= The Man In the Mirror = {[Nomin]}

• Chapter 7 •

They sat in a comforting silence as both their minds rolled over thoughts. Jeno glanced his dark orbs in Nana's direction, studying the curvature of his cheeks and how his nose slipped beneath his dark mask.

"I want to try and get you out of here," Jeno said with a stern voice, Nana looking towards him with cute eyes.

"You do?"

Jeno nodded and Nana couldn't help but smile. He got the urge to hug again, but this time he couldn't refrain himself. His arms wrapped around Jeno's shoulders as his body slumped towards the older. He hugged him tightly, feeling Jeno's arms hesitantly rise and wrap themselves around his torso.

The dark haired felt the warmth from the younger from the sudden contact, but in no way did it feel uncomfortable. It was a very sweet hug, and Jeno could almost feel Nana's emotions through it.

"I would love that," Nana mumbled.

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It was another day of hard work. The day happened to be Thursday which should be relieving, but knowing that he had both Friday and Saturday ahead of him Jeno couldn't help but feel trapped.

The dark haired threaded his fingers through his soft locks, mind only swarming around one thing. One thing he promised to do for a certain person who happened to be trapped in his piano room mirror. He needed to figure out a way for Nana to escape.

If there was a way for Jeno to get through, there had to be a way for Nana. If he wasn't an entity of that dimension, then there was a way he got in, hence a way to get out. But for the life of Jeno, no ideas seemed to come to mind. The boy should be able to jump through by putting their hands on the glass, but it doesn't work.

An idea then suddenly popped in his mind. The only likely way for Jeno to get in and out of that dimension is for something that lives there to be touching the glass. Maybe, just a possibility, he could get another person to touch the glass for both of them.

Like a monster.

Jeno shivered at the thought of seeing one of those creatures again, wanting to throw that idea out the window.

He groaned and tried to focus on his work, but his brain just didn't want to cooperate.

"Jeno," a harsh voice suddenly said, scaring the man from his daze to look up at the person.

And standing there was none other than his boss, giving him an evil grin through those pearly white teeth. Jeno gulped a breath down, not liking that look and hoping he didn't screw something up again.

"My paperwork you did was excellent. I wanted to talk to you for a moment. Do you mind?" the boss said, gesturing a hand towards his office while keeping strict eye contact with Jeno.

Jeno nodded, not wanting to but also knowing there was no choice. He followed his superior into the room, his boss closing the door behind them in an eerie manor.

"Please, take a seat."

He did as told, sitting on the soft cushion that he had gotten used to over the many times he's sat in this horrid room. His boss sat right across from him at his desk, not moving his gaze away from Jeno's which made him falter a bit.

"So, I thought I would update you on something," his boss began, folding his hands as he leaned over the wooden piece of furniture. "I've come up with an idea, but I need your help."

Jeno felt a sinking feeling in his gut, not liking the sound of what his boss was going to say. He knows his tactics, and this was one he used a lot in order to rope the dark haired into something he really didn't want to be entangled with.