012 - SherLUck HANlmes

Luhan walked into the living room that morning to find it completely empty and bare. The furniture seemed to have disappeared; their loveseat couch, their flat-screen TV, the shelf full of DVDs and the many manga tankobons sent by fans. Even their promotional posters seemed to have gone as well, leaving only the leftover marks from the tape they used to stick them up. Feeling a little out of place, Luhan scratched his head as he went to look in the other members’ rooms.

Knocking on the first door, a soft voice called out “Come in.” Luhan turned the knob to see Jongin sitting at his desk playing on the computer. Moving closer to the younger boy, Luhan looked at the screen and saw that he was playing another of those MMORPG. Realising that Jongin was too immersed in the game and wouldn’t respond even when the world shook and split in half, he turned away and exited, muttering a low, “I’ll go ask someone else.”

It looked as if the rest of the dorm was empty; it felt too quiet and was beginning to creep Luhan out. He went back to his own room to find his phone before texting the leader.

8:27AM

LINE - 3 New Messages from LuMAN

LuMAN: OI OI OI

LuMAN: where is everyone???

LuMAN: where are YOU, KRIS?

When no response came yet, he stood up and wandered to the other rooms, to find that they were also empty. “So, the only people here are Jongin and I? What the heck?” he muttered aloud, as he peered into another room. Every single one was empty. Literally. The beds, the shelfs, and the tables – every single piece of furniture had seemingly disappeared into thin air.

He went back to Jongin’s room to find that the younger had seemed to have disappeared. Luhan could feel the beginnings of fear creep its spidery tendrils into his heart as backed out of the room slowly before running back to his own shared room. Relief filled him when he saw that none of his things were missing, so he quickly changed out of his sleeping clothes into casual wear, brushed his teeth and washed his face, before stuffing his messy hair under a cap and grabbing his wallet, phone and keys as he left their dorm.

Once he was outside again, he took out his phone and tried to message s again. He crossed his fingers hoping that someone would at least see that he was distressed enough to spam them with so many messages.

9:02AM

LINE - New Messages from LuMAN

LuMAN: Guys where are you?

LuMAN: where is everything in our dorm?

LuMAN: SERIOUSLY. THIS AIN’T FUNNY GUYS

With no reply still, he decided to message the one person who probably wouldn’t know but at least they would reply. Luhan opened up a private chat and began to type out a long winded message for advice, any advice he could get at all.

9:05AM

LINE - New Messages from LuMAN

LuMAN: Ok. This is an emergency. I need your help because everyone and everything has disappeared and I can’t even recall if they had said anything to me. This is really worrying me and just, please help! (QAQ)

Me: Oh. What’s wrong?

Me: Anything I can help with?

LuMAN: do you know anything about disappearing furniture?

Me: uh... Is this a test or something?

LuMAN: no. I’m being utterly serious

LuMAN: has any of the others talked to you about a prank or something?

Me: ...

Me: no?

LuMAN: dang. It’s beginning to creep me out

Me: It’s not still April Fool’s or something right?

LuMAN: if this was april fool’s - I’D STICK THEM ALL IN CEMENT

LuMAN: well, thanks for replying at least

Me: you mean no one is answering at all?

LuMAN: no, zero, zilch, zip

Me: suspicious...

Me: but i didn’t think kyungsoo would join in as well?

LuMAN: neither. He’d headlock them all

Me: knew it. Maybe they bribed him

LuMAN: he’d only ever accept if they promised they would do the chores

Me: hahaha, chores. He’d definitely accept then

Me: well. I cant really help you but good luck solving this mystery

LuMAN: ugh dont remind me

LuMAN: man, what r they up to?

Me: who knows? (o_o)

LuMAN: GYAH I’m annoyed and slightly scared

Me: maybe you should check the company or something or call your manager

Me: maybe he’ll know

LuMAN: thanks! I’ll ttyl then

Read 9:10AM

Luhan stuffed his phone into his pocket then slipped on his sunglasses he’d picked off the kitchen table as he passed by. He was surprised they were still there - he’d thought the sunglasses would be taken as well. Luhan was more than suspicious now, he needed to solve this so-called mystery.

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Finally gaining a bit of time to sit down and rest, Minseok took a long gulp of water from a bottle. Yixing sat down beside him, so he handed the bottle to his friend who gratefully accepted the drink. “Why are we even the ones doing this?” Minseok asked, leaning back on his hands.

“I have no idea,” Yixing replied, his eyes following the other members as they moved around.

“Do you think we should have woken Luhan? I kind of wish we did,” Minseok said, frowning slightly at the thought. Yixing nodded in agreement. The thought reminded him that he could probably contact Luhan by now, it has already passed 9AM. He pulled out his phone and turned i