Monster

46

Jinyoung wakes up to an alarm, but it isn't his own and he knows its not Yugyeom's because hes curled up next to him, sleeping like a rock after a long day. It sounds far away but its loud. He climbs out of bed and goes out into the hall, its louder out here, sounding like its coming from the kitchen. He sighs, rubbing his eyes, its too early for anybody to be getting up. He heads towards the stairs but someone grabs him from behind clapping a hand over his mouth before he can scream.

"Its just me" Jackson says, uncovering his mouth when he knows he wont yell.

"Jaebum probably left his phone in the kitchen, then, I thought it must have been yours" Jinyoung speculates once he recovers from his heart attack.

"Jaebums in my room, his phone next to mine, its not Yugyeom?"

"Yugyeoms in my room, phone and all" Jinyoung gulps, adrenaline shooting through him, he doesn't like horror movies, or the dark and he really doesn't like the idea of somebody setting off an alarm in his kitchen.

"Its probably nothing, one of the guys probably left his phone here, we have to wake up at.. 1:30 in the morning all the time" Jackson sounded sure until he checked the time, 3am yes, midnight yes, but 1:30am is a weird time.

"Whats going on?" Jaebum pokes his head out of Jackson's room, squinting at them.

"I think someone broke in" Jinyoung says, turning back towards the stairs. "I think they're in the kitchen"

"Yeah but that's definitely the subbasement alarm"

"What alarm?"

"Its the alarm that goes off when the subbasement door is opened without a key" Jaebum yawns the words out, eyes widening when his own words settle in. "You two stay up here"

Jaebum hurries towards the stairs and despite his orders, Jackson follows after him, telling Jinyoung to wake Yugyeom up.

"Who do you think it is? How did they know where we live?" Jackson whispers as Jaebum descends the steps into the subbasement.

"I don't know, didn't I tell you to stay upstairs?" Jaebum stops when he sees a light, holding Jackson in place behind him.

He rounds the corner into the room, the person doesn't notice him, caught looking under the bed. Jaebum approaches them slowly, with all the grace of a tiger stalking its prey. They don't notice as Jaebum's arm reaches around them until its too late.

"Don't move or I will break your neck" Jaebum says. The person goes still as Jackson flips on the lights.

Jackson moves to see who it is. "Sehun?"

"Good, then he knows I'm not bluffing" Jaebum squeezes tighter as a warning and Sehun grips his forearm, desperate for air. Jaebum lets go enough for Sehun to breath, and more importantly, respond.

"Hi, please don't break my neck, I'm not with Kris"

"Like that makes it better"

"You have very muscly arms"

"Shut the fuck up" Jaebum flexes, cutting off Sehun's inhale.

"Why are you here?"

Sehun doesn't say anything, caught and far from any friends. Hes in a corner and he knows it. The silence makes it worse, cementing the idea that Jaebum cannot let him leave.

"Junmyeon sent me, one of your friends told him where you live" He decides to throw someone else under the bus.

Jackson and Jaebum exchange a look and a nod. Jackson yanks Sehun's pants down and pulls as Jaebum shoves him to the ground, then takes his phone and wallet out of the pockets. Along with Sehun's gun, pointing it right at his chest.