the forbidden embrace

19

nicha arrived at the location sent in less than a few seconds. it was luxurious, almost rivaling nicha's own home.

the garden had a nice atmosphere. it was as if the owner spent lots of time gardening. it had a very warm atmosphere to it.

the doorstep had a rug with a cute cat print on it, and the whole impression nicha was getting was quite warm and homely. but nicha knew enough to know looks were deceiving.

but she couldn't care less at that moment, pounding on the door as hard as she could. the door swung open, and a slightly shorter girl appeared in front of her.

she was extremely pretty, as well as familiar, but that was the last thing nicha could care about. unconsciously, nicha shoved her out of the way, and when she saw miyeon on the couch, sipping on some hot chocolate, she nearly burst into tears as she dashed over to hug the elder.

at the sudden contact, miyeon jumped, spilling some hot chocolate on herself, as she started breathing heavily, which just made nicha freeze, shocked.

"calm down, you're scaring her." the girl chided, as she rushed to miyeon's side, taking tissues to dabble on her now stained pants, before taking the cup from miyeon.

miyeon was still in a shocked state, as the girl tamed her while stroking her hair, whispering words of encouragement, and reminding miyeon that nicha was her girlfriend. miyeon could recognize nicha, but everything at once was too much for her.

nicha just stared blankly, trying to process everything.

and then suddenly, it hit her.

"kim jisoo?" nicha's voice was slightly strained now, as she looked over at the girl in both curiosity and surprise.

miyeon eyes widened, probably also surprised at nicha knowing jisoo, while jisoo just hummed in acknowledgment.

nicha was so confused now, but she sat beside miyeon, not daring to contact her. she was heartbroken, heartbroken of how her own girlfriend was now afraid of her.

miyeon was staring right back at nicha, looking as blank as she was. nicha just gave a small smile, and said, "i'm so glad you're safe now."

miyeon felt something break in her, as she released herself from jisoo's grip, throwing her arms around nicha as she began sobbing. nicha, who was momentarily shocked by miyeon's sudden behavior, tensed up, before letting out her emotions too on miyeon's shoulder.

just then, the four other girls rushed in too, as jisoo grinned broadly, welcoming them in.

and now it was back to an awkward atmosphere. jisoo and miyeon were squeezed on the armchair that was supposed to be for one person, while nicha, soyeon, yuqi, shuhua and soojin were on the larger sofa.

"it's pretty awkward now..." yuqi said aloud, and was immediately silenced by soyeon. usually, all of them would start laughing, but nobody said anything, nobody even looked like they were going to laugh.

well, jisoo did. it didn't sound too fake a laugh, but it was obvious to nicha that it was fake.

"well... i think since yeon has been through so much, let her rest well before you talk to her about it won't you?" jisoo voiced out, her fingers moving in an odd manner that caught only nicha's attention.

the girls quickly agreed, as jisoo got up, telling miyeon she was going to the washroom. miyeon frowned a little but didn't say anything, as nicha watched as she walked away.

nicha also stood up abruptly, gaining the attention of all of them. "i'll get some water, i'm kind of thirsty." nobody questioned her, as nicha too left for water.

"so, what happened? i want some names and details." nicha asked jisoo, who was leaning against the door at the blind spot of the kitchen.

"jackson. i'll leave miyeon to tell you what happened. she might not be able to open up." nicha felt her teeth gritting against each other. it wasn't because she was mad at jisoo, but because she was mad at the whole situation.

"fair enough. appreciate your help." nicha said curtly, only to be stopped by jisoo.

"i also wanted to say. miyeon is a good girl, cherish her. or i'll come after you. i can't believe the leader of the yontararak clan let her girlfriend get into so much danger."

nicha hummed in acknowledgment, boiling with rage, but deep down, she knew jisoo was right. she was the reason why miyeon was kidnapped. based on her power status, and how long she had been in this line, there was no way she would have made this type of mistake, but she did. she let her guard down, and it was all her fault.

she pretended to grab a cup and drink from it, while jisoo exited from the "toilet", with the usual grin on her face.

"bye myeon! i'll see you soon." jisoo smiled, hugging miyeon tightly, as she placed a little peck on her head. miyeon reciprocated the hug, snuggling into jisoo's shoulder. "see you soon too jissonie."

nicha didn't know if it was time to hold miyeon's hand yet since she went back to awkward, so she opened the car door for miyeon and gave her the warmest smile she could give. miyeon nodded with a polite smile and went on board.

the journey back home was silent, as well as the walk back to their rooms. miyeon settled on their shared bed first, using her phone. nicha bit her lip, as she decided to stay in the guest room or something tonight. she leant in to grab her pillows, ready to leave, when a voice came from behind, "are you leaving?"

nicha turned. it was probably the first time miyeon was initiating any sort of contact other than the hug. "if you want me to, or i'll be more than happy to stay here." miyeon set her phone aside, nodding her head, as nicha quickly returned to the side of her bed.

"please don't leave my side for the whole night." nicha nodded in response, turning off the light swiftly in one motion, as she laid beside miyeon.

"do you want to cuddle with me yeon?" nicha asked, outstretching her hand. miyeon hesitated for a second, before slowly agreeing, getting into her arms.

nicha could feel how tense miyeon was, and couldn't help but feel heartbroken. she couldn't even tell if miyeon wanted this anymore.

nicha could feel miyeon twitching against her as she gradually woke up. the scene in front of her surprised her, as miyeon was squirming against her, sweating literal buckets.

"hey yeon.. what's wrong?" nicha shook the girl a little, as her pants became more and more heavy, and she was mumbling something.

nicha moved closer to hear miyeon's mumbles, but all of a sudden, the mumbling turned into a yelp, which made nicha slightly taken aback.

"get off me... don't touch... no..." at that moment, everything hit nicha, as she started hitting miyeon more aggressively for her to wake up.

miyeon practically jumped awake, shaking. looking at her horrified and terrified face, nicha pulled miyeon into a hug, stroking her back gently as miyeon began sobbing once more.

"i'm sorry... i'm so dirty now.. all i can think about are those cold eyes.. how the whole experience went... it was like death but worst. i would've rather death nicha..." the use of her real name both surprised and saddened nicha even more, as she tightened her grip around miyeon, whispering things like, "no you're the most beautiful person i met, nothing will change you." and "i'm sorry, i'm here for you now."