Nostalgia.

a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

Wistful.

Affection.

Happy personal associations.

That's the dictionary definition for nostalgia.

So why was it that when Jeno starred out at the city skyline from the top of the familiar parking garage, he wondered why his nostalgia felt anything but that.

It wasn't full of bliss and joy.

Just a painful longing for something more then what he had.

But what more could he want?

After all, he had everything right now.

People to support him.

A lover to stand by his side through it all.

A strong leader ship.

So why did it feel like part of him was missing?

A small voice in the back of his head breathed the name of what he was missing.

Jaemin.

But he refused to believe that he was longing for the same person who heartlessly murdered his own brother. The person who watched Chanyeol murder Taeyong. The person who he swore to kill before this battles end.

Renjun looked at Jeno before him. Everyone else in neo tech was gathered behind them, loading their weapons and preparing for the final battle.

But Renjun was too busy watching Jeno, wondering about the prophecy.

The younger turned abruptly and shook his head as if to scare away any of his thoughts. When he saw Renjun, he stopped and gave the older a forced smile somehow filled with determination.

"Jeno... I'm scared." Renjun admitted, fidgeting with his hands and cursing himself out for acting like a flustered teen confessing to his crush.

But Jeno's warm smile made all the guilt and worry subside.

"Renjun, we have the advantage remember. We have more members! We can beat them easily." Renjun wanted to speak his concerns but he was worried he would crush Jeno's hope in the process.

So he stayed silent and also forced a smile to the younger, watching helplessly as Jeno nodded and walked on past him, ordering his men to follow him before heading to the lower levels.

Renjun watched as they slowly all disappeared from his sight. He looked up towards the sky where the once cloud covered light of day was now revealed.

But what he saw was anything but normal.

He squinted his eyes, tilted his head, he even tried looking away and back again, but he wasn't imagining things.

The moon was very close to the sun.

Almost to the point that in a couple hours, it could cover the sun, causing the suns rays to die and they would be shrouded by a ghostly evening light.

Renjun froze and his eyes widened as a familiar voice played in his head.

Flame and earth will meet

When the sun shows its last rays

"Hey.." Renjun flinched and turned to see who was behind him only to be met by the worried expression of Kyungsoo. "You alright? Jeno sent me.. He says he's worried about you. Is something on your......" Kyungsoo trailed off as he too noticed the moon that was dangerously close to hiding the sun. He scratched his head with one finger before pointing up.

"Does.. Does it have to do with that?" Renjun looked back up at the sky and nodded.

"Yes, but I'm sure its nothing... We should go. I wanna get this dumb battle done with fast, before anyone has time to get hurt." Renjun said before walking over to Kyungsoo who nodded and led the way down to where the others were.

As they walked, Renjun's mind was once again captivated by the prophecy.

Flame and earth will meet

He tilted his head and slowed his pace.

"H-hey Kyungsoo..?" The older stopped ad turned to Renjun.

"Yes?"

"What's your.. Power?"

Kyungsoo looked at the ground.

"Oh.. Um, the power to control earth.. Why?" Renjun felt chills run up his spine.

"No r-reason.. Let's continue." Kyungsoo nodded and kept leading them to the others.

Renjun didn't know what to do with this new information.

If Chanyeol was fire and Kyungsoo was earth, then that meant they would meet in battle before the sun was covered in an eclipse.

He should probably tell Jeno if he gets the chance.

But when needed most

The blades host

Will falter and decay.

Now Renjun stopped completely.

If Jeno was blade...

No....

If the blades host is Jeno...

He Will falter and decay.

Jeno will die.

No...

He told himself.

He hadn't even realized he was crying until Kyungsoo scared him to reality.

"Renjun, you alright?" Renjun looked up at Kyungsoo, terror very evident in his watery gaze.

"I have to warn Jeno!" He exclaimed before he began to run the rest of the way to the others.

No..

Jeno cant die...

