#including the one on the ''wing-like'' top. and that butterfly crystal can move too but mostly rests on the dress

[aria0fgold]

Also there's a lil more info on her that I wanna show in the doodles I wanna make. Mostly that eyeball on her tail. It has a mind of its own and floats around, also the main weapon of Dragon Aria. It has different states! And it shows on its pupil, the state its on in the drawing I made is the "scan" state, which is why there's circles on the pupil. It's normal resting state is just a blank grey.

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TO FIND YOUR KISS IS NOW LIVE!  

Authors will be revealed next week!  For now all fics are anonymous.  Treats can be posted through author reveals on 2/21.  We will post an updated masterpost at that time.

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- Reap the Stars for abbytheatre08

The prompt: After Ben's death, Rey goes mad and turns to the dark side. Only Ben's not dead anymore. ----------------------- She is consuming fire, magnificent in her rage. She will burn the galaxy to its foundations, until the ashes rain down and pile high as mountains. She will gather them into bouquets and scatter them like petals upon his grave.

He will be remembered, and they will not.

Call him The Light Bearer and Joy Giver. Call him He Who Loved and Laid Down His Life. Call him Ben.

- we are question marks that hang above the endless unexplained for AlwaysEverlark

The first time she walked into his club, she was looking for a job. Kylo took one look at her—the stubborn pout of her lip, the determined glint in her eyes, the ruddy glow of her face where the sun had kissed it—and swallowed a lump in his throat that was shaped like the words you’re too good for this place.

They needed a singer. Kira Johnson could hold a tune, knew the old standards, and had a knockout pair of tits to boot. A few slinky ballgowns and a touch of lipstick, and she’d more than do the trick of distracting suckers long enough to part them from their money.

The club solely needed to break even; anything they made on top of the Syndicate’s cut was gravy, and Kylo Ren had been lining his pockets with his own take for long enough that he could see Kira for the lump of clay that she was: rough-hewn, misshapen, but soft and supple and sure to curve under his touch.

- Eighty Bucks Says Sweetheart for Amoreusou

Ben likes puzzles. Rey needs help with a bunch of them. Good thing it's a slow day at the office.

- Seldom Visions for Andrina_Nightshade

After visiting an old Sith temple, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren has fallen into a deep sleep when he pricks his finger on the point of a red crystal. Rey become is the first to find him, but his rescuer isn't just any general or pilot, it's the woman he shares a soul with, who haunts his waking hours, who still sees him even in his sleep.

- The Dyad for aneighthdomain

Based of the Prompt: Groundhog Day scenario. Ben and Rey keep getting sent back to the first time they met and no matter what they do, Ben always dies so they stop trying to change events and just live a life time in the year between and couple of weeks and run away together.

- Saudade: The Love That Remains for AnneAnna

- The Delegation for aNerdObsessed

A humanitarian delegation from Naboo arrives at Niima Outpost. Rey is skeptical, to say the least.

- i don't want you like a best friend for anopendoor

It’s not like she hadn’t seen this coming—Rose told her weeks ago that he was invited. It was an inevitability Rey was always going to have to face, she just didn’t think that Rose would be so merciful as to also give every guest a plus one.

But Rey can’t really be upset—and she is totally, unequivocally not upset—that Ben's bringing someone because, well.

She is, too.

- Love is Weakness for bittersnake

“He’s someone I found on my recent trip to Corellia,” Rey replies placidly, her face practiced in its boredom. “It doesn’t mean anything.”

“Love is weakness,” her grandfather reminds her, the way he has for years. It’s why he doesn’t love her. He will not be weak. It’s why she doesn’t love him, either.

- in sickness and in health (with health being less likely) for BlueButterflyKisses

Deciding to spend the rest of their lives together is the easy part for both Rey and Ben; the trouble is in how to propose.

- Snowed In for Blueyedgurl

Never in her wildest dreams did Rey Johnson think she would ever get to meet her favorite other Kylo Ren. She also would have never entertained the idea of the scenario she found herself in. How did a hike in the woods lead to a snowstorm and taking shelter in a remote cabin in the woods? The idea was so ridiculous but had become reality. Stuck inside with a handsome stranger surrounded by a winter storm, Rey wonders what will happen with no power and only one bed. Will they be polite co-habitants stuck in a strange set of circumstances or is there room for something more?

- Curses, Comforts and Capybaras for Bombastique

Arrogant CEO bites off more than he can chew when he angers a witch... And suddenly finds himself transformed into a capybara. Can kindhearted wildlife rehabber Rey Niima help him break the curse?

- To Heal a Broken Soul for Cat2000

Ben survives the fallout of Exegol, but his connection to the physical world is in danger. Rey tends to him as she searched for a way to heal him.

- holding me like water in your hands for Ceallaigh

After Hux finds out Ben killed Snoke, Hux encases Ben in Carbonite. Rey refuses to let Ben stay frozen forever so she mounts a rescue.

- Like a Thief in the Night for chagrins

Their bond won't let them be alone. At least this time it's the middle of the night and they can't get into a shouting match.

- The Chance for Crysania

When Rey and Ben, long time co-workers who have never been able to admit their feelings to each other, go on a weekend retreat to work on a movie adaptation script together, a Nor’easter leaves them snowed in. On Valentine’s Day.

- Awake for cuddlesome

Something inside him is awake, and something inside her is about to wake up.

An alternate interrogation scene.

- darkness rises, and light to meet it for czechia

After the throne room, Jedi Ben Solo and Kira Ren meet again a year later.

- Not Quite a Fairytale for DarkMage13

Rey lets a stranger use the phone of the café she works at late one night. It changes the whole course of her life.

- You Won't Escape Me ('Cause I Set You Free) for DoorKeeper9

- The Canvas of Your Skin for darlingreadsalot

She was incapable of touching him without drawing blood, it seemed. Lines like vermillion paint streaked where her fingers sketched down the contours of his face, his back, and now his chest.

In which a Force bond is splintered, a resurrection goes wrong, a kiss is forgotten, and two almost-lovers avoid speaking for the better half of a year.

- Fleeing the Storm for driverfever

As the granddaughter of an merciless aristocrat, Rey’s life hangs on a thread at the hands of the French Revolutionaries. When her childhood friend, Ben, offers to platonically marry her in order to take her to his home in England to safety, she has no choice but to accept.

But her suitor and revolutionary Hux won’t give her up so easily. Hounded by revolutionaries and falling in love, Rey and Ben must use all their wits to flee Paris and make it to England.

- Equal Measure for dustoftheancients

When Princess Rey of Coruscant calls upon the cursed Sir Kylo Ren to help her escape her grandfather the emperor’s political machinations, she discovers freedom in the ancient familial magic that binds them together.

- Benimina Solo's Late On-Set Force Ability for Evangel10n

Benimina Solo has never, not even once, had an ounce of Force Sensitivity. She's done a great deal to move on with her life after failing out of her uncle's Jedi training school. So when Rey Palpatine comes into her life and suddenly everything changes, she's not a happy camper.

- Splatter for expendable

“You’re Palpatine’s girl,” he says coldly.

“His chief of staff, yes.” Rey’s eyes narrow. “And you have your hand on my ass, Kylo. Kindly take it off.”

“Or what?”

AKA powerful corporate rivals Kylo and Rey put the hate in love/hate.

- The Haunted Mirror for FangirlintheForest

When Rey travels to UK to attend the reading of his grandfather will, a grandfather she didn't know existed until that very moment, she finds a house, and a old story that will haunt her...

- i'm your secretary for firelord65

Kaydel pressed her lips together in a thin line, passing a pile of datapads over the desk. “I don’t know what that pretentious nerf herder has put into your brain, but these are tales of the key roles women have played in past rebellions.” She stood, tapping the pile. “They’re great reads,” she added, with a pointed raise of her eyebrow.

- and they danced across the sky for flipflop_diva

When he was still a child, he constantly watched the blue butterflies as they danced in the sky.

They seemed to be calling him, aiding him each instance that icy-cold darkness flowed through his very veins. The magnificent creatures saved him from the voices. They drowned out the incessant chatter in his head. Temporarily cleared away all the anger. During those brief respites, watching those blue wings flutter in the sky, Ben felt free.

But that’s another life. Another world. Another time. Another, another, another.

And Kylo's no longer a child.

No. He welcomes the darkness now. Embraces it.

- Finding The Answer for FrenchMartiniPlease

Rey pines for Ben Solo…so why does her soulmate mark always drain of colour whenever she gets close to him?

- Almost Unforgettable for HopeRebel

The woman in the mirror has blood on her clothes, cash in her bag, and a letter from her husband telling her it's better to forget. Well, he got his wish. She forgot everything-- including her name. And she wasn't the only one afflicted.

It'll take the combined efforts of gumshoes, a flatfoot, a washed-up Hollywood starlet, and more to get to the bottom of this bad business. In the end, these things always come back to the beginning.

- The Curl of a Sigh for irridesca

During the last song in Maxine’s set, a song she announces is called “Soul Companion,” Ben heads back out to the lobby to look for Rey. He finds her not with his eyes but with one broad shoulder, when he bumps into her and knocks her gig bag out of her hands and onto the plush carpet.

- and they were roommates for Lady_of_Haven

When Ben loses a bet to his roommate, Rey, he has to eat her out for 30 days.

- torn away from you (my heart is broken) for lakerose

The Force binds more than minds.

- If You Take Me for literallynoonecares

She sighed wistfully as she watched her two friends lean in toward each other as they danced, their lips meeting and melding together as they seemed to become one person instead of two separate beings. She had seen them kiss so many times, but this kiss … it was special.“I just want someone to kiss me like that,” she mused softly to herself, her eyes not leaving her friends.“I could make that happen if you wanted.”

- 3 Days in Vienna for Like_A_Dove

Kylo Ren, trained mercenary Alpha assassin, is on a mission—assassinate Chancellor Palpatine and bring his underground authoritarian regime to an end. It’s what the First Order demands, for the better of society.

It should be an easy task. He’s been getting close to the Chancellor and his cronies for years. So how is it that the unexpected appearance of an Omega, with a seemingly similar mission—and a wholly inconveniencing scent—become a distraction he hadn’t accounted for?

- Confidence and Desire for LittleLostStar

“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually, the confidence will follow.” - Carrie Fisher

- Love brightens even the most monstrous parts of ourselves for LRRH17

No one knows since when the giant, black bear has lived in the forest near Theed. Many stories about the origin of Kylo Ren circulate in the small village. After Rey has run away from Jakku, and arrived in Theed she has heard them all of, but has never actually meet the creature. This changes when her and her friends get attacked by bandits on their way back from Otoh Gunga.

- Your Sweetness Comes With Sugar on the Side for Lutrosis

Rey's daughter loses her mother as she wanders around the Supermarket. Ben finds her and the two connect over both being Type 1 diabetics. They find Rey, and Ben and Rey are instantly smitten. As they date and fall in love they discover that Jade and Ben are connected more than they thought and healing is brought to the Solo/Skywalker clan.

- Allegories, or Allusions to Real Life for maq_moon

“Boys, please stop arguing.” Rose rubbed her temples. “Poe, we get it, you’re childhood best buddies, you’ve got a better grasp on his character than some rando of a rando you met at a party. Finn, for fuck’s sake, we’ve been working with Ben for months. I’m pretty sure if he’s a serial killer or whatever, it would have come out by now.” Finn sat back in his seat, grumbling. “Not how serial killers work.” Rey was going to have a headache if this continued any longer, so she lied through her teeth at the reality of a new player joining their D&D party. "He seems nice." She didn’t trust a single inch of skin on that man. "I'm sure it'll be fine."

- A Mad Man, with a Box for MBlair

Rey and Ben meet, move in together, get engaged, and marry.

- Invite the Wild In for midwinterspring

Kylo Ren, the mysterious senator who appeared from out of the deserts of Jakku and somehow brought them back to life, has spent a long and unproductive session on Hosnian Prime. Now, it's time to go home. After all, there's someone waiting for him and so much for them to do together.

(The ancient Sith had some interesting rituals.)

- Purim Party for MissCoppelia

Rey goes back to visit her foster mother for a Purim celebration. She meets Ben Solo who's visiting his parents, who are friends with her foster mother. They have an attraction to each other right away, but try to play it cool.

- The Banished Heart for misszeldasayre

On Rey of Niima’s nineteenth name day, Jakku gains a new wizard.

Jakku is a withering outpost of the kingdom, and its people hope the new wizard - the mysterious Kylo Ren - will bring them the rains the land needs to heal. Rey is a lonely, clanless girl living in Niima, and she has a secret. One she hopes the wizard will be able to help her with too.

