A Hundred Years (Michaeng)

Chapter 6

Chaeyoung's Darkest Secret Revealed

The board meeting for the Department of Defense was almost over. In the front of the auditorium stood three men from the Supernatural Defense Division, a joke amongst the agencies who handled relatively real threats. The SDD were responsible for keeping tabs on supernatural phenomena, but they had never come up with anything conclusive before. A large screen behind them showed several photos, each one recieved a multitude of murmurs and shouted accusations of falsehood. "Gentlemen, I assure that these images are one hundred percent real and that we finally have indisputable evidence of the existence of vampires."

Mina awoke in her bed and immediately checked herself, finding no major injuries. She saved me, but does that mean she accepts me for what I am? Mina got up and walked to the living room, found her phone and dialed a number she knew by heart. Chaeyoung's voicemail immediately came up, and Mina's heart sank like a stone. This can't be easy for her, she just needs time and time is the one thing I have too much of. She opened her refrigerator and checked her supply, 'I may have to go hunt, soon.' She heard the elevator doors close and the car ascend to her floor. The doors opened and Chaeyoung entered, wearing the same clothes she had worn the night before. "Oh, you're up."

Mina closed the refrigerator and stood with her back to it, her hands shook nervously, "Thank you for not letting me die, chaeyoung."

Chaeyoung noticed her shaky hands, the way her bottom lip trembled, "Yeah, you mean a lot to me. In fact, I've been thinking about you all day."
She sat down on the couch, "You're always near my thoughts, it's like you're taking over me."

Mina walked to the couch, sat with some distance between them.

"Mina, there are bad people out there. People who kill with no reason or remorse, people who rob and steal from others, who beat other people so they can feel better about themselves. I've dated some real scum." She closed the distance between them and sat next to Mina took her hands on hers.

"You're beautiful, great to talk to and even better in bed. You've been nothing but good to me and I've really come to care for you. If the worst thing about you is that you eat weird food and sleep during the day, then I think I can live with that." She took a smiling Mina into her arms and kissed her, "I guess I love you, Mina."

Mina buried her head into Chaeyoung's chest,
"I've waited a thousand years to hear you say that."

Chaeyoung held Mina close, "I don't know what I would do in your situation. Most people don't have to make the choice between life and death like that every day."

Mina looked up into her eyes, "I never wanted to kill anyone, but sometimes they didn't give me a choice. No one has ever understood that."

Chaeyoung gave her a kiss, "You've done what you had to do, no one can fault you for that. Anyone would have done the same in your place."

Mina started kissing her neck, letting her fangs graze Chaeyoung's skin who moaned and shuddered. "Did you like that?"

Chaeyoung nodded and Mina bit her, letting her fangs dig into her flesh. Chaeyoung became aroused, her body grew hot and she found herself unbuttoning her pants. Some of Chaeyoung's blood filled Mina's mouth and she started drinking, Just a little won't hurt.

Mina stopped before it got out of control and saw that Chaeyoung was playing with herself, "Is biting a turn on for you?"

Chaeyoung nodded emphatically, "Yeah, it always has been, though I don't really know why. It's my darkest secret."

Mina smiled at her, "A sexy mechanic who likes being bitten, I'm starting to think I'm the lucky one."

Chaeyoung kissed her fiercely, "Shut up and make love to me."

Mina started taking off her clothes, "As you wish."

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Several folders worth of files were thrown on the desk of rookie agent Yoo Jeongyeon. She stared at them with her trademark glare, "What is all this?"

Her superior looked down at her, a balding man with horn rimmed glasses and an 'I just want to punch you in the face' face, "This is what you'll be doing for the next year. This is a list of names and faces of known and suspected vampires. We need to tap them, identify their threat level and neutralize them if necessary."

Jeongyeon's face did not betray her sarcasm, "Vampires, sir. Wouldn't you rather I be tracking down something more real like witches or demons or Sauron from The Lord of the Rings?"

Her superior shot her a warning look, "I assure you this is a serious assignment, and it should be treated with all seriousness."

Jeongyeon pulled the files to her, "Then I will get started right away, sir."

Her boss left and she opened the first file folder. Before she read a word she opened a drawer and pulled out a flask, which she emptied into her stomach, There's no way I'm doing this sober.

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Chaeyoung and mina lay together on the couch after their furious lovemaking. Chaeyoung ran her hand through Mina's hair, "So, how long have you lived?"

Mina put on her best 'I'm thinking really hard' face, "I don't remember exactly, more than a hundreds of years."

Chaeyoung looked surprised, "A hundreds of years, wow, I'm like twenty nine. I don't even want to think about the age difference. How old were you when you were turned?"

She kept her thinking face, "I was twenty one, I think. Yeah, twenty one because Katarina was a year and a month older than me and she was twenty three."

Chaeyoung looked confused, "I've heard you mention that name. Who was she?"

Mina lay her head on Chaeyoung's chest, "Katarina was my lover when I was turned. She and I had been friends since before either of us could remember.."

"What happened to her?"

Mina frowned, "She did what all humans must do. She died of age."

Mina tightened her hold on Chaeyoung, "She was sixty five, really old for back then, and I remember being by her side when she passed. I swear I cried for a century. Then the weirdest thing happened. I met her again, only it wasn't her. It was another woman who looked and acted just like my Katarina. So I tried to get close to her, but she could never accept what I was so I left her alone. The next century it happened again, and the century after that until we get to now when you are the first to accept me"

Chaeyoung held Mina close, "I'm the only one? None of the others ever loved you back?"

Mina shook her head, "Nope, only you."

Chaeyoung kissed her forehead, "Then they missed out on the best thing that's ever happened to me."

Mina snuggled close when her inner alarm went off, "I need to get to bed."

They got up and gathered their clothes, "I really need to get home, I've gotta work in the morning."

Mina kissed Chaeyoung goodbye, "Will I see you tomorrow?"

Chaeyoung walked to the elevator, "Count on it."

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Jeongyeon opened the door to her apartment, the babysitter was fast asleep on the couch. She roused the teenager, paid and thanked her then escorted her out the door. She opened one of the bedroom doors to see her adopted daughter, Dahyun was lying comfortably in her bed. She closed the door and practically threw herself into her bed, she shed her clothes and tossed the blanket over herself. Vampires. Well at least I can talk to Dahyun about what I did at work today. She fell asleep with a specific name that was on her list in mind, it sounded familiar but she couldn't quite place it. Myoui.