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the arcana: main six reacting to injured! reader

anonymous: Could u do m6 reacting to mc coming home injured? I want some hurt/comfort >:))

Warnings: talk of being injured, blood. if that bothers you or tiggers you in anyway, please scroll away! i want this to be a safe place, only :)

thanks for the request anon!! i hope you enjoy!! <3 requests for the kissing prompts and physical affection prompts are STILL OPEN. please send them in with the character of your choice (which could be any character from any series i write for) and i will create an imagine!! thanks and happy reading!!

- tries his very very best to stay calm

- you can see panic bubbling under the surface

- faust is on high alert

- slithers around your shoulders and squeezes you for a hug

- "friend! hurt!"

- doesn't immediately ask what happened, just gets you to a comfortable place to be cleaned up

- then, and only then, will he brave to ask what happened to you

- or who did this to you

- wipes the blood from your skin with very gentle swipes

- winces when you wince, and apologizes profoundly

- "Y/n, how did this happen? i thought you were just taking a quick trip to the market."

- "i fell in the market, tripped over a stone"

- "and nobody helped you?"

- in this case he's disappointed with the bystanders, but does not become angry

- in a situation where someone hurt you?

- oh god

- "Y/n, how did this happen? i thought you were just taking a quick trip to the market."

- "yeah, well, somebody had their eye on the same apple i picked up. somehow, though, they managed to push me to the ground and steal it from my hands."

- i don't even think he would know what to say

- and asra is not really the type to march out into the streets of vesuvia and seek to challenge the one who hurt you

- but he would certainly hold a grudge against whoever it was if he did find out

- and would feel absolutely awful about letting you get hurt

- his mind would race about the possibility of losing you again

- because he simply can't handle it

- and what if that person had been particularly violent or malicious? what if you had been taken??

- you'd have to comfort the hell out of him to make sure he knows that you're okay

- "asra, hey, i'm fine! i can handle myself, you know that"

- "you're right, and i know you're right. it's just hard"

- "it's still hard for me, too. the market still makes me a little nervous and i got caught a little off guard, is all"

- that would make him feel better

- would finish patching up your wounds and would make sure to bring you to julian the next day if they were too bad for him to fix or needed stitches

- would also create a special brew to help with the pain and ease you to sleep

- "why don't i go down to the market tomorrow?"

- "why? so when you pick a fight over apples, i can pay you back for all of this high quality medical treatment?"

- "well of course, surely you didn't expect all this tender love and care to be free" *wink*

- panicked doctor mode enabled

- immediately begins checking you over, asking questions

- something tells me it would be a head injury of some sort

- "oh darling, what happe- you're bleeding!"

- "julian, i'm okay! it's just a little scratch"

- "no no no you might need stitches, come sit down. i'll go get my kit!"

- there's really no use in arguing

- he has cold ass hands, so he tries to warm them up before he begins suturing the wound

- tries to be gentle, and his expert hands move quickly without any snagging

- "so, how did this happen?"

- his voice is literally trembling

- "well, i was in the clinic grabbing the list of ingredients we need for our next grocery trip and there was a puddle of... something on the floor. i slipped and hit my head on the corner of your desk"

- immediately thinks it's his fault

- like "oh shit i should have cleaned better that could have killed y/n and then what would i have done-"

- doesn't necessarily voice this, but you can tell by the silence that follows that he's feeling really guilty

- would kneel for you, head on your knees

- "y/n, i am so sorry"

- "juli, it's really okay, i should have watched where i was going"

- "i'll make sure to clean better from now on, okay?"

- would guard you throughout the night in case of concussion

- nurse juli <3

- but let's say someone had put their hands on you

- would patch you up the same way, and apologize profusely for not being there with you

- tuck you into bed and fetch mazelinka to keep an eye on you throughout the night incase of a concussion

- would most definitely be self destructive and seek that mf out

- maybe not successfully, but would try his hardest

- "i'll be back in the morning, get some rest"

- "I can find them myself if I want to, you know"

- embarrassed blush

- because he KNOWS you can take care of yourself

- "of course, but right now you're hurt. as your partner, i will do what must be done on your behalf darling"

- probably shows up the following morning with battle scars of his own

- the guards found you in the garden, passed out in the maze

- blood trickled down your arm, a large gash marking your bicep

- ran you up to the palace and immediately to the medical wing

- them]n nadia gets word

- the calm, collected queen act disappears

- abandons anything she's doing, anybody she's talking to

- "we will finish this at a different time, i have more important matters to attend to"

- she is so worried and it's honestly adorable

- very much giving "where tf are they?" energy

- god i love her so much

- anyways um

- asks the nurses over and over what happened, if you're okay, etc.

- watches the physicians and nurses like a hawk as they clean the wound and suture the cut

- and they're so intimidated lmao they never come face to face with her literally ever

- brushes your hair back from your face as they do so

- holds your hands

- would demand that you be brought to her sleeping chamber

- so that's where you wake up! how cute

- she's laying beside you, her brows furrowed

- maybe even her eyes are a little hazy

- "y/n, sweetheart, do you remember what happened?"

- patiently waits for your answer, you're still a little groggy

- you were either attacked by an animal and passed out from the fright

- or you were attacked by an armed person and was knocked out

- either way, the guards are on it

- nadia isn't letting whoever or whatever did this get away without a fight

- the palace is meant to be a safe haven for you

- for the both of you

- "well, don't you worry, we'll take care of that"

- you try to sit up but she won't let you

- "oh no, you must stay down, y/n. you are possibly concussed from the fall"

- "oh okay, sorry"

- "is there anything i can get you?"

- the countess of vesuvia, serving you in your time of need

- "just some water would be nice"

- "of course, i'll have some brought up right away"

- i literally feel like he would just start crying straight up

- cause like he has some problems anyway

- he big sad boi

- and you coming home to the hut bleeding from a gash in the arch of your foot is not helping

- picks you and carries you to the bed without a word

- just starts examining the cut

- inanna is also very concerned

- she licks the blood from the cut, she's trying to be helpful

- meanwhile muriel is stumbling around the hut looking for anything to stop the bleeding, disinfect it, bandage it, anything

- but he's not the best about keeping that stuff in stock

- keeps looking back at you with worry in his eyes

- he doesn't know what to do

- "muriel, let me see if i can contact asra. maybe he or julian can bring me a salve. i'm pretty sure i'm gonna need stitches"

- low-key makes him feel worse

- cause he feels like he's unable to care for you and keep your safe

- even tho this was just an accident

- he's breathing really fast, his anxiety creeping

- agrees anyway, but goes to get them himself

- "i'll be back soon, just keep this piece of cloth pressed against it"

- cause you're bleeding like a lot

- inanna stays behind

- he returns very quickly with julian in tow, though he doesn't look happy about it

- leaves the hut without another word

- julian gets to work immediately

- "so, you cut your foot i see"

- smartass.

- "yeah, muriel always tells me to put on shoes when i walk in the woods but i love to feel the grass beneath my feet"

- julian chuckled at this

- "and i'm assuming you, what, stepped on a rock?"

