Up All Night | Stray Kids ✓

3 | We're Just Friends.

"WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU DOING!?"

The two boys flinched hard, seeing their hyung yell at them so hard.

Seungmin and Jeongin looked at each other scared, then towards Hyunjin, hoping the older would save them from getting scolded, but Hyunjin didn't spare one glance.

Seungmin bit his lips nervously, not sure what to reply to the older. He only fixed his gaze down, hoping to get lost in the endless patterns of the floor tiles. But a harsh push on his shoulder made him stumble backwards. He looked towards the older with frightened eyes, who glared back at him with a fierce look.

"Seungmin. Open your fucking mouth goddammit!!"

Seungmin's tears finally dripped down his eyes, but he soon wiped them away to reply the older.

"I'm sorry, hyung... I-I wasn't looking!" He answered.

The older rolled his eyes and looked back at Jeongin, shooting almost physical daggers at him as he made his way towards the younger.

"Jeongin. Explain or I'll fucking kill you both with my own bare hands. " He grunted. Jeongin pressed his lips together and nodded, feeling terrified at the older's words.

"Hyung... Jaehan sunbaenimㅡ

"You don't fucking call him sunbae. Call him by his name. "

He interrupted just as Jeongin spoke. The younger gulped and nodded.

"We... me and Seungminnie hyung were playing Police and Thief... a-and I accidentally bumped into Jaehan Sunbaeㅡ J-Jaehan hyung, and he almost hit Seungminnie hyung. Until Hyunjin hyung came..."

Jeongin explained to the older. He noticed a change of expression on the latter's face, so he quickly added to his statements. "We're sorry, Minho hyung... we won't talk to anyone ever again!"
Jeongin tried to reassure the older.

Minho raised an eyebrow, looking back and forth between Seungmin and Jeongin.

"So you two think it's a fucking game when I tell you YOU TWO ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO NO DAMN ONE!" Minho screamed in resentment, his neck veins now popping out as raw rage flooded his blood.

Seungmin and Jeongin jolted upon the latter's outburst but said nothing. They only stayed still hoping and praying to the universe for someone to come and take Minho away, or for the school bell to suddenly ring or for Minho to get an important call or for the the entire country to have an earthquake or something and anything. They didn't want to be scolded by Minho at all.

Minho's heart was not easy to win, but the friend group was lucky enough to be worthy of Minho's love. The older had his own ways of showing his care and concern, especially towards the two youngest members.

Minho had warned them never to talk to anyone except for the teachers. Not a single word exchange. If they needed something, then they must ask anyone inside of the group to accompany them to talk to the fellow students. And they must never, literally never lie. Because if they do, then they get a physical treatment.

If Seungmin or Jeongin break a single rule, then they get a punishment. A horrible one.

Neither the two younger boys knew why they had to follow that rule, but they just had to, to please their Minho hyung.

The truth is, Minho is a jealous guy. He wants absolutely no one to spare even a glance at his friends, especially the youngest members since he knows they are the easiest to manipulate.

So Minho taught the youngest two members to avoid people ever since they were young. That was one of the main reasons why Seungmin and Jeongin grew up a bit immature. Due to the lack of social interaction, they were a little childish.