Risen

Today, Ha Na reached the age of eighteen and just her luck, she became one of those people who will attend every Vampire events and will be attending more in the future.

It's ridiculous how everyone are obliged to attend the ball especially those girls who reached the age of eighteen, but what is more ridiculous is how vampires ruled the entire humans and werewolves race for thousand years and now they're celebrating for it.

Do you think us, humans, are happy? Ha Na thought ridiculously.

No. It's because of that ridiculous thoughts of the vampires that they would be a better ruler than humans do.

With that thought, humans get to become just prey to vampires, who are predators, any time and anywhere. Humans will always be helpless, trapped in bloodshed, and alone in the darkness.

They can't do anything. They can't shout for help or justice. There is no such thing as one when it comes to human, vampire and werewolf interactions. So don't even ask for one if you felt unjust.

Ha Na sighed as she got out of her bestfriend's car, the cold air hit every inch of her skin. She was hesitant to look at the sight of those beastly creatures but turned around to see humans flirting with either werewolves or vampires and that disgust her the most.

By tonight, probably, they won't last that much. She internally chuckled bitterly. She stood straight up and fixed her long gown as she made her way inside the palace and mingled into the crowd with her bestfriend, Elisse.

"Let's go there!" Elisse squealed. She's older than Ha Na, and attended several events than Ha Na did. And also, she's rich so there won't be any problem for her so called 'justice'.

"I'm not really feeling good today." Ha Na told her, acting not feeling well. "I'll be at the balcony."

"Are you sure about it?" Elisse asked in worry and she nodded in response.

"Let's just meet outside, alright?" She said before leaving her in this hectic crowd.

Ha Na don't usually call her Unnie, she doesn't like it.

She bit her lips and tried to find her way out of the crowd and finally, she saw one. She smiled and made her way to the balcony.

"I can finally breathe." She let out a big sigh in relief and smiled, looking at the moon. Her brows furrowed as something got her thinking.

What would be the world without these different creatures? A world without vampires and wolves, and a world where one will just live and leave in natural process. Where there are only humans who will experience life and death?

Everyone prays for a world where only humans interact with each other without any fear of being taken down in a dark alleyway and be eaten by some creature. Everyone desires a world where you could find real happiness without fearing one self. A world where you could easily find true love.

"Do you want to have a drink?" A deep yet hoarse voice asked from behind.

Ha Na turned around and looked up to see a young, handsome and attractive man, just right in front of her.

He was wearing a simple black tuxedo. And to think that his sleeve is unbottoned, it could make a girl crazy in just a single second.

He smiled as he offered her a glass of wine yet Ha Na was being hesitant to receive it but eventually grabbed it from him. He stood by her side, leaning on the balcony and looking at the moon. He didn't say anything but just drink his glass.

It seemed to be awkward at first but as time passed by, she felt this feeling of having been close with him for a long time already. It's weird somehow.

She giggled a bit, thinking how unromantic this scene could be. Leaning on the balcony beside an attractive man. How cliché.

She stopped, not wanting the man to hear it. She glanced from time to time, wanting to talk, and ask him why he isn't talking to her and just drinking by her side. Hence, she decided to shrug it off, not letting him talk. Maybe he got some problems as well.

However...she couldn't help but share glimpses with this attractive man. She couldn't resist his presence.

Man, he's way too handsome.

His silver-gray hair just plays along with the wind and his skin goes along with the contrast of the moon.

If one would look deep into his eyes, it was as if a moon is shining into his own eyes.

It was beautiful. No, it was perfect.

He was beyond perfection.

His lips curved into a smirk and then chuckled at the young beautiful woman looking at him, or should she say checking him out. He stared at her for seconds before words formed from his mouth.

"I guess, I'll have to see you soon."

Those simple words sent shivers down to her spine.

What does he mean?

"Elisse." A hoarse voice called out Elisse, Ha Na's best friend, as she turned around to see an attractive man approaching him. He was wearing a tuxedo just like any other men inside this room.

How did such man even exist? Elisse thought, giggling.

"You s-sure is attractive." She slurred and hiccupped between words.

The attractive man's next move startled the woman for a bit moment as he wrapped his arms around her waist, a smirk played on his delicious lips.

Elisse's breathing was caught up back to her throat as she felt him breathing heavily on her neck. She tried to resist him but he's way too strong even for someone like her. Her eyes widened as she realized what situation she has gotten into.

"You sure are a one attractive vampire as well." he whispered making her slightly shiver.

Elisse knew that the man wasn't just any ordinary stranger. Her eyes protruded as she looked around to see that she's already in a garden just outside the mansion. She didn't even notice that she was already brought there.

