Two Red Lines

Y/N stood the farthest from where Jaehoon was buried. Her hands were covered with dried blood, eyes glossy. She couldn't forget the look in his eyes before he died. What if...he had the chance to survive? What if he turned like Hyunsu? It was still better than dying. The most dreaded question that kept replaying in her mind is that...what if she was the one to kill him? Maybe it was the guilt that drove her to help in moving the body. Or maybe she just needed to feel this pain, in order to get stronger. She wanted to protect Eunhyuk too. Kind of selfish on her side to make him her priority, but that was the truth. No matter how much she tried to convince herself and act 'nice', she knew if the time comes she'll choose Eunhyuk's life over others.

Hearing light footsteps behind her, she turned to look at the figure. It was Jisu, her face was pale and she looked exhausted. She watched the funeral for a few moments and left. Y/N didn't know if she should go after her.

"Go," Eunhyuk said, standing beside her. Y/N looked up at him as people started leaving.

"How am I supposed to face her? I..." she sniffled and held back her tears, "I took away the only chance she probably got to find love again. I know how it's all about survival but...making her live this way? By constantly getting reminded of the last words of every...partner?"

"She did it before, like you said. I'm sure she can do it again. But at this moment, she needs your support," Eunhyuk stroked her back and gave a light push.

"Yeah okay," Y/N said and took a deep breath. Although the first thing she needed to do is to clean the blood she was covered in. She went to get some medical supplies. Her back stung a bit. It has been a while since she changed the bandages covering her wound. All the dirt and work was not good for her injury. The last thing she wanted is to get it septic. Looking over the supplies, she found some disinfectant and bandages. Her eyes suddenly went towards a pink box. Maybe Eunhyuk informed Hyunsu about it, or maybe they just got a bunch of those all together while they were bringing medical supplies for Jisu. She couldn't remember but she needed to be sure. Taking two with herself, she went to the bathroom carrying a different shirt to change into along with her.

After a bath, she poured the disinfectant on her back, and changed her bandages. Following the proper instructions, she waited for the lines to appear on the stick.

Well...luck wasn't on her side. Looking at both the sticks, she stared at the glaring two lines in each of the stick. "Fuck," Y/N sighed and slid down on the floor, breathing heavily. She was sure Eunhyuk would support her in abortion. He knew the risks as well. Okay, she just...needed the pills right? But firstly, she needed to see Jisu.

As she stepped out of the bathroom, she heard a loud crash along with some screams. Y/N ran towards the commotion and gasped at the scene before her. An armored truck crashed through the gate and the men who came in it were all holding weapons. One of them who had a scar on his face, was stabbing the runaway soldier. Y/N's heart started beating faster. She felt the same when they first encountered the tongue monster - too scared to even scream out of fright.

The man with the scar, Shin Jungseop, probably the leader of the group of men said, "Find everyone's that hiding."

[ TIME SKIP ]

Y/N knew running to look for Eunhyuk would not be a smart move when all the men were holding guns. She waited patiently, hoping none would get hurt in the process. One thing she learned after spending time with her boyfriend was acting on just emotions will lead to rash decisions. Although she made some, she sometimes surprisingly held herself back.

After a short while, she noticed Eunhyuk walking into the room followed by a man holding a gun on his back. She sighed in relief and rushed towards him, holding his arm and looking behind him. Hyunsu and Eunyu arrived a moment later. Y/N understood they probably arrived with all the residents they could find when Gil-Soep was thrown in the room and he silenced the little girl who was asking for her brother. He probably hid the kid somewhere safe, atleast she hoped it was safe. The only ones absent apart from the kid were Yikyung, Sangwook, Seonyeong, Dusik and...Jisu. Y/N's heart dropped. Maybe she should've gone to visit her first. One thing that she was sure of is that these people did not care about killing other people at all. They would immediately end someone's life if they became a nuisance for them and wasn't of any use.

One of the men, Kim Nam-il smiled, showing his crooked teeth and holding a lipstick. He drew a red circle around the residents, whistling in the process.

"It's a little bit bigger than last time," another commented, grinning.

"Should I measure the area every time?" Namil asked and then laughed turning to the residents, "This is your jail now."

The sound of a gunshot spread across the room. Y/N clutched Eunhyuk's shirt and looked at the direction towards which Jungseop's gun was pointed to. Jieun gasped, followed by screams surrounding the room, as she dropped down on the ground.

