Cellmates

Mystery

The footsteps kept coming closer. Kyuhyun saw a shadow of a tall man before a dark figure appeared. Siwon walked to the metal box again and opened it. He pushed the switch and the door opened.

"Get inside," Siwon commanded the new guy. He obeyed and stepped inside Kyuhyun's cell. He didn't say a word. He just turned around so he could get rid of his handcuffs.

"It's a good thing you know the rules already," Siwon said and unlocked the cuffs. He closed the door and locked the metal box. Before leaving he stopped in front of Heechul's and Donghae's cell.

"You two better behave too," he said and left them alone.

The tall guy turned around and looked at the cell. He didn't smile but didn't look angry either. Kyuhyun just lied still in his top bunk and stared at his new cellmate. He was a big guy. Even bigger than Siwon the security guard. He didn't look particularly muscular but certainly strong enough to do as he pleases. Kyuhyun hoped that he could be able to manipulate this guy.

After checking everything the guy turned to look at the bunk bed. He sat down on the bottom bunk and let out a long sigh.

"How long have you been here?" he asked calmly. His voice was soft and he didn't sound like a bad guy.

"Six years," Kyuhyun answered and stared at the roof.

"I'm going to be sitting here even after you are released," he added. The other guy laughed a bit.

"You really think so?" he said.

"Because I'm going to be sitting here for a long time." Kyuhyun sat up and took a quick glance of the guy sitting beneath him.

"How long?" he asked and raised his other brow. The guy got up and leaned against the top bunk. He smirked and stared at Kyuhyun.

"Well the guard said that I'm going to rot here until I die," he said checking every inch of Kyuhyun before sitting down again.

"You don't look like a bad guy," he said and scratched his head.

"Oh and by the way my name is Shim Changmin," he introduced himself. Kyuhyun was surprised. This guy actually seemed like a nice one. What had he done to get a life sentence in prison?

"Cho Kyuhyun," Kyuhyun said. He jumped down and took a better look at his new cellmate.

"I know you, Cho 'the mastermind' Kyuhyun," Changmin said and smiled a bit. Kyuhyun sensed that he was nervous. Usually when someone recognized him they just laughed and said that he was just a skinny little brat.

"What did you do?" Heechul asked and banged the wall. Changmin turned around but saw nothing.

"That is Heechul hyung from the cell next to this one," Kyuhyun explained and took his familiar position next to the cell door. Heechul was already there leaning against the bars trying to get a glance of Kyuhyun's new cellmate.

"You mean Heenim?!" Changmin asked and rushed to the door and looked at the slender man smirking at him. Heechul laughed and signalled Donghae to come next to him.

"So the new kid knows about me," he said. Changmin swallowed and just stared at the beautiful man in the neighbour cell.

"Whoa he is really tall," Donghae said after seeing Changmin for the first time.

"Okay now shut up," Heechul said and looked at Changmin.

"You. Tell me what you did. I already asked you once and if you want to get along with me you do as I say," he said seriously. Changmin nodded and bit his lower lip.

"I'm not sure," he said silently. Kyuhyun looked at him with a confused face.

"What do you mean you're not sure?!" Heechul snapped.

"I really don't know!" Changmin yelled. Heechul couldn't believe his ears.

"This bastard yelled at me!" he screamed. No one in the whole prison had ever yelled at him and now the new guy had the guts to do it.

"I mean. I can't remember," Changmin said and stared at his feet.

"I am what you call 'a psycho'. Before I was moved here I spent four years in a mental hospital. I don't have any memory of what I did," he explained. Just like that Kyuhyun's hopes for a normal cellmate were gone. He had to share his cell with some psycho who couldn't even remember what he did to get a life sentence.

"Good luck Kyu," Heechul laughed and took the pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. He took one cigarette with his lips and handed the carton to Kyuhyun who also took one. He tried to give it back to Heechul but he just shook his head.

"Keep it. I can just get more tomorrow," Heechul said and handed him the lighter.

"Thanks hyung," Kyuhyun said and lit his cigarette.

Changmin left Kyuhyun and Heechul alone and sat on the bed. He wasn't as bad as the others thought. Sure he was tall and strong but he wasn't smart enough to be a super criminal like Heenim or Cho 'the mastermind' Kyuhyun. If he wanted to survive he needed friends. Kyuhyun seemed to get along with Heenim and the other guy. He looked at his left wrist which was covered in ugly scars reminding him of his past. He didn't notice Kyuhyun who threw the cigarette end away and was now standing in front of him.

"You did that to yourself?" Kyuhyun asked causing Changmin to cover his wrist as fast as he could.

"Don't worry. I won't judge you like those guys," he whispered and sat next to Changmin. He pulled up his sleeve showing Changmin his left arm that was covered in scars just like Changmin's wrist.

"This place is a hell hole," was the only thing Kyuhyun said before pulling his sleeve down.

"If you want to survive you need to do as Heechul hyung says. He has been here longer than anyone else," Kyuhyun tried to make Changmin feel better. Usually his cellmates made sure that he was going to do exactly as he was told if he wanted to live. His body was still sore from the "farewell gift" his previous cellmate had given him so the fact that this new guy didn't seem like a sadistic bastard made him feel better.

"And with your strength and my brain we can make sure that no one fucks with us."

Changmin chuckled.

"I hope we can get along Cho Kyuhyun," he said and smiled a bit. Kyuhyun put his arm around Changmin's shoulders.

"Just call me Kyuhyun or whatever you like," he laughed and smiled at the tall male.