✓ fangs || yang jungwon

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"No."

"Come again?" Eunji was taken aback by his quick response as she blinked in confusion, "No as in you don't want to be friends with me?"

"We..We can't be friends." The boy shook his head, his hands balled into fists.
He knew it was too dangerous for her. Alone the fact that she was aware of his identity was dangerous and risky enough.
If they started spending more time together, he was afraid that not only her but his entire family would be in danger.

But deep down there was another reason that held him back from being her friend.

As ridiculous as it sounded, Jungwon was afraid of getting attached to her. Even now while they were talking, he knew he was going to grow even more fond of her.
These feelings felt strange to him.
Too strange for him to understand and control.
He had to stop before it's too late.

What if he ended up doing something he would regret?

That can't happen. Not when things were going so well up until now.

"Why?" Eunji tried to play it cool, but in all honesty it felt like a slap in the face to be rejected of being someone's friend,
"It's not like I asked you out or anything-"

"It's..It's complicated, Eunji." He looked down, "Do you really think it's that simple? For me to just go around and make friends? There's a reason why I'm always in the back of the class not saying anything."

"It actually is that simple." The girl shook her head at the boy's thinking, "Then just don't sit in the back of the class. Don't keep everything to yourself and don't feel like you have to be alone. Stop isolating yourself from everyone else. Jungwon, isn't it difficult? Living like this?"

"I..It is.." Jungwon stammered, unable to respond.
She was right.
The reason why he was alone was because he chose to be.

"See? Look, here." Eunji held out her hand for him to shake, "I won't force you to be my friend, but if it's because of you being different from me...at least reconsider it."

He didn't think twice, before he answered, "I'm sorry."

Her heart dropped, "Woah. That was...fast."

Eunji was definitely hurt. Trying to save face, she cleared her throat, "Are you sure? I might just go and tell everybody that you are a vampire."
They both knew, she would never do so.

Under no circumstances, she would ever reveal his secret. Even if she was held at gunpoint.
Eunji knew what kind of consequences would await him if she decided to be a piece of shit and tell everybody.

But still her feelings were hurt.

"You wouldn't."

"Don't be too sure." She let out a bitter chuckle, refusing to even look in his direction, "You don't know me."

"You are right. I don't." Jungwon turned around to leave, closing his bag again, "But I still trust you."

Eunji scoffed, but let him finish before replying, "You shouldn't say something like that right after declining my friend offer, Jungwon."

"I really mean it."

And with that he left.
Leaving her alone with only disheartenment.