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"Cha Hyunsoo. I need to speak with you"

The boy turned his head to Eunhyuk who entered the room. He stood up, and walked to him.

"What?" mr. Kim who earlier bugged the boy with glasses, turned to Hyunsoo, "Why are you taking him? What about me?"

Eunhyuk didn't answer him. He just walked out of the room. Hyunsoo followed him, but mr. Kim grabbed his arm.

"He's just using you, you know that?" he hissed

Hyunsoo looked down at his hand, and then at Eunhyuk who stood in the doors. He didn't say anything. They left the room, closing the doors behind the screaming man.

"It's vital the front gate be properly barricaded, but it hasn't been," said a boy with glasses, when they were walking together through corridors, "And we only have wooden planks and chains, blocking the stairs. Monsters could get through at any moment," he stopped, and turned to Hyunsoo, "The same goes for where you were just now," he crossed the arms on his chest, "Why do you think I took your side? I'll be honest with you. You'll be taking on all the dangerous work from now on. If you don't want to, then I can't help you"

"What do you mean?" said quietly, confused Hyunsoo

"The man in apartment 1408. Can you bring him here?" the boy lowered his head a little, thinking about it, "Soojin already volunteered"

Hyunsoo raised his head surprised, "She did?"

"Yes. But she can't do it alone. That's why I hoped that you can help"

The boy nodded, "Alright, I'll do it," he said quickly

"Great"

   The boys continued walking. They entered the lobby, where Soojin already waited for them. Her brown hair were tied in a high ponytail, and she was wearing a bandana on her head. In the ear she had put an earphone. She turned around, and smiled, seeing them. The girl was holding her machete, and in the other hand she had the boy's spear.

"Hi"

"Hi. Here," she handed him his weapon. Hyunsoo thanked her with a head nod, "Then I guess we can go?"

Eunhyuk nodded his head. The three of the teenagers walked to the other side of the lobby, where in front blocked doors stood Sangwook. On the chair was sitting a scared boy in glasses, not sure what to do, as the man wanted to go outside.

"Open the door," said Eunhyuk, and the boy looked at him confused

"Are you sure?"

"I don't think we can stop him," he said, looking at the gangster

   The man started to demolish the barricade, made of boxes. The scarred boy, ran to the back, flipping over the chair. Sangwook untied the chain that hold the doors and opened them. He walked over to the staircase.

"I guess we have company then," she started going forward, but was stopped by Eunhyuk

"Rescuing Han Dusik is the main goal. The kids are secondary," he said, "Focus on the main goal. If things go wrong, leave the kids"

Soojin furrowed at him. That was rude. They shouldn't pick between mr. Han and them. Hyunsoo also didn't like this idea much. Eunhyuk left them, so they couldn't say anything about that. Soojin and Hyunsoo went to the staircase.

   Sangwook was far away from them, while they were walking behind.

"We can't leave the kids," whispered Soojin to the boy, "If anything goes wrong, you focus on mr. Han, and I'll take care of them. I don't care what he said"

"Alright," he nodded his head, but he was unsure about the girl going on her own with two kids, "And what about ms. Im?"

"Who?" Soojin looked at him confused

"The woman with trolley"

"Ah..." she doesn't even know her name, and she felt stupid that she forgot about her, "When we'll get there, we gonna figure out something"

   The boy pursed his lips. They were walking on the 11th floor, when Hyunsoo became very energetic. He walked in front Sangwook and Soojin, looking around all the time. The girl started to worry about what the hell he was doing. The boy stopped in front of the doors, while the gangster passed him, and so did the girl.

"I think, there's a monster here"

They turned to Hyunsoo. He was smiling in a creepy way, and his eyes were black. Soojin's mouth opened a little.

"Let's kill it. We can kill it"

He was whispering. The boy opened the doors, putting his head inside, but he didn't go forward. Soojin and Sangwook exchange glances.

   Hyunsoo lean out behind the door. He smiled even more, but his smile was so different that the one he was giving sometimes the girl.

"You're scared, aren't you?"

Soojin wasn't scared, but she was creeped out. She didn't know what to say or do.

    Hyunsoo wanted to walk to the corridor, but Sangwook grabbed him by the jumper, and pulled him out. He hit him on the stomach with a fist. Soojin grimaced, cause that looked like it really hurt. Hyunsoo double up and groaned from the pain. He started coughing, holding his hands on the stomach.

    Soojin looked to the room that he wanted to walk in. There was a fire. And she noticed a big hand reaching for them.

