We are back with the usual update after a weekend break!
It was already 9pm and Yoohyeon was in the alley, looking at the rooftops to see if she could spot the vampire. She had dressed up tonight and was really proud of her outfit. Her two pigtails over her shoulders with pins in them, her black outfit with straps and loose strands, her black shorts and a thigh strap. All with the thought that tonight was the night Minji would reveal herself.
She was nervously playing with her hands and looking around. She even came here 5 minutes before 9 to maybe see that the vampire was already here and just like always, once she set foot in this alley, her heart started beating faster. It was the place where they shared their first kiss and where they practically confessed.
She kept looking at the rooftops when suddenly two familiar, soft hands covered her eyes.
"Guess who" someone whispered in her ear.
Yoohyeon chuckled and removed the hands from her eyes. She took a deep breath and she turned around, hoping to see the girl without the mask. She hoped Minji would be ready to reveal herself to Yoohyeon. She couldn't help but smile when she turned around and she saw that the woman didn't have the mask on. But Yoohyeon was going to make her pay for keeping her in the dark all that time.
"Minji? What are you doing here?" She said, pretending to be surprised "You shouldn't walk alone in alleys at night, it's dangerous!"
"I-... I know it's dangerous but... why are you here then? Looking like that?" Minji asked, really nervous for tonight. She just needed to say one thing so that they could be together.
"I'm waiting for someone, don't worry, I won't be alone" Yoohyeon said, taking Minji by the shoulder and slightly pushing her away. "Don't worry about me! If you know it's dangerous, go home and be safe"
Minji took a deep breath and looked Yoohyeon in the eyes.
"Yooh, have... have you n-not f-figured it... it out yet?" She nervously asked, scratching her arm.
"Figured what out?" Yoohyeon asked, tilting her head to the side and pretending to be confused. "Look Minji...I don't want to be rude... but I'm waiting for someone and she will be here any minute. I really really REALLY like this woman and I don't think she will appreciate seeing me with a gorgeous woman like you" Yoohyeon said, trying not to laugh. The vampire didn't really know what to do, she didn't have the guts to just say.
"I'm sorry for bothering y-you but... you say I'm g-gorgeous right? S-so you checked me out? W-what do you t-think about t-this hairstyle? The o-outfit?" Minji asked, trying to make it obvious.
"I've known you for a while now, of course I know you are gorgeous. Now I just really don't have the time" Yoohyeon said, pretending to look around as if she was waiting for someone.
Minji grabbed the hunter by the shoulders, making her look into her eyes.
"Can you please look into my eyes? Do you n-not... do you not see it, Yooh?" She asked with a shaky voice.
"See what?" Yoohyeon asked again, pretending to sound exasperated. "You have really beautiful eyes Minji, congrats! But I'm still waiting for my girl here" Yoohyeon said, freeing herself from Minji's hands. Minji was so happy to hear the silver haired woman call her 'my girl' if only she realized that 'her girl' was standing right in front of her. Minji cursed herself she was too much of a coward to say it directly.
"K-kiss me Y-yooh! You... you will s-see" she tried desperately.
"What?!" Yoohyeon yelled, widening her eyes and pretending to be shocked. "I'm flattered, but not interested. You really are a gorgeous woman Minji... but as I told you... I'm waiting for my girl. I won't kiss anyone but her" she added, locking eyes with Minji.
The vampire should at least have taken the mask with her so she could put it on right now and show her, but she didn't.
"Yoohyeon... y-your g-girl is not c-coming... anymore" she weakly said.
"W- What? Why do you say that?" Yoohyeon asked, pretending to be confused. "You don't even know her. She would never stand me up" she added.
"No of course she... she w-would never stand you up... I didn't m-mean that I... I meant that... she is... a-already here" Minji stuttered.
Yoohyeon tilted her head to the side again and she looked at Minji, confused. She turned to the other way and she started looking around.
"Where?" She asked, scratching her head. The vampire took another deep breath, reaching out for Yoohyeon's hand and taking it in her own.
"Right h-here... in f-front of you. M-me. I-its... me. I-... I am Jiu" Minji shyly admitted, looking down, scared of the hunter's reaction.
Yoohyeon took her hands to her mouth, pretending to be shocked. She took a step back and she looked at Minji with widened eyes.
