The sky was a beautiful hue of orange and blue as the sun was about to set. Little Hyurae gazed up at the sky as she sighed in delight. She felt happy and excited as she skipped her way back to their small cottage in the middle of the woods, she had always wondered why her parents would want to live in the middle of nowhere, but whenever she would ask, they would just say that its because they were hunters and they needed to live in the woods in order to hunt.
Today was her ninth birthday, so she had gone to the village to play with her friends who lived there, but she had to go back home before the sunset. She was really excited to go back home and eat the delicious food her mother would cook for her on birthdays. On her birthdays her mother and father would always prepare many dishes of her favorite food her. Her mouth started watering just at the thought of all the good dishes.
Her family weren't that wealthy but they weren't that poor either. As Hyurae was getting closer to the cottage she could see some smoke covering the blue sky, the sun had already set by now. She ran faster to her house as she got worried about what had occurred. Once she got to her said destination, she gasped and clasped her small hands over her mouth as her eyesight got blurry. "no..." she whispered as her tears now streamed down her chubby cheeks. "Mom... Dad..." she started trembling as she hiccupped. She quickly ran inside the burnt house. There were still flames here and there but it was nothing compared to how it was a few minutes ago.
Hyurae coughed, sobbed, and hiccupped helplessly as she walked into the living room to see her mother and father both laying there with wounds, cuts, bruises, and burns everywhere. She quickly ran up to her mother and tried shaking her awake. "MOM PLEASE DONT GO TO SLEEP!!!" she shouted and shook the dead body rapidly. She wiped her tears stained cheeks with her, now, dusty hands, causing her cheeks to become a mixture of grey and pink. Her eyes were red and puffy, but she still cried and shook her mother. She scooted closer to her father and repeated the same actions. After a few hours of crying, her frail body got tired, and soon she drifted of to dreamland. The fire had died down along with her cries and pleas. The place she had once called home was now a mess.
Once little Hyurae woke up, she rubbed her swollen, red, puffy eyes with the back of her small chubby hands. After her eyes adjusted to the brightness of the room, she sat up and she observed her surroundings. She was not in her own room... She was in another room. She sat on a comfy bed, that had soft blue sheets, and the pillow she had slept on was white. The bed was located in the left corner of the room. The walls were white and the floor was wooden. There stood a small wooden nightstand next to the bed. On the right side of the room there was a wooden study desk that had papers scattered on top of it and there was a bottle of ink and a pen. The center wall had a small window that was closed shut. She stood up from the bed, but she suddenly came to the realization that she wasn't in her own clothes. She was wearing a long white night gown that was too big for her small body, and her skin was clean and clear of any dirt. She tried to raise the long sleeves because they were too long for her arms.
Hyurae suddenly remembered the events that had occurred the day before, her heart wrenched at the thought of what had happened to her parents. A tear escaped her eyes again as she broke out into sobs. She put her small palms on her face as she cried into her hands. Her small frame crouched down and she sat down on the ground as she leaned the side of the bed and brought her knees to her chest as she cried again.
Suddenly, a man who seemed to be in his mid-thirties, pushed the door open and came in with a worried expression. Hyurae looked up with teary eyes, the man was familiar but she couldn't put a finger on it. The man looked around the room until he spotted the small Hyurae. His gaze immediately softened as he saw the crying girl. He walked towards the girl and crouched down to her level. "come on... get up.." he said softly as he extended his arm for the girl to take. Hyurae hesitated a bit, but took it anyway. The man pulled her up into a standing position as he did the same.
"who are you?" She mumbled as she looked up at the man, as she wiped her tear stained cheeks. she didn't feel intimidated by the man at all. The man gave out a friendly vibe.
"I'm Kyuhyun... Your father was a close friend of mine..." He said as he gave a sad smile. Kyuhyun patted her head. Hyurae raised her eyebrows as she widened her eyes a bit as she nodded. "You are the man who used to visit us back at home, aren't you?" she said as she put her small hands behind her back. Kyuhyun just nodded his head.
"lets go eat something you are probably hungry!" He exclaimed kindly. He took her small left hand as he pulled the girl out of the room with him. Hyurae obliged and walked out with him. After they got out of the room, Hyurae looked around her and they were in a hall that had a window. The walls were made of stones and there were candle trays connected to the wall. There was another door across from the one she woke up in. She assumed that would be the bathroom.
