Chapter 4

Ewon felt the blood drain from his face as he looked between his lover and his sister, his mouth open but unable to form any words. He knew what his parents were like, knew what kind of household Dae would have been raised in, and figured this didn't bode well.

Dae watched as Ewon paled and, imagining what sort of thoughts were running through his head, was quick to reassure him.

"No, no, don't worry, I don't care," she said quickly, "I mean, I thought it was a little weird, you know, at first, but it doesn't really affect me one way or the other, you like who you like I suppose, you can't really choo…" she trailed off, her rambling stopped by the gentle smile on Ewon's face.

"Thanks," he said sincerely, "I'm glad you could make your own decision."

Mookyul looked at the expression on Ewon's face, and his opinion of his lover's sister rose. He hadn't been very fond of her at first, interrupting their night and bringing back unpleasant memories for his little fox, but maybe if she could make him smile like that she wasn't so bad…as long as she didn't do it too often. After all, he was the one who was supposed to make his love happy, not anyone else.

Ewon looked at the pancakes sitting on the table, and then up to the clock, the stress of moments ago replaced with another.

"As delicious as breakfast looks, I might have to skip it," he said, running his hands through his hair, "or I'm going to be late for college." With that he turned to the bedroom to get dressed, no time for a shower. Or at least he would have, if Mookyul hadn't grabbed his wrist, stopping him from leaving.

"You're not going anywhere," Mookyul stated flatly, "I've got important business to attend to, and you're staying with your sister."

"But Mookyul I've already missed four days in the past two weeks," Ewon complained. "If I miss much more I'm going to fall behind. Me passing my subjects is important too you know."

"Not really," Mookyul purred, "I have no problem with you staying here and letting me look after you."

Ewon pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger, trying not to blush. Had Mookyul forgotten Dae was still standing rightthere.

"Fine," Ewon sighed sharply, worried the conversation would get more embarrassing if he continued to protest, "but today only. No matter what I am going in tomorrow."

Satisfied, Mookyul sat down and helped himself to breakfast.

Half an hour later, Mookyul was walking out the door, warning Dae that if any harm of any kind came to her brother, he would hold her personally responsible.

"And remember, hands off!" was the last thing he'd growled at her.

"Mookyul she's my sister!" Ewon had exclaimed in a mixture of embarrassment and disgust.

"Yes, but you're too desirable for your own good," Mookyul had whispered in his ear before biting his earlobe and then walking out the door, leaving Ewon gritting his teeth.

"Sorry about him," Ewon said curtly after Mookyul had closed the door, "he's a little…" he trailed off, not sure how to finish the sentence.

"Possessive?" suggested Dae, a small smile on her lips. The relationship was a little strange, but amusing nonetheless.

"Sure, we'll go with that," replied Ewon, though he would have preferred something a bit harsher.

…

A few hours later, Ewon found himself and the university his sister had mentioned the night before. He'd figured that she might as well take a tour whilst she was here. The university had seemed a little reluctant to conduct a personal tour at such late notice, but mention of Mookyul and his contacts had quickly gotten them on side.

This had made Dae rather curious about her brother's lover; she'd heard snippets of the conversation, and wondered what made him so powerful.

"So, what does Mookyul do?" she asked casually as they walked the corridors, their guide a few paces ahead of them.

"He owns a…credit business," Ewon replied warily. He didn't want to get her tied up in anything.

"A credit business?" Dae asked incredulously. Something wasn't right here.

Ewon paused for a moment. "It'd be best if you didn't ask too many questions. Trust me."

That just made Dae even more curious, but she nodded anyway. She didn't want to get involved in anything illegal, and this 'business' was sounding suspicious. So she dropped the subject, tuning back into their guide's discussion of the universities history.

Meanwhile, Mookyul was on the phone, having spent the better half of the morning obtaining the phone number of Dae's parents. He respected the fact that she wanted the freedom to do her own thing, but it was a problem she needed to sort out with her parents, not run away from. He didn't want her staying in his apartment for a long time and he definitely didn't want too much police involvement. Best to get this out of the way quickly so he could go back to having Ewon entirely to himself. So he left an anonymous tip telling them where she could be found. He expected they'd arrive by that evening.