Seven woke up from his sleep, heart thumping and mind pounding, taking some deep breaths, he grabbed and put on his glasses, looking at his phone he saw it was early morning.
Setting it down he flopped back onto his bed… it felt like a nightmare… trapped in an endless dark void, no help anywhere no matter how loud he called out, only to see a bright blue light in front of him, more blue lights just as bright appearing around him, chasing away the darkness he was surrounded by. A single image flashing in his mind, MC sitting and smiling… at him, blue eyes shining bright with joy.
Seven ran his hands through his hair but he stopped as memories of doing the same to MC surfaced, he sat up again, he knew he wouldn't be able to sleep anymore today.
Getting up from his bed he started towards his kitchen to grab a bag of Honey Buddha Chips, hand on his heart, it was beating fast, even now.
Why… why did it feel like things were going to be different today?
Unknown: ted_so# *long
Unknown: !lo# $wai_-
Unknown: …
Unknown: %wated_I m
Unknown: -
Unknown: I am
Unknown: going to
Unknown: corrupt you
MC stared at the messages on his phone, he had been able to screenshot the messages so he still had them, itnthe chatroom they weren't there anymore, deleted.
He didn't think anyone else saw them since they weren't talked about, not even Seven said a word about them. They did get strange alarm sounds, although he didn't…
Also, apparently the messenger was hacked! By Unknown most likely… and the fact that Seven's maid would be watching the CCTV of the apartment made him a bit uncomfortable… with Seven he knew the guy so it wasn't that bad, but now with the knowlage that some random woman he didn't know might be watching him? Yeah… crepped him out.
During the morning, he was also slower than normal from lack of sleep. Or well… he may have… never fallen asleep in the first place having had to do the project and other school assignments he may have forgotten to go to bed.
Putting his phone away he looked back out the window. He was sat on one of the apartments dining chairs but had placed it by the window for a view of the city. Looking around he could see people walking down the streets.
Turning to the fridge he tapped his chin, maybe he could go out for something to eat? He could see a bread fish stand through the window, not that far from the house, hopefully it was still there.
Standing he patted down his shirt, and turned to the door, wait, he had to text Seven first, duh, didn't want another 'playing hooky' incident…
After a quick text to the probably still sleeping hacker, it was early, he made his way out of the apartment and out of the building, ignoring the receptionists glare he made a turn and started to fishy bready goodness!
After a relatively short walk, maybe a couple of minutes, he could see the bread fish stand in a location that seemed familiar… shrugging he continued to the stand.
As he got to the stand the man running it, he smiled.
"Hello, how are you?"
"I'm good thank you, are you looking for bread fish?" MC nodded and looked down at the stand, there was a small sign that told all off the different kinds of bread fish the stand had, in Korean of course. Sadly, he didn't know what some of them meant…
He noticed the lack of 'bean paste bread fish' on the sign, he knew that from Seven talking about it "Hmm, sir, do you have any bread fish with red bean paste?" He figured he may as well try the bean paste ones, Seven recommended it after all so why not?
"Oh, those, yes I do, sorry about them not being on the sign there" Reaching behind the tray he lifted a small tray of fish shaped bread.
Setting the tray on top of the stand the old man looked behind MC for a second "One second, sorry about this" MC nodded thinking it was directed at him, the person behind MC nodded as well.
"How many?" After a second to think he asked for three "Alright"
MC looked down at the tray, they smelled good, a question pooped into his head "Why was the tray hidden?"
The man smiled "Well it wasn't 'hidden' people weren't buying them today so I set them away, the bean paste gets warm fairly easily and seeps into the bread"
"I'm happy you have them, a friend recommended this kind to me" MC smiled remembering Seven talking about them in the chatroom.
"Well they must have good taste in bread fish!" He chuckled and went to bagging them.
After the man put the set amount of three bean paste bread fish in a brown bag he set them on the counter "Ok… that will be 873 Won please" Nodding he reached into his pocket for his money… but it wasn't there, feeling his other pockets, he still found nothing, did he forget it at the apartment? He was sure it wasn't taken, he would have felt or noticed that so he must have forgotten it…
Sighing he dropped his arms "Forgot my wallet... um, sorry about this, um… I'll go, sorry" As he turned to walk away he felt a hand on his shoulder, turning to the person he gasped quietly.
"I'll get it for ya" MC looked into bright red eyes as they looked back at him, the person smiling at him.