Not yet.

We promised..

A house in the country.....

That's when he heard an ear-splitting scream erupt from where they were to meet.

His mind was racing as he was rounding the corner and what he was met with was not what he wanted to see..

Jeno forced a smile before walking past Renjun towards his men.

It was finally time.

Time to put an end to this endless merciless slaughter.

He was more then ready.

"Alright, is everyone ready?" He asked his men with a sigh. They all nodded and so he waved for them to go down the ramp. They decided to station themselves on the third floor so that EXO wouldn't expect it and they would have the advantage. As everyone filed down the ramp, Jeno counted them, wanting to be sure he had all of them. He turned back to see Renjun still standing there, his gaze now locked on the sky. Jeno didn't look up, thinking maybe it was the olders longing for the stars again. But, his heart didnt let him leave Renjun.

"Kyungsoo." He called softly to the last person to leave who wasnt far down the ramp. Jeno walked down to meet him and sighed.

"Can you go make sure Renjun catches up? I'm worried about him.. He seems to have a lot on his mind." Kyungsoo smiled and nodded.

"You can count on me!" He said confidently before heading back to where they had been before. Jeno smiled softly as the older left.

He was so lucky to have people like Neo Tech.

People who respected him.

People who would lay down there lives for him.

After everything he'd done.

The deaths he had caused.

The danger he had brought.

And yet they still stood firmly by his side.

He shook his head and ran to catch up to the others.

He wanted it all to be over.

He wanted to get his revenge and win this war.

For everyone they had lost.

Taeyong.

Jisung.

Chenle...

He needed to win this.

If not for himself then for the people around him who had grown up training for this day.

He was going to win this.

He had to.

When they all arrived at the spot where they had decided on, the others began getting into place.

Jeno, Mark, and Jaehyun were all to stand in the open as a lure for EXO. They needed to look like a small patrol to that EXO would think they could win.

The others each hid in there own spots, but Taeil, Jungwoo, and Kun all hid with Lucas. Taeil had never had much battle training but could load guns very easily and was good at dodging. He would help the wounded get to Jungwoo and Kun, who would do most of the medical work. As for Lucas, he was there to protect them from the worse.

That left the other twelve to fight.

Most of them had gotten into groups of two or three, like Johnny and ten, Yuta and Winwin, and Hendary Yangyang and Xaojun. But Doyoung was planning to fight alone, thinking he was strong enough. Jeno planned to fight alongside whoever needed it, wanting to stay close by Renjun and Mark, and Jaehyun said he would do the same, helping out whoever was in trouble.

So now they played the waiting game.

Waiting for Renjun and Kyungsoo to arrive.

Waiting for EXO to arrive.

Everything was going as planned.

That is, until a scream echoed throughout the garage.

Jeno frantically turned to see what it was and saw Doyoung, standing still with wide eyes, his scream cut off and he fell to the ground, revealing the cause.

Kai was behind him, bloody daggers in hand and a wicked smile etched on his face. The man found amusement in Doyoung's pain as the other writhed on the ground before going completely limp, dying right before there eyes.

Kai let out a sickening cackle before meeting Jeno's gaze darkly.

"You seem to forget that we have powers!" Kai exclaimed. In the blink of an eyes he had disappeared and then reappeared in front of Jeno.

"Boo!" Kai exclaimed followed by a cackle.

Jeno used the AR-15 in his hand and knocked Kai in the stomach, watching the older stumble back.

The sound of Kai's laughter was drowned out as instead the sound of battle erupted around him.

They were everywhere.

In one corner, Yangyang Hendary and Xaojun had taken on Suho and Xuimin, who's powers worked well together, Suho creating the water and Xuimin freezing it before sending the ice shards flying at them.

Chen was fighting with Jaehyun Johnny and Ten, somehow being evenly matched by the three.

Sehun and Baekhyun were fighting Yuta and Winwin who were attempting to protect lucas and the others from Sehun.

