«So, will you tell me where we're going now?»
«We'll be staying with friends until we can go to the hospital.»
«I didn't understand a word of what Hyunjin said back there.»
«I know. It'll become clearer eventually. I don't know all the details myself, but... the Butterfly movement is attempting to take down the slavery business one time and for all.»
«Like an attack?»
«Yeah, exactly like an attack.»
Seonghwa kept silent. Aelia was driving them in Felix's car. Driving had always been a good way for her to relax. She put on the radio after a while, the music making it even more comfortable.
«How did you pay for me? At the slave house?»
The question came out of nowhere. Now she knew what he had been thinking about.
«Ehm, it was Changbin's money.»
«Who?»
«Your friend Changbin. He's the one we're going to visit now.»
«My friend?»
«Yes. My friend Felix is with him.»
«Wasn't Felix the owner of this car?»
«Right.»
«Your friend and my friend are together?»
«Yes, they're in Changbin's place. We're going there.»
«No, I mean, are they a couple?»
«Oh,» Aelia said. «That remains to be seen.»
«What do you mean?»
«Well... Felix is a former slave, like me. I met him at the Safe House. Changbin is his former Master.»
«Oh!»
«Yeah, so it's complicated. I don't know what they are at this moment. I gave them space and time together. We'll see how that went.»
«Do they know we're coming?»
«I gave Felix a heads-up. They know I'm on my way.»
«Do they know I'm coming too?»
«Nope.»
He looked at her, but she just shrugged. He didn't question it.
When Aelia knocked on the third-floor apartment, Seonghwa stood behind her, literally shaking. It didn't take long before the door was opened. A muscly man stood there staring at them.
«Seonghwa?»
«He doesn't have his memory back yet,» Aelia said as she entered. Changbin stared at Seonghwa as he scurried after Aelia.
Felix gave Aelia a tight hug while eyeing the man by the door.
«Is that...»
«Yes,» Aelia said. «That's Seonghwa. Seonghwa, this is Felix, and that's your friend Changbin.»
«You don't remember me?» Changbin said, looking at Seonghwa with glistening eyes.
Seonghwa just shook his head.
«Fuck!» Changbin said, making Seonghwa flinch away from him.
«Hey! He really doesn't remember!» Aelia had stepped in front of Seonghwa, protecting him from Changbin's accusing eyes. «Don't fucking scare him.»
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Take Me Home // Ateez // Stray Kids
FanfictionAfter an unexpected escape from the Mansion, Aelia finds herself in a Safe House. Who is a friend and who has alternate motives? And what do the butterflies have to do with it? As a former slave, life looks empty. Aelia has to find her way in life...
