Grace walked inside the infirmary with her bare feet on the floor (I hate this feeling, need to find my socks and shoes), after a few minutes of looking, she managed to find them. (My savior has appeared) It only took Grace a few seconds to wear them.
Grace then casually approached the sleeping Sunz, stopping in front of him, and crouched down a bit. Thinking of how she should wake him up while tugging on his Windbreaker.
Grace: Can I really do that to him… of course I can. The question is, should I?… I wonder what is he dreaming about or if is he even dreaming at all.
*Inside of Sunz's dream*
Sunz is sitting down on a chair with Grace standing in front of him, staring him down.
Sunz: Umm, you need something?
Grace: Just need to test something out *pinching Sunz's cheek*
Sunz: Hey stop it, not fun.
Grace: Hmm, oh well.
*raised her hand and slapped Sunz really hard in the face, knocking him off his chair*
Sunz immediately woke up from his dream and felt that he was lying on the floor. His body and his forehead have a sudden ache out of nowhere.
Sunz: Ugh, that is one way to wake up. *notice Grace is also on the floor* what are you doing down here, Grace?
Grace: You bastard, I'm the one that should be asking questions. Why did you suddenly headbutt me out of nowhere?
Sunz: Headbutt you?
Grace: Yeah!
Sunz: How did that even happen? Were you in front of my face or something?
Grace:… Maybe I was.
Sunz: Ow, still hurt. Ok, why were you all up in my space?
Grace: I…*twiddle her finger* don't want to talk about it!
Sunz: Get back on that high horse and tell me.
Grace: No!
Sunz: This is starting to get annoying.
*glares at Grace*
"Well then, if you don't tell me then you and I don't have to talk to each other again.
Grace: Oh wow, I would like to see you try. Throwing away your one-in-a-lifetime chance.
Sunz (Fuck! So many options. If I stay quiet, it will trigger her unique dialogue and I'm 99% sure that she will tell the truth. On the other hand, I have something I want to say which will trigger a different reaction.)
"Calling yourself a one-in-a-lifetime chance, big ego you have. Also, you threw yourself on me, there was no chance involved… plus I'm a natural-born loner, so I'll be fine without the other half."
Grace (This Bitch who does he think he is talking to me like that… fuck! This nobody has all the leverage, he has nothing to lose but I do… We are so fucking pathetic. MY AVERAGE DIPLOMATIC SCORE IS BITING ME IN THE ASS!)
"You're right, I did throw myself onto you. See how pathetic I am, I throw away my dignity, my status just to be with you. So can you please spare this nobody of your judgment?"
(Ok, buy yourself some time. I can still win this if I tired him out with emotional manipulation... but is it a good tactic?... I have no other choice. Worse is better than none.)
Sunz:… *stands up and walks toward the door*
Grace (I'M LOSING! I'M LOSING! I MUST FOLD!) *standing up*
As Sunz getting close to walking out the door, Grace throws an ice rapier at him that scratches his face and shatters into multiple mini snowflakes.
Sunz turned around facing Grace with no emotion on his face:…
Grace: A man of your word isn't it? Fine, I'll tell you why I was in your face.
*quickly approaching Sunz, her hand slowly raising up as she closed the distance then she slapped him in the face really hard, right on the location where her ice rapier scratched him*
"That's your answer."
Sunz slowly moved his hand to the spot on his face where Grace slapped him. When he raised his head to look at her, she saw the most terrified shocked face in her entire life.
Sunz's voice was normal but it had the volume of a whisper: It was true.
…
Grace (Fuck! Did I go overboard?)
"Are you ok, I should tell instead of sho-)
She held out her hand to check Sunz's face but met a powerful grip from his other hand. Knowing that she is partially at fault, there was no intention of resisting from her. Sunz slowly looked around the room and then focused his eyes on Grace. His shocked face has returned to its normal expression.
Sunz: This room, this atmosphere, they are not identical but familiar enough.
Grace: Sunz… you're kinda freaking me out. What are you talking about, hehe?
Sunz: My dream, it's predicted this.
Grace: heh?
…
They are now sitting on the bed that Grace was previously lying on. As Grace trying to dissect Sunz's story.
Grace: So you were dreaming and in that dream, I slapped you which snapped you out of that dream. It happens at the same time I'm about to slap you in real life which leads to the headbutt incident.
Sunz: Yeah… some real Deja Vu moment. Same room, same atmosphere, even same position. It seems I can predict the future.
