Dawn And His Darling
6: Cherries and Vanilla

Junghoon led Chaehyun to an all-white room on the first floor. The room was again filled with a distinctive cherry aroma.

"Why did you bring me here?", Chaehyun asked suspiciously.

"I will not do anything evil to you. Really am. I just need to replace the wound plaster on your neck to avoid infection. Then wait here for a minute."

"Where are you going?"

"Of course take P3K contacts"

"Oh..."

Junghoon exited the room walking towards the large shelf near the kitchen. He took the P3K box and then, back to the white room.

Meanwhile, Chaehyun who was inside the room was just waiting. Chaehyun did not know why she could just trust the person who had kidnapped her.

'Did I have the syndrome that people often talk about when talking about abductees?'

Chaehyun shuddered in horror. He was not sure what reason could make him think so. It was just that for Chaehyun, Junghoon was not as dangerous as he thought.

Junghoon is back. In his hand was a P3K box. So, Chaehyun did not worry that something strange would happen to her.

"You want to replace the wound plaster yourself or should I replace it?"

Chaehyun looked at the man who was the same age as her. He was a little unconvinced by the change in attitude of the figure before him.

"Seriously? You ask me like that? Gee? After you bit me without a cue, kidnapped me without saying anything, then told me to take a tablet that I don't even know its composition?"

Junghoon did not wince after hearing such a question.

"Sorry.", that is the most appropriate answer Junghoon said, looking down.

Seeing his interlocutor become like that, like a cold cat, Chaehyun felt defeated. He only wanted to take a little revenge. Chaehyun had no idea the impact would be this big.

Chaehyun quickly snatched the P3K box Junghoon was holding.

"here. I can do it myself. Now you go find food. I'm so hungry. How can you not give me any food at all when it has sucked my blood?"

"Hmmm... I don't have much food. But there may be. Wait a minute, I'll look in the kitchen."

***

Chaehyun finished replacing the wound plaster stuck on her neck. There are still two point-shaped wounds in the niche of his neck. But the wound was better, it was dry enough and no more blood dripped from it.

It's just a little thought where the wound will leave a mark that is difficult to disappear. And Chaehyun probably won't be able to think of a logical reason to explain how the wound formed.

A moment later, Junghoon returned. He carried two bowls of food on a tray.

"It's instant soup I have nothing but this and water. I'll bring a pitcher of water here for a while" Junghoon placed the tray on the nightstand next to the bed.

The young boy came out of the room, headed towards the kitchen and then, some after that had brought a pitcher of water and two glasses.

"Let's eat together. Then, I'll get you back to school."

"Huh?"

"You don't want me to return it? Want to be here forever?"

"Cinting! Of course not!"

***

"Jason!"

Phone calls came in from Michelle Yang, Jason's older sister or Junghoon.

"Yes, yes, Brother. I'm awake too. Don't keep yelling, screaming, or loud when you call me."

"Good if so. Hows it? You persuaded him, didn't you?"

"Just calm down...."

"Okay, Driver Gam will pick you up soon. This Jaeyoon is also in the women's school warehouse... This little boy couldn't stop laughing and rubbing your name over and over. The next time he needs the help of the Yang Family, don't help him for free. I don't like you being used continuously by him. Okay?"

"Yes, yeah, don't worry about me too much, brother."

Then the call was decided unilaterally.

***

Five minutes later, Driver Gam arrived. The young man was a driver who used to take Junghoon to school or to other places where Junghoon used to go.

Junghoon and Chaehyun were in the car. Driver Gam was driving the car to the women's school building.

The travel time required from Junghoon home to school is not long. It only takes about two minutes if no congestion occurs.

"So, now we're going to go to a girls' school?" asked Chaehyun.

"Yes..."

"You're not taking me to some weird place, are you?" asked Chaehyun suspiciously.

"No. I'll get you back to school."

"To a girls' school?"

"Why not come to my house? Or if you don't know about my house, why not go to the headquarters of the Geumchanggo Group?"

"Well... I don't want to go to jail for kidnapping you."

"You won't go to jail. Our families have the power of money."

"But my family will punish me or even I will be exiled to a small village in the Continent. I don't want that to happen."

"good. I believe it then. But you have to keep apologizing to me over and over again if we meet again."

"I'll fulfill your request."

***

The black car entered the school gate. But there is only a Gam Driver in it. The other two drivers had gone down first so as not to be suspected by the security forces.

"We should wear these robes both."

Chaehyun was confused by Junghoon's words so she asked, "Why?"

"We'll disappear for a while."

"Does this robe have magical abilities or anything like that?", Chaehyun was curious.

"No. You just have to be close to me honestly. This is our nation's ability to decline. It's just, you can't look at people first."

"Owh..."

Chaehyun did not know what kind of response to give. So he chose to be quiet.

***

Chaehyun and Junghoon arrive inside the women's school warehouse without anyone knowing or suspecting. The warehouse was large and contained some items that were needed again.

There is not much ventilation in the warehouse so the conditions inside are slightly damp and dusty. And it can be ascertained there is no CCTV in the rarely touched place.

Inside the barn were two people, one female who looked grown up, the other one was about Chaehyun's age or younger. Both are vampires.

Junghoon opened the robe.

"Jason!", cried Michelle directly hugging her younger brother.

Next to Michelle was Choi Jaeyoon who did not stop laughing.

"Choi Jaeyoon! If you don't stop laughing, I'll hit you many times" Michelle said.

"good. Choi Jaeyoon will stop laughing."

Chaehyun only fell silent while observing the two figures in front of him from top to bottom.

He subconsciously held onto Junghoon's hand in anxiety. Chaehyun had enough trust with Junghoon now.

"Ah, sorry. I'm the older brother of Jason or Junghoon who kidnapped you a few days ago. My name is Michelle Yang. And next to me this is Junghoon's friend. His name is Choi Jaeyoon. Maybe you know because he's pretty famous in school, he said himself I mean."

"Hello, my name is Choi Jaeyoon. "

"Ah yes, I am Lee Chaehyun."

"I am here as a representative of the Yang Family of 3Y Group to apologize profusely. We will send you compensation for losses incurred by our family members. But I beg you that the young lady of the Lee family does not make public this incident. I'll meet with Chairman Lee of the Geumchanggo Group."

Accepting a formal apology like this left Chaehyun a little confused.

"ah-ah. Alright. I'm accepting your apology."

"I will explain the plan I have laid out. If you are willing, would you listen?"

"good. I'm willing."

"You here will be accompanied by Choi Jaeyoon's brother beside me this. Jaeyoon will pretend to see you passed out in the warehouse and will then take you to our family hospital. The police won't suspect anything of this."

"Then the police ask you about your abduction. I implore you that you won't talk too much. All your communications with the police will be assisted by lawyers and private detectives that we provide. This", Michelle explained as she handed over the business card.

The name of the card says the lawyer's name.

"Cha from the SKY Legal Aid Institute."

"Yes. I agree, but for a moment. So, you're all vampires? Is it really like that?"

"Yes", this time Junghoon spoke.

"And Lawyer Cha, is he also a vampire?"

"Yes", that's Michelle's voice.

"Okay, okay. Apparently you're everywhere. And I don't even know it."

"Ah, yes. And I hope not everyone can figure it out" responded Michelle Yang.

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