Clairvoyant ∞ SOONHOON

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It was two in the afternoon when Jihoon woke up from his deep sleep. After that argument with Jeonghan, nobody dared to speak to Jihoon again. They let him do whatever he wants since Junhui told them that Jihoon will never listen to anybody. If he can shout at Jeonghan, he can do the same to everybody in the room.

And so they stepped back and tried their best to not bother Jihoon though they were worried. They just stared at him while he was crawling off his bed then went to Soonyoung again. They let him cry aloud and didn't try to reach out to him since he will just shut them out like he did to Jeonghan.

Jihoon eventually fell asleep with his forehead on Soonyoung's forearm, his hand holding Soonyoung's. The room became silent and only the machines were making any noise.

"H-Hyung. . . d-don't you think we should start finding Jeonghan hyung?" Seungkwan asked and looked at them.

Minghao, Junhui and Hansol exchanged gazes, but then Junhui shook his head. "Knowing Jeonghan, he would prefer to be alone at times like this. If there's someone we can ask to look for him, it's Seungcheol hyung," he said and ducked his head. "But Cheol hyung is still in his game. . ."

"What are we gonna do now?" Seokmin asked with so much worry in his voice. "We can't just let him go like that, it's dangerous out there."

"They don't know Jeonghan, Seok," Junhui assured and smiled weakly. "Jeonghan has only been here once and Jeonghan has never went out with Jihoon. For now, I'll try to contact him, and I know Jeonghan is smart enough to not let us worry. He'll reply, but if he won't, that's the time we call the cops."

Seokmin just nodded and trusted Junhui instead of worrying too much. Seungkwan held his hand and pumped it as a gesture of comfort. Then Junhui stood up and went out of the room to go find Jeonghan. Minghao rose to his feet too and followed him out.

When Minghao was already out of the room, he saw Junhui leaning against the wall, his head down while his hand held a phone against his ear. Minghao stood beside him and waited there.

"He's not answering," Junhui whispered and looked at Minghao.

"Of course he won't," Minghao said. "But just leave a message. He won't talk right away. . . but he'll always listen."

Junhui nodded. He waited for the call to be redirected to a voicemail, and when it did, he spoke. "Hyung. . . hey, I-I know you want some space right now, and w-we're willing to give it to you, okay? But please, hyung, at least talk to us so we'd know you're alright. This place is new to you, y-you can't just run away like that. Just at least assure us that you're fine and we'll give you the time that you want to be alone. Just let us know where we can find you. . ."

Junhui ended the voicemail after that, then he and Minghao stared at each other. "You're the eldest in lead now," Minghao told him.

Junhui sighed. "I know," he whispered.

Minghao nodded and extended his arms out. He smiled a little which Junhui mirrored before the latter went to Minghao's arms and melted there. Minghao rubbed his back and rested his chin on Junhui's shoulder. Junhui hugged him tighter and buried his face on the Minghao's shoulder too.

"Jihoon scared you. . . didn't he?" Minghao asked. "I've never thought you can run that fast and carry him like that as if he was just a few pounds."

Junhui chuckled but it didn't have even a tinge of happiness in it. "He scared me to death. I've never been so scared my whole life. I understand why Jeonghan hyung got mad, but I understand too why Jihoon did that. But he really scared all of us."

Minghao nodded. "I know and I feel the same, but right now, Jun, we have to make sure that Jihoon knows we're with him."

Junhui nodded too. Minghao smiled and left a gentle kiss on Junhui's temple before he stroked his crown as if he was petting a little kitten. They stayed like that for more minutes, frozen yet feeling warmth in each other's arms, letting themselves find comfort in each other's embrace.