#jaehe

Zen:

Brings you flowers when you least expect it, just because he can, without occasion. You know he’s that type of guy.

He’s an early bird, and if you are, too, you’ll have so much fun making breakfast together. He’ll hum while doing it, sometimes bursting out into full-on singing while making bacon and eggs, and there’s nothing more hilarious than watching him use the spatula as a mic.

If you, on the other hand, like to sleep in, you’ll wake up to a breakfast already made and waiting for you on the table. Don’t sleep for too long, though! This boy loves watching you sleep, but he loves talking to you even more and will not hesitate about waking you up if he gets impatient!

You’re out of luck if you’re the kind of person who likes to have it quiet in the morning. Zen makes sure you know about all of his plans for the day from the moment you wake up. It you both have a day off, you make plans together while having breakfast. Whether you want to go out or stay in, it’s fine with him, but he’ll never give up on his workout routine so it’s up to you whether you want to tag along or wait for him at home.

He loves going on dates with you, though. His fans make it hard for you both sometimes but it won’t stop him from taking you to the movies or a cafe he particularly likes.

One time, you bumped into Yoosung at a theme park and he just wouldn’t leave you alone. It was fun hanging out with him (especially in the haunted house, since Yoosung just can’t stand scary stuff. You couldn’t stop laughing while he was clinging to your arm, about to cry and all pouty about you making fun of him). Zen, however, grew more and more silent over the day. He insisted on holding your hand most of the time and on your way home, he dragged you into a back alley and kissed you on the mouth. “How can you let other guys approach you so easily?” he said, nibbling your ear. “You know I can't— Ouch!” he exclaimed as he felt your elbow impale his stomach. “Keep your libido down until we get home, will you?” you rebuked him with a smile on dancing on your lips. “I don’t get why you’re so insecure about it. It’s not like I would go after other guys when I have my own Mr. Handsome to pester me with kisses every night when I’m trying to sleep.” Zen’s eyes still resembled those of a hurt puppy but you could tell he calmed down a little. You placed a gentle kiss on his lips. “Now let’s go home. I’m so beat all I want to do is lie down and cuddle.” Zen’s eyes lit up, and you could see the slightest smile appear on his lips. “Let’s,” he said, taking your hand. The moon shone bright in the sky as you wandered through the streets of Seoul, finding your way across the sea of people and toward your shared apartment

Jaehee:

She makes the best cake and coffee. That cafe won’t run itself.

She loves trying out new recipes and you’re always the first to savor whatever delicious contraption comes out of her oven.

She especially likes the evenings, when you close the cafe and have the place all to yourselves. It’s quite a scenic place and if it’s warm enough outside, you sit at a table outside, with a piece of cake and a cup of coffee, admiring the view. When it gets colder, and it does get quite cold in Seoul in winter, you spend the time inside, under the warm yellow light of the lamps in the store, or tucked in together under a blanket in the back of the cafe. One time, you fell asleep just like that and woke up the following morning only to find impatient customers waiting for you to open up right at your door!

Sightseeing dates. Jaehee is kind of a history geek and you only found out about it after she stopped working for Jumin since she didn’t have time back then to really pursue any of her hobbies. She always takes you to the most obscure places but it’s never boring with her since she knows so much about all of them. There was even this one time when she took you to a monastery high up in the mountains and you spent a few days meditating with monks and feeding monkeys. You’ll never forget how mystical and intimate it felt.

Theater and concert dates. She’s still a huge fan of Zen’s and she takes you to his plays and concerts from time to time. Your favorite type of date is. however, when you sit together on a couch watching Zen’s DVDs late at night and she eventually falls asleep, leaning even so slightly onto your shoulder.

Jumin:

Showers you with gifts. He finds it hard to express his emotions in a more orthotox way, he’s not much for PDA, he doesn’t really know when it’s “appropriate” to hug you or kiss you so that’s the easiest way for him to show affection, and he hopes you understand it.

That said, there’s nothing better than lying in bed with him when he comes tired from work, Elizabeth 3rd on your chest, the sound of her purring mixing with Jumin’s quiet breath tickling your ear.

