Song of the Chapter - (Apology, iKON)

Your POV

"Mom?"

"Y/n..."

I ran towards my mother as she opened her arms, wrapping her in a tight hug – if this was a dream, I didn't want to wake up ever – all the pain I had been holding in immediately disappeared as I felt my mother's arms around me.

"Why are you here?" she asked as if I was not supposed to be around her. When we broke the hug, she cupped my face and wiped my tears with her thumbs, "Y/n, you are not supposed to be here... it's not your time yet," she said softly.

I sniffled, looking at my mother in confusion, "what do you mean?"

My mother shook her head, "someone else need you right now," she said softly.

"I don't get it..."

She took my hand and placed it on my heart, "focus, and listen," she continued.

After a few seconds, I heard sniffling echoing through the place – I looked around me, but there wasn't anyone except my mother and me. "She needs you, Y/n."

I was confused initially but quickly realized who she was referring to. I shook my head and looked at my mother, "but I want to be with you," I said.

My mother smiled, "you can't," she replied, shaking her head. "You can't leave her like this... it's not your time yet," she added.

After a while, a voice echoed through the place, "Y/n... wake up, please..." I immediately recognized the voice that belonged to Chaeyoung.

Chanyeol POV

*3 Weeks Later*

Jungkook sighed, leaning against the wall while looking at Y/n with his arms crossed, "Jichul really did it this time," he exclaimed before walking towards Y/n, that was lying unconscious on the hospital bed, "he is only a high school student."

Flashback

"It's fortunate that you got this boy here in time – if you would've been a few minutes later, you would have a dead brother."

End Flashback

I shook my head, trying to get the memory out of my head, sighing before leaving the room – it felt stuffy suddenly inside it. The first thing I saw when I stepped outside was Chaeyoung sitting on the metal bench, napping.

"You should head home, Chaeyoung – you will get sick," my voice stirred her out of her nap. I walked towards her and sat beside her, looking at her pale complexion.

Jin POV

After Chanyeol left the room, I also left. Once outside, I saw the former and Chaeyoung talking while he patted her hair, "you know Chanyeol, if 4D is awake right now, he might hit you," I exclaimed.

Chanyeol looked at me, chuckling. "Yeah, he probably would."

Chaeyoung looked at us, puzzled. "What does that mean?" she asked.

I hummed as I sat beside her, "well, that mean Y/n is a protective guy," I answered.

"No, not that," Chaeyoung shook her head, furrowing her eyebrows as she looked at me. "What do you mean by Y/n might hit Chanyeol? Why would he do that?"

I tilted my head, "but I just..." I paused before realizing what her question meant. "Ah, well, I don't want to shove this into that head of yours because I'm scared that you will malfunction, but Y/n is your boyfriend."

As soon as I finished answering, Chaeyoung became more confused. "I..."

I clasped my hands and leaned against the bench, "let's just say that he was your... hero? I don't know how else to put it, but yeah," I nodded and looked at Chaeyoung.

"What makes you say that?"

I crossed my arms, "you once got hospitalized – the one that rushed you to the hospital was Y/n," I told her before getting up.

She huffed and looked at me, "but why does it feel like he is nothing more than a friend?"

I stared at her for a few seconds before sitting back down, "Roseanne my friend," I wrapped an arm around her shoulders, "you weren't trying hard enough to remember him."

Namjoon POV

"It has been three weeks now, sir. What do we do now?" I asked, looking at Mr Park rubbing his temples while resting his elbows on the desk.

Mr Park's office was quiet for a few minutes before he leaned against his swivel chair, "we can't afford to slow down at this point. We will proceed to the next step," he said, opening one of the drawers on his desk before pulling something out of it.

"Hand this over to Hoseok, and tell him to install it in Jichul's office," he said, handing a small device to me.

I shook my head, "but sir," I cleared my throat. "I can do it."

Mr Park shook his head before getting up from his seat and walking towards me, "I can't afford to lose one of my best men," he said with a smile.

I stared at him for a moment before sighing in defeat.

"Is it true that you are plotting against me, Namjoon?"

"No sir."

The question that Jichul asked echoed in my head, but Mr Park's voice snapped me out of my thought. "Here," he said, handing me the device.

^^^^^

I looked at Jungkook, who had just returned from the hospital. "How is Y/n?" I asked him.

We were currently in our office; by our, I meant me, Jungkook, and Hoseok.

"He is still unconscious, but he is getting better," Jungkook sighed before throwing his bike key into the bowl as he sat on the sofa. I nodded, twirling the pen while staring at the whiteboard before me.

"I swear to God, I will kill that son of a bitch!" I looked at Jungkook, who clenched his fists while leaning against his chair.

Hoseok, who was quiet for a while, finally spoke up, "so, you want me to install the device in Jichul's office?" he asked, tapping the aquarium tank.

I nodded, "yes, but I was supposed to be the one doing it," I sighed.

Hoseok looked at me, "and risk getting killed? I won't let that happen, Namjoon."

"As much as I admire your guts, Namjoon, it will be best to let Hoseok take the job this time," Jungkook butted in. "Jichul is starting to doubt you, so it's not a good idea for you to return there anytime soon."

Chaeyoung POV

I finally went home after Chanyeol and Jin forced me to do the whole day. I entered my room and sat on my studying desk, taking my phone out of my pocket before going through my gallery again.

After a while, I decided to read all the unread messages from my mom and friends – the more I scrolled through; I finally found the chat between Y/n and me.

내 사랑💕:
Hey, are you asleep?
Please don't ignore me...
Don't be jealous of Lisa. We are friends, that's all...
Alright then... Go ahead and ignore me. I deserved it. 😢

우리 로제:
Aww... are you sulking, Y/n/n?
I'm not jealous, okay? Don't worry!
I was busy with house chores – I didn't mean to ignore you...

Read on 3rd Nov, 19:28

I found myself smiling as I read through the messages – I thought that was the last of it, but there were more texts from him that I hadn't read yet as I scrolled down.

내 사랑💕:
Hey, do you like the bracelet I bought for you?
Wait, I think you haven't found it yet, right? It's in a tiny purple wrapping.
Hope you like it! ^^

The messages were from a few weeks ago, and after I finished reading them, I put my phone on my desk and looked around the room before getting up. I made my way to my closet and opened it, finding the bags in it.

I took them out of the closet and placed them on the bed. I dug into the bags, and after a while, I found a box wrapped in a purple wrapper.

*Time Skip Because I'm Lazy*

The next day, I went to the hospital and found myself sitting beside Y/n's bed as I watched him breathing steadily, his chest rising and down peacefully.

"Hey, Y/n/n... wake up, please," I said softly as I reached out to caress his cheek, "open your eyes," I sighed, using my other hand to hold his.

I looked down for a while before raising my head again, "I remember you, so please, wake up... I want to hear your voice..."