Free Topic: Break the Wall {First Half}

Started: November 4, 2016

Chapter 10: December 22, 2016

Recent edit? - No

100# original from "Break the Wall" in AFF

Prologue
I am telling you on how Gold Wing High School looks like. I hope all of you can imagine the school's looks. Gold Wing High School (fictional school), a school located at Seoul and it is well-hidden from public. The school has no magic to make it hard to find so how? Tall trees cover the school so only the lucky ones can find the school. The school is made of bricks and the structure and design of the school are more Western. The school looks like an abandoned castle and don't let the outside looks fool you. You never expect what's INSIDE the school. The school is quite big so hope anyone won't get confused which is where.

The school's interior design is a modern, upper-class style and various facilities is provided. To make the school less Western and more Eastern style, various drawings, traditional teapots and teacups, and more are used at Gold Wing High. The school mainly wants to balance Western and Eastern and at the same time, to learn the traditional and modern way to do stuff. The school has four towers which each tower tells the direction of North, West, East and South. The tallest tower is the North Twin Towers, followed by East, South and West towers. The main building which it is the school office and the teachers' room is located at the center. The Principal's office is also there, too and it is a restricted place except of important business.

About the towers, there is also a giant wall covering the whole school area. It is said that this will prevent any intruders for finding out the school and go there. The main gate is tall and big since it is like a castle. The North Twin Towers is also there so the door faces North. The office is facing right through the door. The North West Center, a one and a half floor building located exactly at the North West, is the hall. The students sit at the chairs in the hall every Monday and formal events. The chairs is cleared if the school hosts some parties including 'Potluck Party', a party where students bring food from home and share with the others.

North East Center, a building that have four floors in total, is the classrooms. It is the fifth tallest building at Gold Wing High School and also the longest building there. Total of 96 classes, twelve in each floor, all of the courses are separated so the students will get the same classes till graduate. The restrooms are at the two ends of each floor. It will be tiring so that is why the restrooms are build in patterns for each floor. You'll get it soon.

East Center, three floor building, is actually the canteen. Students will enjoy lots of food there since it is different from any school canteens. Lots of cuisines are prepared. South East Court, you know what I mean about that. That is actually the basketball court and basketball is quite famous at Gold Wing High. There is more including South Soccer Field, South West Science Labs and Library's West.

Hm... enough for the school. Now, the main point of the prologue starts:

Students of Gold Wing High were one from the first year the school was open, 1960. These amazing yet elite students gave themselves and their school the biggest pride ever. They won several competitions including Smart Tech Competition 19.60 Champion, Cheerleading for Youth Champion 1985, second place for Math Quiz International Level 1989 and more. As years pass by, the school changed from a united family among students to stereotypes and labellings. This issue started on year 2000 and vanished on year 2003. The same thing came back at year 2017 which is the real time in this story.

Chae-ryung gained popularity since first year of middle school. She was the smartest student there till now. She also well-known for her good deeds and being the prettiest girl at her first year of high school. She was called "2D girl", meaning that she is like an anime or a manga character came out to life. One day, she received a letter from a random person and the letter is dangerous. Why? The person who wrote the letter plans to threaten her if she continues studying at the school.

Her parents knew about this and so they have a talk with her school's Principal. The Principal recommends her parents to enroll Chae-ryung to Gold Wing High School which it is the school that what I just said. Chae-ryung walks to the school and she goes deep in the forest. The path was so muddy she got her school uniform all muddy and so as her bag. She left home around six and the forest is quite dark. She used her torchlight to walk around. She was lost so she decided to rest under a shady tree.

"Aish... why it is so hard to find?" Chae-ryung asked herself. She opened her water bottle and drank the water. Then, roaring sounds can be heard. Chae-ryung stood up with her bag and looked around. She quickly ran away deeper in the forest and fell as she reached on a cliff. She landed on the ground and rubbed her head. She stood and saw a boy in her age, walking somewhere. She called, "Hello!"

The boy looked behind and walked to Chae-ryung. He looked at her and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Um... can I ask you if you know about Gold Wing High School?"

The boy's eyes lit up and he nodded. He looked at Chae-ryung and saw her clothes are dirty and she got minor cuts. He asked, "Can you walk?"

Chae-ryung nodded and as she walked, she nearly fall.The boy caught her and gave her a piggyback ride to Gold Wing High. He asked, "What's your name?"

"Go Chae-ryung. Yours?"

"Kang Seo-jun."

"Why is Gold Wing High School... um... so hard to find?"

"You'll see."


Chapter One
"So... how old are you, Seo-jun?" Chae-ryung asked to break the silence. Seo-jun replied, "17. You?"

"We have the same age."

Seo-jun stops walking and said, "We're here." Chae-ryung looks and saw trees and vines. Chae-ryung said, "You're kidding me. It is just trees and..."

Seo-jun contines walking and one by one, the school gate can be seen. Chae-ryung holds Seo-jun's shoulders tighter and the gate is open slowly. They enter the school and Chae-ryung is confused. She said, "This is so... old."

Seo-jun smiles and said, "Don't judge a book by its cover, Chae-ryung." Seo-jun walks to the office and as they step in the office, Chae-ryung is speechless. She said, "Wow."

Seo-jun puts Chae-ryung to the ground and a girl, a few years older than Chae-ryung, walks in. She said, "Aish... I was finding you because..."

The girl looks at Chae-ryung and said, "Welcome to Gold Wing High School. I am Haebin. What's your name?"

"Chae-ryung. Go Chae-ryung."

Haebin looks at her and said, "Don't worry. This always happen to newbies at Gold Wing High. I'll get you a new uniform."

Haebin holds Chae-ryung's hand and they go somewhere. Seo-jun follows them and he smiles as he observes the girls. The two girls walk into the changing room and Seo-jun waits outside. Chae-ryung sits and Haebin finds the uniform. She founds the uniform, white socks and shoes. She gives it to Chae-ryung and said, "Go change your clothes."

Chae-ryung walks inside a changing room and changes her clothes. Haebin said, "So... is it hard to find this school?"

"Yea..." Chae-ryung replied. Haebin said, "After school, Woozi, Seo-jun and I will show you the fastest way."

"There's a faster way?"

"Yes."

Meanwhile, the students are playing in their specific groups. Seo-jun and Chae-ryung walk in and the students give a quick glance before continue doing their stuff. Seo-jun and Chae-ryung walk to the back of the class and sit with 13 boys. The 13 boys look at Chae-ryung and Seo-jun said, "Guys, this is Go Chae-ryung. Chae-ryung, this is Woozi, DK, Dino, Joshua, Hoshi, Vernon, S. Coups, Wonwoo, Jun, Mingyu, Seungkwan, Joshua and The8."

"Hello," Chae-ryung said. The boys nod and Hoshi said in a quiet tone, "This school has stereotypes."

"Stereotypes?"

"Yup. We, Seo-jun and some other students are not in the stereotype culture. Well, half of the school don't follow the stereotype culture while the other half... yeah."

"What is stereotypes?"

The boys look at one another and Seungkwan replied with a question, "You don't know?"

Chae-ryung nods. Dino stands followed by the other boys. Woozi hands out a hand and said, "We'll tell you."

Chae-ryung stands and they all leave the class. Dino starts beatboxing in a catchy tune. The boys get their groove and Vernon starts rapping:

Listen to me girl

You wanna know what is stereotype

Lemme and my group explain

What is stereotype

They drag Chae-ryung to the right and it is Wonwoo's turn:

See those girls there?

They are preps and wears only some clothes brands

Can you think about it?

"Um... Abercrombie & Fitch?" Chae-ryung guessed. Wonwoo nods and the five girls look at them before saying, "You criticize our fashion!"

The boys continue walking and S. Coups's turn:

Nerds wears round glasses

Jocks spends 24/7 at the gymnasiums

Emos overreact everytime

Punks' styles are different

Goths' are punks' enemies

Indie kids love... indie!

Hoshi, Jun, The8 and Dino start dancing and Seo-jun said, "I love Seventeen's music."

"Same," Chae-ryung said. Hoshi pulls Chae-ryung close to him and he sings:

You know there is one, one, one

One person who never fit in any category

"Um... let's just tell the whole list," Jun said.

