707 Dreams (707 x Reader)

Twenty-Eight

Dammit! What was taking her so long? She was out all night, but her phone stayed right on the couch where you had watched her throw it before. You were staring right at it as you waited for the front door to the oh-so-familiar apartment to open. You had no eyes on her except one: the RFA chat had mentioned Yoosung seeing her the night before. You figured as much, but seeing as Mari never returned again last night, you grew worried.

You had an idea where she would be though... You were right, of course, but He had already beaten you to her. His memory may not have been as sharp as yours, but his mind certainly was. Not making the connections yet and still somehow thinking to check the old treehouse... Unless it was a fluke he had stumbled upon her before you had made the drive out to her...

Damn, you look away for one minute and the girl disappears on you! Then again, she always was unpredictable. That's part of what you loved about her, even back then. She's only become more beautiful now though... And yet you could instantly tell it was her. Her mannerisms were still so similar. And you swore you'd never forget those worried hazel eyes....

Finally, you watch as the door to the apartment opens, and the first camera's view perfectly captures Mari entering, looking worriedly ahead. And then quickly behind her was Him... At least now it all made sense: why she was wearing his sweater as she walked in, and where she had been the night before. Figures that stupid boy would have broken down and offered she stay the night. He was always too soft. Too submissive. Too... Oblivious, and focused on the wrong thing. So why was he the one touching her?! Why was he the one she was holding hands with, and why was he the one that got to see her face up close and personal again after all these years?! It should be you, dammit! You were the one who pulled her into this, to begin with, and it was you who still remembered her! So why was he...?

You wipe your eyes with a huff, glaring down at your now damp hoodie sleeve. Just like when you were children again... Except for this time, you will come out on top. That, you are certain of. You have all the means to win now. All the confidence and skills He held over your head before. All the interest and appearance she had chosen him for!

You stand from your chair and switch camera angles as the pair enters the apartment and goes to the forgotten phone. It was off, but not ignored. You were careful to send messages all evening, mostly hoping to draw her out of wherever she had been hiding when you looked away.

A smile tugs at your lips as you watch her begin reading all the loving messages you had sent in your worry, her eyes darting over the screen and hands starting to shake slightly. You chuckle as you watch his expression grow from worried to angered.

"Yes..." you breathe to the monitor. "Feel that hatred, Saeyoung. Feel that emotion that you've put me through all these years. And watch as there is nothing you can do to stop losing...."

Quickly, he snatches the phone from Mari's grasp, and you huff again as you watch him mess with it. Then your own phone vibrates, and you quirk an eyebrow up in curiosity.

You Unknown jerk. I will find you! I'm already so close... Threatening an innocent girl like this? You deserve every punishment I plan to give you.

You find yourself chuckling as you stare down at your phone, and then glance back at the screen before you.

Unknown: Aww... The scared little boy thinks he can win? I haven't seen you this angry in years...

Unknown: Threaten me all you want, I have done nothing wrong. Remember this, you abandoning creep: She is not innocent in this story. There's a reason she's the main character, and you're just as unknown as I am. I've already won. You just haven't realized it yet. Remember that the next time you think you're all that...

Unknown: Because you may have forgotten, but I never will.