Save Us {NCT Dream}

Day End

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DO NOT READ IF SENSITIVE
MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH (S)
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
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Jaemin can't tell how long had it been but after some while none of them even had the strength to stand. Their little spread out mattress bed is a mess with pillows wildly thrown everywhere and at least 45 kinds of plushies of variety sizes and shapes around them. The tv is still playing, this time it was one of their interactive live replays, the vampire vs werewolves one.

He hates it when he hears Chenle choking on air or when Jeno starts to hit his head at times  due to dizziness, Haechan hadn't move for a bit but the way his chest rise and fall confirms he's still breathing. He didn't know how long had they sat there to rot but he definitely knows one thing.

The end is near.

Jaemin wasn't sure which was more suffocating, the silence they're engulfed in or the way his lungs is buffering and how each breath became a workout. Jisung had spooned Haechan, Chenle was leaning on his shoulders with Renjun on his lap. The maknae's souless eyes only focused on the tv screen although not really watching it.

They were happy moments ago, but as time ticks, they just want things to end already. The atmosphere greatly contrasts to their 'costumes', the laughter displayed on the screen was almost fictional to them. It was a dread how things are progressing maybe a little too slowly.

Jisung feels something wet on his shoulder and felt Chenle moves away from him, Jeno and Jaemin looked their way as well at the sudden movement. The younger Chinese used whatever left in his dying body to pull his older brother deeper into his embrace, his cries low and broken while muttering "Wait for me ge, soon, I'll be there soon" in Chinese.

Of course, it doesn't take a genius to know what happend.

Jeno and Jaemin crept over ever so slowly, as if any sudden movements would startle the boy from his slumber, but of course it won't, Renjun won't ever wake up again. Haechan let a tear slid, his own hand weakly finding their way to held Renjun's cold one, his lips trembled as it muttered a "Look who had a head start"

Jeno suspects it was his cuts, he had removed all his bandages so it was free for any germ or anything to infect him. He kept his gaze at the eldest, motionless in the arms of his brothers yet he looked so peaceful, so serene that it didn't saddened him that he left. They were going after him anyway.

Jeno and Jaemin helped Chenle to settle Renjun down, his pretty eyes no longer for the world to see, his melodious voice would only remain in recordings and videos. But instead of covering his whole body. They tuck him in some blankets and he looks like he's sleeping just as he normally does before this hell feel upon them.

Too bad sleeping beauty will never wake up this time.

Jisung pulls Chenle by slinging one arm around the other, the Chinese didn't know he wasn't ready to see someone leaves first, he didn't think he's going to see them going first. He lets the older choked out all the sobs. Jaemin burries his face into Jeno's neck as the older male hugs him tight. 'It'll be over soon'

One down, five more to go

"I'm ca-cough-calling Mark hyung" the maknaes immediately looked terrified, they were about to say something when Jeno smiled. "He, of all hyungs, should at least get a goodbye from some of us" Jaemin had a hand around Jeno and uneasily glances at the three maknaes. "It'll be okay, he won't know" Jisung's stare soften a bit "I hope so"

They huddled up together to squeeze themselves into Jeamin's phone small camera. It was picked up after the first ring, "Yes Nana? Is something wrong?? Everything alright there?" They each cringe at the question, but it was nice to see their former leader again. Mark looked really tired, but he smiled brightly when he saw his dreamies called but can't help but feel concern at how awful they looked.