"I'm sorry for... for lying and p-pretending. I... I was s-scared for my group with you b-being a hunter and all and I d-didn't know if you liked me, s-so I u-used my other n-name and the mask to-" Minji started rambling, constantly apologizing.
Yoohyeon couldn't help but burst into laughter. She looked up at Minji and she just kept laughing seeing how nervous she was.
"Why a-are you laughing? T-this is no j-joke, I'm not lying I... I am Jiu-" Minji continued.
"I know you are, Minji. I know Monica is Siyeon and I know that the third member you didn't want to let us meet was Gahyeon. It would have been complicated, with her pink hair, right?" Yoohyeon said, looking straight into Minji's eyes.
The vampire was baffled. Yoohyeon knew?! How? She was sure she didn't make a mistake that she did everything perfectly to hide her identity. How did she find out?
"You knew?! How and why... why didn't you tell me? I was so nervous" Minji whispered.
"I didn't want to push you to reveal yourself. I wanted you to be ready" Yoohyeon said, looking away. "Bora was the one who figured it out. She recognized Siyeon... her eyes and she connected the dots. When she told me, I finally understood why I felt so attracted by Minji... even though I felt already so attracted by Jiu" she explained.
"God damnit, Singnie, why do you need to have such a gorgeous and unique face" Minji chuckled, looking at Yoohyeon with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry for lying to you all this time... just know that I wanted to reveal myself much earlier to... to be with you, if you still want to of course"
"I'll have to think about that" Yoohyeon said, pretending to feel betrayed. She made a step towards Minji. "Did you have fun the other day? Making me go crazy as Minji, while we were baking? You made me feel so bad towards Jiu" she whispered.
"I thought I heard you repeat my vampire name to yourself a couple of times. I didn't know that I made you go crazy though... how did I do that?" She asked, faking innocence.
"Don't play this game with me, Minji. You knew what you were doing" Yoohyeon said, looking angry, slowly pushing Minji towards the wall, until her back hit it.
"I really don't know Yooh... care to elaborate?" Minji asked with a little smile, looking the hunter deep in the eyes.
Yoohyeon looked at the vampire in the eyes and she cupped her face with a hand.
"I finally know what you look like" she whispered, with a sweet smile.
"You do, and I'm happy you know. Just a question, did 'Minji' make you wanna do bad things that day?" The vampire asked in a teasing whisper.
"She did" Yoohyeon admitted, slowly leaning in and brushing her lips against Minji's. "I think I like Minji better than Jiu"
"You're in luck, I like 'Minji' better too" Minji chuckled. "I was s-scared and unsure you wouldn't like me" Minji pouted a little, looking down.
"How could I not like you?" The hunter asked, pulling Minji even closer. "Can I give you our first official kiss without mask?" She asked, with a little chuckle.
"Since when do you ask to kiss me? Just ki-" Minji tried to say but she couldn't finish her sentence since Yoohyeon pushed her against the wall and locked lips with her.
Minji wrapped her arms around Yoohyeon's waist, pulling her closer. She moved her lips against the hunter's ones, finally feeling free of that damn weight on her shoulders that was her mask.
Yoohyeon kissed her hungrily. She started out slow but the kiss turned heated really quick. She wanted more now that all of the barriers between them were broken down. She bit Minji's lip, making the vampire moan and taking that chance to slip her tongue in. Minji couldn't stay still and was eagerly searching for the hem of Yoohyeon's shirt on the backside.
Yoohyeon cupped Minji's cheeks and she deepened the kiss even more. She wanted her so badly. She wanted everything that Minji could give her. She quickly brought her hands down, letting them slip under Minji's shirt. The vampire moaned softly when she felt Yoohyeon's hands on her bare back. She wanted to do the same, she wanted Yoohyeon but she didn't want to be too eager not to scare her.
"Can you... take me somewhere where... There's a bed?" Yoohyeon said, trying to catch her breath and making her intentions clear.
Minji was surprised by Yoohyeon's boldness and she wanted to pick the girl up in her arms, take her somewhere where there was a bed and make the hunter hers. But she couldn't, not yet.
"Yooh" she whispered, looking the younger girl straight in the eyes "this might sound totally crazy coming from my mouth but I-... I want to wait a little bit more" she said weakly.
"W-wait? Why? Are you... Are you not sure about this? D-did I do something wrong?" Yoohyeon worried, taking Minji's hands in hers and looking her in the eyes.
