"If you wish to live you better run!" I shouted towards the young boy who kept a safe distance between us. The small section of water on my shirt prominent from his game, fueling my frustration.
Kino laughed at me over his shoulder as he ran in front of us, a cameraman struggling to keep up with him. He had thought it was funny to splash some water on me after I mentioned it would be better than walking in the heat that we currently were. Although I wasn't completely angered, I was a bit annoyed it took me serious.
"Punk kid," I laughed, shaking my head and continued to walk around the theme park. Yuto wrapped his arms around my shoulder and leaned down to place a kiss to my temple, as if to calm me down.
We were all unbelievably tired after a few rides. Though we still wanted to hit a few other coasters, we continued to walk around to let our stomachs settle the food we consumed not long beforehand. As well as Yanan was quite adamant about waiting a little longer before going on the next one, since he wasn't a big fan of them.
I kept laughing at him, though. Because if his girlfriend was here, she would drag him to everything. Better yet, she was my closest friend when it came to these boys. I would gladly help her force each one of them on a ride until they were all tuckered out. Give them something to remember.
"What do you want to do next?" Yuto kindly whispers in my ear, being carefully of setting off an alarm in Yanan's head.
For better secrecy affect, I switched to Yuto's native language in my response. "Whatever is closest. I don't feel like walking very far at the moment."
He nods, unlatching his arm before moving towards Jinho who lead the group around the park. They begun to whisper together and I walked towards Yanan who was oblivious to everything. I knocked my shoulder with his.
"Hey you, what you thinking about?" I question, tilting my head back to look up at him. My hand shielded the sunlight to search his expression.
He turns to look down at me with a soft smile. "Nothing, just looking at the rides," he responds passively. Yanan turns to look forward to keep himself walking.
I go to question the hidden message in his voice, wondering if it was because he missed his girlfriend, but the sound of a small cry made me turn. We both looked to our side to see a young boy crying out, rubbing at his eyes and sitting on the ground. He was alone and confused it seemed, drawing our attention.
I looked around the area and stopped. No one else seemed to be interested in the weeping child besides my group. I grabbed Yanan's arm and pulled him toward the child, using his tall frame as a way to notify the others that we have moved. I waved to the cameras so that they wouldn't continue to film us, but I didn't stay to check if they stopped.
"Wassup little guy?" I immediately ask, crouching down so that my height didn't intimidate him.
He sniffles, rubbing his eyes to see me. "I don't know where mommy is," he whines through his tears, his Korean slurred and hard to understand. And the two of us not being native to Korea didn't make it better.
Jinho suddenly crouches beside me as well. "It's okay little one," he says gently with a smile. "We can help you find her."
I nodded along to that. "Yes we can. Where did you last see her, babe?" I carefully worded my sentence, searching around for any indicator that a woman was looking for her son.
The child began to cry again. "I want mommy!" He sobbed, breaking my heart. I couldn't help but sigh and reached out carefully, putting my hands on his sides to gently calm him down.
"It's alright, we can find her."
I looked up to find Yuto staring down at me with concern. I gave him a quick smile to reassure him before sticking out my hand for the little boy to take. "Let's go over to the bench for you to sit, okay?"
He takes my hand hesitantly, stumbling over his short, plump legs towards the green bench. I sit down beside him, motioning for the boys to spread out so that they didn't surround him. My hand unconsciously began to rub up and down his small back to relax his nerves.
"Yanan, can you and Hui please go get someone? I don't want to alarm him too much. Nor do I want to jostle him around and further separate him and his mom. We will stay here for the time being."
And so we did. We waited for awhile, talking to one another and the young boy. The cameras, despite my liking, continued to film our every move in this situation. But it wasn't like it was that important, as I knew it would be great for the fans to see my boys be so caring. It even melted my heart sometimes.
Yuto and Wooseok even left shortly to go across from us to get the boy some refreshments and a small toy. After awhile he had begin to calm down, only small sniffles every once and while as he munched in the cotton candy. I smiled and rubbed his back more.
"Jiyoung!" A voice cried out in relief.
We all turned to the voice, watching as a woman ran up to us upon seeing the boy. Yanan and Hui closely followed behind her. I helped the boy stand to his feet, bringing him towards his mother as she came closer.
"Thank you so much!" She says desperately, bending down to swoop the boy within her arms. "I've been searching all day for him. I'm so glad he is safe."
I refrained from bitterly smiling, knowing I was being filmed. I couldn't help but feel a small bit of negativity towards the woman, as I was upset at her for losing such a precious boy. But I also knew it wasn't easy handling children, especially in such a large area. So all I could do was nod.
We all began to walk around again after the happening, but we didn't do much. Storm clouds we're slowly rolling in and, the day was coming to an end. It was unfortunate that we couldn't have done more, but I was proud of my boys to know that they were more willing to stay with the boy and help him then go play on the coaster rides.
"That was cute, you know," Yuto tells me as he holds my hand. "You took care of him very well."
I blushed, shying away from the compliment. "It just kinda happened," I reason, not knowing what entirely came over me to be so protective and strict. "I'm sorry if I was rude to anyone."
He shook his head with a big smile. "You weren't rude, baby. You took care of him like he was your own. It was a sweet sight."
A sudden voice behind us startled me into shaking away from Yuto. "Even with it being hot out!" Kino yells, pushing in between the two of us.
"And you being bossy!" Wooseok chimes, pushing Kino forward to take his spot. "You still were kinda nice."
I glared at the two, reaching out to hit at least one of them. But Kino was already prepared to run and Wooseok had long legs compared to me.
"I didn't know you had a nice side," Yeo One remarks in front of us. "Good to know!"
These shady kids!
"I thought I was going to die earlier," Yanan calls out, surprising me. "She gave me such a serious look I could have been buried on the spot!"
Disbelief flooded my face as everyone, one by one, commented different things about me. I started to ready myself to physically fight them back, but Yuto wrapped his arms around me. "Relax my angry panda," he says with a chuckle. "They are just riling you up."
I glared harshly at the back of their heads. "Yanan I'm telling your girlfriend!!" I threaten, watching as his head whips around at the mention of her. "She'll believe me more! You too, Hyojong!"
