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naughty! -> 0.1 twilight

-beware of the vampires, they said. i never heard of any mythical creatures here though?

additional warnings: almost harassment ?; chaeryeong has beef with the vamp gang; christopher is being aggressive; reader gets very awkwardly bitten

it’s almost funny how quickly someone can catch your attention. it’s also quite impressing how long they can manage to keep your focus on them.

that happened while i was sitting at the end of the table. this girl- jisu?- was set on introducing her friends to me. blame it on my bad memory, but i forgot every name the moment it fell from her lips. i wasn’t even sure if i remembered her’s correctly. give it two more weeks, maybe i’ll start recognising the people.

after all, i’ve been in this school for maybe three hours now.

it was then when i noticed a interesting bunch in the corner of the cafeteria. i couldn’t say they seemed unfamiliar, as i knew little to no one, but there was definitely something about the group. there were five of them, all girls. they seemed to be deep in thought, as none of them spoke nor ate, despite the full plates of food in front of them. what’s more, they weren’t staring at the newcomer- a.k.a me- which allowed me to gaze at them without being noticed.

that wasn’t the most interesting thing though. majority of the group was of pale complexion, with the exception of the tallest girl. compared to her, the rest looked white as a page. they all had darkish hair, various shades of brown and black. even looking at their faces, they looked so different, yet much alike. maybe the dark eyes they possessed make them look so similar.

yet even that wasn’t the reason for them catching my attention.

i stared because you don’t see this type of beauty everyday. they seemed almost unreal, inhuman. i never thought of myself as someone unpretty, but gazing at them, i could not compare.

i stared so intensely it was almost weird none of them noticed. or maybe they did, but couldn’t be bothered to meet my eyes. they weren’t even looking at each other. everyone of the girls gazed somewhere far away.

one of them stood up. she had quite cat-like features, but still blended well with the presences at the table. taking her untouched tray, she dumped it and walked away with a speed i could barely follow.

shame she wasted the food.

when her form disappeared through the door, i gazed back at the bunch. they seemed unbothered, as if they didn’t notice one of them leaving. while they sat there, their food remained untouched. maybe the cafeteria served bad meals, good thing i brought my own.

“oh, you’re interested in that group?” jisu giggled. i didn’t know if i was supposed to deny my obvious staring or ask what she found so funny. for a good measure, i said nothing.

“ah~ i can’t blame you. they’re so pretty!” well, hard to argue with that one…

“who are they?” i finally asked. suddenly, i felt a burning gaze on me. when i looked back to the table in the corner, my eyes briefly met the dark one’s of one girl. so similar to the others yet the moment i met her gaze, there was something pulling me in. i just couldn’t name it.

“kim minji, the shortie next to her is pham hanni, the next tall one is marsh danielle and at the far back, the tallest, lee hyein. they usually hang out with another girl, kang haerin. i’m surprised she isn’t there. maybe she left already?” she muttered.

“interesting names.” i haven’t meet others like that. maybe i’ve seen a minji before?

kim minji, if i wasn’t mistaken, was the one who caught my gaze earlier. she now focused on a piece of bread laying in front of her. with her slim, pale fingers, she ripped a part of it and put it to her mouth. the speed at which her lips were moving seemed inhuman, just like visuals of the group. while she devoured the poor piece of bread, the rest continued to stare at the surrounding walls, never meeting each other’s gaze.

“you’re staring~”

“and you’re focusing on me but am i complaining?”

“don’t be mean!”

“don’t tell me what to do.” jisu pouted.

i’ve been to this city a couple times before, how come i never noticed this weird bunch? they are too… outstanding to be just overlooked.

jisu stood up earlier, dragging me away from the cafeteria while repeating that the calculus class should start in five minutes and she doesn’t want to be late. as we were leaving, i could feel a pair of eyes burning holes in my back.

“by the way, i won’t be able to sit with you next lesson.” jisu added that to the conversation, as if it was nothing.

