Pneuma | BbangHyun✅

Arrival

[현]

I lied on my stomach on his bed while he played with Gin on the floor. "Hey, Jae." "Hm?" "May I see your back? I'm starting to worry again..." "Sure." I sat up then heard my breath hitch as he took it upon himself to undress me. "Hoon, I could've done it myself..." "It's fine." He turned me around then pulled my shirt off. I couldn't help but shiver at his cool touch. "Wait..." "What?" I could feel his hot breath near my neck. I covered my face with my hand as I blushed from embarrassment. My body had started to grow warm down below.

"I don't know...I just briefly saw something on your back. I couldn't tell what it was." "That's a shame..." He turned me back around then proceeded to button up my shirt. "You're making me feel like royalty." "To me you are." I rested my chin atop his head. "You make me feel special...in the good way. Not like how everyone else does..." Ge stood up then proceeded to pinch my cheeks. "I don't know what it is, but something in me just makes me want to treat you so delicately..." "Really...?" He let go of my cheeks then nodded.

"Hey, Hoon." "Hm?" "Do you remember when we first met?" "Of course." I remembered it all too vividly. I had gotten stuck in a pitfall and hurt my ankle. I couldn't move. I still don't know how he found me when I was deep in the woods, but not once have I not been thankful that he had been there then. I may have developed problems later on or worst case scenario, died. "Younghoon? Is someone up there with you?" We looked at each other and started scrambling around. "Wait, teleport home." "Oh, right." I gave him a quick hug then teleported home.

ㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣ

I sighed heavily then heard my door open. "Jaehyun." "Yes?" My mother had walked in along with my father. If he was present with her, something was obviously wrong. "We're thinking of moving." "What!? Why?" "They said its best if we leave now." "They who?" "The government. Who else would tell us to move ASAP?" I couldn't believe it. Everyone was against us. "I'm not going with you." "Yes you are. You can't fend for yourself. Think of it as a fresh start." I was upset and annoyed. "A fresh start for what? No matter where I go, I'm still going to be ridiculed and jeered at for my lack of wings!" "Don't raise your voice at me." "I'll do whatever I want." "Jae-" I fled from home.

ㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣㅣ

I found myself lying on my stomach on the bed. It was quiet. My mind reeled over everything they had told me. They couldn't expect me to just go along with them like everything was fine. Nothing was. I couldn't imagine leaving Younghoon. No one would accept me like he did. I silently cried then felt something touch my head. "Don't cry, Jaehyun." "Easy for you to say, Cutie." She sat down next to me then licked my face. "Everyone wants the best for you. Listen to your parents. And you won't be alone, you have me." It hurt that Cutie was on their side too. "Do you not like Younghoon...?" "I do not. He calls himself your friend yet he hangs around the people who hurt you. He may end up doing the same."

I sat up then crossed my legs. She took the opportunity and sat on my lap. "I do not wish to see you get hurt. You gave me life and my repayment to you is keeping you safe from any danger." "Thank you..." I picked up one of the books I had found in one of the drawers and started reading. It seemed pretty grown up for a young child to be reading. I couldn't help but feel that it was something that I'd pick up one day for fun reading. The feel of it felt familiar as well. "Cutie." "Hm?" "Should I move with them?" "It's not really an option. You don't have a job to support yourself." I remained quiet as I went back to reading.

I was released from my trance as Cutie had turned in her sleep. I was almost done with the book. "Cutie, let's head back." She stretched out then shrunk herself and crawled into my pocket.

The sight of my room filled my vision and as expected, my parents weren't there. It then hit me that I had teleported in front of them. I could already feel the trouble that would come after it. I wasted no time in properly hiding the books I had taken for the library in case they decided to turn my room upside down wondering how. I heard my door open and saw my mother enter alone. "Hey, mom." "Jae, where did you go?" "What do you mean?" "You disappeared into thin air..." I shook my head, hoping to gaslight her. "I never left. Are you sleeping enough lately?" "No, not really, but your father saw it too."

I sighed then shook my head. "You're both stressed lately. Don't worry about making dinner tonight, I'll do it. Both of you should get the rest you need." "Jae-" I ushered her out the door then locked it. "Don't worry mom, I'll get started once I'm done studying a bit for my test tomorrow." I heard her walk away then sighed in relief. I had managed to nip it in the bud. My current problem now was convincing them to stay and not heed what the government had told them.