What is beauty?

Beauty is a term used to describe something or someone that pleases your eyes and soul, makes you happy and feel blessed that your eyes landed on that or them. It is supposed to be a very good thing.

But why is it that, people can't tolerate beauty? Beauty brings greed, desire, jealousy and so many ill feelings. If they see something beautiful they either want it to themselves or ruin it completely. Why is that?

Human nature, that's why. They can't tolerate anything or anyone beautiful. Why? Cause they are rotten from the inside. That's just how humans are.

You won't believe how low others can stoop to ruin someone. It gives them extra pleasure if the person happens to be beautiful. Some people beg to God take away the beauty they are born with. Because their beauty is the reason behind their misery.

Lily's new client is one of them. Lily's mother was also one of them. Her beauty was the reason behind a lot of her miseries along with her absolutely awful fate. Lily doesn't think she has ever seen her mother smile even though she would've looked so much beautiful is she smiled. Lily blames God to give her mother such a miserable fate, miserable death and such astonishing beauty that was a big reason behind it...

"What are you thinking?"

Lily's trail of thoughts were broken when she heard his voice coming from the closet. She turned her head from the white ceiling to the closet.

Jungkook was sitting in the closet with the closet doors wide open and looking curious about her as usual.

Thinking about her newest client made her take a little unwanted trip down the memory lane. She could still hear her mother's horrified screams in her head. She doesn't like it one bit. She hates flashbacks.

So annoying.

Jungkook pulled her out at the thoughts. Talking to this Jungkook guy might be a mistake. But she doesn't mind him too much. But for some reason Jungkook doesn't feel like the last one. They have been living together for two months now. And having a little company in this lonely house isn't too bad. And it's fun to tease him. His expressions towards her thoughts and work amuses her.

"Thinking about my next client and victim,"Lily said,"Should I use a machete this t.."

"Please stop,"Jungkook said widening his eyes.

Lily smirked. His reaction was just like she expected. The fact that a monster is so horrified about what she is doing is so absolutely fun to her. Free entertainment.

"Are you going to do that again?" Jungkook asked.

"Of course, Jungkook. It's my job. I get paid for that. And.."

"And..?"

Lily smirked again,"It's fun."

Jungkook widened his eyes more,"Are you fucking insane?"

That made Lily break out in a chuckle. She turned back to the ceiling while chuckling.

Am I insane?

"Maybe?"Lily said.

"Why did I even ask? You definitely are insane,"Jungkook said and sighed,"So..when's that?"

"What? The murder?"

"Can you not use that word so casually? And yes.. when's that?"

"Tomorrow probably? Maybe tonight if I feel like it? Who knows?"

Lily could see Jungkook shake his head from her peripheral vision,"Lily, are you not scared of afterlife? Hell? Trust me, hell is not a fun place to be for humans. You should really stop killing innocent people unprovoked.."

"Innocent..you say?"Lily laughed this time. Her laugh wouldn't stop. She laughed till she couldn't breathe properly. Like a psychopath.

"..are..you..okay?"Jungkook asked, sounding mildly concerned and also weirded out by her sudden psychopathic laughter.

"It's cute that you think there are innocent people in this world, Jungkook. No one's innocent."

"No you're w.."

Lily took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down. Her face muscles hardened as she looked at the ceiling with a stern expression,"And afterlife? Hell? Is that hell really worse than the hell I'm trapped in? The hell that is my mind?"

"Lily.."

"Anyway.."Lily turned back to the closet and looked straight at his eyes with a playful expression. The sternness was gone in a single second,"Do you wanna join me tomorrow?"

"WHAT? Why would I?"

"As I said, it's fun. And I feel bad that you sit in the closet all the time. Don't you feel bored?"

Jungkook looked at her with a disgusted face,"Thanks but no thanks. You should stop doing it too, Ms.I-am-fucking-crazy."

"Ay! That hurt!"Lily dramatically rubbed her heart with a hurt expression,"Shouldn't you be a little less mean to your roommate who is sacrificing so much for you? I'm not murderi.."

"Please stop using that word!"

"Oops sorry..'unaliving' him here and putting him the closet tomorrow so you could live comfortably."

