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Setting her down next to Chenle, Jeno crouched down beside her, scanning her body for any injuries. "I heard you scream, are you okay?", he asked, his eyes filled with worry.
Zoey nodded, "I'm fine, my body is just sore.", he visibly relaxed, letting out a sigh of relief. "Okay, that's good to hear.".
"What about you?", she suddenly asked, catching him off guard. "I'm fine now. I took Jaehyun hyung's death pretty hard.".
"I'm sorry I haven't been around for awhile. I should have been there to comfort you...", he said, but she shook her head in protest.
"No, it's alright! Just like Haechan told me, you're allowed to be selfish sometimes. No one will judge.", Chenle nodded in agreement.
A smile crept up on Jeno's face as he took a seat next to her. "Thanks, tiny.".
Zoey scoffed, rolling her eyes. "I've already told you not to call me that!", she pouted, smacking his arm. Both Jeno and Chenle broke out in laughter.
"That name actually suits you, yknow!", Chenle said, his laugh growing louder.
Zoey groaned in annoyance, glaring at the boy. "Zhong Chenle!", "Oh, I'm so scared!", he sarcastically gasped, only fueling the fire.
Jeno watched as they bickered, missing the moments where they didn't have a care in the world.
His eyes then traveled away from them, seeing as the doors to the basement shut closed.
Suddenly, the lights began to flicker as a large explosion went off from above them. Screams and cries could be heard as Zoey flinched from the sudden rumbling of the ground.
"It's started.", Chenle said.
Zoey furrowed her brows. "What has started?", Chenle frowned. "Weren't you at the meeting?", "What meeting?".
Chenle widened his eyes. "You weren't there?!!", "No? Was I supposed to be? I fell asleep.", Chenle shook his head, face palming himself.
"We got an anonymous message. Apparently the Anti Neo Zone organization was planning an air raid on us.", he said.
"Thank god we got that message or else they probably would've succeeded.", Zoey widened her eyes at the new information. "Really?!", Chenle nodded.
Zoey shook her head in disbelief. "We'll be storming the Capitol right after this.", he informed, his words sinking into her mind. She nodded, understanding the plan. "Alright.".
Suddenly, another explosion goes off, this time being louder and closer than the last.
Zoey flinched, covering her hands over her ears, the sound reminding her of the cannons from the game. The sound of death.
She leaned her body closer to Jeno's, finding comfort in his presence alone.
Jeno noticed her discomfort as he placed an arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him. "Everything will be okay.", he reassured.
His other arm wrapped around her waist, cuddling her into his chest as he rocked her back and forth, almost like a cradle.
With each explosion, Jeno's grip on her tightened, trying to muffled out the noises for her.
Jeno tilted his head down, whispering words of comfort to her, gaining the attention of Chenle.
He bit his lip, a spark of jealousy lighting within him, but regardless, he knew that Jeno was trying to help her.
They agreed to not let her feelings ruin their friendship, however, Jeno wasn't there for that.
He still didn't know of the agreement, but Chenle had no doubts, knowing that Jeno would understand.
All of a sudden, the lights began to flicker again before the power went out.
Chenle cursed under his breath, knowing exactly what that meant. Taeyong and some other members sprung up, rushing towards the door.
The door was powered by electricity, without it, the doors wouldn't stay closed.
Jeno widened his eyes as he watched the members struggle to push the two doors together, forcing the door to stay closed.
The people were starting to panic as Chenle got up, making his way towards the entrance, only to stop in his place as another explosion went off.
This time, the roof began to crack, small waterfalls of dust coming down.
It was like the air raid would never end, the bombs most likely destroying everything.
Chenle finally made it to the door, helping the others to keep it closed. "Jeno! Get over here, we need help!", Mark shouted out as Jeno hesitantly looked down at Zoey.
Despite the fear still crawling against her skin, she gave Jeno a reassuring smile. "Go, I'll be fine.", Jeno slowly nodded, slipping away from her.
He took long strides towards the door, getting behind Chenle as they pushed against the door once again.
Zoey curled up into a ball, wrapping her arms around her stomach, gently patting her arms for comfort.
Her eyes shut closed, taking deep breaths and replaying the fond memories she had with Jaehyun.
Those memories were her safe place.
Using all their strength, the members kept the door closed for the remainder of the raid, much to everyone's appreciation. The room erupted in cheers at their hard work.
After assuring that the raid was over, Jaemin and Renjun helped hand out food rations to everyone, knowing that they'd have to stay in the basement for a few days until Taeyong could sort out a new headquarters.
Walking back towards Zoey, Jeno scooped her up in his arms again, this time picking her up and placing her back on her feet. "Let's get you something to eat.".
She slowly nodded, quietly following Jeno towards Jaemin and Renjun. Jaemin raised a brow at her unusually quiet figure, wondering what was going on. Her head dipped down, refusing to look them in the eyes. "Zoey?".
Zoey felt a finger under her chin, slowly lifting her head up to lock eyes with him. "Are you okay? Did the explosions scare you?", Renjun asked, his voice soft and filled with worry.
She nodded, biting her bottom lip. "I must seem pathetic right now, I know. But I can't help it, it reminds me of the cannons...", Renjun sighed, bringing her into a small hug.
"You're not pathetic. If it makes you feel better, I was also quite frightened. Some people are just better at hiding it then others.", he assured, his words making her feel a lot better.
Jaemin handed her a plate of food, smiling widely at the girl. "You better eat up and built up some energy, we'll be heading to the Capitol in a couple of hours.", Zoey nodded, thanking them.
Jeno smiled down at her, watching over her fondly as she ate her food.
They were right... Giselle, President Sapphire and the other mafias.
