Twenty Eight

Blood Haven
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CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT; TO BE A TEAM.

"I'll give it a go too" Jooheon nodded, his shoulders bobbing after there was another long pause without words.

"You want us to be a team?" Hoseok scoffed and Changkyun nodded, looking shy and ready to jump head first back into his box again.

"I want us to be a team" He clarified, much to Hoseok's amusement.

"We've never been a team in anything Changkyun" What Hoseok said hurt Changkyun, he thought they had all been doing so much better, he heard Hoseok say he had never been so close to being in a pack before, but he had spoken up so he wasn't going to step down now despite wanting to hide away.

"We can be a team from now on. Remember the combat evaluation? You guys said it went so well even though none of you had ever thought about working as a team before, and you've all said that we're each other's friends, why can't we give it a go?" He muttered and Kihyun chuckled.

Kihyun could duck and weave with ease, it was as if slithering around came to him as second nature. Sneaking up on unexpecting opponents proved to be his strength. He locked the arms of one masked figure behind their back, his feet dragging back in the mushy dirt when Hoseok rammed his foot into the chest of the shadowed figure. Kihyun released him, shoving him away and he dropped to the ground, disappearing from sight when Kihyun blinked.

"Nice one" Kihyun commented, nodding Hoseok's way.

"You got him ready for me" Hoseok acknowledged, jumping at the next hooded figure to approach him.

"Maybe we could kick more with seven of us working together"

"Ya," Somi growled threateningly, already knowing he was targeting her. Kihyun threw a gummy snake at her and she took it, biting down on it viciously as if to tell Kihyun she would do the same to him.

She could smell the dirt around them, it smelt like a forest and sweaty angry men. She threw her arm up, blocking a kick that was directed at her head. Kihyun appeared from behind her back, jumping on the hooded figure and sending his fist to his face. Somi rushed to get back up on her feet, booting the next figure that tried to attack Kihyun from behind. Jooheon weaved around her blocking another attack and she kicked that figure in the ribs too, making him drop out of Jooheon's hold and onto the ground. 

"Stay close"

"I say we do it" Hyunwoo spoke up and everyone fell silent again, mulling over the pause of dialogue between them all.

"Anyone opposed to it can walk away now and we'll never say another word about it to them after tonight" He declared, finalising it by putting his drink down. Eyes roamed around the table, waiting to see if anyone would walk away, but after a whole two minutes everyone was still in their seats, Hoseok hadn't even risen out of his slouched position, no plans of going anywhere.

"Well then, welcome to the team" Hyunwoo raised his drink again and everyone sighed, looking at the people surrounding them differently to the way they had seconds before. Somi smiled happily looking to Changkyun who was flooded with relief after having taken the step to speak up. She was proud, and now she didn't have to be scared about entering something so daunting on her own.

"To the making of an awesome team" Jooheon rose his bottle of juice in the air over the table and seven more drinks followed, clashing together as laughter filled the air.

"To the making of winners!" Changkyun cheered, filling Somi with more delight as she took in his happiness.

"Well?" Hyungwon pressed when everyone died down and went back to chatting as they ate and Somi looked at him.

"Well, what?" Kihyun scoffed, shoving more lollies into his mouth., chewing noisily as Hoseok glared at him in disgust.

"What's our team name? Every legendary team has a name" It went quiet, only the munching of hungry mouths could be heard as they all looked around at each other.

" good question" Changkyun hummed and everyone looked at him.

"I guess we can think of that later though, for now, let's enjoy our night of doing something I don't think is legal" Jooheon raised his drink again and took a big swig from it.

"It's definitely not legal" Hyunwoo shook his head and Somi's eyes widened.

"Oh my god" She wheezed.

"What's wrong?" Minhyuk looked at her in worry.

"How could I not think about the fact that we're doing something illegal?!" She piped and laughter filled the table.

"Well, we're locked in here now so good luck backing out" Kihyun's snort was loud an ugly, ignoring what he said, Somi pointed at him, gaping open as her eyes stared at him, unblinking.

"When did you become part pig" Jooheon accused before she could burst anything out and Somi crumpled in her seat, holding her stomach as she laughed at Kihyun's flabbergastered expression.

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"Hurry up!"

"I'm coming!" Somi hissed back as Hyunwoo waved a frantic hand and his brows pinched together.

"Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, you guys are mean" Jooheon counted out loud with his hands over his eyes and Somi bit down on her tongue so that he couldn't trace her with the sound of her laughter.

"We can hide in here" 

"I'm not going to fit in there" Hoseok shook his head, looking at the small tree trunk looking tunnel that Hyunwoo wanted them to hide in.

"You know what? I'm pretty sure I won't either" Hyunwoo waved a dismissive hand at the tunnel and Hoseok followed after him on quick feet.

"Should we hide in there?" 

"I mean, we only have a few more seconds, can you think of somewhere better?" Somi questioned Hyungwon who smirked, pulling back his jacket.

"You could hide here if you like" He put a hand on his chest and Somi rolled her eyes, opting for running to find another hiding spot.

"Twenty eight, twenty nine, thirty, you guys did me dirty" Jooheon continued to count loudly.

"I guess not then" Hyugnwon chortled as Somi ran away.

"Somi!" Changkyun exclaimed and her head whipped around to look at him with wide eyes.

"Do you want him to know where I am?" She gasped and Changkyun waved for her to come closer. She shuffled over and Changkyun pulled her down so that she was hiding behind a small garden of fake plants with him. 