- "...yeah, sliced it right open"

- after julian is done cleaning up the cut, he tells you to just stay off of it for a while and make sure it doesn't get infected

- once he's gone, muriel trudges back into the hut

- "muriel, baby, it was just a cut it's not a big deal"

- but his eyes look hurt, and you beckon him toward the bed

- "hey," your hands on his cheeks, "i'm okay, really"

- "sorry, i just got scared. blood is still a trigger for me and since you got hurt in my woods, i felt like it was my fault"

- "muriel, of course it wasn't your fault"

- he really needed a hug

- after this instance, he made sure to keep medical supplies in the hut and you promised to try and wear shoes in the woods more often than not

- "i'll try my best to be more careful. deal?"

- sweet lil smile

- "deal."

- "oh my god, y/n, what the hell happened??"

- you were tending the garden

- without her supervision

- and the garden sheers might have sliced into the palm of your hand

- deep

- brings you over to the sink and runs water over the cut, covering it with a towel when the dripping blood had been washed away

- girl is on the move

- cause she knows what to do! love that

- low-key a main reason why julian managed to live as long as he has

- pepi is curiously perched atop one of the counters, peering down

- finds her personal first aid kit she had stashed in the bathroom

- guides you over to sit on the counter while she tries to figure out what to do

- "damn, you really cut yourself, y/n"

- "sorry! i think i just got a little carried away"

- she giggles at that, though she is still worried about the fact that it won't stop bleeding

- gently wraps the cut in gauze and adheres it together

- places a kiss to your fingertips

- "all done! no more gardening for you!"

- "hey, why not?"

- "well you don't want that cut to open back up again and again, do you?"

- "no"

- "alright then," she smiled, moving to put away the first aid kit again, "and we're going up to the palace medical wing first thing tomorrow morning to make sure it's not infected"

- eye roll

- "yes ma'am" you mocked

- even though you know it's just because she loves you

- "but since you got hurt, you want me to bake you some cookies?"

- "only if you let me eat the dough!"

- good god do i love this man

- but he is so self-absorbed it's actually insane

- and I feel like he wouldn't even notice at first

- cause he's too focused on himself

- gazing into the mirror without a care in the world when you walked in

- "y/n, thank goodness you're home, how do you feel about these pants?"

- you just hobbled to the nearest seat, hand resting over the gash on your knee

- mercedes and melchior were lazing across a rug at the base of his mirror, their attention set on you

- "u-um, yeah, they look good"

- literally just trying not to bleed out, over here

- "good? oh really, now, y/n don't they look amazing?"

- "yes, they look ama- ow, damnit"

- then he turned around

- immediate shock and worry! oh no oh no y/n is hurt!

- mercedes and melchior walked over first, whining as they took in the cut, brushing around the edges

- lucio raced over, squatting down in front of you, and began examining the cut

- "hey, hey, what happened?"

- "i accidentally tripped on my walk in the garden and scraped my knee on the cobblestone"

- he was lightly touching around the cut, gauging how sensitive it was

- when you flinched he stopped, looking into your eyes with a soft "sorry"

- "i think i need to go to the palace infirmary"

- "oh there's no need, i can take care of you!"

- you were not convinced he could take care of you, at least not well

- "uh, lucio, are you sure?"

- he looked slightly offended, at that

- "you know, y/n, i did fight in battles at one point. i have not only tended to my own wounds, but the wounds of others, as well"

- you giggled at the thought

- "much to your protest, though, i'm sure"

- he moved to the small cabinet of medical supplies in the ensuite to your bedroom, returning to your side with it in hand

- "at points, but i don't mind helping you in the slightest"

- for all of his antics, his soft side was enough to make you fall in love all over again

- and although i know he would take care of you in literally any situation, i can't say for certainty that he would stick around and place nurse lucio for long if a person had hurt you

- attacked you

- much like nadia, the guards would be sent out without a second thought, lucio leading the pack in the search for you aggressor

[misakishishido]

A Christmas Bound by Fate? [Jurina ver.] (JuriSaku OS)

Phew finally something new from me huh? Had time to write (AT LAST) thanks to the holiday season and also because I wanted to make a contribution for this unlikely ship I have been on for a while now, so please feel free to read especially if you like JuriSaku ;)

P.S. I actually do have a Sakura version for this fic planned since, not really a spoiler but, this fic is based on Jurina’s PoV. I’d love to know if you all, after reading the fic, would like to see a Sakura version of it which would cover everything that happens on her side of the world ;)

P.S.S. Huge shoutout to my best friend for assisting me with a certain part in this fanfiction x’D

Enjoy! Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all!

“J-Jurina-san…!”

I turned around to look at the person who was an arm’s length away from me. Weird… her whole head was completely covered by a layer of darkness that I rubbed my eyes a number of times but still couldn’t make out who it was. She was about my height… in a elegant-looking beige-coloured winter coat.

Her voice sounded familiar though but…

“Yes?” I coolly said, though I honestly wanted to blurt out a question, asking who the heck this person was before me.

“I-I… I’ve got a present for you!”

She said as she leapt towards me, crashing into me and I lost my balance, slowly falling to the cold hard surface beneath me, unable to catch a glimpse of who she was, even though the mist of darkness faded away in a brief instance…….

-x-x-x-x-x-

“OUCH!!!!!!”

It seems that I had woken up with my face face flat on the carpeted floor of my hotel room. So that was all just a dream? Gosh… I don’t even know if I should label it as a good dream or a nightmare. As I was still dazed on the floor, my phone started ringing and I quickly picked it up, not even checking who the caller was.

“J-san!”

Slightly ticked off by such a loud voice in the morning, I tried to keep my cool and greeted back without much expression, “Ah… Makiko. Morning,” I shrugged, briefly yawning right after, “And seriously… don’t call me that.”

“Ehehe~. Sorry sorry. I’ve got a favour to ask of you, mind hearing me out?”

“Hmm? You don’t always ask me for favours, SKE’s magni~fi~cent leader-san. This must be some kind of dangerous task huh?”

“Wow Jurina-san, thanks for the sarcasm,” I could imagine her pouting right about now, “I need you to attend an emergency meeting at the HKT48 theatre. You’re in Fukuoka right now for some kind of CM shoot right?”

“Well yeah I am but… that’s really sudden,” I massaged the back of my neck gently before getting up from the floor to switch on the lights, “What, you’re unable to come over?”

“Uh huh. The manager made a mistake and double-booked me so I kinda need to handle some important stuff in Nagoya. So please, can you go on my behalf? I don’t think any other SKE member is there right now except for you.”

I looked at the time on the digital clock on my bedside table and smiled, “Yeah you’re in luck. I don’t have much going on today anyways other than the shoot. What time’s the meeting?”

And so, I went to the meeting that was taking place at the HKT48’s theatre in Makiko’s stead. 

Unbeknownst to me,  I was probably the only person who was acting as substitute for our group’s leader, or captain, as the other groups call theirs. Every group had at least their co-captain here, with Yuihan representing AKB48, Sayanee representing NMB48, Miyawaki Sakura-chan representing HKT48, KitaRie-san representing NGT48 and lastly, Nana-chan representing STU48. Every one of them greeted me as I stepped into the room, looking confused as it seemed like the meeting had gone on for a while now. I apologised on that assumption.

