A Red Rose - Hyunlix

11

Hyunjin's POV

Minho had just parked a hundred meters away from the house, among some trees. I was nervous, I was in immense and inexplicable fear, in short, I couldn't allow anything to happen to Felix. We took everything, pistols and charges and headed for the entrance. Meanwhile Minho repeated the teams:

-I, Han and Changbin would continue towards room E while Hyunjin, I.n and Bangchan towards room B. If anything happens like injuries, traps or if you have found the keys, report it to the walkie talkie we are all equipped with, everything is clear or do I have to repeat?- Anxiety was draining my bones, I couldn't wait any longer. In an instant we were in front of the entrance, we slowly opened the door, ready to shoot if he were there. 

My memories resurface, the dark and musty padded walls, the air full of humidity and not surprisingly, nothing had changed since the last time. We entered room A, everything was quiet for the moment.I, I.n and Bangchan entered B holding torches to unmask any traps. 

We advanced cautiously and uncertainly and entered the C, we analyzed every corner of the rooms to look for the keys even if it is unlikely in the first rooms. From D we went to corridor F and L and then to M. There were no keys, where the heck were they? No signals came from the walkie talkie so he meant that they too hadn't found anything, the villain had hidden them in the furthest away to make us waste time. We returned to corridor L and entered corridor Q. A meter away was a transparent wire lying on the ground. Trap. I waved to the others and they stopped behind me.

-Trap in Q. A clear wire on the ground. Watch out for later, over.- I said to the walkie talkie.Through the walls I heard abrupt noises, coming from the other side of the house.

-Han was injured, medium serious condition, trap defused at N.- Changbin announced worried. Shit. One wounded.

-Location of the wound? -

-Mid shin height, right leg ... it's bleeding but he says he wants to continue, let's keep him out of harm's way, he has precedence.- he said again.

-Received.- The Q was the room that led to the most important and feared: the V. From there was the trap door where Felix was hidden, the trap was dangerous, furthermore Han's conditions put us in danger. We passed through P and arrived at O, the meeting point. A few seconds later Minho, Han and Changbin entered. Minho had Han with her arm around his waist and Changbin had a worried frown on her face. 

I walked over and pressed my palm to Jisung's forehead, he was feverish. Shit.

-Minho, take him in the car and stay with him. Han, you can't go on like this, you have a wound that needs to be treated, and right away. We'll take care of that- they nodded and left. There were 4 of us: me, Changbin, Bangchan and I.n. Were we going to win against a serial killer?

-We can't split up, so we look for the keys and go to the basement, there aren't too many rooms left.- I announced and everyone nodded. My heart was pounding from adrenaline. I kept thinking about Felix, and the anxiety kept rising too...It wasn't that far.

We walked for about ten minutes: we entered the N and the bloodstains that Han had left made me scared and think the worst. I threw open the door to room R, paying attention to any problems. I shone the flashlight in every corner and saw something gleaming: a key. I went over and inspected it: he was sure. My friends were at the entrance waiting as I reasoned about the possible pitfalls of taking that key. Finally with a little courage I grabbed her and nothing happened, I turned around with a triumphant look. Only one left now.

 We returned to the O and then filtered the other remaining rooms. I.n found the second key and cheered silently, hugging me. I shyly reciprocated that unwelcome hug with a fake smile on my lips, I felt like throwing up when he placed his hands on my back as if I adored him. At that time he was too affectionate and I hated contact, except those with Felix. I don't know why among 8 billion people I only loved physical contact with Felix, I would have been hugging him all day, just for the chance to put my hands on his body. It had been some time now that every time I saw him I felt an irrepressible need to touch him, feel his skin, a pity that with the traumas he had I couldn't risk it. Or when I left a hickey on his neck, I wanted to go further, much further but I tried to put all of myself into the goal of giving myself a composure. He was driving me crazy, his scent, his little hands resting shyly on my waist and my breath coming from that little touch. It was irresistible, I wanted it all for me.I was totally drowning in my thoughts about a person who was two meters below me. 

We walked confidently towards room Q, the one that accessed the V, the very famous V. It was not by chance that it was called V, the house had been numbered with the letters of the alphabet but not by chance. V stood for revenge and victory. Revenge for Myung-Dae, he thought only of how to make those who had wronged him pay, and victory because only he who had found both keys without falling into fatal traps. I walked to the center and stepped on a thread, then remembered. The trap. In a flash I ducked and knives flew from one side of the wall, sticking into the wall on the other side. It was a matter of nano-seconds. I had saved myself for a fraction of a second. I stood up shaking, adrenaline still coursing through my veins. I.n's eyes were watery and the other gods were paralyzed with fear. I had escaped not? What were those long faces?Changbin woke up and whispered: 

-Don't move, there's the sensor- fuck. Myung's traps were always two in one. To try to take everyone out.

- Get out, run. Stand behind the wall, at my three- I said trying to make as few movements as possible.

-1, 2,...3- they snapped and hid outside the room as I whirled around and stood in the back corner. A hundred knives fell from the ceiling, making a deafening noise as they crashed into the floor exactly where I was. I turned and looked around the room, there were no other sensors.

-Guys come, all clear- I said raising my voice a little. Today I had risked death twice, how many more? They arrived shaking and took a sigh of relief seeing me safe and sound.

-Shall we proceed?- Bangchan asked. All pupils focused on me, I nodded. I took the silver key out of my pocket and inserted it into the lock, I looked into the room checking for other traps I could put my skin into and then I entered. The room was the same as the others, but it featured a rotten wooden sign with blood on it.

"Good players" that writing brought me back to my childhood memories, the first time I entered that room. A trauma, like a lucid dream that I wanted to forget with all my might. In the right corner was a trap door about a meter square, and it was the one that led to the basement, the one that led to Felix.

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Hi Guys, here's the promised suspense :)This is a bit boring as a chapter but I'll make it up to you in the next one, it will be an adrenaline rush that will shake your legs for a week. No, just kidding, but the next chapter will also have suspense. Please leave a vote if you're liking it <3 (Click  on the star)

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