EXO-K_중독  (Overdose)

I meant to put (Call me Baby) by EXO-K_중독  for the last chapter but  ╮(╯∀╰)╭

Has anyone seen Strong Girl Bong-soon? I think I'm in love with Min Min (๑♡⌓♡๑)

I've just pulled up my overalls when I feel eyes on me. A black shadow on the wall beside me causes my toes to curl. Though, I have no idea if it's from excitement or fear. Probably a little of both.

My bare feet freeze where they are on the marble floor of my bedroom. My back is turned to him standing on the other side of my window. I can feel his heated stare through the glass.

"Kats-- ?" His arms pull himself up to the lower part of the roof and the shadow is gone.

I race over to the window hoping to catch a glimpse of him. Is he uninjured?

Three loud knocks make me jump. "Kitten, do you need help getting dressed?" Naomi shouts from the other side of my door followed by the sound of a punch. Naomi chokes out a bitter laugh and tries the door handle anyway. I can hear the three of them scuffling just outside my room and can't help but roll my eyes. Returning my gaze back to my window I breathe a sigh of relief I didn't realize I was holding.

He's still alive.

Though, I don't want to even think about how he had come back to me so quickly after what happened with Youko. Were those guards still alive? How strong could Katsu be if he took out all of them?

"(Y/n), are you ok? Are you dressed yet?" This time it's Ryuu asking. I sigh before slipping on some socks and opening the door. Ryuu has Naomi's arm pinned behind his back, his face mashed into the wall beside the door. Kyo leans on the wall in front of me and straightens when I enter the hallway.

"Kitteeen, you look adorable in overalls! I could just lock you up in a closet, you're so cute!" Naomi looks back at Ryuu, who presses him further into the wall making him scream in pain.

"Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about." Ryuu twists Naomi's arm almost to breaking point.

"Kyo, save me!"

I can tell Kyo's smiling under his mask. He makes no move to help his brother though.

To the left of my door are Ren and Juro. Ren looks to be sleeping while standing up but when he opens his red eyes, it's obvious he finds Ryuu and his brothers very annoying. Juro sits on a spare collapsible chair, flipping through a trashy romance novel.

"Oi, I told you that you couldn't go outside yet. We haven't heard back from the team that was suppose to drop off Katsu yet. You're staying in until we get in touch with them." Ren looks me over with a worried expression. Juro glances up and doesn't say anything, a slight blush coloring his face when he turns to the next page in his book. It looks like a fanfiction of some kind.

"And I told you that you could shove it, asshat." Naomi shakes off Ryuu and steps toward Ren. Putting myself in between the two, I place a hand on each of their chests.

"That's enough." Naomi covers my hand with his own and grins down at me. I quickly try to pull it back but he holds it tight. "I'm sure Katsu is nowhere near here. And, even if he was, I doubt he could take on five security guards." I try to keep a straight face.

"We'll just be out for a bit to water and weed the garden. Nothing major." After a second, Ren nods in hesitant agreement. Juro just turns to the next page.

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"Ahhh! Stop! Put me down!" A strong arm wraps around my middle, lifting and spinning me around. "Naomi, stop!"

My hands are covered in dirt and hold a huge clump of weeds. Throwing my arms back, I swat at Naomi's head with it.

"Kitten! You're getting me dirty!"

"You were always filthy."

"Let go of my Mistress!" Ryuu pulls me out of his brother's arms and puts Naomi in a headlock. "I told you the next time you touched her I would knock you out. Did you think I was kidding?"

Naomi grabs at Ryuu's arms around his head and twists out of the hold easily. With a loose fist, he aims for Ryuu's head, who dodges it.

"We're just playin', bro." Ren scoffs and both brothers turn to look at him.  "Do you have something to say Red?"

"It's 'Ren', jackass."

I ignore their arguing and focus on weeding the bases of my strawberry plants. Even when we're outdoors, I feel claustrophobic with all these boys around. Juro sits off to the side reading on the bench further in my garden and Kyo is napping in the sun on the ground next to me. Some guards they are. I'm the only one really paying attention to our surroundings. I try catching a glimpse of Katsu anywhere but he's hidden. No one is walking around the roof and the forest seems unusually quiet for the middle of the day.  I couldn't help but think it was the calm before the storm.

I work myself away from the group of boys quietly. Past Juro, I find myself in the same place Ryuu and I were the night we found Katsu. The vibrant green grass doesn't look any different than the rest of the yard, the rain from days past washed away any blood that was left. The weeds on either side of the path try to lean over and cover the grass --thank goodness Ryuu didn't forget to mow the lawn-- in between but I still notice a dull glint of metal. Looking behind me, I make sure no is watching. I crouch down and subtly pick up the dagger. Katsu must have dropped it before falling unconscious. If the blade didn't glint in the sun, I probably wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"Mistress, are you alright?" I quickly pocket the dagger and turn toward a very worried looking Ryuu.

