Oddinary// Hyunlix & Minsung FF// Editing

Chapter Thirty One: Honesty

I flew through Chris' door without knocking. His sister screamed and then realised it was me and flushed red. Apparently she had some weird crush on me, but I didn't care. I was too busy to even entertain the idea. Not to mention I was gay.

"Where is he?" I asked without even greeting her. I needed to see my brother now. Min and Jin rushed in behind me.

"C-Chris' room." She said quietly. I nodded and grabbed Min's wrist as I dragged him up the stairs, and Hyunjin followed behind quickly. I burst in and Lix was sat crying on Chris' bed. Chris was holding his hands and trying to comfort him.

"L-Lix." Hyunjin gently pushed past me and went to him. He bundled him up in his arms and held him close to his chest. He stroked his hair and kissed his head as he tried his best to soothe my brother.

"Chris, could you give us some time. It's not that we don't trust you, but this is a family thi-" Chris cut me off and smiled sadly at the four of us. He looked almost grateful to be excused. I understood. Our lives were so messy it was a wonder we even had friends.

"Ji, honestly. It's fine. I don't need to hear all of this. Take as long as you need. I'll be downstairs." He slowly squeezed out of the full room and turned just before he left, "and no fucking on my bed. Any of you." I rolled my eyes and smiled. It was nice he was trying to lighten the mood.

"Sh, Lix it's ok. I'm here. Everything will be fine." Hyunjin soothed as he gently rocked Lix in his arms. I noticed Lix clinging to him like his life depended on it and frowned. I seated myself on the floor and patted it for Min to sit down. Things were still strained between us, but they were improving.

"I-I know who did it." He blurted out. The tension in the room went from zero to one hundred and all of us could feel it. Minho straightened up next to me and I saw Jin's jaw clench. My own heart was in my throat and I wasn't sure if I was ready to find out. I dropped my gaze and stared at my healing fingers. I sunk my thumb into my forefinger, but Minho's hand stopped me.

"Don't." He murmured. He pulled me in between his legs and sat with them either side of me. He pulled me backwards into his torso and wrapped his arms around me. His hands intertwined with mine and he rested his chin on my shoulder. "Please. You know it kills me baby." He whispered into my ear.

"O-Ok." I said quietly. He pressed his lips gently to my cheek and I leaned against him. Minho was my home and my safety. He was everything I needed to be ok in this world.

"Don't force yourself Angel. Don't make yourself ill." Hyunjin said quietly as Lix buried his face into his chest, sobbing loudly.

"I-It was those guys. From the other day. Th-The ones who hurt M-Min and Ji." He lifted his face and his red puffy eyes were filled with a torrent of emotions. I felt sick as a dog. I gagged slightly and Minho immediately grabbed Chris' small garbage can. He placed it between my legs and began rubbing my back gently.

"Are you sure?" Minho asked quietly. Felix nodded confidently and the next sentence was the one that hurt the most.

"B-But your Dad... He was there." I saw visible shock flash over Jin's face and I felt Minho tense up. I knew that mother fucker knew something. I had known for months. This was all I needed to confirm my suspicions.

"Wh-What?" Hyunjin asked as he brushed hair from Lix's delicate face.

"I-I saw it. I saw him. H-He was checking to see if Dad was dead. I'm sure of it." He stated. Tears overwhelmed him again and Hyunjin's arms buried him once more.

"I-I... We saw him. Before we saw you." Minho breathed. I couldn't control myself. I leaned forward and shoved my head into the trash can. I didn't stop throwing up until my stomach was empty. The pain I felt was immeasurable and I thought my brain might shut down. This was way too much to handle.

"Y-You were there that day?" I asked as I slowly regained my composure. I had so many thoughts and feelings swirling around my head it was unreal.

"Y-Yeah. It's how we met Lix." Minho stated quietly.

"They helped me, when all those people gathered, they helped me. Jin kept me warm, and Minho talked to me. They saved me." Lix murmured. I had a new found respect and adoration for Hyunjin and Minho. Just when I thought they had done every kind thing humanly possible, they did something else that floored me. How had we got so lucky?

How the hell had a monster like Mr Lee raised these two young men?

M-Min..." I moved the trash can and turned to face him. He reached out and gently touched my cheek with his fingertips.

"It's ok Ji. Come here." He held his arms out and I buried my face into his warm, toned chest.

"I-I had no idea." I said as I blinked away tears. My heart was so confused. It was full of hurt, anger and sadness, but at the same time, overwhelming love and adoration for these two guys who had saved my brother and me, more than they would ever know.

"Why would you? It's not something I was desperate to tell you. It's something I try to forget. The only thing I'm grateful for from this whole sorry mess, is you and Lix. Our lives would be empty and pathetic without you both." He said as he played with my hair. I closed my eyes and allowed my emotions to take over. I needed to cry. I needed to wail and sob and be angrier than I had ever been. This was beyond crazy.

"We have to tell the police." Hyunjin said quietly.

"Th-They won't believe me. It's been months. He will have destroyed evidence by now." Lix stated. I couldn't focus anymore. All I wanted to do was lay down. My head was spinning and everything felt so far away.

"I-I'm gonna..." I couldn't talk. The hyperventilating snuck up like a wild animal and I was panting before I could say another word. My fingers and nose turned to ice and my ears were ringing.

How were we supposed to go home tonight? I couldn't return to that estate with this information. If Mr Lee was there, I was liable to kill him.

"J-Jisung. Come on. Breathe. You can do it." Minho's voice was like a hand reaching out in the dark. Forcing the panic attack away. His hand grabbed my face and he held it firmly as he stroked my cheeks with his thumbs. I felt his lips on my forehead and he counselled me.

"Breathe with me. Ready?" He asked as he locked his deep dark, soulful eyes on mine. He took a deep breath in. I did the same. He waited for a few seconds and released it. He repeated this until I had calmed myself. My body was still shaking, but I felt like I would at least stay conscious now. He pulled me into his lap and cradled me in the same way Hyunjin was cradling Lix.

"I'm so done. I want to die." Lix announced.

"Don't say that!" Hyunjin snapped grumpily. Felix frowned and I stared at my brother. Tears were still falling from his eyes, but they were devoid of emotions. I dreaded to think about the deep, dark emotional scars this period of our lives would leave on him.

On all of us.

"Easy for you to say." He murmured.

"Yah, no it's not! My life is trash just the same as yours." Felix began chuckling, but not in his usual bright way. This was a dark, evil sarcastic chuckle.

"Our lives are on totally different levels. You haven't watched someone you love die, you haven't seen the night terrors I've seen. You haven't spent time in that fucking room." He said coldly.

"Lix. Stop it." Minho's voice was low and angry. I looked up at him, and he wasn't angry, he was scared.

They had a secret.

"What room?" I asked. Felix began laughing maniacally and looked back to Minho. He wouldn't meet my gaze.

"The room where we go to party. The room where they torture us. The room where they force Minho and I to fuck."

My world came crashing down with those words and so did Hyunjin's. I could see it written on his face and I slowly turned my head to look at my boyfriend.

"What the fuck is he talking about?"

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I think Lix may have lost his mind a bit.

I mean I don't blame him.

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DIE MR LEE.

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