𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟑𝟓

"we'll arrive in district one in a few hours." doyoung said.

"so soon?" jisung asked. "can't we sleep on the train overnight then travel to my district?"

"sorry. presidents orders." taeyong told him, ruffling his hair.

"i really don't want to be separated yet. i'm not ready." he muttered, on the brink of tears.

jihyun caught onto this and sat next to him, pulling him into a hug, his head falling onto her shoulder as she rubbed his back.

"sung..."

"he's so different from the first day i met him." she heard doyoung whisper.

"back then it was all an act. i trained him to be good at faking anything." yuta replied, out of earshot from the crying boy. "he's no longer like that now."

"i don't want to be alone again. i feel so isolated in my district. you're the only friends i have." jisung said as jeno and haechan joined in on the hug and comforting him.

"does he really have to go so soon?" mark asked the mentors with pleading looks. doyoung looked at the eights distraught faces then at his watch on his wrist.

"oh no. it seems like the train is going to break down and we'll be stuck in district one for the night." he said then winked at them before leaving to talk to the train drivers to see if he could convince them to keep the train in district one overnight.

"sleepover in my room." jihyun said, pulling jisung onto his feet by the hands.

the rest followed her to her room and they got settled in the bed. jihyun was trying to cuddle renjun as she frequently tried to do while fighting with haechan who wanted to do the same. jaemin had his legs laying on top of mark's and the others were all huddled close together to fit on the large bed.

"i'm going to miss this." jeno said playing with chenle's hair.

"i wish this moment would never end." jihyun sighed, burying her head in renjun's shoulder. "i feel so sad..."

"i want to cry suddenly." jisung muttered.

"you already did." haechan retorted then softened his voice. "but same"

"let's make a promise to use the holograms every day." chenle suggested, throwing one leg over jeno to cuddle him.

jihyun stuck her hand out and the others followed, stacking theirs.

"i promise."

♆

"jisung, take care of yourself, okay?" jihyun said, finally releasing the boy from her death grip hug.

"i will." he replied, frowning because he was enjoying the warmth.

"if you ever feel sad, anxious or angry, just look up at the stars and think about us. i'm sure you'll feel better."

"of course." he said, smiling and she mirrored him, then pulled him in for another hug.

"i'm really going to miss you."

"me too." he replied, closing his eyes as he rested his chin on top of her head.

"okay, enough. my turn for a hug." chenle huffed, pushing them apart and he took over her place.

"stay safe, kid." mark said, patting the youngest's head.

"if you forget me, i will kill you." haechan threatened.