"Stereotypes are groups that only the particular person matches the others," Mingyu said. They continue walking and Seo-jun said, "There is one hour left before school starts."

"Good," Joshua said.

"Basically, there are preps, jocks, emos, punks, goths, nerds, indie kids, that one person who never fit in any category aka the others," Chae-ryung recaps of what she heard from them. They nod and The8 said, "There are also thugs, cheap girls, popular students, cheerleaders, band geeks, freaks, stoners, teacher's pet, drama geeks and drama queens."

"Are cheap girls... that?" Chae-ryung asked while trying to avoid saying the word. The boys nod. Woozi said, "There are bullies, guys who looks at girls more than he should, bullies, posers, racial minorities, weirdos, party animals, skater, geeks, overachiever, slackers, shredder, fed and drama dweebs."

"Social wannabes, drop-outs, nobody, do-gooder, vegetarians, residents, gangsters, otakus, hackers, principal's relative, loners, special eds, daydreamers, hippies and all of us have, K-poppers! K-poppers actually does not consider as stereotype because everyone here love K-pop," Jun said. They all nod and K-pop is so common to everyone.

"That's a lot," Chae-ryung said. DK said, "Let's go to class."



♢Timeskip♢

Lunch time. The students run out from class to eat. Seventeen, Seo-jun and Chae-ryung walk outside. Haebin and a groups of girls walk to Chae-ryung and sigh. The8 said, "Just in time. Chae-ryung, this is Gugudan. Haebin, Hana, Mimi, Nayoung, Sejeong, Sally, Soyee, Mina and Hyeyeon."

"I told them already," Haebin said. Mimi said, "You look cute!"

"Haebin, you're right! She does look like an anime character," Nayoung said. Hyeoyeon pinches Chae-ryung's cheeks and said, "She's a real 2D girl."

"Are you girls starting to ship her with Eunwoo?" Seo-jun asked. The girls shook their heads and Soyee asked, "Does she know about the school's culture?"

"We explained it to her," S. Coups replied. They walk to the canteen and Chae-ryung saw all of the students sit according to their groups. She said, "Wow. Aren't they talking to each other?"

"We told you. Stereotypes," Dino said. Then, a boy who is so handsome and usually make girls' hearts flutter, walks to Chae-ryung with a smile at his face. He is about to do something when S. Coups said, "She's new here, Soo Hyuk. Don't ever talk about stereotypes here."

"Oh, I am not talking about that, Jeongcheol," Soo Hyuk denied, annoyed by them. He continued, "By the way, I am Kim Soo Hyuk."

"Go Chae-ryung."

"We have to go, stereotype mastermind," Wonwoo said and they all leave. Soo Hyuk sighs and said, "I'll get what I want. You'll see."


Chapter Two
Chae-ryung, Seo-jun, Seventeen and Gugudan are eating their lunch at the canteen. Not long, a soccer ball hits Chae-ryung's head by accident. Chae-ryung rubs her head and a boy runs to get the ball. He takes the ball and said, "Be careful, pretty girl."

Chae-ryung exclaimed, "But your ball hit my head!" The boy nods and said, "I'm sorry. I am Choi Minho but call me Minho."

"Go Chae-ryung." Seungkwan pulls Minho to sit and Minho asked, "Did she met Soo Hyuk?"

Seungkwan nods. Minho said, "Onew, Jonghyun, Key and Taemin already got into the stereotype thing. I am the only one left."

"Soo Hyuk's power is too much because he had his girlfriend supporting him," Mimi said, annoyed. Chae-ryung asked, "He had a girlfriend?"

"Yup. Her name is Ma Yoo-jung. Better not mess with her because she is the Principal's relative," DK said. Chae-ryung nods and Minho said, "Half of EXO members are also influenced by the culture."

"EXO-K or EXO-M?" Haebin asked. Seo-jun replied since he heard it, "EXO-M."

"This is bad," Nayoung said. Then, a girl runs to them and said, "Seo-jun! The punks and goths are having a fight."

Seo-jun stands and asked, "Where are they, Mi-ran?"

"Um... um..."

"Just tell us!" Wonwoo scolds Mi-ran. Mi-ran replied, "T... th... the nerds' h... hall... hallway."

Seo-jun nods and leaves with Mi-ran. Chae-ryung looks at them and Woozi said, "You forgot it."

Chae-ryung nods. Not long, a rich girl walk towards Woozi and hugs him. Woozi sits still and The8 asked, "What do you want, Stereotype Queen?"

"It's Yoo-jung to you, Mister Failure." Chae-ryung stands and said, "He is not a failure."

Yoo-jung smirks and said, "Well, well, well. What do we have here? Ah... Soo Hyuk told me there is a new student here and it is a girl. Aw... pity you. What awful style you have. Not really. You are beautiful but not as beautiful as me. Don't you think?"

"What do you want, Yoo-jung?" Woozi asked. Yoo-jung replied, "I just want to see you. Is that wrong?"

"I told you to stay away from me. You have your boyfriend so go with him."

Yoo-jung scoffs and sits at the table. She said, "I am just his assistant. He had way too many girls he dated. After two weeks, the relationship is off."

Haebin asked, "Can you at least leave us alone? You've got EXO-M and almost all SHINee members into this culture."

Yoo-jung gives an evil smile and laughs wickedly. Her eyes changed from hazel to green and said, "I told you. My plan is working."

"What plan?" Minho asked, quite curious of what Yoo-jung is planning. Vernon said, "You'll be grounded by your dad sooner or later."

Yoo-jung laughs and said, "I don't care. At least I help Soo Hyuk to do this. And you..."

Yoo-jung looks at Chae-ryung and smirks. She said, "Hope you can survive, newbie."

Yoo-jung takes a glass of water and splashes it to Chae-ryung's face. Most of the students around the table laugh and Woozi stands. He grabs Yoo-jung's wrist and asked, "Why did you do THAT TO HER?!"

Yoo-jung acted shocked and gets off from the table. She replied in an angry tone, "I'll do whatever it takes to expel her from this school!"

Sejeong slaps Yoo-jung's face and said, "If you dare disturb her, you are done." Yoo-jung roll her eyes and walks away. Haebin said, "Girls, let's bring her to our usual place."

"Where are we?" Chae-ryung looks around the walls and sit at the floor after Gugudan sat. Mina replied, "We are at West Tower."

"What... did you girls... do here?"

Hana smiles and replied, "We'll show you what Gold Wing High School is like."

Soyee takes a black and white stick and said, "White birds appear!"

A few birds appear and flies around. Chae-ryung looks in shocked and amazed. Sally said and points another magic wand to the birds, "Butterfly effect."

The birds change into colourful butterflies. Chae-ryung gasps and the spell disappears. Hyeyeon said, "We know it's magical."

"Um... do you know the... easiest way to go back... home?" Chae-ryung asked. Haebin nods. They all stand and leave the tower. They walk down the spiral stairs and Haebin leaves the school with Chae-ryung. Woozi and Seo-jun are waiting outside and they walk together. Woozi asked, "So... do you live... nearby?"

Chae-ryung replied, "Somewhere in... Gangnam-gu."

"Aish... this whole place is in Gangnam-gu. The school's also at in Gangnam-gu district," Seo-jun said. Chae-ryung scratches her head and said, "I... I..."

"You're from Cheongdam-dong." Chae-ryung looks at Haebin and she smiles. Woozi said, "You've showed her the secrets."

"Only one though." Chae-ryung asked, "There's more?"

"Yup. In this forest also have lots of it," Woozi said. Chae-ryung nods and suddenly, Chae-ryung's feet can't move. She said, "I can't move my feet."

They look behind and Woozi said, "Whatever you do, please don't turn back."

"Why?" Chae-ryung asked. Haebin nods and said, "Don't turn..." Then, a snake appears. Chae-ryung screams and Seo-jun uses his want to zap the snake away from Chae-ryung. Chae-ryung gets herself free and runs to Haebin. The snake looks at them and Woozi said, "Run."

"AHHHHHH!" All of them are screaming and Chae-ryung looks behind. The snake then had three heads and grows four legs which freaks her out. She continue running and said, "That snake has three heads!"

