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Chapter 4: Greed And Envy

Greed- An excessive pursuit of material items and wishing one had more power over the people around them. It is an inordinate desire to acquire more possessions than one needs, regardless if it is taken away from someone else.

Envy- A desire to want what others have, be it status, ability or possessions, on the expense of another individual's joy if necessary. It is the emotion of desiring another's happiness or possessions in order to gain the same fulfilment.






(Y/n) stared at the pointed finger that was focused on her form. The girl was at a confrontation with a young boy who adorned a set of bright, golden eyes that refused to take their scrutinising sights off of the frozen female.

The boy kept his hands steady as he accusingly directed his index finger towards the girl, holding a strong stance of alertness. The female was still pressing her forehead against the door in an uncomfortable manner, keeping still as though her temporary paralysis would ward the male away.

"Step. Away. From the room!" (Y/n) quickly flung her body back in an immediate reaction as she stumbled away from the said compound, processing the sharp tone sent to her. By the time she had distanced herself from the frame, the boy had managed to sprint to the door as he hugged the entire structure in a defensive grasp before craning his head back to glare at the girl. "What did you take?!"

The female had to take a moment to analyse the inquiry and even after replaying the interrogation in her head, was still left wordless. "What...?" The boy swiftly turned back to the door to assess its appearance before fervently scowling back at the bewildered girl with a denouncing glint in his eyes.

"Thief!" (Y/n) nearly jumped at the loud shrill that irrupted through the air. She stared at the unfounded accusation before vigorously shaking her head in a denying fashion. "Don't try to say otherwise! I saw you trying to break into my room!" The female rapidly rattled her head in a pivoting motion, express her refutal towards the claim.

"What?! No! Why would you think that-?"

"Oh no! My precious treasures!" The boy quickly took a small object out from his pocket, seeming to be recognised by the girl as a key of a sort. After frantically placing it inside the lock of the door, he turned it with one swift motion before bolting within, appearing to forget about the female's presence completely.

(Y/n) stood outside for a few moments in complete shock while trying to regain her understanding over the situation. The girl was then snapped back to the present reality as she heard desperate pants and scattering sounds from within the open premise. The noises of flying objects hitting the ground and other items harmonised around the empty surroundings, like a chaotic chorus. (Y/n) heavily contemplated whether she should enter the area considering his clear disdain towards a stranger's interference.

She made up her mind over the subject as she heard the curious sounds of crashes and thuds along with the boy's panicked voice of concern. Upon entering, the girl nearly stumbled into stacks of boxes and papers along with a junction of items and objects that were mixed into valuable-looking, and worthless. She was nearly hit over the head by a flung set of shirts and had to dodge numerous socks and empty cartons of previous foods before she spotted her accuser logged between the junk that only situated itself on one side of the room.

"I can't see any of my CD cases-! Hold on...there they are!" The boy triumphantly held up the empty cases in relieving excitement before continuing to scout out the checklist of items he had created in his head. The girl fluctuated her sights from one side of the room which was kept in an immaculate and tidy condition compared to the other side which was covered in stacks of objects and items, regardless of their state of usefulness.

(Y/n) stared at the mess as her brain refuses to even identify the male that scuttled around in his chaos as part of the same species. The girl prepared to utter her amazement under her breath, only for her sigh to hitch as she felt a gentle weight being placed on her shoulder. The female spun around to look up into a set of vibrant green eyes that gazed at her with a welcoming friendliness. "Hello there. Are you lost by any chance?"

The girl remained mesmerised for a split moment from the warmth and familiarity that the male emitted while he knowingly stared at her with the patient expectation of her response. (Y/n) slightly stumbled on her wording from the surprise of the extra presence before both their attentions were grabbed by the dark haired boy that poked his head through the stacks. "Don't trust her! She tried to break in and steal all my precious belongings!"

"This junk...?" The boy aggravatingly growled at her crude observation before continuing to rummage through the scattered objects. The girl had to jump out of a stack of cubes and possessions in order to regain a stable footing on the ground beneath. Feeling a hand stabilising her unsteady form, the assisting male helped the girl back away from the mess.

