ᵈᵃʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ | ᶜʰᵃⁿᵐⁱⁿˢᵘⁿᵍ

shopping

"Hannah is gone. She completed her mission, but at what cost?" A lady at one end of the table sighed, feeling deeply remorseful for the loss of one of their members.

The woman next to her placed her hand over the other's, offering a sense of comfort. "She'll be missed dearly." The two of them nodded in unison at her statement.

"Hannah knew the mission, and she equally knew the consequences. She agreed to the mission knowing that by the end of it, whether she made it or not, Jisung would come out safely." The man at the head of the table spoke, a tinge of regret laced in his voice as he tried to sound strong.

One man sighed, "Will we be getting her body back? I think I can speak for all of us when I say she deserves a proper funeral." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Hannah may have only been a family member for a few years, but she was loved by everyone.

Her only weak point was how much she cared about Jisung. She was determined to save him, no matter the risks. Even if it meant dying by the hands of her brother.

"The Bang's have not released her body as of yet. If they don't release it by the end of the week, we'll hold a ceremony for her." The man at the head of the table sighed with a heavy heart, I'm sorry, Hannah. You did great. I just wish you could see your hard work.

The door opened slightly, a young man stepping inside. He bowed gently to everyone as he made his way to the back of the room.

"Seungmin." The man at the head of the table abruptly spoke, stopping the boy in his tracks. "Yes, Mr. Kim?"

The male at the head of the table rolled his eyes, always finding it amusing how his own son refused to call him father. "How is Jisung?"

Seungmin gulped, "He isn't handling it well, Sir."

Mr. Kim nodded his head, glancing around the table. His closest, and most trusted, employees were all seated with sad faces. They all wanted the younger to feel at home, and it was hard to know how to help.

"Let's have a dinner. Maybe Jisung will open up over a meal." One man suggested, everyone soon humming and nodding in agreement.

"Yes, that's a great idea. It'll be between all of us here and Jisung. That way he's not overwhelmed. He can meet everyone else another time." Mr. Kim agreed, clapping his hands together as he leaned back in his chair.

"I'll schedule it for tomorrow night." The lady at the end of the table spoke happily, already pulling up her calendar.

Seungmin bit his lip, knowing his best friend would hate this. But, he wanted everyone in the family to feel as if they were helping. It was all coming from a good place, so what's the harm?

-

Jisung didn't even argue when invited to dinner with Seungmin's family. He assumed Seungmin meant his parents, and Jisung adored The Kim's.

The only problem now was, Jisung had no clothes. He's been borrowing Felix's for the past few days.

"Oh my gosh, does that mean we get to go shopping?!" Felix squealed, already super excited for a day in the mall.

Seungmin sighed with a smile, nodding his head at the freckled boy.

The trio prepared to head out, excited for their day at the mall. Jisung was determined to have fun and pretend everything was okay. At least for a couple hours.

Seungmin had asked Jisung if it were okay if he invited Hyunjin, which the boy agreed was okay. He knew Hyunjin tagging along meant Jeongin tagging along, though, so he automatically felt like a third wheel.

They met Hyunjin and Jeongin at the mall, Hyunjin and the puppy immediately taking hold of each other's hands.

Jeongin glanced towards Felix, who was a blushing mess, before the fox-like boy mirrored the other couple's actions.

Jisung smiled weakly at the two couples, trying to pretend he wasn't in pain for feeling so alone.

Oppa would grab my hand like that if he were here, he thought.

"Come on, Ji. Let's go build you a wardrobe." Felix cheered, loving that he got to help his best friend with fashion.

Jisung followed along, picking out a few pieces here and there, but he wasn't really paying attention.

He was too focused on his own memories of him and Lee Know shopping for a new wardrobe at the mall.

Jisung bit his lip as he tried to fight back the tears, the memories becoming overwhelming. He missed the blonde.

As Jisung followed the couples around the mall, slowly accumulating a couple bags, he suddenly felt like he were being watched.

Glancing around, he couldn't immediately spot anyone. He hoped it were Chan, wanting to run to the older, leap into his arms, and cry.

But, he also knew that would revoke his freedom. It would actually revoke everything he had worked so hard on gaining. The use of a phone to talk to his friends, the ability to see Hannah, the freedom to leave the house on occasion. It would all be gone if he went back.

"Ji?" Seungmin called out, "You okay?"

Jisung spun around, plastering a fake smile on his face as he nodded, "I'm looking for a dress shop."

Everyone's faces fell, Jeongin asking if he had heard the other boy correctly.

"Master and Oppa said I look pretty in dresses." Jisung blushed as he remembered how they had looked at him in his gown.

Everyone was about to tell the boy that he shouldn't try to adhere to their rules about fashion anymore, until Felix stopped them. "There's a cute shop nearby that does some flowy skirts and dresses? Do you wanna try there?"

Jisung nodded happily, following Felix and Jeongin as they led the way. Seungmin and Hyunjin followed, already forgetting about the whole dress thing as they spoke about baseball.