When there were you and I ~ a 707/Luciel/Saeyoung x MC story

Chapter 5 - MC x Error

And then it was almost like she had just realized what they were doing and saying at that very second. Her eyes went very wide, she brought her finger back up and looked at it. Her breath was uneven, he could hear it again, and see it on his screen. She smiled, but it wasn't like her other ones. "If .....only....." she muttered, breathing unevenly, heavily. "What was that?" he replied too quickly. What just happened? Why did she stop? She looked up at the ceiling, and, groaning, said " Aaaah n- nothing nothing! God Seven! I'm still j-just waiting on that awfully em -embarrassing audio clip we talked about .Be-besides I'm almost done now. You see I'm very very lazy when it comes to working out and all that. Haa-haa! I'm already so very tired! Maybe I'll shower and go to sleep. It certainly is quite a warm warm evening", she stammered through. She almost sounded like she was choking on something. And as he looked at her, she had wasn't smiling anymore. She was wincing and holding her bandaged hand against her mouth. There were tears streaming down her face. Tears? Why? And what just happened? "Hey hey! You shouldn't give up that easily! " he cried out. Why the hell was she crying? "Oh well that's what I am ! Haha! A quitter! Oh well, anyway, please do send me that clip. I really REALLY need to listen to it ok? Got to go now!" She did a good job masking her tears. He could still hear her voice shaking,ever so slightly, but only because he was listening so intently and watching her. How was she so good at controlling her voice while looking like her world was crumbling? He wanted to run over to her, hold her, ask her what was wrong. But he couldn't. He knew that. This was as far as they could ever go.

"Done and done , I've sent it to one of the folders linked on Rika's computer system. You should find it on the one called Luciel" . He watched as she gathered herself off the bed, almost falling over. She looked so.. small. He hadn't seen it before but there were so many scars on her back. She walked over to the computer and, as she calmed herself down, then there was a sigh of relief as she found the clip. He couldn't see her face anymore. Her breath was catching , slowly, as her chest rose and fell. "Thanks a million! I'll call you later! Over and out!" She said, sounding breathless, and hung up. He kept watching, as she rubbed her face with both hands, and then rested her forehead on her palms. She was just too tired. She looked like she was bracing herself, and she slammed her hands on the table, and pushed herself up and started punching the wall next to her. After a couple of punches, she stared at her bandages. Her face held a solemn expression. She said something to herself, shaking her head over and over again. After a slap to her forehead, and a couple of breaths, she walked into the bathroom.

She had secrets. Just like he did. What would she say if she knew he was watching? Would she have stopped entirely? Would she keep going? He was an animal, a beast. He just watched her. He had a history he wanted to forget. She had one she wanted to remember. He couldn't ever be close to anyone. He was a hacker, and an agent. No matter what past she had, she wouldn't ever grow to have feelings for him. And if she did, he would put them out, like a little flame. People were safer at a distance. Farther away. That was the only way he could work. They could never be more than what they were at that moment. Still, he wanted her to smile. He wanted her to laugh like she did the first day he saw her, outside the apartment. She hadn't come back out to the room for awhile so he went back to work too. Watching the codes, eating his chips. Her face was still clear in his head. That look of sadness in her eyes. Can't get too involved, 707. He told himself. She's got issues, and so do you.

He noticed movement out of the corner of his eye and watched her walk back out. She had showered, wearing fresher clothes. She looked at her phone as it lit up and answered it. She slumped to the ground. He couldn't see her face. She had covered it with another hand. He scrambled to tap into the conversation. "But I thought he was getting better?" , he heard her say. Her voice was hoarse. A stern voice replied, "We thought so too, but it does seem like it was the quiet before the storm. The worst has passed yes... But... at least he is in a better place now. His family will be coming soon to take his body. Will you come?". "I can't help ..with them. They didn't even want to see him when we thought it was almost over.", Vini said. "So I take it that you won't. And the funeral?", came the reply. "I'll send instructions as to how he wanted it. James and I already held our own private one. The family can do one for the sake of their sanity. I don't care for them", she replied. "Alright then. Vini, I... am sorry...I know this one was different. But..you know you got through to him. The nurses said he died in his sleep. No Pain. He just lay there smiling and holding on to your book, with the words "I win" scribbled on the cover... Are you.. alright?", the voice trailed, softer this time. "Heh, yea he did win, didn't he? Part of the job. They all are. Don't worry about me Ms. Lula. Please tell Doc that I need the last of the pills from batch 28. I'll explain in the email with more instructions ", she replied, muttering. "Stubborn.. and strong.. don't be too hard on yourself then..", came the soft response, before hanging up.

She got up and grabbed a pair of scissors from the drawer and walked back into the bathroom. Seven watched in horror. She looked like she was going to do something to herself. Too much was happening too fast in one day. He tried to crane the camera and cursed himself for not placing cameras in every corner of Rika's apartment. He dialed her number again. She didn't answer. SHIT SHIT!
He almost grabbed his keys when he heard her voice, " Yo!".
"Hey hey you I was just..um.. calling to make sure.. that you listened to that clip?"
She didn't reply for what seemed like the longest minute of his life. "Hey are you there?", he asked again."Yea...", came her response. Her voice was steadier, but very tired. "Are you alright?", he pressed on. He wanted to keep her on the phone for as long as he possibly could, and hacking into it's camera was going slowly. He needed eyes on her. "Heh! Why do people keep asking me that? Yes Luciel. I am alright. I may have, however, pushed myself a little too much and too far today. So don't worry. Did you eat?"

That caught him off guard. It was the first time she called him by his baptismal name. And she was asking if he ate? That was a classic move he did to change topics all the time. "Yes, I did. And you? " "I will soon. Hmmm", came the curt reply. "What is it?", he questioned. "You always call at the right time. Do you know that?", she said. He could hear something being snipped away but he didn't know what. But her voice was so steady, so he doubted she was hurting herself. But until he got to see her he didn't want to relax. "Define the right time.", he asked agaom, desperately trying to get into her phone. It was connected to the network in Rik'as room, but he wasn't able to get to it's camera function. "When I need to hear yo- I mean, a voice.. Ever been in a fog? And then suddenly it clears just as it settles down? and then it comes back again.. and settles for good? Something like that." He heard movement and looked back at the screen. She walked out of the bathroom. She had a bag in her hand.

Her hair was gone. Her long hair, was all gone to shoulder length. She was staggering.. like she could barely keep herself up. She took out a box and took out a pill and downed it. He needed to check on that next time. She picked up her laptop off the floor.

"Thank you.. for calling Luciel.. But I need to get back to work.. Lots to do now.."

"Alright.." He said softly, watching her every move. She placed the scissor back in the drawer and went back to her laptop. "Call me.. if you need anything.. or even to talk...", he said.

"Talk? Aaah God Seven! You bless me too much with your graciousness. I'll do what I do, and you do what you do. Thank you for watching over me, Defender of Justice! See ya!"
He hung up, not daring to take his eyes off her. She was smiling. Softly. Sadly. He would watch.Just for a few more minutes.