"I've read the news."

        Mir blinked up at the two unexpected guests. He stared for a few seconds before looking back inside the room, making sure no one saw these two guests outside of the recording studio and stepped outside, closing the door behind him.

        "Excuse me?" Mir asked, raising one brow. His voice monotone and his eyes told nothing.

        Joon and Sanghyun exchanged a look before a twin sighs escaped their chest. "We've read the articles, Cheolyong-ah." Sanghyun repeated what Joon had said before, raising his hand to pat Mir's bleached hair. His face darkened when Mir avoid his touch.

        "We have to get on stage in a half." Mir said coldly.

        "Cheolyong-ah..." Joon called, eyes searching into Mir's soft brown orbs. "Are you hurt that much?"

        "Yes I am."

        Eventhough Joon had asked that question, he didn't expect Mir to answer it too honestly and not even a beat late. No hesitancy whatever.

        "Cheolyong-ah... Why... I thought you said you didn't mind Joon hyung and I leaving the group." Sanghyun said, now grabbing on Mir's shoulder.

        Mir clicked his tongue, content to just looking around the almost empty hallway.

        "And you guys said, you support us." Joon added.

        Mir exhaled harshly, surprising both Joon and Sanghyun. Mir was acting quite hostile towards them. Mir's usually sparkly soft brown eyes now hold a wild glare on them.

        "Do you two really want to know? Huh?"

        Joon swallowed and Sanghyun stepped back. Both anticipating the next words Mir would spat to them in fear.

        "What? Now, you don't want to hear the reason? I thought you two come here to hear me out." At Joon and Sanghyun's silence, Mir sniggered, averting his eyes away, glaring at his own shoes this time. "See... You guys aren't ready to hear me."

        "Cheolyong-ah." Sanghyun cupped Mir's chin and lifted Mir's head only to gasp at the clear crystal of forming tears glistening in Mir's wide orbs. Did they hurt the maknae that much by leaving the group? Leaving MBLAQ? "I'm sorry, Cheolyong-ah."

        "You should be." Mir said, yanking his chin out of Sanghun's hold and step back.

        Joon caught Mir's arm. "Okay, fine. Just tell us everything. We'll listen. Whatever it is you want to say, we will listen. Now, please don't cry." He didn't want to see Mir crying. He didn't want to see any tears spilling out of the pair of innocent child-like eyes. So, he would be selfless. He'd let Mir burned him with any poisonous words the maknae might threw at him. He would accepted Mir's anger and hurt and sadness willingly. It was their fault after all.

        Mir inhaled and exhaled a wavering breath. He trained his eyes on both the older men. "It's all your fault!" He started with a low voice, sending chill up the spine of the two former members of MBLAQ. "I hate you! You left MBLAQ. You guys left me- Don't interrupt! Let me finish!" Mir seethed when Sanghyun opened his mouth to object about him and Joon leaving the maknae. "You left me! And because of that, now I have to suffer!"

        Joon and Sanghyun looked down in shame. They didn't know they were that important to the maknae to the point that them leaving the MBLAQ had made Mir suffer. Then again, they did read about Mir being depressed in an article.

        "Now, I'm the only left and being the only target of Seungho and GO's bullying! Do you know how hard it is?"

        Silence...

        Joon and Sanghyun glanced at each other before drifting their eyes towards the MBLAQ maknae who was ranting out with a really, like really serious look on his face.

        "Every single day, they bullied me! Before, at least they would bully us in turn! Now, I'm the only one getting the brunt out of their bullying! It's hard! And it's all your fault." Mir heaved in deep breath.

        "Urm..." Sanghyun cleared his throat. "So... You're saying, you suffered because we left and in turn, Seungho and GO lost their other two target and now target only you as their victim?"

        Mir nodded, still had this serious look on his baby face.

        Seriously, Joon and Sanghyun didn't know how to react to that. To laugh or to cry. So, they ended up doing both. They laughed until they cry.

        "Oh god, Cheolyong! I thought- Omo! I shouldn't have even think! You're Cheolyong after all!" Joon managed between his laugh.

        "You're laughing? You dare laugh at my dire situation? I'm stuck with those two bullies and you laugh at me?" Mir hissed like a little hedgehog but frozen just second after when a voice interrupted from behind.

        "Now... Now... So, you suffered because of Seungho and me?" GO rose his brow at Mir, eyes held this dangerous gaze causing Mir to break in cold sweat.

        "A-ani... I'm blaming these two." Mir pointed timidly at the laughing duo whom had collapsed on floor, laughing.

        "Omo... Maybe we've been too mean to him, Byunghee." Seungho said tauntingly. "Maybe we should treat him better." His dark eyes shining in equal darkness of his heart. "Come, puppy. We'll treat you very well." He said and dragged Mir away by Mir's collar.

        "NO! SOMEBODY HELP ME! I'M GOING TO GET KILLED!" And Mir's distressed shout kept echoing throughout the building for the rest of the day.