Cutting Strings

Chapter 12 ● Longing Yours

She winces as her waist slammed the shelves behind her. She is sure its going to bruise.

"What are you doing here?" The fucker hisses and presses his hand on her neck that she choke.

She is about to slap the hell out of the guy when he is suddenly pulled back. Tiffany notices a guy with a long bangs that covers his forehead until his eyebrows has pulled him and now he is punching him.

It is only a punch, but Tiffany knows it is very hard since she almost hear a crack.

"You okay?" He asks and Tiffany only raises her eyebrows. He is definitely a gang member, and a junior. So does the guy bleeding on the floor.

Tiffany knows well the the guy who helped her, Kim Taehyung. This isn't him. This is the one who dared choke her and body slammed her.

Her fingers involuntarily wrapping softly around her own neck, and he smirk at the gesture.

Tiffany can see now his bruised face and crooked nose, but gang members were always scarred. This one though, she remember this is because Taehyung punched him.

"Remember now, sweetling?" He asks, smirking like a wolf about to pounce. "Surprised me that the council queen is having something with Kim Taehyung." He then start to walk towards her.

"Stop there!" She demands but this time he doesn't listen until he invades her personal place, get close, roughly cup her face with his large calloused hands. He forces her to look up to see him eye to eye.

"Pretty thing, supposed I know why Taehyung interested" he says, grinning to himself as if he just finds a treasure "Tell you what, be my pretty secret and I won't let yours spill out" before she can react her captor is pulled roughly until he ends up on the ground.

Tiffany realises Sehun and Chanyeol just come to her rescue, and Chanyeol just pulled him until he lays spread eagle on the ground. Chanyeol's shoe pressing dangerously to his neck.

Sehun is behind her, taking her hand and pulls her behind him. He tries to shield her but Tiffany protests that she want to look.

Chanyeol smirks down at him, "Hi Rome" he presses his foot softly that Rome cough and tries to claw Chanyeol's foot off his neck.

"Want to tell how Rome knows you, Princess? And what's it got to do with Taehyung?" Sehun asks the girl behind him, but his eyes glaring coldly at the boy on the ground.

"Taehyung asked to meet at the library to ask for a favor. I found him and he..." Tiffany stops. She is scared of what the two dangerous boys in front of her will do to the poor boy.

Sehun and Chanyeol sense her uncomfortable feeling and look at her with such gentleness, trying to encourage her to continue.

She shakes her head. She can't. God knows what these two will do. Nevertheless, Taehyung punched him before.

"Alright Princess, we'll take it from here. Don't you have something to do?" Sehun asks her again, drawing circles with his thumb on the back of her hand that he is holding.

Tiffany seems to just remember, "I promise Sooyoung to come to her room!"

"Go then" Chanyeol dismiss as Rome starts to struggle.

Tiffany is unsure but Sehun squeezes her hand, promising her that it will be okay with his eyes. She nods and left the scene, praying that the situation will not get worse.

But there, choking on the ground, Rome wish Tiffany didn't left and leave him with two demons.

"I'm calling Taehyung" Sehun says, pulling out his phone.

Three demons. Rome hope to die quick and painless. One can only hope.

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"Where have you been?" Sooyoung says as Tiffany finally arrives at her door.

Tiffany grins at her and shows her a plastic bag from the minimart below full of snacks and drinks.

"Bring it here!" Hyoyeon says excitedly, looking up from her homework.

"I met the guys down there. Chatting up for awhile" Tiffany explains while sitting herself on Sooyoung's bed. Sooyoung and Hyoyeon seems to understand and ask her to join them solving a problem on their homework.

-------TBC--- Author's Note Below---

Surprise! Surprise! Hope you like it, if you don't, bare with me😂

I've never seen K-pop anymore so I don't know any characters to use :( I just use what people told me. Rome though, I don't know who he is (from C-Clown last I googled). He look handsome and bad. Thanks @SummerWildeTime to let me know of him😙

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