----TaeSooYulSic’s apartment----

‘Zzzz.. zzzz.. zzzz..’ The blue mobile phone vibrated loudly against the smooth surface of the night stand.

A petite figure groaned loudly as she stirred in her bed, apparently unhappy with the interruption of her beauty sleep.

“What the hell.. Who calls me at this hour??!!” Taeyeon grumbled in frustration as she opened one of her eyes sleepily to glance at her clock which read ‘2.24am’.

“This better be something important.” Taeyeon gritted her teeth as her hands searched clumsily for her phone on the night stand.

“Speak.” Taeyeon barked into her phone as she rubbed her sleepy eyes and pushed herself into an upright position in the bed.

“Tae-Taeyeon?” A timid and frightened voice reply.

“Yea. Who’s this?” Taeyeon replied back impatiently as she tried not to doze off.

“Tiffany here.. Taengoo, I need help. I think someone is following me...” Tiffany whispered timidly and her voice slightly trembled.

“Geez.. Ask Yoona for help then. Besides, you’ll be safe in your room, if you’re scared, sleep with Yoona.” Taeyeon groaned as she tried to keep herself awake.

“I’m not in my house.. I tried calling Yoona but her phone is turned off.. please Taetae, I’m scared here..I don’t know what to do...” Tiffany sounded really upset as she tried not to cry over the phone.

“Why the hell are you doing outside in the middle of the night?” Taeyeon’s irritated voice echoed in the room as she replied.

“I’ll explain later. Please Tae, I need you...” Tiffany’s voice finally broke in fright.

“Alright alright. Where’re you now? And stay right there. I’m coming over in 5 mins.” Taeyeon flipped her phone shut and threw it on her bed as she jumped up and grabbed some clothes from her wardrobe.

She hastily put on a black coat over her white pyjamas with black polka dots and grabbed her revolver and holster from the night stand and rushed out of the apartment to her car.

“We haven’t even start a mission together, and she’s already getting on my nerves..” Taeyeon grumbled as she sped off to find Tiffany.

----Tiffany’s POV----

I sat uncomfortably as I waited for Taeyeon to appear. I tried not to display my state of panic and fright to the figure who was stalking me. My head kept turning from left to right, trying to spot for Taeyeon’s car. I bit my lips nervously and tried to stay still, my hands gripping the table tightly. My heart was pondering wildly in my chest as I tried to breathe in and out slowly. But it’s not helping whenever my sight returned to the dark figure lurking across the street.

“Taeyeon... Please.. faster..” I prayed as I continued to stare discreetly outside the street.

----Flashback----

I sat myself comfortably in the chair of the ramen store I was in. I was eating the noodles halfway when I saw a figure snooping sneakily outside from the corner of my eyes.

At first, I thought it was nothing and shrugged my shoulders as I continued to slurp the delicious noodles.

But then, the figure continued to linger sneakily outside and looking towards my direction. I pretended to hold the menu high as if deciding to order another dish, and peeked slowly from the corner of my eyes.

My eyes widen when I realised who the mysterious figure was.

“It-it can’t be him!” I dropped my chopsticks onto the table in shock. Panic and fright began to take over my body as I dug my pocket for my phone.

My fingers trembled as I dial Yoona’s number.

“Please Yoona! Pick up the goddamn phone!” I screamed mentally as I re-dial Yoona’s number several times, but it seemed that Yoona had her phone turned off.

“Ottoke....” I whispered to myself panicky as I looked around the store, my vision slowly blurred as tears slowly built in my eyes.

“Taeyeon!” I stopped fidgeting as the name came into my mind and began to dial her number with my ever trembling fingers.  

----End of flashback----

I looked at my watch. It has been 4 minutes since I ended the call with Taeyeon.

“Another 1 minute and Taeyeon will be here.” I assured myself.

Just then, I saw the figure slowly moving towards the store, crossing the road.

“!! No!! OMG!!” I began to panic when I saw that. I quickly took out some cash and threw it on the table before standing up quickly and dashed out of the ramen shop.

I could hear faint footsteps running after me as I began to pick up my own running speed.

