Seventeen: Unexpected Family

19

The whole group couldn't sleep. Minghao had been in the hospital for two days, with no signs of waking up. Jun had stayed by his side, day and night. Other members bringing him food so he wouldn't get sick, and even forcing Jun to sleep. Jun felt like he could have prevented it. If only Jun had realized sooner, if only Jun could have protected Minghao, and stayed by his side.

It was around 3:30 and the boys who went to school had just gotten back. Jihoon, Vernon, Mingyu, Chan and Soonyoung went today to grab everyone's homework from their teachers. Seokmin and Seungkwan hasn't been at all. Seokmin couldn't hide the dark circles under his eyes, or the red marks around his wrists. Seungkwan couldn't seem to smile anymore, every night the nightmare came back in waves.

"how is Minghao?" Joshua asked as he set down his school stuff and made his way to his boyfriend who sat on the left side of Minghao.

"well, the color is back in his face,"

Seokmin said as he carefully glanced up at Jun to be sure he didn't hit a sensitive spot with the boy.

Jeonghan hated it. Even when Seokmin was here the atmosphere wasn't like this. This time it's dark. It's pure fear. The new information about mark has completely shook the group. Mark was in a mafia, a big mafia. Mark is the boss or "leader" and turns out Yejun is an accomplice of Mark but not in his gang. Seonghwa is a part of his own gang called Ateez, the leader doesn't go to our school but none the less the boys were terrified. Why them, why them?

"that's it"
Jeonghan stood up unable to sit still anymore. If Jeonghan is being honest. He didn't have anything to lose. He had a family, a mom and dad but they never cared. His mom was gone half the time and his dad was a drunk who forgets his own sons name.

The members nervously looked at Jeonghan. A sudden outburst from the oldest wasn't something the others were used to.

"Why don't we just fight back?"

The other members were lost

"fight back?" "fight back how Jeonghan?"
Jihoon was now standing

"how are we supposed to fight back Jeonghan??, They are a mafia for christ sake! We have nothing! the only people who can fight in the group are Mingyu, Seungcheol, Joshua and Soonyoung"

"easy..."

Jeonghans mood began to change. The other members felt it, they sensed it, and they saw it in his smirk.

"we become a mafia."

"Jeonghan are you fucking crazy?" Seungcheol suddenly stood, the atmosphere getting more intense by the minute.

"ok then Seungcheol! You tell me!!!" Jeonghan was screaming at this point.

"This stupid kid almost killed three of our friends Cheol! I don't care ok? I don't care to put my life before any of your alls! Can't you all see? Even if we don't fight back this is our lives now! Mark and his stupid mafia aren't ever going to let us have our lives back! And you know what, that's fine! I don't care as Long as I have you guys. "

Jeonghans fists were scrunched up into balls and his eyes closed shut as his head dipped towards the ground, tear drops falling from his eyes.

"You guys are my only family, my mom doesn't even know me and my dad is so drunk and gone he can't remember my name."

"you all are all i have and now that we are stuck in this mess. Fuck it." Jeonghan let out a long sigh as the last tear drop dripped from his eye.

The others in the room were completely taken aback. Confused, scared, and not knowing what to do. Jeonghan realized he may have been a little mean but he couldn't help it. There was something in him that burned for revenge. That aches for him to find Mark and Shoot him. Shoot him right in the head like he deserves. And you know what?

That's exactly what he's going to do.

"if you all don't want to fine. Stay here. "

Jeonghans eyes were now glaring into the eyes of everyone else in the room. especially Seungcheol.

"Mark is mine"

Seungcheol couldn't help but gaze back. He wanted to move, he wanted to hug Jeonghan, and tell him the same words he told Seungcheol when he was going after mark, but Cheol couldn't move. Jeonghans gaze held him captive, unable to move. Seungcheol tried to get out any words, but the look Jeonghan gave him prevented him from doing so.

Without a moments hesitation, Jeonghan was gone.

The room was now filled with hitched breathes, and wondering eyes. Most wondering to Seungcheol who still stood frozen, a slight brush of Blush on his cheeks from the previous exchange.

"Hyung."

"Hyung!"

"Seungcheol!"

Joshua slapped Seungcheol out his trance, eyes frantic and worried. Oh yea, Joshuas best friend just ran out threatening to kill someone. 

"y-you have to go get him, Seungcheol."

"what? me? why me?"

"aren't you all a thing or something!"
Now Jihoon was in.

"guys what? Me and Jeonghan?"

"that's besides the point Cheol!"

As the members argued among each other, one person stayed staring at his friend laying in the hospital bed. He remembered everything, he remembers everything. The bullying, the non-stop torment, every cut, every bad thought, every miserable lingering day he remembered like the back of his hand. Every moment he spent watching Minghao die, every moment he felt suffocated, every moment he begged for Joshua to save him. He remembered. And just like Jeonghan, he too wanted his revenge.

"Maybe jeonghan is right"

Seokmin stayed staring at Minghao as he lied still. Is that what he looked like? When he laid here?

The members who were arguing stopped and looked shockingly at Seokmin.

"Minnie what the hell are you saying?"

Joshua filled with Concern made his way over to his lover. Scared that Seokmin has the same intentions.

"i don't have a family, Shua. I don't have anything but you guys. Mark put me, through so much. So much hell, that i wanted to die. I hated myself so much because of him that i would rather die."

Seokmin looked up at his boyfriend. Anger and Sadness mixed inside his dark brown eyes.

"Shua if you don't think that's enough, i'm not sure what would"

Joshua was taken back by his lover. Understanding how he felt but still fearing for the worse. Joshua has tear drops run past his cheeks as he could only stare at his boyfriend has he walked out of the hospital room, Anger and revenge plastered on his face. Joshua knee that he wouldn't be able to stop him, he wouldn't live with himself if he let the person who basically attempted to kill his boyfriend live.

"If we don't stop them, it will be too late"

Mingyu has now stepped up.

"understand this now, if we don't go after them, they will kill mark. After that, there's no going back for those two, but let me tell all of you something. I have a loving family, somewhat, i would choose you all over and over again if it meant staying together. I'll follow Jeonghan and Seokmin into death if it meant it."

"Will you all"