chapter two

"lol, why would i believe you?" taeyong said and awkwardly laughed.

even though he was already nervous because he knows, he was really in the neo universe. he heard some people saying that this universe is like a fantasy place, the place they usually see in fairy tales.

but he wants to deny that, he shouldn't be here. he needs to go home now.

"aaa!" he shouted when jaehyun suddenly teleported literally in front of him and closer to him.

"the guy who brings your food here can actually manipulate things, so when he said that he can take your eyeballs out, he meant it." he said seriously.

while taeyong still has his hand in his chest, what the fuck did just happened?! did he just witness this annoying guy teleport in front of him that quick?!

"don't call me annoying, i should be the one who calls you that." he said calmly.

which made taeyong immediately shift on him, eyes widened. don't tell me that he can read minds?!

raising his eyebrow as he heard taeyong's thoughts, he cleared his throat and stepped backwards. planning to leave. but before he did, he made the pillow float first and threw it at taeyong's face. which made the older one groan.

"what's with that smirk, majesty?" mark asked teasingly as i arrived at our headquarters.

"he teased the human," the younger one, chenle, said.

"so, what happened?" ten asked, just arrived at the dining area.

"i made him remember what happened last night and he already knew that he was in a neo universe which he surprisingly didn’t know existed," he explained. "the portal just popped out of nowhere, so i think he didn’t come here intentionally. it was accidentally."

"and how can that happen? the east is mad at humans." winwin said.

"a trap." chenle spoke.

everyone inside the headquarters became quiet, eyes suddenly shifted to chenle who is now playing jisung's hair that is laying on his thigh.

"don't tell me the east is still not done to the south?" ten asked, already having a hint what chenle means.

"didn’t your father and king park already settle everything?" yuta asked curiously.

"they made a human enter this universe, and literally in this place. they might use it against us which can lead to war again." chenle said.

"how about we bring that human to the south and send him home?" jisung finally spoke.

"stupid," and chenle flick his forehead that made the younger one groaned. "they can track him, you know."

"there's no war if the human himself will witness everything that happened to him." johnny said calmly.

"and how could that happen if that human is brat as heck?" ten asked.

"let's just take care of him here, chenle, make sure that the east won't track him here. we will send him home as soon as we make a plan." jaehyun said seriously.

"that would be fun!" ten said happily and clapped his hand.

"don't hurt him," jaehyun said as he glared at ten.

"dude just fell in love at first sight," yuta said teasingly.

"oh, fuck off." jaehyun said and rolled his eyes.

while on the other side, taeyong was staring out of nowhere, he didn’t know what to do. he was literally in another universe, he wasn't familiar with the place and he probably can't have anything he wanted.

he was now getting worried about his shop, he was also thinking if his parents and his friends were already looking for him.

"guess i will be stuck in here..." he whispered and left the bed, suddenly losing his appetite to eat.

"aaa!" someone suddenly shouted as taeyong opened his door.

he frowned and looked at that someone head to toe, he looks like a bunny and taeyong feels like he already saw him somewhere. a second after, another guy arrived but he looks more intimidating. if the guys who shouted earlier looks soft, this guy is more intimidating.

"what happened?" he asked, voice is kinda deep.

"nothing, i just got surprised." he giggled. "hi, hyung! i'm na jaemin and this is my boyfriend, jeno lee." he introduced.

"okay?" taeyong answered.

"i'm friends with donghyuck!" he smiled giggly.

and that made taeyong frowned more, why are they calling haechan in his real name? well, haechan doesn't even mind it but taeyong used to call him haechan and not donghyuck.

"i already missed him though, it's just sad that he can't be here. mark also missed him a lot." he pouted.

"excuse me, but who are you?" taeyong asked seriously.

"he already introduced himself, isn't he?" the guy named jeno said.

"no i mean, how did you know my hae— i mean, donghyuck?" he frowned.

"let's go inside, hyung. i will tell you." the guy named jaemin said and clung to taeyong's arms.

"i'll be back, baby. just call me if you need help, okay?" jeno said.

taeyong literally witnessed the two kiss in front of him, literally in front of his salad. how can the younger ones have the love of their life while taeyong can't? life is really unfair.

he also removed jaemin's arms on his but jaemin didn’t remove it, he was aware that this human is brat and he doesn't care. he knows that he was kind inside.

"i'm actually donghyuck's friend here in the neo universe," he started as the two started to walk.

taeyong just let him cling on his arm, he couldn't even do anything to remove his arm so he let him. taeyong is now looking around while listening to the younger one.

the place looks so... peaceful and comforting.

"he said that the reason why he was here is because of mark, he knew that mark is really from the neo universe and since he likes him so much, he went here." he started. "he almost stayed here for five to six months? this universe also witnesses their love story," he giggled.

six months? as far as taeyong remembers, it was two years ago when haechan said he was on vacation and that took almost six months. taeyong and doyoung didn’t even know where haechan spent his so-called vacation.

"what was your nickname again?" taeyong finally spoke.

"nana!" he said giggly.

taeyong nodded, wondering why he was familiar. haechan once showed a picture with him and said he was nana.

"nice to meet you," taeyong said and smiled.

but jaemin took a long time to respond after seeing taeyong's smile, he suddenly got distracted by his smile. he actually didn’t expect that.

"hello?" and he waved his hand.

"you're so pretty, hyung!" and he shook taeyong's body, squealing.

taeyong suddenly got irritated because of his voice but since he can't do anything about it, he just let him. taeyong wanted to go around on his own, but he suddenly got curious about his surroundings.

"jaemin, your boyfriend is looking for you." a familiar voice spoke again.

"ooh? jeno misses me again." he giggled before he faced taeyong. "i'm gonna go now, hyung. see you around!" and he waved.

taeyong didn’t bother to wave back, he just rolled his eyes and fixed his clothes.

"that's mean," jaehyun said.

"who cares?" he hissed.

taeyong actually felt happy when he met someone that has the same personality as haechan, both are talkative and like to cling to someone.

he was just not in the mood right now.

"why are you here again?" taeyong asked, frowning.

"i just saved you from being held hostage with that bunny," he said calmly.

"and i actually don't need your help," he rolled his eyes. "can you guys just send me home? i still have a bakery to take care of. if my sales go down, my parents would scold me again and i don't want that to happen." he said seriously.

"that's not my fault," he said calmly. "and i can't send you home."

"because?!" he shouted.

"because the place where you are right now is actually an island and at the part of the east which is known to be harsh towards humans," he explained. "if they found out that you're here..."

he made a sign that he was going to die, which made taeyong gulp.

"look, i actually came here accidentally. i'm drunk and—"

"you will bear with it," jaehyun cuts him off. "you will stay here whether you want or not, if you want to leave, run as far as you want and get killed by yourself." he left.

why does this man always leave when they are having a serious conversation? taeyong rolled his eyes and stomped his feet because of annoyance.