King Of The Ring | Minlix

Chapter 6 - King

As soon as the metal doors were swung open by Chan, Felix didn't think he'd ever regretted something as much as he did right now in his life.

Sounds of screaming and loud music instantly rang through his ears along with dim lighting and people backed to each wall with no space in between them.

"Come on, we need to get you to the box so I can go to King. You can hold on to the back of my shirt so you don't get lost if you'd like," Chan offered, automatically making the younger feel a little better.

As Chan moved to go inside, Felix instantly grabbed a hold of the back of his shirt before going in as well. As soon as both feet were in the place, the metal doors behind him slammed shut, echoing through the building but nobody around seemed to notice, to caught up in themselves.

Chan started pushing his way through the crowd making the younger do the same. There were so many people that as Felix pushed through, he felt something touching him on every part of his body, things he didn't even know what they were.

He clung to Chan's shirt like a lifeline, not loosening his grip one bit. People were screaming in his ear as he walked, and he stumbled over his feet multiple times cause of the dim lighting in the building.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, they came up on a staircase located on a back wall. As they approached, Felix instantly made out two big men dressed in black on either side of the stairs, presumably guards for whoever went up there.

Once they were to the stairs, the guards gave one look at Chan and automatically nodded their head, stepping aside for him to go through. Chan gave them a nod back before pulling Felix up the long stairs to the top.

"This is the box where you'll be staying to watch the match" Chan moved to say in his ear so he could hear.

As Felix looked around, he realized it really was a box. It was off the ground, attached to the side of the wall and had a big opening that looked out to a boxing ring. It had railings on each side so people wouldn't fall but they weren't very tall at all. There were a couple chairs and it was relatively big.

Felix looked to the front railing and saw a couple other people with their backs turned to him, seemingly talking amongst themselves. However, they quickly turned around when they heard Chan calling for them.

"Everybody, this is Felix. He's my coworker I was telling you about that wanted to come" Chan called, making everyone's eyes fall onto the younger.

Felix awkwardly stood there, feeling every pair of eyes on him, almost like they were sizing him up. A bigger but shorter man was the first to speak.

"He really does look like a flower," he said, running his eyes over Felix from top to bottom before turning his attention back to his face.

"Felix, that's Changbin. He looks cool but he's really a big baby once you know him," Chan said making Changbin pout a little.

"I am not a baby!" He protested, but still had a small pout on his face making Chan laugh a little and just nod his head.

"Let me introduce you to everybody," Chan said before grabbing the younger's arm and pulling him closer to everyone in the box.

"This is Hyunjin. He's King's nurse, so he takes care of him after matches if he's gotten bruised up but usually that doesn't happen," The older explained while pointing at a tall slim man who gave Felix a small nod in greeting.

"This is Changbin like I already said" Felix turned his attention to the said male who gave him a small smile.

"And this..." Chan said while pulling Felix over to the last person in the box who turned his attention to the two males,

"This is Jisung. He's your age and I think you two will get along great," The older said with a smile before looking back at Felix.

"I've got to go help King get ready and everything so I'll see you later. We usually come back up here after the matches so stay here with these 3 and we'll come find you once it's done, okay?"

Felix nodded his head making the dimpled man smile while patting his shoulder before hurrying down the stairs and disappearing into the crowd of people.

Felix looked back to find Jisung already looking at him with a small smile.

"Felix, right?" He asked making Felix give a small nod

"I'm Jisung, but the old man already told you that. It's nice to meet you" The man said making Felix crack a small smile.

"So what's a thing like you doing here?" Jisung asked while leaning against the rails, looking down at the crowd below.

"Chan invited me to come watch a match, and I couldn't say no"

"But you wanted to say no, I can see it on your face. You don't look like someone who would find this entertaining," Jisung said while looking over at the male who seemed to shrink a little under his gaze.

"Well, you're not wrong. I don't like boxing or the idea of this place, but my curiosity got the better of me," Felix said honestly making the male in front of him let out a small laugh.

"That's understandable. Who wouldn't want to check out this place when they find out it's located in their hometown, right?" Jisung said, lightly bumping the others shoulder with his.

"So do you do anything for King? I know Chan's the manager and he said Hyunjin was a nurse, so I was wondering if you had a roll too," Felix asked curiously making the male in front of him shake his head with a smile.

"Nah, I'm not important like that. We've all just been friends for a long time so I come to support King when he has his matches. We're actually missing two people right now. Two of them couldn't make it tonight, but they should be here another night if you want to meet them," Jisung explained making Felix tense a little.

"Actually, I'm not sure if I'll be coming back," He let out making Jisung softly smile,

"That's alright. One match is more than enough to feed your curiosity," He said before every light in the building cut off except for a spotlight at an announcer booth.

"Looks like it's starting. Buckle up" Jisung said making Felix turn his attention to the announcer in the booth who had a huge smile on his face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for tonight?!" His voice rang through the speakers all around the arena, making everybody burst into screams.

"Let's not waste anytime tonight to bring out our lovely fighters. In corner one, you have..." The announcer trailed off, seemingly getting the crowed more antsy before yelling into the microphone,

"Runch Randa!" He yelled as a man wearing just a pair of white shorts stepped onto the ring, his muscles on full display, making the crowd go wild. Felix thought his eardrums might bleed from how loud everything was.

"And in the other corner, our very own champion. You know who he is, let me hear you all," the announcer called, his tone slightly more excited now.

Felix listened as the entire arena started chatting the word 'King' over and over again, getting louder each time before seeing a man stepping onto the ring.

He was dressed in black shorts along with a black tank top, with matching black gloves on. As he walked out, the crowd almost sounded rabid, their screams so loud you could hardly hear the announcer now.

And as King turned so he was facing the side of the box where Felix was, he felt his heart pause for a minute, not believing his eyes.

Cause standing in the middle of the ring, looking right back at him, was the rude ass customer from the coffee shop, Minho, who had a small smirk as he locked eyes with the younger.