(It's been a while, Happy belated New Year. I finally had an idea.)
(AN: reference to marijuana.)
The puff of smoke filtered into the air as the girl exhaled, feeling the relaxation and sedation of each draw of the cigarette.
It was a free period which she snuck off to her secret cubby hole, the small derelict outhouse building, windows smashed and grungy from the outside. Y/n had been coming here since the beginning of high school and was pleased that no one had yet discovered her.
99% of students didn't go near the place, superstitions of weird noises and ghost stories. Y/n couldn't have cared less and most of the time locked it from the inside, she needed the solitude, gradually over time she tidied up the inside piece by piece to atleast make it clean and a chill little hideout.
She threw the butt into the small bin half full of sand amongst a collection of others. Then she took out her extra strong peppermint gum putting a piece in her mouth, after spritzing herself with perfume. She tried to be careful to not let the smoke seep into her clothes being particularly anal about it, she set up a fan in there so wherever she decided to place herself the fan would blow the smoke away from her.
Leaving everything as it was she went back to her studies feeling alot more mellow.
Y/n was the straight A student and sports star of the school, fairly popular and not bad on the eye. Hence why she was very secretive about her habits in order to not destroy her rep.
Currently Y/n was at volleyball practice at the end of the school day. Quite often a little group of students would come to swoon over the team mainly Y/n, but on the whole she didn't pay too much attention to it.
She was into guys and girls however had never really pursued any romantic relationship. Mostly it was the odd date or a make out at a party apart from that it was never serious.
Her bestfriend and Co captain was the opposite. Shin Yuna the bubbly outgoing personality, people were always drawn to her. She was currently dating Lee Chaeryeong, a sweet and caring girl but, unfortunately for Y/n she was in the same frindship group with the schools rebellious student, Shin Ryujin. Her tomboy style, her attitude and got on most of the students nerves because of her antics.
Many wondered why both Y/n and Yuna were so close given the contrast in personalities and it was the same for Chaeryeong and Ryujin, although Ryujin rarely hung out much with them as she had a friendship group outside of school.
Practice had finished and the two captains quickly showered and returned to the hall to meet up with Chaeryeong, Lia and Yeji. "Where's the unruly child?" Y/n asked the trio taking a sip of her water bottle, while Yuna slipped her hand into Chaeryeongs.
"Oh detention." Lia gave a knowing smile. It was a regular occurrence for Ryujin. She might be rebellious but on the whole she was harmless, never bullied anyone it was mainly disruptive and a prankster type behaviour which often aggravated the teachers and students alike.
"She is a strange one." Said Yeji as they all left for the day.
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At home Y/n found herself alone, another regular pattern. Her parents went out quite often leaving her to her own devices which Y/n wasn't fussed about it was just abit boring, she knew theu had responsibilities to take care of.
She whipped something up in the kitchen to eat, after she sat at her window ledge puffing on a cigarette before discarding it and placing herself at her desk to study.
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In the morning there was a math test, Y/n was sat by the window and Ryujin was sat directly behind her. Throughout the test she could hear Ryujin tapping of her pencil, the incessant rubbing out, it was irritating her but she knew she was probably the only one that could hear it. Then near the end of the test time by this point Y/n had already finished.
"Psstt....Y/n?" Y/n glanced around to the sound.
"Whats the answer to 12?" Ryujin whispered making Y/n eyes wander all around the room making sure no one could hear.
Sighing out quietly she gave Ryujin the answer. "It's 2019...."
"Ahhh......dammit I was almost there." She heard Ryujin mumble. The thing was Ryujin wasn't dumb she just didn't try.
The bell rang signalling the end of the test and the lesson, it made Y/n wince hunching her shoulders.
Putting her stuff away she picked up her bags and left for the next lesson, on the way she picked up the lovebirds before they shuffled to history.
"SHIN RYUJIN!" Echoed across the hallway where it was littered with students at lockers. Ryujin was at her locker she caught their friends eyes and smirked before turning her attention to the student standing at their open locker which had hundreds of tiny rubber bouncy balls coming out of it strewn across the hallway, a couple of students even slipped on the balls earning laughs from the witnesses.