“why are you dragging me along then!” she shrugged in response. when we entered the class, she skipped over to some other girl i could barely recognise. i think her name was something starting with ‘r’? not sure though.

even though the bell hadn’t rung yet, almost all the chairs were already occupied. much to my surprise, the vacant seat was next to the girl from the cafeteria, kim minji.

i could swear that me and jisu left before her, how come she already arrived at the classroom?

feeling the familiar gaze on me, i unwillingly meet her eyes. only now, when we were closer to each other, i could see how dark they actually were. almost like a night sky with no stars. something flashed in her eyes and she quickly averted her gaze.

the teacher, who’d entered the classroom, passed me a textbook. it seemed similar to the one i had back at my old school so i could hope the change wouldn’t be too drastic.

when i slipped into the chair next to the girl, i noticed her shift away. it wasn’t a really unfamiliar reaction, seeing as we’ve only met eyes a couple times and never spoke, though i still found it a bit rude.

she didn’t bother speaking to me, so i too decided to leave the tension between us unaddressed. as i took notes during the lecture, i could feel her gaze lingering on me.

the gloomy look on her face didn’t suit her as much as the deep-in-thought one she wore in the cafeteria. even with that, she was still overwhelmingly pretty.

is it weird to speak like that of someone i just met?

the bell rung, snapping me out of my thoughts. when i glanced at my seat mate, i found her chair empty. she bolted out the door the minute she could. looking at the dark hallway while i packed my bag, i could swear something was lurking in the shadows.

maybe i should cut the horror movies.

until now, i’ve only seen her once. when she left after the calculus, it was like her existence was wiped off the surface. well, that sounds a bit dramatic.

at the lunch table, where i thought i’d see her, sat only the remaining four. every once in a while, their eyes would meet. minji never appeared though.

jisu sat next to me, gossiping with this ryujin about some guy they saw earlier. not like i could care less. then, the bell rang, forcing us to leave our seats. i watched as the four girls left in the other direction.

and so the days flew by. i couldn’t spot the girl from my calculus class anywhere in the halls and no one seemed to notice her absence. jisu said it was normal for some students to skip school, was it?

by friday, i assumed she dropped out. i mean, it’s not like the teachers marked her as sick or absent for other reason. she just wasn’t there.

funnily enough, even while focusing on the pale girl, i found some friends. well, that’s a lie. the friends found me.

jisu- or as some call her, lia- introduced me to another friend of hers, besides ryujin. it was a tall girl called yuna who adored to annoy me every chance she got. the four of us always sat together on the table we occupied on my first day, and until the end of the week, we formed a pretty stable group.

it was monday when the five-turned-four table was filled up again.

the previous days i unconsciously looked over to the corner of the cafeteria every lunch time, in search for the pale girl from calculus class. although i did that, a part of me was surprised to see minji back in her seat.

my three friends chatted away while i stared at my untouched tray. when i risked a glance at the corner table, the sight once again shocked me.

contrary to the last time, when they all looked away from each other, this time they were laughing together. even though i sat away from the girls, their laughter seemed to flow around me. for a brief moment, minji caught eye contact with me. i averted my gaze, embarrassed to be caught staring.

“oh~ minji is staring at you!” as jisu pointed out, i could feel the girl’s cold gaze on my profile.

“stop staring back, lia.” she complied with a snicker.

when we stood up to throw away our trays, jisu went ahead with the other two. i glanced back to the five’s table. her dark eyes met mine.

a small smirk played on kim minji’s lips.

in movies, the main character usually is safe in places like the crosswalk, or the sidewalk, or the parking. the reality of life just had to slap me in the most awkward way though.

i just wanted to check my schedule on my phone, in hopes of some teacher being absent, when i heard a pitched sound.

it wasn’t the type you’d hear as a static in a broken radio, or when you put a microphone too close to the speaker. it was a screech of rubber, coming to my direction at a high speed.

next, a couple things happened simultaneously.

first, i noticed the unfamiliar car speeding in my direction. the sun blinding my eyes, i couldn’t see the driver. besides, that wasn’t my biggest concern.

second, i saw a familiar figure, standing a couple rows away. the ever so pale kim minji looked at me with a mix of shock and horror painting her face.

third, i acknowledged how everyone around me was watching. every person gathered at the school’s parking lot at eight a.m. would see me get ran over.

fourth, i closed my eyes. the picture of a car driving straight at me wasn’t something i wanted to remember as my last memory.

fifth, the sound of the brakes got louder. i had seconds left. quite pathetic way to go down.

six, something very cold and very hard smashed into me, surprisingly not from the front, but from the side.

then, it was quiet.

when i opened my eyes, a familiar face entered my field of vision, a look of concern painting her features.

only when i felt something warm on the back of my head did i acknowledge the screams around me. yet even then, only one voice seemed to be clear.