"No, not at all Yooh" she reassured the younger girl. "I'm sure about this and you didn't do anything wrong. I-... I did" Minji admitted, caressing Yoohyeon's cheek. The younger girl smiled and combed through Minji's beautiful black hair.
"What do you mean you did something wrong? What did you do then?" Yoohyeon chuckled, still holding her gaze. Minji wanted to tell her everything, she wanted to tell her what the problem was but she couldn't find the courage to do it.
"Just... let me a little bit of time to fix it, okay?" She whispered.
"Time to fix what, Minji? You are worrying me here... What did you do that was wrong?" Yoohyeon pushed on, putting a hand on the older woman's shoulder.
Minji sighed and looked down, trying to find the courage to say it. She had never thought that it was something wrong, until she met Yoohyeon. It never felt wrong before.
"I k-kissed Siyeon" the vampire admitted, trying to omit the fact that it was happening regularly.
"Didn't you say that you kissed Siyeon before? Just like me and Bora kissed and had sex? Why would that be a problem now, Minji" Yoohyeon chuckled but when Minji's face didn't change, the silver haired girl really knew what she meant. "You mean recently, don't you?"
Minji nodded, not daring to look up.
"I kissed her today...she... she fought with Gahyeon and she was so hurt and I just-" Minji tried to say, but she stopped when she noticed that Yoohyeon was putting some distance between them.
"Didn't we... didn't we agree to be e-exclusive? Like, not do a-anything with anyone else... I know i-it's harder for you but... I at least expected that-" Yoohyeon tried to say.
"I'm sorry, Yooh. I really am" Minji whispered, walking a little bit closer to the hunter. "I just... I couldn't find it in my heart to reject her tonight. She thought Gahyeon hated her and she was just... she wanted to know that I was there for her and I- I couldn't... deny her that" Minji tried to justify herself.
"By kissing her? You can't show that you are there for her in any other way but kiss her? I know you two have been through a lot and always have been kissing and stuff, but really Minji?" Yoohyeon asked, sounding a bit defeated.
"I've never thought it was something wrong... It was me and her... it's always been me and her, everyone else couldn't even compete" Minji admitted, looking in Yoohyeon's eyes. "But now... f-for the first time in my long life, that kiss felt wrong"
"Then why did you still kiss her? Even though you promised me that?"
"I- I don't know. I... I love her. It's a different kind of love but-" Minji was trying to explain when Yoohyeon pulled back, starting to walk backwards, trying to put distance between them. Minji quickly grabbed her wrist. "W-Wait please... try... try to understand me. I'm 260 years old, Yooh. We've been through things you can't even imagine and we... we only had each other. She left everything behind to stay with me" Minji started to explain.
"And I left all of my assumptions and bad memories with vampires behind me to be with you. I made that difficult choice for you and now you are telling me that you can't change that behavior?" Yoohyeon scoffed.
"T-that's not what I'm saying. I want to change that... I just... It's just not that easy. Our 'pack' is not in a good place right now and Gahyeon is at your place because she probably hates both of us... Siyeon more than me and I- I'm the leader. I can't let the pack fall apart and m-me rejecting Siyeon right now would be the end of our group" Minji tried to explain, taking Yoohyeon's hand.
"Oh, so you are saying that you are... c-cheating... on me to keep your pack intact is that your ultimate excuse, Minji? Because if it is, that's low" the hunter whispered.
"T- That's not an excuse" Minji said, shaking her head. "Yoohyeon, why would I be here, saying it to your face? I could just keep doing it and not saying anything. Cheating was never a problem for me with other people before!" She said, raising her voice a little. "But it... it is now. I don't want to do it, I-" Minji whispered, sighing. How could she explain vampire group's dynamics to a human?
"Oh, so you cheated all the time before me? You basically made a promise to me, saying we were exclusive, while you can't stop fucking around? What's the point in promising that then?" Yoohyeon scoffed, turning her back to Minji.
"N-No! Wait I-" Minji said panicking and turning Yoohyeon towards her, holding her shoulders "I didn't fuck around! Since I made that promise I- I didn't have sex with Siyeon. I didn't have sex with anyone" Minji said, looking in Yoohyeon's eyes.
"After what you just told me, it's really hard to believe that. Why would you not cheat on me as well? You already kissed Siyeon, why wouldn't you have done it with someone else?"
