The Cursed and the Wicked

The Reaper and the Outcast pt. 13

The group was finally able to rest, especially Bahati, after the ordeal they had just went through, though of course, Jae was a reaper and doesn't need sleep, not unless he just wanted to.

Hyung ended up sleeping over at Bahati's apartment and rested on her couch, while she slept in her bedroom.

Jae just stood over Bahati, watching her sleep. He couldn't help but feel a wave of familiarity overwhelm him as he stared down at her. He resisted the urge to graze her cheek and it was hard. She looked so peaceful and her dark ebony skin looked so soft and enticing.

His head started hurting again, making him groan in pain and hold his head. He made sure not to disturb Bahati and kept his groaning to a soft whimper.

More images kept flashing through his head, now getting more and more clearer. Bahati kept appearing in those images now. Her beautiful, smiling, face. Her laughing and talking and holding hands with someone and....kissing?

Why was Bahati appearing in these visions? Did he know her before all of this? And who was she holding hands with and kissing? Their image is still blurry.

"Damnit", he cursed underneath his breath, quietly.

What was wrong with him?

As a reaper, he wasn't allowed to have any memories of his life when he was living, so they erased everything except his name and age. Bias could form if he had kept his memories.  Being a reaper, meant that he wasn't allowed any biases. Find a soul and take them to heaven for their judgment. That's it. No feelings, no biases, nothing.

So, what were these images that all of a sudden kept popping up in his head? His lost memories? But how?

Jae was confused and frustrated, but kept staring down at Bahati.

"Who are you?" He asked her, whispering, making sure not to wake her up.

His fingers grazed her cheek and down to her lips, before he grazed his own. Bahati flinched to his cold touch and turned over to her other side.

Her lips, the softness and warmth, was familiar to him somehow.

He couldn't have known her while he was living, right? It was just a coincidence that they met, right? So, why does Jae feel differently?

He eventually grew frustrated with these sudden images and decided to walk off his frustrations by taking a stroll around the town. It was really late (early in the morning), so there was barely anyone out. Most were asleep in their homes by this time.

Jae tried hard to keep his thoughts away from those visions he was having. Thinking about it wasn't getting him anywhere, since he didn't have any of the answers. Just questions.

Being so focused on clearing his thoughts, Jae had bumped into someone, which he found odd, since he was a reaper. He could just faze through humans, unless......

Jae shook his head and cleared his thoughts as he looked at who he has bumped into. To his shock and also dismay, he bumped into someone familiar, another reaper, Hyo Jin.

It's not surprising to bump into reapers at this time of the morning, since this is when spirits are more active. However, it didn't seem that Hyo Jin was there to reap ghosts. It was like she was searching for him.

"What do you want?" Jae asked in an irritated tone, which hurt Hyo, only slightly, since she thought they had a better relationship than that.

"No greeting for an old friend?" She asked teasingly.

"No", Jae said. She had caught him while he was in a bad mood, more than usual.

Hyo chuckled.

"I'm surprised you're still here. You never stay in one place too long. The same scenery bores you."