“are you okay, y/n?”

the pandemic was speaking to me. at least, his lips seemed to be moving. the sound of his voice never reached my ears as i stared away from him.

i was taken by a teacher, who called a ambulance. apparently, i hit my head on the pavement when i was falling down. the witnesses stated that i, on my own, jumped away from the speeding car at the last second.

as the pandemic applied gauze to my neck, i watched kim minji and her four friends. my vision was a bit blurry after the incident, but i knew they were staring back at me.

only when the man left my side to report to the teacher, the pale girl stepped towards me.

“are you okay now, y/n?”

“…how do you know my name?”

“that? oh, the pandemic mentioned it earlier.” i nodded slightly and winced, causing minji to giggle lowly.

“be careful, they say you hit your head pretty hard.”

“yeah, i did… hey, how did you get over there so fast?” a small frown etched on her face.

“what?”

“you were standing a couple rows away, how?”

“no i wasn’t.” she denied.

“i saw you.” i met her eyes and something shifted, but i just couldn’t name what.

“y/n, i was right at your side.” her gaze turned cold, as if she was annoyed her convincing didn’t work. why was she lying though?

“that’s not true!”

“it is.”

“no!”

“please.” i looked at her ridiculously.

“what?”

“just- trust me, okay?”

“…explain everything.”

“later.”

“fine.” she left my side. i couldn’t see where she went, as ryujin, jisu and yuna came with the pandemic. he looked me over again and passed some notes to the teacher.

my three friends started fussing over me the moment the pandemic’s left. i was to be sent home when my head stops spinning but until then, the trio volunteered to stand by my side.

“oh gosh that was so scary!” said jisu, as if she was the one in the accident.

“yeah, i really thought it was gonna hit you! you stood alone in front of the car, and wham! and it didn’t hit you!”

“mhm, that’s for clearing that up, yuna.”

“at your service.”

i lost sight of minji and her gang at some point when the pandemic’s looked me over. she vanished into thin air and hadn’t appeared ever since.

“hey, could you girls leave me to talk with y/n for a second?” or maybe not.

jisu sent me a small smirk as she dragged away yuna and ryujin, the two waving friendly to the presence behind my back.

minji kneeled in front of me, her face coming closer to mine. something between concern and relief grazed her expression. for a short while, we just stared at each other, while i could feel her surprisingly cold breath.

“you did get hit pretty hard.” she muttered, her gaze falling onto the wound on my neck.

“you said you’d explain everything.” minji gave me a glare in response.

“what do you want from me, y/n?”

“answers, anything! i am sure you were standing away, yet a couple seconds later we were both on the ground.” i could almost see the wheels turning in her head as she stared back at me.

“you hit your head while falling, your memory must be bad.”

“i know you weren’t next to me, minji! yuna said she saw me standing by myself.”

“why does it matter really?” it was my turn to glare at her.

“because you’re lying to me. i know you are, but i don’t know why.” she stood up abruptly, as if offended by my statement.

“i saved your life. the least you could do is stop asking questions.”

“why did you save me then?”

a look of surprise flashed on her face. she clearly wasn’t expecting me to ask that. i could hear someone coming close to us from behind my back. minji started at the person before her eyes briefly met mine.

“i don’t know.” she whispered, turning her back and walking away.

“minji, come on!” i couldn’t recognise the voice. when my pale companion disappeared, the person who called for her did too. i was left alone at the sidewalk.

a couple weeks passed since then. it was pretty peaceful at the school, though the sight of the pale girl bothered me. well, maybe not the sight, but more her behaviour.

she never brought up our conversation from the incident, before we were interrupted. what’s more, whenever we were alone and she wasn’t in a bad mood, she’d be a nice person to be around. throw some jokes, speak casually. but when there wasn’t only the two of us, she’d barely acknowledge my existence.

if i waved first, she’d wave back. if i said hi while passing by with ryujin, she’d nod her head.

nothing more, nothing less.

now, we were sitting in the cafeteria at our group’s table. it’s kind of cliché how every time something happened, it was in the canteen.

when we entered the space, there were four people sitting in the corner. no minji in sight. we sat down as usual, proceeding with our food while yuna did a daily checkup of the rumours and gossips.

