☾┋ 𝔞𝔲! 𝔳𝔞𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢 𝖉𝖔𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗

➳ 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 10

note: 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟.

Three days have passed, Aera would always check on Seojun's condition.

"Seojun, you have to stay here for 4 more days because normally human beings would take a week to recuperate from an emergency like yours." She said.

"Okay. As soon as I get out here, I can accompany you to dig about Hellsing and your uncle's plans." Nodding his head, he replied. She favored the idea because Seojun could be her bodyguard in her pursuit for the truth.

Walking out of his ward, an inquisitive Junho confronts her, getting near her. "I noticed you have been visiting this ward frequently. Don't tell me you're inlove with the patient."

"Since it bothers you so much, let's say I am." She pressed her hands to her cheeks, pouting her lips a little.

"What?!" He exclaimed, rubbing his chin as he analyzes her.

"Nah. It's a joke. Come take a break with me?" Aera invited him to go to the hospital's cafeteria for lunch. Feeling relieved, he agreed and the two ordered japchae and a chicken meal, sitting next to eachother as they eat.

"I love japchae!" Aera uttered, crossing her legs as she sets her hands on the table, ready to eat.

"Why do I see a different person when you're eating?" Junho asked.

"What do you mean?" She bobbed her head.

"You look happier." He chuckled, lifting his chopsticks, wrapping the noodles into it.

"Oh so the news is official, you both are dating now." Hyesoo joins them, interrupting their conversation, putting her food on top of the table.

Junho grasps Aera's hands, holding it with a fine grip, "Yes we are."

Playing along with the bluff, Aera said. "I finally lowered my standards!" His eyes enlarged, feeling annoyed with her statement. Aera who noticed his dismayed reaction, withdrew her fingers from his.

"Anyways you two..hmm.. love birds or cats or dogs or whatever you guys are, I feel so exhausted after my shifts. Can't we all go out tonight for drinks?"

"I'm down." Junho replied.

"I'm going too!" Aera added after she continued eating her meal.

"I'll invite Yuna, Gayoung and Hanbin!" Hyesoo makes a group chat, inviting all of them for dinner at the WooBar.

"How about Youngjin?" Curiosity oozing in, Junho asked.

"Don't talk about it, we got into a fight." Hyesoo sighed heavily.

After their physically draining shift at work, all of them met at the sleek and modern lounge bar. 

A futuristic atmosphere was achieved by the bar, UFO shaped-like bar and egg shaped seats surrounded the area. Hyesoo, Gayoung, Aera and Yuna were all dressed in casual jeans and fitted shirts as they entered the doors of the bar. Junho and Hanbin followed them.

To Hyesoo's surprise, she noticed the back view of a woman familiar to her eyes, a lady of finesse and beauty. The lady was inches near a man, casually flirting with eachother. Taking one more glance, she figured that it was the girl Junho was with.

"Yuna, isn't that the girl Junho was with at Starbucks?" Not moving from her position, she stands there, looking at how the lady prettily chuckled as she wrapped her arms around the man she was with.

"Oh yeah!" Yuna gaped at the woman. The lady was slowly getting intimate with the man as she breaks the distance between them, brushing her lips into his.Blinking her eyes repetitively, the man became familiar to Yuna's eyes. "Eh... Hyesoo, isn't that Youngjin?!"

"What?!" Burning turmoil was rushing in her veins, she walked faster than she should have grabbing the lady by her hair, pulling her hair hardly so that she could feel the pain in her scalp.

Youngjin didn't know what to do. He was hysteric as he stood up trying to help the lady he was with.

"Move, don't touch her." Hyesoo slaps Youngjin's hand away before spewing her rants like a wildfire.

"Who is this whore you are with? Explain or I'll drag her out of the bar like this!" The lady was on the floor wincing in pain as Hyesoo still held a tight grip on her hair, it was a blood-curling moment for Hyesoo since his actions were repugnant and totally unacceptable.

The medical team surrounded the area, watching the scene with curiosity. Aera who stood next to Junho, uttered "She did a good job."

"Yuri, what did you do?" Dismissing Aera's comment, Junho moved closer to the lady, asking with a warm and calm voice.

The woman was embarrassed upon seeing Junho at such a miserable state. "Okay to get this over with, I've spent several nights with him. Happy?" Shouting irritably, Yuri's nostrils flared.

"You may have a beautiful face and you may dress yourself into pretty clothes but that doesn't cover your cheap, substandard and shameful attitude you have." Going ballistic, she dragged her out of the bar with her hair being pulled, many people started taking pictures of Yuri since she's a known model and the heir of the Zhou Drugstore company. Youngjin followed Hyesoo, trying to explain himself however she was fed up keeping up with his lies.

Back in the bar, the friends started talking about "That was... wow!" Hanbin snorted as he laughed.

Yuna poked Hanbin's stomach, glaring at him. "Don't laugh!"

