Chapter 179 - I Wanna Sleep With You

"Eun Ha-ssi, please come! Ye Rim needs you!" the voice on the other end of the phone called. She didn't hesitate, imagining that Dr. Kim wouldn't call her if he could solve anything himself. He gave no explanations, just the address of his apartment.

Upon arriving there, Eun Ha wanted to see Ye Rim immediately, and found her burning with fever. Dr. Kim stopped beside him, saying,

"She had a high fever and was very confused when I got here. I administered some medications and managed to lower her temperature with a bath. If the fever increases again, we will probably have to take it to the hospital."

"What does she have?" Eun Ha asked in distress.

"She wanted to talk to you before you fell asleep," the doctor scratched his head. "Eun Ha ssi, some unexplained fevers can be caused by stress. Perhaps you could stay with her for a while, uhn?" he suggested with a gentle smile. Eun Ha didn't know that the Man in Pink could have a beautiful and captivating smile, almost youthful. 'No wonder he's the man Ye Rim loves and the man of prophecy, but…. did I not know how to correctly interpret what I saw? ' she wondered, agreeing with the doctor's suggestion.

"I'm going to get something from the pharmacy and also coffee, so please, stay by her side. I shouldn't be long," he said, taking the car keys. She wondered if he really needed to do these things or was it just a way to leave them alone.

Eun Ha sat next to Ye Rim on the bed, thinking about the conversation she had earlier with Shin. Their concerns had grown when they learned that the Devourer had come very close to attacking them in the park, nights ago. In addition, Chang Mi had even taken pictures of the corrupted fairy, Seong Hwan, unaware that he was his father, and a fairy eater. He had been hanging around their apartment, and that meant he was looking for a new quarry. Had he been interested only in her, a wild fairy, or had he also identified a potential problem in Ye Rim?

Ye Rim opened her eyes with difficulty, groaning,

"Unnie?!"

"I'm here, Ye Rim," she said softly, touching her donsaeng's forehead. "Just rest, everything will be fine,"

"Unnie ... Forgive me. Unnie ... I was unfair to you," Ye Rim whimpered, holding Eun Ha's hand over her forehead for longer.

"You don't have to apologize for anything. I really did everything wrong. I did what I did because I was scared. Afraid for myself. And fearing about you, Ye Rim," she said. "I was scared and unsure. I was afraid that people would hurt me, because I'm not like them. I was afraid that you were no longer my friend because your mother was gone because of supernatural beings. And then ... I was afraid that you'd die. I was afraid that you'd suffer. But you were right. I thought I knew what was best for you. I tried to decide for you, and even forgot about me. It would have been a lot easier if I had trusted you, instead of transferring my insecurities to you," Eun Ha was calmer today after understanding things she didn't understand before.

"Unnie. I owe you an apology too. For not appreciating how you dedicated yourself and helped me too ... For ... Not having understood that you wanted to protect me because you are my unnie ... And not because you think I'm incapable!" despite the weak voice, Ye Rim looked at her with feverish eyes.

"I wanted to protect you but I should have done it differently… Today, knowing a little more about Dr. Flamingo… I think I may be mistaken about him, and what the prophecy meant. What I mean, Ye Rim, is that… Living love seems to be more important than ever getting a broken heart. I won't interfere unless I'm sure that you are suffering ... But I'll speak to you instead, putting some reason back inside your head. And not going around acting like a crazy saboteur!"

Ye Rim smiled understandingly and happily,

"Thank you, unnie. I will do the same."

"Aren't you mad at me anymore?"

"No," she said.

"Are you ready for going home?"

Ye Rim nodded, and Eun Ha was happy.

"Unnie?"

"Yes?"

"'Professor Shin' is not a man for you! He's going to break your heart!" Ye Rim narrowed her eyes, showing her resentment, and Eun Hah opened her eyes wide,

"Uhn?!"

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"Professor Shin, this is my current situation," said Chang Mi, looking at the Hunter with his best expression of fragility. In fact, everything he had reported was real, except that… maybe he could handle it without making such a blatant appeal. But there he was, with a backpack full of clothes and personal stuff, ready to 'camp' in Hunter Shin's immense mansion for as long as needed.