“and kim minji is staring at you again.” i took a double take when she finished talking. glancing at her table, where there were still four people. “weird, she’s sitting alone today?”

i followed yuna’s gaze. at the other end of the canteen, alone in her seat, sat minji. when she met my eyes, she wriggled her brows and gestured for me to come closer.

“wow, leaving us for a girl.” i playfully rolled my eyes at ryujin, standing up.

“you’re all girls too.” she gasped in mock offense. “minji might need help with homework or something, i’ll be right back.”

as i left the table, i heard the trio snicker behind me. noticing that i was coming closer, minji smiled slightly. she scooted over so i could sit next to her.

“why’d you call me?” i asked.

“why don’t you sit with me today?”

“that’s… unusual?”

“it doesn’t have to be.”

“what do you mean?”

“if i’m going to hell, i might as well drag some people along.” i quirked my brow at her.

“you’re a serial killer?”

“no, i don’t think so. i’m tired of trying to keep away from you, so i give up.” she simply said.

“give up on what?”

“trying. i thought it’d be better if i kept away, but the way you always seemed to look for me convinced me otherwise.”

“you’re making it sound weird.” she shrugged with a smile. “so, does that mean we’re friends?”

“friends? we could try. i don’t think i’d be a good friend though.”

“well, the girls you usually sit with don’t seem to complain.” minji followed my gaze to the table occupied by hanni, danielle, haerin and hyein.

“they’re stupid.”

“are all of your friends stupid?”

“that depends?” i stifled a laugh at her answer.

“on what?”

“if you’d be my friend, i’d have a non-stupid one.” i slapped her arm playfully.

“quiet, or they’ll hear you.” we both saw hanni glare at us, which was quite weird, given the circumstances.

“maybe they did.”

“don’t be ridiculous.”

“there is a couple ridiculous things you don’t know about me, y/n.”

“lia is having a sleepover on the weekend, you wanna come?” ryujin asked me later that day, during literature. she added something about jisu’s father’s cabin in the woods, where we’d apparently sleep.

“i mean, sounds fun. who’s gonna be there?”

“us four and our two other friends. they go to a different school so i don’t suppose you meet them.” i nodded my head in confirmation, noting to myself to ask permission for the sleepover later.

i suddenly felt a sharp pain in my hand. looking over, i managed to fail the mighty task of turning a page over, and cut myself with the paper. i started at the little wound, which for some reason was deeper than the usual paper cut. ryujin, who just noticed the object of my concerns, stifled a laugh.

“you good, y/n? are you bleeding out to death?” she joked.

“i hate blood…” a look of worry flashed on her features.

“hey, come on, it’s just a little drop-“

“i think i’m gonna pass out-“

“y/n!”

“hey, you’re back?” the sight of ryujin leaning over greeted me when i opened her eyes. she sighed in relief before standing up from her kneeling position. “i’m gonna take her to the nurse, miss!”

“go on.”

ryujin helped me stand up and guided me from the classroom, snickering every once in a while.

“what’s so funny.” i grumbled, making her laugh more.

“you passed out from the tinniest littlest drop of blood i’ve ever seen in my entire life!”

“yeah, funny.”

“guys? what happened?” minji suddenly appeared at my side, scaring the living daylights out of me. i flinched lightly, receiving concerned looks from both my companions.

“y/n passed out during class.”

“why? something happened?”

“she got a paper cut and got scared of the blood.” i glared at ryujin while the two laughed at my misery.

“it’s not even that funny…”

“trust me,” minji directed her gaze onto me with a smirk. “it is.”

i groaned in response, considering abandoning the two of them and going to the nurse’s office on my own.

“hey ryujin, i’ll take it from here. you go back to the class and take notes, ‘kay?”

my friend didn’t resist much and with a teasing smile, she left the two of us alone in the hallway.

“…you seriously passed out from some blood?”

“i hate the sight of it!”

“okay, geez! no need to get worked up about it. let’s go now.” with a nod of my head, i followed after minji.

she had a fast pace, compared to mine, so i had troubles keeping up. after i had to call for her to slow down multiple times, she caught my hand and started dragging me along.

i wasn’t complaining, but her hand was really cold.

when we got there, the nurse’s office was closed. there was a note pinned to the door, saying that the nurse was absent that day.

“guess we have to go back.” i muttered under my breath.

“not necessarily.” it seemed that minji caught what i said. her free hand landed on the door’s handle and she effortlessly pushed it open. “there we go!”

as we entered the room, i couldn’t help but notice the doors not closing all the way. maybe they were mounted badly and got stuck earlier?

