Chapter Text
Untold Tales
Seungkwan
He takes a shaky breath as he closes the door behind him. He sure as hell hopes Y/N believes him, because he'd told her the truth.
Seungkwan looks down at his watch--twenty-five minutes till the rendezvous with Mingyu.
He walks casually downstairs. After all, he needs a cup of water from the kitchen, right? Right. And then some nice fresh air outside, along with helping out a traitor. Mingyu had better not get caught, or Seungkwan is going to get skinned alive. Possibly twice.
Seungkwan sighs. If only he'd had the courage to up and go with Mingyu and Wonwoo back then--
"What are you doing down here?" a voice asks, and Seungkwan curses inwardly as he turns around to face the speaker.
Yoon Jeonghan lounges lazily on the couch in the living room, looking curiously at Seungkwan with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm thirsty. I'm going to get water," Seungkwan replies with a tight smile and veering left to the kitchen.
A detour. That's all this is.
And then Jeonghan--God damn his soul to hell--will leave, and Seungkwan will go about his business. No problem.
Tapping his foot impatiently as he gulps down several mouthfuls of water, he looks down at his watch again. Twenty minutes.
"How thirsty are you that you're just going to stand in the kitchen drinking your water?" Jeonghan's voice calls out, and Seungkwan hears the TV being turned on. "Come watch TV with me."
The bastard. "I don't watch TV," Seungkwan answers with a scowl, but walks out to the living room anyway. He knows Jeonghan and Seungcheol are already suspicious of him--he can hear them talking whenever they think he can't see them. No doubt, Jeonghan is on guard duty tonight.
"Then sit, and we can reminisce about old times," Jeonghan replies with such a large grin that Seungkwan knows they'll be doing more than reminiscing about their long, rocky history.
"I'd rather not," Seungkwan scoffs, and heads back upstairs. Jeonghan has to leave sometime, right?
Back in his room on the second floor, Seungkwan looks at his watch again. Five minutes left. He can't very well jump out the window, can he? Even if he doesn't break his neck, there's no way to get back in.
He sighs and kicks at a chair in frustration. Get caught by Jeonghan, and he's in for it. Stay inside, and the next time he sees Mingyu, he's still in for it.
When five minutes pass and Seungkwan realizes Jeonghan is still there in the living room, he's too scared and too stupid to think of a way to distract Jeonghan without drawing suspicion. He pulls out his phone, and sends a single text before he closes his eyes, accepting the fact that he's never going to be able to make a newer, better life for himself the way Mingyu has.
Sorry, I can't make it.
Jihoon (and Jiwoo)
Despite the fact that Jihoon is friends with Wonwoo, and has been for a while now, he can't seem to figure the guy out. Jihoon knows that Wonwoo is a good person, that he's hard-working and diligent in his studies, that he's kind and considerate.
But he can't quite voice what it is that seems rather....off about the guy.
So when Jiwoo tells him that her friend Y/N's soulmate is Wonwoo, of all people, he's surprised and more than a little wary. But if it's true, then he guesses the situation can't be helped, and he hopes to God that his suspicions are unfounded and that Y/N won't get hurt, because he thinks of Y/N like a little sister.
If Wonwoo ends up hurting her, then soulmate or not, he's going to have Jihoon to answer to.
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Jihoon is secretly relieved when Jiwoo tells him Wonwoo isn't Y/N's soulmate after all. Y/N is such a good person that even though Wonwoo is Jihoon's friend, and generally stays out of trouble, Jihoon would rather see her with someone as genuine and open as she is.
Wonwoo has secrets, and Jihoon knows it.
What he doesn't know is if he wants to find out what those secrets are.
Sometimes when he invites Wonwoo and a few friends over, Wonwoo always leaves at ungodly hours. One time, when Jihoon suddenly woke up coughing and went to get a glass of water in the kitchen, he heard the buzzing of a vibrating phone. He saw as Wonwoo picked up--at two in the morning--slouchy groggy-voiced and then suddenly straightened up and whispered into the phone urgently. Without a word--he probably hadn't seen Jihoon awake in the kitchen--he'd grabbed his jacket and left.
The next day, when Jihoon had asked about where Wonwoo disappeared off to in the middle of the night, he'd said that his mom had called him home because his dad had suddenly showed up, drunk and screaming.
Neither of them mentioned the fact that Wonwoo had left home years ago and never contacted his parents.
So when Jiwoo grumbles to Jihoon that Y/N didn't show up to class and wouldn't pick up her calls either, Jihoon worries. Against his better judgment, he calls Wonwoo, because whatever secrets the guy keeps, Jihoon knows that Wonwoo is still a good person at heart and that he does care for Y/N.
"Hello?" Wonwoo picks up on the third ring.
"Hey," Jihoon greets him. "Have you seen Y/N today?"
"No," Wonwoo answers slowly. "Why?"
"Oh, no. I was just wondering."
"Did something happen?" Wonwoo presses.
Jihoon sighs and rubs his forehead. He can trust Wonwoo; it's why he'd called the guy in the first place. "Jiwoo just told me she didn't come to class, and she isn't picking up her phone. So I was just worried, but I don't know if I should be." He laughs nervously. "It's just not like her to skip class."
"Okay. I'll ask around and see if anyone saw her today. Thanks for letting me know."
"I wasn't asking you to--" Jihoon starts, but Wonwoo ends the call.
Two hours later, Wonwoo calls him back. "I found her. I think we'll be gone for a few days, but we're fine. Don't worry," he says curtly, but before Jihoon can ask any questions, Wonwoo hangs up again.
Where are you? Why aren't you coming back if you found her already? Jihoon texts furiously. If Wonwoo tries anything on her...
She was with a friend of mine
Jihoon feels like he's going to scream. Okay, but do you realize school is still going on??
It takes a few minutes for Wonwoo to answer. That friend happens to be her soulmate.
I don't care! Bring her back here!
Jihoon...has anyone told you you're a tad bit overprotective?
Just get her back here safely, Wonwoo. Exams are coming up soon. She can do whatever she wants with the guy /here/
I can't guarantee anything. But I'll try
That's all I'm asking you to do. With a sigh, Jihoon puts his phone down and calls out to Jiwoo that Wonwoo has found Y/N.