Gakuen Alice - SS501/OCs
Chapter 3
It was dark. I glanced around from under the black mask that I had on to protect my identity. Not seeing anything, I probed the shadows, trying to feel if anything seemed out of place. Not sensing anything out of the ordinary, I motioned at the others and darted forward.
A flash of movement caught my eye.
“DUCK!” Dropping to the ground, I saw the others all do the same and looked up to see what had happened. Oh man, a camera must’ve seen the shadows get darker where we were. Damn Alice detecting cameras. I would have to be more careful next time. Rising into a low crouch, I whispered a few words and the shadows, slowly but surely, bent to my control, drawing the cameras away from us.
“Yah Shadow, what are you doing?” a whispered growl came from my left side. Shadow was my alias on missions. We didn't want the people who we were infiltrating to find out our real identities.
Not bothering to look over, I answered quietly. “There are Alice detecting cameras. I’ve disguised the shadows to draw our scent away. The cameras are distracted. Let’s go!”
I only received a grunt in reply. Hah. That’s what you get for doubting me.
Running quickly towards the building, I saw that our team had gotten the door open and had already entered. Cursing myself for not being there, I jumped into the darkness beyond the door. Where were they? Why couldn’t I sense any of them in the shadows? Unless.. no there they were! Down the other hallway!
Running flat out in that direction, I could hear lots of shouting and sounds of fighting. Please oh please let them be fighting in the shadows! I turned the corner and quickly skidded to a stop. Oh no, it was worse than I thought. We were slightly outnumbered and half the team was in the light. This was no good. Backing up until I was behind the corner again, I contacted the other team that was outside for reinforcements.
“Back-up needed. We are outnumbered. Enter the door and take the 2nd hall. Follow it and you’ll find us.”
Going back around the corner, I was so preoccupied that I didn’t hear the warning shout.
I felt a blinding pain in my left shoulder, and then everything went dark.
-
Everything was dark, and slightly..muffled. I felt as though my brain was working in slow motion. My head felt so groggy and my eyelids seemed as though they weighed a ton. I realized where I was and why when I felt an intense pain shoot from my left shoulder and down my left arm. I could hear muffled voices but the information seemed to take 10 times longer to reach my brain than usual. Was it the pain killers?
Groaning, I opened my eyes just a bit and quickly shut them again as the bright light hurt my eyes. Aish, I thought, this is too troublesome.
“I hope she wakes up soon.”
“She’s been out cold for 4 days.” Oh my god. I had been out for 4 days? What the hell had they shot me with?
“Jungmin hasn’t been acting normal for the past 4 days either. He’s worried.”
“Worried?! As if! I bet that bastard hopes she dies or something!”
“Don’t say that.”
“Why not? Ever since they broke up he’s been a complete arse to her! And.. Mochi’s.. still in love with Jungmin.. after all this time..”
That Bridgit. When would she learn to keep her mouth shut? I mentally sighed. If I had the strength to get up, I would, and smack her across the head. Aish. But then again, she was talking to Kyujong. Talking to the one you love does affect your brain - I had had enough experience with that. My thoughts flew back to the night before the mission. The hug, the use of my nickname, the kiss. Yeaaaaah, I totally couldn’t blame Bridgit since I acted so strangely around Jungmin.
“She’s.. still in love… with me?”
My eyes widened. Well figuratively, since I still couldn’t control any of my body movements. No! I wanted to scream. You weren’t supposed to know that! Kyujong is one thing… Jungmin is a complete other. No no no no no. This wasn’t good. Why was he even visiting me in the first place?
“Uhhh… no…..?” I internally sighed and face palmed. Bridgit..
“Can I get some alone time with her? Please?” Why did his voice sound like that? Like he was pleading, asking for permission. Wait what? ALONE TIME? Oh my god this was going to be so awkward. Especially since he didn’t know I could hear everything; I just couldn’t react.
I couldn’t decide if I wanted Bridgit and Kyujong to say no.. or yes. But soon enough, I heard the chair legs scraping on the floor, indicating that they had taken their leave. A chair moved into place and I could feel my hand enveloped in warmth.
Jungmin had taken my hand. Honestly everything just kept getting weirder and weirder.
“Mochi-yah.. why do you still love me? I don’t understand.. I’m always so mean to you and.. I broke up with you.” He sighed and shifted in his seat a bit.
A small chuckle escaped his lips, as he continued. “But I guess the real question is.. why do I still love you as well?”
