A slightly more happy chapter~! I am on day 6 in 707's deep route and the feels ;w;
I hope you all will like this chapter 3
- Glimpse of Light
Chapter 6 – A spark of hope
The sun was setting slowly. Saeyoung heard birds outside singing and the wind blowing through the leaves. Mc was in the kitchen making dinner.
He couldn't believe they were in the same situation as before, but now it was slightly different. She was in love with Yoosung. Saeyoung was slowly accepting it.
His goal was now to save Saeran and keep Mc safe. She deserved to be happy. They hadn't exchanged much words. Mc listened to him, she tried to not to disturb him in any way. Saeyoung smelled curry and his belly made a sound. It was a long time since he had a home cooked meal prepared for him. Mc was singing softly. It sounded so cute.
His heart fluttered a little bit. How come his feelings weren't changing for her? He sighed and went to the kitchen, leaning against the door opening.
Her long brown hair was in a braid and she was wearing a sweater. She looked so beautiful. In his eyes Mc was the most beautiful woman he ever met. Saeyoung smiled.
"How is it going? Nothing burned yet?" he asked her. Mc turned around and chuckled. "I am surprised myself. Normally the kitchen would be a disaster. Smoke everywhere and me hiding somewhere in the corner, praying my creation wasn't going to eat me instead." Saeyoung laughed and shook his head. "My my. It seems my presence is at least
good for the food." No. He shouldn't talk to her. He can't be close to her. He adverted his eyes and turned around. "Just… make sure it is edible." Saeyoung's voice turned emotionless and he walked away. Mc didn't respond. It was better if he stayed professional. Being friends with her was too painful. He wish he could be like Jumin,
he seemed to have absolute control over his emotions. Saeyoung sat down on his spot again and continued working. "Wait, Seven!" Mc was standing in front of him.
She looked worried. "Did I do something wrong? I have the feeling you don't want to be around me… Ah, I am sorry if I jumped to conclusions." She fiddled with the end of her sweater, being obviously nervous. The problem was that he actually wanted to be around her too much. He was going to regret his answer so, so much.
Saeyoung looked deep into her golden eyes. "Nope. Bullseye. I don't want to around you." When he spoke those words mc's eyes teared up and she took a step back.
"Why…?" She asked with a trembling voice. His heart was aching so much. He didn't wanted to hurt her like this, but it seemed like he had no choice. She would try to talk to him and make silly jokes. She would smile at him and be around him. He would see her and Yoosung be happy together. After this was solved he would quit the RFA and move away. "Because I don't like you." Saeyoung said coldly. Mc nodded and wiped away her tears. "I… see. I am sorry for making you do this then, heh…" She tried to laugh.
Saeyoung wanted to hug her so badly, kiss those tears away. "By tomorrow I'll be gone, don't worry." He said. The birds stopped singing.
Mc was sleeping in her room. She still brought him his dinner and then left to eat in her room by herself. That was 5 hours ago. It was now around midnight.
Saeyoung checked silently if she was okay. Mc was in her bed and had her covers pulled up until her face. She looked so tiny, so… vulnerable. He felt so bad for hurting her. Saeyoung walked towards her and knelt in front of her. "I am sorry for pushing you away like that…" He whispered. He stroked her hair. It felt so soft.
"I am sorry for lying like that. You mean the world to me, Mc…" His eyes welled up again. Why did he cry so much lately? He should let the past be past, but he felt like he needed to say those things. He needed to get it off his chest. "I… lo-" Just when he was about to finish his sentence Mc opened her eyes. "Seven…?" Her voice was still drowsy and she rubbed her eyes. "What are you doing?" Saeyoung moved away from her, feeling really embarrassed. "A-ah I… am sorry for waking you up, forget it!" His face heated up.
Mc grabbed his hand. "I heard your voice in my dream. You told me you were sorry, weren't you?" Saeyound kept his mouth shut. He didn't expect her to wake up.
"Are you sorry?" She pressed on. "Y-yeah." He pulled his hand back and stared at the ground, feeling really small. He suddenly felt something leaning against her. Mc wrapped her arms around him, holding him. "I don't know what happened to you, or what's hurting you so much… but you deserve to be happy. Please, cheer up soon." She whispered. Saeyoung started crying again and held her closely to him. "Please… don't leave me behind." His voice was hoarse and he barely manged to say that.
Mc surely was confused by now. "I won't. I am here Saeyoung." He looked up to her. "How do you know my real name? I never told you…" He told her in the different time line, but never in this one. So how did she know? Mc shook her head, staring back at him. "I don't know…" He smiled at her. "Keep it a secret, alright?" Saeyoung pulled her back in the hug, not caring anymore. He just needed her by her side. Maybe there was still hope for him.