"I'm fine, Ryuu. But I think I'll work on the rest of the garden tomorrow." I give him my biggest smile and hope he didn't notice the knife.

"That's fine. I was going to suggest we'd go inside soon away." Ren, appearing next to Ryuu, nods in agreement. My heart nearly stops when Ren squints up at the roof a few seconds too long to be a coincidence.

"Juro, did you get any feedback from the dispatching team yet?" Juro answers Ren with a slight head shake, not looking up from his book. Ren frowns and glances at me from the corner of his eye. I avoid his gaze by walking back toward the house. I can hear Ren start after me and I walk faster. I know he'll ask me if I'm hiding anything and I'm a horrible liar.

I feel Ren put a hand on my shoulder to stop me when suddenly my feet are no longer on the ground and I'm face to face with Kyo. He's carrying me bridal style across the yard, Naomi walking beside him.

"Don't touch her." Kyo's tone is flat as Ryuu comes up walk along his right.

"Yeah, Kitten. Requires a certain touch that only we can give." Naomi smirks and lifts my chin. Ryuu grits his teeth, swatting his brother's fingers away, though, doesn't argue with him.

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I play with the dagger in my pocket, careful not to cut myself. After we came back in I changed into a comfy tee and loose sweats. I figure, my appearance should be the least of my problems right now. And with my parents still gone, I don't have to dress up for dinner.

Dinner was uneventful and was short. Kyo suggested we go play so games in the den so now, I get to watch as Naomi tries to get Ren or Ryuu to play a game of pool. Juro and I sit quietly on the bar stools opposite the pool table.

"Come on. A quick game won't hurt!" Naomi leans heavily on his pool stick, pouting at Ryuu. 

"Like hell, it'll be 'quick'. You take forever to line up and shoot." Ryuu scoffs, "Plus, you always cheat."

"I can't be distracted by stupid games when I'm on duty," Ren says. I glance at Juro, still flipping through his book. He doesn't seem to be paying any attention. Must be a good book. Or maybe we're just boring to be around.

"Fine. Why don't we make it a little more interesting then." Naomi nods at Kyo, who pulls out a pair of black and white striped panties.

My face feels like it's on fire. "W-where did you get that?!" My jaw drops even further when neither Ryuu or Ren go to take it from them. In fact, both are blushing just as hard as I am.

"Whoever wins the first round of pool gets Kitten's undies." Naomi takes them from Kyo and twirls them around his finger.

"Give that back now!" I get up. Rushing over to them I reach up to grab my underwear but Naomi holds them up higher. "Ryuu, help me!"

Instead of helping me he stares back at me with the same gaze as the day he locked me in the closet. It makes me shiver to think back on that.

"This is inappropriate. Is this any way to treat a Mistress in her own house?" Ren says, still blushing. He eyes my underwear again, adjusting his collar as if suddenly hot.

"Does that mean you'll play a game with me?"

"Of course no-- !" Ren starts.

"I'll play." The room quiets. I stand there, shocked. Ryuu can't possibly think I'll just give him my underwear if he wins this, right? Naomi laughs.

Kyo lines up the balls and Naomi shoots first. He gets stripes.

"Ryuu this isn't funny. You can't seriously be playing for this, can you?" He ignores me and waits for Naomi to stop pocketing striped balls.

The game doesn't last that long, still, it's almost nine PM by the time they finish. Ryuu won.

"...how about best two out of three?" Naomi asks.

"No." Ryuu wastes no time grabbing my panties from Kyo, who's smirking from beneath his mask. Then, in one swift movement, pockets the panties and grasps at the front Naomi's shirt. Ryuu pushes his brother roughly against the wall and punches him in the face.

"That was for stealing from Mistress," he reels back and punches him again, "and that was for coming into her room this morning."

Blood flows freely from Naomi's nose but he still smiles and laughs through it.

"Don't get jealous cause I was willing to do something you always dreamed off."

"I've never thought of breaking into her room!" Naomi continues to laugh. Ren walks up to me.

"Would you like us to escort you to your room or would you like to stay up?" I shake my head, getting up.

"I'll head upstairs. Good night, everyone." I give the arguing brother one last wave before leaving with Juro and Ren. I tell them I'm going straight to bed but I have a feeling I wouldn't be sleeping for long. My large bay windows facing the garden have become reflective in the moonless night. You couldn't see anything outside from my windows. I was oblivious to the emerald eyes watching our every move. Unaware of what was about to happen.