Third Vampire Shadows (An Urban Paranormal Romance Novel)
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Leave her alone.
Ji Hyun had abruptly let go of Hyeon Jin’s arm. Both he and his wife had looked at Hyeon Jin with their eyes wide open in shock. Hyeon Jin had looked at them, surprised at their reaction, while rubbing her arm.
Mun Oh, can you hear us?
Of course I can hear you. Leave Hyeon Jin alone… at least she is fighting to make time for me. How many times since I have slept have you sat with me, talked to me, made me feel like I was still alive? You left me here in this room all by myself, never even bothering once to check on me.
Hyeon Jin had looked up at Min Ah and Ji Hyun. They had been so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
“Why the sudden…” Hyeon Jin wanted to continue but…
Hyeon Jin, can you hear me? Hey, you big-footed girl… it’s the pest here!
Mun Oh?!
Mom, Dad, can you please leave us alone?
Min Ah and Ji Hyun had left the room quietly, leaving a sleeping Mun Oh and a wide-awake Hyeon Jin behind to “talk.”
What the hell is wrong with you? It’s been seven long years and you never bothered to teleparty, but just as I was about to be thrown out on my ass you decide to “say” something. And yes, my mind was always “open,” but I never heard anything.
It’s telepathy, big feet… and I didn’t say anything because I was hoping you would give up, but the stubborn big-footed crazy girl… well, you are not a girl anymore, are you?
No, I’m not.
I wish I could see you, just once.
So why don’t you just wake up from this long bloody sleep and look at me?
I would if I could, but it is not up to me.
What? Are you like Snow White waiting for her true love to kiss her?
I wish it was that simple.
Ok, let’s see.
Hyeon Jin had leaned forward and gently kissed him on his lips. It had felt as cold as ice and he had looked kind of blue in the face.
Nope, I am still sleeping. Now why did you think that would work? Are we in the movies, big feet?
Hyeon Jin’s face turned red and she had slapped him across the face.
How dare you?! For seven years, I’ve been coming here hoping and praying that you would wake up. I cannot move on with my life. I have tried, but I can’t. It’s like you took my heart with you and froze it in time with all memories intact. Don’t you get it, you pest…? I fell asleep with you.
OW! That hurt, you bloody…Wait a second. How come I felt that slap? I’m not supposed to feel anything, unless… Big Feet…slap me again as hard as you can!
What? Are you totally nuts!
No, I’m not! Come on, you bad-smelling, big-footed…you…
And with a loud thwack, her hand hit his face again.
Shit! That really hurt.
So?! You said I should smack you again.
Something strange had happened then. Mun Oh had started to move his fingers but at first, Hyeon Jin hadn't noticed. They had stayed quiet for a few moments when Hyeon Jin turned to him, about to say something telepathically, when she had noticed something different about him.
I don’t know if this is all in my head, but you seem to be changing color. Your lips are not blue anymore and your face… your face seems to be less pale.
I… I…can move my fingers.
“Oh God! Mun Oh… I think you are waking up,” Hyeon Jin had said with excitement in her voice.
Be quiet; if it is the case. I don’t want my parents to know.
Why?
Because I had seven years to think about my future and staying here is not part of it.
In the days that had followed, Mun Oh had become more aware of his surroundings, though he was still asleep. His parents had been taken aback by what he had “said” to them, yet they hadn't bothered to change their habits. They had only peeked in the room to check if he was ok, but hadn’t even noticed the change in his skin color whatsoever.
A week had passed and it was time for Hyeon Jin to pay Mun Oh a visit. She took the same route through the secret tunnel that lead to Mun Oh’s room, but when she had reached the halfway point, someone grabbed her by her arm and she dropped her pen light.
“Going somewhere?”
“What the?!” she had yelped.
“Shhhh… Someone might hear you.”
“Mun… Mun Oh… is that you?” she had whispered.
“Yes… I knew you were coming, so I decided to save you the trouble of getting caught by my parents.”
“Do they know you are awake?”
“Nope, but they will when they check my room later tonight. So let’s go while we still have a chance.”
He had held her tight and they had moved swiftly through the tunnel, but his speed was not as fast as it was before, as if he was still defrosting. When they finally reached the entrance of the tunnel, the moon had lit up Hyeon Jin’s face.
“Oh, god… you are so beautiful,” Mun Oh had said without thinking.
“And so are you, but you could do with a shave,” she had said, laughing.
“Yeah, some things continued while I was asleep,” he had said with a grin.
They had stared into each other's eyes and it was as if nothing had changed. The love, the longing… everything was still intact as if he had only taken a nap.
“I have so much to tell you,” Hyeon Jin had said.
“We have all the time in the world, but for now, we have to get as far away from this place as possible,” Mun Oh had said as he stroked her face.
•••
“Thank you for giving us another chance,” said Ji Hyun.
“I’m only doing this for sake of continuing the family bloodline. And make no mistake: Kwan will be free to choose; he will not be bound by the same rules that Ji Sun and I were,” said Mun Oh.
“My son, the most feared bloodsucker has a wife and kids with a hu…” Min Ah looked at Hyeon Jin and continued. “With the love of his life.”
“Mom, everyone has a choice and no one knows what the future holds. Everyone would have doomed our relationship from the start. We would not have had a chance to even try to see if it would work. And here we are. Me and my third. Happily married with two kids…”
“..with your parents,” Hyeon Jin added.
“And no one died,” Ji Hyun said, surprising everyone.
Hyeon Jin quickly disappeared into the kitchen and reappeared with a bottle of champagne and crystal glasses. She poured everyone a glass.
“May Kwan be blessed and accepted by the elders as our family heir,” said Ji Hyun, and he help up his glass.
“It’s not like they have a choice,” Mun Oh said, joining his father in the toast.
“Here’s to big feet and the pest!” Hyeon Jin said loudly, and everyone looked at her wide-eyed.
“You just had to… didn’t you?” Mun Oh mumbled.
“Heeeeyyyy, we deserve some credit… don’t we?!” said a jolly Hyeon Jin.
“To the Lee clan! May we prosper and never be separated again,” said Min Ah.
Their little toasting ceremony was interrupted by the doorbell ringing. Mun Oh swiftly moved and opened the door. He smiled broadly as he looked at the two people standing in front of the door.
“Are we late?” the woman asked.
“You’re just in time,” he said, and he showed them to the living room.
As the two entered, Min Ah’s and Ji Hyun’s faces lit up.
“I thought the family reunion would not be complete without my sister and her husband present,” Mun Oh said. He smiled and nudged Ji Sun in the back.
Hyeon Jin handed Ji Sun and Kim Junjin each a glass of champagne.
“To all of us… and may no one ever have to sleep seven years again!” said Hyeon Jin.
“Bigfeet!” said Mun Oh.
“Pest!” Hyeon Jin grinned and downed her champagne in one gulp.
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