Bad Kitty

"You awake?" Jimin whispered softly as I stirred on her lap. Normally it would feel good doing so, until I opened my eyes to see her puffy cheeks and swollen red eyes.

I sat up immediately and tenderly cupped her cheek with my right hand. "Hey," I whispered gently. "I'm..."

"Don't apologize, Seren, it's not your fault," she breathes.

"Still, I'm sorry, for everything that happened tonight." I pressed my forehead on hers and I felt our breaths merge, their heat a small comfort.

We stayed still for a few heartbeats until I asked, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Why?" She whispered back.

"When I punched that Rider, that was not human, at all," I replied, hoping that she will be understanding and accepting.

She was silent for a moment, "If anything, Seren," she finally spoke, "maybe this is the nerd in me speaking or the... friend..." she mentioned the term hesitantly, like it wasn't the term she wanted to use, "that I am to you, but... I want to... stay with you, Seren."

I pulled away to look at her eyes and saw nothing but kindness, sincerity, and something else I can't quite place — something else she keeps inside.

"I want to understand what you are, who you are, and why you are like this. I know it's dangerous but, I want to stay with you. Please don't push me away because of the danger," she pleaded quietly, her soft hands reaching for my cheeks as her eyes glimmered again with tears.

"I would have been content if you said we're still friends, Jimin. But this, this is overwhelming," I replied — and it was true. Worst case I expected was that she would shun me, and the best case was we remain as friends, distant though, because of the danger.

"Thank you," I whispered, pressing our foreheads again together. She closed her eyes, our breaths brushed our lips, they drew closer... and closer... and... "Seren, Jimin?" Joohyun's voice cut through us and we pulled away like two teenagers caught doing something red handed. Jimin wiped her eyes as she faced Joohyun, "Yes?"

"I... uh... need to go," Joohyun said. "Seulgi said human police and media are coming, it will look bad if they see me here."

Jimin and I nodded, "Yeah. Thank you, Joohyun," I said.

"Stay safe, you two. And Jimin," Jimin raised her head once again. "Blow the whistle when you're in danger," Joohyun whispered. Jimin clasped the glass whistle on her neck, "Thank you, Joohyun." Joohyun smiled, then gracefully leapt towards a broken window and into the moonlight.

Seulgi then approached me, and it was only then did I actually register the carnage that is now the Archives. The reception was split in half, shelves, tables, and chairs lay sliced, crushed, or slashed, and books and pages were strewn across the tiled marble floor. Shit — this all just needed to happen on our shift.

"Seren," Seulgi called with Yeji behind her, in the distance, I spotted Ryujin applying a bandage on Chaeryoung's hand. They are now dressed casually in simple shirts, shorts, and sneakers — they looked like normal college girls, a far cry from the big cats they were just half an hour ago.

"Seulgi, may I, speak with you in private?" I asked.

Seulgi was taken aback, then signalled Yeji to go take care of Jimin. Yeji nodded and knelt beside my partner.

Seulgi and I walked out of earshot, hopefully – werebeasts also have enhanced senses. "This better be quick, Seren, human media and police are on their way."

"I'll be quick," I said in hushed tones. "When I, uh, when we were cornered by one Rider. I, uh, sort of, punched him, and..."

"And?"

I pointed behind her, where a Rider was stuck in the wall, a fist mark sank upon his tree bark armor.

Seulgi turned to me, her face wide eyed in surprise, "You did that?"

I nodded awkwardly, "And from there," I pointed towards the other side of the hall.

"Are you sure you're not...?"

"I didn't know my parents Seulgi," I confessed. "I grew up an orphan but since I live a pretty normal human life, I always assumed I was human, but now, I'm not so sure anymore. Add to that the resistance to vampiric charm and the..." I paused, not wanting to say out loud that I amplified Seulgi's sexual drive while she was in heat. 

Thankfully, the detective got the message and decided not to press any further. She then nodded in contemplation, "Alright, I'll do a research of your lineage when I can, scour the records of Verrath for any answers."

"Thanks," I muttered.

"Did this all just manifest tonight? This apparent super strength?" She asked and I nodded.

"What were you thinking at the moment? This might help us understand it better."

"Well...." I shrugged. "I was thinking about you."

