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25 — WHEN IT'S JUST THE BOTH OF US

junho doesn't go well with the x1 agenda.
eunsang made sure of that.

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"so right there you can see the first school i went to as a highschooler, and just a few blocks from there is the next school i registered in but i got dismissed on the second month.."

the two boys were walking through the quiet neighborhood, going through shortcuts and sidewalks to avoid encountering any main roads. throughout the trip they spent their time talking instead of reviewing, with junho being absolutely interested of what eunsang's got to say.

"what did you do exactly, to have yourself expelled just like that?"

"it varies from moment to moment," eunsang hums. "once it was because i skipped too many lessons, then there was the time i physically fought back to the people who made fun of me, then there was also this time i immediately got expelled the moment i stepped into the school.."

"you're joking."

"i'm not! it was because of my hair," he answers as he kicks the tiny rocks blocking his way. "it's not my fault that my mother dyes my hair magnetic red for at least twice a year."

"i always thought the red hair was your idea of you wanting to be eccentric."

"oh god no, this is my mom's work. she did it so that she'd be able to find me among a crowd of black haired kids." he replies.

junho tilts his head. "that's.. convenient."

"she's very protective of me." eunsang chides. "every single school transfers means a lot to her, and she accompanies me everywhere i go through the process. i feel bad for giving her such hard work, but you really don't have much of a choice when you're not simply the figure your teacher is fond of from the beginning."

junho scrunches his nose. "well, the red hair might have given people false first impressions.."

"see? you get it. everyone seems to be very intimidated by the red hair."

"well, i didn't say it was a bad thing either," junho replies. "anyways, it suits you."

"the hair."

"yeah, you look like a tamed, baby lion cub."

eunsang glances at him. "is that a good thing..?"

"consider it as a compliment." junho laughs. "i mean, you look confused wherever you go and the expression on your face definitely fits the look, so i don't really see it as something bad—"

before junho could finish his sentence, eunsang pulls him away from the sidewalk, quickly hiding over a random house's fence. junho shoots him a confused look. "what's wrong—"

"sshhh."

eunsang peeks through the holes of the fence, staring at the figure that made him have to go for cover. junho glances at him, then he glances at what he was staring at. just like that he starts to get a grip of the situation.

a stocky, strange looking man in a suit stands in front of a door that leads to someone's house, the door being locked with a number-oriented passcode that could be entered easily on the keypad next to the door handle. he has easily barged into the gates just by using force, and now he was only a step away from ultimately breaking into someone's house. all he needs was the single passcode acquired to open the door.

eunsang tries to draw closer to the scene, but junho stops him. "hey, what do you think you're doing? the exit's that way!"

"i'm checking him and his intentions, what else?"

"what else— lee eunsang, can't you even see how tall that man is?"

"he just broke into someone's house!"

"and that's something the police will handle out themselves, let's go!"

eunsang lets go of junho's grip and sprints his way towards the unlocked gate, taking cover. annoyed by eunsang's bravery and stupidity at the same time, junho ends up following behind him, hoping that eunsang's sudden need to become heroic would come to an end.

they notice how close they were to the man when they realize they're able to eavesdrop his conversation on the phone quite clearly without having to move any closer. eunsang stares at him intently, waiting for his moment to move, whereas junho just stares at the redhead, waiting for his turn to give up.

"yeah, i'm trying to figure out the code, the woman seems to change it daily," the man growls in dislike, pressing random buttons on the keypad without thinking. "no, i'm not vandalizing anything, i got brains. wait, you got entrance from the back door? why didn't you tell me earlier?! you little shit, this mission should be done together!"

the man runs to the back of the house without hesitation, leaving the scene unscathed.

as eunsang heads towards the door, junho immediately stops him. eunsang sighs. "no, i'm not going to back out now, junho—"

"of course you don't. but before you're planning on doing something stupid, at least don't kill yourself during the preparation." junho points at the surveillance camera right above them. junho takes one medium-sized rock from the ground and throws it towards the camera, immediately hitting the right spot.