"Those are triple-head snake. One head will..." Woozi pushes Chae-ryung to the side and they fall to the ground. Woozi said, "Fire." They stand and continue running. Haebin said, "Second head is..."

The vision starts to be green in colour. Green smoke it is. They close their noses and Haebin said, "Green smoke."

Woozi uses his wand and light comes out. They all run and Seo-jun said, "The third head is dangerous."

"Why?" Chae-ryung asked. Haebin quickly said something and points her hand in front. A portal appears and they jump into the portal. The portal disappears when the third head blows out lightning. The four of them appear in front of Chae-ryung's house and sigh in relief. Chae-ryung said, "This is my house."

Chae-ryung's house is actually a mansion that costs an arm and a leg. There are security guards and one thing, everything there are expensive, shiny and it is a millionaire's life. The other three nod and one of Chae-ryung's maids come out and said, "You're home, Miss Go. You have a guest waiting for you an hour ago."

Chae-ryung nods and said, "I'll be there in 5 minutes." The maid nods and walks back in. Haebin said, "Wow. I am speechless."

"Maybe we can hang out sometimes," Seo-jun nods. Chae-ryung nods and smiles as she looks at Woozi. She said, "I need to go and thanks for the... adventure."

"No problem," Woozi replied.


Chapter Three
Woozi walks back to his house and presses the doorbell. The door then opens and it is Jun who looks sleepy. Woozi asked, "Did Vernon casts a sleeping spell on you?"

Jun nods and rubs his eyes. Woozi walks in and Jun closes the door. He sits at a sofa and uses his wand to organise the messy look of the living room. S. Coups asked, "Where were you?"

Woozi looks at S. Coups and replied, "Showing Chae-ryung the faster way back home."

"Did you... the snake?" Hoshi asked. Woozi nods and said, "We managed to escape though."

"Did you walk with her only?" Jeonghan asked. Woozi shook his head and stands. He said, "Aish... I need to take my bath."

Woozi leaves and Wonwoo said, "If more students are involved in stereotypes, what will happen to the school?"

S. Coups replied, "It will be a huge disaster."

Hoshi said, "I think Jihoon went to Chae-ryung's house."

"Aish... you think he is like that? He's awkward among girls," Dino said. Suddenly, a white house phone rings. Seungkwan answers it since he's the nearest and said, "This is Seungkwan speaking."

All of them look at Seungkwan. Woozi comes out from upstairs and Seungkwan nods. He said, "Me and Seventeen will get this settled."

"Who's calling?" Woozi asked. Wonwoo replied, "I don't know."

Seungkwan puts the phone back and sighs. S. Coups asked, "Who is that?"

"Jimin sunbaenim. He said that BTS is also involve in this stereotype except him, Jin and Suga sunbaenims," Seungkwan replied. The others sigh and Seungkwan continued, "They're on their way here with their bags."

"What?!" All of them are in disbelief. Vernon said, "But we don't have enough rooms. Minho's living here starting tomorrow and now them?!"

"I know it is hard but we just have to plan it well." Not long, the doorbell rings. Woozi walks to the door and opens it. He is surprised and said, "Hi Chae-ryung."

Chae-ryung said, "Hello Woozi."

"Um... come in. You must be cold out here." Chae-ryung nods and walks in. Woozi closes the door and Chae-ryung looks around. She bows to the other boys and said, "Hello."

The8 smiles and asked, "What brings you here?"

"Um... I was... passing by." Mingyu saw a basket that Chae-ryung has at her hands and asked, "What's that?"

Chae-ryung looks down and gives it to S. Coups. She said, "My mom made muffins and she wants me to give these to the house next door. I don't know all of you live next door."

Jeonghan asked, "You are a millionaire?"

Chae-ryung nods and scratches her neck in embarrassment. She said, "Um... I have to go now. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow!" All of them said.

Nighttime. Woozi walks out to enjoy the night. He sits at a white porch swing and looks through his telescope. He saw the moon shining bright and stars at the pitch black sky. He smiles and then saw Chae-ryung walking out and sits at a chair at her room balcony. She wears her adorable pajamas and Woozi blushes as he saw that. He admits to himself that he likes Chae-ryung and now he saw her with cute pajamas. He gets up and looks around. He takes out his wand and said quietly, "Invisibility."

Chae-ryung looks at the sky and smiles. She looks and suddenly, Woozi appears out of nowhere. Chae-ryung is surprised and tries to hide her childish pajamas from him. Woozi looks away and asked in an awkward tone, "So... aren't you... asleep?"

"Nope. I can't fall asleep," Chae-ryung replied. She asked, "You?"

"I... I was... looking at the sky and practice... my magic?"

Chae-ryung nods and said, "Um... I... I change my clothes first even though a lot of..."

Woozi looks at her and wonders what she is about to say. Chae-ryung shook her head and said, "Come in."

They walk inside Chae-ryung's room and Chae-ryung closes the window and curtains. She sits beside Woozi after taking a long jacket. Woozi asked, "What were you saying just now?"

Chae-ryung shook her head and puts on the jacket and buttoning it. She asked, "Do you like... um... someone?"

Woozi looks at her and blushes hard. He slightly nods and Chae-ryung sighs. Woozi asked, "Do you... have a boyfriend?"

Chae-ryung shook her head and said, "But most of the boys at my old high school were watching me."

"Huh?"

Chae-ryung scratches her neck in embarrassment and said, "Well, I was known as the guys' ideal type and I was shy when they are around me 24/7."

Woozi nods and his fingers playing. Chae-ryung asked, "May I know who do you like?"

"She is short, friendly... yeah." Chae-ryung nods and looks at her clock. She said, "Um... it's pretty late now."

"Aren't you feel tired?"

"I sleep late." Woozi smiles and said, "We can hang out for a while."

Chae-ryung nods and they talk about themselves and more. Laughter occupies the room and both of them fall from the bed. Woozi is on top of Chae-ryung and both of them stare at each other's eyes. Woozi shook his head and said, "I'm sorry."

Not long, someone knocks the door. Their eyes widened and Chae-ryung said in a quiet tone, "Hide."

Woozi nods and stands. Chae-ryung gets up and walks to the door. Woozi hides under Chae-ryung's bed before Chae-ryung opens the door. She opens the door and it is her mother. She asked, "Aren't you asleep?"

Chae-ryung replied, "I can't sleep." Her mother ruffles her daughter's hair and said, "Go to sleep. Tomorrow's another day for my sweet, gold girl."

Chae-ryung nods and closes the door. She locks it quietly and sighs in relief. She said, "You can come out now."

Sounds of snoring can be heard. Chae-ryung walks to her bed and looks under the bed. Woozi is asleep under her bed! She sighs and pokes his cheek. Woozi open his eyes and gets out under the bed. He stands and lies down at Chae-ryung's bed. He pulls Chae-ryung to sleep next to him and he said before going to sleep, "Sweet dreams, Chae-ryung."


Chapter Four
"Where's Jihoon?" S. Coups asked the next day. All of them look at each other and shook their heads. Jeonghan said, "Let me see where is he."

Jeonghan takes his wand and said, "Find Jihoon."

Then, a cloud is formed and a figure appeared. He looks at it and facepalms before making the cloud disappear. Hoshi asked, "What did you see?"

"He is sleeping with Chae-ryung," Jeonghan replied. S. Coups sighs and said, "I'll get him."

Meanwhile, Woozi and Chae-ryung are still asleep. S. Coups enters Chae-ryung's room by the window and shook his head. S. Coups sighs and walks to the bed quietly. He pokes Woozi's cheek with his wand and said, "Rise and shine, Jihoon."

Instead of Woozi waking up, Chae-ryung open her eyes. She rubs her eyes and saw S. Coups. She sits properly and said, "We didn't do anything, S. Coups oppa."

S. Coups nods and said, "Hurry up and take your bath."

"Yah! I told you that you don't touch the button!" Jonghyun grabs a boy's collar and pushes his to the locker. The boy looks down and he is a nerd. He said, "I'm sorry."

Jonghyun clench his teeth and - "Put your hands away from the boy, Jonghyun hyung!"

Jonghyun looks at Minho, mad. He let go the boy's collar and moves his hand to his pants. He takes out a gun and aims it to Minho. Minho is shocked and said, "Hyung..."

