#Mun Mafia

[aeongstarss]

A familiar feeling - Somun x reader

warnings: blood, violence, choking, punching, cursing, smoking, drinking, fighting

genre/type: angst, slight fluff, slight comedy, enemies to lovers

wc: 8.2k

synopsis: evil spirit!yn is teamed up with hwangpil. fighting the counters has been a journey. you hate the counters, you hate hwangpil, and you hate this never ending battle. despite hating everyone, there's something that no one knows about you. until the truth is revealed when you wake up at the counters hideout, one day after you were almost killed.

title track: tunnel (inst) - kim sejeong

a/n: hello everyone! thank you all so much for being patient! I know a lot of you guys anticipated the release of this! I apologize for the delay, but it is finally out! I hope you all enjoy this as it took me a while to write. I hope the wait was worth it :) enjoy and I will update you all when a new story is going to be released!

“You seriously think that?” you ask Hwangpil while taking another sip of red wine. “If I’m able to just kill that kid, think about how powerful I’d be.” he says while lighting another cigarette. You smile and bite your lip out of nervousness. You’re fairly new to this whole evil spirit thing, as you have only consumed three souls; whereas Hwangpil has consumed over 10. 

But, there’s a secret he doesn’t know about you. 

He keeps you around as his own personal sacrifice, since to him, you’re weak. You lean back on your chair and sigh. Hwangpil cocks his eyebrow at you, but you already know what he’s thinking; you don’t need to ask. You never expected to be a so-called “evil spirit”, but here you are sitting beside the strongest, most evil man you’ve ever encountered. 

Though you hate Hwangpil, you also love him. You constantly try to please him, but he is never satisfied. To his knowledge, you’ve only consumed three souls; he doesn’t know the full truth about you. To him, you are a beginner and nothing but a rookie, but there’s much more to that story. 

Hwangpil stands up, bringing your hand to his lips, placing a kiss. You smile before he quickly shuts you down. “Get to bed. Long day tomorrow.” and before you know it, he’s gone.

*next night*

You and Hwangpil walk into the crowded junkyard. You lean against an old car and look up to the night sky. You laugh and feel butterflies grow in your stomach. “This is my first fight with Hwangpil. I’ll be able to show him that I’m more than just his toy.” you think silently. After about 15 minutes pass, you sigh impatiently as you wait for the counters to sense Hwangpil’s territory. 

Just before you start to stretch, you see headlights blaring at you and Hwangpil. Hwangpil covers his eyes with his arm, squinting; while you stare directly at the car ahead. You smile at him and you two run separate ways, making sure the counters have to split up to find you two. 

You run into the maze of abandoned cars and wait, but you can’t see or hear anything. You look around cautiously, anticipating one of the counters to sneak up on you. With your back turned, you leave an open spot for vulnerability. As soon as you turn around, you are met with a strong hit to the face. You cover your face and wipe the blood off, looking up and seeing a short girl with dark curly hair. You smirk as you stand up in an attempt to land a punch on her, but she trips you and you fall on your back. You moan in annoyance, “Ahh, you’re that annoying bitch aren’t you?” you say sitting up. You swing your arm and hit her in the leg with full force. She falls as you get up to run away. While running, you feel a force stopping you in your tracks. You look around and see a man. “It’s him.” you think to yourself. 

You break away from his force and run towards him. You leap and miss your hit on him. He lands a punch right on your nose and blood runs down your face once again. You shriek out in pain. “You fucking bitch!” you yell out. The man smirks, “Actually, my name is Somun.” he says calmly. His calmness angers you even more. He lands another forceful punch on your abdomen and you stumble backwards. “He’s stronger than I thought.” you say under your breath. You look up and your eyes widen as he stands there, inching closer towards you. Somun stands there, not doing anything. You lock eye contact with him and his eyes widen. “You’re not… an evil spirit?” he says with a sharp inhale

You don’t have time for small talk. You muster up the strength to punch him, but he stops you with just one of his hands.

You hear footsteps running up behind you and flinch, covering yourself with your arms, crouching down. “Stop.” Somun says. The footsteps stop and you overhear a female voice, “Somun! What are you doing? Summon her!” she yells. Tears form in your eyes. Now that you’re in actual combat, you come to the realization that you’re not fit for this life. 

A force picks you up from the throat and drags you across the busy yard. You open your eyes and are met with Hwangpil. He furrows his eyebrows at you as tears continue to stream down your bloody face. “I’m sorry.” you say through a choked voice. You look around through blurry vision and see all the counters staring at you two. You sniff once more, until Hwangpil throws you 50 feet across, making you crash into a car. Your back crashes against the metal as you fall onto the cold dirt. You wipe the tears from your face, standing up again. 

You hate the counters.

But you “hate” Hwangpil even more. 

He has been manipulating and using you as his toy for the past few months. You sit and think about the outcome, if you just consumed one more soul you could please him. Whilst standing up, you hold your abdomen from Somun’s punch. You let out a scream and run towards Somun, successfully landing a punch. Hwangpil smiles at you and you can’t help but feel proud of yourself. This feeling quickly changes when Somun wipes a tiny amount of blood of his lip turning towards you, “Is that all you’ve got?” Your eyes widen in fear and determination. You punch Somun in the abdomen with little force that you can muster up. Somun spits out blood and you laugh. But you remember the part you promised to play. You step back in realization. Hwangpil then grabs your throat once more, lifting you off the ground. You struggle for air as he looks at you with a face of disappointment. “You poor thing. I really thought you could be of use to me.” he says with a low tone. His fingers tighten around your neck and you shut your eyes, accepting your fate. Just then, you fall back onto the ground, gasping for air. You look up and see that Somun now has Hwangpil in his grasp. You scoot back in fear, until you feel a soft touch against your head, and you drift into a coma. 

*next morning*

You wake up to the smell of pork broth infiltrating your room. You think to yourself, “Is Hwangpil making breakfast?...” but as soon as you open your eyes, you realize you are not in your room. You shoot up, looking around the room in confusion. You walk to the mirror and gasp. You’re in comfortable pajamas and all of your wounds are healed from last night. You hear the sound of a small crowd laughing and talking just outside your door. Your heart warms at this nostalgic feeling. Just before you’re allowed to smile, your neck twitches and you grow with anger. You hate that you are always fighting this constant battle. Hwangpil’s manipulation has really taken a toll on you, as just a few months ago you were celebrating your birthday with your closest friends and family. That was the last time you felt genuine happiness and peace. You continue to fight with yourself between your feelings. But eventually, curiosity gets the best of you. 

You crack open the bedroom door, making eye contact with the same woman you saw last night. You gasp and turn around to run back into the bedroom, but you're caught in your tracks when someone catches you by the collar of your shirt. You attempt to fight back but the person isn’t budging. “Ok, I give up.” you sigh out. The pressure from your shirt releases and you turn around to confront the force. You are met with a tall, semi middle aged man with curly hair. You look at him and say nothing, furrowing your eyebrows with hate. He laughs right in your face. Your expression changes from hate to confusion. You speak up, “why aren’t you hurting me?” “You’re not an evil spirit.” he says. You say nothing and look at the floor. He clears his throat, “Come eat.” 

You shoot the man a dirty look and walk over to the table where everyone is sitting. Once you look around, you realize that you had just slept at your enemies hideout. Your eyes widen and squint in anger, then soften again in seconds. The counters continue to stare at you, till an older woman gestures for you to take a seat; a steaming bowl of soup and an empty chair waiting for you. 

You stare around awkwardly, while the group stares back. You gulp, “Why am I here?” you say in a flat, monotone voice. “You’re not evil.” the young boy that you had punched last night speaks up. You dart your eyes at him and snarl. “Yes, I am.” you say confidently. The table falls silent once again. The older woman leans over and rubs your back. In the matter of 3 seconds, you go to slap her hand off of you, but something stops you; your conscience. You make eye contact with her and she gives a reassuring smile. “Don’t be afraid, we are here to help you.” You finally relax your stiff shoulders and slouch over, bringing your hands to your face to avoid the overwhelming emotions running through your body. 

After you compose yourself, you remove your hands while clearing your throat; readying yourself to dump everything on the counters. 

“Hwangpil. He found me while I was outside walking home after celebrating my birthday. He saw that my guard was down, and to him, I was his perfect victim.” you speak up. “These past 3 months have been a living hell. He had forced me to watch him kill and consume my best friend's soul. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. He laughed right in my face and I saw his body contort in a way that I didn’t think was humanly possible.” You pause your sentence and look up, the counters are staring at you with both empathy and hatred. Not hatred for you, but for Hwangpil. “Continue.” the young man speaks up. You nod and continue. 

