Sunlight on his body was what initially woke him up, its heat becoming an irritancy on his sleeping self.
The feeling of being held was what kept him in bed, its warmth being too nice to leave.
The pain in his body is what made him hate life, not being able to move his legs without so much as feeling jolts.
Flipping over onto his stomach, the arm holding him adjusting accordingly, he looked at the person lying next to him, curly brown hair tossed every which way on his head, some strands sticking to his forehead by dry sweat; eyes shut as his chest rose and lowered while he slept blissfully.
Seven wondered if the sleeping brunette was in as much pain as he was. He hoped not.
Feeling the sunlight enter his eyes Seven turned over again, his head providing enough shadow from the window behind him.
Knowing they had work to do for the day, such as driving, he groaned, swinging his legs off the bed, sitting up as he did. For the first time since getting his licence years ago, he dreaded driving; if his body hurt now, it would sting for the entire drive.
After finding and putting away their scattered clothes, Seven picked an outfit to wear, going into the bathroom to shower before changing.
Finished showering, Seven fiddled with the cuffs of the white dress shirt he had chosen, finally getting it to fit comfortably, he was still wearing jeans but only because he didn't have any other pants. Looking into the mirror he tousled his wet red hair, flipping it to either side of his head, even slicking it back to find a style that looked good.
Sighing dejectedly, he rapidly shook his head, hair falling into its 'normal' style when he stopped.
Even if it was a day most wouldn't want to dress up, driving for who knows how long in the forest to most likely get shot at some point, it was a special day for two reasons. It was the day of the RFA party, so he wanted to at least dress well if he couldn't attend. MC could dress up as well if he wanted too.
The second reason he wanted to dress fancy was a… tradition he had for himself, to look nice on his birthday- his and Saeran's birthdays at that, it being June 11th marking the unofficial day they'd turn 22 years old, though they're non-existent records would change in the new years like everyone else's (Minus MC).
Taking a deep breath, he smiled into the mirror "Happy birthday Saeran, this will be the last one you spend alone. I promise"
Exiting the bathroom, the smell of coffee hit his nose. Looking towards the bed he saw it empty but made.
"Seems you're out of the shower" Said an amused voice from the kitchen.
Turning towards it (The cabin was so small it didn't have dividing walls, besides the bathroom), his face heated into a red colour as he saw MC standing at the counter, stirring a spoon in a cup. It wasn't the stirring that had made him blush, it was seeing MC is only boxers, fit body exposed.
MC tapped the spoon on the edge of the cup, placing it in the sink before grabbing its handle and walking over to Seven "I made you some coffee, thought you'd be sleepy still. No need to worry about me, I made myself one too"
Handing the cup to him, Seven watched the brunette walk to the suitcases like he wasn't half naked.
"W… Why are you in… uh… and not dressed?" Seven took shaky a sip of the beverage. It tasted good.
Holding an armful of clothes MC stood "You were in the shower, no point in putting on clothes until I could get clean" Stepping into the bathroom, he peered his head outside as he closed it "I'll be in here, why not check the chatroom, tell everyone when were heading out"
Seven turned away from the door as he heard water start.
Sitting down at the table in the kitchen area he sipped more of his coffee. It tasted really good, he'd have to ask MC how he made it.
Putting the glass down he pulled out his phone, entering the messenger app his device beeped. Low battery.
Sighing he set it on the table, he had enough juice to talk a bit on the messenger, but he'd have to charge it in the car later.
Grumbling he tapped on his phone with one hand, entering the messenger, while taking a large swig of coffee with the other.
"Hot, hot!" He started fanning himself desperately with his free hand…
707 has entered the chatroom
ZEN: Seven! You're here, where have you been?
707: Hfhka jkfFGBK
Jaehee: *Confused emoji*
Jaehee: Seven, are you alright?
707: FML ! AHHHHHHHHH!
707: jhf
Jaehee: *Angry emoji*
Jaehee: Quit fooling around!