"Shut the fish up or else hell is waiting for you!" Jonghyun yells at Minho. Chae-ryung, Gugudan and Seventeen saw that and Minho said, "Shoot me if you dare."

Chae-ryung's eyes widened and so as the others. Seo-jun said, "Drop the gun, Jonghyun."

Taemin walks to Seo-jun and aims a knife at his neck. Hoshi said, "Calm down. Let's talk about this."

There's nothing to talk about!" Taemin shouted. Vernon casts a spell to Taemin and said, "Drop the knife."

Taemin drops the knife and blinks a few times. He looks at the ground and gasps. He asked, "What happened?"

Minho shouted, "SHOOT ME JONGHYUN!"

Jonghyun pulls the trigger and Chae-ryung runs to Minho. She pushes him away and the bullet goes into Chae-ryung's left arm. She falls to the ground and Wonwoo tries to stop Jonghyun from doing anything. Woozi runs to her and looks at her arm. He said, "We have to go to the nurse's office."

Chae-ryung stands and holds her bleeding arm. Haebin and Nayoung help her to go to the nurse's office. In a few steps, another bullet pierces her right leg. She nearly fall and Nayoung catches her. Chae-ryung sits at the floor and the bullets from her leg and arm suddenly fall out. The wounds closes by itself and the blood disappears. Chae-ryung is shocked and so as the others. She stands and the pain is gone. Seo-jun and Mi-ran asked at the same time, "How did you do that?"

"I... I don't know," Chae-ryung replied. She is shocked and nearly collapsed. Woozi catches her and said, "Let's find Miss Wang."

Seungkwan waves his wand and said, "Teleportation!"

They disappear and Jonghyun looks at Minho. He throws the gun away and asked, "What happened?"

"I was asking the same thing," Taemin said. Minho smiles and said, "I'll explain everything later."

"Hm... so, you said that the bullets came off and the wounds closed by itself?" Miss Wang asked. Chae-ryung nods and so as Mi-ran and Seo-jun. Miss Wang stands and said, "Follow me."

"Go where?" Seo-jun asked. Miss Wang said, "You two go back to class. Chae-ryung, follow me."

Seo-jun and Mi-ran nod and leave the office. Miss Wang walks to a bookshelf and Chae-ryung follows her. Miss Wang pulls one of the books and the bookshelf splits into two, creating a door. Chae-ryung gasps and Miss Wang said, "Come."

They walk downstairs and Chae-ryung said, "This school has too many secrets."

"Exactly," Miss Wang said. She walks to a flaming torch and turns it 60 degrees. The stairs turn into an inclined plane and they slide down. Chae-ryung screams and cheers loudly. They reach at the bottom and land at a soft mattress. Chae-ryung said, "Let's do it again!"

Miss Wang smiles and gets up. Chae-ryung gets off from the mattress and they walk to a wooden door. Miss Wang looks at Chae-ryung and said, "Knock the door."

Chae-ryung knocks the door and the door open itself. Miss Wang walks in followed by Chae-ryung and lots of paintings are in that room. Chae-ryung looks at it and asked, "What is this?"

"It is the previous students who was born with a mixture of witch blood and werewolf blood. You..." Miss Wang looks behind and said, "... are more than that."

"What?!" Chae-ryung asked, shocked. Miss Wang walks to a table and sits at a chair. Chae-ryung sits at another chair and a young man appears. He looks at Chae-ryung and said, "We meet again, Chae-ryung."

"Do I know you?" Chae-ryung asked. The boy laugh and said, "I'm just joking. Well, I am Byun Baekhyun. Call me Baekhyun."

Baekhyun hands out a hand and Chae-ryung hands out hers. She said, "Go Chae-ryung." They shake hands and Baekhyun looks into Chae-ryung's brown eyes. His iris turns into crimson red and Chae-ryung is frightened a bit for the sudden change. His eyes turn back to its original colour and said, "She has witch's blood, werewolf blood, vampire blood and the Strix's blood."

"Strix's blood?" Miss Wang said, "Strix is the rarest, deadliest and the most powerful creature. It is a half dragon, half serpent that used to live in this woods."

Chae-ryung leans on the back of the chair and said, "Me? A Strix? This is ridiculous!"

"Then why your iris are in a rush state?" Chae-ryung looks at Baekhyun and her mind suddenly get into control. Her iris changes into purple and she looks around. Her vision is so sharp she can even see everything. She jumps up and takes a white ball that is stuck at the ceiling. She gets down and everything turns back to normal. She gasps and asked, "I am not dreaming, right?"

"Nope." Chae-ryung sighs and Baekhyun said, "Yoo-jung also had this except the Strix's blood. It makes you powerful, even powerful than the Alpha."

"This is too much."

"You need lots of training."

"When should we start?"


Chapter Five
"When should we start?" Baekhyun looks at Chae-ryung who is extremely excited to start. He chuckles and replied, "We can start now."

Miss Wang stands and said, "You train her. I have to go."

Baekhyun nods and Miss Wang leaves. Baekhyun stands and so as Chae-ryung. Baekhyun shows Chae-ryung the way deeper inside the school walls. He knocks a golden door and the door is open. Chae-ryung walks in followed by Baekhyun. Chae-ryung gasps on how dangerous the practice room is. Baekhyun nods and said, "Four stages. You must complete it."

"Are you crazy?! I will get..." Chae-ryung looks behind and Baekhyun's gone. She sighs and said, "...toast."

Chae-ryung walks to the first obstacle. There is a big screen and she watches it. She saw Seventeen and another group are fighting. She gets angry and she transforms into an... adorable werewolf. She runs to the screen and tears it. Baekhyun, watching from the top, is amused with Chae-ryung's ability. Chae-ryung runs to the second obstacle. She turns back into her human form and gasps. She looks at her fingers and said, "Wow."

Chae-ryung looks in front and saw bats. The bats are flying around and she is at the edge. She looks down and said, "I'll die if I jump."

A bear arrives a few matres behind her and Chae-ryung jumps. She turns into a bat and flies around. She laughs and made it to the other side. She turns back to her old self and runs to the third step. She saw her other twin and they look at each other. The other twin attacks her and Chae-ryung raises her wand that Mrs. Do gave it to her as an acceptance to Gold Wing high. She said, "Skià na fýgei!"

The other Chae-ryung disappears and Chae-ryung covers her mouth. Baekhyun said, "One more obstacle, Chae-ryung."

Chae-ryung walks to the last stage. There is a very big gap and lots of floating rocks. Chae-ryung tries to climb up a floating rock but it is too slippery. She falls back ti the ground and sighs. She runs backwards and runs back in front. She jumps and shouts, "Diamorfósei strofí pros Strix!"

Chae-ryung transforms into the most powerful creature in the woods. The one and only living Strix. She flies with her gigantic wings and dives down before blowing out fire. Baekhyun claps and Chae-ryung made it to the side. She transforms back and runs to the finish line. She jumps at a circle and Baekhyun claps. He said, "Congrats, Chae-ryung."

Baekhyun open his arms wide and Chae-ryung hugs him. They break the hug and Baekhyun said, "This is just the beginning."

"What?! I nearly died there!"

"The next one's worse."

"If I am a werewolf, vampire, witch and Strix, you are a what?"

"Same except the Strix. I am way lower than you. I have the Shadow Eagle."

"Shadow Eagle?" Baekhyun nods and said, "Let's go to class."



♢Timeskip♢

Lunch time. Chae-ryung sits at yesterday's table at the canteen. Seventeen, Seo-jun and Mi-ran sits with them too. Gugudan members sit along with them and Haebin asked, "So... what did Miss Wang said?"

"She said that I have a wi..." Seo-jun quickly cover's Chae-ryung's mouth. Mi-ran asked, "Are you serious?!"

Yoo-jung walks with Soo Hyuk and another guy to the canteen. The guy walks to Haebin and said, "Hello baby."

Haebin roll her eyes and asked, "What do you want, Lee Min-jae?"

"Aish... don't be too serious. I just want to talk with you." Chae-ryung senses the negative thought and moves Seo-jun's hand away. She stands and hits Min-jae's hand. Min-jae looks at her and asked, "Who are you?"

