I had a feeling that they'll be visiting, they knew that we would see that broadcast. "Hey, everyone… How are you guys feeling?" Eiji had asked as they made themselves comfortable inside the room.
"We're quite good." Vince had answered him, "We feel much better after your broadcast, thanks for that." Eiji then smiled at him.
When Eiji got a phone call, he excused himself and let Seongho chat with the couple. I also noticed Dongwu and Byumin checking on Justin. Those two had been fond of Justin and developed a bond with him, especially Byumin. I'm not sure of it but I have a feeling. He might look as young as Justin but he's actually a year older than my junior. Plus, I know, as a matter of fact, that Byumin is Bi. He may not look like it but he prefers men more over the opposite sex. I got this information unwillingly from my sister. And a look is a look.
There's also Jyuji who always checks on Elise and now comforting her since she was still sobbing. Huh, these two are getting rather so close to each other, too. Being as jolly as ever, Elise could make anyone like her and I guess, even an idol. I better watch my juniors closely, I know a 'feeling' when I see one –
"Hey there…" Kangwoo had then sat on my bedside, "How are you feeling?" He looks concerned but why is that? He's the one that caused the wound on my neck, isn't he…? I grew confused but his stare was quite intense, those piercing violet eyes glued only on me.
I cleared my throat and looked away from him, "I'm fine thank you… It still stings a bit but it's not that painful anymore…" My eyes then noticed Ebony teasingly smiling at me. Ugh, not again…
"Seems like you handle the pain quite well, that's good to hear then…" I then glanced at him, why do I feel that it means more than that? He smiled at me then he moved closer, he tucked a stray strand of my hair behind my ear then trailed his fingers down my bandaged neck, "[Don't worry, it'll heal quickly…]".
I gulped at his words, why do I have the feeling that he has something else in his mind? His stare was intense and it's making me blush, I had to look away again. But I could still feel his fingers on my neck and it was making my heart throb. I wanted it to stop because I can't really fall for him since what he wants is not me, only my blood.
Then a grunt took all our attention, "Ugh…" It was Louie regaining his consciousness. My friends along with the members went near to check on him. I did too but not before Kangwoo assisted me out of the bed. Again, a small gesture but it affects me more than anything. But the assistance didn't end there, my body still felt weak since I lost some blood so he helped me all the way to Louie's bed.
"Careful, now…" Vince had helped Louie sit up in bed as he whined.
"Aw, my head…". When he came through, he quickly grabbed Vince's arm as he exclaimed, "JEANNE! Where's Jeanne!? Is she alright…?". Vince tapped his hand and made him let go.
"She's fine, she's fine –"
"Are you sure!? She… She scratched her neck! There was blood… I tried to get to her but those damn guys ganged up on me… Where is she?"
"I'm right here, Louie.", I said with a smile on my face as he turned and saw me. He then sighed relieved but then a bit, I don't know, annoyed…? I noticed that as he briefly looked at my side, he probably saw Kangwoo beside me, obviously assisting me to stand.
"Thank goodness you're fine…" He then turned to Kangwoo, "I guess I should thank you too." I really feel some tension between these two, and I wonder why. "I'm sorry I couldn't get to you in time, Jeanne.".
"It's fine, Louie. It was two against one, you couldn't possibly get to me."
"I would if I could…" Louie had said it with determination, it was the first time he stared at me that intently.
It made me a bit shy and looked elsewhere, "T – Thanks… I guess…" I could feel Kangwoo's hold on me tighten. I glanced up and he had this serious look at Louie, huh, what's up with these two anyway? I'm so confused.
"How about Justin? Where is he?" Louie asked as he turned back to Vince.
"He's on the opposite bed…" Louie looked as Vince added, "The doctor sedated him for the day, he needs a lot of rest.".
Louie then gritted his teeth then angrily stated, "This is all your group's fault, you know." He eventually glared at Kangwoo who I nervously glance at yet again.
"We know…" Kangwoo surprisingly replied, "That is why we're doing some amendments." Amendments…? What kind of amendments? And as if Kangwoo sensed my curiosity, he glanced at me with a smile on his face as I noticed Eiji went back to us.
"[Alright, everything's set…]" I stare at him like he said something foreign and then he remembered that my friends don't understand Korean. "Oh, my bad… I was just saying that everything has been set.".
"What is 'set'?" Vince confusingly asked him as he cross his arms in front of his chest. My other friends and I were curious as well so Eiji just spilled the bean.
He then informed us, "Our management will cover all your hospital expenses…" Oh, alright, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. "And for your safety, we'll be joining you on your vacation." WHAT!? "Our groups both are having a DIY vacation itinerary, right…? So why not spend it together? That way we think we could lessen our expenses, sight-see more and, of course, as the main concern… We could guarantee your safety." Oh, my goodness, this can't be happening. "What do you think?".
"About the hospital bills, don't worry about it Vamp Entertainment will cover it all." Eiji had then added before flashing us a small smile.
