We sat on his bed, I didn’t know how we ended up there but we did. Yongguk lifted a hand and placed in onto my face, letting his thumb caress my high cheek bones. I closed my eyes and felt his familiar slender fingers graze my skin. I then rested my hand on his and brought it to my lips, planting soft kisses along his knuckles. 

I stared at him silently, neither of us exchanging any words. I let my hand slide from his, down is side and I stopped at the hem of his black t-shirt. Seeing some new ink on his chest, I was dying to see the new piece, tattooed across his chest. I let my eyes linger on his for a slight moment before lifting his shirt. 

With Yongguk’s help, his shirt was soon disposed on the floor and I stared, breathless at his new tattoo. 

“Yongguk.” I breathed. “It’s-“

I was lost for words. The calligraphy and the style of the piece was simply amazing and I continued to stare at his chest. The tattoo stretched across his entire chest, reaching his shoulders and stopping just under his collarbones. 

“You don’t like it?” Yongguk bit his lip. 

I lifted my hand and ran it over his chest, stopping it over his heart. 

“I love it.” I whispered. 

Then tears suddenly filled my eyes as the fact came crashing down onto me like a tidal wave, taking me off guard. Yongguk was physically there with me. I could feel him. I could feel his heartbeat and his skin. He wasn’t a though or a memory. He was my Yongguk.

I bit my lip and looked at the ground, trying to swallow my tears and avoid Yongguk seeing me. But I couldn’t hide anything from him, he knew me too well. Within seconds, he had me looking him in the eye as if reading my soul. 

“Can I,” I croaked. “Can I see your bullet wounds?”

Yongguk looked at me for a little longer before nodding his head. He shifted on the bed and sat with his back facing me. Revealing me his familiar tattoo and two bullet wounds on his centre back. Like the bullet scar on my arm, his scars were dark brown, round patches on his back. 

I couldn’t help myself and lightly poked at his scars. 

“Does that hurt?” I asked. 

There was a soft chuckle and he answered with a “No.”

Yongguk slowly turned around and cupped my face between his hands before kissing me eagerly. I circled my arms around his neck and mimicked the motion of his lips. Slowly he lowered me onto his bed and lay me on his pillow, towering over me. 

We became one, again. 

I woke up next to him later that day, when the sun was slowly setting, casting an orange shade in the sky. I lay on top of Yongguk’s chest and felt his blankets cover my bare body. I seemed to have drifted off and so did Yongguk, since we had both had a sleepless night the night before. I kissed his chest and shifted in bed, slowly sitting up, clutching the sheets to my body. 

I ran a hand through my hair and checked Yongguk’s phone for the time, reading about five in the evening. I had fallen asleep for a while. I continued to look at Yongguk while he was sleeping, running my hand through his dark hair. Suddenly his brows furrowed and his eyes slowly opened. 

“Hi.” I whispered, smiling. 

Yongguk groaned and stretched a bit, checking the time on his phone. 

“Wow.” he croaked. “We’ve slept for a while.” 

“I know.” I said. “But, Yongguk…”

I wanted to ask him what was next. What were we meant to do next? I couldn’t just move out. Daehyun would just come find me, he would never let me go. If Daehyun found out about Yongguk, he was done. 

“What’s up, baby?” Yongguk asked. 

“I’m actually living with Daehyun at the moment.” I said quietly. “I don’t know what to do.” 

The statement seemed to have gotten Yongguk off guard. I had told him about my parents and my trip to the hospital but I hadn’t yet put Daehyun in the picture. It was so terrible of me to break the news to him so casually.

“Are you guys together?” Yongguk asked, looking at me hopefully as he quickly sat up in bed. “If you guys are, I’m so sorry. I didn’t actually mean to do anything that would-“

“No.” I said, grabbing onto his hand. “We’re just sharing the same apartment and nothing’s happened yet. But our parents insisted on us living together.” 

“You know you can tell me of something’s happened, right?” Yongguk put an arm around me, bringing me in. “Anything between you and Daehyun.”

