HJ
Hongjoong and Seonghwa both walk side by side towards the blonde male's dorm which is almost a few blocks away from where they were.
Hongjoong made sure that no enemy or anyone will come near them so he would constantly look around the dark area cautiously, his hand ready to draw his gun out anytime to shoot whoever comes near them.
"Are you really fine? With your wound?", Seonghwa softly asked as he peers his head at the male.
Hongjoong looked at the blonde male for a brief moment and looked away again to the path they are walking on and simply replied to him, "I'm fine."
Seonghwa paused for a moment, seemed like he's staring at Hongjoong, especially his face, before looking away and nods his head.
Hongjoong just then realized he took off his mask after he killed the previous enemy. He actually couldn't breathe very well when he wore it for a long time, so he just took it off to breathe.
But he forgot to wear it back again.
Seonghwa knew his identity.
In this situation, he only thought of one thing about another person knowing or spilling his identity. And that is to kill them. But there is something that holds Hongjoong from killing the blonde male beside him. He doesn't know, but he just felt it.
So he glanced at the blonde male for a brief moment before wearing his mask back on and looked away, keeping a straight face while walking.
Seonghwa noticed that Hongjoong wore his mask again and looked back at him curiously, "What's the matter? Why did you wear your mask?"
"So no one will know what I look like. Do you even realize or know what am I?", Hongjoong sighs as he annoyingly asks Seonghwa.
Seonghwa shook his head and looked averted his eyes away from the male, "I haven't met people like you."
Hongjoong snorts, "Most people would run away when they witness stuff like that. But you? You just stood there, even asked to treat my wound.", Hongjoong says in amusement.
"Well, it's what a doctor should do. If a person is hurt, an enemy or an ally, you should do your job as a doctor and treat them no matter what.", Seonghwa explains.
Hongjoong looks at Seonghwa and raised a brow, "So you're willing to sacrifice yourself just to treat a person like me? A murderer?"
"Well.. That depends on me, I guess. But I would still help, no matter what.", he honestly says and shrugs.
"You're so brave.", Hongjoong scoffs and continued walking.
Seonghwa's face lit up and smiled widely at Hongjoong's small compliment, "Thanks! You were amazing back there, by the way.", he shyly compliments Hongjoong.
Hongjoong snorted and laughed softly at Seonghwa's compliment, "Really? For killing that guy? That's a first."
Seonghwa just giggled and after a few walks, they finally arrived in front of Seonghwa's dormitory.
"Well, this is where I live. Guess I'll get going now?", Seonghwa says and turns around to face Hongjoong.
"Sure. Be safe, okay? And never go out of your dorm alone.", Hongjoong reminds.
Seonghwa nodded at the male's reminder and was about to enter but then looked back at Hongjoong who was still standing at the entrance, looking back at Seonghwa.
"Why aren't you entering?", Hongjoong asks the blonde male with knitted brows.
Seonghwa bit his lip and scratches his nape, "I.. You didn't tell me your name."
"You seriously want to know my name?"
"W-Well, even if we won't meet.. I still want to know what your name is.
But if you're thinking that I'll report you to the police, I won't! I promise!", Seonghwa stuttered and held up his hand, telling Hongjoong he promises him not to tell him to the police.
Hongjoong chuckled at Seongwha. Shaking his head, he lets out a loud sigh and turned around.
Seonghwa felt sad that the stranger that saved him and walked him home won't tell him his name.
Just as he was about to enter the gates with a sulky expression, Hongjoong spoke.
"HJ. You can call me HJ."
Seonghwa stopped and whips his head back, seeing Hongjoong looking back at him, Seonghwa stood there with a surprised look.
It was then replaced with a wide smile and Seonghwa waving his hand to him, before finally entering the gates of the dormitory.
Hongjoong couldn't help but smile as well as he turned his heel and walk away.
•~×~•
Viper
After Yeosang visited the club, he immediately went inside his car and thought of going back to the dorms immediately.
He totally forgot to tell Seonghwa that there is an outbreak of kidnapping in their area. Yeosang is worried if something might have happened to his best friend. And the fact that Seonghwa isn't answering his calls, made him worry even more.
What if he got kidnapped?
What if he was captured while he's inside the dorm?
What if he went outside and got kidnapped?
"Hey, what's the rush?", Chungha worriedly asked the younger as she followed Yeosang towards his car.
"I need to go back quick. I forgot to tell my best friend that there is an outbreak. And he's not answering my calls, I've been calling him nonstop but it always goes straight to voicemail", Yeosang opened his car door and sat on the driver's seat in hurry.
