707 Dreams (707 x Reader)

Thirty

You bite your lip nervously as you stand over the swivel chair currently occupied by Seven, the light of his multiple computer screens bouncing back off his glasses and reflecting your face in the dark phone screen clutched anxiously between your fingers.

"Alright. So, this screen here," he starts, pointing to a screen just off to the side."Will be used to search for any connected phone numbers to the name. Then this one over here will run a search for any news or information connected to the name. This screen here will search for any locations associated with the name. And if there are any duplicates of the name, they'll pop up on that screen over there for us to choose from."

You find yourself nodding along as you listen to his explanation. It was finally going to happen... And now that you were so close, you felt even worse that you had forgotten. You felt even worse that you had moved on and refused to remember. But it had hurt you... And you're still scared that finding him will only make it hurt more. But you have to make sure he's okay... No matter the consequences.

Staring at the multitude of screens, you feel another set of eyes on you and glance down to see Lucile nervously watching you. "You still sure you want to do this?" he asks quietly. You nod, hands tightening on your phone even more despite your response. His eyes linger on you for a moment, before he seems to understand your resolve and faces the computer again. "Alright... then let's begin. Why don't you give me a name and how old they are so we can start searching," he suggests, clicking on the first search bar and poising his fingers at the ready.

"A-Ah, okay. Well, he'd be about 21 now I think..." you start nervously. Why were you so nervous? Luciel was a friend, so he wouldn't judge, right? And yet, more now than ever, you can't seem to shake this odd feeling that you've known Seven a lot longer than your time in the RFA... "And his name is... Choi. Saeran Choi..."

Luciel freezes, but not for more than a second before his fingers are moving across the keyboard. Why did you sense hesitation? Or was it just your own nerves conjuring up an imaginary response? You're not given much more time to dwell, however, as soon enough a small bing sounds and all computer screens light up with information. Your eyes widen as you scan the confusing strings of text and meaningless letters until your gaze lands on the most important pieces of information: Saeran Choi. Status: Alive. Age: 21. Whereabouts: Unknown.

You feel your heart skip a beat. He was alive! Oh thank god, he was alive... Did that mean he had a family? Friends...? A warm home? You remember Saeran as having been so timid. It made sense he escaped your memory so easily after everything... As much as you want to check on him yourself, just knowing he was alive made her feel better.

However, this news only seemed to concern Luciel. "Weird..." he mutters.

"What is it?" you ask nervously.

Luciel looks up at you at the soft sound of your voice, his eyes looking distant until he gently shakes his head. "Oh, it's nothing, really... Just confused. It shouldn't say whereabouts unknown. It's impossible for someone to hide from me..."

You sigh softly, understanding his worries now. Biting your lip, you nod in understanding and lean over his shoulder slightly. Although, there is something bugging you about this unknown factor... Maybe it was just a new worry to nag over now that you're certain he's alive.

"Oh!" you exclaim, causing Luciel to jump in his seat slightly and stare at you with a confused and startled expression. "There's a brother!" you say excitedly. "I was never as worried about him as Saeran... But maybe if you can't find one, you can find the other? They might have gotten back together after all these years..." you suggest, the tiniest of smiles tugging at the corners of your lips.