Jeno ducked down as Kai had come back and swung at him again. Having successfully dodged the attack, he mercilessly shot at Kai who teleported elsewhere.

"Jeno!" The boy turned to see Renjun running toward him. The boy seemed scared and when he reached Jeno he immediately embraced the younger in a hug. But Jeno had to cut the moment short when he saw that Kyungsoo had been left with the two people he wanted to fight.

Park Chanyeol and Na Jaemin.

He threw Renjun off of him, lightly but still harsh enough to make Renjun a bit upset, before heading over to where the three were.

"Brother! Long time no see weakling!" Chanyeol spat. Slowly the familiar flames began to sprout from the ground, spreading quickly to the entire garage and hitting Kyungsoo a bit as they did. The younger winced and grabbed his burning arm, falling to the ground as the pain stung through him.

Jeno noticed that Jaemin was starring at Kyungsoo as if the man was his biggest fear.

Jeno shook it off and went to Jaemin, reaching out and grabbing the youngers neck harshly in his grasp. He practically slammed the younger to the ground before hovering over him and throwing countless punches.

"You bastard!" He yelled harshly. The tears that he didn't know were falling fell harder as he sent intense pain filled blows to the youngers face. He bruised the youngers lip and watched as blood pooled on the ground below Jaemin, seeping from his broken nose.

Why wasn't Jaemin fighting back?

Jeno slowed his actions until he was just slouched over Jaemin's bleeding body, his head buried into the youngers chest as he trembled and cried harshly.

"Why the fuck aren't you hurting me back idiot..." Jeno asked. His muffled voice broke as he spoke, the words loud enough though for Jaemin to hear.

Jaemin took a deep breath, letting his head fall and closing his eyes. He allowed the tears to fall and found that his hands had moved on there own to Jeno's hair, running through the olders dark locks in a comforting manor.

"Because.. I deserve it."

Jeno's eyes widened at Jaemins words. He wasn't expecting that. He expected a selfish remark about how much he missed having Renjun around and how he wanted forgiveness. And while he was sure that the younger wanted that as well, he felt his anger disappear when the first thing Jaemin did was admit what he had done. He lifted his head and continued to cry.

"I'm so sorry Jaemin.. I-I thought I killed you and I w-was afraid that you wanted t-to hurt me and-"

Jeno was cut off from his words when he heard a terrifyingly familiar voice scream.

He got off Jaemin and looked over to where Kyungsoo and Chanyeol were.

"You murderer! I fucking hate you!" Jeno helped Jaemin stand and the two watched as Kyungsoo's gaze filled with hate, the ground shook beneath them and large boulders rose from the ground before shooting towards Chanyeol. The older dodged them with ease, smirking as he did, but his confidence got the best of him as he failed to dodge one that Kyungsoo had just sent flying towards him.

Chanyeol was knocked to the ground but the boulder, despite being made of concrete, crumbled, trapping Chanyeol under the rubble. A burning desire for revenge was clear in Kyungsoos eyes as he approached the spot where he knew. Chanyeol lay. He crouched down above the rubble and smirked a bit.

"This is what you get for killing mom you crazy son of a bitch!" Kyungsoo sneered through clenched teeth. He stood and looked at Jeno, the anger in his eyes fading to triumph as he met the youngers gaze.

He opened his mouth to speak but was cut off when a hand reached up from the rubble and grabbed his leg, unbalancing Kyungsoo. He stumbled backwards and luckily caught himself, watching in horror as Chanyeol rose from the ground with pure searing hatred in his eyes.

"This is what I get? Do you think I put myself on those pills? I was forced! Besides, its better that shes dead so she doesn't have to see what her sons have become.." A smirk formed across Chanyeol's face. "And so that way you have some company up there."

Renjun froze at what was happening.

Just as the prophecy had predicted it would.

The moon was fully eclipsing the sun behind them as the two fought over right and wrong.