“After that, he continued to manipulate me and overtime, his words got to me. Everyday I fight with myself, battling the internal war between good V.S. evil. I want to be good. I really do. But something about pleasing Hwangpil excites me so much.” you say as you squirm in your seat.

 The counter's empathy then turns to confusion. You twitch your neck and start laughing. The counters all stand up, backing up out of fear. You stand up, laughing even harder. “Did you really think I was serious?!” you say. You clutch your stomach in pain from laughing so hard. “Go ahead! Open your territory Somun!” you say pointing to the ground, mocking his ability. Somun opens the territory, and immediately, the young girl's neck twitches. “Someone has step foot.” You burst into laughter once more. “You still don’t get it, do you? I didn’t expect you all to be this gullible!” They all stare at you once more. “Here, I’ll spell it out for you since you all are too dumb to understand… I am a so-called “Level 3”, or whatever you wanna call us. My power you ask? Hiding all the souls I’ve consumed! Meaning, you won’t be able to sense me. No matter how hard you try.” you say with a cocky smile. 

Somun and the young girl jump at you, fists full of power. You land a kick on his stomach and grab the girl’s hand, looking at her in the eyes. “What was your name again? Jana? Dana?” you say laughing. You land a strong punch on her, causing her nose to bleed. “Doesn’t feel good does it?” Once you see Somun getting up, you can feel the anger piercing the atmosphere. You smile and wave at him, “Bye!” you say. As soon as he pounces onto you, the counters look around searching for you. You’re nowhere to be found.

*clink* 

Your wine glass taps Hwangpils, as you two laugh together about your interaction with the counters. They don’t know that you and Hwangpil have been teammates for 11 months. “Their faces were hilarious! And they totally thought you were gonna kill me! And you know what? That Somun kid is pretty cute.” you say laughing. Hwangpil smiles, “You did a good job playing your weak girl role the other night. When I was holding you, I almost believed you.” he says. “What else?” you ask teasingly. “Yes, I read your mind when I was choking you, even your inner monologue was perfect. You almost had me fooled.” You smile at his compliment and tilt your head down, blushing. Hwangpil grabs your chin and tilts your face so that you two are eye to eye. “But don’t let that get to your head.” he says with a wink, slowly leaving the couch where you two are sitting. 

*timeskip: 1 week*

You wait inside the empty abandoned mall, waiting for the counters to show up. “I hate waiting” you say while pacing, fixing your leather gloves. Finally, you sense him. “Ahh! Somun! Long time no see my love!” you say waving, purposely trying to anger him. He runs up to you, wasting no time. He hits you straight in the face, causing blood to stream down your face. You smile as you wipe it off nonchalantly. “Is that all you’ve got?” you say, mocking him from your fight last week. He runs back up to you and you kick him in the stomach. He smiles, grabs your leg, and slams you onto the ground. You moan in pain and quickly try to stand, but Somun overpowers you, straddling you. He begins to repeatedly punch your face, until there is a pool of blood around you. You grab both of his hands, squeezing his fists. He winces in pain as you smile, blood covering your teeth. “Where’s the rest of your team, darling? Or did Hwangpil take care of them already?” Somun screams, loud enough to bust both of your eardrums. You slide across the floor from the waves of his voice. You put your finger up to your ear, feeling blood leaking out. You’re drenched in blood, but you won’t let this fight end this early. You reach out your hand, pulling Somun to you. You knee him in the abdomen. As he bends over in pain, you knee his head. He stumbles backwards as you continue to slap him around, not allowing him to land a single hit on you.

You stop for a moment to catch your breath, panting from the intense fight. You look over and see Somun laying on the ground. Your eyes widen in excitement, thinking you have actually killed him. You walk over slowly, kicking his head once more to ensure he’s out. He shows no reaction. You smile and bend over, preparing to consume the strongest power you have ever encountered. Just as you open your mouth, you are flung across the floor. You crash into an abandoned store's entrance, hitting your back against the hard wall. You groan in pain, but before you can process what happened, you are flung back towards Somun. In what felt like 1 second, you are met with his grasp around your throat. You feel his fingers tighten. You flail your body in an attempt to fight back, but each passing moment you are getting more and more lightheaded. As soon as your eyes begin to roll backward, the grasp is let go from your throat. You stumble onto the ground, looking at Somun. He straddles you once again, landing punch after punch. You don’t try to fight back, you are exhausted at this point. Somun goes to land his final blow, but you stop his fist, speaking up through gurgled blood. “I hate you.” Somun lets out a cocky smile, “I hate you even more.”  As he delivers his final punch, he completely knocks you out unconscious. 

Somun stares at you with immense hate and anger. He takes your hand in his and places it upon your chest; summoning you. 

*next morning*

You wake up, rubbing your eyes and yawning. You walk to your bathroom with fuzzy eyes, but you are met with a wall. You bump into the wall, stumbling back. You rub your eyes once more, scanning your surroundings. Once again, you’re not at home. You get a feeling of familiarity. You take a deep breath, trying to remember, but the smell of pork broth hits you. You still don’t quite understand, as everything is both physically and mentally blurry. You walk to a mirror, gasping at all of the cuts and bruises over your body. You whine and throw your head back, frustrated from confusion. You exit the bedroom expecting an empty room, but there sit 4 faces that you have seen somewhere before. You stare at the group and immediately yell in anger. “Who are you and where the hell am I?!” The group laughs, “Seems she hasn’t calmed down yet.” a middle aged man speaks up. You furrow your eyebrows, stomping towards the man. “Hey! Listen! You can’t kidnap me and expect me not to a-” just then a voice interrupts you. “Y/N, sit down.” a young boy says. “And how the hell do you know my name?!” you yell, rubbing your forehead in immense frustration. “Just sit down.” he repeats.  

You sit down, staring at the group. “Y/N, do you remember anything?” the boy speaks up. You reply with silence. He cocks his eyebrow at you, awaiting your response. “I remember being punched. I don’t know if it was last night or last month.” you speak up. “Do you know my name?” he asks. “No. But I have a feeling I have met you all before. Especially you.” you say pointing to the younger girl. She smiles and looks down. “Yes, we have met before. I’m the one you called a bitch.” Your eyes widen. You don’t remember any of this, but this topic sounds familiar. “We’ll explain.” she says. 

The counters explain everything, a long list of information that you can barely process. “Okay so let me get this straight. A man named Hwangpil is an ‘evil spirit’ and he killed people and made me consume their souls, then we were teammates. Then I met you all and we got into a fight. I told you all my power, and then I fought Somun and he summoned me. So I was an evil spirit? Am I getting this all right?” the group nods. “Pretty much.” they all say in sync. “I’m sorry to have put you all through this much trouble. I don’t remember much. But the Hwangpil guy sounds really familiar.” you pause. “Thank you.” 

“Hey, just because you’re all nice now doesn’t mean we forgive you.” Motak speaks up. Your eyes dart down. “I understand.” 

*time skip: 10 months*

It’s been 10 months since you saw the counters last, but for some reason, Somun won’t leave your mind recently. Maybe because winter is approaching and this is around the time the whole thing went down. Your life has returned to normal, and you feel at peace again. You lay down, preparing to sleep. You look out your window admiring the beautiful city lights of Jungjin. While staring at the city, you see beams of light radiating from the busy street below. You look at the people walking below; but they seem to not notice the lights. You can almost feel the luminescence calling your name. You throw on a jacket, and run out your door. You step outside, seeing the bright lights leading you towards a location. You run, following the light. While running, you bump shoulders with someone. You turn around quickly to apologize, but see the familiar face of Motak. “Y/N. We need your help.” You stare at him in confusion, knowing you haven’t had anything to do with the counters in months. “Why me?” you ask. “Do you see the lights?” he asks. You pout your lips, “These lights?” you say pointing to the beam between you and Motak. His eyes widen and he grabs your wrist in a hurry, forcing you to follow him. “Motak! What is going on?” you yell, out of breath. “Somun.” he says. You sigh, not feeling any less confused. Motak stops and looks at you. “Hwangpil. He’s back.” your eyes widen. The name rings in your ears, it sounds so familiar, but not in a good way. 

You reach the end of the lights, seeing the silhouette of him. You stumble back, all of your memories from the fight coming back. Blood is scattered on the ground of the same junkyard you were once in. You fall back, Motak catching you. You look over and see Somun lying on the ground, while Hana is in combat with Hwangpil. Memories infiltrate your mind as you see Somun coughing up blood. “He needs your help.” Motak whispers to you. “What can I do? I don’t have any powers!” you reply. “You said you see the lights right?” he says. You nod in reply to his question, “Then you can do anything.” You gulp in nervousness, but you are determined to save the life of the boy who once saved yours. You sprint towards Hwangpil, but before you can do anything, you check on Somun. He’s barely conscious, blood and tears falling from his face. “Somun, you’ll be okay. You saved me. This time, I’ll save you.” you say kneeling over him. While standing up he grabs your wrist, “Don’t.” he says weakly. You look at him while tears form in your eyes. There is no way you’re going to let him, or any of the other counters die. 

