Han and Seungmin stayed at his grandmother's home till school the next day. Seungmin went home to change and shower, and Han went to school.

Once the two met up at school they wouldn't leave each other's side, they walked through the halls laughing and talking, Han ignored everyone staring at him.

He knew that being friends with Seungmin was a sin in everyone's eyes but, he couldn't help but feel the need to protect Seungmin. Staying by his side was for the better.

Han knew that if his friends were real friends, they'd stay by his side too.

Felix sat silently at his normal table with the rest of his friends but, instead of laughter at Minho's unusual jokes, there was a noticeable tension between everyone.

They watched Han closely as he laughed with Seungmin and talked about the previous evening.

Felix had always felt sorry for Seungmin's situation and wanted to help but the pressure from his friends prevented him from speaking to Seungmin.

He had enough and stood abruptly, startling the others around him. He ignored them, took his bag, and walked over to the table Han and Seungmin were sitting at.

The two didn't question it and brought Lix into the conversation.

Felix told Seungmin about how he felt he apologized for not speaking to him earlier. Seungmin, though upset with it at first, accepted his apology and his friendship.

The three spent the day together talking, laughing, and just enjoying the company.

Seungmin never imagined that after what had happened he would have two friends by his side to talk to him and support him through anything.

After school, the trio went to a local K-BBQ because none of their family was home, Han's grandma had to go to Korea because his mother had gotten into trouble, Felix's parents were in Australia for his Sister's wedding he wasn't invited to so that he could study, and Seungmin's parents wanted him to enjoy time with his new friends while they went out of town for the evening.

All of them ordered the same thing as each other so that there would be more to share. Felix and Seungmin caught up on what they had missed with each other and Han opened up about his past.

"Why the fuck would your dad say that to you?"

Felix asked shocked after Han told them about the time that due to him getting a D on a simple quiz, his dad had confiscated his things and berated him, and how he was called a "Useless child that is going to end up out on the streets sleeping on shit" Because of one grade.

"I don't know, and after that, I did everything in my power to be the perfect student, even a B was an F in my Dad's eyes, so I spent hours and hours studying so that I could get the best grades just to try to earn my Dad's approval. Then, the divorce happened and he made it crystal clear that my brothers were more important than me."

Felix hugged Han and comforted him, and so did Seungmin.

"I'm so sorry. But, now you have a real family that will be there for you. Seungmin, Your grandma. and I am here for you. By the way, your grandma is awesome for agreeing to your plan."

Seungmin nodded in agreement with what Felix said.

"You're here for me and I'm here for you, I won't leave your side as long as you don't leave mine, Deal?"

Seungmin asked as he held up his pinky. Felix smiled and joined his pinky, both looked at Han and laughed, and he joined in as well.

"Deal!"

They spoke in unison before eating their food.

Felix wanted to go to the amusement park too since Seungmin made it sound like Heaven.

Han and Seungmin agreed so, they made their way to the amusement park for an evening of fun.

Thankfully there were a few new things added the night before.

They went on different rides, walked through a haunted mansion together, ate as much junk food as they could, and played as many games as they could before almost running out of money. Luckily they're all skilled and they didn't leave empty-handed.

All of them went to the park, Felix's parents sent him some extra money so they dropped off their prizes at Han's house before going to get dinner at an Italian restaurant.

Seungmin ordered creamy pasta, Han ordered all-you-can-eat pasta and salad, and Felix got salad, pasta, and soup.

Minho walked into the restaurant and noticed the three younger boys eating and laughing at each other because they had face paint on, he smiled at them.

He was happy that Seungmin wasn't alone anymore and had people to make him happy.

He was there alone so, he walked over to them, not wanting to ruin their mood, he walked over looking as friendly as he could. Felix froze in place once he saw Minho and once the others noticed him too they all looked like deer freezing at the sight of headlights.

"Hi, you three having fun?"

he asked while pointing to their face paint. they nodded slowly and Minho just laughed at how they were acting, though understandable, he found it funny.

"Calm down. I'm not going to bite, plus I'm here alone."

They calmed down a little and just then their food arrived, Seungmin being the polite kid he is, invited Minho to join them, which he accepted. They all ate in silence, Han shared his all-you-can-eat deal with Minho. After that, Minho quickly paid for the meals before Felix could even pull out his card.

After that Minho earned the trust of Seungmin and Felix but, Han was a bit skeptical. Minho had nothing else to do so, he drove the boys around to stores and other places they wanted to go to but couldn't just walk to.

After hours of more fun and shopping Minho drove them back to Han's and the trio became a quartet. Minho earned their trust and was deemed their designated driver, he accepted the title and decided to wear it as a badge of honor.

Since all their families were gone, they stayed at Han's and since Minho was alone, he stayed too. They watched movies and ate more junk food before eventually falling asleep.

At 1 in the morning, Minho's phone went off, not wanting to wake the others he grabbed his phone and stepped outside to answer the call. He let out a frustrated sigh as he saw who was calling him.

"What do you want?"

Minho asked with an annoyed tone.

"Where are you?"

Minho rolled his eyes, not wanting to answer the question, and went back to sleep.

"None of your business."

There was a heavy sigh on the other end of the line.

