Dragon Riding Field/Alex and Zero

## The Dragons (17/7/11 - )

Kye Hanbyeol

Zero stared at the beautiful yet large winged creature in front of him, which was returning his stare with an incline of its head. He flexed his fingers and stood, gathering the courage to board the beast which barely budged, just lowered itself to allow him to climb on.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She was in the same class, at the other end of the field, staring up at the dragon with wide eyed amazement and wariness. She'd only chosen dragon riding last year, thinking it might be fun having avoided it since she got here. Dragons existing was still something she struggled to get her mind around. She wondered if it was anything like the hippogriffs in Harry potter and had to gain its trust first. Looking around, she tried to find instructions through other people.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

The dragon began to walk and he just sat on it and let it go wherever it felt like. He didn't want to hurt it, and he thought it was better to gain its trust naturally then to force it to do what he wanted. Maybe the dragon was used to this, or of higher intelligence because it headed over to the others and didn't budge as they waited for everyone else to get on to theirs.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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The other dragons were all bending down, letting the others climb on, and she looked at her own dragon who looked back as if saying "try me". She grimaced. Of course she got the stubborn one.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He glanced over at Alex, who seemed to be the only one who hadn't mounted their dragon yet. He watched quietly, contemplating whether or not he should assist her.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She bit her lip, reaching out and the dragon growled and she retracted her hand. Bloody hell. Should have stuck with Biology. Glancing around she sighed, where was the teacher? They did offer one, right?

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Kye Hanbyeol

The dragon's reaction slightly amused him since its supposed rider had done nothing to provoke it. He petted his dragons scales for a second before sliding off its back and walking over to Alex. He reached out and pet the dragon, staring it dead in the eyes. "Don't show it fear," he spoke, not really clarifying that he was speaking to Alex. "Sore thumbs like these love fear."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I'm not scared," she said instantly, "it's just stubborn."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"Mr. Dragon doesn't seem to agree," he continued and her dragon snarled as if warning him. He just smiled and continued stroking its head. "Here, pet it."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I tried, it wanted to bite my hand off," she muttered, rather put off by the idea of touching it.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He lightly wrapped his fingers around her wrist and made a move to lift her arm up to touch the dragon's head, all the while, having a staring contest with the scaly-winged beast. "I'll make sure it doesn't bite your hand off, I promise."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She, despite her doubts, didn't exactly have the muscle to stop someone like Zero and frowned as she felt the scales under her hand, "better, you'll have to chop your own hand off if it does. It's only fair."

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Kye Hanbyeol

He nodded, "It is only fair." After a while, the dragon settled down but not without narrowing its eyes at Zero and huffing. "See? It's harmless... Well, kind of."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I could think of a few points on why it's harmless," she mused,relaxing slightly, "you're that kid, aren't you? The one who's always in his room."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He allowed an amused smile to dance on the corners of his lips as he turned to her. "Yes..." he said slowly, "I'm the one who's always in my room." He tilted his head, since he wasn't wearing his glasses to day. "I assume your Alexandra. You go by Alex, right?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"Yeah, I do," she said nodding, becoming more comfortable with the beast, "Kya, right? I probably got that wrong. Not good with names."

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Kye Hanbyeol

Zero loved the introductions mainly because no one every got his name right. It technically was his fault, since he didn't write it the Western way, but it was fun watching the others try. "Actually, it's Hanbyeol," he chuckled softly. "But I prefer you call me Zero. Hanbyeol's a personal name that I usually only let my father refer to me as."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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Her ears turned a dark shade of red, "see? Told you I was terrible with names. And...zero? Weird name. A number."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"You're not the only one who got that wrong, Alex, so don't worry," he replied, laughing a little. "I just don't write it the Western way. It's fun, watching people call me by my last name instead of my first," he commented. "Hm... Well, the number has a lot of significance to me. Zero is literally my past. That's why, so I don't forget my accomplishments. I'm guessing Alex doesn't really mean anything... You just don't want to be called Alexandra."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I always think I'm in trouble if someone calls me by my full name, my dad use to say it when he was pissed off at me," she said shrugging, "and it's a mouthful. Easier if it's Alex."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"Logical. Logical," he noted, nodding. He glanced around and saw the teacher emerge from the far right of the field. They were late, they should've been supervising several minutes ago. "You should get on your dragon while he's calm, the teacher's coming."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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Her stomach shrunk at the idea, "here I was hoping I could take baby steps. Pat him. Go away for a year. Come back and pat him again."

