IRREGULAR [NCT127xR.V.Seulgi]

04

Walking through the dark hallway, he watched as the youngest two dash out of a room, chasing each other. Even when one hit adult age this year, and the other was only a year younger, they were like the Tom and Jerry of this place. He chuckled, but stopped when he realised which room they had come out from.

"Wonder what she's doing?" he asked himself, making way to the room of the only female in the house. He peeked in, and saw what she really was doing. Quickly, he took out the device, and turned it on, until she was suddenly out. He went closer, turning the device off, and leaned to her ear.

"I will keep you in control." he whispered. "You cannot, and will not, change my plans."

"Hey Taeyong," he turned to see a head popped in, "meeting, right now." Johnny informed him. He nodded, motioning him out. Looking back at the lady's body, he smirked.

"Kang Seulgi. Just you wait. I will have my freedom, and you'll see how. Very clearly."

"Taeyong!" he grunted hearing Johnny's voice again. He trudged out of the room, closing the door behind him, oblivious of the other hiding behind the wall.

Once Taeyong was out of sight, the same aged man entered the room, taking a close look at the lady in bed. He bent down to her face, and pushed her hair back to get a good look at her.

"Please..." he whispered. "Please be the one to help. Don't let that monster take control." slowly he pulled a pillow below her head and a blanket over her body, tucking her in. He then left the room, and quickly made it in time for the meeting.

"Oh, Yuta's here. Right then, let's get on with this."

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Seulgi woke up after what felt like hours to her, only to see it was still night. She squinted at the clock, and mentally calculated the time. Results, she was only asleep for one and a half hours. She rubbed her eyes and looked around, and remembered what happened earlier, making her sigh in dismay. She stood up and decided to go out explore the building.

The moment she stepped out of her room, someone ran up next to her, making her jump.

"Hello." he bowed politely, and she did so in return. "Are you hungry? Taeyong said if you are, then follow me. Food has been saved for you." he motioned her, leading the way as she followed.

"What's your name?" she asked unable to take the awkward silence.

"I'm Sicheng." he replied brightly. "Call me Winwin Ms."

"Oh, well, just call me Seulgi." she replied as they reached the dining.

"OK! Here, sit." he said pulling out a chair for her. But Seulgi stood still, amazed by what was on the table.

"Wow!" she exclaimed. "Who made this?"

"Taeyong did." Winwin replied.

"I'm sorry but, who's Taeyong? I'm yet to see him."

"Oh. Hold on." he suddenly left the room, leaving her standing and looking around mindless. Her mind wandered off to her own future. What would happen to her, how will she live, how would she die, it all ran through her head, and was stopped by a familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

"Kang Seulgi." she turned around, and was met by a man in a suit, glasses, and a mullet hair cut, like Baekhyun had said.

"You must be Taeyong. Look, I didn't want to meet you just to get acquainted, but who are you? And why did you take me?" she asked angrily.

"Eat." he answered. Seulgi was perplexed.

"What?"

"Eat." he said again. "It's Heechul's command. To make sure you eat properly. I have rules in this place Kang Seulgi, especially for you." he held out his hand, and started counting.

"One, don't call me unless it's a life threatening emergency. Two, do not talk to me when I'm busy. Three, do not question my actions. Four, don't expect me to cook for you again. This was just a small welcoming thing. You are in charge of yourself in here, no one's going to do anything for you remember that. Don't think of this place as home, think of it as a boot camp, or..."

"I get it, just shut up. I'm not a child." she cut him off angrily, making him cock an eyebrow.

"Five, you will not talk down to anyone here, maybe except for the youngers. But you must show respect to every living human in this building. And six, do not try to get close."

"OK, shush! My turn." she cut him off again, holding up her fingers this time. "One, don't tell me what to do. Two, don't think I'll ever like you. Three, stay away from me. Four, show me the respect you want me to show you. Five, don't even think of getting rid of me. I will kill you." she threatened.

"Fine, but as long as all my rules are played by, I'll play by your's. Now eat, because Heechul said to."

Seulgi huffed and sat into the chair Winwin had pulled out for her. She stared into the food, unable to bring herself to eat it.

"What now?" Taeyong asked annoyed.

"I... I can't eat..." she tried hard to speak, but with a broken voice and heart, nothing worked in her body as tears slowly came out. Taeyong stared at the lady annoyed.

Or so he thought. Something made him feel pity, unusually. He never felt sympathetic towards anyone before, except the other guys, but seeing her tears made him feel bad, and he soon realised why.

We share the same pain...

He pulled out the chair next to her, making her turn to him. She looked at him as he took off his glasses sighing, and started spooning the food. Her eyes darted back to the plate, and followed the spoon, which was suddenly in front of her face.

"Eat." her lips parted automatically at the voice, and she was then chewing on fried rice. The taste made her forget about the pain for as long as it was on her tongue. That's how delicious it was.

"You... cook well."

"Eat. I need to get going." he continued feeding her, until her whole plate was empty. She drank the water, wiped her mouth, and stared into blank space again. Taeyong watched her actions, and once saw she wasn't doing much, he got up and walked away. Seulgi sat silently and watched him disappear, finally crying out loud.

"Huh... Heechul..." no matter how much she hated him, she missed her brother dearly, and could not help the heart ache from happening. As tears fell to her lap, she felt a cloth on her cheek, drying her face. She looked up and stared at the person through her tears, that caused her a blurry vision.

"Taeyong?" she called like a question, making the man chuckle. He wiped off her tears, and she was finally able to see clearly, first noticing the different hair colour. Taeyong's was ash blonde.

This was peach.

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