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Naeun was just a normal girl, besides having a psyker as a brother and working as a model at such a young age. But she never thought having a serial killer at her tail would change everything she knew. First, she was saved several times by a mysterious villain - a villain! Second, she managed to discover this oh-so villainous person's identity! Third, he's studying in the same school as his brother, a psyker! She's confused about what she should do. Should she hand him over to the authorities? Or should she keep it a secret? She can't possibly hand him over, he saved her so many times! But it's her duty as a civilian and as a psyker's sister. But... she can't. And she doesn't want it. That guy is special, she knows. And she's not ungrateful to upset someone who helped her so many times. His name was... Cassian, right?
A sigh leaves her lips.
"Naeun? Are you ok?" Uchan's voice woke her up. "What are you thinking so hard?"
Another spoonful of her mango parfait was taken. She didn't answer soon, to Uchan's concern, who kept staring at her.
"It's nothing!" She looked away. "I'm just thinking of someone!"
Uchan tensed. His mango parfait stopped halfway to his mouth. Someone? Who was she thinking about? Naeun was his little and precious sister, he would burn everyone who would hurt her. Another sigh leaves her mouth. Why was she sighing? Who the hell made her sigh like this!? Then, a conclusion came to his mind. Is it a guy!? Is she thinking of some guy!? He wouldn't let any bastard go near his little sister. He made up his mind. He's gonna find out who this guy was and put some sense into him!
Naeun lifted her head to see Uchan's glass bubble with fire. She saw his eyes burn with the fire of determination.
"...?"
~♦~
Her classes just finished, and Naeun was just waiting for Minyeong. The girl was craving a chocolate milkshake. So, as a good friend, Naeun would go with her, not because she, too, was craving some sweets. They arrived at the ice cream shop, and she asked for the creamy mango milkshake, her favorite one.
"I love chocolate milkshake!" Minyeong said with hearts in her eyes.
"I prefer the creamy mango one, it's just perfect!"
"Nothing beats chocolate" Minyeong stated.
"Well, for me, the mango one is the bes--" It was too late to hear Minyeong's watch out! before she bumped into someone. Her mango milkshake escaped her hands and went directly to the person's shirt. Oh no, she thought, I'm screwed! Massaging her nose, she took some steps back.
"I'm sorry! I didn't look-" The moment she saw who she bumped into, the words left her mouth. Cassian!?
He was in his civilian form, looking confused for a second, looking at his shirt which was a mess with milkshake all over it. Naeun swallowed dry but managed to recompose herself.
"I-I'm sorry! I didn't look where I was going!" She screamed, really desperate. From all people, she had to pour milkshake on the last person she wanted to! You dumbie! Look what have you done! Still desperate, she took a handkerchief from inside her bag and tried to clean all the mess.
"It's all right" The guy - Cassian, she remembered herself - finally answered. "It was my fault too, I didn't pay attention."
"N-no! It was me who should say sorry! I made such a mess!"
"It's really all right. I can wash this later" He said, and stopped the moment he recognized her. "Oh, you are Uchan's sister. I'm Uchan's friend, my name is Gangu."
Naeun was still dumbfounded. She bumped into Cassian, gadam's vilzone boss! What should she do!? She even made an enormous mess! What if he gets angry? What if she tried to attack her? No, wait, he wouldn't do that, she knows. Wait, he said his name was Gangu?
"So, you are...?"
"W-what?" Naeun was caught off guard. She was still screaming in her own mind.
"Your name. Unless you want me to call you Uchan's sister every time."
"Oh! Right! It's Naeun!" She responded, still a little embarrassed. Put yourself together, Naeun!
Cassian, now Gangu, left inside the ice cream shop and soon came back with a creamy mango milkshake on his hands. The two girls were only watching silently.
"Here, for you." He handed the milkshake to Naeun.
"Why...? I made a complete mess!" She timidly grabbed the milkshake.
"Don't worry, as I said, it was my fault too. See you, then." Gangu left, leaving Naeun with her own thoughts.
"He's hot." Minyeong finally said.
"What!?" Naeun was too shocked to say anything more.
"Oh c'mon, you did it on purpose right!? He was so hot! I would do that too!"
"N-no Minyeong! That's not it!"
"You can't fool me! Hahahaha!" The girl started to run from Naeun, still taunting her.
"Minyeong! C'mon!"
