"I'm giving you 5 seconds to explain yourselves." Dongju warned while blocking me from their view.

"Dongju, they're not going to hurt me. They were held captive like I was. They just came by to thank and check up on me." I said quickly before things could worsen.

Dongju and the others relaxed and Minsan and the rest seemed relieved. Dongju walked back over to the doorway and kept watch.

"Well, it's good to know you're in good hands, Geonhak. We'll take our leave now. May our paths cross again." Homyoung said with a smile.

They each gave me a fist bump then disappeared in an instant. I looked at Dongju who no longer seemed tense. He marched over to me then hit me over my head.

"You idiot." he said, seething with anger.

"Slow down there, Ju." Hwanwoong said while pulling him away from me.

"Do you know how dangerous that was? What if they weren't as nice as you thought and came to hurt you? What if they were that incuel's minions? Don't you ever think Geonhak?" Dongju fussed before Hwanwoong dragged him out the room.

I held my head low then felt a stinging feeling in my eyes. I gripped the sheets and kept my emotions from spilling out. I felt something touch my head, so I looked up to see what it was.

"Don't mind him, Geon. He's been on the edge lately." said Youngjo in a soft voice. "He only fusses and gets upset is because he cares. That's all."

I remained quiet as Youngjo stroked my hair that probably looked a mess from all the tossing and turning. I heard the door close then watched Youngjo get into bed with me.

"Let's get some sleep, okay? I'll be right here." he said as he lied down.

"Okay..." I mumbled before lying down as well.

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I woke up then noticed I was sitting in shallow water underneath a starry sky. I looked around and I was completely surrounded by large trees of varying heights. I reached up towards the sky and pretended to catch a star. I brought my arm down then opened the palm of my hand. A small star twinkled. "What is this...?"

I noticed despite sitting in water, my lower body didn't feel the slightest bit wet. I accidentally dropped the star in water then watched as the clear color had become purple. I quickly moved out of the water as it started to form a whirlpool. The purple color had started to turn black and started pulling things in. I held onto a tree only for it to be uprooted and pulled into the hole with me along with it.

I shot up in bed breathing heavily. I looked myself over and started to calm down. It was just a dream. Well, dream to nightmare. I couldn't get my mind off of the small star that created a hole in the water. The sun was shining through the window and casted its rays onto the floor. I hoped it'd be the last time I ever had that dream.

I found it slightly easier to move around than yesterday, so I slipped out of bed to figure out where we were. I tiptoed down the hall then noticed a flight of stairs. My nose picked up a pleasant aroma and I quickly made my way down the stairs.

"You...?" I said in confusion.

She looked back then gasped.

"You're okay! They wouldn't let me see you. God, it was messy when they brought you in. I'm telling you, blood got all over my welcome mat and floors." she said a bit nostalgic.

"I apologize..." I said quietly.

"It's fine. Anyway, have a seat. I'm guessing the others are still asleep." she said as she peeked at the stairs.

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"Good luck!" she yelled as we traveled south in the clear bubble.

I waved to her then yelled I wouldn't forget her generosity. I looked at the others who seemed just as grateful. Except Dongju. I frowned as his mind seemed to be somewhere else. The image of us locking lips occupied my mind and made me feel hotter. I pushed the image away and conditioned myself to believe it was because his powers were starting to act up.

"Do you think the mohaw might be there?" Youngjo asked.

"Don't know, but surely someone would've spotted a large bird in the air." Dongju replied a bit coolly.

I blinked then found myself staring out at a bunch of trees. I looked down and noticed the familiar water. I quickly backed away in fear of being sucked in again. I noticed something twinkle then fall from the sky. "No!" I quickly dove for it then smiled when I saw I had caught it. Just then a few more fell and one had successfully fallen in. I tried running away and ended up getting sucked in again.

"Geonhak!" a voice yelled, waking me from the dream.

I looked around and saw six pairs of worried eyes on me. We stared at each other as I wasn't sure what to say.

"You look pale..." Hwanwoong said as he inspected my face.

"I'm fine. Are we close?" I asked, trying to avoid the subject.

"In fact, we just arrived." said Dongju who not once glanced at me.

He was starting to tick me off. I could've been having a heart attack and he probably wouldn't even check on me. I then thought of when he was crying when I had come to. He wasn't completely heartless. I had never seen Dongju cry, so I made sure to burn it in my memory.

We landed in front of a town that seemed lively. Music could be heard and shouting as well. Did we drop in during a celebration? Dongju had gone on ahead and I quickly followed after him.