"Stage 1 -- music"

Immortality... or maybe love?

Heechul's POV:

I clutched hangeng's arms as we walked out of the holding site. I was scared for some reason, and he gave me some form of reassurance, as if he would be there for me the entire time. I hoped that was true... I really couldn't do this alone.

"It's ok, Chul-ah. Don't worry, I'm here. Don't be scared." He smiled, instantly making me smile and blush. It made me so happy and calm just listening to his voice.

"Thanks hannie..." I whispered. He stopped.

"H-hannie?" He asked. I let go of his hands, embarrassed. Stupid, stupid heechul. I thought I tole myself not to mention it? Great now he's gonna ignore me. He's gonna leave, and I will have no one with me. Tears filled my eyes, I felt so sad.

"Oh Chul-ah don't cry! Did I do something wrong? I mean, I don't mind the nickname, really." He said, flustered. I looked up at him.

"R-really? You don't think I'm weird?" I asked, unsure. He smiled gently.

"Really. In fact, I kind of like it..." He said quietly. I beamed.

"Really? Thanks so much hannie I thought you would think I'm a creep or something..." I said, hugging him. 

Hangeng's POV:

He hugged me. I was shocked for a moment, but then I just hugged him back after awhile. I could tell he needed the comfort, he was obviously feeling very insecure and scared right now. I put away all feelings of awkwardness. Soon after we broke apart.

"Woah, crush much." Henry sniggered, looking at us. We blushed.

"N-no Henry what the heck. What are you thinking?" Heechul asked.

"... You guys aren't a couple?!" Everyone shouted together.

"NO?! Oh my gosh." Hanchul facepalmed.

"Oh... Hehe sorry >< it's just that you know you guys seem so close and you know the hugs and all. And the nicknames..." Henry explained awkwardly.

"... It's ok Henry, just... No we are not a couple." I replied. "Yet..." I added in my mind.

"Oh. Oops sorry." Leeteuk said. I shook my head, and signaled for them to continue walking.

Soon we reached the first stage, and the doors behind us closed shut. We waited for about 5 minutes before we realized something was wrong.

"Er... Guys?" Henry spoke up.

"Yeah?" I replied.

"Are... Are there no instructions?" 

"No , genius." Heechul smirked. I looked at him. 

"Don't say that, Chul." 

Heechul's POV:

Oh no! Is he mad at me? Why? I did this to kyu too and he never said anything. Why was he like that all of a sudden? Was it because of Henry? No... No it couldn't be. Then... Maybe it was to make sure that they didn't think we were a couple? I hoped it was the latter...

"I-I'm sorry hannie..." I said.

"It's ok Chul." He replied, putting his hand on my shoulder to calm me down. I heard music playing softly. Strange. But I ignored it.

"Ok for real now guys. What do we do?" Leeteuk said, exasperated. No one replied. He narrowed his eyes.

"Well I don't think we want to stay here forever right? So think of an idea. Like now. All of you." 

"Think of one yourself." I muttered.

"Believe me, heechul, I am." He replied, sternly. Okay I was getting creeped out right now. He seemed like such a caring, sweet umma just now but. Why was he suddenly like that?

"What the heck guys, shut up and think ok. I have no time to waste." Kangin said.

"Shut up now. I need silence." Hangeng shouted, angry. I looked around in shock. What happened to all of them? Why were they all acting like that? Even my hannie... My calm, quiet hannie was shouting now.

"Hannie..." I started.

"What?!" He barked. I leaned backwards. What was happening? More importantly, why wasn't I affected? Their shouts of frustration and anger just got louder until I couldn't take it anymore. The music got louder too. I had to find a way out. Fast. There was obviously something going on in this place, and it seemed like only me and Henry were not affected.

"Hee-heechul?" Henry whispered, shaking. I hugged him.

"It's okay Henry, it's ok. We just need to find a way out. Don't be scared..." I said, looking at him. He blinked back at me.

"Fear won't help, Henry-ah." I said. He nodded slowly.

"Y-yes heechul... Do... Do you think it's the music?" He asked. I stopped.

"Oh why didn't I think of that? Yes yes Henry you are a genius!" I exclaimed. He looked at me, skeptical. I laughed.

