She knows but she pretend

JENNIE

I blink my eyes rapidly and look at her astonishingly, brain desperately scrambling to make sense of it all and unable to comprehend what had just occurred. I am literally shocked that I couldn't will my lips to utter any word as I stared at her.

"I know that my real Dad died after my real mom left her for another man."

"Since when?" All I could ask because I'm still processing what I had heard from her.

"Before we moved here from Thailand. I heard them talking and I am eavesdropping all throughout their conversation." She said and stifle a throaty laugh. "I hate how they hide everything from me, isn't it my rights to know everything about me? Because those are my parents and I am their abandoned child." Her jaw clenches and her eyes glimmers in tears. "But I hate more my biological mom for leaving my Dad just because of some shitty reasons."

"Is that all you know? How about your identity?" I asked curiously, it's not like I don't care about the story of her biological parents, it's just that, I want to know if she know about her real identity as a half werewolf and half vampire because if she knows, I would tell her that I'm a vampire.

She side glanced me and shook her head before sighing loudly. "I've already told you, I know everything but that doesn't mean I'm gonna tell you about that. Those are my secrets and no one will know that except me and my foster parents."

"No Lisa, I told you before, I want to know you and that means everything, even your darkest secrets." I insist and tugged her sleeves, as if I was begging her to tell me– though it is really look like begging.

She shakes her head and chuckled. To be honest, it pisses me off how she always refrain herself to open up. I just want to know if she knows about her true colors, but she's making it hard for me. There were times that it crossed my mind of following Jisoo's advice to just kidnap her so that I wouldn't be suffering like this, but the King had ordered to be taken her to our place because she was willing to go and not because she was forced.

"Sorry Jen, but like what I've said before. I'm not worth to know because there's no way in hell you will know everything about me and I'm not going to tell you anything." She said as she stands straight and starts walking back to where our friends are waiting.

"Your biological Dad is a werewolf." Even though I want to take back the words I had spout, it's already impossible as she already heard it. She halted her track and snapped her head at me with wide eyes.

"H-how–."

"So you know that." I scoffed. Actually, I was just trying if she would react when I said those and gauge for her reaction, but her bewildered eyes are enough for me to confirm that she knows about her identity.

"Who are you Ruby Jane?" She asked after recomposing herself and turn her whole body to face me.

"I am Jennie Ruby Jane Zee." I mocked and let out a sarcastic laugh. "Why are you pretending?"

"That has nothing to do with you." She scowled.

"Of course, it has something to do with me, why do you think I want to know you, Lisa?"

"I don't know, you tell me." She snort and rolled her eyes. That makes me narrowed my forehead but I refrain myself to snap at her and ignore her eye rolls. "To be honest, I don't know what's your real agenda, I don't know why a fucking gorgeous lady like you suddenly wants to be my friend!" I chew the inside of my cheeks when I heard her and I already forgave her for rolling her eyes at me because she called me gorgeous. "Now tell me Jennie, how'd you know about my Dad and what's your intention?!"

"I've asked you, then you'll ask me back, are we really going to have question and answer here?" I asked again, and yeah. It's kinda funny because of how pissed off her expression was but I maintain my rest bitch face while we're both glaring into each other. "I ain't mortal, Lisa, just like you."

"Of course you're not, because if ever you are, you will never try to be friend with me after finding out that I'm not a mortal as well, didn't you?" She said sardonically. Her features soften and she pad back to where her spot earlier with slouched shoulders. "I'm not a human and I'm a shapeshifter." She sulks.

"Tell me something that I didn't know."

Her gaze darts up at me, her lamberts eyes screams sadness, I don't know. Maybe because of her parents or maybe because she hates being one of Sydney's kind. No one knows, even me, because I can't read her mind, I can't hear her thoughts, I can't even smell her scent. That is how mysterious Lisa is and it really frustrates me, knowing that I am the strongest vampire and I have all the powers of every individual vampire but when it comes to her, I'm powerless.