The two of them walked silently through the hallways and down the stairs. The first floor had white walls as well and there were two rooms on that floor: The dining room, and the kitchen. The dining room was the door that was on the right side of the staircase while the kitchen was the door on the left. The door that was exactly across from the staircase was the entrance.
Kyuhyun and Hyurae walk into the dining room. The dining table had 3 chairs. Kyuhyun leads her one of the chair. "I will go fetch us both something from the kitchen" He said. Hyurae nodded her head as she sat on one of the chairs. Her mind started wandering off. She looked around the simple room as she kicked her legs back and forth.
After a few minutes of waiting, Kyuhyun comes back with two plates that had cheese and bread on them. "I'm back~" He cooed. Hyurae grinned and sat up straight with excitement. Kyuhyun sets one of the plates in front of her, and goes around the small table to sit across from the nine year old girl. "thank you for the food!!!" She thanked him with a polite smile before she starts eating. Kyuhyun couldn't help but smile back at the cheerful girl.
Hyurae frowned a bit as she realized something. How did he find me?... she thought. She took the last bite of her cheese and bread. After she chewed it and ate it she looked up at him. "umm... uncle... how exactly did you find me... you don't come to visit us often anyway.." She asked as curiousity laced her tone. His expression changes into a sad one as he looks down a bit.
"I wanted to warn your father about something but by the time I got there it was already too late... when I entered the ruined house all I saw was scattered pieces of wood and ashes everywhere. But then my eyes landed on your parents bodies and you laying down with them... First, I thought you had.. went away... with them but then I heard small whimpers from you and you were probably having a bad dream. So I brought you back with me" He explained everything to the small girl.
Hyurae nodded, understanding the situation. She got up to take her plate to the kitchen, but the second she took a step she tripped over the hem of the long nightgown. The plate she had in her hands also slipped from her hands, and shattered to pieces. She sat there on her knees as she looked at the shattered plate. Kyuhyun quickly stood up from his chair and strode towards Hyurae with an anxious look. He crouched her level and held her elbow as he pulled her upwards gently. "you aren't hurt are you?" He asked as he scanned her body, looking for the slightest of wounds.
Hyurae looked down apologetically as she shook her head. "no... I'm not hurt... I'm sorry I broke your plate.." she apologized as she nibbled on her bottom lip. Kyuhyun just smiled and patted the girls head. "don't worry about the plate" he said as he guided her back to the chair. Hyurae sat down in her seat and fiddled with the hem of the her sleeves. "I will go get the required to tools to clean this up, okay? you should sit here and wait for me, alright?" He said as he raised her chin so she would look at him in the eyes. Hyurae smiled softly and nodded.
Kyuhyun went out of the room to get the broom and stuff. She sat there in silence as she looked at her surroundings. After a few seconds, she started humming a soft melody to herself. Suddenly, she heard the front door bang open followed by thuds of footsteps. She knitted her eyebrows in confusion as she craned her neck towards the door to take a glance of who it was.
"What do you guys think you are doing?!?!" Kyuhyun yelled as he got out of the kitchen door and looked at the group of men that barged in. "now~ now~ is that a way to greet your guests?" The unknown man said followed by a dry chuckle. "what do you want, Kris? I don't have time for your crap." Kyuhyun spat out with anger laced in his voice.
"Kyuhyun... have you perhaps forgotten..?" the guy she assumed was Kris asked as his voice dropped to a low tone. "Kris... I told you to give me more time..." Kyuhyun exclaimed as he bit his lip. "well today was supposed to be the dead line... am I right?" Kris said. Kyuhyun clenched his fists as he looked down. "was what you did to Kang and his wife not enough for you?... You sick bastard..." He muttered through clenched teeth.
Kris shook his head and tutted. "tsk... Kyuhyun~ you really don't understand do you?" He cooed mockingly. "Kang didn't pay us on time... and to make it worse he ran away and we had lost track of him for years.. but once I found out where he was and the fact that he even started a family, kinda pissed me off" he said as he ran a hand through his own hair.