“Well, this is unexpected! My dear Y/N, how I’ve missed you! You’re all innocent now. What happened to my determined teammate who worked so hard to satisfy me?” Hwangpil says in a degrading tone. You rip your wrist away from Somun’s grasp, standing in front of him to guard his body. Hwangpil laughs, “You’re weaker than ever now. What are you going to do to me, honey?” he asks. The lights from earlier rise once more and you feel adrenaline rushing throughout your whole body. Before you can react to Hwangpils words, you are sprinting towards him. You land a punch under his jaw, sending his head flying back. You are running on pure energy. You land punch after punch, making Hwangpil stumble backwards. Just then a pole hits the back of his head. You stop your punching and look besides you. There stands a bloody Hana, holding a 4 foot steel pole in her hands. You two smile at each other and continue kicking and punching Hwangpil until he is completely knocked out. 

Before you know it, you are straddling him, placing his hand under yours. “Y/N! You’re not a counter. It won’t w-” Hana yells before Somun quietly shushes her. You yell and the lights around you grow. You can’t even comprehend what you’re doing until a bright glow rises from Hwangpils chest. He yells out, then collapses. You slouch down, rolling onto the ground. The counters stare at you in shock. “She just…” Motak stutters. Somun smiles and lays his head back. “He’s really gone..” Hana speaks up. 

You sit up, dusting your hands like nothing happened. You look up and see the counters still staring at you in disbelief. “How did you do that?…” Hana speaks up. “Do what?” you reply. She says nothing and just points to Hwangpils body next to you. Your eyes widen and you scoot back. You cover your mouth in shock and stutter out random sounds. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll call the cops.” Motak says, pulling out his phone. You nod and slowly stand up, motioning to Hana to help you move Somun to the car. 

“I’m sorry for calling you an annoying bitch Hana. You’re pretty cool.” you speak up shyly. You expected her to roll her eyes or just ignore you. Instead she grabs your hand and smiles. “That was so cheesy, but it’s okay. We’re friends now.” she says. Your stomach does flips over your once enemy calling you her friend. “Hey hey hey, we are not friends!” Somun whines while sitting up from the passenger seat. “Somun, she just saved your life.” Motak spits out. Somun begins to speak again until Motak pushes him back against the seat, making Somun wince in pain. You and Hana laugh. You move your gaze towards the window, beginning to drift into the sleep you were preparing for before you had to go and save someone’s life. 

*next morning* 

“Boom! I hit him right in the jaw! Then Hana came in and knocked him out with a pole. I don’t even know where she got that thing!” you blurt out, explaining last night's activities to Ms.Chu. She laughs and takes another bite of food, which she had prepared for you all. You sigh, “Thank you all again for letting me stay here and treating me to breakfast. But I should be going. I hope we cross paths again.” Just as you begin to stand, a sleepy Somun emerges from his bedroom. He yawns, scratching his messy hair. You laugh at him, never seeing him like this before. “Goodmorn-'' he says, interrupting himself, “What is she doing here.” you laugh, “Good Morning to you too.” you say. “Somun don’t be so rude to the girl who saved your life.” Ms.Chu speaks up with a mouth full of food. You laugh once more, preparing to leave. Somun looks at you and cocks his head towards his room. You look at him confused “Come.” he says through a raspy voice. The counters look at each other with a look of mischief on their faces. You hesitate, but follow Somun to his room. 

“What’s up?” you ask him. “Y/N, I wanna talk to you about something.” he says, motioning you to take a seat on his bed. You sit down on his bed and stare at him. “I still hate you.” he says. You turn your head in confusion. “...but thank you.” “For what?” you ask teasingly. Somun clenches his jaw, then releases it. “Thank you for helping me.” he says stubbornly. You let out a breathy laugh, “You’re welcome, Somun.” Silence follows until you decide to speak up once more. “About those glowing lights, what are they?” you ask. “You don’t remember? You mocked me, asking me to open my territory back when you were still a spirit.” You say nothing. “Anyway, I opened them, hoping you could see them.”

“I saw them, and something told me to follow them. On the way, I ran into Motak. He told me that you needed help. I don’t know what happened but your territory helped me.” Somuns eyes widen and he grabs your hand, looking at your palm. On your index finger, there is one small little black dot. He looks at it with confusion, until you pull your hand back. “I thought you hated me? Why are you holding my hand?” you ask. Somun takes a sharp breath, “Hey don’t get any ideas, I was just checking something.” A moment of silence passes until Somun asks for your phone. You hand him your phone and he types in his number. “What is this?” you ask, staring at the screen. “What does it look like? Text me if you need anything.” You look at Somun full of confusion. ‘First he hates me and now he’s giving me his number. What is this guy's problem?’ you think to yourself. You shove your phone into your back pocket and grab your jacket, exiting his room. You say your goodbyes to the counters and walk on the cold streets of Jungjin, back to your apartment.

While walking back to your apartment, the beams of light rise from the streets once again. You look at them and whine out loud, turning around to make your way back to the counters hideout. After about 15 minutes of walking you storm in, “Somun! Stop opening your territory! I thought you asked me to text you if I need something!” The counters sit at the table looking at you confused. You widen your eyes, staring at Somun waiting for a response. “I didn’t open anything…” he says. You run your fingers through your hair, “Who else could’ve done that then? I saw them!” you say angrily. “I was just about to get home too!” you yell out. Somun stands up, “Maybe I wanted to see you!” he yells out. The room falls silent. “...What?” you say. Somun clears his throat, “Maybe I wanted to see if you could still see the lights!” he says through an obvious lie. You roll your eyes, “Okay well I can see them. Stop bothering me!” you reply. You turn around and walk out the door, rolling your eyes again. ‘Why does he want to see me now? He’s so weird’ you think to yourself. 

You arrive home and plop on your bed, feeling exhausted. You start to think about your interaction with Somun. You saved his life, he says you two aren’t friends, proceeds to give you his phone number, then opens his territory for you to see. You sigh, getting up to take a shower. You look in the mirror and notice the ends of your hair curling up. You brush it off to stress and sweating. You hop in the shower, ignoring everything, trying to clear your mind. 

In your robe, you go to grab your hair brush. Bringing the brush to your head, you notice the black dot on your index finger. You stare at it closely, thinking that it was a freckle. You remember back to sitting in the car with Hana, she had the same dots; except they were on all of her fingers. You remember Somun grabbing your hand that morning, he also had the dots on the tips of his fingers. You’re even more confused now. You brush it off once more as a coincidence, and continue brushing your hair. Your hair goes back to its natural state and you smile, until a small curl pops up, curling just above your forehead. You furrow your eyebrows, brushing the curl, only for it to coil back up. You’ve never seen a curl like this on yourself before. You continuously brush it, but each time, it bounces back. You sigh out once more, accepting the curl. You proceed to dress yourself in comfortable loungewear, needing to relax for a day after last night. 

After about 2 hours of relaxing, you find yourself staring at the curl that’s now resting on your forehead. You pull it down, watching it bounce back into shape. Now that you think about it, this cannot be a coincidence. The counters all have curly hair, and you have confirmed that two of them have the same dots that you have on your index finger. Maybe they’re siblings? No that can’t be. You stand up from the vanity staring back at you, throwing on a pair of sweatpants and making your way to the counters 'hideout’. Once you step outside, you have completely forgotten how to get there despite leaving 3 hours ago. You pout, knowing the only person who can help you get there is Somun. You pull your phone out of your pocket, hovering your thumb over his name. You text him, “It’s Y/N. Open your territory please :)” You shut your phone off expecting at least a 10 minute wait. In a blink, the familiar lights are shining. You smirk, shoving your phone back into your pocket and walking to the hideout. 

