𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 (𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐙! 𝐟𝐟)

𝙲𝙷. 𝟸𝟹 ☯︎︎ 𝙲𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝙺𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛

♊︎Year 5067, Month 5, Day 24, Time 4:26 am♊︎

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"What the hell—?" Loud banging on the door to her right wakes her up rather brusquely from where she was restlessly sleeping in one of Jongho's many cars. The garage was quite wide and long and had enough space to fit at least 10 cars, 15 at most— if you don't include motorbikes.

When she had come back from Answer District, she was too distraught to make it to her room, opting for the closest option which would be to sleep in one of the cars. After all, she had to return the "borrowed" motorbike to Jongho's collection, might as well borrow a car, too.

She didn't know what time it was when she came back, only caring about putting distance between herself and the crime scene. All she cared about when she got back to the dorms was to escape the mental purgatory she was in through sleep. But even that proved to be of little effect, only managing to sleep for an hour before being woken up.

Her anxiety spikes for a moment before she realizes that it's just Candy banging on the car door, calling her name, and stirring her awake rather unethically.

"Hey, we've been looking all over for you. Where have you been?" Kurenai attempts to rub the tiredness out of her eyes, yawning and stretching as best she can in the small seat of the car while also opening the car door to meet Candy.

Hoping that she could at least wait till dawn to have to face her team members, the tattooed woman quickly realizes that she no longer has that option open.

"Have you been out here all night?" Forced to answer, Kurenai says the first thing that comes to mind.

"Yeah, I couldn't sleep in my room. It was cozy in the car." Candy eats up the excuse and the tattooed woman assumes that she's in the clear that is until she sees the man Candy was with.

Stepping out of the car and into the open, Kurenai catches sight of the man accompanying Candy while on the search for her. The moment their eyes make contact she can feel an accusing glare directed toward her.

The exact man she was dreading to face has found her.

"Is that the only reason you fell asleep here?" He presses. Kurenai panics internally but keeps a flawlessly calm and collected exterior that she's not even sure how she manages in front of the personal subject of the man she just killed.

"It is." She responds in a flat tone, holding her eye contact with the raven-haired man. They keep their eye contact for a few more passing seconds until the tension becomes unbearable for the both of them.

Candy looks back and forth between the two, noticing how both of their bodies have stiffened up in case one attacks the other, and decides that she'll have to lessen the tension.

"Okay, well, you had your reasons and I'm sure you're probably not comfortable enough to share them with us, so how about we get back to the dorms and tell everyone you're back?" The shorter woman suggests and Kurenai agrees reluctantly. She'll have to face the members at some point; it's better to make it sooner than later.

"Let's head back then." Moving ahead of the two people that came for her, Kurenai can feel Seonghwa's invasive eyes heavily pinned on her back. Guilt and shame trickle into her heart, making it feel as heavy as lead in her chest.