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The male could feel the seconds tick by as he stared at the device mounted to the side of the wall. Eyebrows furrowed in concentration, even in the cool air-conditioned environment, he could feel his sweat gather by the nape of his neck, trailing down the length of his back. He remembered a cellmate across him who had attempted the suicide mission of blowing up the device to get himself out only managed to set off the alarm which only landed him in hot water.
‘Red… Green- Ugh, which is it?’ The male groaned as he felt the current stop at the junction leading to two wires. He could feel the electricity waver at his indecision, cutting off the wrong wire would have meant writing his ending story right then. And no way he was ever doing that.
Closing his eyes, he let his instincts pick the path for the electricity, channelling them to the right. The high current channelled in the single direction was enough to melt the wire and the boy quickly removed his hand as he scooted backwards, waiting. The silence which engulfed the room in a tense blanket threatened to suffocate the male he allowed a few more second of heavy silence to pass.
Carefully prying himself from the wall which he had unknowingly pressed himself against, Mingyu carefully made his way towards the door. Eyeing it warily, he placed a hand upon the handle and turned it.
“What in the world?!” The words left his lips in a hushed and agitated scream when he realised - he may have shut the device down but he definitely did not earn his access out of the room. Stepping back, the tall male eyed the door with mild annoyance, his efforts and time had just been wasted on something absolutely useless. Wonderful.
Just then, Mingyu registered the shiny surface of the door as a grin tugged his lips - it was metal, he could work with that. A hand held out towards the metallic door, Mingyu pushed the remaining thoughts away as he placed his concentration upon the door.
Remember Mingyu, it is like tearing the door down with your bare hands. Now imagine pulling the door apart-
He heard the sound of the metal door bending against their will in under his power, eyes fluttering open, he was greeted with the sight of the door forcefully bent on the lower half to give him an escape route out of his room.
It was a mad dash towards where the male had hoped was the exit. His bare feet slapping against the cool marble flooring, through the semi-darkness, the male made out the shape of the door which he gladly entered. Met with a long flight of stairs,the male barely stifled his groan before descending it as quickly as his limbs would allow. By the time Mingyu reached the first floor, he had already become a panting mess, his muscles aching slightly from the repetitive motion.
Hand against the door, Mingyu gave himself a short moment to catch his breath, his eyes continuously surveying the area in fear that someone may strike an ambush upon him.
Suddenly, a loud ear piercing wail sounded. Taking off instantaneously, he could hear the blood rushing against his ears, he could feel his heart thumping too hard, too fast for someone who had only began his escape. It wasn’t too long before the heavy footsteps announced the arrival of the guards which spurred Mingyu to run even faster than he could even imagine. His feet contacting the cold floor twice as frequently as he did initially, he sped down the waiting area of the building, passing down the sofas and empty counters, heading towards the door located right at the end.
“Subject 001317 hold your hands behind your head,” the voice reverberated from behind him.
Like heck he was going to do as the guard say. Not now, not when he was inches away from his goal.
Instead, he pushed on, heading towards the exit.
That was when the first bullet was fired. The metallic object flew right past him, missing his ear by millimetres and propelled itself right through the glass panels. Turning around, Mingyu’s vision was greeted with an entire line of guards with guns poised as they ran towards their target which was clearly him. Pulling his vision to face forward, he concentrated on keeping his limbs moving, he may not be able to see the bullets coming at him, but he could feel them.
Reaching the door, Mingyu spared one more glance behind before yanking the door to stumble out into the open. Fresh crisp air rushed forward to greet him placing a small smile upon his face but it wasn’t too long when the sense of urgency surpassed, making him start his run again.
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Dressed in white shirt and slacks, calling him visible was understatement, camouflaging would literally asking white to blend with black, so he struck the idea out but instead continued with his head-on dash towards the direction where the city lights were.
The soles of his bare feet now rubbing against the rough and uneven surface of the gravel, Mingyu felt the friction placed blisters upon his soles. And the very friction had popped those blisters, leaving his raw skin rubbing mercilessly each time his sole contacted the ground. The stabbing pain against his feet soon numbed to a buzzing pain, indicating to him that his nerve tissue had been destroyed. A grimace tugged his lips as he felt himself struggle to maintain his original pace and he soon, unknowingly slowed his pace down.
“Damn,” It was the only word he manage to force out of his throat as he broke out into a full blown sprint once more. The spot of light that hit him, made it clear enough that the guards above him or behind him had found him through the darknesses.
