ATEEZ social experiment

Part 42

    Livin' It Up

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Jongho's intriguing stare makes me at a loss for words. Hongjoong told me to be careful.

"I've played a few times I wouldn't call myself a shark though," I eye him with my poker face. Mingi and I use to play for fun at the university but a long while has passed since then.

"How about a team match as we all get to know each other," he raises a brow at us and begins to roll up his dress sleeves revealing strong tan arms. How is this guy the youngest?

"Teams?" Yunho raises him as he begins to take off his suit jacket.

"Of course, don't want anyone feeling left out. How about some Ho rivalry you take Hana and I'll Seonghwa. Does that seem fair?" Jongho leads us into a separate room with large leather chairs and a stunning black and red pool table.

"Are you good at pool?" I lean over to Seonghwa and whisper.

"I know how to play but it has been awhile," his dee voice replies as he begins to take off his coat.

"Same here, I'm a little nervous."

"Well it's a good thing we aren't in the same group," he says causing us to both let a laugh escape.

I walk over the pool cue rack and look at the stunning custom sticks. I grab one with a red design and watch back to the table as Jongho and Yunho set and rack the balls.

"Ladies first," Jongho states and they all step back leaving me.

"Okay," I swallow as my hands begin to sweat. Don't miss Hana, don't miss. I step up and attempt to line up my cue.

"You got this," Yunho whispers from behind me giving me a touch of confidence.

I take the shot. The cue slams into the set and the glorious sound of them hitting fills the room. I hold my breath watching them scatter.

"Oh thank god," i say under my breath as a striped ball finds a hole.

"Nice break!" Yunho cheers as he stands behind me with his hands on my shoulders. I smile up at him then go to take another shot, missing, and ending my turn.

An intense game begins. Tension is in the air as none of us no how to treat this. Is it supposed to be serious or just a fun game. I try my best to impress Jongho and appeal to him but have yet to sink a single ball since the break, Yunho having to carry our team. I can tell Jongho"s holding back it's not hard to see but he's doing very well at barely missing.

"Left pocket," i tap the one closest to me as i set up to take my shot. Letting out a long breath i shoot and sink it.

"Yes!" Yunho wraps his arm around me as i try to fight the smile on my face.

"Good job," Seonghwa flashes his godly smile to me causing me to blush.

"That was a good game," Jongho adds in and i turn towards him and raise a brow.

"Next time don't go easy I can't celebrate this," I smirk over at him causing a grin on his face.

"Was it that easy to notice?" He lets out a small laugh.

"You just missed every shot and kept a straight face the entire time."

"Someone's observant. I like it!" he laughs.

      "And you have a very good poker face," i begin to rack the cues, "no holding back this time i want to see how bad i really am."

      We play two more rounds all together Jongho skunking is both times while Seonghwa just sits and looks pretty next to him. While Hwa and Yunho go and make us some drinks and sit I continue to play Jongho hoping to at least put up some sort of fight. He offers some pointers to help me out making me look less pathetic out there.

      "That wasn't too bad!" he applauds me as i sink my fourth in this match.

      "I had a good teacher," I smile up at him as he takes a shot winning the game.

      "Don't count yourself short, all the potential is there," he comforts and he takes my cue and hangs it up along with his.

      We make our way to the leather seating where the others are and take a seat. I sit next to Seonghwa leaving no space between us. I cross my legs and gently lean into as he sets his arm around me.

       "So, whats the real reason you are all here? Just by seeing how you two act you were taken too right?" We nod our heads at his question and he shakes his looking off.

      "There's no light way to put this but we want to end it. We want to be free," Yunho leans forward his intense stare at jongho makes me weak. The veins fully exposed on his neck and the faint marks i left there mixing into the ones Seonghwa left.

      "You want to take them down?" he raises a brow in confusion.

      "They have done horrible things to use so we thought might as well show them the cold hearted killers we really are and take them out," i add in holding my head high.

      "HAHAHA!" He busts out laughing leaning back into his chair, "None of you know the first thing about the people who did this to us." he points a finger at his.

      "That's why we came to you. We need you," Yunho insists to the other.

       "You see all of this," he holds his arms out motioning to the entire condo, "they gave me all of this because i do what they want," he harshly speaks down to us.

       "None of you know the things I have done to survive to get this much freedom from them. I live like a king I can do whatever I want when I want," he sadistically laughs then leans forward resting his elbows on his knees.

       "They won't let you get within 100 yards of them. They know everything you can't stop them, believe me i've tried," his cold tone hits us like a brick wall.

      "So you just gave in? You tried and you failed so you gave up is that it?" Seonghwa snarls at him i put my hand on him and try to get him to stop but he shoved me off.

      Jongho leans back into his seat and looks to Seonghwa as his rage begins to burn.

      "I don't know what they did to you to break you but for you to just give in makes me sick. All these things, this place was payed for with someone's blood." Seonghwa stands over him. "Does that make you happy? To sit up in your castle built on murder all alone. I'd rather be chained and tortured then to be weak like you."

      The air froze all of are breaths are stopped. Seonghwas words took everything and sucked it in. Jongho grips tightly to the arms of his chair his nails biting into the leather as his jaw clenches.

      "You're just a pathetic and weak kid. We don't need you you'd hold us back anyway. Come on," Seonghwa motions and begins to walk away.

      "And i thought you were just a pretty face," Jongho snickers looking to us with a dark smile, "I'm in."

      "What?" the three of us freeze and look towards Jongho quickly realizing that it was all just a test.

       "You all have fire, I'm in."

A/N

so i'm dying my hair in a couple weeks and i hope ateez releases something by then so i can get my hair done like one of them😭 i'll do a poll on here when they release to help me decide what to do!

i'm tired but i want to write but uggghhhh. i'm so happy Jongho is finally in this i love that boy to death his hella cute smile his voice his godly tan skin like BOY chill. I hope enjoyed this chapter sorry it can't all be crazy and sad we got to have the development parts too. I love you all i hope you have a great day don't forget to comment and vote💕💕💕