"Beomie... Beomie bear, wake up" Yeonjun said while holding the untouched water bottle in the boy's direction.

Beomgyu rubbed his eyes tiredly, clearing his foggy vision. out of all the things he wanted to wake up to, his Hyung's blood shot eyes were not on the list, not even close. any energy he had gotten from his nap was short lived when he saw Soobin.

his eyes went back to Yeonjun who tried his best to smile back, albeit a sad one. 

"he's going to be okay beomie.." Yeonjun reassure despite knowing it's a lie. maybe if he acts like it's not, his lie will become real.

"now drink" he said, gesturing with a slight head nod towards the water bottle.

Beomgyu took the bottle in a reluctant manner. avoiding Soobin's frame and doing the best he can not to look at his beloved Hyung.

the door opened, and the guard from before went inside with a suspicious opaque bag. his expression changed from the blank one to an apologetic frown.

"thank you, thank you so much" Yeonjun said, bowing infinitely despite being older than him. tears welled in his eyes when he saw the contents of the bag.

a few gauze pads, a bottle of pure alcohol, tweezers and bandages.

he sighed in relief. a few tears rolling on his cheek. he couldn't thank the guard enough for being so kind hearted.

the guard looked around anxiously, panic in his eyes.

"what's wrong?"

the guard didn't answer for a few seconds.

he hid the bag behind Soobin's back after taking a few of the essentials out. and started prepping what he needs for taking the bullet out.

but he hesitates.

"you don't know what he's capable of.." he says all of a sudden, his hands trembling. "if he finds out I helped you,.. I don't want to die-"

the door opened harshly and banged on the wall behind it, causing all 3 tensed boys to jump in horror. The guard threw the all of the stuff behind Soobin and stood up hurriedly.

"what's going on here?" a husky voice asked, a few guards were at the entrance.

"I was just- they threatened me that they were going to kill me as soon as they escaped and so I told them how- umm, how the boss was a genius and that he would never let them get out alive and so-" the guard rambled on, holding his hands behind his back to hide their shakiness.

the other two guards stared him down before breaking a small smile.

"told you he couldn't deal handling them yet. those young ones aren't as useful as they used to be. you owe me five bucks!" 

"shut up, Jungwon-shii" he turned to the young guard. "the boss needed someone to guard the exit with Wooyoung. go before he guts you like he did Miss.Soo" he said and they both laughed

"that's just a rumor.." Jungwon said with a shaky voice.

"sure it is. now go." the taller of the two guards said with a stone cold face.

Jungwon walked to the door with his head down, he turned around when he was behind the guards and mouthed. "sorry" to Yeonjun, who gave him a sad, tiny smile in return.

Jungwon was gone, and with that there last piece of hope.

that until an idea popped in his mind, it's crazy. but might just work.

........

a trail of blue light traveled along Kai's heart, and through his collarbone. the excruciating pain penetrated his mind and his scars lit in white, burning his skin slowly. his hands clenched and he tried his best to stop his powers from going crazy, but without his sight, he had no control. 

the trail of blue shined stronger and sent a burning sensation all over his upper body, his chest and heart felt like someone was lighting a bunch of matchsticks under them. he trembled violently and his body twitched.

...

"he's getting closer Sir, this is it!"

....

"Binnie.." 

"bin-ah!"

"Choi Soobin!"

Soobin woke up in a jolt, his body swam in sweat and he felt groggy and dizzy.

"Baby, I need your help" Yeonjun said, knowing Soobin would do whatever it takes to relief him. there wasn't one time Yeonjun asked for help and Soobin wasn't there first to do what he needed.

"what is it? are you hurt..? Beomie? are you okay?" Soobin asked, his words a bit slow and Yeonjun could tell he was in a great deal of pain. his voice carried worry and he scanned the two for any injuries. "did they do something to you?" he shouldn't have fallen asleep so irresponsibly.

Yeonjun could only smile at his lover's selflessness. Soobin was the one with a death threatening injury, his originally white shirt can now be mistaken for a red one. how can he act so worried towards Yeonjun when he was the one hurt?

"there a bag behind you bin-ah, can you reach it?"

