TRUST || STRAY KIDS

PART VIII - FIGHT

"What's up, guys?" she yawned, walking towards the dining table wearing Min Ho's baggy t-shirt and leaving her lean legs revealed. Three pairs of eyes watched her closely. Y/N was about to put her toast in her mouth but stopped when she greeted them. Well, on the other side, Chang Kyun almost spit his usual morning coffee after recognizing the voice owner.

"You've got to be kidding me," Seung Min murmured while shaking his head slowly.

"Good morning, babe," Min Ho hugged her from behind while leaving a few kisses on her cheeks.

"I lost my appetite," Y/N threw the toast on the plate, muttering a few cuss words under her breath. Chang Kyun didn't say anything and only massaged the bridge of his nose, clearly showing that he's annoyed. They have talked thousand times not to have any romantic feelings with each other and yet he clearly violated it. On top of it, with the girl they really suspicious of. What kind of tricks did she play this time?

"What's up with your faces? Did you eat something wrong?" Min Ho raised an eyebrow. The three of them didn't reply and either only looked away or scratched the back of their neck. Noticing the awkward situation, he told her to go wash up first before having her breakfast. He approached them once she disappeared behind the toilet door. "Okay. What's wrong with you guys?"

"Haven't we talked about this many time?" she sighed, looking lazily into his eyes.

"What's wrong with that? She's not slowing us down," he shrugged.

"Yeah, for now," Seung Min rolled his eyes, annoyed by his either ignorant trait or just hardheaded.

"Good morning," Chang Bin greeted them, still half-awake. "What's with the tension?" Maybe the tension was so high that even a half-awake person can distinguish it clearly.

"Hanna slept last night with this idiot right here," Chang Kyun finally showed his deep voice. Chang Bin widened his eyes while averting his gaze to the older boy beside him.

"Didn't I tell you not to let her sleep here?"

"It got late, okay? And she fell asleep the moment she touched my bed," Min Ho argued. "Anyway, is it wrong for me to have feelings? We're human that's why we have feelings, right?" That's the word. The word that saying that love is blind. Yet people still fall endlessly with it.

"It's not wrong. But for now, it will only hinder us," she bluntly said. "Rather, the main problem is her. Why her?"

"Jealous much?" he smirked but she scoffed in reply.

"You wish," she retorted, crossing her arms and leaned back. "Now what are we supposed to do? We can't just blurt out our plan, obviously. Whether she's connected with Jackson or not. The game is coming, and we still haven't even discussed about our plan."

"Y/N made a point," Chang Kyun agreed. "We have to do something about her. But she's going to stick to Min Ho like a koala, I'm sure."

"I'll make her leave, if I have to," she scoffed. Now all eyes looked at her, already afraid with what she'll do to her. Hanna has just finished washing herself and already heading towards the dining table, pulling the chair across Y/N.

"Yah," Y/N started, able to gain her attention. As usual, she gave her the innocent face. "Don't you have home?"

"What?"

"Why are you still here? Do you have permission to sleep here? Or you don't have any home?" her voice sounded harsher than expected. Chang Kyun already nudged her, as if saying she crossed the line.

"Is it.. wrong for me to be here?" she looked around, finding Jae Hyun, Johnny and Seung Min looked at her. Their face said it all, they don't want her here. "I think I'm not wanted here. I should get going now."

"Finally, you realized it," she huffed.

"Yang Y/N!" Min Ho raised his voice. Rage was seen on his voice. However, she didn't even spare a glance to him while still watching Hanna. It was only a matter of time before she burst out crying and left Chang Bin residence. Min Ho glared at her before running after his girlfriend outside the mansion.

"I don't think you should go to that extend," Chang Kyun warned her. "Don't you ever think, what if she's not related to Jackson at all? You kicked out innocent people out, Y/N."

"Then, do you feel comfortable spilling your plan to someone unrelated to this?" she looked at him now. "Even if she's not related at all, Jackson will use her to lure Min Ho into one of his traps and it will ruin our plan!"

"Still, you're really rude," Johnny joined in. "I agree the part that we won't be comfortable even if she's not related to Jackson. But the way you kicked her out was beyond expectation."

"I think your overthinking really get the best of you this time," Chang Kyun blabbered.

"I can't believe you," she scoffed and went to her room. Indeed she was a bit too rude and she admit it. But, it was the only thing she could think of. Now, how was she supposed to face them if basically she just made them turned away from her?

.

Day by day, they still haven't talked much with her. Either one of the boys leaving her out of their conversation or she's the one leaving first after their usual weekly meeting. Not only once the boys sometimes dissed her in front of her face, clearly when she was listening. Well, Seung Min and Chang Bin was neutral though. Not taking any sides. Honestly, they also too tired with the whole situation. Sometimes Seung Min would come over to her room and cheer her up. She was thankful for that and thanks to Chang Bin that he didn't kick her out from the team because of her rude treatment.

She knew about Hanna and Min Ho broke up from Seung Min. Though their reason for breaking up still not clear, but that must be the reason why Min Ho spend most of his day on Chang Bin's mansion rather than going out all day. Min Ho too didn't want to open up to them when he was being asked about Hanna. Either just shrugged it off or immediately changed the topic. Maybe Min Ho blamed their broke up because of her, that's why whenever she's on his vision he would blabber something negative about her.

This go on until the game day. They met with Jackson and his gang on an abandoned mansion. He said something about playing it differently. Since there are many rooms, it would be a waste not to use it since the place was too big. Not to mention, they might have an additional money on stake depend on the room master. In the end, the winner from each room will join the final table where Jackson wait. That's why they're now inside different room playing a one-on-one poker with whoever booked the place. Indeed, Chang Kyun met with Golden Hand while the others met with the other underlings Jackson has. For her, she faced with Hanna. Not that surprising as she already knew she was one of them.

"Long time no see," Hanna greeted, now with a smile without her fake innocence. A challenging smile. "I heard you have a fight with the boys?"

"Yeah, thanks to you," she sighed while organizing her coins.

'I'm flattered," she giggled. "Anyway, what do you want to bet?"

"Money. What else?" she raised an eyebrow, taking it all coolly. She wanted to bet something higher than money, but in the end agreed with her.

"How much?"

"100 million."

"Call," Hanna smiled and shuffled the card in the middle of the table. One of the bodyguards put a bag full of cash beside them before exiting the room, leaving the two of them alone. "The rule is, no doing any tricks. As you can see, there's no surveillance camera here, so you don't have to be worry about me cheating your card."

"Fair enough," she nodded before looking straight into her eyes. "By the way, out of curiosity. Have you ever read about my background?"

"A little, why?" she smiled while giving her cards. "Are you someone who should I worry? You came from a messy background. Basically, typical kid who grown up from a gambler father. Nothing interesting."

"That's good enough," she said, eyes scanning her cards. "Let's put 10.000 as an ante."

"Call," she agreed and they both put their coins into the pot.

That's how the game began.