The Man Who Could Not Stop Time (Monsta X Fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty Nine: Family

'What happened last night?'

I woke up the next morning with a bit of a hangover, feeling flustered. Was I just drunk? Had I dreamed that Hyungwon kissed me or did it really happen?

A dream? No, that would be a nightmare.

But it was true. It happened, and I remembered it as clear as day.

After that kiss, the four of us didn't stay at the club long. Hyungwon passed out so we had to leave and Minhyuk and Changkyun carried him home.

The only thing I could truly rely on was Hyungwon not remembering it happening. Maybe he got so drunk that he didn't know what he was doing? I thought it best just not to bring it up.

I got out of bed slowly, walking tentatively to kitchen.

Changkyun and Minhyuk were up. Neither of them had drank heavily the night before so they were just fine, eating bowls of cereal.

"Good morning Areum." Minhyuk said cheerfully.

"By the way, Jooheon texted me and his friend Yongguk wants your number." Changkyun chuckled.

"Really?" I asked, shocked. I rarely left that strong of an impression on guys. I wondered what I had done to charm Yongguk.

"Really, he won't stop asking." Changkyun added, "So if you want, Jooheon will give it to him."

I laughed, but the laughter stopped when I had thoughts of Shownu and Jimin.

"I'll think about it." I replied solemnly, taking a seat next to them after grabbing my own bowl of cereal.

Hyungwon's bedroom door swung open loudly. Minhyuk and Changkyun looked up at the sound. But I avoided looking at Hyungwon, blushing red. I didn't want either of us to think about what happened last night. I was afraid that making eye contact might spark his memory.

"I assume we're taking a break today?" Changkyun asked, eyebrow quirked at Hyungwon's less than pristine state.

Hyungwon trudged over and took a seat at the table. I glanced up to see he definitely had a hangover. He looked tired and was groaning, rubbing his temples.

"No, no breaks." He sighed, "Despite my current state, we're still going through with the time travel today."

"Who's going next?" Changkyun asked excitedly.

Hyungwon groaned, clearly not wanting to think too much. He lazily lifted up his hand, pointing at the boys. "You." He randomly pointed at Minhyuk who brightened up at the thought of being chosen. Changkyun pouted. "Get ready, or whatever."

After scarfing down the bowl of cereal, I went to get ready. I dressed in something simple, a t-shirt and jeans. Once I came out of the bedroom, everyone was together. They had all dressed comfortably, but Hyungwon was dressed almost in pajamas. He had on sweats and a raggedy looking t-shirt, sunglasses covering his eyes.

"What time?" He grunted once we were all together, hands stacked in the circle.

"It happened on January 16th." Minhyuk replied, "In the afternoon."

Hyungwon adjusted the timepiece and then before we knew it, we were back in time.

"Where do we need to go?" Changkyun asked. The three of us were walking quickly ahead, Hyungwon lagging behind usually he was in charge, but we had to figure things out on our own. Hyungwon's eyes were covered, but his face was still scrunched up and he was using his hand to shield the sun.