bury a friend. ᵈʳᵉᵃᵐ

𝖙𝖜𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖞 𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊

Chenle's POV

We all ate breakfast so we can think (that's what Renjun hyung said. Well, he's the only one who can't think before eating. Don't tell him though). We did and later on, we looked over the clues that Mark, Jaemin hyung and Jisung found.

Minsoo was still looking over the same candle that Jaemin hyung found as a clue. "I'm sure I know this code." Jaemin hyung pinched her cheek. "I told you not to force it, didn't I?"

I was currently holding the wound in my head. I hiss everytime my finger touch it. It was like my head was soft again, except in that spot only.

"Wait," Jisung suddenly captured all of our attention. "I think I kind of understand. Hopefully," He said and shrugged. "Mark hyung, you mentioned that you and Chenle hyung saw a flash of light under Donghyuck hyung's bed."

Mark hyung nodded. "Maybe that was the meaning in my flashlight. 'under the bed'. Not the bed but what's under it." My face lit up and I clapped my hands. "Jisung-"

"But what is under the bed?" My smile disappeared. Donghyuck hyung turned his head at Jisung. "Dare make me scared and I'll also bury you alive." He threatened Jisung.

Jeno hyung waved his hand. "No. Jisung has a point," He clasped his hands together. "Maybe that's what the other codes are telling us. Maybe that is what is under the bed." I snapped my fingers. "What Jeno hyung said."

"Okay, but why my bed out of all beds?" Donghyuck hyung said, his face looking stressed. "Because the light was from there?" Minsoo suggested.

He sighed in frustration and pointed at Renjun hyung. "I'm sleeping in your bed tonight." Renjun just rolled his eyes and nodded. "Such a scaredy cat."

"Renjun, you know he gets a heart attack with these kind of things." Our small hyung just nodded. "Fine, fine." Minsoo raised a brow in a teasing way. "Do you want me beside you instead?"

Renjun hyung's face suddenly went red. "N-No. It's not like that. I-I prefer to be alone but it's okay with you." Donghyuck hyung glared at him cutely. "And it's not okay for me? So unfair. See, Minsoo, just accept Jaemin's love."

Minsoo laughed at Donghyuck hyung.

Smoke was suddenly on the table. "It's me." Mark hyung said surely. We waited and there, another Mark formed. "Greetings."

Mark and Renjun hyung stood up from their seats. "Drop the formality. Are we getting the hang of it?" Mark hyung asked the other him.

"Let's see.." It looked at us and at our clues. It suddenly looked at Jisung and I swear I saw a sly smile on its black lips. "Yes, you are getting the hand of it, whatever is that, all because of your maknae."

Our heads turned to Jisung. He remained unfazed and looked back at the other Mark, fearless. "Do we need the codes to find out about all of these happenings?" He asked.

It nodded. "But if you break it, you still have to find the reason why. So if I were you, there would be a group to break the codes and the group to find the reason why."

"Why are you helping us again?" Minsoo asked this time. "Because I want peace, for your kind and ours. We don't want to live like this forever, right?"

I'm sure none of us understood what it meant, but Renjun hyung nodded. "I guess. We don't want to suffer every night." He said. "We'll make sure to find about this as soon as possible."

"I like that spirit. I shall go now. Good luck on your quest. I would be visiting you now everyday at this time. Farewell." It said before disappearing.

"I don't know what the hell it was talking about but I'm desperate to know all these answers." Minsoo said and cracked her fingers. "Oh my god." Hyuck hyung looked away and covered his eyes.

Mark hyung also looked away. "I got a traumatic experience, sorry." He muttered. "So, what are we gonna do now?" I asked. I didn't know what to do. I was a cluless shit.

"Let's listen to what the other Mark said. Let's split up into two groups. The other one would decode and the other one would find the reason behind all of this." Jaemin hyung said.

Minsoo raised her hands. "I would help on decoding. Maybe I can still remember the code."

"I'll be in investigating." Jisung said. "Me, too." I remarked. In the end, the decoding would be Minsoo, Jaemin, Renjun and Jeno. This is some serious shit. Mark, Hyuck, Jisung and I are in the investigation.

"Should we gather more clues?" Renjun hyung asked. Mark shook his head. "The other me told us our clues are enough. Jisung also knows about a percentage of it so we finally have a lead."

"Do we have a lead, though?" Hyuck hyung motioned to us, his group mates. "I am. I'm everyone's lead right now." Jisung pointed at himself.

"Are you..?"

"I'm not boasting, Hyuck hyung. You guys need me right now."

"As what the other Mark hyung said, fine. I'll trust you this once."

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