𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

𝟑; 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫

The man seemed to have read the room and left quickly as the mystery man was glaring at him so much. Seonghwa sighed in relief and thanked the person who helped him.

“Hey thanks for doing that, you didn’t have to.” Hwa said as he scratched his head and smiling brightly after.

The man’s face softened a bit and offered his hand, “I’m Hongjoong, and it’s fine. I actually saw you struggling and wanted to help. Sorry for pretending to be like your boyfriend though. It was the first thing that came to mind.”

“Oh, it’s fine. I’m Seonghwa but you can just call me Hwa.”

Exchanging smiles, laughing here and there; the two were in their own world, talking about anything, and everything. “I swear I didn’t mean it!” Hongjoong chuckled.

“Yeah, I know. But that doesn’t you should’ve done-“Seonghwa was interrupted by the kids. “Hyung…” Yeosang started, “Ma, let’s go home.” Woo finished for Yeosang. Seonghwa was confused for a moment but agreed and said his goodbyes.

“Yeah, so I have to go but thanks again for earlier!” he put on the most genuine smile he could ever muster and left with the kids.
 
 
“Hyung… were you… were you flirting?” San said coming towards his hyung. Hongjoong didn’t hear it as he was busy looking at the three figures exiting the bar. Jongho and San looked at each, then at Hongjoong. “Woah, YOU WERE!” shouted San.

“Quit screaming!” Jongho said, annoyed. Hongjoong just looked at them and took them by the ear.
 
 

 
The ride home was quiet; so quiet that he started to worry. He parked the car in an abandoned alleyway near their home and started questioning the two.

“So, mind telling me what happened?” t
The two best friends were silent for a while then started to tell Seonghwa the truth. “So, um… me and Sangie went different ways. I went straight to the dance floor and there were men approaching me. I didn’t mind them at first but one groped my ass and I got irritated.” Woo started.

“HE DID WHAT???!” Seonghwa shouted which made the other two flinched.
“So then I walked away but someone pulled me, his name’s San, and he told me that we were going back to where the rude man was cause he said he should apologize to me.”

“Which he does.”

“Shut up, Yeo!” Yeosang just rolled his eyes and let Woo continue his story.

“-then when we got there he confronted the man but that man just insulted me and called me a slut. I wanted to melt him but San gripped him in the collar and that’s when Yeo came to me.”

Seonghwa didn’t know what to feel with this information. He didn’t know if he should be worried for Yeo, or if he should be killing that rude man right now, or if he should be thankful to this San guy for stepping up.
 
“Well where were you, Yeo?” Seonghwa asked.

“I sat somewhere near the dance floor so I could see Woo from there but a guy had me company.” Yeo simply replied.

Wooyoung smirked and started to tease his best friend, “Ooh, Sangie. Who was it? Your boyfriend~?”

“He’s name was Jongho and excuse me, I don’t do relationships.” Yeosang said, disinterested. The oldest just smiled when he heard the two bickering, ‘and they’re back’ he thought and drove home.
 

 
“Ow ow ow ow ow, hyung!” series of please and yelps were heard in the corridor of the bar’s basement. Hongjoong kept the two in place holding their ears harshly. “Now what the hell happened? You!” pointing at San.

“What happened and you were close to punch someone?” Hongjoong started and used his ability to see a clip of what happened 5 minutes ago. “Ah hyung,”

San rubbed his ear that was previously harmed, “I was just making a boy apologize to someone. He disrespected and insulted Wooyoung!” he reasoned, knowing that he was innocent.

“Then you?” now pointing at Jongho. “Where were you? Why weren’t you with him?” Jongho shrugged and rubbed his ear.

“I was seating somewhere near but I was distracted.”

“Distracted? By what? Or should I say by whom?” Hongjoong raised a brow. The youngest blushed, “Yeosang’s just a friend.” San just teased the younger further till they reached elevator. Hongjoong just smiled thinking about a certain boy he met at the bar. The elevator moved backward and transported them back home.