"wow, you're great at this," eunsang grins.

the two boys walks to the front door together, with them completely clueless of what to do next. junho stares at eunsang for answers, where as eunsang himself is having trouble regaining his confidence.

though you're x1, you're nothing without actual x1s, eunsang. think of it.

if you get into trouble, junho would also get into trouble.

you could always snap yohan into existence, but that'll make him fall into deep trouble too.

and if you bring yohan in you're probably going to risk the other boys too and that's not something you want to happen right—

"eunsang."

eunsang turns to junho. "hm?"

"you look perplexed. are you alright?"

eunsang sighs. "let's just get out of here."

"what?"

"now. you're right, this was a bad idea in the first place."

"eunsang, why are you changing your thoughts in the last minute?" junho asks him. "right after i broke that surveillance camera for you and now you're asking us to go back?"

"yeah, that was a marvelous hit, junho, but now let's go." eunsang pushes junho away from the entrance, back to the gates where they first started.

"eunsang, wait—"

"AHHHHHHHH!" a sound of a woman shrieking could be heard from the inside of the house. eunsang and junho immediately turn their heads around, their thoughts spurning into deep concern.

"that came from inside, right?" eunsang chides.

junho nods. "that definitely came from inside."

the boys rush their way towards the locked door again, their eyes now skimming towards the keypad. "what should we do? should we get to the back entrance too?"

"no, wait." the moment eunsang touches the keypad, he immediately retraces a previous memory.

she presses the numbers.

1..4..2..6..1

ding! the door successfully opens, making it way easier for them to get into the house without having to use the back entrance. junho eyes him in awe. "how did you do that?!"

"wild guess," eunsang says. "now let's go."

they went into the house, making sure to make their footsteps as minimal as possible. the guest room seems to be in good shape, but it was probably because the men broke in from the back instead from the front, that's why it hasn't gone in harm. they proceed their way to the dining room, then the kitchen, then the small family room.

nothing weird in particular..

"stop," eunsang whispers, holding junho from taking another step.

sounds of people regularly talking could be heard not from afar, and it seems to be coming from the main bedroom.

they go slowly towards the said bedroom, peeking their way in to see if it was the same man in the suit they saw earlier.

the man talks with another who looks awfully similar as him. they were taking pictures, specifically at the object in front of them that eunsang and junho weren't able to see from their point of view.

"i can't believe boss acted so straightforward," the man they saw earlier chuckles. "he's usually very soft for the closer relatives."

"well, the kid did went cross the line in my opinion." the other one says. "probably he wants to teach him a lesson, telling him that he's not as kindhearted as he think he is."

junho grabs his phone from his pocket, opening his camera. eunsang nods at him, knowing what he was about to do. it was best to retrieve evidence at times you aren't supposed to.

junho raises his phone, the camera focusing on the two men. he then quickly captures the picture..

with the sound enabled.

"shit," he mutters under his breath.

"for god's sake, junho."

"someone's here," one of the man quickly grabs his bag and camera, preparing to leave the room as soon as possible.

"what are you doing?"

"we need to go now, let's go!"

the two men made their way to the back entrance without passing eunsang and junho's place to hide. the moment they were gone the two boys immediately rush to the bedroom to see what they were actually taking pictures of.

the two boys scream in horror.

the sight of a woman's body getting amputated into several parts isn't exactly what they were expecting to see. they immediately take a few steps away from the body.

what have they got themselves into?

eunsang's eyes flutter, his voice straining out of breath. "h-how b-b-b-brutal were they, until they h-h-ad to kill the woman in such circumstances...."

he was expecting a reply from junho, at least one single answer, but he didn't receive a single reaction at all.

it feels like he's alone in the room.

wait, isn't he?

"junho?" he turns around, hoping that his guess is proved wrong.

his eyes widen.

junho's not there.

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i hope you guys take your time to stream and vote for x1 in music show(s), considering the fact that they're banned from performing bc of the rigged votes issues prove that they're really going through a hard time, i don't think any of the other produce groups got the backlash x1 got during their debut :( though were not technically in the flower road, let's get through this together as oneits, alright ppl?🥰

150 votes for next chap ~

- yuehwa