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Kye Hanbyeol

Zero held back a laugh and took another glance at the teacher and them ushered Alex towards him, walking around to the side of the dragon where they were supposed to mount it. "Here, I don't think the teacher will mind. Bullseye looks tired anyway so I can ride with you, if it makes you more comfortable."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She hesitated before nodding, "if you don't mind."

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Kye Hanbyeol

He nodded in understanding and climbed on. Beneath him, the dragon shifted and huffed and he smiled, shaking his head at it before stretching out his hand towards Alex. "Here, grab my hand, okay?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She slipped her hand into his, pulling herself up, "thanks, by the way."

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Kye Hanbyeol

He tilted his head in question but didn't respond, just grabbed the reins and tugged on it a little. The dragon huffed again and he let out a small laugh. "This thing is going to hate me by the end of class," he mumbled.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I'm not *that* heavy," she pointed out, "shouldn't it barely feel me?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

"It's not complaining about our weight. Dragons are usually used to carry cargo so this is nothing. I think it just doesn't like me for calling it 'Mr. Dragon'."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"Oh, right, well, what about Sir Dragon, gives it some respect," she murmured.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

The dragon bucked its head. "Or we'll just call you Dragon," Zero muttered, patting its side, signaling for it to calm down.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"Didn't you call it bullseye before?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

"Hm?" He pointed to his dragon that was returning to the other side of the field, probably to rest. "No, that's my dragon," he chuckled.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"Oh. Right. We could call him Têtu?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

He shook his head, smiling. "Sure, Stubborn the dragon it is."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She grinned, "so when did you arrive?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

The dragon suddenly expanded its wings and took off into the air. He yelled "Hold on tight!" before tugging at the reins and steering it towards the group of other dragons who were flying south. Once it was leveled and flying soundly, he answered her question. "This year. I've been homeschooled until now."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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Her arms instantly wrapped around him, following his demand, and she understood the phrase 'holding on for dear life' in that moment. "Must have been fun. I always wanted to be homeschooled."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