Seulgi recoiled and placed a palm on her chest, "Me?"

I nodded again, "I was thinking, if I was only as strong as you, then I can beat that Rider and save Jimin, and I swung and..." I gestured again to the dead Rider stuck on the wall.

Seulgi's brow furrowed, "First of all, I'm flattered, but that does not answer anything at all."

"It only brings up more questions," I agreed.

"Well, no use pondering about it now, we have other more urgent matters." She said, walking back towards Yeji and Jimin who were talking as well in hushed tones. Yeji's hand held Jimin's as they both looked up towards us.

"Seren, Jimin, each of you will have a protector tonight," Seulgi declared. "And with what you just experienced, I doubt you and your team would have any objections if I assign you three for this, Yeji?"

"None, ma'am," Yeji replied.

"Very well, Yeji, you stay with Seren. Ryujin and Chaeryoung will stay with Jimin, any objections?"

"None, maam," Yeji echoed.

"Brief your team, Yeji. Seren and Jimin, say your goodbyes for now, you must be off as soon as possible." Seulgi commanded.

"What about what happened here?" I asked Seulgi as Yeji jogged towards her team.

"There's too much evidence of the Wild Hunt being here," Seulgi commented. "I'll say I'm speculating that they were here for some kind of artifact or codex, just to turn the attention away from both of you – I doubt Orion wants that as well. You were just part timers doing your job, I'll also have a chat with the Archives' management. As for the huntresses, we could say that they were here because of their Wild Instinct."

"Wild Instinct?" I asked, unfamiliar with the term.

"Ask Yeji later, right now, you need to go," Seulgi said with urgency.

I turned towards Jimin, "I can accompany you home if you want to," I offered.

She shook her head, "After tonight, I may need some time to... think about things."

I nodded slowly, "I understand. You won't be bored though." I said as Yeji's team slowly approached

"What?" Jimin asked.

"You have two werebeasts to interview and satisfy your nerdiness with," I teased, a faint smirk curving from my lips.

Jimin scoffed yet that hint of a smile was worth the joke, "You're impossible," she hit my left arm, the broken one, and I winced.

"Ow. Careful," I said, placing my other hand on my left.

"Oh, shit. I'm sorry, Seren," Jimin rushed to check on my arm.

"It's fine, Jimin."

Then she looked at me, and for a moment, she hesitated, then tiptoed as she pulled me into an embrace. I wrapped both arms around her. No words were exchanged, just the quiet warmth of two people who just survived a life threatening predicament.

She was still shaking a bit when we hugged, but as it went on, her breathing and her body slowly steadied. Jimin then pulled away, her arms rest on my shoulder while my hands gripped her waist, "See you tomorrow?"

"We're excused from class, tomorrow," I replied.

She giggled faintly, "No, moron. In my place, see you in my place? I could really use the company after tonight."

I smiled, "I'll be there."

"Thank you, Seren," she whispered softly before fully pulling away. She faced Ryujin and Chaeryoung and nodded slightly. The two huntresses turned around and made for the doors, leaving Yeji and me still standing.

"Shall we?" Yeji asked wearily.

I nodded, and we walked, past the carnage, past the Archives, towards my home.

The walk home was quiet. No humans walked the streets and I turned towards Yeji. "Is it usually this quiet at night?"

"No," she replied. "I suspect news of the encounter already spread, and the Night Races have each gathered on their own to discuss what it implies."

"Does this mean more danger? Especially against the faes?" I asked.

"I don't know, Seren," Yeji answered. "Oberon — the fae king — has always kept his stance that his brother Orion — the Lord of the Wild Hunt – is nothing more than a terrorist. A renegade fae noble who is out there for his own agenda. Yet he still refuses to mobilize his kind to arrest him – stating that Orion is still his blood and it would be a violation to the gods for Oberon to move against him."

"I'd say you think that's bullshit," I chimed.

"Utter bullshit," Yeji echoed. "His brother was responsible for hundreds of deaths across every Night Race, and thousands more humans abducted by his Wild Hunt. I'd say he's tolerating his brother."

We finally arrived at the gates of my apartment building. I led Yeji inside and up the stairs to my room as we kept talking.