He can't be serious, right…? Us, going with them…? "Oh, I'm not… Really sure…" Vince was kind of hesitant too then my friends glanced at me. They are fully aware that I'm the one that looked forward to this vacation. What should I do?
I had to release myself from Kangwoo's 'helping arms' and nervously said, "Please let us think about it first… Besides it wouldn't be fair to decide when one of us is still unconscious.".
"Fair enough…" Eiji thankfully accepted, "Miss Hong Min Soo wishes to hear your answer as soon as possible so arrangements will be made. I really hope you consider it, it's the least that we could do."
We gave them a nod and they slowly moved and gestured for the door. Jyuji looked hesitant to leave but Seongho whispered something to him. The younger sighed and took Elise that he'll be in touch. At Justin's bed, Byumin stares blankly at my junior's sleeping face. Maybe he wanted to stay too but a tap from Dongwu on his back had signaled him to stand up and go with them.
I could feel piercing eyes on me and I'm sure it was Kangwoo. But I didn't glance back, eventually, he followed his members out of the room. I slightly sighed when I heard the door close. Carefully, I sat back on my designated bed.
"Are we really going to consider…?" I looked up to Louie as he addressed the elephant in the room, "I mean, what if we get into a more serious problem if ever, we agreed to that… That offer…?".
"Shut up, Louie." Ebony reacted, "You're always thinking of the negative stuff.".
"Negative stuff…?" He then sounds offended, "Me…? Look at Justin. Isn't what happened to him not a 'negative stuff'? Jeanne and I... We battered, too! That's not negative!?"
"Come on, Louie –"
"No, listen –"
"THAT'S ENOUGH! Both of you!" Vince then raised his voice as he sat frustrated on the empty bed. Ebony followed suit and hugged him on the side. "Jeanne, what do you think?".
"Hmm…?"
"I know you've been looking forward to this trip more than any of us. Well, we do too but you're really the top on the list so I want to know your thoughts."
"Oh… Um, I'm not…" I then paused for a moment. To be honest, I'm against it, I don't want to be more frustrated than I already am but there's a voice inside my head saying that I should reconsider. Plus, my sister's demands, huh, I can only imagine her reaction if I went against my word. She might ignore me for a whole month.
"Jeanne…?" Vince's voice had brought me out of my thoughts. I then cleared my throat and thought of a temporary response.
"I'm not sure… Since Justin isn't awake yet, can we hold that thought for now…?"
"Yeah… Yeah, of course…" Vince looked a bit worried, "But we need to make a decision soon.".
"I know… Um, do you guys mind if I go out for a moment…?" And when I noticed Ebony standing up, I added, "Alone… If that's fine. I'm just going to, you know, clear my mind…"
"Oh, sure, no problem." Ebony replied and sat back beside her boyfriend, "We'll be right here.".
"Thanks…"
"Just don't be too long.", Vince commented as I gestured for the door. I just gave him a nod and a smile as I leave our hospital room.
Vince is like a big brother to all of us, I can't blame him for being worried. My brother's the same, though he's a year younger than me, he takes being a brother too seriously.
I walked along the corridors of the hospital and even though it was late in the afternoon, I could only see a few nurses or doctors or even just people pacing the hallways like me. It came to a point that I was the only one walking the hall but I realized it a bit later since my mind was somewhere else. I was so deep in my thoughts that I nearly bump into a vending machine.
Goodness, that scared me. I then paused in front of the vending machine. I do have some coins with me and seeing food made me a bit hungry. I inserted a coin and choose a snack then while waiting for it to drop, thoughts were running around inside my head.
Should we agree on the 'merging' vacation offer…? Will it be worth it…? Well, my juniors will be the happiest if ever but how about the rest of us? About me…? I've been looking forward to this trip ever since I got my passport, would accepting the offer deprive or elevate my dream vacation…? I don't want strangers bugging us on our trip yet in exchange, I'll have to deal with that overrated idol group.
I sighed in frustration, why am I even debating with myself if we're to agree or not? The probability of choosing the latter is quite high. I'll just have to make that decision when Justin regains consciousness, yet I might have an idea of what he'll choose…
When I heard the vending machine dinged, I was expecting my snack to be on the pick-up box. But then when I reached inside, there was nothing. I looked up and saw that the snack was stuck between its spring and the glass. What the…? I got a bit annoyed and tried to tap the glass in hopes of retrieving my food. Come on, let me have my ¥150 snack!
Then out of nowhere, I heard a slap on the vending machine's side that made me jump away in fright. The snack then finally fell on the pick-up box. Then an arm reached down and took it out.
There is only one person I could imagine doing that. My eyes followed the arm and when it reached to its owner, my suspicion was right. It was him.
"[Hello there, sweet blood…]" Kangwoo held the snack near his face. I guess to force me to look at him straight in the face, "[How are you feeling?]".
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