pulling the scrunchie, she let her hair loose. the annual fest was over and the organizing team had already packed up and left.

naeun sat on the bench, facing the city lights. surrounded by little flowers, the bench was her favorite place in the university. would miss it dearly, once she graduates.

she waited patiently for her best friend - sanah, to return from her secret hangout. having strict parents isn't flexible for dating. if anyone in the first semester told her, the freshmen rep and the football captain would be the hottest pair, naeun would have laughed.

she remembered sanah and senior minho barely tolerating each other's presence. throwing hellfires on each other with every chance they got. yet their sparks ignited in ways no one knew and here they were making out in a classroom, one kilometer away.

she looked at the strawberry milkshake that sat beside her. minho got it as an apology for stealing her bestie for an hour. missing hyujin at the moment wasn't helping, but naeun understood. enjoying the full moon, she quietly sipped the drink. too sweet.

setting the drink aside, she massaged her neck. finals are starting. placements would follow. three years of university rushed too soon. one year since she last met her long distance boyfriend. dating an exchange student wasn't a easy desicion.

the cold wind, brushed off those worries and a sweet sigh escaped, enjoying the pleasant atmosphere.

however, the peace did not last long. a certain someone fell on the ground, the closest area trembling. there were flickers in the air and another fell on top of the first being.

'gosh! darn it, jongin!' the dirty blond haired man pushed, yelling at the other.  he made sure, the fall paralyzed none of his body. 'pathetic teleportation' he continued to complain, massaging his back. a little increased high landing and he would have broken his spine.

' shut up! you weigh a ton,' the ennom wobbled with the impact. his head felt dizzy as they made it to earth. maybe he should share his idol diet with taemin. man is unnecessarily heavy.

'did you? did you two just fall from the sky?'

the two friends looked at each other traumatized. slowly they turned around to find someone. a certain mortal had just caught them.

〔*.☽ .*〕

afraid, kai fled, without a second thought. the realm of ennoms would call him back if any non-supernatural creatures caught them. he can't quit his idol life. the dancing had grown on him as second nature.

' jongin, no!' taemin yelled sensing his friend disappear. now left alone to face the consequences, it gave him no choice but to use his skills.

naeun's mouth fell open as she saw the sight. not only did two men fall from thin air, one disappeared in the blink of her eye.

'you shouldn't be knowing this stuff,' taemin told, calmly walking towards her.

she stood up, ready to run. but he caught on to the lace blouse, pulling her back. 'darling, look into my eyes for a second.'

'get away, you creep!' naeun pushed his arm, maintaining a distance. she had witnessed something extraordinary and nothing good comes of it.

'I have been called many things but never a creep,' taemin chuckled in disbelief. this was an unusually interesting welcome to earth.

'don't you dare do something to me, I already sent an alert.'

'ouch love, now you are hurting my feelings. why would I hurt such a beautiful maiden?'

'why are you speaking like a shakespearean psycho?'

taemin grabbed her hand before she could insult him anymore. 'listen, look into my eyes.' the stranger said bringing her closer as she did not resist anymore.

her eyes dilated as she looked into his. he was cryptic about whether his compulsion worked on humans, but this cleared his doubts.

'what did you see, love?'

'you are not human, are you?'

'right. I am special but thats not the point. say with me... you saw nothing'

'but...but you fell from air'

'umm, then let's say two birds fell'

'then why don't you have wings'

taemin sighed. his patience was running out. he can't be spending forever trying.

weren't mortals supposed to be weaker than ennoms? she should be less resistant to his power. may be a high IQ; the hand isn't working.

'love, pardon, but its faster this way,' taemin stated, pulling her closer.

his hand traveling up to her neck as he placed his lips on hers. feeling his heart burn, the man moved behind. his body had a trouble breathing. is he not supposed to use it on humans. he did not understand.

no one in their realm understood why only taemin had the superpower of compulsion. none of his predecessors did. their elders marked him as an extreme mutation.

the girl stood still in her place. chills running through veins, her eyes turning heavy. the device in her hand, slipping into the moist grass.

taemin guided her back to the bench. making her sit, placing the phone and beverage back in her hands.

looking at the state, he was sure she won't remember anything that happened.he bent a little to look at her face.

waving his hand, he asked her a question. 'what did you see?'

'moon...flowers...birds falling?'

'exactly! milady is smart.' taemin smiled, patting her silky black hair.

'nighty night,' he continued walking, but soon returned to pick something he forgot. 'thank you,' he said, stealing the beverage from her palm.

someone seemed to like the taste of the sweet source behind the kiss.

〔*.☽ .*〕

yoonah watched her husband smile fondly. it was a rare sight. with the world turning evil, the darkness spreading gradually, watching the god of hope happy was an auspicious sign.

'what's pleasing you so much, my lord,' the goddess of empathy asked.

'it'll cheer you too,' onew smiled, passing his golden kaleidoscope. he definitely wanted to share the scene.

'my lord,' yoonah called out, excited at the discovery.

'inguk should know,' the woman suggested. the keeper of hell had waited too long for this day. I'll send out a messenger at dawn. no, let's go tell him ourselves.'

' how about a detour to earth after that?' the husband asked.

he knew the goddess would readily agree. no one wants to miss a chance to roam among the mortals once a while.

'we don't want places burning if inguk sheds tears.' onew giggled. their demon friend won't be able to contain his emotions, that was for sure.

yoonah leaned on onew, feeling content. it felt unbelievable to witness the lovers meet again. so they will fulfill the prophecy.

'666 years is a long time.'

'maybe this time it will be different.'

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their first meet as angels vs their first meet in present times. if you had to choose, which one do you like?

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