✧ classroom one

@[f] kim taeyeon

“The second and the only one I have now. Before you, it was my pet kitten and the apples.” The demon stated the truth; he did not find the need to lie to her. The apples remark was more like a joke, yet, he still considered it as the truth. She perhaps had a doubt if she was really the only possession of the devil, as he assumed beforehand since there was that skepticism in her brown orbs that screamed at him. He could tell the whole story about how he never thinking about anyone else had never been his possession, even his parents and his family, however, the devil decided to push the matter for the later time. Even now, Soohyuk was in the same perplexity against his own self over the decision he had made about taking the light-brown-haired girl as his possession. It was not something that common for the silent killer since he was famous to have no interest to everything around him, the counselors and other staff in the asylum knew about this, the silent killer himself was of course aware of his situation. Then again, he had taken someone he barely knew for a few moments, a girl who was ten years younger than his age became his possession.

The raven-haired young man pulled away from the intoxicating lips of hers for a bit, preparing to give the girl his answer. “To tell you the truth, I do not have the specific reason you want to hear. I, myself, until now do not know why I take you to be mine.” The devil explained with a soft murmur as his void eyes were unmoving from gazing deep into hers. Little did he know; he had a small wish for the girl to believe in him. The Taeyeon girl somehow gave a deep impact into the devil, as much as he was being oblivious about it, but the truth was he could not help but kept drawing to her, as if the latter had become his new center of gravity. It was occurred the moment when Soohyuk saw how her brown orbs shining whilst he almost robbing her soul from her body a while ago. In fact, the darkness within him attracted to her as well and told him to stop from killing her. Taeyeon perhaps had been destined to be the person that would bring a change for the devil, although the devil himself was still unconscious about what would happen to him as the consequence of his decision to make her as his.

Whether the change would be the good or the bad for him, there was still more to be revealed by the ticking time. The only thing, which was important for the raven-haired young man was the petite-framed girl who was giving herself fully to him. In addition, along with apple-tasted lips of hers that had reacted to his kiss. “It’s Soohyuk. Lee Soohyuk,” The devil muttering his name against her rosy lips before prolonging their halted kiss. Probably it was the taste of her pair of addictive plushy lips of her, or probably it was how her skin felt so wonderful and different from anyone else. Or else, it was her pair of brown eyes that he could always read like an open book whenever he staring into it. There were numerous reasons of why did the Taeyeon girl was so intriguing for him, and he urged to dig the enigma the girl had. Nevertheless, it was not the essential matter since the truth about this actually was something that Soohyuk could not understand yet. Until he had made an agreement to her wish to be her demon, to be the one that protected her from others despite the fact that he was a demon as well.

@[f] kim taeyeon

The presumption of her as masochistic person was rising for a couple of percent; her second statement was the one that assured the raven-haired young man that the girl really suffered from a masochistic disorder. He had read about it on a book, it said the person might often avoid or undermine pleasurable experiences, be drawn to situations or relationships in which he or she will suffer, and prevent others from helping him or her. In simple conclusion, a masochistic person loved to feel pain just to satisfy their pleasure, a not-so-normal kind of pleasure, to be exact. No wonder that the light-brown-haired girl was saying those words as if it was nothing if the devil would do those things to her since she probably in simple terms, needed it. Soohyuk had not encounter a person with masochistic disorder yet, aside from the girl of course, and the fact was intriguing but still leaving the bewilderment in him. If she really was a masochistic person, why did she stop him from snapping her neck a while ago? In addition, why did she also let him explore her neck and face area, which obviously was using so much gentleness? Did not they hate it when they received the normal pleasure?

Her claim that said she was his somehow brought a strange yet pleasant sensation into him. The devil somehow felt satisfied, there was no one had ever given himself or herself in complete way as she did, he had always had them by force and out of their wills. Soohyuk never felt he owned something as his possession, except her and a white kitten he kept as a pet when he was still a child. His family for him was something that not as his possession, he had never felt them as a part of him. Then again, a memory about the kitten played over in his head, about how the boogeyman once treated something or a life being so well. Soohyuk admitted it, despite he was called as psychopath, he really adored his childhood pet. Only that kitten able to have the silent killer’s affection. He even did not care when he brutally murdered his older sister’s dog because he was merely bored and annoyed by the loud barks of the animal. When the day of his kitten died because of an accident, it was the only first time when Soohyuk felt like he was suffocated by no oxygen and it hurt something inside his chest much.