I dashed blindly down the street as fast as I could as my body trembled with fright.

Covering my mouth with my cold hands, I tried not to scream as it’ll only alert the stalker to where I was.

I heard car tires screeching in a stop nearby but I could care less as I continued my mad dash down the street.

I just hoped that he doesn’t get me before Taeyeon does.

I started panting tiredly as sweat was pouring out even in a cold weather like this.

I was nearing a corner and decide to take a left turn when a strong arm grabbed me into the right alley.

“NO!!” I began to scream but my voice got muffled as a hand covered my mouth.

I began to kick and punch blindly at the figure as my vision was blurred with my tears.

“Damn it.. It’s me, Tiffany. Stop kicking and punching me!” A female voice whispered angrily at me.

“Tae-Taeyeon?” I stopped my struggle as I looked at the blurry face in front of me.

“You explain later.” Taeyeon answered back irritatedly as she released her grip on me.

I nodded my head in relief and watched as Taeyeon started to climb on top of the trash container and then jumped agilely over a balcony on the 2^nd floor of the building.

“Come. Quick.” Taeyeon whispered and motioned at me to join her.

I climbed clumsily on top of the trash container, and steady myself before jumping.

As I made my jump to the balcony, I slipped my footing at the edge of the container.

I thought I was going to fell down and cracked my bones when Taeyeon grabbed me by my arm in the nick of time and pulled me over the balcony safely.

I landed into Taeyeon’s warm embrace.

Just when I was about to speak, Taeyeon hushed me to keep quiet.

Faint running footsteps could be heard and was becoming louder with every passing second.

I grabbed onto Taeyeon’s petite body tighter with my eyes shut tightly as I began to tremble in fear again.

Sensing my fright, Taeyeon held me closer to her body with one arm while the other was resting on her revolver’s handle.

As the footsteps got louder, I timidly opened my eyes and looked up at Taeyeon, to find her with a serious look and was holding her revolver in an upright position near her face, ready for combat.

“So this is the popular Agent Kim that makes most employees in Inton to swoon over huh?” I wondered silently as I stared at her, momentarily forgetting about the stalker.

I couldn’t help but be stunned at her beauty and charm as the moonlight shone at partial of her face which somehow makes her looked like an angel with.. gun. Slowly coming to an understanding the reason for her popularity at Inton.

“How come I didn’t realise she looks so dashing before? Sigh.. How I wish she was a guy.. I would totally date her..” I bit my lips and blushed furiously when I realised what I was thinking.

“Pabo Tiffany! This is not the time to think of such things!” I scolded myself and immediately stiffened when the approaching footsteps brought me back to reality.

The sounds of the footsteps brought shivers down my spine as I grabbed onto Taeyeon tighter.

The footsteps stopped right at the alley where we were in, and I began to tremble uncontrollably.

I felt Taeyeon shifting her weight as she released her grip on my shoulders.

I whimpered softly at the sudden lost of physically contact and assurance from her but I stopped when her arms wrapped me around my waist, pulling me up, so that our face was levelled with each other.

“Don’t worry, Tiffany. I’m here.” Taeyeon whispered into my ear reassuringly and I shivered when her hot breaths hit my cold ear.

I nodded my head weakly as I rested my head on her shoulder with me still wrapping my arms tightly around her waist.

Few seconds later, the footsteps began to shift and left the alley.

I heaved out with total relief while Taeyeon dropped her armed hand by her side.

We waited for a few minutes to ensure that the stalker had actually left.

“Wait here.” Taeyeon instructed as she poked her head out of the balcony wearily to check if the coast was clear.

“He’s gone.” Taeyeon released her hold on me and I did the same reluctantly as we both stood up and landed safely on the ground.

“My car is parked there. Follow me closely.” Taeyeon motioned for me to follow her further into the alley.

When we got into her car, an awkward silence filled the atmosphere.

“What were you doing out alone outside?” Taeyeon asked as she starting driving.

“I couldn’t sleep.. So I thought of taking a stroll outside.” I answered.

“In the middle of the night???” Taeyeon’s voice started to get irritated again.

I lowered my head, not daring to reply as I played with my fingers.

