"REPORT."

The blonde angel blinked twice, fingers fidgeting behind his back, as he straightened his body that made his wings fluttering lightly behind him. With a clear of his throat and his chin held high, he proceeded to relaying his report to the Head Angel, sitting behind his desk.

"Human A received a perfect score for her final examination on Calculus. She also had completed her shift for today's part-time job in a restaurant near her apartment, earning ₩75,000. On top of that, she behaved well in school as well as during her work. To end my report, I am pleased to tell you that Human A is doing just fine." The younger angel ended his memorized speech with a smile, almost looking sincere as it seemed to be.

"Is that so?" The Head Angel raised an eyebrow, giving the other a skeptical look.

The younger gulped visibly but his smile never faltered just as he practiced, though his insides were most probably trembling in fear.

"Y-yes." The reply came out as a high squeak so he cleared his throat once more before answering again. "I mean yes, Head Angel. My daily report ends here. If you don't mind, I'll go back to my duty."

The blonde angel bowed respectfully to the Head Angel and quickly turned to his heels, attempting to head to the exit of this white office. He smiled victoriously, thinking he managed to trick the Head Angel with his wit.

"Angel Jaemin?"

The smile he had been holding earlier was gone as quick as it appeared, as he stopped his tracks just near the door. He gulped once again before slowly facing the Head Angel, fluttering his long and thick eyelashes accompanied by his famous innocent smile.

"Yes, Head Angel Taeyong?"

"I believe we're not yet done with your report. I have some... clarifications to make."

"A-and what are those?" though scared for his soul, he still managed to ask.

"I'm not quite sure if we have different interpretation of a perfect score but you don't mean it as 7 out of 100, am I right? And how did she manage to earn ₩75,000 when she got fired and left the resto bar before she can even start performing? Not to mention that she got into a fight again with the manager, the landlady and her mother. And all of this happened today? My God, Jaemin, this has been, by far, your worst performance."

Jaemin frowned, realizing his plan had failed again. He knew where this conversation is going – either he'll be punished for lying and forging his report or he'll get scolded nonstop by the Head Angel for his sins.

If he'll get to choose, he wanted to be punished instead. The worst punishment he could get based on the level of his sins would be to guide and teach Chenle, the newly-recruited guardian angel who's as mischievous as he looks like. He prefers hanging out with a naughty and talkative angel more than sitting for days having Head Angel Taeyong's words as breakfast, lunch and dinner.

"Care to explain, Jaemin?"

"Where did you get those information?" the young angel asked, trying not to sound as if he was caught in action, even though that's the case right now.

"A reliable source," Taeyong simply answered, quickly dismissing the younger's attempt on changing the flow of the conversation.

The blonde angel sighed in defeat, his posture screaming all the same. "If you know Human A more than I do, then what's the point of keeping me as her guardian angel? Maybe your reliable source should do my duty instead and you'd probably be in peace more than ever."

Head Angel Taeyong was already shaking his head in the middle of Jaemin's argument before pinching the bridge of his nose. He thinks that this boy would most probably be the main reason of his early retirement.

"First of all, Jung Aeri is her name. You should seriously stop calling her Human A or other names."

Jaemin fought the urge to roll his eyes and mentally prepared himself for a very long sermon from the older. He guessed that his punishment must be the nonstop scolding.

"Secondly, you are a guardian angel. It is your duty to guide the human assigned to you, which, in your case, is Jung Aeri. Third, I know you really don't like her attitude and personality-"

"Everything about her, actually," Jaemin uttered under his breath.

"-but that's the reason why you're here in the first place. She needs you and your guidance." Taeyong sighed, probably for the fifth time today since he started talking with Jaemin. "Besides, I don't understand why you hate her so much. Despite her flaws, from the few times I have watched her, she seems to be a lovely girl."

Jaemin nearly scoffed, mumbling to himself. "That's because you don't get to spend your time with her 24/7. Try to be with her even just for one hour, you'll regret saying that."

"You've been her guardian angel for what?" Taeyong paused, mentally calculating. "For eighteen months yet her improvement is close to none."

"Well, it's better than nothing," he mumbled again.

"Jaemin, will you stop being so childish and take your job seriously for once?"

The blonde angel quickly shut his mouth, shocked at the sudden outburst from the Head Angel. Everyone knows Taeyong as very calm and a leader full of patience, so to witness this side of him, which is a very rare opportunity, makes Jaemin's gut twist into knots of guilt.

"I'm sorry, Head Angel," he said in a small voice, truly meaning the words this time.

"I'm not going to change her guardian angel nor will I assign you to another human. This is your mission and you should also be the one to accomplish it. Only then will I approve of your Wish Coupon."

Jaemin heaved a sigh, completely losing hope of getting his wish come true as soon as possible.

"I understand, Head Angel."

Taeyong stood and approached the young angel, placing a hand on the blonde's shoulder and giving it a light squeeze. "Jaemin, I know you're struggling with Aeri. I can see that her whole life is a mess and it's a lot for you to fix, but it is our duty to guide the humans for their lives to be better. It's not like she's messing her life on purpose so you'll suffer. She's also having a hard time with her life, so try to find it in your heart not to despise her so much, okay?"

Jaemin nodded and managed to force out a small smile from his lips.

"I'll try, but I cannot promise you anything."

Taeyong chuckled, ruffling the younger's blonde hair. "Don't just try, do it. If you need some advice or help, you know where to find me."

"Thank you, Head Angel, for being understanding and so patient with me."