"That's all." She sigh, her arm stretching in front of her and we both stared onto it. "There's a werewolf blood running on my veins." She mumbles, her face fell, as if having a werewolf blood was that really bad.

I frowned and shakes my head disappointedly, So that's all? She doesn't have any idea about Sydney being a werewolf, about her mom being one of our kind, about her foster parents being her guardian, all she knows was that she's half werewolf, half mortal? I thought she knows everything? Psh!

I twitched my lips and puffed a disappointed sigh. I was about to turn but then I remember something and look at her. "How about your mom Lisa, do you know if she's still alive or–."

"I actually don't care about her, you know? After leaving my Dad, do you really think that I will still give a fuck about her? Nah-uh." The bitterness on her voice says it all. She hates her mom, but that doesn't stop me from thinking about that vampire, who might she be? Have we ever met? I mean, not directly because I never talked to any vampire inside the Kingdom except from my friends and family, but her mom probably know me, all vampires in this world knows who I am, so she's not an exception.

"She's still your mom, Lisa, aren't you be thankful instead? Because if she didn't leave your Dad, you wouldn't meet Marco and Lina." I said, trying to show her the bright side of being abandoned child. I couldn't call her an orphan because I wasn't sure if her mother was already dead or still inside the Kingdom, living a life without worrying about her daughter.

"Honestly, I'm happy that I met them, they treat me as their real child, they showed me full of love and they never made me feel like I was adopted." There's a glint of happiness on her voice while speaking but it ends with a sigh, she looked up and I saw how she swallowed, as if she's choking back her tears. "But I'm such a useless person or wolf, whatever you want to call me, but I'm still useless."

"Useless? In what situation, Lisa?"

"Now." She replied shortly but with a long sigh. "She's dying inside emergency room and I couldn't do anything to help her." I was staring at her side profile and the lone tear that drip down on her face didn't came unnoticeable for me even if she quickly wiped it.

I pursed my lips and scrunched my nose up before tapping her shoulder, she looked down to me quizzically, but not before wiping her tears. "Let's go back, your mom is waiting for you." I said and walked away. I can feel her confusion drawn on her face while following her gaze at me. I really don't know how to handle a situation something like this, especially when it's Lisa. I don't want to see her like this, so helpless and fragile. I hate it, it makes me feel some strange feelings inside me that I couldn't explain and I hate her for that.

When we both arrived in front of the emergency room, all of them are already smiling except the doctor and nurses— that I'm pretty sure, are still under hypnotism.

Lisa ran immediately towards the emergency room, pushed sideways all the mortals blocking her way, which are the doctor and the nurses and she entered inside the room.

"So how is it?" Jisoo asked me when I stopped beside her.

"Well, let's say she's not that really innocent." I whispered and glanced at Suddenly who's standing beside the crying Lisa. There's a werewolf beside her but she doesn't have any idea, what a dumb.

"So she asked you to have sex with her?"

"This is the reason why Chaeyoung asking for another room. You're a fucking sex addict."

"Hey! Excuse me? She's the one who keep asking me to have se–."

"Will you ever shut the fuck up, Jisoo?" Chaeyoung whispered hardly from our back, making Jisoo to shut her mouth and I swore that I even saw her shudder. We all focus back to Lisa when she saw her mom open her eyes slowly and start bombarding her mom.

"Mom, are you ok? What happen? Oh my God, I'm sorry if I left, I shouldn't left, I should've stayed and–."

"Calm down kid." Lisa's mom cut her off before pushing herself to sat up. "I'm fine, there's no cancer at all." She said and steal a quick glance at me and offered me a smile that I give back.

"What do you mean?" Lisa asked confusedly and throw me a questioning look. "You did it to her? How?"

"Me? Weren't we're talking outside?" I remind her. She shifted her gaze to Jisoo and her eyes slowly widens. "Y-you–."

"Oh no no no Lisa, I wouldn't take someone's credit for doing nothing but to stand outside the door." Jisoo said while waving her hands in front of her, furiously.

