Many hours passed by and it's getting dark. Some people came out of the building and most of them are workers of the company. There were chit-chats from every group of persons, which was enough to make a noise. But they never paid attention to a maiden who was waiting outside the company building.
Wanbu who slept within the hours of waiting was awakened by their noise. She then saw those people passing by out from the building--probably going home as she assumed.
'Where is he?' She thought while checking every single person coming out from the building. She's looking for that man who made her sit to wait on one of the benches, Jomin.
After a few minutes, it seems that everyone in the building is out, except the security guards and that man whom she was looking for. It's now quiet.
Wanbu is getting worried. She went nearby the entrance-exit glassed doors of the building but just by the stairs outside.
The security guard by the entrance saw her but didn't bother to ask her because he thought maybe she's waiting for someone in this company since a few others haven't gone home or come out yet.
He felt a little strange to see a lady with long almost emerald hair.
He thought she's a cosplayer and it's weird that she's in the area. Well, why does he care? Guarding the building and area is what's important!
'If this green-haired girl causes trouble, then it's game over for her' he thought.
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Jomin who just finished a task went off from his office area then went to the elevator and pushed a button for the ground floor.
While still in the elevator, he wonders if that mooncat is still there waiting for him. He thought many times that he can't believe these things happen. He's freaking out and a bit scared.
"Maybe she's just a hallucination... This brain, are you tricking me? Just because I don't have a girlfriend yet since now you makin' fun of me?" He said talking to himself.
"Sigh, this is really funny and weird. Maybe hallucination after all".
"Ting" came the sound of the elevator while opening its automatic doors. It's already ground floor.
Jomin stepped out from the elevator and headed his way to the entrance-exit glassed door.
By looking from a distance through the clear glassed doors, he saw the mooncat. This made him pause for a moment and feel a chill behind his spines.
'This isn't hallucination!' He thought.
Fear consumed him. Thinking of a plan, he rushed out from the entrance-exit glassed doors of the building without consulting or approaching the mooncat.
He ran.
Wanbu saw him when he comes out. She was almost happy but he just passed by, running. Ignoring her.
'Huh? Why is he running? Did he just ignore me?' She thought wearing a bit mad face and stomp his feet on the ground.
"Whoah! Was that your boyfriend miss? You look not good, he just ran and left you. What a waste. You should go and smack him in the face! If I were you, I would!" Said the security guard who saw the scene.
The maiden felt embarrassed by what the security guard said. Though she realized what the security guard said before leaving the place entirely to go after Jomin.
'He's not my boyfriend but the security guard man is right.'
"Noooooooo!" Jomin said almost shouting. "She's real for real!"
Wanbu didn't like it one bit. Making her wait for a couple of hours then she just got ditched and ignored? She is pretty angry about what happened but she can't blame him for appearing in his life so suddenly. But she was hurt somehow.
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Jomin arrived at his house. He closed the door quickly and locked it.
"I guess.. *pant pant* she's gone... hoo.. sigh," he said while catching his breath from running.
Before he could notice, someone grabbed his collar at the back.
" !! "
"Thud" Jomin fell on the floor and the mooncat pounced over him and now facing each other's faces.
"Gwaahh! Y-you!" He said, surprised. He blushed because of the position they had, but Wanbu didn't care.
"Why did you leave me there?" She asked. She can now speak since it's already night.
"H-how did y--?! Since when did you come here first ?" He said, shockingly.
"It doesn't matter! Now tell me, why?"
The maiden was a fast runner than Jomin is, giving her the advantage to arrive at his place before he could.
Her eyes got watery and Jomin saw this, realizing everything he had done was sooo stupid. Leaving a girl behind who was waiting for him for sooo long and even worse maybe she didn't have lunch!
Wanbu gets off from him, stood up, and turned her back.
"You know what, I'm so sorry for bothering you. You're afraid of me, aren't you? I shouldn't have gone too far of staying here in your house just to wait for my guardian." She said.
"No, please don't cry." He said softly with regret from all his actions earlier.
"I thought you could help me with this situation I have, but... I guess I just scared you out. To think that you helped me back there, I felt a connection. So... I decided to stay."
'Huh? What connection is she talking about?' Jomin thought as he continued to listen with sadness, curiosity, and guilt.
"I don't want you to be afraid of me. I'm not from your world, after all, then I will just go. Sorry for being involved in my own problems. I will just deal with it on my own. It's too risky for you since you're just a normal being. Sorry for being bothersome, just forget me and pretend nothing happened, okay?"
"Please, don't say those words, I--" Jomin said with a small voice and thought about everything when they first met. And he is worried for her about those black cats. He felt sorry for this young maiden lost in their world. He was also filled with confusion and curiosity the moment this maiden appeared in his life but if he was to ignore the maiden, surely he cannot sleep well every night thinking about her. It will haunt him forever.
His conscience pierced him and wanted to hold her hand before she could go away completely.
'This is strange, I don't have to do this! Stop! Stop!' He thought but his hand won't stop reaching for her hand. And his body won't listen to him. 'Now you've done it! Stupid Me!'
"I'm sorry, I was consumed by my fear and hurt you instead. I'm really sorry! I will help you, seriously." He said with assurance.
"I don't want to force you for this," she said, making her head down while blushing because her hand is held by him so suddenly. Weirdly, she got this feeling of something faint.
"No, no, no, I will help you and you can count on me!" He said while creating a kind smile to cheer her up. Wanbu then smiled back.
"Knock, knock, knock" both of them were startled from the door. Who could it be?
Jomin went to the door and opened it. He saw a woman wearing a hood with a different eye and is unknown to him. She is wearing an angry expression on her face.
"!?!" When the unknown woman choked him suddenly. He was punched on his face and landed on the floor.
Wanbu was surprised while covering her mouth with her two hands.
The unknown hooded woman flew to Wanbu's side.
"Get back! We don't know him and maybe he's a threat!" She said while making a defensive move towards Jomin.
"Daisy?!" Wanbu asked, guessing if it's her guardian.
"Yes, it's me." She replied and started to draw her sword.
"So, you know her?" Jomin asked while trying to stand straight getting a grip of that strong punch he just took from that hooded woman.
Daisy pointed her sword ready and ready to charge unto him to make an attack. Jomin's eyes widened and froze, thinking of his death. Before she could get near, Wanbu crossed between them suddenly.
Daisy who was just charging her attack towards him was forced to stop. She strained her force with all her might, if she didn't make it on time, the sword will cut Wanbu's body.
"That was dangerous! And what do you think you're doing??" She asked.
"Don't do this, he's on our side!" Wanbu replied. And Jomin on the back just nodded like crazy looking like a scared little puppy.
"How could you be so sure?"
"He tried to help me when I was chased by those black cats. He was injured by them but I healed him with the moon."
"You healed him?!"
"What am I supposed to do then? Will you stop this right now? He is totally harmless!"
"Ugh!" While taking her sword away then punches the air. "Aaargh! You've better be sure of that, this is for your own safety!"
"I know, and please calm down? And I'm glad you finally found me"
"Yeah yeah" making a grumpy face.
Wanbu went to the kitchen tried to make a cold compress.
Jomin sat on a couch looking like a child in trauma. Daisy glared at him and he perfectly dodged it. He is shaking.
'My good Lord! Another unknown being standing in my house! I thought I was going to die and I'm too young for that! Thank you for sparing my life using Wanbu!' He thought.