♢ Mystic Messenger Hell ♢

707 x MC - Thunderstorm Comfort

Dedicated to LunaKingsbane

What time is it? Summer time!

The RFA decided to go away for the summer and hit up one of Jumin's summer homes at the beach.

And yeah, it was summer vacation, the middle of July, but nobody expected the thunderstorm that hit on their first night there.

"Did... anyone bother checking the weather?" Jaehee chimed.

Luciel scoffed. "People actually check the weather?"

"Well, it would have saved us a useless trip, it's supposed to rain all week." Zen commented, scrolling on his phone.

"You don't think the storm will mess with the internet will you?" Yoosung questioned, looking up from his phone.

"The estate is solar powered, so there isn't a possibility that the power will go out. We also have our own tower, so phone signals and internet signals can't be skewed." Jumin provided.

"Can't you stay off that damned game for a week?" Jaehee muttered.

"I'm sorry! There's a tournament going on and item drops are rumored to be legendary." Yoosung whined.

All of the RFA was standing in front of a wall of windows. Floor to roof, wall to wall, that was supposed to show you a sunny view of the sandy beach shore. Instead, it was showcasing the turbulent waters and lightening.

"Wait, has anyone seen MC?" Luciel spoke up, looking around and noticing that the blonde was nowhere to be seen.

"MC? MC! Where are you?" The group started to look around the living area they were in, but they only found the cardigan she had been wearing earlier that day.

"We should all split up and go looking for her." Luciel suggested and everyone else nodded.

The Han Estate was undeniably and unnecessarily huge - 10 guests rooms and one master bedroom, an extensive library full of documents and guides from "How to Brcome a Millionaire in 1000 Easy Steps" to "Owning a Cat: Guide for Dummies". A ballroom, an indoor pool, five offices, a huge dining room and even a bigger kitchen. You could get lost walking into the walk-in refrigerator.

Besides the point here - MC was missing. Luciel went to her assigned bedroom (Jumin had a plaque on each door for every guest), but she wasn't there. He looked in her restroom and her bathroom, her walk-in closet, under the four post bed, behind the curtains, under the covers and pillows. A little detail that Luciel noticed, MC's room was quite larger than his own.

Temporarily giving up, he decided to retreat to his room. If he were MC what would he do? He plucked a bag of Honey Buddha chips from his luggage bag and laid across his bed, munching quietly. There was a flash that illuminated his room and the deep rumble of thunder that followed. Other than the rumbling thunder and his munching of chips, the bang and whimper that came from his two door wardrobe (he didn't even get a closet like MC did), was unnatural.

Security was top-notch in the Han Estate, so it could be one of two options, since it can't be a criminal at all - it can be Elly or She Who is Missing.

Only one way to find out.

Lucie opened the doors to his wardrobe and there, hiding behind the small amounts of clothes Luciel had hung, was MC, her knees up to her chest, her face between her knees and her hands on her head.

"Aha, I found you. You're pretty good at this hide and seek thing." He chuckled. But his chuckle died down and MC looked up at him with wide eyes and tears streaming down her face. Luciel's eyebrows furrowed and he edges closer. "MC? What's wrong, you're crying?"

MC laughs weakly and rubs away at her tears hastily while she sniffles. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine, I just... I just got a little something stuck in my eye."

Luciel tilted his head, his lips pursed in thought. "So you go into the wardrobe, specifically, my wardrobe?"

"I-I couldn't find my room! This place was so damn huge that I got lost and went into the first random room." MC stammered, waving her hands.

"Our rooms have plaques on them, and I'm pretty sure your room is like, three doors down." Luciel crossed his arms and rose a brow.

MC glared up at him. "Saeyoung, can't I just say something without you digging into my response!" She whisper shouted.

Luciel rose his shoulders up. "Well, maybe if it wasn't so obvious that you wanted to hide in my--" There was a flash that illuminated his room and a strike of thunder nearly shook the house. Luciel wasn't fazed by it, but MC jumped, specifically in Luciel's direction. She wrapped her arms around his neck and whimpered lightly. Luciel wrapped his arms around her, looking down at her. "You... You're afraid of thunder?" 

MC remained silent, burying her face in the crook of his neck. It was a childish fear, being afraid of thunder, but she had it. Any time a thunderstorm came around, she would hide under her covers and pillows, but she couldn't find her room, so she went into the first room she found. Then the bed looked so well made, she couldn't bring herself to undo the bed, so she hid in the wardrobe instead. 

Hesitantly, she nodded against him. "Yeah." She sniffled quietly. 

Luciel chuckled softly and rubbed her back gently. "It's okay. It's nothing to be afraid of. Did you know that thunder is just air coming together after a lightening strike and it makes a sound wave?" 

It sounded really debatable and fake, and she knew that he was trying to make her feel better, but it wasn't really working. "I don't believe you." 

Luciel sighed. "Fine, I'll figure out some other way to make you feel better." 

"So, did we ever find MC?" The RFA, minus MC and Luciel, were gathered in a living area. 

Jaehee sighed and shook her head. "Her things are in her room, but she isn't anywhere to be found." 

"What if she got kidnapped or something?" Yoosung chewed on his thumb worriedly. 

"We could check the security cameras." Everyone looked at Jumin as he spoke. 

"Why didn't you mention this before!" Zen exclaimed. 

Jumin shrugged. "I wasn't thinking about it when the situation arose." Jumin lead everyone to the security room, a small room behind the staircase. "I've got cameras in every room, except the bathrooms, of course. Let's see..." His voice trailed off as one of the security guards started to change through all the cameras on the multitudes of screens. 

"Wait, stop!" Yoosung pointed to one of the screens. "She's there!" 

Jaehee squinted at the screen. "How did you find her out of thirty screens?" 

Yoosung shrugged slightly, smiling. "Spending nights playing video games helps notice the little things." 

"She's in Luciel's room and... what in lord's name are they doing?" 

"The headphones are noise cancelling and the scarf serves as a mask so you can't see the lightening." Luciel and MC were sitting on the bed, Luciel putting his headphones on MC's head. Once then, MC was looking around the room, not hearing anything or seeing anything. 

"Wow, it really blocks everything out, huh?" MC was speaking loudly, of course, but that didn't bother Luciel. 

Luciel was smiling proudly, his hands on her shoulders, when the door burst open and the rest of the RFA was coming into the room. 

"Luciel, what the hell are you doing, don't you have any shame!" Zen quickly swooped in and picked up MC, taking her off the bed. 

"I knew you had bad tastes, but I didn't think you'd go this far. I really do need to increase security for Elizabeth the 3rd." Jumin shook his head. 

"Really, Luciel, I expected better out of you." Jaehee spoke, a hand to her chest.

"W-Wait, it's not what you think!" Luciel tried to defend himself.

"What, what's going on?" MC removed her blindfold and headphones, looking up at Zen.

"I don't know what that pervert said to make you get into BDSM, but god, he has no shame!"