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Jaehyun and Johnny sat in silence waiting for their boss to arrive.

They both knew the clock was ticking. Soon, Donghyuck's punishment would be over and they both had no idea what would happen from there.

The door to the office opened up and in came the angel over all angels, Lee Taemin, accompanied by Kim Doyoung. Taemin passed them both his healing smile and Jaehyun returned it whereas Johnny gave him a bow.

"Don't be so formal, Johnny," Taemin said. "I don't like to be viewed as someone with a higher status, you know that."

"Sorry," Johnny chuckled. "I'm just so used to your father being the head."

Taemin recently took his father's place as the angel over all angels. Just like in the human world, someone needs to be the one who takes the lead. You could consider Taemin as what humans would call a king, just with the exception that Taemin doesn't come off as one.

He prefers to be treated the way all angels get treated, which is what makes him so loved. He doesn't use his status to empower himself, much to the opposite of his now deceased father.

"Let's start, shall we?" Doyoung asked and took a seat opposite of Jaehyun. Taemin sat next to him and the meeting began.

"Lee Donghyuck, the angel of Mark Lee is currently serving punishment for his actions," Jaehyun started and Johnny's facial expression fell.

"Lee Donghyuck?" Doyoung raised a brow. "As in the innocent little Donghyuck?"

Jaehyun nodded slowly and Doyoung felt his heart drop a little.

"What kind of punishment is he serving?" Taemin asked.

"The sideways trance," Jaehyun gulped. He took a long breath before continuing. "He's been in it for almost two weeks now, and has fainted as he's starting to remember now."

"He broke the most punishable rule," Taemin spoke. "Why is he getting the sideways punishment?"

Jaehyun looked at Johnny, asking with his eyes for the older to say it. He couldn't say it, the guilt being too much within him. It isn't Jaehyun's fault, he knows that, but he can't help feeling guilty as he was the one who gave Donghyuck the punishment.

Johnny heaved a sigh. "Donghyuck he-"

"He's in love with Mark, his human."

Doyoung's eyes widened and he looked at Taemin with frightened eyes. "This is exactly what happened with Ten. The sideways punishment is cruel for angels who are in love with their human. What if he can't take it?" Doyoung was scared. He knows Donghyuck quite well, and he knows how fragile and sensitive the younger is.

Taemin shifted a little in his seat. "He did break the most important rule, and the punishment is what he deserves, so he really has no choice but to make it through. Once his punishment is over though, I suggest we keep an extra eye on him. I'm afraid that's all we can do. I know this is really cruel, but we can't do more than that."

"Once his memories have recovered fully, he'll go back to his angel trance. Everyone who ever interacted with him in the human world will forget him completely, including Mark, so it's going to be a hard time for him. Johnny, you'll have to take care of him when that time comes, I trust you," Taemin told them, and stared faithfully at Johnny as he spoke the last sentence.

Johnny nodded. "I'll do anything for Donghyuck. He's like a little brother to me."

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The meeting had finished and Jaehyun couldn't find Johnny anywhere. The older had simply vanished. He thought about where Johnny could be, and once he got an idea his expression softened and he sighed.

With a simple snap of a finger, Jaehyun traveled to the human world, just seconds later appearing in a dark house where he found Johnny looking down on two people.

Jaehyun soared over to the sad angel and patted his back, glancing down at the two the older was watching. There Donghyuck laid, unconscious on a couch, Mark sleeping in a crouched position next to him, his hand intertwined with Donghyuck's and head resting by the latter's nape.

Jaehyun took a deep breath and Johnny, who was already very aware of the younger angel's presence, soared down to the ground like a fallen leaf, landing on the floor next to the couch. He walked closer to the two boys and reached his hand out for Donghyuck.

"We aren't aloud to touch, you know that," Jaehyun said causing Johnny glance up at him.

"Donghyuck's not a human. I can touch him," the older mumbled and let his big hand caress Donghyuck's golden locks.

Jaehyun didn't stop him and only watched with a sad frown. And as Johnny retreated his hand, he accidentally brushed it over Mark.

Mark flinched and he woke up, the goosebumps appearing gradually as he felt a feeling on his neck he had never felt before. Johnny quickly moved his hand away and took a few steps back.

"Hello?" Mark whispered. He glanced around the dark room with shaking eyes. "Is anyone here?" he asked, his voice cracking as he felt like something wasn't normal.

Jaehyun sighed. "Good job, Johnny. Now you made the poor boy terrified," he spoke and soared over next to the taller, watching Mark look around anxiously. "Humans aren't used to the touch from an angel."

Johnny looked down. "Sorry, I didn't intend to touch him."

Jaehyun chuckled and patted the older's back, landing his gaze back on the scared human. "Look."

Johnny looked back up and he saw how Mark stood up, squeezing his arms under Donghyuck's body and lifting the unconscious boy up in his arms.

"Let's go up to the bed, okay Haechan?" Mark whispered. "Something feels strange down here," he added and carried the tanned boy towards the stairs, carefully holding his tiny body.

The two angels watched him disappear up the stairs, a subtle smile appearing on both of their lips.

"Mark's quite the protective one, huh?" Jaehyun laughed. "He's taking good care of our Donghyuck."

Johnny smiled. "He's in love as much as Donghyuck is."

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