The number of pictures of Elizabeth 3rd on his phone is only rivaled by the number of pictures of you.

He gets really lonely really often and his way of dealing with this feeling is spooning. You’re the little spoon, he’s the big spoon. He finds comfort in holding you in his arms.

He travels a lot for work reasons and came to actually like a lot so whenever he has a few days off, he’ll take you traveling all around the world. He feels best when he can use his money for his loved one.

That said, he really does work a lot. You have to organize your time yourself when he’s away but you’ll always find time to make him dinner so you can eat together when he gets back home. He eats out a lot and has probably tasted dishes made by the best chefs in the world, yet he always claims that your food is better than anything he’s ever eaten. He’s getting better and better in this complimenting game.

V woke up the next morning felling more than rested. In fact he felt blissful. He opened his eyes and saw that they were inside a dome of bent trees. The sun shined in patches through the trees and V followed them until his eyes fell on MC sleeping next to him. She looked so peaceful, and naked. V's cheeks heated up as memories of last night came back. They had made love in the backyard completely exposed but yet V didn't feel that way at all. In fact he felt more connected to MC than he ever had. He also noticed that they had several blankets. He smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear. She must of conjured all of this at some point. That was so like her, always being considerate and thinking of everyone but herself. V carefully took her in his arms, as not to wake her. He took this time to really look at her. He had been a bit preoccupied last night to truly cherish how beautiful she was. While looking at her though he noticed the faint scars that seemed to dance over her body. He could even feel more serious ones on her back, and a lot of them. After what happened last night the idea of her suffering like this hurt him even more. V leaned down and gently kissed her lips. If he could help it he'd never let anyone else hurt her.

MC felt so warm and felt something brush against her lips. When she opened her eyes V's bare chest was flush with her face. As her own cheeks heated up a little she slowly looked up to find V looking down at her. "Good morning. Have you been up long?" Her voice was quiet but not really in a shy way. V smiled at her and combed his fingers through her hair.

"Not terribly long. I've just been admiring the beautiful view I have in my arms." She rolled his eyes at his cheesy pick up line but smiled all the same. "What? It's ture. Now that I've seen all of you I can really appreciate your beauty." He paused not sure if he should say anything about the scars but it felt wrong not to. "You're beautiful scars and all." Her eyes went wide and she looked away. She knew that he would probably see then considering what they did but she didn't expect him to say anything like that.

"Thank you but there's nothing beautiful about any of these scars. Pain is not beautiful." V frowned at her and gently tilted her chin up so she would look at them.

"You're right, pain isn't beautiful. Growing from that pain and still being so kind though, that's beautiful. The fact that you've been hurt so much and are still so full of love makes you shine. The scars may be painful memories but you didn't let them change you. You're still beautiful inside and out." V smiled at her sweetly and MC felt like she was about to cry. She hugged him tightly and felt relieved that he loved her so much.

"Thank you Jihyun. I love you." His eyes went wide at her use of his name. It wasn't that he minded, in fact he quite liked it, but he never recalled actually telling it to her. MC couldn't help but laugh at his confusion. He looked so cute. "If you're wondering how I know, I've known since before I even met you." His eyes widened more and she bit her lip. "Well when Saeyoung told me your plan to separate them I didn't know if could trust you around them. So I used my magic to learn everything I can about you. Remember when I called you and used it?" He nodded recalling the first conversation they had ever had. Using his real name had made him instantly suspicious of her.

"I do. The moment you used my real name I wasn't sure if I could trust you. I thought you might of been someone working for their father." That thought was laughable now. He knew better than anyone how much she loved the boys. "Obviously I was wrong. Did you use magic to get those files on their father too?" She nodded and V smiled. Looking back she made him seem like such a fool. "You've always been amazing. I'm glad you were there for them when I was such a fool. I don't even want to imagine what Rika would of done had we separated them."

"I know but it didn't happen. Rika is gone and I'm going to protect everyone else from whatever else comes. I promise." Her eyes shone with determination. V admired her conviction rolled them over so that he was on top of her. He leaned down and kissed her deeply.