Would the accused masochistic girl become the second possession the devil will treasure? Only the time that was able to give the answer, but for now, the boogeyman had felt an ownership feeling toward the girl. Kim…Taeyeon… The three syllables of the girl’s name replaying in his mind, the name of his new possession. The girl who he assumed as a masochistic person, yet still showing a pleasant expression when his hands cupping on her cheeks. It seemed that she was in between now where she was a masochistic or not for the raven-haired young man. Moreover, it was all true that she hid more secrets and as the owner, Soohyuk felt the need to know all of it. Nevertheless, something for sure, it was not now. “If you said so, you are mine then…” He stated in firm, cold tone as his eyes still pierced at hers. “I will do those things if you dare to give yourself to other person.” The devil was making it all clear, he did not tolerate when what was his being in another person held. He was a very possessive person, after all.

The lanky man rose up from the chair, pulled the petite-framed girl along with him until she was standing right in front of him. His bony hands were back to where it was before, her milky soft cheeks. Leaning down closer to her face, the devil landed his lips on her same soft forehead while whispering “Mine…,” His lips soon travelling downward, aiming to the place where it held the addicting apple taste in which succeeded to make him losing his mind. “Mine…” Soohyuk whispered against her rosy lips as he was entangling his lips with hers.

@[f] kim taeyeon

A slight, single nod and a simple sincere smile from the light-brown-haired girl were enough to make the same bewilderment and astonishment in the raven-haired young man. It was as if he was like in the edge of a cliff, and a second later, the cliff was crumbling, taking him down into the sea of confusion. Soohyuk was predicting that the girl would give a ‘no’ as the answer; the reason was obvious ‘though! Who wanted to be tortured by a psychopath like him? There was no one wanted to be in that position, at least that was what he assumed. On the other hand, this strange girl was someone that much different from anyone he ever knew, she wanted him to hurt her, to do those gory things he had done to his family. Was she a masochistic or something? She could be one, Soohyuk believed so. Probably it was the reason why she was sent into this hell, as she looked normal from the façade and did not show any aggressive behaviors like other dangerous patients did whenever something or someone threatened them.

Despite nothing surfaced upon the impassive expression of the devil, the thumb, which earlier was running over her lips, now had come to stop. His eyebrows furrowed down, those endless abyss eyes flared with mixed emotions, most of them was confusion and frustration as it was penetrating deep into her brown ones. “Why…” That word came under a low growl that emitted from the base of his throat. “Why do you want me to hurt you? To poke your eye, snap your neck, and impale your chest? Just why…” Soohyuk was frustrated with the current situation; he loathed this kind of situation where everything was beyond his control. He loathed when something irked him, not the opposite where he was the one who in control. Why this girl did puzzle him so much? Why did she keep throwing vexing surprises? Why did she have to be such an enigma that forced him to solve it?

As much as he wanted to rip that irritating genuine smile off her face, the devil found himself could not do it. It was that something, which prevented him to do so. Even the darkness within him became obedient; it was pulling him into her more instead. Like a moth that attracted to light, although the moth would be burned, it kept moving closer to the light. Soohyuk also drew nearer toward the girl across him; it was until the desk that separated them that stopped him to go closer. However, the gap between them was enough to make both of the devil’s bony hands to cup on her soft cheeks and with their current space, he could also feel her warm breath fanning over his face. “Who are you really…? Why do you keep becoming more enigmatic and frustrating?” The devil whispered, as if he was whispering to the darkness within him a long time ago.

@[f] kim taeyeon

It seemed that his remark earlier succeeded in making the light-brown-haired girl surprised. The way in which her brown orbs slightly widened the moment when he dropped his answer, and the way that vortex in her eyes whirling even faster, presenting the more intense turmoil that the girl felt against herself. She was like losing balance of her own body as his words shook her world like an earthquake; it was all clear in the devil’s eyes. Then again, what came next from also managed to bring much amusement to the raven-haired young man. Her statement was something unforeseen and it even did not cross in his calculation earlier. Who was this girl really? How could she keep making surprises that driving him to dig in further? Was the moment when the darkness inside him told him to stop, it actually had foretell the mystery of the girl? Therefore, the petite-framed girl interested it.