- The Smuggler's Bride for MyJediLife

Miss Rey Nemo is the new mistress of Manor Takodana, left to her by the late Lord Skywalker. When a strange man named Kylo Ren appears on her doorstep, she decides to hire him as her new groundskeeper. As Rey faces sinister threats and secrets are revealed, Kylo Ren may be the only person who can save her.

- Annabel Lee for myownlittleinfinity

Rey keeps finding these ... notes in her locker. She doesn't quite get them. They seem like love notes, but she doesn't know who they could be from. Meanwhile she's paired up with Ben Solo (who hates her despite her gigantic crush on him) for this English assignment. Who knows how THIS will go.

- with my body i thee worship for niennathegrey

Miss Rey Nemo is the new mistress of Manor Takodana, left to her by the late Lord Skywalker. When a strange man named Kylo Ren appears on her doorstep, she decides to hire him as her new groundskeeper. As Rey faces sinister threats and secrets are revealed, Kylo Ren may be the only person who can save her.

- the losing game for no_big_deal

Sith Princess Rey Palpatine is given a peculiar gift for her Life Day: a Jedi. Not only that, one who is boorish, spirited, and stubborn. But, he presents an opportunity: one that could liberate her from a life under the thumb of her grandfather. She has seven weeks to change his heart before all her freedom is taken from her - forever.

- standing right in front of you for notkellymarie

When Senator Solo's engagement is pushed forward, he and his Jedi bodyguard, Rey, travel to Naboo alone for the announcement ball. The pair despise each other, constantly bickering and disagreeing with each other, which makes spending extensive amounts of time alone together all that more difficult. Until of course, one of them breaks...

- the good, the bad, and the smuggling for OccasionallyCreative

Ben Solo is a seasoned smuggler. And he’s not bad at it, either. But when bounty hunter Rey offers him a temporary partnership he can’t refuse, Ben will find himself pushed to the limits of his skill, patience, and resourcefulness on a job that’s dangerous enough to be his last.

It’s like his dad used to say: bounty hunters are nothing but trouble, kid.

- Whatever our souls are made of...his and mine are the same for Padawan_Writer

Ben and Rey meet only after Kylo has defected from the First Order and returned to the Resistance and his mother. Will the dyad still find a way to be?

- They say that only the dead have seen the end of war for politicalpadmé

“He traded his life for mine,” Rey choked, stomping back and forth in front of him so fast he could barely keep track of her. “He died. He died so I didn’t have to—and it’s not—it’s—after everything he’s gone through—it’s not fair.” Tears were running down her cheeks now, and Poe wanted to do nothing more than hug her, but there was nothing he could say—nothing she would want to hear. Poe remembered all the people he’d lost, all the times he had raged and screamed and cried about the unfairness of it all. “Leia sacrificed herself to bring him back,” Rey declared suddenly, ceasing her constant pacing around the fire as she looked straight at him. “And he sacrificed himself for me—and now no one’s going to know. All he’ll be remembered as is Kylo Ren, but he was—he was so much more.” She exhaled with a shudder and whispered, “He was a part of me, and I—I don’t feel whole without him.” ~

A Force Ghost Ben/Rey love story, with a side of rebuilding the galaxy.

- Cicatrix for Priestly

Getting cut up by Rey on Starkiller awakens something in Kylo.

- I Will Always Be With You for Prix

But she wouldn’t be able to hide her pregnancy for much longer. She was starting to show, and her friends would start asking questions. She would have to give them answers, some of them would not understand, and none of them would accept.

She carried his child. The tiny spark of light woven with darkness, just like her. Just like his father.

—————

The world has gone dark More times than you Or your mother Or your grandmother Can remember. And every hurricane That was meant to be The end of it all Had instead ended In sunshine again.

So believe me When I say; You will survive this And the next one too.

World’s End—Nikita Gill

- all my daydreams are disasters for QueenOfCarrotFlowers

During her search for the infamous Luke Skywalker — the man who predicted a devastating earthquake in New Madrid, Missouri — Rey finds herself entangled in Luke’s family history and with his brooding nephew, Ben Solo.

- on what ground I was founded (when I first saw you) for redbelles

Kylo dreams of Rey after the Battle of Crait. And the yearning is mutual...

Some Force Bond dream smut inspired by "Shrike" and "NFWMB" by Hozier.

- Last Summer for Reykenobi68

Rey had started to get used to Ben not living next door anymore by the time the holidays came around. Then he's back for the holidays. Rey is really expecting things to go wrong after the way he left at the end of the summer. ut is it really going to be that bad.

- The Long Way Home for reylotrash711

In the aftermath of Exegol, Ben and Rey are divided by misunderstandings.  It will take time and danger for them to work things out.

- Under the moonlight for shariling

I don't know why I followed you here. She wanted to reply. Maybe because you're so tall I couldn't help but notice you. Maybe it's because of your hair or the way you move, or maybe it's because of that kind of melancholic look in your eyes. There is something about you that I find terribly attractive and I don’t know what it is: maybe the moon or the alcohol or the wolf I have met before infected me with some strange parasite and now I am hopelessly attracted to dogs, I do not know. She could have said one of these things, any of them, instead she said: “I've never bitten anyone before, and I want you to be my first.”

- Fallen for shipperofdarkness

Prompt: Devil!Ben and Angel!Rey or Angel!Ben and Devil!Rey. How do these two on completely opposite sides fall in love and defy worlds to be together?

- come away with me for silentfleur

Rey owns a tinker shop, but her life changes when she meets Ben Solo and is cursed by a witch. Not necessarily in that order.

- A Picture of Me Without You for SpaceWaffleHouseTM

"I suppose I'd somehow struggle through / But I'd hate to picture myself without you."

It's impossible not to have a soulmark. It's not a big deal, not in the lax and gin-soaked speakeasies of 1920s Manhattan, but it's still a heavy weight to bear, as Ben Solo and Rey find out side by side.

- Lips Raw With Love for stellardarlings

Their kiss on Exegol wasn't their first kiss...

Nor would it be their last.

- Everyone Makes Divine Mistakes for Takekurabehime

Jedi Knight Ben Solo is sent to Naboo on an errand of mercy (and to visit his grandparents). He arrives in springtime; but will he be able to complete his mission without finding himself distracted and bewildered when love and intrigue waft through the fragrant air?

- Glitter & Gold for TearoomSaloon

Rey is lead singer in an up-and-coming glam metal band. They've finally got steady performances, but that means playing at the same club as the Knights of Ren, whose lead singer definitely isn't interested in any competition.

- To kiss like lovers do for the-reylo-void (Anysia)

Ben and Rey spend their formative years growing up together in Medieval Scotland and it looks like they will end up together. Circumstances intervene and Rey loses her chance to be with him. Devastated, she carries on until the day clan Ren attacks Castle Jakku lead by the notorious killer Kylo Ren.

- Snow Turns To Rain for thehobbem

For a moment, he wanted to ask what she meant, but if he was being completely honest, he already knew. ��He asked himself that same question over the years, and none more often than tonight, since seeing her again.  Was leaving worth it?  Was going their separate ways worth leaving each other?

 “I’m not sure,” he said finally, shaking his head.  “I’m happy...” he said, and she tensed a little, so he continued, “with my work.  I’m glad I’m doing what I love, but....”

 “But?”

 “But it wasn’t the only thing I loved.”

- Change the Dance for theresonatinglight

- Meet Me in the Woods for thewayofthetrashcompactor (BriarLily)

“What do you mean no one goes in there?” A chuckle. “It’s haunted. People see all sorts of weird things in there and some don’t ever come out. You’re better off living with your curiosity.” Rey wakes in a shadowy forest with no memory of where she came from, only her name. With the help of the resident guardian she takes a journey to figure out her past, and maybe even discover her future.

- permanent calligraphy (your name on me forever) for Thursdaygirl

As they continue to work together, two things become clear. One: Ben Solo is an enigma. He’s preppy yet humble, privileged yet introspective. He’s the opposite of lazy; she kicks herself every day for assuming otherwise. And two: Ben Solo will never love her.

- show me the stars. for tmwillson3

“I don’t hate Christmas, I just don’t love it the way you do.” Lifting his head, he pulls a face, loosening up a tangled ornament of a poodle with pink, curly fluff. Rey snatches it from him possessively, tossing it back to the cart. “No one loves it the way you do, to be fair.”

“Now that’s the truth,” says Poe, who Finn invited about half an hour ago to keep him company.

“People have bad taste, I don’t know what to say.” Huffing, Rey scrolls through her phone with more intent. “Neither of you are helping me, anyway.”

“What’s the problem?” says Poe.

“Rey thinks her hot neighbor hates her —”

“He does hate me.”

“ — When really he’s been flirting with her for the past, oh I don’t know, how long have you lived there?”

- I realized that I need you, I wondered if I could come home for VR_Trakowski

Rey is doing exploration work for the Resistance, searching for force sensitive planets so any force sensitives that they find have a place to train.

One day, midflight she finds a slip of paper with the elegant scrawling words of the ones that came before. The ones that she found when Ben still roamed the galaxy.

When she lands on a dark and barren planet she is forced to face the feelings she thought she buried.

- Shadows of the Moon for walkingsaladshooter

The hallways got darker, the corridors grew longer. Shadows stretched across the walls. The ghosts of Breha Manor grew each night.

Rey clutched her necklace. Ben met her gaze.

And every night, there was weeping.

- show the way (the world could be) for writergenie

In the aftermath of the Battle of Crait, Rey struggles to find her place among the Resistance. However, her lingering Force bond with Kylo— Ben— whatever name he calls himself— complicates things, blurring the line between friend and foe.

When the tension threatens to boil over and a desperate plan goes awry, Rey begins to wonder whether there really is a line between light and dark after all.

(Stars do burn brightest in the blackness of space.)

- why don't we go (somewhere only we know) for XarisEirene

The bond snaps back into place, even stronger than before. He is here. With Rey, yes, but with Luke - Luke, who is looking at them now with that same dangerous glint in his eye that haunts Ben’s dreams.

- renewed, transfigured, in another pattern for yodalorian

Rey mourns on Tatooine while Ben is stuck in the World Between Worlds. But neither of them are alone, and blue butterflies light a path back to each other.

[heebiejbies]

Pray For Me - Part I

Warnings: Mentions of blood, murder, gore, etc. Horror stuff basically. This chapter is lowkey uneventfu tho

Characters: Yukhei, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Taeyong, Johnny, Ten, Taeil, and Jungwoo 

Word Count: 10.3k

Author’s Note: Okay, so this thing has become a MONSTER. This is part one of part two, which will be equally as long—if not longer. Also hi! I am back from the grave~

Also, Tumblr on moble has messed up the text layout way too much, what’s up with that?  😒 Gotta add a line so it divides this from the beginning better.

The setting sun cast shades of pink and orange across the water, the rays reflecting off of the still surface resembling that of glass. It was dusk when we arrived, almost nightfall. The sun kissed the top of the water, setting more and more as we emptied the vehicle.

The house before us was one out of the movies; colonial era, pillars cascading down the front, two red doors on both front doors—the top leading out to a balcony that spanned the entire length of the house, and then the one thing that tied the entire picture together... The trees framing the house in a picturesque fashion that matched that of one you’d see on television. It was a sight to behold, every single one of us were astonished that this is where we would be spending our weekend.

Our driver helped us unload the last of our bags, and it was time for the big reveal. Johnny put the key in the lock and unlocked it, all eight of us piling in through the front door.

“This place is amazing! Johnny, how’d you find this place?” We looked around in amazement. The crystal chandelier hanging above us twinkled in the setting sunlight, casting an array of light along the foyer.

“You find the best of things on the internet, my friends. With four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a finished basement, and a gourmet kitchen, this little beauty was build back in the 1600s. It housed soldiers during the-”

“Yeah yeah, we get it.” I cut him off, taking my bags and walking up the staircase. Peaking in each separate room, I finally found the one I wanted to claim as my own. I tossed my bags inside and called out to the boys that were trailing behind me.

“Alright, you guys come get me when the weekend is up,” I joked, closing the door and then locking it behind me.

“Ahh (Y/N)! Why did you get first pick?!” I heard Jaehyun whining outside the door, the pout on his face could clearly be seen in my head.

“Because she gets her own room, that’s why!” Johnny argued, the sound of shuffling feet signaled he was ushering the younger away from the door. Their chatter died down, and I started to unpack.

Around thirty minutes later, I emerged from my room. Clad in a pair of gym shorts and a t-shirt, I was ready to go explore around. With my camera hanging around my neck, I went downstairs and stopped by the living room to let the boys know where I was going.

“Alright, if any of you weirdos need me, I’ll be outside taking pictures while we still have a bit of daylight.” I flashed them my camera, then taking a quick picture of the four that were sitting around the room, “Where're the others?”

