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"Do you know how many people die yearly because of stuff like this??" Jungkook shouts watching Yeonjun dangle from the rooftop.
"Well if you helped me up you idiot-" the pink haired screeches losing grip in a finger.
"You did this to yourself. No one told you to have a mental breakdown after making eye contact with a hot student." Jungkook deadpans sitting on the ledge next to him. "I swear if you weren't already dead!" Yeonjun screams about to let go. "I'm technically not dead. We've been over this. I'm a phantom. I can physically inhabit the human world for a short amount of time, while I'm here-"
"Jungkook for gods sake if you don't help me avoid a potential death." Yeonjun sweats as Jungkook grabs his arm roughly pulling him upwards. "Good job not dying. I need to go, Taehyungs calling me." Jungkooks smiles vanishing in thin air.
"I hate doing what I do." Yeonjun frowns kicking a rock.
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"You look happier." The pink haired boy smiles staring at Soobins face.
"What do you want Yeonjun?"
"Am I not allowed to compliment someone?"
"You are but everytime you compliment me it's to get in my pants." He states straight faced
"Is it working?"
"No."
Yeonjun sighs pushing himself off the library table while clearing his throat
"Today, I was rejected."
Beomgyu appears beside Soobin nodding his head "this is the 48th time Hyung! You might make it to 50 soon!!" The boy grins
"What do you guys want from me?" Soobin sighs rubbing his forehead
"You know that necklace you got from your mom?? Can I borrow it?" Yeonjun asks blinking his eyes cutely at him
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pretty please with a Huening Kai on top?"
"I'm pretty sure he said no two times Hyung." Beomgyu speaks up giggling
"I really just need to borrow it!"
"No!" Soobin shouts causing everyone in the library to look at him
"Great now he's never gonna give it to us and he'll be stuck with a random ghost watching him sleep every night" Jungkook laughs behind Yeonjun
"Shut the fuck up." Yeonjun hisses before pausing when he sees tears in Soobins eyes
"You could've just said it in your head-"
"Jungkook I swear-"
Soobin and Beomgyu start looking at him weirdly before Soobin frantically stands up shoving his stuff in his backpack and running out.
"Hyung you're really bad at this ghost hunting stuff." Beomgyu states
"Beomgyu. If you don't shut up, Jungkook might not be the only phantom following me around."
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"Just steal it from him." Taehyun speaks up eating Beomgyus French fries.
"I don't want him to hate me even more then he already does."
"I don't think that's possible. He literally walks away everytime he sees you." Beomgyu laughs slapping Taehyuns elbow
"Ugh. I just need it for 5 minutes!!" Yeonjun cries slamming his head on the table
"I'm with Taehyun on this one Hyung. Just steal it. You can give it back after." Beomgyu smiles patting his back
"Okay. I'm gonna steal his necklace"
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By steal Yeonjun meant just asking Soobins roommate, Huening Kai to take it for him.
It was actually pretty easy to convince the younger.
"Can you get me Soobins bracelet? The one his mom gave him?"
"Sure Hyung!"
Sometimes he wonders if Huening Kai would snitch on him.
Sneaking into their dorm was an easy feat, Huening Kai just unlocked the door and let him in. The hardest part was stepping into Soobins room and coming face to face with a dead person watching the boy sleep.
"Um." He whispers watching the ghost whip it's head towards him.
"Jungkook?" He pats his wrist hoping the phantom would come help him
He could do it by himself but what's the point of having a phantom partner in crime if you don't put them to work??
He stares at the ghost for a good 5 minutes, no jungkook and starts to panic, pulling out his blessed knife he makes quick work of cutting the red thread attached to Soobins wrist.
He looks up again staring at the ghosts face.
"Seungmin?" He gasps just as the ghost lets out a piercing shriek that causes him to fall backwards and cover his ears.
Seungmin continues screaming even as Yeonjun pushes himself up slamming the bracelet into the ghosts chest and yelling,
"What happened?!"
"Eee, vil, phan-"
Seungmin tries to speak, his words coming out jumbled
"Evil what Seungmin what?!"
The ghost cries out, the braclet burning into its skin grabbing at Yeonjuns hand it sobs,
"Please he won't let us leave. He keeps-"
"He who Seungmin who?!"