"It's always my pleasure. Good luck on your mission."

Jaemin left the Head Angel's Office with a heavy heart and a deep sigh. He thinks his mission is just an impossible one. Just like what Taeyong said, it's been eighteen months yet there was still no improvement on Human A or Aeri or whoever she is, and he doesn't think there will be one on the next months. Not when he doesn't enjoy her presence at all, or the humans, in general.

"Damn, hyung, you look so awful, I wonder why the Head Angel still insists to keep you here."

Jaemin stopped walking and turned to his right to see the naughtiest angel in the whole Angel City on one of the clouds in the Watch Area, lying on his stomach. The orange-haired cherubim lowered his sunglasses and winked at the older before showcasing his high-pitched laugh that would probably earn him another set of scolding from the Head Angel later. If there is one thing that Chenle loved doing since he arrived in the Angel world, it would be teasing his favorite hyung.

The older shook his head but still headed towards the other and sat beside him. Jaemin shivered slightly when he felt the cold surface of the cloud. He almost uttered a curse upon realizing that the part where he sat was a bit damp compared to Chenle's side. He pinched the younger's cheeks hardly, his nose scrunching in the process, knowing that part was planned by the naughty angel.

"Aw, hyung! What was that for?" Chenle whined, gently caressing his reddening cheek.

"Nothing, you're just too cute, Chenle," the older replied in an overly enthusiastic tone while making cute faces. The orange-haired angel shot him a disgusted look before glancing away. He totally removed his glasses, tossing them away, and grabbed the binoculars beside him to observe the busy Human world below the clouds.

"Oh! Look, hyung, it's Aeri Noona! Do you want to take a look at her?"

"Ugh, I'd rather not, thanks," Jaemin said dryly, lying on his back beside the younger. "Besides, I see her face everyday so, please, give me a break."

Chenle snickered but didn't comment anything, suddenly engrossed in watching the human, mumbling to himself. "What is she doing?"

"I dunno," the blonde angel replied in a bored tone as he stared at the star-filled night sky. "Probably gonna do something stupid again."

"Yeah, she must be really stupid." Chenle shook his head in disappointment, but continued observing the human. He adjusted the device to a higher quality setting in order to look more closely at to what human Jung Aeri is about to do.

After a few seconds of silence, which Jaemin truly appreciated, the orange-haired cherubim let out a cute noise of confusion, tilting his head as his forehead furrowed deeply.

"Wait a minute. She's not gonna do what I think she's about to do, right?" Chenle asked, mainly to himself. Suddenly realizing what's about to unfold right through his binoculars, he gasped, rather loudly that almost shocked Jaemin. "Hyung, I think you should see this."

"No, thank you. I want to sleep in peace."

"But, hyung, you really have to see this! Quick!"

Jaemin seriously doesn't want to. In fact, he was so close to snapping at the other's stubbornness, especially now that he's a bit more than sensitive today because of this 'close to failure' mission of his. However, the younger was so close to shoving the binoculars to his face so he unwillingly obliged the request before his eyes get stabbed by the younger.

"This better be worth my nap, Chenle."

Jaemin was expecting a prank from the younger, probably just another random drunk human peeing on the lampost, or maybe another one of Aeri's stupidity, which he has the privilege of seeing more than often. However, when he looked through the binoculars, he almost doubted the image his eyes were giving him.

He certainly did not expect to see Jung Aeri, standing at the edge of the rooftop of the apartment building she lives in, arms spreaded out, eyes tightly shut close and tears cascading down her face.

"She's not gonna jump, is she? I mean, is she having an identity crisis that she thinks she's a bird? Or maybe she thinks she's an angel?" Chenle continued to blabber beside him, talking about his theories and whatnots that doesn't make any sense at all, but Jaemin chose to ignore him. In fact, his attention is now wholly dedicated to the human.

"Or maybe she's really an angel and she only reveals her true identity at night?"

"No," Jaemin replied in a small voice, ignoring the nonsense statements made by the younger and lowering the binoculars from his eyes. Chenle was shocked to see an unreadable expression from the blonde's face. "She wants to end her life."

"End her life?" Chenle echoed weakly, the words bringing shivers crawling up his pale skin. "You mean to say that she's about to commit s-suicide?"

"Uh-huh."

The orange-haired cherubim's forehead folded in confusion. Why does his hyung looked so unfaze upon knowing that his Human is about to commit the greatest sin of all? Does he really despise the human so much to the point where he'll just let her die?

"Hyung, aren't you gonna do something about it?"

"Guardian angels only guide their Humans, Chenle, but never, never, interfere with their lives," Jaemin replied casually, almost as if the scene doesn't really affect him at all. "That's like, one of the most basic rules. If you really want to be on a mission of your own someday, you should always remember that, okay?"

Chenle only nodded, bewildered, especially when the older stood and started flying towards the dormitory building. Is his hyung really going to ignore it just like that?

The blonde angel's wings were already spread out into the cold night air, flying away from the clouds in the Watch Area when he heard it – the human's broken voice that tugged something in the corner of his heart, making him feel weak suddenly.

" I just want to end this pain. Everything is just too much for me to take. I just wanted to be happy, but why can't I? Don't I deserve to be happy? Maybe if I finally end this, I will be able to find the happiness I am looking for. Maybe this is really what I'm meant to be – gone."

Everything happened so fast, almost in a blur, but all Jaemin could care about is the human Jung Aeri – his Human – safe and sound in his arms.

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