Who Are We [A Stray Kids Fanfiction]

Chapter 6 - The Garage

"One....two....three..four....five...six..seven...eight..nine..aaaaand ten. Okay, I think we're all accounted for." Chan said with a grin, turning his head to give a wave to Woojin who was driving this time around. He then took a seat down next to Jiyeon who was sitting alone at the front of the bus. "Here we go." He said, excitement laced in his voice as he rubbed his hands on his jeans.

"Wait..I'm confused.." Jiyeon spoke up.

"Ah shit, here we go again." Minho muttered from the seat behind her, rolling his eyes. His rude statement earned him a nudge in the ribs from Jisung who was sat beside him. The others on the bus were too far back or too busy talking to each other to tune in.

Ignoring his comment, Jiyeon continued.

"You guys--uh--we..just escaped the city. Why are we heading back toward it?" She asked, watching as the bus was quickly approaching the solid wall. With a slam and a shudder, pieces of metal were sent flying as the bus crashed through the wall once more. Her hands gripped on to the railing in front of her, holding on for dear life until the movement of the bus settled back in to a smooth rhythm. I don't think I'll ever get used to that, She thought to herself, hopefully I won't have to.

"I told you, we're going to the garage." Chan responded simply.

"Yeah..new here, remember? I have no idea what that means." Jiyeon huffed.

"I know, I'm just teasing." Chan chuckled. "The garage is just through the city, actually, between Seoul and Gangnam. That way the dissenters from both cities have a central meeting place." He explained.

"Okay..but then how is it still a secret? Surely the government must know about it..they must have drones or cars that go out..speaking of, won't they recognize your bus? You say that they're looking for you...isn't riding in this like having a target on your back?" She furrowed her brows.

"That's the thing--this is not the only white bus. In fact, all the buses in the city are painted white. Some sort of aesthetic thing put in place by the government; I don't really get it. I find it boring but it does help us travel inconspicuously." He shrugged. "As for the garage..you can only find it if you're really looking for it. The police don't really know about it. They know we all must meet up somewhere, of course, but they have no details. It's underground, actually; Hidden among piles of rubble a few miles off road."

"I see..I guess that makes some sort of sense.." She nodded in response, though a lot of things in this new world were still odd and confusing to her.

"Good, good." Chan smiled, leaning back in the seat and watching out the front windshield as Woojin drove.

Jiyeon turned around in her seat, placing her hands on the back of it, just barely peering down the bus. Minho scowled at her from his seat but she ignored it, instead focusing on two of the others on the bus. Changbin and Hyunjin. Changbin was sat closer to the middle of the bus and Hyunjin was in the back, but they both had one thing in common. They were holding guns.

"Hey Chan?" Jiyeon asked, turning back around and sitting in her seat properly.

"Hm?"

"I thought you said the bus was safe. Why do Changbin and Hyunjin have guns?" She asked. She was not only curious, but also a bit bewildered that the two guys with the most anger issues were allowed to carry guns on them.

"For safety, just in case. You can never be too careful these days." Chan shook his head. "Don't worry, they're trained. They know when and how to use them, and hopefully they won't have to use them at all."

"Right.." She nodded. Feeling as if her constant questioning was getting annoying, she went silent, turning her head to look out the window.

They had just gotten out of the city limits of Seoul and were on some sort of highway. Chan was right--there was rubble covering the sides of the road for as far as the eye could see. Crumbled buildings, totaled cars, ashes, charred piles of wood, trash, everything she could imagine to be out there was there.