"He won't be able to find us, I'll bet you money on it" Changkyun whispered and Somi shook her head.

"I've spent almost all of my money just in this one day" She refused his offer and Changkyun chortled, shaking his head.

"I was hoping I could get money off you to feel like I didn't spend my own"

"Yeah well you're stiff out of luck there"

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"I wanna go see the other stuff"

"The doors to the stairs are locked though" Hoseok pointed out in his dull tone of voice and Hyungwon rolled his eyes.

"You think I wanna use the stairs gym junkie? I don't plan to go anywhere near the horrific things" Hyungwon waved his arm around, ignoring the venomous look Hoseok gave him in response.

"Lazy " Kihyun scoffed and Minhyuk snorted.

"I thought we were friends turned into a team, doesn't that mean we have to be nice to each other now?" Hyunwoo questioned as the group moved around the mall.

"Every team has their arguments" Changkyun shrugged, his voice chirpy and a smile on his face. He slung his arm over Somi's shoulders, pulling her along with him as they went on an adventure to the elevators. they rounded a corner, approaching the elevator and Hyungwon gave the up button a good jab with his finger, stepping back and waiting for a response. But nothing happened, no ping, no numbers telling them where the elevator was coming from, they stood there for what must have been two minutes before Hoseok rolled his eyes.

"They aren't operating morons" He stated and everyone turned to look at him.

"Hey, you were waiting to so don't exclude yourself from that statement" Kihyun hissed and Hoseok shrugged his shoulders and walked away.

"Looks like we're going on the escalators" Changkyun hummed, pulling Somi away from the elevator as the others followed. Just out of the hearing range of those at the front of the group, a ding went off and Hyungwon looked back, finding the elevator doors open and waiting.

"You've got to be kidding me?!"

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"So," It was the first time that Hyunwoo had stopped moving to be seated the whole night without including their snack break and Somi looked at him in interest as he faced her, "I noticed that you and Minhyuk were having a chat earlier" He pointed out and Somi laughed, sitting down on a stool beside Hyunwoo so that they were level with each other.

"You were able to notice that while you were running around looking for fallen teeth?" Somi questioned him and Hyunwoo pinched his brows together to glare at her with narrowed eyes.

"No, I noticed you talking when I had to stop because I was getting dizzy," He told her honestly and Somi's laughter continued.

"You make a beautiful tooth fairy Hyunwoo" She encouraged, making Hyunwoo's face ease into a happy smile that made his eyes smaller.

"Thank you, I did think so myself but your validation made me more confident in myself" Somi shook her head, propping her hand for her chin to rest on as she watched the others, still full of excitement as they roamed around the mall.

"I feel like I shouldn't be amazed that escalators are left on all the time" She commented and Hyunwoo hummed, following her gaze to watch Changkyun racing Minhyuk up and down the escalators.

"Holy shoot holy shoot" Jooheon ran past, his hands gripping his pants and his eyes wide in panic as he scurried at top speed.

"Move I gotta pee!" His quick appearance left them both stunned and Somi clucked her tongue, blinking away the surprise.

"I've been meaning to ask you," Hyunwoo spoke up again and drew Somi's attention back to him, "It seems no one has, but how are you feeling about being part of Blood Haven?" He questioned her and Somi let out a long breath after a moment of thinking.

"When I came here, I thought I would just attend classes, learn what I had to about myself and learn what to do with my elements. I never really expected to be doing all this training for a big race or to be surrounded by these different types of people" Somi shrugged and Hyunwoo nodded, leaning his elbows past his pink skirt to rest on his knees.

"I can understand that, we're pretty different here. We've b

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The last chapter of Blood Haven is now going to be posted tomorrow morning instead of tonight. I've changed it up a bit to make it longer and I'm not finished with it yet so keep an eye out tomorrow for it!

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aonani_k
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Re-reading. :)
cheonchoni
#2
Chapter 22: Awww this is the cutest chapter so far
cheonchoni
#3
Chapter 11: The way theyre making friends is so cute???
DolphinWorld
1976 streak #4
Chapter 57: Oh no! It has ended? I couldn't believe it and I thought they were going to do something about the great race along with Bora. Anyway, I enjoyed reading this story and the way it ended was good ^^
DolphinWorld
1976 streak #5
Chapter 56: Well, I think I did expect this reaction from them for the great race. I mean, if they reacted otherwise, that would make them look bad. So I was sure you wouldn't portray them like that. Lol... Anyway, I still couldn't believe it just a step away from it's ends. I'm not yet ready to part with it. But still can't wait to read more. Will be back later ^^
DolphinWorld
1976 streak #6
Chapter 55: Hahaha that was kind of a chaos out there. Poor Jooheon! Anyway, I enjoyed reading this chapter and kinda sad that the story is coming to an end. Nonetheless, will be back later to read the rest ^^
DolphinWorld
1976 streak #7
Chapter 54: I'm not sure about others but honestly, I was surprised to see Teen Top make an appearance and receive an award for the great race. I've no idea how I missed them. Were they the coyote pack? Or something else? I'd like to know that if you didn't mind. Anyway, I can't believe the story is near its end. Will be back later to read more ^^
DolphinWorld
1976 streak #8
Chapter 53: I couldn't believe that Changsub is still picking fights with her. I thought he was the nicest among the spellcasters. And I can't wait for the awards ceremony. Lol... But will be back later to read more ^^