Color Me Rainbow || MEANIE ✔

-53 || joshua-

(Two years later)

"God, you're so slow," Wonwoo grumbled as Joshua looked over his luggage one last time.

"I have to make sure I don't forget anything," Joshua responded. "Are you sure you have everything?"

Wonwoo tapped the camera hanging from his neck and the bracelet on his wrist. "I have everything I need and more," he said. The "more" being the suitcase at his feet and the bag on his back.

Joshua rolled his eyes and they walked into the airport.

The plane took off and immediately, Wonwoo took a book out of his bag.

Sighing, Joshua turned to the window. He'd been hoping that Wonwoo would indulge him in conversation throughout the ride, so he wouldn't be left with his thoughts.

After two years and a couple months, he was finally going back to South Korea. He wasn't sure what'd be waiting for him there. As far as he knew, Chan and his family, including Mingyu, were the only ones excited for him to come back.

He'd heard from Seungkwan a couple of times during his travel abroad, but they'd never been that close. When Joshua had heard about Seungkwan and Jeonghan, the distance grew, both because of jealousy and the fact that Joshua feared he'd be the one to bring Jeonghan up in their conversations.

Jeonghan hadn't bothered to contact him since the first article's release in general. Joshua had gotten a string of messages from him non-stop those first few weeks of staying in America. Joshua couldn't bring himself to respond to any of them. Once news broke, silence.

It was like heartbreak all over again. Jeonghan had given up and really found his soulmate. It just wasn't Joshua. It took a lot longer than Joshua liked to accept that. He'd really hoped that the universe would give him a second chance at a soulmate.

A few years ago, Joshua had agreed to move to South Korea so his mom could be happy again, but he also wanted to run away. The death of his soulmate was hard, and it put him in a miserable state so bad, he'd basically given up on living his life. All he did was sit in his room and stare at the wall or ceiling. After moving, he'd refused to go by his American name because everytime he heard it, all he heard was his soulmate.

When he went back to the United States again, he decided he'd go by Joshua again. He'd work on the issues he'd left behind years before. He'd accept that he'd need to truly move on to heal. So that's what he did. Wonwoo helped him out, and they grew pretty close. They'd lived together all that time, so it was pretty much expected.

So close even, they attempted dating. That wasn't something Joshua wanted to experience again. It felt wrong, and he knew Wonwoo had felt the same. Now, they were basically best friends, and the dating disaster was far behind them.

The plane landed, and almost in sync, both boys let out a sigh. They got off the plane, grabbed their luggage, and waited in front of the airport for their ride.

"This is it," Wonwoo said, like he couldn't really believe they were back.

"This is it," Joshua echoed, feeling the same.

He was glad to be home but wasn't looking forward to facing Jeonghan's new status head on. He spent time in America getting over his soulmate and ignoring all the articles and videos involving Jeonghan or Seungkwan. Now that he was back here, he'd spend the time getting over Jeonghan.

Minghao pulled up in front of them and helped them get their luggage into the car.

"You guys look like hell," was Minghao's greeting.

Joshua laughed and Wonwoo pursed his lips grimly.

"That's what happens when you're stuck in a cramped plane for several hours," the latter muttered.