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Onew’s POV :

Kibum and I were having breakfast in the dining room as the owner of the Ryokan was serving the guests. She was a middle aged lady who seemed to possess a lot of force of character because the people attending to the Ryokan did what she told them to do immediately. But, she was quite soft spoken and mellow and entertained her guests really well.

We watched as Minho and Taemin walked into the room and came toward our table. They looked. So different. In yukatas. They looked good, no doubt, but much more mature and powerful. I wonder how I looked in it. I had chosen the purple coloured one with the gray sash while Kibum wanted the navy blue one with elaborate floral patterns and a white sash from the sets that were delivered to our doorstep. Minho was wearing a navy blue yukata with white longitudinal stripes on it. He had a white sash on. Taemin, on the other hand, was wearing a light blue one with circular patterns on it. He wore it with a black sash. So that must mean, from the yukata that I saw at their doorstep, Jonghyun must be wearing the black one with the white sash. But, where IS Jonghyun? Why is he not with Minho and Taemin?. Come to think of it, I hadn’t seen his shoes in front of their room when I went to call them.

“Where is Jonghyun?”, I voiced out my question to Minho as they reached our table and took their seats.

Minho and Taemin looked at each other and then Minho spoke, “I don’t know, hyung. Taemin was asking me the same question in the morning. Jonghyun hyung wasn’t there in the room when I woke up. Maybe he went out for a morning walk?”

Kibum and I exchanged worried glances. I know what had happened between them at the party, but they didn’t know that I knew of the situation yet. Jonghyun’s not the type to go wandering out right in the morning. I wonder if it’s because of what had happened between him and Kibum.

“Did he take his phone with him?”, I asked confusedly.

“No. It was there on his bed.”, Minho’s voice sounded a bit tense this time as he seemed to realize that we were getting worried.

“hmm...I think I’ll go look around for him a bit”, I said decidedly.

“Hyung, should we come along?”, Taemin spoke up this time.