Peek-a-boo, I can see you AU - Part 2 of 3
EXO as animals series: D.O
Kyungsoo had haunted the house you bought, he made it impossible to live there aiming to scare you till you gave up, falling in love wasn’t in his plans.
Owl AU/Romance/Fantasy/Scary… kind of?
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EXO hybrid series
< Part 1 - Part 3 >
Those voices... they kept ringing in your head, you had to open your eyes, there was definitely someone in the house with you and he wasn’t invited.
“Please go away, go away” you cried in desperation.
“This is my house, no one will live here but me, you are an intruder, leave before I turn to something you won’t like”
You shut your eyes open, your limbs were weak from the lack of sleep, you took a backpack and took just the necessary, your tears fell down in desperation to get going as soon as you could.
The owl watched you, he strangely felt sorry for the first time, he’s been haunting the house for over 60 years and he never felt sorry for anyone.
“I will leave, I spent all the money I had, I finally thought I’d be happy and now this, even ghosts hate me, what did I do to deserve this?”
You stepped a step backwards stumping on something... or someone.
“Please please leave me alone I am leaving, don’t hurt me” you cried again closing your eyes “I will try getting my money back and leave”
“No! Don’t! I don’t want to see Seo Minsu again”
You buried your face in your hands when you heard the stranger’s voice too close to you, it was overwhelming just the thought of a ghost directing you talk was just not sinking in.
You titled your head to one side to meet the same guy as the day before.
“C-can you see me?” asked the ghost you nodded terrified to lie “like you can see my shape as a man?” you nodded again but when a little smile drew in his face your fear diminished “really!?” he asked enthusiastically “and the owl?”
“What owl?” you stuttered.
“I am not a white owl?”
“N-no?”
“I can’t believe my ears, she can see me!”
“Is that a good thing? Does that mean you will kill me?”
“You think I’m here to kill you?”
“No you don’t look scary, just a normal guy”
Oh but he didn’t like that last statement and his gaze turned dark again as he frowned knitting his eyebrows together.
“I’m sorry no no I didn’t mean that”
Too much to deal with, too dizzy, too incoherent… your head was spinning from the thinking, but it was nice feeling to be back on your pillow.
~~~ Do Kyungsoo built the house in hill all by himself, every inch of the house for his beloved Seo Minhae, the oldest off the Seo sisters, they looked fantastic together, they were the cutest young couple in town.
But were they? Kyungsoo loved Minhae ever since she was 12 when he saw her buying milk, her sister Minsu was only 4, her father died in war and her mother was very sick, Minhae run the errands apart from taking care of her sister, Kyungsoo followed them and learned their address, he used to wait for her bringing everyday 2 candies for the girls, they fell in love and finally after 6 years they got engaged.
Kyungsoo’s family was wealthy, but not as much as Kim Jungmo's who had an eye for Kyungsoo’s fiancee Minhae, her mother pressurised her to dump Kyungsoo and marry Jungmo instead, she was weak so ended up accepting, Kyungsoo couldn’t take it and killed himself inside the house he gave Minhae who in reality never stopped loving haunting it ever since, he saw her every time she visited the house but she couldn’t see him, and that made him bitter towards her, he couldn’t understand why she couldn’t se him, soon he learned that no one could, he couldn’t be seen and he couldn’t die when he was already dead.
Seo Minhae died… and Kyungsoo remained in the house waiting for the next visitor to terrify…
~~~
You woke up in your bed, was it a dream? Were you just stressed from the moving? The money you spent? What was it?
You looked around and found your backpack in the chair adjacent to your bed, you went to open it and it was still full with the stuff you put the night before when you were running away, you pressed your head with both hands trying to think a coherent explanation to all this.
“You weren’t dreaming if that’s what you were wondering”
You jumped on your tracks when you heard the same familiar voice, you turned around this time he was smiling.
“Peek-a-boo? Hi!” he said his heart-shaped lips coming to life.
But that was the moment when it culminated, all the stress all the fainting lately, the scary feeling of having someone watching you in your house, you bursted in tears and crouched on the floor holding onto your knees, your sobs were loud and desperate, Kyungsoo didn’t know what to do, he was very rusty treating with humans, especially trying to be nice to them.
“Wait, I-sorry, did I scare you?”
“WHAT!? DID YOU DO ANYTHING BUT SCARE ME ALL THIS TIME? WHAT DO YOU WANT? I TOLD YOU I’LL LEAVE THE HOUSE! JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE TO TAKE MY STUFF!”
“I-I don’t want you to leave, I’m sorry I scared you”
“What makes you think I’ll stay? You are a ghost that apparently I’m not supposed to see living in my house excuse me ‘your house’”
You kept crying until you felt his hand over your shoulder, strangely you really weren’t scared of him, it was the idea of him being a ghost that wasn’t of your liking.
“Who are you?”
“I’ll tell you everything, just… please don’t go”
You really sat opposite to this ghost as he told you his story, you held your pillow onto your chest and buried your face only your eyes peeking up to watch him as he talked, it was a very sad story, nonetheless having a conversation with a ghost didn’t seem coherent in any way.
“So what do you want Do Kyungsoo-ssi?”