“do you want a paw patrol or white bandage for your terrible wound?” minji shook me out of my door observing. she of course received a glare as a response.

“isn’t it obvious?”

“paw patrol?”

“yeah.”

“good choice.” i know.

the rest of the week passed without another inconvenience. as it was nearing the weekend, the sleepover at jisu’s was getting closer and closer. she said that the cabin was far in the woods- which totally sounds safe and 100% not scary- so we would get there by car. i had about 20 minutes left before jisu would arrive with the rest of the girls.

just as i finished zipping my bag, i felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. the screen read ‘ryujinnie’ in bold, just like the older girl saved on my device. throwing the bag over my shoulder, i picked up the call.

“hey ryujin, what’s up?”

“get yourself downstairs bestie, we’re here!” in the background of the call i could hear more girls cheering.

“okay, coming boss!” ryujin giggled and ended the conversation. i exited my house, locking it, before getting dragged inside the car by yuna.

“hi, y/n! it’s great to see you!” said jisu from the front seat. she sat as the passenger while ryujin appeared to be our designated driver. yuna was huddled in the back with another girl i didn’t recognise. the both of them left the right seat for me.

“y/n, i’ve heard lots about you.” said the other girl when i was all bucked up and lia’s stared the car.

“good things only, i hope.” i joked, making the backseat row laugh.

“ah, that’s right! y/n, this is chaeryeong, one of our friends that will join the sleepover.” explained to me yuna.

“okay then. it’s great to meet you, chaeryeong!”

“likewise, y/n.”

jisu decided to put on some music from the radio and we turned right, riding into the forest. as promised, we drove deeper inside with every passing seconds. the trees were so tall in some places, that the sun was dimmed. i’d say it was about an hour later (mostly consisting of yuna and ryujin screaming some lyrics) when we arrived at the cabin.

there was another car parked in front of it, one that i couldn’t recognise. another tall girl exited it, although she seemed shorter than yuna. she noticed our car approaching and waved.

“awh, yeji beat us!” yuna pouted.

we exited the car and the girl- yeji?- immediately ran up to us. she greeted the other four girls before stopping in front of me.

“hey, you didn’t tell me there was another one!”

“another one what-“

“that’s y/n! she joined the school some time ago.” ryujin introduced me. the other girl nodded her head and outstretched her hand in my direction.

“nice to meet you then! i’m yeji.” with a smile on my own, i shook the taller girl’s hand. contrary to the other people, her hand seemed awfully warm.

“soo, we go in?” asked ryujin, receiving nods from everyone. following jisu, one by one we got settled in the cabin.

i didn’t really know why jisu deemed it necessary for us to make a campfire outside the cabin. the problem was that she had no wood ready for it, so me, yeji and chaeryeong were asked to collect some.

“god, i think we’re lost.” it wasn’t going well.

“it’s fine, chaer. i remember how to get back to the cabin.” i looked at yeji. she was unbothered, calmly carrying the wood pieces in her hands.

“how? all these trees look the same!”

“i have a good instinct.” we couldn’t really argue with that, it was better to have some hope.

“i will punch you if we encounter some of those vampire weirdos…” muttered chaeryeong, which picked my attention.

“vampires?” i couldn’t help but ask. never have i heard of vampires being in this arena.

“you haven’t heard? these damned blood suckers live in the forest!” aggressive much?

“really? no one mentioned anything…”

“maybe they didn’t want you to worry. they say it’s not safe to be here alone.” i looked at yeji, cracking a smile at how serious she looked.

“quit playing guys, if something was going on, the rest would tell me.” the smile faded from my face when the girls stopped in their tracks with serious expressions.

“y/n, it’s not a joke. those pale kids will suck you to the last drop.” chaeryeong had a bitter look on her face.

“what, you met one of them?” she scoffed.

“one? there was at least four of them!”

from the corner of my eye, i could see yeji shift uncomfortably. before i could ask her what was wrong, she spoke.

“let’s just go back, i think we have enough wood.”

“lead the way then, miss compass.”

“oh i will.”

“y’all are either stupid or very bad at planning things.” after saying that, yuna nodded to herself, as if confirming her words.

truth be told, she had a point. while planning all that campfire stuff, no one thought of actually getting something we could make on said campfire. meaning, we had essentially no food.

