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Blood, there was so much blood and somehow he was still alive. His body was shivering, as water and blood dripped off his clothes and body, but all the others saw was his face...his whole body was in the shadows.

"J-junmyeon?" The little whimper made the man look up at the five in front of him, but the little sound came one of the tallest. His dark eyes looked terrified, as he gently reached out to him.

"R-RUN! RUN! SAVE YOURS-"His voice was suddenly gone and water flowed out of the shadows. Their eyes went wide, they've been found and now it's time to run. The five were now gone...some of them ran while two suddenly disappeared into smoke.

"Get them...don't let any of them escape." The voice was exactly the same, as Junmyeon but the person who stepped out of the dark wasn't him. His everything was just like him, but there was a dark aura around him and his eyes were red...it almost looked like he was crying.

"We won't let them go,Suhø" It was a chorus of deep voices that answered him. The five's doubles appeared from the shadows and the cloud of smoke appeared again. They left, leaving Suhø and Suho…

_________ 24 hours earlier

It was a normal day. The birds were chirping, sunlight shined through the blinds on his face and everything was fine.

"Morning, Love…" Suho rolled over to his side to see him. A gasp raised in his throat, but it got stuck and stayed there.

"K-Kris?" The taller man let out a chuckle at Suho's questioning voice. He leaned his head over and placed a small kiss on his forehead. "I-is it really you? Are you really here?"

"I'm pretty sure I'm really me." Kris patted his head and kissed the still shocked Suho again. "I wouldn't be able to do any of this if I wasn't here, Silly!"

A strangled whimper came out of Suho, as big rain drop tears streamed down his cheeks and stained the sheets that were pooled around his waist. He threw his arms out and wrapped them around Kris like he was going to disappear.

"P-please don't go again! I-I love you,Kris! I-I love you!" Kris' face suddenly became worried, he held Suho tightly in his arms and let him nuzzle into his neck.

"Junmyeon, I've never left you! I've always been with you! Did you have a nightmare? " Suho kept whimpering into the giant's neck, as he mumbled incoherently.

"I love you...I love you...don't go...Kris...I"

The air was still, as Kris gently ran his hands through the red locks of his 'lover'. Suho was still sniffing after being comforted, but still this didn't seem right and he wished it was all true.

"Are you good now?" The giant only got a small nod that made him grin. "Look at me,Suho."

The red head looked up at him with red eyes and tear stained cheeks. "Y-you're not real...are you?" Kris' face turned dark, as he shook his head.

"Of course I'm real! What's going on with you?"

"You're not really here...are you?" Kris looked like he was about to denia it again, but he just nodded his head and sighed.

"I'm not real, Junmyeon...all of this is in your head. And now it's time for you to wake up."

"I-I don't want to! Kris, don't leave me again! Don't make me wake up!" Suho shook his head, as the tears started to fall again. His voice became hysterical and he clung to Kris like his life depended on it.

"Suho,you need to wake up!"

"No! I don't want to! Please let me stay!"

"Suho, wake up!"

"NO!" The word echoed through the dark room, Suho sat up in a cold sweat and tears were brimming in his eyes. He wiped at his eyes before looking over at the clock on the wall.

12:00Am

"No...come back…please." A small knocking sound on his door made him stiffen, as a tall man opened the door and walked in with sleep in his eyes.

"Oh...Sehun? What is it?" Sehun shuffled over to the bed in the dark and crawled over to Suho, he sat down on the bed next to him and mumbled.

"Can't sleep." Suho let out a long sigh before pulling the covers over the both of them and letting the man child cuddle him. He normally would have told him to not cuddle him, but he couldn't do it.

"Did you have a nightmare?" All he got was a small nod and some incoherent words before Sehun was out cold. "Heh...goodnight, Sehun."

______12 hours

Suho was mindlessly cleaning the dishes while everyone else messed around. It was a little funny because he wasn't the most organized person ever and his room wasn't that clean either, but for some reason he started to clean up after the others. He watched them play like a mother would watch her children, his eyes were soft and a smile rested on his face.

"Does anyone want to help me with the dishes now?" He rolled his eyes at the silence and how they suddenly froze. Suho just went back to cleaning with a snicker, as the others quickly started to mess around again.

The house was peaceful. Not quiet, but homey and peaceful. After cleaning up after his 'children' he was finally able to sit down and curl up on their couch. There was still a bit of sleep in his eyes and the dark circles under his eyes were light, yet he still put on a smile.

"Okay, who wants to go on patrol with me? It's my turn today and I don't want to go alone." Everyone looked over at Sehun. He was standing near the door with an unreadable look on his face. "And I won't go alone, so who's coming with me?"

Suho was already getting up, but someone was already at the door with Sehun. It was Kai. He moved one of his hands down, motioning for Suho to just sit down.

"I'll go with him this time! We'll be back in a few hours." Kai waved off to the others, as he grabbed Sehun's hand and they disappeared into a cloud of smoke. Everyone watched them go...then they just went back to their normal routine.

"So...what do you guys want for dinner?" Suho looked over at three other people in the room.

"I don't know."

"Thanks for the input, Baekhyun…that helps a lot."

________ 6 Hours

"They're not back yet." Suho's head popped up from behind the couch when he heard Baekhyun. He quickly got up and ran to the door to look too. "They've been gone for six hours now."

"I know that, Baekhyun, but where are they?!" He shrugged his shoulders at the worried mommy of the group, as his face became paler and worry just radiated off of him. "They should be home by now!"

"Maybe they got sidetracked and they're heading back now?"

"Yeah! Calm down, Suho! Kai and Sehun probably just got food and they're just taking their time to get back."

"You're probably right...but it won't hurt to go look for them,right?" Suho looked over at the just as worried men,he slowly reached for his coat and started to open the door.

"Suho."

"What? I'm just gonna go look around, Chen! I'll be right back. If I'm not back in an hour, come after me. And make sure to put the pot on the stove!" And with that he put his hood up, waved goodbye and ran out into the night.

His eyes went all over, as he walked down the quiet alleyway. The 'house' wasn't in the best part of town, but it kept them hidden...safe.

"Jongin...Sehun, please be okay." Suho put his hands in his pocket, he kept walking around and he was about to go back home until he saw a shadow. His eyes went wide and he ran after it.

"Hello…"

_______ 2 hours

A painful groan came out of Suho's mouth. His head was bleeding, as he raised his hands and water started to appear at his feet.

"Don't you fucking touch them!" His voice was dripping with venom, he threw his arms out and a large wave of water disappeared into the shadows. Sehun and Kai were suddenly behind him in a puff of smoke. They were battered and bruised...like they've been thrown up against the alley's walls.

"Junmyeon, look!" Kai's voice raised in fear, a man that looked exactly like Suho walked out of the shadows and he had a sick grin on his face. "It looks just like you…just it also doesn't look like you."

The Suhø parted the wave and slowly strode over to Junmyeon. His eyes were rimmed with red and the color in his eyes faded. He looked dead.

"I'm going to be kind and let them go for now."

"What hell do you mean by kind? Doesn't the red force want all of us, so why'd you let them go?" Suho put a hand out in front of the two in a proactive way, as water started to form in his other hand.

"They do want all of you but, I want to be kind and let your little ones go...for now."

"Little ones?!"

"Yeah! We're adults!"

"Just go…"

"Just go? We're not leaving you!" Suho looked over his shoulder with a soft smile and shook his head.

"Go and warn the others. I'll be fine. Go, Jongin...Sehun,I'll be fine." They looked like they were going to stay until Kai nodded his head and they were gone.

"Great! Now, Junmyeon let's get down to business...heh."

"We'll see who laughs after all of this is done."

"Let's see...I'm sure it'll all work out in the end."

To Be Continued

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The silent alleyway was no longer silent when trash cans and other things were picked up in a whirlwind. Sehun tried to keep down his breathing as he ran away from...him.

His chest heaved as he sprinted through the maze of alleyways. He thought of running straight into the road, or screaming for help, but that would bring attention to them and he couldn't afford being caught...the red force was everywhere,and then it would be over.

Sehun could hear the footsteps behind him getting closer and closer, but they seemed to disappear for seconds. Was he gone?

The original stopped there in his tracks, so he could catch his breath before running for his life. He stood there until he heard fast approaching footsteps and a voice that made him want to scream!

"Leave me alone!"

"I will, but you'll have to come out, Sehun! I know you're there,so just let me catch you and then you'll be left alone!" A strong gust of wind blew through the alleyway, but it barely missed the giant by an inch or so when he dived into another little path. The air his lungs choked him when his double walked right past him. He couldn't breathe.

Everything was now still. There were no other sounds except the cars on the highway and the sound of heavy footsteps. It was scarier than having noises, he couldn't tell if anything was going on.

Sehun leaned against the grimy, dirty wall of the alley and took a few deep breaths as he slowly slid onto the ground. He pulled his long legs up to his chest and rested his chin on them before slowly rocking himself. Fear...that's all he felt at the moment.

Sehun felt like his heart was going to tear itself out of his chest as his hands trembled. He almost laughed at how scared he was, but he couldn't even do that. He was just so scared...he felt like a child. A scared little kid who just wanted to go home.

Sehun tried to keep his eyes open, but slowly they started to close after every breath, he was tired and it was starting to numb his senses. Sleep was circling his mind like he was a red riding hood and sleep was the big bad wolf. The world wasn't staying still, it kept spinning and all he could do was close his eyes.

He didn't want to see anymore.

He swore he heard something, but Sehun just shrugged it off and blacked out for a second. It wouldn't hurt to just rest his eyes for a minute...or more.

"You didn't think it'd be that easy, did you?" The feeling of someone's breath on his neck made his brain short circuit. Sehun slowly woke up and looked over to come face to face with himself, but it wasn't him.

The other him had a large scar over one eye and dark circles under his eyes, but that was it. If he didn't have the scar and the shadows they'd look exactly alike. It was disturbing.

"No,but I could hope, right?" Sehun's voice was thick with exhaustion as his eyes blinked slowly and a sigh came out of his mouth. "So, how long have you been here?"

"A few minutes."

"You were watching me sleep? That's creepy as hell." The Clone's lips curled up into a smirk as Sehun scooted away from him. "Why didn't you take me? Don't you want us dead or something."

"Well we really don't want you dead, but they do. They want you to be locked up in little cages."

"Why don't you?"

The clone stiffened at the question as a sigh came out of his lips, he also looked tired and the blank look in his eyes screamed sadness.

"I'm only here because they made me...and soon they'll get you to do whatever they want!"

"You're not helping…" A small chuckle came out of the other Sehun as the original slowly scooted away more. Suddenly pain filled his shoulder when he felt a strong hand on him, Sehun looked over as his face morphed at the pain and he gritted his teeth.

A smirk grew on Sehůn's face and it got bigger,and bigger as he gripped 'twin'.

"Heh...you both make the same face when you're in pain." Sehun raised an eyebrow at him and then his face suddenly paled. He mentally pleaded with God that he didn't mean him, but at the same time he wanted it to be him.

He wanted to know if he was alive.

"L-Luhan?" They both went silent, stiff and it let everything sink in. He could feel bile rising in the back of throat,he felt like was going to throw up and it made his whole stomach churn. Suddenly rage filled his bones and...SMACK!

A big,red stinging hand mark slowly formed on Sehůn's cheek, the clone let out a shocked gasp and the original looked down at his shaking hand.

He was scared again.

That's not good.

"You hit me...you fucking hit me! You've got some balls, Sehun!" There wasn't anger anywhere in Sehůn's voice, until the very end when the true one smirked.

"Of course you'd know that! You are my clone." The smirk grew wider on the giant's face before it suddenly faded. He just screwed up and he's going to have to pay.

"I was going to be nice, maybe play with you a bit and let you go to be caught again, but now...I want to lock you up myself!" Sehun could barely cover his face before his double threw himself on him, pushing him back and onto the cold grime covered concrete.

Tears dribbled down his cheeks as pain spread through his stomach, a gasp of pain was trying to get out and Sehun was trying to keep it in. He didn't want to give the red force anything, nor his clone so he bit his lip and bared it.

"Not gonna fight?! Fight me you, Bitch!" A pitiful little cry came out of Sehun's lips as a hammer fist hit him straight in the gut. It stung like hell and his eyes started burning with rage. Now it was his time to get a hit in.

"Fuck you!"

"I rather not!"

Sehun pulled his hands away from his untouched face and bleeding lip(from biting down on it) to get himself out of getting pummeled. He slammed his palms into the clone's chin as wind suddenly flung him into the air like a ragdoll.

He fell to the ground with a thump as blood slowly started to seep out of his head. Sehun blinked over and over again to make sure he wasn't dreaming. His face paled at thought that his 'twin' was suddenly dead even though he was trying to kill him.

"H-hey! Hey!" Sehun stood up on shakey legs before staggering over to the man,and grimacing at the small pool of blood. He had to be dead, it actually started to sadden the giant a bit and it was messing with his head.

"Sehůn? H-hey...are you dead?" There was no response, not even a sound and it made his stomach churn. He felt bad.

What was wrong with him?

"Holy shit! I-I just killed you! I-I just...just killed you." It was silent again, there used to be two and now there's one. "Hey...get up!"

"Wake up! Y-you're not dead! Get up!" Sehun dropped down with a pitiful gasp, he's been running for all these years and now he's killed an actual person...he's never done that before. And now he can't find him.

He can't find Luhan without one of clones.

"You need to get up! I-I can't find him without you! Where the hell is Luhan you, Bastard! I can't find him if you're dead!" He didn't care if anyone saw him anymore, he's all messed up right now and he doesn't care.

Sehun grabbed a hand of the other's shirt and threw back his arm to slam it down into him, but a puff of smoke and a surprised voice stopped him.

"Sehun! We gotta go! They're closing in o-" Kai's eyes went wide when he appeared behind Sehun who was about to beat up...Sehun?

"J-Jongin? I-I didn't mean to kill him! He just-he-I"

"Sehun, we gotta go! I don't care what happened now right! We need to get the hell out of here!" Sehun was yanked up on his feet and they disappeared in a puff of black smoke.

"Get up,Sehůn"

"Fine..."

To Be Continued

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It's always so tight, he couldn't move and the chains made such an annoying sound when he struggled. Kyungsoo sat with his back against the wall in his little room, white glass walls enclosed him in his cage and all he could do was sit.

He was alone in his little cage.

It was like his own little aquarium, he always stayed in his tank and people would watch him as he struggled.

He was a fish in a lonely tank and all he could do was gape.

"Twelve ~!" The wide eyed man looked up at hearing his voice calling himself, it was

"Come on, Kyungsoo! You know it's rude to not answer!" Kyungsoo stared straight at the door as a little beep was heard and...he walked in.

The wide dead eyes met their crazed match as the man slinked into his cage. He used to look just like him, but now he had one scar on his left eye and it seemed to be fresh.

"I brought your food."

"Thank you…" The clone raised an eyebrow at the broken voice that came out of Kyungsoo's mouth. He normally didn't even talk, but today he did.

"Thank you? Did you really just say thank you?" The clone's tone was so sing-song that it made him want to scream, but Kyungsoo couldn't.

He didn't want to talk.

He couldn't talk.

He can't...not again.

"Aren't you going to answer me?" All the man got was a head shaking back and forth as chains tinged against the wall.

"Fine...stay silent! I'll go have fun with Luhan then! Eat up, Worm." The clone grabbed a small bag out of his pocket and threw into the quiet man's face. It would have hurt if it wasn't just a chunk of some protein bar, he still whimpered and looked down at his chained feet.

"Did he give you that scar?"

"Luhan? Yeah...that little bitch gave it to me! He thought I was Sehůn and scratched the hell out of me." Đ.O's eyes darkened as he cursed out one of the other captives that the Red Force caught . The clone was normally cheerful, but today his dark nurturing was showing.

"I-Is Sehůn still…is he still?"

He couldn't say it. Kyungsoo couldn't even get the words out of his mouth.He didn't want to think of the torture that Luhan had to endure while in his little cage. It was worse than what they used to do to him.

"Hehehe...he's almost doing it everyday now. He's starting to like him more than our Luhän. Your little Lulu isn't that feisty anymore, so the giant is taking advantage of it." The clone said it so nonchalantly that it seemed like he was talking about the weather.

"You're sick…"

"I'm sick? You're the sick one, Kyungsoo." Wide eyes looked even more confused and disgusted as he looked over the double.

"You left Luhan in the maze...I remember his little cries for you! Wasn't he screaming 'Kyungsoo! Kyungsoo!' He was looking all over for his dear friend that ran off." A demented grin spread across his face and it filled the original's stomach with vile. He didn't mean to leave him in the maze, he was just as scared as he, so he ran away and found the others.

