Chapter seven : Switched

Part II

"Idiots..." Yi Jeong mumbled under his breath, embarrassed and annoyed by their piercing cries. His dates—the posh girls, too startled to grab their fur coats or buckle their high heels, ran out of his room leaving their every last bit of 'poshness' behind.

It was a bare second ago that he had the perfect control of everything. Then again, he should have known better, that her limits were coming to an end; at least when her hands evidently shivered and fiercely gripped the tray. Even the bottles and the glasses gave their warnings, when they softly hammered against each other, long before their flight across the room and collision against the wall, turning into a spectacular rain of glittery glass bits and droplets of wine.

That, was when the girls cried out, grabbed their feet and ran for their lives. But for Yi Jeong, it took a little longer.

Yi Jeong blinked his eyes. Ga Eulyang, despite her usual timidity, was sitting on top of him. She had his head pressed onto the mattress while her fingers constricted his throat.

"Aish..." He noticed her blighted hands. In fact, the purplish bruise had spread all over her forearm, until it disappeared under her sleeve. Yi Jeong swallowed, and lifted his eyes.

Her face had gone pale. And her expressions, lifeless. Yet, redder than the wine itself, her eyes shone in dark, threatening to snatch away whatever life who dared to look into them.

"Ga Eulyang, Gwen chanaeyo?"

She didn't answer.

"Aish!"

Yi Jeong blinked again. The alcohol was blurring his sight. Two?...ani...four? Was it?... Cursing his own stupidity, he tried to recall how many bottles he had emptied.

But then again, he looked into her glistening eyes.

Those eyes...

... could that be...

...tears?...

"Ga Eulyang_" He was cut off mid sentence. And without any warning, she leaned down.

"Agh!" Yi Jeong gasped, as two pairs of teeth pierced through his skin. He smelled a whiff of Ga Eul's perfume, just before an unfamiliar scent took over it. The scent—it felt strong and slightly sour in his mouth .

Her lips sucked his neck and a stream of blood trickled to the sheets.

"...Ga...Eul..." He closed his eyes. The pain was somewhat pleasing for his blurred senses.

Then,

Her lips paused.

Hearing the slightest of sobs, Yi Jeong opened his eyes.

He blinked again.

"Ga Eulyang, gwen chanaeyo?"

She shifted her position and faced him.

Tears streamed down from her eyes. Her pupils flickered, the redness wiped out for a moment revealing the soft coffee brown beneath.

"Dwa jusaeyo..." she mumbled.

Yi Jeong swallowed hard, trying to process what was going on.

" Jaebalyeo...Dwa jusaeyo..." Ga Eul murmured. The redness on her pupils rapidly switched on and off. "I ... can't live like this anymore..."

"Ga Eulyang..." Yi Jeong whispered.

The redness returned. And the bruise ran further up on her arm, appearing under her neckline.

"Ga Eulyang...Gwen_agh!" The grip around his neck tightened, and her pupils switched back into blood red—her other self, roared back into dominance.

Sunbae... I am all yours...

The faint whisper tickled his ears. Yi Jeong closed his eyes. Inside his mind, the waves roared into their heights and the sea breeze fluttered the long silky hair of a naked Ga Eulyang balancing on a railing.

He opened his eyes.

Ga Eul grinned. Or more likely, her other self did.

"Aish! Stop it!"

Isn't this what you wanted?... The whispers from the memories became louder.

Sunbae...didn't you want me?...

"Stop it!" He demanded.

The demon giggled, amused. It was easier than it had thought—Yi Jeong's own mind, in its doped state, was giving way better assistance than it had expected. Playing with it, delighted her.

Yi Jeong Sunbae...am I not better than your fantasies?... She pouted.

It was no longer a whisper.

Take me... sunbae...taste me...do everything you want...

She said in a flirty tone, chuckling, as the voices from the memories and reality merged into one.

After all...

.... I am all... yours...

With that, the possessed Ga Eulyang leaned in, crashing her lips on his.

This is Ga Eulyang! The remains of his consciousness yelled out.

Ani... this is not Ga Eulyang... He corrected. it's just the demon, manoeuvring her arms and legs...and well...her lips...

Those irresistibly soft and sweet lips...

What was he thinking?

Yi Jeong tried his best to resist. But the alcohol and the sensations were all too overwhelming. And unknowingly, even his own body had started reacting. He was returning the kiss. And even more. He was devouring on her.

His hands, which laid numbly at his sides all that time, went around her waist, securing her, and pressing her more to himself. They then travelled lower and gently squeezed her thighs.

"Ah..." Ga Eul gasped.

Yi Jeong, given the chance, slipped into her mouth. Sliding his tongue along hers, he tasted the bitter sour ness of blood, even stronger and harder.

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Down... down... down...

