[VIXX ALLN] One Shot Series

[ChaSang] Dreamcatcher

"Dreamcatcher"

She's coming to get me. I need to hide. I can't let her find me...

Hakyeon woke up immediately in panic. He was drenched in his own sweat and his heart pounded uncontrollably. He took a deep breath and tried to calm down. He reached for the glass of water next to his bed but he could see his hands still trembling in fear.

This was the fifth night.

He kept having the same nightmare over and over again. He dreamt about being in a small town on the outskirts of the country along with five unfamiliar children he was friends with. The dream started out peacefully and rather fun as he and his 'friends' were playing hide and seek. But that dream eventually turned into a nightmare when 'she' appeared...

"Don't think about it, it's just a dream," Hakyeon wiped his sweat away and tried to get back to bed since it was still the middle of the night.

But every time he closed his eyes, the image of that woman appeared in front of his face again. He swallowed hard, trying to ignore it but in the end, he couldn't.

The morning came and he ended up being woken up by Taekwoon for breakfast.

"Are you okay? You look a bit pale," Taekwoon noticed.

"Yeah... just not getting enough sleep," Hakyeon told his friend. "Thanks for getting breakfast ready."

"No problem. Just let me know if you need anything else."

"I will, thanks."

Soon, he was joined by the younger members around the dining table for breakfast. They were all very energetic in the morning especially Jaehwan and Hongbin who kept talking about games the moment they sat down. Taekwoon and Wonshik also watched on the side, laughing along with Jaehwan's fanatics.

Hakyeon let out a weak smile too but he was honestly too tired to even focus on his food.

"Hyung, are you alright? You don't look so good," Hyuk noticed as well and placed his hands on Hakyeon's forehead. "You don't seem to be having a fever."

"I'm fine, Hyogi. I'm just not getting enough sleep, that's all," Hakyeon tried to reassure the younger with a smile.

"If you say so," Hyuk said but looked skeptically at the older. It was obvious that not only are Hakyeon's eyebags more apparent now but he's also lost a lot of weight the past few days.

The members entered the van after breakfast for their next schedule which was a little outside of the city. Everyone fell asleep as soon as they sat down but Hakyeon on the other hand, was still afraid of closing his eyes.

"You should catch some sleep while you can, Hakyeon-ah," his manager told him as he drove.

"I'm okay. Don't worry," Hakyeon said again.

Everyone noticed Hakyeon's obvious signs of fatigue but the older insisted that he was fine. He, himself, told him that as well. Like it was some sort of hypnosis that if he told himself enough times, he'll be fine after all.

But even though he said that, his eyes were slowly giving in.

Moments late, Hakyeon fell asleep.

As he slept, he could hear the voices of children laughing happily as they ran around in circles. But rather than happiness hearing those voices, he felt uneasy instead.

Oh no... this again... he began to fear.

"Hey, Hakyeon-ah, we have to find a place to hide," one of the boys said while another was tagged as the seeker of their game.