Two of the twelve didn't make it out that day.

____________ The day that they got away

Running, running and more running.

The twelve sprinted through the maze as their new doubles chased after them. They were just made, so there was no difference between all of them. Sehun looked like Sehůn, Luhan looked like Luhän and so, the twelve wouldn't be sure who was who.

"This way!" Hand in hand they ran away, their skin was pale and fear was in their eyes. Kyungsoo gripped Luhan's hand like it was his lifeline.

They thought there were the lucky ones...but they were wrong.
They were the closest to the exit, while their escape plan was on its way they were getting tests done and it was a key to their freedom. Getting blood drawn out of your arm wasn't the best thing to watch, but at that moment it kept them alive.

They needed them to be alive until they worked out the kinks of the clones'.

"Are you done yet?" Luhan sounded a little bored as the android poked the same spot on his arm for the umpteenth time.

"The testing will be completed in exactly 10 minutes, number seven." A long sigh came out of the two, they were just called by their numbers now and it almost made them forget their real names sometimes.

Yifan accidentally called Junmyeon number one once and he acted as if he meant it as a compliment. It didn't work out for him...it was more of an insult even though their motherly leader knew he didn't mean to do it.

It just added to the torture of being stuck wherever they were.

"Number Twelve, you are finished. Now I will escort you back to the-" The android's monotone voice was drowned out by loud sirens and that the room was plunged in a deep red.

THE SUBJECTS HAVE ESCAPED

The escape plan had just begun.

"Number seven, Number Twelve, stay where you-" The robotic women's heads suddenly exploded and their wiry necks started to fizzle, but it made sense when the two tackled them. Their powers disappeared before the Red-Force found them and believed them to be human, or somehow their half alien offspring.

The Red-Force started to think of the twelve aliens like they were urban legends.

"Let's get the hell out of here!"

"Don't have to tell me twice!" And then Luhan and Kyungsoo were running for their lives out of the lab, but they didn't realize that one of them wouldn't make it out.

"Hey, Kyungsoo have you seen one of the others...or anyone at all?" Luhan's voice was airy and his skinny frame was heaving every step they took. They looked terrible, but at the same time they looked so alive.

They had hope.

"I-I haven't seen anything, b-but we'll find them!"

They did find the others, but they weren't who they thought they were.

"J-Jongin!" Kyungsoo's voice broke at the sight of the man that was ahead of them in the hallway. He had a dazed look on his face, like he was confused and lost.

He looked like he had no idea what was going on.

Air forced its way out of the man's mouth as the short flung himself onto him and wrapped his arms around his back. Wide eyes looked happier than ever, but soon the bright light died and it was replaced with fear.

"Jongin? I'm Kai…and you're not Đ.O." The two froze in fear, one of them had just hugged the enemy and they were still holding onto them! Kyungsoo quickly wrenched himself away from the double, but it seemed that the clone didn't mind the hug.

"I'm not supposed to let you two go!"

"Maybe you can make an exception?!"

Their powers were slowly coming back, but theirs wouldn't help at the moment. Luhan could throw anything and Kyungsoo would bring the whole lab down if he tried with such little control, so someone had to be a distraction.

"Oww! Why the hell did you- Kyungsoo!" Luhan stumbled over his own feet and his 'friend' ran on. It was like he was a runaway car, he couldn't hit the breaks and if he tried to stop it...he might die.

Kyungsoo!

ALL SUBJECTS STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

The loud monotone voice brought Kyungsoo back from his nightmare.

"Looks like they caught one...looks like you'll get to see one of your old friends now."

To be continued

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Running...just running away. That was all he could think about as they ran. Chanyeol had to get away from them and make sure they never touched them.

He couldn't let their doubles get them.

The giant sprinted through abandoned streets as one of his large hands gripped a smaller one like it was his lifeline.

Baekhyun

Baekhyun was just a few steps behind him, his head kept turning back to look over his shoulder as the lights behind them flickered and turned off one by one.

The little angel was trying to cover up their swift exit, but that wouldn't keep the monsters away for long.

Monsters thrive in the dark.

"Do you think they'll find us?" A large frown formed on the giant's face as he looked over his shoulder at the shadow covered angle. His love's voice sounded like a whimpering puppy, he sounded so scared. It made Chanyeol want to cry.

Would they find them?

Could he protect them?

They were already closing in and it'll be just a matter of time before they were on them.

"Just a little bit farther, Baek then we'll be fine!" Chanyeol didn't sound that confident about them being fine, he sounded terrified and it started to show in his hands as he slightly shook. He gripped the little angel's hands and pulled the shorter closer to his body before making a random turn.

"Where are we going?"

"I don't know…"

He didn't know anything. Everything has been one big cluster fuck and they didn't even have time to catch their breath, so being chased by their evil clones just melted their brains into an anxious blob of mush.

They didn't know anything except that they had to run away and never get caught.

They had to run away

"Here!" Chanyeol stopped the chase and pulled Baekhyun flushed to his chest, holding him like it was the last time he'd ever have him in his arms. Which confused the man to no end.

"Now get in!"

"What? Get in where!?" Baekhyun raised an eyebrow in confusion as he looked around the dark abandoned paths to only see a cat and a...dumpster. "There's nothing except...no! No! Chanyeol, we're not getting in a dumpster!"

"Yeah we aren't...You are." The giant grabbed the metal lid of the dumpster and flipped it open with a sigh before caging Baekhyun between his arms. The shorter's glare would have killed if a look could melt someone.

"Why the hell would I get in?" Chanyeol's eyebrows knitted together as he looked down at his angel with a pout.

"Because you need to hide…"

"You mean we have to hide! I'm not going to let you be stupid and-shit…" Baekhyun's fiery gaze died when a light suddenly flickered and turned on in the distance. The two men stopped, their skin paled and the fight left them.

They were out of time and now it was do or die.

"Don't come out until they're gone and you don't hear them anymore." The giant's voice sounded like it was going to shatter into pieces and plunge them back into the silence, but a little voice didn't let that happen.

"Okay…" Baekhyun bit down on his bottom lip before softly nodding and climbing his way into the trash filled bin. The little angel cringed at feeling everything around him and the smell, but he stayed silent as Chanyeol slowly started to close the lid.

"Chanyeol…"

"Yeah?"

"I love you." A sniffle found its way out of Chanyeol as the two started to tear up. Tears dribbled down their cheeks like big rain droplets and stained their sad faces. Time felt like it suddenly froze and it was just them...until the short sniffled and stared up with a dazed look in his eyes.

Baekhyun placed his shaking hands on the metal bin before pushing himself up and laying a gentle peck on the giant's lips. And Chanyeol just stood there and softly whimpered at getting the peck.

"I love you too, Baek." His voice came watery, filled with sadness and after that they were silent as they just stared into each other's eyes like it was the last time they'll see each other. And after their eyes said goodbye,all that was left were tears and the fear of the unknown.

Chanyeol stood there, looked down at Baekhyun like he was his world and then another light flickering on made him say. "Goodbye…"

"Goodbye,Yeol…" Darkness covered the angels face as the lid was closed, making it look like nothing happened. And then he disappeared into the night just like his little angel.

Chanyeol slammed his feet against the ground every step, so anyone around could hear him. His already wide eyes were getting wider as they got used to the dark. The giant kept running until he saw an empty street, no one was up except a few hobos and drug dealers.

"D-Did I make it?" His voice was hoarse and then his words were replaced by a whimper. The man's legs gave out under him as he fell to the asphalt. Chanyeol let out straggled cries as his chest heaved up and down. He was so tired. He just wanted to rest, but that was just stupid hope.

He could never rest.

"I found you, Chanyeol." And here he was...his clone. A tall figure slinked their way out of the shadows with a flickering flame nestled in one of his hands. It looked exactly like him, but Chanyeol was missing a few things. "And you made it so easy too~"

The original glared daggers up at his doppelganger, his eyes looking him over before he shakily pushed himself off the ground and onto his feet. The two stood there for a moment, just looking at each other and then the copy got bored.

Flames erupted in his hands as he charged the tired giant. Chanyeol didn't even fully realize what was going on until he felt boney knuckles dig into his gut. Stinging pain rushed through his abs and it made a strangled moan come out of his mouth.

More tears stained his face and burned his eyes as he tried to punch back, but all he did was graze him until they started playing with fire.

Chanyeøl let out a hiss at the feeling of a flaming ball of fire whirling past his ear, it burned the tip of one of his elephant ears and it left it bright red.

"Playing with fire is going to get you burned, Yeol! I'm sure your Baekhyun wants you to keep our Oh so handsome face." The giant rolled his eyes as he threw another fireball at the other and that's when he finally got a good look at his face.

The other Chanyeøl's eyes...they didn't look like his. They were two different colors, but neither one of them were brown or even close. One was a beautiful icy blue and the other was white. He looked a bit like a husky as he rushed at Chanyeol with a growl.

"If our face is so handsome then what happened to your eyes?! You look like a dog!" A fist barely missed his cheek, Chanyeol jumped back and threw a flame at his enemy, but he missed.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

The fireball totally missed its target and hit a car...oh no.

CRASH…

It exploded into a huge red flame and sent a shockwave through the air, sending the two back and slamming one into a trashcan.

And suddenly all of Daegu was wide awake. Lights turned on in every building and the two men sat there on the cold ground dumbfounded.

"Nice aim…" The clone let out a chuckle as a smoking wheel rolled passed him and into the other.

"Shut up you little,-!" Chanyeol hissed at the other as he pushed himself off the ground and started towards the smirking clone, but a high pitched cry made them both freeze.

Oh no...they know that voice.

CHANYEOL! CHANYEØL!

"Baekhyun!?" "Baëkhyun!?"

Fear rushed through the two as they both sprinted off towards the crying voice. Pushing, shoving and trying to get to their little angel was all that they could think about.

Chanyeol didn't even care that there were sirens blaring in the distance, they were only going to get him if they found them and at that point it wouldn't have mattered anywhere. All that mattered in his mind was Baekhyun.

What's wrong? What's wrong with his Baekhyun?

After a few minutes of sprinting they finally found him, but it wasn't Chanyeol's Baekhyun. It was the clone and he was screaming.

"C-Chanyeøl,I-I can't see! I can't see you! Chanyeøl!" The man stood there in the alleyway with tears falling down from white eyes. He's blind.

Baekhyun reaches out in front of him as his pitiful whimpers hurt them both. It wasn't Chanyeol's baekhyun.

That means Baekhyun got away...he's saved him.

The giant let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding as his doppelganger scooped up the whimpering man into his arms.

"Shh...shh it's going to be okay, Baëk. E-everything's gonna be alright?" The clone didn't sound confident at all. His eyes were filled with fear and it didn't help that the man in his arms was screaming bloody murder.

"H-he blinded me! Yeøl, I-I can't see! I can't see!"

He let him get away.

The sirens finally sounded like they were around the corner. It was over, but he was happy.

Baekhyun got away.

And now Chanyeol can get taken away.

To be continued

Chapter Text

Goodbye, Yeol…" Baekhyun looked up at Chanyeol for the last time with watery eyes as the giant slowly closed the lid, leaving him alone in the darkness. The smell made him gage and the squishy feeling of trash made him shiver, but it didn't matter to him because all he could think about was what would happen next.

What was going to happen?

He sat there in the trash and muck waiting, he was waiting for anything. A sign or any sound, but all the little angel got was eerie silence. And it stayed like that for who knows how long.

He was too scared to use his powers in case anyone saw his light, so he just closed his eyes and waited for what felt like hours or even days, but in reality it was just a few seconds ago that Chanyeol left. But Baekhyun couldn't help but feel so hopeless at that moment and it caused him to fall back into one of his old habits. Biting his nails.

Baekhyun brought one of his hands up to his mouth and started to bite down on the already clipped nails until he tasted iron. Blood covered his hand and lips, but he didn't care. He was too stressed out to care, so he started on the other hand until he couldn't bite them anymore. And now the little angel sat there with bleeding fingers and tears in his eyes.

"That didn't do shit...great!" The words in his head sounded more pissed off, but they came out in a panicked tone.

What the hell is going to happen next?!

The thought kept replaying in his scrambled mind over and over again. It wouldn't leave him alone and then little voices joined in on the assault.

He left you…
he doesn't love you enough.

He loves me!

You're a burden

He's not leading them away…

You're bait

No! He wouldn't do that!

Wake up!

He left you!

You're nothing to him.

SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!

He just wanted them to all be quiet! He wanted to go back to the eerie silence and just wait, but it felt like something was going to come out of his mouth.

A strangled scream was muffled by Baekhyun biting down on his shirt and cradling his head in his hands. This was maddening! Baekhyun sat there in the grime as he rocked himself back and forth.

He's always had these nagging voices, so it wasn't such a surprise that he heard them now, but they wouldn't normally tell him things like that. And the breakdown was a new unwanted guest.

The devil on his shoulder would always whisper in his ear "You're an idiot" or "Look at yourself, you fatass." The anxiety in his being has always been there, yet it is always about himself not being enough and now the voices broke his heart even more.

It made him want to cry, but just a few minutes ago he was balling his eyes out like it was the end of the world. He was just so overwhelmed by what was going on around him that he just wanted to cry and shrivel up, so he could just disappear into the darkness. And luckily he didn't shrivel up and die because then he heard footsteps.

Are those footsteps? Holy shit...those are footsteps!

A warm feeling of joy ran through the little angel immediately making him perk up and try to look through the small slit at the lid. And after a quick second Baekhyun realized he couldn't see anything,so Baekhyun just tried to listen to the people.

"Did you see anything, Baëkhyun?" The voice sent a shiver down the angel's spine when it hit his ears. That sounded just like Chanyeol and hearing his name made his eyes widen. It was them. It was their clones and they finally caught up to them.

"No, but they couldn't have gotten far. I'll double back while you go ahead? Does that sound good, Yeøl?" Baekhyun put a hand over his mouth in shock as his double spoke. The similarity was crazy and it creeped him out even more.

And after a few seconds they started to move again. Loud booming footsteps went down the way Chanyeol did and then softer ones disappeared without a trace.

Baekhyun let out a small sigh of relief when the silence suddenly returned. They were gone and now he can run away, but for some reason he couldn't move. So, the little angel took a deep breath through his nose and out his mouth before closing his eyes. It was just his nerves...nothing was wrong.

They were gone.

They were all gone.

He was fine...until he wasn't.

Shaky hands slowly found their way to the dumpster's lid and pushed it up,so Baekhyun could crawl out of the filth and trash. His eyes were on a swivel as he threw one leg over the rim then the other, but his landing could have been more graceful as his back hit the concrete.

"Oww! Son of a bitch..." Baekhyun started to push himself off of the cold ground with a sigh, but his body suddenly froze when he noticed a flickering light.

That isn't good

The light kept flickering for a few seconds until the light fully dimmed and stopped working.

"That's what we're going to do to you." The disembodied voice caused the little angel's body to tremble in fear as it echoed through the empty alleyway. "So, I'm going to give you a head start...10...9...8"

He's counting...he's counting!

A small yelp came out of Baekhyun as he was scrabbling to his feet and the countdown made him scamper into the now lit alley.

" 7...6...5"

No...no! No! No! No! Give me more time!

Strangled whimpers pushed themselves out of Baekhyun after every ragged breath. His feet kept hitting the hard concrete that they started to feel sore and it made his legs burn.

The lights behind himself suddenly dimmed and died out. "Y-you gotta be kidding!" It was a race against the darkness that was threatening to swallow his light.

"4...3...2"

Baekhyun swung his arms out in a desperate attempt to go faster, but it just made his chest hurt more as his heart pounded like a jackhammer. He was almost out of time and the darkness was nipping at his hills like a rabid dog.

" 1…"

"N-No...no…" The angel bit down on his lip to keep the cry in his throat from coming out, but it didn't stop him from trembling. And then he was plunged into darkness.

It was so dark that it could give hell a run for its money.

He stood there and waited, but nothing happened. Baekhyun raised an eyebrow in confusion, nothing was happening and it scared him shitless.

"H-H-ello?" His pitiful little voice traveled into the dark and it suddenly became silent until it came back to him.

"Hello…" A scream ripped through Baekhyun's little form when he felt a warm breath on his neck and a cold piece of metal choking the life out of him.

"Look at you! You're such a little bitch, Baekhyun! I feel a little embarrassed that the original version is such a fluke." Desperate hands immediately started to claw at the metal string that was cutting into his throat and drained the life from him.

"C-ch-chan-chanyeol!" The words were barely over a whisper. No one else could hear it except the chuckling double.

"Do you really think that dumbass is going to save you? He's dumber than my Yeøllie, so you might as well give up!" Baekhyun's vision was getting blurry as it became harder to stay awake. He just wanted to close his eyes and fall into the void.