"CLEAN UP ON ISLE TWO." Ryujin shouted before exiting the scene nonchalantly.
"Why are we friends with her again?" Chaeryeong pondered.
"The stuff she does to us is more tame? On the whole she's chill around us." Yuna answered unsurely.
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A few school days went by in a flash, it was now Friday lunch time after eating with her friends in the cafeteria. Y/n found herself at her hideout puffing on a cigarette. Normally she wouldn't need to have one at lunchtime however, she was feeling stressed and needed a top up to surpress the senses and spirit.
She had only been there a few minutes when she heard footsteps, she made nothing of it. Every so often a student would walk past.
A curious Ryujin left the cafeteria, even with her disruptive and nonchalant behaviour she noticed things. It wasn't until her friend started dating Yuna that she really paid attention.
Y/n being the popular girl in school it was hard not to pay attention. Y/n would wince at loud noises, randomly query her friends if they were okay and watching her play volleyball she was easily a better player than anyone but, not only that she was very particular and tactically astute. In all honestly Ryujin thought she had some kind of Autism, granted she wasnt a psychiatrist or doctor.
Being the type of person she is she followed Y/n from a distance. Standing far away she saw Y/n enter the outhouse.
"So that's where she disappears too...." Ryujin whispered to herself.
Ryujin made her way over to the 'forbidden' structure.
Y/n was standing resting her backside on the table in her little bubble when she heard the door rattle mid draw. The basking light strewn into the dim room as Ryujin swung the door open.
Y/ns eyes widened hoping she hadn't seen what she was doing quickly blowing the smoke away and dropping the half finished cigarette on the floor putting her foot over it to cover it.
"Wow! Oh man.....the straight A student and athlete smokes?"
Y/n inwardly sighed knowing she wasn't as slick as she thought, she looked down for a moment contemplating on denying, seeing as it was Ryujin she thought better of it as she probably wouldn't let it go easily.
Clearing her throat she answered. "I guess you caught me, so no point in denying it." She shifted her position crossing her arms in a defensive Manor. "Knowing you I'm guessing this gives you great ammunition.....?" Y/n spoke with a hint of worry.
Ryujin calmy walked further into the room closing the door. "I'm offended you think I would do that....." She replied half joking.
"I will have you know......yes I am surprised and briefly yes this would be a revelation to the school. One thing is I'm not a snitch.......snitches get stitches and technically you are my friend yes?" Ryujin explained cooly.
Y/ns demeanor changed and relaxed it didn't mean she fully trusted Ryujins words. "Okay.....thank you I guess." Y/n told her.
"Okay but how are you the star athlete when you are chugging cigarettes? Are you like supernatural or something and why do you smoke its disgusting?" Ryujin questioned grimacing. This caught Y/n a little off guard. Being that Ryujin was rebellious and didn't go with the norm, her style was different and had her own way of doing things. She also thought perhaps Ryujin might smoke herself.
"Uhh....luck I guess......and because people stress me out...." Y/n answered trying to keep her cool which was half the truth. "I didn't think you would care about smoking if I'm being honest." Y/n added.
Ryujin now moved and leant against the wall glancing around the room taking in the surroundings. "You continue to offend me Y/n. I may be a troublemaker but I'm a clean troublemaker..... True school is annoying.....I guess we both know very little about each other?" The shorter girl said.
"I guess so...." Y/n trailed off feeling a little awkward now.
At the small silence Ryujin smiled at Y/n pushing herself off the wall. "We both have been misjudged but, your secret is safe with me, I will leave you be." She then left the small structure with more questions but it certainly pointed towards her initial thought. The bobbed hair girl also wondered if Yuna knew, she would make sure to ask next time they were alone and ofcourse got to know her better. There is definitely more than meets the eye.
Meanwhile Y/n let out a breath of relief, hoping she was right in trusting Ryujin. Y/n sat there in her thoughts for a while before realising it was nearing the end time of lunch and to get back to her lessons.
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Ryujin being Ryujin would every so often go find Y/n at her spot, Y/n began to warm up to her and trusted now that she wasn't going to blabber to the whole school. She had come to realise Ryujin was more caring than she let on, when they were talking her attentiveness was obvious and she was interested in what Y/n had to say.