707: … I'm better now… ow…
ZEN: Alright, I have two questions, What happened and where are you?
707: Drank hot drink
707: *Sad emoji*
707: MC makes one hell of a coffee, but why is it so HOT?! It burned my tongue… owie…
ZEN: Ugh, have MC kiss it better who don't you
707: Maybe I will ^^
ZEN: Ew. Gross. Stop it.
Jaehee: Seven, are you alright? You and MC have been unreachable since last night. We tried to call you both but they went to voicemail
ZEN: Yeah dude, you had us all worried, if you're gunna disappear at least let us know alright?
707: Alright…;;;;;;;;;;;;;
707: As for why we disappeared… Top Secret! ^^
Jaehee: Well try to stay safe where ever you two are…
ZEN: Hey, soda addict. Where's MC, tell him to get on
707: Is poor old me not enough?
707: *Crying emoji*
707: *Crying emoji*
707: *Crying emoji*
Jaehee: Stop clogging the chat… Well I'm glad to see you're still as bright as always, Seven
707: Yup! Bright as the burning sun! That's me! God Seven Zero Seven!
707: But MCs in the shower
707: Anywho, what were you two talking about before I came in~?
Jaehee: We were talking about the party, Mr. Han is still in shock about your messages from last night, seeing V at Mint Eye
Yoosung has entered the chatroom
ZEN: Yoosung, you done showering?
707: Yeah…
707: I'd thought he'd still be upset…
Yoosung: Yeah I'm done, still nauseated…
Yoosung: Seven! You're alright!
707: Yup
707: Why are you nauseous?
Yoosung: I'm hungover…
Jaehee: A night before the party…?
ZEN: Yoosung brought over some drinks so we drank
Jaehee: …
ZEN: We not only felt betrayed by a person we trusted, we left like our backbones had been shattered…
ZEN: So we gave in to the adult way of dealing with pain…
Yoosung: yeah…
Yoosung: But, Seven. What did you do last night? We couldn't reach you?
Jaehee: We already asked that…
MC has entered the chatroom
MC: First and final warning. Drop the topic.
MC: How are you all? ^^
ZEN: You seem snappy MC… and I'm good, eating a salad
ZEN: *Happy emoji*
MC: Showered before I had my coffee
Downing the last bit of his drink Seven frown into the cup, sad he finished it. He didn't normally drink coffee unless Vanderwood was making some and threatened to poor a cup on him.
Those were… entertaining days…
The sound of a chair scrapping against the floor gained his attention, looking to the sound he saw MC smiling as he sipped another cup, sitting himself in the chair beside him.
"Good morning" Seven said, looking MC up and down.
The brunette also had on a dress shirt but blue in color, the sleeves were pushed up to his biceps. He too was wearing jeans, seemed they didn't have much else in pants; his hair was brushed away more as well, revealing more of his face.
"I saw you dressed fancy, so I did too. Now we match! … Sort of…" MC smiled as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"I wanted to dress nice for the party, but my party outfit wouldn't be viable to wear with what were going so I settled for this" Seven explained gesturing to himself.
"Oh right…" He picked up the empty cup "You made this, how does it taste so good? Are you a wizard who poisoned me?!" Setting the glass down he grabbed at his chest and fell back into his seat while MC laughed.
"Nooooooo! Don't die Luciel, who'll drive me home if you do~?"
Laughing with him, Seven sat up brushing himself off as he did.
Wiping at his eye Seven smiled, putting a hand on MCs "I'm glad we can be like this… laughing together through everything, my only regret is not being able to do this sooner…"
Looking at their hands, MC joined in, smiling "Yeah… But to answer your question, a friend taught me a lot about coffee, we had a coffee shop together a few years ago" He turned to Seven "I could teach you if you wanted?"
"I'd love that" Looking at each other, both their smiles softened as they leaned closer together. Cleaning towards each other they closed their eyes.
As they got closer Seven turned away as his phone buzzed for the hundredth time causing MCs lips to land on his cheek.
