[✓] Solace | JAEMIN

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Ara: He annoys me.

???: I don't care if he annoys you or not, but take your boots off, you are staining my floor.

She turned to him with a glare to which he challenged her with a raised eyebrow. She rolled her eyes and with one swift movement from her hand, all the marks vanished and her boots were squeaky clean.

Ara: You are lucky you are God.

???: Oh honey... We came to a conclusion that you will call me Jaehyun while we are on Earth.

Ara: Even you annoy me for the love of- never mind.

Jaehyun: Why are you even so bothered by him?

Ara: Because everything is repeating. You told me every one of a soul's nine lives would be different from each other.

Jaehyun: yes... i said that.

Ara: Well why is it that he is similar to... that Jaemin?

Jaehyun: i don't know.

Ara: You are God. you know everything.

Jaehyun: We went over this Ara-

Ara: You are calling me Ara too?!

Jaehyun: We decided on names. Yours is Park Ara and mine is Jeong Jaehyun. Why do you like rebelling so much?

Ara: Because you act like an annoying parent.

Jaehyun: Oh i would disown you if i had a child like you.

Ara: I want to punch you so bad right now.

Jaehyun: I know.

He said sipping his tea.

Ara: Stop reading my mind!

Jaehyun: Hm, i will think about it.

Ara: Gosh... just tell me what do i do?

Jaehyun: Do what you always do. And please don't do something stupid again. Specifically what you did during Jaemin's second life.

Ara: As if i had a choice.

Jaehyun: You didn't. But you had a choice to avoid it from the start. And honey... he affects you the same as he did back then.

Ara: Alright... i got your point. Stop it.

Jaehyun: I never told you to stay and listen. The door's that way.

Ara stared at him unamused but he just chuckled.

Jaehyun: You know i can hear you cursing me out in your thoughts right?

Ara: Alright, I am out.

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Ara: Man thinks he can read my mind at any moment.

Jaemin: Who?

The girl looked up from her seat on his couch to see his bed head and eyes squinting down at her indicating he was still half asleep.

Ara: Can you read my mind?

Jaemin: No...?

Ara: Then it shouldn't bother you...just go... freshen up or somethin'.

But he didn't leave. Instead he sat opposite to her.

Jaemin: I was thinking.

Ara: That's new.

Jaemin: God...

Ara: Don't say his name!

Jaemin: What's gotten into you this morning?

Ara sighed and leaned back, waving her hand for him to continue, uninterested really.

Ara: Just say what you want to say.

Jaemin: Well... you said i am at the end of my ninth life...

Ara: Yes. Yes i did say that.

Jaemin: Well then how did i die before?

Ara stared at him in silence.

Jaemin: Oh come on! Tell me something!

Ara: Well once...

Jaemin: Well once?

Ara: Hm... that's interesting... i can't remember.

Jaemin: ... if you didn't want to tell me just say so.

Ara: I...

He got up, going to the kitchen but Ara's brows furrowed. She actually didn't remember anything from how he died in his past lives. Surprisingly, all other memories stayed.