7 days left.

He's running. Faster than he thought he could. Faster than he did when he ran from Soobin. Faster than he did when racing Kiera. He's running through the hospital, dodging nurses and doctors, not even bothering to apologize when he bumps into them. He's consumed by one thing.

She woke up.

When Yeonjun checked his phone this morning, the last thing he expected to see was multiple missed calls from the doctor. The voicemail had him sprinting out of the door, not even hesitating. He probably looks a mess, having woken up not fifteen minutes ago. But he couldn't care less.

Yeonjun skids to a stop outside her closed door. What do I do now? Will she even remember me after so long? Do I knock?

His worrying was cut short when the door opens in front of him, revealing one of the nurses. She smiles brightly at him and reaches up to ruffle his hair. Yeonjun lets her, still in shock that Kiera is awake. She steps aside, letting him enter.

"Take good care of her," the nurse whispers, giving him another encouraging look before leaving. He nods, more to himself than anyone else. 

Taking a deep breath to steel himself, Yeonjun turns around and can't stop the tears from forming. She's sitting up in that horrid hospital bed, a cautious smile on her face. When she looks at Yeonjun, the smile grows wider and her eyes gets teary as well.

"Hi," she says, her voice hoarse from lack of use. Yeonjun laughs wetly, stumbling a little as he walks over to her. He kneels down next to the bed and grabs her hand, staring up at her like she's the most beautiful person he's ever seen.

"Hi," he whispers. "Can I hug you?" Kiera lets out a small laugh as a tear falls.

"Of course you can." Before she's finished her sentence, Yeonjun's tightly wrapped her in his arms, pushing her back into the bed. They stay like that for a while, neither of them saying anything. 

Yeonjun loosens his arms, realizing that he could be hurting her, but she just tugs him closer.

"You can't leave me," she whispers. "I won't let you." 

Yeonjun just nods, bringing his hand up and intertwining it in her hair. He moves to the side, not letting go of her as he switches his position.

"I would never."