"I do apologise for this (Y/n). My brother is a bit of a hoarder...My name is Eban, and please don't feel put off by the 'decor'." The male extended out his hand for the female to shake, however, was greeted with slight hesitation.

"How did you know my name?" The blond individual chuckled before holding up a piece of paper that the girl recognised to be her letter. (Y/n) looked inside her bag and on her own person before she directed her flustered attention to the boy once again.

"I found this outside the room. I hope you didn't mind me reading it." He apologetically handed her back the note until his attention was drawn back to the flailing male that was trying to swim to them through the clutter.

"Why were you trying to trespass inside?! How dare you?! Eban! Don't let her get away with this-!" The male prepared to stand up from within his sea of possessions before immediately slipping and landing back in the pile, making the female cringe and wince slightly as she heard cracks and crunching -unable to distinguish if it were the objects that were unfortunate enough to take the impact or the male's own bones-.

"Gennai, I don't think you have a reason to worry about her. She's simply here to replace Ms (L/n)." Eban reassured his sibling with composed mannerisms before his attention was drawn towards the undone bed where he took note of a pair of leisure items that lead to the disappearance of his placid smile. "Are those pillows sent by father...?"

The boy in question lifted his head from within the pile to regard the items displayed on the duvet with a proud grin. "Yes, father said it's a gift for finishing my tests with such acceptable grades." The green eyed male narrowed his sights as he tried not to gaze towards the presents.

"I'm guessing he didn't bother sending anything for me, did he?" The male halfheartedly commented before his brother shrugged off the inquiry.

"He said that if I didn't want them, I can give them to you. Of course, why would I do that when they're meant for me, right?" The boy stood up from the pile to look towards the female with heavy uncertainty plastered over his features. "Who even are you anyway, and why were you trying to come in and steal my valuables?!"

(Y/n) furrowed her brows in an insulted display before glaring at the boy with spite. "Excuse me little man, but barely anything here is something I would classify as 'valuable'. I was looking for someone I need to discuss important business with, not some small, delusional hoarder!" The girl snapped at the pestering male before regaining control over her temper and quickly retracting her body in shame at the disrespect she had displayed as the boy's face continued to increase in saturation at its aggravated red hue.

"How dare you...!" He seethed through clenched teeth, trying to stand as tall as possible due to the admittedly true comment over his height. The boy seemed significantly smaller compared to the rest of the males (Y/n) had encountered, and knew she had hit bellow the belt with the sporadic comment. "'Little man...', 'barely valuable...', 'delusional hoarder...'! Who the hell do you think you are?! Eban, throw this girl out of my room! I can't stand the way she's looking at my belongings with those critical eyes!"

"I'm not doing that little brother..." The blond boy rejected his sibling's request, making the raging male further express his churlish temper.

"Eban, kick her out!"

"So (Y/n), I suppose you'll be working here for the time being. Who were you searching for?" The emerald eyed male regarded the girl with a gentle smile, raising his brother's temper with his lacking interest.

"Are you ignoring me?!"

"I'm looking for someone called Seok or Mr Kim. Do you know where either of them could be?" The female hopefully watched the polite male for confirmation while the shorter boy fumed at the sideline.

"Oh my God- you're literally doing this right now!"

"You'll find Seok right across from here. He should be in his room. I hope everything works out for you." Eban affectionately stroked the girl's hair with an inordinate fondness that she interpreted as a friendly token of luck.

"Thank you. You'll be seeing me more often if it does." (Y/n) optimistically chirped before feeling pumped about acquainting with the individual she had been scouting for from the very beginning.

"I'm sure that'll be the case." Eban smiled at the female as she prepared to depart from the pair. Before (Y/n) exited the room she turned back to the scuttling, dark haired male that was trying to unlatch his foot from underneath a large rock that stood amongst seashells and beach items.

"You're called Gennai, right?" The boy ceased his endeavoured struggles to send his irritated attention towards the girl. (Y/n) inhaled a deep breath before turning towards him with an apologetic expression. "My name is (Y/n). I want to apologise for reacting so rudely towards you a minute ago. If I do in fact end up working here I hope we don't start off on any negative terms." Gennai slightly lowered his guard at the sincere and respectful vocals the girl exhibited. Scrutinising over her exterior for any signs of sarcasm or spurious indications, he huffed in acceptance before turning his sights away from the female.

