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I can't even tell if anyone's online to read this becoz I'm getting 0 notifs ;(

*:ο½₯゚✧*:ο½₯゚✧ ❄️

After catching an Uber to the address Mulan sent me, I arrive at yet another mansion. That's two in one month, really I should be used to this by now. It's pretty big but nowhere as big as Sergio's.

I knock the door three times before Mulan appears with a smile. She seems very excited to see me.

"Friend!" She pulls me inside from the cold. There doesn't seem to be any guests here yet. I turn to Mulan, who wears a black robe and lets her fall loosely. Before I can even properly greet her, she retakes my hand and jogs down the hallway enthusiastically. I have no choice but to jog with her.

"Do you like water?"

"Huh?"

She laughs and takes me up a spiral staircase until we reach the rooftop. In front of us is a huge round pool. Spotlights cling to its walls to tint the misty water a neon blue, contrasting well with the navy night sky.

Mulan loosens the knot that binds her robe, letting the satin material slip from her shoulders to the floor. A distracting glittery bikini hugs her slender body.

"Let's go for a swim."

"A-a swim? I didn't bring a bikini."

"What size are you?"

"4."

"Perfect! You can wear one of mine. Here." As if she already had one prepared, she tosses me a pink velvet bikini. I catch it in my hands and admire it's quality, hearing her bare feet walk along the stone floor and dip into the pool behind me.

I don't really understand why she wants to outdoor swim in December, but the atmosphere is incredibly relaxing. I strip myself and replace my thick clothing layers with the bikini.

Before I join Mulan in the pool, I briefly check my phone that buzzes from my jean pocket.

β€”TAEHYUNG'S POVβ€”

I rub Li's belly gently with my index finger, the sensation of my skin between her fur makes her roll on her back and purr in satisfaction. She's grown since I first found her, yet still every time I look at her I still see Lilo. Innocent, with the temper of a tic tax, but rub her in the right places and she'll become warm... She's lingered on my mind all day. The fact that Mulan hasn't called or texted today only worries me. As long as their not together Lilo should be fine...

As long as they're not together...

Hmm....

I whip my phone out and immediately text her.

You: where are you?

Three dots appear on the screen, it takes a couple of seconds before I get a response.

Li: at Mulan's house

My eyes crash open at the text, re-reading it a couple of times for the reality to properly hit me. My fingers begin to type more quickly.

You: get out of there. now.

Li: what? stop being weird

You: oh and hanging out with my ex-girlfriend isn't weird?

You: Lilo leave right now.

Li: ttyl ✌️

I kiss my teeth when I notice the new 'offline' status beneath her name.

β€”LILO'S POVβ€”

Why does Taehyung want me to leave so bad? Does he believe that because we've kissed that makes me his property? He's probably paranoid about having any embarrassing secrets revealed about him.

The heated water lines my thighs, before swallowing me further and meeting my chest. "I'm jealous that your body is better than mine." She laughs. Her smile is quite angelic, and hair drags through the water while she swims to me.

"I thought you said you were throwing a party?" I ask.

"Oh right. I changed my mind and sent everybody home. I still wanted to get to know you though." Mulan back peddles around the pool.

Ten minutes of quiet and peaceful swimming go by, until she suddenly exclaims,

"Hey let's have a competition! Who can hold their breath the longest."

"Okay, sure." I nod.

Her hand peaks from the water, three fingers falling one by one,

"3... 2... 1..."

We each take a deep breath and duck in unison. My eyes remain squinted shut while I hold my lungs still and count the seconds in my head.

After about 12 seconds my head raises above the pools surface, the muffled sounds of aqua replaced with loud splashes. I see Mulan's body still under through the waves. She's awfully good at this.

"Okay you win, you can come up now," I call out. She doesn't listen, so I laugh and call out again, "I said you win!"

When she doesn't answer I dive back underwater and shake her shoulders.

That's when I notice the looseness of her arms. Her hair flows in slow motion while bubbles escape her parted lips.

Immediately my face washes with panic, inaudible screams muffling within the inside of my cheeks. I shake her shoulders as hard as I can but she doesn't respond... Why would she recommend this game if she can't hold her breath?!