"You s-sure are fast." she stuttered, a bit anxiety started to flow all over her body. She was wrecking nervous.

This man couldn't be? She mentally prayed he isn't.

His arm didn't leave her waist with her struggling to get out of the tight grip.

"Don't move if you don't want to get hurt." his statement seemed like a threat but was spoken in a soft way.

"Get off of me." she hissed in an attempt to fight off his strength but she got it wrong, she failed again.

The more she tried to fight off, the more his arms around her tightened.

A shrieked pain suddenly left her mouth, screaming and trying to jerk off the man who was hugging her to death, probably going to crush her bones soon. She was right. The man was no ordinary stranger but a vampire. Not just a vampire but a Duke, the second lead after the King.

She suddenly felt her knees get weakened as darkness takes over her sight.

It was just like everything happened in just a blink of an eye that Elisse woke up with a slight dizziness and opened her eyes. She giggled over her absurd dream and felt relieved that it was just a dream. But then the surroundings felt so unfamiliar to her, blinking in a way to get a clear view.

"What am I doing here?" She gasped, covering her mouth and eyes widened.

"You're awake."

A familiar voice spoke. It the same hoarse voice she heard from her dream. She turned around to see the man again making her expression fell.

The same smirk plastered on his face. "I guess you found out that I'm not just a normal vampire."

"Oh it's because you're an attractive vampire, I must say." She replied sarcastically trying to show some braveness in her.

He just chuckled, putting down a glass of blood on the table in front of her.

"Cheers?" he smirked as he lifted up his glass before sitting down across the table. He did not say anything but drank the glass while looking at Elisse as if observing his prey.

As he gulped down another sip of blood with his Adam's apple bulging up and down, Elisse felt irritated already.

"Aren't you going to say anything?" She tried to break down the silence.

He looked at her intensely, and the conversation went silence again making her groaned, rolling her eyes.

"Min Ha Na." The way he delivered those words were rather slow, dragging the words along with his voice.

Then Elisse suddenly remembered Ha Na. She is still in the ballroom. He couldn't have-

"You didn't do anything to her, right?" She shuddered, eyes widened. Hoping that Ha Na is safe and sound.

"No..." he bit his lips, curving upward, and slowly making contact with her eyes, "...t yet."

Elisse clenched her fist as she watched him in horror. Tears threatened her eyes as she remembered something about Dukes.

Dukes are known to be vicious and terror. They're known for their monstrous tyranny as well.

Humans bitten by them struggles and suffers for a long time. If they target you and captivate there nose with your smell, you should definitely pray already. They will surely keep you in a long time, never surpassed in the darkness, you will not experience light itself for a long time...and forever, you will just be a blood slave to them.

That's how vicious those monsters are and Elisse, too, is afraid of them.

"Are you that afraid of me hurting your Ha Na?" he said emphasizing the word 'afraid', his voice suddenly softened for a moment there. But then it changed when he suddenly said. "Don't worry. I won't hurt her personally."

There was a pause, a chuckle escaped his sinful lips. "Instead, you will be the one to do it for me."

Her head snapped at him, too shock to even respond.

"Tonight, you spent the night with a Duke." he smiled smugly, looking directly into her eyes. "You know what that means right?"

Her heart dropped down to the ground, tears formed at the thought of being his-

"That means you are my next target."

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After what the random stranger said, he immediately and cooly walked out of Ha Na's sight. It startled and bewildered her internally knowing the stranger just said a bit, and then walked off the next second. Sighing heavily, She instead went out to look for Elisse but the woman was nowhere to be found making her groan on her way to the crowd.

Where is that woman now? She asked, rolling her eyes.

Suddenly, a woman who's the same age as Ha Na approached out of nowhere causing her to jump on her place.

"Are you Min Ha Na?" The woman bluntly asked, and Ha Na nodded her head in confusion.

"Here." She mumbled as she passed an envelope to Ha Na before walking pass beside her.

Oh? What is this? Ha Na's brows knitted together, baffled. She opened the envelope and saw a paper inside, seeing that it's a letter.

A letter from...Min Yoongi.

Her eyes widened, and looked around before going back to the balcony she was in a while ago. She leaned on her back as she read the letter.

『look below you.』

That was the only words written on there. She turned around and looked just as she was told. Just then, she saw a figure standing and noticed it waving.

It was him.

My Yoongi.

Ha Na waved back as he smiled at her and waved back again. This time, he did it cheerfully with a smile on his face. Then he signalled something, making her confused before he ran off out of her sight. Feeling her heart in distress, she started looking for him in the garden below but he was nowhere to be seen. She turned around to see him standing in front of her already, making me astonished. She growled at him but he just chuckled and gave her his gummy smile.

"You look beautiful." Yoongi said with a sweet and warm smile.

