A blonde-haired girl walked down the dark street. Few lampposts lit up further down, but that was all. She had a hard grip on her bag and all her alarmed senses, made her toes curl. Footsteps behind her made her heart beat quickly. Her heart was pounding at full speed and she began to pick up her pace. She looked over her shoulder repeatedly, but never saw anyone. She thought she was going crazy. Is this just something I imagine?!

Her normal happy and positive personality had completely disappeared and been replaced by panic and anxiety. The footsteps got louder and louder and she started having problems with her breathing. She stumbled over her own legs and hit the sidewalk with her knees. The fabric was torn over and a hole was made in one of her knees. Small drops of blood flowed from it, but she got up and hurried on again. Her grip tightened around the bag as a lamppost flickered further forward. Her hands began to shake faintly while she on shaky legs continued down the street.

The footsteps could now be heard right behind her, and she turned around on her heels, "Who's there?!" she shouted as she still could not spot anyone.

She swallowed when she got no answer. She took a step back but hit something and gasped loudly as she turned around again.

"Calm down now, it's just me," said a voice.

She looked up and her gaze landed on a boy. The light merely revealed his golden-red hair color, smooth skin, and his friendly smile. The girl placed relieved a hand to her heart and exhaled.

Then she looked up at him again, with a suspicious look, "Who are you?"

"You really want to know that, don't you?" he replied with a smirk.

"T-tell me!" the girl said more firmly.

"Ah-ah, but I can follow you home," he offered instead.

The girl considered it briefly but then nodded. He held out his hand to her with a smile, but she hesitated to take it. There's something mysterious about him... She did not feel she could trust him, but then there was still something about him that made her feel safe. Slowly she raised her hand and put it in his. A warmth spread from it, and she stared up in shock at his beautiful face, which was smiling. She blushed and was glad it was so dark he could not see it.

"Th-this-way," she stammered and began to walk further down the street, now just not alone.

His hand kept her whole body warm while they quietly walked down the street towards the big white house. None of them said anything, but it was not an awkward silence. The girl felt safe in the hand of the beautiful boy, who strangely enough she was very fascinated by.

In no time, they were now standing in front of her parents' house, looking at each other. They just stood and glanced without exchanging any words, for the eyes said it all. Only now did she notice that it looked like his eyes flickered a light color but still not. He looked down at the ground and suddenly began to mess with something in his eyes. The girl looked at him wonderingly, but when he looked up again, his eyes shone with the two most beautiful full moons she had ever seen. She gasped at the sight and could not take her eyes off him at all. He gently grabbed her hand again, leaning forward to kiss the back of it.

"Do not forget me, Iris," he said, turning around and running away.

She stood back in shock, looking for the running figure. He turned his head in her direction so that she again caught sight of the two glowing full moons before disappearing completely into the darkness. She was confused about how he knew her name. Had she met him before? But she could not remember anything about having seen the handsome boy before this evening. She sighed completely overwhelmed at the thought of him. She wished that she at least had gotten his name.

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Alicia hurried into the small office and laid down a stack of papers with a picture of a distinguished man on the top paper, "I have found the hiding place of the warlock," she said in a serious tone.

"Alicia, where the hell have you been, and why are you suddenly in a hurry to find the warlock?!" Hoseok exclaimed cunningly.

Alicia suddenly became nervous and began to bite herself in the cheek, "The downworlders will slowly get stronger and stronger if we don't do something in time", she finally replied.

Hoseok started laughing, "What is it that you are so nervous about? You usually say yourself that they have no chance against us," he said, getting up.

He walked around the desk and stood in front of her, "Or are there something you aren't telling us?" he asked, and she suddenly felt very small.

The wolf whimpered inside her, "No, no ... there isn't," she replied in a faint voice.

Hoseok sighed, "I will take a look at those papers and in the meantime, you and Jungkook can take a peek past Choi and check if they have completed the task," he said meanwhile, sitting down on the chair again.

The girl gulped when she heard the boy's name. Jungkook. She could not help but get that burning sensation in her body every time his name was mentioned.

"Okay .." she finally said and stepped out of the room again, now just less confident.

Should she find the boy, or just leave? She stood and tripped on her toes while she considered it. But I must do it as not to make him more suspicious than he already is ...

Wise choice hunter

"Huh?" Alicia exclaimed confused, looking around for the voice.

But it was not to be seen anywhere. She decided to find the younger boy and walked attentively down the hall toward his room. The wolf had begun to peek out with a fierce eagerness to see the boy again, but Alicia did everything to keep it under control.She stood in front of his door, considering what to do. She took a deep breath and knocked.

"Kook get ready, we're going out to visit the Choi's!" she shouted at him and walked quickly on.

"Alicia !?" the boy on the other side exclaimed and jumped up from his bed.

He tore the door open, but to his great disappointment, he didn't find her on the other side. Disappointed, he looked down and walked towards his closet with equipment, and started to get ready.

When he was ready, he sprinted down, searching for a particular person. But she was not to be seen anywhere, so he opened the front door instead and stepped outside. And there she stood, with rays of sun shining through her dark brown hair, which was gathered in a messy bun. He could not take his eyes off her shape from behind. Yes, he even only looked at her from behind.

Jungkook did not think she had spotted him, but of course, she had. She stood strained and struggled to keep the wolf in place, it just wouldn't be in control.

"Well, shall we go?" Alicia asked, causing the boy to tear himself out of his stare in fright.

"Eh .... uh yeah", he replied with a faint blush.Not many seconds passed and then they were already on their way.

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