Once you reach the hideout, you walk in, only to see the normal meeting spot empty. You scan the room looking for Somun. You walk in further, finding a sweaty Somun in the boxing ring, throwing invisible punches. You stare and admire for a while, your face growing pink. You’ve never realized how attractive Somun is until now. The past times you’ve seen him you were trying to kill each other or thinking about killing each other. Somun turns around, flicking the sweat off of his forehead. “What’s up.” he says nonchalantly. “Can we talk?... Please?” you ask. Somun smirks and lets out a breathy life, sitting on the edge of the boxing ring. “You’re being awfully nice. Do you need me to do something for you?” You roll your eyes playfully, “Yes, well not really, but yes.” Somun stares at you. You point to the curl hanging in front of your eyes. “What?” Somun asks. “What is this!” you ask. “A curl?” Once again, you roll your eyes. “and what about this?” you say while holding your finger out to him. Somun stares at it with no emotion, until he starts putting two and two together. Under his breath he mummers out, “Is she turning into a counter?” You stare at Somun while he looks at your finger. A full minute has passed at this point. “So?” you ask. “I think you’re turning into a counter.” he says. You tilt your head in confusion, how is this even possible? “I thought I had to get into some type of fatal accident to even be granted the opportunity to become one.” Somun says nothing, he stares at your eyes and pulls the curl down, watching it coil back into it’s shape. You grab the curl with your hand, “What are you doing?!” you yell. “I wanted to see if it was real.” You breathe out, “Somun, you’re no help.” you say. “Did you want me to help?” he asks. “Of course I did! I came here for a reason.” He stares at you, then slips out of the boxing ring, taking a drink of water. Your face flushes pink once again. “Come sit. Let’s have our talk.” 

You both sit at the table, waiting for each other to speak up. “Y/N, I want to be honest with you.” he says in a tone, different from his usual tone. This tone sounds more genuine, compared to the monotone and raspy voice he usually talks to you in. You raise your eyebrows, signaling him to continue. He sighs, dropping his shoulders down to relax. “I’m sorry,” he says. ‘Where is this coming from?’ you think to yourself.

“I’m sorry that I’m so rude to you. I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to fight Hwangpil; I’m sorry that I had to rely on you. I’m sorry for all of the trouble that I’ve put you through. I hate you, because I envy you. No one would be brave enough to face their once enemy, but you did it with ease. I’m sorry, I really am.” he says. 

You take a moment to process what he has said. You really don’t remember much from being an evil spirit, so this whole situation is quite confusing. Before you respond, you feel a sharp pain in your temple. You yell out, laying your head on the table. A few seconds pass, but you sit up and look at the Somun with tears forming in your eyes. Somun looks at you confused. “Somun… I almost killed you.” you speak up. “Our fight. I remember everything now. I tricked you all into caring for me, I hurt you and Hana, I almost killed you.” you say, now sobbing. Somun stays silent. “If anything, I should be sorry to you. I apologize, Somun.” you say bowing your head. While you feel tears of guilt streaming down your face, you feel a hand cup your face, wiping your tears. You look up, Somun is staring at you with pain painted on his face. You sniff, embracing his touch. “I’m sorry too.” he says through a choked voice. 

You pull his hand away, sitting back in your chair, wiping your tears. “When you hurt us, that wasn’t you. It was the spirit inside of you, but it’s gone now. You’re safe now” he speaks up. Those are the words you needed to hear. ‘I’m safe I’m safe I’m safe’ replays in your head. You smile through your tears. “Most importantly, you’re safe with us.” he says once more. You look at his glistening eyes and nod, “Thank you, Somun. Thank you for everything.” He smiles, and grabs your hand. “You don’t hate me anymore do you?” he asks. You laugh, “I never hated you.” you confess. He shares a laugh with you, “Good.” He sighs out, “Well since you’re part counter, let’s train some.” You nod, accepting the challenge. 

*2 hours later*

Hana, Motak, and Ms.Chu all walk in, all tipsy from bar hopping on their day off. They walk in and see you and Somun laying down in the middle of the boxing ring, completely passed out. Motak laughs, walking over to the ring. “Looks like these two are friends now. Just last night Somun was going off about how they weren’t friends.” “You know what that means when Somun says he doesn’t have interest in someone.” Ms.Chu speaks up. “It means he likes her.” Hana says in a monotone voice. The thing is, they don’t know that you woke up 5 minutes ago, you are just too exhausted to move. You fake sleep for another 3 minutes, until you hear the lights switch off, feeling a blanket drape over you and Somun. 

You wake up in the morning, sitting up from the uncomfortable sleep you had. You rub your blurry eyes, until you notice Somun’s arm laying across your lap. Your eyes widen and your face grows pink. You go to move his arm in a rush, but right before you grab him, you stop. You stare at his arm, relaxing yourself. You decide to slowly move his arm off of you, slipping out of the ring. 

Making your way to your unofficial room, you bump into Ms.Chu. “Ah! I’m sorry, I’m just getting ready to leave. I have a lot to do today.” you say in a hurry. She looks at you with confusion, watching you grab your things and rush out of the door. 

You make your way back to your apartment, hoping that today you can relax with no problems. 

You change into clean clothes and open your laptop, wanting to catch up with friends. You haven’t spoken with your friends recently, let alone see them. You and your friend Suyeon decide to meet up at a local cafe to catch up. You apply some light makeup but while looking in the mirror, you notice the stubborn curl is still there. You run into your bathroom, attempting to style it to fit your natural hair, but each time, it bounces back. You sigh in annoyance, pinning it with a barrette. You walk out the apartment door, heading to the cafe. 

30 minutes pass by at the cafe, laughing and catching up with your old friend. You are having an amazing time until a familiar face walks in. of course, it’s Somun. You decide to ignore him and focus on you and your friend. You just want one day of peace. This feeling didn’t last long. Somun walks up to you two, smiling. “Are you stalking me or something?” he asks jokingly. “Weren’t we the first ones here?” you ask. He nods his head, “Fair.” “I’ll catch up with you later.” you reply. Somun gives you a look of what seemed to be puppy eyes for just a quick second, then his eyes return to normal. You stare at him while he walks away, turning to your friend like nothing happened. 

“Bye! Text me when you get home!” leaving your friend, walking in opposite directions. You turn the corner of the building and bump into someone. Before you can look, you start apologizing. You look up and see Somun, again. “Somun! Are you sure you’re not stalking me?” you yell in a teasing manner. He laughs, “Just wanted to make sure you’re safe.” You roll your eyes, but secretly, butterflies are growing inside of your stomach. “Ms.Chu is making lunch, do you want to join us?” he asks. “I just left, and I kind of wanted a day to myself. But thank you for the offer.” you reply. He shoots you his intentional-unintentional puppy eyes, his silent way of saying please. “Okay, I’ll go today, but tomorrow you better leave me alone.” Somun’s eyes soften and he smiles. He starts walking and you follow behind him. 

You two have been walking for 30 minutes, despite the hideout being 10 minutes away. You notice that you’ve been walking in the opposite direction. “Somun, are we almost there?” you ask, interrupting your conversation. “5 more minutes.” “‘till we’re there?” “5 more minutes of being with you.” he says. You stop in your tracks, and stare at him. Your face immediately turns red. Somun seems to notice this as he laughs and turns his neck at you. “Is that a problem?” he asks. You shake your head no, biting back your smile. You continue to walk alongside Somun until you reach the place you’ve become familiar with. You two walk in, smiling and laughing together. You two sit at the table, not even acknowledging the counters in the room. While you two continue your conversation, Motak comes and slaps Somun on the back of the head. “Hello to you too!” he yells out. You and Somun laugh, ignoring the room once again. 

Motak walks over to Ms.Chu. “Jesus, they’re acting like they’re in love or something. They hated each other the other night. But they have one sleepover and now they’re lovers.” Motak says in a whisper to Ms.Chu. She rolls her eyes at him and hits his arm. “Leave them alone, just be glad they’re not fighting anymore.” They look over at you two, watching you and Somun stare into each other's eyes, deep in conversation, laughing and flirting. Motak fake gags. Ms.Chu grabs the pot of stew and sits it right in the middle of you two, halting your conversation. “Okay okay okay, let’s eat! Y/N, go get Hana.” she says to you. You nod your head and go look for Hana, but while looking for her, you overhear Motak and Ms.Chu nagging Somun with questions. 

“Didn’t you two hate each other the other day?” “Why were you two cuddling last night?” “Did you guys go on a date?” “You might as well abandon us for her!” “You can’t fall in love this quick!” 

You laugh, overhearing their questions. You continue walking down the hall to find Hana. “Hana, lunch is ready if you’re ready to eat.” you tell her. She pauses her workout and stands up, walking with you back to the table. Hana sits next to Somun, like she normally does. But before you sit, Somun is staring at her like she has a death wish. She looks at you and back to Somun, nodding her head in realization, scooting to sit next to Ms.Chu. You laugh awkwardly and sit next to Somun. 