“Taeyong and Taeil are in the kitchen cooking, I think Ten and Johnny are upstairs still unpacking,” Doyoung responded, on cue Taeyong coming into the room with an apron on.

“It’ll be ready in about an hour, make sure you’re back before then if you want to eat tonight,” He joked, earning a glare or two from the others in the room. I agreed, then ventured outside. Nighttime was approaching fast, which meant I didn’t have much time to capture the beauty of the dusk.

I walked along the bank of the water, taking photos of the sky and water alike. The surface of the water and the sun seemed to melt together as if they were one. The sky now was darkened shades of purple and pink, getting dimmer and dimmer as the sunset. The sun, just barely visible along the surface. The sight was truly beautiful to behold, even my outstanding photography skills couldn’t picture the true beauty of the sight.

“Wow,” I sighed, feeling completely content with myself at that moment. I walked further along, taking photos of the trees and plant life, even some wildlife I found along the way. I found a family of ducks treading the shallow water, none of them seeming to be camera shy.

“Aren’t you guys just the cutest models?” I cooed, one of the babies making its way towards me. The mother duck kept a watchful eye on her baby but kept her distance. I snapped multiple pictures as the baby got closer to me, but then, right before it reached the edge of the land, something scared the baby. I turned to see what had the duck so scared, seeing nothing until I looked at the tree behind me. I zoomed in on it with my camera, confused as to why the ducks would be scared of this.

“It’s just a butterfly, there’s nothing to be afraid of.” I looked over to the ducks who had now fled to their mother, the small creature having spiked some fear in them. I looked back to the butterfly, taking a picture of it before it flew off of the tree. I watched it flutter around, coming closer and closer to me. I held out my hand, waiting to see if it would land on me. I switched my camera to record, focusing it on my hand.

“Come here, little guy.” It flew around, then landed on my index finger. Upon closer inspection, I could fully see the design in its wings. It was black, with faint dots of red along the outline. “You’re not a super common butterfly, are you?” I asked, more so to myself than the winged being that still rested on my finger. Something about it entranced me, it had an unknown aura radiating off of it. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but something about it made me want to stay here for the rest of the night.

As if sensing my careful gaze, it twitched its wings slightly before flying away from me and out towards the water. I watched it for a moment, my phone pulling me from my trance.

Dinner is ready ^^

I slid my phone back into my pocket and headed back to the house. I clicked through the pictures on my camera along the way, the butterfly still fresh on my mind. I shrugged it off, deciding to not get too caught up over something on our vacation.

Dinner was something I think we all needed. All the stress we had in our lives, all of our worries just seemed to disappear the second we entered the house. We sat around in the kitchen, laughing and cutting up like old times.

“I have to tell you guys something funny. I read this post on Instagram-”

“You can read?” Doyoung cut Johnny off, Johnny glaring at him as the rest of us laughed. I reached across the table to high five Doyoung, causing Johnny to also glare at me.

“Hey, just because you are my best friend doesn't mean I'm always on your side.” I chuckled, nudging him with my elbow.

“Oh, you two watch your backs. I'll get you back.” His glare faded and he laughed, then continuing with his story.

The rest of dinner included mainly stories of old times, including the first time Taeyong bleached his hair.

“You looked like Jack Frost!”

“Or Elsa!”

“Oh come on guys,” Ten paused, “Let it go!” The entire table burst into chuckles as Taeyong blushed.

“Hey, I thought Taeyong was super cute with his white hair.” I chimed in, causing Taeyong to blush even further. Johnny pinched his cheeks, “Aww, she said you were cute~”

None of us noticed, but one person had kept their mouth relatively shut the entire night. Doyoung nudged him, “Yukhei, are you alright?” He nodded, inserting himself into the conversation—everything seemingly back to normal with him.

After dinner, I waited on the porch for our surprise guest. At the sight of headlights coming down the driveway, I squealed with excitement. The car stopped, I nearly yanked the door off of its hinges to get to him. He hopped out of the car and wrapped his arms around me.

“I missed you so much!” I ruffled his hair, “I'm so glad you could make it. Everyone is going to be so happy that you're here.”

I picked up his bags and headed up to the front door, pausing before we went inside, “Hey, Jungwoo, has Yukhei said anything to you about feeling bad?”

He shook his head, “No, why?”

“He’s just been really quiet today is all. I think you being here will help.” I took him inside and to the others, all of which jumped in excitement over seeing Jungwoo.

“I should have known you would have invited him!” Johnny pointed at me, “That's why you wanted your own room. So you could room with him!”

I looked at him and nodded, “Yeah, heh, I knew Jungwoo would want to stay with me.”

I felt eyes on me, and when I met them I felt a warmth spread all throughout my body. He smiled at me, and me at him.

“Later,” He mouthed. I nodded in agreement, then joined in with everyone else’s conversation about what movies to watch later.

During the last movie of the night, after half of us had gone to bed, I sat on the couch flipping through the pictures I had taken earlier.

“You took those?” I nodded, “You've always taken amazing photos, ever since I met you and you took my photo without asking me first.”

“Okay listen,” I turned towards him, “I didn't mean to take it, but you looked so handsome that I just had to. Like, have you seen your nose, Ten? Your nose is perfect.” I poked his nose, causing the tips of his ears to turn red.

“Aww, thanks (Y/N). You were cute when I met you, too.”

“Oh, please! I looked horrible all of the time. Right, Johnny?” Johnny, who was half asleep, opened his eyes and looked at us.

“Oh, yeah. She's right..?”

“Wow, Johnny, I was just joking but damn! You got me there.” He shook himself fully awake, sitting up and looking at me in shock, “Wait, what?”

Ten and I laughed, waving him off and ignoring him as we went through the rest of the photos I had taken. He leaned his head on my shoulder, making small comments about the pictures—until we got to the butterfly.

“Is that a black butterfly?” He asked, amazement dripping from his voice.

“(Y/N) can I see?” Jungwoo moved closer to me to look at the photo as well.

“Yeah, I took a video of it as well.” I showed them the video and explained the story with the ducks and how they reacted to it. None of us could come up with a logical response, so we left it at that and finished the movie.

“Well, I think I’m going to head to bed.” Ten stood up and stretched, me following suit.

“I am too, Jungwoo, when you are ready to come to bed I will have a light on for you.” Jungwoo and Yukhei were still awake, Yukhei putting in another movie for the two of them.

“Okay, (Y/N), sweet dreams.” I leaned over and hugged him, giving him a kiss on the top of his head, “Good night.”

Ten smacked Johnny on the arm, waking him up so he could go to bed as well. We said goodnight and went to our respected bedrooms.

The bedroom I picked had its own bathroom, so I took it upon myself to take a nice, relaxing bath. I lit a few candles and laid it around the bathtub and turned on some faint music. I ran the water and stepped in, waiting until it was almost full before turning the water off. I slid down into the tub and closed my eyes, focusing on the warmth of the water and the music.

I liked moments like these. Moments where I could just relax and let my mind wander, going deeper and deeper into the corners of my mind I left alone during most times. I did my best thinking during this time, my best decisions came after these times.

I started to think about the trip, how amazing it was to be with my favorite people in the world. They all looked so happy, so relaxed and genuinely glad to be together.

Johnny, my best friend since we were children. Despite him being a couple of years older, we clicked instantly. We were the dynamic duo, we did everything together. We had been with one another through ups and downs, the good times and the bad. He moved to Korea when he was 16, which to this day I still give him a hard time over. Saying that he left me alone and such.

“Wow, no hug for your best friend? Your best friend that you abandoned and left alone years ago? That’s cold, Johnny. Reaaaallll cold.”

He deadpanned, looking baffled at my words.

“Oh, I'm just kidding, come help me get my bags. We have a lot to catch up on.”

I met Taeyong and Ten through him. When Johnny moved away, they were two of the friends he made in Korea.

Taeyong, the moment I met him I knew he was a soft-hearted person. I related to him instantly, he held the weight of the world on his shoulders so no one else would have to. When I met him, he was struggling internally. On the outside, he was so well held together, perseverant and wise beyond his years. On the inside, he was crumbling. He was struggling with trying to figure out who he was, and honestly, I was feeling the same. I remember a silly promise the two of us made to one another.

“(Y/N), promise me that one day, when we are older and actually have our shit together, we will look back on this and laugh and not be upset.”

I looked him in the eyes, seriousness shooting out of his own eyes.

“I promise.”

Ten, he was a different story than Taeyong. Ten was always a positive influence on me. He didn't know me well, but we grew close quickly and he was always that positive voice in my head. He convinced me to go after who I wanted to be, not who I thought I should be.

“Well let me ask you a question then. Do you really want to be this person, or do you only think that because you've been told your whole life that you're supposed to be that way?”

“I… Honestly?”

He smiled, his point proven by my lack of a response.

“There's your answer. Be who you want to be, (Y/N). There's no one else in the world like you. Be proud of who you really are.”

Then, there were Jaehyun and Taeil.

Jaehyun and Taeil, I wasn't super close to like the others. We were good friends, but not as good of friends as the others and I were.

Jaehyun being Taeyong’s childhood best friend, and Taeil being Taeyong’s older brother. They were both around whenever Taeyong and I would hang out, so naturally, we became friends as well. Taeil and Jaehyun both expressed gratitude for me and how I helped Taeyong.

“Being his older brother, it breaks my heart when I can't help him through something. He means a lot to me, and when this all first started happening, I thought I would lose him for good.”

“He was that bad?”

“He was, and I just want to thank you for how you have helped him. You helped him when it seemed none of us could, you helped save him from himself.”

Jaehyun expressed a similar feeling as Taeil did.

“We have been together since we were in diapers, but I don't think that mattered. He needed someone who could sympathize with him, someone who could relate to him.”

“Someone going through a similar situation as he was..?” He nodded, “Someone like me.”

“Exactly someone like you.”

This little vacation would be spending time with great friends, and even getting closer to the ones I wasn't so close to.

Having Jungwoo there made it better—much better. I had been close with him for years, I watched after him like a little brother and loved him just as much. We were inseparable, despite our differences in personality. I hadn't seen him in so long after he decided to go pursue his music career, but thankfully he could squeeze in some time to come with us, something that I waited for so long for.

“Do you think that… I'll do well? With my music?”

He was cuddled up on my couch, his head against my shoulder, my arm wrapped around his shoulders.

“You can do anything you set your mind to. You have a voice that makes the angels envious, you have so much talent just waiting inside of you, waiting to come out. I know you will do well.” I kissed the top of his head, he giggled and hugged my waist, “As long as you promise to video chat sometimes, and I demand you see me at least once a year.”

“Cross my heart.”

It had been almost a year since then, and having him back with me, even for a short amount of time, meant the world to me. Having Yukhei along also meant the world to Jungwoo.

Yukhei, he was a good friend of Jungwoo’s. I didn't know much about Yukhei, he was a mystery to me it seemed. We spoke and got along with one another, even joked around and teased each other, but I didn't know a whole lot about him.

I knew that he was the youngest of us all, but sometimes he seemed older than half of us. He was mature, but he had a childish and goofy side that tended to mask his maturity. Also, apparently, he liked me very much. Something I didn't even notice until Jungwoo pointed it out.

“He admires you, (Y/N). Just the other day he asked me how you were feeling, and if you needed anything.”

“He has my phone number, though, doesn't he? Why couldn't he ask me himself?”

“He admires you, silly! He looks up to you and all, but he's a little shy towards you. I tell him there's no reason to be shy, but he's set in his ways.”

I hoped that I would be able to get to know him on this trip, someone that was so close to Jungwoo I wanted to know. Jungwoo thought so highly of him as well, so he had to be a good person.

My phone dinging dragged me out of my thoughts.

Are you asleep yet?

I peered out one eye, just enough so I could read my phone. When I saw who it was from, I wiped my hand dry and grabbed it.

No, taking a bath. Why?

No reason… When Jungwoo goes to sleep, do you want to meet me?

Once I finish with my bath. Name the time and place, I'm there ❤

We agreed to meet at the dock that stretched out into the lake. The full moon illuminated the area around us, giving us the perfect view of one another. We said with our feet dangling off the edge of the dock, hands intertwined and our heads resting against one another.

“I think this trip was a great idea. It's nice being able to relax for once, and here with you makes it even more perfect.” He kissed my cheek, playing with my fingers.

“When do you think we should tell them?”

“I don't know… I’m tired of keeping it a secret, though. Especially from Jungwoo and Taeyong.” I looked off to the moon, it shined brightly in the night, its light reflecting off of the water.

“Well, let's not think about that right now,” I stood up and slipped off the t-shirt I had on, “Let's go for a swim!”

