Ice Hearts || ATEEZ ✔️

two.

Ae Ri's POV

The rain just had to fall the moment I limped out of my "home". At least I'm free now right?

1:17am.

I continued my way to god-knows-where, I have nowhere to go, nowhere to stay. I'm probably gonna end up sleeping in the park or on the streets. Wrapping my arms around myself, I made my way to the quiet park.

Thankfully, there was no one around, no one to stare at bruised body and no one to question me. That was until I felt a tug on my arm, the smell of alcohol strong and prominent. Trouble really doesn't leave the troubled alone does it?

"Let me go, please!", shouting while trying to break free. "Not so easy, little girl. Not when your alone and weak. You're coming with me." An older man's words slurred as I feel his grip tighten, hurting me even more than I already was.

My eyes were stinging with tears once again, clouding my vision as I did not give up trying to break free. "Stop moving you idiot!" he shouted, following up with a hard smack to my right cheek.

Dots were filling up my vision instead, my sanity leaving me as I felt that creep's hands around me until the cold air hit me again, that was when I realized he was being pulled away from me. "Get away from me kid! Who do you think you are?!" I heard his slurred words once again, taunting the other presence.

"You don't know me? Really? Does Ateez ring a bell?" All I heard after that were the rain, "sorry"s being muttered and someone scurrying away.

"Hey, you alright there?" No, I feel like I'm about to die but I couldn't answer him as I struggled to keep my eyes open. "Come on, let's get you out of here. I'm Hongjoong, Kim Hongjoong. You will be okay, just hang in there alright?" I remember nodding before I finally gave in to the drowsiness, letting my eyes close.

Hongjoong's POV

Stupid rain, why must you fall now? I just wanted some snacks. I sighed as I felt the rain droplets fall on me. Pulling my hood over my head, I walked, fast-paced, back home. Wanting to get back to the warmth of the house, I quickened my pace but I was stopped in my tracks as I heard a female voice crying out for help.

My eyebrows met as I ran towards the voice, the bag of snacks swinging as I did. "Let go of her now, you creep!", pulling the drunk man away from the poor girl. "Get away from me kid! Who do you think you are?!"oh boy was he drunk, he stinks.

"You don't know me? Really? Does Ateez ring a bell?" I folded my arms with an eyebrow raised, annoyance obvious in my eyes. Fear hit him as he processed my words, falling onto his knees immediately, continuously mumbling sorry before finally running away. What a coward...

With him finally gone, my eyes met with the weak body in front of me. "Hey, you alright there?" I asked her, trying to get an answer but it was a wasted attempt. "Come on, let's get you out of here. I'm Hongjoong, Kim Hongjoong. You will be okay, just hang in there alright?"

Questions filled my mind as I scanned her body which was covered with injuries, both old and fresh. I picked her up in my arms and continued my way home.

With my bag of snacks of course.

Yeaps, second chapter, finally the appearance of an Ateez member.

Sorry if its taking long but hey, we all need a buildup right?

Stay tuned!

~thedouble_a (29/3/20)