"Hakyeon!" Jonghyun exclaimed in a complicated mix of surprise, joy, relief, and concern.

He stepped aside to let Woohyun, who was carrying the doctor's bag, and Dr. Sin through the entrance. The mechanic was about to ask what was going on when he heard the bedroom door practically explode. Jonghyun turned around just as he felt a gust of wind, and when he took in the sight of Jaehwan in the bedroom helping a flattened Wonsik off the floor, he turned back to Dr. Sin to see Leo already at his side. 

Leo's wolf ears were perked up the highest he has ever seen them as the wolf man watched the doctor lay Hakyeon gently on the couch. Hyuk and Hongbin were both gaping at the sight before they, too, hovered around the vet spitting out questions.

"Is he okay?"

"How did you rescue him?"

"Did they do anything to him?"

"What are you doing here, Dr. Sin?"

"Does he have a tail?"

Wonsik and Jaehwan entered the living, and started doing the same thing the Hyukbin duo were doing.

"How's his bullet wound?"

"Has he woken up at all?"

"Why is he with you?"

"Did the suits-oof!"

Jaehwan was interrupted when Leo came around from the back of the couch where he had been quietly and patiently observing, and in order to kneel down next to Hakyeon he had to practically shove the bird man out of the way. 

Leo ignored Jaehwan's whining and Wonsik's scolding, and carried on to check Hakyeon's body for injuries. He started by checking his face, which was bruised from fighting suits earlier that day and too pale for his liking. Then, he gently ran his hands over the vet's shoulders and arms to check for broken bones, followed by him rolling up Hakyeon's sleeves to see if there were any cuts or bruises. There were a few bruises and small cuts, but they didn't look too serious.

When he suddenly remembered the bullet wound, he carelessly ripped open Hakyeon's blood-stained blue button up shirt to reveal white gauze wrapped around his mid-section. The wolf man leaned over Hakyeon to get a complete view of the left side, and was relieved when the patch of blood wasn't any larger than a quarter. Dr. Sin tried to reach over to close Hakyeon's shirt, but Leo, still untrusting of the doctor, growled and snapped his teeth at his hands. The doctor withdrew his hands, and when he saw the others were about to reprimand the wolf man, Dr. Sin held a hand up and told them to leave him be.

While Leo continued to check Hakyeon's legs and feet, Dr. Sin and Woohyun started explaining.

"I ran into Dr. Sin at the grocery store," Woohyun began. "He was there to do shopping for both himself and Hakyeon, but when he saw me he basically dragged me out of the store to take me to him. Dr. Sin took me to his house, and showed me that Hakyeon was alright and resting."

"But, how?" Wonsik asked the doctor. "How did you get Hakyeon back?"

Dr. Sin rubbed the back of his neck, watching Leo inspect Hakyeon as he replied, "I'm not entirely sure, myself. I was just shopping for a birthday present for my wife when I heard this horrible noise. When it was quiet again, I ran in the direction the noise came from out of curiosity. Then, I found all these people lying unconscious on the sidewalk and road! Of course, as a doctor, I instantly started checking to see if everyone was alright. Thank goodness, most of them were only stunned, but a few had blown ear drums." The doctor paused, and gestured to Wonsik and Jaehwan, "Then someone shouted, and I saw you three come out of the building just down the street. When I saw those men in black suits chase after you, I followed. It was difficult for me to catch up, though. I lost sight of you, and it wasn't until I heard a gunshot that I knew where to find you. By the time I caught up, Hakyeon was already being carried by one of the suits. The man was really large, and I honestly didn't think I stood a chance against him in a fight. But, just when I was about to attack him, a man suddenly appeared in front of him!"

"What do you mean 'appeared' in front of him?" Key asked.

"I mean literally!" Dr. Sin exclaimed, telling his story with enthusiasm. "It was like he just appeared out of thin air! I was watching the suit one moment, then I blinked and he was just there! The strange thing is, all this man did was touch the suit's forehead and the man just collapsed."

"Seriously?" Jonghyun questioned, eyes wide in disbelief.

The doctor nodded his head vigorously, "Even stranger, after that the mystery man looked at me," Dr. Sin paused to put his index finger to his lips in a hushing gesture, "and did this."

"What did he look like?" Hongbin inquired, just as enthralled in the story as everyone else.

"He was roughly six feet tall, I think, and he had black hair and wore black clothes. There was also this tag clipped to the pocket of his shirt, like an identification card." Dr. Sin then dug around in his pockets, and withdrew his own ID card from St. Paul's Hospital. "Like this."

"Did you get a look at it?" Wonsik asked, eager to know.

Dr. Sin shook his head, "No. I was across the street when I witnessed this."

"Maybe it was Mr. Simple?" Hongbin wondered out loud.

"Maybe, who knows." Jonghyun replied with a shrug before asking Dr. Sin, "What happened after that?"

The doctor continued, "Then, just like how he appeared, he just disappeared. It's the strangest thing I've ever seen in my life; even stranger than a bird man and a wolf boy."

Leo growled quietly while he was still looking Hakyeon over, and mumbled to himself with a pout, "'Man', not 'boy'."

"After he disappeared, I quickly picked Hakyeon up and took him away from there before more of the suits showed up." Dr. Sin ignored the glare he received from Leo, "When I saw his injury, I immediately drove him to my home to patch him up and give him some fluids. He lost a little too much blood, but he's fine. We just need to wait for him to wake up."

"I'm taking him to the bedroom," Leo announced, standing up abruptly and lifting Hakyeon off the couch. He had one arm hooked under the vet's knees, and the other around his shoulders. The wolf man even made sure Hakyeon's head was resting on his shoulder instead of dangling over his arm. Leo made his way down the hall, not forgetting to direct a short growl at Dr. Sin along the way, and disappeared into the bedroom.

Once the wolf man was gone, everyone relaxed a little more since the tension between Leo and Dr. Sin evaporated. During the conversation, they were all silently worried about Leo attacking the doctor; after all, he did end up attacking Key earlier.

"He's really nice," Jaehwan reassured Dr. Sin, "once you get to know him."

Dr. Sin nodded in understanding, then noticed that Wonsik's nose started bleeding all of a sudden. He immediately snatched a tissue from the tissue box on the entertainment center, and handed it to the musician. Concerned by the cuts and bruises on the younger man's face, he asked, "Are you alright?"

Wonsik accepted the tissue, "Yeah. I took a beating from a suit earlier today, and just a few minutes ago I was run over by Leo."

"Why would he run you over?"

The musician chuckled, his voice sounding duck like with the tissue pressed into his nostrils, "Leo joined Jaehwan and I while we were packing, and all three of us were sitting on the floor, chatting. Of course, I didn't realize it then, but I made the mistake