"Stay away from my friend," Chae-ryung said and looks at him at the eyes. Her iris are in a major rush and Woozi can sense it too. He pulls Chae-ryung away and said, "Sorry, Min-jae. I'll talk with her. Woozi brings Chae-ryung out from the canteen and Chae-ryung said, "Let me go, Woozi."

Woozi ignores her and they walk to the third floor. They enter an empty room and Woozi closes the door. He asked, "Are you serious about that?!"

"What do you mean about that?" Chae-ryung asked. Woozi facepalms walks back and forth. He said, "He is Lee Min-jae the hacker and you just threatened the hacker!!"

"Well, what's wrong with that? He is about to do something bad to Haebin and I can't stand it."

"I also sense it but... wait... what do you mean about that? What did Miss Wang said?"

Chae-ryung sighs and replied, "I am witch, werewolf, vampire and the Strix."

Woozi looks at her, shocked. He walks to her and asked, "Really?!"

Chae-ryung nods. Woozi leans in close to her ear and said, "You have to run."

"Why?"

"Strix and Alpha can't go near to each other."

"What do you mean about that?"

"Yoo-jung's an Alpha. You're a Strix. Strixes are the powerful creatures and Alphas killed the Strix in order to be the most powerful creature in the woods."

Chae-ryung looks at Woozi and sighs. Woozi said, "I am also a Strix. Don't worry. Either you run or conceal your abilities from public."

Chae-ryung nods and Woozi moves his head so he faces her. He is about to make another move when S. Coups walks in. Woozi moves away and S. Coups said, "We have to go."

FIND THE LIVING STRIXS THAT IS IN THIS SCHOOL

AWARD: 200K USD

Woozi and Chae-ryung look at the banner and DK whispers, "We have to run."

"Who are the Strixs at Gold Wing High?" Mimi asked.

"Woozi, DK, Chanyeol, Niel and Haebin," Nayoung replied in a quiet tone. Woozi said, "Chae-ryung is also a Strix."

"You guys have to run," Jeonghan said.

"HELP!" They all look and saw Niel shouting for help. Chae-ryung runs to help and she kicks them. She pulls Niel behind her and Yoo-jung said, "Go Chae-ryung. Being a lifesaver now."

Chae-ryung said, "You're an Alpha."

"Yes I am." Chae-ryung pushes Niel away for protection and said, "How about we see who'll win? The Alpha versus the Strix?"

All Seventeen members are shocked by Chae-ryung's actions. Yoo-jung laughs and said, "If that's you want. Síko to Álfa!"

Yoo-jung transforms into a giant dragon which is the Alpha. Chae-ryung says the magic words and transforms into the Strix. Yoo-jung blows out fire and Chae-ryung blows out water. She flap her wings and the fire is gone. Yoo-jung is mad and Chae-ryung changes back into her human form. Yoo-jung changes back and coughs. Soo Hyuk holds her. He said, "Great show."

"Ma Yoo-jung, this is just the beginning. You mess with the wrong person." Chae-ryung leaves and helps Niel up. She asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Niel replied. Chae-ryung nods and looks at his feet. She said, "You're badly hurt."

Woozi watches them and ready his fists. DK asked, "Are you jealous?"

Woozi looks at DK and replied, "No."

"Whatever."


Chapter Six
Chae-ryung walks out from the school ground and screams. Her mind is going crazy right now. She punches in front and a tree topples over due to an unusual collision. She walks back and forth and asked herself, "What am I supposed to do? Stereotypes... um... how am I supposed to get rid of this stupid stereotype culture?!"

"Do you have a plan?" Chae-ryung looks behind and saw Woozi. She looks away and walks to a shady tree. She sits under the tree and Woozi sits with her. The other Seventeen members walk to them and sit with them. Chae-ryung asked, "Why is stereotype even exist? It makes me frustrated."

"I know," Mingyu replied. S. Coups then receives a message. He takes out his phone and reads the message. He sighs and said, "Gugudan members are already involved with this except Haebin. She is running away from them."

Seungkwan stands and said, 'I'll help Haebin. Stay here." He runs back to the school and The8 and Jeonghan decides to follow. Vernon said, "This is too much. Yoo-jung's power is too high."

"I know," Chae-ryung said. Not long, Haebin runs to them with Seo-jun and Mi-ran. They breathe heavily and Mi-ran said, "Seungkwan, The8 and Jeonghan... they're into the culture now."

S. Coups stands and asked, "WHAT?!"

Suga, Jin and Jimin walk to them and Jimin said, "Soo hyuk casted a spell to Jeonghan, The8 and Seungkwan. It is the same spell that the previous mastermind used."

"There's something worse," Jin said. Woozi try to sense anything and Chae-ryung gasps. She said, "Yoo-jung is controlling the Strixes' powers and so as the others."

"Except yours because your abilities are very strong," Suga replied. DK said, "That's why I can't sense any bad energy."

"We have to do something," Hoshi said. Minho runs to them and said, "Their powers are too strong."

Chae-ryung tries to think. She fingersnaps and said, "Come to my house. We can plan to abolish this ridiculous stereotypes."

"That's a good idea," Wonwoo replied. Chae-ryung stands and her ears are hearing something. She looks at them and said, "We have to run."

"Why?" Dino asked. Then, a flying fireball approaches them. They run away and Chae-ryung blocks the fireball with her mind skills. The fireball disappears and someone shouts for help. Chae-ryung runs to the school and Baekhyun runs to her. He transforms into Shadow Eagle and helps Chae-ryung up. Chae-ryung said, "Let's go."

Baekhyun flies up to the sky and Chae-ryung asked, "How come you can change into an eagle?"

"Alpha's weakness. Darkness. It stings for her," Baekhyun replied. He flies to the ground as he saw the others are running. Chae-ryung saw the triple-head snake chasing them. She jumps off Baekhyun and lands on top of one of the heads. She holds the head firmly and Baekhyun lifts the friends up. Chae-ryung said, "In the power of five elements, tame this triple-head snake!"

The snake stops moving fiercely and calms down. Chae-ryung gets off from the snake and the first snake moves its head close to her. Chae-ryung bravely touches the head and the snake changes into a human. It is a guy in her age and he is... covered with slime or something. He coughs and saw Chae-ryung who is worried. He walks to her and nearly collapsed. Chae-ryung catches him and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Gwenchanayo," the boy replied. Chae-ryung uses her Strix ability to bring the boy back to her house.

"Aish... where are the other Seventeen members?" Yoo-jung asked. Soo Hyuk roll his eyes and said, "I am the boss. You are my helper. Min-jae too. I don't care where are they."

"But I cared about Jihoon oppa!" Soo Hyuk pulls Yoo-jung close to him and chokes her. Yoo-jung tries to get herself free and Soo Hyuk said, "Next time, don't care about others except me. Understand?!"

Yoo-jung nods and Soo Hyuk lets her go. Min-jae walks in the room and Soo Hyuk asked, "So, how many people left?"

"The remaining Seventeen members, Baekhyun, Minho, Jin, Jimin, Yoongi, Seo-jun, Mi-ran, Haebin and Chae-ryung. Some of the students are still not yet into this society." Soo Hyuk walks back and forth and Yoo-jung said, "That newbie wants to find trouble."

"I know. I'll threaten her to shut her mouth up." Yoo-jung smirks and said, "Do it."

Soo Hyuk suddenly coughs and sits at a chair. Yoo-jung looks at him, panicking. She asked, "Are you alright?"

Soo Hyuk looks at her, angry. He stands and punches the table. Min-jae asked, "What's wrong, boss?"

"Chae-ryung breaks the spell I casted on Chanyeol." Yoo-jung and Min-jae gasp and Yoo-jung is getting angry. Min-jae said, "I'll find them."



♢Timeskip♢

"How are we supposed to put a stop on this?" Mingyu asked. Chae-ryung walks out from her bedroom and gives a shirt to Chanyeol. Chanyeol puts it on and Chae-ryung sits at the floor. Suga said, "There must be a solution for this."

"Soo Hyuk used his powers to brainwash people's minds," Jimin said. Chanyeol said, "He casted a spell on me and you finally broke it."

