yo before we get to this chap i just wanna ask uhh if i (hypothetically) continue take me to church would u guys still read it? bc idk there's a lil tingle that supposedly is pulling me into continuing that book LOL ok without further ado, here's chap 21~

21 — WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

a lot of forgiving, a lot of catching up.

(anticlimactic yet important filler chapter!!)

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_EUNSANG.XMK: ure kidding. you know seungyoun-hyung????? you recognized him??? WTFFF why didn't u tell me?!!?!

"yo, i've been searching for him for ages!" his sister sits eagerly in front the laptop, for the first in forever she's happy to be in touch with her brother again. "you literally forgot everything since you were still a baby back then. mom told me never to speak of him again, so that's why i got stripped off. surely i was left alone with the memories! some days i don't even believe he was even real since it certainly felt like a fever dream to be friends with such important chaebol."

after the short euphoria of reuniting with eunsang and discussing about what they all knew and did not know about mimicry junho, the formal meeting came into an end when daniel had to excuse himself as he had an important errand to do regarding to his company. slowly the crowd began to broke apart, with the boys splitting up as they discussed about the different topics. eunhee stays close to her brother as she is accompanied by seungwoo and wooseok, seungyoun's best friends who are awfully curious of their friend's background story.

"so eunsang had met seungyoun even before this whole thing happened? i knew it!" seungwoo excitedly moves to the beat. "tell me more! what do you know?"

"yeah, how was seungyoun back then?" wooseok asks with a sly grin. "i'm asking not because i'm searching new content for me to clown him about, of course, i'm just genuinely asking. hehe."

_EUNSANG.XMK: yea i wanna know too!!!

"oppa~" eunhee turns to the latter who's currently hovering the kitchen. "you want to me to tell them or would you like to tell them yourself?"

seungyoun stirs the chamomile tea he has made for himself, gesturing at her. "i'm not much of a talented storyteller. you tell them."

"okay!" eunhee turns back to the older boys and seungyoun's laptop. "so, i think you guys have already known that seungyoun-oppa was once involved in a car crash..."

and so they listen to her story intently, not wanting to miss a single thing. seungyoun, not interested of listening to his life story all over again, decided that it's best for him to hang around with his dongsaengs.

at the other end of the room, hangyul, dohyon, dongpyo and minhee are off to sending jaemin away, for he had involved himself in other plans. "you sure you can't stay here longer? we haven't catch up with each other!" hangyul says with a frown.

"no can do, sister, i have an important meeting with some sponsors this evening. sorry, busy man." he says the last sentence in english, an effort to dramatization. "i got meetings all scheduled til next week, god i'm glad my duties will soon come to an end."

dongpyo whispers to minhee, "see? that's what a productive and not jobless person looks like. you better take notes."

"ah! speaking about the student council— dear me, i'm really bad at remembering things. minhee-ssi!" minhee straightens his posture the moment he hears his name being called. "don't forget that there'll be a briefing for the presidential debate tomorrow after school. don't be late! oh, and don't forget to bring your campaign team that consists of five people!"

"presidential debate?" minhee turns to dongpyo. "i have to speak?"

"yah, nana, that's why i told you we should catch up," hangyul extends his arm, resting it on jaemin's shoulder. "you know, have a lil talk about the campaign.. what we should and should not do.. a lil soap talk and all..."

"lee hangyul, that's the exact reason why i plan on leaving now." jaemin shoves his arm away, his eyes jolt in seriousness. "as much as i hate having artificial intelligence taking over the student council, i would still like some fair play. if minhee's as good as you guys say he is," he glances to minhee sharply. "then he should effortlessly win the race, no doubt."

"and he will." dongpyo says in affirmation. "but we could use some help from you too. jaemin-ssi, you have the whole control of this competition. you get to choose everything you desire."

"and what i desire is a fair competition." jaemin crosses his arms. "i enjoyed my time with you, dongpyo-yah, we had our fun and games, but this isn't one of them. this is the field i put my whole heart into, my student council, and i for one do not want to stain my  last days in power, not after all the hard work that i've done."

hangyul has never seen his leader so serious before. he clears his throat. "and so be it. sorry if we made you feel uncomfortable in any way— enjoy your meeting, nana!"

"thanks, hangyul-ah." he turns to minhee. "so i leave it to you. the presidential debate isn't as nervewrecking as it sounds, trust me. i suggest you.. learn the weaknesses of your opponent, that's all. toodles!"

the boys are now down to four. minhee sighs as he watches jaemin leave the house, looking as confident as ever. "how could i live up to his expectations, god..."

"of course you can! you're kang minhee!" dongpyo clasps both of his hands. "now all you need is an awesome campaign team, led by me. nam dohyon! you are joining the team."

dohyon scowls. "no, i am not—"

"this isn't an offer, sunshine, you must obey the words of the elder. hangyul-hyung!"

