Two Are Better Than One

Chapter 4

The boys left the hospital once the clock hit nine o clock. It's not like they wanted to, but they were literally kicked out since visiting hours were over. The ride back home was quiet and the rest of the night was silent too. Each of them were too caught up in their own thoughts to want to talk or hang out with each other. The snacks they had bought were stored away in their cabinets.

Hongjoong didn't sleep as he predicted. Instead, he stayed in his bed tossing and turning or simply staring at the ceiling.

Unknown to the leader, his roommate was awake too. Seonghwa couldn't stop thinking of the Littles well being after seeing them. Were they still sleeping? Were they scared? What if they woke up and no one was in their room to notice? He spent hours in bed just repeating the thoughts in his head. Seonghwa knew it was the biology in him that was causing all of his stress and worries. It was also his fault for avoiding slipping into his own headspace as well, causing all of his protective emotions to amplify. He internally sighed and closed his eyes. He needs to sleep. Seonghwa hasn't slept in days. This was definitely not healthy at all. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep-

Seonghwa snapped his eyes open.

Nope, he can't do this. He has to go.

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By the time Seonghwa was done pacing and eventually getting dressed, it was almost six in the morning. Seonghwa was now wearing layered clothes and was walking down the streets of Seoul, his face freezing from the weather. This was a bad idea and Seonghwa knew it was. He can't be getting attached to these Littles. They weren't his and there was a possibility that these boys could already have a caregiver. But it was that dumb itch inside of him that kept prodding Seonghwa to continue walking the streets towards his destination. Towards the hospital he had visited less than 24 hours ago. This is a bad idea.

But, it didn't seem like such a bad idea once he was standing in front of the same hospital room he had been with Hongjoong yesterday. Seonghwa gazed in from outside the door, a small part of him still telling himself that he should just go home and forget about these Littles, but once he laid eyes on the boy he had grown so fond of, his little Baby #1, he was just compelled to go in.

Seonghwa's eyes widened when he walked closer and looked down at the crib. The Little wasn't wearing the oxygen mask anymore. Now up close, he could see the baby was sucking a pacifier much like his friend (brother?) instead of the plastic breathing device. Seonghwa was going to blame it on his emotions, but he may or may have teared up when he realized it. The Little must be getting healthier. Gently, he brought down his hand and stroked the baby's soft cheek. Although Baby #1 was still deeply asleep, he subconsciously sighed from the warm touch and tried to snuggle deeper into Seonghwa's hand. The caregiver smiled and whispered a small 'cute' underneath his breath.

"Good Morning!"

A chirpy voice almost scared Seonghwa half to death. He quickly turned around and relaxed when he realized it was just a young woman dressed in blue scrubs. She seemed really young (maybe early twenties?) but friendly with her hair tied back and a big smile on her face. Seonghwa (once recovered) smiled back at her with a greeting of his own.

"Are you their nurse?" Seonghwa politely asked the woman to make a conversation.

"Oh, no, I'm not. I'm just an intern here." The young woman chuckled as she wrote on the whiteboard that held a schedule for the actual nurses on the wall. She turned around and smiled at Seonghwa again before looking down at the two sleeping Littles.

"Aw, they're so adorable. You must be their caregiver, right?" The nurse smiled back at Seonghwa while she cooed over Baby #2.

Seonghwa was a little taken aback by the question. The young woman must not know the situation of the two Littles since she was just an intern. Seonghwa bit his lip and he will never understand why he said what he said next: