Promise. [Woosan] // [Ateez]

Four

10 minutes had passed by down and San was getting more anxious. He just wanted to know if Wooyoung was ok.

He wanted to go check on the younger but he also didn't want to invade his privacy, after all he could be having a really serious phone call and he wouldn't want to interrupt that.

But then the thought of Wooyoung being all alone made his heart shake, he was torn between his subconscious and his heart.

So he just waited a little longer hoping that Wooyoung would at some point come out of that room.

He tried thinking about other things to get his mind off of Wooyoung but all he thought about was Wooyoung being in that room, he came up with so many different excuses and imagined Wooyoung reacting in so many different ways, all resulting in something bad happening. 

But in the end he finally gave in and got up heading for Wooyoung's room.

"Hey where are you going?" Mingi yelled.

"To check on Woo"

"ok"

San reached Woosung's shared room as he slowly knocked.

No answer.

He knocked again, placing his ear up against the door, hoping to hear anything.

He heard a soft 'Yes' come from Wooyoung's lips as he then decided not to listen anymore.

San took a deep breath knocking once again hoping for an answer this time.

But still nothing.

"Woo are you ok in there?" He raised his voice hoping for a response.

Once again nothing.

So he decided to give Wooyoung his privacy and leave him, hoping to talk to him once he got off the phone.

As soon as San walked back into the living room everyone turned towards him.

"What did he say?" Hongjoong asked hoping for an answer.

San sighed sitting down. "He didn't answer, he's on the phone with someone".

"Don't worry Sani I'm sure he's just talking to someone important, not that you're not, maybe his father or something?" Jongho said as he placed a plate on the table.

"Yea" He said with no hope, as he sighed looking down.

It wasn't until an hour later that the members started getting worried, they had already all eaten and San has been constantly walking past Wooyoung's shared room but still nothing.

"Sani I'm sure he's fine" Yunho said as he laid on the couch half asleep.

But San didn't say a word.

Hongjoong got up walking towards San.

"C'mon we have to leave in 5 minutes, what's taking him so long?" He was starting to get annoyed now.

They all just gave up and bunched up on the couch, waiting for Wooyoung.

10 minutes later San heard the door open instantly getting up running towards it, as Wooyoung walked out completely ignoring him.

San was taken aback as he furrowed his eyebrows following Wooyoung out into the living room, with all the others suddenly getting up.

But Wooyoung walked straight pass them about to head out the door, until Hongjoong stopped him grabbing his arm.

"Hey, listen, you can't just leave us waiting, then just walk out on us without saying anything" Hongjoong said in an angry tone.

Wooyoung looked turned his head slightly for a second revealing his red face and puffy eyes as one tear escaped his eye, as Hongjoong then frowned letting go of his arm causing Wooyoung to leave.

Hongjoong just stood there shocked wondering what it is that caused him to feel so upset.

"Yah why did you let him go?" Mingi yelled, obviously he was gonna be angry that they didn't even get an explanation.

Hongjoong turned around blinking a couple of times.

"It's fine- he's fine" He stumbled.

"What is it Hongjoongie?" San said concerned.

"Come here" he called San over as they both walked into San's shared room.

"What did he say?" San started firing questions at him when Hongjoong told him to shut it.

They both sat on San's bed.

"Listen I don't know why he's so upset-"

"Wait he's upset?" San quickly cut in.

"San he was crying, and we both know that he's not like that"

San immediately felt a punch in his stomach, panging with guilt. Was he upset about what he said last night, was Wooyoung really taking this to heart so much?San looked away for a second, trying to find any words for any sort of excuse he could muster, but nothing came to mind.

The only thing that ran through San's head was the thought of Wooyoung sitting along crawled up in a ball crying.

"San.." Hongjoong said concerned.

But San didn't move.

"San!" he quickly said, San jumping.

"Ah, yes hyung?" he stuttered

"Do you have any sort of reason? Or excuse? He's really taking this hard. I hate seeing him like that." Hongjoong said.

San's mouth was dry.

"No. I don't have an excuse."

Hongjoong stared back at him. "Then... a reason...?"

San stared down at his hands that were placed in his lap. He felt a stinging poke at his eyes, threatening tears to fall if he didn't act quickly.

'Stop, just STOP San! Now's not the time to cry, not here, not right now, just answer him"

"San!!"

"Yes!" He yelled back.

"Are you listening to me?" He lowered his voice.

"I'm sorry hyung, I have no idea why he's like that" He said holding his tears.

Hongjoong looked at San for a minute as if he could tell something was up.

"Okay then... you should probably go talk to him" Hongjoong got up patting his back as he forced a smile, exiting the room.

San let out a huge sigh as he let himself fall back onto the bed.

He closed his eyes as the thought of Wooyoung crying came back to mind. That boy never cries. He's never seen him cry. But the fact that he was, and he couldn't be there to comfort him gave him the worse feeling. He couldn't do his job as a hyung...or even as a best friend. 

Imma try update as much as i can tonight since i've already pre written some of the chapters before hand!! 

How do you think San would react to the news of Wooyoung's father???