Wayward Kids: SKZ AU

Chapter 6

I am back with a new chapter! This picks up pretty much right where the last one left off. This one will have some darker themes mentioned so please read with caution. With that said, let's get into it!

"What did we miss!?" Felix exclaims.

"Maybe, it was never a kid to begin with," Chan mutters.

Felix groans, "What now? Burn all the bodies on that list?"

"Some of them were cremated," Chan says.

Felix lets out a fake laugh, "Even better...what do we do hyung!" Chan sighs and starts to massage his temples. He sits back into his seat and stares out the window for a second, completely silent. Felix watches him and waits for him to decide on what they should do next. Chan nods after a second and sticks the key into the ignition. He starts the car up and begins to drive down the road. "Where are we going?" Felix asks.

"Back to the river," Chan says, "We clearly missed something, so back to the scene of the incident."

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The cousins walk along the riverbed with emotionless faces. They don't often make mistakes like this. They can't or else someone else will get hurt. This situation is a perfect example of that. The guilt of another life is weighing heavy on both the boys, but they both try their best to push it aside. They need to focus or else there will be another death and that is something both of them refuse to let happen. The hunters scan the area in an attempt to spot anything that they may have missed the day of Chaemin's death. The area is fairly empty now that the excitement of the two incidents have both died down. The caution tape is still surrounding the river, but there aren't any cops or a crowd of people gathered around. The entire area is essentially empty besides for the cousins and an older woman, who stands a small bridge that wasn't blocked off. "There's nothing here, Chris," Felix says, looking at his cousin. The blonde hunter doesn't say anything, he doesn't even seem to notice Felix looking at him. His head is turned towards the bridge where the woman is standing. "Let's go talk to that lady," Chan states, his eyes still locked on her

"Why?" Felix asks.

"After all that's happened here, would you make a walk around the river a priority?" Chan questions, "There's a reason she's here." He starts walking towards the bridge and Felix trails after him, not knowing if his cousin is onto something or not. "Excuse me, halmeoni," Chan says. The old woman turns to look at the two with a sweet smile on her face. She is garbed in a flowery top with long black pants underneath it. She has a bag slung over her shoulder and her hair is pulled back in a loose ponytail. "Hello, boys, how may I help you?" She says.

"I don't mean to intrude, but is there a reason that you're here?" Chan asks, "After the incidents that took place...I don't know why anyone would want to be here..."

The woman sighs, "I had to come...it's the anniversary of my granddaughter's passing."

"I'm so sorry for your loss," Felix says.

She flashes Felix a thankful nod, "The fact that these recent events are similar to the accident that she was in...makes it...hurt a bit more this year..."

"Your granddaughter drowned?" Chan questions.

The woman nods, "She was bullied...I had no idea and by the time I found out it was too late...those kids were joking about dropping her into the river...they hung her over the bridge when no one was watching...but they messed up...they dropped her in and she plummeted..." Chan and Felix look to one another with solemn expressions on their faces. The older woman sniffles a bit, getting a bit emotional as she retells her granddaughter's accident. "She was a good girl...my Wonyoungie..." She murmurs.