THE STEALER - CHAPTER 4
After that day, Jaeyoon, Dawon, and Jaeyeon shared their book report with the whole class they earned praise from their classmates and the English teacher was very impressed with their report which let them gain an A+ score on their group project. Three of there were proud and happy, next class was self-study, some uses it to play, some to study for other subjects. In the library, Rowoon with Zuho was searching for his specific book to help them study for his upcoming examination when they felt a suddenly felt an abnormal strong force making him kneel on one knee, their body began to tremble, books beside them began to tremble and some even fell on the ground then disappear, Rowoon looked around to check if anyone noticed, the weird thing is that when they looked around everything was fine and it turns out it was just them, they looked at each other weirdly, “what was that about?” Zuho reacted surprisedly.
During the lunch break, the brothers had their small meeting again and Rowoon shared the news of what happened to them in the library just a while turns out the youngest boys also experienced some unusual force of aura during their PE class. The boys are now cautious but at the same time they were blind to whose aura they were feeling and why are they feeling it. The boys were having a serious discussion when out of now where, “probably that person wanted to tell you, hi!” all nine heads turned around the doorway in surprise, “Jaeyeon!” Youngbin called out in surprise,
“since when are you standing there?” Inseong asked surprised,
“a long while...” she replied as she approaches them,
“then that means?” Inseong asked back worriedly, but was cut off,
“yup, I heard everything….” She replied as she took a seat beside Dawon,
The boys just looked at her and waited for her reaction but none, she just ate her bread and drank her milk,
“aren’t you going to ask us about it?” Jaeyoon asked in concern and curiosity as to why this girl’s reaction was so carefree.
“no!” she replied plainly as she continue chewing, “you guys do you! I just need somewhere to eat my bread!” she continue, as a gentle breeze blows, the boys were silent for a long while waiting for a further reaction but non, after a while Dawon felt something over his shoulder, looking over his shoulder he saw Jaeyeon’s head peaceful rested on his shoulder as her bread on her hand fallen over with cold sweats over her forehead and pale lips.
“Suit and tie, Leathers, fur coats and printed polo shirts, catching breathes, running away from some reason feeling scared and threatened,
Dark clouds accumulated and rumbled like the sky is also in battle as fire stared everywhere, men in black started to chase us and everywhere we went we are cornered, we tried to fight back but saw we are outnumbered. Me, together with someone else, as I can feel a hand on my hand, pulling somewhere, “are we going to die?” I asked the person next to me, whispering, but he kept silent. Closing my eyes, I whispered some words but can’t recall, hearing the battle cries and smelling blood, the cloud roars intensified as thunder finally strikes down the enemy, surprising everyone, as my teardrops the thunder strikes down, opening my eyes everyone pauses except for us,
“What's going on?” the familiar voice person next to me asked, as I look at him to see who is that familiar person, “Jaeyeon you ok?” I heard, opening my eyes, I saw Dawon beside me placing a wet cold thing over her forehead,
“Dawon?” she asked,
“you alright?” he asked again but in a more concerned voice,
Jaeyeon nodded and heard another familiar voice, “Excuse me? I heard, Li Jaeyeon is here?” a low deep yet calming voice asked warmly,
“ah! Seunghyub, yes she over that curtain...” the female voice told him, turning her head she saw Seunghyub with a concerned face on, he looked at the boy at the bedside as he looked back to the younger girl lying down with a cool patch on her forehead, “Jaeyeon?” he called out,
Dawon stood up and bowed hesitantly, “thank you for taking care of my younger sister,” he said closing the curtain, Dawon bowed again and replied, “ah, n-no, it’s fine” then it hit him, “S-sister?!” Dawon shuttered in surprise,
“yes, Jaeyeon here is my sister but please, keep this as a secret from the others.” Seunghyub pleaded, Dawon nodded and Seughyub sat beside her trying to wake her half waken sister, “Hey, you, ok?” he asked,
She turned her head left and right slowly and replied, “my head hurts...” the back to sleep. running, catching breaths, puffing, and hiding, why the heck I’m I hiding again? I asked myself then after wondering I heard gunshots from behind me as I was pulled from a corner, “keep your head down” a familiar voice ordered, then pulled me somewhere again then into another corner, I felt he was protecting me hard but for some reason, I can’t recognize this person who’s protecting me, where are we, and why are we hiding, I have tons of questions and everything is in a haze, I closed my eyes and when I opened it a familiar face was in front of me,
"you shouldn't have trusted me, Sorry sister but you have to die!"." He whispered in my ear as both of his hands got hold of me and within a second I heard a ‘Bang!’ looking where that sound came from, it was behind him it was from a very familiar silhouette, I called out his name in familiarity as I slowly looked down on the lifeless person in front of me, bleeding profusely, he came close to me and kneeled, reach out to my face to cup it.