"Then who?" Lisa asked again and wander her eyes around us, waiting for someone to take the credit. Her gaze land back to Jisoo, she stared at her like she remembers something but she didn't utter any words and look back to her mom.

I quickly snapped my head to Jisoo and look at her, silently asking her if what it might be, but she just shrugged her shoulders and we all looked back to Lisa and her mom as we start talking with our thoughts.

"You better spill it out Jisoo Singh!"

"I swear! I don't know what's the meaning behind those stares!" Jisoo defense while shaking her head.

"Didn't you gave Lisa a condition last time?" Sana chimes in.

"C-condition? What condition was that?" I still asked, although I already have an idea.

"Sana will heal her mom and in return, she'll going to marry you." I choked in the air when Chaeyoung reminds me that stupid condition that Jisoo offered to Lisa.

"Are you ok?" Lisa's mom asked me worriedly.

"Y-yeah." I answered and smiled at her before shooting Jisoo some death glares.

"Yah! We're not sure if that what Lisa was thinking earlier! Stop killing me on your mind!"

"Shut the fuck up!" I immediately cover my mouth when I voice out what's on my thought. I felt a sudden heat rushed up on my cheek when I felt all their eyes on me, looking at me weirdly. "S-sorry." I shyly apologized, especially to Lisa's mom.

"That's your fault, don't you ever blame it on me." I gritted my teeth and curved my hands into a tight fist ball when I heard Jisoo, I turn a bit to look at her and saw her face are in neutral but I can hear her loud laugh inside our thought, along with Sana and Chaeyoung. What a great pretender bitch!

"Mom, are you sure you're fine?" Lisa wanna make sure and her mom nodded at her vigorously, as if she wasn't dying earlier.

"I'm really fine Lisa, why don't we all go home?" Lisa's mom announced and we all agreed. I immediately walked out of the room to talk to the doctor— or should I say, to make up a lie inside their mind so they wouldn't be confused if they saw us leaving the hospital because Lisa's mom had no longer cancer. Thanks to Sana's ability.

When Lisa and her mom passed by the doctor, Lisa was about to halt but I waved my hand, gesturing her to continue her walk and I'll handle everything. The confusion on her face was really visible, I couldn't blame her, she still doesn't have any idea if what am I nor who am I, but after learning a glimpse of what's Lisa's secret, I kinda want to tease her more about my identity. It'll be fun to see her reaction if she finds out that Sydney is one of her kind and I'm a vampire.

When I made sure that they all exited the hospital, I snapped my fingers as I walk away to follow them with a playful smirk dancing on my lips. "Let's play a game, Lisa." I mumbled to myself when I think of an idea how to make fun of her.

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When the four of us arrived at Mizaki's, we saw Marco standing outside the house, it seems that he's waiting for us to get home. When he felt our presence on his side, he turns and smiled.

"Good evening ladies." He greet us with a hug, we are all looking at him in stunned surprised because of that. He was laughing and giggling like a teenager boy while pushing us all to enter inside the house. "Let's go, let's go. I cooked all your favorites." He bragged and when we all stepped inside the dining room, there are really variety of food on the table, for a mortal, it would be a mouth watering food, but we are vampires, we drink blood for us to survive and not a human food— or is it just me.

Because Chaeyoung and Jisoo quickly ran towards the table, it's as if someone might take the food away from them if they didn't start eating them. I laugh at the sight of the couple and turn to Sana. "They're really–." I stopped when I didn't see Sana beside me, I search for and saw her rummaging the yogurt on the corner of the table. "What the hell Sana?!" I exclaimed.

"That's her favorite, some things never change." The old Swiss said while staring at Sana with awe on his face. "I can still remember vividly when I first met Sana, she was this so tiny and he asked me if I can carry her between my arms. She's so adorable that I couldn't resist her, and when I carried her, I told her that I have a daughter with same age as her, she was so excited to meet my daughter to be her friend because she never had one, she have a sister but when her parents got divorced, they've separated to each other as her dad bring Momo with him. And when my wife and daughter moved here, I brought Lisa with me together with Sydney when her birthday came. They became friends and I've never seen her so happy that day."