"I-I didn't Yooh! I swear I didn't!" Minji pleaded, knowing that it was impossible for the girl to believe her right now. "I want to kiss you... I want to have sex with you and no one else" she whispered "I want to be yours and I want you to be mine... only mine"
"You have always been good with words, ever since we first met, but your deeds weren't as impressive. Why would you only want to do that with me? What makes me special, what is my guarantee that you don't go somewhere else to fuck someone's brains out after this?" the hunter challenged, still a bit angry.
"I- I don't-" Minji tried to say, but what could she say? She couldn't offer anything to Yoohyeon, she couldn't prove to her that she was telling the truth... she had no guarantee. The hunter was right, she was always good with words, that's how she made her way through life, with flattering words. And now that she really needed her ability to use words, she didn't have any. "I don't have a guarantee t-to give you... I just-" she sighed, not able to find the words.
"You just what? You want me to trust you blindly like I already did? I trusted you and now you're here telling me you kissed someone else" the younger woman pushed, looking in Minji's eyes.
"L- Let me show you" Minji whispered, holding Yoohyeon's gaze and making a step towards the hunter.
"Showing me with a kiss won't work this time, Minji. It just won't" Yoohyeon weakly said, letting her shoulders drop down, doing the same with her head.
"I- I can't show you with words because you don't trust them... I can't show you with a kiss because i-it won't work. I- I don't know how to... how... w-what do you want me to do Yoohyeon?" Minji whispered as the tears were threatening to fall.
"I don't know what you could do, Minji. I just know that I want you to be the one that does an effort this time"
"I- I will... Just give me a chance and I will show you that y-you can trust me" Minji pleaded, cupping Yoohyeon's face and forcing her to look at her in the eyes.
"Do you p-promise me that you w-will be 200% faithful this t-time? But like, actually promise me?" Yoohyeon whispered, holding her gaze.
"I will Yooh, I promise you I will" she whispered, kissing Yoohyeon's forehead. "D- Do you believe me?" she asked with a shaky voice.
"M-maybe" Yoohyeon responded with a little smile, seeing how badly Minji wanted her to believe her and give her a chance.
Minji pulled Yoohyeon closer and wrapped her arms around her, hugging her tightly. The hunter was surprised about the action because Minji was usually a touchy kind of girl but not in the 'hug kind of touch'. Minji felt like she was about to lose Yoohyeon and now that the girl said that she could try to trust her, she felt like she was able to breathe again.
"God what did you do to me, Yoohyeon?" She whispered weakly. The taller girl chuckled and lightly kissed Minji's hair.
"You tell me, what did I do to you?" She asked in the sweetest voice.
"I wish I knew" Minji admitted with a little smile, still not letting go of Yoohyeon. "And I wish I could show you what I'm feeling" she added weakly.
"Well maybe you c-could show me if... if you stop h-hugging me to death" the silver haired girl chuckled, tapping Minji's shoulder. Minji quickly let go of Yoohyeon, cupping her cheeks again.
"D- Did I hurt you? I- I'm sorry! I was so happy that yo-" she was trying to say when she was stopped by a pair of lips on hers.
"You're good with words but god... sometimes you should really learn to shut the fuck up" Yoohyeon laughed, kissing her again. Minji smiled against Yoohyeon's lips and brought her hands to the hunter's waist, pulling her closer.
"Maybe I don't shut up because I want you to make me shut up" she chuckled, giving a peck on Yoohyeon's lips.
"Yeah nice try, but not this time Minji" the hunter said with a roll of her eyes. "And really that's how you kiss me? A simple peck?"
"I- I didn't want to push it. I didn't know if you wanted to, now that... now that you know" Minji admitted, locking eyes with the hunter.
"I told you that I was willing to give you one last chance and literally kissed you twice, do you need me to spell it out for you?"
Minji didn't reply, she gently pushed Yoohyeon against the wall and she leaned in, slowly. The girl said that wouldn't work but she was going to try anyway. She would try to show her everything that she was feeling, in a kiss. Giving her the sweetest and passionate kiss she could manage to give. Yoohyeon let herself be guided by Minji and slowly moved her lips against Minji's, trying to feel everything the vampire wanted her to feel.
Minji gently cupped Yoohyeon's cheek, brushing her thumb against the hunter's skin as she deepened the kiss slowly. She wanted Yoohyeon to feel everything. The desperate need of her, the want, the care.
The younger woman smiled into the kiss and tilted her head a little to feel Minji even better. She slowly brought her hands to Minji's shoulders and let them rest there.
