𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗖𝗞↷엔하이픈 (en-)

𝘅𝗶𝗶𝗶 : 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

'Hey, Jungwon, did you find something ?' Sunoo questioned rummaging through the pile of wires laid out on the floor of the library.

'hyung, this previous device is much heavier than I had expected.' Jungwon sighed, sitting down on the chair, checking the old computer which was placed on the table.

'I tried switching it on the other day, it didn't work.' Sunoo informed.

'even i tried, hyung, but this machine is useless.' Jungwon replied. 'but it's heavy.'

'I'll help you' Jay's voice came. Of course, after the 2 incidents which followed, the boy was not letting Jungwon be alone.

Along with Jay's help, the two younger boys, lifted the old computer, placing it aside carefully under an empty shelf.

Sunoo crouched down near the old one while Jay helped Jungwon set up the new one.

'hey, guys, do you think our chargers will fit in these ?' Jay suddenly popped up with the idea but then Jungwon denied, 'no hyung, these are just for computers'

Sunoo looked at the old computer, examining it carefully, he shook it for sometime and then he heard some crackling sound and turned to to the other two, 'guys, do you think there's something in this ? I can hear something moving'

'it's the parts inside the machine, Sunoo.' Jay answered to which the younger one did sulk a bit but then he ignored the feeling and got up.

*

'Hyung, how long have you been staring at that paper ?' Sunghoon questioned the eldest boy who was busy sitting in one of the store rooms of the house, looking at the paper.

'it's been 2 hours since I left this place after seeing him in that exact same position, Sunghoon.' Jake entered the room, hands in his pockets.

'get yourself someone to look at you the way Heeseung hyung looks at that paper' Sunghoon teased.

'Bet you don't wanna, he was aggressively cursing at that paper because he couldn't understand the meaning of it.' Jake replied.

'gosh' Sunghoon sighed.

*

'Ni-ki, are you okay ? You've been quiet the whole day.' Jake questioned when he spotted the youngest one sitting all by himself on the bed.

'I shouldn't have left Sunoo hyung alone, hyung, he got hurt because of me.' Ni-i confessed.

'hey, no, you wouldn't have known all this would have happened.'

'you know, you're one of the humans i feel comfortable with.' Ni-ki smiled.

'why had you been upset with Sunoo, though ?' Jake curiously questioned.

'i know hyung from art class and we planned to go on a tour for the break but he ditched the plans...So I was upset.'

'don't worry, after we get out of here, I'll convince him to go with you.' Jake assured which immediately made the younger one chuckle.

*

'okay, so now, how do we start this thing ?' Jay questioned Jungwon.

After quite some time, the duo had managed to set up the computer.

'hyung, it's working, but we have a problem.' Jungwon said, clicking on the mouse continuously.

*

'so, you're saying, this computer only has the dinosaur game in it ?' Heeseung questioned being confused about the whole thing.

'yeah, and I keep on losing at it' Ni-ki exclaimed for the 5th time. 'my score never reaches beyond the first time.'

'so, you mean, i worked so hard and finally we open a stupid briefcase to find a computer that has no function other than playing the dino game ? Excellent' Sunoo sarcastically grinned.

'don't lose hope, we still have the paper, remember ?' Jake reminded to assure the boys.

"The hybrid is the cause of it all,
Stay away and you're safe
Be here and you suffer
The device will have the key
To the Cupid's door."

'this is the umpteenth time I'm reading it and all I understand is that there is a hybrid or whatever who is the cause of all this' Heeseung ruffled his hair while staring at the piece of paper.

'well, but we are vampires and humans, so who's a hybrid ?' Sunghoon questioned and the humans slowly glanced at Sunoo who immediately became aware of it.

'hey no, I'm not a hybrid, hybrids show both vampiric and humanistic behaviour, I don't potray any vampire behaviour' Sunoo assured.

'that's true though, sunoo hyung's quite normal.' Jungwon added.

Ni-ki, the youngest boy, was much quieter than expected and he didn't join the conversation instead was deep in thought.

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