"D-d-don't...c-c-call...h-him...t-t-t." The metal chain around his neck was somehow getting tighter and it suddenly made the little angel's legs give out. The twins fell together to the grimy ground as an explosive boom was suddenly heard.

"What the hell?!" The double's grip suddenly loosened and a look of worry came over his face. "Chanyeøl…?"

It took a few seconds for Baekhyun to finally realize that the life in him wasn't being strangled out. He looked over his shoulder with blurry eyes and barely made out any of the clone's features, but that didn't stop him from fighting.

Suddenly the tables turned and Baekhyun was throwing shakey fist into the other's belly. Every hit was met with a groan of pain and it just made him hit harder every time.

"Why couldn't you just leave us alone!?" The angel's voice became wet with anger as tears of pain dribbled down the double's. "We just want to be left alone! And I'm going to make sure that you never find us again!"

Baekhyun stopped bludgeoning the now bloodied man and shoved both of his hands over his eyes. A blinding light shot out of his palms and the clone started to scream bloody murder.

"CHANYEØL!" The original took away his trembling hands as blinded eyes moved all over. A gasp came out of Baekhyun's mouth, he didn't mean to do that, but he knew that deep down that was just the best thing and it made his blood run cold.

"C-C-CHANYEØL!" His cries were tearful and he couldn't get out the doppelganger's name without his voice breaking. Baëkhyun slowly started to get up as his hands touched everything around him. "CHANYEØL!"

And then they could hear...sirens?

The police were coming and it was time for the little angel to run again. Baekhyun backed away from the screaming man in front of him before turning and running away.

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It didn't look like home anymore. The door was still locked and its crappy window was still broken. Their little sanctuary looked dead, but that wasn't far from the truth.

Baekhyun looked around their not so safe neighborhood,and took in a deep through his nose before walking up to the door. He looked down at the dirty welcome mat and a sad smile rested on his face.

"Home...sweet home." He mumbled the words with a sigh as his bloodied hands dived into his pockets. Baekhyun kept looking for what seemed hours then it dawned on him. The key wasn't in his pocket.

"Crap…" That wasn't good. The man let out a sniffle as his eyes began to sting for the umpteenth time that day. Everything was going so wrong and now it felt like the universe was taunting him. "I hope he didn't move the spare."

Baekhyun looked up at the paint chipped door frame and pushed up on his tippy toes. The little angel couldn't get the key normal, but today he could barely grab it. His bloody fingers wrapped around the cold metal key and quickly unlocked the creaky door.

He shuffled into the dark house and closed the door behind with a sigh. Baekhyun moved his hand over to the light switch and flipped it up...nothing happened.

"Great...just fan freakin tastic!" The blonde threw his hands up over his head with a growl before forming a small light in his palm. It was a soft blue light that sat nestled in his little hand as he started to walk through the deserted home.

Baekhyun shuffled over to the small little kitchen and quickly turned off the stove. He grabbed the burned pot of pasta and opened the lid as smoke flew into his face.

"I'm surprised it didn't burn the house down...Hehe. it's kinda funny, Yeo-" A small smile grew on the angel's face before it suddenly died and a sob came out of his mouth. His little hands let go of the hot pot before his legs gave out and he fell to the kitchen floor.

The shorter man sat there, curled up in a little ball as he whimpered into his bloodied hands. This was his final breakdown.

Baekhyun silently screamed into his hands as his whole body convulsed. And then they suddenly stopped. His tears suddenly stopped and he just whimpered with a dry throat.

"W-why?! W-why! Why couldn't- I just wanted to l-live! I just wanted to live!" The man's dry words echoed through the empty home and it made his everything hurt more. "I just wanted to live...with the people I loved…"

He sat there mumbling the same thing over and over again before a small clang caught his attention. And then his eyes widened in fear as he heard the click of a door being opened.

"Hello?"

To be continued

Chapter Text

"We need to get in and get out." Jongin let go of Sehun's hand as black smoke billowed through the room. He looked around expecting to have brought him into one of the bedrooms, but instead they were standing in their so-called living room. It was really just a little space next to the kitchen, it had a small tv, a radio and a grey couch that they found in the alley when they moved in. It made Sehun and Jongin cringe a bit to see it.

And for some reason after they brought it in (after Junmyeon told them not to) red marks started to show up on their arms.

Bedbugs...the whole couch was infested with bedbugs and Sehun was covered in bites by the end of the day.

"Alright, Jongin. I'll grab the- wait...what the hell! Hyung? Baekhyun?" Sehun's calm voice suddenly became a shock cry when a small ball of light lit up a blanket on the couch. The blanket glowed as the outline of a body appeared and a sniffle echoed through the room.

"S-sehun? Are you guys...really you?" The blanket slowly slipped down to show a hysterical Baekhyun. His face was bright red, tears dripped down his cheeks and snot could be seen dribbling from his nose.

"Yeah...it's us, Hyung. Baekhyun, it's us. " Jongin slowly started over to the whimpering man while Sehun for some reason stayed away. His eyebrows were raised in a confused manner, but he didn't say anything.

His eyes must have been adjusting to the darkness.

"You guys are alive?! Y-you're really here!? They didn't get you!" Baekhyun's voice sounded hoarse as he tried to keep from crying. The blonde pushed off the blanket and leaped at the younger with a sob. His face softened and a smile formed as tears flowed down his cheek.

"Yeah we're- Woah! Calm down, Baekhyun!" Jongin didn't notice that the older was getting ready to pounce, so it caught him by surprise when the little angel flung himself at him. And they almost ended up on the floor together, but he was able to steady himself on the couch. "We're okay, Hyung...we're okay."

"You're okay...are you sure you're alright? Are you really okay? Sehun, are you okay?!" Sehun didn't answer for a few minutes, he just kept staring at the floor with confused and then worried eyes. "Sehun, are you alright?"

The two men started to get more concerned about the younger as his eyes shot up to look at them. Sehun looked up at Jongin then his eyes shot daggers at Baekhyun.

"There's footprints over here." Sehun's voice was kinda cold and so matter of fact that when he pointed at the floor Jongin almost laughed. It was probably just Baekhyun's footprints and he didn't clean them up.

No one else would have come in.

"Y-yeah! Those are mine actually...I came in through the window." The blonde slowly started to untangle himself from the younger as he smiled at Sehun. "I was scared that someone would see me,so I came in through the window. "

Sehun didn't look that convinced about what Baekhyun was saying, but he just ended up nodding along with Jongin and keeping a straight face.

Maybe Sehun was just going crazy like us?

"Anyway, you're safe now, Hyung. We're going to get the stuff and then we'll get out of here." Jongin's eyes softened as he looked down at Baekhyun and Sehun. The blonde smiled at them before he started towards one of the bedrooms, but Sehun stopped him. The giant looked down at him with an unreadable look on his face as he spoke.

His eyes looked dead.

"You don't look so good, Hyung. We'll get everything...you're still a little out of it. We wouldn't want anything to happen to you." The two looked at each other for a few seconds. It was like a silent duel until the younger was met with a sigh of surrender and Baekhyun trudged back over to the couch.

"Fine! You guys know where everything is, so I'll just stay here. Don't burn down the house..." Jongin nodded at them with a chuckle as Sehun quickly went the opposite direction. The bear made his way to his room, but now it'll be his old room once this is over.

"Sehun?"

"Yeah, Hyung?"

"Can you please get me one of...Chanyeol's hoodies? "All the life in the room seemed to die once Baekhyun asked that question. They didn't even ask, or were thinking about the others until it hit them in the face.

"Of course, Baekhyun...is that it?"

"That's it." The little angel curled up on the couch as the youngest quickly started on his new mission and the bear started his.

Jongin nudged the door with the back of his hand as he peeked inside the dark room. And he didn't even try to turn on the light.

He knew they wouldn't turn on if Baekhyun was lying in the dark.

Jongin looked over Jongdae and his room. Their crappy twin beds were pushed up against the wall and they split the room down the middle, so each side seemed like their own little worlds.

It made a soft smile form on his face.

"I'll have to leave some money for Mrs. Choi...she's too old to be short handed. And she let us rent this shitty place for dirt cheap. " His voice was low as he mumbled to himself about what he should do. And he had many things on his never ending to do list.

He didn't want to bother his resting friend in the other room, so Jongin went through the bedroom like he was looking through a treasure trove(that was guarded by a dragon), but all he found was old memories and random garbage that wasn't even worth one won.

But suddenly a sniffle came out of Jongin when he found a picture next to his little money stache. It was an old crappy picture from a photobooth and it was taken from when they were young and all together.

The picture only had two people in it and Jongin was one of them. They were sitting down on a bench next to each other, but there was something in the picture and it made his eyes sting. Their fingers were intertwined as bright smiles seemed to glow on their faces.

They looked so young and...happy.

"Hehe...what was going on with my hair?! I looked so dumb." The sniffling kept getting worse and worse as Jongin's eyes stayed looking at the other's face. "You always looked so good, Kyungsoo. Nothing could ever make you look b-b-bad!"

Jongin pulled the photo close to his chest as his nose started to run and his eyes got puffy. Big raindrop tears dripped down his cheeks and a strangled whimper came out of his mouth before he could stop himself.

"I really miss you, Kyungsoo. I miss you so…" He took in a deep breath through his nose and let out a shaky breath. "And maybe we'll see each other soon. We can be together…I want us to be together! I wanted us to be together and-"

A small smile formed on his puffy face as he looked down at the picture. They were smiling in the picture, so it felt wrong to cry over it, but he couldn't stop the stray tears rolling down his cheeks.

"We'll meet again soon and we'll all be together, Kyungsoo. I'll be with you." Jongin gently folded the picture before placing it in his pocket and looking around one more time. His hands slowly started to wipe at his damp cheeks before he didn't find anything else, so it was his time to go, but then something felt like it was off.

The air suddenly seemed to freeze as a quiet disembodied voice echoed through the room.

"Save me…"

A shiver ran down Jongin's spine, his eyes widened in shock as he looked around the room.

What the hell was that?

"Help me...save me!"

The voice slowly started to get louder and frantic like whoever the voice belonged to was running out of time.

"JEJU...SAVE US! I-!"

And then everything was back to normal, the voice was suddenly gone and it was like nothing happened. It took a few seconds for Jongin's head to finally come back to reality. And only one thing stayed in his mind.

The voice sounded so familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on who it could be. It brought back a feeling of nostalgia for some odd reason as well.

Who could do that?

He started to rack every part of brain to figure it out, but the only person who came to mind couldn't do it...because they were probably dead or worse.

After a few minutes he calmed down and was ready to ask the others.

Maybe they heard it too?

"Did you guys hear that?" Jongin poked his head out of the door as he whispered yelled at the other two in the living room. Sehun looked up from his spot on the floor with his legs encasing their bags while the exhausted Baekhyun only just opened his eyes.

"Hear what?" Sehun raised his eyebrows as he gave Jongin a confused look. "I didn't hear anything.

"I didn't hear anything either, Nini." Baekhyun shrugged his shoulders with drooping eyes as Sehun nodded along.

They really didn't hear anything?

They didn't hear it at all?

"Oh...okay,I just thought I heard something. My mind must be playing tricks on me." An awkward chuckle came out of Jongin as the room went dead silent. "Anyway, are you done packing? "

"No, I just like to cuddle a stuffed bag around for fun." Sehun deadpanned with a face that could rival a statue. "Yes, Jongin we're packed...but we might not be ready to go."

"What do- oh...are you feeling a little better, Hyung?" Concern filled Jongin's voice as their little less hysterical hyung slowly nodded. Baekhyun's face was bright red, but now the reds faded to show a pale drained and tired face.

"Yeah...I'm fine! I'm alright, guys." His voice was still hoarse, so the two had to strain their ears just to hear him. "We need to get moving anyway, so let's get going."

The two giants watched the little angel push himself up into a sitting position. His pale face contorted with a sigh while the other two slowly inched towards him like something would happen.

Baekhyun looked like he was going to shatter any minute as he made it up onto his feet and towards the door. The little angel cringed every step he took as Sehun held their bags in his hands. He still had the same look on his face as he followed his friends over to the door.

Jongin grabbed the spare key off of the table as their little trio walked out of the door and into the night. The neighborhood was quiet and no one sane was out this early in the morning, but here they were.

"Hold onto each other...this can really screw you up if you're not prepared." The two proceeded to glare at Jongin as he placed the key on the doormat.

"We already knew that, Jongin… so you're not helping." Baekhyun and Sehun hissed the words at Jongin like a pit of vipers. A very confused look formed on the man's face as he joined them and grabbed each of their hands. Jongin didn't get what he did wrong.

"What did I do?"

"You- nevermind, Nini...let's just get this over with." Baekhyun's feeble voice made Jongin's heart hurt as Sehun gave his little hand a gentle reassuring squeeze to ease his heart.

"Okay, guys just hold on tight and take a deep breath." Jongin tightened his grip on the hands he had wrapped around his as they all took in a deep breath.

"Goodbye, home…" And suddenly they were gone in a black puff of smoke and it was like they never existed.

To be continued

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"It's such a beautiful day, the birds are chirping, a lovely breeze and I'm here...with you." Black eyes narrowed at the man sitting across from them as he brought a dainty tea cup up to his lips.

They were having a tea party. The table was covered in delicate little plates that shined, and colorful desserts covered them like a garden...it looked like a little girl's birthday.

"Yeah, isn't it great! It's so beautiful today!" Yixing's wide eyes seemed to sparkle once he took a sip from his cup. The little lamb looked out the window on his side.

They were seated at a table for two.

"Yeah, it's absolutely fantastic." The corners of Łay's lips turned up into a forced smile, showing his icing stained tongue and...fangs?

His canines were long, pointed and they looked like freshly sharpened knives. And they seemed to be strong, but the only thing he's eaten the whole time was cookies, so maybe there's not much power behind his bites.

"Anyway, how have you been?" Yixing totally ignored his double's teeth(that he didn't have) and proceeded to talk with him like they were old friends.

In a way they are old friends.

"I've been just peachy...everything's great."

"Really? I've been great too!" Łay's face stayed blank, statue-like and it was like boredom slapped him across the face, yet his dimples still added a look of innocence to him.

"Is that all you want to ask me?" The little lamb shook his head as a huge smile formed on his face. He looked like a little kid.

"We wouldn't have met if that was it. So, how are the others?" Immediately after those words left his mouth everything seemed to stop. Łay's cold eyes went wide before an unreadable look appeared instead.

"You have to be a bit more specific, Yixing. " The Original's face soon lost its smile and it started to match the doubles.

"Is...is Luhan alright?" Yixing's voice started off strong, but then it shattered like glass. The little lamb hasn't seen anyone in such a long time so ,he had no idea what was happened to his friends-

He had no clue what was happening to his family.

"Luhan? Well, he's not a happy camper right now. Sehůn is still watching him-" Łay paused for a moment, it was like he was trying to find the right word as he put a finger to his lips. "So, you know that he's not doing so well."

"Is Sehůn still...you know...doing it to him?" A sick look formed on Yixing's face once the words left his mouth. He didn't even want to mention what Luhan had to go through.

The double almost let out a laugh, but he stopped himself, so a small giggle only pushed its way out. "Sehůn's a little...how should I say it? Oh, he's a little kinky, so yes. He's still 'messing' with little Xiao Lu"

"You're a sick son of a bitch." Łay looked shocked for a moment until a lopsided smirk appeared on his lips.

"Did you just curse me out, Yixing?" The clone snickered at the now fuming original(who wasn't being a happy camper).

"Hell yeah! And I'll do it again!" Yixing was fuming with anger and it didn't go unnoticed by the clone who thought it was hilarious.

"Wow, it looks like staying on this planet changed you a bit. Were you this fiery back on Exo? " Łay grinned at the original as his eyes darted all over his face.

"No...I wasn't this fiery. I was very quiet and...and" Yixing kept glaring at his doppelganger, but then his eyes softened. The little lamb's bottom lip began to quiver. "I was happy."

"Wow...I should've met up with you sooner. You're just like a one person drama! The lip quiver almost made me sad!"

"Shut up!" A chuckle found its way out of Łay's lips as his whole body shook with laughter. His eyes even began to water once the giggles made their way out.

"You're so fun to mess with, Yixing." The doppelganger had a shot eating grin on his face, but then it died. He got a nice kick from under the table.

"O-ow! That actually kinda hurt! I didn't know you were violent too!" Łay's voice suddenly went up an octave while the original took his laughing turn.

"Bring up Exo again and you'll find out how violent I can-"

RING….RING….RING….RING

The twins suddenly froze, they both looked at the other with wide doe eyes as Yixing's pants suddenly started to vibrate.

