Hidden King

Chapter 17 A Voice

SeongHwa

         In the morning we head to where we had seen the fire burning in the forest and see the charred body of the Wendigo. We go back to town, taking the man and woman with us, reuniting them with their family. We head back to our dorm, a new hunt under our belt, all of us wondering what it was that Yunho's group saw.

         After getting back everyone gets a shower then goes to their room. I lay on my bed and Joongie sits next to me, sighing before laying with me. We have taken to sleeping in the same bed because it feels weird without the other now.

         "What do you think they saw?" he asks me, playing with the collar of my pajama shirt.

         "Honestly... I have no idea. They said it was a shadow, but it looked like a woman, then it changed shape into a larger Wendigo..." I sigh, looking up at the ceiling. I have no ideas, no clues to what this creature was.

         "I think it concerns me more that you don't know what it is." he says and I agree. I'm the lore expert, how can I say that without knowing what this thing was. I groan and he props himself up on his elbows.

         "What are we going to do? This thing has been following someone in our group. Wait, the only one who is in common between the two places was Wooyoung." I say as I realize.

         "Do you think it's following him?"

         "I mean who else would it be following? You, Yeosang, and Jongho were with me. You were the only ones other than Wooyoung who were at the first incident." I explain, and he nods. I sigh and put an arm behind my head.

         "Why don't we talk to everyone about this later? When everyone is awake." he says and I nod. We need to talk about this, we can't just let this go. Once is weird, but twice is concerning.

:@:

Yeosang

         Sitting in the living room after our "naps" we are all a bit apprehensive. None of us know what really happened, but are relieved that we got back in one piece.

         "Next time we go against something we don't know about we call some american Hunters." HongJoong says and everyone agrees. This one was much worse than demons.

         "So, we still need to get things ready for our stage of On... Can we still practice?" Yunho asks, looking at everyone. In my opinion I'd love to go back to something normal and I can see that everyone seems to be on the same page.

         "Why not? It's not like we can just drop everything and stop being idols. What would Atiny think? We have been so excited for this comeback for so long." Wooyoung says and we all agree to it.

         "Alright, then why don't we go in tomorrow and start practicing again?" HongJoong suggests.

         "I think that will be good for all of us." SeongHwa pipes in. I smile and nod. We all go about our lounging day and I stay with Jongho, just listening to him sing as he plays on the switch.

         We play a few games together and by the end I am leaning on him, trying to mess with his controller. We laugh and forget about the night before, moving on with what we needed to do by playing games and having fun.

:@:

San

         When I go back to my room I sit on my bed and sigh, what was she doing? That could've turned out worse but she could've been a bit more discrete. I think as I sit there. I flop back onto my bed and look at the ceiling.

         "What's up Sannie?" I hear Woo's calming voice ask and I just chuckle.

         "Nothing, just thinking about when I woke up with you in my arms." I say, teasing as I try to bury my thoughts again. I can see Woo blushing and it makes me laugh.

         "What do you remember from then?" he asks and I smile thinking back to his soft kiss on my neck.

         "Just that you were shocked that I was awake, why?" I ask, turning to look at him, propping myself up on my elbows. He seems somewhat relieved, and also disappointed. I want to reassure him that it's okay and that I like him, but I am afraid of what he will think of me when I start showing my real self. I am happy when he comes over and flops onto the bed with me though.

         "Alright, well do you mind if we sleep in the same bed again? I had a lot of trouble trying to sleep after the Wendigo..." he says, looking away from me, but I can tell he is nervous. I smile and put a hand on his, squeezing it lightly.

         "Sure, I don't mind Woo." I say in a calming and reassuring voice. He smiles at me, hugging me before running off to get ready for bed.

         He is quite cute. I hear from below me and I sigh.

         "I keep saying that but you don't listen. I wish I could tell him more." I whisper in response, but the voice remains silent.