~♦~
The psyker trainee incident happened in Gadam's vilzone. Naeun watched the full streaming. Red mask? The way he talks seems strangely familiar, she thought. The psykers were at fault, even Uchan didn't blame the villains for that. But that's not what's important. Now Cassian knows that she knows! It was she who said it first, so she's at fault here too, but now she's not calm! Cassian knows that she knows! He even asked her to make it a secret, and she agreed with it. She already made up her mind on this, but seeing him again, made her even more confident in keeping the secret. He wasn't a bad guy.
Today's photoshoot sure took her time. It was already 10 pm! Uchan was waiting for her to arrive at home. The rain was falling hard, her little umbrella barely doing its job. It's so dangerous to be on the streets this hour at night and she sure has some talent to attract dangerous things. Running a little more, she stopped when she heard a noise. A small meow caught her attention. She followed the low sound to a dark alley. Good Naeun, entering a dark alley is the best thing you should do! She thought, swallowing dry. Seeing the silhouette of a person crouching on the floor, she tensed. Someone was there! She tried to leave immediately, but she tripped over a can, making a loud sound. Oh no!
The person turned his head at an absurd speed. She was done. The fear makes her shrink all over.
"Oh, it's you"
Heh? That voice... Naeun suddenly felt so much relieved. That was Cassian in his glorious villain form. They meet again! She never thought she would think like that in her life, but hearing the villain's voice made her relieved. She approached him slowly, trying to see what he was doing. To her surprise, he was holding a small kitten. The poor one was soaked by rain, and shivering a lot. It was hard to see, but Naeun noticed some steam rising from the kitten. This was...?
"I saw it while walking the street. It's completely soaked and I'm trying to dry him." Cassian explained.
"Oh, is this...?" She asked just to make sure.
"It's my flame skill. I'm just using enough to heat it."
This was amazing! The little kitten was now almost dry and stopped shivering.
"It's so cute!" She heard the little meow while it was trying to scratch Cassian's gauntlets. "C'mon little guy, he saved your life, be a good boy"
Naeun looked at Cassian. His villain form really was unforgettable, his heterochromatic eyes and the painting on his face made him exceptionally charming. And the way he looked at the little kitten, trying to comfort and protect it, made Naeun smile. He really was charming. Naeun stopped suddenly at her thought. A little blush was on her cheeks. Heeeh!? What was she thinking!? She needs something to distract herself from her thoughts right now!
"So... did you transform just to use your skill and save him?" Not this.
"......"
"..."
"N-no..." He looked away from her.
A light laugh escaped her mouth. Cassian just made a cute face right now, she couldn't stop the smile.
"So, what are you going to do with him?" She asked.
"I didn't think about that."
"I don't think we should leave it here, there's nothing here for it."
Cassian seemed to be thinking seriously about it. He suddenly looked at her.
"You should take him."
"Heh!?"
"You're the most suitable out of us two."
"Oh..." He was right. She doesn't have any pets, one shouldn't hurt. Uchan's going to love it anyway. "Then I'll take it!" She smiled brightly. Cassian nodded affirmatively. He handed her over the kitten, which was trying to be in Cassian's warm arms.
"C'mon little one, I'll take care of you!" She smiled.
"I should be leaving now. See you" With this, Cassian left in the dark shadows, leaving Naeun there with the kitten.
Meow. She looked at it. It was black with one blue eye and the other was golden. So much like him. Naeun smiled again. Since it's going to be her new pet, she should name it. What was a good name for it? He looked so much like Cassian.
Oh... Cass. I'll call it Cass.
~♦~
Minyeong wanted to go to a brand new shop in Gadam. She, of course, took Naeun, her best friend. The girls were just chatting away until Naeun saw some teddy bear machines. Excited, she pulled Minyeong along.
"Let's try once!" Naeun suggested.
She put the money on it and tried grabbing one teddy bear. Focused, she used the right skills to successfully grab it. Great! She was going to show Minyeong her new teddy bear when a swear called her attention, it was right on her side. It seems like the person failed. She looked at her side and the view made her jaw drop. That was... Cassian? No, Gangu. She corrected herself. He was trying to grab one but seemed obviously frustrated.
"It's that hot guy again" Minyeong whispered to her.
"H-hey...!"
"You go girl!" Miyeong blinked and gave Naeun a little push, stopping next to Gangu.
"Minyeong!" She tried to scold the other girl, seeing her moving her hands like saying closer! You can do it!
The sudden move took Gangu's attention, who looked right to Naeun. That single act made her heart skip a beat. They meet again, and this has been happening so many times she wonders how she should react. She's a lot more at ease talking to him after all those meetings.
"H-Hi!" Or not. Curse Minyeong and her misunderstandings!
"Hey, what a coincidence" He answered.