"So they we're really childhood friends."

"Yeah, but Sana's father took her away, I saw how her mom longed for her, she was so devastated and Lisa always comes to this house to cheer her up, Mrs. Mizaki can see her daughter to Lisa, because they are both bubbly. After 8 years, Sana came back and who would've thought that Lisa's childhood friend is now a vampire."

"What are you really trying to say Mr.Mcklein?" I asked. I really don't have any idea why he begun telling me about Sana's story, not that I don't care. It's just that, this is so sudden and really out of nowhere.

He sighs softly before looking at me. "I am saying that I'm thankful that she became one of your kind and healed my wife and I also want to thank you for saving her that night when she got into an accident."

"It's not me who saved her, it's my Dad."

"Even so, I still need to thank you because you're the one who's here." He insists and patted my shoulder. "Thank you for extending my wife's life. I will be forever grateful for your help."

"You should thank Sana, instead of me. I'm just their Princess and she's the one who healed your wife." I said and was about to leave him but I remember something that I needed to tell him. "Marco." I called him and he looked back to me with his questioning eyes. "Lisa knows that she's adopted and she knows that she's half werewolf."

I heard a loud clatter of utensil hitting the glassware and an exaggerated gasped from them. "W-what?" He stutters.

"You heard me, but she still doesn't have any idea about her other identity. But I guess, you will need to get ready one of this day if she gets curious and search about my identity. She'll find out about me, being a vampire and I have no choice but to tell her everything, from the reason why are we here and to the main reason why I need to bring her ass with me." I said, his face fell into a deep frown and her shoulders slouched.

"How'd she know?"

"Isn't it more confusing if she didn't know? I mean, her hearing senses are sensitive because she's a werewolf." I said stating the fact. It is actually not surprising at all when Lisa admits that she had known she had a blood of a werewolf, it's just that, she's really good at playing dumb and innocent, so you'll be really surprised to hear that she's not that innocent.

"So you're telling us that she knows about her identity?" Jisoo asked, her mouth slightly hung open and there's an excess sauce on her lips that really bothers me.

"Mind to wipe that sauce? And since when did you become deaf, Jisoo Singh?"

"When will you ever be nice, Jen?" She retorts and rolled her eyes.

"When you wipe that disgusting sauce on your face, maybe I can be nice." I retaliates.

"Now now, stop bantering." Chaeyoung chimes in as she grabbed napkin and wipes her girlfriend's face and Jisoo look at me mockingly. As if I will feel jealous because of how Chaeyoung treats her like a fucking three year old kid. She's 26 for fuck sake!

"So what will going to happen?" Marco asked nervously, he was biting his nails and I can see Lisa's mannerism on him, even though he's not Lisa's real Dad, her daughter still took something from him, that's odd.

"We'll wait." Chaeyoung said, we all look at her and wait for what she was going to say, she crumpled the tissue before tossing it away and continued. "So here's the thing Mr. Marco, we can't bring Lisa with us, unless she's willing, that's the King's order. So if ever that she'll find out about us, we still need to woo her, I mean, Jennie. Not us, because she's the one–."

"Oh c'mon Chaeyoung, we already know that, you don't have to explain it, all I want to know is what are we going to do if she finds out everything?" I really want to know her next step, not that I don't have trust to myself, heck! I can get Lisa with my body, it's just that. If there still another option to make Lisa to come with us willingly, it's much better than to offer my sexy body.

"I have nothing else on my mind, to be fucking honest." She sighs in defeat.

I can't believe I'm hearing this from Chaeyoung, the one who always come up with a good plan because she knows what's bound to happen, but here she is and finally heard the last words that I'm expecting to hear from her.

"Hey Jen?" Sana calls me, I suddenly remember that she's here, she was so silent since we've arrived.

"What?"