"i can't join the campaign team, i'm an active student council member, you know?" hangyul sighs. "but i can help you with other stuff though. i will try my best to come up with something."

"well, can you come up with something that could make kang minhee a wielding, confident natural speaker who's great at debating?"

hangyul grins. "that i have just the plan.."

yohan quietly sits beside a very distressed hyeongjun, as he does his attempt of lifting his spirits. "hyeongjun-ah~ you did well today."

hyeongjun lifts up his head. "i got stuck in a dark room by myself."

"without getting killed! i see that as a great accomplishment."

"hyung, if you're doing this to make me feel better then you don't have to. i'm fine."

"well, i kinda brought you into this," yohan sighs. "if i didn't convince you to join the mission, you wouldn't know about your mother."

"and i will continue to live life cluelessly without knowing what my mother's been up to?" he frowns. "well, though i've always seen her as a flawless rolemodel and this discovery has turned the tables.. i mean it's better that i know, right? it's better to face the truth.."

yohan looks down to his feet. "at least you've ever seen your mom as a rolemodel, where as i... hm. i don't even think she cares about me at all."

hyeongjun's eyes flutter. "nonsense! does your mother not love you?"

"she has her own problems, too many of them. and as time went by, she have somehow classified myself as one." he faintly laughs. "well, she's nothing to me really. i don't find see both of my parents as important figures in my life."

"but they're your family!"

"hyeongjun-ah, have you ever felt the pain of having your dad beating you up with a soju bottle?"

"i don't have a dad, he's long dead."

"oh, well, forgive me." yohan fails to deliver his message. "anyway, my point is, they never see me as family, and i will also do so to them. for you guys are my family now, that's the truth i've been holding on to."

"are you guys making a list of irresponsible parents?" seungyoun enters into the conversation, startling the both of them. "if you do, make sure to add my dad."

yohan shakes his head. "you don't fit the criteria."

"and why is that?"

"this only includes 'irresponsible parents who are too broke to provide immense comfort for their children', so you sir, are not included."

seungyoun laughs. "my dad didn't move an inch when he saw that i got hit by a car. he did his best to cover up the news instead so it won't stir trouble."

"seriously? that's horrible!" hyeongjun gapes.

"yeah, it was.." seungyoun turns to the younger boy. "hyeongjun, about your mother..."

"did you know about it?" yohan asks curiously. "about mrs song.."

seungyoun shakes his head. "i had no idea. if i did, i would've had told you."

hyeongjun takes a deep breath. "i believe in you, hyung."

"thank you, hyeongjun-ah." seungyoun turns to yohan. "yohan, about what happened—"

"i have learnt my mistake and i'm sorry. i should've put my trust on you." yohan's head drops low. "you had your reasons of keeping stuff from us, and that's okay. i for one reacted out of spite."

"as one of the most logical person i have ever met— yes, you — i'm sure you had your own reasons, and i forgive you." seungyoun nods. "i don't want any miscommunication with you ever again. i would also like to clear up things to you, too."

hyeongjun looks at him confusedly. "who are you referring to?"

"me." dohyon appears upon them, eyes filled with regret. "hey, hyung. it's been a while."

seungyoun gazes at him. "i see you have forgiven daniel, as well."

"i will continue to see him as a cousin who prioritizes me out of everyone else." dohyon raises his voice, "and i have decided to lower my ego and learn to trust you wholeheartedly, just like what my brother had done." he glances at hangyul who was at the edge of the room with other boys. "all this time i've seen his loyalty as a weakness, now i see it as strength."

seungyoun nods in understanding. "and about your mom—"

"it's okay, i've let go all grudges, seriously." he waves his hand. "i even forgave junho— the real one, of course. i know my mom wants to rest in peace, so i must respect her by letting her go."

seungyoun glances at his dongsaengs. "guys look, i know i haven't been the best older hyung for you guys, for i have been distracted by a lot of things regarding so, especially after eunsang's disappearance."

hyeongjun nods. "you've been really distant lately, hyung."

"but now with eunsang back, i shall put my absolute attention to you guys again." he grins. "my boys. what you've done behind our back is unacceptable, but necessary. and for that, I express my gratitude."

yohan grins back. "yo, what about a group hug? i think we deserve it after everything that happened."

dohyon's eyes widen. "um there's no way—"

but they did it anyway. sandwiched among his older brothers, dohyon felt like he's gonna die out of suffocation.

but he did not mind. he rather die like this than by keeping any more grudges to his brothers,

his family.

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a little exposure of yohan's family background which i haven't done since like, forever. he's a tough one, this boy :,)

if y'all enjoy x1 ensemble fics make sure to check out @Felix_exe 's new fic!! (4 years into wattpad and i still don't know how to tag ppl, am i doing this correctly,,,,,,)

If y'all have any other x1 fics to promote (or if y'all planning on translating the superhuman series) , don't hesitate to tell me hehee i would love to read some of your works!!

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