The vampire kissed her softly and slowly for a while, before pulling away. She smiled against Yoohyeon's lips and she looked at her in the eyes
"I'm... I'm so glad you know the truth now. About everything. About my identity and about me k-kissing Siyeon. I want t-to make you a promise Yooh" she said, cupping her girl's cheeks.
"Can we stop talking about you kissing other people? It makes me feel... jea- weird" Yoohyeon said, correcting herself. "And what's your promise, Minji?"
"Were you about to s-say jealous?" Minji whispered, locking eyes with Yoohyeon.
"Sh-shut up! T-tell me about the p-promise instead of your s-stupid questions" the taller girl stuttered, hitting Minji's arm.
"No I-... I want you to answer that first. A-Are you jealous of me?" She whispered sweetly, caressing the hunter's cheek.
"Y-yes... I don't want to t-think about that" the hunter honestly admitted, turning a bit red. Minji smiled, still caressing Yoohyeon's cheek with her thumb.
"I'm jealous of you too, Yooh" she admitted, trying to hold the hunter's gaze. "Now I understand what you were talking about the other day... I- I can't even try to think about you in someone else's arms... it would m-make me go insane" she admitted weakly.
"So no crazy threesome plans with me then anymore?" Yoohyeon asked, looking in Minji's eyes, proud that she dared to ask that.
"No crazy threesome plans with or without you in it" Minji whispered. "I couldn't look at someone else touching you and I don't want to be touched by anybody else" she admitted, looking straight in Yoohyeon's eyes.
"Well rest in peace my bucket list" Yoohyeon joked, sticking her tongue out at Minji. "So... your promise?"
"No more lies" Minji whispered against Yoohyeon's lips "I won't lie to you about anything. About my identity, about my past, about Siyeon... Y- you are free to ask me whatever you want... I will answer honestly" Minji promised.
"That's going to be a hard promise to keep for you since you have your 'i lie to protect' policy going on" Yoohyeon chuckled.
"That's why I'm promising you this, Yooh" Minji said with a smile. "I won't lie to you anymore because I trust you completely. I trust the person you are, I trust your judgement, I trust your feelings" she said, suddenly looking down. "I h-have a huge problem with that policy... I always do what I think is best to protect the people I love, without asking them and... it usually ends badly. I don't want to do it with you. I'm not your leader, I'm your p-partner... W- we will make decisions together" she said, still looking down.
"Then look at me, partner. I trust you too" Yoohyeon smiled. "But now it's question time"
"Ask whatever you want" Minji whispered. "I'll be honest"
"C-Can I ask something about your past as well?" Yoohyeon asked, noticing that the vampire never mentioned that so it probably was a painful topic.
"I told you you c-could ask me anything. I m-might not be able to g-give a full response... but I'll try"
"Do you have any family left, somewhere? I mean... I know your clan was w-wiped out but I mean... are you sure they're...gone? Or could they be alive, somewhere?" Yoohyeon asked.
"I'm sure there are survivors... but not my family. The only family alive... is Siyeon" Minji replied, looking at Yoohyeon with a little smile. Yoohyeon nodded, taking Minji's hand. Maybe she could use these questions to try and understand Minji's action.
"You two... you were childhood friends?" she asked, looking at Minji's expression.
"I've always been at Siyeon's side from the moment she was born, until we started training together and every day after that" the vampire responded.
"Have you ever been... something more than friends? I mean... I know you had sex and whatever but I mean... emotionally speaking" the hunter asked.
"We never loved each other romantically if that is the question. We just were there for each other and... fulfilled each other's... n-needs..."
"Have you ever l-loved s-someone?" Yoohyeon dared to ask, looking down.
"You know how love works for us and considering the thing I told you last time... no, never" Minji honestly answered with a smile. Yoohyeon nodded, ashamed for the stupid question but she just had to ask that...
"Did you... did you live with your clan or... I mean... you and your pack survived because you weren't there when everything happened or you were able to survive the fight?" She asked, hoping that it wasn't too much.
"We lived there for a while until... we l-left... me and Siyeon" the vampire answered, clearly a bit touchy on the subject.
"You and Siyeon? What about Gahyeon then?" Yoohyeon asked, confused.
"She wasn't there back then. She never lived in the clan's village"
"But Siyeon did. Aren't they sisters?" Yoohyeon asked, tilting her head.
