"Bad feelings come with bad situations"
Seungcheol P.O.V
"Cheolie?" I looked up as I heard Jeonghan's voice. There was a smile on his face. He sat down and grabbed my hand.
"What is it Hanie?"
"Is something bugging you?" I couldn't help but smile. I always thought I covered my emotions well but when it came to Jeonghan, I never could. We'd been neighbors for years and even though we didn't talk much, he seemed to know me better than my own parents did.
"I just have a bad feeling. Everything that's going on. We have no idea who the successor is. It could be anyone. You heard Seungmin. They barely got out of it alive. Not to mention the fact that our group hasn't been like any other group in the past." Hanie slid his hand to my thigh.
"Cheolie, He also said that this might be the last group. We have to have hope that we will make it to the end. This is going to happen no matter what we do. We have to protect these boys. We have to make it out. This is our lives." As he was talking, his hand slid further up my thigh. Every nerve in my body could feel it.
"Is there any particular reason you're sliding your hand up my thigh like that." Jeonghan smirked.
"I'm trying to calm you."
"You're doing the exact opposite of that. Who would've thought you could be so bold." He only shrugged at me.
"I can be more bold if you'd like." I smiled and shook my head.
"Thank you." He nodded.
"Someone's gotta do it." He tried to take his hand away but I put mine on top of his to stop him. His eyes widened when I guided his hand higher. I stopped when it came to my waist.
"If you want to distract me then do it but once you have, there is no turning back." He guided his other hand to my waist and moved to sit in my lap.
"Hyung." I smirked. He hadn't called me that in a long time. I technically was his Hyung but it was by so little that he just started calling me informally. I hadn't minded. In fact, the first time he did, my heart fluttered. It had been the beginning of my realization. "It has always been you. I don't want to go back. I want to go forward." He slid his hands to my neck and kissed me. I sighed. I could kiss him like that for the rest of my life and never get tired.
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Hoshi P.O.V
I took out my earbuds and turned around in my desk chair. Woozi Hyung was lying down with a book in his hand. I smiled and touched my lips. The night before had been my first kiss and I'd been internally grateful that it was him. I would have never forgiven myself if it'd been anyone else. He told me last night that I was his first but I hadn't had the courage to tell him that it had been my first too.
"Even in such a situation, you still have the focus to read?" He looked up from his book with a smile.
"Some people draw. Some people do research. Some distract themselves from their significant others. I read. That's not a crime is it?" I shook my head and stood up, walking to his bed.
"We could go out and do something." He put his book down.
"With everything going on, do you really think that's a good idea?" I smiled.
"We can't let this destiny thing ruin our lives."
"I know that but we don't know anything beyond the fact that we have to beat the successor. We don't know who he is or when he's coming." I could feel Woozi Hyung's anxiety flood through me as if it were my own.
"Hyung." He hummed. "I know you're anxious but you gotta breathe." He looked down.
"I'm sorry. I forget you could feel my emotions." I shook my head.
"Don't be. I can hear your thoughts too. Stop worrying. Everything will be okay. I've got you. You've got me. The guys got us." Woozi Hyung nodded at me and smiled.
"You know what sucks?"
"What's that?"
"I can't hide anything from you because you can hear and feel everything." I smiled.
"Mhm. I can feel everything. I know you're calming down now." He nodded at me.
"Thank you." I hummed. He smiled and held out his arms. I crawled into his arms, resting my head on his chest.
"You can continue reading. I'll just lay here." He picked up his book after that and continued reading.
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DK P.O.V
I smiled as I watched Josh and Dino play with Legos on the floor.
"Hyung, you wanna join us?" Dino asked looking up at me. I nodded and moved to the floor. Josh gave me a look, before scooting over. I sat down beside him and picked up some Legos.
"What are we gonna do?" Dino asked, looking between us. Josh was the one to respond.
"For now, we play with Legos and are excited for school to start. Let's worry about everything else later." Dino nodded and continued playing. Josh wrapped his arm around me and smiled.
"Dino, have you ever played with Legos?" He looked up at me and shook his head.
"I didn't really have a childhood. My dad was a shitty guy and my mom has been sick on and off my entire life. My dad died when I was 11. He was drunk and wrapped his car around a poll. At least he didn't hurt anyone. Anyway, I've taken care of my mom since I was capable of doing so. The only reason I came to school was because my mom made me promise that I'd live my life." Josh glimpsed over at me and shook his head.
"I'm sorry kid." Josh said.
"Don't be. I'm thankful. My dad was horrible but my mom has always been there when I needed her. I couldn't ask for a better mom." I looked at Dino with a question in mind.
"What about relationships?" He smiled at me.
"I'm not much into people. I've never really felt the need for them." Josh smiled, kissing my forehead.
"I felt the same way until I met my sunshine. He was the one that gave me to courage to come out to my parents." Dino watched us.
"But you guys aren't together?" We shook our heads.
"When the time comes, it will happen." I looked at Josh with a smile.
"Life is all about timing Dino. Sure we're scared about what could happen but love is the strongest emotion in this world. It's inevitable. Maybe not now, but there will probably come a day when you meet someone who will take your life by storm. Just like DK did to me." Dino chuckled and shook his head.
"Maybe one day."
