Our Girl Book 1 {Stray Kids Fanfiction}

Chapter 28: Mania

The smell of iron and chemicals swirled through the gruesome scene. The group of six, seemingly operating on autopilot, stayed silent for a while as they processed everything they had just witnessed.

Seungmin, who had taken the body to the cooler, stepped back into the room and picked up a mop. He swiped it a couple of times across the floor, then paused in realization. "I'm a fucking idiot."

All eyes immediately turned to Seungmin in a questioning manner.

"This whole time, the symptoms have been there and I didn't fucking see it." He continued, balancing his weight on the mop.

Chan stood up from the floor and dropped the blood soaked towel. "What are you talking about?"

Seungmin explained, "Every single odd behavior of hers that we have all called out over the last two weeks. I think Changbin even called her a 'danger slut.' Her sudden change in eat and sleep habits over the last few days. Her sudden sex drive. All these things that we thought we were just learning about her, or thought was standard stress response- she was in the beginning stages of Mania. Clearly, Homicidal Mania."

Leeknow stood up and tilted his head slightly. "What the fuck are you saying?"

"You mean, everything we've experienced with her was a fucking medical condition?" Han asked, silently questioning whether their night together had meant anything.

Seungmin sighed. "Yes and no. It's more complicated than that. During a manic episode, you act more impulsively and irrationally on your desires."

"Do you think she meant everything she told him- about her feelings for us?" Felix asked hesitantly.

Seungmin smiled slightly, "She definitely meant what she said. It's the same as with her actions. A person in a normal state of mind would be more reserved and have control over their intrusive thoughts or desires. Mania takes that control away. If anything, we saw her truest form."

***

"We're almost done, angel. Hold your arms up." Hyunjin softly instructed. Changbin supported her unstable body as Hyunjin dressed her.

"I-I'm thiiirsh-tty." Lily slurred as Changbin eased her back onto the bed.

He rested his hand on the side of her face and caressed her cheek with his thumb. "I'll get you some water, Princess." He kissed her forehead and exited the room.

Hyunjin laid beside her on the bed and wrapped her in his arms. "How do you feel, baby?"

She giggled, then replied with a drunken tone, "We-ird. My whooole body is tiiiingllly." The sedative that she was given had visibly impared her. Hyunjin chuckled softly at her slurred speech until she flopped over so that they were facing each other. She pressed her waist against Hyunjin's and groggily said, "I want you, Jinnie."

Hyunjin pursed his lips together and gently shook his head. "Not right now, angel."

Lily pressed against him again, "B-but Jiiinniiie. Pl-leeassse."

Hyunjin moved his lower half back away from her and placed his hand on her hip to prevent her from moving into him again. "No, angel. You're not in the right state of mind right now. I promise, when you're better, you can have me all you want. But right now, you need to rest."

Changbin walked in with her water to see her throw herself onto her back in a huff. "I got your water, Princess, here-"

"Biiinnniiieeee!" Lily whined, interrupting him. She glared back at Hyunjin and pouted, "I'll ju-sst asssk him." She stuck her tongue out at Hyunjin and turned to Changbin. "Binn-"

"No, you need to sleep." Hyunjin interrupted.

"Huusshhhhh." She said, pressing her finger against his lips. "Ssome-body needs t-to fffuck me riight now." She demanded.

Changbin laughed out at her bold statement fueled by her disorientation. "Yea, Princess. Sorry, but that won't be happening." He sat next to her and slid his arm under her back to raise her to seated position. "Here, take a sip."

"Ugh ffi-ine." She conceited as Changbin positioned the straw to her mouth.

She gulped the water as if she hadn't had a drink in days, then dropped her head unto Changbin's shoulder. "Thh-the roo-om is spiiining." She slurred.

Changbin eased her back down into Hyunjin's arms and laid down on the other side of her, sandwiching her between them. "Go to sleep Princess, you'll feel better tomorrow."

Hyunjin and Changbin shared a smile when she instantly closed her eyes and slipped into a deep sleep.

***

"I don't know whether to be impressed or scared." Leeknow admitted as he threw a wad of blood-soaked paper towels into the trash. "This shit is my specialty, but I've nev- what she did was-"

I.N interrupted, "Are you really surprised? Did you hear everything she said?"

"Yea, everything that she's been through- I honestly can't believe she didn't snap sooner." Seungmin added as he took off the rubber gloves and threw them away.

With guilt still prominent, Leeknow growled. "Yea, and I'm part of the reason this happ-"

"Leeknow, stop!" Chan demanded sternly. "You know damn well that if she heard you right now, she'd take a chunk out of your skin, also. Yes, you made a mistake. But, you know, we know, and most importantly, she knows that you would have never fucking touched her, had you known she was here against her will."

Leeknow sighed, still overwhelmed with emotion. "I know, but it still happened."

Seungmin shook his head in a huff and spoke in a raised voice as he aggressively pointed his finger. "Yes, it happened. Yes, it added to her list. But you heard what she said about us. That included you, too. And as I said earlier, she meant what she said. There was probably more truth in what she said today than you will ever hear in a lifetime. So you need to figure out how to get the fuck over yourself so that we can help her heal. Got it!"

Everyone in the room was stunned at Seungmin's sudden outburst. He had never spoken like this to any of them.

Felix calmly added. "He's right. The smiles we've seen from her weren't fake. And Leeknow, some of her brightest smiles were because of you. I seriously doubt she could look at you or any of us the way she does if she had any shred of resentment toward us."

Chan spoke up, throwing the last of the towels away and removing his gloves. "We're done here. Obviously, emotions are raw, so I think it's best that we all get cleaned up and go to bed. We'll start fresh in the morning."

Seungmin quickly added, "And no one confronts her about it. We move on as if nothing happened."