Everything was foretold in this prophecy..

And Renjun could prevent it.

In the blink of an eye, the flames were burning beneath Kyungsoo. His eyes widened in terror as they did. Jaemin watched with the same horror as before, this times though the flames grew faster and engulfed Kyungsoo's body into such intense flames that all they could do was hear the faint screams emitting from the mass.

Jeno looked quickly to his side to see Jaemin clutching his Head and sinking to the ground. Jeno watched as luckily, Chanyeol seemed to have not noticed them as he began to walk off to help Chen, who was beginning to weaken significantly due to Jaehyun Johnny and Ten.

As soon as Chanyeol was gone, Jeno crouched beside Jaemin and felt a presence beside him that he knew was Renjun.

"Jaemin, what's wrong?" Jeno asked. Jaemin couldn't hold back the smile on his face as he could hear the worry in Jeno's voice.

The worry that had never left.

But despite the worry, he was scared to say why he was like this. Hr was scared to admit how bad it hurt.

He was too scared to remind them who watched Chenle die without stopping it.

"N-nothing.. I just can't believe that this is really happening...." Jenos gaze darkened and he stood up.

"Me either. But right now I have men who need me and I have lives lost that I must fight for. So Jaemin.." Jaemin stood as well, facing Renjun and Jeno with guilt weighing in his heart. "What side do you choose to fight on in this battle?" Jaemin's eyes widened and he smiled widely. That alone made hope flare in Renjuns chest. Maybe the prophecy didn't predicts everything. It hadn't predicted this..

Had it?

"I wont make the same mistake twice in fighting for them. I'm with you, but I also have some information that you might need." Jeno nodded and looked around at the battle field at all of his men fighting ruthlessly.

"For one, they each have a power to be aware of. You already know that Chanyeol is fire, then we have Chen who's power is lightning, Baekhyun's power is light, Sehun's power is wind, Suho's water, Xuimin's frost, and lastly Kai's power of teleportation." Jeno nodded as he took in Jaemin's words, but he tilted his head when he noticed someone missing.

"Where's Kai now? He keeps being here for a while then he leaves and comes back.." Jaemin nodded.

"EXO is relying a lot on Kai and his power to teleport them back to our base whenever they need healing. Lay is back at our temporary base healing whoever Kai brings back." Jeno looked at Jaemin as realization dawned on him.

"So we need to destroy the source somehow and kill lay..."

"Or we need to kill Kai." Jeno and Jaemin turned to Renjun as he spoke.

"Yes but killing Kai is near impossible. Everytime he gets hurt he just leaves and comes back stronger. The only people it would be hurting is us slowly loosing our energy.." Jaemin said. "But Lay is also impossible to kill because he would just heal himself forever.."

Renjun smiled and looked at Jeno with triumph.

"But we have a weapon they dont know about." Jeno's expression brightened as he registered what Renjun was saying.

"The gas!" Jeno turned to Jaemin.  "Jaem, I need you to go help someone out there.. Renjun stay with Jaemin. I'm going to go see Kun." Renjun and Jaemin nodded as Jeno ran off. Jaemin scanned around them to see where they should go. Jaemin nudged Renjun and pointed towards where he knew they should go.

Mark.

He was standing before a familiar boy, a frown of longing on his face.

"Mark! Long time no see!" Mark felt the tears in his eyes as Haechan took a step forward, making his first attack with the AR-15 griped in his hands. He fired quickly and carelessly at Mark but the older knew better from years of training with EXO. He easily dodged the bullets, rolling to the side before firing with his pistol at the youngers leg.

"Haechan please! We don't have to do this! You can come back!" That didn't stop Haechan though as the younger fired yet again. This time Mark didn't fully escape the wrath of the falling bullets, some of them grazing his arm as they flew by and one hitting his shoulder. He winced in pain but regardless, as Haechan began to reload, he dashed forward, jumping into Haechan and knocking the younger to the ground. He stood and placed his foot on Haechan's chest, aiming the gun at Haechan's head.