I slip my arm around her waist and begin pulling her up, that's when she suddenly snaps awake and pounces on me. Her body falls on top of mine and hands grip my throat. I scream underwater and shake myself frantically. The two of us scramble and splash around, ruining the calm silence of the night.

I manage to slip from her hold and gasp above the water for air when her arm links around my neck and pulls me back. My feet kick rapidly as I feel my breath run short...

Then Mulan lets go.

I turn around and stare at her wide-eyed, panting and holding my throat.

"Gotcha! Omg you were so scared." She laughs.

I shake my head and swim to the edge of the pool before climbing out.

"What's wrong? It was just a prank."

Picking up a towel that rests on one of the sun beds, I dry myself whilst rubbing my neck. "T-that wasn't funny! I thought you were trying to kill me, don't do that!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." She climbs out as well and hands me a sheer beige robe, "I admit I took that rather far. Let's go inside and warm up."

*:ο½₯゚✧*:ο½₯゚✧ ❄️

We enter a fairly large and dimly lit room. There's an oak coffee table with a couch symmetrically in each side and a wild fireplace that illuminates the room. There's also a candle chandelier in the center of the ceiling, and old portraits that line the walls. Overall the room is very Victorian.

"Wine?" Mulan pulls an emerald bottle from the cabinet. I take a seat on the couch and shake my head, "No thanks."

She pours herself a full glass and sits opposite me. The brightly red beverage she sips whilst sitting opposite me reminds me of blood.

"Do you like my home?"

"Yeah. it's nice, and very spacious."

"Thank you. It's 100 years old, I've grown up here since I was an infant."

"Hey by the way you're dad looks familiar. Have I seen him before?"

"Probably. My dad is Richard Maserati."

"Maserati? As in the car brand?"

"Yeah, he's the CEO."

"I knew I recognised him from somewhere! I've seen him on TV, that's so cool. Do you have any siblings?"

"Nope," she shakes her head, "No siblings."

"So that would mean you can take over the company one day, right?"

She looks to the bottom of her wine glass and hums. "I want that too. But he constantly tells me I'm not ready, and that it's too much for a girl. I tink he still sees me as a child."

"I can relate," I nod, "I'm also an only daughter, so my dad is very protective of me too."

"He's just so obsessed with being in charge that he refuses to put his work in someone else's hands. But he's getting old, he will have to pass it onto me someday, and I'll be waiting." Mulan nods affirmatively before sipping some wine.

"What does your mom think about this?" I ask. She lowers the tinted beverage from her lips and licks them, "She died eight years ago in a car accident when I was 13. She drove in one of my father's new cars, but it wasn't properly developed yet."

"Oh... I'm sorry. You must have been mortified."

"It's okay, things are better now." She smiles.

My eyes land on a shelf of trophies over Milan's shoulder, the flames from the fire shining off of the gold and catching my attention. "What did you win a trophy for?" I point.

Mulan looks back, getting up and removing the trophy from the shelf before bringing it over. The name on the base reads Mary Maserati.

"Pretty, isn't it? This belonged to my mother. She was a humanitarian. She won this trophy for saving the lives of many children in Africa with money she funded."

"Oh wow, she sounds amazing."

"Indeed she was." She nods, putting the trophy back.

β€”TAEHYUNG'S POVβ€”
β€”FLASHBACKβ€”

I drag Mulan out of the diner by the arm, and pull her upstairs to my room, away from the girls that were all staring.

"You keep a bedroom in a cafe? Not fair, how comes I haven't been here..." She wonders around the room while I slam the door behind us.

"Why the hell are you here?" I ask furiously.

"I just wanted to see you Tae Taeβ€”"

"Yeah right, you have to be here for something. I told you not to come near me."

"I don't care. I'm here on business, that's all you need to know. Now who was that girl downstairs? The one you looked at. Why did you only look at her? Do you love her?"

I return her a blank stare before shifting my head, "She's just one of my waitresses..."

Her head shakes pitifully, feet slowly strolling in my direction, "Oh Taehyung... you're still a handsome fool. And a bad liar. There's a reason why I was your first and last girlfriend. You know that you can't be with another woman, or you'll just harm her and scare her away. You know what is in our blood that binds us together, and that I'm the only woman that can be with a monster like you... Yet you still waste your time on another girl."

