Seventeen Imagines ♡

Joshua (1 part 4)

Fast but quiet footsteps could be heard throughout the palace hallway. Three boys silently hurried through the Queen's palace. They had a mission to do.

They quietly followed one of the guards to a little room. The guard typed in a little code and a secret door opened up. He went inside the room, looking around to see if anyone was watching. The three boys hid behind a corner, not being seen by the guard. Then they saw the guard suspiciously go inside the room, closing the door behind him.

They could hear a faint song playing from inside the room, but only for a slight second, as the guard immediately closed the door behind him.

"That room seems suspicious." the chubby cheeked boy told his two friends. He crossed his arms and huffed. "We'll have to take a better look." He started walking towards the door, only to be pulled back by his older friend.

"Wait a minute. We can't just barge in there without a plan, Soonyoung. We'll get caught." The older boy held Soonyoung back by the back collar of his shirt.

"Jun hyung's right. We don't have a plan yet. We'll have to tell Seungcheol hyung first about the room." Minghao said. 

Soonyoung wriggled free out of Jun's hold on his shirt. "But we don't have all day. The Queen's stupid spell will be permanent and we'll be stuck like this forever!" he huffed in annoyance, his chubby cheeks making him look cuter than he's supposed to be.

Jun sighed. "Well, let's just tell Seungcheol hyung first about the secret room, then we'll figure out what to do. I bet the others have already figured out part of the spell." he said, trying to be positive, which Soonyoung and Minghao felt impossible.

They quietly went out of the Queen's palace through their secret tunnel and headed to Jihoon's hideout.

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It was around five thirty in the morning when you woke up again. You didn't sleep so well last night. In fact, you couldn't really sleep last night. You stretched your stiff arms and legs and let out a big yawn. You lied down on your bed as you remembered the events that happened the other day. You had a minor headache just by remembering. 

You decided to get up. It was already morning anyway. You remembered the night when you were in Jihoon's piano room. Joshua had been there, startling you with his sudden presence. He was going to play the guitar when he accidentally knocked down the note chart and made Jihoon wake up. The poor boy was still sleepy and sent you guys to bed after that. Thus, you didn't get to hear Joshua play the guitar.

You were curious about Joshua. He was the first of the boys that you met, but he was almost always never around. You had spent more time with the boys than him. The boys were fun to have around. And you felt like you got to know them well in the few hours you've spent with them. But you were curious about their 'gentleman'. They told you a few things about him and why he's always out and about and rarely inside and with them, but you couldn't help but to wonder why? 

You sighed and got out of bed. The morning sky was still a bit dark, and the air was still chilly. You felt like it was always chilly in this strange world.

You looked in the mirror and fixed your hair. You still wore the peach sweater you found in the closet. It felt soft and pretty warm enough for the chilly air.

You quietly opened the room door and looked around. The hallway was still dark. And there were no signs of the boys around. Maybe they were still sleeping.

You went out of the room and closed the door behind you. You walked to the stairs and heard some voices. It sounded like Jihoon and Seungcheol.

As you descended down the stairs, you could see Seungcheol and Jihoon talking to each other, both of their eyebrows knitted together. It must have been something serious. They were inside Jihoon's piano room. You made your way to the room and walked inside.