Twilight//Woosan

18

Yunho sighed as he stepped out of the building, his bag holding the last thing that they needed. Jongho stepped out behind him, closing the shop door.

"So, are we meeting Seonghwa and Mingi now?" He asked, stopping next to the taller. Yunho nodded and they started towards the food market. They walked in silence, observing their surroundings, watching the different people interact.

"Do you ever thing about life? Like what if we never left with Joong, where would we be now?" Jongho asked, breaking the silence. Yunho hummed.

"I'd probably be in prison for murder" Yunho stated bluntly, surprising Jongho slightly.

"Can I ask why?" He asked cautiously. Yunho looked at him with a thoughtful expression.

"After my father died, my brother took over the clinic. We have very different opinions on how to help people" was all Yunho said. Jongho nodded, not pushing for more information.

"Well...id probably be dead in a ditch somewhere" Jongho answered with a shrug. Yunho looked over at him and gestured for him to continue.

"You know im an orphan, so I probably would have still been running on the streets and getting in trouble. My town didnt treat orphans very kindly" Jongho explained, nostalgia coating his words, "I didnt hate my childhood but im glad that I went with them when they offered"

"Yeah me too..." Yunho trailed off as they finally made it to the food market. They walked farther into the crowd, looking around for the other two. Eventually they spotted the top of Mingi's head, pushing through the crowd.

"Mingi!" Jongho yelled, finally getting the other's attention. Mingi turned to look at them, grabbing Seonghwa's arm to stop him.

"Hey guys, are you done getting your stuff?" Yunho asked, stopping next to Jongho.

"Yeah, we were waiting on you" a raspy voice answered and they both looked towards it, seeing Seonghwa. He was a mess, hair messy, face swollen, red eyes, and puffy lips. Mingi saw the looks on their faces and tried to tell them not to say anything.

"Wow Hwa, did we miss something, you loo-"

"Shut up, i know I look like shit" Seonghwa snapped, cutting off Jongho with a glare. Mingi sighed and reached around to lay a hand on the back of the other's neck, rubbing small circles with his thumb.

"Come on Hwa, dont take it out on them" Mingi spoke softly, trying to calm him down. Seonghwa glared over at him instead.

"Do you want me to take it out on yo-"

"Shut up, we're not doing this again right now. We can fight and yell all you want later but not in front of the others" Mingi growled, cutting him off and making him shrink back. Mingi tightened his grip slightly on the back of Seonghwa's neck, squeezing lightly in warning.

"Sorry about that, I thought this was done but apparently not" Mingi looked up, sending a smile to the pair standing in front of them. Yunho smiled awkwardly and waved it off.

"Are we ready to go then?" He asked after a few moments of awkward silence. Mingi nodded and started walking towards the exit, dragging Seonghwa with him. He leaned his head down, saying something to the shorter in a quiet voice.

"Well...we're vacating the bunk room when we get back to the ship, I'm not getting in the middle of that" Jongho stated, following them with his eyes. Yunho nodded in agreement, beginning to walk after them.

The group continued to walk, eventually making it back to the ship.

"Can you take these?" Mingi asked the others when they got on the deck, holding out their packs. Yunho nodded and took them, walking towards Hongjoong's office. He knocked and waited for confirmation before walking in. Hongjoong looked when Yunho opened the door, looking mildly surprised.

"No offense but why are you here? Hwa usually comes to report back" he asked curiously, looking between the two.

"He's...a bit preoccupied right now" Jongho explained, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Why? What happened?" Hongjoong asked, sitting up in his chair.

"We dont really know but both him and Mingi were pretty angry when we met up" Yunho said and Hongjoong nodded.

"Alright then, put the stuff away and find something to do I guess, we'll take off later when Mingi isn't busy" Hongjoong dismissed them they walked out of the room, heading towards the storage rooms.

Wooyoung and San both looked up as the bunk room door was flung open. Mingi stomped in, dragging an angry Seonghwa behind him.

"Out" he demanded, looking at both of them. Wooyoung sat up straighter and opened his mouth to ask but was cut off.

"Come on, out" Mingi didnt let him ask, cutting him off with a look. Wooyoung nodded and stood up, a frown on his face. He reached to help San stand up, grunting when the extra weight was added.

"Come on San, I'm real-"

"Shut up, he trying" this time is was Wooyoung that cut him off, snapping at him with his frown still present. He sent an angry look at the other and wrapped an arm around San's waist, helping him limp to the door. They walked out of the room and shut the door behind them. As soon as the door was shut, they could hear muffled yelling.

"Not this again" San sighed and Wooyoung looked at him in confusion. San saw the look and began to explain as they walked.

"Every once in awhile, like every three months or so, they'll have a big fight. They're never really serious and its just alot of tension thats built up. They dont get alot of alone time and never really get to seriously talk, which leads to one of them eventually exploding and then the other one just ends up going off too. Just give them a few hours and they'll be back to normal" he explained and Wooyoung nodded, looking forwards again.

"Where are going?" Wooyoung asked, looking at the deck of the ship.

"Hmm...lets find another place to sit. How about up by the wheel, theres no one up there right now?" San suggested and Wooyoung nodded, turning them to walk in that direction.

"Thank you" San suddenly spoke again. Wooyoung looked at him, waiting for something more.

"For helping me, i mean" San continued, smiling down at the other.

"Welcome" Wooyoung nodded, returning the smile. They finally made it to the wheel platform. It took a long time to maneuver up the stairs but they eventually made it, slowly lowering themselves to sit on the ground.

"Wow that was alot of work" San panted, out of breath from moving so much. Wooyoung turned his head, giving San a look and San gave him a sheepish smile in return.

"Right, you pretty much carried me" San chuckled, running a hand through the younger's hair. Wooyoung closed his eyes, leaning into the touch amd San smiled.

"Thank you again" he leaned forward, placing a small kiss on Wooyoung's forehead. Wooyoung's eyes fluttered open and he gave San a grin, a small flush dusting his ears.

"San...i..." He began but trailed off as he looked at the other. He bit his lip and looked away. San looked at him in concern, moving his hand from Wooyoung's hair to rest against his cheek.

"What is it Youngie?" He asked, watching as Wooyoung leaned his face into the palm of his head, closing his eyes again.

"Nothing" he mumbled, not opening his eyes.

"Are you sure?" San leaned forward, looking for anything in the other's expression. He found nothing.

"Mhm..." Wooyoung hummed and San sighed again, running his eyes over his face. San opened his mouth, a statement on the tip of his tongue. Unfortunately it never made it farther than that.

"Wooyoung can I...i just want to sa-i mean...i..." San stuttered, stopping after a moment of struggling to say what he wanted. He let out a breath and leaned their foreheads together, feeling the younger's soft breaths blow gently across his cheeks. He closed his eyes and reveled in it, the comfort brought by someone else. He kept repeating his words in his head but not trying to say them again, just letting them run through his head like a broken record.

Wooyoung...I think I love you.