Since he had pricked his finger with the Devourer's sting, in fact, his father, he had had even more terrifying dreams. He realized that all the dreams about the crows, which he had had before, were in fact with the 'shadows' that his father dominated. But now he realized, after waking up, that his father was trying to contact him. Chang Mi saw his eyes inflamed with madness search the dark. He even heard ghostly whispers calling out to him,

LET YOURSELF, ACCEPT MY CALL ... DON'T BE AFRAID ... COME ON TO ME ...

It terrified him. But I wouldn't have admitted that to the Hunter without reason. He didn't intend to answer the call, but he suspected that, because of the connection they had, the Devourer could now see through his eyes.

And if Chang Mi weren't enough to worry about his mother and hyung, this morning he had seen Hunter Shin take some suitcases from the noona's apartment.

Was she going to stay at the mansion?

Alone with Hunter Shin?

Chang Mi decided that this was not going to happen.

Claiming to his mother that he was going to stay in a house with other students studying hard for college, Chang Mi headed for the hunter's mansion with a plan in mind.

"Okay, Chang Mi. Your idea of ​​having your sleep monitored to find out where… your father is very good, "said Shin, comforting him. "I'll be around watching."

"Then fine? Can I stay here for a while until we resolve this? " he kept a grateful smile. The Hunter nodded,

"I'm going to ask Ahn to get one ..."

"Professor Shin, where is your room? I can arrange my things myself. I mean, it will be easier if we sleep in the same room, right? " noticing the fairy's hesitation and how he frowned, Chang Mi continued, "If I sleep in another room, even if I scream, by the time Professor Shin gets there it would all be over. And uhn… I don't snore. "

"Okay ..." although not thrilled, not even the experienced hunter could deny that this was the best way to monitor someone's sleep. Then Shin guided him to the bedroom. 

Although large and luxurious by the standard that Chang Mi was used to, the room was a little old-fashioned and there was no modern western bed. He saw instead a yo and an ibul, which, despite being elegant, didn't have half the comfort a modern youth was used to. Chang Mi should have imagined that the Hunter would sleep in an old type of bed. Realizing his shock, the fairy asked,

"Do you still think it's necessary?"

"Ah ... which side do you prefer, Professor Shin?" he gave a big smile. He'd sleep next to Professor Shin, rather than his heavenly noona!

"The house has western beds, too, if you prefer. I imagine that you aren't used to it and you may find it even more difficult to sleep," said the Hunter.

"Can I ask you a... intimate question? As I'd ask for a hyung?"

"Um, yes, of course."

"Do you bring girls here? To… sleep with them?" he always wondered how a girl would react to making love on a yo.

"Well, this is my room," replied Shin, reaching out to flick Chang Mi's forehead. "And you can call me hyung, if you want."

"And they don't complain?"

Shin smirked, 

"I don't think so, Chang Mi. I don't think so."

'Uhn, so the hunter thinks he's the God of S.e.x, doesn't he? Noona deserves a fluffy bed and a lot of affection. Sorry Hunter Shin, you are a nice guy, but we are at war for noona ... Eun Ha, I always forget that we are the same age. In fact, I may even be older than her! '

"Are you changing your mind? Do you want the soft bed?" asked the hunter with an amused look.

"It's all right! I sleep on the floor often, in fact!" he took the backpack off his shoulders and placed it on 'his' side of the bed, lying down next to try the yo. "I have back pain, so it's very relaxing!" He lied.

"Oh really? This is so surprising. A fairy, and even a human-looking half-fairy, with back pains," he didn't seem to believe it, so Chang Mi smiled condescendingly,

"But not all of these fairies and half fairies have been as many years as a persimmon, aren't they?? Aish, everything is explained now. My inexplicable pains. I spent years of my life curled up and tight like a small persimmon embryo. No wonder. Aigoo! I really am a poor Persimmon Boy!"

Shin looked at him wide-eyed, but he had no arguments,

"Okay… Persimmon. As you wish."

Chang Mi put his arms under his head, grinning. He could get used to it.