Their Guardian (a story based off of the trilogy theory)

Chapter 9: Too Late

V was gone. The woman was in shock in the corner. The man was dead. In Na had shown up too late.

After mustering the composure she needed In Na began cleaning up the scene. She knew it was wrong, a normal person would have called the cops, but In Na had to help. Once the woman was taken care of- In Na made sure she wasn't going to talk, gave her some money and put her on a bus to Busan- she began putting the room back into order as she tried to figure out what to do with the body. Her conclusion was the river with cement bricks.

In Na returned to the small room one last time to make sure there was nothing out of place that suggested any sort of disaster happened. As she turned to leave standing silently in the doorway was V. His shirt was covered in blood, and his face looked haunted.

"V?" she said calmly.

"He's gone," he said.

In Na nodded, "Yes. Your mother is on her way to Busan."

"Why?" he questioned upset.

"So she can have a fresh start," she answered.

Clenching his hands into fists his face darkened as he stepped towards her. "Why are you getting involved? Haven't you done enough?" he hissed.

"That's why I'm here. I'm going to fix this," she said.

"You can't bring Jin-hyung back," V yelled.

In Na tried to ignore the venom in his voice as she stepped towards him and grabbed his sweater. He tried to pull away but she wrestled with the zipper until it closed hiding the bloodstained shirt beneath.

"You should change and get rid of that shirt. . . No throw all these clothes away. Don't come back here and be careful. I'm sorry I didn't show up sooner to stop you," she said.

V took a step backwards as he stared down at her with dark eyes.

"I hate you," he stated.

Bowing her head she said, "I know."

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