Love In The Shadows !

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Y/N's POV:

It's been a few months since my parents passed away , The police closed their case, stating that a gas leak caused a fire, that led to their death and the whole house had been burnt down and they couldn't understand how I must have survived that huge of a burst. To be honest, I wasn't ready to accept it either, I still remember the shadowy figures with glowing eyes that killed my parents , but as I shared this with the police they said I must be hallucinating because the gas filled the entire room. and eventually I persuaded myself the same thing cause there was no other possible explanation for what I saw and I was knocked out for most of the time 

It was rainy season, and I was getting ready to go to college with my friend Jisoo with whom I've been staying these past few months since my parents passed away. "Why do we have to go to college even on these heavy rainy days ?!" she sighs. "haha. Come on now stop whining and eat quickly or else we're gonna be late for the class" I say hastily preparing the breakfast. As our college is just around the corner so we both go running under the umbrella and reach the college on time.

As we enter the college jisoo suddenly says "I think taehyung might have a crush on you". and me being completely practical who was sure that the most handsome man would no way have a crush on me just laughs it off saying "Yeah definitely, why not? What else do you think that I'm kind of some witch that has secret superpowers ? You just say whatever comes to your mind" . We both enter the class laughing . Not gonna lie , taehyung was the guy I told my parents about and I was interested in him since then, but we had nothing more than having eye contact once in a while and we never actually even spoke to each other

"Ok, let me prove you that I am right about taehyung " she says and leaves the seat beside me and sits afar thinking that he might actually sit beside me if seat was empty . I laugh at how delusional she is . Just when I was starting to think that I might have to listen this class alone, taehyung enters the classroom his boxy smile was captivating, even from afar, and his laughter carried a warmth that seemed to draw people in and his deep, expressive eyes held a sparkle that was visible even from a distance as he enters ,he scans the entire room and guess what ?! he actually sits beside me . I couldn't believe my eyes . 

I knew he was handsome and cute from afar but being this close to him I realized his dark hair, slightly tousled by the wind, framing his chiseled jawline perfectly, his skin had a healthy glow, his veiny hands, his long fingers, his monolid and double-lid eyes, I couldn't stop noticing all these details about him

but I tried not to jump to conclusions as he could have sat beside me as he was already late and there were no seats left. But no matter what Teahyung was actually sitting beside me and my heart was throbbing so loud I feared even he could hear it. I could hear jisoo giggling from the corner thinking she was right.

And it finally happened, he actually spoke to me "Hey ! Seems like the teacher is running late do you mind if I copy your notes from yesterday". I was shocked to my core , my brain glitched for a second , he was more academically smart than I was and I couldn't believe he was actually asking for my notes . He was looking at me with a questioned face as I was processing all this and then I realized I didn't give him my notes yet and was just staring into his soul. "Ye-ah... su-re... !" I stutter while giving him my notes.

"I am taehyung by the way, you can call me tae" he says "yeah ,I know" I blurted out. "I mean, we are in the same class, so it would be weird if I didn't know you, I'm Y/N." I say internally embarrassed. He smiles and nods. "Why did you take this class though ?" he asks me "Well, cause it's interesting, why else would you take a class ? " I ask him "Well, for starters, it is interesting but later on something else held me back in this class " he says looking looking deeply into my eyes, I couldn't even move my eyes away from him, "I meant, I formed few friends here so I didn't wanna leave" he concluded. "I remember you having a friend in this class , didn't she come today?" he asked me. I was in shock that he actually knows something about me "Yeah, she wasn't feeling well so she sat in the back "I say covering the actual reason she sat back "Oh, don't you have any other friends except her ?" he asked me "Well, in the beginning she was the only friend and later my parents passed away, so I didn't really have the time and energy to make new friends" I answer "Oh, I'm sorry" he apologizes "No issues , we can be friends from now" he says lending his hand. Both shocked and happy I accept his hand

Even jisoo from afar was actually shocked but proud of herself that we both made a handshake. The teacher just then arrived and started the class. At the end of class just as V was about to say something jisoo enters and disrupts saying "hey, you both!" . I internally cuss her but just keep a smiley face on, "I spoiled a moment, didn't I ?" she whispers to me "Yeah , you did" I whisper back. "Ok then, see you tomorrow !" says tae and leaves.

"Ok, that was something of a spark" jisoo starts as we both start leaving to our house as the rest of classes were cancelled. "It was nothing, we just shake hands for being friends" I assure her. "Oh you finally have friends other than me, should I be worried ?" she questions me "You have nothing to worry about, you were, you are and you will always be my best friend" I reassure her. We both walk laughing as jisoo tells how the guy who sat beside her in class was continuously flirting with her and used cheesy pickup lines to impress her ,until we realized we actually left our umbrella upstairs. So she goes upstairs to bring it back.

 While waiting for her I spot a candy shop nearby and think of buying some for Jisoo. As I walk towards it, I walk past a dark alley and stop when I had the same sensation of the night of my parents death. So I go inside that alley and as I went further inside I spot the same  shadowy figures with glowing eyes. My heart skipped a beat realizing that all those weren't hallucinations but were actually real.

Instinctively, I pressed myself against a nearby wall, peering cautiously around the corner. In the dim light, two figures were locked in combat. One was a tall, imposing man, his movements fluid and precise. The other was a creature of nightmares, a twisted form of darkness with glowing eyes and razor-sharp claws.

The man moved with grace, dodging the creature's attacks and striking back with a weapon that glowed with a soft, ethereal light, Just the one like my parents had. I watched, transfixed, as the man finally sends the creature crashing to the ground with a roar. I unknowingly release a loud gasp watching all that and the man spots me around the corner and starts walking towards me.....