*𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟠𝟛

                                    

                                          
-나는 그들의 것, 그들은 내 꺼야-
the banging on the door scared us both, our bodies jerking away from each other and i fell onto the floor, the sheets covering my body. seungcheol ran to get his boxer briefs, struggling to get them on. 
if this were any other situation, i would be laughing at him, but the fear of who was at the door was overbearing, killing that side of me.
"hide in the bathroom," he whispered to me as he struggled and i did as he said. 
after he successfully put on something, he ran to the door, opening it the slightest bit, preparing for the worst. i held in a breath without realizing it from the bathroom tub as i heard what he was doing.
but then, there was nothing. there was silence.
the only thing i could hear was my panting and the beating of my heart, it was like drums in my ears. the tension was killing me. i brought the sheets closer to my body, trembling. 
"seungcheol," i whispered, standing up, only to fall back down when the door opened wide in front of me.
the sudden action scared me and made my knees weak, causing me to fall backward on the tub. i hissed at the pain at in my back, closing my eyes. 
"areum?" a sweet voice call out. 
i grabbed the sheets even tighter, opening my eyes the slightest bit, praying that it was who i thought it was.
"vernon?" i muttered. i felt him grab me by the sides of my arms and pick me up. "are you okay?" he looked rather scared and breathless. "y-yeah, i'm fine."
i looked at him with pure shock, "were you the one banging at the door?" i furrowed my eyebrows. "mingyu was in a hurry to find you guys," he chuckled lightly and proceeded to hug me as if it were the last time he was ever going to be able to hold me.
"o-oh," he wrapped his arms around me and i did the same, hoping the sheets wouldn't fall between us. 
"you guys got here so fast," i muttered, placing one of my hands at the back of his head, playing with his blond locks.
"i should see the others too," i suggested, "yeah." 
we didn't move an inch.
"let's just stay like this for a little while longer," he breathed, "yeah."
it was a moment of silence, the intimacy of being in each other's arms again felt euphoric. it hasn't even been that long since we left but it feels like an eternity for both of us. for all of us.
🌷
"guys?" i called out, waddling awkwardly out of the bathroom with the sheets. 
they looked like they were talking in a hushed conversation, seriousness plastered all over their faces.
seungcheol had managed to put on a shirt by the looks of it. but the other two were dressed in suits, just like vernon was.
wonwoo and mingyu both turned to me, a bright smile appearing on mingyu's face. he ran to me and picked me up, spinning me around the room and kissing my lips, all in one moment.
he knew i would become flustered from his actions, but he didn't care, purposely teasing me. 
but instead, a chuckled left me with a bright smile, matching his own. "i missed you too," i said as he put me down on the ground. 
but the smile faded when i turned to wonwoo. 
wonwoo had the usual cold face he always carried, the same pride too, but there was a hint of jealousy behind his cold eyes, bitter that he wasn't the one to come here with me.