The Assassin | Dreamcatcher

Chapter 12

When they return to training the next day, Siyeon finds SuA being more...energetic.

Now she's not just hard-working, she wants to improve and demands answers constantly on how she can do better.

SuA's body takes the recoil of the rifle as it fires. The bullet hits where the left eye would be. In the moment she realises that she hits where she wanted, her head turns to Siyeon, eyes expectant.

"That's amazing!" Siyeon compliments warmly with a thumbs up. "If you keep that up, you're going to be amazing!"

"Thanks, Siyeon." SuA flashes a shy smile that even reaches her eyes, telling Siyeon that she means it.

Their relationship feels to be better and Siyeon rejoices in the fact that every conversation didn't end in an argument, though it felt odd that the reason they may get on better was because she helped SuA kill an enemy.

There must be another reason behind her trying so hard, Siyeon thinks as she watches SuA take aim again.

***

Yoohyeon joins Siyeon on the roof, who is already smoking heavily.

"You're in a different mood to usual." She comments as she sits, taking out a breakfast bar.

"What's that?" Siyeon looks out across the city, her eyes squinting as the sun's glare hits her.

"...Happier." Yoohyeon raises her eyebrows and nods. "That's the perfect word for how you look." Unexpectedly, she sneezes and fishes out a tissue.

"Bless you. Er, happier?" She finally looks at her, amazed at the perception of her friend. "I guess I do feel...happier."

"That's great then." Yoohyeon agrees and takes a bite from the bar, finishing it in two bites. "Do you know what's made you happier?"

"You?" Siyeon grins at her, taking the cigarette from her lips to hold. "You make me very happy. I feel like I could spend the rest of my days with you."

"That's a sweet thing to say." Yoohyeon cheers and slyly takes the cigarette from Siyeon's hand to put it between her own lips.

"Hey!" Siyeon protests lazily. "That's mine."

"It's cheaper this way." She retorts and takes a puff, breathing the hazy smoke from her nostrils.

"Heya, Siyeon?" A new voice calls with uncertainty.

Siyeon turns where the sound comes from, seeing SuA standing in the doorway. She waves nervously.

Yoohyeon whispers to Siyeon, her voice husky. "That's that new girl. Do you know her?"

"Yeah." Siyeon breathes back and waves. "Hey, SuA! Want to come over?"

The girl nods and she jogs over to them.

"Sit, sit." Siyeon pats the space next to her.

"I didn't know you two were friends." Yoohyeon comments, leaning forward to talk with SuA.

SuA flushes. "We met at, er..."

"A youth club." Siyeon improvises. "We've just started really getting on."

"I can see." Yoohyeon's eyes twinkle knowingly.

SuA doesn't comment on their smoking, but frowns disapprovingly. Siyeon catches her look but keeps silent.

"So where have you come from, SuA?" Yoohyeon inquires curiously.

"Changwon." SuA replies. "My parents moved here for their jobs."