You had this sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach that something wasn't right. That if things had gone well - if Seven had managed to save Saeran, V, and Rika - all the RFA would be celebrating. Zen would know if things had gone well. When Zen handed you the phone, your heart skipped a beat. Could you have made things worse?

"Hi Luciel" you said, placing the phone against your ear.

"MC" Seven answered on the other line. "We need to talk. Can you come over?"

"I… it's 4 in the morning. Zen is exhausted. I can't make him take me there."

"Then I'll go there" he said. You heard rustling in the background.

"Ok… We're not at Zen's house"

"I know where you are"

"How do you… nevermind" you say. Of course he knows. "What happened?"

"Just… you were right. I'll be there in about 20 minutes" *click*

What… just happened. You stared at the phone for a second before putting it back on the table. Zen had gone to blow dry his hair while you talked on the phone. You needed to gather your clothes if Luciel was coming to the hotel now.

"Hey Princess. What did Luciel say?" Zen asked, while brushing his long silvery hair.

"Not much, except he is coming here to talk" you answer while slipping back into the dress you had been wearing before.

"What? Right now?" His eyes widened in surprise. "And he didn't say why?"

"Not really, no." you say, toweling your hair and grabbing the brush from Zen's hands.

"Huh…" he said, thinking about the situation "...Alright" he said, grabbing his clothes and getting dressed again. You couldn't help but stare at him while he dressed - he was perfection embedded perfection in pale skin. The clothes sat on his body as if it was glad to be resting against such beautiful model.

"Princess" he said, while buttoning his shirt and giving you a devilish smile. "You're staring"

"Oh, oh. Sorry" you say, feeling ardor on your cheeks. You needed to learn to stop staring at him. My god, you felt like such a fangirl. You hadn't even realized you had stopped brushing your hair until he pointed out your mindless ogling.

"I don't mind" he said, giving you light kiss on the top of your hair. "I like knowing I can distract you like that." Your cheeks flushed even more after he said that. "I gotta admit, you look stunning when your cheeks are crimson like that. You have the same effect on me" he smiled, putting his arms around you and breathing in the clean scent of your neck. You started at him on the mirror and noticed his eyes gently closed, as if he was resting on your shoulder. "Princess... I'm exhausted. I've had such a long day. I'm dying to get some rest. I'll do my best to wait up with you to see Luciel but please don't be mad at me if I can't keep my eyes open"

"Aw, Zenny, if you want to go to sleep, please, go. I would have asked Luciel not to come at this time if he had let me. It seemed important for him to come"

"Yeah, he's been calling me almost everyday for the last week and a half to see if you've come back" That made you even more nervous. That, and that Zen hadn't heard from V either, worried you to no end. What if things had gone terribly wrong and Luciel hated you for it?

"Well… I guess we'll find out soon what he is going to say." you say, finishing brushing out your hair. You stared at yourself in the mirror next to Zen. You two made a good looking couple, even if you didn't look like yourself. Alas, looking like MC had some benefits: her skin was perfect and you were glad - you had no make up with you. Her hair was perfect with only brushing it. The clothes fit you like a glove, though you didn't know if that was because Zen had a good eye for it or MC's body was just one of those that could get away with wearing anything and still look good. Once thing was for sure, under similar circumstances, you may not pull off such a clean look in such short notice.

Zen walked away from the bathroom and you finished brushing your hair. When you looked for him again you found him standing in the balcony, holding a cigarette. You put on his jacket and joined him outside. The cold hit you like a frozen boulder but you would not waste a second of being with him and cold weather wouldn't stop you. Once you were outside, you noticed he was just holding an unlit cigarette while looking out into the city.

"I've been wanting to quit smoking for a long time now. I always just kept telling myself this would be the last pack I'd buy or I'd give myself a deadline - once this show premieres or if I'd get a certain gig. The first time you disappeared, I smoked more than I ever smoked before. I was upset, I thought you'd left me" he said, pulling you into his arms. The warmth of his body where it touch you felt like exhilarating. "When you came back, I only smoked once until you were gone again, then I kept smoking. More than usual but I suppose part of that was the stress from the play. If I'm being completely honest, it was mostly because I missed you"

"Zenny…"

"But now… now that you're here, I really don't want to smoke anymore. It's like… I'd smoke if I felt lonely or if I felt stressed, but I don't feel either of those things when you're around. You have the most intoxicating effect on me and I don't need anything else to feel… to feel complete. I love you, MC"

"I love you too, Zen" you say, before he presses his lips against you. Being with him just felt so right. Everything he said reflected how you felt about him and he could put it into words better than you ever could.

