Third Vampire Shadows (An Urban Paranormal Romance Novel) by Zhu Hsia Page A

those ridiculous tuxes you always wear.”
    She was about to grab another flowery shirt when Mun Oh seized her by the hand, and before she could even blink, they were already out of the store.
    “ You have got to stop doing that , you pest!” Hyeon Jin yelled, clutching her chest and breathing heavily.
    Mun Oh looked like he was about to explode, too. “That is the twentieth store we have set foot in and all you ever did was pick out the most hideous and uproarious pieces of clothing and force them on me. I’m going home.”
    “No, you’re not!”
    “Yes, I am!”
    Seeing that another argument would be a total waste of time, Hyeon Jin decided to yield. “Okay, fine! Let’s get serious. I mean, I’ll be serious now.”
    Mun Oh looked over at her incredulously.
    Hyeon Jin exhaled to remain calm and composed. “I really wanna help you change your image.”
    “I don’t need to change my image and I definitely don’t need your help, human.”
    “Will you just shut up and listen to me?!” Hyeon Jin snapped, unable to stay calm for even a minute in front of Mun Oh. “As much as I hate to admit it, you’re part of my family and it seems like you’re gonna be stuck with us for a while. So there is absolutely NO WAY in hell I’m gonna allow you to look as ridiculous as you are right now… at least, not while you’re with us.”
    Mun Oh’s look of incredulity intensified. “And you think I’m just gonna allow a lowly human like you to dress me up like a doll?” was what he wanted to say, but something else came out of his mouth. Something so preposterous that he wondered if he was really the one who had uttered it.
    “Fine. Do whatever you want.”
    Hyeon Jin thought she must have been simply hearing things, so she said, “I’m telling you, you need to change—” She stopped, looked at him closely and continued tentatively. “—Did you… Did you just say ‘fine, do whatever you want’?”
    Mun Oh closed his eyes. Damn! I did say that! What’s happening to me?
    “So,” Hyeon Jin exclaimed, a smile slowly forming on her lips. “Shall we continue with our shopping?” Not waiting for a reply, she linked her arms with his and cheerfully made her way down the road, dragging him along.
    They spent the next hour going in and out of various clothing stores. This time around though, there wasn’t much bickering as Hyeon Jin picked more decent and casual-looking clothes while Mun Oh reluctantly tried them on for her.
    Although the clothes were generally normal-looking compared to those flowery shirts before, Hyeon Jin still couldn’t hold in her laughter every time Mun Oh walked out of the dressing room.
    “Okay, if you don’t stop laughing, I swear I’m gonna—”
    “What, bite me?” Hyeon Jin interrupted, still chuckling quite loudly.
    Mun Oh’s eyes widened. “Shut up, you big-footed girl.”
    “Okay, okay. Try this one, then,” she said, still giggling like a hyena. She handed him a pair of jeans and a white shirt.
    Snatching it out of her hands, he disappeared back into the dressing room once more. Hyeon Jin busied herself by choosing some more clothes as she waited for him.
    After five minutes or so, he stepped out of the dressing room and stood in front of Hyeon Jin , who hardly recognized him. Her jaw dropped, her eyes almost popped out, and she looked at him like she’d never done before.
    “What?” Mun Oh asked with a raised eyebrow.
    Hyeon Jin shook her head vigorously and closed her mouth. She had no idea why all of a sudden her heart skipped and invisible butterflies started fluttering inside her stomach the moment she saw him. A minute ago, she had just been getting ready to laugh at him.
    He was wearing a pair of faded blue jeans and the white shirt with black print that she had randomly picked up a while ago. It was so ordinary, yet… he looked extraordinary in it.
    Maybe I’m just not used to him looking so casual, she convinced herself. But still, she couldn’t help but