White Noise - Part 15
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When Jonghyun's reply to the "where will you be?" text that Minho sent was, "4th floor, parking garage", Minho immediately knew the place.
Now he stood, feeling weak and tired and awful, looking at the spot that he was sure was the same place Krystal had died.. and her killer would be here to "talk" with him any second.
"Minho.", said the radio quality voice of Taemin. Minho tensed, a bit surprised to hear it, and then reached back to pull the small walkie talkie he'd been given from his pocket. "What's up, Taemin?"
He couldn't see Taemin, but he looked towards Jay's car and knew he was in there, hiding as the 'backup plan'. "We're gonna save Noodle, no problem." Taemin said.
Minho couldn't help but smile at Taemin's regular optimism. He nodded, though Taemin couldn't see, and said - "Yeah."
"Be quiet." Jungmo said. Minho could see him from where he stood. Gun in hand, leaning in a shaded corner of the parking garage. Jay and Sungmin were spread into other corners, further off. Minho obediently returned the walkie talkie to his pocket.
He felt so tired... his eyes began to shut, and he thought he heard a familiar white noise...
A door near him opened, one that he could remember being dragged through months ago, and Minho jumped in surprise. Jonghyun, not much changed from last time he saw him - but his hair wasn't sticking up in the stylish way it usually was, strode in. He laughed a little, looking around.
"Wow.. hunter trap? I'm surprised. Really. Maybe." He walked in despite acknowledging the not-so-hidden hunters, and waved at Minho in a friendly way. "How you been?"
"Tell me where Onew is. Or they'll shoot." Minho tried to sound firm and intimidating, but he was just so tired...
"You're gonna pass out." Jonghyun said, laughing. "In like two seconds. Then they're gonna be distracted long enough for me to grab you, and nobody is gonna shoot anybody."
"What..?" Minho asked.
"Okay... more than two seconds."
Minho's eyes closed, and he started to say something. "I.." His legs bent, and he began to fall.
Jonghyun rushed forward, although not quick enough to beat the gun shot. A bullet painfully grazed above his ear, and he grunted, but he had Minho in his arms and it was like the sweetest fucking victory in the world... He was weakened, but he felt strong.
As he predicted, the next words he heard were, "Don't shoot!", and he smiled.
"Stupid hunters.." he said, laughing. "I mean, I think any hunter has to be pretty stupid, but this is a whole different level.. Are you that desperate? After Key and me fucked you over? Or is it like the one who's being ripped apart at The Council is the one who came up with the plans? I bet..." Jonghyun trailed off as a small black car moved, out of it's space.
"Taemin..." Sungmin said nervously over the walkie talkie.
"Taemin?" Jonghyun asked, then scoffed. "Is he running away again?"
Taemin clutched the steering wheel tightly, staring at Jonghyun through the windshield. Then he hit the gas, turning the car towards him.
Jonghyun froze, shocked, and the not-actually-unconscious Minho took the chance to push out of his arms, running out of the car's way before it hit the vampire. Jonghyun's body rolled into the windshield, and was unmoving.
"Oh God.... it worked..." Sungmin said.
"My car.." Jay said with a sigh.
Minho's feet gave out for real this time, and he kneeled on the floor looking sicker than ever. "Is he really unconscious?"
Taemin was staring at vampire's bloodied face against the slightly broken windshield, and he gave one slow nod with wide eyes. "Yes...."
"We're lucky you're a good actor, Minho." Jungmo said, stepping closer to him. "I thought you were going to really pass out too. If he hadn't--" Jungmo's words cut off as Minho fell back on the floor, unconscious.
"... We're crazy people." Sungmin said.
The other three nodded.
***
They had to get out of the parking garage, because a gun being shot wasn't a quiet thing. Of course, driving a car with a broken and bloodied windshield wasn't a brilliant thing to do (even if it was night), so they didn't go very far. They'd picked out the spot to go before hand, a wide open space with pavement ground and two large dumpsters behind a fence.
Minho laid across Taemin and Sungmin's laps in the backseat. Jonghyun was locked in the trunk. Usually, a vampire could probably bust out of a trunk no problem, but Jay liked his not-so-special car for a reason. The silver that reinforced it would weaken any vampire in it enough that they, at least, couldn't bust out.
As soon as they parked, Jungmo and Jay got out of the car, telling Taemin and Sungmin to stay with Minho.
Taemin stroked Minho's hair, absent mindedly staring at him. "I hope Noodle isn't dying..." he said.
"It won't be long now." Sungmin said. "Before we get to him."
Behind the car, Jay quickly popped the trunk. Jonghyun was still out. He looked at Jungmo and nodded, and Jungmo nodded back as he took a small switchblade from his pocket and ran it across his palm. When his blood was dripping a good amount, he held it out over Jonghyun's face. It dropped onto the vampire's lips, and Jonghyun slowly started to move, licking over it.
Jungmo moved his hand, and Jay slammed the trunk closed. A second later, Jonghyun spoke. "What the fuck!? Let me out!!!"
"We'll drop you off at home. Just tell us where to take you."
"How about I call Key and tell him where to come find me?"
"You don't know where you are, and we have your cell phone." Jungmo answered simply.
"..... FUCK!" Jonghyun yelled.
"Tell us where to find Onew, and we'll let you go."
Jay and Jungmo smirked at each other satisfied, as Jonghyun recited an address.
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