"Besides, I don't want to expose you to secondhand smoke, ever" he says, throwing the single cigarette over the balcony. A gust of wind kept it from pummeling straight down onto the street, but it also made you shiver. Zen pulled you back inside the room and closed the balcony door behind you. "Not you or… or anyone else I love". He said, taking off his jacket and helping you take off the one you had put on to step outside. "I'm done. I'm done for good and it is thanks to you." he said, sitting on the couch inside the room. You sat next to him and let him throw his arm around you as you waited for Luciel to arrive.

5 minutes later, Zen was asleep sitting on the couch with his head rested on your shoulder. You knew he was exhausted, what with the preparation for the play and you keeping him up even later after the show, You admired his features - you could never get enough of staring at him and you didn't get to see him sleep very often. He looked so vulnerable that you wondered if he was putting up a brave face around you. This whole pregnancy situation was probably causing him even more stress. Anxiety began to grow inside you again - were you really pregnant? You really needed to go see a doctor in this… world. Could you be pregnant in this world but not in yours? But then, why would the bloodwork come back positive? Why would the ultrasound be negative? Maybe it was an error in the labwork. Maybe it was just too early to see anything in the ultrasound. You had a million and one questions and no answers for any of them. You felt the need to use the restroom so you nudged Zen and let him lie on the couch. He was deep asleep now and you knew he'd likely not wake up on his own for a while. Maybe it was for the best - Luciel would be here any minute now and whatever happened it was his secret to tell, not yours. If he didn't want to say anything, it wasn't up to you to reveal it to Zen.

You finished up in the bathroom and grabbed a drink of water. A couple of minutes later, you heard the elevator ding requesting access to open into the suite. You went and granted access letting the door open and Luciel stepped into the room.

"Hey" you said, stepping aside so he could get in.

"Hey" he replied, walking into the room. "Nice place"

"Yeah" you answer, closing the elevator door behind him. You turned towards him and began to ask before he swung his arms around you and embraced you.

"Thank you" he said, holding onto you. You exhaled, relieved. If he was thanking you, it couldn't be so bad.

"What happened? Why does Zen not know what happened? I... I was worried something bad happened"

"Something bad did happen" he says, letting go of you. "But I got Saeran back and I wouldn't have been able to do so without your help"

"Where is he? How is he doing? What happened with Mint Eye?" you asked, he waves you to slow down.

"Give me a minute, I will explain everything. Where is Zen?" he asks, stepping in and sitting at the table.

"Zen's asleep in the couch." you answer.

"I see. I got you some things as a thank you, but I need your help with something else" Luciel adds.

"Of course, whatever you need" you said, sitting across from him at the table.

"Saeran needs to see you." he says. "He is not doing very well and he doesn't believe me about you. He thinks I am making it up. He doesn't believe me about anything" You nod in understanding. You remember something similar happened at the end of Luciel's storyline.

"I'll see him. I don't have a problem with that." you answer.

"Thank you" he says.

"So what happened?" you ask again.

"Well… you were right about everything. I went to Rika's apartment and found the plans and address for Mint Eye. I did some research on it and was able to find connections to the RFA - turns out Rika used some of the RFA fundraising money to build this mansion for Mint Eye. I confronted V about it and he denied everything until I showed him the evidence I had gathered. He had no choice but confess. I… I had never felt so betrayed. I trusted V and Rika, not only with my life but with Saeran's life and happiness. I have remained basically a hermit because they promised me they'd give my brother the life and freedom we both hoped for. Turns out Rika just… and he just… Saeran is brainwashed and has been drugged and a member of a cult led by Rika. I was lucky Vanderwood was with me or I might have killed Rika and V with my own hands once I managed to drag Saeran out of there. Regardless, Rika flipped out when I took Saeran and V tried to keep her under control and… well, she stabbed him."

"Rika stabbed V?" you asked, covering your mouth with your hand. You didn't want anyone to get hurt. This turn of events was starting to seem very similar to exactly what you had tried to prevent.

"Yeah… Rika stabbed V and when he was down she came after us. She was manic, I'd never seen her like that. We had no choice."

"No choice? What happened?"

"Vanderwood shot Rika when she tried to stab me." Luciel said.

"What?" You rested your head in your hands. This was almost a result worse than what happened in the ending of the app. How did this turn out so wrong? "Oh my god…. Are you ok? Is… Saeran ok? And Rika and V?" you ask. Your voice low, terrified of the answers.

"Rika… Rika is gone. Really gone this time. Vanderwood doesn't miss." Luciel admits gravely. "V has been in intensive care for about a week now. One of his lungs collapsed. I don't know what else is going on with him, I have not been to the hospital since I went the first time."

"And no one in the RFA knows this happened?" you say, looking over in Zen's direction to find him sound asleep.

