♡ Chapter 7: Element of Flight ♡

 

( this is the only chapter that will have a point of view, or else it would always be either the author or yun ae)

 

Not too far from the group, there was a man struggling to fall asleep. 

 

"Kris darling, w-why are you flying?" her eyes were filled with fear, tears stained her face,"y-you're not my son!" 

 

She ran away.

 

She left me.

 

I'm not normal, not good enough for anybody.

 

I woke up suddenly, another bad dream. But It wasn't a dream and I knew it. It was a fragment of my past, a past that was haunting me.

 

"You're a freak." 

 

"You don't belong here."

 

"Just kill yourself."

 

These were the things i heard from everyone, just because I wasn't- i wasn't the same as them.

 

It's not like I wanted to be different. I was just born unlike them. 

 

But overtime, their words convinced me that I was abnormal, i didn't belong among them. I didn't deserve happiness, love or friends- I deserved hatred.

 

My family left me, my friends did too.

 

Soon, I was alone.

 

My name is Kris. I prefer not to dwell in the past, as all it gave me were nightmares.

 

But somehow, those nightmares found it's way back to me.

 

They haunted me.

 

I coated my life with lies, sweet lies. To convince myself- that people loved me. That- my abnormality was something normal. In fact, something to be praised! Something that i could flaunt. 

 

Something that people could accept.

 

But I was just lying to myself.

 

They were right, all of them- I don't belong here.

 

[ Yun Ae's POV ]

 

"So Luhan, how long have you been in this magician industry?" Kai asked smiling.

 

"All my life." Luhan replied, slightly monotone.

 

"Wow, you weren't tired of it?" 

 

"I was, in fact very tired. For complete strangers to cheer for my abnormal ability. Heck, i wouldn't even call it a ability nor a blessing, it's a curse." Luhan spat.

 

All the elements nodded their head in agreement. It seemed like all of them had suffered from the same thinking all their lives.

 

We all remained silent as we made our way back to Kai's house. 

 

Then Luhan suddenly brought something up,"I have this friend," he paused,"he may be one of these elements.".

 

"Really? What can he do?" I asked, getting excited at my progress. Doctor would be so proud.

 

"He can fly." Luhan said.

 

"Are you serious?" Tao exclaimed,"That's freaking amazing."

 

"It gave him depression." Luhan stared at Tao.

 

Tao merely inched back slightly and kept silent.

 

"Where can we find him?" I asked.

 

"He's a celebrity. It's going to be hard." He warned us.

 

"That's what Tao and I are here for?" Kai smirked.

 

"Oh, right." Luhan formed an o with his mouth.

 

"So can we go tonight, or whenever?" 

 

"He has a concert in less than an hour." Luhan checked his watch,"Kai, you think you can teleport all of us there?"

 

Kai nodded, all of us placed our hands on Kai's shoulders. I felt my feet leave the floor, everything went blurry.

 

Music filled my ears, it was really dark. There was a stage in front of us, with lights shining everywhere. Thousands of fans were screaming out,"Kris! Kris! Kris!".

 

A sweet voice filled the entire auditorium as the fans started to scream louder.

 

 

When the world turns dark

And the rain quietly falls

Everything is still

 

Even today, without a doubt

I can’t get out of it

 

I know that it’s the end

I know that it’s all just foolishness

Now I know that it’s not true

I am just disappointed in myself

 

On the rainy days it will come and find me

Torturing me through the night

When the rain starts to stop, it follows

Slowly, little by little, it will stop as well

 

I keep opening memories of my past

Making the excuse that it’s all memories, I take a step forward

I don’t even make the effort to escape

 

I erased all of it

I emptied out all of it

But when the rain falls again

All the memories of it I hid 

It all comes back

 

On the rainy days it will come and find me

Torturing me through the night

When the rain starts to stop, it follows

Slowly, little by little, it will stop as well

 

The fans were swaying gently to his voice. I couldn't help but follow along, there was something about his voice that made me feel so sad inside. It was worse than being sad, it was loneliness, rejection and depression. 

 

I could feel the sorrow in his voice.

 

In the right time, at the right moment. When everyone felt like they were dreaming, he spread his wings out and flew up.

 

He looked like an angel.

 

I gazed at his wings, they were beautiful. White, pure- but scarred. There was this sadness that overcame his entire pure image. The kind of sadness that couldn't be removed.

 

I squinted my eyes, trying to concentrate on what he was doing. Something isn't right. He was holding- a dagger. Was he going to kill himself? Panic struck me, i was lost at what to do. Everyone was too busy being mesmerised by his singing to realise that he was trying to end his life.

 

Then I remembered that I could stop time, and use any of the element's powers. I hope I know how to control this.

 

"Stop. Stop. Stop!" Time stopped.

 

I quickly took the lift up a level so that I could reach him from the steps. I couldn't help but realise how wet his eyes were, and how red they were. Without hesitation, i placed my hands on his shoulder and whispered under my breath,"Bring us to Kai's house.". it should be safe there.