"And I promise to help you and keep you safe too. You're not alone anymore. You have the twins, me and I'm sure the other members will love you too." V's word reminded her of everything to on and she sighed. They needed to start moving. The sooner she protected everyone the sooner she could focus on this coven and the council.

"Well I suppose we should go inside now." Despite her words she snuggled into V's chest. He noticed this and chuckled.

"Well before we do anything we have to get out of here. I don't remember a dome of trees when I came out here last night." MC looked around and her cheeks turned red again.

"I suppose it must of been my magic." V raised an eyebrow and she explained. "Well when witches have sex their magic can kinda go haywire. The more powerful the witch the more destructive or reckless the magic. Like in the book I made the boys read it talks about a witch who lit her bedroom on fire." She paused and felt bad for not warning V before hand. She had put him in danger and that wasn't right. "I'm sorry. I should of told you that before we did anything last night." She sat up and reached for her dress. V however sat up and pulled her against his chest.

"Please don't apologize. Last night was amazing and even if I had been hurt, I still wouldn't regret it. I trust you no matter what." He kissed her shoulder and hugged her until she relaxed.

"Thank you V. It means a lot that you trust me so much." She looked back and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "We really should head inside though. Otherwise everyone else might come out here looking for us." He hated that she was right, but she was. So reluctantly he let her go and they got dressed. However when MC tried to move the trees they wouldn't budge. "That's strange." She mumbled to herself. Then she reached out and put a hand on one of the trees. It wasn't her magic holding the trees there. This magic was new but it felt familiar and comforting. "I can't move the trees." V looked at her in disbelief and then back to the trees.

"What? Why not? Are you alright?" There was edge of worry as he moved to her side. When he saw her smiling a look of confusion crossed his face. "What is it?" He really was cute when he was confused.

"I can't move the trees because I didn't put them here. I think you did V." She smiled brightly at him and he looked between her and the trees in awe. "What were you thinking of last night when we were together?" Her question actually made V think. Last night there were so many things running through his head and he was more than emotional.

"I think more than anything I just wanted to protect you. I thought I had lost you and now that I had you back I didn't want to risk it happening again." He grabbed her hand and reached out to the trees with his other. His hand brushed the bark and it glowed at his touch. "You really think I did this, with magic?" MC couldn't help but smile at him and then looked around at the dome. It really was beautiful. There were flowers and vines protruding from the trees. It was like a whole new place right in the back yard.

"I do. The magic coming from the trees feels like your love. Trying creating an opening but leave this place intact. It's too beautiful to remove." She smiled at V and gently lifted his hand up to the trees. "Don't be nervous. Just think of making a doorway and trust yourself." She stood a little bit behind V but was close enough to place and encouraging hand on his shoulder. "Once you feel connected to your magic say the words 'aperire ostium' that will tell your magic what to do." V listened to every word and did exactly as he was told. It took a second to calm his nerves but once he did he could feel the magic. It was warm and pulsed like tiny waves against his hand.

"Aperire ostium." He gave the command and felt heat surge through his body. The trees glowed ever so faintly and then they began to part, creating a small doorway. He watched in awe and couldn't stop staring at his hands. That was real magic and he did it. MC noticed that his amazement as they walked toward the house and laughed.

"Feels pretty good doesn't it?" V only nodded and began to wonder what else he could do. "I'll teach you more after I finish the protection spell on the RFA members." She was still a little nervous about exposing herself to them but she didn't see any other option. V noticed her nervousness and also that it seemed much more intense than normal.

"Hey. You don't have to do this for the RFA. I'm sure there's a way to do this without exposing you." He took her hand and they stopped by the back door. "Plus you've already done more than enough for us in my eyes." MC smiled at him and shook her head.

"I can't risk it. I've chosen to love you and the twins. That means helping you protect what you all love." Her eyes narrowed for a split second before her familiar Alonzo flew to her shoulder. He gave a few hoots and MC nodded. "Plus it's too late to back out now. Everyone is waiting for us inside." V's eyes widened and he looked at the sky. It was still early morning and he didn't expect this all to happen so fast. Now he was feeling a little nervous and guilty. He had been hiding so much from the other remembers. MC squeezed his hand and smiled. "It's going to be fine. I promise." Hearing her say that was all the encouragement he needed. Nodding in agreement they headed inside to tell the RFA everything.

