𝓜𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓰 𝓑𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 ■ 𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐙 𝐚𝐮

𝓕𝓲𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓮𝓷

"Hongjoong?"

Hongjoong looked up to the person standing above him. It was Seonghwa. Once he saw the older, he quickly stood and dashed over to him, sobbing.

Seonghwa was shocked. He hadn't really been the nicest to the boy. But there was a reason that would be revealed later on. To have him hugging him kind of shocked the elder.

"...erm...are you okay?" He awkwardly said, patting a hand on the trembling back.

"Sangie...dadda. Sangie nigh-nights!" He sobbed out, actually crying. Another thing that shocked Seonghwa. Over the year that he had known the boy, not once has he cried. Even when people were saying nasty things to him.

Glancing around, he saw that the younger had his school bag in his possession. Huh?

"What do you mean? Is Yeosang okay?"

Hongjoong sobbed louder at the thought of his brother.

Seonghwa was panicking. He had absolutely no idea what to do. But one person might.

Fishing out his phone, he dialled Mingi's number, in hopes that the younger could help.

After a third ring, he picked up.

"Look hyung, can't talk right now. There's something going on"

"Wait, Mingi. I have Hongjoong with me. He's at the park outside my house. He's crying and saying 'Sangie nigh-night'. What does that mean? What's going on?"

A shout and a curse was heard on the other end.

"Hyung, we'll tell you later. Can you please just take Hongjoong home with you? Make sure he's okay?"

Mingi didn't wait for an answer. He just hung up after instructing his hyung to do that.

"What am I supposed to do now?" He muttered, the younger still wrapped around him.

He sighed, gently bringing a hand up to the youngers head that rests just below his shoulders. Very carefully, he cards his fingers through his greasy hair.

"You remind me of my little brother..."

Seonghwa sighed, before grabbing the bag out of the vice like grip the other had and gently led him away, to his house. Perhaps his hyung could help.

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Back at the Kangs, Mingi and Yunho just pulled up when they received a phone call from Seonghwa. This made them feel even more on edge. Quickly hanging up, they ran towards the house and throught the open tattered door.

Yunho paused, shooting a hand out to stop Mingi from moving any further. Mingi sent a questioning look over to his boyfriend, but understood when he gestured towards the sofa, where an older male was passed out.

Slowly and quietly, they crept over to where the back door was open. Yunho covered his mouth in shock when he saw the state of his best friend. They both ran to him, making sure to stay quiet.

"Yeosang? Yeosang, wake up buddy. C'mon..." They shook his body carefully, trying to wake him.

"...hyugggg" he whined out, now semi-concious.

"Hongjoong's safe. Don't you worry. Now let's get you out of here" Mingi quickly gathered the boys skinny frame in his arms and carried him out, bridal style, all the way to the car. There they quickly pulled away, adrenaline pumping through their veins and heats ready to burst out of their chest.

But once they saw the house disappear, they sighed in relief.

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"Not far now Hongjoong" Seonghwa muttered, not giving a piggyback to the sleeping boy. He walked up his driveway and slowly crept in, making sure to not wake up his mother.

Although, when the light suddenly flickered on, he knew he was doomed. So, he paused and slowly turned around.

"Park Seonghwa, where the hell- oh my Lord. Who's that poor boy? Oh. Poor baby" His mother, Hyun-ah, cooed as she quickly walked over, ignoring her sons presence and took the sleeping boy off his back and to the sofa.

"Aww, he's so cute. Wait...Seonghwa, what the hell were you doing with him?" She demanded, eyes piercing into her son. Now, Seonghwa was the ultimate, stereotypical bad boy at school. But he was also a mummas boy. Never wanted to get on her bad side and loved her oh so dearly.

"Mum, I can explain...well, actually. I don't really know what happened. But...Mingi does!" He rambled on, staring at the small boy wrapped in his mother's arms.

"Honey, what...?" Seonghwa cursed his luck when he saw his father come in, all bleary eyed and heavy with sleep.

"Seonghwa has just come back. And he's brought a...friend?" She said, rather confused.

"Seonghwa, what's going on son?"

"Well, you know that person I like?" When he got two nods, he continued. "This is his older brother. He was in the park. By himself. Which he shouldn't be, definatly not at this time. What was Yeosang thinking" He rambled on to himself.

"Darling, surely if he's older than Yeosang, he would be fine going to the park. Alone?"

"He's like Jaemin" He muttered sadly as he remembered his younger brother.

"Oh" Silence fell in the living room as they all remembered back to the poor boy. Although, a whimper broke this, causing everyone's attention to shift to the boy on Hyunas lap.

"Shh sweetie. It's okay" She ran a hand through his hair, trying to settle him. But, he woke up.

"Sangie?...where Sangie?" Once he looked around at the faces looking at him, he shot up and grabbed onto the one he knew. Too many new people was a scary thing for the boy. Too overwhelming.

"Seongie...scare!" He wailed, tears slipping down his face as he tried to burrow himself into the older.

"It's okay. Sh, kiddo. You're safe now" he mumbled, letting the boy do as he wanted. He knew he was an asshole before, but it was only because he felt enraged that his brother, Jaemin, who was like Hongjoong in many ways, didn't survive. But Hongjoong was living and was completely oblivious to the fact. He didn't hate him, he was jealous.

"Mum...can you take over whilst I call Yunho, please?" He pleaded, widening his eyes as he knew his mother would do anything for him like this.

"Oh fine" she sighed, gently guiding the blue haired boy into her arms.

Seonghwa took this chance to grab his phone and dial a number, being relieved when hey picked up.

"Hey, what's going on man? Hongjoong is scared shitless over here. But my mums with him, so he's fine"

A tinny voice replied.

"It's okay now. But...can we come over? My parents aren't in and I think it would be best if we had some adult help"

Seonghwa's heart dropped at this, gulping as he thought of all the bad things that could have taken place.

"Yeah, sure. Come right over"