"Remember when I said that Gahyeon was a difficult case? It's complicated and not my place to tell" Minji smiled sweetly. Yoohyeon nodded in understanding when suddenly Minji gasped.
"W-What? What's wrong?" The hunter asked worriedly.
"If you knew I was Jiu and Monica was Siyeon. Does Yubin know about Gahyeon?" she asked, realising that Gahyeon went to Yubin after the fight with Siyeon.
"Bora told her but Yubin reacted pretty well. You should've seen her face when she realized she was having sex with a vampire" Yoohyeon laughed.
"Yeah that must have been a shock" Minji said with a smile. "Is Gahyeon safe with her? I trust you and I had the chance to talk with Bora during the meeting... but I've never met Yubin as a hunter. S-She won't hurt Gahyeon, right?" Minji asked, sounding a little bit nervous.
"I think she'd rather have sex with her pink haired vampire than hurt her. If she does hurt her, it's in bed" Yoohyeon chuckled, rolling her eyes. Minji chuckled, scratching her head.
"Maybe it was a stupid question" she admitted, "I can see they clearly care about each other and the fact that Gahyeon is able to have sex with her is proof of that"
"Yeah... I can clearly hear she enjoys it..." Yoohyeon whispered. "Umm, Minji? One last question... How is... sex with a vampire? Is it... different?" She shyly asked.
"I- I think it is" Minji stuttered, totally not expecting that question. "We... uhm... well you already know we can bite but t-that's not all" she admitted. The hunter felt a shiver run down her spine when Minji mentioned the bite, remembering the last two times.
"What d-do you m-mean?" Yoohyeon whispered.
"You know vampires, Yoohyeon. We are faster and stronger than humans...but we can decide to use those two powers... not to fight someone, b-but to p-please someone" Minji explained. The hunter got really red but also curious after hearing that.
"Since when are you the shy one? Where is the confident Minji" she chuckled.
"I-... I'm not shy" Minji protested weakly, clearing her throat. "I just d-didn't expect that question from you"
"Well I have to k-know what I'm getting myself into right?" The hunter asked with a little smile, reaching for Minji's hand and intertwining their fingers.
"I g-guess s-so" Minji stuttered, blushing madly at hearing what Yoohyeon said. She had to really restrain herself from picking the hunter up and taking her somewhere with a bedroom.
"You know," Yoohyeon whispered cupping Minji's cheek with her free hand "I'm so happy I finally get to kiss this beautiful face of yours Minji"
"Y-You could kiss me when I was Jiu as well" Minji replied, not really understanding what Yoohyeon meant.
"That's not what I meant silly! When I kissed Jiu that damn mask was always in the way... now it isn't... and no I c-couldn't kiss you as Minji back then because... I didn't want to betray Jiu... but I guess I resisted for nothing, huh?" The silver haired girl explained with a chuckle.
"I have to admit that I was really surprised when you managed to resist me as Minji" the vampire said with a smile, squeezing Yoohyeon's hand. "That's when I realized how much you cared about me"
"Believe me, it wasn't easy. Something just felt so right in the kitchen with you, same as with Jiu. Now I know why and if I knew sooner... who knows what could've happened" Yoohyeon chuckled.
"Well... I probably wouldn't have blamed you. I mean... it was always me. You would have cheated on me... with me" Minji chuckled. "I would have been disappointed because you cheated but I would have been glad because you couldn't resist me"
"Now that we are talking about this, about cheating I mean. You and Siyeon, that's just... platonic right? Or how should I see that?" The hunter asked, knowing it was a difficult thing for humans to understand. "I know you already explained some things but, should I consider that cheating?"
Minji sighed, looking down.
"I don't know how to answer that, Yoohyeon. I can't say it's merely platonic... because as you know we kissed and we had sex in the past... so it was physical and not just platonic. But... there's not love, Yoohyeon. Not that kind of love" the vampire tried to explain.
"I get that but I don't know how to feel about it. I know that... we... are different than you and Siyeon but... I don't know if I'm okay with it? Like you've been doing it for so long and I understand that but, how should I feel?" She asked.
"You've known Bora for a really long time, right?" Minji asked and the hunter nodded with a confused expression. "You've known each other for something like... let's say... 20 years? And you are really really close, I can see that. You can't live without each other. Now... imagine if those 20 years were more than 200" Minji started to explain, sitting down on the little wall and gently pulling Yoohyeon beside her.
