Drink it up | Kim Hongjoong

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We had been waiting at Hongjoong's house for over 2 hours, I wouldn't stop pacing. My phone was in Hongjoong's pocket when it all went down so I had no way to call them. I heard voices and footsteps coming towards the door, I immediately headed towards it slowing as the door opened. As soon as I saw them I ran towards them, Yunho and Wooyoung were the first two to greet me, they returned the hug. Next was Mingi, Yeosang, and Jongho, they wrapped me up tightly as I cried softly.

San walked in and stared at the floor, they gave me space, "San.." it was a whisper but he still looked up and as soon as he did our arms wrapped around each other. I sobbed into his shoulder and he cried into mine, "I promise I'll protect from here on out, no more half assing it. No one will touch you again." It was all muffled but I heard every word. The door closed and San slowly pulled away, I looked up to see Hongjoong, he had this crazed look on his eyes. Blood splattered on his face as he looked at me.

I couldn't stop myself, I ran to him and hugged him tightly. He was clearly surprised as it took a moment before he hugged me back, I could feel the cold metal in his hand behind me. "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have moved but I was worried and then I saw the blood." It all came tumbling out at once as I looked at all of them, "Are any of you hurt-" Hongjoong cupped my cheek as he moved my hair away, his eyes darkened all over again and he shot his eyes to Seonghwa. "She wouldn't let me clean her up until you guys were back. She wouldn't stop worrying."

I knew what I looked like, I had a busted lip and I'm sure a bruise on my cheek. There was a silence before he finally spoke, "I'm going to take a shower, everyone needs to go to their safe bases." Yunho dropped a bag next to me, "We stopped and got you clothes, San stays with Wooyoung. We decided that it would be safer if you stay here okay?" I slowly nodded, "So no one's hurt?" They all shook their heads, "When I left you..I thought I saw Jongho but it was one of their guys, when I rounded the bar I killed him. That's the blood you found, we're all fine."

I slowly nodded, "Okay everyone move out, we can rest once we're all safe, checkins every hour. No one leaves until I say it's okay. When we all meet up again, Euna we will explain everything. That's an order get to moving." Everyone started moving they all hugged me and kissed my head as they left, San hugged me longer than all of them. "Listen to him okay?" I nodded and kissed his cheek watching as he left. By the time the door closed Hongjoong was already in the shower.

I picked my bag up and made my way to the guest bathroom like before, I turned on the water and let the steam fill the room , I pulled out some clothes and took my make up before getting into the shower. I felt numb as the water hit my body, I felt filthy, I scrubbed and scrubbed at my hands trying to get the blood off of them. My mind was racing at a million miles per second, I didn't know what to do or how to react. I stayed in the shower for a while rewashing my body until I felt like all the blood and filth was gone.

I dried my hair some before wrapping the towel around my body, I looked into the steamy mirror that was slowly clearing up. My busted lip was the first thing I noticed, the second was the bruise on my cheekbone. It took me a moment to see them but when I did everything hit me like a brick. Tears poured from my eyes as sobs escaped my throat. There were deep hand prints around my neck, I leaned back and fell against the wall making a thud.

At this point I didn't care, the bathroom swung open as I clutched the towel around my body and sobbed. His arms wrapped around me, "Shh let it out, let it all out okay?" His voice was so smooth in my ear as I cried harder, I squeezed his wrists, "I-I'm fine!" I wanted to be left alone but at the same time I didn't want him to go, "No sweetheart, you're not." His words were so true, I was so far from fine, I cried harder as he held onto me, his body surrounding mine. We stayed there for an hour, until I was done crying, until there was nothing left.