Ice Hearts || ATEEZ ✔️

twenty-nine.

Y/n's POV

I stood in my place, shocked before regaining my posture and looked out the window again, where the weapon came from. Seeing how it was pitch black outside, I turned towards the arrow which was stuck in the wall. A crossbow arrow...with a 'SKZ' initial on it. My grip tightened around the arrow, knowing what I've been worrying about had finally came. Shit. Quickly, I turned back to the living room.

"Guys! Wake up! Trouble's here." I whisper-shouted, shaking them awake. "I don't have time to explain but SKZ is here for the USB and possibly Ae Ri and I. Go get armed and be ready, they may attack. Hongjoong please bring Ae Ri to her room, Mingi and Jongho go with them and stay there to protect her and the USB." They all nodded confused, except Yunho, rushing into their respective rooms as I had instructed, while I snuck a small knife I had hidden under my coffee table in my back pockets. Almost immediately, the boys were back surrounding me, as if to protect me.

"Looks like we got caught." A muffled voice sounded from outside, when suddenly loud sounds of glass shattering was heard; from the living room as well as a distant one from above which was followed by Ae Ri's scream. Five members of SKZ climbed in from the broken windows, smug expressions on their faces. The other three must be upstairs...including Chan, along with Seungmin and Jeongin. "We meet again, our favorite toy." Hyunjin smirked, a smirk that made me want to smack it off his handsome face.

The boys let out a low growl after hearing the way he had addressed me, Wooyoung's body began to shake as anger filled him while I cowered away behind him. I can't help it but I'm still weak in front of them. "Aw, are you angry at us because of our dear Y/n? Hit me then, come on." I barely managed to hold Wooyoung back, him almost launching at the four in front of us. "Hyunjin, shut it. We all know why you're here and we aren't giving it back, not without a fight." They glanced at each other with a knowing look, before Felix answered, "Let's do it then."

The boys cracked their necks as they got prepared for the fight, charging towards the uninvited guests with their respective weapons. They fought against each other, throwing punches and kicks as I barely managed defend myself; I was still scared...of them as the bad memories kept flashing in my mind. I couldn't fight them properly; I couldn't even look them in the eye. The boys were up one on one with the intruders, and they were doing well as they overpowered most of them.

"Ah! Jongho oppa!" Ae Ri's voice could once again be heard and it had distracted me, allowing Felix to throw a punch across my jaw. Jongho? I hissed at the pain and fell down to the floor, closing my eyes as Felix tried coming towards me again. I took a deep breath but the impact never hit me as Wooyoung grabbed him from behind, preventing him from reaching me. I gasped as I turned around to see the chaos, I hurriedly managed to aim my knife at Changbin's crossbow as he pointed it at an occupied Yunho who was fighting against Jisung.

Changbin stared at me in shock as I rushed towards him, pushing him out of sight from the others and against the wall with my hands firm against his shoulders. I furrowed my brows at him, looking at him with a questioning look but got pushed away by him as Minho shouted for him,

"Bin? A little help here!" I was left alone, heart pounding and breath short. "Enough, enough! Guys, I've got it. We can go now." Chan announced as he strolled down the stairs, showing everyone the USB in his hands, his eyes scanned the room until he met my unfocused ones.

Everyone in the room paused with their actions, staring at the SKZ leader who had a smug smirk tugging at his lips. "Hi there, Y/n. it's nice seeing you again, but I'm a little disappointed. How could you steal from your beloved masters, my dear?" He faked a hurt expression, his hand over his chest and it made me gag internally. "Cut it, you jerk!" Wooyoung shouted as Hyunjin held his arms to prevent him from attacking his leader. "Let's go now. Hope to see you guys, soon. Adios." Chan waved the USB in the air absentmindedly as they left.

"Guys!" We heard Mingi shout from the level above. Jongho...I gasped as I remembered Ae Ri's scream from before. I hurried up the stairs, to Jongho as the others followed behind me. "Jongho? Jongho! No, are you okay?" My body fell beside the bleeding boy, eyes filled with worry and hot tears. "What happened to him?"

What happened to Jongho? Did the boys give up the USB so easily?

Stay tuned!

p.s. sorry if it's a little short, I'm not very good at such scenes...

~thedouble_a (24/4/20)