Eyes Here

Testing one's Patience

Jinhwan gritted his teeth but still pretended to smile. Maybe it's a force of habit but he hated having to pretend that he's ok especially when the members start teasing him.

Always forgetting that he's actually the oldest among them just because he lets them get away with everything. Damn kids.

"alright, alright that's enough" Jinhwan heard Jiwon say while clapping his hands. Jinhwan was surprised to see Jiwon defending him. It was honestly suspicious especially since he's the one who usually starts the teasing.

"Don't you see Jinhwan-hyung getting smaller with all your teasing?" Jiwon added. And there it was. Jinhwan just sighed in irritation. Leave it to Jiwon to make him feel even more irritated.

Jinhwan just passed his tongue over with lower lip before biting it, supressing the anger he was already feeling

"Okay, time to practice." They heard Hanbin call after laughing alongside everyone who kept teasing Jinhwan.

Jinhwan just stood up and started dancing alongside the others. He was still fired up inside but he didnt want to show his weakness to the others especially since he's the oldest.

All throughout their practice, Jinhwan kept making mistakes here and there and Hanbin's patience is starting to grow thin. Jinhwan kept apologizing but deep inside he was also unsure of himself. Was he apologizing because he kept making mistakes or was he apologizing because he deliberately made mistakes so he could get away.

Then the others started noticing that Jinhwan was becoming quite a problem. They started teasing him again, as if pushing him close to the edge.

He wasn't sure who it was or how it happened but he just felt like leaving without uttering a single word. Different from how he normally was.

He suddenly turned around and left the studio, heading to God knows where.

"Oh... Guess he's not in the mood today." Donghyuk said before looking at the others.

Hanbin was about to go when Jiwon went past him again, running after Jinhwan.

He was about to stop when he heard Yunhyeong ask "Does Jinhwan-hyung have a problem?"

Hanbin knew Jinhwan was the type to never voice out his problems nor his feelings. He bit his inner cheek before sighing and following Jiwon to run after Jinhwan.

Hanbin reached Jiwon at the entrance and asked him, "Did you see Jinhwan-hyung?"

Jiwon just shook his head. "I ran as fast as I could but when I came up here he wasnt here. I already checked the other rooms and the washrooms. He wasnt there."

Hanbin sighed, worry fillling him. What happened to their hyung.

"I'll go look for him. You guys continue practicing." Hanbin said but Jiwon shook his head.

"No. We need to find him first." Jiwon said, "You and I both know how he is." he added.

Hanbin just sighed but he knew Jiwon was right. They went their separate ways before calling the others and telling them to look for Jinhwan as well. Both of them were unsure where the older would head to.

He wasn't really one who would waste his time and become this petty unless he's really having a hard time or he has a problem. Up until now he's still stubborn about getting new friends and telling everyone that he was already happy with who he has. He doesn't need more people outside of Ikon and his past trainees.

Hanbin and Jiwon kept thinking and searching their mind where their hyung could be. And all of a sudden they thought of going somewhere to check. It might also be the only place their hyung could go to.