It was so like him to change the topic to himself, what a self centered, narcissistic bastar - wait what? He still loved me too? My heart.. it felt like it was going to beat right out of my chest. No, this couldn't be happening.
“I don’t know.. I knew, right from the moment I first saw you that I had to have you. And for the seven months that we dated, everything was bliss. I felt like I was on top of the world every time I saw you smile at me. But then.. I remember after all the missions I went on, I would be injured or tired and you would pry.”
He paused and took in a shaky breath. “I knew that if I got too attached to a top student like you, they would make you join or try to eliminate you for good. And I couldn’t have that, could I? You were the only light in my darkness. Ironic isn’t it? You being Shadow and all. So I broke up with you, tried to hate you, ignored you and everything. I wanted to protect the only girl I had ever loved. It wasn’t fair that I couldn’t have you with me. It would’ve made the nights more bearable. And then.. then I found out that you were already participating in missions! I completely broke down. You! My light, had entered the same darkness that I was drowning in and I knew that I needed to protect you.”
But then why did he always seem so angry when I stopped him from breaking out of the school? Or breaking up his fights? I still didn’t get it. At all.
“I had to keep up my act didn’t I? I kept thinking, they’re using her to get to me. I am the ‘Black Cat’ after all. Xiah sunsaengnim has always been after me. I’ve been hearing rumours about you being moved into the Dangerous Abilities class. No. I won’t allow it. I’ll let them take me before they get you.” His voice had become angry, the way it had always been after we broke up. I could feel his thumb stroking the back of my hand now. I wonder if he knew I could hear him..?
“I feel so weird talking to you like this. You’ve been unconscious for 4 days, how much longer? I miss seeing you walking around, eyes bright, the cheerful you that’s always keeping my toe in line. You will wake up right? I wish I had gone on that mission with you. I’ve heard that you were shot with some Alice dart and it’s spreading poison in your body.”
POISON? Oh my god. I’m going to die early aren’t I? I inwardly sighed. I knew this was going to happen soon. This is what I get for going on that last mission. Something wet landed on my wrist. What the hell? I thought we were inside? Why was it raining? Oh. I could hear the muffled sniffles now. Jungmin.. was crying. I guess he really was telling the truth. I tried my hardest to move my fingers, wanting to wipe away his tears and hold him in my arms. What the hell. Why wasn’t my body responding still? AARRRGH.
“Y-you’re finger just moved. D-does this m-mean.. -? NURSE! SEOHYUN! Moch - I mean HyeEun’s finger twitched!”
I could hear frantic footsteps heading over to my bed. A hand checked my pulse on the wrist of the hand Jungmin was holding, my breathing and pressed lightly on my shoulder. Aish, they really needed to stop poking my shoulder. It hurt like crazy. When she checked my hand again, I used all of my willpower to move my fingers.
“Special Star is right. She shouldn’t’ve gotten used to the poison so quickly. I was expecting her to be out for another 2 days at least.” I could hear the smile and the surprise in her voice. “She’ll be just fine Jungmin-ah.”
The movement of someone slumping into the chair next to me caught my attention. “You’re gonna be alright!” The relief in his voice caught me off guard. Had he been that worried? I still couldn’t get used to the idea of Jungmin not hating me, after all, I had thought that for the past 2 years.
“Visiting time is over now. Jungmin-ah, you can come back tomorrow to see her, okay?”
A deep sigh. “Give me another minute. Please?”
“Alright, but when I get back you better be gone.”
“I promise I will be.”
Jungmin.. why couldn’t you have shown me this before? I knew that you could tell how much love I still had for you. It was heartbreaking to think that you had hated me for the past 2 years. You bastard.
“Mochi-yah, I have to go now, but I’ll try to be here when you open your eyes alright?” I smiled internally, and willed my hand to squeeze his. It took less effort this time around but it was still hard.
“I love you too.” And I could feel him leaning forward. I thought he was going to get up but then once again, I could feel his lips on top of mine. I didn’t know how much I missed kissing him until I realized I was fighting with my body and using all my effort just to try and kiss him back. But then, before I could, the pressure on my lips was gone.
“Goodnight Mochi. I promise I’ll be back in the morning.” My hand was let go and I could hear the door closing quietly.
I guess there was no harm in trying to sleep. I needed to rest and restore my energy for making sure I could open my eyes and walk tomorrow. My brain was muddled and swarming with thoughts though, and all my senses (besides sight of course) seemed 10 times more alert. I sighed. I knew I wouldn’t be getting much sleep tonight. Especially when I could still feel his lips on mine.