You all talk and indulge in conversation for hours, getting to know each other. During this, you had told them about the obnoxious curl and the single dot on your finger. They had no answer, but they explained Yung to you, and how summoning works. You feel grateful that they decided to share this information with you. You look at the time, realizing it’s 9pm. Time flew by while you were eating and hanging out with everyone. You stand up, announcing that it’s time for you to go. The counters nod, but Hana and Somun are shooting each other a look. Hana then shoots up, “Why don’t you stay here?” she says, shooting an obvious wink at the other counters. “She’s right! It’s getting late!” Ms.Chu says. By now, you can see right through them; but they are all horrible liars. Motak fake yawns, getting up from the table walking into your ‘unofficial’ room. “Motak! That’s my room!” you yell. He pretends not to hear you and slams the door shut. You look back at the table, seeing that everyone has left except Somun. He looks at you before you shut him down. “No! I am not sleeping in the boxing ring again!” you yell out. Somun laughs, “I wasn’t going to suggest that,” he says. You shoot him a confused look. 

You are now laying in his bed, only a pillow dividing you two. You lay there with your eyes wide open, being able to hear your own heartbeat in the silence. With Somun laying beside you, you think back to all of the interactions you two have had together. First you were enemies, then you didn’t speak for months, and now you’re laying in the same bed as him with nothing but a pillow separating your bodies from touching. Somun groans, rolling over to face you. Throwing the pillow across the room, wrapping his arm around your waist. Your eyes widen, while you stare at his closed eyes. His touch instantly calmed you. You embrace his touch once more, admiring his face while he sleeps beside you. You feel a smile growing onto your face, now hearing your heartbeat 10x clearer. You hesitantly cup his face, “Goodnight, Somun.” you whisper, while closing your eyes.

 As soon as you begin to drift into sleep, you feel Somun move around again. You try to ignore it, but his constant rustling around is not allowing you to sleep. You sit up, whining, “Somun, why do you keep moving around?” you ask. “I can’t sleep.” You ask in a panic, “Have you been awake this whole time?” “Yes” he replies. You fall back onto the soft pillow, covering your face from embarrassment. “So you heard what I said?” you ask through your hands. “I can’t hear you when you're covering your face.” he says teasingly. You sit up again, now facing him. The only thing illuminating his face are the city lights. “You heard me say goodnight? and you felt me cupping your face? you also purposely threw the pillow! this is not fair!-“ You are cut off mid sentence, but instead of being interrupted, you are silenced by Somun crashing his lips onto yours. You close your eyes, embracing the moment. Somun pulls away, his face a shade of light pink. “Now you can relax. Go to sleep.” he says nonchalantly. You stare at him in shock. “Did you just….” you trail off. “Kiss you? yes, do you want me to do it again?” he asks. Before you can answer, Somuns hand is on your waist, bringing his lips slowly to yours once again. 

You pull away, still not processing what just happened. “Now seriously, go to sleep! You’ll be tired tomorrow.” he says while laying back down. You follow his action laying down beside him, this time with no border between you two. You hesitate, but you slowly move his arm to caress your waist; falling asleep together under the city lights. 

*time skip*

It’s been 6 months since you joined the counters, and 7 months since you and Somun started officially dating. You have moved in with the counters now since you’re here everyday, and also, your landlord increased your rent. You train hard everyday so that the counters will finally allow you to fight one day. Over the past 6 months, you have found 5 new curls and 2 new dots on your fingers; one on your pinky and one of your ring finger. You have learned to summon territories as well, it takes 3 nosebleeds and an inhaler though. The counters have always been by your side, helping and guiding you. 

You are so glad to have been accepted into such a wonderful space, and have a wonderful boyfriend. You don’t know where you would be if you never found them. 

Though being evil was the worst time of your life, you feel a sense of thankfulness. You would have never been where you are now. You wouldn’t be dating Somun, you wouldn’t be helping Hana with her hair and makeup, you wouldn’t be training with Motak, and you wouldn’t be helping Ms.Chu prepare dinner each night. 

You are beyond grateful for where you are right now; and it’s all thanks to Somun for believing in you. 

[ask2pame]

// i've been around for most of the fandom and it's phases and i can tell you confidently that 2015 was probably the worst time

[melpcmene-arch]

forget about bridal style, carry my muses like this, please, do what joe does

[bells-of-black-sunday]

Finally finished his mafia re-design- I will never not miss the opportunity to turn Tar into an actual monster

[kkkindered]

K’IN'S FIRST VICTIM — a lil something.

K'in can easily be driven to putting blood on their hands. Early stages of their father's scheme, he needed to know how far he could push them. To see if he could make them work. So he'd set up connection banquets. Pretty faces, old and new, and let rumours run that he was looking for a new face of the modelling agency.

It took time.

Started out just as bad looks or petty squabbles to scare spme girls away. Some needed sprained ankles to miss audition days or make-up trails. Nothing K'in couldn't throw money at to soothe their guilt or forgive themselves for in a weeks time.

Until a certain woman, Anastasia.

She was just like K'in. Bright eyed and bushy tailed. Everyone loved it. She was a breath of fresh air. Didn't ask for anything. Accepted if it was offered with a pretty grin. Everyone was in awe.

They were, too. Sure. A pretty face. They got along well. Passed compliments to each other easily, genuinely. Shared fears and ideas for shoots they'd have together if Ana impressed the right people.

She did. The right people were impressed. She got a spot.

They had celebrated. Drank and giggled together over it. K'in threw it all up when they got home afterwards.

A peek into their father's office left them sick. Ana's face plastered over every inch of it. Their pictures on the floor make room for Ana's designs. Their schedule on a table their father rarely uses in favour of her own.

They had to fix it. It took some weeks to come to term with it. Hang outs were recent in the days leading up to her debut. Cuddling late at night, whispering fears and insecurities into the night.

They promise to never share them.

The big day hits. Flashing lights and articles everywhere. The debut picture. Both of them posed together. Matching grins and complimentary outfits. K'in showing off their toned legs and Anastasia centuring her pose around her chest.

It was a truly beautiful picture. K'in wishes that Ana hadn't already succumbed to the poison before the picture had been released. Sometimes they imagine how she'd look. How she would jump and scream at it. Over how beautiful they looked together.

Together wouldn't have lasted. One of them would have been devested in the long run.

K'in saved themselves.

[surkeasilakka]

Anteeks kun tuuppaan näin ryminällä lisää tätä AU:ta mut en vaa yksinkertasesti saanu pidäteltyy itteeni kun aattelin millanen Hietasen solmio olis 😫😫

[the-silver-peahen-residence]

Soooo anything new with the mafia au/crime au with sukuna and Kinie? :3

((Hello anon, hope your well. And sure, I can try writing something since I'm getting back into writing these types and long drabbles again. So give me a second.))

((Kinie belongs to my friend @demon-blood-youths to remind you dears.))

Silver butterfly mun/Peahen mom

Sukuna was quiet, knowing today was another quiet day but he was relaxing in his main office looking out to the city within New York. He's been rather silent for a few days but it was due to him feeling down.

His followers were concerned but knew why. Sukuna had a present for his princess Kinie today. He asked her to rest up before seeing him today but he was having his arms behind his back still wearing the black and dark red suit. Even these were a bother but he closed his eyes to sigh.

He knew it was going to be a shock for her to hear, but maybe it was best. For her safety....In a moment, he checks the time. Seeing it was 3 in the afternoon, he heard a knock at the door. "Come in." he calls out seeing the door opening.

Right there stood Kinie, his precious princess. She was looking inside seeing Sukuna standing by the main windows but she walks in as he turns to see her. "Kinie, please come on in...." he said seeing her walk in and close the door behind her. She walks over as he walks over but looks to her as he gently pets the top of her head. Still so precious.

"H..Hi Sukuna. I came as you asked me. I hope I wasn't late." she mutters poking her fingers together but he shook his head to gentle smile.

"You weren't my dear. Please, have a seat." He shows a fancy chair for her to sit in as Kinie did. It felt comfy and it made her relax as Sukuna smiled. "Comfy?" he sees her nod. "Good. Now, Kinie, I know you might be wondering why I called you here right? Trust me, it's nothing bad or anything.." he said but she blinks to look at him.

"It's not?"

"No, my dear. I just wanted to talk to you about something." he said that got Kinie confused. What could the king wish to speak about to her?

"Now, I know and remember since I found you, Kinie you been recovering pretty well. Your able to speak, the drug is out of your system. You seem to have made a 100% full recovery which is wonderful news." he started off seeing her nod.

"Well, it's all thanks to you. You were the one that's been helping me get better and it paid off. I'm all better like nothing happened." she smiled to him.

"Which I believe is good news. At first you were heavily sick due to what happened but look at you now. All healed up and better." he smiled but he looks to stand up.

"I know Sukuna and I did wish to thank you for healing me. I really owe you for you that. But..was that why you called me here? To say I'm alright?" she asked and yet, he shook his head.

