SHOWTIME (SMRookies Fanfic)

T H I R T Y S E V E N

Time Skip- 2 days pass

Ten's POV

"Ren!"

I quickly sit up and look around.

White room. Hospital?

"Did we make it out?"

My shaking eyes look around again.

"Ren!"

Suddenly the doors burst open.

"Ten!"

I turn to look, expecting Ren, but it was Johnny.

He quickly walks to my side and grabs my hand, hiding his face in the bed. I got a glance if his face. He was crying, but are you sad or happy tears.

After him, the others pour in and surround me. Ren's cousin comes in as well and stands on the other side of my bed.

"What- where Ren?"

"You did see what happened," her cousin ignoring the question I just asked.

"No. I was kicked and passed out."

"What else do you remember?"

Right on cue memories flowed back and my eyes water.

"When I turned the corner, she got stabbed in the side," many grasped or flinch at my words, "I try to protect her, but got thrown against a wall. I remember saying shitty things towards her. Than her step-dad comes over to me to kill me, but I think she moved to protect me and kicked my face in the process. I passed out right there."

"What were his last words before you passed out?"

I gulped suddenly remembering that.

"I-I'll disappear than. Sorry for all the trouble."

Everyone shifts at my repeat of her words.

There was silence, yet once thing was in my head so I spoke.

"You didn't answer my question. Where's Ren?"

Everyone looks at me and I kinda cower underneath their stare.

Johnny pulled on my arm, "When we found you, you were alone. Ren and the man were gone."

Time Skip- 10 months

"Sir, we have told you to give it up."

"But she's out there! I know it!"

"We found the man's body long ago. He possibly killed himself or got killed by someone else after burying her body-"

"She's not dead!"

"You said so yourself. She got stabbed and still continued fighting. 10 months have passed, how likely is it that she's alive? Zero. Please stop calling and get over it."

"I-"

The man on the other end hangs up. I pull the phone away from my face and look at the black screen.

"She's-"

"Ten, just give it up," Johnny says, obviously annoyed, but I ignore him.

"You've given up?"

"No. I've accepted," he gets up and leaves the practice room, "you should too."

Time Skip- weeks later, in Bangkok

I walk the alley with something in my hands. It looks completely different compared seeing it at night. As I turn the corner, I come to face with the area I last saw Ren in. Walking a bit more down, along the wall I find where my head made a dent. I walk one or two steps from there.

Carefully I place a stone that I drew on where I assume she could have died. Thinking it wouldn't be secured, I dig a hole in the ground and place the stone right in. I pat it down to make it look like a tile in the group.

I stand up to look at my work.

"I guess Johnny and that police guy is right. I should move on. You would have said the same thing to me if someone I love died. For your sake, I'm moving on for you. I didn't think I would ever be going this let alone get over you, but I guess I learned from you that you have to move on eventually. I guess I'm just surprised to move  on so quickly."

I stare it and see tears fall from my face.

"Damn it. I said I wouldn't cry- I'm going now. I don't want to look weak to you... Even though you may have always thought I was weak."

I turn on my heel, but realized something. I pull something out of my shirt pocket.

"Sorry I couldn't protect you and that I didn't listen to you. Maybe you would be alive if I didn't interfere.... and sorry for what I said. I do regret it. I guess I was just scared. Sorry honestly isn't enough for what I said, but I know you'll accept it right?"

My mind goes blank.

"Um.... Oknari is extremely upset. She wouldn't stop crying when she heard to news and blames it on me. I guess she's right. She pretty much lost her unni. Everyone is missing you by the way, but they've moved one, except me. I guess I still love you too much, but well yeah. There's definitely no chance now. Oh Johnny finally debuted. When your fans found out, SM quickly debuted Johnny to calm the fans down a bit. You were popular, but yeah that a thing now. Hallelujah am I right? He was really happy....."

My mind goes blank, trying to remembering things I've been wanting to say when I get here.

"I'm getting nightmares because of you, you know! But I guess that's how you felt when your parents died...you're in heaven right? Probably not. But if you are, are you with your parents? Oh by the way, I still love you. I'll love you till I die so when I do. You better be ready for me to get your ass and get married. You wouldn't mind marrying me right?"

I laugh, than sigh. Knowing I'm rambling and making this harder, so I squat down to put my small parting gift on her gravestone. After one more look over, I turn on my heel.

But before turning the corner, I look over my shoulder, only to see the lotus I placed on her stone shining in the light.

It's shining like you.

"I'll visit and when I do I'll bring more flowers and the members."

With that I nod. I smile a bit, imagining her sitting there and nodding back like how friends would when one has to go home.

"Bye Lotus."

Time Skip- 2 years

No POV

A bunch of kids kick their ball through the alleys, turning on the corner. When they were about to run pass the stone, one boy notices.

"Guys look!"

The rest stop to look and crowd around.

"In honor of Ren Morimoto. April 6, 2000 - October 14, 2016."

"Did someone die here," one of them asked.

"Yep."

They turn around, startled.

A figure walks out of the shadows.

"Who are you sir?"

"A friend to the person that gravestone is for."

He puts a flower out as he approaches the stone and puts the flower down beside it.

"Wait aren't you Ten in NCT? My sister is in love with you!"

"Oh really?"

"Yeah!"

He just nods and he looks that the stone. The boys look at Ten.

"Do you miss your friend?"

"Of course, who wouldn't miss this flower?"