TOXIC

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A blown fuse. Crimson could the anger rise up from her body to the top of her head; her face turning pale as ice but her body felt as hot as a flame.

"Your father." The two words burned into her brain, scratching her memory. First it was her mother. Now it was her father. The last one. Her only source of family. Her only source of relation. Her only source of hope. A wave of fear suddenly washed over her body, drowning out any form of contact that the group of friends around her tried to initiate.

"I need to go." Crimson snapped out of her trance, darting towards the door. A strong hand clasped around her arm, startling her to a stop.

"Hold on a minute, pause. You have no idea where you're going nor do you have a plan." Kyungsoo spoke, drawing her attention to him.
Crimson tugged at the grip, trying to free herself. With a sharp gaze, she snapped her head towards Kyungsoo.

"I don't need a damn plan. What I need, is to save my father."

"But Crimson, you might die" Suho announced, stepping forward towards the struggling pair.

"Exactly. Crimson, you going in without a plan and not knowing what the Queen is capable of doing; that's just a formula for death." Xiumin added on with Suho taking his side.

"Then I'll die trying." The grip on her arm loosened, just enough for her to snatch it away.

"Crimson. Hold on, wait. You're not thinking straight. What if you actually die?" Crimson's eyes pierced into Kyungsoo's, anger and sadness swirling in them.

"Then I die, but atleast I know I died for a good reason."

"And why is that, Crimson?!!" The anger in Kyungsoo's voice rose, forcing Crimson to go beyond her normal temperament.

"Because he's my only hope Kyungsoo! He's the only thing I have left on this damned planet! If he dies, I don't know how I would live with myself knowing I could've done something to prevent it!" Crimson shouted towards Kyungsoo, stunning him and everyone else in the room.

Never. Never had she raised her voice like that. The tears in her eyes brimmed, burning as they threatened to fall.

"Your only hope?" Kyungsoo whispered, his tone threatening."Your only hope? What about me? What the hell am I to you then?" Now it was Kyungsoo's turn to get angry. How dare she believe that her father was her only source of hope when he was standing right in front of her, having done so much for her in return of nothing? What happened to him?
There was a long pause, no words being exchanged, the silence now growing heavy.

"Kyungsoo..."

"No Crimson! Answer the damn question; What am I to you?" The tears started falling profusely, staining her cheeks.

"Kyungsoo, listen to me... You are my everything. Everything I ever wanted. Everything I ever asked of a man. But damnit, if he's taken away from me like my mother, I don't know what I'd do with myself. Of course I'd have you, but at the end of the day, I wouldn't have him. My only relative. The only source to my past." Her hands cupped his face, gently rubbing his cheeks with her thumbs. "I'll be okay."

"What if you die? What am I supposed to do then? I can't live without you Crimson..." A tightening feeling in Kyungsoo's throat occurred, his eyes burning and watering by the minute.