Ryujin also realised Y/n life wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. She still thought she was hiding something though which she was curious to find out eventually.
"Does Yuna know you smoke?" Ryujin finally asked.
Y/n shook her head. "No she doesn't, I feel guilty I'm hiding it from her. I know she would scold me big time if she did find out."
Ryujin nodded acknowledging the answer and pondered or not ask what she really wanted to.
Her face must have gave it away as Y/n opened her mouth. "Is something wrong?"
Ryujin hummed and decided to go for it. "Can I ask you something personal?"
Y/n nodded hesitantly and her heart sped up a little anxiously waiting the question.
"With you secretly smoking I'm also wondering if you have another secret and well......do you...do you have a degree of Autism?" Ryujin asked without accusation but with a wanting of understanding.
Y/n had a perplexed look on her face, genuinely confused as to where that question came from and not where she thought it was going.
Y/n let out a chuckle leaving Ryujin also confused but enjoyed the sound. "Is that a problem if I do?" She asked lightly immediately Ryujin said no.
"No ofcourse not I just noticed things and tried to piece it together. It doesn't make a scrap of difference just curious is all and get to know you better." Ryujin anxiously replied thinking she'd offended.
"Ryujin relax, to answer your question no I don't have Autism. I'm just.....just weird." Y/n spoke.
"Okay....for minute I thought I'd upset you and aren't we all abit weird? What's actually normal?" Ryujin said and Y/n smiled shaking her head. "It's time to go..." Y/n finished looking at her watch.
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On Friday night there was a volleyball game, which Y/n and Yunas friends attended. They always had their support along with the fangirls and boys. Throughout the match Ryujin attentively watched Y/n mainly, she rarely got over excited at the matches unlike her friends she was too cool for that. "They are killing it today! My girl be playing amazingly!" Chaeryeong announced excitedly while the cheering was going on.
"You're so whipped Ryeongchae." Ryujin laughed.
"Actually you have been hanging out with us more too." Lia pointed out, the other nodded agreeing.
"Have your other friends disowned you?" Chaeryeong teased which made Ryujin playfully push the girl next to her.
"No, can't you just be happy I'm hanging out with you guys." The bobbed haired girl lightly replied as the group eyed her sceptically.
Truth be told she found Y/n rather interesting and in order to know more she was required to be more present. Ryujins friendship with Y/n was becoming something different to the one that she had with Chaeryeong, Lia and Yeji. Their meet up sessions were more like venting and letting their guard down abit knowing they both had shared secrets that the others didn't know. She was also aware of her budding romantic feelings towards the athlete, that she was definitely going to keep quiet.
It was nearing the end of the game, their school winning by quite a margin cruising towards victory. In between breaks in the game whoever was in charge on the lights and sound system kept hyping the crowd, strobing the lights and encouraging the crowd to make noise.
A couple of times Ryujin caught a glimpse of something strange while the lights strobed and flashed. Depending on the angle of the lights she could have sworn Y/ns eyes had shown a glimmer of Amber hue which was bizarre considering her natural eye colour was a deep chocolate.
During one point in the game there was an intense point going on, the opposition desperate to fight and get back in the game. Meanwhile Y/n and Yunas team were trying to maintain the same level and not get complacent.
The ball flew over the net returned harshly and was blocked but ricocheted across the court on their side. Y/n was the closest but in pivoting and setting off for the ball a teammate also went for the ball, both ran for it Y/n only had eyes for the ball and dived for it. In the process hitting the ball up in the air for a different teammate, during which the teammate also running for the same ball collided with Y/n unable to stop in time.
Y/n landed awkwardly in a heap on her outstretched arms and immediately felt a crack in her arm. She was facing away from all the other players and bit her lip scrunching her eyes closed in pain. Knowing she had broken her forearm, before anyone could notice she growled and manipulated it back into place.
The crowd noticed the collision and gasped hoping their star player was alright. Y/n rolled over clutching her arm but seemed alright she returned to her feet. The coach was concerned and brought her out the game with the gane almost in the bag she could afford to do it.
