The Suju Games

Chapter 29: Secrets

(Eunhyuk) 

      "We're here." Those two words that left Kris's mouth made Eunhyuk want to run away screaming, but Kyuhyun grabbed his arm, preventing him from doing so.  

        "Where's the entrance?" Luhan asked, coming up to Kris. 

        "It should be there." Kris pointed right above them. 

        "There's nothing but like, dirt, there." Kyuhyun pointed out, and Eunhyuk nodded his agreement, there was no door. 

        "Unexperienced kids." Tao muttered, "Here, let me do it." Tao pushed Luhan out of the way and scratched away the dirt, the dirt fell to the ground and revealed another trap door, "Locked." Tao said, making way for Luhan to come back and pick it for him. 

        "Master Luhan's got this." Luhan gave them a thumbs up before he started picking the lock. 

      Eunhyuk felt scared, just as scared as he had been when he was reaped, or in the arena. Especially at the beginning of the Games, to Eunhyuk, that was the scariest part, when the gong sounded and you were face to face with all the other tributes, "Kyuhyun, quit it." he growled as Kyuhyun's nails dug into his arm right through his jacket. 

        "Right, sorry." Kyuhyun loosened his grip. 

       "Okay, got it." Luhan said, pocketing the lock and opening the door, "Tao, wanna go first?" he asked, stepping aside. 

        "Why not?" Tao asked, and with one fair leap he was out of the tunnel. 

        "But how...?" Kyuhyun asked weakly. 

        "Tao is good at jumping, he can jump higher than most people." Luhan explained. 

        "Can't the rest of you do it too?" Henry and Eunhyuk asked together. 

       Kris shook his head, "He can do it because of some ... personal reasons. It was necessary."  Kris said carefully, and Eunhyuk got the impression that he was hiding something, but he didn't push it.

        "Can you lot get up here now? People are staring at me." Tao called. 

        "Coming!" Kris called back as he put both hands on the ledge and swung himself up. 

        One by one they all did this, and once Eunhyuk had climbed up he saw a large group of dirty, tired looking people crowding around them, pointing and whispering, "Wu Yifan... that's Wu Yifan, and Huang Zitao..." 

        "Wu Yifan." an old man stepped out of the crowd, "Long time no see." 

        "I call myself Kris now." Kris gritted his teeth, he obviously hated being recognized as the old mayor's son. 

        "To me, you are still Wu Yifan, and Huang Zitao too? My, how much both of you have grown." 

        "I'm Tao." Tao answered automatically. Eunhyuk noticed that Tao looked angry to see this man. 

        "Kids these days, no respect for the names their parents gave them." the man shook his head, "Anyhow, Wu Yifan and Huang Zitao, and ... the tributes...why are you here?" 

        "To get you out of District 12." Kris answered, "To help." 

       "Never thought you'd want to come and help me." the man laughed and choked, "You said you'd never forgive me, both of you." 

        "Kris? Tao? Who is this man?" Henry asked in confusion. 

        "Me?" The man took another step forward, getting closer to them, "I am Tao's father."