I dove into the water, the chill sending goosebumps all up my body. He dived in beside me, swimming after me until he captured me in his arms. We surfaced, his arms still around me. I wiped the hair out of his face and kissed him gently.

“I’ve missed moments like this.”

We looked deeply into one another’s eyes, his eyes twinkling in the moonlight. He looked so beautiful, so unreal, I couldn't believe that he was actually mine.

All peaceful moments have to come to an end, though, and water was splashed on my face before I knew it. He giggled and swam away from me, struggling due to how hard he was giggling.

“Oh, it's on!” I swam after him, splashing water at him as I chased him. We were giggling and splashing water, having the time of our lives. It was as if we were children, having fun as if it were just the two of us in the world.

He started growing tired, giving me an opportunity to wrap my arms around his waist and pulling his body against mine. We floated there, in absolute silence. Crickets chirping and bullfrogs croaking the only sound in the night.

“This reminds me of one of the first moment I realized I had feelings for you, when we were making Taeyong’s birthday cake. Do you remember that?”

“Of course, I loved that day.”

Ten met Doyoung through school, and the two of them hit it off instantly. Ten introduced him to all of us, and we became friends quickly—him and Taeyong especially. That’s how the birthday cake story came to be.

Jaehyun, Taeil, Doyoung, and I were baking a cake for Taeyong’s surprise birthday party. Well, trying to bake a cake that is.

“(Y/N), can you hand me a cup of flour?”

“Yeah, sure,” I measured out a cup, proceeding to turn to hand it to Taeil. however, as I was turning, Doyoung stood right behind me. I ran into him and the flour spilled all over his black shirt. I bit back the urge to laugh, and the unamused look on his face made it that much more hilarious.

Taeil wondered what happened, and he turned to see the mess all over Doyoung’s shirt. He put his hand over his mouth to suppress his laughter, but it didn't work out too well. Doyoung turned to say something, and I took that moment to pick up a bit of flour from the bag and blow it in his face.

He turned slowly, his eyes narrowing. He wiped his face, “You did not,” He looked at his hand to see flour all over it, “Oh, it's on!” I turned and ran away as he armed himself with a handful of flour. “(Y/N)! Get back here! You deserve a face full of flour!”

I ran into the living room, he followed hot on my trail. He had me cornered, but I managed to slip between him and the couch and ran back into the kitchen. He threw some at me, barely getting a bit in my hair.

“You're a terrible throw!” I ran around the island, accidentally bumping Taeil on the way.

“Okay guys, can we get serious-” He was cut off by flour hitting him on the side of his face, Doyoung and me freezing in our spot to stare at him.

“Okay,” He looked at the two of us, “You two are going to lose!” He picked up a handful of flour and tossed it at Doyoung, Doyoung getting some and doing the same. I ended up in the middle of them, dodging flour as I tried to hit them with it at the same time. At one point, Doyoung picked up a giant handful of flour and it had my name written all over it.

I tried to run, but the flour on the floor made it impossible for me to get far. He wrapped one arm around me and poured it all over the top of my head, laughing maniacally as he did so.

“Aww! Doyoung!” He held me tight so I couldn't get away, his laughs still going strong. I couldn't help but laugh as well, especially when looking around at the mess that we made.

At one point, while he still had me in his grasp, Doyoung and I locked eyes. I had never noticed how beautiful his eyes were, and despite being covered in flour, he himself was beautiful. In that span of maybe 20 seconds, I ran through everything about him that I liked, and I found that I liked a great deal about him.

It was that moment, looking into his eyes, that I noticed my heart beating faster. That was when I knew I had fallen for him.

“The funniest part was when Jaehyun came back with the icing, he looked so confused when he saw the sea of white powder all around the kitchen!”

“And then we had to send him back for more flour because all of what we had was on us and on the floor!”

The overwhelming feeling of nostalgia swarmed my heart. That was one year ago, Doyoung and I started dating 8 months ago. We had agreed not to say anything, just in case we didn't get serious or didn't work out. After 8 months, though, we both knew it was time to come clean with everyone.

“(Y/N)?”

“Hmm?”

“I love you.” This wasn't the first time he told me he loved me, but something about this time felt so much more intimate than the previous times. It made my heart skip a beat, even when I heard the same words before.

“I love you, more than you will ever know, Doyoung.” I kissed his cheek, causing him to sigh in content.

The coldness of the water started getting to us, so we both agreed to get out. We gathered our clothes and snuck back in the house, careful to be quiet and not wake anyone.

“You took a bath and then went swimming in the lake, why would you do that?” He giggled.

“It was a spur of the moment thing, I didn't know I would be swimming when I got in the bath.”

After grabbing towels to dry off, we grabbed a drink from the fridge, going to sit on the couch for a moment. We snuggled up against one another, once again in silence.

“I think I'm going to go take a shower, I'm a little chilly.” I tried to stand up, but he gripped onto my hand and wouldn't let go.

“Mind if I join?” He winked, a grin spread across his face.

“I mean, I wouldn't mind, but Jungwoo is in my room and I wouldn't want to wake him up.” He let go of my hand, standing up so he could hug me.

“I’ll see you in the morning, then.”

“In the morning.” I pecked his lips, “Goodnight, sweetheart.”

“Aww, do you have to go?” He kissed my cheek, “I think we have a few more moments to spare.” He pressed his lips firmly against mine, his hand coming to cup my cheek.

The kiss deepened, I slowly moved back onto the couch, leaning against the arm as he crawled on top of me. I pulled his body against mine, craving the warmth that radiated off of his body.

“Damn, I love you so much.” I grabbed at his shirt, attempting to pull it off of him. With just the two of us there in one another’s arms, the moment seemed almost perfect.

That was, until we heard what sounded like something breaking in the kitchen. We broke apart, our eyes focusing on the doorway into the kitchen.

“What was that?” He whispered.

“I don't know, let's go take a look.” We stood up and walked towards the kitchen, I flipped the light on and entered, not seeing a sign of anyone. Doyoung, still right by my side, looked around for anything broken. We didn't see anything, and I decided to go check the dining room.

“Ouch!” A sharp pain in my foot made me flinch, Doyoung running to my side as I lifted up my foot to see what it was. A small amount of blood was slowly trickling out, he immediately started to overreact.

“Oh, you're bleeding! Here, let me help you sit down.” He helped me walk to a chair in the kitchen, despite my protests.

“What kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't tend to your wounds?” He smiled, that smile of his that I couldn't say no to. He grabbed a bit of supplies from the downstairs bathroom, then sat in a chair across from me and started to fix it.

“It isn't a huge piece of glass, thankfully,” He showed me a small shard of glass he pulled out of my foot, “This couldn't have made that big of a sound.”

He disinfected it and wrapped it up, “There, as good as new.”

He took my hand and helped me up, I put pressure on my foot to feel a slight sting.

“Do you need help?”

“No, I can manage.”

He grabbed a paper towel and dampened it, cleaning up the small dribbles of blood I left. When he got to where the blood began, he swept that area, only coming up with three other small shards of glass.

“Whatever we heard wasn't this, like I said. These shards are too small to have made that big of a noise.”

“Well, what did we hear then?” He looked around the room, pointing to something. I turned to where he was pointing and saw a window cracked open.

“Probably something outside. It's too quiet in here, that's why it sounded like it was in the kitchen.”

“Oh, well, let's shut that window before we go to sleep.”

We shut the window, then said goodnight to one another again. I made it back to my room, careful to not wake Jungwoo. I grabbed a pair of pajamas and went and took a shower, careful to not get the gauze on my foot wet.

After I showered, I brushed my teeth and tied my hair up—exhaustion hitting me like a train. I turned the light off and dragged myself to the bed—more than happy to lay down and go to sleep.

I was almost asleep when Jungwoo spoke.

“Are you okay?”

I turned over to face him, seeing his eyes barely open.

“Yeah, why?”

“You just seemed a little tense is all.”

I shook my head, “I am perfectly fine, let's go to sleep okay?”

He hummed, his eyes shutting and falling asleep almost instantly. Right before I fell asleep, I sent a goodnight text.

Thanks for tonight, I love you 💕 Goodnight 😚

The next morning, just before dawn, I awoke to a singing Jungwoo. I opened my eyes and looked around the room, hearing the shower running. Before he left, we always stay together and he would sing in the shower in the morning. Not that I minded, though, it was like a free mini-concert to wake up to.

“Morning, Jungwoo!” I entered the bathroom and grabbed my toothbrush, turning the water on.

“Morning, (Y/N)! Did you sleep well?”

“I did, I’m assuming you did too with how hard you were sleeping last night!” I chuckled, hearing him click his tongue. I spit, then rinsed my mouth out. Hearing the water turn off, I made my leave so he could get dressed. I got dressed as well, grabbed my phone from the nightstand.

Do you think we should tell them today?

Are you ready to tell them?

Jungwoo jumped on my back, causing me to drop my phone.

“Yah! Jungwoo what is this about?” He giggled, wrapping his arms around me and hugging me.

“I just miss our mornings like this. Where we just were lazy and laid around all day.” He rested his head against my back, “I miss you sometimes.”

I looked at my phone that sat facedown on the bed, thinking.

“I miss you too, Jungwoo. You would assume we would have gotten used to this, but we haven’t,” He let out a sigh, “That’s a part of being an adult, though, I suppose.”

Yeah, I’m ready to tell them.

We laid like that, just reminiscing about old times. Very rarely did our visits consist of only being able to just relax like this, and it was something long overdue.

“I’m thinking about breakfast, what do you think?” He nodded, getting off of my back so I could get up. On our way downstairs, we met up with Taeyong and Jaehyun, whose roommates were still snoozing the day away.

“What’s for breakfast?” Taeyong slung his arm around me, questioning me.

“Well I don’t know about you, but I was just going to go for a bowl of cereal or something quick like that.” I shrugged his arm off, nudging him as I did so.

“Oh, come on (Y/N)~ Don’t you want a nice, home-cooked meal instead? I know I could go for one right now.” Jungwoo smiled at Taeyong, Taeyong agreeing almost instantly to cook a meal for him. He sprinted off into the kitchen to get started while Jaehyun, Jungwoo, and I stood there in silence. Jaehyun and I looked to one another, then to Jungwoo.

“Can you please teach us how to do that?”

Taeyong had a soft spot for Jungwoo just like I did, Jungwoo could ask him to do anything and he would say yes without arguing.

“Can one of you come help me, please?”

I helped Taeyong cook, while Jaehyun and Jungwoo watched us. They sat with their head resting in their hands, watching us intently.

“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say we were a bunch of mules,” I joked, Taeyong and me glancing at Jaehyun and Jungwoo who just smiled innocently.

“One good thing comes from this,” I leaned in closer so he could whisper in my ear, “Maybe we can sneak a bit of food before they make a plate.”

After a few ‘taste tests’ here and there, breakfast was finally ready. We made our plates, and Jaehyun and I went to go outside on the back patio to have breakfast. We each had a plate and cup in our hands and were just about to go outside so we could watch the rest of the sunrise when I saw something that sent shivers up my spine.

I didn’t believe my eyes at first, blinking several times to try and get a clear picture of what exactly I was looking at—or rather what was looking at me. Someone dressed head to toe in black, a ski mask covering their face, stood on the patio with their eyes set right on me. My voice was stuck in my throat as their arm slowly rose, their hand waving at me from outside. They took a step closer to the door, that’s when my voice came back to me.

“J-Jaehyun!” I screamed, dropping my plate and cup, sending them to the floor with a shatter. I heard Jaehyun drop his in response to my screams, coming and running to where I was. I backed into him, grabbing onto his shirt as my breathing got heavier and heavier.

“What is it?! What happened?!”

“T-There was, right there, just standing there!” I couldn’t form a proper thought, my words coming out as stutters.

“(Y/N)! Are you okay?!” Taeyong and Jungwoo came running to my side, the two of them clearly on edge after hearing me.

“Hey, calm down, you’re safe,” Jaehyun wrapped his arms around me tightly, “Take a deep breath, and tell me what happened.”

I let my head fall against his shoulder, my body still trembling. We were in the middle of nowhere, no one should be out here like that. Especially not someone like that… And the fact that I saw them didn’t scare them, that is what made it even worse.

“Outside… There was someone,” I took a deep breath in, “They were… Standing there, watching me!”

“Someone was outside?” I nodded, Taeyong going to the door and looking around for any signs of someone being out there.

“(Y/N),” Jaehyun brushed my hair out of my face, “Are you sure that you saw someone?”

“Yes! T-They waved at me! They saw me, and they waved at me Jaehyun! Why is someone out here? Why would someone be out here? And so early?!” I was in hysterics, aside from the fact that someone was in the middle of nowhere with us at the break of dawn, I was even more terrified at the fact that they tried to come into the house. If I hadn’t screamed for Jaehyun, what would they have done?

