Ice Hearts || ATEEZ ✔️

thirty.

Mingi's POV

"What happened to him?" Yunho asked as he too kneeled beside Y/n, staring at Jongho with concern. "Jongho was standing next to the window when they shot at the glass, and a bullet had hit him too in his arm..."

Flashback

Ae Ri screamed as the glass shattered, falling onto the floor. We were brought out of shock when Jongho let out a groan in pain, blood flowing from his right arm. "Jongho!" I shouted in worry as I rushed to him. "I'm fine, hyung. Stay focused, they're here." He patted my shoulder before his hand covered his wound.

Three figures stepped into the room as we raised our weapons towards them. "Give us the USB and we will leave as peacefully as we came. I'm sure you don't want a fight since your maknae is already injured. Oh, and hi to you too, stepsister" Chan demanded, holding his palm out.

"No. Freakin'. Way." Hongjoong answered, pushing Ae Ri behind him as he threw a blade towards Chan, leaving a cut on the other leader's upper arm. "Alright, then." Chan shrugged his shoulders, launching himself towards Hongjoong. I was fighting against Jeongin, Jongho against Seungmin.

Chan had hidden a long dagger under his shirt and he wanted to stab hyung, Jongho saw and he jumped in front of hyung. The dagger had, unfortunately, pierced into the right of his rib. "Ah! Jongho oppa!" Seeing the scene in front of her, Ae Ri screamed in shock. "Give me the USB now and no one else gets hurt." Chan demanded smugly, facing Hongjoong with a smirk.

End of flashback

"He took it for me." Hongjoong hyung's eyes were filled with pain and guilt, down casted towards the maknae. "I called Eden hyung!" San announced when he ran back into the room. Yunho and I shifted Jongho onto the bed, careful not to cause him more pain.

"I will stay here with him until Eden hyung arrives, rest of you go wash up. We can clean the house tomorrow." Seonghwa hyung said as he pulled a chair to sit beside the bed, while we left the room. "Shiber will stay with you too Jongho!" San shouted as he ran to his room to fetch his favorite plushie.

Y/n's POV

My eyes wouldn't leave Jongho's weak body, seeing the bright boy barely able to keep his eyes open broke my heart. "Come on, Y/n. Hyung will look after him for now, we can take over later." Wooyoung said sadly, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and ushered me into my room. I took a cold bath while I stared into space, thinking about what had happened just moments ago. The cold water hit me harsh on the skin, cooling me down as anger burnt in me.

Why? I wanted to be strong or even just stand up to them, for myself. All I did was froze when I saw them. Why am I still so weak? After about 20 minutes, I turned the water off and stepped out. I sighed as I dried my hair with my towel, plopping myself on my bed.

This time, I stared at the ceiling, until Wooyoung peeked into my room. "Hey, Eden hyung just left. We can go see Jongho now." Immediately, I sprung up and pushed Wooyoung into the room Jongho was in. He seemed to be sleeping, probably from the anesthetic given to him.

"Hyung had removed the bullet and patched up his wounds. Jongho will be fine soon, thankfully." Seonghwa told us as he stood up, heading to his room to wash up. Wooyoung and I stayed next to Jongho, but I noticed him dozing off. "Woo? Go to your room and rest. I can stay here with Jongho." I cupped his cheek as he looked up at me with heavy lids and nodded.

"You get some rest too, okay? Good night, my dear." He exited the room after pressing his lips on my forehead. I turned my focus back to the sleeping boy, running my hand through his soft hair. He seemed to enjoy my actions as he let out a small hum, still sleeping, so I continued only to find myself slowly dozing off next to him. Rest up, baby bro.

10:47am

I felt someone patting my head subconsciously as I slowly woke up. "Hi, noona." Jongho gently stroked my head as he greeted me weakly. I sat up so fast at his voice, relief rushing over me. "Jongho! My little baby is awake, how are you feeling? Does it still hurt? Do you need anything? I'm so sorry, I should have done something but I couldn't, it's my fault you got hurt Jongho-ah. Noona is sorry..." I trailed off, holding his left hand as I bombarded him with questions. Oh god, I'm acting like Woo. His influence...

"Noona, relax. I'm okay now and it's definitely not your fault that I'm hurt. If it's anyone's fault, it's those bastards', and yes, it still hurts a little but I'm alright. Erm noona, can you get me something to eat? I'm kinda hungry." He answered patiently, a small smile on his baby face. I nodded, smiling a little, and shouted for someone to bring food up.

"Jonghoooo! Hyung is coming!" Once again, the motherly Seonghwa yelled from below and I could vividly hear the clanging of plates and utensils; a sign he was preparing food and the others were finishing theirs quickly so that they could check on their maknae.

Boy was I right, they came tumbling through the door as Seonghwa almost dropped the tray he was carrying. I moved away to make space for the rowdy boys, Ae Ri came to stand beside me as she smiled fondly at the boys, just like me. "You're being more expressive, unnie. That's great to see but you should smile more!" she beamed as I nodded and returned her smile, a not so wide one as I was still not used to it. I've noticed myself changing too, and truthfully, it's all thanks to them; the now group-hugging boys and Ae Ri who had joined too. I chuckled as I joined in.

I hope we can always stay happy like this, I really do.

chap 30!

n I just wanna say I miss Jung Wooyoung.

have fun reading!

~thedouble_a (5/5/20)