《Hunting for Happiness》~ATEEZ

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"No...NOO! SAN! Gosh he can't be...he isn't...no! Bring him back! Please I beg you. I beg you...b-bring him b-back. I can't..I cant loose him.." Seonghwa bursted out. He fell on his knees, crawling towards Sans body, wanting to bring him back alive.

Guiding his hands towards Sans, Seonghwa squeezed them tightly. Not accepting at all that his best friend is dead just because they left him there laying on the ground, not caring about him.

Jongho, the youngest pirate in the crew thought about how he saw someone bringing a fresh died person back to life. They had squeezed the bodys chest 30 times and after that they had blown air in the lung, bringing him back alive after doing it a few times.

"I-I can try.." Jongho mumbled out, not sure if he should say it but did it anyway. The crews heads shot up immediately, looking at their youngest member while making him room.

"Do it please. At least try it. I cant loose my best friend" The blond haired boy begged again while making room for Jongho who nodded in return.

"Do you even know what you are doing? Do you know how it works?" Yeosang asked concerned while everyone had a similar expression like Yeosangs on their faces, waiting for an answer from their youngest.

"I saw it only once while we stayed in a city not long ago. I-I mean I can try it but I dont really know if it works.." Jongho admitted sadly.

The youngest head turned around to look at Seonghwa while trying to figure out what he was thinking about it.

The blonde's eyes was looking back into Jonghos while nodding his head slightly, trusting him enough for letting him trying it.

"I trust you, Jongho. Do it, we have no other choice anyway. I believe in you and I think you can do it, please.." The blond haired boy told him while having tears rolling down his face.

Jongho kneeled down next to San and Seonghwa while nodding his head.

He started off with pushing his whole weight down onto Sans chest, even hearing some ribbs cracking. Doing it again and again for another 29 times then he stopped, leaned over Sans lips. Opening them and making sure his lungs were free and now carefully placing his lips on Sans, taking a deep breath and blowing all the oxygen inside Sans lungs.

He waited for a moment waiting hopefully for a reaction from San but got nothing. Repeating the whole process again, he got nothing again slowly starting to give up.

"Please just one more time, maybe it will work now.." Seongwa, who was sitting next to Jongho sobbed out while he tried to clear his vision from all the tears. Getting a yes as a nod from Jongho, he repeated it all for one last time and was now waiting for a sign that it worked.

It was completely silent for the whole time except Seonghwas sobbing here and there. Nobody dared to breath nor to say anything in this moment. Everyone hoped the best, that Jongho could bring San back from the other side but soon believed that it was too late.

Maybe they were just too late to help him. Maybe when they had thought of San earlier, they could have helped him. Maybe it was all their fault that San died. Maybe everyone was blaming himself for what happened in front of their eyes.

As everyone was deeply in their thoughts, searching for something hope which was still left, they didn't noticed that someone was gasping really loudly, trying to get as much air in his lungs as possible.

Just after a few moments of proceeding what they just heard, they all snapped out of their minds and were staring at the heavily breathing boy laying in front of him.

The green haired one looked around and thought about what happened when he remembered the fight and everything. Carefully trying to sit up, he failed and fell back down harshly. At least he thought it. Still waiting for the impact with the hard floor, he wondered why it never came.

San opened his eyes again and saw that Hongjoong was holding San by his waist, protecting him from falling down. His mind was dizzy and his vision was blurry but he could still see the tears which were rolling down on Hongjoongs cheeks.

"S-San...?" Hongjoong gasped.

Not liking the sight in front of him, he wiped Hongjoongs tears away with his hands which were now caressing the captain cheeks. He smiled after he saw that Hongjoongs cheeks turned a bit red.

"You're alive..oh god Jongho you did it. You brought him back!" Seonghwa screamed out of happiness while everyone else was also starting to smile and to cheer. All of them immediately brought some blankets, food, water and some bandages, wanting the best for San while he just sat there in Hongjoongs arms, confused on what was going on.

"W-what go on?" San asked Hongjoong with a little panic in his voice. He was confused that everyone was so happy, shocked and relieved at the same time while running around, gathering everything they thought San needed.

The red haired one who had a tired San laying on his lap, sighed happily and patted Sans head, wanting to comfort the confused looking boy somehow.

"San..you..you were dead. Your heart stopped beating and we all saw you dying. We couldn't help you and were all crying when Jongho spoke up. He said that he could bring you back to life so we let him try a-and it worked. You are indeed back and we are all so happy. We missed you San and I'm glad that I have you back." He explained the younger one, who got shocked after hearing that he died.

"Jongho..magician?" San asked the captain while having his eyes wide open. Looking directly into Hongjoongs eyes, the red haired boy was lost. Lost in Sans eyes, in his beauty and in his cute face. In his calming aura too.

"Yea San, I believe too that Jongho is a little magician. I'm so happy that he brought you back, little one. I won't ever let you go again. I'm keeping you safe in my arms now, never letting go of you from now on." Hongjoong promised him. He even gave San a little peck ok his forehead, confirming his promise.

The while crew, who stopped running around a while ago saw what happend between San and their captain and were stunned. They never saw Hongjoong being so soft and nice to anyone, what shocked them a lot.

"I have to admit, I've never seen him acting like that to anyone before. He is so nice and sweet to San since you and him got here, Seonghwa. I believe that Hongjoong likes San a lot." Yunho chuckled after seeing Seonghwas concerned expression on his face.

The while crew of Desire had a soft smile on their faces growing after hearing Hongjoongs words. Everyone except Seonghwa.

"And I believe that San likes Hongjoong also. He was always scared of unknown people especially when they touched him or spoke to him." Seonghwa confessed honestly, still not welcoming the sight in front of him. Wooyoung even saw that Seonghwa was clenching his fists.

He understood why the blond one was acting this way, it was his friend and he didn't really knew Hongjoong so he didn't trust him with San yet.

"Our lovely captain won't hurt San, Seonghwa. He will keep his promise, I can tell you. He never breaks his promises." Wooyoung spoke his thoughts out loud, wanting his new friend to relax and to trust Hongjoong.
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