For a brief moment he recalled the tutors back at the Empress' Palace. He pressed his lips together and thought about how to respond to that. The tutors were blunt and spoke like they could be doing a million other things but somehow he managed to figure out what the hell they were talking about every day. "Depends on the teacher. For me, it was horrible."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I guess that's true," she said, "then at least you're here. In school. Away from the teacher."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He smiled. "Yes, that's good." He shifted and tugged the reins to the right. "When'd you get here?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"About four years ago," she replied, "came from Earth."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Hm... I've never been to Earth. My father was born on Earth though. I think I might go for the Winter holidays. Where from Earth are you from?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Paris, the city of love," she said, "it's pretty."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I'll go there then," he hummed. The dragon increased its speed, performing a barrel roll in the air. Zero grinned, enjoying the rush of air. "Isn't this fun?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She had gone pale to the point where she might have been slightly green, and tightened her hold on Zero, "very," she muttered, trying not to look down.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"You'll get used to it by the end of year, I promise," he chuckled, noticing her hold around his waist tightening considerably. "For now, don't look down."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I'm not," she said instantly, "I can promise you that."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He laughed, the cheerful sound echoing off in the wind. "Are you afraid of heights?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Isn't everyone? At least a little bit? But no, I'm not. Not usually, anyway," she paused. She was terrified of water but not heights. "But this is different."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I've never feared heights... I kind of like it actually. Being in the sky." He smiled. "Speaking of that, did you hear they're going to try and make a flying city off the coast of the Island of Hecate?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Now that would be cool. I'd live there," she nodded at this, "I guess this...makes everything seem so small."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"If it's a success, they're going to turn Central City into a floating island."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Oh scratch that idea then, no point if they're doing it here."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Are you planning on staying in Central City after you graduate?" he inquired.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I...I'm not too sure, really, I thought about going back to Earth. I don't exactly have my friends or family here."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"You should stay here. It'll be fun. The Mirrorworld is really an interesting place."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Maybe I will, maybe I'll travel to and from."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"Alexandra, the explorer..." he trailed off. "What do you think you'll do after school? I was planning to go to a Tech school on the island of Athena, but I might stay here and go to the professional dragon riding school is Rosemary."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I don't know," she breathed out, "i'm not really that good at anything this place wants. I'm terrible with magic, I'm terrible with dragons, I'm not even that good at the sciences."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"You'll find something," he commented. "I used to hate running but now it's my favorite hobby. It's strange, but what you might struggle at the most might be your greatest strength."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Maybe it will be, I hope so," she mused. "I'm good at art. I don't know if they value it. There's not any classes here focussed on it."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"There's an Art club. It's run by Carolina Smith. She's fairly nice, I have Biology with her. But there's definitely universities dedicated to art. They're fairly popular too and tend to have high standards."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Oh, really?" She asked blinking, "maybe I should look into it more."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"...Would you mind if I saw some of your artwork?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She blushed, "do you want to? I'm not very good." Not as good as her mother anyway."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"I'd love to," he mused. "Maybe after class if you have a free period?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I have chemistry," she said with a frown, "we're in the same penthouse though, so...?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I guess after school ends then."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"You don't have to," she said with a shrug, "to feel obligated to see it, that is."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"But I want to see them," he protested.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She was silent for a moment, "well, I won't stop you if you want to see it," she eventually said.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Good, then I'll go see them after classes end," he decided. "You'll be around then, right?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She nodded, "yeah I should be," she replied.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Good," he beamed. He tugged on the reins and Tetu soared up, looping around and shooting towards the ground. "You okay, Alex?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She slammed straight into Zero, the minimal distance from before going to zilch, "sure," she muttered as she scrunched her eyes shut.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

Tetu leaned to the side, avoiding another dragon and did another barrel roll before Zero gently landed the beast on the ground. His hair was a mess but he was smiling, very content with the ride. "Wasn't that fun?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She slipped onto the ground and nodded, "very. Can't wait to do it again."

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Kye Hanbyeol

He laughed and slid off after her. "You're hilarious, Alex."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I do try to be," she muttered, trying not to be sick, "though thank you for acknowledging it."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"You're welcome, I guess." He rested a hand on her shoulder, noticing her pale skin. "Do you want to go to the nurse? You look like you're about to vomit on Tetu." The dragon itself grunted and shimmied away.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"Smart thing," she muttered before shaking her head, "nah, I'm fine. Just need some water."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"Here, let me get it for you. Just sit down here and rest, okay?" he volunteered.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She hesitated, "nah, I'll come with you," she said shaking her head. She didn't want to be alone with the rest of them.

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Kye Hanbyeol

He shook his head in defiance. "You're going to collapse and vomit in the next five minutes if you move. Just let me get you water, I'll be quick, alright?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She hesitated, giving him a stubborn look, "fine."

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Kye Hanbyeol

After that last word he ran off towards the school building to fill up a water bottle for Alex. He returned a minute later and urged her to drink it.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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Luckily, the other students had left her alone and she took the bottle, smiling at him gratefully, and took a sip. "Thanks..."

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Kye Hanbyeol

He nodded and bent down next to her. "You might want to switch classes in the near future if this happens too often. It's bad for your health to do this repeatedly."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I'll get use to it," she said with a shrug, "and what type of person would I be if I dropped it because I was scared?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"It was simply a suggestion. I'm just concerned..." he drawled, looking around. The students seemed to be heading inside. "I can give you lessons, maybe, if you'd like."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"Are you allowed? To like use the dragons without supervision?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

"Probably not," he shrugged. "But I don't think they'll mind if we fly high enough that we're not too noticeable."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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'That's...a good point," she conceded, "but not now, you probably have class."