"But why would he be after me?" I asked.

"I don't know, Seren, but if I would venture a guess, it would be because of us."

Yeji's response made me stop at my door. "What do you mean?"

Yeji scanned our surroundings, "Get in, first. Someone might be listening if we talk about this here," she whispered.

I nodded and unlocked my door, opened it and let Yeji in before following her. She left her sneakers at the threshold and walked in. She reached my living room and paused as she stared at the couch. "Is that?" She pointed at the ten half a foot long gashes on the couch.

I felt heat flush to my cheeks. That was Seulgi's claw marks when she scratched the couch while I was humping her from behind when we both lost control.

"That's," Yeji inched closer, sniffing the air. "It has Seulgi's scent on it," she said in confusion.

"Oh that," my mind now raced to try and find a cause for the gashes.

"Were you told of the day Seulgi and I met?" I asked.

"Yeah," Yeji nodded. "We were briefed about it. At the end of that day, she slept here because she fell unconscious. What I'm asking about are those gashes though."

"Well, um. I... uh... actually don't know," I lied. "I laid her on the couch while I fix my bed and when I came back to carry her in, those gashes were already there."

Yeji furrowed her brows, clearly unconvinced.

"So, uhm, water? Or would you like something else?" I asked awkwardly, trying to change the subject.

"Water would be fine," Yeji replied as she sat on the couch.

I opened the fridge and filled two glasses. I offered her one before sitting by the kitchen counter. "Uhm. What were you about to say while we were outside?" I asked immediately before she can open up the topic about the couch again.

"Oh, that it may have been because of us that drew Orion's attention, right?" Yeji started. "Well, first of all, the Pale Princess, Bae Joohyun took an interest in you. That in itself doesn't give you Orion's eye, though. I think it was because Seulgi assigned us to you that Orion sensed something else and grew curious."

"How did he know though? That you were assigned to me." I followed.

"I'm guessing a fae spy in campus. One that's sympathetic to the Wild Hunt," Yeji answered.

"Can't you sense them out?"

Yeji sighed as she took a sip of water, "Fae are a little bit more difficult to detect, Seren, those Riders were different, they didn't expect us there so their glamour was applied sloppily ‐ but when they truly commit to hiding, it's almost impossible to detect them."

"Shit," I whispered.

"Shit, indeed," Yeji echoed.

"More water?" I offered.

"No, I'm good," Yeji said, placing the glass on the table in front of the couch.

"There was... a term Seulgi mentioned at the Archives," I started while I picked her glass up, "Wild something?"

"Wild Instinct?" Yeji asked and I nodded.

"I see. So that's how Seulgi is going to explain our presence in the Archives at the time."

"But what is it?" I asked, as I slowly washed our glasses by the sink.

"It's a werebeast thing, Seren. Those who turn into carnivores have it the strongest. It sort of guides our actions, telling us where to go, towards prey, or towards conflict, even we don't really know. Those who turn into herbivores have the inverse of this, they have a Danger Sense — it gives them the instinctual feeling that something is going wrong before it happens, giving them time to deviate and escape," Yeji replied.

"That's a useful ability to have," I remarked as I sat at the couch opposite her.

"Wild Instinct or Danger Sense?" Yeji asked.

"Both," I replied.

Yeji laughed, a genuine laugh that warmed me to the core after everything that happened. It seemed like months since I heard someone's genuine laughter, although Jimin did laugh genuinely before the attack. It was a relief though, as if everything is still normal.

Yeji and I were both quiet for a few moments when she exhaled deeply and suddenly asked. "Do you want a release, Seren?" Yeji asked.

I looked at her in curiosity, "Release from what?"

"You know, release everything pent up inside you, all the rage of tonight, the frustrations... the pain," she replied.

I smirked, "If only it were that easy," I replied.

"What if I told you there's a way?" Yeji whispered, almost hesitantly, her breath hitching and gradually getting heavy.

"What way?" I whispered back, her tone is affecting me. The temperature in the living room rises despite the cold airconditioning.

Then she stood, her earlier confidence gone, replaced with a cautious tenderness and shyness. She walked towards me, her slender figure illuminated by the dim light of my room. Then she straddles me, planting her legs on my side.

