Hakyeon entered the studio. Turning the lights on and putting down his backpack, he straight went to the stereo. Thinking which song he should dance to, in the competition. Leo doing his casual job, just went in a corner and sat down. Looking at what Hakyeon was doing.

"What do you think? Should I dance on a Korean song or an English song?"

Leo didn't change his phrase. He just gave him an empty stare.

"Have you heard the song 'Paper Thin'? You called me that yesterday?"

"I did?"

"Yes," Hakyeon turned to him.

"I haven't heard it."

"hmm.....I was thinking of dancing to that though." Hakyeon whimpered.

"Hyung, are you in?" Hongbin's voice echoed in that half empty room as he entered the practice room.

"Ahh, Hongbinnie... You are already here?"

Leo shifted his gaze to the young man that entered the room.

"hmm.... Ravi told me that you had something to do with me," He said avoiding Hakyeon's eyes.

"Yes, I want you to do collaboration with me." Hakyeon said sending him an ear to ear grin.

"ah....I see..." he still didn't look up. He just nodded his head. Hakyeon turned to the stereo again, to select which song they will be preparing. While Leo observed the man , biting his lips with a nervous gaze, as if he want to say something but he couldn't.

Finally he decided to say it anyway.

"Hyung, yesterday when I returned home, I found Ravi crying..."

"huh....why?" Hakyeon darted his gaze at him.

"Well.....he was crying because you called him a murderer." Hongbin's voice was in full volume now.

"Murderer? I never called him that....."

"You didn't? But he said you interrogated hi-"

"I asked him, why he didn't know about Yang Yeseob's death despite of going there." Hakyeon sternly cut him off.

"Well, why would you ask him that?" Hongbin retorted.

"Why can't I? Most importantly, why did he think that I called him a killer?"Hakyeon said in a serious tone.

"well...maybe...I dunno...." Hongbin gave up.

Hakyeon shifted his gaze to the stereo. Turning on the remix version of Britney Spears "Toxic" he started to walk towards Hongbin.

"This is the song we are going to use. So we better start planning. By the way, where is Ravi now? He said he would send two female dancers. It'd have been better if we planned with them."

Hakyeon said in a calm tone. But knowing Hakyeon for a long time it didn't take Hongbin much time to realize that Hakyeon was annoyed and troubled now. And as for Leo..... hearing Hakyeon's questions he became confused.

So......motherly love only exists for...Hongbin? Why is he so much suspicious of Ravi now?

"Ravi is going to Jeju-do today. With his group.....as some back up dancer or something I dunno..."

Hongbin just replied.

Leo stared at the two sitting figure discussing how they were going to perform and writing it down in a white paper. Now he was too confused of who to even suspect now. Even Ravi felt like a suspect to him now.

Maybe I'm thinking too much. It really doesn't matter who the murderer is.....I'll disappear anyway......

Leo heaved out a sigh. And Hakyeon played the song again, showing Hongbin how the steps will be like and what he had to do. Hongbin looked at him with grave seriousness plastered on his face and nodded with every single one of Hakyeon's word. Leo didn't understand what Hakyeon was doing though. He just grimaced at Hakyeon's movement, after failing to understand what he was doing.

The "Showing-how-to-dance" lasted for almost 4 hours, and the younger one was already dead tired. He was panting real hard, however Hakyeon looked as if he had only started. There was not even a single lash of tiredness on his face. And was it a surprise if I said that they haven't even tried dancing on the whole song...I suppose not.

Hongbin's heart was beating so fast, and his legs felt so weak that if he could he would just lie down there and never stand up. Leo felt bad for the kid. Hakyeon didn't even let him drink water. They needed a break, but Leo knew very well Hakyeon wasn't the type to give break this early.

The practice session went for another hour ,and finally Hakyeon decided to give Hongbin a break. Hakyeon went and sat beside Leo, holding a water bottle in his hand. Leo looked at his side. The sweat drops formed on his forehead was now rolling down. It really was way too much hot in the studio.