A toothy grin formed on Łay's face while the original looked down at their pants. He stared intensely at his pockets, anyone could hear the gears turning in his head and Łay thought it was hilarious.

"I didn't know you were into-" Yixing shot a 'I'll kill you' look across the table at his twin as he reached a hand into his pocket.

His phone was ringing and it could be only two people calling him.

The pizza delivery guy(such a sweet man) and...and...Tao.

The lamb's eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his skull. He quickly pulled a crappy blackberry out and pushed himself away from the table.

"Where are you, little lamb?" Yixing was already walking out of the doors once he heard Łay's voice.

"I'm going to answer my call…" The double nodded his head at him, so Yixing left.

"Hey…Ge...are you there?"

"Is that you, Tao? Why the hell are you talking like that?"

"I'm- we're...we're in trouble right now and- BEIBEI!"

The call suddenly ended just like that, leaving an eerie silence and a terrified Yixing.

I guess the tea will have to get cold….

To be continued

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"Where the hell am I?" Blurry vision slowly became clearer as Jongdae's eyes got adjusted to the dark room. He was sitting in an old wooden chair, it was beautifully carved and it would have been great to look at if he wasn't strapped to it. Long leather straps were holding him down in the chair, it reminded him of a madhouse

He probably would need a straight jacket after this.

And there in front of him was another chair and a chest table . Its pieces were masterfully made, but one thing was off. There was not one white piece on the board, yet in its place there was red.

Red

Why are there red pieces?

Jongdae's face scrunched up in thought at the odd chess set, but then his mind went back to the important thing.

Where the hell am I?!

He was still stuck in a dark room and still had no idea where he was!

"Hello...is anyone there?" A small chuckle followed the question as it echoed through the empty room. And of course no one answered-

"Does that ever work out for you? It kinda funny that you actually said 'hello...is anyone there'!" A chuckle echoed through the room, but it felt like it wormed its way into Jongdae's head.

HOLY SHIT! SOMEONE ACTUALLY ANSWERED !

Jongdae would have laughed, but it died as soon as 'He' walked out of the shadows.

It was his double and he was fine!

Wow...I'm so lonely that I think my clone is sexy

The man crept out of his hiding place and started towards him. It didn't look like he was walking, but like he was gliding across glass.

"You must be so confused." The man's voice was the same as Jongdae's, but it sounded like there was another deeper voice. He sounded like a possessed man.

"No shit Sherlock,I'm guessing you're the one that brought me here." A chuckle came out of the doppelganger mouth as he sat down across from Jongdae.

"No, Mary Poppins just came by and shocked you with lightning, Chen-or should I call you Jongdae?! " The question caused the original to raise an eyebrow as his clone cocked his head. "It would just be embarrassing for us to have the same name, right?"

Same name?

"What do you mean we have the same name?" Jongdae tried to lean towards the table more as 'he' looked back with an amused grin.

"When you came to this planet most of...how should I put it? Your clan? Band of merry men? Anyway, most of you took other names to hide from us, so our oh so 'lovely' creators tried to make us exactly like you and they gave us those names~" Jongdae sat there frozen for a few seconds until the light bulb went off. His clone had that name.

"So, you're Chen?" Chën's cold eyes seemed to turn as bright as the sky at hearing his name. It also scared Jongdae out of witts,for some reason it terrified him.

"I'm so happy that you caught on so quick! You have no idea how many migraines I have because of the...others. I don't think their brains had enough time to develop. " His stayed the same two toned sound, but something else also started to creep in.

Was it exhaustion?

Or was Jongdae just exhausted?

And then the two suddenly became silent, they just stared at each other and it felt like hours.

Jongdae didn't know what to do! He was stuck and the looks Chën was giving him wasn't making it any better.

His eyes swam all over his tired, tied up body with an unreadable look on his face. It almost looked like a cat watching a mouse in a trap.

"The scientists did a great job on copying all your features, but you would look so much better with a few scars." Suddenly Chën was eye to eye with his roots as he ran a slender finger down the bridge of his nose.

"Yeah? You could cut back on the bullshit." Jongdae jerked his face back with a growl while his doppelganger smirked. "And maybe tell me how I got here?"

"Touche, Jongdae...touche." Chën moved to the back of the chair with inhumane speed,before he lazily draped his arms around Jongdae's neck. He stayed there for a moment, lazily stroking his neck and making him cringe.

"J-just...t-tell...me how..I got...here!" A sharp inhale of air after every word made Jongdae's face flush. He hated this feeling, it crept down his spine and made a knot in his stomach.

"Oh how rude! You didn't even say please, Jongdae! "The hand that was stroking his neck suddenly went to choke him out. Chën's fingers wrapped around Jongdae's throat and gave it a light squeeze. "Now, do you think you can use your manners this time?"

The smugness in his voice made him sick, but it also made him light headed. He was getting played with like a toy.``P-pleease...tell me...how'd..I...get here?" He tried to sound composed, yet a pitiful whimper came out instead.

"Aww, you sound so sad! Don't worry Jongdae, I already told you...no need to get so worked up." Chën slowly pulled his hand away from the original's neck as he purred in his ear.

A chill ran down Jongdae's spine as a blank look formed on his face."You...already told me? What the hell do you mean-!" He felt like he was going to explode, but it hit him.

Mary Poppins just came by and shocked you with lightning

"YOU SHOCKED ME"

__________________6 hours earlier

OH MY GOD!

THEY FOUND US!

Loud thumps of his heart was all that Jongdae could hear as he sprinted away. He prayed that this day would never come, but deep down he knew.

They all knew that this would happen

Lady luck was finally out of help

WE'RE SCREWED!

His face paled at the thought of it being all over, getting taken back to the lab and...and dying. He knew he'd die if he went back, so Jongdae put everything into his run as he could!

And it didn't take long until he heard it, footsteps and they were gaining on him.

"Damnit! God damnit! I'm never going back!" He knew screaming out into the night wasn't going to help him, but it did put his nerves at ease.

He wasn't going to get caught!

But...then

BOOM!

Jongdae stopped dead in his tracks at the sound of an explosion. The sound ripped through his body and caused him to tremble like a leaf.

"Explosion...fire...Oh dear god, Chanyeol!" He knew something must have happened to the younger, his feet suddenly began to run again. "I'm coming!"

"No you aren't." Electricity spread through Jongdae's body, a scream of pain forced itself out of his mouth.

It felt so cold

Everything began to go dark, he could keep his eyes open as the darkness engulfed him.

I don't wanna go…

____________Present Time

"You're bullshiting me right now! We're going to play chess?!" Jongdae now untied and still red as a tomato. He was glaring daggers at Chën who seemed oh so amused.

"Of course we're playing chess, it's just so...fun?" The clone pursed his lips with a question look on his face as he leaned back in his chair. "And I know it might not be the funnest game,so we'll have something to watch.

The pitch black room suddenly was filled with colorful lights as screens appeared on the walls. The whole room was covered in TV screens and a few cameras.

"What the hell is this place?" He doesn't remember anything like this while he was at the lab, so maybe he was in a totally different place.

"This is my domain." Chën's voice sounded even more demonic than before as he pulled Jongdae to his feet, and led him over to the screens.

He didn't know where to look. The screens showed glass rooms, white hallways, labs...and the entrance or the exit of the maze.

Jongdae's eyes began to water as choked back a sob.

Nononononono!

God please! NO!

He was back in Hell

"No...no...NO!" His voice became hysterical as Chën's infernal laughter rang through his ears. He threw his arms out once his legs gave out, and Jongdae fell to the ground in tears. "I-Im i-in H-h-hell!"

A scoff made him snap his head to the side as a hand grabbed his chin. Chën's eyes began to glow crimson as he smashed Jongdae's face into one of the screens.

"Take a look,you little Bitch! What do you see?" More tears forced their way out of his eyes as his blurry eyes swam over the screens...then his eyes went wide."What do you see in Hell?!"

"K-kri...Yifan! Ge! Hyung, save me!" It felt like a dream, seeing him there on a cold screen. He was sitting on a stool with his head in his hands and short chains around his feet..he looked so broken. But, for some reason his lips were moving.

"Do you think that bastard will save you? Don't make me laugh or else my cheeks will hurt!" The grip on his chin suddenly tightened as his head was turned back and smashed against the same screen again. "Want to hear what the poor bastard is saying?

Chën snapped his fingers with his other hand and suddenly the room became a zoo. The sound of beeping, murmuring and- screaming!?

A blood curdling scream blocked out all sounds once it made it to Jongdae's ears. He knew that voice and it made his blood run cold.

Luhan

The twins face turned sour at the sound as he lazily snapped again, and made the room silent again. "That stupid bitch can never stay quiet...I guess he hasn't gotten used to his punishments, yet." A terrible feeling grew in the original's stomach, but then it was replaced with pain as his face was smashed into another screen.

It took Jongdae a few seconds for his eyes to focus,and for his ears to stop ringing. But, once he saw who was on the screen a cry of joy left his mouth.

"Chanyeol!? H-he's okay...he's alive!" A small smile formed in his bruised face as he watched the giant's chest rise and fall. He was alive and it filled him with joy, but it also broke his heart.

He's stuck in Hell...with me

"Yeah, the fucker survived...sadly." Chën's voice sounded so unamused as pulled back Jongdae's head from the screen. His face was bruised and random red blotches were on both cheeks, but soon he would have more battle scars to show.

"I'm bored now, you can leave after him through~" He felt a soft nip at his ear as the hand on his chin suddenly found their way to his hair. A chunk of Jongdae's hair was pulled back and fingers weaved into his locks. "Don't worry...it'll be over before you know it~"

"W-wait! What are you- AHH!" Pain erupted in Jongdae's neck as sharp fangs bit at the skin. It wasn't hard enough to draw blood, but it was enough to make him wail. "P-please...stop!"

"Oh, you remember your manners! Aren't you such a good boy, Jongdae~?" The tone made him throw up in his mouth as his face was suddenly pushed into the floor. Cold hard tile collided with a soft nose and it painted the floor red.

Blood began to flow out of Jongdae's nose like a waterfall as his face made multiple visits to the floor.

SMACK...SMACK...SMACK...SMACK...SMACK

And suddenly it stopped, the hands suddenly left his body as a new voice filled his ears.

"I think that's enough, Chën. The masters want them alive...not dead, so make sure he's still breathing." The voice sounded so familiar, but he couldn't put a name to voice after being drained of some blood.

A now gently hand felt the side of his neck and the doppelganger's voice answered. "He's still alive...Krīs." And then everything went dark.

Please don't leave me here

I want to go home….

To Be Continued

Chapter Text

Snow glided through the air like leaves during the fall, but it wasn't winter and it was in Barcelona.

It doesn't normally snow in Barcelona.

A shiver ran down his spine as he stuck a hand out to catch the flakes. Beautiful little ice crystals shined against his skin, but they weren't melting.

They just stayed there...on his hand.

"Que demonios?" Minseok's eyes suddenly darted all around as he shook off the snowflakes. He had no idea what the people around him were saying, but it still made it clear to him that he should run away.

The man pushed through the crowd like the wind, he had to get away from the crowds.

His face suddenly paled,no clouds in the sky, but one was following him. It was a lonely grey cloud that made him gulp.

"The bastard found me!" A growl formed in his throat as he started towards a back alley. He couldn't- no! He wouldn't let 'him' hurt anyone.

He wouldn't let anyone get hurt because of him.

Not again

Minseok stripped off his long coat, it was so hot, but snow was falling on his back. It gave him an awful case of whiplash that hadn't happened in a long time.

"The fucker just had to chase me to Spain! Couldn't he push me into Poland?" Sweat started to drip down his neck and soak the back of his shirt, but then it suddenly began to freeze.

Small little ice crystals materialized on the fabric as he stopped in a little side street. He stood in the abandoned little street, so he could catch his breath and get rid of the winter wonderland in his shirt.

The man put a hand on the back of his neck with a sigh as the ice suddenly melted. It ran down his back,soaking his shirt and cooling him off.

He was burning up.

A sigh of relief came out of Minseok's mouth. He brushed a wet hand through his jet black hair as he lazily blinked.

Just a little break...that's all I need...just a break

The ice user stood there, taking in breath after breath as his vision blurred for a short time. He felt sleep creeping in the depths of his bonse like an ant crawling up his leg as he shut his eyes.

The feeling was there, but it wasn't bad enough that he would squish it. It was just annoying as hell and it made him open his eyes.

"I think I...nevermind. I've jinxed myself enough already!" Minseok's voice came out in a low tone as thought out loud, the street was empty, but anyone could be listening.

And then it started again, delicate little flakes falling from the sky like a miracle in December...if it was only December! And it wasn't in freaking Barcelona!

An exhausted growl bubbled up in Minseok's throat before he went into a dead sprint,trying to get away. There were too many tourists and the ice user didn't have enough time to get away.

There's no place to hide!

The thought kept replaying in his mind like a broken record, reminding him that he couldn't do anything and the end was near.

It pissed him off- no! Pissed wasn't even close to scratching the fire in his heart, the pain in his brain. Years of running and hiding, hoping that they wouldn't find him and now he can't do it anymore.

I can't run anymore

His sprint suddenly became a jog, his footsteps slowed and the last coals of hope dimmed.

It was over...it's over

Minseok's eyes started to glass over as he went into a dead end shuffle. The snow was still falling all around him, ice forming on his neck and sweat dripping down his face.

It's so hot...just a little more cold

His eyes darted all around until they landed on a cafe door, or what he thought was a cafe. But, it didn't matter...he'd be gone soon anyway.

Minseok stumbled towards the door, arms reached out as his legs gave out and fell through. A grunt flew out of his mouth, but then he heard a sob.

"H-hyung?! Gege!"

Oh no

That voice

Tao

The ice user looked up from his lovely face plant as a mortified look appeared in his eyes.

WHY IS HE HERE?!

"Tao!" His voice strained at the sight of the younger's face and then his heart broke. Minseok's eyes welled with tears as he pushed himself up and took in everything.

The kid he knew wasn't there, a man stood in front of him and it kicked the water works into overdrive. "Gege, is it really you? A-are you really here?!"

Minseok slowly shook his head before he hid it in his hands, and wailed.

"W-Why! Why! God dammit! Why did you have to be here?!" Everything was falling apart around him and he couldn't do anything.

He failed

He couldn't save anyone…

DAMMIT!

"Gege, what's wrong? I know I'm a fucking awful-" Tao's lip quivered as he spoke, but then a little voice interrupted him. The men froze for a second until a little pigtailed girl popped out from behind the giant. She tilted her head to the side in wonder as her little hands took hold of Tao's.

"Baba?" Minseok's face turned as pale as the snow on his back once he saw her. The little angel left him terrified and she forced a choked question out.

"Baba...like a Dad?!" Wide eyes stared down the ice user, looking at him with confusion and a bit of worry. They didn't know all Hell would break loose...they had no clue. "S-she's your...your?"

Minseok couldn't even get the word out, he didn't want to think about it. Is that little girl Tao's kid?

The giant's hand gently held the little one's as his face seemed to glow with joy. Even with the extreme difference in height(the Himalayas next to a twig) he still leaned down to place a peck on the girl's head, making her whole body vibrate with giggles.

"Yeah, she's my little girl!" Pain erupted in the older's heart as her little giggles echoed through the (quite empty) cafe. He didn't save anyone, he just screwed over someone he loved and now a little girl who he'll never get to know.

"I'm so sorry, Zitao! I'm so sorry" Minseok's tear soaked face was hidden as he threw his arms around the giant.

"Why are you sorry?" The panda asked, his eyebrows raised as the little one had death gripped his hand.

"I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry."

_____________ 1 week before, Friday, 11 PM

"Call me baby...call me baby...bana!" Cold hands pressed headphones closer to flushed ears as mumbled lyrics echoed into the void. No one was out on the streets right now, they were either at home or at the nightclub that was blaring music(loud enough to hear through the headphones).

It was a peaceful night, a cool breeze kissed his bundled body and caused a soft smile on his face. The man loved the crisp weather and how it made him feel at home.

After a few minutes of strolling down quiet streets, Minseok stopped in front of a door. It was the entrance to the apartments, where he lived on the third floor. His wind kissed hands reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a ring with three keys on it.

They were all different colors, one for getting into the building, one for his apartment and the last one for the mail. Anyway, he quickly picked the red one and unlocked the door. Getting himself out of the cold and into a warm hallway with a staircase leading upstairs.

Minseok stuffed the keys back in his pocket before he started up the stairs. The music blaring in his ears as he passed the loud second floor.

An apartment was playing music that made the whole floor vibrate and shake, it was so loud that he could barely hear his own thoughts.