Once Mingyu had reached the city, he quickly slipped into the nearest alley as he continued to move, well aware of the search lights that passed by him once every few minutes. Pressed against the wall, Mingyu poked his head out, his hair getting into his vision as he looked around for the bright spot of moving light before dashing across the road intending to gain some distance away fromt the building before find a place to hide and seek shelter for the night.
In a haste to get across, Mingyu had failed to register the passing person and rammed right into the other male. Eyes widening, he fell forward with no support for grip. Mingyu felt himself press his entire weight downwards. Startled, he quickly clambered off the clearly smaller male below him and was greeted with a look of disdain as the gaze raked him from head to toe. Getting nervous at the sharp gaze, Mingyu felt himself attempting to comb his hair before being startled by the white light that passed right by him.
The stranger who had opened his mouth ready to question had his mouth forced shut with Mingyu’s hand as he quickly dragged the ombre pink-haired male into the shadows of the alley. Pressed against the male whose body had been sandwiched by Mingyu and the wall, they stayed in the position for a moment before the small male began to whine which was not heard by Mingyu who had his entire attention focused on looking out for the bright patch of lights that might sweep by any moment.
“O-Ouch. What was that for?” Mingyu, who promptly removed his hand at the sudden pain inflicted upon his fingers, hissed in a hushed whisper as he cradled his ‘wounded’ hands against him, glaring at the stranger who had nearly sent hard work down the drain moments ago.
“First you crush me with that ridiculously large body of yours and next you are trying to suffocate me, so why can’t I bite you?” The stranger hissed as he checked himself, once in a while patting invisible specks of dust off his clothes.
“Well, you nearly reveal to them my position,” Mingyu who was too tired to play nice retorted haughtily as he crossed his arms.
“Them?” The stranger whose frown had been replaced by an inquisitive look, blinked as he stared ahead where the helicopters had went.
“The guards...” Mingyu replied tiredly as he sank down with his legs sprawled out, giving his feet his much needed break.
Mingyu’s answer seemed to catch the pink head’s attention as he felt eyes that scanned him once more, taking in his appearance - the blue hair and dark chocolate orbs - before asking, “Mutant?”
“... Yea,” Mingyu who looked up to meet the gaze of the other could no longer be bothered to try being evasive. That male before could kill him for all he cared, Mingyu was simply too tired to care.
“You’re in luck, kiddo,” Those words left Mingyu confused as he stared blankly at the stranger who pulled out a device to contact someone.
“Captain, I have found a mutant, a rather big haul in fact,” The pink haired guy spoke into the device.
“No- I wasn’t slacking off, I mean he landed on me and even suffocated me-” He seemed to get agitated by whatever the person on the other side had been saying as his voice raised by a notch.
“Hey!” Mingyu who seemed to take offence at the stranger’s words protested weakly.
“So what do I do with … him?” Mingyu felt a glance cast in his direction before the eyes flickered upwards to stare out afar.
“Bring him back? You want me to bring this giant who just squashed me back to the academy?” Even from a distance, Mingyu could hear the groan in the other male’s voice.
“Yes, yes, I’ll bring him back and yes, in one piece,” Nodding, Mingyu watched as the other male sighed tiredly before sliding the device back into his pocket.
“Now, let’s go,” The pink haired male before the walking with his hands stuck deep in his pockets.
“Where are we going?” Mingyu gritted as he felt the stinging pain at the soles of his feet once more. Barely getting onto his toes, the taller boy had to force his sore limbs to move and followed the shorter stranger in front of him. “You can at least wait for me.”
“Slow,” The pink head stranger stopped and turned around as he stuck out his tongue before continuing to walk, “ And if you didn’t know, you are really heavy.”
“Well, you aren’t exactly that tall either,” he shrugged nonchalantly, failing to see the sharp gaze sent his way before he was catapulted into the air, and flopping ungracefully onto the floor with a loud thud.
“Hey! How- What’s that for- O-Ok, I’ll stop, I’ll stop. Stop giving me that gaze, you’re scaring me,” Mingyu who had opened his mouth to retort, clamped his mouth shut at the gaze given by the shorter guy. That gaze was enough to give him the chills and it was almost baffling how someone so small and soft could harbour an inner demon.
“Good, now let’s get moving,” Even Mingyu who had just met the stranger could sense the malice behind that innocent smile sent in his direction.
“What a demon-” Mingyu could only mutter as he trudged after the him.
“I heard you, you know.”