"I..." MC put her shirt back on. She was only wearing a bra and was very uncomfortable. The question wasn't helping either. "It was the first thing that popped into my head. I... I thought I was going to die." The tears reappeared in her eyes.

He hugged her, "It's okay, MC. He's gone now. He won't hurt you anymore. I'll make sure of it."

The person he was referring to was his brother. His brother! He shouldn't have had to say that. Saeran was supposed to be happy, he was supposed to be okay. How could Rika have lied to him? What else did she lie about? Was V in on it too? His thoughts then went back to another important part: MC said that she loved him. Did that mean it was finally his turn? Would she finally make him feel okay? Would he finally be... truly happy?

He looked into her eyes, "So you-you love me?"

"I... I guess so. Yeah... I'm sorry. You're just really putting me on the spot here!" Her whole face was red.

"So the-" He stopped himself. They weren't allowed to talk about the game. He had almost forgot.

He walked over to the living room and brought the paper back with him.

"Why didn't you choose me before? Did you not like me? Did I do something wrong?"

Her eyes widened as she read it.

"No, Seven! You did nothing wrong! I just-" She stopped abruptly and quickly wrote on the paper.

"I actually like you the best... and I was so afraid that I would mess it up somehow and hurt you. I didn't want to do that to you. I almost did that with Yoosung... I would never be able to forgive myself if I did..."

"But you didn't even know me...?"

"Whenever I was having a shitty day with my job or family, I'd open the game and there you were... happy and joking. It was and still is the best part of my day... it may sound stupid but it's true."

"Did you know that Saeran was the hacker who brought you here?"

"No. The only things I knew was that he's your brother and works for Mint Eye."

"So you don't know about our past?"

"No. Why? Is it important?"

"No, it's not. I'd rather you not know, actually. There wouldn't be any point."

"Anyway, I have to go and make sure the security system is fixed. I also need to find Mint Eye's location. I'll leave for my house really quick for my equipment and come back." He started to stand up, but MC grabbed his arm.

"No, please! Don't leave me here! You can't do that to me, Seven! Please! Please don't leave me here!" She cried. So many tears were streaming down her face.

"But I have to get my equipment."

"Then take me with you! Just please don't leave me alone!" She sobbed.

"Okay. I will. Just stop crying or people will think I broke up with you." He joked.

She lightly chuckled and wiped her tears. She took a deep breath, "Okay. I'm ready now."

They both stood up and he could feel her shake as she clung to his arm.

He couldn't help but think that it was his fault. If it weren't for her being involved with him, Saeran wouldn't have attacked her. Then again, it was a game, so did it actually happen? Did anything that transpired that night happen? Was she someone who was safely sitting on her phone in her bedroom? His head hurt at the thought.

Before he opened the door, he stopped. "Wait, are we allowed to leave?"

"What?"

"Sometimes if I left somewhere like my house, I would black out and wake up back there. So, is this safe?"

She sniffled, "It should be. And if it's not, you'll just wake up back at your house, right?"

"Yeah, but last time it happened, I was knocked out for two days."

"Oh..." They both stayed silent for a few seconds. "Try it anyway. You need your equipment, right? The only way to get it is to go to your house."

"True..." He hesitated before he decided. "Okay, here we go."