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                    a lazy day in socks, boxers and a loose t-shirt, mihyun had no plans on going anywhere today. she was hell bent on finishing her report and making a presentation but also indulging herself in a much deserved soak in her bathtub. being alone hadn’t really bothered her yet she found herself missing her one (and only) creation. it had been a while since she had some fun. perhaps byulyi would bring her a girl that they can share together to celebrate. after all, no matter how mundane this day was, it was still her birthday.

                    rolling towards her bedside table, she picked up her phone and lay down on her bed, swining her legs back and forth. she was still confused with the human technology, although she had caught up with it enough to own a phone and be able to make calls with it. she placed the phone on the bed, pressing the number two speed dial button, the screen showed a picture of byulyi, all porcelain features, blonde hair and lovely neck purple and bruised from her ministrations, blood seeping from the bite wounds.

she wasn’t expecting any call this day, and yet she heard her phone buzzing. there was a groan passing through her tiers, hand grabbing a hold of the remote and she paused the slideshow, other free hand taking grasp of her phone that was lying beside her - on the soft cushion.

even without looking at the name of the caller, she already knew who it was, the voice too familiar to not recognize. “my love.” she greeted, and contrary to her seemingly irked mood, her face was now all bright, a soft, pleased smile stretching on her lips. “what took you so long to call? i’ve missed you.” she sighed heavily, and out of frustration, and she sat up straight on the couch as she spoke. 

she wanted to protest - two little snack? of course she knew what the vampire meant, but it was ridiculous, how the hell would she even find-- 

“last one to the river can’t deal with garlic!”

can wolves deal with garlic? of course. it was meant only for her company and maybe saying this phrase after sprinting would give the werewolf the advantage. it was a simple game, nothing meant to harm both of them. wheein didn’t have any garlic with her. it would be odd to have a pocketful of those when she doesn’t have any use of for it. along the way, her running unfazed by the cold night, she pulled her sweater over her head and threw it to the ground. hopping this time, her jeans flew over her shoulder. her underwear? well… it was with scattered like snake’s skin behind her trail.

byulyi doesn’t know what she’s doing here in the first place, playing with a werewolf - that was something she never did before. never did she imagined herself to be in her shoes as of the moment but here she was. she couldn’t help it though, not when this particular wolf has been endearing. she couldn’t describe it pretty well, but let’s just say that she adored her enough that byulyi was out here in the middle of the forest, in a fucking lake and about to take a dip on the cold waters (she assumed it was) - not to mention she had to be exposed.

don’t get her wrong, the thought indeed excites her, despite being uncomfortable about the exposure of her porcelain skin. but there was something irk her with being exposed, her skin was white as porcelain and byulyi was so sure that it would gleam under the moon light. she could only sigh at that.

soon enough, her clothing was discarded pieces by pieces, along with the ounce of care that was left in her with being fully exposed. even with her being vulnerable like this, she still couldn’t feel anything - the supposedly cold water not bothering her. she was curious however, how it felt - was it freezing? it should be, it was past midnight, and she couldn’t help but to ask the woman once she was near her. 

     she heard the door open, but didn’t raise her head right away. she was far more focused on the tips of her hair. when the other coughed and then spoke up, yeeun raised her eyes. the blue taunting and slightly annoyed.

     “don’t be so quick to call me dear, vampire. you’ll find this visit is not for fun. disappointing. you’re appealing, but you’ve caused some problems for me and i don’t appreciate it,” yeeun sighed, reaching out of her pocket to produce a newspaper. she threw it to the floor in front of the vampire. on the front page was the human girl killed, body drained. “this girl. she was almost twenty years old. sweet thing. wanted to be an idol. pitiful, really. she wasn’t a very good singer or dancer. not really talented either, but cute. innocent.”

     yeeun raised from the couch, her fingers brushing against the hem of her crop top as she walked forward, glancing down at the newspaper, “humans cops think it is some random serial killer with a weird calling card, but we both know what caused it. specifically, you caused it. her parents and the police came to question me if i knew anything. this is national news. which brings the attention of other naturals. natural i don’t want finding me.”

the newspaper thrown at the floor got her looking down, eyes blinking out of curiosity and the minute she set her eyes on the newspaper, she already knew who is she talking about-- the lifeless body on the front page, the face of the girl was still fresh on her mind. in fact, she had printed out a portrait she captured that night before she killed her. it was on the table across the living room. 