"Watch out!"

But the hand already grabbed Sangwook by the head, pulling him inside the corridor.

"Ajussi!"

The teenagers ran to the corridor. Soojin was in front of Hyunsoo, avoiding the hot flames. She hated herself for wearing this thick hoodie, feeling sweat on her face and neck. The teenagers followed the big hand that took Sangwook.

   Before they could do anything, something crashed into Hyunsoo, tripping him on the floor. Soojin looked around confused, as this monster was extremely fast. She couldn't even see him. The girl rushed to the boy, helping him stood up.

    The monster stopped a few feets from them. It had a posture of the typical human, but the place where the heart has been lighting in red color. The monster started running in their direction. Hyunsoo grabbed Soojin, pulling her to the wall, so the monster couldn't hit them. The teenagers fell on the ground, the boy hit the wall with his head, but he still held the brunette. The monster ran pass them, without attacking the teenagers. It was surprising.
   Soojin was breathing heavily, feeling the boy's hands wrapped around her body. Hyunsoo's heart started beating extremely fast, as she blushed.

"Are you okay?" she asked him

"Yes. You?"

"Me too," they didn't move. Soojin looked down at boy's hand, "You can let me now"

"Oh right, sorry"

Hyunsoo took his hands from the girl. She stood up, and pulled out a hand to him. The boy took it, as she helped him got up from the ground.

"We have to find Sangwook"

The teenagers started to walk again. They walked behind the corner, meeting two other people.

   The woman had the face covered by a bandana, and she was raising up the crossbow. She pointed it at the teenagers, not knowing who they are. The man next to her was older, and had also his face covered.

"Who are you?" he asked

When two of them walked out of smoke, they saw that they are not monsters, so the woman lowered her crossbow.

    The four of them stared at each other in awkward silence, before noticing Sangwook leaning on the wall, with monster's arm on him. The woman with the crossbow squatted to him, and raised his head a little.

"He's alive" she said

"The monster left him alive?"

   The woman looked at Hyunsoo, and nodded her head, pointing at Sangwook. She took the man by the arm, and the boy took him by another. They lifted the gangster, and the monster's hand fell on the ground.

"Let's go. We live near here"

Soojin and Hyunsoo exchanged glances. But they didn't say anything. The man started walking, putting down his bandana. Soojin took the spear from Hyunsoo, so he started to walk with Sangwook's arm on his shoulder.

    The four walked in silence, until they arrived to one of the apartments. Hyunsoo and the woman put unconscious Sangwook on the floor. After that, he and Soojin stood in the middle of the room, awkwardly waiting for what's gonna happen next. The old man sat at the table, while the woman went for a medical kit.

"So," the man looked at the teenagers, "Who are you?"

"My name is Mae Soojin, sir," she bowed and looked at the boy next to her, "And he is Cha Hyunsoo"

"I am Ahn Gilseob, and my friend over there is Park Yuri," the girl waved to them, "Were you going to the first floor?"

"Actually we came back from there," said the girl, "We need to get to the 14th floor. In one apartment there's a pair with little kids, and we promised to rescue them. The first floor is safe"

The man sighed, "Good to know"

He took out the notebook, and adjusted his glasses. He started writing something in it. The teenagers stood awkwardly in the middle of the room, later understanding that the man finished talking with them. After seconds of just standing there, they sat down on the floor. Soojin leaned on the fridge, Hyunsoo sat next to her.

   After a while of sitting in silence, the boy stood up, taking a paper from the roll that laid next to the sink, and wet it a bit. He came back to Soojin who was looking straightforward, totally zoned out. The boy sat next to her.

"Soojin..." the girl twisted her head to him, "You have blood and dirt from flames on your face"

The girl touched her cheek, "Really? Where?"

"Umm, can I?" Hyunsoo raised his hand with the paper, and put it closer to the girl's face, "Almost everywhere"

   She smiled amused for a second, and nodded her head. The boy put the wet paper on her face, and with one hand he started rubbing her cheeks, nose and forehead, trying to be gentle. The paper was cold, but it was actually good, because Soojin get very hot in her hoodie, and after being in the flames. Or maybe there was a different reason?
   She stared at the boy, but his eyes were focusing on every different part of the girl's face than the eyes. She noticed that his cheeks got red. Soojin licked her lips, feeling that they got very dry. After two minutes, Hyunsoo stopped wiping her face, but the girl's face was all red anyway.

"Thank you," she whispered

"You're welcome"

He stood up to throw away the dirty paper. At this moment, Sangwook woke up, right after trying to get up from the floor. Yuri went to him, holding her kit, while Hyunsoo sat again.