"It's so much tiring."Hakyeon said throwing the water bottle at a side.

"You seem to be happy though."

"Do I?" Hakyeon snorted.

Leo just smiled silently. Hakyeon rolled his eyes before again drifting his gaze to Hongbin who was now lying on the ground flatly.

"Aren't they too young to be a murderer?" Hakyeon mumbled

"Nope..." Leo fixed his eyes on the lying figure as well.

"They're only 19," Hakyeon stated.

"The one that killed my old man was even younger."

Hakyeon slowly turned around, with sparkling eyes. Leo looked at him with the corner of his eyes.

"If you remember him that clearly then why didn't you tell the cops to capture him?" 'astonished' would be perhaps a little too less to express Hakyeon's reaction at that moment.

"I did....they thought I was imagining stuffs cuz I was an eleven years old kid."

A slow grimace appeared on Hakyeon's face, as he turned to shift his gaze back to its old fixation.

"But... I know them for too long......why suddenly.."

Leo could see the mixture of sadness and wary painted on his face. And Leo also understood the reason. After Ken turning out to be the one to make him disappear, if Hongbin or Ravi was also found guilty and that was also because they tried to get rid of him when he was alive, then he was the one who brought all of the people engaged in Leo's destruction together, wasn't he?

Well Leo only thought of that reason. While for Hakyeon, that was nowhere close to the reason Leo was thinking of. He was worried about one thing. And that was....well let's save it for later. But the most important thing at that point was his two sons, even if they weren't fully involved in this case, they were the key to it. And it was definitely not his place to do the query but if he told the cops or if somehow the cops were to find out that his two sons were the common male in two male singers concert, where both of the singers died, he didn't know how he were to save them. And just like Leo, it was most obvious for any cops to not even care about proper evidence. They will surely make them the prime suspect and lock 'em up. And then he won't be even able to help those two. Even that thought was enough to produce migraine in his head.

"What are you two doing here?" Hakyeon and Hongbin both startled turned their eyes to the source of the voice.

"Hyoggi....what are you doing here?"

Hongbin said getting up from his lying position.

"Came to see you..." sending a sunshine beam at both of them Hyuk started to circle around the room. Standing before the large mirror,

"OOOHHH!!! It's so large!"again turning to Hakyeon,

"Is it all yours?"

Hakyeon shook his head. He just couldn't understand how he found out about this studio's address.

"Your blonde hair really suits you well. Making you look so sunshine.." Hakyeon said getting up on his feet.

"You think so?" Hyuk said as he spun on his heel to look at his reflection once before offering him another happy wide smile.

"But umma I'm really sad. Why did you never contact me?" Hyuk pouted.

Hakyeon paused for a moment. And soon an ear to ear grin appeared on his face, as he wrapped his hand around Hyuk and started to rub his own cheek with Hyuk's.

"Why are you so cute?" Hakyeon screamed.

And without letting Hyuk say anything else he kept on squeezing him.

Leo looked at him all baffled.

Why do I feel like he had found a new son?

"Hyung,you are strangling him." Hongbin said as he tried to free Hyuk from Hakyeon.

Being released Hakyeon took a few deep breath and Hongbin became Hakyeon's new victim. He kept on hanging on Hongbin like a leech and Hongbin playfully struggled to free himself. Soon feeling another one being in the same position as him. Yup, Hyuk also joined him. And soon nagging and laughter filled the room.

Leo looked at the three young men playing house. And without noticing he started biting his lower lip.

Am I being too selfish again?

"Have you finished preparing?" Hyuk said,tilting his head. The sly smile still playing on his lips.

"Nah, we are lagging behind because of Binnie..." Hakyeon said pointing at Hongbin with the corner of his eyes.

"Sorry,but it's my first time dancing with you."

"Wah... I am so excited to see your performance!" Hyuk folded his arms behind his head and grinned up at the ceiling.

