Cats & Groceries || Hyungwonho!

Chapter 17!

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"Master Chae, I've come to pick you up."

Hyungwon came face to face with a gruff looking man in a suit, the very same man from years ago. Boring down a stare, hyungwon felt the bubble of anger boil inside him.

Her mom definitely knows that hyungwon was planning to not come. The furtive, sly woman always thinks fast.

Hyungwon scoffed at the man, not trying to hide his displease. "Why do they want me there? Im technically not a Chae anymore."

Hyungwons word was left to echo, his gaze leveling with the mans face. So familiar yet so distant. He cant believe that its been 3 fucking years since he saw his face again.

As the man continued to give hyungwon a placid expression, no sign of emotion or movement. Hyungwon gave up and sighed a little too loudly and before closing the door and saying to give them an hour.

Mr. Namjoom only shook his head, "Ten minutes."

Hyungwon opened the door again,  "Do they need me that much? Does having an abandoned Chae would make them feel better bout themselves?"

"Orders from your mother, Master Chae. We're doing the best for you. Please, pack your bags immediately."

Hyungwon only clenched his jaw. His heart aching as he saw the all too familiar face that Mr. Namjoon gave him that day.

He was there when he lost a friend.

He was there when he ran away.

Now he was here again to pick him up and bring him to his hellhole of a family.

Hyungwon cannot bear to see that same expression again.

"Do not pity me Mr. Namjoon. Whats done is done."

And with that hyungwon closed the door, rushing off to ready minhyuk and maybe just maybe give hoseok a one last letter.

As he made minhyuk pack up his things, clothes good for a week, hyungwon whipped out a pen and a clean sheet of paper.

Words immediately written down as the undeniable feeling of frustration slowly envelops him. As soon as it started, hyungwon immediately finished it.

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To Shin Hoseok

I have to leave because of a short notice, its always about the family matters that I couldnt ignore. I didnt send you a message because I know that It would cause you to run back home...we dont want that dont we?

Ill comeback, safe and alive. I'll bring the cats cause I know nayeon couldnt take care of them.

Ill be fine. Ill call you when everythings clear.

Chae hyungwon

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Hyungwon tightly closed his eyes. Cant help but say fuck under his breath as he placed the letter in the middle of the kitchen counter.

Hands tapping the counter, hyungwon thought fuck it as he quickly opened the letter again as he write down Love before his own name. After that, Hyungwon could finally breathe a little better.

Why is this happening?

Hyungwon wanted to know why.

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Minhyuk was told to sit still in the car while his brother picks up things. He kept on chanting that he must keep quiet and not talk because that was his brothers orders.

Chanting and chanting as he tightly holds the cage, he quietly recites the name of the five cats as if he was practicing math.

Hana, Dul, Set, Sa, and Wo. Minhyuk felt like a big brother needing to protect his siblings, and so Minhyuk pursed his lips as he concentrates on not letting go of the cage.

Hana, the black one, being minhyuks favorite was meowing loudly as the cats sensed minhyuks distress. The child was holding himself back from asking the scary bodyguard, Mr. Namjoon.

The man was currently scanning a weird looking map. Minhyuk thought that this map is cooler than the map they have in school. Moving and talking and with much more color.

And so minhyuk forgot about keeping quiet.

"What is that Mr. Namjoon?" Minhyuk says, slowly leaning in.

"This is a GPS. It tells you where we are going." Mr. Namjoon easily says, knowing that the child was trying hard to be quiet yet failing.

"So it would tell us where we are going? Where are we going?"

Namjoon wasnt supposed to tell this and yet he told the child anyway, whats the harm in that.

"Daesang, Chae Residence. The home of the finest artifacts from the late 40s. Youre practically a Prince, Master Minhyuk." Namjoon says, removing his eyeglasses as his proudful attitude was shown through his eyes, saying the exact sentence that everybody prides to tell.

It was always a honor to be part of the Chae household. Namjoon was basking at the moment until the child says something quite unexpected.

"A Prince? Cant I be a princess?"

"...what?"

Namjoon was ready to repeat his question again when the car door suddenly opened. Hyungwon who was busy with his phone took a seat and wrapped minhyuk in a jacket before proceeding to take a call.

Hyungwon, one by one, called people. Minhyuks daycare, His own company asking for a one week leave, Shownu who had a task at hand to tell hoseok what happened.

Everybody, except his mom and hoseok. Hyungwon doesnt want to do that.

It would take so much energy in him, talking and shouting. It was already tiring hyungwon and he's just thinking about it.

and so as he hid his phone away, another bodyguard carrying their bags, he took a grasp on minhyuks small hands while the child stares ahead on the car while clutching the cage.

"Does cats or people get hurt if they stay at the car?" minhyuk asks, the innocent question dawns hyungwon.

"No...why did you ask minhyuk?" hyungwon says as he lowers the cage on the floor, pulling the small child closer to him.

"Its just...if people doesnt get hurt inside the car then why do you look pained wonnie hyung?"

Taken aback, hyungwon gently kiss minhyuks forehead as he tells the child to play with his toys. The way minhyuk asked him if he was pained triggered something deep inside Hyungwon.

And as hyungwon pats the childs hair, hiding the sorrow and the tears that was threatening to fall.

Hyungwon cant help but think of the invitable future and the inconsolable past.

Changkyun.

Could you still forgive me now?

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[ CHANGKYUN IS HERE! ]

This AU finally had a goddamned plot omygod.

i love you, bbys.