To the edge of the sky

~12~

It feels so nice to finally reunite with him...

He senses the others from afar and we soon find them sitting down looking worried.

"Guys!" I yell. They suddenly look up and their expression turns into a smile.

"We were so worried...you should've gotten back sooner..." Minghao says.

"It's all okay now. And plus, look who I bought here!" I cheer.

"Are you Dino?" Bomi asks.

"Bomi?" He grins immediatly hugging her.

"You recognized me so fast unlike her." He pouts.

"I have a question though. How did you manage to pass as a human?" I ask.

"He isn't human?" Seungkwan's eyes widen. He puts his hand over his mouth amd gasps dramatically.

"I'm a Key." Dino chuckles with a hint of sadness.

"Well, to answer your question, I got curious about the Second Dimension, so I slipped inside a portal when my parents weren't looking." He smiles embarassed by his actions.

"Portal??!!" I exclaim.

"We can go back? Show us the way to the portal!" I jump up and down excited to go home.

"I'm sorry, but the portals appear randomly from time to time at different locations..." He looks down unable to help us.

Damn it.

"Wait a second. Who has their phone?" An idea pops into my head. Why didn't I think of it sooner?

"I already tried...don't you think we have...umm what was it called? A brain." Jun snickers.

"You bully." I pout as he pats my head.

Oh. Now that I think about it, we did try.

Flashback

"What about your parents?" Bomi asks me probably worried suddenly remembering the real world.

"True! I almost forgot." I take out my phone and try to call them.

"There's no service here. What am I going to do?" I mess up my messy hair even more than it already was.

End of fashback

"Well, the good news is that Jeonghan knows about another key." Bomi says out of nowhere.

"How?" Jun asks.

"Remember? The Keys can communicate with me without being heard by other people." She reminds.

"Well, tell us about it." Seungkwan rushes.

"So apparently there's a village, and something keeps causing natural disasters and he thinks that it's a Key who is causing all that mess." Bomi says.

"How does he know?" I ask curious.

"He says that he has his ressources." Bomi explains.

"Why didn't he tell us sooner?" I ask.

"Well before, we weren't near the village, but now we are." She shrugs not even sure of her answer.

We follow Bomi as she leads us into a small village filled with wooden cabins. It looks quite different than our Dimension.

"By the way, is it true?" I ask trying not to trip on the numerous rocks on the ground.

"What?" Bomi answers.

"The rumors about Fairies." I clarify. Sincr youth, I was always, well, I always loved Fairies. They seem so perfect and delicate with their beautiful wings.

"I don't know. Nobody has seen them...yet." She rubs the tip of her chin. Without realizing, we are already at the Gate of the Village.

The Village where all the trouble came from.

We walk to the top of the hill, the hill where the 'chef' of the village is.

"Sorry for bothering you, but can we borrow some of your time?" Seungkwan says politely. It's the first time I've seen his manners. He's actually not all that bad when he isn't judging everyone.

Omo what am I even saying. Wake up Jia. Wake up.

Seungkwan turns around and smirks. He opens the door.

What was that...

The house is pretty small but comfortable. It's all in wood like the other houses.

He gestures the small pillows on he ground for us to sit down. He offers tea, amd we gladly accept.

"What do you need?" The old man smiles seeming very friendly to the point he looks like Santa Claus.

"We heard that there are rumors about weird weather changes around here." Jun explains to the old man.

"This Village is very special indeed..." He exhales.

"Do you know more about it?" Minghao asks.

"All I know is that it isn't easy to mess with." He passes his fingers through his white beard.

"Where is the provenance of the 'thing' that causes so much trouble?" Jun asks.

"Here." He hands us a small rectangular box. It's nothing special, only a wooden box.

"What's this?" Bomi asks. Her eyes are glistening.

"Open it." The old man seems scared.

Bomi slowly opens the small lock with a key the man hands her. It makes a cringky sound.

"A Key?" Bomi's eyes widen. What?

"Let me try to call out the Spirit." She says putting down the brown box on the table.

She points the key towards her amd recites something weird. How does she even know how?

"Umm...guys?" She stutters returning to a normal pose.

"It isn't working." She puts the Key down. Is it empty?

"There's another hill there, and apparently, most of the rain and snow comes from there." The man points in the direction of a mountain.

Bomi takes out S.Coup's Key and makes him teleport us to the hill.

His key has a purple diamond incrusted on it. Like Bomi's eyes.

Well that was quick.

"Omo my kidney almost exploded." Bomi breathes in and out to calm down. Who the hell uses that expression...

What kind of expression is that...

"Kidney function is not a right. It's a privilege." A voice comes out of nowhere. Literaly.

"Who's there?" Jun jumps a bit scared.

"Me.'' The guy appears suddenly in front of him.

"Are you the guy causing trouble to the Village?" Seungkwan asks unimpressed.

"Maybe?" He shrugs smiling sheepishly.

"And why?" Bomi questions.

"I'm bored." He shrugs again turning in circles.

"Good timing." I smirk. Such good timing.

"Come with us." Bomi says almkst dragging him off the mountain.

"Ummmm okay." He grins following Bomi.

Did he just agree? So easily?

Well dayum.

"Wait a second. What's your name?" I ask. I have to at least know what he's called. Right?

"Chwe Hansol."