“No need to apologise, Jurina-san! Makki sent me a message telling me she probably briefed you wrongly so I’m still glad you could make it!” Yuihan commented with excitement, mitigating my building frustration towards Makiko, “Ah but before you take a seat,” Yuihan stopped me as I was about to sit down, “Please take this.”

I quickly went over to Yuihan’s side and received a small parcel, “Umm… uh… what’s this?”

“We’re apparently playing Secret Santa, Jurina-san,” Sayanee, who had her chin resting on the palm of her hand facing our direction, said with a nonchalant tone of voice.

“Secret… Santa…?”

“First of all, go take a seat, I’ll just redo the whole brief once again!” Yuihan said with much enthusiasm, causing some to groan and some “not again”s to resound throughout the room.

“Aww come on, is it really that much of a chore girls?” Our energetic Soukantoku pouted.

“No no… it’s just that, what if some girls aren’t cooperative and don’t join the fun as you think they will, Yokayama-san?” Nana-chan voiced her concern.

Yuihan pondered for a bit before grinning in response, “We’ll cross that bridge when we get there!”

“Seriously Yokoyama-san…?” Sakura-chan, who was sitting directly opposite of me, let out a deep sigh.

“That’s the Yui I’ve known for a while now,” KitaRie-san said with a pleasant smile forming on her lips.

“A-ny-ways. The rundown is this Jurina-san,” she looked straight at me as chipper as ever, “In that small parcel of yours are envelopes of every member in SKE48 and in them, are names of members from……… I think it was HKT48? In them,” I could see Sakura-chan’s eyes light up as I briefly glanced at her.

Yuihan, now looking at the whiteboard that was scribbled with words behind her as she, continued to explain as I curiously tried to pry open the box without anyone noticing, “I would just like you to give those letters out to every SKE member in there that has been labelled by Teams for your convenience and have them complete the task by Christmas Day. So, how this basically works is………….”

Yes! Got the box opened up. I quickly looked at everyone who was either paying attention to Yuihan or fiddling with their phones and found a few mini sacks that, as Yuihan said, contained envelopes compiled by Teams. Went straight to Team S’ sack and quickly tried to dig out mine as Yuihan continued her lengthy explanation and when I found it, I swiftly tore open the flap of the envelope which housed a piece of yellow-coloured origami paper to reveal a name I never expected to see.

Mi-ya-wa-ki Sa-ku-ra.

Written in Hiragana instead of the usual Kanji.

…

……

Isn’t… she…

I gazed at Sakura-chan who probably felt the intensity of my gaze as she looked back at me too, giving me an awkward smile as I felt my ears feeling hotter and blood rushing towards my cheeks…

……

…

Eh?

“J-JURINA-SAN!!!!!!!!” Yuihan’s loud exclamation broke me out of my brief reverie, “W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”

Ah crap. I got caught.

“U-Uh… N-Nothing!!!” I hurriedly dumped my envelope, along with the paper, back into the box and closed the flaps of the box, trying to act like nothing happened, “I-It… The box was sorta just opened up so–”

“As if it was!” Yuihan argued back before sighing, “You’re SUPPOSED to open it up when you get back home! Didn’t I JUST say that?!”

“U-Uh…” Nope I didn’t hear much of what she said to be honest, “Y-Yeah…… s-sorry… was just too curious since uh… since…” I just need to tug on Yuihan’s heartstrings to stop her from fuming, “… I’m… really hyped to play this! Secret Santa is really going to be fun and everyone is going to know each other from different groups in no time! Heck, new bonds will be formed so thank you for the amazing idea, Yui-sou-kan-to-ku~~!”

“Aww shucks~~~” Yuihan responded giddily, “You’re most welcome, Jurina-san~”

“So you’re gonna just give in huh, gullible idiot,” Sayanee deadpanned as everyone else giggled.

Yuihan cleared her throat shortly after, “So anyways! That’s that! Have fun y’all and Merry Christmas! Please ensure everyone cooperates so as to prevent the experience from being ruined yeah?”

“Understood!” We all said in unison and the meeting was dismissed.

-x-x-x-x-x-

I let out a deep sigh as I looked at the small parcel in my hands.

So I got Sakura-chan huh?

No actually, that isn’t really the point. Why the heck did I get all flustered like that in the meeting room? That was extremely uncool of me!

“Jurina-san?”

“Huh?” I looked over my shoulder to see Sakura-chan quietly stepping over to my side, with her eyebrows furrowed.

“Are you alright? I mean… just now–”

“Y-Yeah. I’m totally fine,” I sharply stopped Sakura-chan from continuing any talks about just now. I don’t really wanna remember how stupid I looked just now, nor do I want to remember being ‘scolded’ by Yuihan and getting out of it with sweet talk.

“Umm… okay,” Sakura-chan stepped back a little before looking towards the empty parking lot, where we were both waiting for our transports, “I actually just wanted to tell you that we got SKE48 members for our lots.”

My heart skipped a beat at that moment.

Odd.

“O-Oh? Really? That’s cool, looks like my group and yours will be exchanging presents huh.”

“Mm… That’s right.”

…

……

The awkward silence continued till a car appeared from the entrance of the parking lot, making two toots with Sakura-chan waving cheerfully.

“It’s nice to see you today, Jurina-san,” she turned back to me with a smile and bowed briefly, “Take care, and good luck with work the rest of the day!”

My heart skipped a beat once again.

I know Miyawaki Sakura-chan was a cute girl but… was she this cute?

“Juri–”

“U-Uh yeah! Likewise… Sakura-chan,” she went towards the car and as the driver opened the door for her, I had to go blurt out something embarrassing.

“I-It would…”

Sakura-chan halted her steps into the car, looking at me in confusion, “Hmm…?”

“I-It would be funny if we got each other by fate, right…?”

Sakura seemed like she was taken by surprise for a moment before breaking into a giggle, “Yes. I think so too, Jurina-san. Let’s see how fate plays out!”

She waved at me again before entering the car and I stood where I was, dumbfounded as I see Sakura-chan off.

My heart just won’t stop beating erratically. My cheeks feel hot.

What the heck is wrong with me? Am I sick or something?

I shook my head as my ride came a few minutes after sending Sakura-chan off.

—

Miyawaki Sakura.

A name I just cannot avoid for a while now.

I wonder when I started noticing her presence more and more? Around the time she WCentered Kibouteki Refrain with Mayu-san? When she was made Center for Kimi wa Melody and I heard on and off all the negative comments about her being made Center for such an important AKB single? Or was it when she was co-starring with me for various dramas, especially Tofu Pro Wrestling?

I just don’t know.

I remember feeling sympathy and understanding of what she went through when she was made Center for Kimi wa Melody especially when I was in the exact same position during the time I first started and got made center for Oogoe Diamond beside Maeda Atsuko-san…

I remember noticing how she was almost always at the position right beside me for various songs and even had to do parts with me for MVs too… Then the dramas made it so that we would have some kind of rivalry going on and that kind of escalated into us being the potential Acchan-san/Yuko-san, Sasshi-san/Mayu-san duo for the Sousenkyou.

It did make me go “why” at one point but it’s definitely not that she was unpleasant, it just made me think of Rena-chan from time to time, someone who I will forever think of the only person who can be by my side as both a rival and a precious comrade.