“oh-- her.” was her only response, as she continued to stare at the newspaper lying on the floor. she diverted her gaze onto the woman, and she was about to ask why does that concern her. but before she could even manage to do so, the woman continued on with her talk so fell into silence, listened to her ramblings instead. her eyes followed the woman’s trails as she walked, arms remained crossed infront of her chest, she couldn’t help but to tap her feet against the wooden floor.

she was caught off guard by the touching of her hair, but she tried to avert her attention, instead she looked at the faerie in the eyes. there was a moment of contemplation within her, a brief moment of silence which ended up being a moment of admiration. the faerie had a beautiful pair of blue orbs, byulyi noticed. however, she had to cut off her short trance (sadly).

byulyi honestly understood where she’s going, but her stubborn self wasn’t budging in, she couldn’t help but to sigh heavily, and frustratingly.

then she heard rustling. the mere sound of branches snapping made her flick her head up from her dinner, blue eyes glinting as she tried to scope the environment before her. ears were on peak as well, tense and alert. it’s a vampire! the scent alone confirmed it. within seconds, the swift white wolf leaped away and crouched behind the bushes, the corners of its mouth dripping red. “what a fucking cockblocker,” she growled, not minding the fact that her canines practically stole the soul of this poor creature. it doesn’t matter, it’s a food chain. she was about to pounce, maybe get the vampire’s head off but then she saw what it was doing.

was it… was it taking the deer’s photograph?

being the nosy wolf that she is, she carelessly stepped on a loose dead branch that were by her feet, almost losing her balance along the way. “fuck,” she groaned, or growled, and once her presence was known, she jumped up from the bushes. no need to be all subtle now.

“you interrupted my dinner. will you post this somewhere? you know, i heard it’s a mundane thing to take a photo of their food before devouring them. odd, i’ve never had such urge,” the white that was dripping on her mouth definitely did not do justice to her sudden blabbering. dear god, wolf. think clearly.

the vampire merely stared at the wolf, eyes full of disbelief. “i won’t.” a scoff. “i don’t feast on animals, if i were to do that, i would most likely post photographs of beautiful women.” her shoulders shrugged nonchalantly.

for a werewolf, she does blabber too much. how intriguing.

she watched the wolf with eager eyes and an amused smile on her lips. the wolf definitely managed to divert byulyi’s attention away from her camera. “you’re adorable, what’s your name?” she asked with genuine curiosity on her tone, eyebrow quirked.

her attention was diverted seconds after, and she finally let her camera hang loosely on the side of her shoulder. “oh yeah right, you’re having a feast. i apologize for interrupting your meal, dear wolf.” she stepped aside, eyes wandering around. maybe she should lurk furthermore, find some interesting subjects for a photograph, she spared the wolf a glance once again in contemplation.

                   it was only a matter of time before the hunger striked again.

                  having the appetite of a god, mihyun’s thirst was near insatiable. especially since her awakening. she had grown accustomed to hunting four full-grown humans in a single week, draining them to perfection. due to her excruciating thirst, it was near impossible to truly enjoy a good hunt. especially since it had only been a few years since she woke up from hundreds of years of slumber. what interested mihyun were the humans as well. as time passed, they had evolved yet one thing remained the same: they remained oblivious.

                  she had carefully concocted the best guise. she was a college student, living alone. she had a mother and no siblings and studied accounting at night. she was friendly, smart and extroverted. throughout the years, she had managed to garner quite a friend circle. some of them even believed her lies and truly considered her a friend. it would have been touching, had she had a beating heart much less an ounce of empathy. but seeing as she was neither interested nor did she gain anything out of it, she used them as playthings. 

                  however, one particular person had managed to garner her interest and she was hellbent on converting the other to her lifestyle. and seeing as today was the perfect day to hunt, she had managed to drag her along.  

mihyun was a much older vampire, byulyi knew it very well. but as much as she trusted her elder, she hadn’t really thought about changing her lifestyle-- not until today wherein her curiosity sparked. she came along with the older vampire out of mere curiosity.

she could only count with her fingers the amount of vampires she had encountered in the past, so byulyi wasn’t really much knowledgeable with her own creature. she had learned everything in her own, so this was different-- a first time that a vampire actually educated her.

not that she was complaining.

her ears were kept open as she spoke. she stared at mihyun with eager eyes. with the question thrown at her, byulyi merely responded with a shake of her head, eyes glinting with much curiosity-- mihyun looked very enthusiastic about it, and byulyi was intrigued. suddenly, she wondered if most vampires knew that fact, was she the only one oblivious about it? 

the way mihyun described it honestly sounds tempting to her.

