"We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, the courage that drives one person to stand up for another."
― Veronica

"How could we let her?" chan growled as his wolf snarled. His members were a little afraid but angry too. they couldn't believe they let you go that easy. "but what if he's the one we're supposed to kill?" Jisung asked, trying to get the feeling of guilt away from them not. Lee Know nodded. "it could be," he said, ruffling his hair frustrated. "but we should've told Y/n about it" chan suddenly came up, placing a hand on his shoulder. "we should've, but that would have put her in more danger. Let's focus on how we're going to save her," the boys agreed, and they all walked to the security room, passing quickly. They needed to find the security cam for the space that Seungmin saw you walk in. the guards didn't ask why they walked inside; they only glanced at them, giving them rugged cold looks. The boys soon came to the main computer where every sincerity footage. "okay, let's do this," I.n said and plugged in the memory stick, seeing a file plop up on the screen.

Seungmin looked at the door, ensuring there weren't any guards coming in soon. "there!" Jeongin examined, smiling as the thing they needed was one. "okay, let's go to our car. " chan said, and they all walked out of the security room, still receiving the cold stares from eh guards. The guests at the party didn't mind them as they weaved through them, trying not to bump into anybody. Finally, they came to the car unseen . "okay, let's start this," Felix said. I.n plugged in the memory brick into their computer; a little black thing made just for stuff like this. the videos from the security footage plopped up. The eighth boy started to search for the right one. "nothing yet," Jeongin muttered as he skipped the tape a little more until Han suddenly exclaimed, "there!" i.n tapped on the space bar, effectively stopping the rolling video. "that's her" Jisung said smiling at your picture. Your face was visible in the camera, showing the man you were with.

Stray kids felt their blood grow cold as they saw the man. it was the son of their most feared enemy. "Blaze"

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"Wake up, little amor," a voice whispered, shooting up your eyes. You didn't recognize the room you were in at all. A pit of fear started growing in your stomach, but you shook it off. You couldn't let him see your fear. "Ain't gonna snap at me, little amor?" The voice of the boy you had followed cooed in your ear, stepping into view. He had different clothes, now darker and runt-like. You have him an unamused gaze. "Why did you do this?" You said after a while. The boy chuckled, crouching down to him at your eye level.

"Little amor, I'm sorry if it was any confusion in my actions, but this is my job. And don't worry, I didn't kidnap you for your beauty; no, we have used you for something else. Your our .... Bait," a smile spread on his lips, cold and sinister. But his eyes told another story than his voice. You knew that look anyway. 'I don't wanna do this' you wore it when you didn't want to do something. "Who's your boss?" You said, making him look at you. "How—" he started, but you cut him off. "No young boy is kidnapping a girl for lo reason other than greed or that someone is aiding them. Now tell me, who're you working for?"

The boy chuckled fairly. "I will introduce myself to you, sweetheart, then maybe there will ring a bell." He stood up smiling and laid a hand on his stomach and back. "My name is Shin Blaze. Son of Mr. Shin," he said and bowed. Your eyes widen a little like a bell run fun your head. You had heard that name before, but where? "ah, so you do know my name. How convenient," Blaze chuckled, coming you stroking your head. "now you will tell me the things you know of Stray kids, or things will get ... bloody," he said,d and you saw the knife in his hands glinting n the dense lamps. You sighed and stared into his eyes, yours cold and emotionless. "there's nothing to tell. What you know is all," you said. You weren't going to rant about your friends only to keep yourself alive. No, you were more loyal than that. Blaze's eyes darkened, and he laid the knife on your leg, pressing little to make sure you knew that he was talking earnestly. "I give you one more warning. Tell me what you know," he hissed. You still didn't bend.

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"Okay, we're going to search for clues. Seungmin, Felix, and Han go to the room where she was and try to find clues. Others will try to find where Blaze could've taken her," Chan orders, and everyone scattered off doing as they were told. Chan sighed, making Lee Know to walk over to him. "What's wrong, Channie-hyung?" The boy asked, laying a hand on the oldest back. Bang Chan straightened his posture slightly, but his face still held pain. "Lino, what if we don't find her? What if... What if he hurts her?" The leader said his body had started shaking even though he tried to keep his calm.

Lee Know noticed this and started to stroke Chan up and down on his back, an act he knew would calm the latter. He was right, looking over at the others who looked at him back, sympathy written over their faces. "If he does, he has to answer to us; you know that," I.n said and hugged Chan's arm, making the older smile down at him. "Innie is right," Hyunjin said. "I mean, me and y/n aren't the closest friends, but I couldn't think of a life without her. I'm sure none of you can." The others nodded.

"But when we're... you know how's she's not going to leave us? After all, the boss said we should rid the world of dangerous creatures, and dragons are at the top of the list..." I.n said, trailing off as his eyes filled with tears. Changbin walked over to him, laying an arm aorund his shoulder. "Don't worry, Innie. We will find a way to do this. And to be honest, I don't want to get rid of Y/n. She's one of us now," the dark rapper said, smiling at his members. chan and the others nodded. "Yes, you're right. We will not betray her now or ever. Family stays together," Hyunjin said, detected. all of the guys had tears pooling in their eyes. "Hyungs," Seungmin's voice suddenly sounded in their earpiece, and they all connected themselves. "yes, seungie?" chan said, now back to a severe mood. "we found a clue we're coming over," Seungmin noted, and the line was dead. The boys took a deep breath, filling and refilled with energy but at the same time drained.

"we will find her, and we not stop until we do," Lee Know said, greeting his teeth. "you're right," it echoed in the room as Seungmin, Felix and Jisung entered the room. "let's find her."

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