Locked Away

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"Please look after yourself Hongbin" I plead him and he just stares at me with his arms crossed.

"I will. Enjoy the trip" he says sourly and I frown at him. I wrap my arms around him and he remains as stiff as a statue.

I pull away and he mutters a goodbye as I leave the house. Just as I turn to look at him one final time, he closes the door.

"He is just annoyed. He will get over it don't stress" Taekwoon assures me.

I take his hand in mine and look him in the eye.
"Am I doing the right thing?"

"Leaving for a week should give you two a chance to just reset and settle a bit more with each other again. You are doing all you can" he smiles and gently presses his lips against mine.

He pulls away and leads me to the taxi. "Let's take you to the airport shall we?"

We spend the cab ride in silence. I'm afraid that if I speak to him too much, I'll cry.

Taekwoon pays the driver and we get out. I go to get my luggage but he beats me to it.

We check in my luggage and Taekwoon buys coffees for the two of us before we go through security.

I can see at least 100 fans hanging around the terminal where the boys already are.

"You are going to enjoy this aren't you Hakyeon?" Taekwoon suddenly asks me and I stop to look him in the eye.

"I hope so. I really hope so. But I will miss you dearly" I admit and he just smirks at me.

He raises his free hand to caress my cheek. I lean into the gesture, savouring his touch.

"I'll call you every night" he assures me and I don't give him a chance to say anything else before kissing him.

We pull away at the same time and I feel my eyes welling up with tears.

"Flight 2107 now boarding. I repeat flight 2107 now boarding. Thank you" the announcement reads out.

The fans begin to scream and cheer as the members board the plane, leaving their sight.

"Dont think about Hongbin. Not even once. I am here and I will be checking in on him every second day like we discussed. Okay?"

Taekwoon orders me and I nod slowly. He squeezes my shoulder assuringly.

"I love you" he smiles at me and takes my empty cup of coffee away from me.

"I love you too" I smile sadly and head to board the plane. This will be the first time that either of us have gone away since being together.

I am relieved when I see my seat is next to Yuta who has Jaehyun beside him.

"Hakyeon ah! So glad you're here!" Yuta exclaims as I sit next to him.

"Yes" is all I say in response.

Being able to tell that I'm a bit down, he then proceeds to fill me in on all these stories of his childhood which are actually quite interesting.

Jaehyun jumps in every now and then and before I know it, we have arrived in America.

Getting off the plane, the first thing I want to do is go to the hotel and sleep.

I hardly slept last night. I worry too much. Hopefully this tour will be a distraction.

Being pushed around by fans as we head out to the cars is something that I have become used to.

It's to be expected when travelling anywhere with Jaehyun or Yuta now. Everyone loves them.

We arrive at the hotel and luckily, I've been given a room to myself. Jaehyun and Yuta are in a room with two other members next door.