"I tried not to like her..." A look of irritation forms on my face for admitting that, but I continue, "I let her run around with another boy for months just to protect her from me. But I changed my mind. I don't need you coming and making things more complicated."

"Well I'm not phased, because we both know this little crush of yours isn't going to last..." She balances on her toes to link her arms around my neck, her chest pressing against mine.

"Have you're fun with that girl for now. But the end result will be exactly what you think... because I want you. And you need me."

β€”END FLASHBACKβ€”

I pull a dark hoodie over my head and grab my car keys.

She's wrong, I don't need her anymore... But she's right about Lilo. I will only scare her away.

My memories take me back further to a series of flashbacks...

β€”FLASHBACKβ€”

A vibrant blend of orange and pink paints the sky, the sun turning burnt as it sets over the horizon. A light breeze brushes through my hair while I look at my hand holding hers.

"I, Mulan, take thee Kim Taehyung, to be my lawfully wedded husband."

"And... I take you, Mulan to be.... my.... my..... I forgot."

"Jheeze, you're not saying it right Tae Tae." She rolls her head and releases my hands.

"We're 7-years-old, why are we getting married?" My head looks around the empty flower park. Bright pink blossom trees canopy over our heads to compliment the sky, while small yellow buttercups litter the grass and a few pink petals fall gracefully with each passing of the wind.

"Because I'm a girl and you're a boy. We play together all the time, so let's get married!"

"Daddy said if a girl asks to marry me I should run."

She sighs and pouts with her hands on her hips, "Fine. If this won't work we'll just have to try a blood sacrificeβ€”"

"No no! No blood! Please. I'll... I'll say the stupid vows."

"You will? Yay!" She claps and retakes my hands, a huge smile spreading on her face. "Now, say I do."

"I-I do..."

We slip a Haribo ring on each other's dainty fingers, "HOORAY now we're married Tae Tae!" Her arms swing around me and body leaps forward, despite being taller. She plants a brief peck on lips, causing my eyes to widen and cheeks to blush vividly.

β€”FLASHBACKβ€”

"Mulan are you crazy?!"

"What do you mean am I crazy? Youβ€”!"

"Oh no, don't even try to turn this on me. I want no part of this. From now on you're on you're own." I collect my jacket from the couch by the fireplace and head towards the door, but I feel my arm get pulled back.

"Taehyung, I am the only one that can love you after what you did. No other girl is going to understand the way I do. Remember that." A scowl shoots over my shoulder, my heart clenching with guilt on the inside. I shift my arm from her grab and exit the house.

β€”FINAL FLASHBACKβ€”

Her ink-colored fingernails dig into my shoulders, my hands squeezing her waist and slowly moving it up and down. Her neck falls back to release a loud moan. I watch her raven hair rain over her chest, as well as the tight red lace lingerie that so digs deeply into her skin.

A malicious smirk stains her lips, I feel the hallucinations take over my sight... The room as well as Mulan's skin turns blood red, her eyes tint as black as her hair.

Her sharp nails dig so far into my broad shoulders that blood begins to draw, each painful cut leaves a cold draft on my skin. I bite her lip so hard that it bleeds too, she squints from the pain before smirking. Blood drips down her neck and bottom lip. I lick her bleeding neck before forcing her into another rough kiss, smothering it all over our lips.

Loneliness, guilt, and anger...

I was lonely because I had no family,

I was guilty of how I was distracting myself,

And I was angry about everything. That I had no one to talk to, that I had to live with this loneliness and guilt for the rest of my life... That the only person I could be with was her.

β€”LILO'S POVβ€”

"Now..." Mulan sits back down and crosses her legs elegantly,

"Let's talk about love."

"Love?" I repeat back.

"Yes, love. You said you have a boyfriend, what's he like?"

"Tye... Well we met through school. He's into sports and gets perfect grades, plus he's well mannered. I admit we've had our rocky roads, but he'll always hold a place in my heart."

"Why's that?"

"I don't know I just... He was my first boyfriend you know? My first love, my first kiss... If I ever left him I think it would affect me a lot."

"That's understandable. Who wouldn't be emotionally attached after that?"