When they got inside V saw that the rest of the members were in fact waiting in the living room. Their eyes all instantly went to V and MC. It was clear that everyone had questions and V didn't know where to start. "Thank you all for coming over on such short notice. I know you all probably have a lot of questions but first let me ask something. How are you all feeling?" It was more a question for Jaehee, Yoosung, and Zen since they were the only ones who didn't know the truth. The three of them shared a confused look before Zen spoke up.

"I guess we're good. Is everything ok V? We haven't heard from you in days and suddenly you want us all to come here. I tried asking Saeyoung what's going but he said his mom would explain everything." It was then that Zen noticed the woman standing beside V. His eyes went wide and smiled at her. "Hello there princess. I had no idea the guys had sister too." He winked at her and Saeyoung started laughing. MC also couldn't help but watched amused. V on the other hand was starting to panic. Zen had barely said anything and MC was already smiling.

"No Hyun you misunderstand. This is Saeyoung and Saeran's mom." Zen's jaw dropped and looked at MC in shock.

"But how this that possible? You look the same age as them?" Zen barley got the words out he was so shocked. Jaehee agreed with Zen and wanted to know also.

"No offence Ms but I agree with Zen. I know you're the same age as V but you just look so young." MC smiled at them and took a deep breath. This seemed to be the perfect time to explain.

"Well there's actually a very good reason for that and it's actually why I asked V and the boys to bring you guys here." V could feel her nerves starting back up but yet she looked so calm. In fact it was almost as if he could feel her heart racing but he wasn't even touching her. Wanting to help her he reached out to her and put a hand on her shoulder.

"MC you don't have to do this if you don't want to. We can find another way." He smiled at her and this caught Yoosung's attention.

"What are you talking about V? Is this some secret you've been keeping from us?" Yoosung glared at V from his spot in between the twins. To be honest he wasn't even sure why he didn't trust V but he didn't. V frowned at Yoosung's statement. It seemed that even with his memories of Rika gone the pain was still there. V's sadness hit MC like a ton of bricks and she actually swayed a little bit. The twins noticed this and frowned.

"Mom what's wrong?" Saeyoung was already moving to help her but she held out her hand and smiled.

"I'm ok Saeyoung. Just got a little dizzy." She composed herself and smiled at Yoosung. "Yoosung it's not V's fault for keeping this secret. After all it wasn't his to tell. You see the reason I look so young and none of you know anything about me is that I'm a witch." The room went silent and she waited for it to sink in. When no one said anything she continued. "You see someone in your organization was also a witch and she attacked V and then tried to kidnap my sons. I couldn't just let it slide after that so I fought her and imprisoned her in a stone." Before she could continue Yoosung stood up and his face twisted in pain.

"You mean Rika?" His voice trembled and MC frowned. She figured this would happen once she told them. Memory magic only lasted until something reminded you of the memory. "My cousin Rika. Why doesn't it feel like I'm just now remembering this? I, I remember when V got hurt. He said that Rika threw herself off the cliff and left this world." Tears filled Yoosungs eyes and Zen and Jaehee stared in disbelief. All kinds of memories came back to them all and with those memories came pain and confusion.

"I know all of this is confusing and I apologize for that. See after I trapped Rika we agreed that to bring you all peace it was best to remove Rika from your memories. However a new danger has presented itself and you all need to know the truth so that I can keep you safe. So unfortunately that means remembering Rika." Yoosung had so many questions and MC felt bad. "Rika was tainted by dark magic and now her coven seeks justice for her. I have no idea how many of them there are but I have reason to believe that Rika wasn't the only dark witch of that coven." MC stopped talking and waited for all of that to sink in. She figured that they would have some questions. Jaehee looked over to Jumin in disbelief.

"What do you think of all of this Mr. Han? You don't honestly believe this do you?"

