Number 9 |jaewoo|

6

Today was the day. Before Jungwoo knew it, it was already time for those strange men to inspect what he already called home. By midday, trucks started pulling up. Taeyong and Jaehyun guided both of Jungwoo and Donghyuck into the saferoom. "Wow," Jungwoo exclaimed. It was an eight hundred square foot room that looked like a studio apartment, with many bunk beds and supplies inside. There was a safe on the wall which hid weapons needed for emergencies. "This is where you'll both stay." Taeyong said at the door, Jaehyun not too far behind him. "I will come get you once everything is over with. But for now, remember that nobody leaves this room, alright?"

Donghyuck yawned and leaned on the wall. "Taeyong please, I've got him. We're wasting time," the honey-cheeked young man said, a prideful little smirk on his face.

Ignoring him, Taeyong sighed and cupped Jungwoo's cheeks. "Everything will be okay. We'll be back to get you soon."

Jungwoo nodded and said nothing. He took a quick look at Jaehyun who seemed a little serious. He was the first to walk off. Taeyong smiled once more before leaving them and locked the door from the outside. It could only be unlocked again from Donghyuck's ID card, which he kept hidden in his pocket. Jungwoo turned away from the door, a little nervous now.

"Finally, I thought they'd never leave," Donghyuck breathed after stretching his arms out.

"I hope he'll be alright."

"Who? Taeyong? He's always prepared for this stuff. He's fine." Donghyuck scoffed. He looked over his shoulder at Jungwoo again. "So what do you wanna do?"

Jungwoo just stared at him.

"Ah, you're so cute!" Donghyuck squealed and went over to hug him. "Ugh, I missed you so much. I just can't stop looking at you. There's so much that I want to say."

"What made you so upset when I.... left? Why did it hurt so bad?" Jungwoo asked. He felt the weight of Donghyuck slightly hanging off of him by his neck.

Donghyuck stood himself up to his friends' height. "Well, for one thing," he paused, eyeing Jungwoo's birthmark. He gently poked it with his finger. "It was your intelligence, your laughter... the way you carried yourself. Since the day I met you, I was hooked."

Jungwoo's cheeks seemed a little rosy, and it didn't help that Donghyuck's nose was an inch away from his own. He wasn't sure if those were the only things Donghyuck imagined. "I'm sorry that I made you so upset." He spoke.

"Ah, it was never your fault. You're here now."

Jungwoo thought for a second. "Hyuck... is it okay to love a human? Now that I'm-"

Donghyuck's voice lowered. "Of course. Baby, you can love anyone you want."

"I see."

Donghyuck giggled and squeezed his arms around the blond, hopping like a child. When he let go, Donghyuck went off to a bunk bed and picked something up that was on the covers. "I brought us a card game. Want me to teach you?" He asked.

Jungwoo nodded immediately with a beam.