꾼들이 왔어요 I 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖉

12

With a single nudge, domino.

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"LEE MINHO DID YOU HIDE MY UNDERWEAR!" Jisung yelled his voice booming through the house.

"Lee Minho, what do you have to say for yourself?" Jisung asked Minho with a brow raised.

"Nothing," Minho said, checking his nails out.

Jisung stared at Minho until he sighed.

"I'm extremely sorry that I stole your underwear from the dry rack and wore it because I had nothing to wear," Minho said, rolling his eyes. His tone dripping with sarcasm, loud and true.

"Needs improvement but I'll accept your sincere apology," Jisung said, nodding before dismissing him with his hand. Minho snorted in response, even though he felt like his chest might burst with the amount of happiness Jisung made him feel.

"Ah, thank you for accepting my very sincere apology," Minho said bowing. Jisung giggled.

"Well, of course, how long can one stay mad at their soulmate,"

"Especially for the crime of stealing underwear,"

"Oh shut up," Jisung said, smacking Minho in embarrassment.

"Will do," Mino whistled.

"It seems that the others have already gone to bed,"

"Yup," Jisung said emphasizing the p.

"So..." Minho said and got interrupted right away.

"Actually I'm gonna head to get some milk from the store. I remember a particular someone nagging about it all day today," Jisung said, tapping his chin as if he were wondering who that person was.

"I wonder who that could be," Minho said smiling.

"Oh yes, I do," Jisung said glaring at Minho. It had been Minho pestering Jisung all day, for milk.

"Your acting is terrible," Minho stated, tousling Jisung's hair.

"Just ask Felix, he was the one who needed the milk."

"You sure? He's had a rough day..."

"I'll just ask Hyunjin then," Minho said, pulling out his phone and texting Hyunjin who argued back and forth until Minho pulled out the hyung card.

Hyunjin huffed as he got up tired from his bed Seungmin was still snoring.

He didn't want to wake him up so he grabbed his jacket and left. Walking down the road in hopes to find an open convenience store.

He looks around the closed streets scratching his head.

"I should've just asked someone else to do this," He pouted, turning around once again to an unfamiliar street. For someone who had lived in Arius all their life, it felt weird to him that he couldn't recognize anything.

He looked around trying to go back from where he came from but he couldn't seem to recognize anything.

"What, what is going on?" Hyunjin murmured trying to bring himself to recognize the town but he couldn't.

"Hi there,"

"Are you lost?" An elderly-looking woman with clothing that didn't look like Arius' they were very simple and plain. The woman stared at Hyunjin with a warm expression on her face. And Hyunjin felt instantly relieved.

"Ah, yes, do you know how to get back to SKZ street? I sort of got lost walking,"

"SKZ street, I'm sorry dear that is a bit long from there," the elderly replied. Hyunjin noticed the wrinkles on her skin and how the old lady's eyes were barely visible. Her lips are chalky and dry as if the existence of lip balm is completely unknown to her.

"But I was just walking and ended up here-- I just--"

"Dear, SKZ street is hours away from here even with transportation it's a week away from here, what are you on about? It's and the way in Arius! Are you sure you're alright?" She asked moving her grey hair out of the way.

"If we're not in Arius, where are we?"

"Dear, you're in Caelum, what are you talking about?"

"So you're telling me we're not even anywhere near Arius,"

"No dear we're closer to Garren-"

"GARREN!" The elderly woman was startled and almost tumbled over if it weren't Hyunjin who caught her apologizing. Her thoughts seemed to be blocked. Like he could hear some of them but not all of them. Perhaps she had a tumour, or neurological disease that created a block?

'this tiresome boy'

The old lady thought and Hyunjin winced unwillingly. Right, he was just a nuisance.

"Is there a train back to Arius?"

"Near the end of the week, there is a train that leaves for Arius at 3 AM." The old lady informed her.

"For now you can stay with me," The lady said, already tugging on Hyunjin's sleeve.

"AH, no no it's fine I'd only be troublesome,"

'At least you self aware,'

Wow, what a rude granny.

Hyunjin thought.

Why is she being so pushy if she only finds Hyunjin so troublesome?

The old lady had in fact forced Hyunjin into her very old house.

"Right dear," The old lady said, locking the door.

She turned around, her wrinkles gone as if they were never there, her eyes no longer swollen and wide open, her dry lips no longer dry, her cheeks full and rosy. Their hair was neither short nor long; it was no longer grey but shiny white. A crown with sorts of beaded jewels sitting on their head.

"What's wrong dear?" The person who looked nothing like the elderly woman less than seconds ago asked.

"Who- who are you?" Hyunjin stumbled back accidentally breaking a vase on the table.

"What are you talking about dear? What's wrong?" The voice sounded more like it was mocking him now.