The rest of the boys came running into the back area, some still wiping sleep from their eyes.

“What happ- (Y/N)! Are you okay?” The sight of everyone around me made Johnny worried, he rushed over to me and observed me, checking to see if anything was wrong with me.

“What happened?”

“She saw someone outside,” Taeyong replied, still keeping his eyes trained outside.

“You saw someone? Out there?” Johnny pointed out the door, I nodded in response.

“Is he still out there?!” He ran to the door with Taeyong, the two of them deciding to open the door and go out to investigate.

“Did they do anything to hurt you?” Ten asked, coming to stand beside Jaehyun who still had me tightly in his embrace. I shook my head no, a sigh of relief coming across his face.

“What would someone be doing out here, though? And why would they be out here?”

“Taeil, I don’t know! I don’t know how or why! I just know that I saw someone!”

“Are you sure that you saw someone?” My breath hitched, my eyes meeting his. His eyes showed doubt, disbelief, something that I never expected from him.

“W-What?”

“Are you absolutely sure that you saw someone?” He repeated.

“Come on, man, she wouldn’t make this up.” Yukhei hit him in the arm, annoyance laced in his voice.

“I didn’t say that she was, I just want to know if she was sure she saw a person or if it was just her-”

“Really?” I let out a sarcastic laugh, “I’m not fucking imagining things Doyoung! Why would you even suggest something like that? What’s your problem?!”

“(Y/N)-”

“Save it!” I freed myself from Jaehyun’s grasp, storming off to go upstairs. Jaehyun and Jungwoo trailing close behind me.

“What the hell is wrong with you man?” Yukhei came rushing behind them, trying to comfort me.

“Guys, listen, I just want to be left alone right now.”

“But (Y/N)...”

“Jungwoo!” I turned to face him, he flinched back at the tone of my voice. His eyes were glassy, shock and a bit of distress showed on his face. He didn’t like it when people yelled and argued, and he especially didn’t like it when I was in a state such as this. I let my gaze falter, my hand coming to grasp his lightly.

“I’m sorry… Come on, let’s go back to our room.” I pulled him to me, wrapping my arm around him. He wrapped his arm around my waist, and the two of us ascended the staircase. Back in our room, that’s when I exploded.

“Jungwoo, I know I saw someone! They stood there and watched me, and they waved at me! I didn’t want to tell the others this, but before I screamed, they stepped towards the door like they were going to come in. Woogie, what would I have done if they had come in? What if I didn’t yell? Do you think they would have… Hurt me?”

He wrapped his arms around me, letting his chin rest on the top of my head, “I don’t know, (Y/N), but we can just be thankful that they didn’t do anything. When I heard you scream, I felt the blood drain from my body… I was so scared, and when I saw you curled up in Jaehyun’s arms I was relieved. You were safe, unharmed, and even though you were shaken I still couldn’t help but be thankful that you were okay. Especially hearing that the person tried to come in…” He trailed off, running out of things to say to try and comfort me.

“What about Doyoung?”

“What do you mean?”

“Are you mad at him?”

I stood up from the bed, turning around to face Jungwoo. Running my hands through my hair, I sighed, “Yes and no. Yes, I’m mad that he actually would suggest that I was seeing things, but no because I know that’s how he is. He always questions things like that, I just didn’t ever think he’d question me like that. I just hope he lets me blow off some steam before he tries to talk to me again.”

I walked over to the window and looked out, the sun now shining high and bright. I saw Taeyong and Johnny walking around by the bank, deep in discussion about something serious. The two of them looked towards the house, and towards my window. They saw me, their bodies freezing. They looked at me, as if they didn’t know how to feel at that moment. I shook my head at them and turned away from the window.

“Can I ask you a question?” Jungwoo had now stood up as well, standing by my side.

“Of course.”

“It may be just me overthinking, but why did you look so hurt when Doyoung said what he did? I know you, you usually don’t get so upset over things like that.”

I knew that, even though I was mad at Doyoung, we were still together and Jungwoo deserved to know. We had hidden our relationship for too long, and I knew it was time to come clean to at least one person. Jungwoo deserved that, after being by my side for everything, he deserved the truth.

“Jungwoo, I have to tell you something… And I’m not sure how you’re going to react.”

“You can tell me anything, you know that.”

“I know, I know Woogie… The thing is, Doyoung and I, we have… Well… We have been dating… For 8 months now…” I looked down at my feet, ashamed that I had kept something from him for 8 months, and when he didn’t respond I feared the worse.

“Jungwoo?” I looked up at him, a big grin on his face. “What is it?”

“(Y/N)!” He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed me tightly, “That’s so cute! I always knew you and him would make a good couple! Why didn’t you tell me sooner?!”

I chuckled, he seemed more excited about it than when Doyoung and I actually first got together. It was adorable, and something I should have expected coming from him.

“We didn’t want to say anything, just in case it wasn’t serious. After this much time, though, I think it’s pretty serious now.”

“Well! Come on, you have to tell me all about it!”

We spent the next couple of hours talking about the months leading up to and following mine and Doyoung’s relationship—Jungwoo hooked on every word I said.

“I’m so happy you’ve found someone, (Y/N). You always said you never wanted to deal with the dating scene, but then you found someone that made you want to try. Ahh, so romantic!” He flung himself back on the bed with a sigh, his hands coming over his heart.

He always knew how to cheer me up, even by doing what seemed like absolutely nothing. I wouldn’t know what to do if Jungwoo wasn’t in my life, I would be lost without him.

The sun shined in through the window, instantly brightening up the room. I looked out the window to admire the view. Now around midday, the sun beamed down from directly overhead. It was sunny, and judging by the ripples on the lake there was a slight breeze. I shrugged off everything that happened earlier and decided to go out and enjoy the day. I put on a tank-top and shorts, making sure to grab my camera as well.

“I’m going out, do you want to come with me?”

Jungwoo shook his head, “Not right now, I’ll come out later though, I promise.”

Jaehyun.

I had already explored the front around the house, so I decided that I should explore the back as well. As I walked towards the back patio, an unsettling feeling arose in my stomach. I stopped in my tracks, staring intently at the door. I felt that uneasy feeling that I felt earlier in the morning, the hairs on the back of my neck began to stand up and I felt my body shudder.

“Hey, Jaehyun.” I walked back towards the front of the house, noticing Jaehyun heading out the front door, dressed similarly to me.

“Hey, (Y/N), are you feeling alright?” He let the front door shut, turning his attention wholly to me.

“Oh, yeah, thanks for earlier… I was wondering, and I know it sounds childish, but could you come with me? Like, outside. I want to go take more pictures but after what happened this morning, well…”

“Don’t worry about it, (Y/N). I understand. I’d love to come with you! Let me tell Taeyong where we are going, first. You know he can be if he can’t find someone.” He laughed, opening the door and popping his head out, “Hey, Tae! Me and (Y/N) are going to go walk around. I’ll meet you guys later.”

We walked through the house and out the back door, onto the patio. The patio had a rock design to it, with an entire patio set spread all across it. It also had a firepit, with a terrace across most of it. We hadn’t had time to really use the patio, but we still had a few more days to go to where we could put it to good use.

We walked around the woods out back, not finding anything at first. I took a few pictures here and there, most of the sun beaming through the trees and a few birds we saw. Then, we spotted a clearing up ahead.

“Oh, now this is nice.” We looked around in amazement, what seemed like an old garden was in the opening. Filled with dozens of different plant life, and an old fountain in the center.

“Do you think whoever owns the house owns this as well?” Jaehyun was walking around the fountain, his eyes fixated on one plant in particular.

“I’m not sure, maybe,” He paused, “Do you know what kind of plant this is?” I walked to where he was, observing the plant as well.

“No, I’m not sure. Google it.” I took a few pictures of it, getting close-ups on the purple flowers. It was very colorful around the garden, but this plant dominated the area. Rather that be because of its larger size, or the pure vibrancy of the flowers.

“It’s a Rhododendron, I’m pretty sure anyway. Is this the same thing?” He showed me a photo, almost identical to the plant in question.

“Yep, that’s it.” I took a few more photos, a strange feelings washing over my body. I knew I had felt the same feeling before, but when?

“Did I show you the butterfly I saw yesterday?” I knew when I had felt it, it was when I saw that butterfly. The way it captivated me, the way it made an unfamiliar sensation swell up in my gut, it was the exact same feeling.

I showed the photos to Jaehyun, he almost became instantly intrigued by the creature.

“It’s so odd, but it’s actually really interesting. It’s unique, I like it. I’ve never seen one like that before.”

“Neither have I, I didn't even know butterflies could be that color. It's the only butterfly I've seen out here, though.” We were making our way back to the house, the topic of the butterfly slowly died down and we started talking about what happened that morning.

“(Y/N), I saw you, I heard you. I know you saw someone, there's no way you didn't. When you left, though, Taeyong and Johnny said they couldn't see a trace of anyone. Whoever it was had to have been careful, too careful for someone just stumbling upon the house.”

“Jae, are you saying what I think you're saying?”

“Whoever that was, they were out here for a reason. After what happened this morning, I'm a little doubtful that they would have stuck around. After all, there are 8 men here,” He paused, “Oh! And you, you're not a force to be reckoned with. You're a badass, I knew that from the moment I met you.” He laughed, a memory of when we first met came to mind.

I first met Jaehyun when Taeyong wanted to spend the day with the two of us. We spent that entire day just walking around town, in and out of shops and just admiring the scenery. We were at the park when I noticed a group of girls that were making fun of Jaehyun. They were laughing at him, pointing at him, it was easy to tell that they were teasing him. I overheard them making fun of his weight, calling him fat and the sorts. These comments, though I didn't know him well, hurt Jaehyun deeply. It didn't take a genius to tell that at one point he struggled with body image issues, and I wasn't going to sit there and listen to them belittle him, so I had to say something.

“(Y/N), please don’t do this. Let’s just leave.” He tugged on my hand, begging me to let it go.

“No, Jaehyun! I have to say something!” I pulled my hand from his and stormed over to the group of girls.

“Hey! You four!” Their laughter ceased, their eyes now wide staring at my fuming figure, “You think it’s funny to make fun of someone? Huh?!” They didn’t answer, their eyes still wide. “Well, I’ll let you girls know something. That guy over there that you’re so relentlessly teasing for his weight, let me tell you something about him. Not only is he one of the sweetest, most fun-loving, and witty guys I have ever met, he’s also one of the most talented people I’ve ever seen. You’re talking about his weight, but do you know what? This man, the one you’re shaming for no reason, is the most health-conscious person I’ve ever seen. He is more healthy than every single one of you sitting here, with your ice cream and iced coffee. But you know what? Even if he wasn’t a healthy person, he would still be handsome, he would still be one of the most stunning men you will ever lay your eyes on. Anyone of you would be lucky to have a man like him take interest in you, but you will never have a man as good as he to be interested in you. You may think you’re gorgeous girls, but I know better. On the inside, you’re as ugly as a troll. A mean spirit erases all physical beauty, keep that in mind the next time you tease someone for no good reason.”

Jaehyun, though embarrassed about my open display of defending him, was very thankful that I stuck up for him. He confided in me later that day, opening up about his childhood.

“When I was younger, I was a chubby kid. There for a while, when I lived in a different country, I was made fun of a lot. I was the weird, fat, foreign kid that a lot of people didn’t like. I mean, I had friends, but I didn’t have lots of friends and lots of people didn’t like me. Back home, I had lots of friends, and people liked me… But being there really killed my self-esteem. When I came back home, I was so happy. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my time there and I loved it, but being home is something that you can’t replace. Especially coming back home to my best friend.” I looked to where his gaze fell, Taeyong taking a selfie in front of a fountain in the middle of the park.

“Taeyong thinks the world of you, you know?”

“Yeah, I think the world of him too. We’ve been through so much together. He’s been my best friend since I can remember, I don’t know what I would do without him.”

“Hey, guys! Come join us! The water is fine!” We exited through the clearing of the woods, spotting the rest of the boys in the lake out front. Taeyong called out to us, Jaehyun and I agreeing quickly to join them. We went inside and changed into our swimsuits, slapping on some sunblock so we wouldn’t burn.

The two of us ran outside, running onto the dock and jumping off into the water. The water, though ice cold, felt refreshing. I surfaced, pulling my hair out of my face.

“It’s about time you guys joined us. We were beginning to get worried about you two.” Johnny swam over to me so he could talk to me, “Did you find anything interesting out there?”

“Actually yes. Jaehyun and I found an interesting garden in the middle of the woods. I’ll show you the pictures later.”

We swam around, splashing one another and playing simple games. We didn’t have a worry in the world, not a single one of us. We laughed and reminisce over memories while making some new ones along the way.

