stalker | hyunjin

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[one ; the beginning]

HEI RYUNG WALKS SIDE BY SIDE her best friend, myung hee as they head home from their late night out of shopping. laughter surrounded the 2 females as they walk over to the car park. it wasn't until hei ryung noticed 3 tall figures similarly dressed in dark clothing with sizeable builds had followed behind them ever since they left the steak house for dinner.

dinner was almost 2 hours ago and the strangers were still behind them. hei ryung nudged myung hee to warn her not to allow the strangers to find her car and she panicked.

"what are we supposed to do then? i have a curfew at 9, i need to go home now." myung hee whispered harshly and she clenched her jaw in hopes to think of something. she'd forgotten how strict myung hee's parents were and if she didn't return home before curfew, she'd be banned from ever going out with her again. for the sake of myung hee, she heaved a heavy breath and decided to confront the men.

"i'm going to ask them to leave. let's go." hei ryung grabs onto myung hee only for her to pull back her arm and stare at the floor.
"i-i'm scared. c-could you p-possibly g-go alone?" the question only caused her heart to beat more violently against her chest. myung hee wasn't the only one afraid, she was too and her eyebrows furrowed at how her friend could even suggest her to go alone.

"but-" myung hee pushes her forward, a grunt was forced from her lips as she now stands in front of the strangers, trembling. by the time she looked back, myung hee had disappeared from sight and she returned her view to observe the mysterious men in front of her.

"w-why a-a-re you following m-me?" the words could barely fall out her mouth. the man that stood in between his associates approached her first, wearing leather jacket over his hoodie and matching black ripped jeans.

he leaned down to her height, smirking as he finds amusement in her fear.
"who said following? you happen to be here when we're here." he replied, his grin only widening as he steps closer. "what's your name gorgeous?"

a prominent scar fell from under his right brow to his jaw with piercing black eyes staring at her. he reached out to grab a strand of her hair, curling it around his fingers and she shuddered, immediately hitting his hand away.

the other men laughed as her face flushes red from embarrassment and disgust, "i know you've been following me, are you guys some sort of pedophiles?" she retorted and they hissed in response to her reply.
"pedophiles?" the man on the right scoffed, his left eye twitching as he approaches hei ryung. what made him stand out was the dyed dirty blonde hair and his silver rings worn imposingly on his fingers, she couldn't stop looking at it. despite it's threatening appearance, her mouth just wouldn't remain closed. what's to come after, made her regret speaking up so carelessly. "you heard me. you're the ones wasting time following a teenager around, what else could that mean?"
the left guy with tanner skin and casual black zip up jacket and jeans had appeared closer to her than she thought. he raised his index finger to her forehead, pushing her back. "you bitch. do you want to get taught a lesson?"
"what are you gonna do, prove my point?" she retaliates and a hand slaps her face, followed by a shove to the ground.
"you wait till i break that smart mouth of yours-" she lands a kick to the 'front runner' of the group's private area and he screams before finishing his sentence.

the rest of the men, with their eyes widened in shock, their facial expressions flashed with aggravation, they readied their fists to fight.  "you're asking for it now."
a punch managed to bruise her stomach and she groaned in pain, enduring the hit. another slap hits her cheek, the impact forces her on her knees, her palms grazed against the hard concrete floor.

the familiar sight of a white car driving out towards the exit of the car park area leaves her speechless as she sees her friend ditching her. "w-wait myung hee." she whispers to herself and a kick hits her side, her body completely dropping to the floor.
"here's another kick, you bitch!" hei ryung yells in pain as she tries to withstand the multiple blows to her ribcage and stomach area.

"hey you, stop!" a familiar voice calls out belonging to the young male that crouching down to her helpless body. "what are you's doing? why are you hurting her?"
"what's it to you kid? d'you know her? we can do whatever we like punk, so get outta here before we beat the crap out of you too."

her vision blurs (either from her tears in response to pain or the huge relief that someone had come rescue her in time), unable to recognise the male that stood in front of her, arms stretched out as if to protect her. "you're not doing shit." the young male growls and also lands a kick to the closest man to him. in an instant he manages to shove and punch the other men only fueling their anger. "you're dead punk."

before they could land hits on him, the young male dodges and helps her up, struggling to his car. "we have to leave now or we're both screwed. come with me." he pulls her arms towards him and wraps them around his neck, offering his back for her to get on. quickly grabbing his keys and running to the vehicle.

as they both successfully enter the car, they drive out of the parking lot.
"holy crap we actually made it." he huffs.
the only problem was she just now realised how stupid she was to step foot into a strangers car despite him saving her earlier. she stiffened in her seat, mentally face palming herself and praying she wouldn't further get hurt.

however, he wasn't uncomfortable. he knew just who she was from being in the same class together for 6 years and her inseparable bond with myung hee, also a friend of his. grabbing her attention, he speaks up, "are you okay? i'm taking you to the hospital. lucky it's close by."
she nods in response causing the awkwardness between the two teens to rise.

"why are you so reserved? it's me, hyunjin from school." she blinked numerously, trying to secure her vision.
"hyunjin? as in hwang hyunjin?" she said, surprised.
"yea, who'd you think it was this whole time?"
she doesn't answer and he drops the question, figuring how tired she must be.

"oh look we're here now."

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hello! this is my first stray kids ff so i really hope you'll enjoy this story. please give this a vote and comment your thoughts on it so far :) i know it's just the beginning and i'm really excited to write this so please look forward to the next chapters !!