Saeyoung x Reader: Hearts Of Glass (EDITING)

Chapter 10

Seven made his way back into the room with three large cases of items. He clanked them onto the table one by one and then unzipped the first case. "Here, take one of these."

I caught the phone-like device that was tossed in my direction and turned its bulky figure in my hands, inspecting its curious appearance.

"These are what I like to call 'burner phones'. They don't leave an ip to be traced and your identity isn't attached to them. I've installed a backup private messaging app into each of them already." Seven closed the suitcase back up and pushed it to the side, moving the next case in front of him. He clasped his fingers on the metal zipper and glided it along the curve of the suitcase.

"Why do you have a suitcase full of burner phones in your car," I oddly inquired, holding out the brick-of-a-device in my hand like it was dangerous.

"I put a specific theme of supplies in all of my babies so I can pick one for the job and go quickly," Seven replied as he lifted top of the next large suitcase open. It revealed 4 tents of different sizes and a canopy inside. "It just so happens that I figured we would need to hide ourselves. This is the only car I have with my burner phones."

He reached for the last suitcase and undid the zipper to show a mount of instant meals and MRE's.

I was in awe. "Is this car called 'Survival Kit 101'?"

"I guess you could call it that." He shrugged.

"I'll need to contact my pilot and get everything set. The airport is 20 minutes away. We can take a limo to fit everyone." Jumin stated.

"I need to grab a few more supplies out of my car. We have to take them with," Seven said before turning around and makimg his way out to the hallway.

Yoosung fidgeted nervously in his seat and turned to me. "Why was Rika's apartment blown up?"

"I.. don't know. Mint Eye was somehow tied to her apartment," I answered him, making sure I didn't tell him too much and go against what Seven said.

"That doesn't make any sense! Rika would never have..." his defensive words trailed off and he went silent.

"Driver Kim is here. He paged me on my phone." Jumin set his phone in a fabric box and placed it on the table.

"Luciel most likely gave us these phones so we would leave our original ones here," Jaehee added, setting her phone in the box.

"I need to tell my mom. She calls me every day," Yoosung dialed a number on his phone and placed it up to his ear.

Zen sighed, "I'll let my director know I won't make it to rehearsal." He sent a quick message to whom I assumed to be his director, then set his phone in the box with the others.

Seven entered the room as I was putting my phone with the rest and made his way to me.

"I don't know how long we'll be gone. There's a town near the camping site. We can get everyone some extras while we're there."

"We should get beer," Zen added.

"This isn't a vacation, Zen!" Yoosung scolded him.

"We might as well enjoy ourselves while we're out there.. since we'll be secluded from everyone." I contently folded my arms and leaned more weight on my right leg.

"(Y/n) has a point. While I'm trying to trace the hacker and change the algorithm, we might as well loosen up." Seven gathered his suitcases and made his way to the hallway's entrance. Everyone else followed behind him.

We all stepped in the elevator and I pushed the white circular button on the panel next to the elevator doors. It had a star next to it, meaning we were headed towards the main floor. The elevator dinged and the smooth silver doors slid opened. We stepped out of the elevator one by one and followed suit to the limo. Seven and Zen loaded everything into the back of the limo as everyone else piled in.

There was a row of grey leather seats lined to the back of the vehicle that curved into an L-shape at the end. I got into the vehicle last so I could sit next to the door. The roof had a large rectangular opening, lined with windshield glass so we could see the stars. Yellow-tinted lights were evenly placed along the glass and set a calm mood for the vehicle.

Seven was the last one to enter the limo and sat next to me. Driver Kim took this as a sign to begin driving towards the airport. Seven casually placed his hand on my thigh and gripped it to reassure me that I was safe now.

"What's that all about?" Zen looked at his hand and everyone else noticed as well.

"She seemed nervous, chill out," Seven clarified, removing his hand off of my thigh and nestling it in the space between us.

I leaned my head back and sighed, absorbing the view of the night sky.

I wonder how long we'll be out there. No more than a few days, right? Seven's fast.

As if he had read my mind, Seven broke the silence, "We shouldn't be out there for more than a week. That'll give me enough time to do everything I need in order to restore our safety."

"A week?!" Yoosung shouted defensively.

"Calm down. It's really not that long," Jaehee reassured him.

"We'll need to gather more supplies when we get there. I'll search for a few stores." Jumin touched the screen in front of us and its yellow-tinted light illuminated the back of the vehicle. A virtual keyboard popped up at the bottom of the screen and he poked  the letters with his pointer finger and loaded a page on the screen. He scrolled through a list of shops.

"Those are pretty cheap," Zen commented.

"I'll be paying for everything since I'm dragging all of you out here. Don't worry about the cost." Seven leaned back into his seat and spread his legs apart.

The limo came to a subtle stop and Driver Kim looked back at Jumin. "We've arrived, sir. Your pilot has the plane prepared for boarding."

I opened the limo door and climbed out. Seven, Jaehee, Jumin, Zen, and Yoosung followed. Seven made his way to the back and grabbed our supplies. I took one of the cases and glided it behind me as we followed Jumin to his private plane. I made my way up the slanted ramp into the entrance of the plane and gaped in awe. There were a total of ten large, cushioned seats, each of them spaced out. I sat next to a window and kept the case in front of my feet. Seven sat in the seat next to me and buckled his seatbelt. Jaehee and Jumin sat in the row adjacent to us, and Zen and Yoosung took the two seats behind us.

"Please fasten your seatbelts and prepare for take-off." A muffled mic-sounding voice said over the plane's internal speakers.

The sound of the engine increasingly became louder and louder before the plane began to move forward. I peeked out the window and stared at the lines on the runway as we passed them one by one. The plane jolted forward, causing my back to forcefully press into my seat, and it tilted up towards the sky. I felt the wheels retract into the plane as we lifted-off.

"Stabilizing the flight through the turbulence may take a moment. We will arrive in 45 minutes." The pilot's voice echoed throughout the speakers and clicked as he ended his sentence.

As the plane slowly became more steady, I let out a sigh of relief. I felt my eyes become heavy and my head tiredly bounced up and down.

"Are you okay?" Seven leaned forward to peer into my eyes.

My head jolted up and my eyes tiredly fluttered open. "Yeah, I'm just... exhausted." I let out an uncomfortable groan and wiped my eyes with my pointer finger, running my fingers through my hair shortly after to keep myself awake.

"You don't have to stay awake. I'll wake you up when we get there." Seven caressed my cheek and gently played with the ends of my hair.

"Okay," I yawned and folded my arms. I adjusted my body so I fit more snug in the seat and tilted my head towards the window.

Seven softly stroked my hair from the roots to the ends. Each stroke sent a calming wave throughout my entire body, each wave becoming more and more irresistable. My eyes fell shut once more. It felt like someone had superglued my eyelids together, and before I knew it, I had succombed to my fatigue.