White︱BenEarth AU

6

"You have to be more specific with me here, I didn't understand a word you just said." Joong complained as Earth was trying to explain his dream. 

Earth had immediately thought that he should tell Joong about the weirdness of his dream, and as he had stopped his crying, he had gotten out of his room and headed over to Joong's. He didn't have to explain anything to the nurses, since they knew Earth wouldn't talk to them, and if he wanted into Joong's room, he shall.

"There was this like paint, and like a... I don't know what it was like a field of some sort, like in Alice in Wonderland, you know the one where she lays down to sing, but it was larger in size and it was all white." Earth tried to explain to the best of his abilities.

"Maybe you've just watched the movie too many times."

"No there was more to it." Earth continued and fiercely pushed his own hair back in frustration. "This guy, Benjamin or something, came to my room yesterday and he was in the dream too, and he was leaking from his arms!"

"Chill down cowboy. Someone came to your room?"

"Yes, but he was sort of... you know, I don't know..."

"Mmhm, what did he do in this dream of yours, other than leak?"

Earth looked around the room to remember more of his dream. "He... He didn't say anything, but he fell through the ground and, I guess he pulled me with him." Earth explained and looked at his own fingers in thought.

"And you think this dream has some sort of a meaning, don't you?" Joong chuckled lightly and swung his legs down from his bed.

Earth nodded rapidly and got up from the ground. "I know it meant something!"

"Or then it was just nothing. Maybe you were just seeing things."

"Seeing things..." Earth repeated. "Oh yeah, have you heard of anything like s-stritchophoria?" He couldn't remember the right word, it was so unreal sounding to him.

"A what?" Joong questioned and sat up from his laying state, and stared at Earth with a raised brow. "schizophrenia?"

"Yeah that, he said I have it and he said it's about seeing things that aren't there." Earth said and fiddled with his fingers again.

"So that's it, your dream doesn't mean anything, it was just a stupid dream of your own mind going bonkers." Joong threw his arms in the air and hopped down from the bed, and started walking around the room, like thinking something. "You've just seen the same movie too often, it happens in a place like this."

Earth pouted and sat down onto the bed. "Maybe you're right, maybe I'm just thinking too much..."

The door was knocked on, and then opened, making Earth's and Joong's heads turn towards whoever opened it. "Earth, you have a visitor." 

Earth shot Joong a look that resembled a hurt puppy almost, like he did not want to go, but had not much of a choice. He got up and waved at Joong as he exited the room and followed the nurse to his own room.

Earth walked straight into his own bed, and didn't even glance at the direction of Ben who sat at the chair near the wall. But as he reached the bed, he couldn't but stare at Ben. Ben had the same brown coat as yesterday, but now there was a flower on his chest pocket. 

The nurse had already left the room after whispering something to Ben, so they were alone now.

Earth pointed at the flower. 

Ben turned to look at what Earth was pointing, and chuckled. "The rose? You want it?"

Earth nodded, and Ben walked to him, handing him the flower. Earth took it with widened eyes and a small cute smile forming onto his lips. He touched the petals of the flower, admiring it like it was the only flower in the whole world. "Where did you get this?"

"Uh... outside, there's a flower store near where I live so I got that to complete my look of today." Ben grinned and did a little spin, showing off his long coat. He went to sit next to Earth this time, and took his notebook out again.

"Do you have to write everything down? I feel weird." Earth said, still looking at the flower. 

"I can put it away for a little while if it helps you, but first can I ask you a question?"

"You just did."

"And I'm gonna ask another now." Ben exclaimed and gained Earth's attention, making the shorter turn his head up to face him. "The nurse said you go to a certain room almost everyday. What room is that?"

"Joong's room. He's my friend." Earth said with a small smile.

Ben nodded and wrote down onto his notebook quickly, his handwriting rather bad as he just tried to quickly write it so he'd be able to put it down so Earth wouldn't feel uncomfortable. "It's the room... 56, right?"

Earth nodded. "Yeah, 56."

"I was told that the room 56 has been empty for sixteen years. No one lives there now."