Seohyun sat on her bed and she was trying hard to remember what happened to her the night she met a strange woman. Something was bothering her.
She closed her eyes and traced back her memory that day.
Seohyun remembered coming out of a department store and quickly crossed the road. Her family and Yoona will cook something special tonight so
Seohyun volunteered to buy anything they need. She was so happy.
She took a shortcut across the park when she saw a woman stumbling and fell in front of her.
"Oh, God!" Seohyun closed her eyes with her hand and turned around.
"They killed her!" the woman screamed and she coughed up blood.
Seohyun peeked between her fingers. "Are you? Are you human?"
The woman looked up. Her lips were red with blood and her eyes were fierce. "They asked for war," the woman hissed.
"Oh, my God, are you okay?" Seohyun came closer.
The girl tiredly sat up and tried to catch her breath, "you shouldn't come near me. I'm dangerous."
Seohyun pulled out a handkerchief from her bag, "here," Seohyun wiped the blood from the woman's lips.
The woman took handkerchief and looked deeply into Seohyun's eyes, "you're so kind."
"Excuse me?"
"Don't tell me that you're an orphan?"
Seohyun's raised her eyebrows, "how do you know?"
"I met two kids who was an orphan too," the girl cackled, "they acted just like you. All friendly, even though they don't know who they were talking to."
"Well, if everyone acts like those two girls, then the world will be a lot better place," Seohyun smiled.
The woman smiled again before coughing.
"Do you need some water?" Seohyun checked her bag again.
"No," the woman grabbed Seohyun's hand, "hey, I'm gonna give something that you need to take care so good of."
"Huh?"
Seohyun dropped to the ground. She couldn't move but she could hear the woman saying.
"Should I tear up myself again and put it in you? Or shouldn't I?" Seohyun's heart raced so fast.
"You're in love," the women asked.
"You don't want me to give it to her, Shiyeon?" it sounded like she was talking with someone.
"Yes, do you remember the love?" the voice softened, it was as if another person speaking.
"You were in love! I never loved anyone, anything! I hate everything!" the woman screamed.
"There are good people here in the world, Gaea. Him, for instance, and her and the two girls we met long ago. They worth saving."
"Shut up! This world doesn't need saving, Shiyeon. I know you agree with me."
"Let's start with the organization shall we?" she chuckled, "and this girl? What should I do with her?"
And she remembered hearing footsteps fading away.
Seohyun snapped her eyes open..
"What am I so scared of? She did nothing to me," she dropped herself to the bed and covered herself with blanket.
Or did she?
**
Yuri was sitting at the back seat of Hyoyeon's car with Sooyoung, Sunny was driving the car and Hyoyeon on the front passenger seat.
Hyoyeon told Yuri about Gaea's location and then the four of them went to kill her. Yuri arrived earlier than the rest. She faced Gaea directly and almost
killed herself. By the time Sooyoung caught up to her, Yuri was already lying helpless, defeated.
Sooyoung once most slippery nemesis and most wanted person now became a fragile and harmless girl.
"You idiot!" Hyoyeon scolded Yuri, "you should've waited for us!"
Yuri kept silent.
"You almost killed yourself out there! What the hell were you thinking!?" Hyoyeon slammed her hand to the dashboard.
"Sorry," Yuri forced a smile.
Sunny stopped the car in front of a huge gate. Hyoyeon jumped down the car and about to open Yuri's door but Yuri was faster. She opened the door herself with her trembling arm.
Yuri stood up and then nodded to Hyoyeon.
"Thanks for taking me home," she said, smiling sadly.
Sooyoung and Sunny hopped down the car and watched Yuri entered the gate. She walked toward a house on the other side. Red trails of blood on the
snow followed Yuri. Her wounds hadn't healed completely.
"Are you sure you don't need to go to a hospital!?" Hyoyeon shouted.
Yuri raised her thumb slowly. Sunny looked at Hyoyeon's worried figure.
"You're so worried about her, Hyo."
Hyoyeon looked to the snowy ground, "I am."
Sunny frowned, "why?"
"Because she's a good ally for us to go against Gaea."
Sunny thought for a while, "is that the only reason?"
"What do you mean with that?" Hyoyeon turned around.
Sunny looked away, "nothing."
Sooyoung looked at Sunny and she sighed.
Hyoyeon sighed, "Sunny-ah."
"Hm?"
"Do you want to go inside that house? The house where every one on our most wanted list live in?" Hyoyeon asked.
Sunny shook her head, "no."
"Sooyoung?"
"Hell, no!" she said, "we've been fighting against the wrong side and at the wrong side, all this time."
"Good, then I will have no regret saying this?," Hyoyeon turned and faced her two friends, "after we finished Gaea, I'm going to take down the
organization."
**
Yuri opened the door slowly with her trembling fingers. She leaned on the door, gasping for air. Her ribs were healing with a soft creaking sound. Her
right eye regained its sight slowly.
The house was dark and empty.
Good.
Yuri could cry alone.
"Yuri-ah?" Yuri lifted her head and saw Tiffany on the stairs.
Yuri forced a smile.
"You've been fighting alone, huh?" Tiffany walked up to her.