"Chae-ryung?" Chae-ryung looks behind and stands. She bows and said, "Eomma..."

"Looks like we have guests. You should had tell me." Chae-ryung nods and scratches her head. Her mother said, "I let you all discuss. I'll be upstairs."

Chae-ryung nods and her mother walks upstairs. Baekhyun asked, "Does your mother... know about this?"

"About what?" Hoshi asked. Wonwoo replied, "The bloods."

"Nope. I don't know," Chae-ryung said.

"How are we supposed to reverse the spell?" Woozi asked. Seo-jun fingersnaps and said, "Chae-ryung, you are a quarter witch, right? You know the spells."

"I... I don't know! Every word just come out from my mouth," Chae-ryung replied.

"We need to find a spellbook," Dino replied. Minho takes out a brown, thick book and said, "I have the spellbook."

Baekhyun takes the book and finds the right spell. He flips through the pages and sighs. He said, "There is no reverse spell."

Jin takes the book and flips the pages. He founds the brainwash spell and reads it. "To break the spell, one must be able to control his or her mind fully."

Chae-ryung said, "I can't control people's minds."

"We'll help you," Haebin said.


Chapter Seven
Chae-ryung is getting ready to go to bed. She lets Haebin, Chanyeol and Baekhyun to stay at her house for the time being. Haebin is preparing the extra mattresses at the living room for Chanyeol and Baekhyun. Baekhyun said to Chae-ryung as Chae-ryung walks out from her bedroom, "Thank you for letting us stay here."

"Don't thank me. Thank my mom and dad. It's their house after all," Chae-ryung replied. She walks to a room and takes out some blankets and pillows. She brings the stuff outside and gives it to Chanyeol. Chanyeol takes them and they all get ready for bed. Chae-ryung sits next to Haebin and run her fingers through Haebin's hair. She stands and turns off the lights as all three of them already fall asleep.

Chae-ryung walks into her room and takes her phone. She saw a message and opens it. She reads and it written:

Go Chae-ryung, don't you dare to ruin Soo Hyuk, Yoo-jung and my plan. If you do, Yoo-jung will expel you out from this school. Understand? I'll hack your devices if you ruin anything. Remember this.

Chae-ryung sighs and turns off her phone. She gets on her bed and lies down. She closes her eyes and sleeps after a long day of running, chasing, and such.

Woozi is watching TV at his bedroom. He turns off the TV and walks to the balcony. He opens the glass door and walks out. He sits at a chair and enjoys the night breeze. He saw Chae-ryung's room is dark and sighs. An idea pops up in his head and he smiles.



♢Timeskip♢

Woozi throws a grappling hook at Chae-ryung's balcony. He pulls and smiles since it is tight. He ties the rope at his balcony and walks on the rope. He walks gently and slowly so he won't fall. He continues walking and - "LEE JIHOON WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?!"

Woozi looks behind and saw S. Coups looking at him. S. Coups saw that from his bedroom and Woozi gulps. He tries to walk back but he accidently steps somewhere else and falls. His hands hold the rope and Chae-ryung walks out to her balcony. She gasps and asked, "What are you doing?!"

Woozi waves at Chae-ryung and Chae-ryung sighs. She jumps off from the balcony and transforms into a bat. She flies to Woozi and grabs his collar. Woozi let go the rope and Chae-ryung flies to Woozi's room. She puts him safely to the floor and Chae-ryung said, "Be careful next time."

"Okay," Woozi replied. S. Coups asked, "Why did you do that, Jihoon?"

Chae-ryung changes into her original self and a mischievous smirk is plastered at her face. Woozi looks away and replied, "N... nothing."

Chae-ryung laughs and said, "I'm going back."

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Chae-ryung," S. Coups said.

"Goodnight, boys," Chae-ryung replied.

The next day, Chae-ryung walks to class with Seo-jun, Mi-ran and the others. Soo Hyuk, Yoo-jung and Min-jae walk towards them and both groups stop walking. S. Coups asked, "What do you want?"

"Obey my rules," Soo Hyuk replied. He looks at Chanyeol and said, "Looks like Chanyeol's curse is broken."

"He suffered long enough," Minho replied. Yoo-jung pulls Chae-ryung's hair and said, "If I saw you close to my Woozi, you're done."

Chae-ryung scoffs in disbelief and looks at Yoo-jung. Chae-ryung said, "You're being sensitive."

Yoo-jung let go Chae-ryung's hair and she is extremely mad. Chae-ryung fixes her hair and looks at Min-jae. She said, "You try to threaten me to stop messing with your plan. Admit it since I have proof."

Min-jae acts surprised and asked, "Me? Threatened you? Why would I do that?"

Haebin looks crossed and said, "Let's go." Chae-ryung and her gang leave the trio and Yoo-jung shouts, "I'LL TELL MY DAD ABOUT THAT AND PUT YOU IN JAIL!"

Chae-ryung stops walking and looks behind. She smirks and said, "Do it. I'll be waiting."

They leave and Yoo-jung shrieks. Soo Hyuk looks at his watch and said, "I have a date after school."

"Chanyeol!" Mr. Kim hugs Chanyeol and Chanyeol hugs him. Mr. Kim looks at Chanyeol and tears fall to his cheeks. He said, "You're back."

Chanyeol nods and Mr. Kim said, "Chanyeol, you sit next to Chae-ryung."

Chanyeol nods and walks to a chair next to Chae-ryung. He sits and the class go as usual. Chanyeol stares at Chae-ryung and what he doesn't know is that Woozi is watching them.

School's over. They all stand and bow to Miss Wang. Woozi packs his stuff and looks in front. He saw Chanyeol takes his bag and also Chae-ryung's bag. Chae-ryung takes her bag from Chanyeol and Chanyeol puts an arm at her shoulders. They laugh and Chanyeol pinches Chae-ryung's rosy cheeks before playfully pecks her cheek. Woozi gets jealous and S. Coups said, "Chae-ryung! Let's go to your house."

Chae-ryung looks behind and nods. She smiles and DK said, "Looks like someone's jealous."

Woozi looks at DK and shook his head. Chae-ryung and Chanyeol look at Woozi and Dino said, "Let's go."

Soo Hyuk and Yoo-jung are doing something inside the janitor's room. What could they been doing? Soo Hyuk lights up a cigarette and smokes. Yoo-jung also smokes and she said, "That girl makes my life worse."

Soo Hyuk said, "You have me. Remember?"

"I thought you said that you have a date today."

"I broke up with her today."

"Now that's a bad side I was expecting."

"Whatever."

At Chae-ryung's house, Haebin and the friends are training Chae-ryung's abilities. They did it for hours and her parents help her too. Chae-ryung lies at the ground and said, "This is exhausting."

"We'll continue tomorrow," Wonwoo said and helps Chae-ryung up. They all go back and get ready for tomorrow.


Chapter Eight
Chae-ryung walks out from her bedroom with a white T-shirt and black shorts. She run downstairs and her parents are carrying their luggages. She asked, "Where are you going?"

Chae-ryung's father replied, "We're leaving to the US. It's just a week. Okay?"

Chae-ryung nods and her parents hug her before leaving the house. She sighs and sits at a chair. Haebin walks out from the bathroom and said, "You look gloomy."

"My parents left to the US," Chae-ryung replied. Chanyeol and Baekhyun walk into the house and sit at the sofa. Chae-ryung asked, "How are you feeling now?"

"I'm fine," Chanyeol replied. Then, one of the maids walks to Chae-ryung. She bows and Chae-ryung asked, "What is it?"

"Someone wants to see you." Chae-ryung asked, "Is it from next door?"

"No." Chae-ryung stands and walks to the door. She opens the door and walk backwards. She takes her father's sword as she step back. It is a serial killer and he even had a chainsaw. Chae-ryung's blood had drained and she stumbles a little. She asked, "W... what do y... you want?"

The serial killer gives a tape and walks off. Chae-ryung quickly closes the door and sighs in relief. She walks back to the living room and scratches her head in confusion. Haebin asked, "Why do you look so... pale?"

Chae-ryung puts the tape at the radio and turns it on. She turns in the volume and the four of them hear what is inside that tape.

"Is it on?" That is Soo Hyuk's voice.