 

We landed on the ground and by then time had resumed.

 

"Who the hell are you?" Kris looked at me, his eyes were still swollen.

 

"I know this may sound weird but I teleported you out of there. You-you were going to kill yourself, I didn't know what to do and-" i tried to explain, rushing through my words, hoping he wouldn't stab me with that dagger he had.

 

"What are you to save me? Why can't you understand that I don't want to live anymore? I don't belong here! They all agree don't they? I'm just a freak!" He took a few steps forward, i could feel him murdering me with his glare.

 

"I-I just thought-" my voice was shaky.

 

"You thought that you could help? Well you can't!" he chuckled sarcastically,"do you what my mother said to me when she found out? She told me I didn't belong here, she told i wasn't her son, she told me i was useless, abnormal, crazy! Dad was even worse you know, he threw me out of the house! He tried to rip off my wings! He was convinced that I should disappear. In fact, he told me to kill myself. I tried, many times, but every time I did, there was something inside of me that wouldn't let me.

 

"Kris, I-" i was crying out of fear.

 

He wasn't listening to me. "So i went out , begging for money. Surviving like a pathetic rat, eating the remains of food, sleeping wherever my day led me. Until one day, I had found where I belonged. They loved me, they cheered for me. I felt appreciated for once. They didn't care about my wings, they only heard my voice. But soon I realised that my appearance was the only thing they looked towards, not my ability, not my voice, not anything. It was all a lie. But you know why I wanted to die tonight?" he was extremely close to me now, i fell over onto the couch, tears flowed down.

 

"I'd choose to die believing in a lie, rather than letting the truth kill me." he whispered in my ear, sending cold shivers down my spine.

 

"Please don't do this, I-I just want to help." I pleaded.

 

"I don't need your help." He took out the knife and stared at it,"I could kill myself now. No one would find out." he looked at me again,"But that would mean I will have to kill you as well. Maybe I should. It doesn't matter anyway, does it? I'm going to disappear anyway. Mom, Dad, was this what you wanted?" He was shouting.

 

"No! It's not what they wanted, nor what you should get! You were created to make an even more powerful source! You were created to sustain life! It's just that some mistakes were made and you fell into the wrong planet! Those bastards who told you that you weren't good enough, they're idiots because every element is beautiful. Sometimes I wished I actually existed! You're lucky you actually have a life cause I was actually created out of fake materials! I don't even exist! I was merely created to  find people and to die! It's not pleasant to know that the day you are going to die is drawing near and you can't do anything about it!" I screamed in his face. All this time, I was crying only because his words urged me to think about how i was feeling all this time, used and lost.

 

We both stared at each other for a long time, our eyes were both now red, swollen and drained of energy. 

 

"I don't know who or what the hell you were talking about, but that was beautiful."

 

Suddenly, the entire group blasted into the room. 

 

"Get off her you bastard!" Tao ran forward and pushed Kris off.

 

"Who the hell are you guys." Kris stared at them.

 

"They're with me." I smiled at Kris. It seemed like we had cleared up our differences from just now.

 

"Kris. Are you okay?" Luhan emerged out and asked him, concerned.

 

"Luhan?" Kris looked puzzled.

 

"Don't worry guys I'll explain to him. He's my friend." Luhan led Kris away.

 

Tao grabbed me by the shoulders and stared at me,"Are you alright? Did he do anything to you?".

 

"He didn't do anything, don't worry." I reassured him.

 

"Good. You have to tell me if did alright? I'll beat him up for you." Tao stared at me.

 

"Hey, she's not your girlfriend or anything. Why are you so concerned?" Lay wiggled his eyebrows at Tao.

 

"I'm not concerned. I'm tired now, goodnight." Tao grumbled and made his way back to his room.

 

"Well, everyone should rest. It's been a tiring day for all of us- especially Yun Ae." Kai hurried everyone to their rooms, i was left outside still thinking about what I said to Kris a few moments ago.

 

"Are you alright?" Kai asked.

 

"Why is it that everyone else is blessed with a perfect life, and I'm here suffering?" Tears, that was all i could feel.

 

"Because being a blessing to others is a blessing in itself." he smiled.

 

"But if i bless others too much, won't that mean that one day they'll forget to be thankful?" I asked.

 

"I guess that'll make it a blessing in disguise." he pat my head,"Come on, it's late. Get some rest.".

 

And he was right, she'll live forever helping others, but dying in the end.

 

Suddenly, my sharp pain attacked my mind. I fell to the group clutching my head.

 

"Yun Ae! Yun Ae! Are you alright? yun Ae!" Kai kneeled down and shook me.

 

My vision went blurry.

 

I was dreaming.

 

It was a black shadow. 

 

"I told you not to trust me." 

 

The shadow grew a mouth, it was smirking at me.

 

"Silly little girl."

 

A/N: Kris has entered! Emotional update ; n ; Well, thanks for reading! It's getting exciting! 

 

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