But now, that position, when I’m doing work in AKB48, is filled with Sakura-chan… and I just can’t avoid this reality. We barely talk in reality, nor do we do anything outside of work. She thinks of me as a rival and I honestly try not to do the same. So why?

Why does she make my heart pound with excitement?

Hmm…

Do I like her or something? As much as I like, no, love Rena-chan?

I mean… only Rena-chan, and at one point when I was younger, Mayu-san, were able to make me feel this way…

…

My heart probably wants its void caused by Rena-chan to be filled, that’s why it reacts to Sakura-chan, who has conveniently been by my side for various ocassions. Yes. That’s definitely why. Mmhmm~.

Problem solved! It’s definitely not because of true love or anything. Because I will always have feelings for Re–

*riiiiiing*

Huh? A phone call through the hotel phone?

“Hello…?”

“Hello Jurina-san! It’s me, Miyawaki Sakura.”

Yeah~ no. Problem NOT solved. Calm down, this stupid heart of mine!

“S-Sa-Sakura-chan?!”

“U-Uh… yes. I’m sorry, am I disturbing you?”

“No no you’re not! What’s up???”

“Umm… I kind of want to see you for a bit. Is it okay if you come down to the lobby?”

“O-Oh yeah sure! Or you can come up to my room if you’d like…”

WHAT THE HECK DID I JUST–

“Oh no no, it’s totally fine! I don’t want to intrude, plus our ride is kind of waiting for us right now so…”

“Our… ride?”

“Mm,” Sakura-chan affirmed, “Anyways, please get ready and come downstairs when you’re done, okay? See you in a bit!”

And with that, she hung up in a hurry.

What’s going on?

-x-x-x-x-x-

Upon arriving at the lobby, I see Sakura-chan pacing around the entrance of the hotel, looking rather fidgety. I called out to her and see her jump a bit as she turned to me, greeting me very formally.

“So uh… what’s up?”

She took out a folded piece of paper from her jacket’s pocket and handed it to me, “Sorry I had to fold it, but that’s the brief of the evening project we’re going to do now.”

“Huh?” I unfolded it and almost gasped at its contents, “… C-Christmas…. Date… Commercial……?!”

Sakura-chan scratched her cheek lightly, smiling shyly, “Mm. They have a costume in the van ready for both you and me and we’re doing a really short drama which leads into the advertisement you should have done today after the meeting.”

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

Again?!

What did I JUST think to myself a couple of minutes in my hotel room about us doing various things together in the group though we barely KNOW each other personally?

“I… see.”

“So let’s get going…?”

“Ahahaha…. Y-yeah… let’s.”

—

The short drama basically has both Sakura-chan and I playing as a couple, where I play as the guy and her as the girl. Apparently the whole drama is supposed to be funny and nonsensical while leading into the advert part of it. I’m not a fan of the awkward script however thank goodness the costume given to me seemed like something I’d wear since it was rather boyish, but had that cool flair to it that even girls could sport, along with a fedora. Sakura-chan had an elegant one piece under her long pinkish fur coat which seemed warm enough since we’d be on site for quite a while until the director gets the shots he wants.

Ain’t this a recipe for disaster for my poor confused heart?

Then again this is work. And as a professional, I shouldn’t allow anything personal deter my acting skills so let’s do this–!

“Jurina-san, let’s do our best!” Sakura-chan flashed a smile at me, with a pumped-up gesture that made me think of how adorable she was once again and I responded the same, leaving whatever facial expression I had to whatever acting skills I had in me on auto-pilot.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Sakura-chan twirled around in front of me, happily giggling as I slowly walked towards her with downcast eyes.

She noticed my behaviour and twirled towards me and I smoothly caught her by the waist as she placed both hands on my chest, her eyes gazing straight into mine with a frown.

“What’s wrong?”

I looked away abruptly, “It’s nothing.”

She laid her head on my chest, presumably smiling from her tone of voice, “It’s Christmas time, you should not have a heavy heart,” after she ended her sentence she lightly pushed me and twirled away from me before suddenly a number of extras came from the side started dancing with Sakura-chan singing and dancing bubbly to a Christmas jingle that had rewritten lyrics for the product we were advertising while I stood there as scripted.

Though at the same time, I was in awe at how beautiful she was as the spotlight was on her. And though this whole commercial was pretty lame, it just brought out how charming Sakura-chan was. I probably didn’t even need me in the first place.

Once the jingle ended, Sakura-chan took a short breather before approaching me again, with the brightest smile I’ve seen on a person and asked, “Did that make you happy?”

I nodded as I reached into my pocket to grab said product we were advertising for, shyly.

“As thanks… there’s something I want… to give you.”

“Mmm…?”

I lowered my fedora so as to cover my eyes and looked away from her, reaching out to her with the product in my hand, “M-Merry… Christmas.”

I placed the product on her opened, warm palms and when I let it go, she yelped as scripted and swiftly let go of the product which fell onto the ground.

“Kyaa!” She looked at it, “A-A hedgehog…?!”

(A/N: For visual aid purposes - http://www.nhmshop.co.uk/christmas-dec-bristle-animal-7cm-6-asstd.html )

I grunted as scripted and picked the product, which was a hedgehog Christmas decoration, up, looking at Sakura-chan in frustration, “Why did you drop my gift for you like that?!”

Sakura-chan looked at me with (fake) teary eyes after I shouted at her, “I-I’m really sorry but you startled me with such… such a prickly but cute decoration…!”

That thing sure, it’s cute but… Sakura-chan… is probably ten times cuter than that thing!

In one swift motion, again, as scripted, I swept Sakura-chan off her feet and she circled her arms around my neck as I used my other hand that had the hedgehog to make it peck her lips, with a smirk.

“Sorry for shouting at you like that…” I said in a low voice, “I thought you dropped it on purpose. I’m giving it to you because it reminded me of your cuteness.”

“Darling……” She grabbed my fedora and slowly pulled it off to the side as we closed the distance between our faces and held our breath till the director thankfully said “CUT!” in time before we could literally kiss each other.

Both Sakura-chan and I were extremely flustered after that last scene as she suddenly just couldn’t look at me in the eyes and we had to take a minute off before shooting the last scene where we just went over the other cute Christmas decorations available other than the hedgehog decor.

Everything was settled in one take so it didn’t take long till we were thanked by all of the staff members and we went into our van which took us back to where we lived. The driver decided to drop Sakura-chan off first as her home was the closest en route to the hotel I lived in.

Funny thing is that though it was our usual nine-seater van, I had the ‘smartest’ idea to instinctively sit beside Sakura. From her smile, I doubt she minded but it’s still… pretty darn awkward… especially after that weird commercial shooting.

As the van started moving, Sakura suddenly stretched and momentarily startled me.

“A-Ah, sorry Jurina-san, I stretch like that almost every single time when the van starts moving. Gets me ready for a short nap,” she said sheepishly.

“A nap huh… that sounds like a cat,” I chuckled a bit, “Cute.”

Me and my big, flirty mouth. Now everything’s going to be awkward–

“T-Thanks for the compliment, Jurina-san… it *is* a compliment… right?” Sakura-chan looked at me with a wry smile.