"No. When I went to the hospital to check on V… he was barely awake and all he did was ask about Rika and beg me not to tell the RFA members what happened." he said, almost in disbelief. "He didn't bother to apologize for his lies to me or for trying to cover up Rika's tracks, or… or even ask if Saeran was ok." he said. You could see the hurt in his eyes when he told you this. As if a part of him hoped that V would try to redeem himself but he hadn't. Perhaps he had just wanted an apology from the man who he had trusted so blindly for so many years. It must have been terribly difficult to accept that this is how things had turned out.

"I'm sorry…" you say, hiding your eyes. Maybe if you hadn't messed with things Rika would still be alive and V wouldn't be alienated from the RFA. You didn't mean for anyone to get hurt and you had hoped things would work out better than this.

"Don't be sorry. I wouldn't have been able to rescue Saeran if you hadn't said anything. You opened my eyes MC, even if it was to things I didn't want to know. Ultimately, I am deeply indebted to you and grateful." Luciel said looking at you. "I got my brother back because of you"

"I didn't want anyone to get hurt" you say. "But I am glad you were able to get Saeran out of Mint Eye." You look down at your hands and think about V and Rika. Yes, you were glad Saeran was ok. He deserved better. But you regretted Rika's death and V's condition. "You're not going to tell Jumin about V's situation? They're friends."

"When I went to see V he was wide awake and conscious despite his wounds. He got worse after. I asked him if he wanted Jumin to know and he said no. I urged him to say something. That the RFA didn't need to be in the dark. He said no. It is beyond me to help him any longer. I just… I can't believe I trusted him." he said, his hands balling into fists. "But thanks to you… thanks to you I got Saeran back and that is what I am the most grateful for" he says, pulling a small bag from his hoodie and putting it in front of you on the table. "I made this for you. As a thank you"

"You didn't have to make anything for me" you say, but curiosity got the better of you. You opened the bag and found an ID and a credit card with your name on it. "An ID and a credit card?"

"You don't exist in this world. Believed me, I searched far and wide. I did face recognition against every video camera in the entire web and government associations. I was able to track your entire stay here from the time you first showed up. You came out of nowhere and you are in no databases. It's like you were woven out of thin air. But... you exist now" he says, pointing at the ID. "It's a real ID. I put you on the system so you can… at least request a car out here if you need it."

"...thank you" you hadn't realized how much you'd need this. Even if you were just going to go to a doctor's office, they'd ask you for an ID and now you had one. "This… this really means a lot to me, Luciel. What about the credit card? Where is the bill going?"

"Don't worry about it. I got you covered. Just don't try to buy a house with it or something." he said, smiling in your direction. "Do you think you'll be able to come by later to see Saeran? He thinks I am lying about you. After all, he was the one who put the virus in the app. He coded… you.

"I'll go talk to him later today. I just… need to give Zen a few more hours of sleep. And I… well I need to see a doctor."

"A doctor? Are you alright?"

"I think so. It's just to make sure. You never know with this… traveling" you say, trying to sound vague. You didn't want to tell him what was going on. Not until you and Zen knew without a doubt.

"So maybe later today you can come over to my place? I'd meet you somewhere but I just… I don't feel safe going out with Saeran yet. He hates me for abandoning him and I… I'm just scared he might try to run away."

"That's alright. I will come over with Zen" you say, looking towards the couch again. He was out like a light.

"I'd rather he wasn't around. I'm not ready for the RFA to meet Saeran. He's just… he's so unstable right now. I wouldn't ask you to meet him if it wasn't because I'm trying to prove to him I'm telling the truth"

"How is he going to know you are telling the truth though? I could be a fake." you say

"Trust me, you're not"

"Well, I know I am not, but how does he know?

"You look just like your pictures" Luciel says, shrugging. "There's no faking that."

"Right... " you say, thinking you'd have to see these pictures later.

"Right. So I am going to take off. I don't want to leave Saeran with Vanderwood alone for too long. Oh, if you need anything else that I might be able to help you with, just give me a call. You've got my number on your phone, right?"

"Yeah" you say, wondering where was the last place you put it. You spotted it on the nightstand on the other side of the bed. It probably needed to charge.

"So call me later today so I can have you meet up with Saeran, please." he says again, before standing up to leave. "...and just… thank you. I owe you… I owe you everything"

"Zen will have to meet Saeran eventually" you tell him as you walk him towards the elevator.

"I… I am planning on quitting the RFA. If V recovers and comes back to being a part of the RFA, I will quit. As of now, I haven't because… well, they've been my family for the past few years. I love them. But I cannot stay if V stays. If V decides to leave or… or if he doesn't recover… then I will stay and I would have Saeran join the RFA.

"I… I understand" you say, watching him press the button that called for the elevator. Soon enough, the elevator popped open and he stepped in it. He stared at you from the inside of the elevator.

