Yunho ran back into Seonghwa's hut with a bag of medical supplies in hand. He knelt next to his friend and pulled out what the old world called a 'stethoscope'. He had read up on it and knew it could be used to listen to heart beats and such.

He was hoping he could use it to find the baby.

Seonghwa and Hongjoong were terrified that his old master had harmed their baby. He was still bleeding as he shook in Hongjoong's arms.

"Ok, I need you to take a deep breath and I'm going to see if I can stop the bleeding, ok?" Yunho spoke calmly.

"P-Please... I can't lose my baby." Seonghwa sobbed, holding his stomach. Hongjoong tightened his grip on the taller and pressed his lover's head into his chest as he shushed him softly.

"I know." Yunho whispered. He reached forward, his hands shaking, to lift up the hem of Seonghwa's shirt.

Several gasps came from behind him as he revealed several black and blue bruises covering his stomach and ribs.

Hongjoong bit his lip and covered Seonghwa's face so he couldn't see.

Then Yunho slowly worked the older's pants down, pulling gently so he didn't harm him anymore. Seonghwa hissed but didn't pull away.

There was both fresh and dried blood on the insides of his legs. They trembled as he started to clean them, looking for the cause of the wound.

He got higher, fearing that it really was caused by some internal bleeding. Then he brushed over something and he leaned closer to inspect it.

He sighed in relief and dove into his bag and pulled out a pair of tweezers. "This is going to hurt." He whispered, then poured some milk of poppy over Seonghwa's legs then grasped the small piece of glass sticking out of his inner thigh. After putting pressure on the top of the other's leg, he pulled fast and hard.

Seonghwa yelped and clenched his fists, but then turned to Yunho with wide eyes. "Is that-?"

"Yes. Let me get you cleaned up and then I will check on the baby."

The door opened behind them and his mother hurried to his side, followed by San, who went straight to Yeosang.

"Thanks, Mom." He said as she handed him a roll of bandages.

"Did you clean it?"

"Not yet. Hongjoong, alcohol?" His captain pointed to one of the cupboards and Yunho ran to fetch it. "Deep breath Seonghwa." He poured the liquid over his leg to disinfect the wound then worked to wrap the bandage around it.

Once that was secured, he grabbed the stethoscope and breathed on it to dust it off before placing it to Seonghwa's stomach. No one seemed to even breathe as he touched it to a couple of different places. He didn't know if this was going to actually work, but he had to try...

He didn't hear anything.

Yunho was just about to back away when he placed it on the side of the older's stomach and he heard a small thump, thump.

His eyes widened and he leaned closer, as if that would help him hear better.

Thump, thump.

Thump, thump.

Tears came to his eyes as he looked up at his friends. "I hear the heart beat."

"You do?" Hongjoong straightened up while Seonghwa covered his mouth.

"I do!" Yunho sobbed. It was the most amazing sound. He covered his own mouth and sobbed. He could actually hear the baby inside of Seonghwa. The old world had some amazing tools, that was for sure.

He moved closer and handed Seonghwa the end of the device so he could listen too. His entire jaw seemed to tremble as he tried to smile. Then Hongjoong got to listen too.

"That's our baby!" Seonghwa sobs, wrapping his arms around Hongjoong. "Our baby is going to be ok!"

The two of them hugged each other tightly, celebrating the good news.

Yunho glanced up at where Mingi was holding the sleeping Aurora, swaying back and forth to keep her asleep. 'I love you', Mingi mouthed. He returned it and glanced back to San and Yeosang. They were also hugging each other, watching as Hongjoong started to listen to the heartbeat again.

He twisted his head again, realizing they were missing two. He was just about to ask where Wooyoung and Jongho were when the door burst open and Jongho stepped in, panting heavily.

They all turned to look at him. "Jongho? What's wrong?" Yunho asked, standing up.

"Have any of you seen Wooyoung? I can't find him anywhere..." He looked panicked as he glanced and Hongjoong.

"No, I was just wondering if you two knew that Seonghwa had been attacked."

"What?! By who?" Jongho stepped forward, but Seonghwa waved him off.

"I'm fine now. We had an unexpected visitor from my past. I'll be ok."

"The baby-"

"Is fine." Yunho said. "Where have you looked for him?"

"Everywhere... I got worried when he wasn't there to greet us at the docks. He's not at home, the food stands, or anywhere else!"

"I saw him yesterday..." San said. "He came to visit me, but I haven't seen him today..."

"Where is he?" Jongho asked again. His voice shook as he fell to his knees. "Where is he?!"

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Written by flamewhipper!!