SIREN - TAEKWOON AU - CHAPTER 3
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"Fine......no tricks and no spells." He bowed his head and released you.
"Thank you."
You pulled out of his arms and looked around your place. Taking a deep breath you went into your bedroom, the only other room in the house besides the bathroom, and looked around. Your house didn't have a lot of fancy furnishings or pretty linen but it was home. It was the home your father built for your mother when she was pregnant with you.
Now, that simple home was in shambles. The priest's son had destroyed everything. You desperately tried to keep the tears from falling. You lifted your head towards the ceiling and tried to clear the lump in your throat.
You felt a light brush of fingers on your arm and you lowered your head to find Leo smiling at you. He slid his thumbs across your cheeks to rid them of the tears that had escaped.
"I'll have someone repair it for you."
"Someone?"
"I have lots and lots of friends." He crossed his arms over his chest and puffed it out.
"Siren friends?" You smiled at his childish mannerisms.
"Some are. They would be happy to help. I'll send the word out to anyone who is free and it will be as good as new. That way, you can come and visit without being sad."
You thought over his offer and wanted to refuse out of habit but then you realized how much you wanted it to be fixed.
"And….what would you want in return?" You crossed your arms over your chest and he grinned.
"You don't trust easily, do you?"
"I've never had a reason to blindly trust people. Especially on this island."
"You can trust me, you know. Haven't I proven at least that much?"
"I've only known you for a day. While I appreciate that you are willing to restrain yourself. We'll have to work on full trust."
"I suppose….but don't take too long, okay?"
"Thank you, Leo. For being patient and for the help."
"Of course." He bowed slightly and then smiled up at you.
"Let's--"
Leo stopped you with a finger over your lips.
"Someone's coming."
Your eyes widened and looked around for a good place to hide. Whoever it was, probably didn't want anything good. You hoped it wasn't someone looking for the priest's son. You looked over to your closet and headed towards it. Leo caught your hand and stopped you.
"I don't hide." He pulled on your hand and led you to the front of the house. "And neither will you."
You tried to pull back but he wasn't letting go. You had no choice but to follow his lead. Once you reached the front door, you could hear someone walking along the front deck.
"Are you finished yet, boy? Just take whatever you've found. We'll come back for more later!"
It was the priest. Panic surged in your heart when you thought about his son. You had no idea if he was still underwater or what was left of him. You looked at Leo and he just winked. He motioned for you to stay put off to the corner as he stood in the middle of the room, waiting for the priest to enter.
The door opened and the priest looked confident entering knowing that the owner of the house was gone.
Arrogant bastard.
"What the hell?" The priest barely got those words out before Leo's hand shot out and wrapped itself around the older man's throat. A flash of fear covered the man's face but was quickly replaced by anger. He fought against Leo's hold but didn't even make him move in the slightest.
"I could be wrong…..but I don't believe you live here." Leo's voice was low and angry. You almost felt sorry for the priest….almost.
"Who….agh…who the h-hell are you?!" The priest's voice was strained as he tried to talk through Leo's grip.
Leo must have loosened his grip as the priest took a deep breath.
"Who I am is irrelevant. What are you doing here?"
The priest finally noticed you standing off to the side and his face went pale. You supposed he didn't expect for you to still be alive. After a second or two, his face changed.
"My dear girl, I'm so relieved to see you alive!" He took another look at Leo and finally realized. "You're the creature who took our young maiden here! I….I hope she was to your liking? Could it be that you're returning her?" The priest's voice was the same that he used when he talked people into donating more and more money for him to secure their afterlife.
"Y/N……" Leo's voice surprised you as he never took his eyes off the priest.
"Y-Yes?"
"I've already taken one life today. Do you think it would be bad luck to take another?" Leo cocked his head to the side, giving off a dangerous image.
"P-Probably…." You weren't sure if you should answer or if he was asking hypothetically.
"What do you mean you've already…."
"You weren't really attached to your son, right?" The priest's face went white and he tried to pull out of Leo's grip.
"My son?! What did….where is he?"
"Not sure…you can ask the shark outside. I'm sure he'll know if there's anything left."
The priest made several sounds of disbelief before going limp, passing out from the news of his son.
"Leo…."
"Wait here, I'll take care of him and come back." Leo started to walk off with the priest in tow but you stopped him with a shaking hand on his arm.
"You're…not going to k-kill him, are you?"
"Do you want me to?" You vehemently shook your head in response and nodded. "Then I will simply drop him off in town and come back to help you pack."
"Okay."
Leo smiled and cupped his hand over your cheek before leaving the house. A few seconds after he was gone, your knees gave way and you collapsed onto the floor. You didn't know how to process everything that had just happened.
Leo had a temper. What would happen if one day you angered him like the priest or his son did? Was he mad just because they had hurt you? Or was there something else that set him off? Would you be fed to a shark also?
What was worse was that you had nowhere to go even if you tried to hide from him. He practically owned the seas and the island was small. How the hell were you going to survive this?
You got up from the floor and quickly looked through your house. You opened the chest that Leo had taken from the priest's son and threw some things in. In the bottom of your closet you found the small box of knives your father had made. You'd kept them for sentimental value as well as for self-defense.
Opening the box you took out one of the knives. You wondered if it would be too obvious to bring all of them.
"What are you doing?"
















