Area One

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Luhan and his father had immediately been taken to the hospital. No one could have kept Junmyeon from coming with them this time.

The doctor was currently examining him and Junmyeon had sat down on a chair in the corridor from which he could see whenever someone entered or left the room.

His mind was in complete chaos. He had pinched himself a few times now and still not woken up. He didn't know what he would do if he did and realized it had just been a dream.

For how long had Luhan been in there? How long had it taken him to recover after that last day in the test area? How had Chronos managed to not only deceive him but also Yixing?

He couldn't be sure whether Chronos had told Luhan that everyone thought he was dead. Had he been going through everything while hoping that they were searching for him? Or was he convinced that they had found out Chronos had him and just decided to do nothing?

Junmyeon recalled his conversation with Sehun. If Luhan really didn't know about his feelings, had he been regretting his last words? How had he felt when Junmyeon's answer had been to just leave him where he was, alone?

He buried his face in his hands and startled when someone put a hand on his shoulder. Yixing sat down on the chair next to him and gave him a little smile. "Don't worry too much. He must have known we thought he had died. He's going wake up soon and we can clear up all misunderstandings."

Junmyeon's eyes widened and Yixing answered before he had even asked his question. "I had a look at him before they brought him away earlier. He – well..." The healer's smile turned a little shaky. "You can imagine how injured he is. But he will heal. Now that people know that we have these powers, I might even be able to help a little. He will be fine. And I'm sure you two can figure out everything else as well."

He could have cried with relief. Luhan would be fine. He would wake up.

In just one day, so many unbelievable things had happened that he could just shake his head in disbelief. He had woken up in his apartment in the city today, next to Sehun, completely unaware that Chronos was basically the Red Force and that they had saved Luhan's life to do their research. Unaware that he would meet Tao, Yifan, Yoongi and Jin again and that the whole world would discover the truth about their powers, the Red Force, and now Chronos.

He was actually feeling a little dizzy now. Yixing of course noticed it immediately. "I will stay and keep watch, Junmyeon. You should go and rest."

"But-"

"I will keep watch over him and one of the other guys will take over later. If he wakes up, you will be the first one to know," Yixing promised. "The others are waiting downstairs."

Defeated, he let the healer push him down the corridor and the stairs to the foyer of the building.

Apparently, everyone had been waiting for him down here. He was barely able to see all of them before Sehun had already stormed towards Junmyeon and hugged him tightly.

"How is he? Will he be fine?"

The others gathered around them as his best friend stepped back, all anxiously waiting for the two to speak. When Junmyeon nodded and confirmed that Luhan would recover, the worry on his friends' faces turned into relief.

"What do we do now?" Chanyeol asked what everyone was thinking. They certainly didn't want to go back to their apartments near the Chronos premises, but they had nowhere else to stay and no money.

"Yifan has already taken care of that," Minseok answered immediately.

The mentioned guy nodded. "I contacted someone and he booked rooms in a hotel not far from here. He would also like to meet us, by the way, but we can talk about that later."