Grace: Predict the future eh… what happe-
Sunz: I'm just gonna stop you there. I was joking, most of my Deja Vu is very random but there is no chance of love.
Grace: Tch liar. You were ready to leave me before. What is preventing your Deja Vu from giving you a better girl?
Sunz: I can guarantee about the first one. The second one I can't be so sure. If I do have a dream about that, I have to go through this process of building up the relationship again.
Grace groaned and leaned on the bed: Being thrown away like street trash. Those books I read were right, you boys are terrible.
Sunz looks at Grace, seeing her being all sad and depressed: Well, your situation ain't that bad. Think about yourself in the most positive way possible, no negativity. You're an attractive girl which means guys and or maybe girls are pinning for you every second. Sooner or later you'll find someone that you connect to.
Grace:… I fucking hate that your point kinda makes sense… All of the female leads I read about are pathetic.
"Sunz? Is this a healthy relationship? It's not the same as the books I read about."
Sunz: Wow, you are delirious from being all sad and depressed. The obvious answer is No! Talking about the books, not this relationship.
"I am not the perfect role model the book wants me to be. I have the common trait… listening, understanding, and others."
Grace: You're missing the important traits like honesty, loyalty.
Sunz: That's common sense not trait… Also, you know that my homeroom teacher told me to be more gallant to the girls.
Grace: Is your homeroom teacher also a man who sees himself and all the mistakes he made in the past reflected in you?
Sunz: No that homeroom teacher was a girl.
Grace: hmm… Does she also hate you like all of the girls in your class?
Sunz: No,... not at all.
Grace: Wow, that means your girls hate aura doesn't affect older women.
Sunz: Probably…
Grace: Where is this all spiraling into?
Sunz: I don't know.
Grace: Let's just get back to… Is this a healthy relationship?
Sunz: I think it's neutral and it has its moment. I already know why I'm committed to this relationship. I know you are not that easy to be killed. But what is your reason?
Grace: My reason? *covering both of her eyes with her arm* If you can recall who I was before the moment when we were both alone.
Sunz: You… were kind of obsessed with Jihu.
Grace: You are correct. After so so many years of not talking to him my emotions just cracked and luckily my childhood memory was there to restrain me from doing anything rash.
"Until I saw your interaction with Jihu. It was cold and unenthusiasm, which triggered my hatred for you. But after interacting with you a few more times, my emotions just exploded. Somehow, you make my feelings vulnerable."
"Also you were right about me crushing on Jihu, but it was only a small crush formed from childhood memories. I'll be happy if it can move forward but I also won't be sad if it didn't."
"Then in that room and at the moment you told me he already has a girlfriend. That crush just shattered and instantly reformed itself. That crush was empty but it has your name on it."
"Only through a few interactions in that room, that crush was instantly filled up. And in that moment I know that I can't let you slip away until you push me away, snapping me out of my reality. And now we're here."
"I can't find a good reason about committing to this relationship, because it started with you being the second option after I got rejected."
Sunz: This is definitely not a healthy relationship but does it even matter if it works?
Grace: What do you mean?
Sunz: Well Grace, as the initiator of this relationship you are also the rift in it-
Grace: Sunz, do you know what rift means?
Sunz: You cause trouble to make this relationship more fun.
Grace:…Continue (You really need to read the dictionary.)
Sunz: While you are the rift, I'm here to create more chaos from the trouble you created. Like how you were about to slap me and decided to not tell me, I make a declaration that spirals us to this point.
Grace (So that Death person was right. I am the rift.): Sunz, how do you feel now after knowing you were kind of a Jihu substitution?
Sunz: You did try to kill him so I don't think that is true anymore.
Grace: How many more times are we going to discuss about our relationship after every rift?
Sunz: That will depend on the context tho.
Grace sat up and jumped off the bed: *yawn* I'm hungry. Let's eat normal food this time.
Sunz: Got it *jump off the bed*
Grace: Umm… how's your face?
Sunz: Oh, it still hurts. You are physically so strong.
Grace:*giggle* let's put this as my temporary reason for committing to this relationship. I know you are inferior to me in some field which allows me to manipulate you.
Sunz: I have nothing to lose but you do, so it should be the opposite.
*both giggle*
"I can't believe you chose to slap me instead of shaking my body to wake me up."
Grace: Physical pain is the best caffeine.