     yeeun has lived a long time. some naturals would say she was just a teenager, but regardless, yeeun has still lived multiple lifetimes and in those lifetimes, she has learned to keep her nose out of other natural’s business. it wasn’t her business what they got into or what they planned to do to some innocent human. it was natural selection; survival of the fittest and humans were on the bottom of the food chain.

     what was she supposed to do when a girl she knew, someone who visited her shop often turned up dead? her parents came to look for her one day, knowing the girl came to her shop. then she turned up dead, blood drained. the girl never stood a chance.

     if it wasn’t for the fact the girl was killed by a natural and had spent time with yeeun, she would have ignored it. however, this brought attention to her. sure, she didn’t kill the girl. it was obviously a vampire, but that didn’t mean any faeries wouldn’t hear about it and learn of the faerie living in plain sight. she was meant to remain hidden, even if she wasn’t hiding. 

     it was easy for yeeun to find the vampire who killed the girl. she arrived at the apartment, sometime before night was meant to fall and she easily entered the apartment. yeeun wasn’t going to kill the vampire. no, just tell her to stay away from her territory. don’t kill near her, don’t even think about even stepping foot in a hundred mile radius of her shop. that was all. 

    she walked around the apartment, her heels tapping against the wood of the floor before she sat down on the couch, crossing her legs as she waited. the vampire would smell she was there and probably quickly come to check out why a faerie was in her place. all she had to do was wait.

but this time around was different. her visitor obviously wasn’t like the usual. as byulyi walked up the stairs, she could already sense someone inside her home, obviously someone that is not mortal-- based from the scent. she scrunched her nose as she walked further. every step she took, her heart felt like racing (it’s probably just her imagination. no, weren’t vampires supposed to not have heart beats, anyway?)

it’s probably the first time she had a guest on her home. panic arose when she remembered her portfolio, and everything was inside, hopefully the stranger wouldn’t find her art. surprisingly enough, byulyi was calm. she knew very well that there was no point in acting enraged about someone trespassing her place, but she didn’t want to appear guilty about her secret doings. 

she was guilty, very guilty. but she knew better than that, enraging would make it worse. 

she had to be calm and collected. ‘just act normal and you’ll be fine, byulyi.’ she told herself, heaving a sigh before twisting the knob of her door, she head inside closing the door behind her. her apartment wasn’t huge so she spots the faerie on her couch. her eyebrow quickly quirked in such a questioning manner, and she continued to walk further.

she didn’t blame her job though— she loved her job. being able to help others and being able to lend a hand to naturals was probably the only thing she’d ever wanted to do (except for helping naturals, that came in only a few years ago), but working with naturals also meant that there were a good number who were most active at night. and so when the knocks came, sojin was up and out of her seat in a flash, almost jogging towards the door.

the knocks were rushed, very sharp and her gut feeling told her the individual on the other side of the door was in trouble.

she shook her head, though she was feeling rather thirsty but she tried to restrain herself-- keeping her sanity check (thankfully, it was still there). “i-- i’m fine.” she gulped nervously, half smiling at her companion.

byulyi was thankful, but she wasn’t the one to voice such things out, so instead, she engulfs the woman into an embrace, hand tapping her shoulder (a gesture of appreciation to her) as she leaned back and byulyi took steps further into the apartment, walking over to the living room to flop against the soft cushion. 

Right now she’s looking for a little weekend fun and has her sights set on the cute girl in the back corner who’s been staring at her since she first got here. She weaves around the drunken patrons until she’s only a meter or two away from her target. She licks her lips and Yongsun knows that she’s already been ensnared, too easy. “Take a picture, it’ll last much longer.” The words are husked  into the younger’s ear once she’s mere centimeters away from the mortal. “Or perhaps, you’d like a better look.” A coy smile and that’s all yongsun needs, until she feel a very heavy gaze upon her. A quick look to her peripheral sends a jolt of something through her body. The feeling is quiet and unfamiliar, she wants to chase. “But that will have to wait. Call me when you’re free, I’ll make sure to give you a muchbetter look.” She scribbled her number onto a cocktail napkin and send the lady on her way, she’ll be calling within a week.

she leaned further, looking at her closely, leaving a few inches of gaps in between their face. byulyi took her sweet time to admire yongsun’s face, her eyes still not diverting from hers, and she continued to stare as if yongsun was the most precious art in the world, her art, that is. she was breathtaking, she thought. “you’re still beautiful as ever.” she whispered ever so lowly, eyelids fluttering close and she leaned in to leave chaste kiss on the vampire’s lips, pulling away after as it was meant to be short and sweet (for her). seconds after, her eyelids fluttered open and once again she settled her gaze on the vampire’s orbs as she leaned back, seemingly in trance.