"I don't need any of that," growled the gangster, pushing away the girl's hand

"Yes, you do. Your bleeding has stopped, but you're still injured"

Sangwook ignored her. He stood up, and crossed the room, limping a little, opening the door. He left the apartment.

"Is it okay to let him go like that?"

"There's no need to worry about him," said the old man, looking at his notebook, "I bet he could take on a tiger by himself"

Soojin looked at Hyunsoo, and tilted her head in the direction of doors, meaning they should also go. He nodded his head. The teenagers stood up, taking their weapons.

Yuri with a medical kit grabbed the boy's arm.

"You look pretty hurt too"

Soojin looked at Hyunsoo's face. He had a deep cut between his cheek and temple. But she knew it would heal after a dozen seconds. The boy covered his face.

"No, I'm fine"

"Move that hand. It'll get infected if you don't treat it"

"I can do that," said Soojin quickly, pulling out her hand to take a bandage from the kit

   Mr. Ahn stood up, taking his crossbow. He pointed it at Hyunsoo. Soojin felt her stomach twist.

"Move that hand, kid. You're turning, aren't you?" no one said anything, "Yuri, get away from him" Yuri took a step back, "Move your hand!" repeated the man harshly, "Or else I'll make sure your heart never beats again"

Soojin looked at the boy, stressing inside. Hyunsoo took his hand from the face. The deep cut on his cheek, disappeared in front of them.

"Get out. Both of you," said mr. Ahn, "I wouldn't have helped you if I knew you were a monster. Get out!"

Soojin grabbed Hyunsoo's wrist, "Alright, we'll leave. We are very sorry," she looked at the boy, "Let's go"

  He took his backpack, when she pulled him to the doors. She was glad that the man didn't kill him right after he found out. Soojin put her hand on the handle, when a loud laugh stopped them.

"You have such a bad hobby," said Yuri

   Teenagers turned around surprised. The man was laughing so hard, that he started coughing. Soojin furrowed, and exchanged a confused gaze with Hyunsoo.

"I was just kidding," he said, when he finally calmed, "You don't have to leave. Why would I be scared of that when I'm going to die soon anyway?"

"What?"

Soojin sighed with relief, but also from irritation. It was very unfunny for them, she felt her heart is gonna explode, but the man was just joking.

"Yuri, you stay here," said mr. Ahn to the woman, "You're going to 14th floor, right? And you said there are little kids there," Soojin nodded her head. The man smiled, "Don't you need someone who's not afraid of death?"

He swung the crossbow on his arm.

"Sir!" Yuri looked at him surprised

"You're fired," he waved at her. Soojin thought that she is his daughter or granddaughter, but apparently she's not, "You've done well nursing an old man with a bad temper. I want to play a superhero before I die. Can you let me join you two?"

Soojin didn't know what to say. And then Hyunsoo talked.

"You're just acting tough," he said. The man stopped smiling, "Don't fool yourself. No one really wants to die"

Mr. Ahn sighed, "Is becoming rude one of the symptoms of turning into a monster?" Soojin smirked, "Let me give you some advice, kid. Not being afraid of death and wanting to die are different things. I'm planning on living longer than anyone"

The man wide smiled. Yuri sighed, "Then I'll go too"

"Well," Soojin looked at Hyunsoo and shrugged, "I think that two more people won't make any bad difference"

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The way, on the 14th floor to apartment 1408, went better than earlier. The four people didn't meet any monsters on their way.
   They stood in front of the doors, when Soojin knocked on them.

"Mr. Han? It's us"

The door opened. The four walked in, greeting with a man on the wheelchair. When the last person entered, mr. Han pulled the string, closing the doors. Suyeong and Yeongsu stood in the middle of the room. The Soojin smiled to them, when the little boy walked to her, and hugged her leg. The brunette squatted and hugged him back. She looked at his sister.

"Have you been well?" asked them Hyunsoo, patting Yeongsu on the head

The sibling nodded their heads.

"Where is ms. Im?"

Soojin looked around. The woman with the trolley wasn't in the room.
Mr. Han pointed at the bathroom. Hyunsoo went to open the door.
Soojin's mouth dropped when she saw a gigantic womb inside which was the shade of baby. Is that was ms. Im? Her as a monster?
    The girl looked at Hyunsoo. She put a hand on his arm, and remembered how the woman saved her from protein monster. She didn't deserved this ending.

"Rest in peace"


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