"Yes," Min-jae replied. Soo Hyuk clears his throat and starts laughing like a crazy man. Sounds of his hands slammed hard at a table is heard and said, "Go Chae-ryung. You are one interesting girl I must say. I am here just to warn all of you to not ruin my absolute plan. If not, you will die. All of you. Understand? Maybe my girlfriend will put you in jail and all of you will slowly dying from time to time. You want that? Do it."

"GO CHAE-RYUNG DON'T YOU DARE LAY YOUR FINGER TO MY JIHOON!" That is Yoo-jung's angry voice. Min-jae said, "I send you a warning. Bye."

Chae-ryung takes out the tape and said, "We have to disobey them no matter what."

"But Yoo-jung will drag us to jail!" Haebin exclaimed. Baekhyun asked, "Why are you so worried? Like she's going to drag us there."

Midnight. Chae-ryung is sleeping peacefully. Her window lock snaps open and a gust of wind blows into Chae-ryung's room. Chae-ryung wraps herself with her blanket and she is shivering. A figure walks into Chae-ryung's room and approaches to her bed. Chae-ryung moves her hands to the lamp and turns on. She sits properly and rubs her eyes. She open her eyes and screams.

Baekhyun wakes up as he heard Chae-ryung screamed. He turns on the and wakes Chanyeol and Haebin up. They wake up and both Chanyeol and Haebin follow Baekhyun upstairs. Haebin opens the door and they storm in. Chanyeol turns on the lights and there is no sight of Chae-ryung.

"Someone broke into her room," Baekhyun said.

"GUYS! HELP ME HERE!" They walk out to the balcony and saw Chae-ryung holding the bars. The boys grab her hands and pull her up. Chae-ryung sets her feet at the floor and sighs in relief. Haebin said, "We need to tell the others."

"Do you kill her yet?" Yoo-jung asked Min-jae. Min-jae shook his head and said, "She was saved by Baekhyun and Chanyeol. Haebin too."

Yoo-jung throws a glass cup at the floor and it shatters into pieces. Soo Hyuk walks out from his bedroom and asked, "What's the fuss?"

"Nothing," Yoo-jung replied.

"What do you mean about... killing Chae-ryung?" Yoo-jung stands and shouts, "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR HER NAME COMING OUT FROM YOUR MOUTH OR ANYONE'S MOUTHS!!"

"Chill, Yoo-jung," Min-jae said.

"How can I chill?! That girl cause lots of trouble and you want me to chill?! No way!"

"We'll think of a way."

The next day, Chae-ryung walks into her classroom. As she enters with Chanyeol, Seo-jun and Seventeen members, The8 pushes her to the wall, shocking everyone. Chae-ryung is getting scared and The8 chokes her. He holds a gun next to Chae-ryung's head and Wonwoo pulls them apart. Chae-ryung looks at The8 with her innocent eyes and The8 looks at her. Chae-ryung's eyes swiftly turns into green The8 looks around. He saw all his memories with his members. Everything. He saw that he loves his friends so much. He blinks a few times and Chae-ryung's eyes turns back to brown.

"What just happened?" The8 asked. He looks at his hand and drops the gun to the floor. He asked, "How come I have a gun in my hand?!"

Woozi looks at Chae-ryung and Chae-ryung made a clueless expression. The8 moves away and Chae-ryung walks to her place and sit. DK said, "We'll explain later."

Meanwhile, Soo Hyuk is doing his presentation. He suddenly coughs and saw green liquid at his hands when he covered his mouth just now. He looks at the door and runs out. He bangs the walls and said, "Go Chae-ryung, you're doing this on purpose."

"So I was brainwashed by Soo Hyuk and Chae-ryung controlled my mind?!" Haebin nods and Mi-ran said, "Seriously, that was impressive."

"But as more students are in Soo Hyuk's control, Yoo-jung becomes powerful since she stole everyone's powers. Well everyone's powers were taken except Chae-ryung, Baekhyun and the students who have dark powers," Dino said.

"And if Yoo-jung can find a way to immune darkness..." Vernon slams the table with his palm and said, "...game over."

"Why?" S. Coups asked.

"It is enough to defeat the Strix. Way more than enough." Chae-ryung sighs and asked, "Why does it have to be me?"

"You're chosen. You have to accept it," Seo-jun said.

"GO CHAE-RYUNG!" Chae-ryung looks behind and her teeth are shown. She jumps and fights with Yoo-jung. The social butterflies take pictures and record videos and post them at their social media. Woozi is so worried about Chae-ryung and he walks to them. He pulls Chae-ryung away and Soo Hyuk holds Yoo-jung firmly. Soo Hyuk takes out a syringe and throws it to Chae-ryung's arm. Woozi avoids the needle to go inside Chae-ryung and the syringe stops flying. The syringe falls to the ground and Woozi said, "We have to go."

They leave with their friends and Soo Hyuk looks at them with his scary eyes. He sighs and said, "I'll get you one day."


Chapter Nine
"Is he crazy?! Throwing a needle? That thing stops flying and fell to the ground? No way!" One of the students said. They're gossiping and lots of comments appear. Min-jae uses his tablet and all of the students' accounts are hacked. The girls look at Min-jae and one of them shout, "ARE YOU CRAZY?! YOU JUST HACKED OUR DEVICES!"

"You deserved it," Min-jae replied.

"You are finding trouble with us!" The girls stand and walk to him. They attack Min-jae but only been dragged away by the jocks. The nerds' leader said, "We can't do our society work now!"

"We can't buy things online now!" The prep leader complained.

"My bank accounts' numbers are in there!"

"I'm telling the Principal!"

"You have no rights to do this!"

Meanwhile, Chae-ryung is sitting inside her classroom with the others. She takes out a bottle of banana milk and drinks it. She sighs and throws the empty bottle to the bin. She rests her back at the back of her chair and asked, "How am I supposed to control his brain?"

"It takes time, Chae-ryung," Mi-ran replied. Haebin nods and DK said, "But you just stopped the syringe from flying."

"Even Yoo-jung can't do that," Dino said. Haebin stands and said, "I'll go back to class."

They all nod and Haebin leaves. Chae-ryung makes a cup float and said, "I've practice all night just to master the basics."

"So you weren't sleeping this whole time? When Woozi..." Chae-ryung nods and said, "I woke up around three and practice till six."

The door is open and one of the preps said, "Oh my gosh! That Min-jae hacked our phones."

Chae-ryung asked, "Really?"

They all nod. Chae-ryung takes out her phone and sighs. Her phone also got hacked. She takes out a white keyboard and connects the device to her phone using a USB cable. She puts her glasses on and presses a button. The glasses turns into a medium size, transparent, green colour screen. She does her work and as she presses Enter, everyone's gadgets is unhack.

"Done." Chae-ryung keeps her gadgets inside her bag and the students get back to their business. Jun asked, "How did you do that?"

"I used to learn about this stuff." Baekhyun sighs and calls someone. Chanyeol asked, "You used to hack people?"

"Never." Baekhyun ends the call and sighs deeply. Hoshi asked, "Why do you sigh?"

"Sehun said that Soo Hyuk built a big machine so his brainwashing spell can be spread widely and it is starting in three minutes." Chae-ryung stands and leaves the classroom. Woozi follows her and so as Seo-jun and Mi-ran. They run and Haebin walks out from the restroom. Seo-jun grabs Haebin's hand and they run to get Soo Hyuk.

Chae-ryung follows the sound and they all arrive outside. They saw the machine and it is huge. Soo Hyuk is about to press the button when Chae-ryung runs and pushes him away from the machine. He stands and asked, "What do you want?!"

"Stop this nonsense now!" Chae-ryung yelled back. Yoo-jung laughs and said, "This machine is not about brainwashing, idiot. We were waiting for you."

"What do you mean?" Chae-ryung looks behind and Min-jae stabs her. Chae-ryung is shocked and Woozi shouts, "NO!"

Woozi runs to Min-jae and pushes him away. The knife is out and Woozi pushes Min-jae to the ground. He punches Min-jae rapidly and Seo-jun separates both of them. Chae-ryung nearly falls and glad Mi-ran and Haebin hold her tight. Woozi yells, "IF YOU DARE TO DO ANYTHING TO MY GIRLFRIEND, I WILL KILL YOU!!"