Jungkook narrowed his eyes,"You are totally doing that cause it's probably better to do it somewhere else instead of thinking about my comfort."

"Oh aren't you a smart cookie?"Lily winked,"You caught me."

Jungkook shook his head.

Lily laid back down,"Ah I'm tired tonight. Imma do it tomorrow. I'll go to sleep back now. And you..my invitation is still open if you wanna join me."

"Oh hell no. And also I can't even step out of this room."

"Why?"

Jungkook sighed,"Closet monsters exist and gain power depending on people being scared of them and believing in them. You talk to me, see me that's why I can get out of the closet a little but still not enough to get me out of this room, does that make sense to you?"

"I believe you though."

Jungkook narrowed his eyes,"Liar. You still probably think that I'm a hallucination or something. Or else I wouldn't be stuck here. We've been talking so much these days but you still don't believe me completely let alone be scared of me."

Lily sat up on her bed,"Should I be scared then?"She quickly cupped her cheeks and did the worst interpretation of someone being scared,"Oh my God, there's a demon in my closet, I'm so scared."

Jungkook shot death glares at her,"Just fucking go to sleep."

"Aye aye!"Lily chuckled and laid back down.

It's not bad that she could spend time talking to him. She has fun talking to him, which is rare because she is not necessarily a talker. Never has been. But teasing and talking to him is fun. If he is an imagination, Lily hopes this imagination doesn't fade away before she has had her fun talking to a closet demon.

Lily turned the light off of her room and closed her eyes. Time to take some rest.

She has a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.

Jungkook was out of the closet, roaming around Lily's room. She bought a new record few days ago. Jungkook was curious about what song would be in the record so he put the record in the vinyl record player. He has seen her play a record a few times, so he should be able to play it.

Lily has gone out this evening to take care of her business that she told him about last night. He was getting bored alone. Nowadays cause she talks to him, he doesn't get as bored as before, which is nice. But sometimes she talks about such infuriating stuff in such a teasing manner it makes his blood boil. But all in all he doesn't necessarily mind her companion. He is still thinking of a way to get her to right track of life. But got nothing so far.

Jungkook slowly put the record on the turntable and then slowly placed the arm on the record like he saw her do it. Then he stood straight waiting for it to play something. Nothing.

Jungkook frowned, why isn't it doing anything? Jungkook leaned down and tried to pin point his mistake. He tried to place the recorder arm on the record again. But still nothing. He was so focused on the record player that he completely didn't notice someone else's presence behind him.

"So where is she?"

Jungkook was so shocked at the sudden male voice behind him, he jerked up and quickly turned back simultaneously shouting,"That scared me!"

He let out a sigh in relief to see none other than Seokjin standing behind him.

"Ah hyung, you scared me!"

"Yeah cool, we don't have time. I sneaked out, where is she?"

Jungkook stood up straight, frowning,"Who? Lily?"

"Yeah who else?"

Jungkook sighed,"She's out to pull that shit again."

"And why aren't you with her? Don't tell me you still didn't make a bond with her."

Seokjin didn't need an answer, Jungkook's guilty facial expression was enough for him. Seokjin sighed,"Seems like only we want you back in hell, you like it in the closet."

"No, that's not it hyung.."

"Forget it , I don't want to talk to a fool who doesn't bite the food that is in his mouth and tell me where can I find her, I wanna see her. I wanna see the special girl who does all that without any influence of a devil."

"Umm I don't know..but you can find her right?"Jungkook looked around the room and found one of her hair clips. He got that handed it to Seokjin so Seokjin could track her through her belonging. High level devils have that power. Once Jungkook used to too.

Seokjin held onto the hair clip and closed his eyes. Once he opened his eyes he looked at Jungkook and said,"I've tracked her, let's go."

"Hyung I don't necessarily wanna see what she is up to.."

Before he could finish his sentence Seokjin grabbed his wrist and pulled him. Jungkook widened his eyes in shock of the sudden action. The shock wore off quickly and he found himself on a huge roof of a ten story building. There were other buildings in the neighborhood but not as high as this one. He could hear cars, vehicles from the road beside the building. The cold air hit his face. Seokjin was standing in front of him, looking around. He had teleported them from the house to the rooftop.

