TOXIC

❝ 11 ❞

     45 hours left in the countdown and there they sat in the livingroom, silence brewing between them. Heads hung low, thoughts pondering. Never in her life did Crimson think that she'd be so scared. Not only was she scared for herself, but she was scared for her friends.

They were risking their lives for her, a girl they'd know for such a short period of time with a price on her head. A price that could turn deadly if not payed. And as Crimson sat there, she wondered if she was really worth it. If she was worth their precious time, their precious energy. She stood, grabbing the attention of the other people surrounding her.   

"I don't want any of you protecting me anymore." She spoke suddenly, causing Suho to stand as well.     

"That's not an option. You are under our protection and-". 

"Not anymore Suho. I have put too many of you in danger. Too many lives at risk."    

"But the prophecy-".   

"Fuck the prophecy. Shit, we don't even know if the prophecy is right nor what it actually means. For all we know, it could have been fulfilled a long time ago."      

"Still, that doesn't explain why this "Queen" and her servants are after you." Xiumin said, drawing the silence out of Crimson as she tried to think of a reason. However, before her lips could form around the words, Kyungsoo spoke up.

"Look. You aren't going anywhere. Whether you like it or not. It was my choice to protect you that day when I checked on you at your apartment and their choice to join me when-"     

"Wait, that was you in my apartment that night?! Breathing down my fucking neck?!"        

"Yeah.. wait... no. I wasn't breathing down your neck, what the actual fuck?!? I was outside. I'm pretty sure-".    

"Hold up, hold up. Pause. Someone else was inside your apartment that night?" Lay asked, sitting up, resting his arms on his knees.    
Crimson looked at the group of men in confusion before a force of energy clouded her mind, forcing her to look back in time.

"I see you decided to join me."   
"Indeed I did."     
The voice was off. The whole vibe was off. Slowly, she stopped and turned around, shocked to see an unfamiliar face smirking at her.   
"Who the fuck?"    
"The man of your dreams."

Crimson jolted back in her spot as she felt the world slowly stop spinning around her.      

"That fucking guy... the one who tried to kidnap me. He was the one who appeared in my apartment that night, not you! No wonder his voice sounded so damn familiar."  

"You mean to tell me that that bloated ego, no hairline of a freak was in your apartment?" Chen said, his voice raised.     

"Did he do anything else to you, Crimson?" Kyungsoo asked softly and sighed as her facial expression dropped.    

"What exactly did he do?"

"He pushed me up against the door..." She said, trying not to get emotional. "And then I asked him who he was. He told me he was and I quote, "the man of your dreams".. that he wasn't going to harm me, but that I would be seeing more of him. And then he kissed my neck and disappeared."

Anger was written all over Kyungsoo's face as he stood there, hands balled in fist. The group of guys could feel the anger radiate off him and they knew he wasn't happy.  
"We have to find that bastard. And kill him."   

"Woah, slow ya roll buddy. If we kill him, who do we have to get information out off?" Baekhyun spoke, running a hand through his hair.  

"Like he'd actually tell us. Like we'd actually capture him." Sehun said softly.