I nodded vigorously which rendered her to giggle.

“I’ve been wanting to ask but… you seem really out of character today. Especially around me…” She said softly, with a concerned tone, “Umm… do you hate me or something?”

Crap. I dug my own grave with how I’ve been acting and I didn’t realise it!

“No no! That’s not it really!” I waved my hands around to gesture a “no”, “It’s just uh… it’s…”

“Yes…?” She leaned closer to me. Is Sakura-chan this ‘aggressive’ when she wants to?

“I-It’s just.. Really complicated right now. But no, I have no ill-feelings towards you Sakura-chan. Please don’t worry,” I shrugged and sigh, which prompted her to place both hands on my shoulders all of a sudden.

“S-Saku–”

“Please… rely on me…”

“H-Huh…?”

Sakura-chan looked into my eyes with much sincerity, as if she was pleading for me to take her seriously, “I know we’re both supposed to be rivals for the next Sousenkyou… I know we don’t know each other as well. But…” she tightened her grip on my shoulders, “… You’re still a senior member I look up to and am still chasing after as an idol. I want to be recognised by you… we’ve been side by side way too often recently and yet whenever I see you, it seems as if you’re still clinging to the past, Jurina-san.”

My eyes widened in shock.

This girl…

She’s dangerously perceptive…

“… I may not be Matsui Rena-san… but I want to be acknowledged by you… even if I can’t be your equal…”

“Miyawaki-san, we’re here!” The driver suddenly called out to Sakura-chan, who did not budge.

“… If there’s anything I can help with that can relax your mind… please don’t hesitate to ask me… Okay?” As she said that, I swear I noticed her eyes getting watery and all amidst the shadows in the dimly lit car. She let go of me and got her things, about to leap out of the car but turned to me briefly with a smile, “Guess I didn’t take a nap huh haha. Have a pleasant evening, Jurina-san!”

The door closed as I shot a confused dazed look at Sakura-chan.

I never knew how strongly Sakura-chan felt about me.

“… We have a sense of understanding to the point that we didn’t have to use words but just having each other side to side makes me feel reassured…” I said to myself softly as I looked at my palms. Those were the words I vaguely remember saying during my last interview with Rena-chan. Words aimed at her. Words that seem fitting to my situation with Sakura-chan.

Have I unconsciously fell in love with Sakura-chan?

The way she intently tried to convey her concerns about me just now… the sincerity and care I could feel from every word she said…

…

The kind of warmth I missed.

I don’t care if I misunderstand her intentions nor this feeling swelling up in my heart.

I want to know Miyawaki Sakura-chan more.

-x-x-x-x-x-

The 24th of December.

Everyone in the 48 Group must be busy with their Christmas shopping now due to the Secret Santa task. I’m no exception.

I would have prepared something homemade for her but unfortunately, having work in Fukuoka isn’t doing me any favours. So I had something ordered at a jewellery shop which I’m a loyal patreon for. It’s the first time we had this kind of event in the group, so it’s quite a thrilling experience, not knowing who you’d get the present from till tomorrow.

I only recall ever consistently giving presents to Rena-chan till she graduated.

I stepped into the jewellery shop and talked to the shopkeeper who quickly gave me my order in a red palm-sized box that had a pink ribbon attached onto it for aesthetics and thanked him. As I was on my way out, two familiar pair of faces appeared in the shop and these two, are the two I’d never in my whole life would think to be together anywhere outside of the 48 group.

“N-No way…” I said softly in shock.

One of them looked at me in shock, the other, briefly startled but decided to stay cool.

“J-J-Jurina-sa-san?!” Sakura-chan yelped.

“… Fancy meeting you here, Jurina.”

“Sakura-chan… Rena… chan…… “ I shook, quickly shoving the present I got for Sakura into my leather jacket’s pocket, “What on earth are you both doing here…? Together even…?”

“I-I uh… We–”

Rena-chan spoke with confidence, eyes closed, “We’re here to collect something we both ordered. I presume you did the same?”

I felt a sharp pang in my heart. Haha… Rena-chan. She’s so cold to me now I should’ve guessed she’d act like this when we meet in person.

“P-Perhaps I did.”

“Perhaps… huh,” Rena-chan opened her eyes and looked at me, unimpressed.

At the point, Sakura-chan probably felt the tension between us both and stepped in immediately to prevent some kind of war from happening, “U-Umm! If you’d excuse me for stepping in,” she turned to me, “Rena-san and I so happened to met each other on the way here, nothing more nothing less, Jurina-san!”

“And she ended up accompanying you? That’s actually rare,” I crossed my arms.

“I don’t know if you’ve forgotten by Miyawaki Sakura here was and is one of the members of my Melonpan Alliance. I don’t see why I wouldn’t take the oppurtunity of catching up with her especially when we so happened to bump into each other.” Another cold statement from Rena-chan.

I haven’t felt so irritated in a while…

“Oh yeah? So you’d make small talks with anyone BUT me huh, Rena-chan?”

She looked away with downcast eyes, “I won’t make any comments, Jurina.”

I felt eyes on us as our tone of voice got more agitated. I let out a sigh and conceded to not cause any trouble, and especially not in front of Sakura-chan who seemed like she could faint any second now due to freaking out on how to stop us.

“Sorry. I’m getting out of line,” I looked at Sakura-chan, “Have a nice day with Rena-chan, Sakura-chan. I’ll be on my way.”

“M-Mm…”

I walked out of the store with heavy steps and closed the door behind me. Looking over my shoulders, I see Sakura-chan trying to console Rena-chan of sorts and it didn’t take a moment till they moved to the counter. Huh. If Sakura-chan can console Rena-chan in a blink of an eye, I probably should take her offer.

What a bad taste meeting Rena-chan has left me. I was supposed to be happy… but…

…

It hurts.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Today’s the day.

I’m all ready so what was it we had to do today?

I checked my phone for the basic bulletpoint ‘instructions’ that Nana-chan had composed on behalf of Yuihan for us who attended the meeting and scrolled to the last part. Now we just have to call up the member to meet up huh. I see.

Guess I’ll make the call now–

*riiiing*

Oh. A call with the hotel phone again.

“Hello?”

“Is this Matsui Jurina-san?”

“Yes it is.”

“I have a message for you from your manager that says to meet at the Kego Park and head to the tree which has a golden ribbon tied around it.”

“I understand. Thank you.”

“It’s my pleasure.”

Kego Park and a tree with a golden ribbon. Yuihan said that only 48 group members were doing this Secret Santa thing right? Otherwise I’d be seriously annoyed if it was the manager who was gifting me some tree in Kego Park for laughs.

“Here we go,” I made sure I had the gift in my overcoat and tightened my scarf as I made way to the Park via a taxi provided by the hotel.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Kego Park.

This place is one of the hotspots for illuminations in the evening in Fukuoka. Would’ve been nice if I could see it tonight. However, now’s the time to look for Anonymous-san while avoiding contact with the crowd gathering in this place. I pulled up my scarf so it would cover my mouth and made my way through the Park, being cautious to not get spotted while keeping an eye out for a golden ribbon around a tree.

Eventually I found it after a few minutes of trekking around with the cold air blowing at my face and lo and behold, someone WAS there. Under the tree, as if she was waiting for someone, with her head hung low.

