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"Guys, let's go there!" Baby tugged Jinu's arm and pointed at a random colourful café in the streets of Seoul.

Jinu grunted as he tried holding Baby back while trying to keep the others in check. "Okay, okay, we can go there!" And that somehow settled him.

In the distance, Mystery and Romance were both in awe at the randomest things on the street. They had never really got to see Korea during the mission as they were too busy bustling at practice or strategizing ways to take down HUNTR/X.

Jinu couldn't blame them. After all, they hadn't been in the human realm for a long time, they had turned into demons long before he did and Korea had changed drastically, but that didn't mean it was convenient for them to wander off.

His mind wanders back as Abby whines into his ear for the 5th time and a squirming Baby still trying to escape the headlock Jinu had put him in.

"I'm starving," Abby groaned as his stomach comically growls, "I need my protein. These abs don't come from nothing!" (Even though they had, they were made by demon magic.)

A vein pulsed in Jinu's forehead. It wasn't new to the leader that none of his bandmates took him seriously, but this was seriously pushing his limits.

Hearing Abby's mouth part to groan one more time made something snap inside Jinu. "What do you want me to do, Abby? How do you plan on eating when Mystery has our wallet?" He snapped.

The muscular pinkette blinked sheepishly, even Baby stopped for a moment. Abby turned and walked to Mystery and Romance, who were harassing a random lady on the street.

He lifted the two up like they weighed nothing, and the lady sighed a relief.

"Having a gym rat in the group paid off, huh."  Jinu said to himself. Abby was a meathead, but at least he was helpful sometimes.

With Mystery over a shoulder and Romance over the other, Abby waltzed back with that stupid smile that was always present when he flexed his strength, along with his tight fitted shirt lifting to show his shredded build.

"Now, can we eat?" 

Jinu sighed, "Yes, we can eat." 

Baby started squirming around again, kicking his feet in excitement like a little kid, fitting to his name. "Ooh, ooh. Let's go to that 요릿집!'  (요릿집: Older way of saying 'restaurant'.)

They sit down at the café that Baby was so desperate to go to. The others didn't really see the appeal of the environment, but Baby seemed to like it.

A waitress came over and handed them two laminated menus. Great, the menu was just a bunch of sweets and pastries.

Romance picked up a menu. But before he could even look at it, Baby Saja snatched it from him and fell back onto his seat."Can you even read?" Romance says in annoyance, trying to snatch it back.

Baby swats away his snatching hand. "No, but there's pictures, lots of pictures." He turns to Jinu and points at the menu. "I want this one."A picture of.. a plastic water bottle?

Jinu raises an eyebrow, "Water? We could just buy that from a convenience store."

Baby pulls that fuckass cutie face he always does when he annoyed Jinu, although it seemed genuine this time.

"Yeah, but this is the only drink on the menu that has the sucky top." Baby said innocently.

Jinu felt his eye twitch as he gave a deadpan stare."Alright, y'know what,"

He pulls the menu away from Baby and the spare one that Mystery and Abby were sharing."I'll just order for all of us." He said with the menus clutched tightly in his hand.

The others could see the frustration dripping off of him; he looked insane. So they didn't push it and mumbled small 'ok's.

Jinu calls over the waitress to give their order.Mystery pouts, "Order pancakes."

"Fine, whatever. Water, pancakes, got it." Jinu places the order and gives the crumpled menus back.

The waitress gives a small look, but she doesn't say anything about it, almost like she could feel the tension of the group.

"What's up with you?" Abby asked, always the one to break the tension. The others looked at Jinu for his reply.

Jinu's brows furrow, "What do you mean? I'm fine." But the looks that the boys were giving him said otherwise.

"Yeah," Romance spoke up, "You're being extra snappy. It's like you're stressed out about something." The others agreed.

His heartbeat went up and his throat went dry as Jinu saw the others looking at him.

Baby saw through his stumbling stoic expression and smirked. "I'll tell you what's going with him."

"You will?" Jinu and Abby said at the same time. Baby's smirk deepened as Romance and even Mystery leaned in.

"Jinu's missing Rumi."

All the blood in Jinu's body shot up to his face, turning his face and ears as red as the pits of hell.

Romance chuckled, "Seriously Baby? You're so hooked over Jinu having a crush on our enemy."

"Y-yeah Baby, you're— that's crazy!" Jinu stammered. Was it that obvious? He couldn't stand a moment without Rumi. The guilt of leaving her was eating him alive.

"Really? Is that why you gave your soul to gwi ma?"

Jinu's face reached a deeper shade of red. "I thought you guys were gone..?"

"Not me," Baby replied. "I was the only one to survive.

The table chuckled at Jinu's humiliation."So it's true?" Mystery said. Abby howled of laughter beside him. "Oh my god, Baby was right this whole time!"

"I think we own him money.." Romance smiled into his palm. The three coughed up loose change.

"H..how..?" Jinu's brain scattered as he tried finding out how Baby caught wind of his growing feelings for Rumi. He had hidden it well, right?

Just at the moment, the waitress came by with the food and laid it out on the table.

"Well, I wasn't actually sure about it because you were just meeting up, but that moment where you sacrificed yourself kinda secured it." Baby took a swig of water.

While the other dug into the food, Jinu sat there with thoughts bubbling up. His heart was still pounding like a drum. His members knew. He felt like a middle schooler.

Jinu wallowed in his brain, images of Rumi flashing through his head. He was reckless, falling in love with the enemy. The members didnt judge him, he should have told them earlier.

Baby was again the one to notice Jinu stuck in his thoughts, "Hyung," he called out despite being next to him, "Aren't you going to eat?"

There it was again, Baby caring. But if Jinu were to point it out, the younger would avoid admitting it like the plague.

"I should be the one asking you. Water isn't going to fill you up." Jinu brought a spoon of one of the pastries to Baby's mouth.

Baby almost flung the spoon out of Jinu's hand, but then he remembered he loved getting spoiled.

Jinu smiled as Baby took a bite, deciding to finally eat himself before the other three finished eating all the food.

"Here." Mystery slid a plate across, to which Jinu murmured a small thanks.

"I'm curious," Abby said. The others, now slowly done on munching, looked up. "How did we come back even though we were defeated?"

"That's what I was wondering." Jinu replied, taking a mouthful of food. Even Mystery peeked up in curiosity. "And why did Mystery's slash stay..?" Romance asked. Another great question.

"Well," Baby added, "It helps to know the spirits around you." The table quiets down at his words.

"What do you know about spirits?" Jinu said, still chewing. Damn, this food was good. He'd write this down as an idea to take Rumi as an apology date.

Baby shrugged nonchalantly and took a sip of water. The table was still suspicious, but didn't say anything as their leader was still thinking.

"Baby," Mystery spoke up, "Did you have something to do with our resurrections?"

"And if I did?"

"...."

Baby didn't need to say more. The rest of them knew that he was involved in it.

"Aww," Romance cooed, squeezing his face. Baby didn't particularly like it, but he didn't pass up the opportunity of getting spoiled. "The little jagiya brought us back. He liked his hyungs more than he let on, huh?"

The group collectively chuckled, feeling warmth in the fact that the youngest had brought them back for unknown reasons. If they asked, he'd probably say it was so he could get free piggyback rides.

But Jinu was the only one willing to know  on that there was more to him. Baby really did care about the people he was around; otherwise, he would have never stuck around.

Jinu got the bill and watched Baby run excitedly, hand in with Mystery. He didn't stop him this time. He deserved to live out his second chance at life, with the hyungs he secretly loved more than he let on.