-

Niha impaled his kunai into me, and I collapsed to the ground. He must've put a poison jutsu on it, because not only did I start feeling really weak, it hurt so bad that it brought me to tears.

What really surprised me was hearing Renjun yell. This is the first time he's ever yelled this loud.

Before I could even comprehend what happened, both Fasa and Niha went flying into a window, breaking the glass. Not only that, the room went completely black.

It was really hard for me to see anything, but I did see a figure started to come closer and closer to me. It was all black and had white glowing eyes.

"Chenle......."

It whimpered.

I tried backing away, but I could barely move thanks to the kunai's poison.

It stopped in front of Renjun's book and backpack and picked it up. It started pursuing me again, and reached a hand out to touch me. I braced for it to attack me, but it didn't.

It gave me the backpack and the book, and pulled the kunai out. It touched me where my wound was and it healed me! The wound closed up, and I didn't feel my weakness and pain anymore!

Then it just stared at me, as if it was waiting for me to say something.

"R-Renjun-hyung???"

"...Le....le"

"Oh my stars! What do you want me to do?! Let me help you-"

I held my hand out to him, but he swatted it away.

He took a quick glance at Fasa and Niha, and I don't know if it was just me, but I saw his eyes flicker red for a second.

"Hyung...?"

He reached out his hand to me, but pulled it back, and his eyes kept flickering from white to red.

"F-Find...the others..... K-Keep him....s-safe...."

He whimpered, pointing at the bag.

I was confused by what he meant, but then I remembered Hiss was in the bag.

"I see... Try to stay in control while I'm gone hyung"

"P-Please......hu....rry....."

I nodded, and quickly ran out the door.

-

I didn't want to leave Renjun like that for too long, so I quickly contacted the others.

Jaemin startled me a little when he suddenly appeared in front of me with everyone, except Taeyong-hyung.

"Where's Taeyong-hyung?!"

"Here I am~"

He startled me as well, suddenly appearing in front of us.

"Alright then. Now where's Renjun???"

Mark asked, and I pointed to the classroom door.

He opened it and we all went in. All the students, except for Fasa and Niha, were piled up in a corner. They all looked terrified and confused.

"Where's Renjun?"

Mark asked the quivering students, and they all pointed to the other side of the room.

Instead of it being completely dark like last time, the room was an eerie red. Renjun's eyes were completely red now, and there was a red aura surrounding him.

There was a dark whirlwind around him that flung all the desks and chairs in different directions. Despite his current state, he was crying and holding his head.

And as if he was trying not to make his predicament worse, he kept whimpering "Don't lose control" over and over.

"It wasn't this bad when I stepped out! Jaemin-hyung, teleport Hiss and Hyung's things home. He told me to keep him safe, but I don't think he'll be safe here with us"

"Got it! Be right back!

He quickly teleported back to the mansion without a second thought.

"Hey! His eyes just flickered white just now!"

Donghyuck informed.

"One of you try reasoning with him! Calm him down!"

I ordered, and Mark went up first.

"Renjun, it's me! Try not to think negative thoughts! We're here to help you!"

"He's lying you know. He doesn't really mean it"

"He's only here to help the other innocent students your scaring to death. You're their enemy now"

Those are Niha's and Fasa's voices...

They're in the whirlwind with him!

"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!!"

Renjun yelled, and his aura blasted Mark into the wall.

"Why the fuck do I always end up getting blasted off into shit...?"

"Mark-hyung, Niha and Fasa are fueling his anger and sadness. At this rate, we're going to lose him. We have to get them out of the whirlwind somehow!"

I informed, and finally Jaemin came back.

"What'd I miss?"

"Hyung, can you use your telescopic vision to see where Niha and Fasa are in that whirlwind?"

"No problem!"

"And Jisung, use your telepathy to try and get through to Renjun-hyung"

"Ok!"

-

I started to use my telepathy to try communicate with Renjun.

It was harder to connect with him than usual because of the terrible state he's in.

'Renjun-hyung! Can you hear me?!'

'...Ji....sung...?'

'Hyung, we're doing everything we can to help you. Don't listen to a thing Fasa and Niha say to you'

'I'm.....try...ing....'

'What did they say to you?'

'That I h-have no friends....., no family....., a-and no reason t-to live.... T-They said you all.....only use me.....a-and don't.....l-love me.....'

'None of that is true, and you know it. Don't let them get to you!'

'H-Help..... My thoughts......a-are too strong..... I-I....don't.....believe y...ou....'

-

"Jaemin, where are they?"

"Gimme a sec..."

Jaemin quickly fired up his telescopic vision.

It's a cool process to watch, especially when he's serious.

I summoned my Buster Sword that I used last time. There are some slight modifications I added to its accuracy and strength, so it's even better than before~.

"I found them! They're both standing behind him against the wall. If you can blow away that whirlwind around them, we can get those two away from him"

"Roger!"

I dashed over to the right side of the whirlwind, since it was spinning counterclockwise.

With all of my force and strength, I swung the buster at the whirlwind and it completely disappeared.

But wait....

"WhAt ThE WhAt?!"

"WhAt ThE sHiT?!"

Jaemin yelled with the same shock I had.

Renjun has wings?!

-

While everyone was starstruck by Renjun's miraculous wings, I tried to snap Mark out of his trance.

