Annoyingly, the blaring sound of an alarm clock echoed through the small apartment, only to be struck down by a sleepy police officer. Tegwen knew that she should really get to sleep sooner, but couldn't due to the fact that she couldn't resist staying up with the vampire who currently had her arms around her waist. To the best of her ability, the police chief stretched while still held in place, only to pry her girlfriend's arms off of her so she could get up.
"Soo..." Tegwen said groggily. "I gotta get up."
"Nnnn..." All that she got in return was a groan as the vampire reluctantly released her. Kyung-Soon pulled the blankets up past her shoulder while the police chief swung her legs over the side of the bed.
Tegwen stood, sticking her hand up her shirt to scratch her stomach as she clumsily shuffled toward the bathroom, her body still waking up. She sighed and blinked rapidly in hopes of waking herself up, but the shower did he trick for her. From there, she wrapped a towel around herself after realising she forgot essential things like underwear on her way in. Her uniform, however, was waiting for her as it hung on the wall in the bathroom.
She brushed her hair before clipping it back while the other woman braided it for her after deciding to wake up after all. Then, there was the matter of breakfast, where the two sat on the sofa and ate since there was no dining area. One of them actually had to fix a meal, while the other simply cut the end off of a blood bag and sipped on it like a juice pouch. After she was finished, Kyung-Soon went back into the bathroom while the other made sure she had everything in order.
"I'm off." Tegwen finally announced while heading to the door.
With her hand on the handle, the vampire came rushing out of the bathroom to see her off, putting her arms around the elf's neck and kissing her cheek. Kyung-Soon was wearing black lipstick now, and hoped that the officer wouldn't notice the mark she left until arriving at work. It was her favourite prank to pull on the other, so much that she bought lipstick that didn't stay on specifically for this purpose.
"Happy birthday." she said. "Have a good day."
"You too." Tegwen grinned. "You're coming to the Wolf's Glen tonight, aren't you?"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." replied the vampire. "I'll be waiting."
After a few sweet words, the police chief was off, still oblivious of the black marks on her skin. She would be, eventually, and the thought amused her lover. Kyung-Soon snickered as she shut the door before contemplating how she was going to go about her day.
Despite her usual routine of going out and exploring of going to Girasol's headquarters after sleeping in, Kyung-Soon got dressed and replaced her cheap lipstick with something proper before leaving the apartment, herself. She locked up, putting the key in her pocket before going off to fulfill a laundry list of tasks she needed to complete before it was time to head over to the Wolf's Glen. She had to stop by coven headquarters and the sewing shop, but would be stopping by the shop first, as there was something she needed taken care of, there.
In a paper bag she carried, she had a dress that was missing a button and some shade gel with the lid tightly screwed on in case what she was wearing ran out. How else was a vampire like her to survive out in the sun? It was expensive, but worth it, as she was able to wake at the same time as Tegwen because of it. It was how she was able to walk to Andrea's in search of a button, a needle, and thread.
She always liked this store. It felt like something out in London. A proper store, with all of the fixings, but geared for supernaturals. It was obvious that the man who owned the place had money. He was like a prince among beasts, despite being a beast himself. If there was a person to try and swipe something from, it was him, but no one would touch him, not even covens. Not with his connections. He knew people who gave the nastiest vampires in London nightmares. He was a nice man, though. Kyung-Soon liked him. He would always help with exactly what you needed, even if you didn't know what it was, yourself.
Bells jingled as she opened the door to the shop, smiling a bit as the sound of pop music softly hit her ears. Behind the desk was Prince Werewolf himself, Kristopherson Miles, looking up as the sound caught his attention. With a smile, he politely greeted her.
"Hello, Miss Park." he said. "Anything in particular today?"
"Hey, Miles. Just looking for a button and something to sew it on with."
"Well, I'm sure we'll be able to help you with that. Shout if you need me."
"Will do." answered the vampire, stepping over to one of the many shelves that had many kinds of buttons on it.
Reaching into her bag, she pulled out the dress a little ways in order to see one of the originals as a point of reference. It was actually a bit tough, since the place always had quite a few people shopping at once. It was popular. Everyone loved being able to have a place a few blocks away, where they could get things to repair and sew clothes. The shop could almost stand to be bigger. Regardless, she got her buttons and went toward the thread, but stopped along the way as a strange little fellow caught her eye. With her eyes fixed on it, she stepped closer to the check-out where the owner was seated, before turning to him in hopes of an explanation.
