"You don't remember anything? Nothing at all?" Changbin asks I.N.
I.N slowly shakes his head and sighs, looking away. Changbin slowly nods and continues to look through the shed. Hyunjin furrows his eyebrows and leans his head back, closing his eyes.
"You sure?" Lee Know asks as he stares into I.N's eyes with a stern tone. I.N slowly nods and Lee Know sighs, crossing his arms.
"There's beans and canned soup in here..." Changbin says, pulling a box out from underneath a shelf.
"Are the beans still good?" Lee Know asks as he walks over to Changbin.
"Mhm... All of it is good... But all of this won't last us very long..."
"Do you think there's actual animals we can hunt in the mountains or... are they all as big as that bear?" Seungmin questions.
"I don't know... but we should try looking around... we need food..." Changbin says as he stands up. He walks over to another shelf and looks in another box underneath it.
"We need to cook these." Lee Know mentions. He holds up the can, looking at the bottom of it. Hyunjin opens his eyes and looks at I.N who is sitting quietly beside him. He frowns a bit. I.N looks bothered, but he doesn't know what to do to make him feel better.
"There's a stove in here." Changbin says in a sharp tone. Everyone looks towards Changbin as he sets the stove down in the middle of the room. Lee Know puts the can down to help Changbin.
After they set up the stove, they try to figure out how to turn it on. Hyunjin sits silently with his eyes closed. Changbin sighs loudly and places the tools down. He leans back and closes his eyes, scrunching his face a bit.
"You okay?" Lee Know asks, still working on the stove, not looking at Changbin.
"My head is killing me..." Changbin replies, sighing very loudly.
"I don't get this... What are we missing? Why can't I turn this on?" Lee Know sighs. Seungmin scooches over towards Lee Know and picks up the manual. He furrows his eyebrows when he sees the writing on it.
"What language is this?" He asks, showing Lee Know. Lee Know takes the manual and flips it over showing Seungmin the English version. Seungmin gasps and nods, taking the manual out of Lee Knows hand.
"I'm not that great with English... but I think I can figure it out..." Seungmin says nodding a bit.
"It would be great if Felix or Chan Hyung were awake." Changbin sighs.
"Here... lemme see- I can read English pretty well." Hyunjin says, holding his hand out. Seungmin slowly crawls towards him still trying to read the manual. Hyunjin takes the manual from him and begins reading it. Seungmin leans towards him trying to read it too.
"It says you need firewood..." Hyunjin says, holding the manual to the side. Seungmin tilts his head a bit trying to see where it says that.
"Huh? What do you mean... firewood? Where the hell would I put the firewood?" Changbin groans as he leans forward, picking the tools up again.
"Right here..." Lee Know says pointing to the spot above the burner. Changbin sighs loudly and stands up, stretching.
"I never seen a stove like this... It seems so advanced but old-fashioned at the same time." Seungmin comments.
"How big of firewood? Like sticks and dry leaves?" Changbin asks, walking over to Hyunjin.
"Mhm... It says to apply broken sticks and dried leaves into the burner and then light it. Cover the burner with the metal plate and add a pot or pan on top of it to cook the food. Do not apply food directly on the metal plate... Also, it says to do this in a room with an opening or outside-" Hyunjin adds.
"Why?" Lee Know questions, looking back at Hyunjin.
"It can cause carbon monoxide poisoning..." Hyunjin replies. Lee Know slowly nods and looks up at Changbin. Changbin looks around the room and stops when he sees a window.
"We can open the window when we cook." Changbin says pointing towards the window. Lee Know hums and nods. "I will go and collect some sticks and stuff..." Changbin adds as he walks towards the door.
"Wait- you shouldn't go alone." Hyunjin says causing Changbin to stop walking.
"Right..." Changbin says looking back at Lee Know and smiling at him. Lee Know smiles and stands up, sighing a bit.
"Seungmin you too..." Lee Know says, motioning Seungmin to come. Seungmin looks up at Lee Know confused and then nods.
"I.N, stay here with Hyunjin... and the others. Since you're the only one who can physically move then you are able to protect them." Changbin says as he grabs hold of the doorknob. I.N slowly nods. Changbin furrows his eyebrows and opens the door, walking out the shed. Seungmin slowly walks out behind Lee Know, closing the door behind him. Their voices get quieter as they move further away.
Hyunjin slowly looks at I.N who is staring down at the ground with a blank expression on his face. He slowly looks at the other members and then back at I.N.
"I'm worried about them..." Hyunjin softly says, motioning towards Felix, Chan, and Han. I.N slowly looks towards Hyunjin and furrows his eyebrows.
"Same." I.N quietly says.
"What's going on with you? Why have you been so quiet and down...?" Hyunjin asks, leaning towards I.N.
I.N hesitates to look at Hyunjin and clenches his fist as he grabs onto his pants.