Even though Taehyung confessed to me... he's always been so misleading with his emotions. Whereas Tye has always known that he wants to be with me. I don't know... I'm still confused in that area...

"What about you? Are you seeing anybody?" I change the subject. She shakes her head, "I haven't had a boyfriend in almost three years."

"Was that boyfriend... Taehyung?"

Her eyebrows raise and lips curl a little.

"...Yes, yes it was. But it was a rather short-lived romance."

"Why?"

She shrugs whilst only her eyes scroll to the ceiling, "He snores. Like really bad, not to mention he burps a lot."

We take a moment to laugh at the thought.

"I'm kidding. I mean all those things are true, but we didn't last because the guy has serious issues. His life was too broken for me to fix, it became rather exhausting."

"What do you mean broken?"

She lowers the wine glass that was hovered over her lips, furrowing her eyebrows and grinning with delightful surprise.

"You seriously don't know anything about him, do you?"

I look around the room in confusion and shake my head in hopes that she will elaborate.

Her shoulders shrug before slacking into the cushions of the couch.

"Then you'll see. I don't want to ruin any surprises... He does like you, right?"

My eyebrows jump at the sudden question. "N-no, he's just my boss."

"So you've never kissed him? Are you lying to me?" Her expression turns dark, the drink swirling around in her hand. "I saw the way he looked at you. You're more special to him than the other girls. That is the real reason I asked you to meet me tonight."

"Mulan... Do you still love Taehyung?"

She stares back at me in silence, a calm grin lingering on her face.

β€”AUTHOR'S POVβ€”

Instead of answering Lilo's question, Mulan stands up and walks past her to reach the wine cabinet.

"Whether I love him or not doesn't really matter though, does it? He loves you. That's all that matters." Her face remains a scowl while she pulls black leather gloves over the hands. "Everyone wants Kim Taehyung, you should consider yourself a very lucky girl."

"I don't consider myself lucky." Lilo shakes her head. "Even if Taehyung did love me, he's still a person. There's no reason for me to feel of higher status because of it."

Mulan pops open a fake wine bottle and pulls a knife out of it, slowly walking back to Lilo with the blade behind her back.

"You're right. His heart isn't made of gold, it still beats the same as ours. It's not fair to treat him like a prize..." She rests a hand on her shoulder. "I just mean you're envied. What most girls would do to have Kim Taehyung fall for them..."

Mulan raises the knife high, ready to crash the sharp silver into the skin of Lilo's shoulder.

*SLAM!*

β€”LILO'S POVβ€”

I whip my head around when the doors loudly crash open.

"Taehyung?! What are you doing here?"

He hurries over and rips me away from Mulan, pulling me behind his back. "Don't go near her. She's insane."

"What? She's not even doing anythingβ€” stop acting weird!" I try shaking my hand free.

"Yeah, why are you behaving this way Tae Tae?" She asks innocently.

"Cut the act, I saw what you were trying to do. Lilo, you're never coming back to this house."

Before I can even object, I'm hauled out of the room. I manage to turn my head for a brief moment, catching Mulan's smile as she waves me farewell.

Ignoring the fact that I'm only wearing a bikini and sheer robe, Taehyung drags me all the way to the Ferrari parked outside. My body shivers uncontrollably from the biting wind, destroying the warmth I had adjusted to with the toasty fireplace.

Taehyung unlocks the car and opens the passenger door for me before circling around the front.

"Inside. Now."

I have no choice but obey his demanding tone. A stressful sigh leaves his mouth when he falls into the seat beside mine.

Then he holds out his hand.

"Give me your phone."

"No way, you'll just break it again."

"I won't break it, give it to me."

His tone sends more shivers my way, I hand it over without another word. He unlocks it with his fingerprint, which I didn't know he had, then starts tapping.

"Here." He throws it into my lap and stretches a seatbelt over his chest. I pick up the phone with furrowed eyebrows.

"What did you do?"

"Blocked and deleted Mulan's number."

"What the heck? Why do you hate her so much when she hasn't evenβ€”"

"Don't be an idiot..l She literally had a knife to your back. Do you seriously think she invited you over for friendship? She knows I like you, so she wants you

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