He might be the most useful right now.

"Mark! I have a plan! Snap out of it!"

I yelled, shaking him by his shoulders.

"Oh! Sorry Hyuck. What's the plan?"

"Ok, so don't look at his wings or they'll mesmerize you again. You can use your ice to slide over to Niha, and I'll use my fire to blast over to Fasa. We each grab one of them, and we take them to the principal's office as fast as we can. If they keep bad mouthing him, we'll definitely end up losing Renjun-hyung, and I don't think any of us want that"

"Right!"

"Hey! His eyes flickered white again!"

Taeyong yelled with sudden excitement.

This made Mark and I smile at each other.

"Let's do this~"

"Right~"

We high-fived each other before getting down to business.

-

Mark and Donghyuck raced over to the two delinquents, and rushed them out of the room.

Now all that's left is getting Renjun back.

"Hyung! Niha and Fasa are gone! You can come down now!"

"N-No....."

"What? Why not??"

"I-I can't..... Don't.....t-trust you...."

"Wait a sec.... Guys! I figured it out!"

"Figured what out?"

Chenle and Jisung asked in unison.

"Jisung, what did Renjun-hyung tell you earlier?"

"He said they told him that he has no friends, family, or reason to live, and that we're only using him, and we don't love him..."

"Have you guys noticed that every time we show that we care for him or for anyone and anything he loves, his eyes flicker white?"

"Yeah...?"

"And Chenle. You said his eyes were just white when he was still in his right mind right?"

"Oh! I see!"

"See what?"

Jeno and Taeyong asked, but very confused.

"If we tell him how we really feel and make him forget about what they told him, we can save him!"

They all thought about it, and they agreed.

Jisung then used his telepathy to link his mind with all of ours. It seems to be the best way to communicate with him at this point.

'Alright! We go one by one!'

I ordered.

'W-What are you.....d-do..ing....?'

Jisung decided to go first.

'Hyung... You know I'm not very good with words sometimes, but I truly am grateful to have you in my life. You're one of the best hyungs I've ever had. You've done so much for me, and I'm happy to return the favor to you, by helping you control your powers. So... What I'm trying to say is..., thank you~'

His eyes flickered a couple times.

It seems to be working~. Chenle went next.

'Hyung, you treat me not only as a little brother, but also as a pet, and I really like that~. Actually, I love it! It makes me feel special, so I try to keep you happy by being funny and acting cute, because I truly care for your happiness and well being~'

They flickered again~!

Now me.

'Renjunie, you're like our second leader when Mark-hyung starts acting like a doofus, and I appreciate that~. You keep us together, even when we fall out with each other. You're always there to make things better. Hell, you even made things better with me and Donghyuck-hyung. Thank you so much~'

He whimpered as he held his head, and the red aura around him started to change color.

Great~! Donghyuck confidently went next.

'Jeez hyung... I thought I needed help controlling my powers, but you're worse than me! This is good though. Now I can help you the way you've been helping me. I've come so far thanks to you. Now I can finally return all the help you've given me~'

He loosened the grip on his head a little and stopped shaking.

We're making progress~. Jeno happily went next.

'Wow! You really are strong hyung! I was barely able to destroy that whirlwind! It was amazing! You really have grown! I'm so proud of you, all around~! You're a totally prodigy~. I don't think there's much I can teach you now~'

His eyes were flickering rapidly now, and his aura turned completely white.

He's coming back~. Mark seemed a little embarrassed from my words, but he went next regardless.

'I agree partially with what Jaemin said about you being a great leader, despite him calling me a doofus... Anyway, if something ever happens to me, I'm putting you in charge of all these goofballs. I trust you wholeheartedly to lead them well~'

He started to cry and he finally looked at all of us.

He averted his attention to Taeyong, since he started walking up to him.

'Renjun. Sweet sweet little Renjun. You are so special and mean everything to me. I've had plenty of trouble raising all of you, but you've always helped me when I was in over my head. And I really admire you for that~'

'Yeah! And you're REALLY cute when you sleep. Like, super adorable~'

'And yet you're so silent the majority of the time. It's not good to hide your feelings like this. Talk to us more, we really love hearing your voice, all of us do~'

Lucas and Jungwoo butted in to help.

'Renjun. We know there's some things you really need and want to hear. Starting with the 3 maknaes~'

'We are your friends~'

We all said in unison.

'Now Donghyuck, Jeno, and Mark~'

'We are your family~'

They all cheered.

'And now us 3~'

'Your life is precious to us and you're worth living~'

They cheered, and Mark and Donghyuck finally came back into the room.

His eyes were completely glowing white like Chenle described before, and his wings changed color too!

That should mean that he's really close to being back to normal now!

'And there's one last thing we want you to know~'

We all knew what that one thing was to getting him back. So, all together, we cheered,

'"We all truly love you~!'"

-

Renjun's eyes finally became normal again, and his aura and wings disappeared.

The lighting in the room turned back to normal, but it was practically destroyed. What was that power....?

Renjun suddenly collapsed though, and we all ran towards him. Taeyong quickly checked his pulse.

It was weak, but he was still alive. He gently picked him up, and glanced at me. I know what he wants me to do. Everyone grabbed onto me, and I grabbed Taeyong's arm as he held our unconscious brother.

"Let's go home guys..."