2025:13

Ha-ru scrolled through his phone as he let out a sigh. He had been waiting for the past two hours but there was still no update from the staff. He had decided to go to the set last minute to finish up some scenes first since he didn't want to hold the crew up but in doing so he missed his appointment. After talking to Alice she told him to go to that location but now it had been so long his back was starting to ache and his tired body after the long day was complaining. He had drunk some coffee to keep himself awake since it was already past midnight but after some time his eyes got drowsy. He stood up and started pacing about trying to keep himself awake.

The previous day was also hectic he even questioned why Alice would agree to add more scenes. He would be lying if he said he didn't enjoy it. Acting had and will always be his passion, transitioning from different characters, feeling the emotions run through his body was something his immersed himself in. He took pride in his work. He made sure to give his all in every line, he did research and engaged with relevant communities. 

He turned around after taking another cup of coffee from the lobby. He took a few sips as he looked around once again for what felt like the hundredth time. 

The place was a luxurious residential building. It was even more luxurious than the one he had stayed in. It had tight security making it hard for anyone to casually enter. The amenities as he read from a pamphlet had many desirable amenities. He had searched it up online and found that it was priced at more than 15 million us dollars. It was at that moment he realized how much the gap there was in the current economy as compared to his time.

Just as he was about to take another cup he turned back to see a man holding a tablet while wearing a black suit with a blank expression, staring at him. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he laid his eyes on him.

"you startled me!" he exclaimed as he held his chest.

"take this the house number is written on it." he said coldly as he handed the keycard to him.

Ha-ru took it consciously his eyes staring at the man in question.

As soon as he took it the man immediately walked away.

Ha-ru stared at the card then at the direction the man went for a minute or so before dumping his cup into a nearby trash can.

Using the keycard he swiped on the elevator to gain access before pressing the floor as written on the keycard.

He looked down form the large windows on the corridor of the the floor. He was so high up it almost made him feel nauseous. Taking a breath in he walked towards one of the two doors on the floor. He rung the bell and waited for a response. After standing for a while he rung it once again before he heard footsteps walking towards the door. 

After a while the door opened to reveal the guy he had seen during the fanmeeting. He had a towel on his head as he continued rubbing it. He looked at Ha-ru up and down before turning and walking back into the house.

Ha-ru followed after him. 

The house was beyond what Ha-ru could imagine. It was beautifully furnished with a pool on the outside. The apartment had an open plan set up.

Despite how luxurious it was it felt a bit cold and empty. 

Raiven walked towards his fridge the towel draped on his shoulders as he skimmed through the food. After some time he placed jar of juice and a small bottle of green stuff on the table and took out two cups. 

Ha-ru sat on one of the chairs of the kitchen island silently watching as Raiven poured the juice for him before passing the glass over to him then dumping some of the green liquid into his own glass.

"whats that?" Ha-ru asked his eyes on the glass of green liquid.

"its a health juice i have to keep in shape."

Ha-ru nodded as he took a sip of his own drink. 

They sat in silence for a while, none of them knowing what exactly to start with.

"the fan-meeting was great your performance was amazing."

"thanks." Raiven briefly responded sending the atmosphere into another awkward gap.

"the afterparty i didn't see you there." Ha-ru stated trying to liven the mood a bit.

"i was busy."

"you don't say a lot of worlds do you?" Ha-ru clapped back feeling frustrated with how it was going.

"well i see you haven't changed" Raiven stated bit of anger evident in his voice.

"look I am not here for any trouble i just have a question to ask then I will be on my way." he added sensing the obvious tension in the air.

"what is it?" Raiven asked with a sigh.

" its about Joowan....."

"sure" Raiven said cutting him off as he drunk his whole glass of juice before placing the glass on the counter.

"why is he angry with me?... like was there a disagreement?"

"why don't you ask him yourself?" Raiven was visibly getting annoyed at that point which made Ha-ru even more curious. 

"okay... i can see there is a problem here what is it? just air it out....."

Raiven looked at him in a state of disbelieve.

"So this is what you are going to do?" he asked disappointment evident in his voice throwing Ha-ru off as he stared at him.

He didn't know how to progress. The more talked the more he seamed to be digging his hole deeper.

"You know what i think you should leave." He stated his voice cold and unwelcoming. 

"what?" Ha-ru expressed in bewilderment. 

"leave!"

"i have been sitting in the lobby for more than two hours i am not leaving."

"why are you doing this to me?" Raiven whispered as he clenched his teeth and hand. a hint of pain flashed through his eyes catching Ha-ru off-guard.

Ha-ru bit his lip feeling guilty. 

"I am sorry i will leave." he said making peace with the fact that he wouldn't get anything from Riaven. h had prepared for this but he didn't think of the fact that his predicament would only get worse.

He stood up and started walking towards the door when he saw something in the corner of his eye making him stop. He turned around and looked at it. 

It was a picture of Ha-ru and Raiven together. 

Suddenly he felt an intense wave of pain run through his head. each wave worse than the last. He let out a blood cuddling scream as he collapsed onto his knees while clutching his head. His breaths came out heavy as curled up into a ball on the floor.

Raiven immediately rushed towards him while calling out his name. He held him by the shoulders his face full of worry as he looked at Ha-ru writhing and whimpering in pain on the floor.

Despite Raiven calling out his name all Ha-ru could hear were loud voices screaming at him.