"Haechan, this has to stop! You can come back! I can help you feel empathy again!" For a second, Haechan seemed to consider the offer, the smile on his face fading and a look of desire and longing replacing it, but he shook his head and frowned in disgust.

"When will you learn Mark.. Empathy is a disgusting virus. It plants itself into those that are too weak to see its toxicity before leading its host to do wrong over dumb things like love. Look around you Mark! We wouldn't of lost half the lives we lost had empathy not been involved! If I had never felt empathy and gotten addicted to its toxic doings then Jisung would still be fighting alongside you! Empathy brings nothing but pain and overwhelming sorrow. It should be as feared as I am by all of you!" Mark shook at Haechan's words and his grip on his gun tightened as his finger hovered the trigger. Haechan smiled.

"Do it Mark! Do it! Shoot me right now! End my life in this painful world and feel as empathy takes over the mind of its host and invades your mind with guilt! Kill me and realize the truth!" Mark felt the tears fall harder and his gaze darken as he looked down at Haechan. This monster was the reason why Jisung walked among the stars. Everything he had worked towards was for this moment: the moment of revenge. Yet, now that it was finally upon him, he didn't know what choice to make.

And maybe Haechan was right.

Maybe Empathy was bad.

But Mark would fight for Neo Tech until the day he died if it meant erasing more people like EXO from the world.

He slowly shook his head.

"I love you Haechan.. But Neo Tech swears to protect the people, and unlike some people, I intend to support the cause I decided on to the end." Haechan's smile faltered and his gaze widened as Mark did it.

He pulled the trigger.

The bullet ended Haechan's life in an instant, the youngers head falling to the ground as his lifeless body shifted a bit from Mark removing his foot. He looked down with a dark gaze at the one he had once loved, watching as the breeze blew his hair over his bloody, ash covered skin.

"Mark.." The older turned to see Renjun behind-

Jaemin?

He quickly raised his gun to be aimed at Jaemin, the younger stumbling back from the sudden action.

"No! Mark!" Mark looked at Renjun. "He's with us now." Mark squinted at Jaemin and opened his mouth to speak, but he stopped as he felt a sharp pain in his back and a scream escape him. He pulled away from the feeling and leaped towards Jaemin, who successfully caught him and looked up to the cause of Marks injury.

Kai.

He had slid one of his daggers down Mark's back, leaving a long scar and tearing the fabric of Marks white t-shirt, now stained red on the back from his own blood.

"Jaemin? What's wrong with you? Finish him!" Kai said before staring at the cowering Jaemin in disbelief. Kai tilted his head. "Nana-" Jaemin's head snapped up.

"Never call me Nana you bastard." His haze darkened and he let Mark go as the older had regained his balance before taking an object out of his pocket and flipping the blade open. He dashed forward but right before attacking, he turned around and landed a blow.

Renjun's eyes widened.

Jaemin was predicting where Kai would teleport.

Jaemin kept his blade lodged in Kai's arm. He knew if Kai teleported again right now, he would teleport with him. He smirked when he noticed the betrayed expression on Kai's face, but his confidence changed to guilt as he noticed the way Kai looked over at Mark.

Mark smiled weakly.

"Kai.." He took a step forward towards the older. Kai, who was on his knees because of Jaemin's attack, looked up and met the gaze of the younger. He let out a bitter chuckle.

"Why did you leave us Mark?" He asked sincerely, his voice hoarse. Mark frowned in his eyes dulled as he looked down at Kai.

"I realized right from wrong.. I did what Chanyeol always said." He looked out at the fight, finding the man he had spoken of and watching as Chanyeol continued to battle alongside Chen against the most experienced fighters in Neo Tech.

"I looked from a different angle."

