GATEWAY 🝔 LEE JENO

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"Ga-eun, who is this?" a voice spoke, making them break their conversation to face the two figures approaching them. The girl tilted her head past Jeno's shoulder to find a familiar looking face. Immediately her face lit up and the girl waved at him.

"Jeno this is Na Jaemin" she walked over pulling on Jaemin's arm so he could come closer towards Jeno. "And he is Lee Haechan" She pointed to the other boy who was standing far away with his hands in his pocket.

"Guys meet Jeno"

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"I don't know what to say" Jaemin leaned over the desk examining Jeno with pure astonishment. Haechan was standing beside him with folded arms staring at Jeno who was sitting frozen in place awkwardly as if he was paralysed to stay put. Tutting her head, Ga-eun slammed her hand on the desk, sending out a projecting sound to infiltrate the quiet air.

"You're scaring him" she gritted her teeth a little annoyed that they wouldn't listen to her. She had already told them to back away yet it went unheard by the two. Eventually taking in her words Haechan nodded and backed away but Jaemin blatantly ignored her. Tilting his head he eyed the boy like he was trying to fix a puzzle piece back to its original place. 

"Jaemin!" she harshly spat out narrowed her pupils to which he rolled his before also backing away.

Under his breath he spoke a few words vexed by her demanding nature. Nonetheless, as soon as his orbs fixated on Jeno he let out a sigh. "Don't worry Jeno we'll get you home but I honestly don't know what's wrong with you.'' he furrowed his brows running his hand through his brown strands.

Darting his sight over to the other two he began to speak his thoughts. "Are you sure it's memory loss? If it is he shouldn't be able to remember his name but does. Maybe he just lost his memory on general knowledge? "

Sighing, Ga-eun rubbed her forehead. "Yeah but he doesn't know where his home is so that doesn't support what you are saying. However, what's confusing is that he has some general knowledge. Like names of food and furniture etc. But what's shocking is that he didn't know what a Pheonix was. Isn't that supposed to be general knowledge?  On top of that he uses terms and has items that I have never heard or seen before" 

Slowly the two boys turned to face a traumatised looking Jeno. Gulping he froze on spot under their unreadable stares. Suddenly an outburst made him flinch as a rush of adrenaline seeped into his bloodstream at a fast rate taken by surprise by the loud screeching voice.

"He doesn't know what a Phoenix is?!" Haechan screamed while walking around the desk to grab the boy's cheeks in his hand. Forcefully lifting his head up, Haechan examined him while cupping his face. "A Phoenix! You know!" Feeling uncomfortable Jeno pushed the tanned boys hands away to which he apologised, understanding that he must've overstepped the boundary. They weren't even friends or acquaintances.

Clasping his palms together, Jaemin leaned his chin on his connected palms with his elbows placed on the table. Pursing his lips he hummed slightly. "Do you remember anything about where you're from?" Jeno immediately nodded to which Ga-euns eyes widened in shock. She gasped and stamped her foot harshly on the ground.

"You told me you didn't!" she placed her hands on her hips with a disappointed expression. The small pout and crease across her forehead told him everything. She was clearly upset. "You didn't ask me where I was from. I just said that I can't find my home" A valid point indeed. Sealing her lips she scratched the back of her nape approving of what he said. "Fine then where are you from?" she pressed to which he sighed before answering.

 "Seoul"

There was an eerie silence that lapsed around them. None of them spoke out staring at him blankly. Jeno furrowed his brows waiting for someone to speak up but no one did. However, as soon as he opened his mouth to say a word and tell more about where he was from, Haechan beat him to it. "Where is that?" he spat out in a bored tone.

"In Korea"

Clicked her tongue, Ga-eun folded her arms. "Is that even in Narva?" she dully spoke out, intrigued by the revelation of his life. "I've never actually heard of Narva until you told me," he admitted. But the boy did not foresee the sudden gasp she let out. Unconsciously flinching back he let out a perplexed look with a questionable expression.

Is she really that offended that I don't know?

"Jeno you poor thing. Your condition seems to be worse then I initially thought" she cried out concerned for his well-being. Rubbing his temple he groaned out exasperatingly. Resting his head on the desk, Jeno shut his eyes tight, not having the energy to fight back.

"Interesting," Jaemin nodded, evidently fascinated. His grin stretched ear to ear finding everything intriguing. This just made Jeno cry internally even more.

He's finding my pain entertaining?!

Snapping his head up he placed on a forceful grin. However he looked in pain. Deformed features, his eyes gloomy and dark unlike the shimmer that was present earlier in the day. His left eyebrow twitched in annoyance and jaw clenched hard. "You know what, don't even worry about it. I already know. I'm in a dream. . . No! This is a nightmare"

"Hey where are you going!" he heard Ga-eun scream from behind as he hurriedly stood up making way out of their clinic.

"Fresh air"