Suwon was always different. So his parents enrolled him into a special kids school.
At dot 11:11 something emerged from the wall, startling Suwon. What followed was some kind of foul smelling powder being blown into his face. He waved his hand vigorously in front of his face and coughed stepping behind. â..the fuck?â
âHey boy!â said a little figure floating in the air. It was the high pitched voice of a female.
âooOh~ he looks cute!â said another.
When the dust from the powder magically cleared up, Suwon saw three women or girls he couldnât really guess because they were so small. A little bigger than his hand. They were dressed in sparkly white dresses and tiny white boots. Suwon noticed that they werenât floating, in fact they were flying, using their translucent webbed wings. He had never seen such creatures before.
âWhatâs your name?â asked the first.
âHeâs deafâ whispered another girl.
âBlind too..â whispered another as she waved her tiny hands at him receiving no response.
âIâm not,â said Suwon.
âSee, heâs not blind, maybe just deafâ
The middle girl who seemed like the older one smacked her. âHe wouldnât have heard you if he was deaf!â Then turning to Suwon, she flew lower to come in level with his face. âHi there! I am Bada. And we are faeries, faes, if you may.â
Suwon nodded. Faes, whatever that is.
âWe are here to take you to your new home safely. So kindly follow usâ said Bada as she turned around and walked right into the wall.
âIâm Eugeneâ said another fae and followed Bada into the wall.
âAnd Iâm Shoo'' said the remaining one. âIt's shoo, and not shoe. As in S-H-O-O-'' She paused to look at the nervousness on Suwonâs face. âWhat happened?â
âI canât do thisâ Suwon shook his head. âI canât walk into the wallâ Being the complete human he was, walking into a wall seemed impossible. He was never able to do it before and he was sure he still couldnât
âCmon, it's no big deal. Just close your eyes and follow your noonaâ said Shoo proudly.
Suwonâs eyes were fixed on the concrete wall. This is dumb. This is dumb! I wanna go home!
âOkay, alright. If youâre that afraid. Take a few steps back and run inâ suggested Shoo.
Suwon obeyed. Water splashed on his shoes as he accidentally stepped into puddles. It didnât bother him. There was no turning back now.
âNow listen to me carefullyâ began Shoo. ânumber one, you might feel a little giddy when you emerge on the other side because it's your first time. Number two, while youâre inside the wall for a second, youâll hear deafening noises because you are teleporting so do not stop. Number three, do not stop until youâre out in the open again. Now at the count of three, 1, 2-â
Suwon dashed at full speed at the concrete wall. His eyes shut as he was a few inches from the wall and entered it. It was something he hadnât felt before. Like someone was trying to tear him apart but he was faster. His surroundings were spinning and he was afraid heâd come out at some other exit, yet Suwon didnât dare to open his eyes. He kept running on what didnât seem like ground. It was solid air? Nothing made sense anymore.
Suwon tripped and fell down the next second. His foot had been caught into a twig. He was on grass, in a jungle. The environment was so fresh. He dusted his clothes and stood up. The three faes looked like they had been waiting for him for a while now.
âSee, that wasn't that bad, was it?â asked Shoo.
âI am never doing this againâ Suwon huffed combing fingers across his hair. He glanced behind and there was literally just more jungle. He had emerged from thin air. It was merely a second that he had been inside the wall but he was going to remember it forever.
The three faes led Suwon through the jungle. It was a bright pleasant day. From behind the trees at a distance peaked a tower. Bada began rambling about the school, the people, the teachers, the subjects, the fun stuff. Apparently these three were part of the student council and volunteered to get first years to the campus.
They emerged into an open field next to which was the huge school. For once Suwon thought it might not be that bad after all. If this school was really for special kids, he wonât be an outcast anymore. He could finally be normal.
Suwon was taken up a spiral staircase at the end of the hallway. It was about ten floors later that they reached a cabin. The faes left him alone there.
âJang Suwon! GoodâŚâ the man glanced at the clock that struck 12 at that moment. âafternoon!â He was a small man with black rectangular glasses. He was pale and had swept across dark brown hair. He was the principal, Seo Taiji.
Suwon bowed. âGood afternoon sirâ
âI have been waiting for you my boyâ Taiji put his hand on the youngerâs shoulder. He continued talking about how he was delighted to know about Suwon when his father reached out to Taiji a few days ago. âYouâll find a lot of people here. Some weird, some very weird. You have to choose your weird. Everyone here is unique and so are you, but promise me one thingâ Taijiâs voice deepened and softened. âNever, ever, ever, tell anybody what your powers areâ
Suwonâs eyes widened. His heart started pounding. This is supposed to be a safe place for him right? Where he could be himself. What was this now?
âWhy?â Suwon asked promptly.
âBecause-â Taiji paused straightening himself. His heightened senses told him someone was approaching. About a minute later, they heard footsteps coming up the stairs.
âIs the new boy here, sir?â It was Prof Jinu.