A huff came out of his mouth, only to be silenced and seem like it never existed. It just melted into the booming music like a snowflake, disappearing into nothingness and never coming back.

He wished he could do that sometimes.

Just melt away

Disappear

Die

Dying

He's heard the word over and over again in his life.

EXO is dying

They're dying

I'm dying

Minsoek stopped shuffling.

He shook his head as his eyes landed on his door. It made him freeze and blink a few times, he was so out of it that his body took control. His body suddenly became a plane and it switched into autopilot.

"Heh...that's terrifying." A soft chuckle came out of his mouth at the thought of going into a trance and not being in control. Anyway, he reached into his coat and took out his house key. He quickly shoved the key in the lock and pushed the door open.

The only thing that greeted him was the dark and a little meow. His lips turned into a lopsided smile as he trudged into the darkness. A warm sensation flowed through his cold heart once the whiskers of his kitty brushed against him.

"Hallo, Tan~" The low purring of his little fluffy baby made him coo as he picked up the cat, and held it in his arms. "Did you miss me?"

A high pitched meow reached Minseok's ears, leaving a grin on his face and gave him an answer. "So, you missed me?! Aww, Tan my little fluffy angel!"

The man became a melted marshmallow when his kitty snuggled close to his chest, and greeted his chest with a purr. He held the little thing tightly to his chest as he kicked the door close. Shutting the cold out and the depression thoughts in his head.

"Are you hungry?" Wide yellow eyes peered up at the ice maker in a 'please give me food' kinda way. It made him coo like a father at his first born.

"Don't worry, Tanny! Appa will give you all the feisty feast you want!" Minseok started towards his little kitchen, passing his window on his journey for the off brand cat food.

The ice user held Tan as he threw open his pantry door,and reached into the very organized closet. His hand pushed around packets, bottles and too many coffee cans for one person before his hand found the cat's food.

A grin appeared on his lips before he sat down his baby with the utmost care(and anxiety), so he wouldn't get a paw to the face. He had to keep the money maker safe!4

"Here you go, Baby!" The little kitten brushed up against Minseok's leg with a purr, their golden eyes wider than the moon when he opened the can,and set it down on the floor.

It smelled like shit and probably tasted like it too, but his baby loved it.

He could live with it.

After a few seconds of watching his kitten Minseok shuffled over to his couch and flopped onto it with a long sigh. He curled up around one of his throw pillows as sleep started to fill his tired bones.

The ice user lazily blinks, eyes closing and open until they close one last time, and he's pushed off into the void of sleep.

You need to wake up…

They're coming for you!

Minseok...you have to get up!

He's coming!

Wake up!

Freezing...it was freezing cold.

Tired eyes barely opened as a blast of cold air covered him like a blanket. It chilled him to the bone and that doesn't normally happen.

It shouldn't be happening.

Minseok's eyes flew open at the sound of a door opening. The front door should be locked, but maybe he didn't...he left the door unlocked.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Mumbled curses fell out of his mouth before he pushed himself up on the couch. He quickly rubbed the sleep from cat like eyes as everything came into focus. "Oh dear god…"

His apartment was an ice rink, ice sickles hung from the ceiling like they'd drop any second,and the floor was so slick that he could play hockey.

The apartment was a winter wonderland, but it wasn't going to be wonderful for him. He swung his feet on to the rink and pushed himself up onto his feet.

"Please be closed! Please be fucking locked!" Desperate pleas echoed through the icy void as he skated across the room to his door. He reached out a shaky hand to check and that met him was a-

"Wrong door, kitty~!" The voice was colder than the room, but it sounded so familiar. It was a voice that he heard every day...it was his own. "Look over here!"

The ice user whipped around towards the voice, a chuckle questioned him and a growl answered. "Why the hell are you!"

Dual colored eyes greeted a fiery pair, it made the ice user growl and the doppelganger purr. A ghostly pale man slicked out of the bedroom with a pretty kitty in hand.

Tan the cat was frozen.

"Oh, baby boy! I know you're smart enough to figure that out on your own!" Minseok opened his mouth, then he closed it. He stood there like a fish. "And sorry about your kitty!"

"Fuck you!" A high pitch giggle flowed out of the clone's mouth as his scarred hands turned Tan into crushed ice. Itsy-bitsy kitty cat pieces fell to the floor like a light snow.

Why Tan?

Why my little baby?!

"Tan! He didn't do anything, you fucker!" The original tried to keep his voice level, but it suddenly broke. He knew that it was just a cat and that he was probably going to die soon, but it still shattered his heart.

"I know he didn't, but it was just too tempting! His little happy purrs when he saw me it was...it was so sweet." A soft grin appeared on the clone's face as he shook the last flakes of Tan off his hands. "And I couldn't help but pick him up and then he was a popsicle! The poor thing died purring!"

"You're sick!"

"And you're going to be dead soon- well not DEAD, but you'll wish you were!" And then everything was a blur of white, a wall of ice covered the ice user. It was his chance to run and he did...he ran away.

Heavy breathing and swift feet dashed down the stairs. The sound of fear coming from his heart was muted by the booming noise on the floor. It took his mind off of the fear for the moment, until it didn't.

The booming suddenly became too loud and it felt like his heart was beating faster. Cat eyes locked onto the front door as Minseok's feet hit the bottom floor. And then he was gone.

The ice user disappeared into the night like he never existed.

To be continued

Chapter Text

The freezing Cafe was suddenly plunged into darkness and high pitched screams filled the room. It was mostly empty, but that didn't mean that chaos could happen.

Ice covered the floors as the doppelganger blindly reached into the darkness which his scarlett eyes tried to adjust.

"BAB-!"

Tao's arms immediately tightened around his little angel as he put a finger to his lips. Beibei's little form shook like a leaf while globs of tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Shh...it's okay, Xiao Bei. We're going to be okay, but you need to be quiet. " The giant was lying straight through his chattering teeth as he looked over at his 'Hyung'.

"H-hyung, what do we do?" Tao's voice wavered when the three took a few shaky steps back. The ice started to envelope everything as Xiůmin's eyes were slowly honing in on them.

"I-I d-on't know...I'm not sure how we're going to get out of this ali-" The older was suddenly cut off as light suddenly flooded in through the backdoor(was it always there?), and a familiar voice reached their ears.

"RUN!"

Yixing?

Tao sprinted...more like slipped all over the ice while Minseok dragged him and Beibei along towards the light.

Normally the giant would have laughed his ass off at the sight of them, but the possibility of dying somehow sucked the fun out of it.

Tao didn't want his loved ones to go out as human popsicles.

"HURRY!

"Don't we look like we're hurrying?" Minseok's voice was laced with icy sarcasm, but it melted from his voice once the three made it outside.

The man that the voice belonged to made their eyes go wide as he slammed the door,right after they scrambled into the alleyway. For once Tao was happy to be in a dirty alleyway.

Tao's eyes softened once he got a good view of the man's face, but something felt off. “It’s really you!”

It was Yixing...or it was someone that really looked like Yixing

"Yixing, what are you-?" And Tao was suddenly cut off for the umpteenth time that day and it was starting to piss him off.

"JUST.RUN.FOR.IT!" Yixing's hands glowed a beautiful violet as vines sprouted up, and covered the door; Creating a barricade to hold off the deranged ice fairy for a bit longer.

They couldn't argue with that, so they ran for it.

Tao hoisted up Beibei and ran with her in his arms as they made and dash for anywhere.

"Xing, where did you even come from?!" Minseok raised questioning eyebrows as he followed after the giant.

"Uhh...it's a long story." Yixing's voice wavered a bit, it seemed like he didn't want to tell the story.

But, they wanted to know and there was plenty of time…

After a few minutes of running like the Devil was following them, they finally stopped in front of a building that looked like all the others.

“I-Is this where you live?” Tao gave a curt nod and quickly ushered them inside. He lived on the first floor, so their leisurely speed walk ended sooner than they thought.

The four stopped in front of a door and there were three numbers carved into the door.

112

"So...112? You do know that's your-?"

"Yes Hyung, I know that's our emergency phone number! Just shut up and-"

"That's a bad word, Baba!" They almost forgot about the rag doll that burrowed into the giant's chest. "You need to put a tip in the swear jar!"

"Swear jar?" A low chuckle came out of the two while Tao rummaged through his pockets for the house key.

He unlocked the door as fast as he could, and they were still giggling like a couple of school girls.

"Yes, I have a swear jar! Now shush up and get in my darn place...dear God!" A red flush filled his cheeks as he looked down at Beibei. "Happy now you little, Munchkin?"

A huge cackle shook her whole body as she nodded her little doll head. "Uh-huh!"

"She's a little-

"In.Side.Now.Hyung!" After the giggle fit they finally walked into the apartment.

Tao pecked his little angel on the cheek before he put her down. "Alright, go play with...play with your uncle Yixing! Show him your new doll, he loves stuffies!"

"Uncle? Play with me? Tao,she…" His mouth suddenly shut when he made eye contact with Tao, and his face suddenly darkened. All he saw was a look that softly cried.

Just for a little bit...please...for me

A dazzling smile suddenly formed on the sheep's face that would give you whiplash as he let Beibei lead him down the hall.

She had the biggest smile on her face.

"Alright, mind telling me what the hell just happened?!" Tao went from pleading to fuming. "And why was one of the clones chasing you?!"

The ice maker had the most stunned look on his face as he rummaged through the giant's...hope chest? And,that wasn’t the thing that stunned him!

"I get chased by a murderous ice clone, sweat snow and now I'm getting yelled at by Mr.Baba right now!" Minseok finally found a nice quilt and snuggled in while he glared up at the younger. "Oh, and don't forget about the swear jar!"

"Hyung, I just want to know what's going on!" The giant threw up in arms with a growl as he flopped back on his couch.

"I'll tell you if you calm down."

Tao's lips turned up into a childish pout as he crossed his arms. "Fine."

"No need to pout, Tao~! You look like Beibei and that's a good thing, so don't get pissed at me! Your little girl is adorable!" Minseok waddled over and plopped down next to the giant. "She's so cute, but you two look nothing alike."

The air slowly became tense as Tao scooted away from the others. "What’s it to you? She's still my daughter."

"Is she really yours?"

"Y-yeah...she's mine." The feeling wasn't tense anymore, it was suddenly self-conscious and Tao slowly curled up on himself. "I just wanted to know what's going on, so why are you doing this?"

"Doing what,Zitao? I just asked a question."

The giant looked like he wanted to disappear into the seat cushions. "Why are you asking about her?"

"Curiosity." That made the giant raise an eyebrow as Minseok burrowed deeper into the quilt. "And I just want to know more about what she's had before she's gone."

Tao stiffened as his eyes wandered over to the hallway. "Why would she be gone? What's going to happen,Hyung?!"

He sounded alarmed...no he sounded panicked, paranoid and who could blame him?

"That deranged ice prink killed my cat and he did it to piss me off. So, when he finds us he'll probably kill Beibei, and then he'll take us away to the Red Force." Minseok's eyes were blank and lifeless as he murmured about Xiůmin. "He won't stop…"

"How long do we have?"

"Maybe a week, or so." The ice user followed Tao's gaze, and placed a hand on his shoulder. "She'll be gone in a da-"

Tao slapped a hand to the other's mouth, cutting him off completely. "No! She's going to be around until she's old, and covered in wrinkles! I'm going to make sure that your knock-off isn't going to kill my...hi, Sweetheart."

The panda couldn't finish as a very worn out Yixing, and a sleepy Beibei made a beeline for the couch.

They look like a couple of zombies

"Hi,Baba." "Hey…"

A pregnant silence filled the room, it was over once Minseok erupted into laughter and suddenly their faces were flushed red.

All for different reasons

"T-that wasn't for you, Xing."

A soft chuckle came out of Yixing as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck."Yeah, I know…"

Is he sad?

The exhausted man leaned over to ruffle Beibei's hair, her lids were slowly closing as she made grabby hands at Tao.

Beibei shuffled over to the giant,she stretched her hand out,and tried to wrap her hand around his; She could barely hold onto two of his fingers.

Tao couldn't help but softly coo at her and wrap the little girl up in his arms. He held her for a moment, cradling her in his arms.

I'm sweepy..."

"Really? I couldn't tell," The giant words made her wake up enough to giggle(a groggy one) as she curled up in his arms. "I'm gonna go tuck her in."

Tao's eyes jumped between Yixing and Minseok; They both gave him a nod.

"No need to tell us, Tao. We're not going anywhere." Minseok gestured for him to sit next to him. "I'll fill him in on what's going on."

"Tell them night-nighy, Beibei."

"Night-night~..."

After a little wave and a few "goodnights" Tao disappeared into the hall with Beibei. He went into her room, placed her on the bed and tucked the angel under a very fluffy blanket.

"Goodnight, Baba," The little doll's voice was barely a mumble as she gave Tao a soft, but sleep filled smile.

"Sweet dreams,Xiao Bei~! Baba loves you so much!" Tao softly waved to his little angel as her eyes fluttered close,he made his way to the doorway and watched her snuggle deeper into her blanket.

She looked so tired

He cooed at her little form before closing the door, and going into the living room to take care of the other two.

"Alright, I already got your side of the story and now I need yours, Xing," The giant whisper screamed at the two men as they tried to push the other over for more space on the couch.

What the hell happened?

He was only gone for a few minutes

"I have no fucking clue, Tao...he hasn't said a thing to me and something seems off about him." Minseok's voice sounded ice cold before he yanked the blanket out of other's hand, and wrapped it around himself like a cocoon; He looked like he was thawing out, or freezing more. "So, ask him!"

"Are you saying I helped your clone, or something?" Wide innocent stared at Minseok in shock and a bit of betrayal.

"What if I am? You just showed up out of nowhere and somehow saved us with your fucking flower power!" The oldest's voice started to rise as the two went back and forth with accusations as Tao slowly simmered in front of them.

They're tired...give them some slack

"I didn't know you were there!" That was totally a blatant lie, but Tao tried to look on the brightside.

Maybe he misspoke…

Yeah, right!

Shut up brain!

"How am I supposed to trust you, Yixing? Where the hell have you been?!"

"Where the Hell have I been?" Yixing's normally calm voice suddenly became hysterical as he screamed at the freezing man." Where the hell did you go?!"

"You left first, Xing! I didn't leave just leave the others like you...did." Minseok's eyes softened as he looked up at Tao, and then back to Yixing.

The air in the room suddenly felt thick and heavy, making it hard to breathe as Yixing's voice suddenly came out louder than he wanted.

"You know what, fuck you! Screw your little freezer ass and your stupid monkey face!" Minseok raised his eyebrows in confusion at the insult, but that didn't stop him from throwing one back.

"Go to hell, Traitor! You can suck my-!"

The giant brought a finger up to his lips and nodded towards the hallway. They immediately went silent, and clung to each other for dear life as the pissed Panda glared at them.

"Can you two just sit down and shut the hell up? We've all had a rough fucking day...so just calm down, and let him tell me what's going on before I kick both your asses out on the street!"

Tao's eyes softened as he stared at Yixing and asked in a low voice. "Why are you here?"

"I came right after you called me, Tao." The giant froze for a moment as a shiver ran down his spine.

This is bad…

"Xing, I never called you." Yixing's eyes widened in horror as he looked over the giant.

Yixing's eyes just got wider by the second before he finally asked. "I heard you! You were screaming and-I-If you didn't call me...then who di-

BABA!

Oh no

Time seemed to freeze in that moment, but Minseok and Tao didn't seem to notice as they raced towards the hallway.

Yixing didn't move.

"Yixing, why aren't you...oh." It only took a few moments for it to click in their minds, and then they were sprinting.

When they made it to Beibei's room, Tao slammed the door open with so much force that it almost flew off the hinges. And then they saw him.

A tall man with Zitao's face was looking right at them from his seat on the bed. He gave them both a soft smile before he turned his attention to Beibei;She was frozen in time. "She's so beautiful and she'll look like this forever if she...well dies.

"Don't you lay a fucking hand on her!" Tao suddenly lunged at the doppelganger, but he hesitated when he came face to face with him.

He was smiling down at Beibei, there was no evil intent in his eyes and the soft smile on his lips caused Tao to stop.

"I'm not the one that wants to hurt her, but I know who does." The clone softly stroked the top of Beibei's head as he looked between the two.

"Xiůmin's the one, right?" Minseok was sweating ice sickles as his eyes darkened.

Taø looked overly excited at the mention of the 'Deranged Ice Fairy that Killed Minseok's Cat'. "Bingo! You win the prize my friend:It's a chance to live another day and possibly destroy the Red Force!"

"The hell are you talking about? You're crazier than Xiůmin!" The doppelganger had a hurt look on his face as he slammed a hand onto his chest.

