IRREGULAR [NCT127xR.V.Seulgi]

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Seulgi was about to leave, when she noticed someone get up. The man started to walk towards her with emotionless eyes, making her feel scared. She backed up a few steps as he finally stopped in front of her, holding sandwiches for two people.

"Take them back. Taeyong's orders." he shoved the plate into her hands, and she was quick to lose her temper.

"Why?" she cocked an eyebrow. "I made them for you to eat."

"We cannot afford to like you in any way, so don't be nice with any of us, or they'll develop feelings for you, and that's what we want to avoid." he said in a flat tone.

Seulgi was taken aback by his answer, and felt her chest hurt. "Why?" she managed to ask, though her voice cracked. "What's wrong with me?"

"You're a Red, that's why." he replied.  Shocked at how he had no emotions in his words, she was hurt even further by what he had said. Her mind blurry, she was trying her best to hold in the tears.

"Jaehyun!" she heard Johnny yell
"Don't say that! How different are we from her?" he came up to them, stopped by Yuta who knew how Johnny would become when angered. Seulgi looked around the room and saw how everyone was staring at them. She was beyond mad, and wanted to cry at the fact that her true code had been revealed. But keeping her pride, she stared back up at Jaehyun, the roots of her hair now slightly red, but not too visible.

"Well fine! Then tell your idiot of a boss that you won't be seeing my face anymore!" she yelled, throwing the plater at the man, which landed on the ground in pieces. Seulgi ran to the elevator, straight back to her room. She slammed the room shut and fell to her bed crying.

They're just the same, discriminating a**holes... She laid in bed as she cried, hugging herself while crouched into a small ball. Heechul, why did you do this to me...

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"Jaehyun that was too far!" Johnny yelled at the man, Yuta standing in between trying to keep him calm.

"I just did what Taeyong asked me to do." the younger man answered calmly.

"Well then don't!" he yelled again, but only for him to hear. "You're only helping him become a monster! She was only being considerate, and you know how he is. Stop listening to him and listen to yourself for once!" Yuta held back Johnny's shoulder, and after both men spared one more glare at the younger, they left back to their own work cubicles. Jaehyun turned back to his laptop, working on whatever Taeyong gave him.

Listen to yourself for once...

He wanted to, but if he did, he wouldn't be the person he is. He would be the worst. His fingers stopped typing as the memories came back.

"Yoonoh! Stop! Let him go!"

"No! He hurt you Yoojin! He should be punished!"

"Yoonoh you monster!"

That's what he never thought he'd be called.

A monster.

By his own sister.

"But... he was bullying you..."

"But you're doing something worse! You're a monster Yoonoh! Stay away from me!"

Jaehyun shook his head and went back to typing, quickly forgetting everything.

The reason he only listened to Taeyong, because only Taeyong knew about his past. Only Taeyong knew how he discovered he was a yellow, because he saw what was happening.

He was there when Yoojin was bullied. He was there when Yoonoh stepped in. And he was there to witness his hair turn yellow in the park. He helped him change, and control his Irregular, and run away. He gave him the name Jaehyun, because Yoonoh carried too many painful memories now. With all this, Jaehyun was now indebted to Taeyong. He became his guardian. Without him, Jaehyun would have been a true monster.

But deep inside, he knew he would have to one day disobey him to stop the real monster.

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Unable to bear the suspense anymore, the man got up and headed out of the office, going down to the home floors.

We promised to take care of her. If he won't, then I will...

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