Jeno felt confident as he ran over to where Winwin and Yuta were fighting Sehun and Baekhyun, slipping past the battle unnoticed and going into where Kun and the others were. The first person he saw was Jungwoo. The man had a bandage over one of his eyes while the other looked very red. He looked in the general area of Jeno but not straight at him and his gaze kept frantically moving around his area. Jeno frowned.

"Jungwoo? What happened?" Jungwoo looked ashamed as his gaze fell to the floor. Lucas walked over to Jungwoo and took him in a hug.

"He walked out at the wrong time.. Baekhyun got him." Jeno frowned and nodded his understanding.

"What brings you here Jeno?" Kun asked as he walked over. Jeno lightened up a bit.

"Ah, yes! I need the toxic gas that you all made.. You know, the weakness." Kun nodded and began to rummage through things, searching for the weapon.

"I cant believe Jaemin is back.. He's with us now!" Jeno said happily. Jungwoo stiffened and Lucas sent Jeno a look that said 'are you crazy?' But Jeno just smiled stupidly until Kun came over and handed him the weapon. He nodded his thanks before quickly heading out of the room.

The weapon was a gun that would spray the chemical into the air. The chemical once breathed in by one of the men with powers, would dull the power forever but temporarily disable it.

As soon as Jeno stepped out of the room, he was thrown to the side by a strong breeze. When he stopped he managed somehow to catch himself before he would fall. He looked and saw that. Winwin had also been blown to the side but wasn't so successful in keeping his balance. Jeno watched as Baekhyun stepped forward and a orb of light began to form in his hand.

Baekhyun was going to blind him.

Jeno ran forward and aimed the gun, quickly spraying both Baekhyun and Sehun with the chemical. Jeno watched with pride as the light orb in Baekhyuns hand faded to nothing, the two coughing harshly before looking with hatred towards Jeno.

They tried to use there powers again but realized that it was no use. Jeno decided that Yuta and Winwin could handle it from here, dashing away to see who he should get next.

That was When he noticed Kai on his knees surrounded by Renjun, Mark, and Jaemin.

He smiled triumphantly before running over to the small group.

"Ah.. Jeno.... Uh w-we can make a deal right?" Jeno looked at Kai as the man pleaded and tried to convince Jeno to spare him. Jeno smiled a bit and a laugh unwillingly escaped his lips.

"Kai, I have no reason to kill you. You are just one of many of the innocent bystanders that was convinced that what you're doing is right.. You don't know any better. However I am going to have to stop you from getting help to your friends." And with that Jeno pulled the trigger, spraying the chemical in the air around Kai who coughed at the substance.

"Now what?" Jaemin asked, knife still in Kai's shoulder as they waited to be sure the chemical was in effect.

"Well now we-"

"Now you will pay for that." Jeno turned to see Chanyeol standing with fire blooming from his hand, poised to shoot it anytime. But Jeno was faster, aiming the gun at Chanyeol and shooting the toxic spray into the air around the tall man. Chanyeol coughed for a bit, the flame in his hand flickering out and the slight glow from his eyes seeming to fade as well.

"What the fuck did you do?"

Jeno smirked.

"I took away your power idiot. Now we have the advantage. I'll give you two options. You can stand down and leave us alone, or you can fight and lose anyways." Chanyeol frowned.

"Well then.. I guess I surrender." Chanyeol said, shrugging and throwing his hands into his pocket. His defeated posture made Jeno smile. A once powerful man, so powerless under his control.

That is, until Chanyeol pulled a pistol out of his pocket.

"NO!!"

Then, he heard the sound of a gunshot resonate in his ears.

But he felt no pain.

When he raised his head he was shocked by what he saw.

Only one word escaped his lips, coming out in a terrified gasp.

"R-Renjun.." Jeno watched painfully as the olders small body fell to the ground beside him. He reached forward quickly with wide tear filled eyes and shakily pulled the boys body into his grasp.

