✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* Before the Fields of Sigarden • Minchan [COMPLETED] *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* Five *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

"So, what am I supposed to do, Mom? Just let them hurt him?" Minho asked, frustration and anger evident in his voice.

Kristin gave her son a soft look. "Of course not, but engaging with them now will only cause Felix to get hurt further. You have to wait for the right moment to get your brother away from them."

Minho sighed. "You're right."

Kristin smiled. "I always am."

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Felix and Felicity disappeared. Minho had gone back to the lighthouse after two days of no one seeing them, but it was as if they'd never been there at all. There wasn't a single sign that anyone had ever been in the lighthouse.

Minho just kept getting more worried. Felix was out there somewhere, hurting, and Minho could do nothing to help him.

"Minho. Breathe, love." Chan said as he helped Minho come down from his second panic attack that day.

Chan smiled as Minho's breathing became more regular. "There we go. It's gonna be okay."

"I... Chan... I don't know what to do! Everyone expects me to know everything, but I have no clue! I have no idea where Felix is, no idea when Korell is going to attack us, and I don't know how to keep everyone safe!" Minho said, putting his head in his knees.

Chan sat down next to Minho, taking his fiance's hand. "And that's okay, Minho. You don't need to know everything. We're doing our best to find Felix, and if and when Korell attacks, we'll be ready."

"Should we postpone the wedding?" Minho asked, looking up at Chan with sad eyes.

Chan sighed. "Do you want to?"

Minho thought about it for a moment. "Not really. I want to do it quickly so Korell can't ruin my big moment. Somehow I think he's going to anyway."

Minho leaned over onto Chan's shoulder. "I just want to be happy, Channie. Why can't I be happy for once in my life?"

Chan gently kissed the top of Minho's hair. "I think you might just be the most unlucky person ever, love."

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Preparations for the wedding seemed to be going as slow as possible now that Minho wanted them to go faster. Just a few weeks ago it had seemed as if everything was moving at the speed of light, and now it was moving at a snail's pace.

One day, when it seems like everything is going so slow, Minho is approached by Stella.

"Minho, could I ask you something?" Stella asked. She looked nervous. Minho gave her a kind smile.

"Of course, what do you need?" Minho asked.

Stella sighed. "How... How did you and Chan get together?"

Minho looked a little shocked at the question, but his expression softened. "Is this about Elizabeth?"

Stella nodded with a bright red blush on her face. "I want to ask her to be my date to your wedding. And then maybe ask her to be my girlfriend."

"Well, our situation was a funny one. I almost died and Chan just blurted out that he loved me after saving me."

"Really?" Stella asked.

Minho nodded in confirmation. "So, I wouldn't wait till she's almost dying to confess. Just, take her somewhere special and tell her. It may seem scary, but I promise it's more than worth it. And it's better to confess and know how she feels than not confess and never know."

Stella nods in understanding. "I... I think I understand. So I should just tell her?"

Minho nods with a smile. "Just tell her. You don't need to do anything extravagant."

Stella nodded and left the room, muttering, "Just tell her."

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The next day, Stella came running up to him with a happy grin on her face.

"She said yes!" Stella said excitedly, barreling into Minho.

Stella hugged Minho tight. "Thank you." She whispered into his shirt.

Minho smiled fondly. "Of course."

Minho honestly felt as if Stella was his sister. He felt as if everyone he'd met were family.

And he would protect them as if they were.