"What's that?" she asked.
"That little guy? I don't have a name for him, yet." Kristopherson answered, arms crossed with a bit of a proud look on his face. "It's a stuffed animal. A werewolf. I figured it might be nice for the kids to have dolls that are of supernaturals like them. I'm working on others. I finally got patterns for that one on the shelves, though. What do you think?"
"I think I'm gonna need more than the button and thread." stated the vampire.
After a few more purchases, there was quite a bit more in her bag than she originally intended, but fortunately, the wolfman was kind enough to sew the button on for her and teach her how to properly instead of leaving her to try on her own. It saved her some time, too, or else she would be rushing to get to the party. She was already rushing to make it to a point to reapply her shade gel. Fortunately, she had a hood she could pull up in the meantime. She would have to fix this while at Girasol headquarters.
Most people were asleep, but she didn't have to worry about waking anybody. Once these folks were out, they were out for a while, even the big boss man himself. It was tough on Kyung-Soon at times, as she had to be awake at night for meetings, but also awake for the chief of polices as well. Baldassare was all about the new town, lately, meaning that the generals had to be as well. He thought it was a good thing. Some were apprehensive, but the majority was that there needed to be more spaces for supernaturals to reside. Girasol needed to organise its support like all other key figures of the community.
But that is not what Miss Park was there for at that moment. No, she had stored some things here so that Tegwen would not find them. Making her way through the expansive abandoned building, she came across her hiding spot and pulled out a lockbox, followed by some keys from her pocket. From it came two CDs, a pair of headphones, and a portable player. She was honestly surprised that people still sold players like this, but was thankful. As for the CDs, she got recommendations from Kristopherson down at Andrea's, as Tegwen said she liked the songs he played there quite a bit. Really, she hoped that the other woman would approve, despite saying that it was alright not to get her anything at all.
Before heading out again to get everything else ready, she put the items in her bag, wrapping them in the fabric she purchased as they were precious cargo. Then, she lit a cigarette, as she couldn't smoke back in the apartment. The smoke made Tegwen sneeze. The smell, however, did attract some attention.
"What are you doing here?" called a familiar voice, causing the woman to sigh.
"Hello, Shaun." she greeted, although without joy. She turned to face the fangless vampire. "I was just about to leave. I needed to get a few things I kept here."
"Why? So you can haul them off to the chief of police's flat?"
"Well, yeah. They're for her birthday."
"Ooh~! Her birthday, is it? Wha'd you get her? A kiss on the bum?"
"Eat shit." Kyung-Soon instructed, heading toward the doorway before looking back at her fellow general from over her shoulder. "Oh, wait, you don't have enough teeth for that."
"Shut the fuck up, you stupid lezzie. Go fuck some copper, why don't you?" barked the man, earning a scoff.
"Don't be ridiculous, Shaun." spoke Miss Park. "She has to get off work, first."
She rolled her eyes, leaving the dimwitted man to fume over this and that. He hated that she was dating Tegwen for reasons that Kyung-Soon could only imagine, although there was no way that she could possibly conjure every possibility on her own. She never liked Shaun. Their proximity was due solely to their profession, although she grew more wary of him with each time she saw him. She was glad to leave that place as she headed back home once again to wrap the gifts and kill time before getting ready.
She did open that pattern that she had purchased as well just to look at it, but ended up actually trying to fabricate the pieces that she would sew together. In truth, the vampire wasn't sure why she bought this, but "because she wanted it" was good enough reason in her mind. By the time she looked up, however, the sun was setting and she scrambled to check a clock to check the time.
"Oh, shit!" she hissed before stumbling to her feet and getting her things together. Quickly, she got dressed and touched up her appearance, making sure that she would look nice among a sea of people in uniform.
The door flung open and she hastily locked it before doing her best to swiftly descend the stairway. Once she made it out of the apartment building, she ran to the best of her ability to the Wolf's Glen, despite her unfortunate choice in footwear. As he luck would have it, the choice to wear shoes with a heel on them would prove to be a mistake as with a yelp, she fell flat on her face on the sidewalk, scraping her knees in the process. The bag that she carried Tegwen's gifts hit the concrete hard, causing her to have a mini-fit of panic as she groped the items through the paper they were wrapped in to make sure that there was no damage. She wanted to feel relieved that she didn't feel anything, but that didn't mean much, as there was no guarantee that they were as pristine as they were before the fall.
