JR's POV

 

Those guys will someday kill me, seriously. I'll die from worrying so much about them. Even though I always tell them to settle matters

without picking up a fight, they still - Aish, they're still kids. And I am the one to get them out of that mess. I quickly check the street

name as I enter it, almost reaching the destination Aron told me. I recall Ren's fearful expression from before, when I left. He couldn't

know what happened, so why did he look so frightened? I haven't told him about my delinquent career. And I don't want to either. He

might run away then. So fragile... I shake my head, this is really not the time and place to think about that guy.

 

As I step onto the deserted parking lot, I already spot Minhyun and Baekho, with a scared and somehow panicked expression on their

faces. They aren't usually like that. They love to fight. That's strange enough, but what's even stranger is that Beakho's wooden sword

he likes to use is lying on the ground uselessly. Does he not intend to use it? Minhyun turns towards me, and upon seeing me, his

expression freezes. And then, there is even more fear in it. And - a sense of guilt? Why that? I notice only then that Aron is not alone.

Rather, there's somebody behind him. Pressing a knife against his throat. My eyes widen in astonishment, and I somehow get the

connections now that I see the phone in Aron's hand.

 

"What the -" I exclaim, but the guy behind Aron begins to talk already.

 

"Oh, so you really came. Those guys didn't want to phone you, so we had to use a bit... force." He played around with the knife in his

hand, almost cutting Aron's flesh. I swallow hard.

 

"Hyung, you shouldn't have come!" Minhyun shouts, but suddenly, there is someone grabbing him and Baekho as well. Two guys on

their left and right. And before I even can react, too stunned from the happenings before me, they grab me as well. Then a guy steps

before me. He is tall and his shoulders are wide. Seems to be the boss.

 

"You, little redhead-" He touches one of my strands, and I try to flinch away. Impossible. "-will pay today." My brain works at full speed,

but I can't seem to figure out what he means.

 

"What have we done to you?!" I ask, clearly angered. It doesn't impress them at all, now that I'm unable to move.

 

"What you have done? First of all, you four beat up my boys pretty badly before. They'd all return whining about how strong you were."

He laughs meanly.

 

"But it seems like you're all talk with no brain." His underlings follow his lead and laugh as well. I want to punch them all.

 

"Well it's not my fault that your comrades are such cowards." I spit in front of his shoes, he doesn't seem to like it, considering his

reaction.

 

"But now we've got you here, helpless like a puppy, and you can't to a thing while we -" He points at his group that clings onto my

friends "will beat the crap out of them." An angry scream leaves my throat, causing him to chuckle tauntingly.

 

"You play dirty!" I hiss, it doesn't change a thing. This guy here in front of me doesn't care if he plays dirty or not. He seems to have

finished business with me and turns his back onto me.

 

"You may begin now." His words are like poison.

 

"Don't you dare!" I call, but who would listen to my voice? I want to cover my eyes and ears, but it's impossible, and I have to watch.

Have to watch my comrades getting hurt.

 

First is Aron. They force him down and keep kicking him, until he doesn't move anymore. I fight against the hands holding me back, but

it's pointless, it's a two on one. Baekho tries to withstand them. He actually knocks two of them out, but then gets hit by a bat and falls

onto the ground with an awful impact. Oh god, please don't let them be dead. If they are, I won't be able to forgive me. Never. When

they approach Minhyun, I want to cry. he is a good fighter, no questioning that, but he is already weak on his legs. They beat him

quickly. And now I have to see all of them lying on the ground, small pools of blood surrounding them, and I still can't do a thing. My

rage rises immeasurably, and the world around me seems to be tainted with red. And then there's that crazy laugh right next to my ear.

I don't even care when their boss tells them to finish me up, too. I don't feel their hits. A hard impact on my head, and everything turns

from red to black.

 

 

Ren's POV

 

I was right, I was right. I knew it. And now it happened and I blame it all on me. Yeah, it's my fault that he's hurt so badly right now. I

found him lying on the ground of a parking lot, without moving an inch. There were two other guys in the same condition as him. Even

though I don't know if it was the right thing to do, I tried to wake them up, continuously. Since it didn't work, I am back to JR now, softly

caressing his cheek. It is still covered with the weird red substance, but the wounds have disappeared. Wake up soon... A slight

movement makes me back away. His eyes flutter open, and for a moment it seems like he doesn't know what happened. I know though,

I just saw it. Now his eyes find mine and his expression turns so soft all of a sudden.

 

 

JR's POV

 

The first thing I saw was the silhouette of a boy, and as my vision clears, I notice it is Ren. I'd recognize that blonde hair everywhere I

go. But it has to be an illusion, why would he be here...?

 

"You're awake." His calm voice tells me that it's not, and I shoot up instantly. I regret it when a sharp pain runs through my chest.

Must've hurt some ribs.

 

"You? Why are you here?" Ren looks around carefully before answering:

 

"I saw you were hurt. And those two-" He points behind him "-are, too." I stand up holding my side, Ren seems to have no intentions of

supporting me. He backs away a bit.

 

"Baekho...Aron..." Wait. Did he say those two? What about...

 

"Where's Minhyun?!" I scream, startling Ren.

 

"Oh god where is he..." I stumble towards Baekho, grabbing his shoulder, trying to make him come to his senses. He sighs and turns a

bit, so I notice relieved that he is still alive.

 

"What happened?" He mumbled, and I can't bring myself to tell him right now.

 

"Minhyun has vanished!" I say, leaving out the details on how he probably disappeared. Now Baekho, too, is fully awake.

 

"Wha- how can that be?"  He looks around but can't spot our youngest. Instead, he spots Ren,  who is still standing at a distance,

watching us with his emotionless stare.

 

"And who's that girl? She's got something to do with this, right? Just wait, once I get her-"

 

"Wait." I interrupt him hastily.

 

"That's Ren. He's not the enemy." Baekho's glance wanders between the two of us, and his mouth opens as if he was about to say

something, but he closes it right away. And then starts a new attempt.

 

"So she - I mean, he is someone you know?"  Oh dammit. I wanted to avoid that topic.

 

"Well, not exactly know, but you could say so." Beakho calms down a bit.

 

"I'm glad then." And then, as a whisper only I can hear: "But how come he's so pretty?" I roll my eyes.

 

"That's not important here."  Behind us, Aron regains consciousness. Both Bakeho and I stumble towards him, telling him precisely

what happened. His reaction is quite similar to ours. I also tell him about Ren so that there won't be any future misunderstandings. I

then hobble towards Ren.

 

"Ren-ah, thank you for helping out. But you should really leave now, we have to find our friend..." He looks at me, not understanding,

and then closes his eyes. Just like that, he closes his eyes. Sometimes I really want to know what's going on in his mind. A few seconds

(that felt like an eternity) later, he responds to my glance again.

 

"I know where he is." He states and sounds so serious saying it that I truly believe him.

 

 

 

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