“i think we passed some convenience store on the way? if someone takes the car, we’ll get there and maybe go back before it gets completely dark.” i suggested, receiving nods from the group. ryujin volunteered to go with me, so the two of us entered the car and went our way.

“do you remember how far was it from the forest?”

“i think no more than ten minutes.”

“okay.”

we mostly spent the ride in silence. ryujin tried to talk with me every once in a while, but i was too occupied with the conversation i had earlier with chaeryeong and yeji. it was rude of me to ignore her like that, really, but i’d apologise later.

“you go in, i’ll wait in the car.” she said when we finally arrived.

“i thought you were supposed to help me?” ryujin smiled apologetically.

“i see really badly in the evenings, you know? i go blind when the sky is greyish. i’ll join you when it gets darker?”

“weird excuse but okay.” i exited the car and went to the small convenience store. much to my dismay, inside was only one person- a older than me man.

from the moment i entered the shop, i could feel his eyes on me. they never strayed, as i picked different snacks for the campfire. it was getting quite uncomfortable so i sighed internally in relief when i was finished and just needed to pay for my things.

the man scanned the snacks slowly. i watched as he did so, hoping he would just finish the task and let me exit the shop. apparently, he had a bit other plans.

“so what’s a girl like you doing here at this hour?” i wasn’t in the mood for a small talk. glancing outside, it was already dark. i couldn’t help but wonder why ryujin wasn’t coming to help me like she said she would.

“…getting snacks.”

“well, that’s a lot of things. don’t you need a strong hand to help you carry them? even better, why don’t you go to mine? we can eat them together there.” i former a tight lipped smile and pulled out cash to pay.

“no, thank you. how much is my total?”

“oh, come on! it’s not like you have places to be, hmm? or you’re telling me that girl that’s been observing us is your girlfriend or some shit? i can take care of her too!” when he mentioned the girl, i immediately thought that ryujin finally came. to my surprise, when i turned to look for her, there wasn’t anyone standing away from us.

on the contrary, a cold presence suddenly appeared at my side, a slim hand encircling my waist.

“she already said no.” i stared at my unexpected saviour, kim minji. in the back of my mind i wondered, what was she doing in this part of the city? that wasn’t the problem at that moment thought.

“come on, little girl, her and i were just talking!” something shifted in minji’s gaze, but not in the way as it did when she looked at me. her eyes seemed colder than usual, which i didn’t know was possible.

“you were making her uncomfortable. let her pay and we’ll go.”

“but-!” something red flashed in minji’s eyes? she then turned her face away from me, but i could hear her voice got deeper.

“then we shall go now.” the man seemed struck in place, as if frozen with fear. i didn’t get a good look at him as minji carelessly threw at him a bill and dragged me away with the snacks.

“y/n! thank god, i was starting to get worried!” ryujin jumped out of the car the moment she saw me exit the shop, but halted her steps seeing the pale girl follow behind me. “minji? when did you get here?”

the girl in question pointed a car which stood a couple meters away from us. i could recognise it from the school’s parking lot.

“i drove here because hanni wanted some bread.” minji directed her gaze to me and whispered. “do you have bread?”

i nodded wordlessly.

“ah, that explains it. sorry i didn’t come when it got dark, y/nnie, lia called me.”

“about that, how about we hand you the snacks and i take y/n?”

“what? why do you need me?” she smiled, tightening her grip on my waist.

“i think it’s time you meet my friends.” ryujin seemed to think this over for a bit before she also nodded.

“that’s up to you, y/n. but if you wanna go, i’ll tell lia something came up.”

i looked up, meeting minji’s eyes. even though her hand on my waist was cold, her gaze seemed to hold uncharacteristic warmth in it. it was a big contrast to what i saw in the shop earlier.

“okay, i want to meet them.” i finally agreed. minji’s smile widened at my words. i handed the bag over to ryujin, after picking out the bread.

“it’s settled then. i’ll text lia later and send you the money for the snacks.”

“oh no, don’t bother-“

“i insist. minji, say hi to hyein from me and yeji, would you?” minji grinned in response, and in that smile, something caught my eye.

as the two of us walked towards her car, i held her cold palm and contemplated. kim minji had fangs.

as minji drove, i glanced at her as subtly as i could. chaeryeong’s words rang in my head like a alarm. maybe i should treat it as such. all the puzzle pieces were slowly coming together.

the cold skin.

the dark eyes, which turned reddish.

the abnormal speed.

the fangs.

kim minji was a vampire.

