I feel my mouth open to speak, but no words come out. The smile he gives me is genuine forgiveness. But it’s a lie. He thinks this is a dream.

The other five glare at me and I speak up,

“Kibum, this isn’t a dream..You’re awake..I..” my voice drops lightly, “I did hurt you.”

His smile falters but only briefly before it returns,

“Aigo, hyung, ignore the other five’s bullying, you don’t need to lie to me. I know you’re innocent,” and he laughs.

He laughs because he thinks its a lie. He thinks that he’s safe. Even now no one is fully safe. And Seunghyun knew this better than the others. All of BigBang knew this-minus Daesung though he’s bound to figure out everything now- but that’s why after Onew had gone into the hotel he’d called up the other four members and told them to stay on high alert. The group the police caught was just a small cell. The Yakuza existed throughout the country. The faster they left the country, the safer, and better it’d be.

He walks over to the boy,

“Key, you are awake. Not dreaming. The Yakuza are after you. They probably want all of you dead now, and I hope you all have a plan to return to Seoul as soon as possible.”