Friend {SoonHoon}

seven

It took some convincing and even more explaining, but Soonyoung was able to get Seokmin to trust him enough to take him to Jihoon's. He tried teleporting, as he mastered that skill long ago. It was difficult as he had never tried with another person, but he managed it. He felt the shift in the air and he opened his eyes, expecting to be in Jihoon's apartment like aways, but was surprised to find he was outside instead, face to face with the front door. That wasn't right. It didn't help when Seokmin started to panic at the sudden change in environment.

"Soonyoung, where are we? What happened? What did you do?"

"It's okay," Soonyoung told him in an attempt to calm and reassure him. "I just took us on the expressway." He joked.

When Seokmin stared at him blankly, he cleared his throat. "This is a new friend of mine. He can help us, but we need to get in first."

He let go of Seokmin's hand and tried to teleport his way inside once more only to be met with the same result. Seokmin eyed him curiously.

"Couldn't we try the front door?" He asked innocently.

Soonyoung sighed to himself. "Old fashioned it is then."

He focused all of the energy on his hand as he knocked on the door. It took three different sets of knocks over the span of ten minutes for Jihoon to finally answer the door. The sleepy human glared grumpily at the two ghosts staring back him.

"Fuck, they're multiplying." He groaned.

"We need your help." Soonyoung deadpanned.

Jihoon seemed annoyed from being woke up but opened the door wider so the ghosts could enter. However, the moment Soonyoung tried to cross the threshold, he was pushed back by an unseen force, surprising all three of them. Soonyoung looked up at Jihoon.

"Did you finally put up the talismans correctly?"

Jihoon didn't answer him as he went back inside. He came back and silently motioned for Soonyoung to try again. Hesitantly, Soonyoung put his arm through first to test the waters. When he wasn't met with any resistance, he fully walked in. Seokmin tentatively followed him, hitting the air, just in case.

"So, was it the talismans." Soonyoung asked again.

Jihoon nodded. "It was, but I don't remember setting them properly. In fact, I've been asleep this entire time."

Soonyoung ignored the chill it sent down his spine. He thought back to the shadow figure in his apartment. This was getting more serious, but Jihoon didn't seem worried. In fact, he collapsed in his desk chair and looked at the spirits expectantly.

"Well, what can I help with?"

Soonyoung spent the text ten minutes trying to explain the very complicated events of his and Seokmin's afterlife. Jihoon listened carefully and when Soonyoung was finished, he simply blinked.

"Okay, let me make sure I have this straight." He started.

He was still half asleep and his brain could barely process any new information. Not to mention the new concern of a demon playing interior designer simulator as he slept. He wasn't able to catch a break these days. He pointed to Soonyoung.

"You went to your ghost hangout and met him," he pointed to Seokmin next. "During his own funeral and he turns out to be your old friend."

"Right."

"And he has no idea how he died so you brought him to me?"

"Correct."

Jihoon stared up at the ceiling in exasperation. "God, why me?"