It had been two weeks since Areum went missing, and the entire Stray Kidz family was a big mess. With no leads popping up in those two weeks, everyone was overcome by frustration and the fear of Areum never getting back home. 

Jeongin had been keeping a strong front, breaking on the inside. Felix had been working overworking himself to keep his mind off of Areum. Yura had been not been sleeping, only coding and decoding the USB left behind by Areum, not finding anything new. Chan and Minho were on short fuse, getting mad at the smallest things. Jisung was out on killing sprees, Seungmin was disappearing into his clinic and rarely coming out. Changbin was going to the gym a lot, coming back late at night. Hyunjin was trying his best to keep everyone together, spending most of his time on the streets, searching for clues. 

The only good things that had happened was that Felix had been tested by Minho and was now a spy, and that the meeting with other mafia groups went well, the other mafias now helping in the search for Areum. 

The house seemed calm and peaceful on the outside, and upon first glance, on the inside too. 
Everyone looked peaceful, but you'd have to look closer to see the dark circles under Yura's eyes, or the tears that were pooling in Jeongin's eyes, but never did spill. Or to see the cuts and bruises that Felix had from training too hard, or the fact that everyone in the house was reaching the end of their sanity.

The ringtone of a phone rang, startling everyone in the house; it had been days since they last heard a phone's ringtone. Chan checked his own phone seeing that it was his, and frowned to see that it was an unknown number. He picked up the call, and put the phone to see his ear. 

"We have information on Areum." a male voice spoke. 

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"YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON AREUM?!" Chan shouted, overjoyed to hear the news.

 Literally everyone heard this, and crowded around Chan, everyone trying to listen in on the conversation. 

"So you do have information.....I'm sorry, who is this again?.......Oh, alright, we are really thankful to you guys.....Yes, could you tell us exactly what information you have?........Really? That's great!.....Yes, I understand.......No, no it's all fine, no hard feelings, I get it, I have my own group to take care of.......Yes, thankyou!" Chan spoke into the phone, finally cutting the call, leaving everyone anticipating his next words. 

"So, that was Jaemin from NCT. He says that they found a lot of information about Areum, that could help us. They'll be sending a few of their own people here later today to give us the information. Something about phone calls not being secure enough for them to disclose everything." Chan explained, everyone sighing with relief. 

"What now?" Felix asked. 

"We have to wait for the information to arrive before we start investigating. Everyone can take a break, but return back here by 5 o'clock sharp." Chan announced, turning around and going upstairs, no doubt to get a good sleep. 

"Yura?" Hyunjin asked, looking at his girlfriend carefully.
"Yes?" Yura asked, looking back up into his pretty, endless eyes that held the world in them. 

"Want to go out for a date?" he smiled brightly. 
"Yes!" Yura replied happily, running upstairs to her room to get changed. 

Hyunjin smiled as he looked up at Yura happily skipping towards her room. He knew that Yura didn't have that much to be happy about lately, so he was always happy to see the rare moments in which she was happy. He took a seat on one of the sofas, pulled his phone out, and scrolled through tiktoks as he waited for Yura. 

~°~

"HYUNJIN! GET THE KEYS, WE'RE LEAVING NOW!" Hyunjin heard Yura shout from upstairs. He got up from his seat and grabbed his car keys, looking at Yura come down the stairs. 

She was wearing a beautiful white off shoulder dress that reached just above her knees, paired with her black converse. He black hair fell just below her shoulders in uniform curls. She put on makeup that accentuated her face, highlighting her features. She looked like a real life doll. Hyunjin smiled at her, feeling proud to be dating her. 

Hyunjin himself was dressed in ripped jeans and white t-shirt with a black jacket and his dark hair were left open. Rather simplistic, but Hyunjin didn't like to complicate things. He preferred to see the beauty in simplicity. He may have been a very dramatic person, yet he still loved the elegance of simplicity. 

He ran over to the bottom of the staircase and held his arm out for his lady, wanting to escort her to the car himself, as well as making Yura feel like a queen. Yura linked her arm with Hyunjin's, and smiled as the two set out walking. 
"Where to?" Yura asked. 
"Movies, and then the swings in the park behind the theatre. Maybe our spot in the woods if we have time." Hyunjin stated as he held open the car door for Yura. 
"You know me so well!" Yura happily stated as she got into the car. 

Hyunjin ran over to his side and got into the car, slightly squeezing Yura's hand as he started driving. 

Yura looked over at Hyunjin's side profile as he drove, internally at peace as she subconsciously smiled. 

The two couldn't be more in love.

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"Minho hyung, what are you doing?" Jisung asked, hesitating a bit as he spoke. He had debated a lot with himself to go on and ask Minho about his plans. He did end up cursing himself about how that would be a lot easier with Areum around. He scratched his head as he waited for an answer from Minho, who was in the middle of folding his clothes when he was interrupted by Jisung. 

Minho held his clothes up looking at Jisung to see if the latter realized the answer. Jisung, in response, tilted his head, not expecting that. Minho then sighed, and spoke, "I'm cleaning up."

"Oh." Jisung mumbled, a little disappointed. Nevertheless, he still opened his mouth once more to ask if Minho had any time to spare. Minho spoke in the affirmative, Jisung's face lighting up as he heard Minho's answer. 

"Do you want to go to get ice cream then?" Jisung asked, looking at Minho with hope in his eyes. 

"Yeah sure." Minho flashed a smile as he threw his clothes on the bed and went out of the room with Jisung. 

Jisung insides filled with butterflies, knowing he was going out with Minho. He longed for Minho's love, and knowing he was going to get extra one on one time with him was enough to make Jisung's heart flutter.

The two went walking over to the nearest ice cream parlor (which 1 hour on foot), hand in hand.

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Felix knew what he wanted to do with his free time. He went out, and walked into a clearing in the woods. 

He and Areum would visit this clearing a lot, and would just lie there quietly in each other's presence. 

It was time for him to heal a bit.

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Chan had the house entirely to himself. Jeongin, Seungmin, and Changbin had gone out to the arcade, and Chan was left home all by himself. He went over to his room and picked out a his best clothes, wanting to go out on a blind date. 

It had been so long since he went on one. It was finally time for him to enjoy.

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Hey

I am really sorry for not updating sooner. Between school, swimming, me getting eye flu, and my screwed up sleep schedule, I just couldn't find the time to update. Updates will be not be that often now, once in two weeks. 

Regardless, HAPPY CHANGBIN DAY!

i love the cutie pie.