"Be safe, okay?", Chungha said, Yeosang nodded and gave him a small smile before turning on the engine and driving off the club, towards their dorm.
He finally arrived and he sprinted his way towards their room, running a couple of stairs and making sure he won't make such loud noises because some students are always complaining about the noise that is losing their beauty sleep.
He finally arrived at their dorm room and he didn't waste any time inserting the key on the doorknob and twisting the knob he entered the bright room of their dorm.
"Seonghwa?", Yeosang worriedly called out, inspecting the whole room to see if Seonghwa is inside.
No answer.
Yeosang felt his blood drain and his heart drop.
Seonghwa is not inside.
"Shit.", Yeosang fished out his phone and dialed Seonghwa again.
He placed his phone's speaker on his ear and waited for Seonghwa to respond. His heart skipping a beat in every ring.
"Sangie?", a soft voice called out to him from afar.
Yeosang whipped his head towards the familiar voice who called him. And it was Seonghwa in a hoodie and a paper bag in his hand.
The pink-haired male ran towards his best friend and attacked him in a hug, surprising Seongwha which he released a surprised yelp and it worried the blonde male at Yeosang's sudden action.
"Sangie, is everything alright?", Seonghwa hugged back slowly, wrapping his arms around the younger male, and Yeosang hugged the older tightly.
"Where were you? Are you hurt anywhere?? Are you—", Yeosang broke the hug and frantically inspected Seonghwa for injuries. He was about to ask another question when he saw something on his neck that made Yeosang stop on his words and made his eyes wide open.
A dark hickey on his best friend's neck.
"Sangie? Are you alright? Let's get inside first. Students might get mad at us."
Yeosang held Seonghwa's hand and dragged him inside the dorm room.
"Sangie?", Seonghwa called out to his best friend, getting confused as to why Yeosnag is acting strangely.
"Why do you have a massive hickey on your neck? Who did this?!", Yeosang growled as soon as they entered and Yeosang closing their dorm room.
"Sangie—"
"I swear whoever did this.. I will fucking kill them.", he suddenly mutters, making Soenghwa a bit startled at Yeosang's sudden change of tone.
"Sangie—"
"They did something to you. I wasn't there to protect you—"
"Yeosang! Please listen to me.", Seonghwa yelled, holding Yeosang's shoulders and shaking him a bit to stop.
Yeosang just looked at the floor with his fist clenched, knuckles turning white. Seongwha held Yeosang's cheeks and he forced the pink-haired look at the elder, and Yeosang did.
Seonghwa sighed, "The person who did this to me is now dead. Someone saved me and he even walked me home so that he'll make sure I made home safe."
Dead? What?
Yeosang took a deep breath and shakily sighs, looking at the wooden floor again, feeling his tears about to fall. He stressfully covered his face with both of his palms and shoulders slumped because something did happen to Soenghwa, and now he is regretting leaving the male all by himself all this time because he was called in a meeting with his father and even helped in the club. Also because he didn't inform about the current situations in their area.
Seonghwa embraces the younger male, rubbing Yeosang's back to calm him down.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry that happened to you. If only I told you that there was an outbreak here, none of these would happen..", Yeosang softly said as he hugged Seongwha back, clutching the blonde male's hoodie.
Seonghwa hummed, "I should've listened to you when you told me not to leave the room."
"It's fine. As long as you're safe.", Yeosang softly said and both broke the hug. Seongwha picked up the paper bag on the floor again and grabbed a siopao, holding it in front of Yeosang, "Here, I bought you some. They're cold now, though."
Yeosang slowly took it and smiled, mumbling a small thank you before removing the paper from the bottom of the siopao and ate it together with Seonghwa who looked perfectly fine after what just happened to him.
•~×~•
HJ
"Why are you smiling?", Wooyoung asked as he and Hongjoong finally met after their mission.
Hongjoong looked at Wooyoung and shook his head, chuckling, "It's nothing. Let's go home, I'm hungry.", he says, nudging Wooyoung and walking towards their motorcycles.
Wooyoung hummed, "You're weird.", he suddenly blurts.
"Why? Am I not allowed to smile?", Hongjoong asks, feeling offended by what Wooyoung just said to him.
"Is it because of blood again?"
Hongjoong patted the younger's back and the two made their way towards their own motorcycles, "You know me too well. Why ask anyway?"
Wooyoung shrugs as he wore his own helmet and Hongjoong wore his own as well, "I'm just curious, that's all. And it's creeping me out."
With that, the two of them drove off and head towards Mist's mansion.
•~×~•
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tbc..