Summer is ending, finally. I never liked the sun, those tiny needle feelings that I get as it pins into my skin is something I never dreamed of experiencing.

Summer, Fall, then Winter. Fall is exciting, the image of tree-leaves falling off may signify an end. But to us? Fall settles the beginning, and that beginning is Winter.

It’s amazing how much the world changes, it’s way easier to travel now without using so much power. But that change just removed the nostalgia (as people call it) of this small town. It’s not like everything else changed since the old school is still there and so is the other monumental structures. But I just don’t get it, that familiar feeling. 

“I see you are back.” I turned to face Naeun and Eunji, my two old friends who decided to reside in this place to keep the peace that’s been going on for centuries.

“Well I told you, Naeun-ah. Chorong will be back.” Eunji stated with confidence, “Tomorrow is the day, right?” She asked me even after knowing how this has been the pattern of my life.

Eunji is right, tomorrow is what I’ve been looking forward for years. “Yes. And I’m about to go settle some more things in the university, do you want to tag along?”

“You’re still doing that?” I heard her thought.

“I still am. Do you have any problems with it?” I’d be lying if I say I wasn’t annoyed, I waited for too long and there’s no way I’m missing any significant day in this lifetime.

“Oh ho, hot blood. I’m just wondering. You don’t mind me enrolling to the same class again too right?”

“I’m sorry.”  Eunji apologized in her thoughts as she knew I would hear it. As a pureblood this is one of the abilities we have, reading minds. At times it is useful but mostly not. I didn’t answer her back but instead started moving in speed and Naeun followed me leaving Eunji alone.

“Chorong unnie, you don’t have to be so mean to her when we just saw each other after so many years.” Naeun said keeping up with my pace. “And just so you know, we brought a car with us. Which is more human than this.”

I totally forgot about the risks of what I’m doing, bare traveling is fun, the speed is thrilling, it fires me up and at the same time relieves my stress, giving more space in my head.

“She still likes you.” Naeun stated and I halt, we both stop.

“Naeun-ah. You know it’s not like that.” I told her, knowing how much Naeun likes Eunji, I hate it when she worries about me. “I’m sure she just sees me as her creator. Nothing more.”

“Well that’s not how she looks at you.” Naeun’s whispered thoughts.

Back to Bomi’s 1st lifetime.

I walked, no I rushed after scent of blood. And then I saw her, cold laying in her own pool of blood. “No. No. This is not happening.” I held Bomi up, fighting the monster inside me. “No. Yoon Bomi, you’re not doing this to me! WAKE UP!” Screaming. No I’m not losing her, not like this. I screamed my feelings out, screamed with hope that she’s just sleeping and playing a joke but no. No, it’s too late for me to save her, to turn her. The breathing is gone, the pulse is gone. And it’s not something I would do without her will. I can be selfish and just do it, make her, so I could live with her for eternity but is it what she wanted? Even so, I am late. Too late for this.

“Unnie.” Mourning over my significant loss I barely heard Eunji. “Unnie?” She called again with her weak voice. She’s still alive, she can make it. So I lay my girlfriend down not wanting to leave her but Eunji, Eunji needs me.

“Eunji-ya I’m here.” I said making it to her position in an instant.

“Ch-change me.” Struggling with the pain, she begged. “Now.”

“I need you to be sure about this. It’s not something so simple, you’ll live an enternal life, lonely, cold, and never ending. Think about this.” I told her, more like warned her about the wish she’s asking for. Then I heard sirens, the police will arrive any minute now.

“We don’t have much time do we? Turn me.” Eunji said again now so sure with her eyes looking straight at me. I don’t think I’m doing the right thing but I held her, carried her away from the scene before it’s too late. I ran deep into the forest with Eunji in my arms and I look back over my dead girl’s body knowing that what’s left with me goes on together with her.

We reached the old school. Naeun and I. It sure is the same place, same location but it’s a lot bigger now. This school used to have five rooms in total but now there are five buildings surrounding the campus center ground.

“You sure ain’t gonna join us in school?” I asked her with that silly smile on my face. Three lifetimes, we’ve been doing this for so long now. I doubt she’d do it again. Studying the same set of lectures, it’ll bore the hell out of smart Naeun.

“Who said I won’t?” She returned the smile, she herself find it silly when we role play instead of hiding from the people (the real ones). “Do you think a school nurse fits me better?” But I always knew she won’t let me go through this alo