"Haha Henry. I mean it this time. You are a genius. A musical genius..." I said, voice trailing off. 

"That's it Henry! I know now. Remember how Kibum said we have special talents? You have the gift of music. I remember you saying you played the violin and piano right?" Henry nodded.

"Great. Since we obviously don't have a piano, how about a violin? Did you bring one with you?" I asked. Henry thought for a moment, then smiled. He reached into his bag, and took out a small ukulele.

"Well it's not a violin, but I guess it works." 

"Yes Henry. Now play some quiet music to stop the racket. I can't concentrate in this noise. He nodded, and began playing while I looked around for an exit. I looked around, observing each wall. I had almost given up when I saw a small glowing circle on the wall. I pressed it, and a space opened up. On it were a few musical notes.

"HENRY!" I shouted, as I beckoned him over.

"Play this melody. Now. I think it's the key to escaping this place." I quickly said. The music was getting louder without Henry's playing. We had no time.

"HURRY HENRY!" I shouted above the noise. He started playing. As he reached the last note, the music stopped. Everyone fell silent. The wall opened. I sighed in relief.

"Whoa... What happened?" Kangin and Leeteuk asked, rubbing their heads. I ignored them, and ran to hangeng.

"HANNIEEEEEEE!!" I shouted, rushing over to where hangeng stood, leaning on a wall for support. I held him up.

"Are you ok?" I asked, concerned. He gave me a crooked smile.

"Yeah I guess... Chul-ah." He said.

"Yes?"

"What happened?" He asked. I told him everything.

"I'm sorry for flaring up at you." He said. I smiled.

"It's ok." I reassured him. I looked around.

"Is everyone ready to move on?" I asked. They nodded, and we made our way through the opening. I supported hangeng, who seemed to be recovering slower than the rest. It was probably because he rarely got angry, so this took a lot out of him.

"Wait guys..." Leeteuk said after we made our way through.

"What?" I asked.

"Where's shindong?"

We all gasped, and looked behind us. Shindong was still in the room, shouting all the while. He wasn't able to recover in time! 

"I-I think he was too weak to handle the stress from the music... I couldn't get him to calm down fast enough... I'm sorry!!!" Henry said, tears b in his eyes. We all rushed to hug him.

"It's ok Henry, it's not your fault." I said.

"But... If only I had tried harder, if only..." 

"No Henry. Look at me." I said. He looked up.

"You saved us. All of us. Without you, none of us could have survived. You lost one, but you saved 4 others. It's not your fault, Henry. We are all sad for shindong, but we are all proud of you. Thank you Henry." I said.

"Thank you heechul." He replied, wiping his tears. We looked back.

"Goodbye, shindong..." We said quietly as we moved on.

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Whee ok so the games have OFFICIALLY BEGUNNNN :3 hope you like it :3 I really didn't know what to write, but then poof I thought of music! So here goes. Anyway, anyone wanna guess why heechul can keep calm? If you guess correct I'll do something for you :3 HINT: related to his powers :3

Henry -- gift of music
Heechul --
Hangeng --
Leeteuk --
Kangin --
Shindong -- NA

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hyuk91292
#1
Chapter 20: happy hanchul day everyone !!!! forever my OTP they are just magical ♥♥♥♥♥~
Sapphirechan #2
Chapter 19: Cute glad it end well.....hanchul is so real happy Hanchul Day
loser220
#3
Chapter 19: hanchul <3 <3
I love your story <3
exciting
loser220
#4
Chapter 18: kyumin so cute <3
Please help hanchul couple
loser220
#5
Chapter 16: heechul ah, you are the biggest pabo
My poor hannie,fighting <3
Can't wait for next chapter
When will miracle happen?
Sapphirechan #6
Chapter 15: Lol now Heechul needs to find Hannie
ParkYeonRin #7
can't wait for ur update:))
Sapphirechan #8
Chapter 11: Oh wow....man I can't wait to find out everyone's gift
loser220
#9
Chapter 8: aww, contestants arevso cute
can't wait for the game to begin
:-) :-)
Sapphirechan #10
Chapter 7: Lol Zhou mi in the last part made me burst laughing lol..

Awe they are like elementary school kids that Dont know how to talk to there crush lol so cute