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eighteen

{infiltration}

Everyone had gone to sleep straight after dinner... all except Hoseok that was. 

With an opened can of soda beside his computer, Hoseok sat in the dark, face illuminated by the screens placed around his desk. As his fingers typed away at the keyboard his eyes would flicker from screen to screen, checking the images every so often to ensure everything was well. 

The monitor on his left showed live footage of the tattoo parlour, the neon sign flickering and softly illuminating the narrow street. On his right was the security footage of the Bangtan mansion, one camera on the front gate and the other on the back door and surrounding windows. 

Letting out a tired sigh, Hoseok swept his can of soda into his hand once again, bringing it to his lips as he swung it back. He finished it off, slamming it back down against the desk alongside the other empty cans. He had already finished his energy drinks and had now substituted for anything else that could keep him awake. 

Wiping at his lips, Hoseok couldn't help but shiver. After all, it was winter and he was only wearing a t-shirt and track pants, but he was feeling too lazy to wash his jumpers so he just let it be. 

With bloodshot eyes, Hoseok's gaze flickered back over to the security footage of the mansion. He stared at it for a while, leaning back in his chair as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Weird, I thought tonight was meant to be windy." He frowned, studying the trees as they kept idle. 

Shrugging it off, his eyes flickered back to his main computer screen, fingers moving back over the keyboard- 

until he flinched. 

He paused, fingers lightly brushing over his computer as his pupils dilated. He felt his mouth go dry as he slowly transferred his gaze back over to the security camera system, eyes growing horrifyingly wide as he studied the screen more carefully. 

"No way..." he muttered, leaning forwards as he grabbed a hold of the monitor, shooting out from his chair as he turned towards the screen, "No fucking way!" he cursed, breath falling short as he dropped his arms flatly to his side. He wore a blank expression as he watched the security footage... but that was the thing... there was nothing to watch, 

because the screen had frozen. 

Gritting his teeth, Hoseok tugged at his hair, "Fucking hell!" he exclaimed, turning on his feet and bolting towards his bedroom door. He didn't care that he'd knocked over some of his own computer accessories as he slammed open his door, dashing out into the light of the hallway. His breathing came in spurts, short and rapid as his heart pounded against his chest. 

"GUYS! WAKE UP-"

Hoseok's shout was cut short by a blinding flash followed by an enormous explosion. As Hoseok dropped to the floor to shield himself, the force of the explosion shattered the surrounding windows, setting off the shrill of the deafening alarms of the mansion along with it. Strangely as Hoseok looked up there was no sign of flames, only a plume of smoke and dust rising from the foyer where the front door had been blown open. 

As Hoseok stumbled to his feet, his eyes grew wide as another explosion erupted from the foyer, only this time it was clearly a smoke bomb, a thick haze of grey smoke shrouding the mansion and filling the breathable air. The hoarse howl of people, the rushing of men and the series of new flashes breaking out alerted Hoseok to the sudden infiltration. His heart sunk to the pit of his stomach as he realised what was happening, quickly pushing away from the second story railing and dashing back down the hall. 

The smoke was thickening, and before Hoseok even thought about seeking a place to hide, he ran to the window at the end of the hallway, grunting as he pushed it open as far as he could manage. Although it would take a while for the smoke to clear out, at least it was something.