"Fuuuuuccckkkk..." she spat as she tried to get up, only to observe that the heel of her shoe had broken off. There was no time to go back and change. She was late enough at it is, so she made her choice. Kyung-Soon simply removed her shoes and went barefoot. It wasn't all bad, as she was much faster this way.
Even though she was barefoot with scuffed up knees that were scabbed over and in the process of healing, before walking through the intricately carved wooden door, she made and attempt to straighten her appearance. She dusted her skirt, moved her hair out of her face, and tried her best to appear somewhat presentable. With a deep breath, she gripped the handle and pushed the mighty door open before witnessing a sea of police officers.
Standing on her toes, she tried to look over heads for her girlfriend, only to see her chatting with a bunch of other officers. Of course the general was intimidated. She was an outsider to this world and it was difficult to navigate. She felt like all eyes were on her, as she was one of a handful of people without a police uniform, including the birthday girl's older sister, who was not at all subtle in her disapproval of Kyung-Soon. That was something the Sybil sisters had in common, however; a lack of subtlety.
"Soo!" called out Tegwen, waving a hand in the air. "Over here!"
Now attention was definitely on Kyung-Soon as she made her way over to Tegwen as the elf sat at a table with a few police officers and her sister. Without hesitation, Tegwen stood and pecked the woman on the lips before wiping her own mouth with a napkin.
"You didn't leave anything on there this time, did you?"
"Ah-ha, so you noticed!" the vampire said as she sat down in the chair next to her girlfriend, which had been previously reserved. "No, I changed lipsticks. There's nothing on you."
"Good. I got a couple of laughs when I walked into work this morning."
"It was hilarious." piped up fellow officer Akira Fujimoto. "She had no idea. You should have seen her face when we finally told her..."
"I had been there for a whole half-hour!"
"Works like a charm every time." giggled Kyung-Soon.
"That's just mean..." complained the elf.
"Well, you know what's not mean?" her girlfriend answered in inquiry, placing the paper bag she was carrying on the table.
"Kyung-Soon, you really shouldn't have."
"Too late. I already did." she said, handing the other woman a wrapped package. "I'm not sure about the condition they're in. I fell on the way over here, and the bag smacked the ground pretty hard."
"Are you barefoot?!" asked Tegwen, looking under the table in search of any sign of injury, only to notice that the vampire wasn't wearing any shoes.
"My shoes, unfortunately, didn't make it." Miss Park solemnly stated. "They're in the bag too. The heel came off."
"Eh, I'm sure a bit of glue will fix it." spoke Fujimoto, peeking into the bag. "So, Tegs, whad'ya get?"
The question reminded the police chief about the gifts, as she was too busy thinking about the state of her girlfriend's feet. With eyes now on her, she opened the first present, finding two CDs wrapped together. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and not much else mattered.
"More CDs!" the elf excitedly declared, putting an arm around her girlfriend. "Thanks, babe!"
"Tegan and Sara. According to the owner of the sewing shop, you can't officially be a lesbian without having at least one of their albums." Kyung-Soon answered, leaning into the other. "That's not everything, though, open the other one."
"A portable CD player?! How much did this cost?!"
"Not a lot, actually. I was honestly surprised they still make them."
"I'm going to use it everyday."
"Just don't let it get in the way of work, Tegwen." spoke her sister, Forsetti Sybil, to remind the younger woman of her responsibilities. "The police chief has work to do, especially now, with that new town being a thing."
"Oh, yeah… We have to be there to help load the buses when they start coming in." chimed in Akira. "Guess it's for office-use only, then."
"Still pretty sweet, though." Tegwen said, setting the device down and putting her arms around Kyung-Soon, practically squishing her. "You're the best." she continued, kissing the other woman's cheek once more.
"I know." the other answered, preluding an evening of chatter and merriment.
The party went on. There was dancing and singing, even from Tegwen herself. When she danced with Kyung-Soon, she had the other woman stand on her feet, as to avoid getting stepped on by mistake. It was worth scraping up her knees and breaking her shoes, almost, as Kyung-Soon could only dance with Tegwen in close proximity.