“Okay, I’m thinking burgers for dinner? Who’s with me?” They all agreed in unison, I moved to go get the food ready.

“Here, (Y/N), I’ll help you,” Jaehyun called, coming out of the water as well.

“Thank you, Jae. I’m glad I won’t be cooking alone,” I joked, glaring at the others sarcastically. We dried off before entering the house, immediately going into the kitchen.

Dinner was ready in no time, with the help of Jaehyun. The two of us brought the food out to the front, sitting it down on one of the tables outside.

“Alright, while they’re occupied, let’s make ourselves something to eat first!” Jaehyun and I hurried to make our plate, then calling for the others to come eat. They all piled out of the water, Ten making a comment about how Jaehyun and I already had our food.

“How come you two already have your food? That’s unfair!”

“Hey, the chefs always get the first bite.” Jaehyun leaned his head on my shoulder, the two of us laughing at Ten’s reaction. “Stop questioning and eat.”

We spent dinner much like we spent swimming, it was truly another worry free day. We didn’t talk about what we were needed to do when we got home, or our jobs or responsibilities, we just had a good time—something that was long overdue.

After dinner, we all decided to sit around the fire and have a drink or two. While most of us were inside, Jaehyun, Taeyong, and I were tending to the fire. Not that the two of them really had any idea how to build a fire, which led to a few complications.

“It’s just wood, Tae! It’s not that dangerous!”

Taeyong rolled a log across the ground, refusing to pick it up and carry it. “I don’t want to get dirty.”

“Oh, let me help you ya big baby!” I picked the log up and carried it the rest of the way, dropping it into the firepit. Jaehyun came walking over, another log in hand. I went to take the log from him when a noise caught our attention.

“Did you guys hear that?” Taeyong grabbed a flashlight and shined it in the direction of where the noise came from, shining it into the trees and the area around them. The noise came again, but nothing showed up in the light.

“I don’t see anything.”

“It’s probably a squirrel or a raccoon guys, don’t be so paranoid.”

Taeyong stayed focused on the area of the woods where we heard the noise, but he didn’t see anything.

“Come on, Tae, it’s an animal of some sort.” I pulled him away from the area and back over to the firepit where we collected the rest of the wood and put it in the pit.

“Alright, anyone have a light?” The two of them looked puzzled, “Dammit, have neither of you ever made a fire before?” The two of them shared a look, then shrugged their shoulders. Taking that as a no, I facepalmed and groaned, “Well, first thing’s first we need a lighter or a match. Come on, let’s go get one.” The two of them followed close behind me, and we entered the house. I grabbed a matchbook from the kitchen and looked around for something to help fuel the fire. The owner had a thing of lighter fluid in the cabinet with the matchbook, so I grabbed that to help. All of the boys were downstairs ready to go, all except two.

“Where are Johnny and Ten?” They looked around, the two of them not present. “I’ll go get them.” Taeyong hurried up the steps to get them, and I took it upon myself to go ahead and get the fire started. I poured some of the lighter fluid on the logs, then stuck the match and lit it. I tossed the match in, the fire growing in an instant. With the newfound light of the fire, it made it easier to see around.

And that’s when my heart stopped.

“J-Jae?” I walked around the fire, not believing my eyes for a second. “Oh my god, Jae! What happened?” I ran to his lifeless body. His doe eyes stared back at me, not a trace of light present in them. I reached to his neck to check for a pulse, and when I did his body turned revealing the gruesome truth.

I screamed, it echoing and bouncing throughout the surrounding area.

“No! No no, Jaehyun!” I tried to remove the hedge trimmers protruding from his side, but when I did a bit of his blood spurt onto my shirt. I stumbled down and fell, crawling back as fast as I could. I heard my name being called, then several pairs of footsteps running towards our direction. I backed up into someone, my hand coming in contact with their foot. I grabbed onto their arm as they helped me up, their arms wrapping around me protectively.

Tears were streaming down my face as I watched Taeyong fall apart, falling to the dirt at the sight of his slain best friend. I couldn’t hear what was happening, though, a loud ringing in my ears made it impossible to hear anything. Taeil tried to drag Taeyong away from Jaehyun’s body, but Taeyong pushed him away.

“(Y/N)! Tell me what happened!” I came to my senses, the ringing dying down. I could hear it all now, the horrifying symphony inspired by death—murder even. I forced myself to go to Taeyong’s aid, he hugging Jaehyun’s body close to him.

“T-Tae,” I dropped to the ground next to him, gingerly laying my hand on his shoulder. He didn’t push me away like he did Taeil, but he did look at me. His eyes were darker than before, a piece of him having been chipped away. I pulled his arm, trying to get him to lay Jaehyun’s body down. “Tae, come on, you don’t need to be here.”

He looked at me, then back down to his friend in his arms. His body started to shake, he gently laid Jaehyun back down onto the ground. He wrapped his arms around me and sobbed, “(Y/N)! W-why?!” I rubbed his back, shushing him.

“Let’s get you inside first, you need to sit down.” Taeil helped me get Taeyong to his feet as we took him back inside the house. We sat him down on the couch, Taeil going to make him a cup of tea. Taeyong’s sobs were still loud, sending shockwaves to my very soul.

“W-who would d-do this?” Taeyong looked to me, looking for an answer.

“I don’t know, Tae… I really don’t know.” He closed his mouth, not daring to open it again. His sobs died down as Taeil brought him his tea, then he simply sat and sipped his cup. No longer sobbing, no longer speaking. I forced myself to look away, looking out the window where Doyoung and Johnny were laying a sheet over Jaehyun’s body.

I became horrifically aware of what had just happened, and that his blood was on my body. I looked down at my shirt, the giant red stain mocking me. I stumbled back, knocking over a lamp in the process.

“(Y/N), come on.” A hand wrapped around my arm, pulling me up the steps and into my room. They helped me take the shirt off, discarding it as I stood under the boiling water of the shower. The water turning red, running off of my body and down into the drain. I knew I couldn’t dwell on what I had witnessed, I had to be there for the others. No matter how distraught I was, I knew I had to be strong for them—especially Taeyong.

Okay, after like 10k words later there is part 1! Not that eventful, but the next part will be much more eventful! Also, gotta tag my girl @narika-a because she asked to be tagged in part one. 

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Steven Universe: The Gem Awakens Chapter 6

Chapter 6: The fight to end all fights (Disclaimer! I own nothing of Steven Universe or SVTFOE!) Akbar looked at Steven, Connie and Priyanka. “Get them,” he said. His forces chased them throughout the base. “We will finish this,” he said. Steven fought them back while protecting the others. “This is all my fault,” said Steven, “If I had actd quick enough…..” “Don’t blame yourself,” said Connie, “He sacrificed himself to save us!” “But I could’ve saved him!” said Steven, “I’m so useless….” “Steven Universe, you are not useless,” said Connie, “Not to me!” “Doug would’ve sacrificed himself for all of us,” said Priyanka. One of them fused gems caught Steven. It was a copy of Connie. “Help!!!” he said. Connie got out her sword. “Get your hands off my Steven!!” she shouted as she sliced her in half. “Your Steven?” she asked. She started attacking her and she dodged. More gems appeared. “Take them!” she said. “They keep coming,” said Steven. Pearl, Garnet and Amethyst jumped down and saved them. “You mess with them, you answer to us!” said Amethyst. “Steven, we need to get you out of here now!” said Pearl, “Let’s go.” She dragged Steven away but he refused. “No,” said Steven. “Excuse me?” she asked. “I said no,” said Steven, “I’m done sitting here and doing nothing.” “You are doing something,” said Pearl, “Something that involves you running from danger.” “I don’t care if its dangerous, I know I can do this!” said Steven. Star and Marco were facing off against Tom. “Give it up Tom, you know you can’t win this!” said Star. She shot a magic attack and he dodged and kicked her in the face. “Get away from her!” said Marco shooting a fireball. “Steven, you will do as I say,” said Pearl, “Or you will be in very big trouble.” “I said no!” said Steven, “I’m staying to help the others!” “You’re not ready, and you probably won’t be for a long time to handle this!” said Pearl, “You think you can do these things but you just CAN’T STEVEN!” “YOU DON’T KNOW THAT!!!” shouted Steven, “All you know is how to make me miss out on all the important missions, and you hide me from these things thinking I can’t do them!” “That’s because you can’t!” said Pearl, “Now let’s go right….” “No!” said Steven resisting, “This is MY choice! Not yours, not the gems, and not dad’s! MINE!” “Steven Universe, I….” said Pearl. “PEARL!!!!” snapped Garnet. Everyone even Steven was shocked. “You can’t make Steven’s decisions for him all the time, and neither can I,” said Garnet, “We don’t know what Steven is capable of, and only he does.” “But he’s just a….” said Pearl. “No he is not, he is growing up to be a brave gem, although he is 14,” said Garnet. “14?” asked Priyanka, “Well, age is but a number.” “Mom,” said Connie embarrassed. “Its time for us to stop shielding Steven from his responsibilities, and to start believing in Steven,” said Garnet, “I believe.” “I believe,” said Amethyst. “I believe,” said Connie hugging him. “I believe,” said Priyanka, “And your father would have too.” Pearl realized Garnet was right. “I….. I believe,” said Pearl. “Mom, I need you to run,” said Connie, “I’ll be back soon.” “Just be careful,” said Priyanka. “That’s a rule,” she said, “Steven, its time to fuse.” Marco was still fighting Tom. “I will have Star again,” said Tom, “Even if I have to go through you!” “Not gonna happen,” said Marco. Star charged at Tom and he dodged and kicked her. “That’s no way to treat a lady!” said Star, “Hot Sauce Bubble Blast!” Tom avoided the bubbles. “Looks like I’m too hot for you,” said Tom. He then kicked Star and she fell. “That does it!” said Marco, “No one hurts my Star!” He charged up for an attack. “Shinkyuu……” he said. “Oh no you don’t!” said Tom. He charged at Marco and stabbed him with his horns. “Marco!!!!” said Star. Marco fell off the platform. “Marco!!!!” said Star as she jumped. She caught Marco. “Star…” said Marco. “I don’t care if I die,” said Star, “As long as I’m with you! You’re everything to me Marco Diaz, and I love you!” She kissed him and suddenly her wings started to glow. “Well, I may have had to make some sacrifices, but at least Diaz is out of the picture,” said Tom as he grinned. “I think you forgot something,” said Marco. “You’re flying?!” said Tom, “That’s impossible!!!” Star charged at him and finished him off. “You lose Tom,” said Star, “Give up.” “Another day Butterfly,” said Tom, “Another day.” He vanished. “We have to move now!” said Peridot, “This place is gonna blow.” Akbar put one last gem into the cluster and brought it to life. “At last,” he said, “The weapon is finally under my control!” He put on some kind of motion suit. “Do….. as I command…” he said. The cluster followed his every movement. “Soon the world will be mine to control,” he said. “Not if we can stop you!” said Stevonnie. “You!” said Akbar. “Its time to end it,” said Stevonnie, “Shut down the cluster and leave our planet.” “I don’t think so,” said Akbar as he got his sword out. “Let’s do this!” said Stevonnie. She charged at Akbar and they started fighting. The cluster mimicked the moves of Akbar while trying to attack Stevonnie but she was fast. She then landed a punch on Akbar. “Not bad,” he said, “But you’ll have to do a lot better to beat me!” He did a kick and Stevonnie fell down. “I’m not giving up yet!” she said, “This is war!” She jumped at Akbar and did a spinning kick. “Who knew I had all these moves!” she said. Pearl and the gems were guiding Priyanka out of the base. “I hope she’s ok,” she said. “I’m sure she is,” said Garnet, “We must hurry.” They kept running. Other soldiers were evacuating the area. “Those crystal gems are escaping!” said Jasper, “Are we just gonna let them leave?” Stevonnie jumped up to another area where Akbar was. They kept fighting and Akbar was determined to win. “What makes you think that two gems fusing will stop me?” he asked, “I have a thousand gems across the universe, and you’re just two.” “We’re not two people, and we’re not one person either,” said Stevonnie, “We are an experience, and we’re gonna become a great experience.” She got out her shield and threw it and Akbar ducked. “Ha!” he said, “You missed me.” “Wasn’t aiming at you,” she said. “Wha….” He said. The cluster was shattered and fell on a reactor to the ship. “NO!!!!” he said. “Yes!” said Stevonnie. She kicked him and he fell down. Sirens were blaring. “We have to get out of here!” she said as she left. She fell and tripped on something causing her to unfuse. “Steven!” said Connie, “Help!!” “Hang on!” said Steven. He ran to her as the clock started counting down. Priyanka, and the others safely got back to Earth and saw the ship explode. “Connie!!!” she said, “No….” Pearl saw it all. “He… he’s gone,” said Pearl, “My baby’s gone…. And so is Rose.” There were tears all around. Everyone was saddened that Steven and Connie sacrificed themselves to save the Earth. “Your son was a good man Mr. Universe,” said Priyanka. A pink light appeared. “What?” asked Pearl. Lion brought Steven and Connie to safety. “Steven!” said Garnet. “Connie!!” said Priyanka. She rushed to her and hugged them both. “I’m so glad you two are safe,” she said. “Same with you Mom,” said Connie, “I’m so sorry.” “Its ok,” she said as she hugged her again and cried. “So long Yellow Clod,” said Peridot. “I can’t believe you can fly now!” said Marco, “So awesome.” “I know,” said Star, “Wait til Mom hears about this!” “What if Tom attacks Mewni next?” “If that happens I’m going there to stop him, and you’re comin’ with me,” said Star. “You bet I am,” said Marco as he kissed her cheek. Lapis laid down taking a breath. “Earth is safe at last,” she said. “Well it all worked out by believing in Steven!” said Steven. Everyone around him laughed. Later the dance at Connie’s school began. Everyone was having a good time, especially Steven and Connie. Greg was playing music for the band and had a lot of great ideas, including his hit “Drove a van into my heart.” “Its so good to finally relax and chill,” said Sapphire, “Isn’t that right Ruby?” Ruby was drinking some punch. “Hey little girl, aren’t you too young to be at a dance?” asked a boy. “So being a gem automatically makes me a girl?” he asked, “Is that it?” “She’s a guy!” said one of them. Star and Marco were at the top of the building dancing. “How cool is it to have a girlfriend from another dimension?” asked Star. “Very,” said Marco. “Steven, there’s something you forgot before we went to fight Akbar,” said Connie. “What’s that?” asked Steven. “This,” said Connie as she grinned. She kissed Steven on the lips. “Wow,” said Steven as he hugged her. They accidentally fused, but still laughed and had a fun time. Two people saving the world, made of love. How about that? And that’s how Steven won the heart of his best friend. Through the use of Flowers, and Chocolates. THE END I’m a Star by Olivia Olson I can't help it if I make a scene stepping out of my hot pink limousine I'm turning heads and I'm stopping traffic When I pose they scream and when I joke they laugh I got a pair of eyes that they're getting lost in I hypnotize by the way I'm walking I've got them dazzled like a stage magician When I point they look and when I talk they listen well everybody needs a friend and I've got you, and you and you So many I can't even name them Can you blame me? I'm too famous Haven't you noticed that I'm a star? I'm coming into view as the world is turning Haven't you noticed I've made it this far? Now everyone can see me burning Now everyone can see me burning Now everyone can see me burning The remains of Yellow Diamond’s ship landed in the middle of nowhere. From the ashes, Akbar escaped and in his eyes burned the desire for revenge. “You think you’ve…. Stopped me?” he asked, “I will have my revenge, Steven Universe… You… will… die….” He saw a strange figure approach him. “Akbar,” he said, “You never give up so easily do you?” He was too weak to get up. The stranger picked him up and carried him into a portal. “Its to resume your training,” said the stranger, “In due time, you will have the power to annihilate anyone and anything that comes in your way.” CLIFFHANGER!!!!!! Steven Universe, Connie, Star Butterfly, and Marco Diaz will return in the Peacekeepers Series This is War 30 seconds to Mars A warning to the people, the good and the evil This is war To the soldier, the civilian, the martyr, the victim This is war It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie And the moment to live and the moment to die The moment to fight, the moment to fight, To fight, to fight, to fight To the right to the left We will fight to the death To the edge of the earth, It's a brave new world from the last to the first To the right, to the left, We will fight to the death To the edge of the earth It's a brave new world, it's a brave new world (Whoa oh, whoa oh) A warning to the prophet, the liar, the honest This is war To the leader, the pariah, the victor, the messiah This is war It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie And the moment to live and the moment to die The moment to fight, the moment to fight, To fight, to fight, to fight To the right, to the left, We will fight to the death To the edge of the earth, It's a brave new world from the last to the first To the right, to the left, We will fight to the death To the edge of the earth It's a brave new world, it's a brave new world, it's a brave new world I do believe in the light, raise your hands up to the sky The fight is done, the war is won, lift your hands towards the sun Towards the sun, (it's the moment of truth and the moment to lie It's the moment to live and the moment to die, the moment to fight) Towards the sun, Towards the sun, (it's the moment of truth and the moment to lie It's the moment to live and the moment to die, the moment to fight) The war is won (to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight) To the right, to the left, We will fight to the death To the edge of the earth, It's a brave new world from the last to the first To the right, to the left, We will fight to the death To the edge of the earth It's a brave new world, it's a brave new world, it's a brave new world A brave new world The war is won The war is won A brave new world Priyanka was in the office and was fixing an injury that Greg got (Again). “I don’t know how you keep getting those injuries Mr. Universe,” she said. Someone approached her office. “IF you have an appointment you’ll have to take a number,” she said. “I’m actually here  looking for a Steven Universe,” he said. She stopped and turned to the person. “Who are you?” she asked. “Dr. Maheswaran, I can tell its been quite some time,” he said. “Once again who are you?” she asked. “And what do you want from my son?” asked Greg. “You’ll probably recognize me with this on,” said the person as he put on a green hat. “Nicholas Shay!” said Greg, “I haven’t seen you since you moved from Brooklyn!” “Its been a while,” said Nicholas. “15 years,” said Greg. “How have you been, you little rascal?” asked Priyanka. “Dr, looking as beautiful as always,” said Nicholas. (He had a bit of a crush on her when he use to go to the doctor a lot) “Narrator mind your own business,” said Nicholas. “Why thank you,” said Priyanka giving him a hug, “As flirtatious and sweet as always.” “So what brings you by?” asked Greg. “Well, I’m here on behalf of the agency, S.M.A.S.H,” said Nicholas, “And I heard stories of a boy who calls himself Steven Universe.” “Yah,” said Greg. “What if I told you we were building a team?” asked Nicholas, “And we think he will make an excellent candidate?” “A team?” asked Greg. Nicholas handed him some paper work. “Give it some thought,” he said. As he went to his car he noticed some files were missing. “What the heck?!” he said, “They’re gone!” He noticed a card. It was in the shape of a raccoon with a bandana on his eyes. “And I think I know who stole them,” he said.