"Pfft, why would I be insulted by anything you have to say? Your opinion is worthless so don't get concerned about such pointless things." (Y/n) sensed the undertone of pardon he had given her and proceeded to leave the two in search for the end of her journey. After leaving the pair, the golden eyed male proceeded to try and get himself unstuck from the natural object before he noticed the pleased grin on his brother's features. "What's got you so happy?"

"Hm...? Nothing, I'm just glad we'll have a new face around the place." The younger male harrumphed his disagreement before he reminded himself of the explanation he was intended to give to the taller boy.

"Hey! You don't mind me having your t-shirt for my morning practice, right? I already took it but thought I'd let you know." The boy attempted to sugarcoat his wording as he gave his older sibling a virtuous smile.

Eban stared at the male with a blank gaze, holding neither warmth nor coldness in his eyes as he assessed the confession. "Then am I allowed to borrow your camera when I require it?" The blond male glided his sights to the shiny object of his interest as he engagingly stared at the item that he desired.

"No! That is a limited edition photographer's collectable! You can't have it...! Now please come and help me out of here!" Gennai flailed his arm about in a desperate plea as he attempted another round of pulling at his stuck limb.

Eban let out a heavy sigh filled with disillusion at the naive request. "As I expected..." The male proceeded to walk towards his side of the room, away from the clusters of junk while his brother continuously implored on his assistance.

"E-Eban help me out! Eban...don't just put your earphones on and ignore me!" The hoarder called out to the male who had placed the pair of earbuds inside his auditory range, blocking out all outside sound as music flowed through them. "Eban!"






(Y/n) stood tall in front of the final door as she desperately hoped it would be the end of her journey. The female lightly tapped at the door with her knuckles as she tensed her body in expectancy to be greeted by the individual she had been searching for. After thoughts swam inside her head with nagging uncertainty, the girl's body tensed at the awaiting answer.

As the agonising seconds turned into minutes and as the minutes began piling up, her hopes slowly submerged as she was not replied to. The girl grumbled slightly before she huffed at the impediment. 'This is ridiculous! You've got to be kidding me!' The girl frustratingly grabbed the handle of the door and forcefully pushed down on the object until the structure parted to allow the female inside.

As the girl stomped into the room, she frantically looked around to spot for any signs of another human being within. After a speculative minute of processing and familiarising with the area, it dawned on the girl the inexcusable action she had performed. Slapping her face, (Y/n) grumbled and mumbled as she realised she had trespassed into the room without permission.

'God I'm shameless...This is just the worse day...I wish I could just take a break or something-' (Y/n)'s eyes were coughs by the relatively simple yet comfy decor that furnished the room and, to the side, a large bed that was cloaked with a puffy duvet that seemed to be half of the size of the framework itself.

(Y/n) looked over at the welcoming puff of white material and couldn't help but have a set of enthusiastic thoughts as she walked towards the delicate placing of the fabric, imagining herself flipping on it and bringing each air bubble to envelop her relaxed form and allowing her overjoyed state to take a happy rest. She attempted to block out the thought, but as her eyes kept being drawn towards the luxurious childish fantasy, she couldn't help but approach the furniture.

'It would hurt to jump in, right?' She inspected the seemingly untouched fabric and a sly grin brought itself to her features, feeling her slightly rebellious and immature side taking over her reasoning. The girl felt a sting of guilt and shame at the impolite thoughts crossing her mind, and inspected her environment a second time to notice any presences around her. (Y/n) uncertainly looked at the large furniture with tempted eyes and considerations before building up the courage to perform the forbidden act. 'I'll just fix it up again afterwards...besides, this would look so cool!' As she turned her back to the bed, she built up momentum and her determination, right up until the last moment she flew back and land on the waft of softness with her body spread out to cushion the impact.

"Ow!" (Y/n) gasped in surprise and quickly jumped back up to notice -as the large bubble of air holding up the fabric were squished out- a form moving under the covers. The girl stared wide eyed as the person underneath made their slow and uncertain way to the edge of the sheets. As they lifted up the flattened layer, the bump revealed itself to be a boy who confusingly looked up towards his intruder with a sleepy expression.

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