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Kye Hanbyeol

He shook his head and sat down, wrapping his arms around his legs. "I have PTSD so they let me skip classes if I feel too overwhelmed. They don't want to put me in a further stressed environment. I'm allowed the privilege as long as I keep my grades in the A-B range."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She looked at him, "oh, really?" Therapists were positive she'd develop PTSD but she never stuck around in Earth much longer after the accident so she sometimes suspected she did but she didn't dwell on it.

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Kye Hanbyeol

"Yeah," he remarked softly with a curt nod, staring at the grass. "Besides, it's nothing important. Just a random review in Biology anyway."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Oh, ew. I hate science," she informed him, "bane of my existence so I don't blame you."

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Kye Hanbyeol

He smiled at little, looking at her as he restrained his laughter. "Science is very ew."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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"I can skip if you want? Keep you company?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

"You don't have to," he reminded her. He thought about it for awhile, "I'd appreciate it though."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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She beamed at him, "then it's fine. I don't think the teacher's know I exist so it's not like they'll notice my absence."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Well in that case, do you want to go somewhere else? They'll easily notice two students sitting on the field. Maybe we could go to the roof?" he suggested, standing up.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Sure," she said, standing up with him, "are we allowed to be there?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

"No," he said with a shrug. "Let's go then."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
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Her lips pursed in suppressed humour, "rules are meant to be broken, I suppose."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"I guess they are," he chuckled.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Is that a common theme around here? I know Will doesn't like rules, I always notice him flaunting it."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"No... Heathen is actually quite orderly and follows the law down to the book, but large areas tend to be laxer because it's harder to patrol them constantly," he explained, heading towards the building to get to the roof. "Some rules are more like... warnings than actual rules. They make it to tell you that this specific activity may prove to be dangerous but don't really enforce it."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I don't think some rules are able to enforced that heavily, can't expect the police to be attentive on everything," she said, thinking aloud.

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Kye Hanbyeol

He shifted, particularly perplexed because he was convinced that's the message he was trying to convey but did not correct her. When they reached the doors, he opened them for her and waited for her to walk in before following her.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She picked up on his reaction and bit her tongue, realising her mistake, and shoved her hands into her pockets.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Follow me," he instructed, taking a different hallway that instead of leading the Main Hall went behind the classrooms.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She followed, rushing slightly, her shorter legs having to have to do double the speed but she was use to it.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He found the door he was looking for and opened it, glancing around for any sign of security cameras or other students before ushering Alex in.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She followed, glancing around, "where's this?"

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Kye Hanbyeol

Zero closed the door behind him and flicked on the light switch. "Closet, with a secret entrance to stairs that lead to the roof. I found it just yesterday..."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Oh, sneaky," she whistled, "totally using it if you don't mind."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He chuckled a little, moving things hanging on the wall to reveal the door to the stairs. "Don't mind at all. I usually come up here when I don't feel like going to classes so expect to see me often.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She grinned, "I don't usually skip so Idon't think I will." *I'll be here when I'm meant to be having lunch. Plus when I can't sleep.*

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Kye Hanbyeol

"You mean you haven't skipped this year until this particular day," he pointed out, opening the door.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Well, yes," she said slowly, her eyebrows creasing.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I mean, it sounds accurate depending on what I know about you right now. Maybe you've skipped before, who knows."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I use to last year," she conceded, "but I tried to start fresh this year."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Keyword, tried."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Well, yes, until today. For you. Fight me."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I'm touched," he chuckled. He gestured to the stairs, "You want to go first or?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She shrugged, moving past him, "good thing I'm not afraid of heights," she said as she moved up the ladder.

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Kye Hanbyeol

"You say that after just riding a dragon and squeezing the air out of me as you held on for dear life."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Yes, I say that after that experience," she nodded repeatedly as she ascended up onto the roof.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"You're amazing," he mumbled sarcastically, beginning to climb the later after her. "When you reach the top there should be a hatch or something. Open it."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I'm going to take that seriously and say, thank you," she murmured before slamming her head into said hatch. "*Ow*. Right. Hatch." She descended one step to fumble for the latch and pushed it open.