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Top 10 Kids Toys Online Shopping

Kids Toys Online Shopping

  Flying Fairy Doll

Turn a young girl’s dreams into reality as they watch Flutter bye Fairies effortlessly dance through the air. Every enchanting flight puts the magic directly in their hands. Flutter bye’s gracefully glide across the sky guided only by the hands of young girls. There’s never been a more magical experience. Put the magic in their hands with the charming flight of Flutter bye Fairies.

Your little fairy fan will love this Flutterbye Flying Fairy. Your child’s imagination will soar as the Flutterbye Flying Fairy spreads her wings and “magically” twirls and dances through the air. Dressed in a beautiful molded dress and glittery wings, this Fairy is ready for fairytale fun.

The Magical World of Flutterbye Flying Fairies

Welcome to the enchanting world of Flutterbye Fairies. A Flutterbye Fairy has chosen you to help her fly. Discover the real magic of fairies as she glides and dances through the air. Only the magical world of Flutterbye Fairies can turn a young girl’s dream into a reality.

The Magic is in Your Hand

Every Flutterbye Fairy puts the magic in your hands. Guide them using only your hand as they gracefully dance across the sky. Each fairy will magically rise as you lift your hand and help her fly. It’s a truly enchanting experience magically created by you.

Every Fairy has her Home

When not gracefully fluttering her wings, your Flutterbye Fairy will take rest on her display stand. Simply press down on the button on the front of her stand to start creating magic together again.

                                  Price:$17.99

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  The Magic Flying Butterfly

  This product is a flying magic butterfly, the operation method is simple, the left hand holding the butterfly tail do not move, the right hand turning butterfly’s head 40 or so, when the butterfly already has the ability to fly Oh, you also release Hands, you can see the butterflies dancing, fun and fun, interested to hurry to order it, welcome your presence. This product a total of 4 colors, the picture is taken in kind.

The seven magic effects of this product are:

1, the resurrection of butterflies

Shred and restore the butterfly paper, so that the butterfly flew out from the paper.

2, hand transformation

The caterpillar (butterfly larvae) into the hands, making it suddenly become a flying butterfly.

3, the freedom of the butterfly

A few butterflies were changed from one bank note.

4, the vitality of the page

From the pages to change more than butterflies.

5, butterfly works

A few butterflies flew from an empty scarf.

6, the magic box

An empty box to change the only fly butterfly ~

7, flying poker

  Price:$19.99

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    Creative Magnetic Tiles Building

This Magnetic Building Blocks Toy will improve your kids’ creativity, imagination, logical thinking, modelling ability and perception ability! Kids will having so much fun playin this toy

Material: ABS Plastic

Type: Magnetic Building Toys

Type: 110pcs set

Idea booklet included

Price:$79.99 

Sale:$47.99

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  Finger Monkey

    Finger Monkey love hanging onto your finger and know when they’re being touched, talked to, and even hung upside down! These perfect primate pets come to life with over 50 animations to let you know how they feel. You’ll fall in love with these sweet and sometimes silly critters with their realistic monkey sounds, adorable blinking eyes and head turns, plus hands that grip and a curly hanging tail. You can swing them, pet them, hug and kiss them, plus rock them to sleep!

Finger Monkeys respond to sound, motion, and touch with blinking eyes, head turns, and silly monkey babble. Blow them kisses and they will kiss you back; Pet them to sleep or make a loud noise and watch them get excited Hang them upside-down by the tail and watch them monkey around

Finger Monkeys are available in different colors and will sing together; Collect them all! Batteries: 4 Watch batteries are required (included)

Available in 5 different colors:

Price :$19.87

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  LED Magic Flying Ball

Enjoyed by over thousands of parents who are getting amazing responses from their kids.

This amazing flying ball is fun for the entire family, especially for children aged 14+ who love getting exercise while playing with this toy!

The LED Magic Flying Ball features a clear crystal ball with 2 sets of wings imitating a magical fairy, and a sturdy balancing pole above it.

When turned on, it emits a brilliant colorful light, vibrantly illuminating the entire room. Particularly at night, the darkened room is lit up and looks magical. Children become ECSTATIC and AMAZED once it starts flying!

The ball houses a USB rechargeable battery, motor and flashing LED lights so you’re ready to play once it arrives. Its ADVANCED LED INFRARED SENSOR allows it to be motion-sensitive so it detects nearby objects and knows to move away from them.

THE CHALLENGE FOR KIDS is to keep the LED Magic Flying Ball in the air since the toy is super smart and will fly away from your hand when you try to grab it. You can use your hand to control it up and down, or catch it with your hand to let it take flight again.

THE CHALLENGE FOR KIDS is to keep the LED Magic Flying Ball in the air since the toy is super smart and will fly away from your hand when you try to grab it. You can use your hand to control it up and down, or catch it with your hand to let it take flight again.

This is the PERFECT GIFT for children and teenagers! Surprise them with it on their birthday, as a reward for passing a test in school, or even just as a special gift! Your kids will LOVE playing with this amazing toy. Watch them become ecstatic as it starts flying and lighting up the room!

LED Magic Flying Ball

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:

Place the toy in your hand.

Turn it on and after 3 seconds it will fly upwards.

Any infrared remote control (TV remote, Samsung phones, etc.) can turn the LED Magic Flying Ball on or off (RC remote not included).

Once in flight, there is no need to touch the ball. Simply place your hand under it to send it back into the air.               First, play in an open but enclosed area, such as a living room or the area beneath your stairs. Once you turn it on, it will fly up a few feet (18-24″). Be sure to catch the Magic Flying Ball before it crashes into anything until you’re used to controlling it.

It becomes easy to manage and direct when walking slowly. After getting used to controlling it, you can move freely around and play games to keep the ball up.

To catch it, wait until it’s right in front of you, between waist and shoulder height. Otherwise, when it’s above your head, your hands will make it fly higher.

Be careful to not lift your hand too fast to avoid forcing the Magic Flying Ball to crash into the ceiling To protect children’s eyes, wear glasses/sunglasses when playing to ensure 100% safety.

Allow your kids to be creative and watch them go CRAZY over it!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q: Does this just fly around on its own? No remote?

No remote. You control it with the help of your hand underneath to guide it. You lift it up in the air, and the propeller takes over. To keep it off the ground, place your hand underneath it. The Magic Flying Ball will sense your hand and fly up again.

Q: Do the propellers break easily when it hits the floor or walls?