Many speculations about the girl across him shot into his head like popping popcorn, it just kept coming. The devil assumed her desperation at him had crushed the second his sinister words and actions came down right at her since the light in her eyes that indicated the desperation, at once had died down, and replaced by total fear. He thought she would escape the place as soon as possible, to hide herself from the boogeyman after she got his answer. Yet, the light-brown-haired girl told him that she would surrender herself completely to the devil. This was a much new experience ever for the raven-haired young man. No one had ever surrendered his or her whole lives to him, the boogeyman. They would usually run far away from him to save their lives, or simply doing something as an act of self-defense.

With the impassive façade came back to its place, and the dark eyes holding the same usual blank looks, the devil stretched his left hand, the hand where that tattoo embedded permanently on the skin of his front-side wrist. The hand cupped the petite girl’s chin while the thumb running over and over again on her rosy lips, the lips that held that intoxicating taste of apple. Soohyuk could see the reflection of his own self on her brown eyes clearly, like a mirror itself. “Do you want me to do that all kinds of thing I’ve told you to you?” This time, the devil wished the girl would give him a straight answer, not the confusing answer that would increase his already many assumptions about her.

@[f] kim taeyeon

Those pair of the devil’s eyes monitored every single action from the light-brown-haired girl, like those guards bothersome eyes whenever he went somewhere. God knew how much the raven-haired young man loathed those men and what the lad wanted to do to them. What was this girl thinking with his endless abyss black eyes scrutinizing over her? Did she feel bothered? She did not seem bother, ‘though. In fact, the sparkling inside her brown eyes was dying away like stars that lose its light and the smiling face was no longer there. Did his questions crush those sparks? Well, it could be. How could he say the word to depict the current emotion that lingered on her? Ah, yes, dejected it was. She was dejected, that was the devil could tell from his view. From what? That remained a mystery, which needed to solve.

Her dimmed brown eyes gazed right at his void ones; she was looking for something from that endless dark abyss. That was Soohyuk could sure of. Nevertheless, despite the spark in her eyes had diminished a while ago, the lanky man still saw another form of light that resided there. Another light that she intentionally showed to him to see and feel it. It was like when one of those counselors, the one that always been his permanent counselor, displayed to him when the elder man had lost his words to reach the devil when they were in counseling session. Desperation it was, as the book quoted. Another question came into his mind; if it really was desperation, why did she feel like that? Why did she feel so desperate about when seeking into his eyes? He knew that kinds of desperation whenever those counselors or other workers that had been so hard trying to make a word out from his mouth. Yet, this one was different and he could not explain further about it.

A word from that later escaped from became like a dropping bomb for the devil. Him. That simple word, which after all this time was that hidden connection he had been looking for. Him, once again that word repeated over his head after several times kept repeating like a broken record. Why did she want him? He was not some kind of item she could have, ‘though. It did not make sense for him and only bewildered him more. The light-brown-haired girl was in turmoil with herself as he read it in her eyes, the latter even squeezed his unmoving hand faintly, yet, that was making him became even positive that it was a sign of desperation. The second bomb had dropped again, and this one certainly blew the devil. Her words succeeded in making an epic expression flashed across his impassive face, it was shock. Those usual blank eyes widened in surprise, the same with his face. Soohyuk simply could not believe what his ears had heard just now. The girl wanted him to be hers, as a freaking guardian.

A guardian, protector, those words wanted to make the devil sneering at the irony. “Why?” That came as a quiet, yet stern echo in the quiet rom. It was as if every object inside the classroom was waiting in suspense to see what the boogeyman would drop later. “Why do you want me to become yours? Do not you know that I am one of the demons that have the power to destroy you into pieces?” A ghost of a smirk surfaced on the devil’s lips as his dark eyes staring right into her, challenging. He pulled his hand away from the pleasing warmth of her hands and it drifted fast toward her left eye before halted in the air as an inch leaving the gap between his slightly crooked middle and index fingers that pointed at her left eyeball. “I can poke this very eyeball of yours out from its socket and let you see in suffer when I crush it.” Soohyuk’s tone was calm yet it indicating the calm before the storm coming. His hand traveled down to , “I can snap your neck in an instance and pierce my claws into it.” The hand continued to go down before it stopped right in front of the middle of her chest, “I can impale my hand here into your chest just to rip your beating heart from its place.” The hand then came back to the lanky man’s side.