In confusion of somehow missing his target, MC backed away. Seeing Seven holding his phone he looked at it curiously.
"They're yelling at us" He showed the phone screen before beginning to type a message, giving MC a sorry look before turning away.
"Ruining the fun, that's what they're doing..." MC mumbled to himself making Seven chuckle, grabbing his own phone soon after.
ZEN: Hey! Answer us you two!
ZEN: You better now be doing anything nasty while logged into the messenger!
Yoosung: What could they be doing that'd be nasty?
Jumin: I believe that is not only an inappropriate topic to discuss right now, but that is between them
Jaehee: I agree with Mr. Han… we don't need to know what they do… alone
707: Nothing happened~! We just talked
707: Ya'll nasty for thinking otherwise!
MC: Yup, absolutely nothing… -_-
707: Well, I have some last-minute things to check, I'll go now!
Zen: See ya
Yoosung: Bye Seven!
707 has left the chatroom
Jaehee: Goodbye Seven
Jaehee: Oh… he already left
Standing up from the chair, Seven stuffing his phone into his pants.
"Hey MC" The brunette turned to look up at Seven "I'm going to do some last-minute things about today" The blue-eyed man nodded, smiling as Seven continued to stand there.
Smiling down at him, he moved around the chair "But, if you need anything, even just wanna talk" Bending down he grabbed MCs chin and kissed his lips before backing away "Interrupt my work"
With that he walked away to his computer leaving MC blushing in his chair, hand over his mouth.
Slowly he turned back to the chatroom
Jumin: Back to what I was saying before Zen started yelling
ZEN: *Angry emoji*
Jumin: I don't expect anything from V, I am tracing him until I find out everything about him
Jumin: It's what I have to do
Jumin: Now please excuse me. I have something I must check for the party
Jumin has left the chatroom
MC: Is Jumin alright…? He seems upset
Yoosung: Yeah I noticed that too…
ZEN: It's sad to think it like that
Jaehee: Mr. Han is still shocked by V's sudden leaving
Zen: Yoosung's getting agitated in the corner
Zen: Let's stop talking about V
Jaehee: Yes, anyways…
Jaehee: It's a shame you and Seven cannot make it
Jaehee: You both put a lot of effort and contributed to this party
Jaehee: We are also able to find out the truth thanks to you two
Yoosung: I wanna see Seven and MC…
ZEN: Me too… Hey, MC
MC: yes~?
ZEN: Take a pic of yourself
MC: Hmm, alright, but better yet…
Standing up from the chair MC made his way towards Seven, soft steps following him as he snuck up on the red head.
Kneeling beside him, MC grinned mischievously as Seven look at him with a smile. Before Seven opened his mouth to speak the brunette pounced on him, knocking the wind out of him as they both fell to the ground.
After a momentary tussle of both of them trying to get on top of the other, MC was pulled and held down as Seven wrapped his arms around the taller mans torso, holding him against his chest. "What were you trying to do?" Seven whispered into MCs ear, smirking as the brunette squirmed.
Using what freedom he had, MC pressed his fingers against the red heads sides causing him to spout a bout of laughter releasing him while he was tickled. Using the drop in the hacker's guard MC turned himself around, pulling out his phone as Seven opened his eyes, cheeks flushed a light shade of red.
A cute picture of a fun moment.
"If you wanted my picture-" Seven laughed more as he held a hand to his chest "-you could have asked" MC simply smiled and shrugged before crawling away. "You're such a cute person" Seven mumbled before returning to his work, eyes glancing at the brunette.
MC: Here you go~
MC: Hope you didn't miss me too much lolol
MC: *Posted Picture*
Yoosung: !
Yoosung: I do remember your face, but I forgot you
Yoosung: You look good lol
ZEN: Don't let Seven hear you say that
ZEN: Men get protective about their partners
Yoosung: I was meaning MC and Seven look good together T_T
Yoosung: I want a girlfriend to do cute stuff with…
Yoosung: *Crying emoji*
MC: Hmm… Hey Yoosung, you keep on saying that
MC: But how about trying the other team, look for guys~
Yoosung: *Shocked emoji*
MC: Just a suggestion lolol you might find someone lol
Yoosung: Uh…
Yoosung: Well… I'm not uh… completely against that… suggestion
Yoosung: I uh… might look… uhm…..
