Façade || (707 x Female!Reader) [DISCONTINUED]

『10』Anecdotes

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Chapter 10 - Anecdotes

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an·ec·dote

// ˈanəkˌdōt //

noun

1. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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❝Tales are merely things that you weaved from the past.❞

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"Hey, Saeyoung-"

"Call me Luciel, please." he interuppted, internally cringing at the name. He wasn't fond of hearing it anymore.

"Okay..." whispered (Name). "Luciel, how's life going for you?"

Saeyoung didn't dare look into her eyes as she said so, and as the three of them walked along the same sidewalk, it took him a while to think of an answer. He thought, and thought, and thought, but he just couldn't think of anything to say. So he just blurted out the first thing that went into his mind, not caring whether or not it was ridiculous or unbelievable.

"It's fine," was his response, wondering why it was so difficult to say such words. There was nothing to hide - she knew him from his past, after all. Then as he looked over to her, he gave his biggest grin and asked her the same question.

"Life is just great. MC's really nice and I met cool friends along the way."

"Say, (Name)...how'd you meet Seven?"

From his sight, he could see MC and (Name) conversing amongst each other, most likely loud enough for him to hear because he intercepted between their space. Realizing that he had two identities - based on MC and (Name) - he hoped that it wouldn't be too hard to explain his relationships without mentioning the secrets that he held in the past and in the present.

"Oh, we're childhood friends. How'd you meet Luciel?"

"I found him through that chatroom I was talking about last night."

"...Eh?! So Luciel is 707?"

"Yeah," Saeyoung merely replied in a sheepish tone. "I was going to tell you about that sooner, but-"

"So you're that really silly and cheerful person that she was talking about?"

"Yeah! What's wrong about that?" he asked, looking hurt but in a joking way.

"Oh, nothing..."

"I can't believe it though. It seemed so unlikely for you to meet him, (Name). I thought that you never did. But this just made things even better, heheh." MC chirped with a rather obvious look of mischief in her features, most likely depicting some evil scheme that she held upon the tips of her fingertips. This clearly unnerved Saeyoung.

(Name) went to ask, "What do you mean by that?" but was later cut off by a rather convincing excuse of, "I gotta go to the loo!" and was left behind. Saeyoung and (Name) watched the other female rushing away, turning a corner and into a store. 

So after that, the conversation went smoothly between the remaining group, who went to sit down on a nearby bench: What does she mean by that? she asks. I'm not sure, but you should just shrug it off, he says. But why? she asks. Just do it, he says. But what if I can't? she asks. Think of another subject, he says. Alright, she responds. Okay, he says.

The seated individuals waited in utter silence, dying to await for their friend to come back. That was, you see, until one of them decided to break the silence.

"Why?" she asked.

"Because whenever I act that way, it reminded me of you sometimes." he replied solemnly. "It's better to remember the smaller details than to forget completely, right?"

"But it's never okay to act like someone your not."

"I know, but being happy and cheerful wouldn't make the other members worried, now, wouldn't it?"

"You have a lot of reasons to cover up that little charade of yours, huh?"

"It's hard to fake and not fake at the same time, you know."

"You can act fake all you want when you're around MC, but it's not fine to continue doing it, okay? You should at least tell her what's up at some point. Do the others know?"

"Some of them, at least."

From the corner of his eye, he saw her lean back. Then, looking towards him, she grinned. As if nothing had happened before hand at that she had forgotten it all and kept it in the past. If only it was easier for Saeyoung to do that. To be taught of how to keep up with their problems and slide it away with ease.

He became skeptical if (Name) had changed at all. If she had this serious side to her. If she ever had the capability to be someone that he thought she never would be. He saw her as that optimistic, bubbly young woman who never stopped smiling. And here she was, he thought, smiling those usual signature smiles of hers.

"So what do you do nowadays?" Saeyoung finally asked, pulling up his scarf due to the cold. She seemed to grow more thoughtful, with her lips formed upwards and didn't even twitch the slightest.

"Well, before I lived with MC, I actually had a boyfriend. We both moved in together, had a nice relationship while it lasted, and then..."

He merely caught on to her voice, in which seemed to grow fainter and fainter as she spoke. He grew more curious to what she did before, so he leaned forward to hear her out.

Suddenly, she beamed. "You know, MC is pretty fond of cats! When I moved into her apartment, the first thing I saw by her doorway was a cat. Remember when I first introduced you to cats, Luciel? Have you ever seen one in person?"

Saeyoung nodded briskly, and said, "Yeah, I did! But they end up running away which is a bummer...how come cats hate me?"

"Maybe because you're a cat abuser." someone deadpanned, causing both (Name) and Saeyoung to yelp and turn around.

"M-MC! What's with the glowering expression?" Saeyoung stuttered in fear, seeing her dark aura surrounding her and this steady glare that accompanied it whole. Suddenly, she raised her middle finger and jabbed it right into his forehead.

"Oi, you better not be touching (Name) in any dirty way." she sneered, acting like those protective fathers that you would usually locate in Anime. Saeyoung had always wondered what they were like, but he never wanted to experience it as the victim.

"I'm not!"

"Isn't that called being a Pervy?"

"Now, now, child. No need to feed on your curiosities." MC gently replied, smiling ever so sweetly in (Name)'s direction. Slowly, MC craned her head to face Saeyoung once more, holding a more bittersweet grin and wider eyes.

"Watch your actions, imbecile. I'm watching you."

And hearing this, through the ears of poor Saeyoung, all he could ever say by then was, "Why are you suddenly turning on me?!"