Ha Na looked at him from head to toe. He was wearing all black suit with a glittered black blazer and his black hair was brushed neatly, covering his forehead.

He looked attractive, simple, clean and beautiful. Just like how she likes it.

"You're not that bad as well, Min Yoongi." She replied teasingly making him groaned.

"Just kidding, you looked perfect." She giggled, taking back her words with honesty making him smile wider that his eyes could barely be seen.

His arms wrapped around my waist, and swaying her along with him. As if something was going on but couldn't be point out. Yoongi just felt restless.

"Is something wrong?" Ha Na asked in worry and wrapped her arms around his neck, looking at him in the eyes.

He leaned in, snuggling on her neck, and she could feel his hot breath on the side of her neck before saying.

"Nothing." A sigh left his mouth. "Why do I feel like you'll be taken away from me?"

Urgh. My head hurts. Who is calling me early in the morning?

Ha Na groaned and reached out for her phone, but stiffened, realizing that she's trapped in someone's arms. Turning around, a smile sneaked on her lips as she scanned his features.

This little one is sleeping like a cat, purring with his pouting lips. She thought with a wide grin on her lips.

The man's brown-black hair came in place all over his face. His head on my arms, and face buried on her neck.

A squeak left out of Ha Na's mouth when she moved and his arms tightened around her, embracing her as if he doesn't want to let her go. She ruffled his hair, giggling and tucked it behind his ears before her hands travelled on his smooth milky skin, mesmerizing the beauty of this person.

This man could be the death of me. She scoffed. This man is so sweet, and even respects me a lot. I like him for that. He is my best friend, my man and-

My first love.

"Yoongi..." Ha Na muttered under her breath and slapped his cheeks slightly making him groan a bit but eventually went back to his sleep. How could you love sleep so much, Min Yoongi?

The pale man wouldn't even budge, and she giggled, thinking of something, lips curved into a smirk.

She lowered herself so that their faces would face each other and slowly move forward. Hence, as her face got closer, she intentionally let out an air through her nose to see his eyes abruptly opened, and widened.

Yoongi looked flustered but then softened again with his lips pressed into thin line, obviously excited by her actions.

"Can I get a kiss?" He groggily asked and looking at her with half-opened eyes, probably hoping that she would say yes.

Ha Na snorted at his cute reaction, shaking her head, and he responded with a cute pout and growled lowly.

"I got excited there for a moment."

She smirked and decided to kiss his glabella, between his eyebrows. His disappointed look turned into a sunshine and his cheeks are now tinted in red, avoiding her eye contact.

"Aigoo look at you." Ha Na teased him, ruffling his hair earning a soft purr from his lips as he embraced her with his arms. She snuggled on his torso with his chin on her head.

"Good morning, baby." He mumbled in a husky tone and tightened his arms around her again.

She struggled my way out but she couldn't, and whined. "Let me up."

But then Yoongi rolled over and hovered on top of her. He grabbed both of her arms and slammed them above her head before he slowly leaned his face towards her.

Ha Na was the one flustered by his sudden actions now. He interlocked his hands, holding it firmly with her soft hands and squeezed them slightly. His eyes never wavered, and she couldn't resist that adorable gaze of his.

Nonetheless his behavior, her eyes abruptly widened when he slowly slid his hands on the way to her shoulders, instantly cupping her cheeks.

What a tease. Ha Na huffed.

"What are you doing?" She asked in a slur way. He grinned mocking her before kissing the tip of her nose.

"That is...for teasing me." Yoongi murmured, lips touching her nose before jumping out of the bed.

She was frozen for a moment, still in the same position making Yoongi smirked in victory.

"Are you not going up?" He asked, teasing her making her groan and sat up, glaring at him.

"You better answer your phone." He just smirked and went out of the room.

Ha Na's jaw dropped as soon as she realized that she have never seen this side of Yoongi, and mentally slapping herself. She looked around to find her phone under the pillow and glanced at the caller.

Incoming call from Elisse

Ha Na answered the phone immediately, thinking that she didn't even see her best friend last night, and she was glad that Elisse called her.

"Hello?"

"Ha Na..." Elisse whimpered at the other side making Ha Na's heart leap out that her head started to think horrible thoughts of what could've happened to her best friend.

In panic, Ha Na answered. "Is something wrong, Elisse?"

There was silence and paused yet Ha Na could hear the sniffles from the other side of the line making her even more anxious. What happened to her? Why is she crying?

"Nothing..." Elisse trailed off, and Ha Na could tell she's trying to cover it up by pressing her lips together.

"What happened?" The human asked in worry and gentle manner. "Where are you, Elisse?"