"No no that's not all I wanted to tell you....." he said that confused her.

"Was their something else?" she asked seeing him head to his desk and opens the drawer for something. He saw the envelope and takes it out. She saw him close the drawer and walks back to her and shows it. She blinks to see it then looks to him.

"Here; this is for you...please take it." he said gently as she looks to it then slowly reaches to take it. Kinie looks to the envelope then wonders what was inside.

"...."

"Go on, you can open it....it is for you after all." he said softly to her as Kinie blinks but started to open it. She made sure not to rip what was inside before she opens it. She blinks to look inside and saw.......

"..Huh? What are these?" she asked taking them out showing plane tickets? Sukuna looks to her but he looks to Kinie to explain.

"Those my dear are plane tickets, they are tickets to send you back home." he said.

"!?!" Wait, what!? Tickets! Wait, then these were tickets to send her back to Australia. She didn't know what to say being in shock but looks at the tickets then to Sukuna.

"You..you got me tickets to go home?"

"Yes. I did give you my word that I would help you back home to where you belong. I Know being here has been painful for you....and I said I was going to help you." he said to her even if Kinie was shocked.

"I....this is insane. I can't believe you got me tickets to head back.....I..I don't know what to say." she said softly to set them down. Even if Sukuna looks to her he was happy to see she was happy.

"Well, we can take the time to help you pack up and I can take you the airport to the plane that will take you home." he said. Kinie was happy even if she looks to the present but that's when she thought to frown a little. This got his attention.

"I..I'm really happy that you got me this gift my king....but.."

"But?" he looks to her as she looks down then to him.

"...If I did go home...then you would be alone. I Don't want to leave you alone.." she knew if that was true, she would be gone and away. She did like being here with him but Sukuna sighed to look at her.

"But it's fine. Even if I was here alone. At least you will be at home safe.." he said but walks over to gently touch her cheek. She blinks to this feeling her cheeks flush pink. His hand was still so warm to her. So gentle.

"I rather be sure your happy than being upset. New York has done a lot to you Kinie...but I know you have wished to go back home and I'm keeping that promise." he said even if she was looking at him gently. He looks to her and yet, he almost wished to kiss her to show he did love her. However, he gently looks to her and lets her go.

"Though, I will be sure we leave on that day on the ticket to send you back home.......but we have time before then." he said smiling even if Kinie blinks but she slowly looks to the tickets.

Now she was unsure on what to say. True, she wanted to home and he did give his word to help her. However, since she's been living here, she felt more at home. Kinie blinks worried.

"........"

What would Kinie do now?

[melpcmene]

i like to think that percival ( after crafting his first gun ) was still having a hard time getting money, and when money was low, the only ammo that could be technically used was any copper coins or such. like a scattershot, most of the time it will backfire though, so it's just used as a last resort. but i'm sure percival would've gathered enough money or saved enough to avoid that. but i feel like that could be a thing? bits of coins as ammo. it may not do much impact tho.

[salmonandsoup]

FUCK IT

here’s the first half of the characters in the vampire mafia, part 2 to come soon—funnily enough, these guys aren’t the beginnings of the mafia, just the squad of idiot europeans (with one lesbian with the braincells) that the story starts with.  the actual Mafia mafia comes later

also technically, finley doesn’t join the mafia until, like, the 40s.  he’s the first recurring antagonist of the story that actually tracks the squad down, but he’s a very complicated man with a deeply skewed lens on life (read: traumatized wet little meow meow in a soaked cardboard box)

part 1 (here) // part 2

also of course, credit where it is due: peter belongs to @maxusthemad, louisa belongs to @oops-i-accidentally, tomasso belongs to @darkysan17, and nicky belongs to @kotilae !

[angelicgentleman]

oleander

[girlsfightingarena]

SO. An interesting little tidbit I leaned. That white dress Nina wore in Tekken 7?

IT WAS ANNA'S WEDDING DRESS THAT SHE STOLE FROM HER AFTER SHE ASSASSINATED HER FIANCÉ.

I know their rivalry goes further back than this but I WOULD HATE THE BITCH TOO FOR THAT SHIT.

[melpcmene-arch]

i think??? i'm talking to joe but he's just invisible dgkdgjdkg

the wall is telling me to go home. okay

[bells-of-black-sunday]

People complaining about how d.nd doesn't fit d.bd clearly have never heard one of the most popular campaigns people run is literally D.racula (the death house being a fucked concept and u start there in that campaign) and how most Gods are severely fucked in some sense. The dead 3 aren't the only evil gods and there's plenty more the choose from, hell I write a cleric of Talona over on @delphinixm and their touch literally rots people's skin because of her blessing and before the current age of d.nd we're in Talona's followers used to kill people with an incurable illness and then twist their broken bodies into their own army.

Like... that doesn't fit d.bd how? Is there no such thing as horror fantasy...? I personally find it really funny that we're getting a d.nd something or another because people have been wanting V.ecna for how long? And we might actually get him just as the actual character not the S.tranger T.hings version.

[kkkindered]

[ I need you guys to see the vision.

pre/teen K'in learning how to be cutely ruthless because it's what works. Bat your eyes and look up through your lashes while giving threats that C A N be backed up cause your daddy's little girl and your his F A V O U R I T E.

☆ Learning that if you look harmless enough they won't believe the gun is loaded

☆ If you ask a question in just the right tone, they start talking to like you're a dumb doll that won't tell anybody.

☆ Father said “use what works for you. ” He works just fine. ]

[dragonofthestone]

[On a completely unrelated note thinking about horns has me once again thinking about Iruma-kun where there is a character who as a child some how managed to break off - his magic/mana is considered pretty weak so I doubt he used any of that to assist- one of his horns. On Purpose mind you. So either he's physically stronger then he looks or maybe as a kid, young demon horns are more brittle/easier to break because smaller

These are very much horn, horns. With a core/blood vessels, nerves ect.

They can clearly grow back if only a little- he does still have two horns one is just smaller then the other

Ami Kiriwo is uh.. special to say the least

(Even other demons find this kid unsettling) ]

[the-silver-peahen-residence]

||The killer ghost within the mafioso of gravity's mind: A special date||

Hi there everyone. I think I can add another part to the first drabble I wrote towards this one. If you wanna read the first one, the link is here.

This is a new au where both the Mafia members that I rp with have crazy or calm adventures with the lovely horrors. So what is today's adventure? Also, this is a thank you drabble for my friend so I hope she likes.

||Drabble Summary||

After Chuuya asked Sid out on a date, he was now getting prepared to take her out. Of course the horrors were happy that Sid was going out but deep down, she was unsure on how this date will turn out. Even when she was nervous of what he'll see. Now, she was unsure on what to do. Will she reveal herself to someone else finally or will it remain hidden? Read to find out.

||Warning||

~first date is present in this drabble

~some funny moments will be or is present in this drabble

~A first kiss on the hand will be seen in this drabble maybe

||Guests in this drabble||

Sid Casper and members of the Lovely horrors belong to my best friend and rp partner @lovelyxhorrors who also runs @demon-blood-youths

Chuuya Nakahara is From and belongs to the animated serious BSD (Bongo Stray dogs). He also belongs to me due to having him as a muse.

((Note: Their will be grammar mistakes and errors in this drabble as others have this warning. But like I state before, this is written for fun. So I hope you like it and my friend too. Enjoy))

It was later on that early evening when the horrors were just hanging out and about. Right now, Matt was seeing everyone doing their own thing but he saw Pete eating some food with Yumeno who was happily watching some Tv with his big brother. He was happy to see they were hanging out as brothers but he wonders about Sid.

After hearing that Chuya was going to take Sid out on a date tonight, he was wondering how Sid feels about this. Thinking about it, he goes to check on her to wonder how she's feeling right now. He goes upstairs to check on her. As for Sid, she was in her room but the cloak was off while looking at herself at the mirror. She touches her own cheek, already worried how Chuya will react seeing her.

He might be scared.

Freaked out.

Shocked.

She lowers her hand from her face then looks at her lap while only remaining quiet. However, that's when she tenses hearing someone knock on the door. She goes ahead to quickly get her cloak to cover herself.

"Yes, who is it?"

"Hey Sid it's me, Matt! Just checking up on ya!"

She relaxed hearing it's Matt while holding the cloak. She knew it's fine with Matt because he was the only one that knew her true look. "You can come in." she said seeing the door open showing it was indeed Matt. He comes in to close the door but walks over to look at her.

"Hey, just checking up on you. Excited about going out tonight?" he sees her look quiet but Sid only sighed to close her eyes.

"I believe I am. Just a little..nervous. I just was not expecting someone to-"

"Ask you out?" he said finishing her words that Sid looks more quiet as Matt sighed.

