Infinite Space
Disclaimer: Not mine, not true.
Writer's Note: Occurs a couple of months after chapter 97.
087: traffic - Hoya, SungJong
Chapter List: Infinite Space
Chapter 98: In which SungJong goes to get Hoya and they find they aren't the only people trying to land
"We should have expected this," SungJong said.
Hoya grinned at him. "We did expect this. Which is why we're early."
"Not early enough," SungJong muttered.
Outside, they could see a mass of large ships waiting to dock, and a mosquito cloud of smaller shuttles buzzing around them.
"We'll be fine," Hoya said. "You're just impatient."
"Yes," SungJong said, drumming his fingers on the console in front of him. Then he stopped and turned to Hoya. "How are your parents?"
Hoya's smile grew radiant, and SungJong had to smile in response. He just couldn't resist. "They're good, and getting better," Hoya said. "They're not sure they want to stay with the clan, but I'm working on keeping them here."
"Where will they go if they don't stay?"
"I don't know. That's part of it, really. I don't know where they could go, and neither do they. My grandparents are long gone."
SungJong nodded and braced his chin in his hand, his elbow on his knee. He stared unseeing at the screen for a while, then started upright suddenly as a thought crossed his mind. "Will you go with them?"
From Hoya's expression, the idea hadn't crossed his mind. "I… don't know,' he said. "I guess it would depend."
"On what?" SungJong asked.
"On how well they were, and where they settled. How often I might get to see them, that sort of thing."
"Not often," SungJong said.
"No, but if they're strong enough, then that won't matter so much," Hoya said.
SungJong went back to the screen, chin in hand again. "WooHyun recovered."
"He was younger, and they were slaves longer."
"I know," SungJong said. "But I don't want you to go."
Hoya's hand rested on his shoulder, warming him. "I know," he said. "If I do decide to go, it won't be that easy a decision."
"Good," SungJong said. Hoya laughed and squeezed his shoulder.
They managed to land some time later, and made their way to the quarters set aside for them, another suite. SungKyu looked up when they entered, and relaxed. "Good. Go talk to DongWoo and tell him to stop worrying."
Both Hoya and SungJong laughed. "Do you need me to sedate him?" Hoya asked SungKyu.
"I wish. No, he's sleeping fine, just… driving everyone up the wall," SungKyu said.
"Nerves?" SungJong guessed.
"Yes, but not because he's getting married. More because of the sheer number of people who keep showing up."
"We saw," Hoya said. "Us, and Eusebio, and who else?"
"A few of the smaller clans," SungKyu said. "Every one of them asked, too, and he had to answer them. I think they've overwhelmed him."
SungJong rolled his eyes. "Not enough to call it off."
"No. Thankfully."
"Good. I'll go talk to him," Hoya said. SungKyu told him which room held DongWoo, and the medic went through the main room to the hallway leading to the other rooms.
"Anything from the chaebol?" SungJong asked.
"Not a peep," SungKyu said. "WooHyun's keeping a close eye on them, and L's helping, but they aren't moving."
SungJong relaxed. "Good," he said. "Hopefully that means MoonSu isn't planning anything."
"If he is, you'll stop him," SungKyu said. "SungYeol wanted to know when you got back."
"Thanks," SungJong said, and went to find his brother.
Writer's Note: Occurs a couple of months after chapter 97.
087: traffic - Hoya, SungJong
Chapter List: Infinite Space
Chapter 98: In which SungJong goes to get Hoya and they find they aren't the only people trying to land
"We should have expected this," SungJong said.
Hoya grinned at him. "We did expect this. Which is why we're early."
"Not early enough," SungJong muttered.
Outside, they could see a mass of large ships waiting to dock, and a mosquito cloud of smaller shuttles buzzing around them.
"We'll be fine," Hoya said. "You're just impatient."
"Yes," SungJong said, drumming his fingers on the console in front of him. Then he stopped and turned to Hoya. "How are your parents?"
Hoya's smile grew radiant, and SungJong had to smile in response. He just couldn't resist. "They're good, and getting better," Hoya said. "They're not sure they want to stay with the clan, but I'm working on keeping them here."
"Where will they go if they don't stay?"
"I don't know. That's part of it, really. I don't know where they could go, and neither do they. My grandparents are long gone."
SungJong nodded and braced his chin in his hand, his elbow on his knee. He stared unseeing at the screen for a while, then started upright suddenly as a thought crossed his mind. "Will you go with them?"
From Hoya's expression, the idea hadn't crossed his mind. "I… don't know,' he said. "I guess it would depend."
"On what?" SungJong asked.
"On how well they were, and where they settled. How often I might get to see them, that sort of thing."
"Not often," SungJong said.
"No, but if they're strong enough, then that won't matter so much," Hoya said.
SungJong went back to the screen, chin in hand again. "WooHyun recovered."
"He was younger, and they were slaves longer."
"I know," SungJong said. "But I don't want you to go."
Hoya's hand rested on his shoulder, warming him. "I know," he said. "If I do decide to go, it won't be that easy a decision."
"Good," SungJong said. Hoya laughed and squeezed his shoulder.
They managed to land some time later, and made their way to the quarters set aside for them, another suite. SungKyu looked up when they entered, and relaxed. "Good. Go talk to DongWoo and tell him to stop worrying."
Both Hoya and SungJong laughed. "Do you need me to sedate him?" Hoya asked SungKyu.
"I wish. No, he's sleeping fine, just… driving everyone up the wall," SungKyu said.
"Nerves?" SungJong guessed.
"Yes, but not because he's getting married. More because of the sheer number of people who keep showing up."
"We saw," Hoya said. "Us, and Eusebio, and who else?"
"A few of the smaller clans," SungKyu said. "Every one of them asked, too, and he had to answer them. I think they've overwhelmed him."
SungJong rolled his eyes. "Not enough to call it off."
"No. Thankfully."
"Good. I'll go talk to him," Hoya said. SungKyu told him which room held DongWoo, and the medic went through the main room to the hallway leading to the other rooms.
"Anything from the chaebol?" SungJong asked.
"Not a peep," SungKyu said. "WooHyun's keeping a close eye on them, and L's helping, but they aren't moving."
SungJong relaxed. "Good," he said. "Hopefully that means MoonSu isn't planning anything."
"If he is, you'll stop him," SungKyu said. "SungYeol wanted to know when you got back."
"Thanks," SungJong said, and went to find his brother.