"What?!" Yoo-jung asked, shocked. Haebin said, "Woozi, we have to go. Chae-ryung needs to get cured."

Woozi looks behind and walks to Chae-ryung. He carries her and leaves the place with the friends. Yoo-jung said, "He just said that Chae-ryung is his girlfriend?! Oh my he is crazy."

"You know that Chae-ryung won't die except if you stab at the heart," Soo Hyuk said.

"MA YOO-JUNG!" Yoo-jung looks and saw the Principal. The Principal said, "You're grounded."

"No!"



♢Timeskip♢

Chae-ryung is resting at Woozi's bedroom. Her wound healed and now Woozi is waiting next to her. He run his fingers through Chae-ryung's hair and the door opens. S. Coups asked, "How is she?"

"Still the same," Woozi replied. S. Coups puts a mug of hot milk at the table and said, "Seungkwan and Jeonghan are here since Joshua and Wonwoo manage to drag them here."

Woozi nods and said, "Chae-ryung has to wake up now."

Chae-ryung open her eyes and sits properly. Woozi looks at her and asked, "Um... are you... all better?"

Chae-ryung nods and Woozi takes the hot milk before giving it to Chae-ryung. She drinks it and said, "Jeonghan and Seungkwan's here."

S. Coups nod and Chae-ryung gets off from bed. They walk out and sit at the living room. Jimin said, "Jeonghan made trouble."

Chae-ryung looks at them and sighs. She sits and said, "Seungkwan..."

Seungkwan looks at Chae-ryung and they made eye contact from far. Chae-ryung's eyes change into an X shape and she blinks a few times. Seungkwan is scared and covers his eyes with a pillow. Jin said, "That is the traumatic spell."

"What is the traumatic spell?" Chanyeol asked. Dino replied, "The spell makes some individuals recall their worst time or freak out when they don't have any tragic since your eyes became an X shape."

"Oh...," Baekhyun said. Chae-ryung walks to Seungkwan and kneels. She holds Seungkwan's hands and said, "I'm sorry if I scared you."

Seungkwan moves the pillow away slowly and Chae-ryung run her fingers through his blonde hair. Woozi is jealous and his fists are ready. Chae-ryung said, "It's okay. I won't hurt you."

They stare and Chae-ryung's eyes turn into green colour. Seungkwan recalls his memory especially when he is so close with Woozi. He blinks and pushes Chae-ryung away. He said, "You're so close to me."

Chae-ryung rubs her head and laughs awkwardly. She stands and looks at Jeonghan. In a swift motion, Jeonghan recalls the same thing. He rub his eyes and asked, "What happened?"

"Soo Hyuk brainwashed your minds," Dino replied.

"How did you guys know?"

"It is the same spell the previous student used," Mingyu said.

Chae-ryung stands and walks to the kitchen. She said, "I'm hungry."


Chapter Ten
"Oh my gosh! Is it true?"

"They are close."

"Impossible!"

"This sounds crazy!"

Chae-ryung and Woozi walk into the classroom the next day, The students are whispering to one another, in their societies. Joshua drags the two of them at the back and they sit. Chae-ryung asked, "Why are they acting weird?"

"The news come out," The8 replied. Seo-jun shows the news and they read it. Woozi scoffs and said, "We're not dating all right."

"Then what about when you called Chae-ryung... um... GIRLFRIEND~? Huh? Huh?" Wonwoo teased. Chae-ryung is disappointed a bit when that comes out from Woozi's mouth. She can't control her emotions anymore. Without thinking twice, she slaps Woozi at the cheek and stands. Everyone look at them and Chae-ryung walks out from class.

"Ouch! That was painful," Vernon said. Woozi stands and leaves the classroom. Mi-ran asked, "Did Chae-ryung got mad when Woozi said that they weren't dating?"

"Or are they in love?" Baekhyun asked. Chanyeol said, "I don't know but we need to find who is spreading this news."

"Fast," DK said.

"Go Chae-ryung, stop! Please, listen to me!" Woozi is chasing Chae-ryung at the hallway. Chae-ryung ignores him and continues walking. Woozi grabs Chae-ryung's wrist and pulls her close. They bump into each other and Chae-ryung struggles to get herself free. She shouts, "Let me go!"

"Have you post the news?" Woozi quickly drags Chae-ryung into a small room and closes the door. They hear two people are talking outside.

"I already post the news." That sounds like Min-jae. Another person claps and laughs.

"Good. I can't wait to see what my Jihoon's going to do." Chae-ryung is boiling up in anger. It is Yoo-jung the witch, that is what she referred her as. She wishes to get out from the room and punch her square at the face.

"Well, Soo Hyuk said that we need to tell the girl that he needs to see her."

"Why does he want to see that loser?"

"Maybe he is going to brainwash her. Aish... you know the girl is a hybrid. Soo Hyuk will absorb her powers and she will be powerless."

"Powerless? That is a good plan. She can't heal if her powers are gone." The two laugh and leave the hallway.

"I am not letting them steal my power," Chae-ryung said in a hush tone. Woozi nods and twists the doorknob. Surprisingly, the door is lock. It is locked from outside. Woozi tries again but failed. He said, "They must had lock us up."

Chae-ryung sighs and becomes frustrated. She sits at the floor and Woozi sits next to her. Woozi said, "We'll find a way to get out from this room."

"But how?" Chae-ryung asked. Woozi puts a hand at Chae-ryung's shoulder and asked, "Can you telepathy? Better telepathy to Baekhyun since he still got his powers."

"I'll try." Chae-ryung concentrates to telepathy to Baekhyun's mind. She sighs and said, "I give up."

"No. Don't give up now. Try again." Chae-ryung looks down and Woozi said, "We can do it. Believe in yourself."

Chae-ryung looks at Woozi and Woozi smiles. He nods and said, "Try again."

In the middle of the class session, Baekhyun stands. He senses something and Miss Yang asked, "Yes?"

Baekhyun senses Woozi and Chae-ryung's location. He said, "I know where are they locked up."

Baekhyun leaves the classroom and runs to find them. He changes into the Shadow Eagle and flies to the location. He stops at the room where Chae-ryung and Woozi are. He changes back and saw the door outside is locked. He knocks the door and asked, "Is anyone there?"

"Is anyone there?" Chae-ryung and Woozi sigh in relief as they heard Baekhyun's voice. Woozi replied, "It's me. I'm with Chae-ryung. We got stuck in this room."

Baekhyun twists the doorknob but instead of opening, it zaps. Baekhyun winces in pain and said, "The doorknob just zapped me."

"What are we supposed to do?!" Chae-ryung asked. Baekhyun said, "The door's made of steel. The doorknob had current."

"Min-jae must had done it," Woozi said. Baekhyun said, "I can't believe that Min-jae knows my weakness and source of strength."

"Huh?" Chae-ryung asked. Baekhyun uses his mind and controls the current flow. His skin starts to burn but he doesn't care. He just wants to save his friends. He yells in pain as the current manages to go inside Baekhyun's body. A bright sphere starts to form and all the current is all gone. The sphere forcefully pierces inside Baekhyun's chest and the door is open. Baekhyun coughs out blood and Chae-ryung grabs him. She said, "Hold on."

Woozi takes out his phone and calls the others. Chae-ryung said, "Please, don't die, Baekhyun. I need your help to defeat Soo Hyuk. Please..."

Chanyeol runs to them and asked, "What happened?"

"Baekhyun..." Chanyeol holds Baekhyun and he did something. The sphere goes out of Baekhyun and the sphere vanishes in mid-air. Chae-ryung holds Baekhyun's hand tight and Woozi seems jealous on how she treats them. Chae-ryung's chest emits red light and red light goes into Baekhyun's hands before reaches to the heart. The light disappears and Baekhyun stops coughing out blood.

"How did you..." Woozi is speechless. Chae-ryung stands and stumbles a bit. Woozi catches her and asked, "Are you alright?"

"She cured Baekhyun," Chanyeol said. The others arrive and Chae-ryung coughs a bit. She said, "I'm fine."

"Did her heart light up?" Haebin asked. Baekhyun nods and Haebin gasps. She said, "Chae-ryung..."