"When is it?"

"4 days from now on."

"What? 4 days?" The grin slowly turned into a sad bow(?).

"I won't be in here though."

"Why?" Hakyeon whined.

"I have a meeting that day..."

"How about your birthday... wasn't it on that day as well?" Hongbin muttered.

Hyuk's eyes widened.

"You remember?"

"Really? How old will you be?" Hakyeon said clasping his hands together.

"17 ... right?" Hongbin said scratching his chin.

"Waa!!! You are so little!!" Hakyeon said as he messed his hair.

And Hyuk enjoying the hair ruffling,smiled like a little kitty.

It would have been great if I was cute as well....

Leo sighed.

They continued to talk and Leo gawked at them, feeling sad because he was left behind. Even Hakyeon wasn't with him, what else could he feel.

"Hakyeon-ah....." he whispered.

"Feeling lonely?"

Leo jumped a little by the sudden question. Ken was sitting beside him drinking juice.

"When did you..."

"What do you mean? I was here from the very beginning...." He said while taking a sip from his juice.

Leo's eyes were still wide open.

"No you weren't...." He replied.

"What are you saying? I was the one to bring Hyuk here. I just didn't join them in the gossip."

"Ah~~" Finally Leo calmed down a bit. And again drifted his gaze at the three men before him.

"So, why did you ask for Hongbin yesterday?"

"I didn't."

Ken narrowed his eyes and looked at Leo with the corner of his eyes. Leo felt the stare but pretended not to care.

"You shouldn't lie to me.... You know I heard you yesterday. Even if the whole world thinks it's Hakyeon hyung who'a behaving weird, I will always know that you are the one pulling the strings here."

"I'm not. I just had a little suspicion." Leo hissed.

"And it's cleared now?" Ken asked sharply.

"Nah. But I don't care anymore." Leo's lips curled up into a smile.

"But it seems like hyung cares about it alot now." Ken mumbled.

"Hmm..... I am sure he'll forget about it soon."

"And if he doesn't?"

"He'd. They are his son,right?" Leo turned to Ken.

Definitely Ken could not see him smiling. But judging the tone of his voice he figured it out.

Ken giggled. And they both sat down there and stared at the joyful faces.

"What are you then?"

Leo didn't get Ken's question. So he just looked at him with a dumbfounded look on his face.

An impish smile broadened across his face.

"If it's a family where we're the sons..then what's your role?" Ken asked curtly.

Leo turned away to look at the happy smiling Hakyeo,thinking about his role in this family. He was right,Hakyeon never really did call him son.

Is it because I'm a ghost?

"Think harder." Sending a wink at Leo's direction Ken stood up and walked towards the rest.

"Let's go Hyuk. They need to practice."

"Ah, hyung! Right.". Hyuk got up from the ground.

"Leaving already? Why don't you stay a bit more Ken?" Hakyeon requested.

Ken startled sent him a nervous smile.

"I have to attend a job and Hyuk has to go as well." He still felt guilty.

Hakyeon waved them a bye and Ken left the all puzzled and sad Leo behind.

Hakyeon again turned the stereo on and Hongbin took his dance stance.

Spinning on his heel to turn to Hongbin,Leo caught Hakyeon's eye. And he stopped at his direction. Confused to see the sad Leo. Hakyeon tilted his head and Leo realized Hakyeon was looking at him. Hakyeon tilted his head a little and slightly rose his eye brow. And Leo shrunk a little for no reason at all. Gaze still fixed into the chocolate orbs. And he soon lowered his face when his new weakness Hakyeon's ear to ear grin appeared on the latter's face. And it was of course Leo didn't want him to see him in that situation. But that smile reminded him of one thing. And he felt his face turning red like never. If you are thinking ghost don't have blood to make them look red, then you are very wrong. And Leo was there to prove you that.

Lifelong friend was it......What did he mean?

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