Tick Tock, Tick Tock.

Mingyu is driving the van, following S.Coups' van.

"Do u guys know where we are heading?" He asked the others, Dino, Jun, The8, Wonwoo, Vernon & Seungkwan.

"The hyungs including me already discuss the next step if we are being attack. I still can't believe Jeonghan hyung's instinct is right. S.Coups hyung said we will be going to our beach house." Jun said.

"Oh, the one CEO bought for us cuz of we work hard on 'One Fine Day'?" Dino asked.

"Yep." Jun answered.

Mingyu then drove to the beach house peacefully, well not really cuz Seungkwan & Vernon were noisy but it's already normal for all of them.

~But on the other hand... in S.Coups' van...~

It's a chaos. Everyone in the van were talking & just making noise. S.Coups started to get infuriated cuz he can't focus driving with all these noise. Jeonghan who sat beside him gave him an apologetic look & pat his back to comfort him. S.Coups smiled slightly at Jeonghan before focus back on driving.

"Guys, please calm down. S.Coups is trying to drive here!" Jeonghan said sternly.

Automatically, everyone was quiet.

"Hyung, Hoshi is injured!" Woozi said in panic.

Jeonghan looked back to see Hoshi clutching his arm that had a bite mark on it.

"Oh my God! Hoshi, are u okay??" Jeonghan asked.

Hoshi just gritted his teeth & shut his eyes as he beared the pain. His head was on Woozi's shoulder.

"I think Hoshi hyung is bitten by the Vambieres when they try to keep hold those creatures." DK said.

"Seungcheol, u need to drive fast! Hoshi's face is pale!" Joshua said.

With that, S.Coups start to speed up to the beach house.

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The Seventeen members finally arrived at their beach house in the evening. Woozi was still holding the injured Hoshi with the help of DK. Some of them felt a bit relieved cuz they had successfully escaped from the vambieres.

Woozi was still restless as he saw his best friend, Hoshi whimpering in pain. All of them were in the living room. Now all of them knew about Hoshi's injury.

"What now???" Vernon asked.

"Should we take Hoshi to the hospital??" Joshua said.

"No, don't. I don't trust hospitals." Woozi said.

"But Soonyoung is injured!!" Mingyu said, panicked.

"Guys, calm down! Let's settle this problem slowly. Soonyoung, are u okay?" S.Coups asked.

"I... I... can't move my body..." he said still in pain.

Hoshi's face was so pale. Woozi patted his head soothingly.

"He needs blood." Wonwoo's statement make everyone look at him in shock.

"What? Why?" Dino asks.

"He was bite by the vambiere. The vambiere virus will spread through his body in 24 hours. So he needs blood to survive." Wonwoo explained carefully.

"Where can we get blood??" Jeonghan said.

"The hospital, of course!" Seungkwan said.

"But will hospitals treat him? I don't think so cuz there is still no cure for this virus!" Joshua said.

"So what are we going to do??" The8 said.

While the others continued bickering, Woozi looked at the Hoshi's wound that starts to get worse. Earlier in the van, the injury started to become a bruise. But now the bruise started to go all the way to the shoulder.

"Hoshi, I'm sorry that I can't do anything to help u...." Woozi said with teary eyes as he looks at Hoshi that is lying on his lap.

"It's okay... ugh...." Hoshi whispered slowly then groaning in pain.

"I'm so sorry..." Woozi can't keep his tears anymore so he let the tears fall.

"Hey, it's not even ur fault... so stop apologizing... And... what happened to the Woozi that I know? He's not... this weak. So stop crying..." Hoshi tried to chuckle but end up coughing.

"I... I also dunno why I am crying. The tears just... fall." Woozi said, obviously lying.

Hoshi chuckled a bit, "At least... u are not mad... at me anymore."

"What do u mean?"

"Remember last week... S.Coups hyung, Jeonghan hyung,... Jun hyung, Minghao & I... teased u & Suga sunbaenim from BTS?"

"Oh, that..."

Hoshi smiled weakly, "I guess... u can't choke me to death now."

He then started to cough blood. This grabbed everyone's attention.

"Hoshi, stop talking! U are worsen ur health!" Joshua scolded Hoshi.

"It's... okay... I already... accept... my fate. Guys, I hope.... u guys can... survive this... I'm sorry... I'm not strong enough... I know u guys... are strong enough... I... I love u guys...." That are the last words Hoshi said before he breaths for the last time.

"NOOOOO!!!!! SOONYOUNG NO!!!!! U CAN'T GO NOW!!! NOT YET!!!" Woozi shouted as he hugged Hoshi's body.

"HOSHI HYUNG!!!! PLEASE!!! WE NEED U HEREEEE!!!!!" Dino also shouted as he cried.

The others start to cry as they saw their 'star' gone forever...

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They buried Hoshi's body in the late evening. All of them mourn for his death that night.

Wonwoo & Mingyu is in their bedroom, getting ready for sleep. Tomorrow they will continue travelling so that the Vambiere wouldn't get them. Even if they don't want to leave Hoshi, they have to.

"Wonwoo hyung... can I ask something?" Mingyu said.

"What is it?"

"How do u know that the late Hoshi hyung needs blood?"

Wonwoo thinked about it but then blinked, "I...I don't know..."

That night, all of them didn't get enough sleep. Everyone is thinking the same thing.

My life is a mess.

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The next day, they packed their things after breakfast.

"Okay, u guys ready?" S.Coups asked the members.

"Yeah..." Some said while the others were maybe sleeping or just still sad about yesterday.

"Okay, let's go. Wait... Woozi, do u not want to see Hoshi's funeral for the last time?"

Woozi looked down, "No... I can't. It still... hurts..."

"Ok, u guys?"

"No, it's painful for us too." DK said.

"Okay, then let's go."

Woozi looked at the beach house for the last time.

"Goodbye, Hoshi. May u rest in peace."

All of them got into their van respectively & went to the next destination.

If only they saw Hoshi's funeral for the last time...

If only they noticed the large hole in Hoshi's funeral...

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