"Of course I do. I knew about Rika being a witch for the last few years too." His face fell after he said this and he couldn't bring himself to look at the group. "Though I didn't know how terrible she was until she hurt V. When MC tired to erase my memory I found out about her." Composing himself he looked back to the group. Certain that would convince them. However Zen was still baffled.

"If she erased our memories of Rika then how come you still remember? If anyone should remember it would be Yoosung. He has more memories of Rika than anyone." At the mention of his name Yoosung snapped out of his daze. He was still in denial.

"Yeah Zen's right! There's no way Rika was a witch good or bad. I've known her my whole life!" Yoosung's voice was strained and he glared at MC not sure what to do with this feeling. Saeran noticed and put a hand on his friends shoulder. Using his empathetic touch Saeran calmed Yoosung down and nodded at his mom to continue.

"Yoosung. There is a lot of magic in this house right now. You need to stay calm ok?" MC spoke slowly and Yoosung nodded. "Now as I said I'm sure you all have questions but first I have to tell you why all of you are here." She took a deep breath and straightened her back. "I would like to cast a protection spell on all you. Just as a precaution." She sighed and looked at everyone in the room. "I know none of you have a reason trust me but I would rather avoid putting any of you in further danger."

"Why would we be in danger though. You said that Rika was gone. Is someone else coming after you?" Zen was the first to voice his confusion and Jaehee nodded with him. MC sighed and used her magic to pull the letter from her desk. She activated the magic on it and had the message play over.

"It is honestly more a precaution than anything. You see witches normally abandon the mortal life completely and join covens. Normally this is enforced by a high council." She really didn't want to get into witch politics right now. "Long story short. Rika belong to a coven and I know nothing about them. My concern is not only will I be out numbered but that they will alert the council."

"What is so bad about this council finding out? Wouldn't they be more interested in keeping the peace so that people don't find out about witches." Jaehee was trying her best to keep up but this was a whole other level and she was a devout catholic. However she couldn't deny the evidence she had just witnessed. MC nearly laughed at Jaehee's suggestion about the council.

"The council is honestly useless. They're nothing but a bunch a rich pompous witches who think they know best. However if this Kisa person decides to go to the council it will give them the excuse to come down on me. Not that I'm worried about them. I just don't want to risk any of you being caught in the crossfire. Witches having a lot of human interactions is frowned upon." She sighed and leaned against V's shoulder. "Honestly the world of witchcraft has become a political mess and I want no part of it. However this Kisa person is forcing my hand. Anyway with all of this going on I'd like to cast a protection spell on all of you." She knew there would me more questions so she paused and waited.

"You want to use magic on us? What exactly will it do?" Yoosung had calmed down some. The sadness was still with him but his curiosity got the better of him. MC simply nodded and conjured her grimore.

"Yes I do. The truth is I've been using small spells on all of you since the RFA came together. Mostly just healing and small protections. Like when you get hurt Zen I make it heal faster. Luck for Yoosung so he can pass his classes, and energy spells for Jaehee. I'm sorry that for never asking your permission but the twins and V love you all so much. I didn't want anything to happen to any you that would cause them worry." She paused getting serious. "However this protection spell I want to cast requires not only your permission but also your trust. If there is any doubt it, well lets just say it won't be fun for the caster." She let her words sink in and hoped that they would trust her.

"Well if V trust you then I trust you." Zen was the first one to speak. He never really denied the existence of magic considering the dreams he sometimes had but it was still somewhat of a shock. However he was used to going with the flow.

"I knew you had a brain somewhere in that ego." Jumin said with a smirk. Despite the situation being serious he couldn't help himself.

"Yeah. Hey! Take that back you jerk!" Zen glared at Jumin but he didn't seem to notice.

"MC what exactly does this spell require to get it done? I'm willing to help in anyway that I can." Jumin seemed to of completely ignored what Zen had called him and was back to the matter at hand.

"I'm the only one who can do it but thank you for the offer Jumin. This spell is going to take part my magic and act as a shield for you all. None of you will feel any different. Maybe slightly more energetic but you'll be safe and that's all that matters." She had found the spell in her book and began looking it over. The twins exchanged a glance and knew that this was a bad idea.

