Forgotten || y.s.h/p.m.h

Part twenty six

"What do you mean he never came home?!"

"I mean what I said, he never came back to the dorms. We're afraid he got kidnapped by a psycho fan."

"That'd be terrible."

"We're gonna go look for him. It'd be helpful if you came."

"I have a curfew."

"So do we, Arina. You're the only one who knows what he's wearing."

"Okay. Should I bring the others?"

"It'd be helpful."

"Okay! I'll be on my way soon!"

I gathered the rest of the girls and told them about the situation. They seemed worried and wanted to help anxiously. Although we all were barefaced and in pajamas, we quickly put on our shoes and went on our way. The only one who had a license was Eunjae, and she also had a car but she rarely used it. She drove us to fantagio and outside of the building were all the members of Astro. "Oh my gosh! This is the first time of me seeing you guys without makeup!" Minhyuk exclaimed. "You all are still very pretty without it." Dongmin stated. "Although Miran is the most drastic change without it." Bin said. "Then who has the least drastic change?" She asked aggressively. "Either Sora or Eunjae." Bin claimed. Miran scoffed at his statements. Since Miran is the visuals of our group, she holds highly of her looks. The statements Bin made were considered offensive in her book. He was right though. Miran was the most drastic due to her wearing the most makeup. I'm pretty drastic as well, I've always been considered the uglier sibling in the Tsutsumi family. My brother is way better looking and everyone lets me know of it.

I guess Minhyuk noticed how my mood changed and put his arm around my shoulders. "I think we should go look for Sanha now." Minhyuk stated. We walked off in different directions. We wanted to cover every area of Seoul. We all paired with members of Astro. I was with Minhyuk, Eunjae with Jinwoo, Sora with Myungjun, and Miran with Dongmin and Bin. Minhyuk was holding my hand the whole time. He was holding it quite tightly actually. Maybe he was worried that I would disappear too? "Minhyuk?" I called out. "Hm?" He responded. "What if Sanha didn't disappear?" I proposed. "What do you mean? Of course he disappeared, that's why we're looking for him." He said with a slight attitude. "No, I mean what if he just tucked himself away in a hiding spot? He does that when he's stressed or nervous." I explained. "He did seem a bit stressed today." Minhyuk stated. The thought of a spot that he often liked to go to when he was nervous of an arts festival or showcasing at school. There was an empty room that no one seemed to know of in the book store. The owner of the book store was very kind to us and said that he would leave it open for us whenever we needed a place that is quiet and calming.

I ran over to the book shop closest to where Sanha and I lived. It was about twelve kilometers from Fantagio. Minhyuk kept up beside me, although we both were really tired from running for so long. It went from sprinting to running to jogging to speed walking the rest of the way. When we finally got there I scrambled to the big flower pot outside of the book shop. I lifted the slightly smaller flower pot out of the bigger one to find the key at the bottom. I picked up the key with shaky hands and tried unlocking the door but couldn't due to the anxious shaking. Minhyuk took the key from me and unlocked the door himself. He stepped inside and I walked into the backroom where all the copies of books were. Underneath a table of books, there was a little door that led to another room. The room was dim, and so was my hope of seeing Sanha there. I started to crawl out when I heard a sniffle. I crawled back into the room and stood up. The moonlight from the window hit Sanha's face which was mostly covered with a pillow. He had blankets on him, piled on him shall I say. He was underneath an avalanche of blankets and worries.

I walked in front of him and crouched down. His eyes were puffy like he has been crying for hours. "Sanha?" I called out to him. He started tearing up immediately. He got out of underneath the avalanche of blankets and plopped onto me for a hug. He was on top of me, but none of the inappropriate nature any of you would think of. It was a simple hug a mother should give. His mother wasn't there though, and the closest thing to her was me. I rubbed his back as he clung onto mine. His tears were starting to soak the shoulder of my shirt. "Sanha, don't you run off like that. You had everyone worried. Next time you come to me first, okay?" I whispered into his ear. He nodded while sobbing violently. "Sanha, it's okay. I know this life is stressful and you miss home, but you can't be disappearing on everyone. You're strong for living this life." I played with his thin hair. "Minhyuk, can you wait outside for a bit? Call the others and tell them we found him." I shouted a bit so he could hear. "Okay! Is everything alright?" He asked worriedly. "Yeah, he just needs time." I stated.

When I heard Minhyuk walk out of the shop, I told Sanha to sit up. He complied to what I asked of him and I sat up as well. I rubbed away the tears that rapidly fell from his face. "Sanha, I'm sorry I haven't really been here for you since the Yeonjin thing." I said to him as I continued to wipe his tears. His tears slowed from their fall. He sniffled again and again. I grabbed tissues from the corner and held it to his nose. I cleaned him from his gross mucousy mess. When he was done sniffling and crying he said "I'm sorry for everything. Even when I've done so wrong to you, you still treat me so nicely." With those words, I lightly kissed his cheek. "Don't worry about it.  That's what friends are for." I gestured for him to follow me out of the room. As I was out he was still in the middle of the room. "I never would have thought that Tsutsumi Arina would ever think of even holding my hand, let alone kissing me." He whispered. I giggled at that because he was acting as if I were a big celebrity.

As we both stood in the back room of the book shop silently looking at each other, I felt the urge to hug him tightly. "You look a mess." I told him while I grabbed his hand and played with his long fingers. "You look like a total mess." I said as I wrapped his arm around me and then I wrapped mine around his slim body. He hugged me tightly, and I hugged him tighter. My face was buried in his chest, deep enough for me to recognize his scent; the scent of his home. It was very faint, but he held me so tightly I could recognize it instantly. We parted from the embrace, but the scent still lingered. "I miss your black hair." I stated. "You don't like my hair?" He pouted. "I do. I just miss your old hair." I explained. We walked out and back to Fantagio. It took us a while to get there. By the time we arrived, it was around 1:47 am; way past our curfew.

"He's safe?" Sora asked.
"Yeah." I told her.
"He's the perfect guy you'd date, huh?" She questioned.
"Yeah," I started, "but I think Minhyuk would be better suited for me."
"He'd take care of you well, unnie." She said.
I sighed, "You're not wrong."
"But you should choose who would make you happier and safe." Sora suggested.

"But I don't know who could." I whispered to myself.