“What about the stalker? Is it the first time?” Taeyeon asked.

I clenched my fist as memories that I tried so hard to forget, came flooding back to me.

“He-he’s my ex-boyfriend..” My voice trembled as I tried to control my emotions.   

“Ahhh.. so you dumped him, and now he’s stalking you to try to get you back?” Taeyeon joked.

However, I was in no mood for jokes. What happened back in the states were no jokes at all. I hated that guy, how I wished he was dead, how I wished I had never met him at all.

“He-he tried to me back when I was in US.” I choked out a reply as tears rolled down my cheeks. I shut my eyes tight, trying to forget it.

“WAE??!!!” Taeyeon shouted in surprise as she screeched her car to a halt. Luckily, it was in the middle of the night so there were no cars behind us.

I could feel Taeyeon’s stares at me. But I continued to keep my head low and shut my eyes as tears streamed down my face and landed on my pants.

“It’s going to be okay, Tiffany. He’s not going to get anywhere near you. Not when I’m around.” Taeyeon’s voice softened and she stuffed a few tissues into my hands.

I took it and blew my nose and wiped my tears away. Hesitantly, I took a quick peek at her. When she saw me looking, her face turned from knitted brows and tightly pressed lips to gentle smiles and caring eyes.

“Let’s get you home.” Taeyeon spoke gently, unlike the irritated voice from earlier and began to drive towards my home.

“Tae... I hope you won’t tell anyone about this. I’m.. I’m not proud of it, at all..” I whispered sadly as I wiped a fresh tear away with the badly soaked tissue.

Taeyeon looked at me before focusing her attention back to the road.

“I won’t tell anyone. I promise.” Taeyeon replied softly. I gave a small smile and starting playing with my fingers again.

The rest of the trip to my house was in silence.

Taeyeon stopped her car near my house.

“Thanks for saving me, Taeyeon. Sorry for the trouble.” I gave her a small bow before unlocking the door.

Just when I was about to step out of the car, my eyes caught sight of a dark figure snooping around in front my house.

My eyes widen and I gasped in shocked. I grabbed onto Taeyeon’s arm and hid my face into her coat.

“Wae?” I heard Taeyeon asked me with a surprised tone.

Shakily, I pointed my finger at a figure in front of my house.

“... Tiffany, sit tight.” Taeyeon cursed as she reversed her car and did a u-turn.

“Ottoke...” I mumbled as grabbed onto Taeyeon’s coat weakly.

“Seems like he knows where you live. Let’s go to my place tonight. We’ll figure something out tomorrow.” Taeyeon replied as she picked up speed and drove faster towards her house.

----TaeSooYulSic’s apartment----

I followed Taeyeon quietly into her room as she switched on the light. I stood in the corner as I watched her grabbing an extra pillow, bolster and comforter from her wardrobe.

“You take the bed, I’ll take the floor.” Taeyeon said as she yawned exhaustlessly as she laid the pillow and everything beside the bed.

“But-“

“No buts. Sleep now. I’m dead tired.” Taeyeon cut me off as she rested herself comfortably on the floor.

I took off my jacket and folded them neatly and placed them on the floor before settling myself into Taeyeon’s bed.

I covered myself with the comforter then realised that the pillow, bolster and comforter had the same sweet smelling scent.

“Is this Taeyeon’s smell?” I wondered as I took another sniff from the comforter.

I stared at the ceiling and smiled to myself.

“I guess I made the right choice to come to Korea to start anew.”

I shifted myself to the edge of the bed and turned my eyes to the petite figure on the floor who was snoring softly away.

“Thank you, Taeyeon.” I whispered to her, even though I knew she was too gone to hear me.

Exhaustions began to take over my body as my eyelids became heavier and heavier.

Before I knew it, I had drifted off to sleep as well.

----End of Tiffany’s POV----

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Hi readers! I hope you have not forgotten me yet!

I have alot of things going on right now, thus the late update.

I reckon it'll be like this for at least the rest of the year. So kindly bear with me, I'll try my best to update as soon as I can.

As always, stay tune for chap 27!! And thanks for all the comments. :)