OPIA • N.Jaemin

Chapter 1: Regular-Irregular Part I

Sure,it was lonely and kinda sad, but then again you never really had anyone so close to you to even feel regretful over it.

What matters was that you weren't a sacrificial lamb anymore. Plus, it wasn't all that bad. You still have Femi and she goes around the neighbourhood often  enough to share juicy gossips and spy on people for you.

Life was pretty simple for you. And you were okay with that.

"Are you even listening to me?" Femi's pointedly annoyed voice snapped you out from your thoughts, your brows shooting upwards as you feigned an innocent look as an excuse to say you were indeed listening,but Femi knew you better than anyone.

The feline narrowed her eyes then,tail swishing sideways in annoyance.
You pursed your lips.

"Sorry." You said, as apologetically as you could.

Femi rolled her eyes before she curled her tail around her feet and repeated herself.

"I was telling you about one of the Vampirs I met the other day, the one from the ever rising Coven."

You nodded your head at that as you inched closer to her,all wide eyed and enthusiastic,like a small child hearing their favorite bedtime story.

"He gave me some cheap catfood he'd bought at that lame convenience store you always go to."

"Hey,Mr.Lim's convenience store is not lame,Femi." You argued,cutting her off.

"You're just too snobby."

"Are you gonna let me talk or?"

"Oh,sorry. Go on."

Femi rolled her eyes again but continued anyways. She told you she heard the store owner call him Mark and your eyes slightly widened at that.

"You mean he's a foreigner?" You asked slightly hoping he was because it's not everyday you get overseas supernaturals in your boring neighbourhood, though Femi threw you a look that diminished that small hope of yours as she brought one paw up to clean it.

"Korean. Name's Lee Minhyung or something, though I heard he was raised in Vancouver for a little while."

"Man,how'd you even get that information?"

Femi grinned, if cats could grin, but being a witch yourself, it didn't really bother you that she could.

"Being a pretty cat like me has its benefits,y'know. People run their mouth like idiots and feed to please me all the time." Femi sounded like she was so proud of that, and knowing her, she probably was.

You flopped backwards on your bed then,taking the feline by surprised.

"I really wish I was you sometimes." You said softly, if not a little bit lost in thought, and it earned a light scoff from your companion before she gently clambered onto your stomach and stood there,staring at you.

"Well, you could always learn to shapeshift." Femi countered then added with a slight encouraging purr, "It's not like you lack the talent for it. And then you'd be able to run around however and whenever you'd like."

"Do you think I should go back to the Guild?"

Your sudden question had Femi hissing louder than you'd ever heard her hiss, and her claws though not deep enough to draw blood did kinda poked at your skin, which had you pushing her off as you scrambled to sit up again.

"What are you doing?" Your shriek ended in a croak as your eyes met with Femi's,dangerous and dark as she stared at you from your bed. She was angry. You knew that look all too well.

"Femi." You called but she only flicked her tail to the side,almost as if she was threatening you with it. And for a solid minute, you genuinely believed she would harm you with her tail, until you sighed out and pushed yourself up from your bed,arms crossed.

"Fine. Sorry. I won't say that ever again. Happy?"

"Hm." Came the reply before Femi jumped off the bed and strutted towards your bedroom door.

"You better hurry down", she said,not even sparing you a glance.

You willed yourself to speak, even if you sounded like a kid who had just gotten scolded by their parent.

"Why? You know I don't usually have breakfast..."

Another deep purr came from Femi, before the door swung opened by itself, and the feline swished her tail coyly at you.

"You don't, but the three youngest vampirs from that Coven eat the very same ramyeon you're addicted on. So, if you want to take a peek at them, I say you have about an hour to get ready."