The 8th member | BTS ff

Camera: running out of time

✣ Taehyung's POV ✣

I wave for a taxi outside of the hospital as I'm bombarded by flashing cameras and screaming fans which caught me off guard slightly.

I get into the taxi before the tell the driver the location of the meeting point. Fans chase after the car in floods of tears which makes me sad seeing them in such a desperate state when they should be pursuing their lives to the fullest.

The car has a strange scent, it's near familiar. It's the type of smell that's foreign yet I've smelt it before and I don't know what to think of it.

I think it's just my paranoia, I need to focus on who I'm going to meet right now.

The journey isn't that far so we must've got lost or taken a different route because we are entering an abandoned neighbourhood called 'Crimston' which is a really unusual name.

The passing houses are empty, lifeless. No soul is present in this desolate place. I look up to the front mirror to see a smirk grow on the drivers face.

That's when it hit me. 'Crimston' is where the famous child abuser lived and committed his crimes.

It became isolated after the residents around the town discovered this and moved away, however the criminal remained in his house until he was supposedly taken to jail but nobody believes that.

The car comes to a sudden stop which jerks me forward due to the harshness of the halt in a house's driveway. That's when I looked out the window to check the letter box - Tim Greyfield.

Then, my breathing stopped as I was knocked out of consciousness by a masked figure who was none other than the driver.

✣ Leila's POV ✣

The burning sensation is beginning to became unbearable, but not nearly as unbearable as putting in countless codes into the safe and not being able to achieve the contents.

My feet are so bloody that the dry blood has formed a barrier to the glass which helps numbing the pain in a desperate way. The crunch of the broken glass is common to me now as sharp pains come from my feet.

The cold breeze coming from the barred window attempts to attack my burning skin but fails as stinging tears fall down my face. The moonlight breaks through the bars as the sound of a car pulls in outside the window.

I can only gather a car door opening before a thump is heard which is followed by a groan. The car door shuts, indicated by the small sound.

"Dad will be happy that I finally have someone to play with, its been a while since we played together...isn't Taehyung? I've missed you a lot, it's been lonely without my teddy...I know you might not be listening right now but when you wake up I will play with you." The undeniably familiar voice said causing shockwaves to ripple through my body.

That was Eric. Eric has escaped prison...and he knows Taehyung...and Taehyung is currently being dragged into this house unconscious.

For a moment, I had completely forgotten the situation I was in as the burn on my skin intensified, the substance smeared onto my body was seeping deeper into my skin.

I look over to the candle that I placed on top of the safe which has gone out leaving me in complete darkness apart from the moonlight coming from the barred window.

"Tick-Tock baby girl, you will soon melt away into nothingness if you don't unlock that safe." A cracking voice from the speaker in the corner of the room echoed. I looked up to it and stared into the camera that was flashing above it as a slow tear rolled down my cheek.

I looked around the room at all the numbers that were barely visible from the lack of light and began properly thinking about the code. Tim would've known that it would be near impossible to find the code out of all of these numbers in time before my body would shut down. The code is four numbers and it has to be do to with him.

Birthdays: Too easy, Number of beatings: Too many to count, House number: Too obvious and not enough numbers. That's when it hit me...the van that he attempted to take me away in always had four number on the numberplate. Suddenly, the candle fell off the top of the safe revealing four numbers carved into the bottom of the candle.

1725

I scramble over to the safe, ignoring the surging pain throughout my feet as I put in the code praying that it will unlock.

✣ Yoongi's POV ✣ - a few hours earlier

Her body is illuminated by the small candle she is clutching in her grip. A shiny substance is smeared all over her half-naked body which causes fear and anger to spread through my body. Glittering crystals are facading the floor which contrasts to the reaction she gives to them. Her feet have dried blood coated onto them.

Her pain and fear is pouring out of her facial expressions causing a agonising pain in my chest to occur.

"I missed our games so much so I devised another one just for you, wanna know what it's about?" A muffled voice came from the computer as Siegfried looked up at me whilst he turned up the volume and leaned towards the computer.

I saw her head nod in agreement with her fear still prominent on her physical appearance. I felt my fist clench in frustration since I couldn't be there to protect her. The crackling sound of the computer drew me from my thoughts.

"Good girl." A voice which I knew to be Tim told her as she cringed from that name he had given her. I could see the tears threatening to fall from her eyes causing pain to echo throughout my body. I find it impossible to watch Leila in pain, afraid because it reminds me of the possibility of losing her and I can't think of a life without her in it.

"The room is surrounded by broken glass, each step will cause glass to pierce your bare skin. Your skin is covered in a highly flammable poisonous jelly, the antidote is in the safe in front of you. The code to the safe is one of these combination of codes on the wall, in order to see the codes you will need to use the candle. Good Luck." His voice continued as her gaze fell directly onto the camera, tears trailing down her bare skin. I felt myself break as I saw how vulnerable she looked, how afraid she was.

That's when the camera went black. A location came onto the screen in bright red and a clock. The clock was on 24 hours and hadn't started counting down yet.

A distorted voice came out of the computer as Siegfried tried to get off of the video before his IP address could be tracked by Tim.

"You have twenty-four hours before someone loses my game, only the winner will remain. Good luck. I look forward to seeing how this playtime turns out, I think it will be a good one." His distorted voice echoed as Siegfried pulled the plug on the computer as the screen went black.

"Don't." He told me as I grabbed my leather jacket that was resting on the sofa and walked out of the door, getting onto the motorbike and riding off towards the address that was given.

✣ Taehyung's POV ✣

My head is spinning wildly as I open my eyes, revealing a face inches from mine which is one I would not expect. Eric, Leila's manager is right in front of me who was also the driver who took me to this place.

"Hey sleeping beauty, how do you feel?" He questioned causing fear and confusion to wrap me tight. I sat up slightly before he pushed me back down.

"You're confused aren't you." He asked with his head tilted slightly as I nodded cautiously before he closed his eyes with a content look on his face.

"I'll explain then, Tae-bear."

To be continued...

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