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It was SHINee's favorite day of the month.
Payday.
It seemed as though they had come at the wrong time, though. The line was long, and the boys had come to the bank almost forty five minutes before closing time. The boys almost didn't want to deposit their checks today, seeing as how they'd have a long, unnecessary wait in line. But they figured that since they had already made the trip, they might as well stay, no matter how much they hated it.
"Hey Kibum," Jonghyun called out, watching Key as he was muttering instructions into Taemin's ear. "I think by now, Taemin can fill out his own deposit slip."
Key made a face, showing slight annoyance, before focusing back on Taemin, who didn't seem to mind Key's help at all as he filled out the last of the required information.
"Key Umma," Taemin said. "Do you still have candy left?" he asked once his slip had been filled out.
Key nodded. At set of their music video, a few snacks and refreshments were brought in. After seeing a bowl of their favorite chewy candies, Key took it upon himself to take a handful and shove some candy into his pocket before they left. Key reached into his pocket, handing Taemin a piece.
"Can I have one?" Minho asked, putting his hand out.
Onew just looked at his dongsaengs. "If Manager Hyung finds out that we took extra candy from the studio-"
"He won't find out," Jonghyun said, cutting him off, wanting a piece of candy as well.
"Oh hey, the line's moving," Taemin announced.
The five boys moved forward, but the sound of several loud bangs made them freeze, searching for the source of the threatening noise. It couldn't have been what they thought it was, could it?
All of SHINee turned to the door, only to see three men standing there.
Three masked men with guns.
Their eyes widened at the sight, and they seemed frozen in place. "Oh no," Minho whispered, already knowing what was going to happen. It was a nightmare come true.
And that's when the chaos began.
They all watched as people began running, screaming, and crying. More gunshots were heard as the men tried to get everyone to pay attention to them. The few people that tried to run out of the bank, only ended up with a gun pointed to their faces before they froze dead in their tracks.
"NOBODY MOVE!" one of the robbers yelled, obviously annoyed at everyone's failed attempts to save themselves.
When everyone became silent, one of the robbers began speaking again. "Now, if everybody cooperates, this can go smoothly," he said, as if he were trying to reassure the frightened people. "Everybody on the floor. Take out your phones and put them in front of you."
The boys quickly got on the ground. Onew gave his dongsaengs a look. Don't argue. Don't question. Just listen to what he says. He watched in satisfaction as they all took their phones out and placed it on the floor. He was thankful that they didn't hesitate in following the robber's command. The more they cooperated, this smoother this would all be. He was sure of it.
Minho looked to the door. Nothing was more tempting at the moment than for him to just tell his fellow band mates to run out. They were all athletic and fast. They could make it. But the thought of putting one of them in danger made Minho think twice. He couldn't do it. He sighed as he leaned his back against the wall.
"What's going to happen?" Taemin asked in a low voice to no one in particular. He knew how painfully obvious that question was.
His question was answered shortly.
"Hey boss," one of the bank robbers yelled out, dragging a man by his collar. "I caught this one trying to call the police."
"Oh really?" the man in charge replied.
There was a gunshot, and the hostage dropped to the floor, dead. Several screams were heard, five of them coming from SHINee.
"Anyone else want to play hero?" the bank robber asked as he looked around. When he didn't get a response from the frightened crowd, he nodded. "Good. Let this be a lesson for you. Do as I say, and everyone walks out safely." He turned towards one of his companions. "Pick up everyone's phones," he ordered the other robber. He turned back his attention to his captive audience, scanning each and everyone of their faces before the sight of five scared boys caught his eyes. "Look what we have here," he announced. "Is that SHINee?"
Their eyes widened as the man got closer and closer to them. Minho moved closer to Taemin, seeing as how the man crouched down right in front of the maknae. "Hm," he said. "So it is SHINee." He brought a hand to Taemin's face, which the younger one quickly tried to move away from. "This looks like my lucky day," the man said as he took the boys' phones and got up.