Dream of Dreams

my first and last // jaewoo

Jungwoo suddenly jerked awake as his bedroom door slammed against the wall. Loud voices echoed through the quiet walls of his home. He bolted up, startled. There were two men, both of them tall and dressed in black. One had dark red hair. The other had raven black hair.

"Get up!" the black haired man ordered. Jungwoo obeyed. He scrambled out from under his covers. The redhead stood behind him to keep him from trying to run away.

"What do you want from me?" Jungwoo asked quietly. He flinched when he felt cold metal against his back.

The man scoffed. "You have nothing we want. It's your boyfriend who has something we want. Now, you're going to call him and keep him on speaker. You're going to tell him to come home. Try anything funny and you'll get a bullet in you."

He was given his phone. Jungwoo's hands shook as he unlocked it and clicked on Jaehyun's contact. He waited for a few seconds before his boyfriend answered.

"Woo? What's up?"

"Are you busy?"

There was a pause. "What's up?"

"Just bored," Jungwoo said, glancing nervously at the redhead. "Hurry back home."

"Okay, baby. I'll be there soon."

"Okay. I love you."

"Love you too, Jungwoo."

The call disconnected and Jungwoo's phone was snatched from him and thrown onto the floor.

The redhead behind him grabbed his wrists. Panicking, Jungwoo slammed his elbow against the other's face and darted out of the room.

"Fuck!" the redhead snarled, wiping away blood from his lip.

The gangsters ran after him. The black haired grabbed his gun and fired. Jungwoo let out a scream and grabbed his shoulder, toppling to the ground. His hand was stained with blood.

"I warned you."

The black hair raised Jungwoo's chin with his finger.

"We were going to leave you alone... but you didn't behave. So now we'll have to do this the hard way.

Jungwoo let out another cry of pain as his wrists were zip tied behind his back. He attempted to fight back, only to go slack from pain.

He let out a soft whimper, silently praying that Jaehyun would come home soon.

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The moment Jaehyun hung up, his eyes narrowed and slammed his fist against the wall in anger. His dark hair fell into his eyes. If he had been more careful, Jungwoo wouldn't be in trouble right now.

"Hyung?" Haechan called, concerned.

"What's going on?" Doyoung asked as Chan made his way to the garage.

"Jungwoo is in danger."

"How do you know?" Yuta asked.

"He used our code word. They're in the house with him, probably holding him hostage."

"Hyung, let us help you-" Mark offered.

"No." Jaehyun cut him off. "If they see I have company, they'll kill him. This is something I have to do myself.

Taeil handed him a gun as Johnny retrieved the older's helmet. He nodded at them, his way of silently thanking them. He then went to Taeyong. His leader met his eyes and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"If you're not back by sunrise, I'm calling Kun and Jeno."

"Yes, hyung," he answered with a firm nod.

Jaehyun ran out to the garage and started up his motorcycle. He put on his helmet and sped off. He drove as fast as he could, just barely under the maximum speed limit. He used the advantage he had of using a motorcycle and cut through traffic. A few cars honked irritatedly at him, but there was nothing else they could have done since it wasn't illegal. He pulled up to Jungwoo's house and parked the motorcycle on the driveway. He pulled off his helmet, placing it on the seat.

He reached for his gun and made his way to the front door, knocking twice. The door opened immediately and Jaehyun's heart almost stopped. A red haired man with a fresh bruise on his face held Jungwoo in a headlock with one arm, and in the other, he had a gun pushed against Jungwoo's head. His boyfriend had been blindfolded and his wrists had been tied together.

"Get in and close the door."

Jaehyun did as he was told, anger flowing through him when he saw that Jungwoo's shoulder was covered in blood. A black haired man had a gun pointed at Jaehyun.

"Alright, you have me cornered," Jaehyun said mockingly, keeping his hand wrapped tightly around his weapon. "Now tell me what you want."

"Give us the files on NCT and we'll let him go."

A smirk formed on Jaehyun's lips.

"No."

He shot the black haired man twice, once in the forehead and once in the chest. He aimed carefully, not wanting to hurt Jungwoo, and shot the red haired man in the head with ease. As the two bodies collapsed onto the floor, Jaehyun immediately went to Jungwoo and freed him from his restraints.

"Y-you killed them?" Jungwoo gasped, seeing his two assailants dead. He turned to face his boyfriend, a man he couldn't recognize. "You're in the mafia...aren't you?"

Jaehyun put his gun away and reached for the younger, but Jungwoo took a step back.

"Woo, I was trying to protect you. I wanted to tell you, but I didn't want to put you in danger!"

Jungwoo smiled sadly. "Face it. Jaehyun. It's never going to work out. I'll always be a target, a vulnerability." He pressed a kiss against Jaehyun's lips and pulled away but Jaehyun kept a strong grip on his arm.

"Jungwoo, I swear, I'll protect you."

Jungwoo just shook his head. "Jae, I love you. I love you so much, but I can't live in constant fear for the rest of my life. You'll have enemies no matter what. We have to break up. Now please–" Jungwoo's voice broke. "Please, just get out."

A tear slid down Jaehyun's cheek as he went outside and the door shut behind him. He turned, staring at the house where he had made so many memories with Jungwoo.

This is the best way to keep him safe.

He mounted his motorcycle and drove away, leaving behind his boyfriend and his heart.

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Written by Linh_101

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