Man, it was gonna be one loooong night.
It was dark. I glanced around from under the black mask that I had on to protect my identity. Not seeing anything, I probed the shadows, trying to feel if anything seemed out of place. Not sensing anything out of the ordinary, I motioned at the others and darted forward.
A flash of movement caught my eye.
“DUCK!” Dropping to the ground, I saw the others all do the same and looked up to see what had happened. Oh man, a camera must’ve seen the shadows get darker where we were. Damn Alice detecting cameras. I would have to be more careful next time. Rising into a low crouch, I whispered a few words and the shadows, slowly but surely, bent to my control, drawing the cameras away from us.
“Yah Shadow, what are you doing?” a whispered growl came from my left side. Shadow was my alias on missions. We didn't want the people who we were infiltrating to find out our real identities.
Not bothering to look over, I answered quietly. “There are Alice detecting cameras. I’ve disguised the shadows to draw our scent away. The cameras are distracted. Let’s go!”
I only received a grunt in reply. Hah. That’s what you get for doubting me.
Running quickly towards the building, I saw that our team had gotten the door open and had already entered. Cursing myself for not being there, I jumped into the darkness beyond the door. Where were they? Why couldn’t I sense any of them in the shadows? Unless.. no there they were! Down the other hallway!
Running flat out in that direction, I could hear lots of shouting and sounds of fighting. Please oh please let them be fighting in the shadows! I turned the corner and quickly skidded to a stop. Oh no, it was worse than I thought. We were slightly outnumbered and half the team was in the light. This was no good. Backing up until I was behind the corner again, I contacted the other team that was outside for reinforcements.
“Back-up needed. We are outnumbered. Enter the door and take the 2nd hall. Follow it and you’ll find us.”
Going back around the corner, I was so preoccupied that I didn’t hear the warning shout.
I felt a blinding pain in my left shoulder, and then everything went dark.
-
Everything was dark, and slightly..muffled. I felt as though my brain was working in slow motion. My head felt so groggy and my eyelids seemed as though they weighed a ton. I realized where I was and why when I felt an intense pain shoot from my left shoulder and down my left arm. I could hear muffled voices but the information seemed to take 10 times longer to reach my brain than usual. Was it the pain killers?
Groaning, I opened my eyes just a bit and quickly shut them again as the bright light hurt my eyes. Aish, I thought, this is too troublesome.
“I hope she wakes up soon.”
“She’s been out cold for 4 days.” Oh my god. I had been out for 4 days? What the hell had they shot me with?
“Jungmin hasn’t been acting normal for the past 4 days either. He’s worried.”
“Worried?! As if! I bet that bastard hopes she dies or something!”
“Don’t say that.”
“Why not? Ever since they broke up he’s been a complete arse to her! And.. Mochi’s.. still in love with Jungmin.. after all this time..”
That Bridgit. When would she learn to keep her mouth shut? I mentally sighed. If I had the strength to get up, I would, and smack her across the head. Aish. But then again, she was talking to Kyujong. Talking to the one you love does affect your brain - I had had enough experience with that. My thoughts flew back to the night before the mission. The hug, the use of my nickname, the kiss. Yeaaaaah, I totally couldn’t blame Bridgit since I acted so strangely around Jungmin.
“She’s.. still in love… with me?”
My eyes widened. Well figuratively, since I still couldn’t control any of my body movements. No! I wanted to scream. You weren’t supposed to know that! Kyujong is one thing… Jungmin is a complete other. No no no no no. This wasn’t good. Why was he even visiting me in the first place?
“Uhhh… no…..?” I internally sighed and face palmed. Bridgit..
“Can I get some alone time with her? Please?” Why did his voice sound like that? Like he was pleading, asking for permission. Wait what? ALONE TIME? Oh my god this was going to be so awkward. Especially since he didn’t know I could hear everything; I just couldn’t react.
I couldn’t decide if I wanted Bridgit and Kyujong to say no.. or yes. But soon enough, I heard the chair legs scraping on the floor, indicating that they had taken their leave. A chair moved into place and I could feel my hand enveloped in warmth.
Jungmin had taken my hand. Honestly everything just kept getting weirder and weirder.
“Mochi-yah.. why do you still love me? I don’t understand.. I’m always so mean to you and.. I broke up with you.” He sighed and shifted in his seat a bit.
A small chuckle escaped his lips, as he continued. “But I guess the real question is.. why do I still love you as well?”
It was so like him to change the topic to himself, what a self centered, narcissistic bastar - wait what? He still loved me too? My heart.. it felt like it was going to beat right out of my chest. No, this couldn't be happening.
