IRREGULAR [NCT127xR.V.Seulgi]

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After Winwin left with Haechan, Seulgi took deep breaths and turned to Sol. She picked up the baby and placed her in the crib, making sure she's alright before looking out the room. And down the hallway, she saw him and ran.

"Taeyong!" he heard her squeal and immediately stood up, catching her body as she leaped to him for a hug. "Thank God! I'm so glad you're here!"

Taeyong choked trying to hold in crying, nuzzling into her neck. His tear started to flow onto her gown, and surprisingly Seulgi was able to remain strong. She figured she had to thinking about how much pain he must've gone through. They pulled away, and she cupped his face, rubbing her thumbs over his cheeks.

"You look so weak." she commented with a pout, and noticed how his eyes stared down, at her stomach.

"You... gave birth?" he finally asked after a while, to which she nodded. "I'm sorry I couldn't be there." he said more quietly, looking to his feet this time as if he was a disappointment.

Seulgi lightly shook her head, pushing his face to look up at her, then giving him a light kiss. "It's fine. Nothing to apologise. Do you want to see her?" she asked smiling, happy to see the sudden spark in his eyes.

"It's a girl?" he asked like a child, and she nodded. "Yes!" Seulgi chuckled to his squeal, and lead him back into her ward and motioned towards the crib where Sol laid, her eyes wandering around as if observing her environment. She sat him on the bed, then picked up the baby, and passed it into his arms.

Taeyong felt ignited inside, a completely new feeling of happiness. Seeing the baby look at him with as much interest as he did to her, he felt like crying. "Baby..." he cooed. "You're so beautiful, just like you're mother." he said smiling to Seulgi. "Did you name her?"

"Yes. Sol, just like you said. Lee Sol." Seulgi replied, fixing the blanket away from the baby's mouth. Taeyong looked back at her, craddling his arms lightly as if the slightest movement might break her.

"Hi Sol. It's your daddy." he mumbled cutely, hooking his pinky with her warm tiny hand. Her eyes wandered around, observing her father, and he leaned down to kiss her forehead. "Don't worry, I'll do anything to keep you and your mother safe and happy." he whispered, but Seulgi still managed to hear.

And she knew something was off. She cupped his face and slowly turned him to her, her eyes soft and filled with worry. "What did they do to you?" she asked.

Taeyong couldn't say anything as his mouth simply opened and shut. "I'm fine... I..." she squeezed his hand, and he knew she wouldn't believe his lie. He sighed, placing Sol in between them on the bed, before holding both her hands in his. "When I was out cold, I heard them talk about... you. Not specifically you, but about a Red living in hiding."

He looked away at once when he finished, and heard her sigh softly. Seulgi turned to Sol and touched her tummy, a small smile forming on her face. She turned back to Taeyong, and held his shoulder, making him turn to her.

"Taeyong, if they ever catch me, just leave it be." she suddenly said.

Taeyong's face lost all colour hearing her words. "W... What?" he managed to ask though confused whether he was hearing the right thing or not. And sadly, he was.

"Like you, I'm sure I can survive. I don't want you to start a war or anything." Seulgi said carassing his hand in her own. Taeyong grabbed her hands tight, shaking her as if to pull herself together.

"No Seulgi. I can't let you do that. Think about it, about Sol, please."

This made her turn to the baby again because she felt, no, she knew how he might become. Back to the old Taeyong, the one created by losing someone. She didn't resist when he went to save Haechan beacuse she knew if the latter was gone or in any way in bad condition, the old Taeyong would be back.

She turned back to him, and cupped his face. "If anything happens, I don't want you to treat her or anyone else differently. Stay as you are now."

Taeyong couldn't hold it in, and broke dowm in tears hugging her tight. "Seulgi..." he cried into her hair, "Please..."

She hugged him back and carassed him. "Everything will be fine. For now, let's live our lives as we are."

Taeyong hated it. He suddenly hated everything around him. And Seulgi took notice how the roots of his hair started to turn orange. She quickly pulled away and kissed him, hoping it would calm him down. Luckily it did, but it didn't stop him from crying through the kiss. And though she felt as hurt as he was, Seulgi kept herself strong, because she knew she needed to.

This time, she needed to be the leader. Not just to Taeyong, but everyone.

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After hearing the news from his friends, Baekhyun stormed to his room in their shared house, and aggressively dialed his phone. After a few beeps, and before the person could greet, she gritted into the call.

"Heechul don't you dare!" he could hear the other person sigh in distress.

"I'm sorry Baekhyun," his brother replied, "but I'm not involved in that."

Baekhyun scoffed a laugh in sarcasm, before turning serious again. "But you're still one of them, so save her! Save her for God's sake!" before he could continue, the call was disconnected, and he stared at his phone in disbelief. "Ugh!" he threw it, but didn't hear a crash, and turned to see his friend caught it before it hit the door just as he was coming into the room.

He stared at his friend with sad eyes, and Sehun could tell that it didn't work out how he had hoped for. "So what's the plan Baek?" he asked putting the phone on the table.

Baekhyun turned to him, his expression turning back to serious. "I'm making the call. The day they take her, is the day we attack."

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So I realised why I haven't had much time to do anything at all. I realised I've been procrastinating after I study, so instead of doing something productive, I lie around doing nothing, thinking I'm tired when I'm not to that extent.

I've decided to focus on one book at a time now. So like, one update per week(maybe) on different books instead of trying to write a few in one week. Or finish one book then another.

Sounds good?

Don't worry. This is on the top of my list.