And I could actually make out who it was despite that. She was dressed in a beige-coloured winter coat. I’m amazed she isn’t afraid that someone would know her and fans would flock around her, seeing how she’s from these parts.

It also hit me that she probably was the figure I had dreamt of that day.

I walked towards the tree slowly, and she took notice of me with a relieved smile on her face.

“Sakura-chan.”

“Hello there, Jurina-san. Surprised?” She giggled and showed me the piece of paper she had from the envelope, which clearly had my name written in Hiragana.

“I won’t lie that I’m not surprised at all but…” I showed her the same and she seemed to have made a small gasp in response, eyes widening.

I lowered my scarf to show her a smile, “Ain’t this a coincidence?”

She shook her head, “It’s not coincidence, Jurina-san…”

“Huh?”

“Remember what you said that day? You said how it’d be funny if we got each other’s names in our envelopes by fate. Well…” She reached out to my cheek, gently caressing it, “Looks like we’re bound by fate after all.”

What a bold move. This girl… she never ceases to surprise huh?

“I never knew you’re quite an assertive girl, Miyawaki Sakura-chan,” I gently held her hand that caressed my cheek and squeezed it lightly.

“Maybe I’m driven by the will to make you recognise me, Jurina-san.”

I chuckled, “You sure you’re not in love with me like how the other members often are?”

“Hmm…” She pulled her hand out of my grasp and cupped her chin, “I don’t think so? No.”

“Oh wow, you could at LEAST humour me, Sakura-chan,” I laughed forcefully.

“Though that doesn’t mean you can’t make me fall for you right?”

Dang this girl is good with her words like Takamina-san said…!

I couldn’t help but blush at that response.

“Ahaha Rena-san was right about you being extremely cute when you blush like that,” she smiled.

“W-Wait, Rena-chan said what?”

“Ah!” She covered her mouth and shook her head before digging her hand bag for something, “N-Nothing! H-Here you go! Merry Christmas, Jurina-san!”

The first one was a gold-coloured palm-sized box with a green ribbon attached onto it and the second item right under it was a slightly larger, but also gold-coloured, box.

“Whoa, two presents?”

“Right after seeing your name in my envelope it just fired me up and I was indecisive for the most parts…” She let out a weak laughter as she looked at the gifts in my hands.

“Can I open them now?”

“Mm, sure! I really hope you like them though.”

I decided to open the larger one first and saw a pair of wool mittens in the box. They looked handmade and had a faint gold colour along with some green and red linings along the frills. I tried them on enthusiastically and they fit perfectly.

“These are really nice and comfy! Thank you so much Sakura-chan!” I grinned, “Did you make them yourself?”

She nodded shyly, “I had some help with the measurements but other than that yes. I’m really glad you like them, Jurina-san.”

‘Help’ huh. Why am I willing to bet ‘she’ is the person who helped Sakura-chan…

“Next one is… uh… umm…” I tried to open the box with the mittens on which prompted a laugh from Sakura-chan.

“Jurina-san you’re really silly! You can take them off for now!”

“Aww but they’re so comfortable…” I pouted but did as she said and opened the other box, already being able to guess what was in here, just afraid it was the exact same one I had for her.

“A bracelet…”

“It seemed to fit you, so I got it. Apparently it’s a paired bracelet and—“

“Yeah. I know it is ‘cuz…” I swiftly took my present for her and placed it into her hands, “I’ve got something for you too.”

“This… can’t be…” She opened her box and saw the same bracelet, with an alternative colour but it was definitely a matching pair to the one she had given me.

“Fate works in mysterious ways doesn’t it, Sakura-chan?” I chuckled shyly, putting on the bracelet from Sakura-chan.

She probably stared at me blankly for a couple seconds before breaking out of her daze and faced the realisation we got a matching pair.

“I-Imagine we could’ve gotten the exact same one for each other though…” Sakura-chan looked pretty shaken up.

“But fate prevented that mishap from happening didn’t it? Also…” I helped Sakura-chan with her bracelet and placed the stars on our bracelets together, and a magnet stuck them together, forming into two stars being attached to one another.

“This is pretty cheesy huh?” I raised an eyebrow, smiling awkwardly.

“I think it’s really sweet though, Jurina-san,” Sakura-chan focused on me and the intensity of her gaze made me realise how close to each other we were standing.

“Guess it’s time for impromptu Part 2 of my gift to you then, Miyawaki Sakura-chan.”

“Hmm–?”

Taking the opportunity of the closeness we had, I closed in the gap and landed a kiss on the girl’s cheek, and a very small distance away from her lips. At that moment, I could see her cheeks immediately flaring up and she jumped away in a panic.

“U-Uwaa~!” She yelped in shock.

I laughed at her reaction, “Sorry, couldn’t help it. That’s all I could think of at the spur of the moment. Plus… You’re really… adorable… after all,” I blushed as well despite grinning as hard as I could.

“G-Geez… and I was so sure I’d never become the victim of your kissing antics, Jurina-san…” She gently rubbed the area I landed a kiss on, still embarrassed.

“Also…” I looked upwards at the branches of the tree above us, “… I would like you to watch out for me. I’ve given it some thought,” I placed a hand on my chest, “I want to understand what this feeling is when I’m with you. I want to know more of you personally… and I want to rely on you,” I looked at her with a serious gaze, “I want you to be by my side… as we support this 48 Group towards the unknown future. I’m sure fate made it as such we’d get into situations that would lead up to today.”

She returned the same serious gaze with a nod, but a smile shortly followed, “If you’re happy with having me by your side… I’d love to, Jurina-san. I too, want to see what else has in store for us.”

I reached my hand out to her for a handshake but she giggled and called me “silly” again as she leapt towards me, enveloping me in a warm embrace.

“Nothing happens by chance, my friend… No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long.”      

- Richard Bach

[bangtan-spells]

Seokjin Scenario: Let Us Burn.

Request: An spy/assassin AU where y/n and Jin have to kill each other. You both know you're very skillful so the both of you end up trying to pretend your harmless and befriend each other. The pretense friendship becomes real and something deeper, love but at one point both your boss wants you two to stop and do your mission which make it hard for the two of you Maybe an ending where y/n and Jin pretend to die together and live somewhere far from the world to be happy lol

Genre: Romance / Drama - Spy/Assassin AU

You had always taken pride in being very logical and smart, but this thing that you’d been doing could only be described one way, you had lost your mind. In all you years of working to make a strong name for yourself in the world of paid assassins, you’d never had a target so troublesome as Kim Seokjin, nobody had needed this much thought and planning and you found yourself screwing everything up on your part because for the past two months you’d thought you had everything under control but you didn’t.

You’d tracked Seokjin like usual, meeting him casually at the park where he ran at seven am twice a month to keep up his pretense of a normal life like every other, one that was of a young accountant who worked in his little family enterprise, single and attractive, with a cute dog, a nice house, women that came and went temporarily and a steady behavior. He was of course, nothing of that, you knew the real him, the Seokjin who had sold and betrayed others, who got paid to know the deepest secrets of his targets and spying on their lives, who had killed when he’d had to for the sake of a job well done; he wasn’t about to fool someone like you. You knew the kind of things he did because you’d had to do it yourself as well, but you had pretended to be harmless because you needed to proceed with caution with him. You wished you’d had that same caution with your heart.