…

i almost laughed at myself. vampires aren’t real. then i gaze fell on her again.

…maybe they are real after all?

minji suddenly turned the car to stop on the side of the road. i almost got a heart attack as she looked at me.

“something is bothering you.” it wasn’t a question.

“no, it’s okay.” i tried to dismiss it.

“tell me, y/n.” it was embarrassing to think ‘oh yeah, she’s a vampire’ while staring straight at her.

“…it’s embarrassing!”

“go on.”

“i heard there were vampires in this area…” i muttered, averting my gaze to the outside. i could hear her chuckle.

“do you believe in vampires? are you scared they’ll get you here?”

“i wouldn’t say i’m scared they’d find me here-“

“that’s correct. they won’t come here because i’m with you.” she cut my words. that was practically the last confirmation i needed.

“y-you’re a vampire!” somehow thinking about the possibility wasn’t as scary as learning the truth. as if predicting my next moves, she quickly caught the both of my hands, preventing me from unlocking my belt and running away.

“took you longer than i thought to figure that out.” she was smiling at me. “you don’t have to be afraid, y/n. i would never hurt you.”

“p-please, let me go. let me go!” i screamed at her, trying to get out of her inhumanly strong grip.

“calm down, y/n. i said, calm down!” as she shouted, her fangs flashed in my eyes and before i could try and stop it, my mind went blank and my body went limp in the passenger seat of her car.

i had to admit, that was one of the best naps i’ve ever had. i laid on something comfortable and as i slowly regained consciousness, i could hear a couple voices around me.

“she knows?”

“did she try to spray you with holy water?!” i let out a groan, turning on my other side and hoping the voices would just shut up.

“i think it’s best if you guys leave for a second- that includes you, minji.”

“hey!”

“shut up…” i tried to hide my face deeper into the pillow my head rested on. a couple seconds later, i heard some footsteps getting away with hushed complains. then, a hand landed slowly on my arm.

“y/nnie, how about you open your eyes for me?” i groaned, but nonetheless did so. the view of a familiar person greeted me. it was the cat-like girl i saw in the cafeteria.

“there we go. good morning.” we stared at each other for a couple seconds. she blinked very slowly, like a cat. i didn’t know if i found that cute or weird. i lifted my hand to rub the sleepiness of my eyes.

“who are you?” i mumbled.

“hang haerin.” she answered. never once did we break our staring contest.

“i’m y/n.”

“i know.” she sniffed lightly. “you’re a human.”

“you can smell that?”

“no, that’s hyein. i’m a pixy.” my eyes widened. it hit me then, that i didn’t imagine that scene with minji.

“i can feel you panicking, you know? it’s annoying.”

“is she calm yet?” a voice called from somewhere outside the room.

“she hasn’t moved.” the girl replied, not breaking eye contact with me.

“oh thank god, i was afraid one of you would hurt the other.” i immediately recognised that voice as minji’s. loosing the staring concert, i cracked my neck looking at her.

“you’re a vampire.”

“and you pass out from every other thing.” she gave a teasing smile, but soon dropped it when she noticed i was still looking at her blankly.

“you’re a vampire and she is a pixy.” i directed my gaze to the three figures huddling behind minji, before returning to the pale girl. “what are they?”

“hanni and danielle are also vampires, hyein is a therianthrope.” one of the girls smiled at me so brightly i was surprised she didn’t burn the rest like the sun.

“it’s nice to officially meet you! minji told us a lot-“ my vampire friend covered the shapeshifter’s mouth with her palm.

“not a word, hyein.”

“so what happens now?”

“what do you mean?”

“well, since i know your secret, will you sacrifice me in some ritual, or use to feed?” while i had a very serious expression, the rest of the girls (excluding the pixy) started laughing. minji wiped a imaginary tear as she cackled.

“h-hah, you really thought we’d do something like that?”

