Our Girl Book 1 {Stray Kids Fanfiction}

Chapter 142: Let It Out

Felix sat on the couch near the conference table with Lily cradled in his lap. After hearing the entire story, she refused to leave his side.

Leeknow had just walked in with a bowl of fruit. He sat next to Felix and reached for Lily's hand. "Sweet girl, I know you don't have an appetite right now, but can you at least try to eat some fruit?"

She weakly nodded, but stayed silent.

Felix kissed the top of her head and reached for a strawberry. He held it to her lips, allowing her to take a bite. "That's my girl." Leeknow softly hummed as a smile stretched across his face.

Hyunjin sat at the computers with Chan reviewing the dash cam, traffic, and satellite footage of what happened as the comms recording played in his ears. Different expressions painted his face throughout the review of the recordings.

When he heard Felix's desperate scream, followed by I.N's gargled breaths, he closed his eyes as a tear fell down his cheek.

When he got to the final minutes of the comms recording, his tears were flowing. Hearing Han say that I.N went into cardiac arrest was terrifying. He couldn't handle the desperate pleas for him to come back or the sound of the AED paddles sending electronic shocks to his heart.

He yanked the headphones off and stood to his feet, pacing as he tried to shake the images from his mind. "She is to never have access to this, Chan. If she had heard this all, first hand-"

"I know." Chan mumbled as he nodded. "It's already locked. She couldn't get to the files if she wanted to."

Hyunjin fixed his eyes on her across the room. He watched Felix hold her close while whispering into her ear. He allowed himself to smile when he saw a soft grin play on her lips.

His smile quickly faded when he thought about her reaction to the news. "Chan, she was pitiful. If he's not ok, I don't think she can-"

"He'll be fine, Hyunjin." Chan sharply interrupted.

Hyunjin couldn't keep his thoughts quiet, anymore. He was angry- and scared. He had to let it out. "Chan, we have a baby and a wife to think about, now. Sure. I.N may be fine. But what if there's a next time and we aren't so lucky? It isn't fair to them. Living this life. Constantly in danger. Constantly looking over our shoulders. As of right now, she can't even go to her favorite cafe for a cup of coffee without her life being threatened. Are we gonna just keep going like this is ok? Are we gonna bring our baby into this? Is this-"

Chan grasped Hyunjin's shoulders. "No. We're not. I've already considered an early retirement. This just confirms that it's the right thing to do. But Hyunjin, we can't peacefully retire until Kwon's organization is down. JK is bringing in an army of allies to help. We just need to be patient. Ok?"

Suddenly, the medbay door swung open. Lily flew out of Felix's lap and met Han's gaze. Tears poured down her cheeks when Han flashed a huge smile, letting her know that I.N was ok. Felix, who had stood to his feet behind her, wrapped his arms around her. She fell into his embrace, unable to control her cries of relief and happiness.

Cheers and excited laughter filled the air as the four other men moved in to join Felix and Lily in a celebratory hug.

When the noise faded, Han began to speak. "He'll be back on his feet in a few weeks. We were able to remove the bullet and bullet fragments. No major internal damage. What little bit we did find, we were able to repair. Seungmin is closing him up now. It shouldn't take too much longer."

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Lily sat in the chair next to the hospital style bed facing I.N. She held his hand as she leaned to the side, resting her head against his thigh, watching him sleep.

Seungmin, who was putting supplies back in their proper locations, peeked up at her as a sad smile played on his lips. "Have you eaten, beautiful?"

Without shifting her gaze, she responded. "I ate some fruit about an hour ago- or however long it's been since Han told us he was ok- when is he gonna wake up?"

"As soon as the anesthesia wears off. It may take a few minutes. It could be an hour. He'll still be heavily sedated, so it may be tomorrow before you can have a coherent conversation with him." He calmly replied as he sent a message to Leeknow.

Her silence quickly caught his attention. He paused to pick up a stool as he made his way to her side. He placed it in front of her and straddled it as he studied her face.

"Beautiful, look at me, please." He softly instructed as he tucked a stray hair behind her ear.

She lazily panned her eyes over, meeting his gaze. "I'm fine, Min. Just-" Suddenly, the tears she thought she had under control began to flow.

He moved the stool closer and pulled her into his embrace as she began to silently cry, still tightly holding onto I.N's hand. Her hitched breaths were muffled by the fabric of Seungmin's shirt that was wrapped around her fist and pressed against her mouth.

He lifted his hand and placed it against her head, pulling her as close to him as he could. "Let it out, baby. It's ok. Just let out it."

He continued to hold her and whispered comforting words as she soaked his shirt with her tears. She knew I.N was ok, but the numerous different outcomes kept playing in her mind. What if he had died. What if they both died. What if they were taken. What if the others had been ambushed as well.

As if Seungmin were reading her mind, he pulled her away from him and softly demanded. "Eyes on me, beautiful."

Her red, swollen, tear filled eyes met his calming gaze. He smiled as his hands rested on either side of her face, sliding his thumbs across her cheeks to wipe the tears. "He's ok. Felix is ok. We're all ok." He chuckled as he continued. "The only two things you need to worry about is eating the food that Leeknow is bringing down, and what a bitch your Innie is gonna be for the next few weeks."

Lily rolled her eyes and giggled through her cries. Suddenly, she felt a thumb graze across the top of her hand. His slurred, weak voice was music to her ears. "D-don't worry, darling. O-only a b-bitch to him."