"Yeji," I whispered, my hand instinctively reaches for her waist.

"Don't think, Seren," she whispered as she gave her hips a slow grind across my crotch. We both moaned sumultaneously. "Do you want this? Do you want me?" She asked breathily, her mouth right behind my ear.

"You're not in heat, are you?" I moaned.

Yeji chuckled, "No, not yet. And I wouldn't choose you if I were, I can only mate with other werebeast when I'm in heat." And there it is again, their physiological trait that I apparently bypassed and even enhanced when Seulgi slept here two nights ago. 

Yeji panted above me as she gave quick but shallow grinds with her hips, "But I really, really need the release right now." And I shivered as she gave the back of my ear a long lick.

"Shit, Yeji," I groaned as she kept grinding her hips on me.

"Do you want me, Seren?" She asked again, her lips hovering just a few inches from mine.

And I answered — by pulling her by the back of her head and crashing my lips on hers. The kiss was sloppy, tongues clashed and teeth crashed on each other. I thrusted my hips, meeting her every grind, and she moaned softly.

My hands carressed her bare thighs, they were soft and silky smooth, she then shivered and started grinding her hips harder. She wrapped her arms around my head and pulled me closer, deepening our kiss. I can feel her heat emanating from her crotch as I wrapped my arms around her body. She changed her pace opting now for a slower but deeper grind as opposed to the earlier quick and shallow ones.

My cock strained on my pants, I'm sure she could feel it as she grinds along its clothed length. She then pulled away — and just sat in front of me, still straddling me. Her sharp cat eyes kept staring at me, and I did not break eye contact.

Her hands started moving, yet our eyes still held each other's gaze. She fidgeted with the hem of my shirt, slowly pulling them up and taking them off my torso. Then her hands went to her own shirt and in one swift motion, pulled it up and threw it somewhere in my room to reveal a brown lace bra. She then reached behind her and unclasped the hook, letting the bra fall and exposing her small but perky breasts. She smiled as my gaze naturally falls down to her nipples.

"Like what you see, Seren?" She asked playfully. "You can touch, you can even suck on them," she added seductively.

Her breath hitched as I dove towards her hardened nubs, coating then with a rich layer of my saliva as I sucked and licked upon them. Yeji wrapped her arms around my head, pressing me closer and tighter to her chest.

"You're good with your tongue, Seren," she moaned softly, before pulling me off of her and standing up. She looked incredibly hot, as she stood before me with only her shorts on — which she then pulled down slowly along with her panties — a thin line of her arousal stretched from her now drenched pussy to her panties. She kicked her garments away and she now stood in her full naked glory in front of me.

"How do I look, Seren Vale?" She asked breathily as she places two fingers on her clit and started rubbing them.

"Absolutely beautiful," I whispered.

Yeji smiled wickedly and pointed towards my pants, "Take them off," she whispered her command.

I unbuckled my pants and immediately pushed them down along with my boxers. "Shit," Yeji swore underneath her breath. "You're big, Seren," she whispered in amazement as she rubbed her fingers on her pussy harder.

"I've been told," I cheekily replied as I started stroking my half hard cock. Yeji watched in amazement, her breathing slowly becoming erratic, and her thighs were twitching as I stroke my cock to full hardness. Once it did, she shivered violently, her eyes roll at the back of her head while releasing disjointed grunts, her slick dripped copiously on her thighs.

"Did you just?" I chuckled.

"You ass," Yeji replied, out of breath as she just got herself off while watching me stroke myself. "You're too big, I was thinking whether it would fit or not," she chuckled as she positioned herself back on top of me.

Our breaths were in sync as she aligned herself and slowly sank herself along the length of my shaft.

"Fuuuuuuuuuuck —" Yeji had her eyes closed as I bottomed out inside of her.

"You're tight, Yeji," I whispered. She was, like a vise, she was squeezing me tight.

"Shut up, you're just... shit— big —" Yeji struggled to adjust as she slowly gyrated her hips on top of me.

I allowed her to adjust, reveling in the pleasure of her slick walls wrapping around me.

"Seren," she then whispered.

"Yeah," I replied, holding eye contact.

"This is just to release everything pent up inside of us, nothing else, certainly nothing more," Yeji clarified.