It does fine with floors and walls. It is very durable. That said, we advise against intentionally crashing it into harder surfaces like pavement and trees continuously. It can take a beating but not continuous falls on hard surfaces. Please see our customer’s response below:

“My two and a half year old thinks the goal is to knock it down with his play sword…it’s still going strong so I think it’s safe to say it’s durable!” -Trisha M.

Q: Is this appropriate for a 5 year old?

This toy is recommended for children 14+. However, children aged 3 to 7 can be accompanied by an adult and wear sunglasses to play together.

Price :$14.88 

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  Little Talking Hamster Plush Toy

The adorable little Hamster loves to repeat what you say, but in his own critter voice. Simply squeeze his left paw and then record a short message (up to five seconds long). He’ll repeat the message back to you in a funny, high pitched voice. Speak again and he’ll continue to respond (if there’s a silence of more than 30 seconds, just squeeze his hand again). Makes a hilariously fun gift for all ages. Requires 3 AA batteries (not included). Repeats what you say in his own critter voice Squeeze his paw to record a short message. Has a funny, high pitched voice

Price :$24.99

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  MAGIC GLOW RACING TRACK SET

Introducing this brand new product that children are absolutely in love with! These totally cool race tracks that glow in the dark will leave your child entertained for hours! Snap the pieces together and create a customized track for the race car to pass through it.

Price:$49.95

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  Magic! Inductive Toy Car

Magic! Inductive Toy Car is the next generation toy for all ages. It promotes creative thinking and stimulates the imagination. The possibilities are endless with the Magic! Inductive Toy Car. Perfect as a gift for a loved one!

Price :$17.99 

Buy Here : http://amzn.to/2zQn228

  LUVADOLL

Discover so many real baby surprises with Luvabella! This adorable interactive doll will amaze you with her true-to-life facial expressions and movements! Play and interact with her in so many ways!

Discover so many real baby surprises with Luvabella! This adorable interactive doll will amaze you with her true-to-life facial expressions and movements! Play and interact with her in so many ways!

Play with Luvabella using her interactive accessories, such as the spoon, bottle, pacifier and Lamby toy. Kids will have a natural nurturing experience as they feed, burp, play and soothe their own baby

Luvabella is made for kids aged 4+. 4 C cell batteries required (not included)

Includes: 1 Luvabella doll, 1 Removable Dress, 1 set of Removable Bottoms, 1 Removable Bow, 4 interactive accessories: Spoon, Bottle, Soother, Lamby, and Instructions

About The Product

Love Comes to Life

Love comes to life with Luvabella! Full of smiles and giggles, Luvabella has amazingly real facial expressions and a personality all her own! With Luvabella around, there’s so much to do! Feed her, rock her to sleep, play games and even hear her speak! With over 100 words and phrases, this adorable baby doll has so much to say. Bring Luvabella home and discover all her delightful surprises.

Realistic Facial Expressions and Movements

Luvabella has her own special personality. Her true-to-life facial expressions and astonishingly real movements make it easy to know exactly how she’s feeling! As you play with her, she may laugh, smile or cry! Just like a real baby, she sweetly lifts her arms, turns her head and moves her mouth as she giggles, talks and eats.

Feed Her

Luvabella comes with four fun interactive accessories, including a spoon! When she gets hungry, you can use the spoon to feed her! She’ll open her mouth and chew as she eats! If she’s very hungry, she may even ask for more. Don’t forget to burp her after every meal.

Play with Her

You can play with Luvabella using her Lamby toy! Hold Lamby’s nose up to Luvabella and she’ll kiss it and make animal sounds! You can use her toy to teach Luvabella new animal words! Playtime continues with Luvabella when you tickle her toes or tummy or play peek-a-boo – she’ll giggle in delight.

Put Her to Sleep

When it’s time for Luvabella to take a nap, rock her to sleep with the help of her soother or bottle accessory. Place her soother in her mouth and she’ll quieten down. If she’s still fussy, tilt her back and give her the bottle. She’ll slowly drift off to sleep! Once she’s peacefully napping, you can put your ear to her chest and listen to her heartbeat! Sweet dreams, Luvabella.

Over 100 Words and Phrases

Luvabella loves to chat! As you play with her, her baby talk will change to words and phrases! You can even speak to your own baby by holding both her feet as you talk to her. She’ll babble back! There are so many special moments to cherish with Luvabella.

Price :$89.95

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  Amazing LED Plush Teddy Bears

This Amazing LED Plush Teddy Bears are back to light up your life!

Comes with 7 astonishing color-changing modes

Made from super plush/soft fabric material, perfect for children and adults

Size: 50cm / 19.7″

Battery: 3 pcs x AA (Not included)

Teddy bears have been around for generations and are well loved by young and old. No one can resist the charm of these sweet teddy bears combined with the attractiveness of softly glowing LED lights.

Price :$21.99

Buy Here :http://amzn.to/2DBbsdN

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Tissot made a touch screen cool long before you were pinching and swiping your iPhone. You will not mind the finger prints on the screen of this T-Touch Expert Solar when you see the watch hands chase your pointing finger around the beefy 45 mm dial.

This light-weight tool is recharged by light and has 20 features including weather forecasting, altimeter, second time zone and a compass. All this is wrapped in a titanium case with a sapphire crystal that you tap to activate the functions.

Tissot is not new to innovation. It was one of the first to create a pocket watch with two time zones in 1853 as well as the first anti magnetic watch in the 20s. They brought the touch screen to the market in 1999.

At first glance it looks like a smart watch wrapped in a sleek titanium case. Its dial is easy to read with a clear contrasting hour and minute hands. The digital read is not your typical Ironman. The navigation buttons are on the right side of the dial at 2, 3 and 4 o’clock and many of the digital abbreviations are different.

The case is 45 mm wide and 52 mm long but feels great on the wrist weighing only 79 grams. I usually brace for the burden of a big-boned watch like this, but the titanium did its job, and I could easily see this on my wrist all day while I trek up and back on my local Red Mountain trails.

The case is 13 mm thick and doesn’t ride too high on the wrist, but I wonder how the satin finished titanium case would handle the trail along with its inevitable bump on rocks and trees. It is rated for 100 meter water resistance, too, so go ahead and get it wet on your river crossing. There’s nothing fancy to see on the case back unless you like seeing the basic facts of the watch.

The dial is a bed of photovoltaic cells with a stunning game-board presence in the direct sun light. Turn and twist the case in the light and patterns come and go. You may also see your finger prints on the sapphire crystal.

The sapphire is framed by a non-rotating bezel that gives you a bold Arabic 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock numerals, with a raised, textured pattern between each. The chapter ring into the dial has indices at odd-numbered times and an outlined, home-base-shaped pentagon index directly under the words that identify the digital functions: meteo, altimeter, chrono, compass, alarm and timer.

The watch is powered by an ETA E84.303 movement and has a micro-controller that manages the watch’s battery consumption by deactivating certain functions or changing to an energy saving mode. Tissot recommends that you charge the battery periodically and details the exposure level to sunlight or indoor light for daily use requirements.

Tissot indicates that the watch can operate for up to one year in a low-light environment if it is fully charged and used sparingly. I couldn’t find any information about this movement on ETA’s site and trust the user’s manual for this.

At first, the digital functions were not completely intuitive to navigate and I had to get the manual out a few times to make sure I understood the abbreviations. Yes. I’m the guy who doesn’t read the instructions unless it’s necessary.

Press and hold the button at 3 o’clock to activate the touch functions. When you do, you’ll see T-Touch flash at the top of the digital window. Now, all you do is touch the crystal under the word matching the function you want to use.

Meteo, or weather mode, shows the weather trend. So, hold the button at 3, see the blinking T-Touch and tap under the word meteo at 12 o’clock. The hour and minute hands swing into action and land at a spot somewhere between the 11 and 1 o’clock markers.

The hands will move from 11 to 1 to show the shift in pressure or trend. If the hands point to 11, it’s sensing low pressure or cloud cover. As the pressure rises and clouds clear, the hands will move toward the 1 o’clock marker. This function is really meant to be a guide at a glance, but you can also look up at the clouds.

The digital display can show the absolute and relative atmos­pheric pressure values. Absolute atmospheric pressure is the actual pressure at the time and place of measure­ment, and cannot be altered. Relative pres­sure can be set on the watch and depends on your location relative to sea level.

Tap at 2 o’clock and get a barometric altimeter, displaying the alti­tude relative to mean sea level using the absolute atmospheric pressure mentioned earlier. There’s also an altitude difference reading you can use to measure your assent or decent.

Tap at the 4 o’clock for the chronograph, 8 and 10 for the alarm and timer and you got normal Ironman options, but the compass at 6 o’clock is really cool. The hour and minute hands swing into action forming one line with the longer minute hand pointing north immediately with the digital read out of the degrees. Set it down on its side for a minute and the hands reset to the time display.

The alarm function had two alarm settings and a small detail that I appreciated. The alarm would sound, and wait few seconds before going off repeatedly. This is perfect for the reminder without the obnoxious repeat.

There are more functions to this watch that you want to know about before buying it. I found the manual on the Tissot site to be very helpful to understand its potential.

I do love how light weight this watch is, but not in a Luminox way. (See Neal’s most recent story here.) This watch doesn’t feel like a toy either. The sapphire crystal and titanium case smash those ideas, but if there’s one large draw back in this outdoor hiking tool watch, it’s the luminescence. The hour and minute hands have some initially, but it doesn’t last long. There is a basic luminescence on the digital read, but it is not what I would expect. I do love some Indigo glow like my $40 Timex.

The strap on this watch was really easy to operate with the brushed and signed titanium butterfly clasp. It has a textured interior matching the dial’s photovoltaic pattern and seems to provide some grip. It was easy to operate, but has to be cut to be fitted to your wrist. They provide you several grooved guides in the rubber to guide the cuts on both ends. This should create some pause for those who don’t read instructions or do not measure twice to cut once. Please don’t wing it here.

The other weak link on the strap is the plastic butterfly clasp that holds the rubber to the titanium buckle. I understand the need to keep down the weight, but this has to be one of more critical points on the watch. This part of the strap reminded me of that guy driving down the highway with a mattress tied to his car’s roof. You know the guy. He has his left arm out the window holding the mattress while steering with the other hand.

If that plastic piece on the strap breaks like the twine holding down the mattress, finding a replacement strap seems pretty easy to find.

Tissot has twenty watches in its Touch collection with six different categories and multiple variations of straps and bracelets. I found this could be a solid addition to my watch drawer since it offers some of the functions I would use on my weekend warrior trips. I like the case weight and found comfort in the strength of the sapphire crystal, the novelty of the touch screen along with the environmentally friendly rechargeable power.

On the negative side, I was concerned about the plastic butterfly clasp and the permanent sizing of the rubber strap since it has to be cut to fit. I think the luminescence functions could be better also. Despite all these, the biggest obstacle for me was the retail price for this watch since its functions can be found in watches at the $500 range, albeit not in titanium cases.

Still, I want this watch. It’s big, lightweight, feels indestructible and is easy to read. Tissot offers free shipping on their site, with a limited 2-year warranty and it retails for $1,150. tissotwatches.com

Watch Overview

Brand & Model: T-Touch Solar T091.420.47.051.00

Price: $1,150

Who we think it might be for: This is for the weekend warrior who buys the gadgets and uses them in the woods a few times a year. You know who you are.

Would I buy one for myself based on what I’ve seen?: I would consider buying one if I saw them at half the price.

If I could make one design suggestion, it would be: Please work on the luminescence. Don’t entice me outside with this watch and make it hard to read at night.

What spoke to me the most about this watch: I really love the idea that you can wrap this touch technology in a titanium and sapphire shell.

Specifications:

Brand Model: T-Touch Solar T091.420.47.051.00

Movement (technology): ETA E84.303

Size of case diameter (mm):45mm x 45mm

Height of case: 13mm

Weight: 79g

Case material: Titanium w/ PVD coating

Crystal/Glass material: Sapphire Crystal

Water resistance (m/ft/atm): 100m/330ft/10bar

Strap/Bracelet material: Black Rubber Strap with Butterfly clasp with push buttons

Illumination: Yes

Battery: Renata LMR2018

Functions: Altimeter, Altitude Difference Meter, Compass, Regatta, Countdown Timer, Chronograph Split and Lap (log book), 2 Alarms, Backlight, Second Time Zone, Perpetual Calendar with day and week indicator, and accumulator charge indicator.

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Hands On @Tissot Touch Expert Solar Quartz #solar #touchscreen #over$1000 #ABC Tissot made a touch screen cool long before you were pinching and swiping your iPhone. You will not mind the finger prints on the screen of this T-Touch Expert Solar when you see the watch hands chase your pointing finger around the beefy 45 mm dial.