A Hundred Years (Michaeng)

Chapter 10

A Warning From the Mouth of Dogs

Mina's jaw hung slack, she couldn't even process what she had just heard. The last she knew, they were fine, and now this. Something's going on here, either she's found someone else or she thinks she needs to stay away from me for some reason. But why would she think that? I need to get to the bottom of this. She started to leave but came to a startling realization, I don't know where she lives.

She pulled out a laptop she had bought, but couldn't figure out how to turn it on. Dammit, why does technology have to be so difficult. She fell to her second resource, the phone book. Unlisted, dammit Chaeyoung why are you so hard to find. A thought occurred and she rummaged through a drawer before pulling out a small business card, 'Son Chaeyoung, Texas Custom Bikes' and an address for the place. Great, now I just need to get someone to ask around during the day.

She made her way to Pantomime, looking to ask Momo for help. She noticed Jackson Wang at the bar who saved her a lot of trouble. "Hey, you're Chaeyoung's girlfriend? Mina, right?"

Mina approached him, "Yes, can you tell me where Chaeyoung lives? I need to speak to her."

"Yeah, she lives in some shitty apartment on the east side." Jackson told her where it was, "I called her earlier to ask if she wanted to come here but she said no and sounded kinda scared. She's been in the shit before but I've never heard her freak out like this. Whatever can scare that woman is something I wouldn't want to fuck with."

"I can handle anything, it's Chaeyoung getting hurt that I'm afraid of." She thanked Jackson for the information and ran immediately for Chaeyoung's apartment. When she arrived she ran up to Chaeyoung's door but paused. What if she's with another woman in there? I don't think I can take that.'

She knocked and Chaeyoung's voice came from the other side, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Chaeyoung, can we talk?"

Chaeyoung's voice sounded anxious, "You shouldn't be here, Mina."

Mina sounded resolved, "chaeyoung, if you're with someone in there just say so."

Chaeyoung started to protest when Mina felt herself burning, she screamed and fell to the floor. She heard a voice behind her, "Mina Myoui, we've been searching for you. Take her." The burning stopped and she felt herself being chained and dragged away.

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From the other side of the door Chaeyoung heard Mina scream and unbolted the door. By the time she got it open they were already gone, taking Mina with them. Dammit Mina, why didn't you stay away. She ran to her bedroom closet, where she had recently found Boo bound and gagged, and grabbed her pistol out of the drawer she kept it in. 'I don't know where to start, but I'm going to find you.'

She reached the door just when another woman did, "Are you Son Chaeyoung?" Chaeyoung nodded,

"Come on, we need to hurry." She pulled Chaeyoung outside and to a waiting car

"I've been tailing Mina for a day, now, and I noticed her tracker moving erratically. I followed her here and now the tracker is heading downtown."

Chaeyoung had her pistol out and ready, "He said they were Knights In Darkness, and that they wanted to kill her."

Jeongyeon's eyes widened, "He said that? Well the Knights In Darkness are tasked with hunting down evil and she is a vampire."

Chaeyoung didn't hide her surprise, "Did she tell you?"

Jeongyeon shook her head, "I saw her fight a few men who thought they could have their way with her."

They pulled up in front of an old building downtown, the place looked like it had been abandoned for years. "This is the place," Jeongyeon drew her own pistol, "are you ready to use that thing?"