“You are weird, woman…” The raven-haired young man tilted his head a bit, his dark eyes intruding into hers to find any sign of her upcoming answer. “If I’m going to be yours, then you also going to be mine.” His words came as an almost whisper as the owner leant closer to the light-brown-haired girl.

@[f] kim taeyeon

Hers. That phrase piqued both his attention and bewilderment. What was hers? Her hand, which currently was the main object of interest for the raven-haired young man, or there was something else? Moreover, why did she smiling? From a book he had read, it said the reason behind a person’s smile was happiness. The word happiness itself was something that the devil could not grasp the meaning of it until this very time. What was happiness? The book said; happiness was a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. For the raven-haired young man, happiness or other emotional states were things that never reached into his own self. Sometimes, Soohyuk often wondering if someone flawed as him could feel those emotional states as what the book said. Well, he had seen other flawed people that suffered from lesser mental disorders laughed and smiled at everything around them. Was that mean the happiness like the book tells? Soohyuk did not think so.

They were lunatics; that was what he always thinking. It was somewhat ironic since the lanky man was a lunatic himself, a dangerous psychopath, to be exact, yet, he sneered at other people for being lunatics. Then again, why was this girl smiling? She did not seem like those lunatics, though. She did not laugh or smiles too much like them. Those brown orbs instead that shining an emotion he could not understand, it just as if depicted the hidden meaning behind her smile. Obsidian eyes gazed keenly right at her brown ones, Soohyuk was no longer snuggling against her dainty, small palm as he was seeking something from the girl before him. That ‘mine’ word, did it connected to the reason of her smile? There was a chance of it, the devil could tell. Still, he did not acknowledge the connection itself. This was simply more challenging than any riddle he had solved.

The second the light-brown-haired girl pulled her hand from his cheek and enfolded his hand from earlier under both of her dainty hands; the devil let it. He let the warmth from her hands enclosed his big one and drifted closer when the girl pulled her as well. Void onyx eyes met with her sparkling brown ones, the time felt like stopped ticking, letting two different souls staring into each other. On the devil’s side, confusion was what he feeling right now. The confusion over the petite-framed girl who seemed wanted something from him, yet, the devil could not deduce what she wanted. “What is it? What is it that you want from me? What is yours?” The lanky young man conveyed the questions that had been swirling inside his head like a whirlpool that ready to swallow anything nearby.

@[f] kim taeyeon

Huh? What was this? Apple? That question shot right into his brain while he was learning over the taste of that forbidden fruit that smeared over the petite-framed girl as their lips locked onto each other. Shivers crept down into his spine, making him tremble lightly upon the excitement that sparked throughout every strand of his pleasure nerves. Those sparks were like the lowest voltage of electrical energy that awakened all of his senses; it even succeeded in making Goosebumps on the young man’s pale skin. The second his lips grazing at her rosy lips, it was the moment when he recalled by the taste of that one fruit that always being his weird obsession. That fruit was no other but that red, circular fruit, that squeezed sugary essence, apple. Soohyuk would always go crazy whenever he saw the fruit; he would do anything to get that fruit to be in his hold and tasted the whole sweetness that the fruit offered.

The lanky young man even had stabbed an eating knife when another patient snatched that fruit right in front of his eyes when they were eating breakfast years ago. That incident then was one of several reasons why the man had been imprisoned in the solitary confinement. Why could he have a weird obsession for an apple? The reason was still unknown, however, one thing for sure, that obsession was always inside the raven-haired young man ever since he was still a little child. Soohyuk had never touched or ate the fruit again for a long time already since that incident, the workers thought if they did not serve apples there would not be any incident like that happen again. Certainly, it brought a great fury to the devil, a long pent-up fury that buried within him and ready to blow anytime when something triggered it.

