See What I See (A GTOP Fanfic)

| Chapter Twenty |

Jiyong sat in a shadowed corner, his legs pressed up to his chest, as he rocked back and forth. He didn't know where he was or what he was doing there, but he was scared. He was scared far beyond the meaning of the word scared, and to say he was terrified would have been an understatement.

He started to hear faint voices in the dark distance ahead of him, getting louder as they drew closer to him. Except, as they were getting closer and louder, they also got more difficult to understand. Jiyong couldn't make out even a single word they were saying; it was like he was hearing the mumbles of a young child.

However, what seemed like centuries later for the troubled soul, the words became clear and even closer in proximity. These strange and unfamiliar voices were practically right in his ear as they whispered things like,

"Useless."

"Unwanted."

"Unloved."

Jiyong smacked his hands over his ears in a desperate attempt to silence the voices, but they just got louder and louder, embedding themselves inside of his already fogged-up mind.

"Jiyong."

These voices were still so faint that Jiyong couldn't manage to put a name to them.

"Jiyong."

But one, in particular, made his ears perk up; this one he could recognize.

"Jiyong."

There was no denying it; he knew this voice.

"S-Seunghyun?" he stuttered in a shaky voice. "Is that you?"

No reply came from any direction anymore and everything fell abruptly silent. Dead silent.

"Seunghyun, are you here? Where are you?" Jiyong was now on his feet, his arms wrapped around himself tightly. He picked up his feet, as to start walking around, but was quick to find that he was so petrified that even feet were giving out on him. He needed to find Seunghyun so he could feel safe again. "Where are you, Seung?" he repeated, his voice cracking as salty tears fell from his eyes. "I-I'm so scared. I need you..."

Then everything went even darker.

"Ji," Seunghyun said as he shook the crying man beside him lightly. "Baby, wake up." A few seconds later, Jiyong's eyes flew open and he sat up instantly, his chest heaving up and down as he inhaled sharp, short breaths. "Are you alright? What happened?" Seunghyun said as he sat up as well, starting to gently rub Jiyong's back.

"I-It was so d-dark..." Jiyong said in between small and silent cries.

"What was? Tell me what happened," Seunghyun said, concern possessing his whole voice.

"I couldn't see anything, but I heard voices," Jiyong said after taking a few seconds to begin to calm himself down. "They kept saying I was useless and unwanted and unloved. But the scariest part was that I could hear your voice, but...but I couldn't see you or feel you." Seunghyun automatically took Jiyong in his arms as soon as he saw the glistening of a single tear roll down his cheek.

"It's okay, you're okay," he said in the form of a whisper, his arms completely encircling the younger male as he slowly rocked them back and forth. "Whatever those voices were saying wasn't true. You do have a purpose in this world and I want and love you. It was just a nightmare, so don't let it scare you."

"P-Please don't leave me," Jiyong sobbed hard into the crook of Seunghyun's neck, his grey t-shirt there to catch and soak up all his tears. "Please just..."