"I'm just... worried I guess..."
"What do you mean?" Hyunjin questions.
"I mean... All this weird stuff has happened to us... and it scares me... What if it just gets worse." I.N slowly says.
"Mmm..." Hyunjin hums as he slowly nods. "I feel the same... I'm worried that things will get worse... I'm also worried that-" He slowly looks at Felix, Han, and Chan and then frowns. "I'm worried that they won't wake up..."
"Yeah..." I.N slowly says.
"What happened to Chan Hyung and Felix anyway?" Hyunjin softly asks, looking back at I.N.
"Chan Hyung got hit by the bear trying to protect me... the bear hit him, and he flew into a tree... and for Yongbok Hyung... he- shielded me from the bear..."
"Huh? Shielded you?" Hyunjin asks in a confused but worried tone.
"Yeah... the bear clawed his back..." I.N slowly says. Hyunjin's eyes widen as he stares at Felix. He slowly pushes himself towards Felix and lifts himself off the ground. I.N's eyes widen as he watches Hyunjin. Hyunjin groans in pain as he limps towards Felix. He drops down next to Felix and lifts him up a bit to see Felix's back. He gasps loudly when he flips Felix over completely.
I.N stands up and quickly walks towards Felix. His eyes widen when he sees a pool of blood on the mattress under Felix and black and darken blood covering Felix's back.
"His- back..." I.N shakily says. Hyunjin lays Felix back down on his back and lays his head on Felix's chest. His eyes widen and he flips his head to listen to Felix's chest with his other ear. "Is he okay?" I.N asks in a sad and panicked tone. Hyunjin lifts his head and frowns.
"His breathing is so low... and his heartbeat is slow... How long has it been since we gotten attacked?" Hyunjin asks in a panicked tone.
"A while... hours... I don't know..." I.N panicks. Hyunjin starts to hyperventilate and holds his hand up to his head.
"Go get the others..." Hyunjin quickly says.
"Huh?"
"GO GET THE OTHERS!" Hyunjin shouts. I.N quickly nods and walks out the shed, closing the door behind him. Hyunjin slowly gets off the matress and quickly but painfully walks towards the shelves, looking for something to help Felix.
I.N runs through the thick snow, looking for the others.
Felix is going to die if you don't do something.
What do you think I'm trying to do...? I.N's eyes fill up with tears to the thought of Felix dying.
I don't want to help but I can't bare the thought of Felix Hyung dying...
Felix Hyung? Who are you anyways? I.N asks the voice. The voice doesn't reply. Hello?
There's someone at the bottom of the mountain not far from where you are... Go looking for her- she can help you...
What are you talking about?
She's a healer... She's the only one who can help Felix and Han.
Wait? What's wrong with Han? I.N questions as he stops walking.
Han is in deep sleep... Let's say a forever sleep... If you don't save him, he will never wake up.
Never wake up? How do you know all of this? Who are you? I.N asks. The voice doesn't reply. I.N groans in frustration and continues through the snow. He pushes through leaves and through a bush. He hears shuffling in the distance, so he walks towards the shuffling. He pushes through more bushes, grabbing a hand he sees that's grabbing at a stick on the bush. The hand flinches back and the person screeches, pulling I.N out the bush and hard onto the ground.
"Ouch..." I.N muffles with snow in his face.
"Shit- I.N? What the fuck?" Changbin rasps.
"What happened?" Lee Know asks, quickly walking towards Changbin.
"It's just I.N." Changbin sighs.
"Wait- weren't you supposed to stay at the shed?" Seungmin asks, walking towards them from behind Lee Know.
"Yeah... uh-" I.N hesitates and stares at the ground, furrowing his eyebrows a bit. Changbin squints his eyes and furrows his eyebrows.
"So, what are you doing out here?" Changbin huffs.
"Felix..." I.N quickly says.
"Huh? What about him?" Lee Know questions, walking closer towards I.N.
"He's dying... Hyunjin says in a few hours he won't be here anymore..." I.N says in a quick and sad tone. Changbin's eyes widen, and he quickly pushes through the bushes towards the shed. The others quickly walk behind him. I.N slowly follows behind but then stops when he thinks about what the voice has said to him.
If you want Felix Hyung to survive... you need to go to the healer... She's the only one who can save Felix.
Why should I trust you... you haven't answered any of my questions... all you have been doing is directing me and telling me what to do...
... Fine ... I'll answer a question if that means you will trust me...
... Who are you?
I'm you...
What does that mean?
Well... I'm not literally you... but I am also I.N...
You're also I.N?
Yes... Just a different I.N if that makes much sense...
How are you talking to me?
I already answered a question... I won't be answering more...
What? Why the hell?!
Just trust me I.N... I'm trying to protect you- Just listen to me, okay?
Fine... Where's this Healer?