We Meet Again [prologue] ✔️

Diciassette

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"Papa~"

Michi poked his head into the adult's room and frowned. "Papa~ Where are you?" Michi said as he wandered into the main area, huffing when he didn't see his father in the living room. He walked into the kitchen and smiled brightly. "Papa!" He shouted and Felix snapped his head over, smiling at his son who waddled over and hugged his legs. "Hey, why aren't you in bed?" Felix asks as he places the glass down and picks him up. "I don't know," Michi said, looking at the counter Felix sat him down on.

Felix kissed the top of his head and ruffled his hair. "Have you two been enjoying the center?" He asks and Michi nodded his head. "It's very fun," He said and grabbed Felix's free hand and started messing with the rings that decorated his hands. Felix stared at the dark hallway as he took small sips of the alcoholic drink he had poured a few minutes ago. As he was taking a sip, Michi called for his attention. "Yes?" Felix asks as he looks at the boy who was holding a ring. "It's pretty," He said and Felix smiled as the boy poked the yellow gem on it. "It is," Felix said and gently took it from the boy's finger, "just like your necklace."

Michi smiled and showed his necklace to his father. Felix smiled back and slipped his rings on. "Has Ryu been good?" Felix asks and Michi nodded his head. "Yep, he's been listening to me a lot," Michi said and Felix gave a soft chuckle. "You're the youngest and he's listening to you," Felix said as he pushed the drink away and scooped up the 3-year-old. "Your birthday is coming up, think about what you want to do," Felix whispers as he starts to sway to tire the boy out. "Really?" Michi said as he wrapped his arms around Felix's neck who hummed. "Yeah," He said in a soft voice.

Michi's eyes closed as the adult started to gently rub his back as he hummed the typical lullaby whenever one of them couldn't sleep. It took a couple of minutes, but Michi eventually fell asleep in the comfort of Felix's arms. The adult smiled and left the kitchen to settle the twin down; which took a few seconds. He walked back to the kitchen and took the last sip of the drink before he placed it into the sink to clean in the morning.

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The workday was busy with many families coming in and out, most of them being foreign which had Felix switch from a host to a translator a couple of times. Felix rested his head on the table and took deep breaths, the other hostess rubbing his back. "Only your 3rd day and you're already busy," She joked and Felix gave a soft chuckle. "I know," Felix said and lifted his head, fixing his hair and looking at the door. "I'm going to clean that big party table," She said and Felix nodded his head and watched the young women walk away.

Felix let out a deep breath and counted the menus he had along with the utensils. He glanced at his phone and quickly answered the text message from Hyuna about the twins and how much longer he would be at work. As he set his phone down, someone tapped his shoulder causing him to turn his head. "We're having extremely important people coming today," His manager whispered and Felix's eyebrows knitted together as he stared at the time on his phone. "Do you need to get home soon?" They asked and Felix nodded his head. "I can seat them, but I'll have to leave afterward," Felix said and the manager relaxed. "Okay, I thought you had to leave now," They spoke with a calmer tone, and Felix smiled at them. "They'll be seated in this area."

Once he was given all the instructions on where to put them and how many objects he was going to need, his manager left and it was the waiting game now. He kept himself occupied with texting the twins from Hyuna's number until he had to snap back into work mode when he heard a lot of commotion and talking outside. He said goodbye to the twins before shutting his phone off and putting it into his back pocket.

A group of older men walked into the restaurant with camera shuttering and multiple people asking for questions and such. Felix had to shield his eyes from the flashing lights as he watched them walk up. "Table for 12," one spoke and Felix nodded his head as he picked up the twelve menus and utensils. "Right this way."

After leading the men to their table and getting them situated, he quickly bid goodbye and left the area to go to the cooking station. "Table of 12 in the party area," He said and everyone nodded their heads, a server asking, "are they all there?" Felix shook his head in answer. "One of them said the rest are going to be here soon," Felix said and checked his phone time. "I'm going to see if they're here, otherwise I'm clocking out," He said as he put his phone back into his pocket. "Ooh! Say hi to the munchkins for me!" One of the female cooks shouted before Felix could walk off. The adult gave a smile and nodded his head; walking back to the host area where more chatter and some screaming could be heard. Is some type of boyband coming that I don't know about? Felix wondered as he quickly checked the few social media apps he had to see any music news; which was none.

He shrugged his shoulders and slipped it back into his back pocket, looking up and his eyes widening as he locked eyes with the group of seven. Each one looked to be on the verge of crying as they stared at the missing 8th member of their group who, to them, had changed a lot; besides one person. One snapped out of the weird trance and stepped forward, clearing their throat as Felix pulled himself back to reality. "W-We're...We're here for a table for a 12 party?" They said and Felix nodded his head. "Follow me, it's just this way," He said and the group of seven followed behind like little ducklings.