Trigger Warning ⚠️
BANG

A bullet zipped through the air, scraping Gabs' cheek and hitting the wall behind her.

She growled low in her throat, eyeing Jimin and JHope angrily.

She shoved her hand in her back pocket, attempting to fumble around with her phone.

Jimin saw what she was doing.

"Sorry."

BANG.

A bullet shot through Gabs' thigh.
She stared wide eyed, before pulling her hand from her back pocket and gripping her thigh as the scarlet liquid gushed out.

"Fuck..." She grumbled, falling onto the floor.

"That was kind of obvious, don't you think?" Namjoon smiled, squatting in front of Gabs.

She glared up at the man, her eyes filled with anger and rage.

"Why the angry expression? I didn't put Kara in that coma. Your teammate did." Namjoon said calmly, holding Gabs' chin in his own hand, lifting it up to look into her pale-blue eyes.

"If you didn't come in the first place she'd still be conscious." Gabs growled.

"If Stray Kids didn't lie to keep you under their wing then I wouldn't have came." Namjoon responded, keeping eye contact with the girl.

"Cut the bullshit. They're not lying. This is another of your stupid tactics to get us to join. Me and Kara have told you before, we're not interested." Gabs growled angrily, shoving Namjoons hand off her chin, sitting up weakly.

The blood continued to weep from her leg, causing the carpet to turn scarlet.

"You're making such a mess.." JHope whined. "I'm going to be the one to clean it up, goddam!"

Wonho looked around at the situation.

All eyes were on her.

He pulled his phone out swiftly, sending his location to MX.

Jackson glared Namjoon down.

If he told her, he would be in deep shit with Bang Chan.

Namjoon took his eyes from Gabs, looking back at Jackson with a smirk.

"Do you know why Y/N is the target of several branches of the mafia?" Namjoon begun, looking back at Gabs.

"No, and I don't care. It doesn't effect me." Gabs said calmly, her hand in her back pocket, reaching for her blade.

In a swift motion she could take out BTS' leader.

BANG.

BANG.

CRASH.

Namjoon turned angrily, to see two men holding Jimin and JHope in a choke hold.

"Never thought I'd see you two again. Minhyuk, Shownu, what brings you here." He asked through his clenched teeth.

Gabs' vision blurred as the blood continued to weep out, her consciousness fading in and out.

Four more people walked in through the back door, two of which went to aid the boys.

A separate two walked over to Gabs.

"We'll explain who we are later. Can you stand?" A voice asked calmly, looking down at Gabs worriedly.

"I could, but I'll bleed more.. I've already lost too much blood.." Gabs begun, looking down at her blood stained skirt.

"Alright. I'm Jooheon. Can I carry you?" He asked calmly.

Namjoon turned back.

"Jooheon, Hyungwon, Changkyun, Kihyun. What brings the entirety of Monsta X here? I'm assuming it's not to strike a deal." Namjoon spoke, eyeing the six newcomers.

"Just came to retrieve some hurt friends." Shownu said, whacking the blunt end of his gun into JHope's head, knocking him unconscious.

Minhyuk did the same with Jimin, before pointing their weapons at Jin and Namjoon.

Jooheon scooped Gabs into his arms, Hyungwon helping to wrap a bandage around her bleeding leg.

Changkyun and Kihyun pointed their weapons at Taehyung and Jungkook, incase they decided to make a move.

"You can put your weapons down. Take them. There's no need for a battle here anymore." Namjoon said, placing his own gun on the floor.
Hyungwon eyed him suspiciously.

Wonho stood up. "Guys, let's go. Gabs'll bleed out if we don't get her to the hospital." He spoke, worry laced in his voice for his friend.

Shownu nodded, walking out and over to the rest of his friends.

Minhyuk kicked the gun away from Namjoon as he wandered out, keeping his gun pointed at BTS' leader.

They all left quickly.

The conscious members of BTS watched angrily.

Namjoon's eyes glowed with anger.

"This means war."

Out in the car, Jooheon held a cloth on Gabs' bleeding leg.

Jackson drove quickly, rushing through red lights to get to the hospital.

"Hey, Gabs. What's Han's full name?" Jackson questioned, looking back at his dear friend in the rear view mirror.

"Han Jisung.." she mumbled weakly.

"That's right.. what's Hyunjin's family name?" Jackson asked again, attempting to keep her conscious.

"Hwang.. Hwang Hyunjin.." Gabs responded, her eyelids flickering open and closed.

Jooheon looked down at the girl anxiously. He didn't know her that well, but he had heard stories from Wonho of her and her friends skills.
To see her in such a weak position made his heart melt and ache.

"We're almost at the hospital. Hang in there Gabs." Jooheon spoke.

Gabs looked up at him with a smile, before blacking out.

Jackson pulled into a parking spot in the hospital, his parking slanted.
He jumped out, slamming open the back door and grabbing Gabs from Jooheon's grasp.

"Go to room 302. I have a friend in there. Tell him Jackson sent you, and that Gabs is injured." Jackson instructed Changkyun, who sat in the passenger seat of the car.

"You, Jooheon, come with me." Jackson spoke, rushing off inside the hospital.

Jooheon followed behind, taking long strides to keep up with Jackson.

Changkyun rushed off to room 302.
The others had gone their separate ways, leaving back to their houses after many thanks from Jackson and Wonho.

Changkyun opened the door to room 302, finding a blonde-haired boy gripping an unconscious pale female's hand.

The boy looked up, still half asleep.

"How can I help you?" He asked, letting go of the girls hands to stretch his arms.