"What…?" He asked in shock.
The man released his shoulder and grabbed out the amount he had to pay, setting it on the stand MC snapped out of his state of shock and waved his hands franticly "No… no…! It's okay!" He tried to stop the white-haired man from paying for him but failed as a brown bag was handed to him.
"Here ya go" He smiled at him.
MC looked down at the bag, he wanted to refuse it, but the man still had it extended to him. The man chuckled quietly before placing the bag in his hands for him.
Confused, MC looked back down at the bag in his hands, blinking a couple of times he looked back up at the man.
For a few seconds MC stared at him confused before he realized it, the man had bright red eyes and shining white hair, he could tell it was tied behind him. It was Zen!
Taking a step back he held the bag tight, but luckily not enough to break the bread fish "Um… thank you…" Turning around he started to speed walk away.
As he walked he heard footsteps behind him, Zen was following him "Hey, can you wait a second please!" With that he stopped, damn it…
Turning around he saw Zen slow down and stop a few feet away "Wow, you're fast, do you run or something?" He shook his head "Never mind, ignore that bit, well, hello" He waved before extending it towards him.
MC looked at Zen completely confused.
After an awkward moment of MC doing and saying nothing, Zen retracted his hand, now using it to scratch the back of his neck.
Finally finding his voice again he quickly looked down at the bag of dread fish then back to Zen "Why did you pay for the bread fish?" He was curious about this, was Zen different than he knew and wanted something or… no… he mentally slapped himself, he knew Zen wasn't like that, he was sure.
"Well, I over heard you saying your friend recommended them to you, you sounded happy when saying it and, I make people happy for a living so I didn't really think twice when I bought them, oh, I'm Zen by the way, who are you?" He extended his hand again, a new smile on his face.
MC looked at his hand for a second before shaking it with his own, Zen's hand was a bit smaller than his so it was easy to shake "Mel" He nodded with the reply.
Zen hummed in thought for a second "I recognise the name… is the rest of your name Mel-Cali by chance?" MC took a step back in confusion and shock, how did he know? He said he recognised his name, maybe from the times he was talked about in the chatroom from Yoosung and Jumin? He just hopped the albino didn't make the connection in his name, Mel-Cali, MC.
Nodding he tried to change the subject "Um… I'm sorry if this seems rude but, why are you wanting to talk to me?"
Zen laughed and put a hand on his hip "Well, when you buy lunch for someone isn't it natural to talk afterwards? It would be extremely rude for a gentleman like me to not chat with someone after getting food" He winked at him when he was finished making a small blush rise on his face.
"It isn't even lunch…" he muttered to himself "… Uh, sure…" MC looked down at the brown bag Zen had in his hand "What bread did you get? I was too busy… panicking to hear you…" He forced a laugh.
Zen looked around and spotted a bench nearby, walking to it and waved for him to follow, he did.
As Zen sat on the bench MC took a seat next to him.
Setting down the bag of bread fish he took one out and began to nibble on it, Zen making him a bit nervous.
For the next minute, the two sat in silence eating bread fish.
As Zen finished his first he turned to MC, noticing how tense he was, eyes trained on his food and shoulders stiff, he sighed "Um… I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable, I hope you understand that it wasn't my intention"
MC bit into one of the fish and began to suck out the bean paste, nodding while he did. After he ate a fair amount of the 'guts' as Seven called it, he turned to Zen "I know, it just surprised me, no need to worry" He then went back to happily eating the bread fish guts.
Zen watched him suck the guts and laughed "Do you know a red head by chance? Cause he does the exact same thing" Zen leaned back on the bench, resting his arms on the back of it.
MC glanced at him through the corner of his eye and hummed in confusion before turning to face him again, the bean paste of his food staining his lips a bright red, his tired gaze on him. Zen thought it to be an adorable face.
Licking his lips, a bit he noticed the bean paste, he quickly wiped it off with his hand "Well… I do know a red head"
Zen smiled at the comment, if it was Seven then that'd be a good thing "Oh yeah? What's his name?" His smile turning into a smirk.
MC opened his mouth to say 'Seven' but stopped himself, a moment of thinking later he spoke up again "His name is Luciel, he recommended me these, I'll have to thank him later" He looked down at the pocket that held his phone.
