Ice Hearts || ATEEZ ✔️

thirty-eight.

Y/n's POV

"You...why are you here? Shouldn't you guys be at the annual party?" Jongho asked the four men in front of us. "We came to visit you, my love. As well as my dear step sister. I've missed you guys since our last visit, and I said everyone was invited." He let out an evil laugh as he stepped closer towards Jongho and I but stopped a few steps away. "Where are my hyungs?" Jongho asked, tone fierce. "Oh, they're fine. Just tied up in the warehouse." What? This time I looked up towards them, flinching slightly as Felix's arm tightened around Ae Ri's neck.

"What? NO! Let me go!" Ae Ri screamed once again as she struggled against his grip. "Shut it!" Hyunjin glowered at her, throwing his fist across her face. His action made me whimper slightly, making Jongho stand in front of me protectively. "Why are you here?"

Jongho hissed at the leader, voice cold and tone harsh. "We just want what belongs to us, the USB...and maybe my step sister over here. Hand it over and the boys will be fine." Chan demanded, folding his arms. No, they can't get any of those back. "Come on, you gave us a fake and we want the REAL one back."

"No. The USB is gone, we've destroyed it." I've finally gathered enough courage, looking up at the faces I dreaded the most. "What did you just say? Don't lie, it ain't gonna help you." Now standing in front of my biggest nightmare, he stared down at me coldly. "I'm not." I avoided his eyes, him bending down to my eye level. "Is that so? Well then, you are all coming with me. Let's go, shall we?" He slung his arm around me and dragged me out of my house, followed by a protesting Jongho and Ae Ri behind me; them too being dragged by the others.

Wooyoung's POV

I groaned, trying to adjust to the brightness around us. Dickheads, they fkin ambushed us. We were tied together in the middle of the warehouse, a figure was seated in the darkness a few meters from us. "Let us go, loser." My voice came out ruder than I expected but I didn't care, I could feel my cheek throbbing from the punch before we were knocked out. "Hey, hey. Calm down, being rude ain't getting you anywhere." Changbin? "Then can you?" I retorted back. "I don't know. Maybe? Maybe not?" He said in a joking manner, making me groan in annoyance.

"Changbin, we know about you and Y/n. Can you tell us what's going on at least?" Seonghwa hyung spoke as the others had also woken up. "So she finally told you guys, but no I can't tell you guys anything, sorry about that. Some are outside patrolling if you're wondering, and the others are out somewhere. They may let you guys go if they come back with what they want." Changbin answered with a shrug.

"Wait, does that mean they're at Y/n's house?" Hongjoong hyung asked, alarmed. "Sadly, yes." Changbin answered, guilt flashing across his face before he became expressionless again as his phone rang. Anxiety filled me as I came to a realisation with hyung's words, worried that they had harm those who stayed at home. Shit.

Y/n, please be safe.

We were left in silence for god-knows-how-long, before someone walked through the rusty doors which screeched loudly as it swung open. "I see you guys are awake, just in time. I've brought your friends along." It was Chan with an annoying smirk on his face...and Y/n in his arms. No no no, this can't be true. Jongho and Ae Ri were behind too, each held by a SKZ member. "No! Let them go." Hongjoong hyung shouted as he tried to struggle free. "Sure." Chan said as he pushed the three of them on to the floor, them scurrying over to us.

"Young-ah!" Y/n cupped my bruised cheek as she knelt in front of me, tears welling in her eyes. At her touch, I leant into her hand, somewhat glad that she was not hurt. "How sweet, now cut it out. Is it true that the USB got destroyed?" Chan's voice cut through the tension.

Huh? I looked at Y/n confused as I felt her slightly pinch my cheek. Oh, smart girl. "Yeah, it is gone for good. Now will you let us go?" I spat back at him, nudging the other members behind me as a hint. "We've destroyed it, you aren't getting your precious USB back." Looks like Hongjoong hyung got my hint.

"Urgh! All the information we needed were in there!" Hyunjin shouted as he punched the wall that he was previously leaning on. "Calm down Hyunjin-ah. We can get something else else back in exchange." His smug smirk was still on his face, as if it's permanent.

"Something like my sister since 'mom' has been asking for you...and the house is kinda boring without her, isn't it my brothers?" Chan said, now directing his stare to Ae Ri. He walked towards her, pulling her up by the arm and locking her in his. "No, you're not taking her away. Not from me." Hongjoong hyung said fiercely and stood up, finally coming free from the ropes as it loosened around us.

I had immediately brought the shaking Y/n into my arms, "Baby, baby relax. I'm here.". I was trying to sooth Y/n when Chan interrupted. "You took something from us so we're doing the same to you, and in fact she belongs to us so we're just getting her back." He said, now pushing the struggling Ae Ri to Felix who gave her a slap to shut her up. "Don't touch her!", Felix's action making Hongjoong hyung growl at him.

"Give back what you stole from us then. We know you're lying to us about the USB." Chan threatened as Felix hit Ae Ri again, an attempt to trigger Hongjoong hyung. Hyung had almost revealed the truth, barely stopping as Y/n held his wrist while still in my arms.

"Oppa, no. You can't let them get it back." Y/n whispered to him. "Then what?! Let them take Ae Ri from us, from me? No way I'm letting that happen, Y/n." Hongjoong hyung whispered back sharply. "That's not what I meant, I know how important she is to you; she is to me too. I won't let them take her." Her words made hyung soften, his shoulders slumping slightly. "Then what shall we do, Y/n-ah?" She didn't answer. All she gave was a small, sad smile that seemed apologetic? as she slowly unwrapped my arms from her...

"Take me instead."

hey guys! another dramatic chapter is up

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I've done up to chapter forty-two now and honestly don't know when I will end it but definitely before fifty chapters

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~thedouble_a (21/5/20)