"Ooh, that hurts me! I'm actually the most sane out of the twelve." Zitao and Minseok gave each other a side-look as the same question ran through their heads.

If he's the sanest then how are the others?

"Anyway, Boys! Łay and I set this up. We're getting kinda bored of the Red Force's takeover bullshit, and their vendetta is getting a little out of hand. Don't you think so?"

"Yeah." "No shit, Sherlock,"

The three stayed there for a few moments and just stared at each other; Minseok and Zitao hated it, but Taø enjoyed it quite a bit.

He finally broke the silence. "You two are just...hmm, what's the word? Adorable? No, not adorable...you're flustered? It's not that one either-"

"For the love of God, can you just get to the point!" Their joined scream got the other on track.

"Oh, sorry about that! Rambling is one of my habits and I just drone on, and on, and…" Taø's jester-like grin slowly turned into a line when he looked up at unimpressed eyes. "Sorry...we want you three to find the others, and somehow wipe the Red Force out of existence."

Tao let out a sigh as he dragged a hand down his face. "That's a lot to fucking ask for and not even give us a plan!"

"But, I did give you a plan~!" The clone's whining wasn't helping them, and it was just freezing Minseok more.

"Telling us to find the others and just get rid of the Force, doesn't count as a damn plan!" The ice user brushed the ice off his shoulders as he growled at Taø.

"I never claimed to be the smartest one, so give me some slack. The scientists didn't give us near enough time to mentally develop and now we're all mentally, and emotionally stunted jackasses that don't know a thing about-"

"RAMBLING!" For once the doppelganger jumped at them yelling at his 'habit', and he suddenly flinched with a look of hurt in his eyes.

"It's a habit! You don't have to be so mean about it! Fine, I'll shut up and just tell you everything~!" A sigh of relief fell out of the two originals as they almost danced for joy.

"Thank you!"

The doppelganger pouted at them."You don't have to be so happy about it…anyway, you have about two hours before Xiůmin finds you and here are your tickets."

The two raised confused eyebrows as Minseok slowly reached out to take the tickets; There were four of them and the destination was...London?

"London? Why the hell do you have tickets to London and not Korea?" Taø's grin slowly appeared on his face again as he pushed himself off the bed, and headed towards the single window in the room.

"It's just a hunch." He lifted his hand in a wave, and opened the window with his other hand. "Oh, and good luck~! You actually seem like nice people...and I don't even know what nice people are like."

The double was gone in seconds,and then time started again.

Beibei was still peacefully sleeping, so Tao gently scooped her up in her blanket and nodded towards the door. "Let's get the hell out of here!"

"No need to tell me twice!" Minseok held the tickets with an iron grip as they rushed into the living room. And there was Yixing, he was still sitting on the couch like nothing happened.

"What’s going on?" His wide eyes jumped between the two as took a double take. Yixing seemed dazed, but he wouldn't be for long.

"No time to explain, Yixing! We have two hours to get the hell out of dodge and we're running out of time!" That snapped the man out of his daze and he was quickly heading for the door.

"Then let's go!"

The three(with the little) all made a beeline for the door, and they rushed towards the entrance. But, then a little voice caught their attention.

"Baba, where are we going?" Beibei's eyes were barely open as she mumbled her groggy question.

Tao's eyes were soft before he placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, and gave her a little squeeze. He tried to sound happy, but it just came out strained. "We're going on an adventure, Sweetheart!"

"An adventure...I like adventures."

To be continued

Chapter Text

-----------------The day they got away

"No! Please let me out! Don't leave me here! They wouldn't leave me! They're gonna come back and kick your ass! You're all going to- AHH!" Luhan's screams filled the empty room, bouncing off the walls as his weak arms banged against the door.

How long can you scream?

He's been screaming for the past hour, and he kept at this until an electric shock shot through his body.

Don't do that...Seven

The disembodied voice was monotone, it sounded almost bored even though he was shocking the life out of the man.

Luhan let out a strangled cry of pain as his hands desperately pulled at the collar around his neck. It was stuck and the collar wasn't coming off anytime soon. The pain left him breathless, but still an idea popped in his head and suddenly Luhan was spiriting to the other side of the room.

What are you doing?

"Fuck you!"

I'm sure you want to

"Screw it!" His throat was a bit hoarse from screaming his lungs out, but he still let out a war cry as he rammed himself into the door.

It didn't open...what a surprise

Luhan whimpered in pain, one of his hands snaked down to pull up his perfectly white shirt and show a red bruise forming on his side; It was radiating a sore, pulsing pain. A huff was forced out of his lips before he was up again and trying again.

He didn't get to try.

Why are you an idiot? I thought you would be smarter, Seven

"Screw you! D-damn it! I-I can't get the stupid fucking door open!" His red bruised hands pounded against the door and Luhan slid down on the floor with a cry as searing pain erupted through his whole body. Leaving the man a teary mess.

Luhan curled up against the door and just cried. His breathing suddenly became ragged and he fell to the cold concrete floor with a thud.

You shouldn't have done that

"S-someone save me!"

Who would save you?

The monotone voice was unnerving him even more and it caused a fountain of tears to stream down his cheeks.

"Yifan! Minseok! Junmyeon! Kyungsoo! S-sehun...anyone! Don't leave me here! We were supposed to leave togeth-!''After a few minutes of screaming his lungs out, a strangled cry came out of mouth and fear filled his eyes.

His voice was barely there...and no one came to save him.

Look at what you did to yourself...now I'll have to send him down there

Fear coursed through the man's body, making him shake like a leaf as he shook his head; Nothing but pitiful little screeches came out. "Nnn...n-"

Luhan brought a hand up to his throat as the metal door opened to show...Sehun?

A strangled cry of joy squeezed its way out of his throat. It sounded so pitiful, but he didn't care. His savior was there!

Or was he…

"Come here, Lu~!" At first the mention of his actual name shocked him, but then the familiar voice suddenly caused an abnormal calmness to wash over his battered body as he struggled to reach 'Sehun'.

Luhan almost tackled the man once he got up, stumbling legs and falling into suspicious welcoming arms. But, he didn't care as his hands dug into the man's shirt.

It looked like Sehun, felt like Sehun, but he was missing something. He didn't look dead...his eyes actually had life in them.

This wasn't Sehun

"Be careful," His voice caused Luhan's whole body to shiver, and quake once his mind caught up.

He's not Sehun

Let go of him

But, he didn't want to, he wanted to cling to him forever and never let go.

It felt nice to hold 'him' again.

"I need to look at your mouth, can you open it for me?" Luhan's eyebrows turned up in a confused manner as he shook his head; He didn't want to open his mouth, and 'Sehun' didn't like that. "Now, Seven!"

The gentle deep voice suddenly became harsh, his unwanted name made Luhan flinch and let go of his so-called love as he shook his head again.

This isn't my Sehun

Do you want me to call him?

"No, I'll take care of it." His voice was laced with confidence as he reached out for Luhan, so the captive stumbled out of reach. "Come here!"

Luhan took another step back and mustered a little "N-no," before he scampered towards the open exit, his body weaving around as he stumbled every other step.

He's trying to escape

Why wouldn't he?

Sehůn let out a sigh as his eyes took a nice look at his brain. "I know,"

Did you just roll your eyes at me?

"No, no...maybe," He looked up at the perfectly white walls and shrugged. "Yeah, I did. I rolled my fucking eyes at you! You little piece of-"

Seven's sprinting down the hall right now

Sehůn's head snapped to where Luhan was supposed to be standing, and he wasn't there.

Did you really think that he would just stand there?

The once monotone voice was now agitated as its snarl echoed through the room.

How did you let him go? He's barefoot and you didn’t hear him!

"Dear God, give me a break!"

God can't even save your ass ! Now, go get him!

Sehůn hurried into the hallway only to come back seconds later, and not alone.

"I thought that you two could handle 'him', but it seems like…" Frenzied static washed over the vacant room once Sehun walked in with a giant that towered over him, and a paralyzed Luhan was cradled in his arms. "You can't."

We...we can, Krīs…

Krīs' dark eyes narrowed in on the upper part of the wall, like he was looking through it...another wave of static slammed into their ears, but this time it sounded terrified; Luhan even stared up for a few seconds, his wide eyes bounced around the room.

"Maybe you two didn't develop enough?" An audible gulp pushed itself out of Sehůn as Luhan was dropped into his not so waiting arms; His arms were shaking, they were both shaking. "Should I tell the masters about this?

NO! Please, Krīs...we'll do a good job.

"Y-yeah! We'll wat-" Sehůn glanced down and locked eyes with terrified eyes. Luhan stared up with a glazed look as his mouth just opened and closed, it seemed like he wanted to say something. But, he couldn't get anything out.

We'll watch him…

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What did you just say?

"Why do I have to wear a gown?" Luhan's words were slurred as he looked down at the flimsy medical gown that barely covered his body, its scratchy texture made him cringe. "A-and, what d...did they give me?"

I don't know...

"You're not helping." His voice sounded strained as he tried to form words. "I miss my pants..."

What?

"I miss my pants…" The slurred words were soon joined by blank eyes as they looked up at the wall.

Why?

The monotone voice sounded confused, but a bit of curiosity was mixed into its question.

Luhan's little form shrugged his shoulders up to his ears as his hands tried to keep down the dish rag he's forced to wear. "It covered me and it was comfy...I even had shoes."

You don't need shoes anyway, Seven

A pitiful sigh found its way out of the man's mouth as he softly nodded his head. "Yeah, I know...but they kept my feet warm."

Are you cold?

"Aren't you?" Luhan waited for an answer, but it never came.

He didn't hear the monotone voice for the rest of the day.

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Stop it

"No…" Luhan glared up with defiance in his eyes as he continued to pull at his bandages; They covered his arms, his legs, even his hands and under them was red irritated skin.

Little black lines were drawn on top of the skin and it looked like patch testing. A few blotches of skin were totally unaffected.

You need to stop, Seven! They need you to keep those on

"No"

Shut up!

The voice was no longer monotone, it was hissing and static joined in.

It was nicer a few days ago...

"It's itchy." His voice was low and strained, but he could still growl at the wall in his exhibit. "You don't have to get shots every day…"

Seven...stop picking at it or else I'll call them

He froze in place and slowly his whole form started to vibrate, shaking like a dead tree. "P-please...don't call them!"

I think I will

"Please! T-t-they'll hold me down!-" Luhan's voice suddenly died once the door opened and two women walked into the room; Both had on white shirts and red visors that hid their faces.

Bandages are coming loose and I think the sedatives are wearing off...

"Information processed, Lůhan." Their voices came out in metallic clicks and glowing lights appeared behind the visors.

Androids

A deafening silence fell over the room as time seemed to freeze around them.

"S-stay away!" Luhan's voice suddenly cut through the silence,and two red visors snapped so sharply that it seemed like their heads would fall off. "Don't touch me!"

"Seven, do not resist." Their dead voices made shivers run up his spine as he tried to melt into the floor.

Sadly...that didn't work. Luhan was still there and now the two androids were marching towards him at a pace he wasn't a fan of.

"Stop! Don't come any closer!" Screaming didn't slow them down as their cold, metallic hands tried to pin down the hysterical man. "Don't touch me! Don't fucking touch me!"

Do not resist, Seven

"NO!" Luhan threw his arms up in a last attempt with hot tears streaming down his cheeks, but then his mouth fell open in awe.

The androids were floating in mid-air,then they were suddenly spinning and he couldn't help but think of smashing their heads in.

W-what the actual fuck?! Stop! Stop it, Seven!

He didn't listen.

Luhan was slamming their metal forms against the spotless walls as their bodies sparked and frizzled. A delirious look was on his face while his hand moved back and forth; He almost looked happy-no ecstatic.

His powers were back?

A few seconds later the joy was soon replaced by electricity shooting through his frail form, screams filled the room and everything suddenly turned a shade of deep maroon.

CODE RED

An alarm began blaring as Luhan's vision became blurred and he could barely see the door opening once again. But more than two 'people' came inside with a...cart?

He desperately tried to rip off the collar, his body convulsing as a number of hands slammed him against the floor.

Luhan thrashed and struggled against iron grips, but he suddenly stilled at seeing a familiar face; It was his own.

Dead eyes stared into ones that weren't recognizable as sharp jabs of pain appeared all across his body. Luhan went limp, he slowly became a rag doll and someone must have finally turned off the shock collar...he could breathe again.

"H...you...do…I" Luhan's eyes lazily moved towards his double's face as he tried to figure out what was being said.

H...you do I?

What the hell does that mean?

He laid there for what seemed like hours, but it was only a few minutes after everyone except one left him.

Sehůn

The doppelganger had a straight face, but the more Luhan stared up at him his lips began to droop; A huge frown formed on his face as his eyes softened.

"Do I have to do it?" Fear rushed into Luhan upon hearing the man's pitiful question, his voice was wavering and his hands were trembling.

You're the only one that can do it

Sehůn's eyes traveled across Luhan's shaking form as he stared up in terror. "I'm sorry, Seven...I'm so sorry."

"W-why are you sorry?" The words came out in a panicked ramble, but then realization hit him like a truck. "No...no, please!"

"I-I have to," The doppelganger looked over his shoulder and let out a- whimper? "He's making me do it…"

Stop stalling and just fucking do it!

"I'm sorry, Lu...Seven"

A blood curdling scream filled the quiet room while a shadow engulfed Luhan.

Hands touched where they were never welcomed, and futile pleases fell on deaf ears as everything slowly faded to black.

He didn't want to see anymore.

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Darkness...that was it.

Nothing but darkness

He didn't mind the darkness, but it caused knots in his stomach at the thought that it might last forever.

But, then a soft voice reached his ears

"Hey, Seven?" It used to be a comfort, but now it just causes shivers. "Why are you looking at the wall?"

"I don't know." His deadpan voice echoed throughout the room and it felt like a slap to the face.

I don't know

I don't know

I don't know

I don't know

I don't know

Psychogenic blindness

"What?" Sehůn's voice was filled with confusion, and a little shrug found its way out of Luhan's form. "What does that even mean?"

He's blind now, but he can get his sight back...at some point or never...That's it in the most simple terms

"He's blind? But, he was fine just a few days ago." Sehůn gulped,suddenly the captive felt a light touch on his hands and it stayed there. Warmth spread through his freezing hands as his body went rigid.

"Why is he cold, Lůhan?" Static played over the speakers that were placed somewhere as something was placed across his shoulders, and without a second thought Luhan snuggled into it.

Who cares and-Don't give Seven your jacket, Sehůn! He'll get attached to it and his crying annoys me!

"When did he cry?" A dry chuckle echoed through the room while Luhan managed to slip on the jacket, and zip it up.

The jacket engulfed his tiny form as he huddled deeper into the warm; It felt like a temporary haven.

He cries almost everyday now, is that right?

Luhan stiffly nods at the statement, his head slowly slumped to his shoulder. "Y-yeah, but it's y-y-your f-fault."

What did you say? I didn't hear you, Seven

Flatness turned into agitation,and Luhan's form began to tremble at the thought of what could happen.

"N-nothing...I said nothing."

Of course you said nothing

A pregnant silence fell over everything while Luhan held his breath in wait; He almost felt faint.

Sehůn, take the damn jacket

"But, he's-" The clone could barely get another word out before static slammed into their ears.

Take.It.Now!

"Fine, I'll take the fucking jacket!" Luhan could feel eyes boring into the side of his head as trembling fingers slowly unzipped the jacket. "You don't have to unzip it, Seven."

He put up a hand and slightly shook it. "I know, but I just wanted to do it." Luhan shrugged off the jacket and held it out in hopes that Sehůn would just take it, but he didn't do that.

A warm puff of air ghosted the shell of his ear as a shiver ran down Luhan's spine, and the words bounced around in his head. "I'll bring you one later."

Bring me one later?

What did you say to him?

"Nothing important."

Liar

The jacket was taken out of Luhan's hand, not even a finger touched his hand as a small smile appeared on his lips. "Are you happy now?"

Very

"Well, that's good...we- I wouldn't want you unhappy." Sehůn's voice came out strained as his footsteps echoed throughout the room, and they stopped suddenly. "I need to go now."

Bye, Sehůn

"Goodbye, Lu"

Goodbye

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It's June 9th, 2016

"I-it's been two years?"

Yeah, you've been in this room for two ye-

The voice suddenly disappeared.

ALL SUBJECTS STAY WHERE YOU ARE

DO NOT RESIST

A new booming voice reached Luhan, his lips formed a little ` o ` as he slapped his hands over his ears.

The alarm has never been that loud, ringing started in his ears as he waited for the monotone voice to speak, but it never did.