That was apparently funny because Zen started to laugh "Wow… I gave Seven too little credit, he's not as anti-social as I though! He does have friends, one that shares his quirks it seems too" Zen tapped his chin before having an 'ah ha' moment, grabbing out his phone he dialed a number, it rang…
Ring. Ring. Ri-
"Hiya Zenny bo ba! What's the occasion that I get a call from a celebrity~?" He sounded just as Seven…y as ever it made MC smile.
"I underestimated you Seven, congrats on having a bigger social life than Yoosung, having one friend" Ignoring the obvious insult to the blond, MC was happy to hear Seven, it made his heart feel lighter somehow.
"Huh? I'm a hacker god extraordinaire! Extraordinaire who are agents don't have friends! Who are you and what have you done with Zen~?!"
MC and Zen both rolled their eyes, MC more playfully though while Zen's was out of annoyance.
"You're making me regret calling you already… no, wait… I met your friend, say hello!" Since the phone was already on speaker he just leaned forward towards it, his shoulder touching Zen's.
"Hiya Luciel, it's me, Mel, from the… thing… at… that place…!" He hoped to God Seven that Seven would play along.
"Huh…? Mssssssssss- Mel! Hiya Disciple Melsalot, how are you?" He sounded uncertain.
"I'm good, just got food, gunna head back soon so don't worry" Zen awed at the comment, at the thought Seven had a friend other than the RFA.
He also choose that moment to talk again "Seven, you won't believe this, Mel here, eats bread fish just like you" MC shrunk into the bench a bit embarrassed, he was going to tell Seven but just wanted to say he tried them, not say how he ate them "-just like you, vampire style" Oh, Zen continued talking.
"Oh~ You did, did you? Followed God Luciel… um… no… not that way… You followed God Seven's bread fish snaking guide?!" Seven stayed silent for a moment, just humming in thought.
"Wait…" The red head said quietly "You're eating lunch with Zen?" MC tilted his head, wasn't the context obvious? Wait, was that jealously in Seven's voice?
MC thought it a good idea not to point it out.
"What, are you jealous Seven? You sounded it for a second" But apparently Zen thought it good to question it.
"Wh… what?! I'm not jealous! It… It's just lunch between friends, nothing to even be jealous of" Seven cleared his throat "Oh yeah! Mel, check your email, I sent a message to my town friend Tom about the par… participation award! Yeah! Award for best disciple of God Seven!" He laughed for a couple seconds before sighing "Oh my lord of Honey Buddha Chips breeding cats to the eighth degree… my boss sent me more work, gotta go! See ya Zen, talk to ya later MC… I mean Mel!" With that he hung up.
As Zen put his phone away MC grabbed the brown bag that held his remaining bread fish and stood "I have to go now… um… it was fun but, I need to!" Turning he started walking back to the apartment.
Zen watched MC leave "I have a feeling I made him annoyed…" he muttered to himself as he made his way to his house.
As MC turned a corner he pressed his phone to his ear, the sound of typing greeting him "Hello Seven"
He heard to one talk and only typing continue, was he not talking to him?
"Seven…? Well, I wanted to say sorry about Zen, it wasn't my idea to call you, he doesn't even know I'm MC, just Mel" He slowed his pace as the typing continued, no words coming through.
"Are you upset or something? A silent treatment won't help the situation" Still nothing, just typing but with a new sound, chips being eaten.
Confused he looked at his phone, it was connected to the hacker so there wasn't a problem…
Sighing he ran a hand through his hair "Ok, alright, I'll apologise for Zen again, I'm sorry for him calling, I didn't know he would, and him asking if you were jealous was uncalled for, I may have noticed the tone in your voice but didn't say anything, I was hoping Zen wouldn't either"
He leaned against the wall trying to hear anything from the red-head… other than him drinking PhD. Pepper…
He still hadn't said anything which was making MC nervous, maybe it wasn't what he wanted to hear? A joke maybe?
"Knock knock…?" The joke starter was met with silence "You're meant to say, 'who's there'…" he cleared his throat "Um… I'll do it then… Who's there?" He tried to do his best impersonation of him "Sorry… Sorry who? Sorry to you…"
Now he was feeling more than just nervous, was he mad at him specifically? But for what reason then?
Maybe he'd talk if he got to the apartments cameras. Standing straight he continued his way back to the apartment.
"Look, Seven, are you mad at me? Is that why you're not answering? I'll say sorry a thousand time if need be, I am Canadian, still nothing?" Tapping his lips, he tried to think of a way to get the red head to say something, yelling? No, that would just make him more upset.
