La Vie En Rose ~An IZ*ONE vampire story~

Do you believe in magic?

"Did... time just stop?"

"No no no! I can't believe this is happening again!" Yuri said upset, holding her head.

"A-are you okay?" Chaeyeon tried to ask again, but Yuri just hugged her knees.

"Why is this happening again..?" she asked herself.

When she glanced back at Chaeyeon, she quickly realized that she, too, was moving even though time had stopped around them.

"Wait... How come you're moving?" Yuri asked, tears at the rims of her eyes.

"Oh, uh... That's a bit of a long story," Chaeyeon said nervously. She then asked with concern, "More importantly, is your leg okay?"

Yuri looked at her leg, seeing how it was bleeding from being scraped against the sidewalk.

"I'm fine..." She stood up, wincing a bit again. She took a deep breath, shutting her eyes. "Okay... Please work..."

After a few seconds, Chaeyeon saw the world around them begin to move again, as if nothing had occurred.

Yuri sighed out, looking back at Chaeyeon.

"Hey, are you a--" Chaeyeon was about to ask Yuri something, but she left without saying anything else. "Hey, wait!"

However, when Chaeyeon saw the clock, she suddenly remembered what she was doing.

"Ah! I gotta get to school!"

...

"That's right... I'm a witch."

"No way! Really?!" Yena exclaimed.

"Madam Bam!" Hitomi whispered to the woman as she approached her. "Are you sure it's alright to reveal your true identity to this girl?"

"Don't worry, Hitomi." Madam Bam walked closer to Yena. "Tell me, girl, how were you able to deduce that I was a witch?"

"Actually, my name is Yena," Yena said cheerfully. "Hmm, let's see... I guess I could tell just from looking at you."

"I see. So you are driven by pure instinct. That can be useful, but may also cause harm if you do not use foresight. Be more cautious of your surroundings."

"Ahh~ thank you--wait, no! I wanted to ask about advice for my friend, not me!"

Madam Bam chuckled again, "Yes, of course. And, if you don't mind, your werewolf friend can stay in here with Hitomi while we talk."

"Huh? W-werewolf?" Hitomi blinked, not knowing what Madam Bam meant until she looked down and saw the puppy at Yena's feet. "You mean..?"

Poof!

"Wow! As expected of a fellow Nightling! I got found out right away!" Yujin said, returning to her human form.

Hitomi's eyes widened. "No way... A real werewolf..!"

"Follow me, Miss Yena."

"Okay~" Yena followed Madam Bam to another room while Yujin stayed behind with Hitomi.

The room was shrouded in what seemed like velvet, blue curtains with the same sun, moon, and star patterns as the ones in the shop, with a round table at the center. The tablecloth was a deep shade of purple, with a crystal ball and a deck of tarot cards sitting on top of it.

"Wow~ it's like we're actually in space."

"Have a seat," Madam Bam said as she sat at the table.

Yena sat down as well, watching the woman begin to shuffle the tarot cards.

"So, your friend has discovered their potential as a witch, and she's troubled by it, correct?"