The executioner is standing in front of me with his piercing eyes looking straight to my soul.

My heart drops when I come face to face with the executioner. His face is literally just a few inches away, his big eyes, resembling of an owl, scare the hell out of me and he wears an eerie smile. I scream and swing the paper bag in my hand and hits his face, spilling the coffee on the floor in the process.

I heard the executioner growl at me, and when I dare to look him in the eyes, his hair is dripping with latte and - is it salad dressing? Oh no...

"You have an awful taste in coffee, what a shame. The beans was roasted poorly, eew!" The executioner said in a flat tone, removing his black, semi-worn out sneakers and walk towards the kitchen. He takes the kitchen towel that was neatly hang near the cupboard. He's obviously annoyed that his hair smells weird because of the dressing his black shirt underneath his black denim jacket is slightly drench with coffee.

"W-what do you want from me? A-are you the executioner that Mr. Zitao summoned to-- t-to kill me?" I gulp at the thought he would either choke me to death or-- or slit my throat with a kitchen knife.

"Executioner? Mr. Zitao? And what do you mean, executioner?" He asks. He looks at me intently with his expressionless face and starts walking towards me. Is he going to kill me now? But I haven't said goodbye to my brother or my friends yet!

I was silently praying that everything is just a nightmare and everything will be back to normal, when all of a sudden; "Kyungsoo."

Huh?

I look at the other person-- is it even appropriate to call him that? A person?

"My name is Kyungsoo, but you can call me agent D-dot-O. That's how other calls me-- you don't really have to say the dot in between my codename, I just want to emphasize it." The guy in front of me somehow reminds me of Jongdae whenever he's fighting his intrusive thoughts. They could be friends! "I'm pretty popular amongst all the cupids here in Korea, or should I say Kyu-pids? Because you know, Korea plus cupids... Kyuuu-pids~ It's cute, right?" He snorted at his own joke, repeating the word cupids elongating the letter U. It's a little stupid to be completely honest but I'm scared that if I laugh at his stupidness, he'll annihilate me. Kyungsoo, or agent D-(minus the dot in between his codename)-O as what he prefers, clears his throat when he noticed that I didn't appreciate his stupid joke, and continues. "I'll be the one who'll be in-charge to train you during the whole process. While you're still a trainee, I will accompany you until you pass your test--"

I interrupted agent D.O, "wait, what?"

"What?"

"What do you mean by trainee? And cupid!? In what alternate universe you're trying to play here? Is this some kind of a stupid prank or what? Because if it is, I'm not having any of it!" I blurted out angrily.

"Alright, I know you're mad at me--"

"I almost had an heart attack!" I interrupted.

"I know... And I'm sorry. I thought it looks cool if I do that--"

"Well it's not!" My tears are pooling in my eyes as my fear is now wearing off, replacing by anger and frustration. "I was scared for my life and you found it entertaining? If I push you off from my balcony and watch you fall because I thought it looks cool, will you be happy?"

"I'm-- I'm sorry. I really am." This evil of a cupid softly said, as if he's truly remorseful. "However, I'm afraid that I will never die even if I wanted to... I kinda became semi-immortal after I became full pledge cupid."

I got confused. "What do you mean 'after you became'? Do you mean you're--"

"Human? Yes. I was once a mundane human trying to live my life normally. But for some reason, I became this, more like I was forced to be something I never wish to be."

Agent D.O let's out a deep breath and his eyes looks at the distance as if he's in deep thoughts. He's like....

"So!" Agent D.O cheerfully chirp. I'm starting to doubt that he's bipolar or borderline psychotic because of his sudden mood switch. "As what I have mentioned earlier, I will be in-charge of your training and accompany you with your every test to qualify as a cupid."

"Hold on for a sec. I need to pass the test? To be a certified... cupid??"

"Yes, and not just any cupid - kyuuu-pids!" He proudly say.

"B-but I thought I just need to do the 'mission' until the third full moon, and it's like in three months! Not forever! But as what you're telling me right now, it's as if I will be doing this for the rest of my life!" I exasperated.

"Huh? Wait a minute." Agent D.O's already wide eyes gets even wider is an understatement.

Agent D.O grabs an ipad inside a black leather satchel (which I only noticed now) and his brows knitting together while he's scrolling something on his device, probably confuse about what I told him. He was silent for awhile and I'm getting curious about my fate.

"Umm... I guess you're included in the Cupid Crash Course 101--"

"A what?"

"Let's just say that you're not really a cupid in the making, but some crazy warlock added you in the crash course--"

"Mr. Zitao is a what?!"

"To make it simple, you got cursed, that person hexed you, or whatever mundane human wants to call it, but yeah... you need to accomplish your mission in a specific time frame or else--"

"Or else what?"

"Or else you'll never get your normal life back--"

"You mean I'll be like you?!"

"You definitely like interrupting someone, I noticed." He looks at me irritatingly.

"I'm sorry..."

"And to answer your question, yes. You'll be a cupid like me if you fail--"

"NO! I don't wanna--"

"Maybe if you learn how to shut your mouth and listen to me first, you will not end up like me!" Agent D.O warns.

