𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲 | 𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨

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"All of sudden?" I asked, clearly shocked. "I thought you'll be staying here for six months. What happened? Why a sudden change of plans? Is there something wrong?"

"Yeah, I thought I'll be staying here for six months too." Yoonbin sighed. "But there really is a change of plan. They need me back in Australia right now. There are things that I need to settle there. There's nothing to worry though, it's just some business stuff. Besides, I won't take long. I'll be back before you know it."

I frowned. I'm a bit disappointed that we will be separated again. I mean, we just reunited and now, he needs to go back to Australia. I don't really think we have made up for the lost time because of all the crazy things that happened. And now, he's leaving me again. I kinda understand it though. Whatever he needs to do in Australia is something important. Besides, I cannot hold him back from his own family. It only sucks because I'll be far from my bestfriend again.

"Oh come on, Mirae. Don't give me that look. It will make it harder for me to leave." He ruffled my hair then gave me a side hug. "It won't take long, I promise. Besides, you have the boys here with you. You have 12 other bestfreinds now. I mean, 11 bestfriends and a boyfriend."

He gave me a teasing grin. I smacked his arm, sighing once again.

"I'll miss you, Ben. Don't take too long. I'll miss my bestfriend."

"I'll miss you too. Always stay safe, okay? Don't ever leave on your own. Listen to what Hyunsuk hyung tells you. And please, don't ever break up with Yoshi." He pulled me in for a hug, a tight one. "Don't get hurt while I'm gone."

"Be safe as well and don't forget to call." I whispered, tightening my arms around him. "I'll really miss you, Ben."

---

We all went to the airport to send Ben off. I couldn't help but look sad watching him grab his luggage. They are now calling out his flight number which means he has to go. He looked at us all. Although he tried his best to hide it, I can still see the sadness in his eyes. I know that he doesn't want to leave us especially now that everything has become so complicated but there is nothing that we do right now. His family needs him back in Australia. We cannot hold him back.

He gave each one of his members a hug. When he reached me, he gave me a warm smile. His smile didn't reach his eyes though. Because of that, I began tearing up. I immediately rushed towards him and enveloped him in a tight hug. I started to sob against his chest. I heard him let out a small chuckle before he placed his hand on my head, letting his fingers run through my hair. We stayed in that position for a moment. No words were exchanged but the tight hug we shared meant a thousand messages. Be safe. Take care. Don't get sick. Come back soon. I'll miss you.

"Last call for the passengers of Flight 00342 bound for Sydney, Australia."

The announcement made us break the hug. Ben gave me one last smile before he took a step away from me. He then nodded at Hyunsuk oppa and the rest of Treasure. He began to walk to the boarding gate but momentarily stopped in front of Yoshi. He whispered something to him. Yoshi looked at me then back to Yoonbin, giving him a nod. After that, Ben patted Yoshi on his back. After that, he finally entered the boarding gate.

See you soon, Ben. Until we meet again.

---

"Hey, you've been awfully quiet today." I saw Yoshi take the empty spot next to where I'm seating here in the balcony. He pulled me into him and wrapped his arms around me. "Are you sad that Yoonbin left?"

I released a deep sigh. "Yeah. It sucks that I never really got the chance to bond with him while he was here."

"He told me to take care of you." He whispered. He ran his fingers through my hair, carefully untangling the knots. "He didn't need to remind me though."