"I wish I'd known you were real, MC… then..." Seven started, right before the elevator doors closed. It was an odd thing to say but the way he said it and the way he looked at you when he said it… It didn't take too long for you to realize that what he really meant was "I wish you'd have picked me" . It made you feel bad. You knew that MC meant a lot to Seven. MC meant the world to any of the RFA members she chose. In fact, she usually had a huge impact on their lives once she became their love interest. Except you only loved Zen… but you just had a huge impact on Luciel's life and you weren't involved with him. Had you inadvertently caused him to be... infatuated with you? You hoped not. You loved Zen more than anything and you knew that wouldn't change. You just didn't want to hurt Luciel's feelings. Maybe you were reading too much into it. Maybe…

"Princess?" You heard a sleepy Zen call out.

"Yes, Zenny?" you said, walking in his direction.

"Come here" he said, dragging you to the bed with him. He laid on the bed after you and rested his head on your abdomen, hugging your whole torso. You caressed his hair idly.

"You missed Luciel's visit" you said, twirling a strand of his hair in your hands.

"I heard the elevator when he was leaving" he answered. "Did he tell you anything important?" he asked, a yawn escaping his lips.

"He said he found no record of me anywhere in this world" you answered. You knew this wasn't the main subject of your conversation but… this was Luciel's secret, not yours. And you had enough things on your mind with your own problems. You didn't need to aggravate Zen's mind even more than it already was. "He also made me an ID and a credit card"

"That's great…" he said. You could tell sleep was taking over him again. He'd only been asleep for about an hour.

"Yeah…" you agreed with him. Not 5 seconds later you could hear his breathing relaxing. He was asleep again. You dared not move, he looked so incredibly comfortable. But you feared if you stayed in the bed like that, you might fall asleep as well and you weren't ready for that. You weren't ready to leave yet. You found the remote on the nightstand next to you and turned the TV on. Of course, what is the first thing that appears but a commercial featuring Echo Girl. You rolled your eyes before switching the channels. You went through a few channels before finding the news and spotting Chairman Han as a special guest in a financial segment. He talked about trade and other things that really didn't interest you and before you really fell asleep you moved on to the next channel. Soon enough you found a movie of your favorite genre that grasped your attention and you watched it for the next few hours. Sunrise came and went and before you knew it you were getting up to use the restroom. Zen was still holding onto you and it wasn't until you tried to move that you realized, even in his sleep, he wasn't letting go. You had to carefully untangle yourself without waking him to use the restroom. You grabbed some water and looked at the leftover food from the night before. You tossed the leftovers away but when the smell of the food hit you you had to run for the restroom again and found yourself hurling what you'd had for dinner the night before. Was this morning sickness? Or just food poisoning? Whatever it was, between how often you threw up in your own dimension and now this, it was just too often. You held onto the toilet in frustration. You hated throwing up. Regardless of the reason, you were tired of having this symptom. Before you knew it, you were hurling again, emptying the rest of the contents of your stomach.

"Princess, are you alright?" you heard Zen said as he walked into the restroom and knelt next to you, rubbing your back

"I'm fine… just nauseous or…" you said, before gagging. Luckily, you didn't throw up that time.

"Morning sickness?" he finished your sentence.

"Maybe" you said, feeling better. Frustrated, but better. He made anything better.

"It's almost 7:30am. If we head out to a doctor's office now we'll be there when they open at 8am. We'll be the first ones in" he said, moving your hair away from your face.

You nodded and stood up with his help. You brushed your teeth and washed your face. You actually noticed the faintest bags under your eyes, surprisingly. I guess not even MC body could keep your skin looking perfect forever.

You both grabbed from fruit for breakfast from the hotel restaurant and headed out. Surprisingly, Zen knew of an OBGYN clinic that took walk-ins. You wanted to ask how but decided against it. Some things are better left unsaid. He had been right about the time as well as you were the first ones to get there. They brought you back shortly afterwards and asked if you wanted Zen in the room. You agreed. They went over the motive of your visit and various other things - overall, very similar to your visit to the doctor in your world. You told them you had been to the doctor before and the ultrasound had been negative yet you'd have positive blood work and a recent positive home test. They agreed to do the ultrasound.

They had Zen sit by your head and covered you from the waist down with a blanket. Here goes another transvaginal ultrasound. Despite everything, you felt more at easy this time - probably because you were squeezing Zen's hand the whole time. At first, it felt like the doctor was moving the probe too much and hadn't found anything. What if he still didn't find anything? Then you'd had to test for other things. Or maybe you had a miscarriage that was still coming up positive on home tests. Or maybe…

"There it is" said the doctor, interrupting your thoughts. You almost jumped out of the exam bed while looking into the screen. You realized you were squeezing Zen's hand way too much for comfort and relaxed your grip, but then you noticed he was holding onto your hand just as tight, if not more. The doctor pointed at a small black circle on the ultrasound with a white speckle, something a bit smaller inside that moved rapidly. Once the doctor found the right angle, you heard it. A faint, yet still audible heartbeat.