"Today Hyun didn't enter the class, he already told me that he'll be busy with his own business. It's privacy. That's what he said…" Nayoung monologue with herself.
"Nayoung-ssi~" a boy approached her.
"Ouh! You're the one that I met at the library right a few days ago right?" she asked and he nodded.
"How are you? I didn't look for you for about one week, didn't I?" he asked, sitting in front of her.
"Yeah…I'm fine by the way…how about you? I didn't see you at the library anymore…" she softens her voice.
"I just have some assignments that I need to do in another room…it's quite weird to do it there…" he giggled.
"Ouh…that's why…" she nodded.
"Where's your boyfriend?~" he teased her.
"What boyfriend? He's not my boyfriend!" she denied but her heart was screaming in anxiety, that's what she hoped for.
"Don't play tricks on me~ both of you were quite trending in this college…it's very rare to hear your name but after Hyun was always with you 24/7, you guys were being shipped by other girls!" he explained.
"It's that bad?" she felt guilty.
"What bad? That's not that bad if there's no one that interferes with your friendship with him, just be careful in case. Who knows there'll be a snake in the grass…just take a precaution…" he advised.
"You're right, I don't want to be separated from him…" accidentally she said that.
"Why? Are you scared that he might have another girlfriend than you?~" he is still teasing.
"No! For real—" suddenly she realized that she still didn't know his name.
"Yah, I still didn't know your name? What should I call you?" she asked.
"Call me Seoknam~" he chins up on the table.
"Nice to meet you Seoknam-ssi~"
"You too, Nayoung-ssi~" he said.
Meanwhile, Hyun was walking down the path. He looked around carefully before turning into demon form.
"Finally…it sucks to be without wings…" he said and flew into an abandoned building.
"Annyeong hyung!!" his friend waved from afar, Joowon.
"How are you Joowon-ssi?" he walked towards him.
"Good, but I miss youu~" he whined cutely.
"Not cute and I'm not interested…" he coldly said.
"Don't be cruel~ I was helping you confirm your feelings a few days ago, you know?" he proudly showed.
"Pretending to be someone else that having a girlfriend wasn't helping, Joowon-ssi. I just play dumb and helping you taking orders." he confessed and Joowon gasped dramatically.
"You're fooling me!" he snapped.
"Yeah and it's easy to do it, how about you get into a good acting class and try again to fool me…as if you can right?" Hyun teased him.
"Well well well, I bet you're a good observer…here some blood, I take it from my appa's stock" he threw a packed of blood at Hyun.
"You know that Sehyuk samchon will not be happy with what you did right?" he asked.
"Well, appa wasn't that strict. I'll just say that I was craving…" he innocently made his poker face.
"What are you huh? A pregnant woman?" Hyun giggled.
"Just snapped with all of that. I'm here because of your sudden signal…I was having fun in the succubus palace just now, what a troublesome…" he rolled his eyes.
"I thought you're having a fun time with incubus…" Hyun is still teasing him.
"You—" he pointed.
"Cut the crap…what's the matter?" Joowon sucked the sweet blood from the pack.
"There's someone that I was curious about, he's quite suspicious…" he guessed.
"Well, maybe it's just your anxiety~ who wants to care about that person? That's human anyway~" Joowon laughed.
"That's not what I meant…if he didn't disturb my mind, I wouldn't even bother to know about his existence, but…" Hyun stopped.
"But the girl that you called 'best friend' was quite close to him isn't it?" he crossed his arms.
"He is just too random for me…suddenly popped up out of nowhere…" Hyun gently massages his forehead.
"How about you just asked about him at Nayoung-ssi? She wouldn't lie, would she?" Joowon raised one of his eyebrows.
Hyun sighed heavily and looked at Joowon with a cold face and lazy eyes.
"She...lie?!" Joowon widened his eyes and Hyun turned around with his arms crossed.
"Bet she wouldn't…" that's what Hyun replied.
Flashback On
A few weeks ago…
"Nayoung-ssi, the guy that I saw at the restaurant with you last night…was your friend?" he asked while managing his assignment files.
"Yeah, I just met him at the library~ he's a nice guy~" she ate the chips.
"For real, I never heard about him…is he new?" he still investigated.
"Umm, he said that he's been studying there since the first year, bet that he's not new…why did you suddenly ask?" she confusedly looked at him.
"Just asking, I'm trying to build up a conversation here, this is so awkward…" he admitted in a lie.
"Aww, what a cute~ but what the awkwardness? I mean, you did your assignment and I'm hanging out at your house, messing everything up so that we can clean it up together later, there's no awkwardness at all~" she patted his head and he raised one of his eyebrows.
"Yeah, it seems that I don't need any pets to mess up my house if I already have one…" he smiled and pinched her cheek.
"Who do you call a pet huh?!" she snapped, snorted in anger.
"No one, my hamster~" he teased for a while.
"For real Hyun-ah!!!" she whined in anger and hit his back.
They laughed together.
Flashback Off
"Nayoung-ssi, I need to go now~ see you later~" Seoknam patted her head and she avoided it a bit.
Once he disappeared from her sightseeing, she went to the toilet and combed her hair where he patted it along with water.
"I still have a few classes after this…next week will be the week where all the projects have been sent…what a long way to go!" she stretched her body in the class when there's no lecturer yet.
"Nayoung-ssi, are you friends with Seoknam?" a boy suddenly approached her in front of her table.
