Taken || SKZ

[Chapter 35]

"A gang member? What do you mean by that?" Kara asked.

"A gang member. You know, the mafia..?" I said.
She started laughing.
"Oh god.. well, I could say sort of. Do you think we're the violent type though?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I.. don't know..." I said.
I did. I saw how easily she knocked Jimin out, and how easily she moves.
Whether it was just Kara or all ten of them, I'm sure they knew how to fight.
Which would mean they've had their fair share of violence.

"So you are in a gang.. Stray Kids, correct?" I asked again.

"I wouldn't say that- we are all stray children though. None of us know where our parents are, or they're dead. We're kind of just a big family." She answered.

"What about BTS? Jimin, Jungkook, Taehyung, Namjoon, Yoongi, JHope, Jin.."

"You can believe what you want about them. Their secrets aren't mine to tell you. But I will tell you Jimin is an asshole." Kara scoffed.

That's when I saw Bang Chan enter the cafe, as I looked down.
Kara glanced behind me, before she narrowed her eyes.

"If you're wondering what happened, the boys are being secretive little shits, according to Jimin. What he said does hint they are, so I'm kind of grumpy." Kara grumbled, as he walked over.

"Kara, come home." Bang Chan said, looking down at her.
She glanced up.
"No. You're not my dad, so I don't need to listen to you." She scoffed.
He grabbed at her arm.
"Come home. Somethings happened." Bang Chan said, half-hissing through his teeth.

She tried to pull away, to no avail.
It's not surprising.
Looking up at Bang Chans arms, his muscles were huge.
He glanced to me, half-smiling.
"I'm sorry to take her from you, but it's important. Gabs collapsed." Bang Chan said.
That's when Kara froze.

"What happened.." She whispered.
"Come home and you'll see. It's a lot to explain. She asked I don't tell Y/N- she thinks it's quote unquote 'embarrassing', so.." Bang Chan said, half shaking his head.

Kara stood up, fumbling with her phone as she called Felix.

"Felix, is Gabs okay?" She asked.
"The ambulance took her like five minutes ago.. is everything okay? I though Chan Hyung came to collect you."

"Everything's fine, I just had to check if he was being honest. I'll be there soon."
With that she hung up on him, turning to me.

"Let's continue this another time."

With that she walked right past Bang Chan, as he rushed after her, grabbing at her arm.

"Kara, you're going to ruin everything if you keep this up." He grumbled, pulling her back to walk in pace with him.

"Maybe if you were honest to begin with this wouldn't happen." Kara scoffed.
"The big boss is stopping me from saying much- honestly I don't even know that much! We're all just puppets in this game, really. I don't understand our mission at all." Bang Chan said, opening the passenger door for Kara.

"I brought my own car.." she mumbled.
"I'll get someone to collect it later." Bang Chan said, hopping in the drivers seat.
"Maybe you should cut your puppet strings, Chan. You doing that would free all of us as well." She said, closing the door, and staring out the window.

"I wish I could. The boss promised to explain to me why we have to get Y/N once it's done. It must be something quite confidential- he probably doesn't want Y/N figuring it out, saying Jeongin and Changbin have a problem with keeping their mouth closed." Bang Chan chuckled.
"Felix is bad too! He spoilt my surprise party for me- don't get started with Hyunjin, he's terrible- future actor my ass." She joked.

"Yeah, we're all quite bad. I'd say Seungmin is the best. Oh and Lee Know." Bang Chan nodded

Kara looked down to her leg, pulling up her shorts.
"Oh fuck you Jimin.. he cut my tattoo!! It was so painful to get done.. now I have to redo it.." she whined.
"I'll pay.. you getting taken was my fault. We should have set up a better system." Bang Chan sighed.

"I wasn't hurt that bad. A bullet wound is just another scar on the chart. I'm more worried about everyone else. Hyunjin especially. I stitched him up quite good, but it could have still split." She said, glancing out the window.

"Felix said she was at the hospital- why aren't we going there?" Kara suddenly perked up.

"I can't let you go out in public.. bosses orders." Bang Chan said, tightening his grip on the steering wheel.

"What do you mean by that?" Kara asked, her eyes betraying the worry coursing through her veins.

Bang Chan felt his eyes water.
It was his decision, not the bosses.
"He wants me to make up the story.. that you went back to Australia.. you're basically being cut out of the mission until we get to the actual mission.." he said, pulling into the underground parking of the house.

"So what, you're putting me on house arrest?" Kara asked.
Bang Chan got out the car, Kara getting out faster.

"I wouldn't say it like that.." Bang Chan muttered.
"Let me go see Gabs though. She's my best friend." Kara asked, stepping away from Bang Chan.

"I can't- I've already made you disappear from the school role call, and I've made it look like you've left the country. You can't be spotted."
That's when she backed into a wall of flesh, a metal necklace being tightened around her neck.
No, more like a collar.

"I'm sorry about this Kara." Changbin frowned.

"Every time you leave the premises, that thing releases a sedative. It'll put you to sleep for a few minutes.. long enough for us to get you back inside.. I'm sorry Kara, you were becoming a risk.. I'll see when the boss will let me reset these rules.. for now, don't message Y/N, just delete her whole contact. It won't be all that bad, being stuck here. Me, Lee Know, and Changbin are here most of the time."

She was still tugging at the collar.

"Great. My prison guards." She scoffed, walking off.

"Are you sure all of this is necessary?" Changbin asked.

"I'm sure. If not, she's going to violate the mission. As well, it'll give BTS the option to tell her more. They've already said enough."