𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍 //𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝑲𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝑭𝑭//

~𝟮𝟯~

(Third person, Lee Know's perspective)

Lee Know tiptoed out of Ava's room, trying his best to keep quiet. He softly closed the door behind him, leaning against it as his thoughts started swimming. He didn't feel tired yet, so he went downstairs to get himself a glass of water. His mind wandered back to Ava and how she helped him. How his skin tingled whenever she touched it. Then he thought back on how she pulled his hand off of her thigh, and how she almost shut down after that. It boggled his brain how she seemed so calm around them sometimes, and other times she would just completely freak out. And how she would assure them she trusted them, and yet still wouldn't tell them why she seemed so unsure around them. He was so enamoured in his thoughts he almost dropped the glass of water he was holding. He shook his head and went back upstairs. He headed to his room, hoping Chan, his roommate, was asleep. He didn't want to explain the scratches on his skin. To his surprise, and disappointment, Chan was still wide awake when he opened the door. His eyes were fixed on the laptop screen in front of him, the light illuminating his face and part of the dark room

"Hyung, shouldn't you be asleep?" he asked, switching on the lamp next to his bed.

"I could ask you the same thing."

Chan closed his laptop, turning to Lee Know to hear his answer. Lee Know took a sip of his water before putting the glass on his nightstand, trying to avoid his Hyung's piercing gaze.

"Are those scratches on your face? What happened to you?"

Chan got up off of his desk chair before moving over to Lee Know. He made the younger male sit down on his bed.

"Did you get into a fight?"

"Yes, but it wasn't my fault. The other guy came at me first, I was just protecting myself."

"Were you drinking?"

"Just one drink. I just wanted to clear my head."

"Okay. I'm just glad you got home safe, and it wasn't too bad... You did a pretty good job of cleaning these up," Chan said as he examined the wounds.

"Actually, Ava did this. When I got here, she was in the kitchen. Almost like she waited for me."

"She probably wanted to talk to you."

"Why?"

"I don't really know. You should ask her that."

Lee Know nodded. He got dressed into his pjs and slipped into bed, head suddenly feeling heavy. Just as he had started slipping away into sleep, the alarm went off through the house. Him and Chan jolted up in their beds, quickly getting up and moving into the hallway. The rest of the boys had started coming out of their rooms, all still groggy and hair messy.

"I swear, if this is a prank, I am going to kill someone," Jeongin said, dragging his feet as he walked.

"Not if I do it first," Changbin commented. Lee Know looked over his shoulder to see Ava come out of her room, rubbing her eyes.

"Hey, you okay?" he asked, going over to her. She nodded her head and yawned.

"Just confused and tired. Why the hell do we have a mission at two in the morning?"

"I have no idea, but I guess we should go find out."

(First person, Ava's perspective)

Lee Know followed me into the operations room. The commander had just popped up on the big screen, making most of the boys groan from the bright light.

"I'm sorry to wake you all up so early. But at least you all made it," the commander said.