Another man holding a gun, Ho Yeon, grabbed her by her hair and pulled up her face to make it visible to the residents. Sound of wheels rushing into the room entered their ears, as they flinched when two men came back holding Dusik's wheelchair and threw him towards the residents. Y/N was scared, sure, but a fire inside of her was starting to form. The anger of how monsters were not the only ones they needed to fight against when the whole world is turning into hell. While Yeon laughed looking at the terrified expressions of the people, Hyunsu was about to rush forward to help her but Eunhyuk held him back.

Dusik tried to reach for Jieun, but everyone pulled him back as well. They watched the girl struggle to breathe. "How could you kill her? How could you?!" he asked.

"People's lives are useless these days," Yeon answered him, quite nonchalantly. Jieun closed her eyes some time later, taking her last breath.

"You're so emotional. Are you going to cry for everyone?" Namil chuckled and nudged Dusik with his gun, "Mister you crossed the line. Go inside."

They scurried inside the circle as Jung-seop said, "Just squeeze in. That's your home. A tiny home."

[ TIME SKIP ]

Eunhyuk tried to go along the gangsters and try find a way out, but instead had to endure something worse. They shot Seon-yeong in front of him when they found her locked in. And he was given the task to make sure that she was dead. One thing was clear. Out of everyone, he had the most potential to make it in the group safely because of his skills.

The residents later tried to fight back as Eunhyuk held Jung-seop and Hyunsu stopped Yeon from using his gun again. But everything came to a halt when the leader flipped Eunhyuk on the ground and held a gun on his head. Y/N tried to rush forward but Eunyu held her back. All the gunmen slowly came forward pointing their guns at Eunhyuk when they heard footsteps.

It happened way too fast. In an instant one of them was killed.

Seon-yeong was stronger. Well, she turned into a monster ofcourse. But unlike Hyunsu, she didn't have the ability to differentiate and was about to turn it into a bloodbath. As she slowly approached Eunhyuk, Y/N pulled her arm away from Eunyu and ran towards Eunhyuk standing in front of him.

She didn't know how to stop her and was waiting to get hurt but instead heard a blood squelching sound along with a grunt.

Hyunsu stood in front of her, as Seon-yeong's arm went through his body. He struggled for a while, but slowly put his hands around her neck and started squeezing it. Both dropped down on the ground after a while. While Hyunsu was taken away, the gangsters lit her up in fire.

"Where are you taking him?!" Y/N shouted and tried to free herself from Eunhyuk's hold.

They ignored her question and held their gun up at the residents again. Y/N struggled for a while and stopped. It...was of no use.

Everyone...was...dying.

They sat quietly in the circle once again and at the moment were looking at the burnt body of Seon-yeong. Eunhyuk tried to make Y/N feel better by holding her hands but he knew it wasn't working. She was always the one to make him feel better. But now when it was his time to support her, he didn't know what to do. He felt pathetic.

But...it was about to turn worse.

"Where the hell have you been?" Yeon asked as two men from their group entered the room.

Kyeong-mo answered, "Shut your trap. Your breath stinks."

Maybe it was about to turn into a fight. But then she saw him sniffing. He came right in front of her and sniffed again, "You smell like disinfectant. You'd better go over there. The patient is dying. I think she might die soon."

Y/N said in a small voice, "Okay, I'll go." Eunhyuk panicked for a moment when he saw her look up. That guy was clearly...talking to Yuri, and she knew it too. He didn't know what she was thinking.

Unlike any other day, her eyes expressed nothing. It was...just blank.

Kyeong-mo this time came closer to her neck and sniffed her again. He didn't care who volunteered to go. Either of the girls were fine when both of them smelled of disinfectant. He pulled her up harshly to make her stand when they heard the sound of something falling.

"Looks like somebody knocked her up," Yeon snickered as all the people around looked down at the sticks lying on the ground. "Who was it though? That monster or the leader down here?" His laughter echoed and he said a moment later, "Oh, so we already have the answer."

Eunhyuk's breathing started getting heavier. He looked back up and realized Yeon and Y/N looking at him. He observed her face and gasped. She was smiling lightly looking at him and blinked once slowly. Snatching her arm away, she hurried out of the room. He spent enough time with her to know what she meant.

It was a suicide mission. She was going to try something she never did. Maybe she reached her limit.

She was going to kill someone.