"I have a message from Jackson." Changkyun began, sitting on the seat opposite that of the boys.

"I'm Changkyun by the way." He said, bowing his head slightly.

"I'm Felix." Felix said, placing his hand back onto the girls.

"Jackson told me to tell you Gabs is injured, but nevertheless the mission was a success." Changkyun said, his eyes passing from Felix's hand to the pale girls face. She was quite beautiful, her features freckled with moles and spots.

"Is that all?" Felix asked, eyeing the newcomer suspiciously.
He didn't like how he was looking at Kara.

"Yeah. The girl here- she's Kara, correct?" Changkyun asked, raising one eyebrow questioningly.

Felix froze.
How did he know who she was.
He blinked, snapping out of it before gripping Kara's hand tighter.

"Yeah." Felix said, a slight growl was recognisable in his voice.

"Wonho was right.. she is cute.." Changkyun spoke, mostly to himself.

Felix scowled slightly. She was like his best friend, his sister, his- well, everything.

And for some reason hearing someone he barely knew call her cute made him pissed off.

"Can you leave now? I don't think Kara would be happy if she woke up and had some weirdo looking down at her." Felix growled.

"Alright- you could've just asked." Changkyun shrugged, standing up and walking off.

Jackson had handed Gabs to the nurses, and was on his way out. She was just unconscious, and would most likely be awake soon enough. But still, he should probably tell Bang Chan.

Ringing Bang Chan
"Hey, Bang Chan." Jackson started.
"Hm? What's up Jackson, you don't usually call this late without a reason." Bang Chan responded, worry in his usual calm tone.
"Well, Gabs kind of got in a fight. She's in the hospital now. Her upper thigh got shot, and she bled out a lot. I doubt she'll be comatose like Kara, but it isn't the best." Jackson said, his tone rushed.
"Gabs is in hospital? Shit.. who'd she fight?"
"Namjoon and the other members of BTS..."
"Jesus Christ.. why didn't Felix stop her.."
"He tried."
"Stubborn as always.. alright, I'll tell Jisung. Thanks for informing me though."
"No problem, Bang Chan. Call me when you need help."
"Of course."

The phone line went flat as Jackson got into his car.
He drove home calmly, having a quick shower and heading to bed.
He had work the next day anyway.

"Y/N, do you really think Kara will be okay.." Ji Woo asked, for about the seventieth time in the last hour.

"Yes, Ji Woo, she'll be okay, alright? The doctors know what they're doing." I answered, trying to reassure myself too.

"Are you certain??" She asked, panic rising in her voice.

I felt a lump rise in my throat.
I wasn't too sure myself.

"Let's visit her tomorrow then.. I'm sure she's doing just fine." I smiled. "Come on, let's go run you a bath."

Ji Woo nodded weakly, letting me lead her off to the bathroom.

The water began to run down, the bath filling slowly but surely.

"Hey, Ji Woo, does Taehyung have a problem with Jeongin and his friends or like..?" I asked, the question having been burning in the back of my mind for ages.

"Like Jisung and such? Yeah, I noticed that too. I try not to think much of it though.." Ji Woo commented. "It might just be family rivalry or something, I dunno." She added.

"Yeah, I suppose so."

I left the bathroom, leaving Ji Woo alone to bathe.

My back slid down the wall as the tears finally erupted from my eyes.

God, why was everything so hard...

Everyone I care about keeps getting hurt...

Maybe I should disappear-

No, I can't.. then Ji Woo will have no one..

I looked over to my side and spotted a kitchen knife.
I pulled it towards me, looking the silver blade up and down as it's surface reflected in the bright kitchen lighting.

I drew the blade across my skin, crimson blood trickling out of my arm and onto the floor.
I winced at the sudden sting, the tears falling harder.

The pain was nothing compared to what I felt, to what others around me felt.

I wandered over to the kitchen drawers, pulling out a bandage.

I hastily wrapped it around my arm.
"I'm so sorry.."

Drained from today, I flopped onto the couch in my day clothes, falling asleep as soon as my head hit the cushion, the sweet release of sleep taking over my senses.

At Stray Kids' house, the boys lay all around the place, relaxing as the night grew later.

Hyunjin paced back and forth.
Both Kara and Gabs were in hospital, and Jisung and Felix refused to do anything until they were okay.

Their numbers were thinning at the damage caused already.
And those two had only been back a week.

"Guys, I understand it's been rough lately. How about a night out tomorrow?" Bang Chan clapped, attempting to lighten the mood.

"Sure, I guess. Good luck convincing Jisung and Felix to join though." Minho sighed, playing with Soongi in the corner of the living room.

"They don't have to come if they don't want to, you know. It's harder on them since they're so close with those two." Bang Chan said, his voice sad and dim, unlike his usual liveliness.

"It's hard on us all." Changbin spoke up. "This is all because we never told them.."

"You know that's for the best." Seungmin snapped, looking up from his phone with a frown.

"This is difficult enough as it is. We can't let emotions get in our way." Bang Chan said, shaking his head tiredly.

"Yeah, we know." Hyunjin sighed, before walking off back to his room.

The others followed suit, leaving Bang Chan and Jeongin alone in the living room.

"Bang Chan hyung, I'm so sorry.. this is all my fault.." Jeongin started, tears slipping down his cheeks.

"Hey, Jeongin, no one blames you. Save the tears. She's alive, isn't she?" Bang Chan spoke gently, kneeling in front of Jeongin.

"Only just..." he sniffed.

Bang Chan's heart broke at the sight of the youngest tears, pulling him into a hug.

"Don't worry, she'll be okay."