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Rumi held her arms around her, her hands tracing over her patterns. She still wasn't used to them be seen.
She shuddered thinking about the night before.
Gwi-Ma: YOUR VOICES... CANNOT... DEFEAT... MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
[Gwi-ma fires a deadly stream of fire at Rumi. She blocks the heat ray and tries to deflect it with her sword, but it's too powerful. Before she can be killed, someone gets in between the blast. It's Jinu, but his eyes have reverted to normal, indicating that he has his soul back.]
Rumi: Jinu... NO!
Jinu: I'm sorry... for everything.
Rumi: No... I wanted to set you free!
Jinu: You did... you gave me my soul back. And now... I give it to you.
The tears rushed down her cheeks. How could he do this to her? Why? Why did he give her his soul. She did not deserve it.
She grieved, just as she has been for the last few days. Leaving her room seemed like the hardest decision. She could not face anyone knowing that the person she wanted most could not be there.
Jinu. The demon who made her feel safe, loved, and not a mistake. He made her feel free like her patterns were nothing to hide.
The plan could have worked. She wanted to set him free, but not like this.
She could still hear the girls whispering outside the door. She knew they were worried; she had not left her room in 3 days not since the idol awards
There was still so much to talk about. She has not even figured out what to say to them, about her patterns, Jinu, Celine...nothing made sense. The trust that was once so solid between them all was gone, and Rumi did not know how to begin to fix it. Tears welled and poured over her cheeks before she could stop them
Her mother would know what do. From all the stories she heard from Celine, she knew her mother could help her figure things out. If only.
So she grieved not knowing what to do.
Knock knock
"Rumi i know you are upset and i know that you have a reason to be. There is so much we need i talk about, but can you at least let us know you are okay. We are worried about you"
"You know we love you right...and no matter what happened between is we still love you"
"I know" she whispered just loud enough where they could hear her
"Whenever you're ready. We will be here"
She stood up heavily and walked over to the bed. She closed her eyes hoping the nightmares would not come again. She bundled up in her blanket and closed her eyes hoping morning would come sooner.
"Hope" a voice whispered in the distance
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Rumi pov
"Rumi" A voice whispered
"RUMI!" I jump hearing the voice yell at me
I gasped opening my eyes. I looked around to see myself in an empty room. I slowly tried to stand up only to see Mira and Zoey grabbing my arms. Well at least I was not here alone.
"Oh my god Rumi. Are you okay?" Mira asked grabbing my arm and helping me up
"Yeah, where the hell are we?" I asked them, still waking myself up
"We are in a theater of some kind. We kinda just woke up here" Zoey curiously said looking around
I looked around only to see a giant TV screen on the wall and several seats. Considering what happened in the last couple of weeks, this was not the strangest thing to happen. I ran my hand through my hair, and I could not help but notice I was back in my performance outfit and not the pajamas I was in last night. My turtleneck wrapped tightly around my throat and the black sequin jacket covered my patterns perfectly.
"Yeah, we don't know why we are dressed in our costumes and not pajamas either" Mira said noticing me rubbing down my arms.
"I'm guessing Demon" Mira said, Zoey shaking her head agreeing
I looked at them instantly and noticed how they both paled.
"Oh um...we didn't mean it like that" Mira muttered smiling awkwardly
"We mean an actual Demon; you know the soul sucking kind. We would never mean you. We love you, and we love that you are a demon...or half demon. We love that you are you" Zoey rambled nervously, and I could not help but smile
We have not talked about it yet, but i couldn't help but be slightly relieved that they didn't seem to upset at me being a demon. Maybe now would be a good time to talk about it?
"You guys..." I started to say, but was quickly interrupted
"Whoa?" A voice yelled, falling out of thin air. We looked over only to see Bobby falling to the ground
"Bobby!" We ran over and helped him up
"Girls. What going on? Where are we?" He asked looking around frantically
"We don't know. We just showed up here. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I am little scared, but are you girls alright? You weren't hurt or anything?" Of course, he asked about us first, he always did that. It was sweet how much he cared about us
"We're fine" Zoey answered sweetly
"Okay well..." Bobby started to say still looking around at the theater, but then someone else fell into the room
Celine. Of course it's her. It seems like no matter what, she always has to be around. I haven't spoken to her no matter how many times she tried to call me. I wasn't ready and I don't think I ever will be. The idea of facing her had tears stinging her eyes. She'd asked her to kill her. She'd told her she was glad the Honmoon was destroyed. She'd showed up at that cemetery looking like a demon, with patterns and claws. As far as Celine is concerned, she was a demon now. A mistake. Someone who didn't deserve to live.
"What kinda of demon sanctuary is this?" She asked aloud looking around the room, that is until her eyes landed on me
"Rumi?" She asked walking towards me, almost scared
"I'm fine Celine" I said and turned away not wanting to face her
"Rumi...please can we just talk?" I couldn't look in her eyes, the eyes of the woman who raised me, who made me feel like I was nothing but worthless
"I have nothing to say to you!" I yelled, i could feel my eyes flash. I ignored the sounds of the girls gasping and Celine flinching.
I was done hiding what I was, and I was not afraid to be seen as what I was.
"What was that?" Bobby whispered holding his hands up "Rumi are you okay?"
"I'm fine" I muttered wiping the tears off my cheeks. God this week is just getting worse and worse
"Look whatever is going on we have bigger problems. We are stuck in a room not knowing how we got here or what were supposed to do. So maybe after we figure out a way to get out of here, we can all talk and maybe things can feel normal again" Mira suggested
Normal...like our lives would ever be normal.
Suddenly another body fell into the room. I closed my eyes not wanting whoever else could make this day worse.
