Bouquets & Blood

9th Chapter: Danger - Taemin

9th Chapter: Danger - Taemin
Himchan's POV:
As soon as I got the call from Yongguk I closed the café and rushed home to get my things.
He had told me to bring all my things and immediately drive over to y/n's and Zelo's home. He didn't tell me why, but I didn't need to know.
As I arrived at the apartment building I saw Yongguk waiting in front of it. As soon as he saw my car he ran over to me and I opened the door.
"We have a big fucking problem. Zelo is gone and Jongup told me that there were Monsta X members on their way to the house. I told him to bring her to the safe house. There is a puddle of blood where Zelo was apparently last seen and a bunch of flowers too." He explained and I nodded, immediately driving in the direction of the safe house.
"I also found this." He pulled something out of his pocket and examined it.
"What is it?" I asked, not looking away from the street and frantically checking the mirrors to see if someone was following us.
"It's a necklace." Yongguk answered and we continued driving in silence. I didn't mind it, I preferred not having to talk while being on the lookout for people who were trying to kill us.
It didn't take very long to arrive at the safe house. We saw Jongup's car parked in a side street and parked nearby. I gave Yongguk one of the guns I had brought with me and he went to check the surroundings, while I grabbed the bag and hurried after him.
The warehouse was safe, so we went into the cellar where Yongguk knocked on the door three times.
We waited patiently until the door slowly swung open and we went inside.

Regular POV:
I jumped a little as someone knocked on the door. I gave Jongup a worried glance but he just smiled at me and opened the door.
Yongguk entered, followed by Himchan. As soon as I saw his beautiful face and his warm aura I felt relieved.
He greeted Jongup first, then he sat down next to me and pulled me into a warm hug.
"I was so worried about you. I'm glad you're okay." He whispered into my ear and I blushed a little.
"I'm okay. What about you? Are you hurt? Jongup didn't want to tell me why you had to go back to the house. Something about Zelo?" the words and questions poured out of my mouth and he leaned back, looking deeply into my eyes.
"I went back because Jongup had told me that Monsta X members were on the way to your house. And Zelo was still there." He answered and my eyes widened.
"Did something happen to him?" I whispered in fear.
"I don't know. When I arrived, there was a puddle of blood and some flowers. I also found this." He took a necklace out of his pocket and held it in front of me, the pendant dangling in front of me.
"Oh no." I whispered and took the necklace with shaking hands.
"What is it? Do you know what it is?" Yongguk asked.
I swallowed.
"I gave this to Junhong when we went to the arcade together. He said he would never take it off. Only over his dead body would he get rid of it. Back then it just seemed like a joke, but now..." tears were welling up in my eyes again as I felt the knot of fear in my stomach tighten.
I felt Yongguk pulling me into a hug again and I clasped the necklace close to my chest, starting to sob into Yongguk's hoodie again.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but do you think it was Zelo who left it behind? Or was it Monsta X? To send a message?" I heard Himchan say and pushed Yongguk gently away from me, trying to calm myself down.
"I don't know. I think it was Monsta X. He wouldn't get rid of it himself, unless he was dying. But since you didn't find a body I think he's still alive. He has to be. Did someone try calling him? Should I call him?" my voice was shaking again, but I managed to pull myself together.
"I'll call him." Himchan stated and dialled the number on his phone, putting it on speaker mode.
We were all silent in anticipation and waited. As Himchan was about to hang up, we heard the voice.
"Ah, took you long enough." The voice said and we looked at each other.
I motioned for Himchan to bring the phone closer to me so I could listen to the voice.
"What took you so long to call? Not worried enough about your youngest member?" I pressed my hands in front of my mouth to suppress the gasp.
I recognized that voice.
"I was busy, but I'm calling now. Where is he?" Himchan asked, his voice as cold as ever.
"Why the fuck would I know? I sent one of my guys to kill him and you don't know where he is. Seems like the job was done, right?" the person chuckled and I couldn't hold myself back any longer.
"Lee Jooheon, if you don't fucking tell me where he is, I swear to every goddamn deity on this planet, I will murder you with my bare fucking hands." I growled into Himchan's phone, my hatred boiling up inside of me.
"Whoah there, I didn't know you were with those guys now, haha, don't worry he's probably fine. Or not, who knows. Do you think I'm scared of a bitch like you?" Jooheons voice didn't sound normal, he didn't sound like the cheerful guy he had pretended to be in front of me.
"I swear to fuck, if you hurt him, I'm going to do things to you that you didn't even imagine to be possible, you ugly bastard." I growled again, deeper this time. Himchan took a step back.
"I think that's enough for now. We're not going to give up now, you know. If you don't tell us where he is, we're gonna find out ourselves."
Jooheon started laughing.
"You know, he's actually right here, and he doesn't seem too happy. Or alive, for that matter. The blood is currently soaking his white sweater, looks pretty funny to me. We'll see you soon, fuckers." With those words he hung up.
"Fuck!" I screamed and kicked the table in frustration after I jumped up from the couch.
"Hey, calm down. No need to destroy the only safe house we have." Yongguk grabbed my arm and pulled me into a hug again.
"I don't believe him" Jongup said.
"I don't want to believe him." I mumbled.
Suddenly there was another knock on the door.
"It's us, Yoo and Jung." An unfamiliar voice said and Jongup opened the door.
"Oh? Is that her?" the guy with the dark blonde hair asked and looked at me.
"Yes. Y/N, this is Daehyun and this is Youngjae." Yongguk introduced us.
"Hello." I mumbled.
Daehyun bowed and Youngjae flashed me a reassuring smile.
"Guys, I have an idea." I suddenly said, making everyone look at me in surprise.
"What is it?" Himchan asked with a raised eyebrow. I walked around the room, figuring out the right words for my plan.
"If they actually have Junhong, then it's only fair that we get one of them, right?" I asked into the round. The others nodded, squinting their eyes in anticipation.
"If Wonho and Jooheon are part of that gang, Monsta X or whatever, then it's only logical that their other friends are in the gang too, right?" The others nodded again.
"So, I could call Changkyun and ask for a meetup with the others. I could call them into the area in front of the warehouse, where you guys know the territory, right?" I continued, the others were still nodding. Except Yongguk.
"No, y/n, that's too dangerous. We can't risk your life like that. They'll know immediately what your plan is, after you talked to Jooheon like that." Yongguk explained.
"You have to let me finish explaining. Changkyun has a crush on me, which is pretty obvious. And Hyunwoo thinks I have a crush on him. So? I invite Changkyun and Hyunwoo over. Separately, one after another, without the other knowing. Jooheon is super close to Changkyun, he's almost like a brother to him. And Hyunwoo is close to Wonho." I finished my explanation.
"I mean, it's a pretty good plan. We don't have anything better." Youngjae said, leaning against the fridge and running hand through his brown hair.
"But what do we do when they're here and meet each other, both expecting to see you?" Daehyun asked.
I thought it for a minute.
"Well, maybe I'll only invite Changkyun then. And then we take him hostage. Six against one should be easy, right?"
"Well, that is, if he really doesn't bring anyone else." Jongup added.
"Trust me, if I tell him to jump in front of a truck, he'll throw himself into a ship's propeller."