04 | Earth to Angels; Beautiful sin

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“Tell me I'm in Felicia.” Lili argues, hoping an affirmative reply––even after being well aware of the new place; Seoul, South Korea and very interestingly on Earth.

“No, you're not,” Soya replies, patting the younger with pity and overdramatic sympathy that got plastered over her usually merry face. “You know, you weren't meant to be with us.”

“I wish I didn't do that,” Lili complains, thumping her legs upon on the cemented stairs. These two are apparently seated at the stairway to one of the parks around their new apartment. They have now new human-ish names––new identities as humans––which they consider to be disdained. “Let's hope, five Blissses will be over soon.”

“By the way, you didn't tell me, what exactly did you do?” Soya asks, ruffling her now purple hair to one side, which was earlier orangish in Felicia, simultaneously enjoying the minty chewing-gum in her mouth. It's their first day on earth as humans, and on a note, most of their magic was lost when they were spelt with some sort of 'exile magic'. And now, they can't even clearly recall Felicia, it's posh atmosphere or rich serenity, not even their selene's faces, though there are some remnants of memories. But again, it's strange how Rosie and Nini are still able to recall many parts––there are exceptions even in the magical world and no doubt, it's just the example.

Currently Rosie and Nini who've got their new human names as Park Chaeyoung and Kim Jennie respectively, are busy loading the furniture inside the new apartment –– sky-wrapper-room number 502, fifth floor.

Like Soya, Lili's hair bleached into a different shade, too; now auburn brown, out of her natural silver blonde hair, and she was complaining about that for the past few hours she spent on earth.

“Aren't you telling me?” Soya, now also being known as Kim Jisoo asks again, when she doesn't get any response from the younger, who's nervously biting her nails. “Nevermind.”

“It's not it Soya, um, it's really not something to explain.” Lisa hangs down her head and stares over the ground in embarrassment, when she recalls how horrendous, catastrophic, calamitous but awfully beautiful the sin that she committed is. And it's still eccentric that she can remember this part so vividly which she wants to forget so eagerly. She along with her besties can't recall how they reached earth, all they do is that they stood outside an old house with some identity cards and dollars in their pockets and a print of 'guidelines and rules' they are supposed to follow, but Lili doesn't consider herself obliged to follow some trash-rules.

Flashbacks hits her with the most recent memory she made on Earth––the unforgettable sin.

She remembers, she stood outside Jungkook's house after she re-appeared there, staring at the gate, and hoping that one of her friends will pick her up soon. Earth was new to her and angels can't just teleport to random places, they are supposed to know the place well for teleportation, and that's how the orbuculum worked too. And if an angels try to teleport to random or new places, then a lot of energy is being drained out, and at other cases, the angel ends up at the wrong place––which includes from hell to the ninth cloud of heaven called Euphoria-city. So it is indeed dangerous to use celestia-teleportation techniques when one is unaware of the place one wants to re-appear in. Hours passed by, the afternoon's fresh azure sky turned reddish and the clouds got soaked into the new paint.

Lili watched the numerous people passing by, she even had a nice nap being aware of the fact that humans couldn't see her. Invisibility has its merits and demerits–––many humans passed through her untouchable celestial body which antagonised her enough to let out sharp cries time to time. Her wings shrunk back into her back disappearing completely like it never existed. She even noted that instead of her invisible self, she could be sensed by dogs and cats––which made her lonely soul pleased for a moment. But then again, even after waking up from two hours of nap, not a single friend of her came to pick her up. Rosie. Where the heck are you?

Lili bit her lips in frustration, she was seated over the footpath for almost five hours, and standing up––the first thing she did was kicking the metal-portal of her selene's house. And loud enough to resonate a shrill vibrating noise across the street. But she didn't bother to care about it, not even when Jungkook ran down the stairs, jolt opened the main door and stood across the gateway with his hands clasped to his waist on either side. A piqued look, and his lower lip gripped under his teeth. Irritated.

She blazed her glare towards the said man, instead of the fact that he couldn't see her. Jungkook on the other hand had his own sets of surprising actions, he first briskly walked towards the black-painted gate, opened it, and very unexpectedly, strode towards Lili. An eerie feeling made her step aback, meanwhile confusion knitting in her head since it seemed like Jungkook's stare was penetrating through her eyes. Shivers––was the right word that she felt on this humanly Earth––just some new human senses she started to witness. When Jungkook didn't flicker his eyes for straight a minute, Lili couldn't help but gulp. She slightly turned her head to glance behind––to confirm her suspicion––and there was practically nothing Jungkook could be staring. Not even a phantom or ghost as they say.