"That's not exactly easy to imagine Minji" Yoohyeon chuckled, sitting down next to the vampire and combing her hair.
"That's exactly my point, Yooh" Minji replied with a sad smile. "I can't find a way to explain to you what there is between me and Siyeon. It's been so long and we... we always had each other and no one else. All I can say to you is that there is no romantic love between us. I can stop the sex with her, I already did. The kisses... those are different" Minji said, looking down.
"I'm really happy that you will stop the sex and I can imagine that only living with the two of you and later Gahyeon must be hard... I just need time to think about the kisses... why are they different? Can't you just kiss her cheeks or forehead?" The hunter asked.
"I-... How can I explain it to you" Minji whispered, looking up at the sky. She really couldn't find a way to explain something like that. Not to a human.
"I just, I don't want you to kiss anyone else but me. You should understand that. So I think you really need to talk with Siyeon" Yoohyeon said, deciding to be brave.
"I will" Minji said weakly. "I just... I need time, Yoohyeon. She's really fragile right now because of the huge fight with Gahyeon and this... I'm pretty sure that me rejecting physical contact with her would break her..." Minji whispered, thinking about how fragile Siyeon was tonight.
"Rejecting physical contact? You can hug her, caress her hair and you can kiss her, just not her lips" The hunter tried to understand.
"It's not that easy, okay?" Minji said, raising her voice a little. Yoohyeon couldn't understand how it worked for her and Siyeon and how much a rejection could change everything. "I'm risking my pack for this" she said, standing up from the little wall and walking back and forth nervously.
"Is that how a pack works? The leader has to kiss one of her members on the lips to keep it intact?" Yoohyeon chuckled "That's really hard to believe Minji"
"That's not what I'm saying" Minji replied, looking at Yoohyeon with a serious expression. "Siyeon is really fragile right now because she thinks Gahyeon hates her and... she wanted...no, she needed to know that nothing changed between us. If I reject her right now... she will distance herself, she will feel alone and I told her that I would always kiss her if she needed to. If I reject her now she could feel so betrayed and that could end my pack for good" she tried to explain.
"Look, I don't know what happened between her and Gahyeon but I'm... I'm willing to believe you. I still don't know how this complicated pack thing works but... I'll give you time to figure it out. I just think you shouldn't have promised her that if you knew what we were becoming" The hunter said, being completely honest.
"I explained it to you. My 'relationships' were never a problem between me and Siyeon... we've always been above everything... that's why I didn't realize it could be a problem this time" Minji said, walking in front of Yoohyeon and looking at her in the eyes. "But it is... because I don't want to leave her behind, I don't want her to feel alone and betrayed... but for the first time I-... I feel like what we are doing is wrong if it hurts you" she said weakly.
"Minji... I can't say it doesn't hurt me but you've shown me that you care, a lot, so I'm giving you the time to fix this, okay?" Yoohyeon smiled, cupping the vampire's cheek. "Come here and kiss me, silly"
Minji made a step forward and she sat down on Yoohyeon's lap, facing her. She leaned in slowly, locking lips with the hunter's ones. As soon as she did, she was hit by a wave of conflicting emotions. She felt happy because she had someone like Yoohyeon in her life and she just knew she was the right one and she felt sad, because of Siyeon. She knew how the younger vampire would feel about this and she didn't want to hurt her. Not after everything they've been through together, not after all these years. Yoohyeon was giving her time because Minji asked her to, but that wasn't really changing anything. Yoohyeon would feel hurt knowing that Minji will still kiss Siyeon for a while and Siyeon will be broken by this anyway... sooner or later. She was melting into the kiss, trying not to let her emotions take over, but she betrayed herself by blinking once and letting a tear fall on Yoohyeon's cheek.
The younger girl immediately pulled away and cupped Minji's cheeks, looking her straight in the eyes.
"Hey, Minji? What's going on? Why are you crying? Hey, are you okay?" She asked worriedly, wiping away her tears with her thumbs.
"I'm okay" Minji replied with a sad smile "don't worry" she added, leaning in again and locking lips with the hunter, trying to avoid further questions. She put a hand behind Yoohyeon's neck and one behind her back, pulling her closer to keep her in place and deepening the kiss.
The hunter wanted to pull away and make sure that Minji was okay but the vampire didn't want to talk. She just wanted to show Yoohyeon how much she cared about her, how much she wanted to be with her. It was hard with the whole pack thing, but she would do everything to make her and Yoohyeon work as a couple.
