oneiric | lee jeno

18

╔═════ °• ♔ •° ═════╗
Areum
╚═════ °• ♔ •° ═════╝

"I feel a bit tired, can I doze a bit today?" I poked Jisung's shoulder. He flinched and quickly turned to me then nodded.

I felt really odd and weak.

I had a good amount of sleep. It wasn't over or under the hours that I should get. I mean my legs are numb but I could still feel them. I rested on the table as they did few scenes without the need of my supervision.

I kind of miss seeing Jeno daily. He's gotten busy and hasn't come to school everyday. Our Journal was done and off to the office. It's not like I have an interest in him, talking to him is part of my daily
routine. Without him, I kind of feel empty.

I didn't want Jaemin and the others to notice it. They knew very well I hated Jeno. I couldn't forget the day we talked.

It was unexpected for him and I to talk. We did argue a lot. We also got our backs on other occasions.

Lee Jeno is making me crazy for pete sake.

Jaemin told me that Jeno haven't had a proper relationship with someone. Why would it bother me? like I said, I hate him. I hate Lee Jeno.

But why does my heart pumps so fast whenever I see him after months? I refuse to believe of what my body is reacting.

"Areum.. wake up. We need to go." Jaemin's voice was soft. I didn't want to wake up.

"shut up." I spat, earning a whine from him. "We've got a filming to do!" He proceeded shaking my shoulders.

"Stop it! Stop it you idiot!" I sat up straight and pushed the person in front of me. The person stumbled backwards.

"Ow?" It wasn't Jaemin but some pretty odd guy. He looked really familiar but his hair is short and clean. He's wearing similar school uniform the school previously had before it was changed.

"Wait, Ten?" I finally remembered him. His face looked relieved when I mentioned his name.

"Finally, little Areum remembered me." Ten stood up and patted off the dust from his pants. "Why are you here?" I stood up from the chair and walked towards him.

"I should be asking why did you summoned me again?" Ten raised his eyebrow. That part confuses me whenever he says about summoning him. "Nevermind. Let's find your friend Jaemin." He grabbed my hand and we sprinted into the hallways. "How do you know him?" I looked at Ten as we ran.

"I know everyone that you know." He flashes a smile. Creepy. I dropped the thought that he knows everyone I know. We reached the gym with everyone doing the filming. We were sitting on the bleachers and far from the team.

"They left me at the classroom." I pouted. Ten gives me a head pat. "Nah, you just didn't follow their call." He says which made me real confused.

"Call? They called me?" I turned to the flower boy. He slowly sighs as the wind blew. Jaemin and the others stopped. He turned to me with a flummoxed expression. He was mouthing something but I couldn't understand.

"I can't hear Jaemin." I murmured. "You refused to listen to his voice." Ten's statement sounded sinister to me. Jaemin was already dashing towards me but he turned into dust along with the team. My eyes widen in fear and felt the floor opened..

then I fell into the void.

I was screaming on the top of my lungs for hours. It felt like an eternity. I couldn't see anything. It was all pitch black. Ten disappeared and the others disappeared.

I felt suffering repeatedly. My breathing reached its limit. I felt asphyxiated with the air getting compressed around me. My tears were streaming out of my eyes as I fell endlessly in the void.

This isn't a dream but a nightmare

I prayed and tried to listen carefully. The silence is deafening but I tried to find a single noise to help me calm down. Ten told me that I refused to listen to someone's voice.

"Areum!"

It was faint.

"Areum!"

It was slightly loud. I closed my eyes and tried to focus on finding that voice.

"Areum!"

It was getting clearer. I was falling slowly by now. I could feel the cold breeze brushing over my arms.

"Areum, come back!"

It was clear in my ear. Jane's voice was distinctive loud. I opened my eyes and found myself under water. I quickly swam up and saw Ten sitting on a rock.

"Congratulations for locating the voice." He clapped as he stood up and walked towards the lake. He pulled me up from the blue lake.

I noticed that I was wearing a different outfit: a blue checkered spring dress and some brown sandals. My hair was tied into two half pigtails.

"Where are we?" I asked him. "Don't worry, we're not far from school." He said as he walked ahead of me. I had no choice but to follow him.

"Okay, Ten. You need to explain everything on what it happening." I kept up with his pace in walking.

"No can do. You have to find it out for yourself." He chirped.

"It's kind of unfair if I laid all the answers to your memories. That's a no-no in the dream realm." He adds. "Dream realm? Are you joking?" I chuckled nervously at him.

"I'm trying to help you. Better be grateful." Ten glared at me.

We walked to a similar courtyard.

"Does this look familiar to you?" Ten asks as he stops by a huge pine tree. It was more like an exaggerated version of the school's courtyard. It looked so unreal that I'm afraid to step on the marble tiles.

"Walk around and I'll be just inside that teacup, drinking tea." He went off to the west of the courtyard.

I took his advice and walked around. It felt like a fairytale to be around this place.

I spun around with my hands open. I heard foot steps in front of me. I stopped spinning and looked where the noise is coming from. I saw Jeno in a prince attire. His hair was pushed back and was smiling at me.

————————
hey it's kinda my first time to put an a/n here lol. i hope you're enjoying the story so far