Then again, when his taste bud tasted the very flavor of the apple from the light-brown-haired girl, he could not help but thrilled to the stage when he almost lost control. He wanted-no, he needed more of it, for sure. The devil needed to taste the never-ending sweetness that the rosy lips presented. Just as his lips wanted to dig, further into his newfound object of obsession, a burning sensation that spread on his cheek forced him to pull away straight from her lips. That sensation stunned him, surprised obsidian eyes landed right at the object that sent the sensation and the devil became baffled once he found it was her hand. How could the petite-framed girl’s hand give off such sensation like that? A sensation that was foreign for him, yet, it felt undeniably pleasant. It was as if he burned from pleasurable feeling, and it ignited something that drove the devil to feel that burning sensation for once again. He wanted to drown into that sea of pleasant fire.

Curiosity filled those obsidian orbs again; this time he grasped gently the same hand that cupped his cheek. Soohyuk’s head tilted a bit to the side as he was observing the milky-skinned hand that belonged to the petite girl. “Why?” That deep, baritone voice echoed quietly as he asking to the unmoving small palm as if it could talk. The latter was keep sinking inside his mind that crammed by questions. His left hand then came into his view before his eyes drifting to his own, which was much bigger than the soft hand on his hold. The black, triangular tattoo that embedded on front side of his wrist glare, the symbol that revealed who the devil really was. Revealing the symbol that held the secret behind his insanity and having this particular darkness within him. Soohyuk’s attention then back to her palm and ever so slowly, bringing that smaller palm to his cheek where her palm been.

That pleasant, burning sensation once again smeared over his cheek like warm butter and the young man could not help but surrender to that feeling. He cupped her palm closer on his cheek as he was grazing his cheek against the warm palm like a kitten that thirsty of affection from its master. Soohyuk did not care if he was in his vulnerable state right now, he was aware of it, because the only matter was the unknown sensation that pleased him, a new sensation, which actually he supposedly had experienced when he was still a little, but it just awakened now. Moreover, the most weird fact was, that feeling appeared from the stranger girl that he barely knew.

@[f] kim taeyeon

A deep rumbling sound reverberate from the base of the young man’s throat, it was similar with the rumbling sound from a cat whenever someone d its throat. With eyelids came down, hiding the eyes of the devil, the lanky man had drowned into endless sea of unknown. The impassive and intimidating air that always being the highlight of him, this time was entirely absence, leaving a relaxed and tranquil expression that colored his pale face. This Soohyuk did not look perilous or like a person, you had to avoid at all. This one merely looked like a harmless little boy who was looking for something comforting, as his lips did not stop exploring a new territory, which made him became curious to dig further. With lean, yet sturdy arm propping his body on the surface of the desk beside him, the raven-haired young man kept resuming what he was doing now.

His new subject of interest also seemed felt the same with him; the latter did not try any action as the sign of displeasure. Instead, the petite-framed girl was like allowing him to satisfy his curiosity upon her. The light-brown-haired girl even curled her hand on his patient shirt, an indication that he believed was not as a sign of refusal against his current behavior. Only a question ‘why’ that directed to him, nonetheless, the raven-haired young man declined to give out his answer, he would give his when he found his answer. This female was really something, his exploration along the hollow space of somewhat brought an alien sensation to him, which a sensation that he could not able to name it. The boogeyman craved for more of it as well, he had admitted it. True that his childhood most likely as common as other people, with warm and loving family around him. Nevertheless, as long as he could reminisce from his memories, he had never felt those kinds of feeling like people usually called as love. The word just could not reach him. Soohyuk always felt that he was living in a white world, yet, he was the only black in that world.

He also could remember of how his late mother was always holding his one little hand whenever they were strolling out, or when she caressed his puffy cheeks. Still, none of those was able to make him feeling something! It was not only his mother, but his other family members as well. Yet, the tiny stranger who he aimed as his prey a while ago was capable to give bizarre, unknown feelings. As crazy as it sounded, that was the truth. Soohyuk pulled away from the crooked space of her neck before that pool of endless black gazing right at her brown ones. Nothing was present inside those obsidian orbs, but the owner was like searching for something in the girl whose body was far shorter against his towering stature. Were other parts of her feel the same as her jugular area? Well, he would not know if he did not find out about it. Driving by the same curiosity, the lanky man raised his hand and landed it right on her forehead.

