"I'm sorry about last night," Renjun mutters softly as he steps out of the bathroom and into the living room. Running the towel across his hair, his eyes flicker over to Jaemin who was cuddling Kyong to his chest and squishing her paws. He almost smiles at the sight.

"Good morning to you too," Jaemin offers cheerfully. Looking up, his face brightens as a toothy smile graces his face. "You look good with wet hair."

Taken aback, Renjun splutters for a response. He's not used to being outright complimented like this. He doesn't have a chance to think of a response when there's the jingle of the doorknob. He turns his head in the direction, not missing the way Jaemin jumps up from his seat and hurries to his side. He wonders what would happen if someone broke in and Jaemin were here. There was no way to save him from being hurt or anything. Worried eyes find his, but Renjun simply smiles.

Chenle walks in, pocketing the key. Following close behind is Jisung who closes the door.

"You gave them a key?" Jaemin asks in disbelief. The worry and concern washes away in an instant, muscles in his body relaxing. His shoulders sag and he releases a sigh.

Renjun offers an apologetic smile. "We all have a spare key to each other's places," he explains politely before turning to Chenle who he regards with a glare. "Which is meant for emergencies."

Lifting his hands defensively, a smile curls across his face. Chenle's eyes are darting around the room and for a moment he wonders why before he realizes that he'd just openly spoken to Jaemin in front of them.

"Well, this was more of a 'you can't keep avoiding my setting you up' emergency, but..."

"Hyung, your soulmate is here?" Jisung interrupts his partner, his own eyes darting around the room as if pulling every part of the room apart in search of the person he was looking for. "In this room?" Their eyes meet, his words coming out softer. Most likely because if the answer was 'yes', they'd know what that meant.

"Yeah," Renjun responds softly, glancing over at Jaemin whose expression is unreadable. His eyes are glued to the brunette boy in front of them.

"He's gotten taller," Jaemin whispers. He thinks Jaemin's eyes are watering, but he can't be too sure. An adoring smile spreads across his face as he walks over to stand beside Jisung, all the while Renjun's eyes follow after him. "Taller than me," Jaemin says between a laugh. Renjun only hums.

Jisung follows his gaze, brow furrowing before he turns to Renjun again. "Are they next to me?"

"When did they show up?" Chenle questions. Curiosity glistens his eyes, the unspoken question filling the air; question as to why Renjun hadn't mentioned it sooner or told any of them. He didn't really have an excuse aside from him wanting to wrap his head around the fact that his soulmate wasn't alive to begin with.

"A few weeks ago," Renjun says, gesturing toward the couch where they all take a seat. Jaemin sits down on the floor, looking up at Chenle and Jisung in silence. "I just... I didn't expect it. I walked in one day and there he was."

"So tell us more," Chenle pries eagerly. "What's his name? What is he like?

He falters. His words catch in his throat and he doesn't miss the way Chenle quirks a brow in question or how worried Jisung seems to be. He waves a hand to assure there's nothing they have to worry about and forces his lips up into a smile.

"You probably already know what he's like."

"What do you mean, hyung?" Jisung asks, shifting forward. He looks like a child about to be told some good news. Going over the words in his head, he's unsure as to whether this could be considered good or not. 

"I mean that you know him," Renjun finally says, biting back the sigh that rests in his throat. "His name is Na Jaemin."

The way all of their expressions shift. Chenle's lips press together in a firm line while an expression akin to heartbreak crosses Jisung's face. Their eyes, however, hold a happier emotion. As though this was good news. Jaemin looks at him with a frown, clearly not expecting Renjun to just come out with it like that. He shrugs and turns his attention back to the two, eyes widening when he sees the tears in Jisung's eyes.

"Jaem hyung?"

"Says you've gotten taller," Renjun informs with a smile. "You're already taller than him."

"R... Really?" He's sure Jisung doesn't know whether to cry or smile, but his mind seems to be made up as Chenle wraps an arm around him and he presses his head against his shoulder. A tinge of jealousy hits him sharply, but Renjun brushes it away, nodding in response. "I'm taller than Nana hyung?" 

"You are, my little Jisungie." Jaemin sighs softly. "I miss you kid."

As Renjun relays the words, he watches Jisung giggle. Giggle in a way that they haven't seen in so long. Once again, his mind goes to that night. Mentally, he pieces it all together. Jisung showing up on Chenle's doorstep a complete mess and Donghyuck being uncharacteristically silent around the same time must have been when Jaemin passed away. When they heard the news for the first time.

His heart aches at the thought. If that had been their reactions, he couldn't begin to imagine Jeno's, who had been right there when it happened.

"I miss him too!" Jisung sobs. His hands are gripping onto Chenle who is stroking his hair and back with each hand. As he does, Chenle looks over.

"You know we were going to set you two up," he informs. "But the first time you declined. The second time, he was seeing someone."

"I know." Renjun pauses, looking to Jaemin who nods, giving him the 'okay'. "It was Jeno. That's who he was seeing."

"Wait, really?" Chenle asks, unable to hide the surprise in his tone. 

Jisung, who manages to compose himself (for the most part), clicks his fingers. "All those excuses make sense. But then why not just tell us?"

Jaemin offers the answer to which Renjun finds himself relaying. "As not to disrupt the friend group if anything happened." Lowering his head, he adds, "Which it did."

"His death?"

"They broke up."

Chenle hums softly. "It must have been hard for him when he realized Jeno couldn't see him Oh!" Eyes wide as he remembers something, he tilts his head slightly. "Did you end up going to see him?"

Nodding and pressing his hands together, he explains everything that happened. To an extent. He tells them about Jeno's state and the reason behind his talking to himself right through to the blame. He doesn't tell them how Jaemin died, which becomes clear they don't know. He only tells them the necessary information. As he does, a thought pops into his head. Once the information has been relayed, he looks at the two with a little smile.

"Do you guys have any plans?"

The two share a look before shaking their heads in unison. 

"Stay for supper." He gestures to the phone. Chenle catches on, smiling as he stands and excuses himself to go make the phone call and Renjun does the same.