"H-"
The ghost disappears before it can finish. Yeonjun dropping to the ground with wide eyes.
He stares at the fading red string frowning, the loop looked tied.
Whenever a ghost got attached to an object or human a red string would appear tying them together. Only Phantoms could tie and untie strings. To destroy the bond you have to cut the string and dispose of the spirit or else the string will just reconnect.
"What the fuck."
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"Hyung. Where were you?" Yeonjun frowns staring at the phantom
"I'm sorry! I got distracted with Taehyung and I didn't even feel my wrist burn!" The older pouts sitting on his knees and bowing, the red string connected to both of their wrists.
"Well now we need to find out how Seungmin died and why he was watching Soobin sleep."
"The boy had the biggest crush on Soobin. Maybe he was just trying to keep him safe?" Jungkook suggests
"When a ghost is protecting someone they usually hover everywhere, Seungmin only stood by his bed. He didn't move from his spot the whole time. Even when I grabbed him, he didn't budge."
"That's weird. you said the string was tied? Does that mean a phantom put him there?"
Yeonjun winces. Most phantoms were not good ghosts at all. They all die with anger in their hearts. Some become good phantoms like Jungkook but others only exist for the bad.
"I think so." He sighs. "The next question is why a phantom would be watching Soobin. Seungmin said the Phantoms name started with an H and they have to know Soobin so let's make a list."
"Deal! I'll be back with a list of all the people you and Soobin know with H's" Jungkook nods before disappearing.
Yeonjun sighs looking around the room
"Who would send a ghost to watch Soobin sleep?" He grumbles kicking a pillow
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Han Jisung. He went by Han more though. That was the first name on their list.
"Not so fast." Jungkook yells at him
"What?" Yeonjun hissed
"You have to actually become friends with Soobin first. I can't do my job unless Soobin is with you when you meet the phantom." Jungkook rubs his chin watching Yeonjun grimace
"I already am friends with him!"
"Yeah, frenemies. Now go become his bestie or boyfriend either works."
Yeonjun sighs slouching as he walks away
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"I don't get it." Taehyun states laying on a desk in an empty classroom
"Of course you don't! You're stupid!" Yeonjun laughs after hearing Beomgyu snort
"Yah! I'm not stupid you're just shit at explaining things!" The blonde shouts going to hit his hyung
"What if it's Han Jisung?" Beomgyu speaks up
"Exactly! But I won't know unless Soobin is with me! So one of you needs to bring him to my classroom at 5."
"No bring him yourself." Taehyun speaks grabbing Beomgyus arm and walking out of the room
"I hate you guys by the way!" Yeonjun shouts pouting just as Soobin is shoved into the empty classroom.
"Uh? Hyung?" The purple head questions sheepishly
"Uhh. um yeah so-"
He's cut off by Jungkook shoving Han Jisung into the room, the boys face slamming into Soobins back causing the purple head to fall foward.
Yeonjun frantically rushes to catch his (friend?) both of them crashing onto the ground
"Oh my god I'm so sorry just something pushed me and-"
Han Jisung speaks his tone rushed
"It's fine really!" Soobin laughs him off sitting up. He leaves Yeonjun on the ground, not even reaching his hand out to help him.
Yeonjun's heart only stung a little bit.
"No spark. It's not him." Jungkook states rubbing his chin
"So who's next?"
"Lee Dong-Hyuk. He goes by Haechan though."
Yeonjun just nods standing up and walking away leaving the two boys by themselves.
-
Aside from ghost busting he was actually trying really hard to befriend Soobin. He'd shown up to the boys afternoon classes, walking him to his dorm and even picking up teas he believed would help the boy out with stress from classes.
Soobin just ignored him and rushed home so that Yeonjun wouldn't get a chance to speak to him.
Yeonjun had been a fool to the others games way to many times for it to be healthy
"Hyung! Taehyun and Beomgyu are breaking up over there!"
"Pft. As if you could fool me with that Taehyun would never let Beomgyu leave-"
"Beomgyu, I'm breaking up with you."
Yeonjun whips his head backwards staring straight at Jungkook who burst into laughter falling on the ground.
He turns back around seeing that Soobin had disappeared, already on the bus.
"Yah! If you weren't dead I swear-" He shouts kicking at the phantom, though it just looked like he was kicking air to the normal passerby, poor Han Jisung was traumatized watching him.