About 10 minutes later the game was won, all the girls shook hands and returned to the locker room. Y/n slowly sorted herself out trying to shut out the pain. Eventually everyone left, Yuna was the only one left.
"Hey Y/n you okay? Do need help?" Yuna asked worried about her arm. Putting on her best face she answered. "Ah I'm good Yuna go catch up with them, I will be a few minutes yet but thank you."
"Alright I'll love ya and leave ya....mwahhh." Yuna brightly returned before leaving Y/n by herself in the locker room.
Or so she thought.
Y/n had returned out the shower slipping her clothes on and felt a sharp pain in her arm again looking down she noticed it was deformed again.
Meanwhile Ryujin lurked she felt bad for spying. Part of her wanted to make sure the girl was okay and the other was she saw how Y/n landed there is no way she got up from that unscathed.
What she saw made her almost gag and her eyes bulge. Y/n firmly put her arm back in place before sitting down, heavily breathing.
Then Y/n looked up opening her eyes.
Ryujin startled stumbling and knocked into a locker rattling it.
The Amber hue but this time it was clearly a different colour it was bright and intense.
"Whos there!?" Y/n called out "Yuna I thought I said I'd catch up?"
Ryujin knew she was caught Y/n wasn't stupid so she showed herself. Her cool demeanor had diminished. "Oh its you Ryu..." Y/n spoke.
Ryujin hummed stepping out and in front of a Y/n meanwhile Y/ns anxiety spiked thinking she might have just exposed herself yet again.
Ryujin kind of zoned out, she might have hallucinated. She shook it off concern at the forefront again. "Y/n you took a bad fall are you okay?"
"I'm good, don't worry about it. It happens in sport." Y/n answered calmy.
"That looks bad though, I saw how you landed shouldn't you see a doctor or the nurse?" Ryujin continued and sat next to Y/n.
Y/n sighed glancing at her arm, yes it was incredibly swollen and in normal circumstances she would see a doctor. "I'm telling you I'm fine." Y/n told her only more assertively.
The short haired girl was going to leave, then she changed her mind wanting to test something which she might regret.
"Y/n you aren't fine look at it!?" She stated reaching over to gently rub Y/n arm. Y/n had had enough, the incessant throbbing pain in her arm, she hasn't had a cigarette amd Ryujin in her ear, before she was about to touch Y/n arm she couldn't surpress it. The athlete in a flash gripped Ryujins wrist and stared her right in the eye.
"PLEASE I AM FINE. I JUST NEED TO REST." She all but growled lowly while her eyes shifted to the bright glowing Amber. Her canines elongated adding a threatening look.
Ryujins mouth went dry and was frozen, she couldn't move, it wasn't fear. It was almost like her brain was processing and running through all the signs she saw and came to the realisation.
"Yo-your....eyes...." She stuttered swallowing hard.
Y/n stiffened realising what she'd done, immediately letting go. She prided herself on being able to blend in and now she'd shown what she really was to her friend.
"What are you? I'm not seeing things right?" Ryujin whispered.
Y/n ran her hands down her face and winced as she'd forgotten about her arm for a second. "I'm......a werewolf. My parents are too." Y/n truthfully told her.
The girl was quite surprised that Ryujin hadn't ran away. Then she remembered this is Ryujin she's not easily scared and her curiosity, relentless personality is different to regular people.
She still had to ask though. "How come you didn't run?"
Ryujin smiled her cute smile. "I don't know, maybe because you are my friend. You haven't done anything for me to be scared about. In all honesty everything makes sense now."
Y/n huffed out a laugh pleasantly surprised. "You always seem to expose my secrets."
"It's my talent......am I the only one that knows?" Ryujin said.
Y/n nodded slowly. "I've hid it from everyone, we pride ourselves on staying hidden not causing any trouble, we keep ourselves to ourselves." Y/n explained.
"I see, how have you kept it hidden for so long?" Ryujin probed trying to understand everything.
Y/n turned herself to face Ryujin more. "The smoking......I only do it as it suppresses most of it. It tones down everything as it makes my body have to constantly heal getting rid of the substances making me weaker. I smoke marijuana in the morning before school as its a longer effect, sometimes
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