request for XxHai_itsliciabearxX :)

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You were walking through the grocery store buying things that you needed. You looked around the store to look for the aisle you needed, but you caught a pair of eyes that made your legs almost give out.

"Oh, my god." You mumbled.

You ran out of the grocery store and pulled the hood of your hoodie up, keeping your head down. You got into your car and locked the doors, quickly driving to the police station. When you walked in, the sheriff looked at you and furrowed his eyebrows at your disheveled state.

"Y/N? What's wrong?" He asked.

"He's back, Sheriff." You whispered.

His eyes widened and he gently grabbed your arm, taking you to his office. You sat down and put your head in your hands, shaking.

"How do you know?" He asked.

"I saw him at the grocery store."

"Y/N, after everything that happened, you thought you saw him everywhere."

"Yeah, except this time, he didn't disappear, Sheriff. He stood there, staring at me with that stupid grin on his face." You sighed, looking up. "I'm scared."

The sheriff rubbed his eyes. "How long has it been since he's been gone?"

"Three years."

"That's a long time, Y/N. Are you absolutely positive that he's back?"

"Yes! I know I was really out of it four years ago when he was put away, but I'm better now. I know who I saw, and I know that I don't ever want to see him again."

The sheriff nodded. "Okay. I'll get you into witness protection. I'll assign one of my best men."

You got out of the car and looked up at the big house in front of you. "You can't talk about this place, Y/N. This will be your safe haven until we find Kenji."

You nodded and the sheriff knocked on the door, a red-headed boy opening it moments later. "Sheriff, it's nice to see you."

The men shook hands and the stranger looked over at you. "And you're Y/N?"

"I am, and you?"

"Kim Hongjoong. I'll be the marshal taking care of you for a while."

"It's nice to meet you."

He smiled and stepped aside, letting you in. Both of you said goodbye to the sheriff, and Hongjoong shut the door. He asked you to sit on the couch and brought you a glass of water.

"So, I don't exactly know why you're in witness protection. Details like that are too sensitive to share over the phone, so if it's okay, I would like to know what happened in order for you to get here." Hongjoong said.

You took a deep breath and leaned back. "Four years ago, I met a guy named Kenji. I was fifteen at the time and going through that stage where I wanted a boyfriend that was super badass, you know? Well, nine months into the relationship, he started getting paranoid. He was always asking me where I was, if I was cheating on him, and stuff like that. Not long after that he started getting physical with me, and he actually sent me to the hospital three times in two months. It got close to the one year anniversary of our relationship and something in Kenji just snapped. He went absolutely crazy. He pulled a gun on me, he tied my hands together and put me in his trunk, he took me to this weird place in the middle of nowhere and tied me to a chair, threatening to kill me. Luckily, he was on the police's radar, and they were on it as soon as he left town."

Hongjoong nodded and furrowed his eyebrows. "This only happened three years ago?"

You nodded and he leaned forward. "You seem to be handling it well for it being so recent."

"I got a lot of therapy, like, a lot." You laughed.

He smiled and looked at his watch. "Well, we have things to do tomorrow, so maybe we should get to bed?"

It had been a whole month and you were still in witness protection. They couldn't find Kenji, and it was making you anxious.

"Y/N, are you ready?"

You looked over at Hongjoong and nodded. You still had to go to work, Hongjoong just went with you. Both of you left the house and headed to your work place, going in and sitting at your desk.

"What if they never find him, Hongjoong?"

"They will, Y/N. Don't worry about it and just focus on being with me. If you focus on me, you won't think about him."

He ruffled your hair and you smiled, logging into your computer. You went to your files and found your important work folder, but your heart stopped when you opened it.

'You're helpless. You can't get away from me. I will always be with you, Y/N.'

"Hongjoong," You whispered, and he looked at your screen. "This folder is supposed to have work in it, not a creepy message."

He furrowed his eyebrows and got up. "Excuse me, sir. Did anyone have access to Y/N's computer last night?"

Your boss shook his head. "Only Y/N should have access. Why?"

"Just wondering. Thank you."

Hongjoong looked over at you. "We need to get out of here as soon as possible. If he did this last night, he's close and we can't risk you crossing paths with him. We don't know what he's capable of now."

You thought about Kenji's message; 'I will always be with you'. "He's right, Hongjoong. He's always going to be with me. In my nightmares, he's my biggest fear, he's my worst mistake. I'll always be carrying the burden that was him on my shoulders, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Y/N, that's not true. You can get him out of your head whenever you want, you just have to allow yourself to let go."

You sighed and looked back at your laptop. "Should we head out, then?"

Hongjoong nodded and grabbed your hand, leading you out of the building, only to stop in his tracks. "What- oh."

You stepped behind Hongjoong once you saw Kenji, grabbing his arm tightly.

"You're with my girl now?" Kenji asked.

"Yeah," Hongjoong nodded. "And I know how to treat her right."

"Hongjoong-"

He cut you off, turning around and pulling you into his chest. "Right, baby?"

You smiled and nodded, making eye contact with Kenji. He growled and lunged forward to try and grab you, but Hongjoong grabbed his arm and turned him around, cuffing him. He called for backup, and police cars were there in no time.

"I didn't do anything!" Kenji yelled.

Hongjoong sighed. "Don't tell me, that. You're wasting your time."

The police took Kenji away, and Hongjoong turned to you. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm good," You sighed. "I'm just glad he didn't touch me."

He nodded and grabbed your hand again. "You might be able to leave witness protection, but I'd like it if you stayed around."

You smiled. "I'll definitely stay around. Thank you for everything, Hongjoong."

"It was my pleasure."

You started walking away, but he called out to you, making you turn around. "Do you wanna grab some dinner later?"

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a/n: I hope this was close to what you had in mind, and I hope you're okay with the member that I chose for the imagine:)