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"Soobin please!!" Yeonjun cried gripping onto the boys arms.
"No. Go hang out with Beomgyu or something. Aren't you guys partners in crime?"
"Well yeah but Beomgyu blocked me!!"
"That sucks Hyung now let go."
Yeonjun fake cries laying on the floor and throwing a tantrum, briefly making eye contact with something
He yelps when he notices a ghostly Hyunjin hovering next to him.
"What the hell?!"
Soobin turns back to look at him when he shouts, seeing nothing
"Hyunjin? What happened?" Yeonjun question shoving his hands in his pocket to try and find his knife. The ghost puts his finger up showing how the red string connects to Soobins elbow, not saying anything.
Yeonjun frowns pulling out his knife to cut it
Soobins face widens in panic and he screams, "Hyung I'm sorry! Don't kill me I have tickets for a Bebe Rhexa concert!"
"What are you even talking about? Stand still." Yeonjun deadpans bring the knife towards the string only for Soobin to panic more, sprinting off. The string stretching behind him.
"Okay, well Hyunjin im just gonna cut this for you."
The ghost nods sliently staring at him. Yeonjun raises the knife before getting cut off again
"Hyung!" Huening Kai shouts happily running up to him. He sighs before noticing that Hyunjin disappeared.
"What do you need Huening Kai?"
"Oh, I got these tickets! It's for karaoke and I get to bring one person! Would you like to go with me?" The boy beams staring straight into Yeonjuns eyes
"I have class Hyuka. Plus I need to walk Soobin home. Sorry, maybe next time!" Yeonjun smiles warmly ruffling the boys hair. Huening Kai's gaze falls down towards the ground as he nods. The air around him getting gloomy.
He grumbles under his breath saying words Yeonjun couldn't hear. "Hm?"
"Oh nothing Hyung! I'll just take someone else. Message me when you're free! I wanna hang out. Just us two."
With that the younger walks away swiftly nudging shoulders with Hyunjin on his way out.
Yeonjun just sighs seeing that Hyunjin reappeared after the younger left finally cutting the string. Hyunjin sighs out in relief not making a sound as he turns around to join a ghostly Seungmin waiting for him at the end of the corridor.
"Bye! Have a nice afterlife!" Yeonjun smiles waving
"You didn't call me this time." Jungkook states from beside him.
"Because whenever I do, you don't come."
Jungkook stays silent watching Hyunjins fading figure
"Do you think he killed himself?"
"What?"
"Seungmin was obviously murdered. His screech you mentioned when you cut the string proves it, but Hyunjin stayed slient that whole time and didn't have any hostile abilities." Jungkook states, Yeonjun nods looking around
"Most likely. Now we just need to find out why. I should ask Taehyun to snoop."
"He'll do it. I mean he is half phantom, he gets away with a lot more then me."
Yeonjun nods again turning around to walk out.
"Haechans on the roof. Here's Soobins blazer. Let's go see if he reacts." Jungkook speaks up again shoving the blazer into Yeonjun's chest
They walk together (more like jungkook floats) to the rooftop, the air outside was chilly, freezing even. Yeonjun felt like his fingers would fall off.
"Ugh I hate winter so much." He frowns his teeth clattering
"It's Spring." Jungkook states, "Also the weather is literally 100°? Why are you cold? You should be burning up."
Yeonjun shrugs stepping on the ground and looking around, Haechan is sitting on a bench, his phone on his ear
"What do you mean? Don't talk to Soobin? I met the guy yesterday, we literally have a project together." The boy frowns standing up.
Just as Haechan moves to turn around his body is pushed foward going toppling over the railing, Yeonjun is faster, catching the boys arm before he falls.
"I hate rooftops so much I swear." He frowns pulling the boy back up.
"Jungkook?" He turns around only to see the phantom gone.
"Who's jungkook?" Haechan questions not shaken up at all.
"He's-" Yeonjun starts before Jungkooks horrified face appears in front of his, the Phantoms eyes blown wide as he tries to speak
"Move!"
Yeonjun tries to scoot over but Jungkook catches his arm shoving him over the railing while proceeding to put his hand over Haechans forehead using his abilities to knock the boy out.
"Jungkook-" the pink hair shouts feeling his body fall, deeper and deeper
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