Soohyuk let his bony fingers grazing against the skin there, feeling the contour and each texture of it under his careful touch. His obsidian eyes were following every movement from his fingers, learning the new sensation that he felt. From her forehead, the devil’s bony fingers turning downward to her temple, to her right cheek, crossed her button nose to her left cheek, until the final destination came, her lips. Those pair of small, rosy lips was the one that intriguing him most than her other features of her face. It was different much from his own as he caressed her lips with his long, index finger. Soohyuk was like not a human, he was curious against every little thing on the same creature as he was, aside from her gender of course. He wanted to find out the feel of her features under his lips, and with that, the raven-haired young man leaned even closer and pressed his lips on the light-brown-haired girl’s forehead.

He did the same thing like what he had done with his fingers just now, exploring every inch of her skin on her face. It was warm and tender as her neck, just as he had expected. With eyelids closed, his lips kept exploring on the surface of her skin until he came to the part that he most interested. Soohyuk’s lips grazed at hers, he put a bit more force when meeting with her lips since the sensation he found was making him a quite surprised. The lips was the softest one from her every other feature he had felt and the one that sending the alien feeling stronger. Why? Why was it like that?

@[f] kim taeyeon

That was fool of him to ask such question when the answer, in fact, was already obvious. Yes, she was a she and a human, but that answer was not the exact one the raven-haired young man wanted to hear. He needed an answer to solve what this something that made the girl all of sudden succeeded to make the devil in him drove him to stop his action from ripping her soul completely. Was it the lights that sparked in her eyes she became determined? He assumed that was not it. Otherwise, was it the silent plead that shined from those same eyes when in reality, screamed at him to stop? Oh, Soohyuk could see it clearly about how the eyes, which were the reflection of people’s souls, begged him to spare their lives. That also happened with the girl, yet, as long as he could remember he was pleased to see her soul tortured before that voice entirely stopped him.

The light-brown-haired girl had turned into a mess, just look at her appearance now. The view of his supposedly victim was still alive and survived somehow amused yet puzzled him. This was new from the raven-haired young man to let his prey off from his grasp, and that made her as the sole and first survivor of his killing spree. Nevertheless, she looked broken, as it suited her new reputation, as the survivor was merely a pure luck since something was wrong with the silent killer. Those same brown orbs stared at his obsidian ones; an unknown emotion filled those orbs, emotion that Soohyuk could not read. He, of course, had fixed his expression to be impassive as usual while he was staring back at the girl. Angry, red bruises from the death grip of his earlier marred her delicate fingers, marked that she just tasted the insanity of the boogeyman of Seoul. As in autopilot mode, the lanky young man stepped forward toward the girl for the second time.

She probably would be frightened because of his sudden approach, well, if she thinking he would kill her, she was utterly wrong then. Soohyuk stretched the same hand he used to choke around her neck, but this time, his bony fingers glided over to those angry red bruises on her neck. Such an unreal action from the silent killer since those sinful fingers that had robbed many souls caressed against the soft skin of the girl’s neck with much delicacy. It was as if the devil was afraid if he put more force, she would break into pieces. The hollowness inside his obsidian orbs now shined with curiosity of the milky skin of hers, Soohyuk was like a child who was curious over something trivial like that. He wanted to know how such warm and delicate skin could exist since his was far from warm as well as delicate. Like a child with huge curiosity he was, the raven-haired young man leaned forward until the gap that bridged him and the girl was no longer exist before he ducking down his head to place his lips on the marred skin.

The sensation when his lips grazed against the light-brown-haired girl’s delicate skin was an alien one to him. He had never felt something this tender as this girl’s skin and somehow, the warmth that spread from her skin gave a weird pleasant at him. Ever so slowly, Soohyuk explored the angry red marks, which came from him, with his lips in the same gentle way.

@[f] kim taeyeon

The thin line of the raven-haired young man’s lips ever so slowly growing into a wicked smirk, the latter obviously pleased with what he was doing right now, his long and bony fingers wrapped tight around the poor girl’s neck, blocking any air supplies to enter her lungs. Anyone could see how the real Lee Soohyuk was; the young man was nothing but an epitome of the devil himself. No regret or hesitation flashed across his usually impassive face, which now was painted in sick pleasure. It seemed that today somebody was going to leave this place eternally, and that somebody was the light-brown-haired girl who seemed willingly ceded her own soul to the devil. Even the devil himself was amused by how this girl was doing nothing to stop him from crushing her neck in death-grip. Well, this one was going to be the easiest victim he ever knew then. She would be one of countless souls he had murdered as well as the newest one since the last time long time ago.

