10 — A LEAP OF FAITH
are you sure telling hyeongjun everything would end up being a great idea..?

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seungwoo: hey kiddo, how's the situation going there? @.eunsang

eunsang: @ school?

eunsang: nothing much i guess

seungyoun: he must be bored waiting without us🤩

eunsang: tbh yeah..

eunsang: y'all made my first day so bizarre to the point i don't know what else to do on the next day

seungyoun: that's what u get for tearing my brain to pieces :)))))

wooseok: how's hyeongjun?

eunsang: he's doing better than expected, accepted himself so quickly

eunsang: speaking of him i need to check on him rn, he told me to meet him during lunch break

seungwoo: yah we'll be there soon!! i'll call you when we're close

wooseok: yo kid want some corndogs

eunsang: sure

wooseok: aight seungyoun borrow 5 bucks

seungyoun: no

wooseok: i'm buying it for the kid!!!

seungyoun: you're buying it for yourself too so no

seungyoun: don't worry @.eunsang imma bring some corndogs for u

eunsang: yay thanks

wooseok: seungyoun just told me that he wants to get to know u better

seungyoun: WTF

wooseok: he thinks that your blocking ability is cool that's why he wants to be more friendly with you

wooseok: he's playing mind tricks with me yikes

seungyoun: wooseok said he's about to wash away my phone to the point it won't work anymore

seungyoun: sike i'll just buy another🤭

eunsang scrolls through the chat room with a big grin plastered on his face. he's quite excited to see those people again, because no matter how much annoying seungyoun is to him he can't wait to discover other more unusual people and their undiscovered powers, even if it means that slowly he won't probably be that important anymore. nevertheless he shoves the depressing thought away from his mind, hoping that he could be good friends with the rest of the undetected x1 individuals that are still roaming around the school.

after biology class, he immediately makes his way towards the hall that is located at the fourth floor, the highest floor in the building. the room that used to be so crowded the last time he's been here looks strangely small now that he looks at it in an empty state. on the west side corner he sees hyeongjun who was leaning against the stairs that leads to the rooftop. he comes to him immediately. "hyeongjun-ah!"

hyeongjun turns around with a shock look on his face. he then stops eunsang, putting a finger in front of his lips, gesturing him to stay quiet. "don't talk too loud, he thinks i'm not here yet!"

"who?"

"minhee. i told him that i went down to get a drink, but in reality i'm just here waiting for you." he comes forward, putting a hand on his shoulder. "where have you been?! you came so late."

"the biology teacher decided to fit in 3 chapters of a book into one meeting, sorry." eunsang apologizes. "i came here as soon as i can."

"well then, let's go up before minhee suspects anything,"

the two boys went upstairs to the rooftop, with eunsang looking around seeing the pretty scenery. somewhere around the edge stood a very clueless kang minhee staring at the view without knowing the sudden presence of two new boys. hyeongjun tiptoes his way towards him, and eunsang had no choice but to follow him from behind. as his thoughts start to linger, he starts thinking of what exactly hyeongjun had in mind, and whether if it's worth the try or not.

"hyeongjun-ah—"

"sssshhhh!"

"hyeongjun, don't you think we should just wait for the seniors? they'll be here soon."

"we could talk to them later on about other people. come on eunsang, we can handle minhee on our own. he's my friend."

"what are you planning on doing then?"

"you said his special powers include flying, right?"

eunsang nods, then his eyes widened.

no, it can't be.

"no. hyeongjun, no. that's too much of a risk."

"you don't even know what i'm going to do!"

"you're going to push him, aren't you? push him off the building and see if he flies."

"well, that was my plan.."

"and that plan's over. don't think of ever doing that."

hyeongjun frowns. "why?"

"because it's dangerous and it risks his damn life, that's why!"

"he needs to be underpressure so that he could let his powers kickstart, just like what you guys did to me."

"well, we didn't THROW YOU OFF A 4 STORY BUILDING, if that's what you're thinking."

"a baby eagle needs to fall in order to be able to soar its wings!"

"darling, do you think that kid has wings?!" eunsang snaps. "no, and i don't think he would be thinking of defending himself if he's at the edge of falling. this is not a tryout, hyeongjun. you can't click undo once you try to do it."

"have a little faith," hyeongjun walks minhee confidently, passing eunsang with no integrated feelings. eunsang tried to pull his arm but his fluid moves ensue, easily letting go of his grip without any trouble. he sprints his way in light speed, now literally at the back of his target, one single push and he goes down.

eunsang swarms in panic. "hyeongjun-ah!"

the boy pushes minhee with no hesitation. minhee, losing his balance, falls upwards towards the ground. eunsang runs to save him but his hand was too far beyond his reach. minhee keeps falling.. and falling.. and falling...

all eunsang could ever hope for is a miracle.

i forbid him from falling! his feet won't touch the ground, i forbid him from falling!

you can fly, minhee. you can fly.

a little bump sound could be heard from down under. a very concerned eunsang immediately sprints his way down to the ground floor, his heart racing, his mind thinking of solely just minhee. he strikes forward, and when he reaches the place he sees minhee in the ground, his body unconscious. there were no signs of wounds or bleedings, there was only him. eunsang was about to pick him up when someone else suddenly reaches him first before he does.

"seungyoun-ah, bring him to the infirmary now!" seungwoo shouts. the younger boy nods and takes the body away before eunsang could do anything.

eunsang turns to seungwoo. "hyung—"

"not now, eunsang." he pushes him away, heading to hyeongjun. "what did you think you were doing?"

hyeongjun was there before eunsang because he ran his way out the moment minhee reaches the ground. hyeongjun didn't dare to look up, his hands are shaking and his eyes are watery. "i-i thought h-he c-could fly himself.."

"not in that condition he's not!" seungwoo replies in a harsh tone.

"you could've killed him back there," wooseok mutters, his stagnant eyes were clearly ablaze.

eunsang steps forward. "it's all my fault, hyung—"

"hyung? we're not there yet, kid." seungwoo says bitterly, leaving a deep scratch in eunsang's heart. "i told you to stay out of trouble but you gave us this."

"we just wanted to help.." hyeongjun stutters.

"your friend almost died, so don't you dare act like you're the victim here." wooseok snaps. "get away from my sight, i don't want to see you two anywhere close to me." his hands were clasped tightly.

eunsang lifts his head. "but—"

"eunsang."

eunsang looks at seungwoo who calls him. the older boy gestures at the ground. eunsang notices that the temperature is slowly getting colder and the ground is isolated into ice again. by that he knew it probably wasn't the best time argue. "alright, i'm going."

he takes hyeongjun with him, gripping him as tight as he can so that he won't get away. he tells himself not to encounter wooseok again throughout the day, especially if he walks alongside hyeongjun.

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i'm not quite satisfied by this chapter but i hope you genuinely liked it, this story is getting faster than my usual pace so yeah i don't know whether to be happy or not lol

all the minhee falling without leaving a scratch thing will be explained in the next few chapters, so please wait for them!!

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- yuehwa