(ON HOLD) Kiss Me, Heal Me [Jinlia / Ryujisu]

Chapter 1: Ryujin

Ryujin rushed to return her tray of food before letting out a deep sigh the moment she stepped out of the cafeteria.

Ignoring the weird feeling in her chest, she plugged in her earphones and played Day6's songs as she sneaked up to the rooftop. Her secret hideout.

"Ah..a new padlock."

She removed a hairpin from her head and pushed it into the keyhole. With a few flicks of her wrist, the padlock unlocked within seconds and she grinned in triumph.

Laying face up at the edge of the rooftop with an arm behind her head, she selected a new song before closing her eyes as she immersed herself in the music.

Sunny days seem to hurt the most
I wear the pain like a heavy coat
I feel you everywhere I go
I see your smile, I see your face
I hear you laughing in the rain
I still can't believe you're gone

As the chorus approached, Ryujin started to sing along, with streaks of tears forcing their way out of her eyes.

It ain't fair you died too young
Like a story that had just begun
But death tore the pages all away
God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I've been through
Just knowing no one could take your place
Sometimes I wonder who you'd be today

This was how Ryujin spent her every day ever since that grievous incident...being alone drowning in a sea of sad songs. She could never allow herself to ever be happy when her sister, the only person who truly cared about her, died because of her.

'I'm sorry unnie, im so sorry. I should be the one who died.' Ryujin blamed herself day after day, the feeling of guilt consuming her as if it was a cancer cell that was multiplying and spreading throughout her body.

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Ryujin entered the bathroom with her head hanging low and stopped right in front of a sink and a mirror. She was splashing some water onto her face when a sob could be heard coming from the end of the bathroom.

Taking a quick glance, Ryujin could see a student grabbing the sobbing girl by her neck and another student rummaging through a school bag.

Ryujin was unaffected as she stood upright and took out her handkerchief to dry her face.

"Hey you, pink-haired girl." The one rummaging the school bag called out to Ryujin.

Ryujin turned to them, expressionless.

"What?" She replied, not affected by the bully in the slightest bit.

"Yah!" The bully with purple hair who was grabbing the weak girl growled at Ryujin. "How dare you speak to us like that? Do you not know who we are?"

"Am I supposed to? Is there something wrong?" She questioned, hinting to them that she did not want to get herself involved with the situation.

The bullies were surprised with Ryujin's actions because most students would either cower in fear or threaten them that they would inform the discipline master.

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Ryujin's PoV

'Cowards...people just know how to bully others who are weaker than them.' I scowled at them mentally while maintaining my composure because who knows.