•CHAPTER 15•
"I wanted to talk to you about it..." he avoids eye contact with her, "So you've received both good and bad news...which one do you prefer to hear first?" he inquired.
"First, the good news,"
"You are not going to die," he breaks it.
She squeezed the crap out of him in pure joy. He struggled a little to loosen out of it, "And the bad news is that you'll have to choose between being a cat or a human."
When she heard that, her smile turned into a frown.
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When Yoongi arrived, he quickly turned to the brat and started laughing his head off, "You're so amusing, Noona," he formed words between his laughs. When she began tickling him mercilessly as Yoongi determined to help the kid.
"How about we watch a movie together?" Yoongi proposed to which the other two enthusiastically agreed. Leedam yearned to watch horror films despite her dislike for them.
Leedam mouthed to her, "Enjoy the movie."
She was so terrified that she didn't realize she was so near to Yoongi. As the ominous music grew louder, her body began to shake in anticipation of the jumpscares. Yoongi was so engrossed in the film that he didn't even notice her. While Leedam was savoring her mood, he was waiting for the appropriate moment to carry out his plan.
He drew her into his realm of illusion casting with a snap of his small fingers.
She was seated in a dimly lit room. As she got out of bed, the light kept flickering, and she called out, "Yoongi?"
A loud voice from behind one of the cupboards startled her as she walked towards it with all her will. She discovered a door but refrained from going inside. She let out a loud scream before fainting at the sight of a ghostly figure.
In reality, her body trembled violently in Yoongi's grasp, despite his best efforts to calm her down. She cautiously opened her eyes to meet his concerned gaze. His hands were busy drawing circles on her back in an attempt to restore her normal breathing pattern, "I had no idea you were so terrified, kitten," he said, "If you like, we can watch something else?" but discarded the idea when he saw Leedam's puppy eyes.
As he played the rest of the movie, he murmured to her, "If you're afraid, just know I'm here, and nothing will harm you."
She would occasionally squint at the ostensibly innocent child while covering her ears and refusing to look at the television.
'Why me?' Leedam smirked at her as she mouthed at him. She didn't look up until the credits started to roll.
Leedam bowed at them and said, "I had so much fun with you guys," before disappearing into his apartment.
"So... I'm going to take a shower," she hurried past Yoongi, clearly embarrassed.
She wouldn't even glance in the mirror when she entered the bathroom. Her bath took her less than seven minutes to complete since her heart was racing as she imagined various scenarios of the ghost appearing out of nowhere.
In the living room, she discovered Yoongi munching on tangerines. He grinned broadly as he said, "You're back!"
"How did you like your day at work today?" She was curious as to why he hugged her at the time, but she didn't want to ask him openly.
"Mr. Kim signed a contract with us!" he almost squealed in excitement.
"Mr. Kim Seokjin?" she inquired, her voice trembling as he nodded. She stifled a laugh as she remembered his terrible quips as the world's funniest guy.
"Knock knock!" She looked at him for some response but nothing. She poked him once, "Won't you ask me who it is? Come onnnnn! Indulge me in this game..." She gave him a pout.
"Who is there?" He sighed.
"Ach!" she grinned.
"Seriously?" he gave a death stare at her, but her eyes melted him, and he gave into the joke, "Ach who? "
"Bless you," she said with a wink as he frowned.
"Hmmm..." he thought of teasing her a little, "So, now that everything is fine, are you planning to return home?"
She blinked her eyes at him, taking in what he had to say, "It's alright if you don't want me around," she shrugged as he shook his head in an incessant no.
"That's not...what I was getting at," he rubbed the back of his neck, "You can go choose some comfy clothes for yourself back from your home, and if you like... I-I can accompany you."
"I'd enjoy that."
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