A house that used to be a home

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Zico looked at the flustered expression on Elisa's face. "What's up? Is something wrong?"

"Well it's just so different from normal, I can't say if something is wrong yet. It's just that normally it would show me the whole road, but now it only marks my house. It feels strange, like someone knows how I work and deliberately sabotages it."

"They have Kyung, have you forgotten? That man knows you in and out, including that extra bitch inside you and all."

Elisa looked down at the ground, "What would they have done to him? How far did they push him?" Her hands shook slightly under the pressure she put on her muscles. Zico tried to straighten his face, but failed miserably and instead seemed to be crying.

"Whatever they have done, will be done to them. Eye for an eye. I promise that I will single-handedly turn their faces inside out as soon as I find them."

Elisa smiled slightly, "That's quite a violent claim you got there Zico."

"Whoever messes with my family, messes with me and whoever tries that may as well die in my eyes."

"Calm your tits, let's first find him."

Zico sighed, while making his way to the door. He signed for Elisa to be quiet and as he pulled open the door, the five members came tumbling into the room. "How much have you heard?", he asked in his usual cold, distant manner. When it stayed silent, Zico knew enough. They had heard everything, from his confession towards the members to his confession towards Elisa.

"Know that you stay the same for us, no matter what. Zico, we've been with you for all this time, you saying that you're till over your ears in shit and need some help, is not gonna make us back off.", Jaehyo said.

"Thank you, it's just that there is so much I need to take care of that I lose sight of myself. You guys always come first, which I maybe shouldn't have done, but just so much happened lately that I feel like I have shut you out. Sorry for that."

An extremely awkward group hug followed his words.

"Now let's get our moods up, this is not like us.", Zico laughed through his tears.

"Lead the way, our leader.", U-Kwon said smiling.

After everyone had stormed downstairs, U-Kwon whispered to Zico, "Don't feel responsible, there was nothing you could have done about things going like they did. There is no need to beat yourself up over things you can't change." Then he walked off the stairs, stopping halfway to add, "Coming?" Zico had never felt this good in his life, he knew that the most important people in his life had his back and that he had someone to fall back on. He smiled brightly and nodded.

The outside air was nicely warm. The sunlight fell on their skin like rain would in a good shower. "Do we take the van?", Taeil asked pointing at the black silhouette of the car. "It's nice weather, I think we might as well walk into town. It's only a kilometre anyway.", Zico said tilting his head up into the bright sunlight. "How could you have done only one single kilometre in half an hour in a van?", Elisa questioned completely flustered. "You mean after the bank? We took the touristic route.", U-Kwon answered. "Yeah through the scenic countryside here, it was a truly stunning route.", B-Bomb added. "Like you saw much through those blinded windows.", Elisa joked.

The group started walking towards the city centre. "Uhm... Shouldn't we not be seen together? I mean, I'm still probably a searched for girl and if they see you with me, then they will jump to conclusions. You could be taken away by the police!", Elisa mentioned.

"Knowing this police they closed the case about a day ago.", Zico said smiling.

"But you kidnapped me yesterday!"

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