UNDER HIS SPELL { taekook }

二 ; ３４

"Come back here, coward!" Yoongi shouted after the red hooded man, who only seemed to sprint faster away the longer he was chased. The two traveled up the staircase, across platform after platform, until the fleeing man reached the top, pushed open a heavy door. And Yoongi caught a taste of the chilly wind blowing from outside. "You can't be serious..." he murmured, reaching the large doorframe that lead toward the rooftop.

The moon was on a waning phase, snugged into a blanket of grey clouds. Yoongi peered a glance at it, then refocused on the man who had reached a few feet of distance from him. He let out a ragged breath, maintained his position beside the closing door, so that his body could block the stranger's only escape route.

"Well, well..." He chuckled softly. "Didn't you just dig your own grave? Not very smart of you, to run upstairs and trap yourself."

The man in the distance gave a frustrated breath, and just then Yoongi heard footsteps approach from behind him.

"Hyung, you alright?" Suzo burst through the door, a concerned furrow to his brows.

"I'm fine. Just stay right there by the exit. Make sure this guy can't sneak past us."

The younger nodded, gulped at the tense scene unfolding in front of him. He watched as Yoongi made leisure steps towards the hooded man, who only seemed to back away the more the distance began to close in on them.

"What the fuck do you want?" Finally, the man spoke up.

Yoongi smirked. "You're one of them Acre assholes, aren't you? That's why you ran when you saw me."

The man cursed beneath his breath, kept his gaze directly on Yoongi, as if to contemplate his next course of action. He analyzed the situation. Already, he was outnumbered—that much he knew. Whether or not the boy by the doorframe knew how to fight, he was still at a disadvantage. So he decided to do the only feasible thing he could. The only thing an Acre guy could ever do against someone affiliated with Bangtan.

He chose to fight.

Without wasting even another second, the hooded man made his resolve and dashed forward; was quick to throw a fist towards the shorter male in front of him, hoped that maybe he'd be able to catch the other off guard.

But Yoongi reacted quickly, blocked the punch and swung a counterattack, his fist connecting across the man's face. The Acre guy stumbled back with a drag over his feet, though he quickly recovered by aiming another punch toward Yoongi's stomach.

"Careful!" Suzo shouted from the distance, watching with eyes laced in worry. And Yoongi withdrew three steps, causing the hooded man to miss. The momentum flung him forward, and the Acre man only took it as an opportunity to grasp onto the Bangtan captain's legs. He pushed with all his might, successfully shoved Yoongi to the ground, where they both began a battle of who could connect the next punch first.

Suzo's jaw dropped, watching while the two men rolled over the rugged concrete, dodging and swinging desperate attacks. And then—he heard a clack behind him, the rattling of the doorknob. He jumped in place, startled by the way the door swung open abruptly.

And at the distance, the Acre man pulled a knife from his pocket, lifted it into the air, aimed right at Yoongi's chest.

Suzo's eyes bulged, a curt gasp leaving his lip. "Hyung, look out!!"

And then—

Bang!!!

There was a sudden silence, though Suzo could hear the loud beating of his own heart trembling inside his chest. He blinked repeatedly, saw how the knife remained lifted up in clear view, the Acre man stared directly at Yoongi while he towered over him on the ground, a stunned expression on his face.