CHAEYOUNG POV:

I could hear Mina just... going through everyone before me. I could hear her footsteps coming closer and closer and I just... Didn't know what to do. I only had so many more days of life life, unless I got a chemical supplement, but we all knew that I wasn't getting one of those. I waited for my lover. Already teary eyed. I just wanted her to love me again, but I could only guess that the pain of losing me again was probably... pure distraught.

I eventually heard her footsteps soften for just a moment before they sped up again and I saw her face. My Mina's face... Stone cold, but I could see it in her eyes. She was so broken, and I broke with her knowing that I caused the pain, that this... was because I couldn't live.

"Mina..." I croaked out, tearing up because this was never what I wanted.

"Move." Mina said, her voice so... void of the love I usually heard.

"You are NOT killing your sister, and my sister's wife," I said firmly.

I hadn't wanted it to come to this. I wanted someone before me to have stopped Mina, or for Mina to have come to her own senses, but here I was. I was standing before my lover, nearing my death day.

"Yes... I.. am." Mina said, gritting between her words.

I stood there ready to cry. It was like she was gone, and my hands were shaking, unsure if I was supposed to hug her and beg her to stop, or if I was supposed to fight her now.

Damn. I don't even have much time left until I deteriorate again. I just wanted to be with her...

"I just... want to be with you..." I said.

SANA POV:

I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't mildly terrified for my future. I just knew that Mina was probably going through each and every one of us with a need to get to me. It was already said over our radios that she did in fact NEED to kill me first according to command and it wasn't like Tzuyu was dead. I'd assume if Tzuyu died, I'd go mad.

Mina was my sister, but not knowing what was going to happen or what she could do was terrifying. I loved her so much and it hurt that her love for me couldn't win against the command to kill me. I really do wonder... I know she's hurt because Chaeyoung doesn't have much time left but I thought that as family... We'd make it.

I understand a little though. I can't imagine life without Tzuyu. Also, remembering how she was without Chaeyoung was honestly scarring. I always questioned what was going on inside her head for her to act the way she did. I wondered how pained she felt. I couldn't blame her at all for giving into pain once upon learning that Chaeyoung wasn't going to survive.

I knew she was coming my way when I heard the door begin to shake violently. What I didn't expect was to hear was Chaeyoung's desperate voice on the other side. She was obviously fighting with Mina about my life.

"She's your sister!" Chaeyoung yelled.

"And she's to die," Mina said, responding in a voice cold.

"Mina, please, don't," Chaeyoung said, her voice cracking in hurt.

"Don't what?!" Mina yelled right back.

"Don't lose me this early," Chaeyoung responded, and I could hear her about to cry.

"L-Lose you..?" Mina asked as if she was fighting something within herself.

"We still have a week, and maybe longer depending on how fast I deteriorate..." Chaeyoung said, "Are you really gonna have this be the way I see you before I die..?"

"Die... You're gonna die..." I heard Mina struggling.

"Yeah, and I want to die with you in my arms and not... not away from me," Chaeyoung said, her voice tightening.

I hear could something changing in Mina's voice, it was like she was blocking out her emotions. Chaeyoung was cracking her walls. I could almost feel it and now here I was praying to whoever that my sister would be okay.

"I know, it hurts that I'm leaving again, I know, I know that... God, Mina I know," Chaeyoung said, "But please, I love you."

I heard hell break loose on the other side after that. Mina was screaming and I wasn't sure why. I could hear Chaeyoung panic. And I couldn't stop myself. That's my sister. Like hell I'm staying away.

I burst out of the room and saw Mina practically writhing on the floor. Chaeyoung was trying to help her, but it's not like she was a doctor, we didn't know what was happening.

"Sana what are your doing out of the room!" Chaeyoung yelled at me.

"I heard Mina scream! I'm her sister, I wasn't about to just sit there!" I yelled back, "Come on, help me move her over there, we can lay her on the table and then someone please call Rosé!"

Chaeyoung and I moved Mina onto the table and I felt blessed because it seemed that Jennie had heard me yell for Rosé as I saw the girl run. Rosé came back with Jennie shortly after and Chaeyoung and I watched (and held Mina down), as Rosé checked over her as quickly as possible.

"I... It looks like her brain is on overload. There is the command from the chemicals that the Doc gave her, but then there are her nautral horomones and chemicals fighting against them. Chaeyoung, not gonna lie, I think she's fighting herself for you," Rosé said, looking at Chaeyoung with furrowed brows. 

"Well how the heck do I help her?!" Chaeyoung asked, panicked as she held the girl's hand.

"I'm not sure... I think this is something she has to win herself, if her natural chemicals aren't deployed enough, or well she loses this battle, we might never get her back," Rosé said.

All of a sudden Lisa let out a hooray. Creating the confusion of all of us.

"Lisa what?!" Chaeyoung yelled, angry that Lisa was expressing joy in this situation.

"OH SORRY, I just did it," Lisa said, a serious look on her face, "I tracked the transmission from the Doc's video earlier, you know when he hacked us before Mina attacked? I know where he is. Chaeyoung, if we can get him to spill, we might be able to save you."

