Chapter 9: Eclipse

Hueningkai walks on the hallway of the hospital. He's quiet nervous as this is the last day of Soobin's dream. He should be waking up soon. He cares a lot to his friend and he doesn't want to lose him. Soobin had been through so much, Kai doesn't want him to die just like that.

"I-I'm sorry," someone who bumps him apologizes.

"H-hey, are you okay?" Hueningkai asks and even hold the man's shoulder. He noticed right away that he's crying. "Here," he said and lend a handkerchief.

"T-thank you. I'm really sorry," he apologizes again and Hueningkai felt even sadder when he fully saw the man's face, devastated.

A nurse appeared seems to have business with the man and she's holding a folder. "Mr. Kang, you need to sign the papers of agreement-"

"Later please... please," he pleaded. "Thank you for this," he expressed before completely walking away and Hueningkai saw another man approaches him and hold his hand, heading outside of the hospital.

"I'm sorry," the nurse apologizes in inconvenience.

"Ah no, it's okay. Didn't really bother me," Kai replied and smiles. "But what happened?" he curiously asks.

"I don't really know why he's acting like that but his father is actually one of the patients that will cover their expenses by HYBE and Choi Group project," she replied. "That's all I can say, then," she excused himself.

Hueningkai just nods. Must be political reasons or more than that. He continued walking and he reached the room. Taehyun and Beomgyu are inside talking and laughing like a normal couple would do and they greeted Kai when he entered.

"Soobin's going to wake up today, right?" Beomgyu asks Kai.

Hueningkai takes a seat first. "Yes if it'll go according to the plan," he replied. "I hope so..." he added.

"Will it be okay?" Taehyun asked as well. "Also, we heard from Dr. Kim that he talked Yeonjun's dad before he slept the last time," he continued.

"He did?" Kai frowns. "I wonder what they talked about."

"How will Soobin going to take Yeonjun back?"











"I want you to summon an eclipse," Soobin started. Both are at the hill, looking at those big half rounded sun that's near them and under the peach skies.

"Summon? I don't think I can do that," Yeonjun quickly denied.

"You're not even trying it yet!" Soobin argued. "Close your eyes and think of it carefully. Focus, okay? It'll just be easy," Soobin instructed.

"Okay," Yeonjun agreed and closes his eyes. They both silent for a minute. "But Soobin... All I can see is you- aw!" he opens his eyes when he felt Soobin fingerflicked his forehead.

"Hey! Do you like me?" Soobin asks while frowning.

"And so?" Yeonjun raise his brow. "Can't I like you?"

"Shut it," Soobin snapped and almost rolled his eyes. "Close your eyes again," he went back.

"It's no use, I can't focus-"

"Then stop thinking of me!"

"I can't stop thinking of you when we almost did it!"

Silence roams around them. Both are staring at each other and Soobin is the first one to pull out his stares and bit his lower lip. He's losing his cool when it rarely happens.

"This won't take us any good," Soobin sighs and just give up. "Then I'll just summon it myself," he said.

"Hey Choi Soobin," Yeonjun called him and move closer to him. "We're going to meet in the real world, right?"

Soobin didn't answer right away. "I don't want your hopes get high," he started and looks at Yeonjun. "To be honest, I don't know... I don't know what will happen once we both wake up. The moment the moon and sun meets with each other you're going to go back to reality and so I am. After that, I don't have any control with it already," he explained.

"Huh?" Yeonjun reacted. "Then... let's just stay. We can just stay in here and do whatever we want! With your ability we can create even more realistic world of us," he suddenly suggested.

"That sounds so selfish of you, Yeonjun," Soobin commented. "I can't stay here for long, you know that I'm sick. You're the only one that can save and so are me to you," he continued.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry I didn't think that far, Soobin," Yeonjun apologizes and holds Soobin's hand. "Sorry," he added.

Soobin smiles. "There's so much to explore outside, Yeonjun. These? All of these? Imagine if all of these will come true? You being an artist, an idol, a performer? I'm going to be your number one fan!" Soobin exclaimed and chuckles. "Don't worry about what others will say to you, stop running away from the world, just be yourself and you will own everything. Also, in there, real people will appreciate you and love you, you'll get the satisfaction that you want, and they will be really proud of you."

Yeonjun's on verge of crying after hearing all of those in Soobin's soft and sweet voice. As if he's talking to a kid and telling him what's better to do. He grabs Soobin and hugs him.

"Thank you for coming into my life," Yeonjun whispered. "Thank you for showing me greater things. Thank you because you found me," he added.

Soobin smiles and hugs him back. "Thank you for letting me find you... and for saving me."

"Soobin, live a great life ahead. Once your surgery becomes successful, do whatever you want to do. Stop longing about your family, they're in good hands. Just be successful by doing what you love and for sure they'll be happy," Yeonjun stated, rubbing Soobin's back.

Soobin pulled out and that's when Yeonjun saw how tears went out from Soobin's eyes. "I... I really wanted to meet you and get to know you more in the reality but... but I'm sorry if I can't do that. I don't really know."

"If ever we meet again just smile at me. If ever we forget about each other just come to me. Okay? Let's meet in there and let's be happy with our lives, that sounds good to you?" Yeonjun suggested, caressing Soobin's cheeks.

Soobin nods, "Yes, yes, I'll see you there," he smiles.

Yeonjun rested his forehead on Soobin's and both started to cry. "I love you, Soobin," he whispered. "Thank you."

Soobin sobs lowly and moves his head and kissed Yeonjun's lips. "Thank you for loving me even in this dream, even if we just meet, even if it's just a short moment, and even if we don't really know each other... I love you too, Yeonjun. Thank you too."

Yeonjun notices another terrestrial body moving towards the sun. "Here it comes," he whispered and they both looked at it and Yeonjun suddenly have a purple paper on his hand.

"Ah, I finally remember now how I went here," Yeonjun sounded while folding the paper. "I dreamt of eclipse five years ago and I said if there'll be a real one when I wake up, I wished I could stay inside my dream forever. When I wake up, news about an eclipse will happen spreads out. It was around noon when I noticed it and I shoot a paperplane on the sky. The next think I knew, I'm already here," he chuckles and stops moving when he's done.

Soobin holds Yeonjun's hand. "Your dad said, he misses you so much," Soobin said.

Yeonjun suddenly burst out of crying but he smiles then chuckles. "That's good to hear," he commented. "I missed him too."

"Let's go home, Yeonjun. Someone's waiting for you outside this dream," Soobin stated.

"Can't we stay here... a bit longer? Soobin?" Yeonjun asks.

Soobin smiles and tighten his grip on Yeonjun's hand. "No... You need to wake up- we need to."

"I wish I could sleep a little longer and never wake up..."

Yeonjun throws the last paperplane at the sky where the moon and sun meets, where the surroundings for the first time went darker, when Soobin's heart started to beat so fast, when Yeonjun felt weakened, and yet their hands still holds each other.

He throws the paperplane for the last time... as the eclipse ended and so their dreams.

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