"Listen bitch we have been waiting for you for three fucking hours, you didn't pick us up so we got in trouble. Where the hell are you!? We're waiting for you in front of that dick's house. Now get your ass over here before we go to your home instead and beat the shit out of you."

Minho just rolled his eyes and semi-calmy replied.

"I'm not home and neither are my parents."

he heard movement on the other end then a different voice came to speak.

"We're going in without you and we'll teach that little dick a lesson but, when we see you tomorrow don't expect us to talk to you."

"Like I care"

He hung up and went back inside and soon there was a knock, of course he was confused at first but then it hit him, the "dick" Chan was talking about was Han.

He woke the boys up and told them to go hide in Han's basement, they were confused but, they obeyed took their stuff, and went to the basement.

Minho quickly hid evidence that it was Han's house which wasn't hard since he didn't have much. he took some stuff from the closet which held all of Han's mother's childhood items and scattered them around to make it seem like a girl lived there instead of Han.

Minho turned on the lights and went to open the door.

"Hello?"

He asked quietly and stuck his out of the door.

"Minho?"

a confused voice asked, he nodded and looked up, Chan, Changbin, Jeongin, and Hyunjin stood there confused.

"What are you doing here?"

Chan asked a bit more violently this time.

"This is my girlfriend's house, What are you doing here?"

Minho's acting has always been top-notch so he put it to good use. The four were even more confused.

"Girlfriend?"

Hyunjin asked, not knowing the existence of a girl that could tolerate Minho was real.

"Yes, she's asleep. Why are you guys here?"

Minho asked annoyed that they weren't answering him.

"Wasn't this Han's house?"

Jeongin checked his paper which he had written the address on.

"Let me see that."

Minho snatched the paper, this address is similar to the one of a police station an hour away.

"No, you wrote it wrong. Han lives about an hour away which is why he's always on the train or a bus and is why he's always late to 1st period."

He wrote the address of a building next to the station and gave the paper back to them, knowing whoever stepped foot on the building's steps immediately got arrested. They nodded still, suspicious.

Minho went back inside, locked all the doors, and turned out all the lights. The boys came out of the basement and ran to Han's room, they heard everything so, they covered his window.

"Which one of the sounds sounded like a girl the most?"

Minho asked, coming up with a funny plan to make the "girlfriend" story a little more believable, they already knew what he was thinking and pointed to Seungmin.

They all started jumping on the bed and Seungmin did his most believable girl voice while Minho shouted sexual stuff, and after four minutes they were ready to start the vocal stuff.

Wanting to laugh they all covered their mouths as Seungmin started moaning, Minho shouted more and Seungmin did the same. His "name" was Dani for that entire thing, they all stopped jumping and sat on the floor after a little while longer.

Minho sneakily peeked out and saw the four boys laughing and pointing at the window, he knew they were still there. He turned back to the three boys and chuckled at the sight of them all silently laughing at the situation.

"Let's go back to sleep guys, tomorrow is Saturday. I'll drive you guys somewhere fun in the afternoon."

Minho placed all the blankets and pillows on the floor. Han had him take the bed and the others took the floor.

They woke up early so that they could get stuff from their homes to spend the weekend at Han's, they dropped their stuff off and made their way to a water park on the other side of the city.

Minho got a call about two hours into being at the park.

"Hello?"

He asked confused because there was no contact information.

"Is this Lee Minho?"

a strange male voice came through.

"Yes, may I ask who this is?"

Minho was genuinely confused.

"The mother of one of your friends hired me to look into something, and I may need your help, I'm AL."

Minho was suspicious of this.

"Which one?"

He asked to see if the "AL" was lying.

"Kim Seungmin's mother, I was asked to look into the incident that took place around this time last year."

Just as he had said that the other three boys walked up to Minho and overheard this.

"Really? Why?"

Minho asked "AL" while looking the the boys Infront of him.

"She believes that he was framed by someone who was close to him or the victim."

Seungmin's eyes widened as he heard this, Felix and Han clung to Seungmin as they continued to listen.

"Why would she think that?"

Minho was still being cautious and was very skeptical of this.

"A letter was sent to her, that confessed to the crime and also confessed that Seungmin was the real target and that the killer thought Seungmin would've gone into the home with the victim."

Minho's blood drained and so did Seungmin's, Felix and Han's grip on Seungmin became tighter.

"... How can I help?"

Minho finally gave in.

"I'll contact you with information that I'll need."

"AL" told him and he hung up.

"So... I was framed? I was supposed to die instead but, when they killed Lina instead they tried framing me?"

Seungmin asked with tears flowing down his face.

"It seems like it."

Minho opened his arms for the younger boy. Seungmin hugged Minho still crying, Han and Felix also embraced Seungmin, hoping to comfort him.

"We'll find out who did this to you Seungmin."

Han spoke tightening his hold on Seungmin. Seungmin looked up at Han with a hopeful look.

"I promise."

Felix and Minho nodded in agreement.

"We'll do whatever it takes. Now, let's forget about all of this for a little while enjoy the water park, Okay?"

Minho rubbed Seungmin's arms and looked him in his teary eyes. Seungmin nodded and they enjoyed the rest of their day, letting the worry and stress of everything wash away.

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