“ I will do everything to keep you safe…” he told me as he looked me in the eyes, I was speechless and the fears were gone in a split second, we were both in silence and I felt the time has paused for a minute to stare down this gentle eyes but I can’t remember his face, his face isn’t in printing in my brain, he looks hazy, is it because of the light behind him or something else? Then my head felt so light, my vision went blank again I heard them panic, “she’s hurt!” one of them screamed, “Jaeyeon, stay with me!” he called to me then into nothing.
Waking up I heard glasses banging each other, looking around I was covered by curtains, “am I in the school clinic?” I question myself, Slowly sitting on the bed, a sharp pain struck my right lower abdomen, “ah!” I screamed as I try my best to relieve the pain, taking deep breathes, the curtain from my left side opened up as a sweet honey-voiced called my name,
“Jaeyeon?!” he called out, the pain isn’t relieving at all but getting more stronger like my whole body is being electrified with pain and I can feel my body getting heavier, then I remember I was stabbed but upon assessing myself I can feel a bandaged around my torso and looking at my head I was also covered in bandages,
“it’s better if you lie down,” he told me, looking in that direction he was very surprised,
“Jaeyoon!” I called out left speechless for a while, trying to recall everything but nothing is coming up “did they capture you too?” I asked in pain, very concerned “what going on?” I questioned, but looking at the clothes he was wearing a white coat with a navy blue tie vest and pants with a tray of food and water, he placed them on the bedside table and sat on the bed, “you feeling any better?” he asked, still confused, I was not able to answer him, “I’ll assume you have plenty of questions just looking on your face,” he told me, I just sat there and stared at him with questions in my head that I cannot ask and he came close and hugged me tightly but not to crush me and enough for me to know how worried and how he cares for me, the warmth and soothing feeling all rush down, “I missed you!” he told me, letting me go, he held my shoulder and as a gentle wind blew, he kissed me on the lips, I was surprised but my body automatically closed my eyes, my lips started to moves on its own with familiarity and hunger for his, “Jaeyoon..” I called his name gently and he kissed back, his hands slowly finds their way to my body, cupped my face to the nape of my neck to my back to the waist and another pushed me to the bed gently, but unfortunately, a sharp pain hits and I groan in pain, we both open our eyes meeting each other, “I’m sorry! You ok?” he said, apologetically, “too soon?” he asked, I looked at him and smiled, nodding in agreement, “too soon, my love!” I told him, “my love?” I questioned myself, “J-Jaeyoon is my lover?” I added,
“do you have any idea you almost completely left me?” he told me in a worrisome tone of voice, I didn’t respond in confusion and just looked at him, “you almost died, good thing Inseong-Hyung was able to heal you.” He told her,
“Inseong?” I asked, confused “Jaeyoon-ie, what’s going on?” I added, still wondering what was going on,
“Listen, I’ll tell you everything but promise you to have to stay here beside me, no matter what!” he demanded, “this isn’t a favor nor a request but for your safety” he clarified, I just looked at him confused and speechless, “promise me!” he demanded, I just nodded, with his serious face on, he was about to explain when a strong wind came in blowing the curtains and everything, the papers flew around and white bright light and when I opened my eyes it was night time and was on a top of a building,
“Noona!” a familiar voice screamed, calling her attention, she looked back thoughtlessly and felt her step on a thin air.
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