Jaehee: Let's change the subject, Yoosung seems flustered enough
Yoosung: Thank you, Jaehee…
Yoosung: Zen, should we head out now?
ZEN: Yup. I'm ready
Jaehee: Are you leaving for the party now?
ZEN: Yup! See you at the party Jaehee!
Yoosung: Zen! Did you get the list?
ZEN: Sure did
ZEN: I can't afford to make a single mistake since I'm greeting the guests on MCs behalf
MC: Aww
MC: Thank you for taking my job for me this time Zen
ZEN: No problem! I'm glad to help!
MC: I'll make it up to you somehow
ZEN: I believe I speak for everyone when I say this but
ZEN: If you want to make it up to me, return safe
Jaehee: Yes, I bought tickets last night for Zen's next show, two for you to go with me, MC
Yoosung: Yeah! And you have to return safe or… I'll purposefully flunk my schooling!
MC: I'll come back, I promise Yoosung's life on it
Yoosung: Why my life…?!
MC: Lolololol
ZEN: Excited to see you both at my show
ZEN: *Winking emoji*
ZEN: Well, see you later!
Yoosung: Bye!
ZEN has left the chatroom
Yoosung has left the chatroom
Jaehee: Mr. Han is taking charge of the indoor event
Jaehee: So I'm taking care of the parking situation, you gathered a lot of people MC
Jaehee: I hope to see everyone at the party then
Jaehee has left the chatroom
MC: I'll leave then also
MC: See everyone soon! ^^
Once signed out of the chatroom MC made his way outside.
Leaning against the closed door of the cabin he looked up at the tops of the trees, their branches so high and thick they blocked almost all the sunlight from hitting that side of the building.
Taking a deep breath he closed his eyes, feeling the small patches of sunlight hit his skin, warming him in the cool shade.
While he relaxed, and some time after stepping out, he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. Pulling it out he blinked as he looked at the screen, the device adjusting its brightness automatically. The screen read '707' with the picture of a red long cat below it.
Smiling fondly, he put it to his ear.
"It's me~" Seven started in a relaxed tone "Just a heads up, after you left the messenger I cut both our communications expect for this call, I noticed something suspicious, nothing to worry about but- yeah" MC nodded, understanding the exercised caution.
"But- why are you outside? You're not uh- depressed, are you? Aren't you happy there's a place we can return to?" Hearing the concern in the red heads voice he chuckled, hoping to alleviate it.
"I'm alright, just relaxing by the door. And I am happy we have someplace to return to, when we go back we'll say hello, with Saeran by our side!" Smiling he closed his eyes again, imagining a return like that. Him and Seven walking into the party hall with a grumpy Saeran dangling over his shoulder. The scene made him chuckle.
"Yes, we have too… It would be like a dream if we could find Saeran again" Hearing shuffling, Seven paused as he did something "I did some calculations, and if we take the seaside road, we'll be able to catch him soon"
"But uh… It'll be a long drive so I made some breakfast when you left. It's not the best cooking, please don't bring up the soup… but I made eggs with toast. Come here and let's eat" From his tone alone, he could hear his smile, proud of cooking and bright like the sun.
Opening an eye MC glanced at the door behind him, a small smirk appearing on his lips "Are you going to feed me again?" The brunette remembered when he had talked the red head into feeding him rice a couple days ago. All during it his face was straight, but his cheeks were as red as the cups they used.
Seven chuckled "If you really don't want to use a fork, I can feed you with my mouth. I don't mind~"
Feeling his cheeks burning again he covered his mouth with the back of his hand "Since when did you become so bold" Laughing into his hand, he smiled against it as he turned to face the door.
