Jisung knew that what he was doing was stupid. A bad idea, bad with each letter of the word. Every hair of his body was bristling, warning him about the fear he was feeling inside. Any and every instinct of him on alert, not wanting to move forward, but he kept going. It was duty, after all, to look after all living creature, to protect them and to give them an opportunity.

He tried to brush his fear away and put his subjective thoughts aside as he approached the guy. Walking slowly, almost as if he was doubting a lot about taking the next step. His mind imagining a bunch of wild scenarios with no good end, he was too young to be feeling such fear. He sighed, and nervously wiped the sweat from his hands on his jeans.

The black haired boy was sitting on one of the big roots of an old oak in the school's yard. His eyes were closed, looking like he was sleeping, but Jisung knew he wasn't. So far all he knew about the guy was that he'd just arrived at the institute and nobody wanted to go near him. They've been avoiding him the entire day, just because he was something nobody had ever seen before. When he first heard about the boy, he was completely amazed too. Who would think that the one and only nephalem, a hybrid between angel and demon, would assist to their school?

The story of his parents, Ariel and Aeshma, was well known. Used in their history books to teach about the cruelty of both the angels and demons. You would think that Angels would be loved, but they weren't. They were known for being haughty and egoist, a clan that didn't mix with any other. Meanwhile demons were feared, and considered monsters among monsters. Although both clans had something in common: the obedience of their laws. Whoever, from any side, that dared to break the laws, would be punished, or even sentences to death. And the one rule that no one ever dared to break before, was the mixing of both clans, it was considered blasphemous, and treason.

Nobody knew exactly how the boy's parents ended together, or further more falling in love with each other. But they did, and they ran away, trying to hide from their clans, something really hard to accomplish. However, they were found eventually, but nobody expected them to have a baby. A young kid, sleeping on Ariel's hands. Both Ariel and Aeshma were sentences to death for treason. And the young, innocent creature, despised by both angels and demons, considered an abomination, was condemned to grow alone and with nobody by his side.

Jisung knew this from beginning to end and backwards too, it wasn't an old success, it happened maybe a few years before he was born, and he was told the story countless times while growing up. He was glad he wasn't an angel, nor a demon. He was in the middle, right over humans, jut like every creature that was not angel, human or demon. They lived in peace, hidden from humans blinded eyes, and far from demons and angels' cruelty. He was a nymph, a guardian of nature and life, he could feel the sadness and sorrow of those living around him. And that's the reason why right now he was standing in front of the mysterious nephalem everybody feared.

"What do you want?"

The guy suddenly asked, startling him. He didn't move from his position, nor opened his eyes, but Jisung's heart started to beat faster.

"I just—"

"Seriously, if you're coming to bother me, I'd prefer you to just leave me alone" he interrupted him, finally opening his eyes and turning around to face Jisung.

Jisung sighed once again "No, no. I promise those aren't my intentions, not at all" Jisung quickly explained "I just came to see how you were."

His brown eyes stared at him for a few seconds before simple turning around and leaning on the tree again. Jisung didn't know how to react to this.

"I don't bite, I promise."

The guy said to him, after almost a minute of uncomfortably standing there. Jisung took this as a green light and sat on the root in front of him.

"Why did you come?" He asked.

"I'm a nymph, so I can perceive the feelings of those surrounding me. You kind of felt..." Jisung was a little bit scared of saying the last part, thinking he might offend the boy, but he didn't have to.

"Sad?" He completed the sentence, "Yes, I guess my existence can be really sad" he sighed and looked at the tree's leaves over them.

Jisung could feel the melancholy coming from him, "doesn't it hurt, to be... so lonely?"

The guy didn't answer him for a while, he just stared at the leaves, catching one that was falling right in front of him. For some reason, Jisung expected it to either glow or become ashes to the touch of the nephalem's hand. This didn't happen, he felt disappointed of himself for thinking that.

"When I was younger, it was. I've been alone since as far as I can recall my memories, I've gotten used to it."

Jisung hummed in response, not knowing how to continue the conversation. The boy didn't seem like he was bad, or dangerous, and this made him sympathize with him faster.

"This is off-topic but, shouldn't you have wings?"

Jisung's question was random and took the nephalem by surprise, not expecting such change of topic, and strangely making him laugh. He didn't burst in laugher, it was merely a chuckle, but the boy's entire face seemed to glow up with that small action. The way his eyes would almost close as a reflection of his lips curling. And how pretty his smile was, made Jisung realize how handsome the boy actually was. He wondered how did other creatures managed to stay away from such beautiful creation.

"I do have them" he said, taking Jisung out of his trance, "Although, they don't necessarily have to be visible, I can just hide them on a regular bases."

Jisung was actually surprised, he'd never talk to an angel or demon before, a lot less to a nephalem, so he knew very little about them.

He let out a small oh in response, "And what kind of power do you have?" he continued asking "Sorry if I'm being too curious, it's just intriguing."

"It's okay. It's really nice to talk to somebody for once" this made Jisung unconsciously smile "I can control light and dark as it pleases me, and give and take life as easy, but that's pretty much it."

Jisung looked at him in awe, "Have you ever...?" he left the question incomplete, not really wanting to ask it in fear of getting an answer he didn't want to hear.

"No, not ever" he answered anyways, "I mean, I've help a lot of animals when they are about to die. I don't like to see them suffer, but never really... killed anything."

"I see" he said in a really low voice, then smiled brightly at the boy "that's really nice and sweet."

The boy was a little bit overwhelmed by his smile, and looked at the opposite direction just so he didn't have to face the squirrel looking guy.

"What— What's you name? You never said it."

"Oh, sorry about that. I'm Jisung, Han Jisung, nymph of the forest" he said "and you are?"

"I'm Minho" he responded, "Only Minho."

"Does it have a meaning?"

"Brightness and goodness" he laughed sarcastically "The irony."

Jisung shook his head "It's pretty, I think it fits you."

Minho felt his face get hot, that was the first time somebody ever said something like that to him. He didn't know how to react, simply nodding in response.

"It's getting late for me" Jisung said, getting up "It was a pleasure to talk to you" he turned around, ready to leave, but Minho stopped him, grabbing his hand, Jisung felt a weird electricity run through his arms at the touch.

"Will you..."

"Will I...?"

"No, it's nothing" Minho said, quick letting go of his hand.

Jisung smiled softly "I'll come by to say hi tomorrow, hope to see you here" he said, and waving his hand at Minho, ran back inside the old school's building.

Minho looked at his hand, and letting out a cute smile, he took a flower bud from the grass next to him, and made it flourish. A warm feeling like he'd rarely or never felt before, growing inside his chest.

Hope you liked it~
This  story is connected to Monsters High school by @Gummysam77 . It does not affect that fic storyline, but it's related to it. Also, it's not a copy.

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