Tzuyu, coming out of absolutely nowhere with Dahyun and Momo, came with a look of determination on her face. I knew that look, she was going to do something that I probably really didn't want her to.

"I'm going to get him," Tzuyu said looking at me, "We're getting that damn doctor."

I knew I couldn't talk her out of it, and I knew even furthermore how dangerous this would be, but I concluded that I didn't care. I loved Tzuyu and trusted her more than anything, but that didn't mean I was gonna let her go without me.

"I'm coming too," I said, letting go of Mina as Chaeyoung instead took charge in holding her alone.

"Sana--

"I'm coming, and I'm guessing those two are too?" I said, pointing to Momo and Dahyun who nodded back.

"Well then, let's go get some life saving formulas," I said, "Chae, take care of my sister."

"You say that as if I'm not madly in love with her, I know, thank you, but please be safe," Chaeyoung said, "I know this serum is for my life, but I don't want any of your lives in jeopardy because of this."

I nodded at her and the four of us were on our way. This wasn't how we imagined this going but chaos and disorder were just old friends to us.

MINA POV:

I couldn't stop writhing. Although It's nice to be able to think for myself at this current moment in time. I was so disgusted with myself earlier with how much I felt the need to kill my sister, but it was just so hard to fight anything until Chaeyoung reminded me that she loved me. I could hear the others around me, and I heard the other girls leave to find Chaeyoung's necessary formulas and I made me want to fight harder, for my life and for my love.

"Mina, I don't know if you can hear me, but you have to win okay," I heard chaeyoung said softly.

I could feel her desperately holding onto my hand and I wanted to let her know that I would't let myself lose, that I wanted to be with her too. That I loved her too.

"Hey, remember when we met? And then there was a sinkhole? Wasn't that wild," Chaeyoung said, kissing my hand softly, "That was absolutely terrifying, but I want wild memories with you."

"Or remember when you became a hemaphile for the first time?" She continued, "I felt so bad, but it was amazing being with you, I want those memories too, especially when you could barely control your speed, that was funny wasn't it.."

"Or when I saved you from that damned facility?" Chaeyoung said, her voice breaking, "I was so happy to see you, I was so glad to be with you again..."

My own heart clenched as Chaeyoung continued to speak about all the memories we had and I felt myself pulling closer and closer to her. I wanted to win, but I could still feel the slight desire in my head to follow orders, but I wasn't going to give up now.

"Remember when I died..." Chaeyoung started off, catching me off guard, "I was so glad that you were going to live, but it crossed my mind once I came back that you'd be alone and that hurt... I'm sorry you had to be alone."

I felt myself begin to cry, because remembering that pain... But there was a realization this time that I still had time left with Chaeyoung, she wouldn't leave me suddenly, I could be with her, love her at LEAST for the next week if the other girls didn't find a cure.  And a week is a long time.

"I just want you to come back to me, Mina," Chaeyoung said, crying.

Suddenly I could feel it. I could feel my own senses returning to the way they once were, my whole body was sore from fighting itself, which took more muscle and mind than I originally thought it would. But I could hear myself in my thoughts reminding myself that I in fact do not want to kill my sisters.

"Chaeyoungie..." I managed to croak out, but I needed water and probably Chaeyoung, but I think water first.

"Mina?!" Chaeyoung said, her head shooting up to look me in the eye.

And then she kissed me, several times, all over my face, that was nice, but. water.

"I love you too," I said, smiling just a little, "but calm down, could... could you get me some water please... everything is dry."

"YES I WILL BRING YOU A RIVER!" Chaeyoung said, her small baby lion body darting away leaving me laughing gently.

She came back shortly, water in hand, and color returned to her face when she realized that I was truly truly okay and I was even smiling at her with all the love in my eyes. I heard her sigh the smallest, yet so heavy, of relief as she helped me sit up. I gently took the water before practically inhaling it, feeling better immediately.

"Thank you," I said, holding her hand.

"No, thank you, you came back to me..." Chaeyoung said, kissing me again, leaving me breathless and all giddy and smiley.

"You helped," I said, hugging her and sighing in relief when she held me in her arms.

"Do you need anything else..?" She asked cautiously, almost as if she was afraid I might go crazy in her arms, scared she'd lose me.

"Just... let's just stay like this for a little," I said, breathing in her warmth and scent with a smile.

It was good for maybe three seconds.

"I AM SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT CUDDLE TIME," Jisoo intruded, "But you two should see this."

So Chaeyoung and I got up, a little upset our alone time had been disrupted so quickly and followed Jisoo. We went to the monitor room where Chaeyoung and I both immediately got angry at the sights on the screen.

"I hacked into his camera system, but it doesn't look too good." Lisa said.

There on the screen, were my siblings and their wives, facing the doctor himself. Except, the doctor had several syringes sticking out from his arm and his lips moved, but unfortunately the video didn't have audio. I worried, the Doctor was smart, and those syringes meant he had injected himself with something. 

Then the room exploded.

And there stood a monster.

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corona. sucks.

Today's Q: How have you all been doing in corona time?

My Answer: I'll admit that it's been rough and I feel like I'm getting emptier and emptier as the days pass because there is just absolutely nothing to do anymore. School's even over for me!