To avoid any suspicion from the workers, especially those goddamn counselors, Soohyuk had a plan to hide this soon-to-be dead girl from their nosy noses. The raven-haired young man was counting every second until this girl would stop moving for real already with that same wicked expression on his face. However, God probably still had mercy over the poor girl and did not allow the devil to take her soul yet. Her hand rose up all of sudden and gripped against the silent killer’s one that still choked her neck; at last, she was showing some actions to stand over herself. Pure surprise unmistakably painted on Soohyuk’s previously pleased face when he felt dainty yet weak fingers trying to stop his force against her any further. The young man did not expect at all that she would do a self-defense action.

For a brief moment, his grip around her neck loosened as he saw lights and somewhat determination blazing in her eyes despite the tears that started to puddle. Onyx met brown; they were in clash with each other. The raven-haired young man loathed it much when his victim still had willpower as a proof that they were not defeated yet from him, it simply triggered his anger. The puzzled expression from earlier was changed with dark and obviously sinister that even greater since the triggered anger within him slowly took over the young man. For the second time, those bony fingers tightened around the female’s neck, and this time became forceful than before. How dare of her to show that disgusting determined will in front of him!

‘Stop!’

A familiar voice echoed in Soohyuk’s voice, that familiar voice, which belonged to the malicious darkness inside him. As the result, the raven-haired young man jerked and he slipped his fingers from around the girl’s neck. Many questions emerged in his mind, one by one, as he was still in bewilderment over his own action just now. Why did he stop? Why did that voice order him to do so? Wide obsidian orbs of his gazed at the light-brown-haired girl, this was the first time ever for Soohyuk to be in this kind of expression. “What are you…?” And for the first time since almost eighteen years had never let others hear his voice, the Scarecrow finally talked in deep, baritone voice.

@[f] kim taeyeon

Fear, a great one, emanated from the stranger girl with light-brown hair, as the latter had been aware of the raven-haired young man’s existence and the menacing aura that radiated from him. The girl was probably aware as well about what the meaning of Soohyuk’s presence in this closed room since how dominating the superiority air that surrounded the young man. Moreover, for tall young man, it was the first time for him to see someone this frightened at his existence since the last one, which was when his mother and older sister stared at him as if he was some kind of psychopath when he just killed his father. Oh, how much he enjoyed to see the light-brown-haired girl’s eyes shimmered with much terror. It was just as Soohyuk was the big bad wolf from those fairy tales who soon would eat her whole being. Well, he would consider whether he should ‘eat’ this girl or just let her go since her expression screamed to escape herself from this place right now.

A contented, smug smirk almost slipped out from his perfect, always impassive face as he got too much pleasure from the frightened girl who now was not even daring to lift up her face. Soohyuk assumed the girl had a somewhat over-sensitive sense, as she was able to detect the darkness within him in just one glance. Other people, except those counselors, were oblivious about what kind of danger that the raven-haired young man had inside. Especially with his so-called nice attitude, this made them more believe that he just another rebel who was not too dangerous. The young man built this nice and harmless façade to deceive others and made them considered to let him out from this place, even though his effort had not rewarded any result yet, Soohyuk believed that someday he could escape this place to find his little sister. Still, there were times where he was confined inside the solitary confinement because of the darkness in him went rampage and drove him to hurt people, well, in this case, almost killed them. Those happened several times because he had not learnt about patience and control against his own self.

An idea emerged inside his head; this idea somehow brought a mental smirk to the raven-haired young man. A little fun would not hurt, would it? And this time, the object of his fun was no other but the short girl who had showed him a sign to excuse herself out from this place. However, the devil chose not be ‘nice’ as usual, and poor for her, today probably would be the day where she was able to see the sunlight for the last time. With steady, confident steps, Soohyuk brought himself closer to the girl’s place. The light-brown-haired girl was far shorter from him as he towering over her now. He knew the girl was like a cornered rat now and he was the bad cat. Soon, the raven-haired young man’s lean yet sturdy arm stretched toward the girl and in no time, long and bony fingers wrapped themselves around her delicate neck.

