Half-Blood | NCT DREAM

Chapter 24

"Let's go." Dasom said, immediately getting up, looking at Jisung. The young demigod gave her a look of confusion.

"Where are we going?" Jisung asked as they followed Dasom out of the cave.

"Eros' home." Dasom said, waving the bow, a sparkle in her eye.

"So where is that exactly?" Jisung asked as he began adjusting his watched.

Dasom looked straight at Mark though, who let out a deep sigh.

"Paris."

...

"So tell me what happened." Dasom said as she sat down on her bed.

Jisung had brought them to Paris using his portal, but it was already late into the night and Jaemin desperately needed a shower so they decided to stay in a hotel.

Dasom was sharing a room with Haerin, as the only other female of the group. Jisung and Chenle had a room, Jaemin and Jeno, and Renjun and Haechan. Mark had his own room, as everyone thought that he needed a break from the others to plan their next steps.

"What do you mean?" Haerin asked as she placed her phone down, getting comfortable. "Mark already explained what our quest was."

"Not that." Dasom said, shaking her head. "I mean what happened between you and Mark. You two seem awfully close."

"Oh." Haerin said, not exactly knowing how to discuss the topic with her friend. "Without you around, I spoke to Mark a lot. He helped with the child of the big three thing."

"Ah, I suppose that's fair." Dasom said with a sparkle in her eye. Haerin already knew what the girl was thinking.

"It's not like that..." Haerin said, but her voice trailed off in the end, showing her uncertainty. Dasom definitely noticed this.

"There's nothing wrong with liking another demigod or dating one either." Dasom told her. "Happens a lot, although break ups can be a little awkward sometimes."

"I don't know." Haerin said, fiddling with her phone. "What if he doesn't feel the same way?

"So you admit that you like him?" Dasome said with a smirk.

"Whatever." Haerin said, rolling her eyes as Dasom giggled.

"In all seriousness, though." Dasom said, calming herself down. "Mark doesn't open up with a lot of people. Sure, you're a child of Hades but that doesn't mean much to him. Mark is definitely continuing to talk to you because you mean something to him, not just because you're both outcasts."

"I guess." Haerin said, as her phone buzzed. It was a text from Mark, wondering what she was up to.

"Go join him." Dasom said, turning to lie on her back, taking her own phone out.

"How did you know?" Haerin asked, surprised by the girl.

"Your eyes lit up." Daseom said with a sigh, smiling as she stared at her phone.

"Ah, the way love makes you feel."

...

"Haerin." Mark said, a small smile on his face as he opened the door. "Come in."

Haerin entered the room, which was fairly big, taking a seat on the bed. "You alright?"

"Yeah, just feeling a little lonely." Mark said, sitting down beside her. "The others are playing games in Chenle and Jisung's room, but I don't really do that."

"Oh." Haerin said. "I see."

"How are you feeling?" Mark asked, staring at her face.

"Alright, I guess." Haerin answered, running her hands through her hair. Hades' blessing had faded soon after Dasom was released, her hair and eyes returning back to their normal colours. "Am I supposed to feel different?"