The sound of sword being drawn out could be heard, and before Hyurae could even process what was happening she heard running footsteps. She looked at Kyuhyun who had run inside the dining room and was currently locking the door. He ran towards her and grabbed her hand. He dragged her towards a wardrobe inside the room, he quickly put her inside there. Kris and his men were already banging on the door.
"Hyurae, honey, I want you to hide here... and don't make a sound at all... no matter what happens. No matter what you hear or see keep your mouth shut, okay?" he said as he placed a small kiss on her forehead, before, closing the wardrobes door. Hyurae could only nod as her eyes were glossy. There was a small peephole inside there where she could see the men finally breaking the door open.
"wrong move Kyuhyun..." Kris said as he pushed Kyuhyun towards the ground with his foot. He raised his sword. "any last words?" He asked with no emotion in his voice. Hyurae could only watch this horrible scene while tears streamed down her cheeks. One of her palms was clasped against her mouth to prevent any unwanted sound, while her other arm was clutching her night gown.
"go to hell, bastard." Kyuhyun spat his very last words. "what a pity... because you will be going there first" Kris smirked as he slashed the victims head off. Hyurae was frozen to her spot as she watched with horror evident on her small face. Her eyes were as wide saucers. She was trembling from the shock as she gazed at the head of the man that had warmed up to her.
Blood had pooled up on the ground. Kris stepped backwards to avoid getting blood on his boots. He took out a napkin and wiped his sword from the blood. As he was doing so, he slightly cocked his head towards the wardrobe. Hyurae could see the corner of his lips tugging up ever so slightly as he looked at her from the corner of his eyes.
"For how long are you planning to hide~?" He asked as he chuckled slightly. Hyurae was trembling with fright as she dared not to make a sound. Kris turned his body around as he faced the wardrobe. "come on out~" He sang as he gave his sword to one of the men. He slowly started walking closer to her hiding spot. Her eyes widened even more, if possible, as she scooted away from the door of the wardrobe, but her back hit the back wall. All she could do was shut her eyes tightly as she prayed to God, for all this to be just a horrible nightmare.
She could hear the footsteps getting closer. Her thoughts were running wild. Her heart was thumping against her chest very loudly. All she could do was let out another sob when the door of the wardrobe opened.
She waited for the pain she would receive from the impact of the sword slicing her neck. But it never came.
She peeked an eye open to see the figure of a man crouching down in front of her. She couldn't make out the face of the man because of her blurry eyesight. "we don't have all day. Get up." Kris commanded with a calm yet dangerous tone.
All little Hyurae could do was shake her head and defy. "we could actually make good use of her boss" another man from the group said. "mhm~ you are right~... But I don't think our lil friend here is going to cooperate" He said as he tilted his head to the right slightly as he observed the her with hawk eyes.
Hyurae rubbed her eyes to get rid of the blurriness in her eyes. She could clearly see the face of the bad guy in front of her.
"she will do great... all she needs is a bit of discipline... Now, buddy, lets do this the easy way. get up and come with us" He demanded yet again.
Even though Hyurae was extremely terrified of the men she still shook her head in defiance, earning a disappointed sigh from the man before her.
"Guess its the hard way then" He said in a mockingly sad tone before grabbing the girl's ankle and dragging her out. Once she was out of her "hiding" spot, Kris grabbed her by the waist and threw her over his shoulder.
Hyurae yelped and started weeping loudly as she thrashed around, trying to get out of the grasp of her captor.
As she was thrashing around, Kris was already running out of patience. "Heechul. Knock her out" he commanded one of his men. The man, named Heechul, walked behind Kris, so he would face her. He covered her mouth and nose with a cloth that smelled sickly sweet. The second she inhaled through the cloth she started losing hold of her consciousness.
The little girl, Hyurae, didn't know what was going to happen to her, but, little did she know that it was not going to be good.
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Author-nim: Hey guys! here goes the prologue of my first fanfic series. Please tell me if I have made any mistakes.
hope you guys like it! oh and I will try my best to update every week.
sorry if it is long or if I have made any typo mistakes
oh and this was just an introduction sorta thingy about her past. And I will change the point of view to second point of you. And the bts members will make an appearance in the future chapters.