Sleep is for the weak

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It was almost a week later and we were all piled in front of the tv. We had taken to watching the news every night, waiting for some sort of information on what the marks were. I was sitting with my legs stretched over changbins lap and my feet resting in Felix's. My back was pressed up against Chan's shoulder. I was feeling significantly better. Movement still burned, but not as much.

We had also figured out that along with the names changing color when we kissed you could not leave eachother alone for several days. Like I mean I basically lived inside chans bones for the three days after we kissed. Jisungs time was split between Minho and Chan. Felix and Changbin practically shared a body with how little space was ever between them. I was feeling significantly less clingy now that a couple days had passed, given that I wasn't super clingy to begin with. The same could not be said for Felix, he was clinging to Changbin like he was trying to share air. But, if we are being honest, it's not that different from normal.

Chan brought me back to real life with a tap, "baby, they are actually gonna say something about the names I think."

I tuned in. Listening closely. The woman spoke quickly and clearly. She said that the white light and crash was being regarded as the 'soulmate event', and the names that decorated over seventy percent of the country and an unknown amount of people in the world are being called soul marks. The mark in and of itself is theorized to create or enhance feelings of love, longing, lust and desire towards the one named. When two people who share names kiss the name turns red and all the feelings are enhanced even more for an undetermined amount of time. If someone who has a name engages in intimate or sexual acts with someone who is not one of their named, the named will feel an intense pain in the mark. Some are claiming that they have the ability to feel their 'soulmates' or named feelings, or hear their thoughts.

For the most part they seemed harmless. Just odd. I looked around at the people with me. Calling them soulmates did feel appropriate. No one had ever understood me like they did.

I stiffened when she said the government was working on creating a registry for the named, to keep track of the statistics. But relaxed again when she said that it most likely would be private and confidential. I was not ready for the whole world to know that some higher power had decided that my soulmates were world famous idols.

I later fully down in chans lap, "well, that somehow was so much information, but still didn't tell us anything new."

Hyunjin laughed from the floor in front on me, "well, at least we will know if someone cheats I guess."

I pushed myself up on my elbows, "Are we even dating, like, technically?"

Minho spoke, "Well, technically the only one I've been on a date with is jisung, but in reality we are all together."

Chan seemed deep in thought, "we should take each other on dates, it would be fun, and a way for those of us that haven't breached that part of our relationship a chance to explore it."

He looked down at me on his lap, "and once you are feeling better-"

"I am feeling better." I interjected.

"For real, not just a show," he continued, "we will take you out as well, you deserve it."

I sighed, "there is something else I've been meaning to ask you."

He nodded, "go on."

"I need to get my stuff eventually..." I trailed off. Nobody wanted to go back to that apartment. As far as I knew, Leon wasn't staying there, but it was still frightening.

He sighed and leaned his head back, "you are right, you can't wear hyunjins and seungmins clothes forever..."

Seungmin spoke up from across the room, "you might look cute in them, but I hate having to do twice the laundry."

I rolled my eyes at him, "you don't do the laundry anyway seungmin, somehow Minho ends up doing everyone's."

Chris laughed softly, "we can go later today if you want? Is there anything legally we have to do, since you got a restraining order?"

I nodded, "since my name is on the lease as well, I think he just has to be notified that I am going there in enough time for him to leave, and told when I'm gone," I chewed on my lip subconsciously, "but I really don't want to call him."

Chan stroked my hair softly, "hey, it's okay, give me his number, I'll handle it."

The phone call was honestly painless, Leon seemed to treat it like a business deal. That hurt in its own way.

"Are you all gonna come?"

"The more people go the less time it will take to pack," Felix said from the end of the couch.

I smiled, "you're right... but before I can't think about that I think I need a nap."

Seungmin was on his feet faster than I thought possible, "I call dibs."

I raised an eyebrow, "you're calling dibs on my nap?"

"No, I'm calling dibs on napping with you."

I felt heat gather in my face, "oh... yeah, that would be nice."

Seungmin helped me up, and held me close to him as he directed me towards his room.

"I'll come wake ya'll up around two! That's when I told him we were coming!" Chan called across the room at us.

Seungmin gave him a thumbs up.

Seungmin was lying on his back. I was lying with my head on his chest. I could hear his heartbeat. Seungmin was another one of them that was less forthcoming with the skinship, and especially with me he tended to be a little more reserved. I was honestly surprised when he was so eager to be close to me like this. I tried to just sleep, but I couldn't stop thinking about it.

"Seungmin?"

"Hmm?"

"Why did you want to nap with me so badly? Don't you normally prefer to sleep alone?"

"Yeah, I guess... but, these last days you've cling to Chan so hard I didn't get to spend any time with you at all. We hardly even joked around like we usually do. I guess I just miss you." He brought his arm around my shoulders and gently pulled me in closer.

My heart felt like it would burst, it was so sweet. Seungmin was sarcastic and blunt, but beneath that he truly was kind hearted. He loved so fiercely. I was honestly tearing up a little, "were you jealous?"

He smiled, "ah come on, don't start crying on me," there was the sarcasm, "and no, I don't think jealousy is the right word... I don't want what you have with Chan, I want to have our own unique relationship... I just don't ever want you to think that I don't love you as much as the others do, because I'm not as forward or whatever."

I reached up to touch his face, "oh minnie, I've never thought that. I know you. I know what your love looks like, I've never felt neglected or unloved by you."

He held my hand to his face, "good, cause I love you more than life itself..."

The moment dragged on, we stayed there looking into each other's eyes. This time I was the one that leaned in. It was longer than the kiss I shared with Chan, but just as sweet, just as gentle. And like before, it felt like another piece of my soul was returned to me.

When we eventually pulled away from each other I realized what I had done, "shit, you have to go back to work in two days... I'm so sorry."

He shook his head, a beautiful smile was plastered on his face, "I'll be 'sick', I don't care. In fact, you should kiss me again."

I laughed softly at him, he had both arms wrapped around my waist, holding me practically on top of him. I obliged him however, and gave him another gentle kiss.

While we were wrapped up in eachother someone had opened the door, "come on guys..." Chan groaned, "did ya'll even sleep at all?"

Seungmin gave him a big beautiful smile, "not at all!"

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