"In front of your house." Ha Na's eyes widened, lips parted in shock and surprised as her entire system jolt up.

My house? Shit.

"Alright. I'll be there, okay? Wait for me." She told her before abruptly hanging up, and grabbed her coat as she ran downstairs, and saw Yoongi in the kitchen preparing for their food. He turned around, confused as to why Ha Na was panicking early in the morning.

"Where are you going, baby?" He asked with the spatula still in his hands.

"I need to go home." She frantically replied before saying her goodbye in which he just gave her a disappointed look.

But I have to go. Elisse is crying and I'm not at home. If Elisse were to find out that Ha Na was sleeping in other house, she'd go deeper in this situation. She might find out that Ha Na's in a relationship.

As soon as Ha Na arrived home, she saw Elisse sitting on the bench- alone and shivering, outside the house, on the torch. She immediately dash towards her best friend, not caring about anything but her situation and state.

"Elisse?" Ha Na called out for Elisse as she turned to look at her. An exasperated sigh escaped Ha Na's lips as she stopped in front of her before wearing off the jacket she was wearing and covering her best friend's body with it.

"Where were you?" Elisse sniffed again and wiped her tears, and as Ha Na thought, Elisse was crying but she didn't even tell her. It's obvious from her eyes and the way she speaks.

"I went out to...jog." Ha Na lied trying to make her best friend believe her but then all she ever received was a chuckle.

"I should buy you exercise clothes later then." Elisse glanced at her outfit, eyeing her from head to toe that made her cheeks flushed in embarrassment.

Realizing, she stiffened. She was only wearing Yoongi's pyjamas and shirt. "What a weird way for you to exercise in those clothes."

Ha Na glared at her jokingly. This is not the time to joke around. "But seriously, Elisse. Is something wrong?"

Elisse's expression turned into a frightened look as tears began to form on her eyes again.

"Ha Na..." Her best friend softly cried, and Ha Na pulled her into an embrace, patting her back.

"It's okay. It's okay Elisse." Ha Na hushed.

"Ha Na..." Elisse's voice cracked. "I'm really scared."

Ha Na knew that something is wrong with her, and Elisse wanted to tell her the truth but she can't.

Because first, he is standing right where he could see and probably monitoring her every move.

Second, she couldn't tell her because Ha Na might find out that her family came from a vampire bloodline knowing how much Ha Na hated vampires.

Elisse pulled away from the hug as she played with Ha Na's fingertips.

"You don't have to tell me, if you don't want to." Ha Na told her in a soft manner making her heart ached even more.

He have to kill me before he hurts Ha Na. Even if it takes a million stab wounds, I'd still protect her. Elisse thought harshly before she glanced at the figure far away from them.

It was him. The Duke of Vampires.

"Let's get inside." Ha Na helped her get inside the house.

Ha Na went to the kitchen to grab some snacks. After a couple of minutes, Elisse smiled as Ha Na approached with some snacks as she sat beside her on the sofa in the living room.

"You know about vampires, right?" Elisse asked, curiously.

"Oh... I know some vampire facts." Ha Na nodded. "Why?"

"Can you state one fact?" She started with a simple and obvious question, not to make it suspicious for Ha Na.

"Well," Ha Na paused, thinking. "They die from sharp objects with silver contents."

Elisse inhaled sharply. "Can you name the Dukes?"

"I can." Ha Na tilt her head in confusion. "But why do you need their names?"

"Just..." Elisse paused, trying to find a way. "Because I'm interested."

Although she's a vampire herself, she have never been interested in their own race. Her family is just like any other humans out there who eats animals and vegetables. They don't like to drink blood except if there's a certain vampire occasion that is needed to be celebrated with human blood.

Even if they act as human, they are after all a vampires and Elisse can't deny that.

"You're not going to marry vampires and have half-vampire babies, right?" Ha Na scoffed.

Even if I marry a vampire, my babies would still be vampires. Elisse thought, chuckling.

"Anyways," Ha Na stopped and her expression changed into a serious look. "Though I haven't seen them personally..."

Elisse looked at her, anticipated of what she will say, focusing on every words she says.

"In which probably all of us haven't." Ha Na chuckled, making her even more nervous.

"The name of the King is Kim Taehyung." Ha Na paused and counts something with her hands. "And there are 4 Dukes under him. The names are Jung Hoseok, Kim Namjoon, Kim Seokjin and Park Jimin."

"Really?" Elisse mumbled trying to figure out who was the one who talked to her and threatened her.

"Why? Did you happen to meet one of them?"

"No!" That came out rather harshly. Ha Na looked at her best friend in surprise.

Elisse breathed in, calming herself down as she didn't want her to think that she's being defensive. "Of course, I haven't."

"Alright, if you say so."