Criminal || Hwang Hyunjin ✔️

16.

"No, Y/N, we're not doing that." Bang Chan said.

"Every time I'm hurt, a part of the parasite dies. Which might explain your also violent reactions around me, like Han's behaviour, and Felix stabbing me earlier. It's your own brains reflex to save itself. Which I don't blame it." I said, sighing.

"Surely there's another way.." Felix asked.
"It's either me, or Han. Personally I'd rather save him. Sure he messed up, but humans make mistakes." I said.

"Y/N.. I've killed people.. you've done nothing.." Han said.

"I've had my fair share of demons, Han. Look, I have a plan.. but I'm going to need you guys to trust me." I said, covering Changbin back over, taking my gloves off.

"Of course we trust you.. this plan doesn't involve hurting you, does it?" Hyunjin questioned.

"Hurting is an understatement." I smiled half-heartedly.

"Take me to your lab." I asked.
"Why? It's dangerous.." Hyunjin said, frowning.

"We're all infected, anyway, so should it matter?" I shrugged, heading towards the doors of the morgue.

"You're not." Jeongin said.
I turned to look at him. "You can't tell because no ones fighting over them. I'm just as sick as the rest of you. So I'll be fine."

"Now who is this special person? The last thing we need is you losing your head, y'know." Lee Know asked.

"It's going to cause a fight, so I'm not going to talk about it." I brushed it off, waving goodbye to the security officer, before heading to the back of the van again.

When we arrived at Hyunjin's lab, Hyunjin, Han and Bang Chan came in, Lee Know, Felix and Jeongin staying in the car.

"Me and Hyunjin will go in from here. You two stay out here." I said as we reached the outside of the main lab.

"But-" Han started.

"No buts. I just need to check something. It'll be quick." I said, heading inside as Hyunjin held the door open for me.

He led me through the shelves of tests and samples, before he grabbed a box, pulling a pair of gloves on, passing a pair to me as he opened it.

Inside was a Petri dish, looking almost clear to the naked eye.
I dragged it to the microscope, looking down.
"Well, isn't that something.. Hyunjin, if this wasn't causing us problems, I'd call you a genius.. but what populations were you planning on managing?" I asked.

"Vermin, such as rats and mice that were overpopulated.. it wasn't meant to work on people, and that's where it went wrong." Hyunjin said.

"Is this the only one?" I asked.
Hyunjin nodded.
"It enters through open wounds or any open area, right?"

Hyunjin nodded again.
Ripping my glove off, I grabbed a scalpel, cutting along the healing wound on my palm.
I then picked up the Petri dish, pouring the liquid into my hand.

I felt a sting singe through my arm, as things flashed red.
This must have been what Han felt..

Hyunjin grabbed me by the shoulders, looking me in the eyes, then full of concern and worry.

"Y/N, you're going to get yourself killed.. the more the virus takes over, the more of your brain is killed.. why did you do that?"

"So then you have to kill me.." I smiled gently, my head pounding.

Hyunjin lead me out of the lab, not before wrapping a bandage around my hand.

Bang Chan rushed to me, looking at my hand in his.
"What happened?"

"Well, Y/N decided to practically inject the whole virus into their system.. the only way to end it now is to kill them.." Hyunjin grumbled.

"Surely you've made an antidote?" Bang Chan asked, eyes wide in stress as he glanced to me, then to Hyunjin.

"Well, there is one.. but it kills the person.. the outcome is the same.." Han said.
"I'm just trying to protect you guys.. first, though, can we go visit Seungmin? I need to talk to him, whether he's awake or not, he can still head people." I asked.

"You're not going to die, you know that right?" Han reassured me.

"Well, I've got to. Think about it. All you guys are running in the same strain, because it's focused around me. I'm not in love with myself like that. Mine is a different strain. I would just spread it again." I said.

"Well, that's true.. do you have a plan.. surely we could bring you back.." Hyunjin asked.

"Maybe, but you'd actually have to kill me first.. I'd say suffocate me.. then CPR, and a defibrillator, if needed." I suggested.

We got back to the van, Hyunjin catching up the other two on everything that happened.
"You're an idiot." Lee Know simply said to me.
"Tell me something I don't know." I said with a crooked smile.

When we arrived at the hospital, I rushed to Seungmins room.

He was still sleeping peacefully.
I sat by him, kissing his hand as I held it in my own.

"I'm going to go do something stupid, to save everyone.. I trust you.. so, just know if it all goes bad, know I love you.. I'm leaving a small letter with you.. give it to Hyunjin when you wake up, okay? I love you.. you're like an older brother.. please wake up soon.." I said, smiling sadly as I left.

The boys were waiting for me in the waiting room. "Seungmins still asleep.. anyway, I was thinking we drown me. I reckon it's the easiest method." I said.

"You sound excited for someone who's about to die." Jeongin questioned.
"I just want to get this over with. Let's go back to the house."
So we did.

Hyunjin limped upstairs with me. I trusted him to do it.
"No matter what I do, hold me head under, okay?" I said as I filled the sink, moving the tap to the side as it was full.

"As soon as I stop moving, pull me out, and start chest compressions."
Hyunjin just nodded, before hugging me. "This better work.. you better come back.." he sobbed.

"I'll try.." I said, giving him a light kiss on the lips.
He grabbed me in his arms, kissing me harder back before I pulled away.

"So it was me?" Hyunjin half smirked.
"Hm, maybe.. I'll tell you when I wake up." I smiled.

"But I do love you.."
"I love you too.."

With that, I positioned myself in front of the sink, holding my head in front of it.
"Do it."

Hyunjin then pushed my head under, holding it still.

He held my hands still, my legs entangled in his.

I felt my lungs crush, water flowing in, making my body ache painfully.

Spots trickled through my vision.

That's when I knew, I wasn't going to come back.

Then it went black, and the pain was gone.

Hyunjin pulled Y/N out as soon as they stopped moving, starting to pump their chest up and down.

But they didn't move, their pulse was gone. Hyunjin yelled loudly for the others, and they rushed into the room.

Felix took over the compressions.
A faint heartbeat rang through their body.
An ambulance came, rushing Y/N to hospital.

They didn't wake up.

Seungmin did, however, and knew the news before he was told.
He passed the note to Hyunjin. "Y/N wanted you to have it.

"You were my love.. sorry I couldn't say it.."

Weeks passed, and nothing changed.

Hyunjin sat by Y/N's hospital bed everyday after work.

"I'm so sorry..."

Then their finger twitched, and he looked up, to be met with a dazed Y/N, smiling nevertheless.

"Told you I'd wake up to say I love you."