Yoohyeon could feel everything Minji was trying to make her feel. She could feel that the vampire wanted to make this right but she could also feel the pain that this was causing. The hunter took Minji's face in her hands and pulled away slowly.
"You will have all the time you need to talk with Siyeon, Minji... I don't want to push yo-" she was trying to say, when she was cut off by the vampire.
"I'll talk to her tonight" Minji said quickly. She had to say it quickly because she knew that a second would be all that it would take to make her change her mind. But once it's said, it's said.
"Okay but please don't rush. I'd rather go slow than mess things up. I don't want to lose you, Minji" Yoohyeon admitted.1
"I don't want to lose you either, that's why I need to do this tonight" Minji said weakly. "Knowing that I'm free to kiss her... it would hurt you and I don't want that. And the time I asked you... it won't change anything. She will be hurt anyway" Minji said, not looking in Yoohyeon's eyes.
"I believe in us Minji, so don't be afraid. Everything will be okay! And I'm sure that whatever it is, Gahyeon will come around too" the younger girl reassured her, putting a hand on Minji's shoulder. "Can I have a proper kiss now before we need to go home?"
Minji locked eyes with the hunter and nodded slowly, clenching her fist on Yoohyeon's shirt and pulling her closer. Minji cupped Yoohyeon's cheek with her free hand and kissed her lips. The younger girl smiled into the kiss and started combing Minji's hair, loving how soft it was. She needed to feel Minji close to her to let her know they were together in this mess.
Minji melted into the kiss, loving how caring Yoohyeon was with her. The vampire moved her hand, wrapping her arms around Yoohyeon's neck, pulling her even closer and making their bodies touch.
Yoohyeon smiled into the touch and moved her lips in sync with Minji pushing herself impossibly closer to the vampire as if to say: 'I'm here, even if I'm not really there with you, I'm there in your heart to help you out'.
They kept kissing for a little while until Minji pulled back and cupped Yoohyeon's cheeks, looking straight into her eyes with a loving smile.
"Thank you" she whispered, showing that she felt everything that Yoohyeon wanted her to feel.
"You're welcome, Minji" Yoohyeon smiled, giving her another quick peck. "We will see each other soon right?"
"Of course! I'll take you out tomorrow, if you are free" Minji replied with a smile, giving a quick peck on Yoohyeon's lips, smiling to her.
"I'm always free, and if I'm not I'll make sure I am for you!" Yoohyeon cheered with a loving smile. "Where are we going?"
Minji scratched the back of her head with an awkward chuckle.
"I didn't think about that yet. I just wanted to make sure that I could see you tomorrow" she said with a little blush. "But I'll think about it!"
"You are really something else" the younger girl chuckled, pecking Minji's lips once more and patting her butt. "Good night, my vampire"
Minji stood up, opening her arms towards the hunter.
"Don't you want a ride home?" She asked, pouting a little.
"I didn't know you were such a gentlewoman. Or wait... Is this just a chance to touch my butt again?" The hunter asked with a playful smirk.
"Of course not!" Minji said, pretending to be offended. "That wasn't my first goal but well... let's say I don't mind that part about giving you a ride home" she admitted with a chuckle, walking to Yoohyeon and picking her up.
"I didn't say I minded either did I?" The hunter whispered in Minji's ear, kissing her cheek before holding onto her shoulders. "I'll gladly accept the ride"
Minji chuckled and jumped on the roof. They both stayed silent, not feeling the need to talk. They just enjoyed each other's company in the silence of the night, until Minji gently put down Yoohyeon on her driveway.
"End of the road, miss hunter" she smiled, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Have a good night and I'll see you tomorrow" she added, giving a sweet peck on Yoohyeon's lips.
"Good night, my sweet vampire" the younger girl replied, giving a long peck on Minji's lips "See you tomorrow" she added, walking to the front door and waving at her.
Feel free to leave your thoughts below in the comments, much love♥
Question of the chapter: To which character do you feel the most related to and why?
Authors answers:
Cristina: Siyeon, I don't really like changes and it's really had for me to let go if I truly love someone. I'm also pretty possessive.
Nyle: Yoohyeon, It's easy for me to get attached to people and it hurts me when I fight with them. I would do anything to avoid a fight from happening because I'm afraid to lose people I love. And let's just say I'm also pretty clumsy