003. Ghost!? (1/2)
002. Ghost!?.( 1,780~ words / rated Green )
- Another long author's note ahead, but give it a look, please? -
"Sungyeol, I'm going. Have a safe trip back home," Sunggyu rolls down his sleeves, walking past the pile of dresses and getting his coat from a table beside the door, putting it on just in time to wave at Sungyeol before he goes to change."Yeah yeah, see you, Hyung," Sungyeol waves back quickly. Then he disappears behind the white curtains of the changing area.Sunggyu is about to get out by pushing the heavy door when he suddenly remembers about Woohyun's presence in the room and how he just forgot to bid goodbye to him too. And hell, he doesn't want to appear rude to anyone."Goodbye Woohyun," the way Sunggyu turns back is pretty awkward, some lopsided smile printed on his face. That's why Woohyun finds himself staring at the older's back 'till even Sunggyu's silhouette is visible.Woohyun takes a near sit, collapsing on it as he grabs one random gossip magazine. He scans the page of it slowly as he's used to do when he notices the 'bad news'' section in it. Woohyun pushes down his shoulders."I'm glad I'm still not in this...""Hyung," Sungyeol appears with casual clothes from one of the cabins, walking towards Woohyun who raises his head at the sound of his name being called. "Why are you still here?""Oh, I was about to go...actually," Woohyun says. "Is your manager going to pick you up?""Nope, manager's busy in Japan right now," Sungyeol smiles. "I'm going home alone today." Woohyun raises a brow at the oddly excited-looking Sungyeol."Are you sure you can do it?" He asks."What? It's not like I'm a kid," Sungyeol retorts, scrunching up his nose.Woohyun laughs out loudly, slipping off the magazine from his hands. He gets up to ruffle Sungyeol's hair while coming up with: "Right, I thought you were an elementary kid!"And Sungyeol doesn't seem to find it funny at all. He makes a face at Woohyun's back as Woohyun slips into his coat and pushes the door to get out."What?! What did you mean?!" He spats out only to find that Woohyun has already left. "I swear the idea of accompanying me didn't even cross his mind, what a jerk." Sungyeol picks up his bag and sighs, leaving the now dark, empty room.
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It's past midnight right now, the staff and the rest of the models already left and there's no sign of the people that usually fill the entire building with their voices and continuous steps echoing everywhere. Sungyeol walks down the hallways, illuminated by faint lights, alone and quietly.Normally, Sungyeol would be able to come back home really early because of his manager who would come and wait for him even before the show's end but today is different. The manager, as he said, is busy signing contracts about his probable, future fashion shows in Japan. Sungyeol passes through the sidewalk of the fashion hall, figuring there's no way he can walk on the catwalk instead."Why is it so cold," Sungyeol says to no one in particular. It has been a while since winter came but tonight seems even colder than the past days. Well, maybe it's just him though. Sungyeol wraps his arm around his chest, walking with puffed cheeks.Then, suddenly, he hears something moving. Really near to him.There's a long silence after that as Sungyeol takes his time to turn his head everywhere and make his own anxiety rising at every second. "WHO'S THERE?!" He shouts, his voice echoing. He knows there's a guard nearby but he's supposed to be sleeping outside the hall and afterwards, there should be no one else."...Is it a freaking ghost?"
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The fashion show has ended but Myungsoo and Dongwoo are actually still inside the fashion hall, obviously hidden. They decided to kidnap Lee Sungyeol at that hour, thinking their mission would be finished quickly as they get to do it and thinking it would be easy. But nope, Sungyeol is nowhere to find. They didn't see him however and there's no way he could've get out without passing by the hall."Oi Myungsoo, are we going to fail?" Dongwoo whispers behind Myungsoo, holding one of Myungsoo's shoulder and eyeing the place at the same time, just like what the other is doing."What the heck hyung, just shut up and wait," Myungsoo says, brushing Dongwoo's hand off of his aching shoulder. His body tenses when he hears loud footsteps not so far from their hiding spot and Dongwoo gives him a brief nudge, whispering: "there's someone." Myungsoo ignores him.Instead, he takes out the familiar photograph out of his pocket and quickly unwraps it, eyeing Sungyeol's face and then looking up to the handsome boy just a few steps from them. "Argh, not him," he sighs. So he decides to stay there to not make anyone grow suspicious. But Dongwoo doesn't seem to have thought of the same thing."Hey, you! Have you seen Lee Sungyeol?"
"Dongwoo hyung! Idiot, what are you doing?!" Myungsoo groans, eyes wide at the sight of Dongwoo's figure walking towards and, more horribly, talking to the young man who has just arrived and maybe just ruined everything planned. Myungsoo watches unsteadily as the good-looking man studies Dongwoo from head to toe and then assumes a doubtful expression."Who are you? Why are you looking for Sungyeol?""I'm just...a friend," Dongwoo finds himself stuttering and Myungsoo facepalms himself at how more obvious that moron can't be. Oh, really.The boy narrows his eyes, shaking his head. "He's already gone with his manager." And like this, he bumps Dongwoo's shoulder and walks away. Dongwoo pulls out a not so pleased smile."What the heck are you doing, Jang Dongwoo?", Myungsoo says with a low voice, jerking Dongwoo's shirt and pulling Dongwoo beside him. Seriously, this shouldn't happen again."Huh? Did you want to wait until tomorrow? If I didn't ask that dude then we wouldn't know that Sungyeol is actually gone and not here anymore," Dongwoo says."....But next time try to be more careful. No one should suspect," Myungsoo sighs. Dongwoo wraps an arm around the younger's neck and lowers his head, yawning."Yeah yeah, let's go now. I'm sleepy."Myungsoo approves, throwing Dongwoo's arm away. "Sure, let's go home." They both slip out of their hiding place and just like that, thinking their work has come to an end for now, a rather loud scream erupts. And puff, they're screwed."WHO'S THERE?!"
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"I'm asking who's there! Sunggyu...Woohyun?" Sungyeol says, voice loud. The hell are you saying Sungyeol, they're both at home now!
His whole body is swollen and nothing sounds so safe at the moment. God, whoever is it, can't they just get out and show themselve? Then a shadow moves just...there. Oh damn. Sungyeol's face is pale, lips quivering and what else is missing?Oh, the lights just turned off.