Taiji put on a warm smile turning Suwon to Jinu. âHere he is. You should take him to his dormâ Taiji nudged Suwon.
Jinu led Suwon across the room to another exit. They entered an alley that opened into a slide. Jinu turned to Suwon, gesturing to him to go first. Suwon craned his neck out. The slide was so long and steep, he couldnât see the other end. He gulped and sat down. His heart was beating harder than ever. Is there anything normal here? Suwon thought, and the answer struck him immediately. Of course there isnât. Thatâs exactly why he was here.
However, the slide looked more like a rollercoaster without safety measures aka, death. He gulped, âSir, is there any other-â before Suwon could complete Jinu pushed him down the slide.
Suwon screamed his lungs out as he fell down the hole. He was afraid any movement he made would topple him off but he couldnât even see where heâd fall. About ten seconds of yelling Suwonâs throat dried up and he still hadnât reached the end. He stopped making any noise and sat there falling. The only sound was of air cutting past him. Towards the end, the slide was 180 degrees and Suwon was literally falling down, his butt was barely touching the slide anymore. An ending opened at a distance. Suwon fell right through onto a hard wooden floor.
âOW!â He yelped. A sharp jerk ran up his spine from the impact. He hadnât broken any bones but his ass was sore. Really sore.
The door in front of him swung open. Until then Suwon hadnât even noticed the door.
âGuys! heâs here!â said a good-looking boy. He looked as old as Suwon and had light brown hair that shaped his face. He stretched out a hand to help Suwon up. âYour stuff was brought nearly twenty minutes ago, we were wondering where you were,â he said. Their room was pretty spacious. There were three beds lined on one side and two on the other. Four were occupied and a crumpled one probably belonged to the boy who led him in. âIâm Sunghoonâ said the boy. âThis is Jiyongâ he pointed to the tall lanky boy sleeping on the bed next to him. âThatâs Jiwon hyung,â he pointed at the boy on the opposite bed. He was too busy playing gameboy with his headphones on. âThatâs Jaijin hyungâ he peeked from behind his comic book, scanning Suwon from head to toe. âAnd thatâs-â
âIâm Kim Jaeduckâ said the last boy as he sprang from his bed with excitement. âNice to meet youâŚ.?â he trailed off.
âSuwon, right. Nice to meet you Suwon!â Jaeduck and Sunghoon were by far the most normal people Suwon had met since morning. He had already made up his mind to stick with the two of them in case he couldnât get along with the other three in the room.
Suwon collected his suitcase and backpack that were lying in the end of the room. âWhere do I sleep?â
Sunghoon pouted with hands on his hips as he looked around the room. There wasn't space for another bed and it was too small to share.
âYou can take mine for now.â chimed Jaeduck. âYou only need it for night right, take mineâ
âWhat about you then?â asked Suwon.
âIt's that time of the month for me so Iâll be out all night anywayâ said Jaeduck.
Suwonâs eyebrows furrowed. âThat time of the month?â
Jaeduck smacked his lips. âYou know, blood and all,â
Periods? Suwon could bet he never heard of guys menstruating. Was it even possible? Of course not! Guys donât have a uterus that's basic biology. Unless, heâsâŚ. A eunuch? But do you eunuchs have a uterus? Now that Suwon thought of it, he really didnât know. Who was he to judge anyway? Wait, why did that require him to be out all night? Omg! Is that how people here treated eunuchs?! Thatâs fucking horrible!
âSo you have to stay out all night?? As⌠punishment???â
âI wouldnât call it punishment. It's the best option for us allâ said Jaeduck.
Best option my ass! Who treats humans like this!
âYou donât deserve this kinda treatment!â
âHey calm downâ Jaeduck chuckled, settling the younger down on the bed next to him. âIt's nothing new here. Our kind is used to thisâ
It pissed Suwon even more.
âWhy the fuck do you have to be out all night! Just use pads like girls do!â
From the corner of his eyes Suwon felt Hoony turning around to look at him in utter confusion.
There was complete silence for a moment, then Jaijin burst out laughing, almost doubling over himself. Seconds later, Sunghoon started laughing when he realized.
Jaeduck and Suwon watched them cluelessly.
âYou think heâs talking about periods??â Jaijin asked, battling his laughter.
âNo?â Suwon asked, partly relieved, partly confused.
âOmg NOOO!!â Jaeduck squealed. âAre you crazy?! Iâm A GUY!â
âWhat he means is, heâs a werewolf,â explained Jaijin.
Huh? Suwon thought he heard something wrong.
âA werewolf. It's a full moon today, so,, time for him to go wild and attack any human. Hence the isolation. It's not just him. All werewolves here go into the jungle on full moon nights so they canât harm any of usâ
Suwon wasn't listening. His brain had stopped working the moment Jaijin said Jaeduck was a werewolf.
I WAS TALKING TO A GODDAMN WEREWOLF ALL ALONG!?
