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Jaehyuk smiled as he looked at his new clothes, the others doing the same.

"So, now that's that's done..." Junkyu said.
"Where do we head first?"
"Well, we should look for any signs of Raim-hee and Nayoung being here, which I'm sure they are already... We need to look around." Jaehyuk explained.
"Let's go down that way. There are a lot more people in the big city and there could be a better chance of them being there."

The other boys followed Jaehyuk down the road, everyone looking around in awe at the old look of Seoul.
"It's way different than the Seoul we know... Damn, it's a 980 year difference. A lot can change." Mashiho laughed.

They ended up on the streets and at a crosswalk, unfamiliar of how it worked.
"We should just follow these people and let them lead us somewhere... other than houses and shops." Asahi said.
"Seems good." Junkyu nodded.
The lights of the one side of cars changed red, the other green. The small screen overhead showed a white person walking, the people around them walking across the white paint on the road. The four boys followed, walking over to the other side quickly and following the few others that were still coming that way.
"Okay, so far so good. That wasn't bad." Mashiho rubbed his neck, earning a hum from Asahi.
"We need clues. Where was the Treasure Embassy formed in the first place?"
"It's common sense that it was formed in Seoul. But the building and its looks and name could have changed after so many centuries. Maybe it's not even a building yet. They don't tell us much..." Jaehyuk scoffed. Junkyu snickered.
"Right."

"The sun is going down... We should find a place to stay if we're going to stay here overnight for who knows how long. And we don't have the correct type of won. They won't accept won from the year 3000 because... yeah." Mashiho pouted.
"Aish. This'll be harder than I thought." Jaehyuk said sadly.
"But that doesn't mean you'll give up, right?" Junkyu said reassuringly to the younger.
"We'll avenge Jaejoon. It'll be okay in the end."
"I hope you're right..."

"Yah, Mina! Come back here!"

Jaehyuk and the others turned their heads as they heard a yell from behind them, a dog barking as it ran across the road with its owner trying desperately to keep it from attacking the four of them and breaking free from its leash. It barked at them, Mashiho smiling as Junkyu hid behind him. Asahi just stood there and looked at the dog while Jaehyuk jumped at the loud barks.

"Hey, sit!" The male owner cried. The dog whined and sat down, the masked male sighing in relief and bowing in apology. He also took off his mask.
"So, so sorry. She gets carried away sometimes." The tall man had a deep voice, slightly scaring Jaehyuk.
"Ah, no worries." Jaehyuk laughed.
"That's a relief." The taller male laughed.

"I'm Watanabe Haruto. 16. And this is my dog Mina."
Mina barked in response.

He's 16!? How does that voice come out of a 16 year old???

"Oh, nice to meet you." Jaehyuk smiled.
"I'm Yoon Jaehyuk, 19. These are my friends. We uh," Jaehyuk laughed nervously.
It's now or never.
"We're from out of Seoul and need somewhere to stay for a little while. We are going to move into the dorms when the school tells us it's okay to, but I don't know when that'll be. Maybe we could stay for a while at your place if you are able to help us...?"

"Oh, I see! Sure thing, I can do that for you." Haruto nodded.
"Really? Thank you so much!" Mashiho smiled.
"No problem. It's always lonely in the house, so it would be nice to have some people over for a change. It's always just me, Mina and my little sister... And my roomie occasionally."
"Oh, I see." Jaehyuk said.
"I was just about to head home after taking this girl on a walk. Home isn't far from here."

The five boys walked off with Haruto leading them, the four of them talking behind the boy with the dog.
"How did you even pull that off? That was amazing!" Mashiho laughed.
"I just let out a good reasoning... Even I'm surprised it worked, haha." Jaehyuk laughed.

"Here we are!"

There was a small house in front of them, prettily decorated with greenery and small bird decorations. Haruto opened up the door, a little girl coming out of the living room.
"Big brother!" The girl smiled and hugged Haruto's legs, Haruto smiling and hugging her tiny frame.
"Hello, Usagi." Haruto greeted his little sister.
"These guys will be staying with us for a little while, so be nice to them, okay?" Haruto crouched down, patting her head that was wrapped into a pigtail style.
"Okay." She smiled at the four of them, bowing politely.

"I'm Watanabe Usagi, 6 years old! Me and my bro are from Fukuoka!" She smiled widely, Haruto laughing.
"Hello, Usagi. You guys are from Japan? We are too!" Mashiho grinned and wrapped an arm around Asahi's neck, earning a smile from the other.
"Cool! Haruto's roommate is from there, too." Usagi giggled before bowing again and running off to the table, continuing her work on what seemed to be a colouring book of some sort.

"Follow me." Haruto told them. They followed him through the odd looking house and to a door at another end of the hall.
"All your stuff is in there. See you in the morning." Haruto smiled and began to walk away before he turned on his heel.

"What are your names again?"

"Takata Mashiho."
"Hamada Asahi."
"Kim Junkyu."
"Yoon Jaehyuk."

"Ah, okay. I'll try my best to remember, haha. Have a good sleep."

Haruto walked off, the other four entering the room. There was a bunk bed and two more small beds in the other side of the room. There was a window and a dresser next to it.

Junkyu and Mashiho slept together in the top bunk, leaving the bottom bunk alone. Asahi and Jaehyuk slept on the beds at the side.

"We shouldn't get too comfy with them. We'll save the timeline and then leave. We can't make bonds with people who are from the past." Jaehyuk said in the darkness.

"Right..." Mashiho mumbled silently.

"Good night, everyone." Jaehyuk said.
"Night." The others responded.

And then they all fell into deep sleep.

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