Won't You Help Me Out

07. Strangers

The way Changkyun acted was immature and could only be compared to that of a little kid not sharing his toy with someone because they had refused to share theirs with him once in the past. Hyungwon was still treating him different from the other members, so what? He was not better by treating him back the same way. This, however, didn't mean he was going to be nice and naive and go running to the taller to apologize, no. So far, the only two who deserved that from him were Kihyun and Hyunwoo.

Hyunwoo looked worried, though, and that only made Changkyun's stomach feel upset. It was two in the morning and Hyungwon hadn't come back to the dorm. Kihyun and Wonho where already sleeping, and Jooheon and Minhyuk where playing some game on the computer to stay awake despite the leader telling them it was okay if they went to sleep already. It was at three am that they fell asleep on the couch and had to be moved to their beds by Hyunwoo.

"You should go to sleep too, Kyunnie," he yawned coming back to the living room. "I'll be okay waiting for him by myself."

Changkyun shook his head and waited for Hyunwoo to sit beside him so he could lay his head on the older's shoulder. "I have something to tell you.." Hyunwoo moved at his side but he refused to meet his eyes. "Today Hyungwon hyung was acting strange, like he didn't want to be near you guys.. especially Kihyun and Hoseok hyung."

"Yeah, I noticed.. That's why I'm worried."

There was definitely something Changkyun had missed or the others were hiding from him. Should he be worried too? Had it something to do with Kihyun and Hoseok hanging out all day? Or with Changkyun?

"I also or not kind of may have or not made him rather upset I don't know.."

"What? What do you mean?"

Changkyun shook his head again, and the dorm's door opened at that moment. It was Hyungwon, of course.

"Hyung.." Changkyun immediately turned to Hyunwoo, whose body had tensed up as soon as Hyungwon appeared in front of them. His face darkened in a way Changkyun had never seen, and it made him shiver. He didn't know why he was feeling so guilty and protective over Hyungwon, "don't-"

But Hyunwoo didn't allow him to try and intercede for the model. "Go to sleep, Changkyun," and he aggressively removed the maknae's hand from his wrist.

Changkyun wished it had been Kihyun who stayed behind to wait for Hyungwon instead, that way he would have taken care of him like he had done with Changkyun, instead of giving him the lecture Changkyun was sure Hyunwoo was about to throw on Hyungwon.

"Outside." Hyungwon didn't have a chance to explain himself before the leader was pushing him towards the entrance.

Changkyun followed them at this.

"Who was it?" the calmed yet serious tone in Hyunwoo's voice made his dongsaengs nervous. "You drank."

"Yes.."

"You like getting beaten up when you're drunk? Who the fuck did you pick up a fight with?"

It kind of surprised Changkyun that Hyunwoo had noticed Hyungwon had some cuts and blood covering the back of his hands since he hadn't mention Changkyun's swollen lip.

The visual didn't answer, and that only made Hyunwoo more impatient.

"You think you can come at three in the morning on a scheduled day, drunk, and covered in bruises, and have no consequences?"

Changkyun had done so before, and Hyunwoo didn't notice back then..

"Hyunwoo you're my leader, not my dad."