"The night is young everyone, let's drink!" Hanbin dragged Yuna to the bar counter, ordering drinks for both of them. After dealing with an exhausting fight with her unfaithful boyfriend, Hyesoo came back, sitting on the high chairs with Yuna and Hanbin.

Aera, Junho and Gayoung were in the lounge talking about what happened.

"Junho, weren't you out with that girl in Starbucks?" Gayoung suddenly shared.Aera tilted her head at Junho, giving him a bad eye.Noticing Aera's expression in the corner of his eye, he cleared his throat. "We were talking about our plans for Hellsing since she's apart of it too. I'm sure both of you know about the rise of vampirism here in Korea. Honestly it's really upsetting how we all coexist in one world. Based on news, they are the reason why there are a lot of missing people around."

As soon as he started sharing about vampirism, Aera and Gayoung looked at eachother with scowling smiles in their face.

"Seriously Junho, you really believe in them?" Disbelief shadowing in her face as Aera questioned him.

"They're real. A few of them are kept as hostage in the Hellsing headquarters. I'm telling this to you guys because I trust you both. Keep it as a secret." Junho, holding the glass of wine, starts taking small sips of it.

Recollecting what her uncle said that Rita that her cousin was taken by Hellsing, she figured that it was really true, taking a shot of two tequilas at once.

"Actually I'm heading there before I go home. It's kinda late and we have work tomorrow." Junho added, pouring more wine into his glass.

Gayoung nudged Aera, whispering into her ear. "Accompany him and try to get more information." Listening to Gayoung's advice, it gave her a good idea, she chugged up six more shots of tequila in a row.

"Ooh slow down, Aera. We still have work tomorrow." Worry starts building up on Junho seeing Aera drink a lot of hard liquor.

"It's nothing." She continues taking more shots along with Gayoung who indulged with her lovely mojito.

Aera pretentiously acted tipsy for her to gain Junho's attention. A mischievous plan ran across her mind as she planned to visit the headquarters along with him tonight and it worked.

He mumbled, "Enough. I'm dropping you home." Taking her by the hand, putting the shot glass down, her arms draped around his neck, clinging unto him tight.

"Gayoung, go with Hanbin, Yuna and Hyesoo. Stay safe and don't drink too much!" He says goodbye as places his arms on Aera's waist, securing her from falling as she still clings herself unto him.

Stumbling their way into the car, Junho's main priority was Aera's safety. He brought her inside, tucking her seatbelt on.

"Aera, I really have to go to Hellsing tonight at this time to get some documents, you wouldn't mind right?" He shared as he drives towards the route going to Hellsing headquarters.

"Ah... yeah." She said with a weak voice, her hand lightly smacking her head, going with the flow.

Shortly, when they arrived, Junho unbuckled his seatbelt asking, "Would you want to stop by to use the restroom? I'll take awhile, your bladder must be bothering you by now after you drank alot."

"He's gullible and I feel bad for doing this to him. My morality has been put up to the test, I don't want to take advantage of his kindness but I also have to save our kind." That's what she thought, scratching her head as she hears his statements.

Gaining the courage, she lied saying "I need to go to the restroom." Junho took her out, holding her by her shoulder as they walk into the headquarters, lights were all dim, no one was there but the two of them. The place had modern features but gloom surrounded the vicinity, it looked like a lonesome haunted asylum as they were bearing towards the Document Control room.

"Can you handle walking on your own, Aera?" He held Aera's hand that were misty cold, thawing it with the warmth of his hands.

"I can." She nodded, still holding onto his hands.

"Look Aera, the toilet is just down there. Go straight ahead and then turn left. I'll just be here in the Document Control Room. Shout if you need help." Letting go of her hands, he replied.Immediately after she was far away from Junho, she wandered around, yearning to feed her curiosity. She saw a Drug Development Laboratory, the door was unlocked. Making tiny steps inside, she looked around if anyone was nearby. Her eyes landed on the table that had a chemical in a container called "Aspivarix", behind were the drug's content. She goes nearer for a look as she reads the first component of the drug.

"Hmm...Adenosine?" Babbling to herself until she hears Junho's voice calling out for her far away.

As a vampire, her hearing was advanced. Albeit she was unable to read all of the elements apart of the drug, she still managed to gather tidbits of information. Slowly shutting the door, she made her way back to Junho.

He runs to her, full of worry, rubbing his arms on her shoulder.

"Are you okay, Aera?" His eyes were alluding with bursting sincerity, Aera couldn't feel guilty.

"I'm doing better." She ran her hand to his cheeks, cupping it softly.

"I'm dropping you home now." He removes her hand from his face, lacing their fingers together, with a faint smile curved on his face.

His smile, having a touch genuineness, irresistibly sent a frenzy of signals to her body. At the time she basked into his spellbinding eyes, that's when her emotions started puzzling up. It was a battle between with what's wrong and what's right.

"I'm sorry, Junho." Aera whispered to herself.