"W-what’s going on?" Luhan's timid question was drowned out by the alarm as it drowned on for about...three minutes?

Luhan softly tapped the side of his head to keep time as he desperately tried to save his hearing.

I can't go deaf

Panic slowly crept into the back of his mind, the frantic beating of his heart filled his ears and he softly cried. "Not my ears...please stop it!"

ALL SUBJECTS STAY WHERE YOU ARE

DO NOT RESIST

And then it stopped

Everyone went dead silent, only the rapid beating of his heart could be heard as he sucked in gulps of air...footsteps came.

Quiet footfall slowly grew closer, but it was still the same metallic click and they came to a halt in front of him.

Luhan tensed in anticipation, but all he felt was a familiar warmth on his hand as a small voice reached his ears." I told you that I'd bring you one later."

"Y-you’re...you came back." A stunned silence ended after Luhan heard a zipping sound, and a question.

"Do you want to put it on?"

Of course he did!

Luhan nodded his head like an excited child as his arms were slipped into sleeves, and a hood was placed on his head. "T-thank you...thank you so much."

At first he didn't get a response, so he awaited a slap or yelling, but instead he got a whimper. "Why are you so nice to me?"

What?

"I could ask you the same thing...Sehůn." Another whimper caused a frown to form on Luhan's face as he put out a hand; It was immediately held.

"They're mean...they're all so mean to me." Luhan rubbed a freezing thumb over Sehůn's palm as his whimpers turned to sobs. He sounded like a child. "A-and you've been so nice!"

That caused Luhan to raise an eyebrow while tears dripped down the side of neck;He wasn't expecting a breakdown. "I'm nice? How am I nice?"

"No one's ever said thank you to me before…" A shocked gasp fell out of Luhan's mouth as he tightened his grip on Sehůn's hand.

"Never? No one's told you thank you?" Pity punched him in the gut and his features suddenly softened(he hoped).

Sehun's other hand(or so he thought) gently ruffled his hair and stayed there, resting on Luhan's head. "Well, everyone, but you-

Luhan gave Sehůn's hand a soft squeeze as he nuzzled his head into the double's hand.

"We're out of time..." Sehůn's voice sounded panicked, his soft tone became air and frightened; Like he was scared of being heard.

"Out of time? What are you talking about?" His face morphed into a confused mess as the hand pulled away; He missed the touch.

"He's already back! I have to go now" The footsteps began again,they sounded farther and farther away as Luhan snuggled into his new jacket.

What just happened?

He normally didn't question things anymore

Why do you have a jacket?

"Uhh...I don't know."

We've found them after five years!

"Found who?" Luhan shuffled closer to the wall, his legs left like jelly as he tried to stay up. He's thought of working out like in those prison movies, but everytime he tries a nice shock shoots through his body.

The others...your...

"Friends? I think that's the word you're thinking of, Lůhan." And there he was again, the voice was still fully engraved into Luhan's mind, he's heard it almost everyday now and not just in his dreams.

Sehůn, why do I feel like you don't come here for me anymore?

A small chuckle left Luhan softly smiling as he felt a looming presence over him. "I just came to ask Seven something,I need to know about the original Sehun."

The feeling of safety suddenly died, Luhan can't recall that Sehůn has ever been interested in...Sehun.

Why is he asking now?

"Why are you asking?" A strong hand gripped Luhan's shoulder and six words sent shivers down his spine.

"Because I'm going to catch him."

Oh no

To Be Continued

Chapter Text

Tired eyes stared blankly at six screens, a few seconds ago only three were on and now there's six.

Yifan's eyes lazily fell on each screen as he mouthed, "one...two…three...four...five...six."

That can't be right

The giant recounted the screens over and over again, but he couldn't stop himself from glaring down at his hand, at the IV that pumped who the hell knows what into him.

Maybe I should ask them?

It almost looks like Chanyeol, Jongdae and...Junmyeon are here

"It has to be the drugs, right? Ri-!" Yifan tried to breathe deeply through his nose as he put a hand on his chest; It was just chest pains...it's just chest pains.

"Maybe, it is, Zero?" It felt like his neck was going to snap in half as he whipped around to face him, the man that made him hate a certain face. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Suhø

A airy chuckle came out of Yifan as he clutched his chest. "What do you mean? I'm looking at you with hatred like I always do, Suhø."

"I'd be a little disappointed if you weren't," Chills attacked the giant's spine as little hands slowly ran through his hair, and soft words tickled his ears. Yifan tried to shake him off;It didn't work. "But, you weren't always like that, Zero. You used to like me."

"I...I didn't- I hated you-" Yifan faltered once Suhø slowly made his way onto him, his arms draped around the giant's neck as he repeated himself in a sickly sweet tone.

"You used to like me, Zero. Don't you remember how you used to cry to me about how much you missed them?" His voice was sweet and smooth, but it just made Yifan sick to his stomach as he looked back at the screens." And how your heart hurt so much just to think about him."

"It's not like I invited you in, I couldn't hide anything even if I wanted to." An airy chuckle found its way out of Suhø as he placed his hands on Yifan's face, slender fingers softly cupped his cheeks.

"You always tried though, Zero. It was almost sweet to see how many times you tried to hide from us." The clone's face softened at Yifan's attempt to pull away, it was one of the things Suhø loved and Yifan hated; The giant suddenly whimpered. "But, I didn't come here to make you cry like a little bitch."

Sure he didn't

Yifan's lip began to quiver as his eyes drifted back to the screens; He started to count each one again.

One...two...three...four...five...six

"Then why are you here and…" The giant's words paused once he made eye contact with him, Suhø followed his gaze as all the color drained from his face. "W-why are they here? Why is he here?"

"Damn, calm down! All you have been so emotional lately. Maybe the sedatives are messing with your hormones, what do you think?" Yifan glared up as his lips turned up into a pout; He ignored his question and it hurt his...feelings.

"Shut up!"

Damnit, I'm gonna cry

Goddammit

I can feel my eyes stinging

"We have them, Zero. You didn't think that they'd never be found, did you? That would just be...ridiculous." The clone's eyes widened once Yifan's gaze dropped to his hands; They were shaking and tears streamed down his cheeks in long streaks.

It is ridiculous...just hoping for too much

"Yeah, it's ridiculous,but p-please don't hurt them! I'll make another deal, I'll let you fucking kill me, do whatever you want just-!" Hysterical laughing caused a pregnant silence as his mouth hangs open.

Suhø was laughing at him?!

The double held his side in a weak grip as he laughed like a hyena; This was out of character, too out of character...it was freaky.

"A-are you laughing at me?" Even asking the question seemed utterly hilarious to the clone as Yifan's tears began to dry.

Something's off…

"Y-yeah, so what are you gonna do about it, Zero? It's not like we have a lot of time anyway." Suhø's laughter slowly came to a stop as he plopped himself straight onto Yifan's lap.

What the hell is going on?

This has to be the drugs

Right?

Yifan looked the clone up and down, his whole body tense as Suhø slowly moved to whisper in his ear. "We're all going to die, Yifan."

"W-what? " Hearing his name made him sniffle,he doesn't remember the last time he heard it, and now it's being said by him. "What the hell are-"

The giant was cut off with a finger to his lips, "Shut up and listen~!" He rolled his eyes, but still gave a curt nod as deja vu suddenly entered his mind.

Can't argue with that…

"The power is eating us all alive...without the orbs we'll kill ourselves and turn into nothingness." Suhø said every word in a sickly sweet tone, he didn't even seem fazed at the mention of his impending doom. "That's why we're not going to make another deal, Yifan. I like being alive...but I wouldn't mind if some of the others withered away."

The others?

"Why are you telling me this?" Suhø pulled away from Yifan's side, and his focus was now on the wall; He followed the clone's gaze. "Why are you-"

"Listen, Fan~! I'm not done yet, have you been feeling like you're so light that you could fly? Like your powers are coming back? " The question caused Yifan to lean farther back in his chair, his eyes darkened as he glared up at him.

"What if I have?" Yifan's voice came out as a hiss, but it soon became a whimper. "What does that have to do with anythin-?"

Suhø, Krīs needs to see you

After getting interrupted for the umpteenth time, Yifan rolled his tired eyes as the double began to push himself off of the giant's lap."I need to go~! I'll come back soon. And, remember what I said~!"

"Suhø, wait!" His arm moved on its own, and grabbed onto the double as he started towards the door.

Suhø's body tensed, but he didn't pull away; He just stared into dark eyes as a question came out. "What is it, Zero?"

Crap...what do I say?

"Can I see him?"

Please let me see him...please

Yifan didn't get an answer, all he got was a small look of pity and silence as he was left alone again. A long sigh came out of mouth before the giant put his head in his hands, and just tried to disappear.

I feel so heavy...like I'll fall through the floor…

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Red lights suddenly lost their color once thick cuffs clamped down on Yifan's ankles and his double stood in the doorway.

They both glared at each other with the same intensity, searing gazes from Identical eyes.

The clone looked exactly like the original, but for some reason he kept his hair blonde; It was almost blinding.

"What’s the occasion, Jackass? I normally don't get to see your ugly a- Why is he here?" The giant's smirk fell when familiar eyes,and a mop of red hair poked out from behind Krīs.

His small form slowly crawled out of the giant's shadow as he made his way over to Yifan; It was Junmyeon-! Well, it wasn't actually the man that he missed dearly, but it looked exactly like him.

It looks exactly like him...

"I'm here to make sure that you- hmm, what's the word?" The shorter looked up at the giant double as he thought out loud; Their eyes seemed to smile at each other.

"A pain in the ass?" A small giggle fell out of the Suhø as he playful punched Krīs in the arm; It was almost sweet to see the two messing around, but being tied up killed it for Yifan. "No, I was-?"

"Gage me, just kill me at this point! You two are making me sick." Normally he would have laughed at the look on their faces, but it suddenly dawned on him...they looked utterly confused.

"Making sick? How are we making you sick, Zero?" The shorter cocked his head to the side like a puppy as he glanced back,and forth between the two. "What did we do?"

Flirt…

All Suhø got was a shrug,and an eye roll from the doubles in the room. "Anyway, I'm here to make sure that we don't have the same thing happen again."

"Oh, you mean my escape plans? Don't worry, I'll keep trying to escape~" Yifan had a grin the size of the moon on his face as he leaned towards them(didn't have much wiggle room). "Did you really think he'd stop me? I'm not that easy. "

A lopsided smirk grew on the double's face…

That can't be good

"No, that's why we brought you these." A low humming sound reached their ears as parts of the wall disappeared, and twelve screens filled in the gaping holes. "I'm sure you'll enjoy them."

There were three screens that flickered to life, black and white colors wash over him as anxiety filled his bones.

I'm one of them...Luhan and- Kyungsoo?!

Yifan struggled against the cuffs as he tried to get a better look at the screens; It was really Kyungsoo and Luhan...they're in hell. But, at least he wasn't alone anymore.

"W-why are they still here!? I made a deal and-" The giant was immediately cut off by a slender finger to his lips, Suhø cut him off with the softest look on his face.

"You got double crossed."

You got double crossed

You got double crossed

You got double crossed

Fucking Damnit!

"And, now we have the traitor." The words sent shivers down his spine as a heavy sinking stone formed in the pit of his stomach. "He's not in the best condition right at the moment."

Yifan's eyes darted across the screens again as one thought popped into his head.

None of us are in the 'best condition'

Who the hell is it?

"W-who double crossed me?" He tried to snap at the doubles, but it came out more like a plea instead. "Who is it?"

Krīs' voice suddenly caused a wave of frustration to wash over the giant, "Sadly, we can't tell you that."

Of course they can't

"Why not? Why the hell can't you tell me?" Yifan only got a little smile, and a chuckle from the doppelganger.

"Wouldn't you like to know, Zero."

Damnit!

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"You tried to escape again, Zero." The familiar voice almost sounded like it was scolding him, but it only caused a small grin to form on the giant's face. "Why are you smiling?"

Yifan answered with a chuckle as he glanced up at Suhø's frazzled face."I can't take you seriously with that tone; I've already trained myself to ignore it if I'm being yelled at."

He didn't look impressed, " When did you 'train' yourself against my 'tone'?"

And, Yifan just kept chuckling at him; His eyes almost seemed to be smiling at him. "About twenty years ago, or around that time. I can't really remember if Myeon and I argued as kids."

"If I can put your mind at ease, I assure you that he argued with you quite a bit." Suhø's mouth formed into a smug grin, but it slowly faded when the giant just let a snicker slip. "Why are you laughing?!"

"Because it annoys the hell out of you! You're the only fun thing in this damned place." The doppelganger's mouth almost turned up into a grin as Yifan leaned back in his oh-so not comfy chair.

Suhø quirk an eyebrow at the mention of 'fun', "Aren't you enjoying the screens, Zero? They can be quite amusing sometimes~" Yifan almost gagged at the clone's now sickening tone as he pointed at the screens.

"Anyway, why are you here?" He got the biggest 'are you kicking me' look he's ever seen in his whole life; It almost made him giggle again as he looked down at the IV in his hand.

This stuff is strong...what the hell is it?

"You tried to escape today, Zero." Yifan's mouth turned into a perfect little 'o' as Suhø slowly crept behind him, draping his arms around the collar of Yifan's shirt. "And we really didn't like it.

A chill ran through Yifan's form, the feeling of Suhø's breath on his ears made him cringe."And, what are you going to do about it?"

"It's going to be quite a shocker~!" The happiest tone fell out of the clone's mouth as blood curdling screams filled the room.

Red suddenly covered all of the screens as pleas for help assaulted Yifan's ears.

I WAS GOOD! I-I-I PLEASE! D-DON'T- AHHH!

Luhan….

S-SOMEONE H-HELP ME! G-GOD PLEASE!

Kyungsoo

"N-no! STOP IT! SUHØ, STO-"

SAVE US!

SOMEONE

HELP

US

"N-no! Please, Suhø! Stop it! Stop it!" Yifan struggled against his restraints, his voice became hysterical as their weeping became louder.

S-STOP!P-P-PLEASE! I'LL BE-GOOD!S-S-E-H-

I-I'M SORRY! P-PLEASE STOP! I'LL DO-

"STOP IT!" The pitiful screams hit the giant's core as Suhø looked up into the corner; A small camera followed his hand as he stuck up a thumb. "P-please...stop."

Then there was silence, every noise suddenly disappeared and Yifan's whimper broke the silence.

"Did you...kill them?"

Are they dead?

The only response he got was a pitiful look from Suhø.

They're dead…

No!

They are dead!

"I'm so sorry to break it to you, Zero. But, they're…" He waited to hear those dreaded words, but they never came.

Yifan looked up as he cocked his head to the side. "T-they're dead?"

After a few more seconds of dead silence, the screens suddenly flickered back to their regular appearance, and they...they were alive!

The giant's head whipped towards Suhø upon hearing a snort. "You should've seen the look on your face, Zero~!"

Yifan didn't know what to say, his mind was jumping too many places and in too little time. So, he just stared at the clone with a disoriented look. "A-are you laughing at me? T-they're alive, right?

"They're alive, Zero...for now." Suhø rested his chin on the giant's shoulder as he wrapped his arms around Yifan's middle. His eyes drifted up to the camera. "And they won't be alive if you try to escape again, Zero."

"T-they won't be alive?" Yifan's voice cracked with a whimper as his eyes fell down to the IV in his hand.

Blue?

A flood of pain rushed over him as his eyes suddenly welled up with tears; The thought of them dying suddenly made him weep.

Drugs

Drugs

Drugs

Drugs

I'm being drugged

Again….

Damnit

"Do you understand, Zero?" Another sniffle came out of the giant before he slowly nodded his head.

"I understand, Suhø..."

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Silence, everything was quiet and it was almost peaceful. But, the opening of the door made Yifan sigh as he looked over at the familiar man in the doorway.

"Zero, you're coming with me." The giant straightened up in his chair before letting out a sigh, and blinking a couple times to clear his vision.

Yifan ran a hand through his hair as the chains fell off his ankles, his eyes seemed sunken, and his face suddenly paled."Are you going to kill me?"

"N-no...I'm going to take you to him." Krīs' lips turned down as a look of pity formed on his face. "I'm not going to kill you, Zero."

"Why?"

Why

Why

Why

Why?!

The double sighed through his nose as he did the 'come here' gesture. "We don't have time, Zero!"

Yifan glanced back at the IV in his hand, and then back to Krīs. He didn't have a bad feeling about this…

"Take me to him!" A hiss found its way out of the Yifan's mouth, his eyes redding once he pulled the IV out, and pushed himself out of the chair.

But, his legs suddenly buckled on him, instead of him standing as he made his way towards the door; The doppelganger immediately rushed over.

