Fate

8. Sweet Little Lies

"They aren't going to bring the box here. They know the importance of that box and its contents. We need a plan in case Moka and Iroha can't get to us." Yunah said.

"Moka knows what to do. She and Iroha have succeeded in getting the box and the pieces and are OK. They will find a way to get to us, but I agree, we need a plan B." Minju added.

"How are we going to slip these shackles?" Wonhee asked.

"I'm already out of mine." Yunah smiled, showing her free hand.

"How do you suppose we take on 7 vampires and Youngseo without Moka and Iroha? They will steamroll us!" Wonhee said.

"We have Minju, do they? No. Without Iroha's psychic bubble, we could fail, but there has to be some way to get out of here." Yunah said, eyes darting to every wall and corner looking for a way out.

A door from the far side of the room opened, revealing Jungwon.

"How are you ladies doing? I see you have found that your bonds are quite unbreakable, even for you, Yunah." He laughed.

"Why are you helping Youngseo? She is using you, I would have thought you and your brothers would have known that! Let us go and we can help you get away from her!" Minju pleaded.

"Your words fall on deaf ears. I know when to pick the winning side, and that's not with you 5. We will have the other two as soon as they come for you 3. Youngseo will get what she wants and leave us alone." Jungwon said.

"You believe she's going to let you go? You are fools, you know too much. You and your brothers won't be allowed to walk away with the knowledge you have." Yunah yelled at him.

"You speak as if you're talking to Hee. You're not, I am not partial to you. He can't help you anyway." Jungwon challenged Yunah with his eyes.

"What have you done to him? He's innocent in all of this! Don't you see what she's trying to do here?" Yunah's blood was boiling at the thought of Heeseung being hurt because they couldn't produce a few puzzle pieces! She caught Minju's warning look out of the corner of her eye and stopped speaking.

"At least your friend here has more common sense than you right now. I'm going to go catch a bite, and let you all continue to think of an idea to try to escape." Jungwon looked at Minju, "We have a mind reader, remember?" he laughed, slamming the door and clicking the lock shut.

"AHhh! I hate feeling this helpless!" Yunah stood, her shackles falling to the floor making a dull clank.

"What are you gona do, Yunah? You can't take them all on by yourself. You're strong, but not that strong." Minju reasoned with her.

"I can't, but we can. I have been thinking about this. Youngseo needs our pieces, right? Let her come. I know what happens when the pieces are joined together. Moka is an open book full of knowledge we can't let Youngseo or her bloodsuckers get to our friends or those pieces. I don't know what happens if she does, but from how Moka looks when she's talking about it, I imagine it's pretty bad." Yunah said.

"I can't see the future without all of us together. Just like Moka can't freeze something she can't see. It's a loophole thrown in to bring balance to our abilities." Minju said.

"Someone listened when Moka told her story. What else did that big old spongy brain retain?" Wonhee giggled.

"She said our auras, abilities, and the core of our powers come from triggers. My guess is Yunah's trigger is anger." Minju said.

What's mine?" Wonhee asked, eyes wide with expectation. She was the last to come into her powers, but the ability to create, manipulate, and direct light was already up there on the "Most Powerful" of them all list.