Soobin bent forward a bit, winching as it sends a pang of pain through his body. his hand reached behind his back, ignoring the pain for now, he felt a smooth object.

"what's that..?"

Yeonjun was selfish. he knew that. but a life without his Soobin is a life he cannot live. he cannot see Soobin's life slip in front of him, because if he does, they won't be separated for long. Yeonjun will go to Soobin no matter what helm they're in, but he can't leave the others behind. so if he has to be selfish to save Soobin he'll do it, he'll do everything he can.

"I want you to remove bullet Binnie.."

Soobin raised his head from the alcohol bottle, his expression perplexed and worried.

"Jun-ah-"

"No Soobin, I need you to take the bullet out. I need you. We need you... please. 

"don't leave us Hyung.." Beomgyu pleaded, his cholate eyes looking at Soobin with a slight spark of hope.

"pass me the water."

................

in the matter of a few minutes, a bright blue liquid dripped into the tube in Kai's collarbone and filled it's whole ullage.

Taehyun plopped on the floor, the cuffs sliding down the pole with him. sweat coated his skin and he felt like he was about to faint.

was it the 8th? maybe 9th time he's been tased.... and he never wanted to experience that kind of pain again. his body twitched a few more times before relaxing completely. he closed his eyes in order to calm down but the thought that in any second in can happen again kept him on his toes.

Kai's pain subsided a bit after filling the tube with his blue, shiny extract.

the door opened and the boss walked in, a wide face splitting smile on his face when he saw the filled to the brim tube. the lady walked beside him, the same bright expression on her face.

she took the tube out, sealing it shut with a metal cover.

the boss petted the exhausted boy's shoulder, pressing just on the aching spot.

"it seems like we've been doing it wrong the whole time. it was never about your own discomfort, but the ones you love the most...."  he eyed Taehyun who was slumped on the floor, his neck showing the results of their experiment.

"attach another one, we're taking every drop his body can produce"

...........

"ugh.." Soobin closed his eyes shut, forgetting he has no liberty to do so, not when he was the one digging into his flesh in search for the round bullet.

he bit his lip while letting a few tears fall from his eyes, he wiped them almost immediately, staring into his torn up skin.

"You're so brave baby..." Yeonjun said, his fingers crossed that Soobin will manage to do the impossible.

the tweezers dug deeper and Soobin groaned in pain, shooting his head back. get yourself together Soobin, you've had it done on you before, you've done it for others.     

the pair hit an object and Soobin sighed in relief.

"f-found it" he declared, his voice coming out a bit weaker than he had expected, but nobody cared. their eyes fixed on Soobin's stomach and praying in their hearts.

"good job Binnie.. you're doing so great" 

"ahhh...ah..ngh, oh my god.." his eyes rolled back when he pulled the bullet out, his hands trembled, threatening to drop it back in, but he stabled them quickly and let his head fall back when he held the bloodied bullet in his hand and it fell to the ground.

all 3 boys exhaled sharply. 

blood flew at a racing pace from the hole in his stomach and he had no time to recover. he took the bottle of alcohol, spilling just a little bit of the liquid before the bottle slipped from his bloodied hand and straight onto the wound.

"fuck!" his eyes rolled back at the stinging sensation. 

"Hyung! are you okay?!"

he gritted his teeth before nodding weakly.

"...'m fine, just a little bit m-more than I had expected. Don't worry Beom."

he opened his eyes and the whole room was spinning, and he felt like a was losing balance.

"Soobin!" Yeonjun's voice brought him back and his vision went back to normal, just a side effect of the sudden pain he caused.

taking the water and a few of the gauze pads, he started cleaning up his stomach. and In 15 minutes, he was fully bandaged and clean, his shirt long discarded on the floor and Yeonjun volunteered to give him his own undershirt behind the hoodie he was wearing, and didn't back down until Soobin accepted the offer.

"I'm so proud of you baby, you're amazing..." Yeonjun smiled brightly for the first time since they woke up here. 

"anything for you guys.. but I'm never doin' that shit again, no matter how much you look at me with those puppy eyes of yours"