Jungkook was about to whine about Seokjin bringing him here without his will but before he could Seokjin wandering eyes fixated on someone and he asked Jungkook while pointing at that direction with his chin,"That's her, isn't she?"

Jungkook turned around to the direction Seokjin was looking at and indeed there she was, standing by the railing with her all back outfit, her raven hair flowing with the chilly wind, looking at the road, thinking something with an unreadable expression. She looked like a sculpture. Her pale skin was tinted red because it of the cold. The lights from the road and other buildings, illuminating her figure slightly.

Jungkook involuntarily thought beautiful.

Not far from her on the floor of the roof was laying still, her latest victim, in the pool of his own blood.

How can she look so calm in this situation?

The whole scene in front of his seemed like a scene from a movie, something that's not possible in real life.

"Yes, it is indeed her,"Jungkook told Seokjin, not shifting his gaze from her. It can be no one but her.

"Interesting,"Seokjin mumbled seeing her, who had no idea of the presence of the two other entities on the roof other than her.

"What?"Jungkook asked, at Seokjin's honest bewildered expression.

"Her soul is completely black,"Seokjin said.

"Yes of course it is, you had a doubt?"

"But it wasn't always like that,"Seokjin mumbled in confusion,"Her soul used to be pure white and seems like it suddenly turned completely black when she turned eleven,"Seokjin said whil reading her soul, again something high level devils can do,"Without any temptation from any devil."

Jungkook frowned,"What do you mean a pure white soul turned completely black suddenly without any help from any devil? Does that make any sense?"

"I know it is extremely rare. Seems like something very traumatizing happened when she was six, I don't know. It's so rare, it's baffling."

Jungkook turned back at her.

Saw something traumatizing?

So traumatizing that she turned so evil from so innocent?

How is that possible?

Jungkook has never heard of anything like that. It doesn't even seem possible. No one changes so drastically so suddenly. Humans resort to crimes and sins slowly, that slowly turn their souls black little by little. That is what happens almost all the time. Then why she..?

Seokjin crossed his arms on his chest, wondering,"Is this even possible?"

"Hyung, can't you find out what happened to her? And if something even happened?"

Seokjin shook his head,"Unfortunately I can't. But I really want to know what happened to her. When I heard you talk about her I thought she was just born evil. But she was born perfectly innocent and pure. What.."Seokjin sighed.

Jungkook turned back to her. After seeing her do so many horrible things right in front of eyes Jungkook is also having a hard time believing that she was born with a pure white soul that turned black suddenly.

"I am confused, how can this happen? Anyway, Jungkook she is he perfect candidate to make a bond. Please do it."

"I.."

Seokjin glared at him. Jungkook shut up and said,"Okay hyung."

"I'm gonna go now or else who knows what'll happen if master finds out I'm gone. Should I drop you off at home?"

Jungkook shook his head,"I will stay here. Bye hyung."

Seokjin nodded,"Take care."

With that Seokjin disappeared into think air still thinking about Lily's situation.

After Seokjin disappeared Jungkook looked at Lily, took a deep breath and slowly walked over to her. He walked straight to her, being careful to not step on the blood on the floor. Only when he finally came and stood by her did she take notice of his presence.

She was pulled out of her trail of thoughts and looked at him. Jungkook could see small splatters of blood on her pale face. Jungkook didn't know if he was mistaken but it seemed like she was a bit excited to see him there.

"Weren't you on about how you can't get out of my room and shit?"Lily asked turning her attention back to the road.

"Stuff happened,"Jungkook replied simply and looked at the busy road. The people, the vehicles were so busy. He wonders what their reaction would be once they learn what took place in this roof.

"I see,"Lily said.

"So..What were you thinking about? So peacefully after doing that ?"

"I was thinking about you."

Jungkook quickly turned his head to her,"What?"

"The things you said last night. I was thinking about them."

"Huh?"

"You said my victims are innocent and I should stop killing innocent people unprovoked like him,"Lily asked while pointing at the body behind her,"Right?"

Jungkook also turned to the body. This time the process seemed more brutal and gruesome than her other victims. It's hard to look at him for more than one millisecond. Jungkook feels so bad for him. Poor guy.

