The Beauty and the Beast (Seventeen Meanie story)

Chapter 19 - Locked

A/N: I have one last exam left for tomorrow and I'm freeeee for the summer!! <3

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It was a few hours later. Wonwoo was sitting beside Seungcheol's bed, watching his brother breathe in and out slowly in his sleep. Jisoo, who was sitting opposite from him was now checking the oldest's temperature.

'He will be fine, Wonwoo-yah' he said quietly. 'You really should get some sleep.'

'No' said Wonwoo stubbornly. 'I didn't come back to be separated from him again' he added.

'So... was it all true? The beast? The castle? All the stuff hyung gabbled about?' asked Seokmin from the end of the bed. Wonwoo nodded, his thoughts immediately going back to Mingyu and he smiled subconsciously.

'Yes... there's a beast...'

'But- how did you-' began Jisoo, but then suddenly Seungcheol stirred in his sleep and they all looked at him. The oldest slowly opened his eyes and blinked a couple of times, taking in his surroundings. His gaze then fixated on Wonwoo and his eyes widened.

'Wonwoo-yah!' he whispered, trying to sit up immediately, but Jisoo held him back.

'Cheol, calm down! He is here and no one is taking him away from you, but you need to rest!' he warned. Seungcheol laid back on his pillow, not taking his eyes off his younger brother. Wonwoo smiled and held Seungcheol's hand.

'I'm here, hyung. I'm back and I'm not leaving you again' he said. Tears dwelled up in Cheol's eyes.

'B-But how? Wonu, I thought you were- I thought he-' he gulped. 'How did you manage to escape him?' he asked. Wonwoo smiled wider.

'I didn't need to. He let me go' he said. Seungcheol's lips parted in his surprise and their friends both looked at him confusedly.

'But why? I saw that beast with my own eyes... he is terrifying! He captured me for stealing a rose-'

'Hyung' said Wonwoo. 'He is not like that. He acts like that because he wants everyone to avoid his castle, but he is not a bad guy... In reality he is very kind and-'

Suddenly loud banging on the door cut him off. The boys all exchanged a look and Seokmin, who was closest to the door went to get it.

'Um, hi?' he greeted unsure through the slightly open door.

'We heard that the Jeon brothers are back' came a voice from outside.

'Yes, and you are not allowed to see them' said Seokmin. Someone clicked his tongue.

'Too bad. We have authorization to take Seungcheol to the mental hospital' said another voice. Wonwoo and Jisoo looked at each other with wide eyes.

'And who gave you that?' asked Seokmin angrily.

Then out of nowhere the door flew open, hitting Seokmin in the face, making him stumble against the wall, holding his nose where the door hit him. Jisoo gasped but he didn't have time to react as several men bursted inside the house and they all marched towards Seungcheol.

'NO!! You can't take him away!' yelled Wonwoo but he was immediately shoved aside by none other than Gyeongsu.

'Stay away, Wonwoo-yah! Your brother's place is at the psych ward' he said.

'No! It's not! Seungcheol is not a mad man!' said Wonwoo. Two strong men held him back while the others got Seungcheol out of his bed against his protests and began shoving him towards the door.

'He keeps seeing things, it won't do any good to you either' said Gyeongsu. 'He keeps talking about this beast he saw-'

'But the beast is real!!' exclaimed Wonwoo. The men acted like they didn't hear him. Wonwoo rushed after them outside, seeing them shove Seungcheol inside an old carriage that had a gridded door with a lock on it.

'Can't you hear me?! Seungcheol hyung is not crazy! The beast exists!' he shouted. Then he remembered something. 'I'll show you!' he gasped and turned back to get the magic mirror from the house. They will only believe it if they see it with their own eyes.

By now some of the people actually stopped to hear him out, and Wonwoo just realized that actually a big crowd of villagers surrounded their house with torches in their hands. He gulped and looked at his reflection in the mirror.

'Show me the beast!' he said.

The mirror glowed up and a second later instead of Wonwoo's reflection, the picture of the beast could be seen. He was standing on the balcony in the west wing of the castle, staring off into the distance. Wonwoo's heart clenched seeing the painful look on Mingyu's face. Is he standing there since he left...? Maybe once he got Seungcheol back safe, he should go back to tell him that everything is fine... and maybe even tell him how he feels.

Suddenly the mirror got snatched out of his hand and Gyeongsu looked at the picture with furrowed eyebrows.

'The beast is real' muttered the man.

'That's what Seungcheol has been telling you this whole time! Let him go, he is not a mad man!' yelled Wonwoo, but it seemed like no one cared about what he said, now everyone was talking about the beast. Gyeongsu kept staring at the mirror. In the picture the beast let out a pained growl. The man stepped forward and held the mirror up, showing it to the villagers.

'People!! The beast is going to attack us! He is going to kill us all, take away our children and burn our village down!' he exclaimed.

'No! He won't!' said Wonwoo quickly and tried to get the mirror back from Gyeongsu. 'He looks terrifying and mad, but in reality is kind! He has a good heart, something you will never have!' he glared at the man.

'What are you even talking about?!' asked someone from the crowd.

'He is just as insane as his brother!' said someone else.

Gyeongsu meanwhile stepped in front of Wonwoo and glared at the boy. Wonwoo, despite being quite a tall man, felt tiny next to him, but he kept eye contact stubbornly.

'You are talking about him as if you would've fallen for him' gritted his teeth Gyeongsu. Wonwoo stood his gaze on himself.

'And what if I have?' he asked raising his chin.

'You really have gone insane, Jeon Wonwoo.'

'Maybe I have. But let me tell you, he might be a beast, but he is twice the man you'll ever be, Gyeongsu' said Wonwoo in a low voice. Gyeongsu's eyes darkened and he raised his hand, about to slap Wonwoo. He stopped in his movement and looked at his men.

'Lock him up too! He had lost his mind!' he yelled.

Wonwoo had no time to react as suddenly hands grabbed him from behind and he was being shoved towards the same carriage where Seungcheol got locked up meanwhile. He was fighting his captors, kicking them wherever he could, but it was useless. They were overpowering him. He could still hear Gyeongsu's voice.

'Let's go! We need to find and kill that monster before he kills us all!' he yelled and the crowd cheered in agreement.

'No! No, please don't!' yelled Wonwoo as he was being shoved inside the carriage and he heard the lock click.

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A/N 2.0: Now tell me for real, how much do these fanfictions ruin your childhoods? As for me sometimes I'm wondering if it will ever be the same watching these cartoons again. Probably not but I'm kinda fine with it lol

Also I wanna binge watch Death Note again, so after my last exam that's what I'm gonna do because that anime is awesome. Now wish me luck for tomorrow, I'll see you next week! <3