I nodded, understanding that this sex, though consensual, has no strings attached. Just two adults heeding the call of the flesh and the mind, yearning for some release in this now fucked up world.

And Yeji started bouncing, slow at first, then slowly rising in rhythm and pace. "Thrust up, Seren," Yeji whispered, and I complied. I met her bounces with thrusts of my own, matching her rhythm and pace, my hands cupped her bottom cheeks, guiding her as she bounced harder and harder. She moaned and breathed in my ear, whispering sweet nothings to keep our arousal.

Then her rhythm goes erratic and I struggled to keep pace with her. Her walls gradually started constricting around my cock.

"Yeji, are you?"

"I'm close," she panted urgently. "I'm close, Seren, I'm cumming," she whispered, her hands held the backrest of my couch and with one strong slam of her hips, she shivered, her breathing disjointed as her walls wrapped tighter around me, releasing so much slick that I felt it trickle down my thighs to the floor below.

"Fuck, Seren!" She yelled, and I heard my couch rip.

"Shit, Yeji. What the fuck—?" I said as I turned and another gash, shorter this time but no less noticeable was on my couch.

Yeji chuckled as she wrapped her arms around my body, "So that's how that other gash was there, you fucked Seulgi didn't you?" Yeji giggled as she slowly resumed her grinding on top of me.

"I... uh..." I stammered.

"Don't worry Seren, make me cum again and this secret's safe between the two of us," she whispered in my ear, and a different kind of energy suddenly possessed me.

Yeji shrieked as I stood up to carry her. I crashed my lips on hers as I stumbled towards my bedroom. I laid her down, my body pressed tightly on hers, and started thrusting hard.

"Fuck, Seren! Didn't know you.... shit.... got it.... fuck... in you...." Yeji moaned and groaned as I set a grueling pace.

"Harder," Yeji whispered, her legs locking behind me as she used the soles of her feet to push me deeper into her. "Harder, baby. Harder!" Yeji was now screaming, I placed a hand on her mouth to muffle her cries lest I get a noise complaint from the neighbors.

When I felt the familiar tightening of her walls, I went harder, my rhythm lost as I chased both of our climaxes.

"Mmmmh, hmmmh, MMMMHHHMMM!" Yeji's muffled screams tore through my hand.

"I'm close, Yeji, where?"

She kept her feet locked behind my back and placed her hands on my ass to push me further. I got the message — inside.

And with a few more thrusts, Yeji screamed loudly on my mouth, her body writhed and squirmed beneath me, her hands, now balled into fists, hit me continuously in my shoulder as she climaxed. I fucked her through it, and with a few more pumps, I released inside her.

We twitched in sync as we waited for our orgasms to die down. I removed my hand on Yeji's mouth and she was now able to breathe heavily.

"Shit, Seren," she panted. "Have I told you you're a better fuck than most werebeasts?" She asked.

"Seulgi had," I panted as I finally disentangled myself from Yeji.

"So you did fuck her," Yeji chuckled, her chest rising and falling in rhythm with mine.

"While she was in heat," I added.

Yeji scoffed, "Huh, nice joke."

"I'm not," I replied.

Yeji sat up and looked at me, "You serious?"

"Yeah. Seulgi lost control that night, said I 'amplified' her drive."

"Shit, Seren. Remind me not to come near you when I'm in heat," she nods.

I scoffed, "I don't think you'd need to be reminded."

"So that's why she seemed unable to get you out of her head," I can see her head piecing the puzzle pieces up. "You're resistant to vampiric charm and you amplify our sexual drive," Yeji looked at me with those sharp cat eyes, "you should really find out what you are."

"I've already started. I asked Seulgi to search for records about my lineage," I replied.

"Good, I'll help whenever I can."

"Thank you, Yeji."

Yeji smirked and laid her head on my chest.

"I thought this was no strings attached?" I chuckled.

"It was. And also," she raised her head to look at me, "You can always leave the room if you don't want to cuddle."

I chuckled as I threw the covers over us and wrapped an arm around Hwang Yeji.

"I thought so," Yeji whispered.

"You've been a bad kitty, Yeji."

We chuckled one last time before finally falling asleep.