Chenle and Maeri stood outside by the front porch of the house in the freezing cold.
Their coats tightly hugging their bodies as they lived a short bond that night.
It was nearing eleven pm but they didn't feel the bit of tiredness at all, to say the least they felt more alive in that moment.
A silence hung between them as they stood facing each other.
It wasn't awkward nor was it a comfortable silence between them.
More of a regretful silence, perhaps.
Standing under the moonlight of midnight as their eyes pierced through each other.
"Sorry we took shortly." Chenle decided to disturb the silence that hung around them.
As much as he didn't want the night to end right then and there, it had to.
Maeri shook her head and smiled. "The members are more important."
Chenle stared into her honey brown swirls that looked like gold flakes surrounded her irises from the bright moonlight that illuminated on them.
Drowning in them as he couldn't stop himself from adoring such beautiful eyes that looked like it held all the wonders that this world could hold and all the safe havens that anyone needs in their lives.
Her eyes told every single story.
The pain, the joy, the freedom, the mischief, the spontaneousness, the curiosity, the excitement...... you name it.
However, she was just like him.
Readable enough like an open book but was hard to comprehend.
Why was he starting to get drawn to her?
There it was again, like some warmth spread throughout his body; stomach twisting in a way that it excited him, his heart lurching like it was about to jump out of his chest.
But then yet he didn't want to come up with conclusions or anything weird, telling himself that the girl was nothing but a friend and like a little sister.
His heart didn't say otherwise.
The moment was however lived shortly by the girl gasping out of the blue. "Snow." she murmured quietly, looking at the sky in shock.
A snowflake fell right in front of the boy, his brows furrowing as he looked at the small flake gracefully swaying in the wind until it fully fell to his nose, sending a tingly feeling in his body.
Maeri let out an airy laugh. "I can't believe I'm witnessing the first snowfall for the first time." she clasped her hands over her mouth, watching the snowflakes gracefully fly in the air and fall onto the ground in complete awe of such a sight.
Chenle slowly looked down and watched her enjoy the scene.
The corner of his lips automatically stretching up to a smile of adoration.
As if time had slowed down right at the moment, his eyes were fixed on her features instead of the snow.
It felt warmer for him, his stomach churning like butterflies were swarming inside his whole body and it sent a shiver down his spine, giving goosebumps on his skin.
Her eyes slowly travel from the sky and down to his face, making eye contact for a span of seconds, removing her hands from her face to drop down to her sides, a smile crawled up to form on her lips, feeling as if some weight was lifted off her chest.
Too bad it wasn't the time to enjoy that moment.
A frown appeared on Chenle's face as he sighed disappointedly. "I have to go."
"Oh." upon hearing this, it made her smile disappear. "Uhm.... I guess I'll see you next time?" she asked; brows slightly rising- a glint of hope in her eyes.
The male nodded and waved goodbye awkwardly. "I'll see you." turning on his heel to head over his car.
Maeri fiddled with her fingers, contemplating whether to do whatever or not.
Hand reaching out in the air as her lips slightly parted- a small gasp emitting from it but her hand slowly retracts, falling to her side.
"Don't get hurt and the boys." she whispered, smiling bitterly to herself as she watched the male drive away.
Bullets whizzed through the air violently, complimenting the graceful snowflakes that fell from the sky.
The contrasting energy that merged from every single one of them at that moment was unstoppable.
Hands unable to stop from damaging someone else's body.
It was another chaotic night.
It wasn't like they wanted to create such mess but what's the gang life without violence, right?
It's not the mafia's life if you didn't make deadly deals or if you didn't shed blood right?
What's the fun in that if danger wasn't near?
Mostly, what was the fun in their lifestyle if they weren't the danger themselves.
Yangyang harshly shoved the man away from him, throwing fists and kicks; grunting as he used his might to get their mission done.
Jaemin on the other hand was busy throwing fists and guns at whoever came in his and Jeno's way who was decoding something Renjun had told him to just from the other side of the door where Jaemin and Yangyang tried to hold out.
"I've got eyes on third floor- Sungchan, Mark hyung incoming." Chenle laid on his stomach, an eye at the scope of his oh so precious sniper rifle while he was positioned at a rooftop of a different building where he could get a full view of his targets.
Fingers placed on the handle and the trigger of the dangerous weapon in his hands.
"Chenle, leave the rifle and switch places with Shotaro. He'll be waiting for you down the penthouse beneath you. After that, get to Jisung and Jaehyun hyung, they're in dire need of your help at the moment." Renjun commanded from his in ears, the typical sound of him typing and decoding behind the technology.
Chenle was quick to follow.
Tightening his leather raider gloves in his hands and tucking the hand gun in his waist band.
Rushing down from the ladder of the roof and down to the shaft that led to the penthouse.
Shotaro stood there, a nervous look on his face as he held the equipment the younger needed.
Chenle put a hand on his shoulder, taking the equipment from his hands. "Goodluck."" he gave it a light squeeze, nodding his head as he rushed down to the other lift, fitting himself in the weapon suspenders and the new bullet cases given to him.