Seven stayed silent for a moment before speaking "…From the moment you showed me your feelings in the chatroom… you have no idea how hard it was for me to conceal all this. All of last night… I was completely truthful in the feelings I showed you then"
"Now. I'll feed you however I can, so come here. We have to do the magical ritual before we eat, giving you a big hug!" Joining in Seven's mischievous laughter he agreed to the new ritual. If it meant being closer to Seven he'd accept any hug the man gave him.
"Oh! You just opened the door, don't make such a cute smile~" Feeling flustered from all the newly expressed feelings, MC covered his mouth his with hand completely, eyes looking away from the red head.
"Aw… don't look away, I love your eyes, can you look at me please?" Following what was asked of him, he looked to Seven, the man was standing in the middle of the cabin, a soft smile on his face while he looked into his eyes "You're looking at me, right?" He nodded "I'll give small teaser of things to come"
"I love you. I want you to look at me and love me too. We've come too far to turn back… You're already too deep into my heart"
He began walking towards him, no trace of any sort of malice in him, not like there was before but he was seeing him more now. He stepped in front of him and his smile became softer.
"I love you, my one, and only love. Now, my love, let's eat"
Sighing, Zen walked up to Yoosung, the blonde noticing him as he finished conversing with a guest. "Zen, what's up? You're not feeling a hangover now, are you?" Attempting to put a hand on the actor's forehead, Zen lightly smacked it away.
"No, it's just… Seven and MC aren't here, Rika's not here… and V is absent too. I feel like this party is going horribly" Groaning Zen sat back into a chair, Yoosung pulling one from another table to do the same.
"We can be great on out own! Oh, Zen, did you greet all of the guests?" Gesturing to the clipboard in the actor's hands Yoosung tilted his head, briefly looking towards the party halls entrance.
At mention of it, Zen began mindlessly tapping it against his knees "Yup! I've been walking around saying hello, answering why MC isn't here to greet them. I gave them an excuse of course" Smiling he looked into the crowed, admiring the hoard of people talking to each other. He sniffled as he saw a long white cat held by a man "MCs such an amazing person to have gather all these people in just a week…"
Agreeing, Yoosung added how he couldn't wait to meet their new member, truly amazed by how fast the man worked. He once again frowned at how well Seven fooled them into thinking MC was a woman.
Hearing a buzz on the halls sound system he brought Zen's attention to the stage "I think Jaehee's going to give a speech"
On stage stood the petite Chief Assistant, Jaehee Kang. Eyes focused on the crowed in front of her with a microphone in hand. "Thank you all so much for attending our party today. My name is Jaehee Kang, I am a member of the RFA" Her member card dangled on its printed lanyard, sitting below a shining necklace of arranged yellow gemstones. "I hope you all get a lot out of the party as you've decided to come on such short notice. But despite such an amazing turnout… some of our hosts have been unable to attend. I cannot reveal the details, but they send their sincerest apologies"
Looking through the crowed she spotted the almost florescent outfits of her two friends and fellow RFA members Yoosung Kim and Zen, wearing green and white respectively. The sight of them sat together made her smile softly, the movement so small it was unnoticed by the rest of the crowed.
Her smile disappeared shortly after, returning to her neutral, professional face "The leader of our organization, Jihyun Kim, known commonly by his pseudonym, V, is also unable to attend due to heath concerns… but, as we have done every year, we will still be auctioning off his photographs, so please wait for that"
"C&R representative Director Jumin Han will deliver the congratulatory address in V's place" Turning to where Jumin stood off stage she extended an arm towards him "Please come up to the stage, Mr. Han"
As Jumin entered view of the crowed a majority, namely the females, began to clap for him, some even daring to whistle. Reaching Jaehee she spoke to him away from the mic for a moment before handing the device to him. Taking a last bow to the crowed she walked off stage.
"Hello ladies and gentlemen" Jumin waited for the crowed to settle down before speaking.