Yuri looked back down when her tears become to hard to endure.
"Why'd you do that?" Tiffany touched the side of Yuri's face softly, "you know Eeteuk-oppa and Siwon-oppa have a plan."
Yuri bit her lower lip.
"I want to save her," she said, "I can't lose her, Fany-ah."
"Hey," Tiffany brushed her hand against Yuri's hair.
"I can't lose her but I can't do anything, I can't do anything," Yuri clenched her fists, "I fought only to find my limit!"
Tiffany felt Yuri trembling with sorrow and then she suddenly smashed the back of her head to the door.
"Yuri," Tiffany hugged her but Yuri didn't stop, she aggravatedly slamming her head to the door, reopening her wound.
"Yuri-ah!" Tiffany couldn't help but to shed a tear, "stop hurting yourself."
"I can't lose her!" she screamed, "I am not that strong," Yuri lost her every bit of strength and fell on her feet, "I can't kill her."
On the stairs, hidden by the shade, Jessica stood. She was crying. Her fate was written far before she came to the house. She was living on a borrowed
time and her time was up.
**
The morning was cloudy with snow stacked up thick around the house. Yuri watched her face in the mirror and took a deep breath. Her ribs still
screamed out in pain when she does. But she had no more time. This had to be done.
Yuri walked down the stairs and found Tiffany.
"You're okay?" Tiffany asked.
Yuri nodded.
"You're eyes were still red."
Yuri wiped her eyes and smiled.
"You don't have to do this. Everyone's here, Yuri. Take a rest," Tiffany smiled.
"I have to do this. If I don't, I don't know what else I can do to take my mind off of--," she stopped.
"Where's Je--."
Yuri hugged Tiffany and cut her sentence, "thanks for everything, Fany-ah."
"What are you talking about?" Tiffany pushed Yuri.
"We're going against a God today, so," Yuri smiled.
"Don't say like you're going to die, Babo!" Tiffany cupped Yuri's face with her hands.
Yuri smiled and she walked out the back door to the Gazebo.
The small gazebo was filled with butch guys. Guys Yuri knew so well.
Yuri smiled and bowed at them.
"Long time no see, Yuri," a guy waved at her.
"It's been a while, huh? Donghae-oppa," Yuri said.
"It has," the guy stood up and stretched his arms, "I want your omelette."
Yuri chuckled, "no problem."
"We should have a party!" a relatively fat guy at the back of the gazebo shouted.
"Of what, Shindong-hyung?" a bored looking guy said.
"For us," the Shindong guy smiled, "it's been a while since we gather like this, the twelve of us. Beside, we're practically doing suicide here, Kyuhyun.
Today we might see our whole life flashing before our eyes, don't you want it to be worth watching?"
"We should wait for the leader," said Siwon, who was sitting among the guys.
"The leader said we should go without him," a pretty guy stood up.
"Really?"
"He said he has something to finish, we'll be okay without him though, Yuri is with us," the pretty guy winked at Yuri.
Yuri laughed, "creepy, Heechul-oppa, creepy."
"How did you all get here anyway?"
"Eeteuk-hyung of course," a guy with glasses answered.
"He sent me all around the country to search for these guys!" Siwon said.
"I was in the middle of game competition and he dragged me out," Kyuhyun said.
"Well, the world needs our assistance once again," Yuri walked to the gazebo, "alright! Alright! Let's get ready!"
The twelve guys stood up and jumped to the prairie behind the gazebo. Yuri followed them and felt some anxiety in her. Fighting alongside these guys
will surely boost her morale up.
One by one, the twelve guys turned into thunders and disappeared in the gloomy clouds.
"Yuri!" Tiffany ran out and called Yuri.
Yuri looked back.
"You will live! Come home! And when you do, I will be here waiting! So make sure you come home!"
Yuri smiled and then she blasted off to the sky. Tiffany let out a long breath and she walked inside. She trailed the kitchen to the living room and found
Eeteuk in front of the fireplace. He was holding a piece of paper in his hand.
"Oppa?" Tiffany said, "I thought you already left."
Eeteuk turned around and his eyes were red but he smiled. "Jessica."
"Oh, yes. Jessica, I don't see her this morning. Where is she?"
Eeteuk handed Tiffany the piece of paper. Tiffany took it and read it. Her body went numb and she fell to the floor.
"Oh, my God, Jessi--," Tiffany looked to the kitchen door, "Yuri? She's going to--," and she dropped the paper.
Yuri,
Sorry for writing you this letter because somehow I can't say it to you face to face. I want to thank you for everything, for saving me at the orphanage,
for introducing me to a new world, new family and new love. I found love in you, Yuri.
I never thought that fate leads us to meet each other and how cruel it is to end it in such way.
I'm scared Yuri, so scared. I'm scared of dying. I'm scared of leaving Mother behind, Seohyun and you. But I understand and I won't run away. If it's
you Yuri, I'm not scared of everything.
Because I love you. So I will be waiting at the old theatre. The place I got to see your face so clearly and I hope to see you for the last time there as
well. Kill me, Yuri. Because if it's you, I can withstand even death itself.