Dream Wandering • Yunsang

Clarity

With that Yunho began to pull Yeosang towards the side of the house. "Yunho why are you taking me this way? If we walk too far you'll disappear, you know that"

Yeosang had never been any further then the garden, not the side of the house, the front nor even inside the house, Yunho and himself always disappeared if they tried to pass it.

Looking at the house though now something did seem different. . .clearer perhaps. Had the ivory always spread that high over the back of the house. . ?

"Trust me Sang" Yunho said as he squeezed Yeosang's hand.

Even though he trusted Yunho it was still hard to allow himself to be led when he knew that with the way the taller was leading them, it would mean that Yunho would disappear, the world would vanish and they'd be separated. He was also still concerned because only moments ago Yunho had been lifeless in his arms and now he was up and moving again like that never happened.

"You're going to disappear!" Yeosang huffed, he tried to dig his feet into the ground to hold Yunho back. Tugging against Yunho's arm.

A few more frustrating tugs, Yunho trying to pull Yeosang forwards and Yeosang trying to hold Yunho back, and Yunho sighed "Ahh screw it" Yunho abruptly exclaimed.

"What-?"

Yunho spun to face Yeosang and he picked him up. Holding Yeosang under his butt and lifting him in the air, so his chest was flush with the olders face, and he need to grip the olders shoulders for support.

"Yunho stop" Yeosang said as he gripped Yunho's shoulders and closed his eyes because he knew in seconds they would both disappear.

Why was Yunho trying to escape the dreamworld? He'd never wanted to do this before (except for when they first met), he had always chosen to stay to hold on for as long as possible, but now he was walking in the exact direction that would strip them apart. Yeosang wanted to know why?

Yeosang was so confused with everything that was happening and that  he was seeing. He hoped whatever Yunho was planning would help the situation make sense.

Sure enough, it did.

Although Yeosang's eyes were closed he could feel Yunho still moving, he opened his eyes and he immediately stopped protesting.

They didn't vanish. .they weren't  separated.

They were walking around the side of the house, they were moving to the front of the house. Yeosang's head snapped about trying to comprehend how they were moving past the usual confinement of their world.

Yunho placed him back down once they were in front of the house and Yeosang's feet hit gravel.

"We're in front of the house?" Yeosang said as both as statement and question to himself and Yunho.

"We are" Yunho said with a smile "And how is it that we can be in front of the house?"

The pieces were slotting into Yeosang's mind now. But his thoughts were impossible? They couldn't be here, right? Although now Yeosang thought about it, it would explain the 2 strangers, why waking up felt different, also as to why Yunho was here first. .though the reason for his unconsciousness was unclear.

Yeosang gripped Yunho's arm "Yunho . .we're . .b-but . .If we are where I think we are then why can't I remember anything?"

"Sangie you don't need to remember, not yet . .maybe ever" Yunho mumbled. "Just know that we are here, we are finally really here"

"The real world?"

"The real world" Yunho confirmed.

Yeosang looked into Yunho eyes, confirming the truth with just a gaze.

Yeosang then leaped into Yunho's arms allowing himself to be picked up again and wrapped in one of Yunho's signature hugs.

"H-how is this possible? How did you find me?" Yeosang asked as he looked out at the front of the house, it was familiar, though he knew he hadn't seen it in years, the house always looked so blurry when they were in the dreamworld.

Yunho placed Yeosang back down again, but still held him in his arms.

"The lake, where you took me when we first met. I saw it through the trees when I was driving, then I saw your house, and our garden on the hill and I just went to it and there you were, Boom!"

"Yunho. . . wow" Yeosang traced his hands across Yunho body as if he were seeing and feeling him for the first time, in a way that was true, this was the real Yunho, not the mirror of him from his mind.

Yeosang began to cry tears of joy and Yunho matched him with his own.

Yeosang pulled Yunho down by his collar and kissed him softly "I love you"

"I love you to Sang" Yunho said in between kisses, adjusting to the younger's height.

Their kisses were so warm, so wholesome, and mostly importantly they were real.

"Yun?" Yeosang asked after they had pulled away

"Who were those people in our garden?"

"They're two very important people in your life . .We should go see them, let me introduce you"

"Ok" Yeosang nodded and allowed himself to be walked back around the rear of the house, it felt so weird being here knowing that this was real.

Yunho stopped in front of the two people across the lawn and gave Yeosang's hand a reassuring squeeze.

Upon noticing the pairs presence the unfamiliar pair stood and turned to face the two of them. They wore elated expressions that were laced with tears.

Yunho gestured at the man "Yeosang, meet your cousin Eden. . ." he then gestured at the woman "and his wife Taeyeon, these are the two people who have been looking after you while you were with me"

Yeosang finally had a good look at the pair, Yunho giving him the confidence and reassurance he needed that these people weren't dangerous.

Although he didn't recognise the woman, the man was somewhat familiar.

"Eden" Yeosang questioned. He wasn't sure how, but he knew that name, he knew Eden was definitely his cousin.

Eden nodded "Its me Yeo, its been a while so I probably don't look how you remember, if you remember . . But its me"

Eden outstretched his hands inviting Yeosang forwards, and although he didn't know this man like he knew Yunho, Yeosang still felt the need to return the hug. There was comfort in hearing his name being called from that mans lips, and although it was faint, there was familiarity to this man's scent.

Yeosang tentatively took a step forwards, his arms slowly rising "DeDe?" he felt himself asking, the nickname just rolled straight off his tongue. "That's right" he remembered, he had a cousin, his name was Eden . .Was this really his cousin Eden? It'd been so long since he'd said that name, since he'd even thought of this man . .a man who used to be a boy he knew well.

Distant memories danced at the corner of his mind, rolling slowly forwards like the waves of the lakes shore. He remembered the longs trips it took to get to his cousins house, he remembered playing lego with him while their parents talked, he remembered playing in the park with him, he even remembered his pet scruffy white Pomeranian who used to roll on his stomach begging for pats. He remembered his cousin Eden.

Time had most definitely passed, but he could see familiar features within this man's face.

"It's me Yeo" Eden smiled reassuringly.

Yeosang felt hands on his back giving him a push and he stumbled forwards into Eden's arms.

"Welcome back Yeo Yeo".

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