"I am glad to meet all of you here, but if I am to be honest, I was quite upset this morning. Half of the RFA members, the hosts of this party, have been rendered unable to attend. Even if they had no other choice… this is very sad. This party has always aimed to help those in need, but it also meant a lot to us that we had the chance to see each other"
"But… instead of staying upset, I decided to be thankful that we have been able to hold this party. Ever since Rika, the original founder of the RFA, passed away, we had no hope that we would every hold parties again"
"But we have a new member, someone who led us in arranging this event, taking Rika's work into his own hands. Without him, the RFA would have, sadly, disbanded in the near future. But I also feel very sorry for our new member since there was a lot of inconveniences… with both the RFA not being transparent and fair with its own members"
"But despite the hardships, they gathered the courage to go after the truth. Saeyoung Choi, and Mel-Cali… we are very proud of them" As Jumin said their missing members names, Zen and Yoosung both saw a smile on the usually stoic mans face.
Grinning, Yoosung bounced lowly in his seat "Oh! He said Seven's real name!"
Zen rolled his eyes at the blonde, setting his hand on his shoulder to stop him "Yeah, said MCs too" Pausing for a minute he turned to Yoosung "You know… since MC and Seven are together now, don't you think Choi could easily replace Cali as MCs last name? He could still keep the nickname of MC with that"
Yoosung turned to Zen, still bouncing under Zen's grip "I was just thinking that too…! Can't wait for the wedding!" He turned back to look at Jumin while he spoke.
"If there's cats… I'm not going…" Zen muttered.
"The truth is admirable, though burdensome." Jumin started again "Many people choose to ignore the unpleasant truth in favour of being comforted by lies, but true happiness only comes when once faced with that unpleasantness. Once a person faces the unpleasant truth, a new game starts. All of you here are facing that discomfort, to help those in need. The RFA will always be there to lead the way in the facing of those unpleasant truths"
"This is all I have to say. We've prepared champagne and treats for everyone, please enjoy them as you like. The auction will start in 2 hours, thank you"
Heading towards Jaehee again he listened to the crowed of people clap once more before the sound faded and talking began once again.
Reaching backstage, he handed the deactivates microphone to an employee.
"You did well up there Mr. Han, but are you sure it was alright to say some of the things you did, like Saeyoung's name?"
Turning to Jaehee he held his smile for a second longer before letting it drop. He adjusted his tie. "Yes, I'm sure Saeyoung wouldn't mind. And the things I said had to be said, it's as simple as that" Looking back to the stage he sighed "Well, let us enjoy this party, shall we?"
Nodding, Jaehee followed her boss out the stage side door and into the party hall.
"Decoding intelligence agency GIS - Complete. Attempting to infiltrate… 1st attempt - Complete"
"Mic check complete"
"Mic on"
"Mic on. Please record after the beep"
"Ah ah- Is everyone alright over there? This is agent Seven! Zero! Seven! I'm still alive. Surprising, right?"
"Hmm… Seeing the server going crazy, I guess you hear me, great!" … "Now, listen carefully… This is not a joke, but a serious warning. The person Mary Vanderwood 3rd kidnapped is not me. I am using the agency code 707 EXTREME as my full name. I worked with client G-RACE 64 3 months… Also, the boss's hair is a wig, know it's me now?"
"To repeat, the person who looks like me, Agent Vanderwood, is not me. If you touch a single hair on that boys' body… I will reveal everything I took from the agency's system last night to every network. I know a lot of powerful people are involved in that, so if you want to save your selves, tell Agent Vanderwood this"
"To keep that boy safe… I'll be there soon. I will be sending this recording to everyone's inboxes so check it. Since I'm sure you're all trying to trace me, I'll be off"
"Mic off"
"Well… that's over now" Folding his laptop Seven placed in back into his bag.
"MC, turn on the radio, I'm sure you'll catch the station Jumin got for the RFA party" Helping the sitting brunette they turned on the radio, quickly finding the correct signal.