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Kye Hanbyeol

Zero shook his head in minor amusement and watched. "You good?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She shimmied onto the roof, "I have a thick skull, it's cool."

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Kye Hanbyeol

"I assume that'd be useful in many situations." He climbed up after her and closed the hatch. "The roof has remanents of like, benches and stuff, which makes me think students were allowed to go up here previously... Something must of happened. A controversy perhaps?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"More like someone jumped over the roof," she guessed, "only reason I can think of. Maybe a murder."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

At the mention of murder, his shoulders tensed for half a second but relaxed before Alex could take notice. "I think it was most likely a suicide."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"Probably," she conceded, peeking over the edge, "high enough for it," she mused.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"That's disturbing to think about," he pointed out, putting his arm out in front of Alex to remind her to stay away from the edge.

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I'm not going to jump," she pointed out, rolling her eyes, stepping back anyway.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I know, I'm more concerned about you loosing your balance and falling to your possible death? Seriously, there's no railings. Be careful."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"I'm not *that* clumsy," she said, "but fine, I'll put the benches to good use." With that, she slid on the bench, "safely way from the edge."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"There, now there's no paperwork to file." He sat down beside her and looked up. "Do you know there's a myth, about the Seven Founders of Heathen?"

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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"That they were greek gods who ruled on a mountain named Olympus?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"...You realize Heathen History exists for a reason right?" he pointed out. "And if that was a joke, it's not... funny."

✎Da Vinci's Prodigy✎
The Artist
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She bit her bottom lip, "sorry, I think that was an Earthen joke."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Oh," he breathed out, suddenly guilty. He must've forgotten Alex was from Heathen. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound obnoxious or anything I just naturally assumed you knew. It's my mistake."

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She hesitated before shaking her head, "it's okay, what should I know? Like the myth?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Uh, well... There was a myth that the Seven Founders of Heathen are somehow related to the Enchantress. It's just a myth and I doubt it's true... but it might explain how she came to power without anyone noticing."

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"To who?" She asked, her eyebrows creasing, "enchantress? Like, empress?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

*Oh yeah... She doesn't know.* He shifted, wondering how to continue this and decided the best route was honesty. "It's a long story that might risk your life if she finds out that you know... But you have four former assassins living with you, so I wouldn't worry." He shrugged and glanced at her as if it wasn't any big deal. "To put it short there's a psychotic mage ruling the world that no one knows about."

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"Uh..." she trailed off, unsure of how to answer that, "okay, then. I'll keep that in mind if I ever think about going into politics. Four?" She ran through the dorm, "Will? Is one of them that recluse?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Don't go into politics. Politicians are easy targets. The identities shouldn't really be your concern. Your concern should be that they exist."

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"Okay, sure, but what if I'm suddenly a target because I know something of her existence? What if one of them is employed to kill me?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I doubt any of them would do that..." *Well, except Brooke... Maybe.* "...But I guess all odds are off?"

OOC: lol would brooke actually kill alex?

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"That really makes me feel better. Thank you."

me, myself, and I

OOC: No way, lmao

Kye Hanbyeol

"Sorry, I've been told I'm not always the most reassuring at times."

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"It's okay..." she trailed off before deciding, Zero was probably pulling her leg.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He flicked his HC on, checking the time. "Class is going to end soon, want to head back down?"

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She jumped off, "oh, sure. School's ended for the day, hasn't it?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Yes, it has. We should go see your artwork now."

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"Here I was, hoping you'd forgotten about that."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He knit his eyebrows in confusion. "Why would you hope that I'd forget?"

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"So I wouldn't have to open that area."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Is it locked up or something?"

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"TO everyone else, yes," she said, climbing down the ladder.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Why?" He waited for her to get to the bottom before getting on the ladder and climbing now, closing the hatch door above him.

