Did it have to be this way

"I saw him Renjun, I swear! He had the moon on his ankle- I just I can't believe I missed him, I'm so dumb- I'm going to die oh my god." Yuji hyperventilated, the harsh reality settling in, her face had already had a sheet of white plastering over it and the bags under her eyes started to show.

Renjun's heart broke for his sister, even just seeing how weak and tired she was hurt him immensely. Sighing, he put his hands on her shoulder and brought her into a hug.

"We'll find him."

☆

"You found your soulmate?"

Everyone in the dorm was shocked by the news, but soon the reality sunk in.

"Wait but-"

"Yeah, I'm basically dying." Donghyuck said dryly, laughing out humourlessly and feeling the over wash of anxiety and depression prick at every nerve.

"I'm going to sleep." He cut off the conversation short and dragged himself to his room.

But once he entered his room, the urge to throw up drove him to the toilet and he heaved up everything he had digested, to the point his was throwing up nothing, nothing but droplets of blood.

Debilitated, he groaned in pain, leaning his head on the sink, every inch of his body feeling like it was shutting down.

He needed her, he needed her soon.

☆

"It hurts Jun." She cried gripping her abdomen, the shooting pain through her organs sent waves of antagonizing aches. The cries didn't die out, tears streamed down her sunken face and she layed in her bed, unable to move at all.

Renjun, tear-sticken and sorrowful, pushed her hair out of her face as she shivered, yet she was sweating at the same time.

"I know, it's okay." He repeated.

But it wasn't.

His sister only has so much time left.

Taeyong: you need to come over

All of you

Jaehyun: it's an emergency

Jaemin: what happened?

Chenle: me and Jisung are at the arcade is it serious?

Johnny: please just come

Renjun: I can't

Taeyong: it's not up for discussion come right now

It's Donghyuck

Jeno: what happened?

Taeyong: He's dying.

Renjun's brows sunk in confusion but his heart pounded. His eyes darted over to his sister who layed there in pain, cuddled up to the blankets.

"What is it?" Her hoarse voice croaked out, unable to talk too much.

Renjun bit his lip in conflict.

"Taeyong said it was an emergency. But I'm not going to g-"

"Go." She spoke, waving her hand towards the door.

"But-"

"Go Junnie, I'll be okay." She smiled at him, her eyes crinkling at the action, but no matter how much she smiled, it didn't hide the pain in her eyes