Just light TW: there's some mature topics. Like– the bad kind.

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Taeyong ran out of the bathroom as soon as he heard Jeno's shrill cry of Jaemin's name, and something else he didn't want to assume because he would love for it to be just nothing.

Luckily he had just finished his business and was washing his hands already.

"Jeno? What happened– Oh my gosh–" Taeyong stopped his sentence as he couldn't believe his eyes.

Jeno was trying his best to hold up an unconscious Jaemin.

Wait, let me correct myself–

An unconscious, bloody and clearly-got-shot Jaemin.

"H-hyung! H-help me–" Jeno snaps the archangel out of his shocked state as the elder blinks furiously before finally running up to them.

"Holy shit– what happened?" He panics as he helps Jeno with holding up Jaemin's body. He runs his palm on Jaemin's back to see where did the boy got shot at.

And now that he thinks about it, especially now with him holding Jaemin against his body– No, clearly he's too shock that he's imagining things, right?

Jeno was crying and was struggling to form a clear answer for Taeyong, "he– I– he was just th-there and then-"

"Okay wait, calm down–"

"HOW CAN I CALM DOWN WHEN MY BOYFRIEND JUST GOT SHOT?" Jeno snaps at him which made him flinch a little, considering that it's been a few months since the blue haired boy got mad at anyone like this.

Pursing his lips, Taeyong spoke gently this time, not wanting to rile up the younger who's very terrified right now at the state of his bleeding boyfriend.

"I'm just saying, take a few deep breaths and then speak, because I cannot understand anything that you are saying to me Jeno."

He then adds, "take your time, I'll teleport us to the hospital, alright?"

Nodding his head as he sniffles and hiccups, Jeno calms himself down while Taeyong was already waving his hand around in the air to cast a spell.

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Turns out, Taeyong changed his mind and told Jeno to wait for the others so he could just explain what happened all at once and so he wouldn't get even more stressed out.

Jaemin was already sent in to the emergency room, thankfully it wasn't so packed and all the nurses around them immediately took action after seeing the raven haired boy's bloody and unconscious body.

The others arrived the next second Taeyong had informed them. Which led to a group of people suddenly appearing out of nowhere at the entrance doors of the hospital.

So now here they are, at the waiting room, all eyes staring down at Jeno who was so out of his mind. He had his gaze fixed on the floor while he thought about the unfortunate event just about a few minutes ago.

How could this have happened?

He was literally just in Jaemin's arms, receiving kisses from the boy before him, lightly teasing each other while they waited for Taeyong in the bathroom.

And then it just happened.

A gunshot was heard as soon as he opened his eyes and screamed Jaemin's name.

Then all of a sudden, the masked man ran away, Jaemin was now unconscious, and he was the one holding the elder up instead while he cries for help.

"Jeno." He heard a muffled voice called out, he blinks a few times and looks up to meet his friends' worried eyes. "Can you tell us what happened?" Haechan said gently.

He hums and spoke in a mumble. Thankfully Chenle and Jeonghan who were sitting beside him, heard him and the elder of the two used a spell for the others to listen clearly as well.

"I saw a few shadows and heard footsteps, I thought it was just nothing and probably the people around the gas station, like the employees." He starts off.

He began picking his fingers, "we were about to make out, Jaemin was teasing me as I shut my eyes closed."

"Then, when I did opened my eyes to say something back to him and stuff. I saw a man holding a gun at us, he shot it as soon as I screamed." He said, and he ended his story just like that.

"Was there anyone else around?" Renjun asks this time, everyone glancing at Taeyong for a moment since he was sort of there too. The archangel shrugged, unsure of himself.

"I'm not sure, I was in the bathroom remember?" He emphasized to which the others nodded slightly at.

"There was." Jeno whispered.

Everyone turns back to look at him, he was biting his lips really hard to not break down again.

He needs to calm down so he could tell them what happened, and so they could possibly help. If he can't calm down, nobody else could.

And that would result for no clear answers.

"Who?" Renjun pries, leaning in a bit as a habit while Joshua had offered to exchange their seats so he could interrogate properly.

He then sat down on Joshua's previous seat on the cold bench and thanked the elder for his kindness before turning back to Jeno.

The blue haired boy was silent, and that made Renjun grow even more curious as well as worried.

He reaches a hand to pat Jeno's knee, and gained the younger's attention back.

"Was. There was people there."

"Jeno, who and what are you–"

"Renjun," the blue haired boy cuts him off with his croaky voice.

"The gas station wasn't so busy nor well known– more like a small business. I think it only had four guys around and a cashier in the store." Taeyong spoke up.

"Aren't there security cameras around?" Jisung couldn't help but rolled his eyes at.

"I don't think there was that many, if anything, it all looked broken. Probably because the business is slow and the owners are on a budget." The elder replied.

(A/N: okay ngl, for real there has been many gas stations around like this that I've been at whenever we go on a road trip. Like, this is actually a thing. That's why I quickly use the bathroom and run back in the van.)

"Well that's fucking useless."

"Guys." Haechan scolds them before focusing on Jeno like his smart angel yet feisty boyfriend is.

"He killed them all." Jeno muttered. "He– he killed everyone, the employees, the cashier, and even Jaemin. He thought I got hit too since he aimed at me and shot twice, but–"

"Jeno, who are you talking about?" Haechan interrupts his best friend who was beginning to ramble things without taking a breather.

Jeno looks at him with shaky eyes. His gaze filled with sadness and anger– madness maybe, all mixed together. And that's when Haechan and Jisung knew, their friend isn't in a good state right now.

As in– Jeno could be dangerous, in one wrong move, he could be very dangerous.

They all gulped as Jeno blurts out:

"Fred. He escaped his chambers and shot Jaemin."