The impassive and callous expression was present as ever on Soohyuk’s face whilst pair of obsidian orbs piercing right through hers. What would she do next? Would she scream for help or perform something to stop him as his fingers started to tighten around her neck?

@[f] kim taeyeon

The sun was still ruling high on the skies with its every glory, shining the place that was better known as the safe haven of the government and a living-hell for its residents. Finding the day was still long and he did not have anything to do, the slender man decided to take a quick visit to the place where he could be alone, aside from his beloved dorm room, of course. Those annoying counselors gave him some advices to spend some of his times to socialize with other people, and to those advices, Soohyuk could not help but scoffing mentally. How could they be so stupid to let him, the Scarecrow, the living nightmare of Seoul, to have some little conversations over here and there with people? Did they want him to commit another slaughter? They all were simply stupid to suggest such things ever to him. Besides, Soohyuk himself found other people were just a waste of his time, he could not find the necessary behind it.

No guard tagged along with him like some dogs, the result of his ‘good manners’, as he strolled on the grassy ground, passing many big trees that towered upon the ground, making them looked like those fantasy talking trees from movies. The good part of this day was the weather, which turned out to be friendly. With the tall and lanky figure that crossed over from the main building, that figure of a young man was like an ominous symbol to those around him as the aura that emanating from the man was dark. Soon, wood-covered corridor with many doors arranged on each side came to his sight. There was only one door with number one sign attached on the glass panel that connected to his ‘secret’ room.

Familiar smells from every object in this room wafted into his nostrils as that was the moment when the aura that surrounded the young man and the aura inside the classroom collided, as if greeting each other. However, another unknown aura, which belonged to a stranger, alarmed the raven-haired young man’s senses. Pair of obsidian orbs glared darkly to the intruder of his ‘secret’ room, which was a woman with same patient clothes as his, sitting on the backside area of the classroom with a book on her hands. Who was this woman and what in the world she was doing in his territory?

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@[f] kim taeyeon

Today was another boring, mundane day for the raven-haired young man. Woke up at 5 A.M, ate breakfast, another therapy session with the head therapist, and lunch a few hours ago. All of that had become his routine for almost eighteen years, and hell, the latter did not have any ideas how many times he had to spend in the place again. Forever until the day where his nonexistence heart was no longer beating? Probably. However, Soohyuk did not plan to spend his entire life inside this hell; he still had to complete his mission, to kill his little sister. At that thought, the raven-haired fingers curled into tight fist. He had to kill his little sister to end all of this, to end the pain that tortured and ate him from inside. A memory from his childhood all of sudden was playing inside his mind like a film, a memory from that night where he started his first killing. The moment when he took out the butcher knife from his back pocket, snuck quietly to the living room and approached his oblivious parents and older sister. Those people were unaware as they were laughing happily at the comedy show on the TV, did not realize at all that the little boy was raising the silver-steeled butcher knife, and swung it right at the impulse on the neck of his father.

Soohyuk could still remember it clearly as if he just did that yesterday as he sliced the thin skin tissue of his father’s neck and caused blood to spurt like shaken champagne. The ear-piercing screams from his poor mother and older sister were still fresh in his mind; those women were beyond terrified at what just happened. Their little boy who was always quiet and obedient turned into a beast that murdered his own father. Little Soohyuk himself was only watching blankly with his hollow-looking obsidian orbs about how light left from his father’s eyes, he entirely brushed off the haunting looks that his mother and older sister showed from their faces. That night, quiet little Soohyuk was like a psychopath from the movies before he lashed the bloody knife brutally at his mother and older sister, sending their frightened souls into the afterlife. There was nothing that ran inside him, no regret, no sadness, nothing. The only regret that he felt at that time was his little sister was not there. If she was there and joined the pieces of Soohyuk’s parents and older sister bodies, the little boy did not have to feel tortured and haunted.

His little sister probably had turned into a teenager now, living her life in happiness and peace and totally oblivious about the life that her older brother had passed inside the asylum. Soohyuk had promised to his own self, the moment when he would take his little sister’s life would be the moment where he would be the happiest. His lifetime mission would come true if he escaped this hell. Ran away from this place was his first priority before he could find his little sister. Whatever the risks were, he had to escape.

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