"Mom are you sure this is the best idea? You literally just came back last night and there are four of them." Saeyoung was the one to voice concern. However MC expected as much and simply smiled

"Saeyoung it's the only idea. I used to cast this spell on a whole army at one time and I was much less experienced back then." MC walked over and hugged both of the twins. "I'm going to go get everything ready." She said after pulling back and then disappearing into the kitchen. While she was gone and everyone talked about what was happening. The twins doing their best to answer questions and showing off their skills.

By the time MC was done the others had calmed down and seemed to be more at peace. She walked into the room and V was the first to notice her return. He smiled at her from his spot next to Jumin and she smiled back. Saeyoung was quick to steal her attention though. "Mom! Please tell Yoosung that I've never used magic to play pranks on him. He's believed those all of those on his own!"

"There's no way! I refuse to believe that I'm that stupid!" Yoosung said with a pout.

"You're not stupid Yoosung. Just very gullible." Zen said giving his shoulder a pat. Saeyoung was smiling clearly amused but before anyone could say anything else MC butted in.

"Saeyoung better not have used magic to prank anyone because I'd hate to ground him." She gave her son a look and Saeyoung immediately stopped smiling.

"I swear Mom I didn't! No need to be drastic." He said quickly but MC just waved him off.

"Well anyway. The spell is ready." She handed out a bottle and necklace to everyone who needed one. "Now how this works is that you all drink this potion and then wear this stone. Do not take the stone off. Otherwise it breaks the spell and that will probably hurt."

"Probably? What exactly does that mean?" Jaehee said in a concerned voice.

"Does it have to be a necklace?" Yoosung asked

"Why do I have one?" Jumin asked.

She let them all ask their questions before sitting down on her desk chair. "I said probably because no one has ever not listened to me about this." She said to Jaehee before looking at Yoosung. "No it doesn't have to be a necklace but it was easier to do. The last time I did this I made the Tekada crest for them to wear. Jumin you have one because you don't even know any defensive spells and until you do you're just as vulnerable as the others. Any other questions?" Everyone in the room shared a look with each other and then followed her instructions. MC visibly relaxed once it was done. She could feel her magic flowing through all of them and now she knew they would be safe. It would take a very strong magic to hurt any of them now. "There you're all safe now."

With that being done the twins stood up and hugged their mom. "Thanks Mom. We're going to take Yoosung and Zen home and hang out for a bit. Ok?" Saeyoung smiled at her. Granted he didn't really have to ask for permission but MC appreciated it.

"Yeah that's fine. Just call if you don't plan on coming home alright?"

"We will don't worry." Saeran assured her and then the three of them left. The rest of them sat around and talked for a bit and soon Jaehee and Jumin had left too. Now it was just MC and V. Taking advantage of the alone time V wasted no time wrapping her in an embrace.

"Thank you for today. It means a lot." He spoke softly and kissed her cheek. She blushed at the affection and praise but leaned into the touch.

"I'm only doing what needs to be done. I'll end this and then you all can we happy and have normal lives again." At least that was her hope. V noticed her phrasing and titled her chin up so she would look up at him frowning.

"We'll all live happy with you when this is over. I don't care if one hundred witches come after us I'll never leave. I love you too much." He smiled when he finished and MC almost couldn't believe what he was saying.

"Well then you're a fool Jihyun Kim." She said with a smile. It made her beyond happy that he was so loving and accepting of her.

"Maybe so but I'm your fool. And this fool would like for you to take a break so that he can cook you dinner." This also took her buy surprise but she smiled.

"Alright just please don't burn my kitchen down." She said with a chuckle but walked into the kitchen with him.

"You probably don't know this since you refuse to let anyone help you but I'm actually a really good cook." He said in a teasing tone. Once in the kitchen he began cooking and they continued to talk. MC relaxed despite everything going on but she knew that come tomorrow she'd have to be ready for anything to happen. Knowing that is what helped her enjoy this moment now. Just her and the man she loved. She was so relaxed though that she didn't notice the floating set of eyes spying on them.