❝𝐁𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄❞

30 || By my side?

The night had went on with them all having fun until everyone found themselves piled over one another already dead into sleep. It was almost 8 when Seonghwa opened his eyes, to find Hongjoong gone. Deciding to go downstairs and look for him, Seonghwa noticed grandma sitting on the couch while she watched a program.

As soon as the faint sound of footsteps sounded in her old ears, grandma looked around to see who it was when she caught Seonghwa coming down from the stairs. "Aww, Seonghwa-yah! You woke up my child?" Grandma asks in her usual sweet tone which would make Seonghwa smile always as he felt himself finally loved. He was really grateful of Hongjoong cause her grandma was really nice to him just like how his own grandma could have been.

Seonghwa smiles up at her as he comes near to her."Good morning, grandma! I-I was wondering where did Hongjoong go?" Seonghwa asked expectantly looking at her. Grandma smiled at that before saying to him. "He and I went to his parents. He wanted to stay for longer and asked me to come back since he worries too much about my health." Grandma smiled at her grandchild's thought. "Oh, I see I'll go and see if he is alright or not then." Seonghwa smiles up at her before grandma caressed his cheek. "Seonghwa-yah. Thank you for staying by my Hongjoongie's side!" Grandma thanks him to which Seonghwa immediately puts his hand above hers.

"Grandma please don't say that. I should thank you and Hongjoong instead. If he wouldn't have been here for me I wouldn't have been here either today. He is really precious to me. I'll go to him now. Take care of yourself please." Seonghwa says softly before turning up the stairs again to get his phone. Making sure not to make any sound and not step on anyone's sprawled body, Seonghwa made way to the desk where his phone laid.

As Seonghwa was about to pick it something caught his attention. On the far corner of the desk sat a paper plane. Raising his eyebrows Seonghwa reached and examined it for a while before opening it. Something in him just told him to.

Opening it up to see something scribbled inside, Seonghwa eye-reads it.

Dear me, I know I write only once but this year I have a reason to write twice. And the reason is Seonghwa.

Please give him all the happiness and love he deserves. He deserves a lot more than he got till now, and I want to give all those he deserves. And for that I want to wish that Seonghwa trusts me enough to know I am here for him. And not just now but forever and ever. Please keep him safe because I don't want to lose him ever. I love him alot.

Seonghwa finished reading the small note as slight tears escaped his eyes. Hongjoong was really really precious. He was thankful to have him but he still wonders how someone like him deserved him. He doesn't care anymore if he deserves him or not though, because he wants to keep him by his side forever. Who wouldn't want huh? Who wouldn't want to keep someone who made them feel special? Who wouldn't want to keep someone who is always there to stay even if you don't want to tell anyone about anything? Who wouldn't to keep someone who taught them to stay alive and live for yourself in the happiness of others, who taught them to never feel alone and let people listen if really needed. And Why wouldn't Seonghwa want to keep him when he loves Hongjoong so much.

Suddenly, looking at his wrist to see that bracelet, Seonghwa smiles and traces his fingers on its cold metallic material. "Looks like, it's time to give this bracelet back finally." Seonghwa whispers softly before folding the paper plane back and putting it into his pocket with his phone and going out of the room silently. He gave a glance to the room where 6 other bodies laid sprawled above each other.

San laid on Wooyoung's stomach drooling a little while Wooyoung's hand stayed in his hair. YeoSang stayed on the farthest corner from all only to be hugged by the stubborn Jongho, his face showing both discomfort and happiness. Seonghwa chuckled at that. And there they were, Yunho and Mingi laying side by side, their arms around over each as they hugged themselves in their sleep. They were truly cute, a bear and puppy. Best description. He was happy to have so many people now. And he was happy to be slightly older among them all too. They were like his little brothers though till now he hadn't cared for them in that way but now, he would surely do that.