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She shrugged, "not use to people wanting to see it."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"So, I'm the first one to ask?"

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"Have been in a while, yeah," she said with a shrug, waiting for him outside.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

Zero closed the door to the stairs, flicked off the the light and exited the closet. He took a quick glance around the hallway and then headed down the path to the Main Hall to get to the dorms.

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She followed with ease, "so, what do you do? Other than hang out on a roof."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I think you summarized it well earlier. I'm the one who's always in his room."

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"Surely you do something in there, though."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"...Nothing too interesting. I just... write. It's hard to explain but the basis of what I do in there by myself is write."

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She nodded, understanding enough, "do you think you're any good?" She asked, curious.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I... don't really know. I didn't write much by habit when I was younger and no one really assesses my work, but my opinion solely, my writing is probably garbage compared to the authors of today."

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"We all think our stuff is garbage compared to everyone else," she said with a shrug.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"True... It's simply human nature, I guess."

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"Exactly," she said nodding. Reaching the dorm, she began rifling through her pockets for a key.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He simply took his out of his pockets and opened the door. "Go," he insisted.

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"Oh, thanks," she said, slipping past him.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He followed her and closed the door, walking past to what he presumed was her bedroom.

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"I share it with a girl named Brooklyn," she said, following him, "so she might be in there. I don't know."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I know Brooke. I don't think she'll have an issue with me," he murmured, before turning the doorknob.

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"Oh, right," she said, doubting she'll be in there anyway.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

Brooke wasn't there, but there was evidence she had recently been here. The wrinkles on her sheets looked fresh, as if she had just sat her minutes ago. He turned to Alex, "So where is your work?"

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She glanced at the bed, curiously, she hadn't met Brooklyn yet, having always seemed to miss her. She went straight to her bed side table, shifting it forward, "there's a trap door I found when I moved in," she explained, pushing back the carpet to show the trap door.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Interesting..." he whispered, bending down besides her to study it. "You're sure it's always been here?"

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"It might be new," she said with a shrug, "was here when I moved in. Decided to claim it."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Reasonable. Can we go down there or is it too small?"

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She flipped it open to show a small area, filled with sketchbooks and a couple of photo albums, all in arms reach, "nah, I wish it was a secret room. But just a small cupboard really."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"It seems... That's disappointing but I guess we make due with what we have." He stared at the shadows of which he could see through the trapdoor, and he swore he saw eyes staring back at him. Human eyes. Alex said you couldn't fit down there though. He scuttled back, widening his own eyes as well.

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She watched him, leaning forward, as if to reach out and touch him, "are you...are you okay?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Y-You didn't see it?" he whispered, watching the trap door wearily. "The e-eyes?"

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She creased her eyebrows, looking into it again, "well, it's too small for even a midget to get in there and...I don't collect human body parts. I don't see it."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I-I swore I saw..." he murmured, crawling back over to the trap door. It was gone. The eyes were gone. Alex was right. "That doesn't make sense," he mumbled to himself. "How, why did I... it's fake but..."

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"Are you tired?" She asked, "sometimes I start seeing stuff if I don't sleep for a few days or if I don't eat enough."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"No, no... I'm very energized actually. Six hours. The longest I've slept for awhile now. I'm not hungry either. It was there, I swear," he protested.

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She nibbled on her cheek, "well," she started off, "I draw a lot of eyes, maybe the air of the door brushed one up."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"That's an extremely realistic drawing then..."

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She shrugged, at a loss of what to say, "do you...want to do something else?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He shook his head, "No. No. I'm fine. I'm just, shaken up. Continue."

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She hesitated before pulling out the sketchbook, "if you're sure..."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"I've very sure," he urged persistently.

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She offered it out to him, "maybe you'll spot the eyes in there."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He took it, carefully, warily, his eyes still wide, and flipped the page open, studying the first drawing he saw with intensity.

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She sat back, studying the ground, slightly nervous.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

The first picture was of a ballerina, standing on one foot as the other stretched out behind her and her tutu fawned out around her waist. The ballerina was faceless and her skin was the color of the sketchbook's paper, but it was beautiful. "...Have you ever consider painting these sketches?"

