Promise (Ateez au)

Chapter XXV

"You cheated!!!" Seonghwa yelled, turning away with a pout and angry face.

"I did not!!!" Yeosang yelled, equally as frustrated. "You're the one not playing by the rules!!!"

"You hid some of your cards behind the others!!!" The ravenette wasn't having it, and threw his cards across the room.

"I did not!!!"

"Yes you did!"

"I did no-"

"Shut up, I heard something." Seonghwa silenced the other, moving closer to the door. Indeed they heard hurried footsteps go by the room and another door open and close.

"Shut we check who it is? Maybe it's a murderer? Or a thief?" Seonghwa whispered, getting a bit scared of this all.

"It's probably just one of the guys returning. I'll go check, okay?" Yeosang tried to comfort the younger, but it wasn't really working.

"Nuuu, wait for me! Don't leave me alone!!!" Seonghwa clung to Yeosang's arm, not ready to let anytime soon.

"Gosh, be quiet. They'll definitely know we're here now." Yeosang shushed the ravenette, earning a pout from him. Ever since he regained his memories, he started to get more clingy and childlike. Yeosang didn't know how he felt about it, but as long as Mingi could deal with it, who was he to judge? And who knew why he was acting like this. He didn't know what he could possibly have remembered that could be this scarring for him.

"Sorry ..." Seonghwa pouted again, which Yeosang definitely couldn't handle. He stopped walking and held the ravenette's head in his hands, staring in Seonghwa's gorgeous eyes.

"Don't pout, I can't handle that." Yeosang was debating on whether or not he should continue, but seeing Seonghwa's confused eyes, he had no other choice. "I ... I care a lot about you, Hwa. More than you could ever imagine. I know I shouldn't feel this way but it's not something I can change so easily. I ... I know you and Mingi are a thing again now, so I won't be a dick and ruin that. As long as you're happy, I'm happy too. And if that's with Mingi, that's fine for me." Yeosang broke the eye contact and let go of Seonghwa's face. He didn't want to wait for any reaction, because it wouldn't be a positive one probably. "Let's go, we still have to find the intruder." Yeosang pulled the ravenette with him towards a very known room for said guy. It's a place he never wants to come anymore. Many bad memories took place in there.

Yeosang carefully opened the door a bit, noticing it was indeed not empty. The little scream in fear coming from Seonghwa told him enough already.

"Wait, it's not like that. Let me explain!" Hongjoong had looked up at the sound, noticing the fear-filled and judgemental eyes of the duo. "Urgh, whatever. Call me the bad guy again, I don't care. It'll always be like that anyway." Hongjoong sighed, leaving a distance between him and Wooyoung.

"Joongie ..." Seonghwa whispered, tears starting to roll down his face. He hated crying, but he couldn't help it. His face was getting stained with red while he made his way to the hurt man, hugging him tightly.

"Get the fuck away from my boyfriend!!" The trio heard Mingi's voice resonate through the hallway loud and clear.

"For fucks sake, Mingi! Stop it!! Stop being so fucking jealous every time I only dare to look at someone! I hugged him, he didn't force me or anything. Gosh, you're so annoying ..." Seonghwa whispered the last part, forgetting Mingi could hear everything loud and clear anyway.

"I know you remember everything, Hwa. You don't have to keep acting like this ... Don't ... Don't say that. You know I can hear everything you're thinking right now and ... It hurts." Mingi looked at his supposed boyfriend with pain in the eyes. How could he think like that? Why was there suddenly so much hate?