TAEHYUN POV
I had just arrived home. The only home I had known now feels completely foreign to me. It never generally felt right living with Ms. Seo, the woman who had taken me in. I was glad someone cared for me, don't get me wrong.
The Lake Of Mist was no joke. I trusted what Jeongsan had told us. He seemed adamant on whatever he wanted us to do, & Soobin seemed to really trust him. "어? 집에 있어요?" (Oh ? You're home ?) I gave a simple smile as I entered the home I grew up in. "How have you been, Mom ?", I asked as I greeted her soothing voice.
Her smile was something I was grateful for. She took me in when she had no idea of what kind of child I would be. "I have been well. I actually was going to head to the institute to see you." I took a seat at the table when I realized she was finally looking at me.
Her expression grew panicked & downright terrified. Why was she scared ? Why does she seem so worried ? She spoke up once more, "You seem different. Did something happen at the institute, Taehyun ah ?" I know she had the best of intentions, but I couldn't tell her anything. What good would it do ?
I sighed as I began to fidget where I sat. "걱정되나요? 걱정할 것 없어요, 엄마." (Are you worried ? There is nothing to be worried about, Mom.) Her expression then changed to one I've only seen once. Anger & disappointment. My adoptive mother only extremely felt those emotions when dealing with her now ex-husband. Relatively, she was a calm ,& nurturing type of person regardless of what happens to her.
"So you are lying to me now, Taehyun ah ? I can tell something is wrong with you." I couldn't admit the truth no matter how much I wished too. I can't expose the others, or Jeongsan. More importantly, I need to stay focused to find out the answers I want.
"What do you mean that something is wrong with me ? I am completely fine, Mom." Suddenly my mother rose from where she sat across from me. Her eyes were conflicted with many emotions. Fear, Disappointment, Anger. She was feeling it all. What could be considered handcuffs appeared on my wrists as my mother began speaking once more. "뭔가 어두운 느낌이 들어요. 태현아 씨는 다크마법을 연습하고 계신가요?" (I sense something dark. Have you been practicing dark magic, Taehyun ah ?)
I was prepared though. I needed to get back to the institute anyway. I quickly snapped the handcuffs, & put up a barrier so my mother stayed on the other side of the room. Huh, those cuffs really snapped like a twig... Did she not do the spell strong enough ? I smirked as I began to leave, "Don't be upset, Mom. 사업일 뿐이에요. 그렇죠? (It's just business. Right ?)"
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Fanfiction*Book 1 In Optical Illusion Series* Five boys reach the time to enter Monzara, Institute Of The Arcane. These five boys had no idea of what lied ahead, nor did they know each other upon arrival to the magical academy. Here is where things go upside...
