「Stalker Unknown || Saeyoung Choi x Reader」

「seven」

You were going to reply back when something cut you off. From out in the living room, Saeyoung's voice pierced the quiet air.

"Oi, Vanderwood! I think I got something," he called.

In an instant, both you and Vanderwood were out of your room and hovering near the redhead in an attempt to see what and how much he managed to discover about the stalker.

"I tried tracing the email, but this guy knew how to cover his trail. There was no way to trace who send it and from where," he explained, still typing away vigorously at his keyboard. "Instead, I went back to the security footage from outside the convenience store and spotted something; the same hooded figure who left the note for you got into a car with a driver. After zooming in on the footage, you can clearly see the driver wearing a certain robe. Look familiar?"

Saeyoung pulled up the image for you to see. You squinted, trying to make out the blurry footage but the longer you viewed it, the clearer it got. Just like he said, the robe did seem awfully familiar to you, you just couldn't name exactly where it was from. You shot him a curious glance, hoping he would take it as his signal to elaborate further.

"Mint Eye."

The second those words left his lips, everything clicked. A gasp left your mouth as you tried to piece together everything in your head. As relieving as it was to finally have a probable suspect, it was just as unnerving.

"Do you think... your brother...?" you hesitantly asked.

Saeyoung's lips were pursed tightly forming a thin line as he mulled over the possibility. "I'm not sure if this is Saeran's doing, but there's no doubt Mint Eye is behind it."

"How do you plan on handling this?" Vanderwood inquired.

Closing the laptop, Saeyoung stood up with a stony look on his face. "I'm going to Mint Eye."

"I'm going with you!" you told him, determined to be of help to him.

"No, you're not," he told you sternly. "You're staying here with Vanderwood so nothing happens to you."

"I just want to help!"

Tears of frustration sprung to your eyes at just the mere thought of being nothing more than extra baggage for the two men. After all the trouble you'd been putting them through, you just wanted to be of some help to them.

Saeyoung wrapped his arms around your shaking body and pulled you close, repeatedly hushing you until you seemed to have calmed down. "I'm not bringing you right to the doorstep of the place that seems to want you most. I want you to stay here where you're safe with Vanderwood and I'll go."

"You're not going by yourself. Take Vanderwood with you; I'll be fine on my own."

"I-"

"Instead of wasting time arguing about this, allow me to provide a solution," Vanderwood suggested, cutting Saeyoung off. "I'll go with 707 since I know he'll need the help. Don't you have any friends you can stay with, [name]?"

"I could always go to Hye's place."

Although he was a little out of the way, Hye was still the only person that came to mind and he should be back from visiting his grandmother by then. At the current moment, his apartment was the safest place you could possibly be. Despite this, Saeyoung still seemed torn about it.

"Fine," he sighed. "Get whatever things you need ready because we're leaving now."

* * *

Judging by his expression, Hye was clearly concerned when you showed up at his door with two men standing behind you. Besides him, there weren't too many people you socialized with so this was a great shock to him.

"Is there something I should know about...?" he questioned, making that the first words he said to you after opening the door.

You shot him a curious look before realizing just how odd of a situation this must seem to him.

"Oh! This is the boyfriend," you explained as you linked your arm with Saeyoung's. "I'm sorry for the sudden introduction, but something is going on and I was kind of wondering if I could stay here for a few hours."

Hye chuckled, not surprised at all that it would be you to do this. "Come on in."

It didn't take long to explain to him everything that's been happening. Given the current circumstance, you were surprised with yourself at how easy it was for you to downplay all the threatening notes. It didn't seem as terrifying to you now that Saeyoung was one step closer to putting an end to it once and for all.

"That's why you came over last night...," he mumbled to himself, realization finally hitting him. "Oh, god... So you want to stay here while they go and find the stalker?"

"Yeah. Your only job is to protect [name]," Saeyoung told him, his usual playful tone missing. His voice sounded cold and harsh; it almost sounded like a stranger's voice. You couldn't understand why it was like that.

"I would never let anything happen to her. As for you two, do you have any idea who the stalker could be?"

Saeyoung opened his mouth to reply and judging by the look on his face, you assumed it was going to be in the same cold voice he used before. You quickly cut in before he could get any words out.

"They believe the stalker is apart of a secret organization called Mint Eye," you told him quickly.

"Wow... That's honestly terrifying. I hope you stop this guy before anything bad happens."

That's what everyone hoped, especially Saeyoung, but you had faith he could do it. You were putting your safety into the hands of these three men and you could only hope that everyone came out unscathed.

"We should leave now," Vanderwood told Saeyoung who merely nodded in response.

Saeyoung embraced you in his arms and placed a soft kiss on your lips before pulling away and staring into your eyes. Despite how dangerous this would be for him, the only life he feared losing was yours. He would do anything to protect you, no matter what it took.

"Just give me a few hours," he whispered. "You'll be safe - I promise."

You nodded and hugged him tighter. "I trust you."

You stood beside Hye as Saeyoung and Vanderwood headed toward the exit. You were nervous as you watched them leave, praying that only good would come out of this.

"Good luck finding the cult. Stay in touch!" Hye said just before they left.

After Saeyoung and Vanderwood left the apartment, Saeyoung froze halfway towards the staircase. Vanderwood kept walking a few steps before noticing his partner had fallen behind.

"Well?" asked Vanderwood. "Honestly, 707, this is not the time to be joking-"

"Hold on," he said hesitantly. "I have another idea in mind."