As he continued to think the typing on the other end stopped, accompanied with a noise of confusion.
"What the…?" Was what he heard from the other end.
Smiling he continued to walk "Hello Seven, got tired of the silent treatment eh?" Across the street he could see the apartment a little ways down it, almost at someplace safe.
"'Silent treatment...?' wait, who is this… oh… oh god… MC?" He sounded more nervous than anything else right now.
"One and only, are you still upset, you've been silent to me for a while now" MC felt something fall on his nose, water. He wondered if it was going to rain again, probably knowing his luck…
"I have… wait, you've been active for… two minutes?! When did I pick up?! I had my headphones on the whole time" MC stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at the air in front of him.
"You didn't hear a thing, did you…?" "Um… no…? Did you say something important?" He sighed "No, nothing important… just thought you were… nevermind, sorry for interrupting you, truly, I'll be in the apartment in a bit, nice talking to you"
"Um, nice talking…? Talk to you later!" The line went silent, but this time, MC hung up first. He didn't mean to sound agitated if he did while talking if he did, it was just… he didn't really know how to describe it… tiring maybe?
A couple of seconds after he stepped into the apartment he felt two things, one being the receptionist glaring at him, again, and the second being he felt like he was being watched, ignoring it, he continued walking only to feel it again, he knew it wasn't the receptionist, her glare was cold, this was an… odd feeling.
He continued to make his way to the elevator, still feeling someone watching him every… 2.35 seconds, he counted.
He felt it again as he pressed the elevator call button, the set amount of time later, 2.35 seconds, he turned to the nearest camera, it was turned to him instead of at the door.
He knew only one person who had access to the cameras, good old Seven. Smiling triumphantly, he ignored the now confused stare from the receptionist and waved to the camera enthusiastically.
Pointing to the elevator which had just arrived, he made his way inside it before waving goodbye.
As some soft elevator music played, it seemed to be Fur Elise, he felt his phone vibrate, oh, it was Jaehee, she was online.
Jaehee: I wonder if anyone else is online…
Jaehee: Hmm…
MC has entered the chatroom
Jaehee: Oh, this is quiet a coincidence
MC: Guess so, so hello Jae!
Jaehee: 'Jae'? Well… my name is Jaehee but I'm not against the nickname
Jaehee: Can I ask you a question MC? You seem to rarely, if never come on the messenger alone…
Jaehee: Do you wait for someone to come online to join? I just find it peculiar is all
MC: Oh… I guess I have, huh, how weird of a thing for a person such as me to do and realize at a time such as this with a person such as you are acknowledging it
Jaehee: Anyways;; I came to ask Seven if he found anything on the hacker who led you to Rika's apartment, but doesn't seem to be here
Oh yeah, he forgot that was a thing. He was having such a good/odd/weird/fun time with the RFA that he sort of forgot about the Unknown hacker, besides the messages from last night.
He would also have to keep his guard up still, he did get a message from Unknown saying he would 'retrieve him soon' or whatever, his guess was he would try and 'retrieve' him during or just before the party, but during made no scene because how would he know when or where the party is?
MC: Yeah, that's a problem we have…
MC: How's work going btw, Jumin have any cat projects, like tiny mittens so cats can enjoy winter?
MC: Or…
Jaehee: SHHH You're giving him ideas, Mr. Han can see this;;
Jaehee: But my work is good, the meeting Mr. Han is in should be finished soon, I'm sure he'll look at the Messenger and see the cat mittens idea…
Jaehee: Although is it extremely sudden, I made arrangements for him to visit the Oil Prince
Jaehee: In the middle east ^^
Jaehee: Meeting and business trip all in one~ ^^
MC rolled his eyes and he smiled, stepping out of the elevator.
MC: Oh, I'm sure that hs nohing to do with kat projects, just want to be ready 4 oil prices?
MC: Sorry for the hell hole of typos, I'm walking back to the apartment.
Jaehee: Oh my god, you understand my intentions so purely!
Jaehee: Much to my dismay, we will be forced to postpose any future cat related projects~
707 has entered the chatroom
707: mhrgfjfj
Jaehee: Seven, hello
707: fyGFCHFyk"L';
707: ilesdmih:3
MC: 8P mtilesdmawomfgihsdm
Jaehee: I do not know what is going on but I don't like it
MC: ok
707: ok
Jaehee: … Have you found anything about the hacker?
