Limited Days ｜Sweet Home Fanfiction

～9

Whatever comfort I felt surrounded by Eunyu immediately melted the second I heard Suyeong's shrill scream.

I untangle myself from Eunyu's arms and look towards the sound of the scream. Beyond this door lies the threat of a monster, it can only be. Eunyu and I hurry out to common room.

There we find Han Dusik out of his wheelchair and on the floor.

And Suyeong. Trapped in the monster's claws, mid-air.

Fuck. Where was Eunhyuk?
Though terrified and trembling, we move to one of the traps. The monster had gotten its leg stuck. We start pulling, and soon we were joined by Yuri. Where were the rest of the tenants? How cowardly of them to hide away while lives were stake. We pull and pull. One of the claws were stuck in Han Dusik's leg. It felt like the world was against us. No matter how hard we pulled, it wasn't enough. Then the tables seemed to turn. Han Dusik cut the claw out from his leg with his weapon. Eunyu, Yuri and I were now joined by Jieun, Jinok and Seonyeong. With our combined strength, we were able to pull harder, resulting in the monster now swinging mid-air.

Suyeong rounds the corner to join the fight, after narrowly escaping earlier. She throws fire at it.

"Eat this, monster!" she screams.

We watch as the monster catches fire. But our luck quickly runs out. We lost our grip on the rope, our feet slipping and we meet face first with the floor. The monster breaks loose, still ablaze, and stalks towards us. We slowly move backwards, Jieun rushing to get Suyeong out of harm's way. Jaeheon and Sangwook do the same with Han Dusik. Out of the corner of my eye I see a plaid shirt that is all too familiar. I turn and find Eunhyuk behind me. Where the hell was he?

In the end, it was Hyunsu that was our saving grace. He stabs the monster with his spear, electrifying it and it shakes with violent tremors. The force of it all causes the monster for fall forward on Hyunsu. They both collide with the floor. Still, the electricity cackles throughout the monster's body, causing its legs to spasm. And then it was still. With the stillness came Hyunsu. He, too, had stopped moving.

The tenants and I watched in anticipation. What would this mean for us? I had already seen two dead bodies, a third was not something I wanted to experience.

But then Hyunsu's leg moved. Slowly he moved the monsters body off of his. And when he rose, blood trailed his neck and black filled his sockets. We watched in silence. I tried not to make anything of it, but I couldn't ignore the way Eunyu and Hyunsu looked at each other. The eye contact may have been brief, but it was definitely there.

When his eyes returned to normal, Hyunsu staggered towards the storage room. But this time, things needed to be different. Hyusnu just saved us, and now he was locking himself up.

"If you were going to lock him up, why did you save him?" Jaeheon questions.

As Hyusnu opens the door, Jieun speaks.
"Hyusnu. Sorry." he turns to face her.
"I know we made... things more difficult for you."
"This time, we'll let you choose." Eunhyuk says behind me. For a few moments, there's silence. And then Hyunsu closes the door. The decision was made.

Dinner that night was especially awkward. As Hyusnu walks in, everyone goes quiet. As Hyein dishes up for him, Jieun approaches with her tray.

"Would you by any chance... like to have some of mine?" she offers.
"No, thank you. I'm okay."
With that he leaves the room.

"Are you guys fucking crazy?" I ask after he's left. Everyone turns to me.
"Why are starring at him like he's in a fucking zoo?"
"Well I can't help it!" Byeongil argues.
"Idiots. Fucking idiots." I murmur under my breath as I leave the room after finishing my food.

I try to ignore the anger that tugs at my gut. Anger directed towards Eunhyuk. I wasn't totally sure why I was feeling the way I was, but I knew it needed to be voiced. I walked to the office where Eunhyuk sits. I don't knock, and instead walk right in.

"You should knock. You know that."
"Where were you?" I ask, trying to keep my tone calm. "When we got attacked, where were you?"
"Hyunsu had been captured. We needed to go and get him."
"Mayeb if you hadn't sent him down there in the first fucking place, he wouldn't have needed saving." This time, I don't even try to hide the pain in my voice.
"Haena, what is this all about?"
"If you maybe stopped treating Hyunsu like an obident dog, you could've actually been there when that monster attacked."
"Why are you getting so angry?"
"Because you're focusing on the wrong things. You're the leader here. You're suppose assess all your assets. Hyunsu isn't a fucking asset. He's a person."
"He's almost a monster."
"I don't care!" I scream in frustration. "No body, no matter human or monster, deserves that kind of treatment. You've isolated him so much that the tenants stare at him like he's on show at the zoo."
"The work Hyusnu is doing is vital." Eunhyuk says.
I scoff. "Like Jaeheon said, why would you save him just to treat him like crap?"
"I had to save him! There was no way I could leave him. And besides, I can't be at two places at once. Why is this bothering you so much?"
"Because we needed you!" I scream.
Because I needed you.

The thought runs through my mind, making me unsteady on my feet. What? Why would I think this. I try to push it down, this was another day's worry. But as hard I try, my mind works at speeds faster than ever before. I try not to give away any sign of what I'm thinking of on my face and turn away from Eunhyuk.

He sighs before finally saying, "Look, I don't expect you to understand. Just please stop interfering. Alright?"

I know there's nothing I can say that will change his mind. With a nod of my head, I quickly leave the room, desperate to get away from Eunhyuk, hoping to leave my thoughts behind as well.

No such luck. In times like these, the bathroom was my best friend. I scurry into one of the stalls and sit myself on the floor. I release a deep sigh.

Because I needed you.

The thought renters my mind. Never have I thought of romance in the entirety of monsters among us. My only thought was survival. Never did I think of the idea of romantic relationships. But now I am unsure. There was no denying my subconscious. Suddenly a lot of things started to make sense. Over the past few weeks, the relationship Eunhyuk and I had established was becoming more and more solid. He was a very private person, so we never always talked. But when we did it never felt forced or unnatural. The conversation just flowed. I still remember the first time we properly held a conversation. The time we spoke of adoption centers. That was the first real connection we made. From that point onwards, the tension that once was there, the first moment I grabbed his arm, telling him to help Jinok find her daughter, melted. We each had our tasks to complete, but at the end of the day, we were always there to converse.

The realization hit me like a truck.

I had fallen in love with Eunhyuk.

Every fiber of my being wanted to tell me I was mistaken, but I couldn't ignore the way my heart fluttered in my chest when he smiled at me, even in the most platonic way possible. The way my cheeks sometimes flushed when he would hold my gaze for a moment longer than necessary. The way my stomach did somersaults when he was nearby. All these things I've tried to push down and ignore, but I couldn't. Not anymore.

Because I needed you.

How could I allow this to happen?

How could I allow myself to fall in love in a time like this.

To fall in love with Eunhyuk?