"Sid, I'm sure you deserve to have fun too. I know your always serious and helping out a lot in the fraction. That explains you being my second in command or the first one. I feel like you deserve to have fun too." He looks to her and yet Sid said nothing.

"I can believe that, Matt though....."

"Hmm?" he saw her looking away but she only looks to the window only touch her own face.

"What if he finds me scary? I don't want to scare him away from how I look. I know Chuuya tends to get used to things like this and knows what we do. But I don't want to scare him off because of it." she mutters.

"......"

"I mean. I know I don't look pretty like the others that most sees out there. I feel like I'll scare him away." she mutters and yet Matt sighed.

"Sid, I told you this as the first day I met you. Your alright. You look fine. I'm sure Chuuya won't see you as scary or anything. You won't know till you find out." he said even if he walks over to look at her.

".....I don't know if I-"

"Sidney, come on. You know how things go. I mean, look at me. I wasn't expecting to fall for Ryu and yet, he loves me for me. He don't find me scary nor bad. He finds me someone that's something worth fighting for. Same with Shrika and Willie. True, she was a bit hesitant when trying to figure out what was wrong with her. I just told her she was in love. Though after a while, she finally accepted that. I don't know about Jason with his crush with Gin yet but that might be a work in progress." Matt said and yet Sid looks at her cloak and mask as she touches it.

That's when Matt rests a hand on her shoulder. "???"

"Trust me, when the time is right, I'm sure you can do this Sid. I know and get the feeling that Chuuya will be shocked when seeing the real you. Just give it a shot." he said seeing her still looking at the mask. Seeing her not respond, Matt sighed.

"Just give it a try Sid..you won't know till you try." he said.

"...I'll....try." she said.

"Alright.." However, that's when he heard the door but Sid goes ahead to put on the cloak again. "Yeah, what's up?" Matt said seeing the door open showing Shrika.

"Hey, sorry to bother but Chuya is here to take Sid out. He's downstairs." she said that Matt looks to her.

"Alright, she'll be down in a moment!" he said seeing Shrika turning to head back down. Seeing they were alone again, Matt looks to Sid who was quiet but only sighed.

"Just have fun okay Sid?" he said seeing her look at him while wearing the mask.

"Alright.."

"Good! Now lets get you downstairs so you can meet up with Chuya."

Being happy, he turns to leave while Sid follows after him. However, she hopes this night will go right even if she was nervous even so. She hopes for the best.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

After Chuya picked Sid up, both her and him were now officially starting their date. Sid was quiet during the time they were heading out but Chuya wonders if Sid was alright with going out with him.

It was night out so it shouldn't be too bad right? For now, he was taking her to a quiet spot somewhere where he had some other stops along the way. He already bought her some presents along with some other things she might like after the date.

Truthfully, Sid was deeply happy about the gifts but she still was trying to be sure to hide her face so he wouldn't really see her. Even if she was unsure on how he will react.

'I don't want to scare him. I just hope he won't be disappointed because of it.' this was in her thoughts for a while while following Chuya. 'I just have to remain calm. Maybe I am over thinking it...or maybe I'm not-'

"Sid? Hey, you okay?" She blinks to snap out of it as her pink eyes looks to a worried Chuya.

"Oh, no I'm alright. Just thinking about something is all. Sorry for worrying you." she said quietly while looking at him. Chuya said nothing but sighed to look at her.

"I just wanted to be sure. Though, are you alright with going on the date? We don't have to if you wish. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable." he explains but Sid only sighed to look down.

"Trust me; I'm okay. Though, we still have the night ahead of us. Should we go ahead and continue our date?" she asked and yet he only nods seeing the two keep moving forward.

"Well, I'm hoping your liking the date so far. I know we have a few more spots to go to before later on. If that's fine." he said and yet Sid didn't mind it.

"That's fine with me, Chuuya."

For now, the two kept moving on for their date. For now, Chuya was still walking and yet, Sid was quiet during most of it till they begin talking about their day before the date started. He heard she's been sorta busy helping Matt with a few things even regarding some that is following under her orders.

As for him, he was just done with a mission with another but it was finished before hand. Now, he was just resting up for the remaining time of today before coming to pick her up. So far, the conversations was nice.

In a while, Chuya was leading Sid to another spot somewhere near the forest but she was wondering if he was going to end the date before seeing he was still walking by.

"...Are we heading to another location, Chuya?" she asked beside him.

"Yes, I wanted to take you to a special spot. It's pretty good when looking up at the night sky. I figured you might like it and find this relaxing?" he said rubbing the back of his head. She was a bit curious but only grew wondering.

"Sure, I don't mind. Is it close?" she asked.

"Yeah, it's up ahead. Just come follow me." he said as he keeps leading the way. Sid keeps following him while passing the trees on one side and some buildings on the other side. In a few minutes, Chuya shows up only to show a area but it was near the forest. Sid blinks wondering where they were going till he stops to look ahead. She takes a look as well.

She looks silent and was not expecting this. In front of them was a opening near the forest or in front of it. Some trees were over some large picnic blanket with some snacks, some water, and some roses there. It seems Chuya had this spread out for them as Sid was speechless.

"Well..ummm..what do you think? It took a while to set this up." he said but Sid looks to him.

"Hold on, you made this little set up?" she sees him rubbing the back of his head but sighed.

"Yeah, I know it would be nice to at least relax so..why not? It's in a private spot and it's peaceful here. But if you don't like this, we can head somewhere else." he said seeing Sid not doing much but he had no idea how she feels since he can't see her face to know her expressions.

"Sid?"

"....I was not expecting you to do this for our date. I will admit it's sweet of you to do this." She said in a soft tone and yet, it was sweet of him to do it. She was really not expecting it. Chuya said nothing but looks to her.

"It's not biggie. I figured you deserved to go on a nice date." he goes to offer her a seat on some chairs while she was going to sit down. Chuya takes a seat but was looking to her while offering something to snack on. For now, they were enjoying the date and even talking with one another.

So far, the date was......nice.

She was not expecting this date to come out as it did, even with a slight smile seen behind her mask. Her pale features were hiding the dust of pink on her cheeks. As she takes a bite from her snack after lifting up the mask a little, she made sure to not show any bit of her face.

Though the date was going well so far.

"I hope you like the date. I got more snacks if you want more." Chuya offers a bag for her as she carefully takes it giving a thank you. He did see her try more of the snacks again but keeping the mask up slightly to be sure nothing was seen. Though, Chuya was curious to what she looked like. However, he didn't want to make her feel nervous right now. But he couldn't help but be curious. Wondering what she did look like.

However, the gazing on her made Sid look over at him noticing as she stops eating. "Is something wrong?" she saw him snap out of it to clear his throat.

"N..No no. Just.....curious about something is all. Don't mind me." he waves his hand and yet, Sid was wondering what it was. Did he have a question?

".......In a way."

"And your question is? You have to have one if you are gazing upon me for it." she sees him not say a single word but he was unsure how to bring this up without upsetting her.

"....I guess I can ask but..please don't be mad." he said.

"Depends on what you wish to ask me." She said to him. Chuuya didn't know how to say it but he will just go ahead and ask.

"........I've always been curious..to what you look like. I know and respect your choice of not showing anyone what you look like under the cloak but.....I'm sorry if I got curious towards it."

Sid tenses up hearing this but she only looks ahead while holding the snacks. He wanted to know?! But why? It was not worth knowing about it. To her, she got a little nervous to not respond to him for a while.

"Sid?"

"......I'm sorry Chuuya, I....ahem, I don't think you want to know. I never really show myself to anyone except Matt. I don't want to scare you off if you see my true face." she said simply.

"Huh? Scary? What makes you think that?" Chuya asked.

"I can't explain it. I just know you won't like what you see. I try to hide my face so I don't scare anyone else away. Even you too. I don't want to expose myself again as before...I can't do that again." she mutters and yet the other was confused. What did she mean by that?

"Easy Sid. I'm sorry if I was asking something that's too personal to you. I didn't mean to upset you or anything if I have." he said.

"...Believe me you didn't. I Just don't feel okay if someone else seems what's hidden under my mask. I don't want anyone to be horrified by my face." she said and yet Sid saw her hand slowly rise up to touch her mask. Feeling the material against her fingers while thinking about it.

From the looks of it, Chuya had the feeling Sid was very self-conscious about her appearance. She didn't want to show it to anyone and maybe not to him either. He gets it but feels like he might have pushed it.

"Sid...."

"I'm sorry Chuya. I just feel like i shouldn't. Maybe hiding my real face so others are not terrified about me. That's why I wear this so no one else will see this scary face." she said and yet her hand lowers down to rest on her lap.

