BAM~

and that's when i realized they were the sound of bullets hitting my body. a sharp pain flowing through my body

i looked at areum with a face of anguish and pain, she looked at me with scared eyes. the same ones she looked at me with when i screamed at her

i hate that look

BAM~

BAM~

BAM~

again

each bullet piercing my body. they burned and tore my insides apart

and that's when the thought crossed my mind

all the pain was mostly concentrated near my heart, meaning the bullets were hitting my heart. these wooden bullets were going through my back to the muscle that keeps me alive

could this be it?

are these going to be my last moments

-areum's pov-

i watched as blood splattered over the gravel floor. i watched every single drop, mortified at the thought of him dying

his expression was one of pain and regret

BAM~

again that horrifying sound echoed through the silence. soonyoung's body reacting to it, his face contorting in pain with every bullet

a/n hey! sorry this one took a while to post, i was caught up with homework. also! can you guys please tell me if you notice any plot holes in the story. i will try my best to fix them

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