“i mean, i didn’t think there were any vampires, so jumping to any and every conclusions seems good…”

“god, let me just explain everything to you.”

a week passed. i was slowly able to wrap my head around the whole vampire situation. the hardest part was that i couldn’t share my thoughts with my friend group, especially remembering how chaeryeong reacted the last time.

i remembered to say hi to hyein for yeji and ryujin. the younger girl visibly brightened when i did so, but she offered no explanation. i found it quite weird how the trio could know each other, but i had better matters at hand.

the dance.

a very typical, corny dance party, that i normally wouldn’t be bothered to attend, but after jisu talked my ear off how embarrassing it would be for me to miss it, i had no choice.

no choice and no partner.

pondering over that, i sat in the cafeteria, peacefully munching my sandwich. lia, ryujin and yuna chatted away as usual, very engrossed in their conversation. then, a small crumbled paper fell on my tray. i was about to look up and beat someone up, when i noticed it was minji who just went by our table.

slightly suspicious, i unfolded the piece of paper.

‘meet me behind the school at 6 today?’

i hid the note in my pocket. i could see minji glance at me a couple times, which earned her multiple smacks from hanni.

class ended before 5 that day, and it was already dark outside. damned cold months.

as i stood on the hallway, hanni, danielle and haerin passed by me. the first two greeted me with a small wave, while the pixy gave a small nod. a couple moments later, hyein ran after them, throwing me a small greeting.

they certainly were a interesting bunch.

when the young therianthrope followed her group, i was left alone again. the time on my phone read 5:10. i still had much time to spare. with nothing better to do, i lazily went on my way, to the back of the school.

it was actually a pretty interesting setting. a human, a vampire, dark place closed off from passer-by’s. maybe i still had the chance to become a sacrifice in a ritual.

“you’re early.” i was surprised to see minji already present at the spot.

“you’re even earlier?”

“i guess i am.” she looked down slightly. kim minji?

“uh, can we speak now? i don’t really feel the need to stand here another 40 minutes until it’s 6, you know?”

“how do you know i’m not going to perform a ritual on you that needs to be executed at exactly 6 pm?” she had a point there.

“i can only hope not.”

“actually-“

“we’d like that sacrifice offer.” before i could so much as turn my head, a shadow appeared in front of me. he had a smirk on his face, but not the pleasant kind i was used to. his eyes glimmered just like minji’s, with dangerous shades of red.

“christopher you-!” two other men were holding minji. i had no time to focus on them as i felt a burning sensation in my neck. a couple milliseconds later, the wound became numb.

“m-minji…” unwillingly, i closed my eyes. the last thing i saw was my pale friend freeing herself from the hold of the two men. the rest happened without me conscious.

i could for sure say i disliked the feeling of being bitten by a vampire. sadly, fate liked to play jokes on me, and the feeling that woke me up was in fact minji sucking on my neck.

“minji what the fuck!”i shrieked, pushing her away. to my surprise, there was no blood around her mouth.

“oh god, you’re awake.” as quickly as i pushed her away, she was back on my side, this time hogging my frame to her body. we were back again at the place where she and the rest of her friends lived.

“what the fuck were you doing just now, kim minji?” i asked her sharply.

“i sucked out the venom.”

“what?”

“christopher- that bastard we- he tried to kill you! the venom made you fall asleep and could be deadly had danielle not thought of this way. i owe her ice cream now.”

“…thank you, then.” i mumbled. minji smirked playfully at my response.

“hey, do you wanna know why i called you over to the back of the school?”

“so it wasn’t because of the three other vampires?” i asked sarcastically.

“would you go to the dance with me?”

her hand on my waist. even though the fabric, i could feel how cold it was. the both of us were finally leaving the dance floor after what felt like 20 different, slow dance songs. the girl on my side seemed to be really enjoying herself.

we briefly met her friends and they congratulated us. again, we were on our way, this time outside. there was a small bench still on the school grounds, which was nicely illuminated by the lamps and the moon. i glanced at her. a cute habit i’ve noticed, her pointy teeth stuck out a bit when she was thinking of something really hard.

“what are you pondering on, minji?” i asked after a couple moments of silence.

“you. your safety. what should i do with you.”

“what do you mean?” she sighed, directing her palm to hold my hand. she gently massaged over my knuckles before speaking again.

“it’s dangerous for you to be with us. there are people, like chirstopher, who won’t hesitate to hurt anyone dear to us.”

“then, can’t i become a vampire too?” i asked excitedly. her face fell momentarily as her grip tightened.

“no.”

“why not?”

“because i said so.”

“that’s-!”

“stop insisting, y/n.” i glanced at her side profile. even with her jaw clenched, the moon illuminated her beautifully. she turned to catch my eyes.

maybe vampires aren’t so bad after all.

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