GO [NCT DREAM]

IV

Before Renjun realized what was happening next, he and his friend were being grabbed and blindfolded.

Jeno
18 April 2018

Jeno heard faint whispering from the living room. He had learned over the years to always be on alert, so he quietly crept into the living room as Haechan and Mark were leaving.

"Here!" He heard Haechan yell, followed by some muffled yells and bumping. Jeno ran into the hallway to find out what was happening as Jaemin and Jisung were waking up.

When he found Mark and Haechan, they were holding two other boys with blindfolds. Their hands were over their mouths as the two tried to escape from their hold.

"Open the door. We'll take them to our room," Mark commanded.

They led the two hostages inside their bedroom, and locked the door. Jisung was up by then, and he looked irritated. Jaemin still had his eyes closed.

"What happened?" The youngest asked.

"We caught two guys sneaking around outside. They were probably following us considering no one ever comes here. I called TY and his group to come see if they know them," Mark told him.

"Taeyong is coming?" Jisung asked.

"Yeah, apparently they've heard rumors of a spy around."

"A spy for who?"

"Lucas and the rest of those foreign guys. The Japanese one, that guy Jeno knocked out, and one more. He always covers his face so we don't know him. It doesn't matter though, they're all scum."

"They don't even fight fairly," Haechan added in. "Someone pulled a knife on Jeno earlier."

That reminded Jeno of the wound on his leg. The pain had subsided temporarily, but walking on it probably wasn't helping it to heal.

He looked over at Jaemin. He looked paler than usual, and his lips were drawn into a thin line. He'd never seen him look so terrified before.

"Are you okay?" he whispered to Jaemin, but he didn't respond.

—

About fifteen minutes later, Mark got a message. "They're coming in," he announced, then went to the door. Someone knocked in a specific pattern, and he opened it.

Jeno had only seen Taeyong and his group once before, and it had been dark out. Now in the light, he could see them all clearly.

The first one to enter was tall. He towered over everyone, and looked like he was from overseas. The guy that followed him was obviously confident with dark black hair. Taeyong was the only one Jeno noticed. His once red hair had faded a bit, but he still looked just as intimidating as before. The last one in was wearing a mask. All Jeno could see were his eyes, until he pulled back his hood.

"How was the meeting with Lucas?" Taeyong asked Mark.

"They were about to run off until the cops showed up. Jeno is the only one who got hurt too badly. Someone had a knife."

"Typical. They're all a bunch of pretty boys who can't win without a weapon. If they ever fought fairly they'd get crushed."

Taeyong brought the masked guy, Jaehyun, with him to interrogate the captives. Mark and Jeno followed them.

"They're blindfolded, but they can still hear us so be careful what you say," Mark advised.

Taeyong approached the two, and observed them carefully.