I will always be there

I solemnly swear

We do solemnly swear, on our honor, lives, and everything that we have to the Xclan. That we will defend ourselves.

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We live in a place called hell, where only rich people can get everything. While we have to work to get where we are now. This place doesn't have a name; the king just called it the slum where poor people work and live. With armed people walking around to keep a watch on us. We do have a mayor, who gets protected but is hated by many young people.

Our clan is very small, just 7 members. Our leader Jooheon made this clan; he got Shownu, the strongest of us. He is our fighter, but he is the nicest person; he doesn't like to do bad things. Then we got Kihyun, Jooheon just once pointed him in a abandon house. He kinda got kidnapped. and brought to the place where our special flower grows to show him hope with it. We then got Wonho, Minhyuk, and I.M. They don't really got an story on how they got here. and than we got me Hyungwon, the mayor's son.

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The armed people are picking on the people of the market again. We walked towards them and did what we always do. Provoke them. 'Yah shoot me then with your big gun, we are violating the rules,' is what Jooheon told one of the armed guys while putting the gun on his forehead. The armed guy did nothing, just standing still. I just put one of our flowers in his jacket and smiled at him when we left.

We mostly hang out under the bridge or at the greenhouse. This night we went to the greenhouse. mostly getting high on the demps from the flower. That was the time that we swore for the clan. We made a small potion that each member carries with them. What it does is a mystery. It can bring people back to life, but it can also kill people, and it can also heal wounds. When we get high, we do weird stuff like I.M and kihyun they just put their heads together and smile. Jooheon mostly gives us speeches or raps a weird song for the potion. Our faces also get painted. It happens when we get high, but it is a lot of fun; it's the only time that we can forget that we live in hell.

*minhyuk POV*

The day after, we went to hang out under the bridge. Everybody was there, and we talked about this place, about leaving it forever and becoming free with no rules, and than free the people when we get stronger. But than hyungwon father came. The armed people told his dad what we did, probably. Those guys can't keep there mounths shut. 'How can you be so disobedient! Hanging out with those people, you know, I'm the mayor, if you show such bad behavior again, I will beat you up even more! you stupid cunt!" is what his dad screamed at him and then hit him in the face. Hyungwon always gets hit by his dad. At first, it was just in his home, but now his dad humiliated him also outside. Mostly when we are around or when the slum people are around. At first, nobody knew, but I got it out of him; he told me that he got hit by his dad. And after awhile the other noticed it too. Hyungwon is the closest to me, and I adore him. He helped me when my house got u in flames, and I lost my family. He gave me a bit of his money to survive. "Hyung, you should fight back against your father.' is what I.M told him. 'No, I can't. He is my dad, the only person that I have left of my family after my mom left us. I don't understand how he can keep up with all the beating; I would have already killed that guy.