It didn't take him long to get where he had to go.
He immediately went into action as soon as the doors of the shaft opened.
Loading his gun and pointing it to the air, letting his finger pull the trigger at his targets, completely trying to help with lessening the sum of people they had to fight.
Jaehyun grunted as he used his bullets smartly, nose scrunching and teeth gritting as he aimed at different targets while dodging the bullets directed at him.
The same went for Jisung, throwing punches and kicks towards whoever lunged themselves at him, the uncontrollable sweat trickled from his forehead, the pressure in the room never getting better.
"Chenle, I'm jammed. You got what Shotaro had?" Jaehyun spoke to the younger from his in ears, his back pressed against the wall, panting heavily.
"On my way." Chenle quickly answered, taking a case of bullets, trying to find his way to get to Jaehyun in nearly a river of people.
But he got caught up in the middle, more men threw themselves on the newly arrived latter.
"Shit, we're outnumbered." Jisung cussed out, growling in exhaustion as he pulled the trigger closely onto someone's head.
"Crap. Hyung, I'm kinda caught up right now." Chenle grunted, swiftly pulling the dagger out of his thigh band, shoving it mercilessly onto someone's throat and slicing the skin deeply of his other opponent.
"It's okay, I think I can get to you." Jaehyun replied, analyzing the situation before pushing himself off the wall and fighting his way to get to the younger.
He did the same, scanning his eyes through the crowd and trying to a possible way of getting to the elder but his incredibly keen eyes caught sight of something he should've spotted earlier.
Chenle's eyes looked back and forth from the dangerous weapon that was aimed at his friend.
Brows knitting as he looked behind from Jaehyun and Jisung, back and forth seeming like the time was slowly ticking away- everyone and everything around him turned out to be muffled sounds and theor movements came in slow motion.
Contemplating whether he goes give the bullet case or he pushes away the boy from receiving a bullet in his body.
His sweat trickling down to his cheeks, eyes twitching as he thought thoroughly.
If he didn't make a move now, either one of them were going to get hurt or worse.... die.
He had to make a decision.
Do or die.
He still doubted his decision but he still went for it.
Running towards to get to Jisung and let Jaehyun try to catch up behind him, he used up the bullets of his gun just to clear his way of getting to his friend.
Taking long strides while he glanced at the shooter who was positioned at the second floor and onto where his weapon was directed which was yo the youngest member of their team.
Chenle grunted frustratedly as he went running to save Jisung from getting hurt.
And he was finally reaching to him he shouted at the top of his lungs. "Jisung move!" he threw the now empty gun away to the floor, shoving the younger away from where he was being targeted successfully.
And while it seemed like time was slowed down, the bullet unfortunately came unknown to the two young teens, both of them falling to the floor with a thud.
Jisung falling on his back and Chenle landing on his chest.
Jaehyun stopped in shock and with a blink of an eye, time was back to its real pace.
When the youngest sat up on the floor with an angry expression, it was easily subsided and replaced with shock, his hawk like eyes widening and it immediately had him crawling to the latter.
Just in time, their back up arrived.
Jaemin, Yangyang and Jeno arriving at tge scene with loaded guns.
"Ya, Zhong Chenle!" Jisung crawled to him, a worried look on his face, approaching the elder.
Chenle sat up, taking his extra pistol and shooting it at the direction where the shooter was located and thankfully he had shot the opponent.
However, that wasn't the case.
When he let the gun lay beside him, the unknown pain seethed in his body which made him grit his teeth and slightly wince.
Looking down, his left leg bled and a bullet was dug into it.
Chenle laughed awkwardly. "I took it." a weakened smile grazed up his lips as he looked down from his shot leg and up to his friend.
Jisung didn't know what to feel or what to say but he found himself taking the elder's arm and wrapping it around his shoulders, helping him get up on his feet.
The elder helping himself up as well, grunting as he stood on the ground.
Trying his best to stay unnoticed, leading the two of them out of that place. "Chenle's hurt, call me Jungwoo hyung." speaking in his in ears.
The two of them limped as they walked out the place.
Chenle heard him murmuring curse words under his breath while his left arm was wrapped over the other's shoulder and being held by the younger. "I just wanted to protect you-"
Jisung cut him off. "I know." angrily grumbling as they continued to limp towards the dark empty alleyway.
Looking up at the younger's face which formed a frown upon his features, he couldn't help but sigh and continue to walk ahead of them. "Sorry." he muttered out as he sincerely let the words slip out of his mouth.
He looked back down on his injured teammate.
A glint of worry was visible in his eyes even though they were slitted and his forehead was creased.
Their boots heavily clicking on the ground as they stopped and sat on the cold and hard ground of the alley, a grunt emitting from them as they waited for their aid.
"Idiot. How many times do I have to tell you not to take bullets for me? You could've died." Jisung let out monotonously but the concern in his voice was audible.
Chenle slowly turned his head to look up at him, the hope in his eyes shimmered as he let those words replay in his head.
yes, and I believe it has become a ChenSung fic lolololol.
but yey Shinee is back!!! *sings to sherlock*