Nine lives || Lee Felix

Death and rebirth

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It's finally my birthday. I was actually looking forward to this day today. It would be the first time I ever get to celebrate my birthday so saying that I was excited would be an understatement.

I dressed in a deep, royal blue, turtleneck long sleeved shirt with a long, black coat that went over my shoulders and my shirt tucked into some dark grey jeans.

When I arrived at the cafe, Minho hyung was already there. He smiled and waved when he saw me, instantly getting up from his chair and engulfing me in a hug. "You look sexy today~" He said in a flirtatious tone as he smirked.

I blushed slightly, kinda freezing in my place as I felt his tail brush along my leg. "Th-thanks..."

I felt a tap on my shoulder, my attention instantly breaking from Minho as I looked behind me to see Y/N and her pretty smile. "Happy birthday!" She was cheery as she pulled me into a short hug that I wished would last a little longer.

We made our orders and sat at a table around the back of the cafe where the padded, brown, leather chairs were. "I'm amazed you're friends with a human." Minho started. He sounded a bit surprised, leaving me with a confused expression.

"What do you mean?" I queried. I had the feeling that he didn't accept Y/N being around me but instead, he was rather intrigued.

"Well as you might know already, humans don't see hybrids as anything more than cheap whores with peculiar body parts so unless she's trying to tame you for her needs or something, she wouldn't really try to be your friend, right?..." He glared at Y/N.

She started to look uncomfortable but I didn't know what to do to help her out of the situation. What I hated more was I couldn't bring myself to disagree with the older, he had a point. I just looked at her, expecting some sort of answer to escape her pretty, pink lips.

She glanced into my eyes and I tried to see the answer within hers but I wasn't able to see anything more than the shine that reflected off the warm orange cafe lights among the dark abyss that swirled patterns of sadness that she held away like secrets hidden in a pandora's box.

"I became friends with him..." She started but halted for a while to think. Minho hyung and I just stared at her, giving her time to answer the supposed question. "I like him because he's a good person. He's a wonderful person. I like his cat features a lot, they are very cute but I can't really find him anymore sexually enticing than any other person out there. He's just a really good friend and a wonderful person and that's all that really matters to me." She concluded, a smile relishing upon her features.

My whole body warmed at her words, my cheeks dusting pink and an ecstatic smile making its way on my face without my realisation.

I heard Minho's subtle chuckle as he sat back in his chair. "You guys are just taming each other at this point." I snapped out of the moment, now flustered at what Minho had just said... But as always, light moments like these can only last so long.

Our order hadn't even arrived at our table when trouble walked itself to us. Said trouble held a glowered expression as he yanked Y/N by her hair, off her seat and on the floor in a sudden instant. "You are just like everyone else I've dated, a fucking mistake!" He yelled. He looked like an adult in his early 20's but then it hit me. He said 'dated.' He's her boyfriend, the one who punched her in the eye, the one who hurt her so much that she broke down. I felt infuriated and stood up from my chair but the guy took something out from his jacket that made the situation so much worse.

The tension escalated, the cafe suddenly holding a heavy, dark aura. In his brawny, slim hand, held a pistol pointed at Y/N's head. The alarming situation sent adrenaline down my veins and as if my instincts kicked in, I ran toward her taking the bullet as I wrapped my arms around the frail, petrified girl who could react in nothing more than shock.