- Lee Taeil's POV -

I ALWAYS IMAGINED MYSELF walking down the aisle after my boyfriend Jihoon proposed to me a couple of years ago. It was a dream that both of us has been waiting for, but sadly, we had to postpone it due to a couple of reasons, and one of the main reasons is...

     "This damn paper!" I shout as I slam my hands on top of my desk, almost hitting my laptop.

     I take a deep breath and close my laptop in frustration before massaging my temple. I haven't slept for two straight days because of this damn paper. After everything I've done in the past, and even after successfully making a war plan that brought us to victory, my brain can't seem to function when it comes to schoolwork.

     And that damn Lee Minhyuk, calling me late at night yesterday just to tell me he finished his. 

     "Just kill me now!" I complain before lazily standing from my seat and walking towards the mirror. I almost chuckled when I saw the eyebags in my eyes since I got reminded of the time when I was always asleep due to my Sloth nature, but I still end up looking and feeling like I haven't slept for months.

     I rub my eyes and look back at my reflection again, but then I flinched for no reason when I thought that I saw something in the reflection even though I don't have powers anymore. It was actually just the curtains flying around since I forgot to close the windows last night.

     Honestly, I've always looked back and remembered all the crazy things that we did when we were still demons. Though I experienced more heartbreaks than most of them, I still had no regrets. I have no regrets about wanting to be turned into a normal human either because becoming human means that we'll grow old and we could all meet each other again in heaven. Which the archangels promised when we agreed to become humans.

     I think saving the world deserves us having access to heaven, right?

     "But I miss it though," I say to myself as I walk towards my pet snail, Acedia, who was inside his own little sanctuary.

     I'd be lying if I say that I don't miss the cool powers and the adventures. But I guess it's something that I could just look back to as a great memory.

     "Taeil? Are you awake?" My mother suddenly called out from outside my room.

     I immediately walked towards the door and opened it, revealing my mom who was holding a cake. It actually surprised me for a second before I finally remembered something.

     "Happy birthday son!" My mother happily greets me, and the expression on my face made her realize that I literally just forgot my own birthday.

     "I can't believe you forgot your birthday. But don't worry, just blow the candle, come on," my mom says as she moves closer to me.

     I smile at her and thank her before closing my eyes and making a wish. "I wish that all my brothers will always be happy," I whispered underneath my breath before finally blowing the candle. But when I open my eyes, I was surprised that the one who was now holding my cake was not my mother, but Pyo Jihoon.

     "Happy birthday," he says with a bright smile while my mother was giggling behind him.

     "W-When did you get here?" 

     "Just a couple of minutes ago," he answers before approaching me and giving me a soft kiss on the forehead.

     My mom smiles and grabs both of us before giving us a hug. "I love you both. I'm really glad that God gave me two handsome and amazing sons."

     "He actually gave you fourteen," I tell her, and the three of us laugh as she finally lets go of us. She then takes the cake from Jihoon and tells us, "I made breakfast so you can eat when you're ready. I'm heading out first okay? The other moms and I are heading to the spa, so you two be good."

     "Okay, mom. Enjoy your day," Jihoon answers, and mom leaves the room and closes the door.

     As soon as the door closes, Jihoon walks towards the bed and takes a seat on the edge of it before grabbing my hand and pulling me towards him so he could make me sit on his lap. "We haven't seen each other for three days. I missed you."

     "It was only three days," I answer as I drape my arms around his neck.

     He stares at my face and grabs my cheeks. "You haven't been sleeping properly again, haven't you? Didn't I tell you to at least get some sleep?" He then scolds me.

     I close my eyes and feel the heat from his hands before saying, "I'm sorry."

     Jihoon doesn't say anything and just wraps his arms around my waist before giving me a hug. "Let's eat breakfast and then go to sleep. We'll be eating lunch with our brothers so it's best if you rest first, okay?"

     The two of us became silent, and then Jihoon grabs my hand that had a ring on it. It was a ring that he gave me on my last birthday, and it was also the same ring that he had on his own finger. He then lifts his hand up and gives it a gentle kiss. "Soon," he whispers. "As soon as we graduate, I will definitely marry you."

     "There's no need to rush," I tell him as I hug him tighter. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

- END -