"Zero, you don't want to fall apart before you see him, do you? One even mumbled about you~" Yifan rolled his eyes as his double yanked him to his feet.

"Shut up!" The giant brushed himself off, a red flush appeared on his cheeks with a growl.

He mumbled about me?

He wanted me?

Get it together Fan!

Krīs gave him a curt nod. "Yeah,yeah, just stay close to me."

White hallways passed in a blur, uniform footsteps and piercing red stares caused chills to run down their spines.

They know

They're going to kill us

They kno-

"Zero, stop spiraling," Yifan raised an eyebrow as they made a sharp turn.

What the hell?

"How'd you know?" The giant almost seemed impressed(almost) as they stopped in front of a glass door. Androids and people in lab coats mulling around suddenly froze, all eyes were on them.

Krīs glanced over at Yifan as he took a hold of his hand . "I'm doing the exact same thing...don't let go, Zero."

"I wasn't planning on it," The giant wasn't ecstatic over the idea of holding hands with his clone, but he could bear it.

They pushed their way through the doors, scarlett eyes followed every step, their pace slowly started to speed up again, and suddenly they were sprinting down Identical halls.

It felt like they were running in an endless maze of corridors, white doors, white walls and red hair-red hair?!

And,there he was.

"What are you two doing here, Krīs,Zero?" Suhø glanced between the two, their hands were still tightly intertwined. "It almost looks like you two are running away~"

We're screwed…

Krīs suddenly went blank as he pulled them closer to the redhead. "The masters wanted me to take him somewhere. It's none of your business, Suhø."

The air in the hallway felt like it was being sucked out as Suhø's gaze hardened. "Oh really, it's none of my business?"

"Yeah, it's none of your business." They stood there for what seemed like decades, but Suhø just suddenly shrugged and started away.

His voice was sickly sweet. "Well, I guess it's truly none of my business. Just make sure he gets back in one piece, Krīs~"

And, then he was gone around the corner.

"Can we breathe again?" A soft chuckle came out of the doppelganger as Yifan stopped holding his breath.

"Y-yeah, we can breathe...we can breathe."

"Let's go,"

"Yeah…"

To be continued

Chapter Text

Everything was dark.

An empty void was all that was in view, nothing but an icy darkness that swallowed any spec of light as frantic eyes jumped around.

“Where am I?”

“Where am I?”

“Where am I?”

The words disappeared into nothingness once they left Junmyeon’s lips. It seemed like they weren’t spoken in the first place…nothing existed in this place, yet it felt familiar.

 Lack of light and the silence was oddly calming while his form moved through the void, he felt solid matter under his feet, but there was only an emptiness below him. It caused the question to stay fresh in his mind after every step, and he couldn’t put his finger on it.

Where am I?

He almost whispered the words into the void again, but his voice was suddenly silenced once he noticed something off in the distance. It looked like an ant because of the distance, this didn’t fill Junmyeon with fuzzy feelings.

“Why the hell is it so far away?”

“Faraway”

“Away…”

Every step he took seemed to do nothing, it felt like each try to move forward sent him back to the start( even though there wasn’t a start to begin with); It reminded him of the horror movies where no matter how hard the protagonist tries, they always fail.

“No matter how many steps I take…I don't go anywhere!” Junmyeon screamed out into the void as his face flushed a similar color to his hair, he couldn’t do anything and now the thing seemed farther than ever.

What am I supposed to do?

“Where am I?”

“Where am I?”

“Where am I?”

A confused look formed on the prince’s face as he heard his words flow past him, and suddenly the lightbulb went off in his head. 

“I’ll turn around and walk the other way!” It sounded like he’s solved the greatest mystery of the universe, but Junmeyon was grasping at straws at the moment; He has nothing to lose at this point.

After taking a deep breath, he turned on his heels and took a long stride in the other direction. A shot of doubt suddenly filled his mind as he took a few more steps at the pace of a stoned nail; He suddenly froze.

Will this actually do anything?

Should I just give up?

I should just give up…

“No, you’re not giving up! We’re going to get there and figure out what’s going on!” And, with that Junmyeon glanced down at his feet, and watched them as they took small steps over nothingness. It normally would have worsened his anxieties, but a blanket of calm was cast over him after every step.

It almost felt like someone, or something was looking after him, not stalking, but protecting him.

The black void slowly began to lighten every few steps, so of course Junmyeon broke into an all-out sprint as a bright light suddenly sparked to life behind his head. It wasn’t blinding bright; the light was warm and reminded him of a place he hasn’t been in a long time.

But the prince wasn’t expecting the sudden touch of something on the back of his legs, it held Junmyeon’s weight as he found himself on an old gray couch, it was tearing from wear and age. 

It couldn’t be…

“No way, t-this is the couch from the house…how the…” A look of confusion and wonder appeared on his face as the prince ran a gentle hand across the tattered arm, its gray color faded to an off-white color, and small stains were barely visible if he focused them; He used to try so hard to hide them from Minseok.

It caused a soft smile to form on his face as he glanced over to the right, a lamp had suddenly appeared there and after whipping his head to the other side in shock…a side table with a dusty picture frame stared back at him.

Two smiles beamed at him from the picture, taunting him as he took it into his now shaking hands; It was a picture of Sehun and Jongin.

He had almost forgotten everything.

“Dear god, what happened to them?! I saw them run off and then I-I- What happened to me?!” A question that Junmyeon didn’t want answered, but fear suddenly took over his mind once the cushion next to him dipped and a hand landed on his shoulder.

“It’s good to see you again, Junmyeon.” The voice was quiet as he slowly looked over, scared to see what’s next to him.

No way…it can’t be-

It was rosy hair and wide brown eyes that left Junmyeon speechless as he placed his hand over the one already there; It was warm, it felt real.

"Luhan, what are you doing here?" A soft smile formed on the man's face as he took Junmyeon's hands in between his own.

He simply held them and stared softly at him. 

"Where is here? What's going on? I-I don't know what's-" Luhan shushed him before he could say another word and glanced around just in time to shake his head softly.

“Calm down, we’re only here.” The taller tapped Junmyeon’s forehead with two fingers as his words were said so matter of factly, like being told your inside your own head is something that happens on an average day (even though that was an average day for the boys). “There’s no need to worry for now.”

No need to worry…for now?

“You know saying `no need to worry for now` doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence, Luhan!” His mind began to race as everything suddenly flooded back into his mind, or into him…he was...he was-

“Stop it, you’re fine for now,” Junmyeon raised an eyebrow at being told off as Luhan continued with a sigh. ” But you’ll probably be in a world of hurt when you…what?”

The older noticed Junmyeon’s raised eyebrow, he seemed to be a little confused by the look he was getting. “You said stop it, but I wasn’t…did you know that I was-?”

“Spiraling? I’m inside your dream, Junmyeon…I could theoretically read your thoughts, but I haven’t tried it before. So, no I can’t read minds, I can only sense your strong emotional change.” Luhan’s final words caused an odd look to form on the prince’s face as his next question was stopped.

My strong emotional change? 

Which one is he talking about?

“S-so, we aren’t in the place ?” Junmyeon’s tone was dripping with concern as he glanced around; He couldn’t tell if they were actually inside his dream or inside the place that only a few have ever seen. 

The place where they hide it.

"S-so, why was it hard to get here?"

Luhan just shook his head with a sigh. “No, we’re not in the place , there’s no need to worry about anything. Since this is not the place, I’m going to assume that something in your subconscious was working against you…or-” The older paused as he brought a finger to his lip.

“Or…or what, Luhan?” The prince could almost see the cogs turning in Luhan’s head as he opened his mouth, and then closed it. As he sighed, a soft expression appeared on his face

“This just might be how your subconscious is, Junmyeon.” After hearing those words, he sat there in silence, a single word didn’t leave his mouth; Only a few have pointed out this habit 

I always take two steps back when I take one forwards…

It hurts a bit to hear it out loud

While Luhan looked over at the man, he quickly changed the topic, feeling the awkwardness rippling through him. “Anyway, I came here to warn you, Junmyeon.”

“Warn me about what?” The prince felt lots of joy (yeah right) at hearing the redhead's words as he rested his head further back onto the cushions. "What else could possibly happen?” he asked.

But he suddenly wanted to disappear once he saw the look on Luhan’s face.

"How screwed are we, Luhan?" The older's lips curled into a frown as his eyebrows scrunched together; Junmyeon's face almost matched his, but there was a hint of confusion instead.

“On a scale from no one remembering us to we'll make it out alive...we are getting dangerously close to never being seen again.'' While running a hand through his firey locks, Junmyeon let out a sigh. He finally got his answer, and it was what he had expected.

“Alright, is there anything else?” Luhan turned his head with a slight nod, an unreadable look was slowly forming on his face as he gave him a soft smile.

“Don’t trust anyone, Junmyeon. There is no point to trusting them no matter what they say...don't trust a soul." The older's voice was now dripping in pain, his voice softly cracked, and a sigh could be heard. “You'll have to be strong again because it's going to be hell again. But that won’t be a problem…for…you…”

Luhan’s words slowly became softer, soon only a whisper was coming out as he started to fade .

“W-What the hell is going on? Luhan, what’s happening to you?” The prince’s eyes became the size of a moon, they jumped all over Luhan’s form as it slowly became see through; He almost looked like a ghost, just a trick of the light, a figment of his imagination.

“You’re…

Waking….

Up…”

Luhan! Luhan!“ He sobbed desperately as he reached out for him, but his hands passed straight through him. “Please don’t leave me too!” Junmyeon pleaded while hot tears streamed down his cheeks; A pitiful scream left his form as he grabbed onto the picture frame and glanced at it with soft eyes.

“Please don’t leave me too! I don’t want to be alone! I- AHHH!” Without any warning the couch tumbled into the abyss with him coming along for the ride.

Junmyeon’s screams were missing while he spiraled into the void, there was only silence as the lamp and side table went past; Everything was crashing down around him.

He was helpless as everything tumbled down around him.

“I don’t want to be alone…”

After dropping into the unknown it seemed as though he would fall forever. His mind wandered as he fell, however the sudden sounds of glass breaking, and wood chipping caught his attention.

There’s a bottom in this place…

Wait...

What’s going to happen when I hit the bottom?

“I-I should be fine! I have the couch and- you have to be fucking me!”Junmyeon's face turned dark as the couch left him suspended in the void; an invisible force was holding him in place. The sound of the couch slamming into the floor filled his ears.

When his eyes wandered to every broken piece of furniture, the prince clutched the picture frame so tightly that it felt like it would shatter just like everything else. 

What happens now?

The void held Junmyeon as his eyes remained glued to the floor, but nothing happened. He was just floating there, a few feet away from the floor.

“I’m just- I’m not going to jinx myself.” The words were barely over a whisper, but it sounded like a marching band suddenly decided to kick it into high gear. His words echoed through the nothingness before slipping into his ears again.

In a scream, Junmyeon reached for his ears...then the sound of shattered glass made it into a sudden sob.

Now they're not smiling, and neither do they have eyes.

“No! No! D-don’t take them from me too! I need them!them! '' Junmyeon shook his hands as he reached toward the broken frame, stretching his arms so far that they felt like they were going to fall off. “Don’t leave me too!”

And then, like the string that was holding him in air was suddenly cut and his form was hurtling towards the ground.

If only he was able to fly...but he isn't.

Junmyeon’s terrified screams died once he reached the ground and- BEEP!

Beep…

Beep…

Beep…

As a thick voice echoed in Junmyeon's ears, something ghosted across his forehead, and down his left side of his face. “I’m sorry…I have to go.”

In the silence that followed, he didn't move a muscle. Fear made him stiff like a statue as a door opened and a pair of footsteps slowly faded out.

That voice…it couldn’t be…

Junmyeon barely lifted his heavy lids as a bright white light attacked his eyes, he went to cover and rub the pain away. But his hands never made it, they stayed pinned to his side as the sound of snapping reached his ears.

“My hands are tied?” Junmyeon attempted to move his arms again, but all he heard was the same snapping sound. He glanced over to the side, only to see a black cuff wrapped tightly around his wrist and clipped somewhere on the bed. “How the-”

A horrified look formed on the prince’s as he immediately closed his eyes and snapped his lips shut. 

There’s footsteps…

The door made a slight noise as it swung open, and a pair of footsteps entered the room; They moved towards the bed, but they suddenly stopped. Making the room completely silent except for the beeping machine next to the bed.

“I know you’re awake, One.” Junmyeon cringed at the name, but he quickly stopped himself before he moved another inch. He couldn’t let them see anything, the voice was too familiar and it made his blood boil. “Come on, let’s not play this game.”

The reason he was strapped down on his damn bed and why everything turned to hell was him.

Suhø…

He let out a small puff as he turned to the side, and barely opened his eyes; Junmyeon couldn’t act forever. He’s already on thin ice, so he might as well dance

“Look who’s actually awake.” Red circles bore into Junmyeon’s eyes as he glared back at his double. "Well, it wasn't so difficult to open your eyes, was it?"

The bed dipped as Suhø sat down next to Junmyeon, he ran a hand down from his head, but he stopped right under his chin. “What do you want?”

A grin formed on the double’s face once Junmyeon’s words came out as a hiss, it seemed to amuse Suhø.

“Oh, you’ll find out soon enough, One.”

Suddenly the door swung open and two women stroud into the room, every step was perfectly synchronized as they rolled in a cart into the room. Junmyeon couldn’t see their faces as their visors snapped towards him, they would have snapped their necks if they were human.

“We’re here to give him the sedative, Suhø” The monotone voice made him cringe as his double removed his hand and pushed himself off the bed. “Move to the side so we can give him the sedative.”

Junmyeon flinched away with a whimper while one snatched his hand in a quick grip and injected a blue liquid into the IV’s catheter. Horror filled his eyes as his hand fell limply onto the bed and sudden stabbing pain appeared behind his eyes; It felt like something was tearing into his brain.

“Did you really have to give it to him right then?” Suhø’s words came out in a sharp whine as the androids began to loosen Junmyeon’s restraints. They didn’t seem to notice the question. “Didn’t you hear me?”

They both slowly stopped and scarlet eyes zoomed in on the clone, his face turned tense as a red staring contest began. “ It was time to give the sedative into Zero.” They spoke in a monotone unison before grabbing the cart again.

“Don’t you dare ignore me-” Suhø’s lips turned up into a snarl, but his words were suddenly cut off as a voice echoed throughout the room.

Suhø, you’re needed in the control room

A sigh left the doppelganger's mouth as he combed a hand through his red locks and marched out of the room. “Fine, I’m coming, Chën!”

Thank you

Junmyeon’s hazy eyes followed the three out of the room as everything slowly dimmed, his breath became still as everything turned pitch black. But then…the couch was there and-

It’s him…

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Beep…

Beep…

Beep…

Junmyeon softly touched his wrist as he glanced around the sterile room, it was totally barren except for a small machine next to the bed, and a small stool in the corner. But he kept looking at every little spec like his life depended on it.

Why am I all alone?

The prince sat up more on the bed, a confused look formed on his face as he pushed out his arms; Nothing held them back as he moved his arms around. It caused a bit of comfort to fall over Junmyeon.

“It’s funny how someone can be so easily amused.” But that was suddenly destroyed once his voice reached Junmyeon’s ears. It was familiar to the one from earlier-

I’m sorry…I have to go.

Yet, there was something somber in how he spoke, his eyes scanned over Junmyeon as he scrambled farther up the bed and shield himself with his arms; They were shaking, and the prince knew that he couldn’t fight him even if his powers weren’t dampened…or gone.

“Oh, come on, Zero.” The giant’s tall form began to move closer to the bead, but he suddenly stopped when he heard a small whimper of fear. His eyebrows raised as he watched Junmyeon hide under the thin blanket on the bed; It was something a child would do to hide from the monster in the closet, but this time the monster was watching in confusion.

“What are you doing?” He didn’t get an answer as Junmyeon slapped his hands over his ears, it seemed like he didn’t want to listen. So, the giant let out a low chuckle before kneeling next to the head of the bed and flipping the blanket off of the prince’s head.

“I only want to tell you something...” Junmyeon just shook his head as Luhan’s words suddenly rushed back into his head.

Don’t trust anyone, Junmyeon…There is no point to trusting them no matter what they say...don't trust a soul

To Be continued

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Let me just set everything straight quickly. I really hadn't a clue where this was going, and I originally planned to make it a series (I still do), but it's hard to write a story when you start at the end. Therefore, I am putting Obsession on a Permanent Hiatus and will rewrite it later on. I will also leave this version for your reading pleasure.

Thank you so much for enjoying his fic and telling me what you think of it!

I'll update Exo Tails soon and I might post something in the same universe as Obsession *Wink* Wink*