Every Rose Has Its Thorn || ShojiNeta

17||Under Attack

I honestly debated wrapping up the fic now that Mineta's old man got arrested. You know, them confessing and shit. But then I wondered to myself ... what if we added another arc with more angst?

Heh heh, I really love angst, in case you couldn't tell.

I should probably get help-

Anyways, enjoy!

Oh, and thanks for 5K reads!

TW: Blood, violence, death, homophobia

A loud crash sounded in the distance. It sounded like shattering glass.

Minoru snapped his eyes open. He was lying in bed with Mezo, who was awake and alert. He was curled up against the taller male's chest, cocooned in his arms. The blanket Mezo got was draped over them.

"What was that?" Minoru asked, worriedly.

"I don't know," Mezo replied.

Suddenly, Mezo's mom poked her head through the doorway. "Are you boys okay?" she asked.

The two of them nodded.

"Okay, good. Stay put. I'm going to go check it out."

"Be careful, Mom," Mezo called after her.

"Think it's an intruder? Or did something just randomly fall?" Minoru asked, desperately hoping for it to be the latter. After everything he just went through, he was not in the mood to deal with anyone who opposed as a threat.

"I hope it's something that just randomly fell," Mezo replied.

"Me too," Minoru agreed.

The two patiently waited to hear any signs of what the noise could have been.

Unfortunately, the sounds they heard were the last sounds they wanted to hear.

They heard the sound of a strangled cry and splatter sound.

"Mom!" Mezo shouted, leaping out of bed. Minoru quickly scrambled after him.

The two of them raced down the hall and they soon froze in shock and horror by what they saw.

Mr. Mineta stood at the end of the hall, a sinister grin on his face. Gripped in his hand was the whittling knife, which was glinting in the dark with blood. Laying at his feet was Mrs. Shoji. She had a hand clamped on her throat, struggling to stop the blood that poured from the gash. She gurgled a little, desperate to tell the boys to get out immediately.

Minoru felt his eyes well with tears. He was feeling so many emotions and his mind was racing. What the-? How did he find us?! Why is he here?! Oh, God! Mrs. Shoji.... Why?!?! All he could feel was fear that they were gonna get killed. Anger that he was the one that his old man wanted, yet others were the ones getting killed. Regret that he had lead Mr. Mineta straight to the Shojis.

Meanwhile, Mezo felt emotional pain. His mother was dying right in front of him. She was only in this situation because of Minoru's so-called father. He was furious. He was upset. His mom was all he had. No way was he going to let Mr. Mineta get away with this.

However, Minoru was thinking the exact same thing.

"Stay with your mom. She needs you right now. Leave him to me," Minoru lowly scowled.

"But-"

"No buts, Mezo," Minoru growled, his face twisting in anger and determination. He turned to face his father, stepping forward a bit. "IT'S ME YOU TRULY WANT, YOU FUCKER! LEAVE THEM OUT IF THIS! THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM!!"