Chapter 2

.... She wanted to find a job and a home, that's what she wanted, it is what she was manifesting while eating cookies on the way ....

But why is she here, in this situation? Two hobo looking men, one grinning ear to ear who pushed her in the alley and the other looked serious but out of it while covering the alley. In what.. she looked around, an alley with no exit, between two brick walls that reek of garbage and what not death? Aeolia felt fear once more, but she felt tired of living like this as well. Thankfully, she hid a mini pocket knife on her hidden backpack pocket, she was about to pull it out when he lunged at her but before it happened, she heard a soft tink like sound coming from their backs, like something sharp fell on thin marble floor.

The hobo covering the alley dropped on the ground like s fly, letting out a thud. The man who was about to hold her looked back to see what happened when he came face to face with a gun. Aoelia's eyes went wide as she witnessed the scene, the hobo froze in place and she saw the man's finger pushing the trigger of the gun. The gun bolted back once and the hobo's head cocked back, blood spraying from the back of his head. A drop of red streaked Aeolia's nose and she wanted to scream but ... "A....Aaa????!" She couldn't muster the strength. The man with the gun pulled his sunglasses off before kneeling down to her level on the ground, he had the bluest eyes she had ever seen. Her eyes went from his eyes to his lips and back at his eyes again, her mind fighting away her thoughts on his handsomeness.

"Are you from here?" He asked her in korean while holding out his hand out to her after putting his gun back to its hilt, "No." she responded and took his hand to stand up. He noticed her hands were cold and clammy, her clothes wet. He surveyed her up and down, her jet black hair and purple gsze.. what a mysterious woman. He thought silently to himself about her. Aeolia now noticed that he was not alone and a group followed him from outside the alley. The man raised two fingers to the group and pointed to the bodies, they moved after seeing it and each person grabbing a limb to carry. Still bewildered, she gawked at the scene and felt scared inside. Her sentiments were cut short when she heard the man clear his throat. Aeolia fixed her composure and faced the man, feeling small from the noticeable height gap. She still trembled from everything that happened, her knees, hands and voice were shaking in fear but she shook it off as if nothing happened. He looked down at her face and smiled saying "You will not tell anyone about what happened here, do you understand?" She nodded in response.

"Great, then. Get moving and pretend you didn't anything before I silence you forever." His pupils glowed red despite his blue eyes and this sent shivers down her spine.

She stumbled when he pushed her out of the alley and now her mind agreed to her body's nuance that he is rude and impolite.

Aeolia shrugged his hand off her arm "Get off me." She frowned at him, for a moment, his eyes glowed a red hue, not just the pupils but she blinked and it was gone in his smile. "You. are. not. here. you. were. never. here. Now get out of my sight." He clapped in each word while explaining to Aeolia like she was five, her response was a silent disappointed stare. 'Disappointed because his good looks does not fit his personality.' She thought to herself and this annoyed the man. His crustacean eyes were now glowing a red menace and he slowly crept up to her face, his hands in his pocket. "Do you understand, you stubborn girl? If you don't, I will silence you forever." This intimidating look almost caught Aeolia but....

"Hahahaha... hahaha!!!" Aeolia laughed which made him scratch his head. "I am not joking around here, get out now." He angrily retorted, she saw his people outside the alley glance at him in his angry tone. She looked back at him and gazed at his eyes saying; "I have no where to go, so please." She knelt down to his surprise, she placed her palms on the ground in front of him and bowed. "Hey what the heck are you doing?!" For once, they saw their boss flustered up and they all looked at him with eyes glistening of pride. "Hey what do I do?!" He exclaimed towards them asking for help but they quickly looked away each minding their own business while silently feeling proud for their tyrant boss. "You little piece of $*+s!!--" "I beg of you." She raised her face towards him, deep inside she felt her neck as if it was about to break 'I'm begging you just kill me already!' she screamed inside her mind but she smiled and was shocked to see him kneel down close as well, using his hands to examine her entire hand, twisting her face side to side and turning it down. "Enough already!" She exploded and he flinched, his people gazing at him lovingly like a parent when he turned towards them and they were suddenly busy cleaning the scene. A sweat dropped from his forehead and he scratched his head saying; "Fine woman, what the hell do you want?" He annoyingly growled as he closed his eyes in frustration squatting in front of her when he heard her say; "Please kill me, quickly and with no pain please." She bursted into tears and finally sobbed, looking at the ground. Her life is meaningless now, 'who would want me? I dropped out of college and ran away from home, I feel dirty after being molested by my mom's boyfriend. I don't want to live anymore I have no one.' She cried lost in her thoughts. As she couldn't see through her blurry tears, he was struggling in trying to comfort her through touching her back or rubbing her arms in console but he wasn't brave enough to do it so he stood up and said.

"Fine. You'll come with us."

Defiantly.

His people were ogling him on with wide eyes, staring in disbelief. He opened his eyes and caught them saying "What the hell?! What's with your expressions?!" He declared angrily and they all hurriedly finished, sweating nervously. He went back to Aeolia who was watching him and quickly turned her head down the ground making her dizzy, her ears felt clogged and vision blurry. "I will take you in, but just know that this life and our world are dangerous.", He really didn't want to take her in, but what was it that he was feeling? Pity?....

But then... she dropped on the ground, breathing slowly. This made him felt fear, he pulled her up through her shoulders and examined her face then her pulse. She has a slight fever and her clothes are wet, he revolted on the disgusting sensation of cold wet clothes and ordered them to put her in his car. "Let's head home before those bodies decompose." He said, his cold nature is back. He picked her up in his arms then walked to his car whose engine is already running. The last thing Aeolia felt, heard and saw was his blue eyes streaked with emotion, his muffled voice and the cold hard ground.