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Death was indeed something ironic, especially for those like them; immortals, survivors of time and war, doomed to live a hopeless life as they glued back the broken pieces of what they once were and move on as time failed and they remained the same for as long as the mundane remembered their stories by the pages of a book or by their hearts.

And for those used to the idea of living forever, death was also quite terrifying when finally gave a thought. It was the first time in such a long while that the reality hit the red-haired to the point of leaving her dizzy, the lost in the war wasn’t only soldiers and Katherine should know that better than anyone else once she was still haunted by the memories of her stand on the army she once fought for and that only a few days ago had taken the life of Lord Hansel, the witch hunter, her friend.

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It didn’t mattered what anyone else said, for Jihyun death was the ultimate evil simply because it didn’t chose sides or right timing, it was just inevitable, the one thing every living creature was certain that would happen to them one day. But just because it was present in the laws of the universe, it didn’t meant that she had to accept it, every since her mother died in a witchcraft trail back at the homelands, death only made her angry.

Maybe because she didn’t do sad very well, maybe because she promised herself to keep on drowning her own sorrows into the ocean of tears Jihyun would never allow herself to shed or perhaps because death was something she could not control and it made her feel vulnerable, guilty. The hypothesis that if she could have got there one second earlier, the petite woman could have saved a life - changed a destiny – still haunted the deepest and darkest corners of her mind.

"I’m not looking—" The male said, pressing his hands more firmly against his eyes. A little peek here and there wouldn’t hurt, would it? He wouldn’t dare to let her know, of course. "But come on, Jihyun-ah! We can’t buy you another bra and we’re already late for the movie." He whined, turning his back to her and finally letting his hands fall on his sides. He quickly slid them into his pockets, as an annoyed sigh left his lips.

"Are you done already? Or should I give you my tie? You can wrap it around them, if that’s the case."

The petite woman pinched the nerves close to the bridge of her nose in dismay as her teeth sank into her reddish lips to prevent any hisses to escape under her breathe, Siwon had to comment on her choice of outfit right before they leave her place when he picked her up for the evening.  Don’t you have anything that is not too short, bra-less, strapless or… fearless? Jihyun repeated his words in her mind in the most mocking tone she could given the situation; just like a curse because she indeed changed clothes, her undergarment apparently decided that she could not wear something that was not on the older’s black list and decided to become strapless in the middle of the dinner.

First, you need to get to my level, you know? (`Jihyun raised an eyebrow, shaking her index finger in an almost childish insolence as she tilted her head back to look up to the taller male.) You’ve been gone for God knows how long and that is the first thing you tell me? Seriously? ( `she rolled her eyes feigning disapproval in a teasing manner.)

The youngest red-haired immediately stopped, high heels not even touching the ground as her head turned back to face the covered in white woman. “Yes, doctor?” She asked, raising her eyebrows, hands still holding the tray with used gauze, and some left-overs lints.

It was just once the patient left - jumping off the bed and waving the curtains that divided the different cubicles on the ER - just then the mermaid rested her feet on the ground, heaving out a sigh and stretching her lips in a quite tired smile. “Do you need something, unnie? I think I will go get some coffee.”

The petite doctor parted her lips to speak at the younger’s calling, delicate hands slowly taking off the medical gloves that helped to prevent any kind of infection to reach the patient’s wounds as she tended them. If there was something she had learned with the fable war was to trust her instincts and something felt terrible off for the red-haired that day, Jihyun needed a few seconds to formulate a proper explication to tell the other about the feeling overwhelming her heart to the point of leaving it heavy, but the doctor couldn’t describe her feeling into words.

Yejin had tried to cover it up― but how could the female have noticed? Someone that she didn’t even know and she also thought she’d covered pretty nicely, her breath was caught in her throat and as she looked down at her hand and noticed how the blood had soaked through her sweater, it had left a big dark area on the light blue shirt. Not only that had the blood soaked through the bandage she had used to cover the wound― “Stupid of me thinking that I could fix it myself.”

Narrowing her eyes at the sight of the crimson tinting the light fabric of the female’s sweater, the doctor shook her head slightly in a silent way to comfort the other about not being stupid or reckless.  “I’m a doctor, it’s only natural for me to notice, are you feeling alright?” The red-haired asked, stepping closer as her hazel eyes glanced the stranger carefully, silently hoping to not see signs that could indicate the wound might be deeper. “Feeling dizzy or trembling? Do you have any blood related problems? Hemophilia? Hematophobia?”

She was furious. “I hate this!” A glass collided into the wall at the other side of the room, sending shards scattering all over the place. “He’s messing with me, isn’t he?!” Jimin turned sharply towards the older female, her fingers digging into her palms as she balled them into fists. “He knows that I know, so he’s messing with me, with my mind, with my heart!” She let out an aggravated shout and let herself fall to her knees, her hands holding her head. “I hate him…I hate him so much but I still…”

The doctor flinched at the strident sound of glass shattering echoing through the room. Temper had always been the younger’s greatest flaw and Jihyun sometimes wondered if it wouldn’t end up being Jimin’s downfall either. A soft sigh escaped through her reddish lips as the older took a step closer silently, just like she had been ever since she walked inside the other’s apartment, the red-haired gently reached for Jimin’s hand, uncoiling her fingers before the younger’s knuckles could turn white.

She had planned to meet with Jihyun that evening at the bookstore after she got off work. Her work was almost over in approximately thirty minutes. Yeonsoo began to put clothes back to where they belonged and went to the back of the store to bid the manager and her co-workers farewell. She reached in her purse for the keys to the car and made her way to the parking garage to find the few cars that were still parked there. She drove to the bookstore that the two had indicated and turned on the radio to listen to the news on her way there. She reached there before Jihyun did and decided to roam around the bookstore to find a book that would be of amusement to her. Her eye caught up with a book titled Your Guide to Pick Up Lines. A smirk appeared across her face as she began to flip through the pages to find one to tell Jihyun upon her arrival. Ah, this will do. She chuckled to herself, her eyes on look for Jihyun.

With the arrival of her friend, she waved to her to motion her to walk over. She couldn’t help herself but to smile like a dork. “Hey Jihyun, hear this. My doctor says I’m lacking Vitamin U." A laugh passed through her lips, waiting for her friend to laugh but there was dead silence. Jihyun simply said,"That’s the cheesiest pickup line I’ve ever heard."  Yeonsoo felt a bit sad because she honestly found it to be humorous, but she must have guessed incorrectly. “What? I thought it was pretty funny. Lighten up, will you?” 

To say that the petite woman buried herself in her work was an understatement, Jihyun would dive in long hours of shifts and work herself out to the point of exhaustion now and again, as the nightmare prone nights became sleepless, that was once again, the only routine that could push her through the day. And it wasn’t surprise to anyone that the stubborn doctor didn’t quite accept a second opinion on the resting matter, unless it was extremely necessary or she saw fit.  So taking on Yeonsoo’s invitation to a meeting on a book store was mostly because the older missed her favorite accompany to coffee.