Tiger Inside ||Stray Kids Mafia AU||

Chapter Seventeen

The abrupt attack pulled me by surprise, my gasps for air silent as my brain quickly snapped into survival mode. My gun fell to the ground as my fingers dug into their arm, pulling it away just briefly enough for me to tuck my chin down to prevent pressure from being applied on my windpipe. Their grasp was firm as I struggled against them, my fingers fumbling as I tried to retrieve my knife from my thigh. Snapping it out of its holster, I flipped it in my hand so it was facing backward before I plunged it into their torso.

They keeled over for a second, their grasp loosening on me just long enough for me to be able to slide my way from their grip and pivot myself in their direction. My swing at their head was blocked as he swiped my arm down, now fully standing upright in front of me before I had a quick moment to duck the fist flying through the air. As I rose, I brought my fist upwards towards his chin, throwing his head back and causing him to stagger for a moment. I stepped back, trying to gain distance between the two of us as I attempted to search for an escape or cover.

My attention was diverted for a moment too long as he quickly lunged and got a sharp hit to the side of my head, sending a ringing through my ears and, unbeknownst to me, knocking my earpiece out and causing it to dangle by the cord at my side. In my fazed state, he was able to knock my knife from my hand as it toppled onto the concrete below us, leaving me weaponless as he closed our distance again. His forearm connected with my throat, pushing me back and pinning me against the wall as I struggled against him.

For the first moment, I could see him up close, face shadowed by the night as I once again found myself gasping for air. His victorious smirk was quickly slapped off his face the moment my knee sharply met his groin, pulling him off of me as I ducked and retrieved my gun. I sprinted away as he was distracted, ducking behind a nearby dumpster and waiting a moment before peeking around the corner, aiming my gun.

Our shots rang out in unison as I'm thrown back in shock, pulling my back flush against the dumpster again as an immediate stabbing pain shot through my shoulder. My breathing was shallow and harsh as I grasped at the pain, blood quickly seeping through my shirt and fingers.

I was still unsure if I had been successful in hitting my own target, but the fact that he wasn't quickly closing in on me currently left me with at least a little hope he wasn't making it away unscathed. I tried to keep my mind steady as the pain shot through my limb and chest, my shaking becoming uncontrollable as the endorphins flooded my body, and my head fell back into the dumpster behind me.

This shit hurts a hell of a lot worse than I expected.

Another shot from behind startled me, but seeing as though it wasn't in my direction, I stayed hidden as I tried to ignore my hearing going fuzzy and my vision morphing into a blur. My alert system was delayed as the shadowed figure of someone frantically appearing in front of me came into view, my hazy vision only making it out to be Minho once he knelt before me, eyes wide in panic.

"Hey hey hey," His hand gently cupped the side of my face, keeping my head steady as his other hand applied pressure to my shoulder. I harshly blinked in an attempt to maintain my consciousness, fighting back as my body fell into shock. Everything sounded fuzzy as my hearing tried to give out, my body weak as I hissed at the contact from him. Minho quickly removed his jacket, pressing it to the wound before radioing into his earpiece. "Seungmin, we're gonna need you, y/n's been hit. I'll bring her to you." Minho struggled to keep eye contact with me as my eyes lulled around my surroundings, worried that if I kept them stationary that I'd lose my conscious battle.

"You're gonna be okay, this isn't a bad one." His hand supported my head as I struggled to keep it upright, his words staying soft and comforting. "I know it's scary getting hit for the first time, but you'll be fine, trust me. Just focus on me, okay?"