"Hold on; you think that your scary and you might scare me away?" he said trying to make of this.

"Yes. I can't show you what I look like. It's not worth scaring you. Or anyone. I don't want someone to see my horrible face." she looks to cover her eyes and mask a bit now.

Chuuya didn't want her to over think this and yet, he felt worried for her. Sid seems like a interesting person but he didn't want her to think he was going to push this to see it.

"Sid.." he reaches to touch her hand but she only looks at him then looks at his hand on hers. She didn't want to do anything to scare him that it made her look away.

"Forgive me. I feel like I'm ruining the date here because of this. I am sorry Chuuya."

"Hey, hey, hey. It's fine. I should be saying sorry. I didn't mean to make you upset about that. I was just curious but it seems like I step over a line." He mutters to sigh. "I'm sorry Sid. Here, if you wish, I can take you home for the night." he said wanting to be sure she was alright.

So far, the date was wonderful to him but right at this moment he felt like he messed up by upsetting her. So maybe he should. As he started standing up, Sid looks to stop him. "???"

"Wait....what about the-"

"I know. I just felt like I crossed the line. I didn't mean to Sid. I only wanted you to have fun on our date. Even if I never get to see your face or the real you. I'm fine with that. "he said quietly. "Besides, I rather get to know you more even if it's behind a mask."

"......." Didn't expect him to say that and yet, Chuuya still respects the choice of her. Even with showing or not showing her face. Seems even now, Chuuya will respect her wishes but she was unsure. Should she show him what she really looks like? Would he freak out and just take her back as soon as possible?

The thought made her think about it as Chuuya wonders if she was alright. Right now, Sid only responds with...

"You didn't do anything wrong. It's just me. I'm not the one to show someone what I look like. But as you stated is true: The only one that saw what I really look like was Matt. And only Matt. I'm not trying to be mean or anything to you since I felt you were curious to what I look like. So forgive me for.....feeling scared to do so."

"No no it's fine but like I said..you don't have to. Here, if you want we can continue our date or I can take you back home for the night. I feel like I made this a bit weird right now."

"You didn't. I feel like I did. Again, I tend to not show my face to others due to that." she saw him look worried at her but Sid sighed to look at the side. "Though, if your really that curious-"

"Sid, you don't have to. I understand if you don't wish to show me your face. I won't push you to show me anything your not comfortable with. I get it." he saw her look down again before he adds,

"Though. I'll admit I bet you are pretty just like your eyes. I mean, come on. Your talented, smart, funny, but I bet your just one of a kind..."

Sid heard this but she looks in his direction hearing this. That's how he felt about her? Even if he says that she feels as if he's saying that to help her feel better.

"Chuuya, you don't have to lie to me about this." she said simply but Chuuya looks to her.

"But I'm not joking. I'm not just saying that because of it. I really mean that. Everything I'm saying is the truth. I'm not the type of person to say something and lie about it." he had his arms crossed seeing Sid remain quiet.

"I believe you Chuya I just-"

"I know. Listen, if you wish to head back we can-"

"No." She looks up at Chuuya but saw him confused. "I don't want to end the date quickly like this. Even if it means....s..showing you my appearance." she mutters and yet he was shocked.

"Sid, again, you don't have to-"

"I'm going to I Just...need a moment to collect myself before I..do that." she was serious? He didn't want her to feel forced to show him but he saw her standing up now facing him. Feeling the light breeze blowing the cloak a bit.

Chuuya said nothing seeing her standing there while trying to keep herself calm. She was nervous he can tell even if her face was hidden. He sees her hands reaching up to the mask slowly feeling the surface of it as she hesitates.

".........."

He didn't say a word but saw her slowly close her eyes. '

Come on Sidney, just calm down. Your only showing him. No one else is around..but I still fear he will be scared of my true face. No one else can see this.' she then begins lifting up the mask slightly while leaving Chuuya on the edge of his seat.

As the mask is half way up, she once more stops. Sid was getting nervous again but that made her look silent even so. Sid just remains quiet that it made her feel nervous he did see her biting her bottom lip because of it.

"Sid?"

"Just give me a moment, Chuuya. Could you please close your eyes?" she said this quietly but he did as she said. Chuuya close her eyes that it made Sid see this. Noticing this, she slowly started lifting up the mask more. That when she did, the mask is up. Her eyes were closed again but Chuuya keeps his eyes closed.

".....Okay, you can open them."

Being slow, Chuuya started opening his eyes to slowly look up but as he did, his eyes meet with what he saw. He saw in front of him a young woman with white bangs and soft pale features. He saw her pink glowing eyes while feeling the light breeze blowing slightly.

".........."

Chuuya was speechless seeing her true face that it leaves him silent. Even now, his own face showed a dust of pink. Sid wonders if he was alright and why he looked like that.

"..Chuuya? Is something wrong?" She asked but looks worried. "I'm sorry, I didn't want you to see me like this. I know I'm a monster. I'm sorry for showing you my face. I didn't mean to-"

"You....Your beautiful."

"!?" Sid's eyes widen but quickly looks to him as he was looking at her. Wait, did he say beautiful? She didn't say anything only to look away covering her face again. "W..what did you say?"

"I said you are beautiful.." he said again making Sid remain silent.

"I'm...I'm not beautiful I'm-"

"Yes you are..." he looked worried that he saw Sid looking away but he reaches to touch her hand that she quickly looks at him. "Believe me, you are beautiful. Really really beautiful."

"But this is impossible. I'm scary. My face scares others Chuuya. I shouldn't even be showing you my face. I don't want to scare you." she said.

"Your not and I mean this. You are. The most beautiful woman I've seen in my life." He means this even if she remains quiet. However, she slowly sees him reach up to almost touch her cheek but he sees her close her eyes while moving to reach for her mask to help pull it down.

"???"

"I don't know why you thought you were scary. You look just fine and very beautiful Sid. I know that much. I will keep it to myself so no one else would what you really look like. Though, thanks to that I know deep down you are something amazing."

"......" She said nothing to hear this and yet, it leaves her silent now having her hands closed into a fist.

"Do you..mean all of that? I'm not scary? You think I'm beautiful?"

"Of course I do. You are to me. I don't know what happened to make you think that way but I know deep down you are what I said. Even when your beautiful eyes matches you too. Someone that's a hidden gem from this world." he looks to Sid and yet she remains quiet while her mask covers her face again after a while. She was not expecting him to say that to her but it leaves a new feeling in her heart.

"Though, shall we continue the date? I still want to be sure you have a good ending to the date. If that's okay." Holding his hand to her, Sid said nothing again before she looks to his hand then up at him. Chuuya looks at her too before seeing her reach to take his hand slowly as they would continue the date.

~~~~~~~

Later that night, Chuuya did bring Sid back home but they were standing out in front of the fraction base. "Thank you for the date tonight Chuuya. I....really had a fun time." she said.

"Your welcome. I'm happy to see you did. Thanks for letting me take you out and maybe well.." he looks to the side scratching his flushed pink cheek. "I can take you out on another one if you like. If you did...just let me know."

"....I would love that. I'll inform you if I do." she said that Chuuya looks to her.

"Alright. Then I'll go ahead and head on home. Again, I hope you have a good night." he said even holding her hand to kiss the top of it. Sid said nothing seeing this before he lowers it carefully to let go. With a tip of his hat, Chuuya turns to head home as Sid waves good bye.

When seeing he was walking out of view, Sid slowly lowers her hand but she even lifts up her mask to touch her cheek. He said she was beautiful. Even if she was afraid he would find her scary. She was beautiful in his eyes.

Though, this made her feel relaxed to let out a sigh and lower her mask. She opens the door to walk inside seeing Pete and Yumeno looking to that.

"Hi big sister! Welcome home!" he waves happily.

"Hey Sid. Did you come back from your date? How was it?" Matt asked watching some Tv with Pete and Yumeno that Sid looks quiet to sigh.

"It was a eventful night. I rather had fun to be honest. Though, I'm going to retire to my room if it's okay." she said seeing Matt understanding.

"Go right ahead Sid."

"Thank you." Saying this, she turns to head off and heads to her room. When getting to the top and heading to her room. She goes inside and thinks for a moment. Remembering the words he said made her lift up the mask that she held her cheek again now blushing.

"He...thinks I'm beautiful. I'm beautiful to him." she whispered before it leaves her pondering about it.

For now, it leaves this was a new chapter to learn upon. However, she wonders if this is how it feels wondering about it. As she walks from the door to the mirror, she looks at her reflection only to leave her silent. Sid knew this will take time for her to get used to in a way. Even hearing what Chuuya said.

For now, this was a date Sid won't forget.