WHO ARE YOU?|ATEEZ FANFIC (In Editing Progress)

Chapter 31|Punch

Wooyoung had immediately sought a way into the warehouse when Mingi was gone. The black-haired man's legs felt like jelly and he was shaking all over from shock. He went to Hongjoong and knelt down on the ground next to him. He carefully grasped the older man's wrist and felt for his pull. The black-haired tried to calm down so he could feel Hongjoong's pulls. After a moment he felt it hit his index finger and Wooyoung's heart dropped with relief. He sobbed and laid his head on the unconscious man's chest, where he began to weep bitterly. He just couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. Mingi, his friend he trusted so much, had just tried to kill Hongjoong. Now everything was clear to Wooyoung too. He understood why the Halateez had gotten him down at the dance battle earlier. Back in the beach town, Wooyoung had always called Mingi a show-off when he was demonstrating his skilled footwork to the others. It had been the same dance style. Wooyoung even recognized his voice now. When the Halateez had called him a loser, the voice had sounded instantly familiar, he just didn't know where. Now he did. As he sat and sobbed, as before that day, the main door of the building opened again and Wooyoung didn't see the group of four of Seonghwa, Yeosang, Yunho and Jongho approaching the building. Jongho, Yunho, and Seonghwa limped slightly while Yeosang fought the itchy scratches on his arms.

»You stop that!« Seonghwa scolded and slapped Yeosang on the fingers, who immediately hid his hands in his pockets and pouted.

»It's itchy.«

»Cry baby, my ear is still beeping, so stop complaining.« Jongho replied and Yunho smirked and looked ahead at the warehouse when his smile suddenly faded. He spotted Wooyoung kneeling on the floor bent over Hongjoong, and even from a distance he noticed Wooyoung sobbing.

»Oh god...« Yunho stared at Wooyoung, who looked up in shock when he suddenly heard the four approaching. Seonghwa stopped dead in his tracks. His gaze was fixed on the small body that lay motionless. He started running automatically and the others followed him.

»Hongjoong!« the oldest of the group yelled, dropping to his knees next to Hongjoong.

»He's alive!« Wooyoung said quickly, his voice cracking to ease Seonghwa's worst concern. The black haired exhaled in relief and grabbed Hongjoong by the shoulders.

»Thank God, Joong.« Seonghwa rested his forehead against the unconscious one as Yeosang, Jongho and Yunho finally arrived at the warehouse.

»What happened?« Yeosang asked in horror and Wooyoung saw too. Yunho stared at the younger one worried and when Wooyoung thought about what he had to tell now, tears came to his eyes and he started to sob bitterly.

»Woo, it's all good.« Yeosang knelt down next to Wooyoung and hugged the younger one tightly, who immediately snuggled up to his friend and sobbed.

»Mingi...« he whimpered after a while between the tears that ran uncontrollably down his cheeks. Seonghwa looked up confused and stared at Wooyoung.

»What about Mingi?« he asked, and Yunho's face was confused as well.

»Yes, what about him?« he asked. His otherwise so gentle facial features hardened and that made it even more difficult for the younger one to say what he wanted to say.

»Hongjoong... His neck.« Wooyoung sobbed and immediately the other four looked at Hongjoong's neck. Only now did the eldest notice the dark red strangulation marks on his friend's neck and he took a deep breath. Yunho just stood frozen and stared at the strangulation marks.

»What does that have to do with Mingi, Wooyoung?« he asked, his voice freezing. Intimidated, Wooyoung, Yeosang and Jongho stared at the big black-haired one, who at that moment bore no resemblance to a golden retriever puppy. Much more with a wolf. A full-grown, hungry and murderous wolf. Nervously, Wooyoung broke away from Yeosang and stood up. Yeosang and Jongho automatically did the same and Yeosang took the younger one by the hand.