"Really... a coincidence!" She laughed awkwardly. "I was just trying these machines right now when I saw you!"
"These teddy bear machines? You did it?" Gangu seemed to be thinking something when he noticed the teddy bear in Naeun's hand. "Can I ask you a favor?" He asked while pointing to the machine. "My sister is coming back from the States, and I want to give her a gift, but I can't grab anything from these things. Could you do it for me?"
"Of course! I'm really good at this!" So he had a sister? She never saw that coming. Maybe villains have a more normal life than she expected.
Taking the controls, she moved the claws to the exact angle of the teddy bear. Focused, she managed to catch two at once. So many times practicing leads to perfection.
"I got it!" She smiled. "Here! A brand new teddy bear!" She exclaimed giving Gangu the two teddy bears.
"Here" he started, giving Naeun the other one. "That's for thank you for helping me"
"You don't need to!" She said shaking her hands.
"I insist, if it wasn't you, I would still be trying. So, thank you. See you around" Gangu said, smiling at her. With just a swing of hands, he left.
Naeun was just there, swinging her hands too.
"Soo, how was it?" Minyeong came fast, as soon as Gangu left. "Did you flirt with him?"
"Minyeong! Nothing happened!"
"Nothing!?" She screamed. "You didn't even invite him to the movies!?"
"W-What!? No!"
"You're so slow. I should teach you some lessons"
~♦~
It's 11 pm. Too late to be wandering in Gadam's streets, but Naeun couldn't avoid it, her photoshoots were really taking her time. Suddenly, she feels a shiver as her senses alert her to something unknown. She quickly looks back and notices a shadowy figure following in her footsteps. She speeds up her steps, trying to escape the feeling of danger that surrounds her. The strange figure imitates his movements, keeping a careful distance. Naeun's footsteps echoed in the empty street as she looked around, looking for an escape route.
Recognizing the place, she was next to Gadam's Vilzone. One person crossed her mind. It was not her best idea, but the situation was way worse. Maybe... she could be safe there. She prayed. Please, Cassian...! Looking at the stalker, it was her only option right now. Then, she headed to the vilzone, running at full speed. The alley was not welcoming, with card boxes and trash cans all the way, it was hard to see where she was going. Meeting a huge wall, she despaired, the stalker now in front of her. The look in the guy's eyes was scaring her. Tears began to fall from her eyes. Please, someone help me...! Cassian...!
"Hey, you" A deep voice coming from above startled the strange guy and Naeun smiled relieved. She was safe, again!
Cassian jumped from the top of the building and fell between them. Looking right into the guy's soul with his heterochromatic eyes, the stranger flinched.
"A-A villain!" He screamed, tripping and falling to the ground, while pointing a twitching finger at Cassian. When he was about to babble something, Cassian's hand grabbed his face, bringing the guy next to his face.
"Don't ever dare show that face of yours to me or that girl. Do you understand?" His eyes glowed, making the guy roll his eyes in terror.
Releasing him, the guy ran away. Naeun wiped away the remaining tears with her sleeves.
"You seem to have a talent for attracting danger" He sighed.
"It seems so" She smiled. "I was heading home when that guy suddenly appeared. I had no other choice but to come here"
"You were lucky I saw you," He said. "You shouldn't be alone on the streets at this hour" Cassian paused a little."I'll walk you home"
"You don't need to! You already made so much for me!" She exclaimed, but Cassian had already gone to a secluded shadow and undone his transformation.
"You never know what might happen on the way. That guy might be still around"
"R-Right..." The thought of being stalked again made her swallow.
The journey was short, they were already in front of her house. Before she could say something, Gangu took out a small notebook and wrote down some numbers.
"Here, my number." He handed her the paper. "You can call me if you need" Naeun grabbed the paper, looking at it. It was Cassian's phone number!
"Thank you, I really mean it" Naeun smiled.
Before they could talk a few more words, Uchan opened the door. Seeing his sister made him relieved. But... was that Gangu!? Why were they together at this hour on the street!? He flinched when Gangu waved at him. That bastard...! How he dare...!
"I should head inside. Thank you for walking me home" Naeun said smiling brightly.
"Don't mention it" Gangu answered.
Uchan kept staring at Gangu all the time. Why was his sister so smiley next to him? Then, he remembered some time ago, when she was sighing all day. A sudden realization left him in pure terror. Maybe Naeun...!? No, not that guy! He was not worth his little sister!
Naeun went inside, leaving Uchan with Gangu. Before he could go inside, he moved his fingers from his eyes to Gangu, like saying I'm watching you!
"...?"
What's with that guy?