“Please just Kyungsoo, it’s fine... and answering your question, could you maybe stay? And…”
“So you are giving me the house, are you going to be liberated and go to the place all ghost should go or however this thing works?”
“I’m not leaving my house!”
“So you are asking me to share my house with a ghost? Is that fair to you in any way? I paid good money for it, and I am obliged to pay for the next 25 years”
“And you bought it from someone who doesn’t even own it, I’m the owner!”
“You are dead Kyungsoo!”
He vanished, enraged and frustrated he disappeared in thin air, you thought that perhaps upsetting a ghost wasn’t the best of ideas, where was he? Was he watching you? Did he go? If so... will he be back? How much did he really see of you? Was it safe to shower and so on?
You kept packing to leave, the electricity went off again, Kyungsoo wasn’t being convincing at all, you saw the white owl sitting on the tree branch with big eyes watching everything you did, you knew he wasn’t happy… and you weren’t brave enough to close the curtains either...
You kept packing as if nothing.
“I can see you…”
Just ignore it and keep going, you knew it was him, he wasn’t menacing he was perhaps lonely, you were the first person he interacted with in 60 years, yes that’s it, he wanted a friend.
You took your bag and tried opening the door which seems to be locked, but it wasn’t… he was behind it, he was not letting you leave.
“Kyungsoo please, just let me go this is too overwhelming for me, I think I need a break, just please let me go!”
He let go of the handle causing you to fall on the floor.
“Peek-a-boo!”
You stared at his shadow, it was dark but his eyes glowed, they were very big and he was opening them that extra bit to look scary, and scary he looked.
“Do you enjoy this Kyungsoo? So after you freak people out you feel good about yourself?”
“Yes” he said firmly.
“Even the only person who can see you? Do I deserve this treatment? Is this the way you are convincing me to stay?”
“So can I try again?” he said now all the lights of the house working again.
You gasped at his proximity, how was he dead feeling so real? It seemed as if he breathed just like you did, his fringe on top of his head moved just like any regular person’s hair, he blinked and his eyelashes were so real, his lips, those that were never given attention as they deserved...
“You like me?” he said as you shook your head coming back to reality.
“What? W-How? What do you mean?”
“You were watching my face, my eyes... my lips...” he said with a wide open smile.
“I-no! I-just it seems you are so real, it’s strange, I never saw a ghost before”
“I’m flattered I’m your first, but you were totally checking me out, don’t worry I don’t blame you, I remember I always had the attention of all girls” he said his grin growing.
You cleared your throat and looked around to room trying to look casual.
“So will you stay?”
“Will you scare me?”
“Absolutely not, besides, I will save you the money for the alarm system, you know... let any burglar enter the house, he will regret it for the rest of his existence”
That was funny, you actually smiled and laughed covering your mouth, when Kyungsoo saw your smile a weird feeling sat on his shoulders, he felt as if his heart beat, that unfamiliar feeling of being a regular boy, he felt warmer and he felt happy, for those 2 seconds he felt alive.
“Alright Kyungsoo, I will stay, really I have no other place to go, my best friend is getting married I know she will not host me for long”
“Thank you ____”
“But you cannot come into my room, or the bathroom”
“I am a gentleman, don’t worry about it, I promise”
“Alright...”
“OK”
“So OK then” you looked at him you just made a deal but he was still standing inside your room.
“Oh yes! I’m sorry haha, I guess I will leave then”
“That sounds good to me” you replied.
“OK so I will see you later”
“Alright Kyungsoo” you closed the door behind him.
You closed the curtains and went to bed again you needed to sleep, that was al you needed you tried to think that this ghost was friendly, nothing will happen you just need to sleep...
It smelled delicious, there was actual food scent that came all the way to your room, it felt too close, dreams don’t smell this good.
“Can I come in?”
It was him...
You jumped out of bed way to quickly, your head was just not copying with this too well.
“Are you awake? the soup will get cold”
“Kyungsoo?”
“Yes who else?”
Damn right, who else would be in your house and pathetic life but a lonely ghost?
You turned the door handle and you were welcomed again with that full smile, he was holding a tray and a bowl of a really appetising looking soup and 2 slices of bread with butter.
“Did you-can you cook?”
“I can, not that there was much at home but I went and got some mushrooms from the hill behind us and you had meat in the freezer...
“Kyungsoo you will never fail to surprise me, you picked mushrooms for me?Please come in, I’m starving I don't remember the last time I had a hot home cooked meal” you said gracing the tray sitting down on bed and almost moaning at the taste.
“I’ll cook for you, everyday”
It sounded too real, too intense, too freaky, but he was desperate, desperate for attention, and you strangely were willing to live with this cook ghost with heart-shaped lips.
“I would very much like that Kyungsoo”
He took your left hand and covered it with both his hands, he looked at your scared face that wanting to get it back but afraid he might do something.
He slowly opened his hands looking at yours between his, he lowered his face until you felt his incredibly soft lips on the back of you hand, he slowly pressed a soft kiss, you watched his eyes blink and his eyelashes flutter, he lifted his gaze at you again gifting you a lazy smile that held sadness but hope at the same time.
“Thank you, I will make it unforgettable”
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A/N: Kyungsoo~~~ isn’t he allowed to have hope?
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