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She shook her head, "nah, I leave the paint for ones I'm serious with. Not sketches. I feel like it's overdone if I did. I think i coloured some of them with pencils, though."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Maybe. But either way, it's amazing. Is there somewhere you learned to draw like this?"

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"My mum was an artist," she said with a shrug, "i learnt from her."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"You're mother must've been very talented then."

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She nodded a few times, "she was," she agreed, "better than me."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

Zero didn't comment on that. He hadn't seen Alex's mother's artwork so he couldn't give an opinion. He flipped the page.

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The next was a of a child, most likely a boy due to the short hair, but his back was to the viewer. He was running, his coat bellowing out, surrounding him was skulls. All stacked up, ontop of one another, as if they were walls, creating shadows. The eye sockets were coloured black.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

At this point, he had sat down, crossing his legs beneath him as he bore holes into the drawing with such intensity, for a second he forgot where he was. "...It's creative," he murmured, taking a moment to study the picture further. "Anything particular inspire you to draw this?"

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She leant over to look at which one he was talking about and frowned, "oh, that one. Nah, not really. Just an image I had."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He wanted to mention it reminded him of something extremely disturbing but he pressed his lips together and flipped to the next drawing.

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She nibbled on her lip at the next one, "that's just a rough sketch, nothing consistent."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

*Rough sketch?* He looked up in disbelief but remained silent. The paper decorated in lines creating a picture of a boy with flowers surrounding his head. "Amazing," he simply breathed out. "Do you have any paintings I can look at?"

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She slowly shook her head, "the ones I actually somewhat like are with other people and I destroyed the other ones. I just keep the sketches, really."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Why did you destroy them?" he asked, his lips slowly dipping into a frown.

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*Cause they were terrible and I vented my anger out on them through burning them and stabbing them into pieces.* She bit her lip and shrugged, "I don't really have anywhere to put them so I just got rid of them. Saves space."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He nodded slowly and closed the notebook. "Logical."

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She shrugged slightly, holding her hand out for it, "I guess so."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He handed it to her and then rested his hands in his lap. "Alex."

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She looked back at him as she dropped it back into the hiding space, "zero," she said, imitating him.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

His lips twitched upward for a second before he returned to his stoic face. "What's your family like?"

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She widened her eyes slightly, surprised, before she relaxed, "fine, really," she said, rubbing the back of her neck, "dad's a CEO of some business, my mum's an artist."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"...Was your childhood peaceful?"

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She tilted her head, raising an eyebrow, cocking her lips, "probably a lot more than others childhoods. Why the questions?"

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"My childhood was..." he sighed, "...to say the least, unnatural. So I'm trying to piece together what a normal childhood would be like."

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"Oh," she said, at a loss. "Well," she paused, "what do you want to know about it?"

me, myself, and I

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Kye Hanbyeol

"What were your parents like? Did they take care of you? Did they love you?"

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She bit her lip, tugging at it with her teeth, "well," she started her mind racing, "dad was...firm. Protective. He wanted what was best of me. Mum was...loving. Very loving. She could make you feel like everything was possible, even going up into space if that's what you wanted to do. She could make you see the stars. She knew things. A lot of things, myths, stories. Yes, I believed they did love me," she breathed, running a hand through her hair, "sorry, that was a bit of a ramble."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

He shook his head, "No, no, it's fine." His eyes were wide though, as he registered it. He didn't know what that looked like. His parents never cared for him, or wanted the best for him, or protected him, or make him see the stars. He didn't know what that felt like, he wanted to know what that felt like, but maybe it was too late. "You're a very lucky person, Alex."

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She shot a small smile, her heart twisting slightly, "yeah, I guess I am," she said. Of course, what she said wasn't a lie but...it did omit the majority of the truth.

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Did you have any siblings?" he suddenly piped up.

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She hesitated for a moemnt, "yeah, yeah I do."

me, myself, and I

Kye Hanbyeol

"Did you get along with them? Were you close?"