WHY DO YOU LOVE ME? - riki

✧ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 11 - sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴡɪʜ ʏᴏᴜ ✧

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𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟭 - 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗖𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗬𝗢𝗨

"Eager now are we?" Doom smirked slowly stepping towards me. "No, it's not like that. If we're around each other more often then that means I can fall in love with you easier." Looking up to his eyes I noticed that there was no speckle or glow just a hollow darkness like a glossy, black glass table. There was no emotion in his eyes but the arch of his left brow and the smirk playing on his lips made me feel flustered.

"If you say so." He clapped his hands twice and I looked behind me to see that the rest of his house was now connected to mine. "Oh my god. Your house is so big... and dark." I stated the obvious and ran past him to explore his area. There was a wall of vines hanging from his tall ceiling and a waterfall rushing downwards, where a pool of fish was. He had a large black sofa stretched across his living space with a fireplace below the TV. There was a huge window stretching up to the second floor showcasing the whole of Seoul.

"How do you afford this place?!" I was gobsmacked and jumped onto his sofa in pure joy. "I don't, it technically doesn't exist for humans to find unless I unlock for that person specifically. You're the only person who can actually see and be in it."

"Wow, you're so lucky to live in a place like this. Did you build it?"

"No, not really I guess. I just used my powers and it came." He shrugged and sat down on the sofa while I gently stroked the water in the waterfall pond behind the sofa, I looked like a child but I didn't care I was having the best time ever. "Do you have any snacks here? Where's your bedroom? Do you have a bathroom? Do you have a pet?"

"Okay relax, I don't have all of those things besides the bathroom, I still shower. Use your own bedroom and snacks." He was obviously irritated and sat on the sofa rolling his eyes at me and I sat next to him. "Geez grandpa relax."

"Doom, Riki, Grandpa what's next?"

"Babe, honey, love, what are you feeling?" I joked and seeing him slightly break his cold character into a flustered one for less than a second made me feel more satisfied than ever before. Doom then pushed me to lay down on the sofa grabbing my chin with his thumb and pointer finger before bending down and whispering into my ear. "I think love is great don't you think." I felt his lips slightly brush on the tips of my ear as he spoke and I quickly pushed him off before running back to my house.

"I'm gonna sleep now okay? Don't do anything to my house." I rushed to my bedroom and slipped into bed without Doom saying another word to me.

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I couldn't sleep at all and pulled my phone off my nightstand checking the time. It was 3:10 am. I shuffled out of my bed and went to the kitchen to get myself something to drink. It was completely dark even from Doom's side of the house. The waterfall was still going and you could hear the water dripping down the vines and the ripples in the water from the fish. I took a few sips from my water and emptied it putting it in the sink and when I turned around I decided to look around a bit.

I walked up some large glass stairs leading up to Doom's second floor. I know it was rude to do that but I'm sure he wouldn't care or kill me because I'm his key to destroying the world. I nearly forgot about that, how fun.

I tried to open a door but it was locked so I moved on to the next one which luckily opened. Inside was a huge library filled with books, there were very few lights but it was grand and luxurious with a glass table and a large black armchair in the centre. There were shelves of books covering each wall going up for miles. I picked up a book nearby and saw that it had no title. Confused I opened the page to see that it was blank. I then picked up a few more and it all had the same thing.

"You shouldn't be here you know." I quickly turned around to be face to face with Doom, his eyes were a deep crimson red with highlights of yellow which was a drastic change from his usual colour. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to intrude but what is this place?"

"A library..." He seemed a little hesitant to continue but I waited patiently yet eager to know what kind of place I was in right now. "I can't tell you. You need to get out. Now." His eyes turned even darker and I took that as my sign to leave.

"Okay, I'm sorry." I opened the door and left walking back down the stairs and just as I was about to cross the line between Doom's house and mine I heard him call for me.

"Hwayoung."

For some reason hearing my name roll off of his tongue for the first time made my heartbeat rise. I was scared but curious, that's the feeling he always gave me, I never felt clear emotions around him, just a mix of them. "I'm guessing you couldn't sleep?"

"Yeah, I just woke up for a bit," I didn't know what took control of me but what came next wasn't something I expected myself to ask out loud, "Sleep with me, please."

Doom just stared into my eyes for a bit before finally giving me an answer, the silence was agonising. "Fine," He led me to a room with a king-sized bed and a fireplace, it was black and dark like the rest of the house but the crackling of the flames felt comforting for me. I pulled the covers of the bed and slipped in while Doom did the same on the other side. We were sat in silence for a while just staring at the ceiling and listening to the crackling from the fireplace.

"Why are your eyes red, they are usually pitch black?"

"I was hunting down cursed spirits for the devil." He slightly shuffled into a more comfortable position. "My eyes go red because that is the only way that I can see them and visualize them properly."

"Do your eyes turn any other colours?"

"No." He sighed before turning towards me, "Do you really think this plan is gonna work, to fall in love with me?"

"I don't know, but what do I have to lose anyway."

"Your father-" He grinned and I could tell that the idea of my father dead was his immense pleasure. "You don't know my father personally so, why do you want him dead so badly?"

"I don't, it's just that it's easier to sacrifice others for yourself than it is to sacrifice yourself for others." He traced the outlines of my face with his thumb while studying me intently with his eyes. "I'm just tryna take the weight off of your shoulders." His thumb slid down my neck and across my shoulder blade before he pulled it back. Was he always this much of a flirt?

"I'm going to bed, so shut the fuck up and let me sleep." I quickly turned my back towards Doom and started drifting off. Doom, that's his name, he's not here to help me, he's here for my downfall and suffering. I shouldn't give in to him.

- 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟗𝟑 -
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AUTHOR:

I'm gonna pre write as many chapters as I can as I'm going on holiday soon

I might post all the chapters in one day or do them weekly but I'm not 100% sure so don't take my word

I'm really excited to finish this book and start my next one because I really believe it will be my best one

I love you guys so much and ty for all the support <33

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