“I don’t know.. I knew, right from the moment I first saw you that I had to have you. And for the seven months that we dated, everything was bliss. I felt like I was on top of the world every time I saw you smile at me. But then.. I remember after all the missions I went on, I would be injured or tired and you would pry.”
He paused and took in a shaky breath. “I knew that if I got too attached to a top student like you, they would make you join or try to eliminate you for good. And I couldn’t have that, could I? You were the only light in my darkness. Ironic isn’t it? You being Shadow and all. So I broke up with you, tried to hate you, ignored you and everything. I wanted to protect the only girl I had ever loved. It wasn’t fair that I couldn’t have you with me. It would’ve made the nights more bearable. And then.. then I found out that you were already participating in missions! I completely broke down. You! My light, had entered the same darkness that I was drowning in and I knew that I needed to protect you.”
But then why did he always seem so angry when I stopped him from breaking out of the school? Or breaking up his fights? I still didn’t get it. At all.
“I had to keep up my act didn’t I? I kept thinking, they’re using her to get to me. I am the ‘Black Cat’ after all. Xiah sunsaengnim has always been after me. I’ve been hearing rumours about you being moved into the Dangerous Abilities class. No. I won’t allow it. I’ll let them take me before they get you.” His voice had become angry, the way it had always been after we broke up. I could feel his thumb stroking the back of my hand now. I wonder if he knew I could hear him..?
“I feel so weird talking to you like this. You’ve been unconscious for 4 days, how much longer? I miss seeing you walking around, eyes bright, the cheerful you that’s always keeping my toe in line. You will wake up right? I wish I had gone on that mission with you. I’ve heard that you were shot with some Alice dart and it’s spreading poison in your body.”
POISON? Oh my god. I’m going to die early aren’t I? I inwardly sighed. I knew this was going to happen soon. This is what I get for going on that last mission. Something wet landed on my wrist. What the hell? I thought we were inside? Why was it raining? Oh. I could hear the muffled sniffles now. Jungmin.. was crying. I guess he really was telling the truth. I tried my hardest to move my fingers, wanting to wipe away his tears and hold him in my arms. What the hell. Why wasn’t my body responding still? AARRRGH.
“Y-you’re finger just moved. D-does this m-mean.. -? NURSE! SEOHYUN! Moch - I mean HyeEun’s finger twitched!”
I could hear frantic footsteps heading over to my bed. A hand checked my pulse on the wrist of the hand Jungmin was holding, my breathing and pressed lightly on my shoulder. Aish, they really needed to stop poking my shoulder. It hurt like crazy. When she checked my hand again, I used all of my willpower to move my fingers.
“Special Star is right. She shouldn’t’ve gotten used to the poison so quickly. I was expecting her to be out for another 2 days at least.” I could hear the smile and the surprise in her voice. “She’ll be just fine Jungmin-ah.”
The movement of someone slumping into the chair next to me caught my attention. “You’re gonna be alright!” The relief in his voice caught me off guard. Had he been that worried? I still couldn’t get used to the idea of Jungmin not hating me, after all, I had thought that for the past 2 years.
“Visiting time is over now. Jungmin-ah, you can come back tomorrow to see her, okay?”
A deep sigh. “Give me another minute. Please?”
“Alright, but when I get back you better be gone.”
“I promise I will be.”
Jungmin.. why couldn’t you have shown me this before? I knew that you could tell how much love I still had for you. It was heartbreaking to think that you had hated me for the past 2 years. You bastard.
“Mochi-yah, I have to go now, but I’ll try to be here when you open your eyes alright?” I smiled internally, and willed my hand to squeeze his. It took less effort this time around but it was still hard.
“I love you too.” And I could feel him leaning forward. I thought he was going to get up but then once again, I could feel his lips on top of mine. I didn’t know how much I missed kissing him until I realized I was fighting with my body and using all my effort just to try and kiss him back. But then, before I could, the pressure on my lips was gone.
“Goodnight Mochi. I promise I’ll be back in the morning.” My hand was let go and I could hear the door closing quietly.
I guess there was no harm in trying to sleep. I needed to rest and restore my energy for making sure I could open my eyes and walk tomorrow. My brain was muddled and swarming with thoughts though, and all my senses (besides sight of course) seemed 10 times more alert. I sighed. I knew I wouldn’t be getting much sleep tonight. Especially when I could still feel his lips on mine.
Man, it was gonna be one loooong night.