707: so much work
707: I'm drowning
707: In numbers
Jaehee: Please keep a message confined to one text if you can…
MC: Don't worry, swim Seven, you'll make it to the shore of relief soon enough!
707: I'll swim fast, just for you MC!
Jaehee: Is MC alright?
707: Yupie do da! Checked the CCTV every 2.35 seconds and nothing has happened!
Jaehee: 2.35 seconds…?
707: Ye, but just looking at the screen makes me so frustrated…
MC: Ah ha! I did feel someone staring at me every 2.35 seconds!
707: We locked eyes too once too, right?!
707: You were coming back from your lunch with Zen
Jaehee: ?!
Jaehee: luch wuth Zen?!
MC: Typos… But uh… no… … … It was my… twin… brother… uh… yeah…
707: Twin brother so cliché~ lololol
Jaehee: That's… good, but I didn't know you had a twin brother
MC: Seven… help…
707: Alright~
707: Yeah! MC's twin brother! Mel-Cali! Very very big! I mean tall!
707: I'm not good at describing people… am I…?
MC: I would go as far to say I'm insulted…
Jaehee: Well that information is out of the way…
Jaehee: Isn't communication through CCTV weird?
707: *Crying emoji*
707: I want to go and protect him myself!
707: But there's nothing I can do…
707: I mean her lololol
MC: -_-
MC: It would be great if you could come! I've met everyone but you!
Jaehee: *Confused emoji*
Jaehee: Unfortunately, Seven said he was busy, what can you do
The last part didn't really sound like a question, not very optimistic Jaehee, not at all.
Munching on some of the candy food he surprisingly still had in his school bag, he continued to read the chatroom.
Seven suggested he would like to create a body guard robot to protect him which made him smile happily. He had received gifts but few things that were made, even less tailored to him.
The two found they had another common interest, robots, the only difference being, Seven liked to create them, while he liked to dismantle them out of curiously of how they worked, though he could probably ask Seven how it worked negating the need to kill the poor robo-guard.
The red-headed robot creator then sent a picture of a very cute looking fire breathing robot dog, while he may not be the biggest dog person, he can appreciate this one, it wouldn't poop! Hopefully…
And Seven seemed to enjoy the praise from him of his creation, praise well deserved on his part!
The only part Jaehee had problems with was it spitting fire, as how it may burn things. He didn't mind fire all that much, I mean, it's not he hasn't played with fire as a child. He spoke of that feature as very enduring flames, any marks from it would be as soft a kiss from its creator which Jaehee said she wished to never be burned by it if that was the case.
The two then got into a 'fight' of who was cuter, him or Seven, they threw compliments back and forth to each other such as 'you're hair grows with the same beat as my heart' or 'the skin of my heart wishes to only be touch by the silk that is your voice' or the one that definitely got him and would swoon anyone else, 'you're cuter than Elly'.
Much to the sadness is MC's heart, Seven started to question why he even made the robot got in the first place, saying that it couldn't help him anyways. Knowing the time for playing was done, he suggested Seven to go clear his head, take a walk maybe, so he left the chat room to do so.
Jaehee: Seven seems to care about you a lot, MC
Jaehee: To make a robot in such sort time just with thoughts of you in mind
Jaehee: I haven't seen him be like this to someone in my time with the RFA
Jaehee: You must be very special to him, MC
Jaehee: Oh… Mr. Han will be done with the meeting soon, I'll have to ready the plane for the business trip ^^
MC: Yeah… um, thanks Jaehee, be careful!
Jaehee: Same to you
Jaehee has left the chatroom
MC: …
MC: I… really like talking to you guys…
MC: ^^
MC has left the chatroom
Setting his phone down on the nearby coffee table as he yawned. Taking off his gray glasses he folded them ad set them beside his phone "Maybe I could use a nap too… haven't slept since… at all today…" Slowly he set his head on a cushion, currently not caring that the small couch was to short for him to lie on.
"Just… 20 minutes…" With another yawn he closed his eyes, feeling the affects of his brain going into sleep mode.
He laughed quietly, a small smile on his face "Luciel… cute… chocolate" Those being his last conscious words before lulling himself to sleep.
707: ilesdmih:3
MC: 8P mtilesdmawomfgihsdm
Equals…
707: I love Elly so damn much it hurts :3
MC: 8P Me too I love Elly so damn much as well oh my fucking god it hurts so damn much