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Vernon P.O.V
Seungkwan was lying on my bed and humming. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. I couldn't help but touch his arms. I lightly pressed my fingers to his arm. He looked away from his phone and down at my hand.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were addicted to my scars." He said in a sweet voice. Ever since I'd learned about his scars, I wanted to worship them. I wanted him to know how beautiful he was. I wanted him to know how beautiful his scars were.
"What if I told you I was?" He smiled.
"I won't stop you but you're the first person I've ever met who didn't seem disgusted." I leaned down and pressed my lips to one of them, before speaking again. I looked at him directly in the eyes as I spoke.
"You deserved to be worshiped and so do your scars." He pulled the cover off of him and laid out his arms.
"Should we talk about what happened yesterday?" I shook my head.
"Let's worry about that later. There's no point dwelling over it when we don't really know anything yet." He only nodded.
"You said that I deserve to be worshiped?" I nodded. Everything about him was amazing. It made me angry that someone could be so shitty. I was furious at the thought that some shitty person could scar his beautiful body.
"Yes Kwanie, you deserve to be worshiped. Your mind deserves to be worshiped. Every inch of your beautiful body deserves to be worshiped." His ears turned red.
"W-why?" I chuckled at his stutter.
"Because you just do. No particular reason." He sat up with a tiny smile on his face.
"C-can you continue?" I raised a brow.
"Continue what?"
"Continue k-kissing my scars." I pressed my fingertips to the bottom of his shirt.
"Are you sure?" He nodded.
"Verbal response, Kwanie."
"Yes p-please." He lifted his arms and nodded. I pulled his shirt over his head and threw it to the ground. I pulled the cover off the rest of the way and pressed my hands to his shoulders.
"Lay down for me, Kwanie." He laid back on the bed and relaxed into it. "Good. Now, if you want me to stop, just say so."
"Okay." I leaned down and pressed my lips to his shoulder. I looked up at him for a moment.
"I'm going to make sure you know how beautiful you are, Kwanie." I slid my hands down his side lightly. I kissed my way down his shoulder and to his arm. He whimpered at my touch. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me up. His eyes were watery as he looked at me.
"Vernon." I wiped the tears from his eyes.
"Don't cry, baby."
"Can I kiss you?" I smiled before leaning down and pressing my lips to his.
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Mingyu P.O.V
"Wonu, what's wrong?" He looked up from his laptop and sighed.
"I can't find anything about this successor thing. Nothing about magical powers. Not anything. A kid almost dies and there's nothing. How is that possible? This thing has been happening for years, but nothing." I sighed.
"Come sit with me and take a break from that. You're gonna hurt your head." He stood up and walked over to me. I pat the spot beside me. He sat down and turned to me.
"I don't get it."
"I know. I don't get it either but there's nothing we can do right now. Just take a break." He shook his head. "Listen to me. You're not at fault for anything. You don't have to shoulder all of this alone. It's all of us." He looked down and started scratching at his arm. It was one of his several habits that I'd picked up in the last few days. I laid my hand on top of his to stop him. He looked up at me.
"Mingyu." I grabbed his hands in mine.
"Breath. Why don't you sing to me or play your guitar, hm? I can tell a panic attack is coming on and we need to stop it okay?" He nodded. I stood up and walked across the room to grab his guitar. I handed it to him and sat back down.
"What do you want me to play?" I smiled at him.
"Anything you want, love." He took a breath before beginning to play a song. I felt a flutter in my stomach when I heard his voice. Who would've thought that a quiet guy could have such a beautiful voice? When he was done playing, I could tell that he had calmed down.
"I know I don't have much of a voice but I hope you liked it." He said as he put his guitar down. I smiled.
"You have a beautiful voice." He looked down shyly.
"Thank you."
"You feeling better now?" He nodded.
"I am. I just wish I could find anything."
"I know. We'll figure it out. I promise."
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Minghao P.O.V.
"Junie, you look pretty like that." He was sitting with his legs crossed and leaning down to where his long blonde hair was covering his face. He turned his face and smiled.
"Thank you."
"What exactly are doing anyway?" There was a blueprint in front of him but I couldn't see what kind.
"It's the blueprint of the school. I was curious to see if there were any other hidden places." I raised a brow.
"If they are hidden specifically for us, I doubt they'll be on the blueprint." He chuckled.
"That's why I'm looking at the original blueprint. The one that was made when the school was built. If my theory is correct, it should be on the original because it wouldn't have been hidden yet." I nodded.
"I didn't think about that." Jun chuckled.
"You never do. That's why I do it for you." I jumped into his arms. He barely had time to catch me before we landed on the ground.
"I never think, huh?" I could see the excitement in his eyes as he wrapped his legs around my waist. In all the time I'd known him, I'd never seen him so playful and relaxed. I found it kind of odd because of the situation.
"Yes."
"Hm. I like this side of you. I wish it would come out more often." He turned his head lightly and smiled.
"I'm sorry that you never get to see that side of me. You know how my family is. Playful doesn't exist in my house."
"Don't be sorry. It's not your fault. I know that this year is going to be tough but promise me something."
"What's that?"
"Just let me in." He pressed his palm to my cheek.
"I promise that I'll try. That's all I can give you right now." I wrapped my arms around him in a hug.
"That's enough for now."
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