"why?" his expression immediately fell. "are you dying?" his eyes began to sting from incoming tears. "is that your way of saying you don't have much time left so you rather spend the rest of it on me so i'm happy when you're gone?!"
this took such a turn, yuta thought as he shook his head rapidly. he pulled sicheng into his chest, enclosing the thinner male in a tight hug.
"no baby. i'm not dying. all i'm saying is don't worry about me. it's confusing i know but i promise things will make sense... just give me some time okay?"
he didn't want to give yuta time. he wanted to know now but he remembered a saying from his father just before he left back to china. 'blessings come to those who wait.'
although sicheng didn't believe a blessing would come he had no other choice than to wait since yuta requested him to do so. "if that's what you want..." he mumbled against yuta's chest. "but we still have to get my uncle to agree to this."
yuta smirked. "just leave it all to me."
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the morning of the departure came fast for everyone. the boys had to arrive at johnny's mansion at nine in the morning so they could all travel to the loading docks together.
whereas taeyong and jaehyun were ready, waiting by the door— taeil was still struggling on which shirt would suit him more. it was either a floral hawaiian shirt or a graphic tee. both looked nice on him but he was so bent on making an impression it irritated jaehyun to the point of him having taeil wear both.
"well hello fashion disaster." johnny smiled down at taeil who was beet red when they finally arrived ten minutes 'til nine. "did you get dressed in the dark?"
"no." he grumbled, snatching the floral printed shirt off of him. "where's yuta and sicheng?" he asked— only to change the topic.
"yuta couldn't bring sicheng here. it would give everything away as yuta said." johnny rolled his eyes. "but whatever. give your luggage to the maids and follow me to the car."
as jaehyun sent a smile to the maid who took his luggage he felt something cold and bony slip itself into his hand. he looked down at the hand then up at taeyong whose eyes were shining with excitement.
"come on jae!" he tugged on jaehyun like a child would. "walk faster! the boat awaits."
"okay okay." jaehyun laughed. "i'm coming." the action was new and cute. jaehyun could easily get use to it. he hoped taeyong would do it more of it on this mini getaway.
when they arrived at the loading docks there was at least two hundred people, all waiting to board the ship. the ship was vast, it's white coat glistening as the sun set upon it. there had to have been more than seven floors to the ship.
although they couldn't see the very top floor from where they were standing they could see the neon party lights flashing against the fake potted palm trees. "welcome to our paradise for the next four days."
"it's so beautiful i might start crying."
"looks like sicheng already beat you to it." taeil pointed over at yuta and sicheng who ironically stood a few feet away. the chinese boy was so overwhelmed he couldn't help but let his tears fall as he clung to yuta, thanking him repeatedly for bringing him along.
"that's so adorable." taeyong admitted.
once yuta managed to get sicheng to stop crying, he wiped away the remaining tears then brought him over to the group. "this ship is huge. are we all on the same floor?"
"yeah. floor five, our rooms are suite rooms which screams luxury. they're also soundproof." johnny glanced at taeil while sicheng looked up at yuta. taeyong avoided eye contact with jaehyun as he coughed awkwardly.
"nice to know."
"we should probably get in line now." the line took forever to move. it was a waiting game filled with impatient sighs and small talk. since they were waiting johnny informed them on the schedule for tonight's festivities.
to kick off the party cruise they would be attending a club on the lower level. the club doors won't open until six in the afternoon so they had plenty of time to explore the ship and get accustomed to their rooms and whatnot.
after they passed through securities and got their luggage they traveled in a tight pack towards the fifth floor. the chatter amongst them was light. laughter and camera click filled their ears. sicheng and taeyong couldn't stop snapping pictures, wanting nothing more than to save them for memories later on in life.
"if anyone gets lost or anything just text in the group chat. see you all later." taeil and johnny waved to the others as they entered their shared suite. a few rooms down taeyong and jaehyun parted ways from yuta and sicheng.
when taeyong pushed open the door his jaw dropped. the suite was elegant looking. a glass chandelier hung over the mini living area, the walls were pristine white with expensive colorful art pieces hung on top.
the furnishings are top quality, the couches and chairs soft enough to sleep on. the flooring was marble, so clean the two boys could see their reflection off of it. near the glass window was the small staircase leading up to the top section of the room that held only a king sized bed and overhead light.
their room was also connected to a terrace with a mini deck that overlooked the dark blue ocean. it gave them the best view if they were to watch the setting sun. "holy shit."
"why is this one room better looking than my whole house?" jaehyun asked, not necessarily wanting an answer.
"bless johnny for this." taeyong rushed up the stairs to flop onto the memory foam mattress. the cushion sunk him in, leaving him feeling like he was laying on a cloud. "yup. this is definitely what heaven feels like."
jaehyun decided to join taeyong on the bed. he jumped and flopped down right next to him. jae pulled a pillow under his head as taeyong did the same. the two laid there, smiling at each other.
"thanks for being my guardian angel." taeyong whispered. with that no other words were exchanged. just soft loving looks and small giggles.
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i'm so sorry this was so overdue. i didn't think starting college would be this hard but it is 😩 i apologize if updates aren't too frequent. i will try my hardest to update during my free time. please forgive me! this story will never be abandoned though.
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