"Is it really required that Lisa needs to fall in love with you before you can bring her with you?" She asked innocently, her head tilting sideways while spoon sticking under her lower lip.

My brows knitted in confusion. "Love? What love are you talking about?" They all look at me ludicrously, as if I just asked the most hilarious question ever. "Don't I just have to marry Lisa because that's all it takes to save the Kingdom?"

"Bitch what? Marriage involves feelings!" Chaeyoung exclaimed. Her face were frowning deeply and shakes her head in disbelief.

"And sex."

"Shut up Jisoo!" The three of us yelled at her except Marco who is now staring at me with his squinted eyes.

"So you were telling me, father of your soon to be wife, that you're going to marry my daughter only because she'll save your kingdom and not because you like her?"

"Why? Should I have to?"

"Of fucking course, y'all have to spend your life together, Jennie!" Jisoo blurted out.

"But I don't like her, she's not my type."

"So what was happen in underground? Are we only hallucinating that time? Your eyes screams admiration while the two of you dancing together!" Chaeyoung said disappointedly. "We even had to put all the mortals under hypnotism because you forgot that we weren't the only ones in that place!"

"U-underground? Lisa been in underground?" Marco chimes in, his eyes shifted from me to Chaeyoung, to Jisoo and back at me. That's unfair, why he didn't look to Sana? "I'm asking you, young ladies, does my daughter went to a place that I'm thinking it is?"

"Well, you know mr. Marco–."

"Answer me." He cuts Jisoo off with his demanding and firmly voice.

"No/yes!" We answered simultaneously but differently.

Marco look at me before turning his heels and makes his way out of the house without leaving a word. We exchanged glances because of what had happen and face palm ourselves.

"You and your big mouth Park Chaeyoung."

"You and your stoned heart Jennie Zee!" She retorts. "How can you be so heartless and really? You were telling right of Lisa's Dad's face that you don't like her daughter. Can you be more insensitive?"

"What? That's true." Well, not really. Lisa was so hot while dancing earlier and she really put me under her spell if there's really spell, but I'm not going to admit that, especially to these three girls.

"Who are you trying to fool, Jen? We heard everything that you said to Lisa... what are you doing to me,Lisa? You're making me feel strange feelings.." Jisoo re-enacts what happen earlier, she was even cupping her girlfriend's face and Chaeyoung let her stupid girlfriend to use her just to fucking diss me.

"Fuck you!" I scowled at her.

"Save it for your honeymoon!"

"Stop it girls, don't you think we need to help Lisa right now?" Sana stopped us from almost biting each other's neck. "Or not?"

"Marco is a mortal in case y'all forgot, someone needs to follow him and erase everything he has heard from us." Chaeyoung shrugs and look at me. "Jen?"

"Are you seriously ordering the Princess? The heiress? Me? Jennie Zee? Really?"

"Yeah? Who else?"

"Yah! Chaeyoung Pristine!"

"C'mon Jen. That's your father in law." She insist and waved her hand to dismiss me. I swear to God, they're the only ones who can order me around. I will tell all of this to my father once we go back to the Kingdom and I'm going to scold my Dad for asking these two to come with me, instead of other good servants.

"I'm seriously pissed off right now." I hissed but still obliged Chaeyoung, I was about to turn around but I saw the smirks tugging on Chaeyoung's lips. I stopped and turn back. "What is it this time Chaeyoung?" I asked accusingly, eyes squinting and arms crossed across my chest.

"Nothing." She answered while shaking her head furiously but she's suppressing her laugh to break out.

"Then I'm not going to follow Marco." I threatened.

"Ok fine, I shouldn't have telling you this but Lisa will be in deep trouble if you didn't stop Marco."

"Tell me now Chaeyoung, time is ticking."

She twitched her lips and land into pout then she nips her lower lip and chew it before sighing loudly. I was waiting for her to spill it out but she was still battling with herself if she would say it or not but in the end, she open her mouth.

"Lisa will going to kiss you."

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