Jungkook nodded,"Yes you shouldn't ha.."

Lily smirked and stopped him mid sentence by calling his name,"Jungkook-ah?"

Her suddenly calling his name like that made his heart skip a bit. He looked at her eyes and saw an expression different than her normal ice cold face, but it was still unreadable.

"He's a fucking asshole, Jungkook who assaulted, abused, tortured his ex wife for years on end and after she finally managed to leave him he threw acid at her face making her face completely deformed and blind. According to him, her beauty was the only thing he married her for, as a trophy wife. He took away her beauty as a revenge of leaving him."

Jungkook couldn't process what he just heard,"What?"

"He even paid his way out of trial and jail time,"Lily said,"So now you tell me, is he innocent?"

"I.."

"All of my quote unquote victims are like that Jungkook. The biggest on the scums list. Every human is a scum and disgusting but they are just..off the charts. I honestly don't think it was wrong of his ex wife to hire me to kill this piece of garbage."

Jungkook was quiet. He didn't have anything to say. His perspective of her was changing.

"My last one..was a preacher who assaulted his followers. A fucking preacher, do you understand? Police fucking let him go cause he is a preacher and preacher can't pull shit like that, can they?"Lily laughed,"Humans, I swear to God."

Jungkook kept looking at her as she spoke. Not sure what to say.

"Oh you don't even want to know what the one before the preacher did. Fucking waste of oxygen.."Lily took a deep breath,"Let's not even talk about him."

Jungkook didn't need to be told to know that that person did something unbelievably horrible,"But why do you..do this? Because you want justice? But this still isn't the right way to get justice.."

Lily laughed out loud, her bone chilling laugh,"Jungkook-ah, weren't you hearing what I said? Humans are scumbags, some hide it and some don't. Some less some more. If I say yes to you, I might look great to you. But no, Jungkook. I don't do it for justice. I don't kill bastards for justice."

"Then why?"

"Because I'm a scumbag too, Jungkook. I enjoy seeing people who think they are above the system, everyone else and justice. I'm a crazy bitch who gets off on murder, on the highest level of scums. It makes me feel powerful."

Jungkook kept looking at her face as she spoke. For some reason that reason isn't convincing to Jungkook. Jungkook shouldn't be too surprised if that was the real reason behind her murdering people, ecstasy, adrenaline rush, feeling of power. But for some reason Jungkook doesn't believe that. His heart isn't agreeing and even he himself isn't sure why.

"Are you disappointed that I'm not a vigilante justice seeker?"Lily asked.

Jungkook shook his head slowly.

"That's great,"Lily said and turned back to the road.

After a small bit of silence Jungkook asked,"Lily?"

"Hmm?"

"Why..did you kill him more brutally than others? Is it because you think his crimes to his ex wife was worse than the other crimes the others committed?"

It lasted a short while but Jungkook didn't miss seeing her hesitate a little,"I..was having fun and then got carried away..yeah."

This time Jungkook smiled,"Liar."

Lily turned to him,"What?"

"You're lying. There's something more to it."

Lily frowned,"There's not."

Jungkook shrugged,"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

Lily sighed and looked down and said in the lowest, barely audible voice,"She..his ex wife..her whole story hit close to home,"She then quickly looked up to him,"Enough, gotta go home."

With that she was about to leave but Jungkook held her by her sleeve and pulled her back in front of him. She was confused,"Wh.."

Before she could finish Jungkook slowly patted on the small blood splatters on her face, wiping it away with his sleeves. Her cheeks felt so cold, the coldness was cutting through his sleeves and touching his skin as well.

Jungkook could tell there indeed was a trauma associated with her. There was a lot of history behind her becoming like this. He has a strong feeling about this and he wants to know. His feelings are never wrong. If he could find it out, he could help her. And he wants to help her.

As he was wiping the blood on her face, she was shocked at first but she quickly masked it away and stood still. Her eyes were unreadable as usual but she was definitely thinking something while looking at his eyes. Jungkook wonders what was she thinking now?

After he was done wiping her face down, he gave her a warm smile while taking a step back.

"Let's go home."

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A/N: I have an exam an exam in the morning and it's currently 1 am here. I hate myself TT.