"Yeah, we're kinda friends~ why did you ask?" she's inquiring.
"Nothing…I want to warn you about something, it's about Seoknam…he's not what you see…you might lose something one day if you keep having a connection with him, be careful. I'm sure you don't want any regrets…" he explained and returned to his seat.
Nayoung was stunned after hearing his explanation, she was quite curious of what he said just now but he didn't want to bother it too much.
"Maybe I should ask Seoknam later…?" she questioned herself.
The day onwards, Nayoung went to school alone again. She walked to the college by herself after taking a bus.
It's a sunny warm day but she felt the cold surrounding her body. Without her knowing, there's one feeling where she felt that maybe someone was tailing her from behind.
She turned around and there's no one behind but there's a strong feeling where she can feel there's something wrong. Maybe it's just her imagination or overthinking.
The morning and evening was just a usual day for her until the night opened the curtain.
"I can't do this anymore, I'm so lazy to go to work!!" she whined in anger and hit the bed but at the end went to shower.
"Let's get some motivation!!" she put all of her strength together and stepped into the bathroom.
She was getting ready to go to work as usual. On the way to the restaurant, she was taking a bus and finally arrived in front of the restaurant. Her shift was quite tight that night as there's more customers than usual.
After an exhausted night shift ended, there's no bus that still works until late at night. She was worried about taking a taxi late at night. Finally, she just decided to walk home, there's a lot of people around, she feels a bit safe.
For an instant, she can feel something tingling again. It's her uncomfortable feelings. There's someone behind, that's what her instinct said. There's someone tailing you, again it popped up in her mind but she tried to take it in a positive way.
As fast as she walks, there's also a fast footsteps from behind. Her heartbeat almost dropped but she kept herself together and was ready if anything happened.
Once she stopped in the middle of the street, Nayoung turned around while closing her eyes and tried to hit a person behind her but he caught her bag.
She heard someone giggled, it's a man, it's a familiar voice.
Nayoung opened her teary eyes and saw Hyun holding her bag.
"What a stupid move~" he teased and shortly, without saying anything, Nayoung hugged him tightly. Started to sob.
"Yah, are you okay?" he patted her back.
"Why…didn't you say anything!!" she hit his back while her voice was still shaking.
"Mianhae…I wasn't too late am I?" he asked in a calm voice while caressing her hair.
"You're late, I was so scared if it wasn't you!" she snapped in anger.
"But it's me~ I'm here hugging you, don't worry okay?" he calmed her down.
Then, their eyes met. Her teary eyes and his soft glance towards her. There's something vibrating in each other's heart. It's not hurt but it's so uncomfortable. Their hearts were about to drop but it's calming to see each other. It's already enough.
"Let's go home…" he said, grabbed her shoulder and carried her bag on his other shoulder.
…
They walked beside each other, holding hands. It's only walking while holding hands, nothing more. But she was freezing in her hand.
"Are you still anxious?" he suddenly asked.
"Huh? N-no…" she replied.
"Why is your hand so cold? Are you sick?" he rubbed her hands and it made her blush.
"His hand was thick and big, it even fit my whole hand. What is he exactly?! A titan?!" she monologues with herself.
"Your hand is warm…" Nayoung mumbled.
"I was running just now~" he replied.
They were walking and it became less awkward.
"Wait a minute! I want to go to a convenience store, I need to buy some of my private stuff" she pointed at the store.
Both of them entered and Hyun took a look at some drinks while Nayoung got herself some pads.
Both of them put the stuff on the counter and the lady worker looked at Hyun for a long time while her hands were still doing the work.
Nayoung gave her a sharp glance and a bad idea popped into her mind. Then, she grabbed his arms.
"Hubby~ eomma already asked about grandchild~ she wants us to have one~" she pleaded.
Hyun was shocked and squinted his eyes to understand what she's doing. Then he realized.
"Are you really that impatient?~" he pinched her nose.
"But it's not me~" she pouted.
"Well, how about Friday night, next week~" he flirted.
"Anything for you~" she laid her head beside his shoulder.
The cashier looked anxious and immediately totaled up their things. They walked out from the store and after a few steps away from the convenience store, Nayoung let go her hands from his arms.
"That's a good play…" she said.
"Eh? You're not meant what you said just now?" he teased.
"Geez! Of course not! I'm just paying back something that you did before this, and also teased that lady cashier just now…" she walked in front of him, proudly and didn't even look back.
He was smiling and shook his head to see her behavior. She's adorable in his eyes, no matter what. But what can he do to win her heart?
"Nayoung-ssi…" he stopped on his feet and Nayoung turned half of her body.
"Hmm?" she smiled.
"Between angel and demon, which one will you choose?" he asked in a serious tone.
"Why did you ask? It's so sudden…" she faced him with her face full of questions.
"I'm just asking…"
"Umm, I'd rather choose an angel…because they're kind, white and gorgeous~" she imagined.
"What's your opinion about demons?" he was curious.
"They tortured people and maybe didn't even have any empathy…honestly I said, I hate them…" she insisted.
"Really? Do you really hate them? That much?" he asked but his heart was already irritated with what she just said.
"Yes, I'm just gonna admit it…they're filthy and inhuman, maybe they will destroy the world once they step onto the earth…" she made her poker face.
"Maybe you're right…" his tone is getting slower. He gripped the bag tightly and canceled the way on how he would win her heart.