37 Will you?

✨Andi✨

I can't remember the last time I ran like a criminal, although I was a criminal- literally - I have never fled because I was being chased by the government or my enemies. All of the time I ran, it was to hunt someone - whose life will end in my hands. The only time I ran for my life was when I was ten. A very clear memory in my mind.

My muscles are getting exhausted but my will to burn my body was much stronger on this cold night.

After Yuri told me we'd be staying in one room which was my room, I wanted to rip Isiah's head away from his body. That old fart is getting desperate in saving the little that's left of my soul. He is practically giving me to Yuri on a silver platter.

One bed, one room, for how many nights?

"Fúcking old maggot!!!" I punched the old oak tree where all of our initials were carved. Our names which were long forgotten by the world. All twelve of his idiots are free from the past while me? Yeah, I was still trapped. "Why me?!" punch, punch, kick "Why can't I have a normal" punch "fúcking" punch "life!?"

"Well, that's neat" I was startled when someone spoke from the tree. I looked up and saw Uno resting on a snow-covered branch, like a monkey. "Baby girl." He jumped off from fifteen feet up landing on his foot and pulled my sweaty body for a hug. His sweet raspberry scent engulfing me. "I miss you little one."

I swatted his hand from ruffling my hair tied in a bun. "I miss your dumbass around here."

He chuckled, wrapping an arm around my shoulder as we walked back to the house. "What's bothering you, Baby girl?"

Uno was the older brother of the family. He was with Isiah when he took me in. Of all the people in the ensemble, Uno was an eye witness of my misfortune in the past.

"Is it because of young Laskin?" his gray eyes glimmered with mischief under the shy lamppost light. He seemed a little bit too tan than I last saw him, he is Spanish and he loves the beach and loves the girls in bikinis on the beach.

I wrapped an arm around his toned waist "tell me about it. He won't just let me go."

Uno threw his head back, laughing. "He was smitten, wait… maybe whipped by you, Baby girl."

I rolled my eyes "yeah right. And we'd get married, have ten kids, and live happily ever after."

He didn't laugh this time, he completely stopped walking, placed both hands on my shoulder, and turned me to face him completely. "Go and have that happily ever after, Andi. You're lucky Isiah's letting you go that easy."

"Are you nuts?" I scoffed "I have to finish the list first before thinking about fairytales."

He was silent for a while before resuming the place of his arms on my shoulder. "I'm here to train him, ya know. Isiah's request."

"Make him regret coming here, will you?"

The jolly Uno was back "don't worry about it. I'll kick his ass but keep little Yuri intact."

"Oh, God. You're gross!" I playfully pushed him aside, he faked hurt pouting his lips but pulled me back on his side.

"Haven't you done it with him yet?" he asked seriously.

"I'm not talking about my sex life with you, I'm twenty-one Uno, not eleven."

"Fine" he sounded hurt "tell me when you two need condoms, okay?"

"Uno!!!" I was about to break his arm, he ran towards the house like he always did when we were younger. We were very mischievous, Uno and I but we were very close, like twins but he was just older.

Uno was rummaging through the fridge when I walked in, he took almost all of the food storage out until he found both our favorites. Kimchi. He smiled victoriously before making himself kimchi rice.

"I'm heading upstairs" he just nods at me, wiggling his brows. "You are still a crazy ass."

I can still hear him laughing before I stepped inside my room. The bed was empty. Huh? He must've slept somewhere else, I thought to myself while taking a shower.

The grinding of teeth held my senses. I followed the sound and found Yuri on the floor beside my bed. He was curled to a newborn position, he was shivering, his teeth gritting against each other.

"Hey" I cradled his face in my cold hands "Yuri… Wake up…" I murmured, patting his cheeks. Fear washed over me like iced water. What did Ace do to him?. "Yuri… Please, wake up…"

"Andi?" his glassy eyes stared up at me, his perspiration soaked my shirt when I cradled half his body closer to me. "Why are you crying?" he sat up, concerned for my being when he was the one I should worry about. "I'm okay. Baby, I'm okay."

"What did he do?" we stared at each other, he reached out and wiped my cheeks.

"Nothing I can't handle" he smirked, we both know that's a lie.

What I saw says everything. He was suffering all on his own because of me. This is all my fault.

"Where have you been?" his question could mean anything but I decided on the obvious.

"I run the perimeter"

He bobbed his head up and down "take the bed. I'll sleep on the floor." He was speaking as if nothing happened, as if everything was okay.

"We can share the bed" I bit my lip "make a pillow wall between us."

His eyes held back any emotion that would lead me to figuring out the answer to all my questions. "Pillow wall?"

He is a good pretender, I'd give that to him. "Yeah." I stood up and started to build a pillow wall while he went inside the bathroom. When I was done, Yuri was already freshly showered and I took the side closer to the door.

"I'll take this side" he wanted to take my side now?

"My room, my rules. Guest on the safe side" I turned off the lampshade and closed my eyes.

Yuri cursed before taking his side of the bed. Sleep was easy but before I fell into oblivion, I heard soft thuds against the floor and warmly embraced me after lifting me, like I was on warm clouds.

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The soft rustling of the wind against my window woke me up. I blinked once, twice but I was facing the wall now, spooned by something warm. Oh, Yuri. Why did he have to be so comfortably warm?

I turned on my side, facing the source of the warmth I was indulging in.

He is so beautiful, his lips so pink, it hasn't changed since I met him two years ago. His hair was a little longer, I reached out and ran my fingers in them, so soft and silky. His nose still has those little freckles on top.

My heart skipped a bit when his glassy eyes opened slowly and stared back at me.

"Done perving, babochka?" he smirked.

I rolled my eyes "you wish."

"Why would I when you're already doing it?" my breath caught up in my lungs when his arms tightened around me. "Should I close my eyes so you can feast on me again?"

"Let me go" I squirm but that only made him move on top of me. "W-what are you doing?"

"Seducing you" he murmured boldly before dipping his head on my neck, kissing my skin, nipping it like he always did.

"Get off" I fought hard, I really did but my body was not one to be trusted around Yuri.

My skin burns where his lips touched, the familiar twist in my tummy that's ever-present around him was going skyrocketing. His hand moved to my side as mine remained on his chest, to push him? To feel him? I don't know anymore. All I know is how good this man makes me feel.

He let out a grunt when I let my hand feel his toned torso under his thin white shirt. His eyes locked in mine, as dark as the deep forest, inviting me to get lost in them. "Will you let me make love to you, Adrianna?"

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