"Miyeong?' I heard Celine cry
Miyeong? I do not know anyone name Miyeong except...
I turned around and saw her...
"Mom?"
All I could do is stare at the woman standing in front of me.
Mira and Zoey recognized her instantly, i could tell. She was older and looked as if she been in Hell for decades.
Rumi tripped as she battled the overwhelming dizziness that seemed ready to drag her under. Rumi's breaths were quick and labored. Her reality was crumbling right in front of her. She tightly shut her eyes, pleading with herself to escape this terrible nightmare. This isn't possible.
"Rumi? Please...i know you gave questions and do I. But the important thing is that I'm here. I don't know how but I am. I finally get to see you...look at you. Look how beautiful you are" I couldn't stop the tears running down my cheeks.
I never thought this could ever happen. My mother was standing in front, alive and well. I hugged her back not wanting to let go. How could I when the woman i have always wanted to meet was hugging me.
"I don't understand where did you come from?" Celine approached still crying
"There is so much to tell you...both of you. Now might not be the best time" She pressed her hand against my cheek
"Um...sorry to interrupt this sweet family moment. I just wanted to say hi. I'm Zoey" Zoey awkwardly said stepping closer. She was a huge fan of the Sunlight Sisters, and I could see the tears running down her cheeks
"Mom? This is Zoey and Mira; they are my best friends and other hunters. And this is Bobby...he is our manager" I introduced finally letting go of her
"It is wonderful to meet you all" Mi said softly smiling at her
"It's so great to meet you too. I just have to say I am such a huge fan of you!" Zoey said excitedly
"Me too. Big fan really" Bobby agrees, I can see him also holding back his excitement
I smiled at the scene, what started as a day I would rather not be here for turned out to be better. Things were getting better.
There was still a part of that felt like things were missing. Jinu. I wanted him here. I still felt so lost without him.
"Well now what? We're still stuck in this room" Mira asked looking at all of us
Suddenly another flash filled the room. Who else could possibly be here?
Third pov
Several bodies dropped out of thin air. The room gasped as the Saja boys fell on the ground, groaning at the pain
"What the hell!" Mira yelled
Both Zoey and Mira tried to pull out their weapons, but there was no use.
"What's going on? Where are we?" Romance asked, brushing off his clothes
"Why don't you ask yourselves that demon. Is this your doing?" Celine demanded
Mi looked shocked at her words, although she hasn't been around demons in decades. To see how angry everyone was. Her feelings were mixed, because despite everything, she once fell in love with a demon. She knew that they all couldn't be bad.
"Whoa....demons! What is going on? What do you mean demons?" Bobby asked confused not understanding what anyone was talking about
"How are you even here? You guys are dead?" Zoey, asked them, her mind flashing back to what happened on stage
"That's what we would like to know. We showed up here just like you" Jinu answered
Everything seemed to stop. The air grew humid.
Rumi who stood back finally looked at him. She saw him. Alive. She couldn't stop the tears running down her cheeks. She thought he was dead, that he left her, but here he was in front of her. She gasped, holding her hand over her mouth.
"Jinu?" Rumi asked running towards him
"Rumi..." Jinu muttered, pulling her into him, wrapping her in a tight hug. Rumi hugged him back, fresh tears falling down her already tear-stained face.
"You're alive...i don't understand. You were gone i saw you. What happened? How are you here?" She cried holding him tightly
This. This is what she wanted. To hold him in his arms. She wanted more than anything to see him again, to thank him for his sacrifice, not that she felt she deserved it.
"I don't know, but I'm glad I am" Jinu finally let go of her, bringing his hand to wipe the tears off her cheeks
"Rumi! What do you think you are doing! How dare you hug this man. He is a demon. He tried the Honmoon, have i taught you nothing!" Celine walked over grabbing her arm, taking her away from him
"Let go of me!" She ripped her arm out of her hand
"No Rumi! What are you doing? After what they did. They can't be trusted" Mira didn't understand why Rumi wanted to be near him, after everything
"He is not going to hurt me" She tried to make them understand that he was not a terrible person, that he made mistakes
"How do you know that? Rumi they nearly destroyed everything. You can't really trust them can you? I mean after what he did to you, to all those innocent people" Zoey tried to reason
"Yeah....well at least I never raised my weapons at her"
"Jinu!" Rumi gasped, tears forming in her eyes
She hated thinking back to that moment. Her nightmares were filled with that moment over and over again. Her friends killing her.
"That is not fair. We didn't mean too. We thought she was working with you and Gwi Ma....Rumi please you have to understand" Mira and Zoey walked towards her grabbing her hands
"I know" Rumi reassured them, not wanting to make things worse than they were. She wasn't ready to talk about it quiet yet
It was awkward for a moment standing in the empty room not knowing what to do.
Suddenly, the screen turned on. the screen showed the words "The only way to get out is to watch the movie. Please sit down in your seats"
"You've gotta be kidding me. We get shipped off to god know where just to watch some movie"
"Well watching a movie seems fun" Zoey clapped, she couldn't help but be a little excited to see what they were going to watch
"Let's just sit down and watch. The sooner this is over, the sooner we can leave together" Rumi agreed looking over between Jinu and her mother
She prayed that once this was over, she could keep them both. There was so much unanswered questions she had, but for now...things were okay.
Everyone moved back to the rows of seating. The saja boys took their seats in the front row, with the girld sitting next to them. Despite Mira, Zoey, and Celine trying to pull her away from Jinu, Rumi sat next to him anyway. The other girls took the other side. Bobby, Mi, and Celine took the row behind them.
"So...about that demon thing?" Bobby asked, but before anyone could answer him, the screen began to play