"…they gathered the courage to go after the truth. Saeyoung Choi, and Mel-Cali… we are very proud of them. The RFA will always be there to lead the way in the facing of those unpleasant truths"
"Oh no…" Lowering the volume on the radio MC turned back to Seven curiously "my recording must have taken a while, it's almost over. And… he called our names"
Seven leaned onto the door of the car. Frowning he put a hand on MCs cheek, caressing the skin with his thumb "MC, Mel, it must have been difficult to prepare for the party, convincing all those people" He looked down, closing his eyes with a sigh "I'm sorry we have to miss it… I feel sad that we are missing it…"
Smiling in return, MC held the hand that was on his face. The new warmth enveloping his hand brought Seven's attention back to him "Luciel, it's alright… I'm fine with missing the party. I was a bit sad at first but… when I thought about it, I was happy" The brunette laughed at the red heads now confused face "Once we save Saeran, one missed party will lead to many more attended ones! Let's think like that, alright?"
Seven found himself smiling once again from his partners mysterious ability to make him happy. Taking it in stride he nodded enthusiastically "Alright! The RFA can start a new once we rescue Saeran"
Looking down at their connected hands, MCs thumb running over his knuckles, he turned to MC with a softened face "Mel… I would like you to think of this as out last time being in danger. Once this is over, we'll never be in danger again, I'll make sure of that" MC watched Seven's eyes cinder with determination and strength, a look that he couldn't help but feel safe under.
"We." MC started in a soft voice "We are in this together… While you work to keep me safe, I'll work to keep you safe! And we'll both work to keep Saeran safe"
Nodding, Seven took MCs other hand in his own, holding both firmly "Mel… can I… ask for one last favour?"
Without missing a beat, MC nodded "…When you call me, please call me Saeyoung. My names… when I think of 707, I think of the fun me, locked away from the sad reality of the world. It's the happiest version of me, but also the fakest"
Remembering, Seven thought back to his early days in the RFA. 707 laughing and joking around with the RFA members, MC helping him pull the coffee prank on an unsuspecting Yoosung. And the funny threats of MC wanting to hit him with a frying pan.
"When I think of Luciel, I remember the hope V gave me for years. The hope that I can leave my past and everyone will be happy… but that was false hope built upon fake trust"
He remembered years into the past, Luciel giving V a present on Christmas Eve in hopes he would deliver it to Saeran. Luciel thinking, even for a brief moment, what it would be like if V… adopted him. Days ago, just before MC arrived and helped reveal everything, Luciel following V's orders blindly and without question.
"But Saeyoung… that name reminds me of the hardest times, but they were the only truthful moments I had"
Years and years ago, years before meeting V or Rika, sat Saeyoung with his brother, Saeran, helping his twin with a rope burn wound that had begun to bleed. Stood Saeyoung in line with the pews of a church praying to God to help his brother live when he was deathly ill. Sat Saeyoung as he ate ice cream with Saeran, pinky promising him to say they'd never abandon each other.
"Now that I've forsaken my job at the agency and left V…" Seven sighed "MC when I'm with you… I want to live as the realest me there is, live through the struggles of my life instead of running from them"
"So please… call me by my real name from now on. In the past, every time I heard someone say that name I shook in fear… But every time you say it, it will be reborn with new strength and vigor for the future, as a name that holds only true happiness"
Continuing to look into MCs blue eyes, only the minor presence of dark bags under them, Seven smiled sadly "I am… so sorry for making you suffer" Leaning forward Seven kissed MC. A passionate kiss unlike the others they had shared. Each noted the small taste of chocolate and honey on the others lips as they pulled away, smiling.
"My heart… has been yours for a long time now" Seven didn't know why he said that part, but it felt like he had loved MC for years, more years than he can remember, but only now, was be able to properly love him. Keeping the warm feeling it brought him, he kissed MC again. "I'll prove it to you… I'll be a happy Saeyoung with you. I love you, Mel-Cali"
With joyous laughter, MC pressed his forehead against Saeyoung's, smiling as he closed his eyes.
"I love you too, Saeyoung Choi…"