𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 | mayse.s | ɪɪ

Saving A Child

mayse and hyunjin were in gangam on a date, enjoying the time together alone as a couple after spending new years and christmas day together with hyunjin's family. minding their own business, the female pulls a sweater from the rack and places it over her body, glancing down to see if the item of clothing fitted her style. "baby, do you think this would suit me?" her muffled voice asked her boyfriend, turning to the tall male, a cream sweater in her hands as she showed him. he stops looking around and glanced at the sweater then changes his position into a thinking one.

humming, he thinks momentarily before answering her question. "it's cute but not your style baby," he said before turning around and pulling something from the rack. he turns back to his girlfriend and shows her a hoodie with simple stitching of a snake embroidered in the middle of it. "this would look cute on you," he commented. "perfect for late-night cuddles and recordings," he reasoned as mayse placed the sweater back onto the rack and took the hoodie from hyunjin.

"hm it is cute," she bit her lip behind her mask. "this with taeyong oppa's jacket would look pretty," she mumbled to herself before handing it to hyunjin once more. "carry it for me while i shop!" she beams, walking away from her human shopping basket. chuckling at her comment, the male agrees to carry the clothes she chooses to purchase.

"do you want to try these babe?" hyunjin asked her, looking over to the dressing rooms that had a few customers inside, either by themselves or with another person; friend or significant other. "these are getting slightly heavy too...do you need this much clothes?" he wondered.

"yes," mayse says, hyunjin could hear the smile in her tone as she pulls him over to the dressing room to change in. finding a spare empty changing room, mayse tells hyunjin to empty his arms inside the room before she pushed him outside and began changing. the girl changed into every clothing item she had wanted to buy. after going through the items she wanted, she buys the clothes and the couple left the store with a bow to the staff and thanks leaving their mouths as they exited the store.

deciding to get some coffee, they stopped by a cafe. hyunjin lets mayse choose a seat whilst he orders for the two of them. grabbing two cups of ice americano and a few treats to share. as they waited for their order, a child around the age of ten ran up to the pair with tears streaming his face. startled by his presence, mayse and hyunjin both shared a concerned look to each other, wondering if the child was lost. bending down to his height, mayse speaks softly to the child to stop him from cry whilst hyunjin asked the cafe workers about the child.

"are you okay? are you lost?" the child shakes his head no, tears still falling. he takes a step back unknowingly when mayse tried to hug him out of comfort. noticing it, she frowns softly and gives him a reassuring smile. "it's okay. auntie is not going to hurt you," she gave a friendly smile to which the child gave a small nod and walked into her gentle hug. "what's your name?"

"l-lee youngj-jun," he sniffled, harshly wiping away his tears as mayse nodded, further asking him questions as her boyfriend returned with their orders and a small cup of hot chocolate. "m-mummy and d-daddy are yelling...a-and i tried to c-calm them then d-daddy hit at me," youngjun tried explained through his hiccups and sniffles. "s-so i ran away."

mayse frowns, wiping away his tears before handing the hot chocolate to youngjun. "here youngjun-ah, have this hot choco that uncle hyunjin bought," she whispered to the child who took the cup with slightly shaky hands. turning to the male idol in front of her, she raises an eyebrow at him, silently asking him what the worker had said about youngjun.

"the workers said he comes here often. according to them, he comes covered in bruises and is scared to return home," hyunjin frowned at his girlfriend. glancing at the boy enjoying his drink, they noticed the bruises on his neck and scars on his body. "youngjun-ah, uncle has a question," hyunjin spoke softly to the young boy who stopped drinking and looked at him. "did your dad or mum ever hurt you?"

noticing his small head nod, mayse is now worried about the type of household the young child lived in. "daddy would come home and hit mummy and me. mummy said he wasn't really daddy but a monster disguised as daddy," he explained. "mummy also would hit me for being bad..." his voice got smaller as he spoke.

worried, mayse turned to youngjun. "youngjun-ah, when were you a bad boy?" answering, mayse and hyunjin both knew the boy was growing up in a toxic environment. the way he described how his father would sometimes come home and touch him inappropriately and the way his mother would punish him for doing something innocent was enough for the young idol to want to save him. "what do you think about staying with auntie for a while?" mayse asked youngjun.

"with auntie?" he asked before turning to hyunjin who gave him a clueless look. "what about uncle?" knowing what he meant, the two idols blushed profusely and denied any sort of marriage. "oh? but auntie and uncle are young! so miyoung noona! hyunjin hyung!" he pointed at the two with a smile.

awing at his cuteness, mayse turns to her lover, informing him she'd go speak with the workers whilst he entertained the nine-year-old. "hello," the girl bowed to the worker at the counter who was watching them. "i was wondering if i could get youngjunie's mothers number?" mayse questioned as the worker provided her with the number.

"i must thank you for this. i've been trying to find someone to save him from his parents for such a long time," the worker said to the idol as she watched mayse insert the number into her phone. "i would've done it myself but i'm financially unable to care for two people. let alone a child. i have no experience in that department," she laughed nervously.

"its fine. i just can't stand to know such a bright child is living in such conditions," mayse frowned, pocketing her phone inside her purse. "thank you for your services. i'll be sure to tell my friends about this lovely cafe~" bowing, the idol turned to hyunjin and youngjun, gesturing that it was time to leave. "youngjun-ah, for the time being, you'll be staying with me until i can get you removed from your parents' custody."

"what does that mean?" youngjun asked the female, looking up at hyunjin who was holding his hand. the male idol kneeled down to his height and began to explain to him that he'd be freed from his current situation and be placed with a more loving family that wouldn't hurt him. "will it be miyoung noona?"

"maybe," mayse smiled, holding his free hand as the trio left the cafe. not before waving goodbye to the workers and returned to mayse's apartment where she turned her guest room into youngjun's temporary room for the time being.