Ga Eul felt numb. Was it cold ? Or was it warm? Was there anything at all? Ga Eul wondered. She saw no light. Heard no sound. Just continued to fall, down and down and down... all the way through infinite darkness.

You! You always need to be told it straight away, don't you? Hey, you ugly, don't send me any more messages! My inbox is a nuisance even to look at!

The memories from that day played in sequence. How her supposed boyfriend had dumped her and how he went away with another prettier girl...

Oppa...

Oppa, who is she?

Aah... just a psychopathic stalker who never leaves me alone... do I look like I would be dating an ugly chick like her?...

Oppa...

Ugly...

That was a new one.

She had been called every sort of nasty things but ugly, that was yet to be added.

Agh! It is all your fault! It is all YOUR fault!...He died because of you! GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!...

She could still hear her aunt's wailing, blaming her for bringing misfortune for everyone living around her.

Wae?... why did I take in such a cursed child? Wae? Waeyo?!

Deh. She was cursed. No one remained with her. Not her omma not even her appa.

And she should have been grateful for her for taking her in. After all, no one else did.

Aigo aigo aigoo... I have three kids myself! Where am I going to let her sleep? It is your brother who got hit by the truck, don't you feel sorry for his child?

I do... I do... but a child is a big responsibility... don't know if my husband would like it. What if he would divorce me? Gueraeso! She is his sister's daughter as well?!

It was because of her my sister had to die... why would I take in such a child?...

Tsk tsk tsk... the child might hear...

Who cares?

Deh. Who cares? To think about it, who did indeed ? Ga Eul smirked.

Tsk tsk tsk... every one knows it was Han Byul who wanted that child...

Shush! The child might hear!...

Funny how they didn't know that she had heard it already...

Guaraedo... I... can't take her in. I have got a family my self... I have to feed them...

Yah! We too have got families you know?...

But you don't have kids! It is you who must take her in!

Mwo-ra-gu?!

Aigo aigo aigoo... that poor child...tsk tsk tsk...

Inside her room, with tear flooded eyes, the five year old Ga Eul didn't miss a single word. She clung to her teddy bear and rolled into a ball, trying to disappear, away from that cruel world. How her uncle and two aunties argued with each other passing the ball from one person to the other, it was understood, that no one had wanted her. And the little Ga Eul had wanted nothing more, than to disappear, to fade away, and cease to exist.

Down... down...down...

More further memories came to her mind. How she had lived with her father, how they had gone for picnics in hot summer days and how they had lived happily in those far away times.

live...

She heard her father, mused upon a distant sky, with her on his lap and a fishing rod in his hands giving away advices too heavy for a five year old to understand. Maybe he had known, that he wouldn't live too long, until she would grow up to an age she could figure them out on her own.

Ga Eulah... no matter what, you must continue to live... happiness... it will find you someday... but for the important thing... you must live... your must live for your appa...

Deh. I must live for my appa. No matter how hard it is...

Deh. I must live...

I want to live...

I have to live...

Plop!

Ga Eul felt as if she has fallen into a large puddle of cold water, in which, she dived in and in and in...

...

First came the scents...

It was... nice.

Lavender... was it?

Then came the sounds.

She heard the faint buzzing of the air conditioner.

The room...

Ga Eul opened her eyes.

She was in a room. A very bright room. She squeezed her eyes trying to adjust for the light.

It was already morning, and sunlight was creeping through the sheer curtains above the large windows.

Joeun achim...

The ghostly voice stirred.

"B-Baekga?" Ga Eul grabbed her head.

Hmm?...

"Where am I?"

Where else? Than his crappy apartment?...

Deh. Now, she was out of the dream.

"What happened?" Ga Eul asked.

She is gone... Baekga said.

"Eh?"

He didn't answer anymore. He seemed worried.

But for Ga Eul, she had plenty more to be worried. What happened last night? Why was she in Yi Jeong Sunbae's room? On his bed?

And most of all, why was she naked?

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Down stairs, in the pantry, staring at two steaming tea cups, there was another startled soul, figuring out a way calm himself down.

Though dressed in his full suit, without a single thread missing from his fine grey waist coat nor from his white shirt, So Yi Jeong's reddened face, dishevelled hair and sweating forehead slightly decreased his glamour.

"Aish..." He groaned. " What have I done?..." And straightened, combing back the mess of his raven hair.

Another minute spared, he shook his head making his mind to face whatever storm may come, and gathered up the tray with its tea, to head back upstairs.

Yet unnoticed, and partly covered under his collar, a slight purplish bruise had begun to blight his skin.

–to be continued.


Myrslayer- yep it was her other self. But there is a difference between her and Ga Eul. I will explain it in the coming chapters.

Maria rosa cisi- Actually it was a ghost at the cemetery. the one who was newly buried. Ga Eul's otherself is inside her body. but thanks for asking. I will make things more clear in the next chapters:)

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