“Are you dumb?”

Lili flinched, and her frustration soon turned into anxiety and shock. That escalated quite fast. “Oh my goodness, is he talking to me?” she whispered to herself, distancing herself from him.

“Yes, Ms white dress I'm talking to you. ”

Jungkook had a look of disbelief, he was mentally facepalming at the sappy reactions this stranger was throwing. He potentially was staring her like an eagle staring at a mice. What the fuc––? How can he see and hear me? Am I hallucinating?––Lisa thought, gaping her mouth, almost awestruck at the wonderful defect in the magic or whatsoever.

“How?” she softly whispered, again very indeliberately, “can you see me?”

“Hah? weird girl, you look like a five year old kid on the way to some fancy dress competition, get a hold of yourself and restrain yourself from banging at my door for absolutely no reason. ” Jungkook dryly chuckled, mocking her. His hands resting under the side pockets of his trousers––in one of those boyfriend-poses.

“I'm freaking older than you for your kind information.”

“Oh, I don't mind calling you Noona? Ah, nah, Ajhuma sounds good on you.”

“Ajhuma, my foot.”

He sarcastically chuckled, “haha, it happens at this age, sweetheart.”

“What an airhead? Just keep your things with you, I'm not your sweetheart.” She rolled her eyes, irritatedly, and whispered to herself through gritted teeth, “gosh, Nini's plan is in vain coz I can never pretend to fall for a jerk like him!”

“What the hell are you talking about?” he cluelessly asked, ruffling his hair, and further mouthed, “but never mind. Just tell me that you aren't wearing real flowers over your head.”

“None of your business.”

“Of course, not until you try to barge inside my house.”

“Do I look like a burglar to you? Darn it! you should be thankful that I wasn't messing up with you when I could have,” just like Ruby––Lili spat out, with her arms curled against her chest, and cheeks puffing with anger. Her lower lip protruded out into a pout.

“What a strange stranger you are? Better get yourself some rest. You know, you're talking nonsense,” he brushed his hands in air, gesturing her to leave, “go away.”

Jungkook then turned his back on her and very casually started sauntering towards his doorway. Meanwhile Lili was sulking to herself with low curses against the guy, but through the corner of her eye she happened to notice a custodian watching her in surprise. Of course, she never showed any interest on land before and seeing her on Earth was like making fishes fly in air.

An idea clicked in her head, and without wasting a mili-second––like a bolt of lightning––she pulled herself to back-hug Jungkook, which undoubtedly startled the said guy to the extent he slapped off her arms off his shoulders in reflex. And quickly turned around to face her. In other conditions, Lili would have surely slapped him back, but keeping a firm grip on her lucidity, she remained stoic, and indecipherable. 

“What the fu–” Jungkook was just lipping the words, but before it trailed on–– his crimson petal-ish lips were suddenly crashed against the plump lips of the silver haired girl. Her eyes were shut closed, and her breathing now stopped along with the guy's, whose halted as a consequence of shock and surprise blended together,and unable to lean towards one side.

Jungkook had his eyes wide for next few seconds, but later on he moved his charismatic lips in synchronised with hers, closing his eyes too, and to any human or celestial being watching this, it was the loveliest sight one could see between couples. And instead of being such a weird attack of someone's lips, Jungkook was relaxed like it was the most natural thing to do with a whole stranger and lowkey he was blossomed with elation.

Whilst Lili, like Jungkook would never admit, but it felt like she met the deity or divinity itself, something which she craved it to be deeper and deeper as the seconds passed by. Unexplainable but alluring. 

“Lisa, here's your ice cream ” Lili is being snapped from her thoughts when Jisoo out of nowhere offers one of the chocolate ice creams over her hands. “Eat it before it melts.”

“Thanks, Soya, I mean Jisoo unnie,” Lili says with a soft smile, but Jisoo doesn't fail to see the redness embellishing over the younger's chubby cheeks. But she knows how taciturn Lisa is when it's about something regarding her deep emotions, and the best person who could tell her inner feelings is Rosé; her soulmate.

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A/N : I've a request for those silent readers to be a bit loud, coz it is the only thing that can make me a bit happy at a time where I'm at edge. Haha.

Also, idk if I'll be able to update any sooner, I'm still writing this coz I cannot stop abruptly. Although I announced it but let me tell you again, I'm very busy starting tomorrow, (on the verge of leaving behind everything incomplete) but I'm losing a bit sleep to complete this chapter. Please be a little considerate and show your love.

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YoonNie is up next for sure this time. Haha.

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