This was new, you’d never found yourself in your current position, it was foolish of you to fall for someone you had to kill because you couldn’t leave unfinished jobs, but in all your supposed casual encounters, you got to know him. Along the path of trying to lure him in taking advantage of being a woman since it wasn’t the first time for you doing it, he lured you just the same and you didn’t know what to do with that yet, except for ignoring it and trying to follow through with this job.

Tonight was going to be different, you could feel it somehow. Seokjin had kept his facade of a correct and proper man in front of you until now but you knew time was running thin and both of you had an objective. You knew yours, and were still trying to sort out his. What did he gain with this? Was he really believing your play?

You exhaled slowly, observing your reflection. You were going to make your way into a party and you needed to be in sync with the ambiance so you’d taken care of that with your dress and your overall look. You were almost ready, so you pressed the button by the corner of your closet for the special compartment to appear. Some women weren’t ready until they had  grabbed their lipstick, well you grabbed your lipstick too, but you weren’t ready until you had your gun. You ran your fingertips over the ten guns lined up in front of you and took your favorite one first, a magnum slim and small enough to hide; now you were ready to meet Seokjin tonight.

Seokjin swirled the little ice cubes on the whiskey he’d been pretending to drink for the past minutes while he thought about you. This was the most exposed he’d ever had to put himself in a job, but Jin knew he couldn’t approach you the same way he’d done with others since the beginning.

You’d been having more than one causal encounter which both of you knew weren’t casual at all, you were testing the waters, pretending you weren’t out there in a literal hunt for each other and trying to sort out your weaknesses. This was confusing, dangerous and thrilling altogether. He’d made a full study of you already, and there was no way in which he couldn’t know what you did, your air, the way you carried yourself, it all spoke about a woman who knew more than she was saying, who was beyond that of a mediocre and boring life and Seokjin found you as interesting as alluring, he was just still wondering what to do with all that. Those feelings were out of place, it was foolish to fall for you when he was sure that you had already thought how to kill him the fastest if he was lucky.

Jin smiled for how stupid this was, why was he even thinking about you in this way? He didn’t do romance, or relationships, his life was too hectic and unsteady for those, then he made the mistake of looking away from his whiskey to the main receiver of that crowded party that he’d gone only to keep track of a  mafia guy he was investigating, so he saw you walking through the crowd as if you owned the place, with a sultry red dress that reached down to your ankles and left part of your left leg exposed, you were there to catch the eyes and Seokjin was definitely caught.

He gulped down the whiskey he supposedly wasn’t going to drink and went to you, he wondered how you managed to hide anything beneath such a tight and revealing dress because people like you never went out unarmed. He took your hand and saw how your gaze sharpened with the sight of him and your lips curled into a smile while he coiled your arm around his.

–Are you out to socialize Y/N? – he started to walk and pulling you away from the main receiver, telling himself it was just to have you alone and watched and not because he knew that you were going to drag too much attention on yourself appearing that way and that could be dangerous for you. He was just covering up both of your backs.

You laughed almost maliciously and dragged your shining black nails along his arm. –Maybe, didn’t you come for the same Seokjin? –

–Of course, should have known you were coming too, the question is, what are you really doing here? –

–Can’t a girl go out for some fun? – you laughed, still with your arm around his in a comfortable closeness. You were out to have fun in the middle of a mafia party, interesting. He cleared his throat and you made it to the gardens, sitting there as if you had nothing else to do and no one to spy on.

–Maybe we can have fun together… – he said, sighing and apparently relaxing on the bench though he stayed attentive.

–We can do a lot of things together Jin, let’s see if that’s one of them – you were teasing and flirty, and he knew he shouldn’t let his guard down with you but he still leaned forward to kiss you, but you stopped him with a finger on his lips. –Are you sure you want to do that here? –

Jin’s eyes focused on yours as if he was deciphering you, if he tried to kiss you again, you knew you weren’t going to stop him and that knowledge was frightening because it made you realize how much you wanted that.

–Would you let me? – Jin pulled down your finger, taking your hand and you couldn’t answer that directly, so he just pulled you to stand up and both of you went inside again.

It wasn’t rare to see couples going upstairs and away from the party, and you hoped that the fact of Jin and you doing it didn’t seem rare. You knew there was nothing besides bedrooms in the second floor and it was daring to go there alone with him, like giving him an opportunity in silver platter but you knew how to take care of yourself if needed and maybe, this could also work in your advantage so for now, you would just go with the flow.

–You wanted me alone for you Jin? Could have said so since the beginning– you giggled and inspected the bedroom quickly while he closed the door behind himself, there was a bed, a vanity by your left, and French doors that led to a small balcony to your right.

–It’s all or nothing, don’t you think Y/N? –

His tone made you fix your attention on him again, wondering what had changed, it was probably the intimacy of a dark bedroom with only the two of you there. You felt the air charged and a bit of anticipation for his next move. Seokjin had you pinned down mentally with his question and you hadn’t felt this vulnerable in a long time with only a few words and sharp eyes fixed on you.

–That depends on what you’d bet everything – you walked closer to the vanity and checked yourself up on the mirror to try and focus.

Jin laughed under his breath and against your will, you felt goose bumps. –So you like to bet? Alright, what if we bet that on us? –

–I’m not in– you said, turning around to face him, Jin had gotten closer and stood before you now.

–Are you sure? –You weren’t and you were sure he could see it in your eyes. –It’s all or nothing Y/N– he whispered and for once, you saw a sort of vulnerability showing through in his expression, none of you needed explanations to know what this was about. He looked uncertain but decided, there wasn’t going to be a turning point after this, this thing going on between you was too real to ignore.

–How will I know you’re giving me your all? – Jin smirked slowly, shrugging and closing the remaining centimeters that separated you, making your heart race.

Jin reached forward, taking out the gun at his back and placing it on the vanity behind you. –Same way I’ll know you are doing it Y/N, we just can’t…–

This was a daring move from him and it surprised you, he placed his hands on the edge of the vanity so his arms were at both sides of your hips, were you ready to do the same as him? You looked to his eyes and took out your gun too, placing it on the vanity so you were even and then he kissed you, hard and deep and you let him because you needed and wanted just that.

You sat on the vanity and Jin slid between your thighs, his hands undid the careful updo of our hair, taking out the small knife you’d hidden there. You took off his jacket and grabbed the two guns hanging around his ribs to place them aside while he bit on your lower lip. Maybe both of you just wanted to get killed.

–You’re a dangerous man…– you laughed, surrounding his hips with your legs when he picked you up.

–As dangerous as you are – he smiled, stealing another kiss from you and letting you down in front of the bed. –May I? –

Jin dropped on his knees in front of you, sliding his hands beneath your dress and up your legs, catching the garter belt surrounding the right and your second gun, kissing your thigh when he was done taking it off. You both disarmed and undressed each other simultaneously until you were raw and vulnerable as you could in front of the other. This was your all and you could only hold onto the feeling of freedom and uncertainty while you kissed and let go of your boundaries. It was a truce, just for tonight, to lose yourself into each other and then… and then you’d see.