Tegwen, as cliché as it was to say, wasn't like other girls. At the very least, not like the ones Kyung-Soon had dated previously. She wasn't the rough sort that would go off and do something to get themselves killed within a few months. Ironically, Tegwen was as straight as an arrow in regards to her demeanor. She treated her well and was considerate, yet could make her laugh. She even trusted the vampire to get close to her neck when she rested her head on her shoulder. Kyung-Soon could even kiss there, and Tegwen would think nothing of it. She just made Kyung-Soon happy, and dancing with her made her feel like nothing else in the world mattered. The vampire didn't want to let go of her, even when the song ended, and Tegwen felt the same way. In truth, the two of them almost couldn't wait for the party to be over so they could go home and spend some time with only them together.
When it was time, people started leaving, saying their goodbyes before going home. Some stumbled out, as they had a bit too much to drink, but all was peaceful. Before long, Tegwen and Kyung-Soon made their excuses and left themselves, but they had just one last problem to address.
"Okay, hop on." Tegwen instructed, crouching down and gesturing for the other to get on her back.
"What? Why?" laughed the other, amused by her girlfriend's silliness, and amazed that the other woman was keeping a straight face.
"You don't have any shoes on. I'll carry you."
"Sure you can? It's a few blocks away."
"Positive." answered the elf as she looked over her shoulder with a somewhat cocky smile. Without another word, her girlfriend did as instructed, and Tegwen lifted them both up with her legs, only to stumble a bit as she tried to get balanced.
"Nice." the vampire stated as the two took off. She held the bag full of the other's presents while her arms wrapped around Tegwen's neck. "I didn't know you were this strong."
"Guess I'm just full of surprises."
"You are. Don't drop me, though." Kyung-Soon warned before blowing gently into the other woman's ear. She laughed as poor Tegwen almost lost her footing at the surprise.
"That's just mean..." grumbled the police chief, blushing as she was poked fun at. Unfortunately, this was always Kyung-Soon's favourite past-time.
"Oh, you know I love you." the other stated, opening her mouth to add something else, but stopping cold in her tracks as she caught what she had just said. Her pale face flushed scarlet once it sunk in, contrasting starkly with the grin that graced the face of her girlfriend.
As of this moment, neither of them had used the "l-word". In fact, Kyung-Soon wasn't sure if she could remember the last time she had, if ever. Yet, it slipped out so casually right then as if it were nothing.
"Oh~! So you do, huh~?" the police chief teased while looking over her shoulder.
"Shut the fuck up!" Kyung-Soon barked back. "Yeah, so what if I do, huh? You got a problem?!"
"Nope." bluntly replied Tegwen. "In fact, I think I might love you, too."
Her grin only widened as her girlfriend bashfully pressed her forehead to the back of her head and groaned. As much as the vampire didn't like it, Tegwen could feel her heart racing, but the same could be said for the elf as well. The two walked for a while in giddy silence, unsure of what else to say. What could they? Everything was surely there already. True to her nature, however, a thought did cross Tegwen's mind and she was perhaps the only one bold enough to openly express it.
"Soo-Soo," she began, "Hey, Soo-Soo?"
"What?"
"I wanna kiss you. I dunno if I can wait until we get home."
A moment of quiet passed before Kyung-Soon replied. Sighing, she said: "Put me down somewhere then."
A/N: I got a request for some Kyungwen. I also needed something before I go into more stuff, so hey? Why not?
Next I might just go into like, business-type stuff...
Come to think of it, we haven't had a murder in a while? Hmmmmm...
I'm not sure if I wanna get rid of this moment of calm yet, though... I think I'll just hold onto it for a little longer.
Ah... What was I thinking about?
Oh, yeah!
This new city actually utilizes an actual location. However, the facility was torn down and sold to somebody else in like, 2014. My heart was set on it, though, so I decided "Hey, this is an alternate universe, right? Fuck that. I'm gonna do it anyway."
And here we are...
That's all I really wanted to say, I think. I think?
Until the next chapter, my duckies~!
CHARACTER SHET
Question: "daniel - how's your life going? any fun (or unfun) news?" by cercocarpus
Daniel: "Work is terrible when you're hungover. Don't drink or do drugs, kids."
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Question: "Alois and Ciel: I randomly recall that you have two different condom sizes...who's bigger?" by raynahear23
Alois: "Depends in terms of what, exactly. There's two measurements you need to make when picking out condoms. I'm a little longer, but Ciel? He's just right where it matters, if you know what I'm sayin'..."
Ciel: "Why do you need to know this?"