"J-Jen.." The older smiled weakly as he looked up at Jeno. He giggled a little and winced in pain as he reached for the wound in his stomach, painfully holding the bullet wound in an attempt to subside the bleeding. He forced a smile and met Jeno's gaze. The younger was crying and shook his head slowly. Renjun reached up with his free hand and wiped away the falling tears with his thumb.

"Jeno.. I-I figured it out.... The- the prophecy predicts y-your death.." Pain filled tears fell down Renjun's face despite his smile and he could feel the pain in his stomach grow worse. The blood was seeping through his fingers at this point, his attempt to stay alive failing. He felt weak and he dropped his head, feeling Jeno's hold on it as the younger pulled him closer into his lap. Renjun chuckled. "I g-guess I stopped that, huh?" He smiled wider and snuggled a bit into Jeno. Renjun felt so cold despite the flames raging around them, so the warmth of the younger was nice, his comforting scent only adding to that.

"Renjun!" The older looked up to see who had called his name and saw Jaemin hurrying to kneel beside Jeno. "No no Renjun you.. You cant d-die....." Jaemin's voice cracked as he spoke and he was rushing his words. He did the same with his actions, hurriedly ripping off part of his already torn shirt and pressing it against Renjun's wounds. The tears falling down his face showed no signs of stopping as he did so.

"Jaemin.. It's alright.... It'll be okay."

Jaemin froze and he looked up to meet Renjun's gaze. His eyes were filled with so much emotion, pain sorrow and longing most evident, and the flames surrounding them reflected perfectly in his dark gaze.

And those words..

The words he had needed to hear since day one.

The words he had always wanted to hear from Renjun.

Everything would be okay.

And although it was clearly wrong, although he knew nothing would ever be the same after this, he somehow found comfort in the words. He felt calmer and his breathing steadied, the tears still falling but now a bit slower. His eyes dulled and he reached out for Renjun's spare hand that had fallen off his wound.

"You.. You cant die....." Jeno managed. Renjun looked at the younger and his smile didn't falter.

"I have too....." He sighed and closed his eyes. He knew what was happening and he was ready. He was loosing touch with reality. But he was right where he had always wanted to be. Back where it all began.

Home.

Jeno, Jaemin.

They were his home.

He was with the people he loved more then anything.

And he wasn't going to go without saying that..

"God... I love you two so fucking much...." He managed. His hands trembled and he started to cry more. Jeno and Jaemin looked at each other before looking back at Renjun.

"We love you too Injunnie..." Jeno said shakily. Jaemin nodded quickly.

Renjun sighed.

He was at peace.

"Thank you both for everything.. J-Jeno, I will never forget who saved me from my father on that n-night.. Jaemin, you made your mistakes but.. You came back.... I'm really sorry that we cant live in the country Nono.."

Jeno's frown grew and his tears grew heavier.

"And Nana.. I forgive you...."

Jaemin felt his heart stop.

Nana.

His nickname.

Renjun forgave him.

That's all he had ever wanted from them.

Forgiveness.

Renjun began to notice how much effort each of his breaths was taking, feeling weaker with each passing second. He closed his eyes and relaxed his body, letting out a sigh as everything faded. All he felt was his hand in Jaemin's and Jeno's hand running softly through his hair.

And what was the last thing he heard before he fell into the eternal sleep?

"It's gonna be fine Renjun.. You can still make it.... Come on.."

Jeno's calming voice.

Then, a bright light.

Two familiar figures.

There voices calling to him from across the field.

And despite the tears in his eyes,

Despite the longing in his heart for the two he left behind.

A smile danced across his face.

-tbc-

I crashed wattpad and my memos app... This is the longest chapter so far it has over 5000 words so oof. I'll probably post the next chapter later today so prepare for thaaaaat. Haha sorry the ending is sad boi hours haha Also listen to BTS's wings album cuz its cry time. I listened to lie and first love while writing this haha I'm fine k byeeee ~💚