I pulled away and looked at Yongguk. 

“Nothing’s happened.” I said. “But what do we do now?” 

“I don’t know, babe.” Yongguk sighed, rubbing circles on my arm with his thumb. “You be normal. Act like nothing’s wrong and I’ll arrange some things for it work out for us.” 

“I’ll see you again soon though, right Yongguk?” I said, grasping tightly onto his hands. “You won’t disappear on me again, will you?” 

Yongguk’s eyes softened on me and shook his head. “Never again.” 

I nodded my head and leaned into his chest, feeling his warmth. Why were things so complicated for us? We were genuinely in love but everyone was against us. The odds were against us and didn’t want us to be together. But the risk and danger was what made us so passionate. Incase our passion was too short-lived and we couldn’t prolong it. Because we both knew, in the very depths on of our minds, that we weren’t fated for each other. 

After spending some more time with Yongguk, making him dinner and staying to eat, I departed from Yongguk’s apartment. Although the farewell was hard and very reluctant, we parted ways for the time being until things were safe enough for us both. 

“Well aren’t you home early.” Daehyun smiled when I stepped into his house at nine at night.

“Hey.” I cleared my throat. “Sorry, I ran into some friends.” 

“It’s all good.” He waved the matter off. “Have you eaten? Maybe I could take you out for some supper.”

“No, thanks Daehyun.” I forced a laugh. “I’ve eaten. I’m actually really tired, I’m going to bed, okay?” 

I didn’t wait for a reply and walked quickly into my bedroom, closing the door behind me. I sighed and felt terribly guilty for treating Daehyun that way but I had to do everything in my power to protect Yongguk. I collapsed onto my bed and stared at the ceiling, drifting off without even knowing. 

Weeks had rolled on since Yongguk and I’s reunion. I would try to subtly distant myself from Daehyun as much as possible. I’d silently pull my hand away from his if he tried hold my hand. I tried to avoiding him, by visiting Yongguk a lot. 

While for Yongguk he had been selling things in his apartment to save up. He was trying to save up so we could move away from Seoul and possibly to his hometown. I had also started looking for job to help Yongguk, although he had protested multiple times about me finding a job. 

I had told Daehyun recently that I had a friend that had just moved to Seoul, so I would have to stay over at the friend’s place some nights to comfort her or help her study. That was my excuse for staying over Yongguk’s or visiting him. After had bought the lie, I started spending more and more time at Yongguk’s to avoid Daehyun. 

Lying in bed with Yongguk one night, just staring at each other, I was truly happy. 

“Would you want to start a family with me once we’ve moved?” Yongguk said quietly, mesmerizing me with his deep voice. 

“Are you proposing to me, Mr.Bang?” I laughed. 

“No.” he laughed. “I’ll propose to you once we’ve moved. Where we can start fresh.” “But yes.” I smiled. “I would love you start a family with you.”

I leaned in and planted a kiss on his cheek, laughing as he playfully grimaced at my affection. I closed my eyes and drank in the present. I didn’t want to worry about tomorrow or the next week. I wanted to be with Yongguk in the moment. Whether it was for another hour, day or year, I wanted to enjoy every moment. 

“You have a letter.” I said to Yongguk as he stepped into his kitchen the next morning. “It was slipped through the door.” 

Yongguk looked cautiously at the envelope in my hand and took it. I furrowed my brows wondering why he was so suspicious about a simple letter. He opened the envelope and slowly unfold the piece of paper, reading the letter. The letter was short but after reading it, Yongguk had scrunched it up and threw it into the bin. 

“What’s wrong?” I asked, worry stirring inside my stomach. 

“They,” Yongguk swallowed. “They want to kill me.”

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Long time no see, my beautifuls! So I'm super sad to announce that the story is coming to an end. Not in the next chapter but very soon, 'Cruel Fate' will be finished. Very sad, I know. So friends, I hope you've enjoyed this story so far and please stick to this story until the every end. 

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