I'm starting to hate this guy because he reminds me Jongdae alot! I can literally hear him telling me 'birds of the same feather, flocks together.' But seriously, do warlocks and cupids really exist in this modern era?

"It state here in your file that, I quote; "A warlock curses you for breaking someone's heart and puts you on a surveillance while on the mission. And your mission is to match three couples successfully on or before a specific time frame," end quote. You said your dead line is on the third full moon, which is more or less than three months."

"What do you mean by less than three months? My friend did a research and said that it took like a month to complete a moon phase."

"That info is correct, however you missed the part to check the actual date of the last and the next date of full moon." Agent D.O said and it made me realize something...

"FYI the next full moon is in next two days and you haven't even learned the basic." Agent D.O said.

"Does it mean that I--"

"Have a big chance in failing if you don't do anything. And I will reiterate that if you fail your mission, you will be a kyuu-pid whether you like it or not. Also, you have to leave everyone and everything behind, as if you have never existed."

I feel like a bucket of cold water was dumped over me. Why would someone do this to me when all I ever did was to be honest? What I said clearly hurt someone and I am aware of that. But wouldn't it hurt more if I lie and continuesly hurt a person's feeling just because I have to pacify their feelings. What about my feelings? Why am I held accountable when I all I want is to be clear and set boundary?I felt a hand on my shoulder and meet agent D.O's scary eyes with hint of concern.

"Should we start with the basic of your crash course?" Agent D.O asks, in which I nod in agreement. He then proceed to give me an ipad.

"I have my own." I said.

"No, this is not a regular tablet, this is your tool to know your mission, just like mine." He held his ipad. "Every tasks, completed or not, it will be and should be entered in this device - meaning no cheating. Since this is a crash course, you will start to match a couple that will be sent to you in this device any minute from now. All the information regarding the candidates for matching will be included; their personal profile like their address, their job, even their hobbies or usual place of hangout, etc."

"Is stalking included in this mission? Because if it is, then I don't want to do this."

"So it's okay to you to be a full time cupid?"

I could only tilt my head down as I am conflicted about what I get myself into. I don't want to do this but I don't want to be a real cupid. I don't want to stalk people but I also don't want to be forgotten by the people I care for. Of all the people in the world, why me?

"I can tell that this is against your will, but if you really want your life back, but it's not like you have any other option as well."

"How would I know if the curse is consuming me?"

"It varies from person to person actually. Some of the cupids I know combusts when they're near with a specific person, some would vomit whenever they say the word love or any words alike. Ironic, I know. There's also this one cupid who would literally teleports to a different place and they need to travel by land, sea or air just to come back our headquarter. He always made sure that he have his passport and cash with him after he gets teleported to a different country." He said while shaking his head.

"What about you?"

"For me, well, I scream profanities when my person tries to talk to me."

"Your person?"

"As for you, you'll get to know about it as days pass by, but for now we need to wait for the candidates' profile to be sent to you then we need to work fast. By the way, can I use you bathroom and wash my hair? I smells like vinaigrette." Agent D.O asks.

"Yeah sure. I'll lend you a towel and shirt as well."

"Thanks!" He then went to the bathroom after I pointed him the location.

I was intrigue by how agent D.O dodges my question about his person. I wonder what happened before he became a cupid. Will I also end up like him? I hope not. I don't think of mysef as playboy just what other calls me. I am not into commitments but definitely not a playboy. I don't intend to play people's feelings but it wasn't my fault if they fall for me during casual dating. Sigh. Is it really wrong?

***

A few minutes after I heard a ping and it's coming from the new device. Agent D.O is also done drying his hair and tells me to open the email as the device could only be open by me. The email contains a PDF file with pictures of two males and their profile underneath their names, and they look a little younger than me.

Profile no. 001

          Name: Kim Taehyung (28)

          Birth date: December 30, 1995

          Birthplace: Daegu, South Korea

          Occupation: Flower shop owner

          Hobbies: Listen to music

          Ideal type: Someone who would takes care of him

                                and loves him.

Profile no. 002

          Name: Jeon Jungkook (26)

          Birth date: September 1, 1997

          Birthplace: Busan, South Korea

          Occupation: Professional basketball player

          Hobbies: Drawing

          Ideal type: Someone who's good at cooking, smart

                                and good at singing.

Other informations like their contact information and home and work addresses are included in the email, which I'm not going to tell because leaking their personal information is equally as bad as stalking. That's enough information for nosy people like y'all.

"They're also best friends just like you and that guy... interesting~" agent D.O said while smiling creepily at me.

"What do you mean? I have two best fr--"

"You have a car right? I suggest that we move now since you now have the candidates' info with you, we need to work fast." Agent D.O said and skips towards the door, waiting for me to grab my keys.

I don't know what my days will be as an instant - ugh - cupid, and I still don't know how will this curse will consume me, but with agent D.O's guidance as someone who has experience with couple matching people, I just hope that I can complete my mission.