  To keep pretending that you saw Jin as any other target was difficult. You’d backed off, you’d broken your rules and you were losing time, it of course got you an ultimatum from your boss. You couldn’t rely anymore in the excuse that you were making time, this new behavior had raised too many suspicions so you had gone out tonight to finish everything off at Seokjin’s house, it was twenty minutes past ten and two lights were on. You hadn’t seen him in the past two weeks, trying to get yourself back on the right track, to not feel so personal the fact of going after him, the gun in your hands weighed much more than it was supposed to and you ignored that fact, sliding between the shadows until you could get in.

There was music sounding softly somewhere, a classical piece, but the remaining silence was ringing in your ears, everything was suspiciously calm, enough to have you more attentive than ever. He was there somewhere and knowing him now the way you did, he was waiting for you.

You moved across the kitchen in silence until you heard the quietest exhalation, the sound of a blade cutting through the air and you dropped down quickly. The knife sank into the cabinets at your right and you saw Jin’s shadow moving around, leaving the kitchen after that. You stood up and aimed, making two clean shots but not reaching him, he was fast and when he crossed the living room he turned off the lights, so both of you were left in darkness.

You tried to quiet down your breathing, you were right, he’d been waiting, it had been too easy to get in as if he’d wanted you to do so, and then you thought that maybe he did, maybe this had been his objective since the beginning, getting you there. You smiled, scanning the shadows for any type of movement. –Thanks for the warm welcoming, wouldn’t have expected less form you Jin –

There was a laugh, he was definitely moving to your left, maybe near the foot of the stairs that led to the second floor. –Took you long enough to pay me a visit, love –

How dared he to call you that in your current position? you swallowed and moved a few meters, sheltering behind the couch. He was charging up a gun, the sound was unequivocal and you were sure he had weapons hidden in every centimeter of his house.

–Don’t call me that – you said, coming out and shooting to the direction of his voice, this was not the moment to linger in how that nickname made you feel towards him, or to remember the way he’d whispered that against your skin before, it was futile and stupid of yours so it made you mad.

You reached the foot of the stairs right when he was going up and kicked his ankles. Jin fell but dragged you down with him, you rolled on the floor and hit the side of his face with your elbow to stand up and get some advantage again, but he caught your arm and threw you down once again. You lost your breath with the hit and managed to kick him again, this time on his stomach and he backed off, dropping his gun. You went for it ignoring the throbbing pain going on your arm, Jin took off upstairs while you shoot all the way behind his back, emptying your automatic and reaching for his and the one on your right ankle to follow him up.

Jin searched for two more guns, he’d know this moment was going to come, his own life was on the line because he hadn’t taken yours yet, you were a threat and he got the pressure on his back. He felt a drop of sweat going down his temple, you had a good aim with your blows, he could give you that.

Your steps were soft up the destroyed stairs until you reached the second floor and he couldn’t hear you properly anymore. Seokjin reached with the tip of his foot the little shelf to his left, where three small silver balls laid and he threw one down. The moment it made contact with the floor you reacted to the sound and emptied what was left of Jin’s gun, he was sure you had another one but at least now he had one less to worry about.

He waited, counting to five, you were near enough for him to hear the soft creak of the floor near the first guest bedroom and he lunged at you, taking you by the waist while you turned around and shoved him, you were too fast, kicking away one of his guns. He was quick to recover, catching one of your wrists and shoving you against the wall while he held the hand with your gun above your head.

–You didn’t mind me calling you that before – the memory was still too clear on his mind and his skin. –So what changed? –

–I got orders – you said and then it was you the one shoving him, the shots pierced the ceiling as you fought each other until you were falling to the floor.

You were breathing as agitated as him, your gun pointing steady between his eyebrows while the tip of his pressed neatly under your jaw. Jin was on top of you and he didn’t move, he couldn’t and he wasn’t about to. There was a small bleeding cut on your right cheekbone but he focused only on your eyes.

 –I got orders too – he said, he’d never believed in that of calmness after the storm but this was the closest to that even if he knew that it could change with only a small turn from any of you.

–Then you shouldn’t have failed with that knife…– you were right, but his hand had betrayed him, he had you in sight and then, he couldn’t aim with all his might, you deserved more than a shot at the back.

–My mistake – he said with a smile, you were too close yet not as close as you’d been, as you could be. Maybe this was not the moment to think about how he admired you, or how he’d never met a woman as strong and witty as you who could put him in this position, who made him feel thrilled, interested, and wild. –Who’s gonna do this first Y/N? –

His voice was a small whisper and you swallowed down harshly, letting your head fall on the floor while the pressure of Jin’s gun tilted your chin up, you’d been dreading this moment and it wasn’t a surprise that your hold on the gun was wavering slightly, maybe enough for Jin to feel, but this happened when you did the things you’d done with him, when you let him in through the little cracks of your armor, when you started to consider something a little deeper when you looked into his brown eyes.

You didn’t want to do this and that was too heavy to bare, it was you or him and you didn’t want to decide because then you would be pulling that trigger. You’d been a fool falling for him, letting him touch you, letting yourself allow this idea of security when that was the last thing you could share. You felt your eyes sting a little but didn’t dare to look away from his.

–I have to…– you whispered with your gun still against his skin, a skin you’d kissed. –but I… I can’t…–

You’d gone crazy, you decided right then, you never let any feeling out in the middle of a job and Seokjin was just that, a job, a target, but somehow, he was your all or nothing and you couldn’t rub that feeling off, you couldn’t forget his words.

Seokjin stood silent, looking at you deeply until he was leaning down to kiss you, taking his gun away so he could kiss you better and you let your own gun fall, surrounding his neck with your arms.

  Jin’s house burned down to ashes after that, you left little clues of your presence there, your guns, blood, your tracker and part of your equipment so your agencies could believe both of you died in that fire. Well you did die in a fire on your own, one called Kim Seokjin that kissed you like no other.

You had only taken your fake passports and a codified cell phone to finish off with the change of identities, in case you needed it, but the world was open for you and the future ahead seemed just good there in Abu Dhabi, where nobody cared to look twice at the couple who’d arrived from nowhere and fancied too many fine things.

–You got it? – Seokjin asked, taking a seat behind the wheel of your brand new Lamborghini, a little something for a nice start.

You laughed, making your way to his lap. –Of course I did, who do you think you’re talking with? – you pecked his lips and gave him the keys that you’d stolen from the owner of the jewelry you’d been in, pretending to be newlyweds looking for some diamonds for you, which wasn’t a total lie neither an absolute truth.

Seokjin smiled, surrounding your waist with one arm and taking out the little bag with the diamonds out of his jacket, placing it on the back seat and taking your hand to let a delicate ring on your palm.

–A gift, for my girl– You looked down at the marvelous piece he gave you and put it on your finger, admiring the way the diamond caught the sunlight. –I saw it and thought of you–

–How kind – you laughed, kissing him and wondering when did he even stole it, but you liked it, as much as you liked Jin and this new life of yours. You’d make it further together than against each other.

You went back to your seat but reached for Jin’s hand to intertwine your fingers with his while he started the engine and drove away to your new home.