Lets Not Fall in love.

I knew I had majorly fucked up.

The building we arrived to look like a small nightclub. But the outside lights were off like it was closed, obviously. The guy with the Mohawk open up the door and instructed babyface to follow suit. He pulled me out and started to walk in front of me towards the entrance of the club doors. On instinct, I let my eyes wander this way and that searching for a way out.


The guy with the Mohawk opened up his mouth to speak.,"don't you-" I knew for sure he was going to finish the sentence with even think about running

But I already started .

Swiftly and roughly, the guy with the baby face grab me from behind and when he tried to pass me off to the guy with the Mohawk I responded by reaching up with my legs and kick him in the face... My heart sank when I noticed a few minutes later blood was dripping from his nose. Oh yeah, I was about to die.

But the guy with the Mohawk made no move to harm me physically. As GD laughed, the guy with the Mohawk started shouting obscenities in a different language, probably Japanese. And the guy with the baby face said nothing but I could hear his quiet chuckling behind me. I didn't understand; what kind of gangsters were these?

The guy with the baby face followed Gd and the guy with the Mohawk to the club doors, and then GD unlocked it before walking in. I had tried with my legs to grab the door frame and hold on to it with my foot, but babyface roughly jerked me and pushed me forward.

The inside of the small club smelled of smoke and incense. Why they hadn't bothered to cover my eyes or mouth was a mystery to me but now my throat hurt and I had stopped screaming I was exhausted by then. The walls were a blood orange red with some art pieces hanging up. I kind of got lost staring at them.

We followed Gd until he told baby face to stop then I was roughly pushed out to a lounge couch, with my hands tightly folded over my chest and babyface put his leg over mine and keep me from moving. The guy with the Mohawk was gagging and spitting out blood wiping out his nose furiously with the sleeves of his grey jacket.

After GD left to get 'the big boss' the guy with the Mohawk furiously turned to me. In english, he said: "do you know how much this fucking jacket cost?" I stared at him for a while trying to give him my best tough girl look, but buckling and turning my head to look at the floor. Not because he scared me. But because I didn't want to look at him right now, blood bothered me I didn't give a single fuck about his jacket.

A part of me even hoped I broke his nose.

I had asked a million reasonable questions the whole ride there, and after failing to get answers like I wanted, I just gave up.

I still continue to stare at the ground when I heard voices heading our way. " those kids just need a good ass whooping, maybe that'll teach them to stay off of our turf." said a smooth voice. Then a colder, deeper voice rang out with , " wait a minute, wait a minute. You say she kicked him? Kicked Taeyang?" I couldn't tell if his tone was impressed or not.

I even then cut my head down as he spoke though. I just wanted to get out of here! I didn't deserve this I was literally walking downtown minding my own goddamn business when those monsters showed up. " woah Shit." Said the smoother voice. " she looks like a little doll."

"Hey sweetheart look here." With that being said, I was suddenly looking up at Gd, he had my face in his unusually soft hands. And for a few minutes, I could only focus on him. My eyes scanned over his androgynous features; his captivating eyes and soft looking lips that we're curved up in a smile. I swear I was getting lost, but then the deeper voice, the one I had heard earlier called out: " look at me."

I was hesitant at first, but then I let my eyes travel so I could match a voice to a face.

And then I choked on air of my breath was caught in my throat.

The man staring down at me was no doubt handsome, he had a stern look in his hard eyes. But a corner of his lip was tilted up in a sort of half moon smile as he looked down at me. But he wasn't looking at me like I was some kind of interesting art piece, he was looking me up and down like a farmer getting ready to purchase cattle. Or how my brother would look at a slice of pizza. Which I guess is a kind of art piece on its own.

Either way it went, he was making me dangerously uncomfortable.

I didn't know how gentle his hand would be, so I flinch when he reached out to take my face from Gd's hands into his own. That caused him to chuckle.

"Stand up." he demanded. All at once, I felt baby face's arms release me and leg move away from mine. Then I was coaxed to my feet. the man with the cold eyes, sharp jawline, and handsome face tilted his head this way and that looking at me. My face still in his hand. Then he started to circle me.

Pretty soon they're all circling me. Well, except the guy with the Mohawk he was sitting sourly on a chair hold it across to his nose and looking down at his phone, muttering. I noticed know how tall the man was. Taller than me, taller than most of the other gang members here. I felt like an ant. But besides that, I was getting fed up with them circling me.

In Korean, the men started to speak again. "What was she doing on that side of town?" asked the medium height one with the short black cropped hair. He actually sounded kind of concerned but most of it sounded like curiosity. GD was behind me now, he had shot his hands in his pockets but my face and automatically turned when he started speaking. "Maybe she was telling the truth, maybe Monsta X was just playing bully." turning to him, I said in Korean, I told him. "I am telling the truth!"

Babyface stood up and looked at me. "Or Maybe she owes then something. I'm not saying she's lying, but they might go after her again. They're like little kids in time out; don't like it when play time is over. Shownu might come for his toy again. Hell, he didn't even get a chance to play with it."

What the hell?! I really had nothing to do with this I don't remember putting " get caught in a turf war." On my bucket list!

I was shaking. They were like wolves circling me. I decided to scream out of the tall one, the one of the smug smirk. He was the one who was obviously in charge. "Who are you are what's going to stop those... Those monsters from coming after me again?! " My questions it started up again and I demanded answers. I didn't care how scared I was at the moment. Which was actually very scared.

The tall one smiled a little wider, like he was looking down at the most wonderful bowl of ice cream on a hot day. He straightened out his grey and black blazer and raised a sleek eyebrow. "You can call me TOP... And you, my little tiger lily.. You're gonna be my girl."
I can only imagine how wide my eyes were right now. That sentence, it would forever ring in my head. "Gonna be my girl." I knew that my mouth was slightly ajar, but I couldn't find the strength to close it. And I just stared at him like he was crazy. Not only was he probably years older than me, what he was a thug. And didn't even know my name!

When I finally found my voice I shouted; " what the hell? No!" The man with the cropped black hair, babyface, and the guy with the Mohawk looked slightly taken aback. My fear was suddenly being placed by adrenaline. Slowly, but surely.

"No?" Said the one who called himself T.O.P his sleek eyebrow raised and he began to look down at me in a scolding manner. " yeah, you heard me I said no." Even though I felt like I was about to piss myself, I stared into his eyes. His cold stare burning a hole in my face. But I held my own. But faltered a little when I heard GD scoff behind me and say. "Ooh Shit. She don't know who she talking to."

I clench my jaw and cross my arms as I shook my head slightly. " look mister." I started, " I have literally nothing to do with this, I was minding my own business when those wannabe thugs showed up and started harassing me. So if you could show me the way to the highway so I can get myself home that would be great and if I could never see you again that would be even better." I heard another scoff
from GD behind me. " I really hope they have room in the morgue."

Now, I didn't know what GD meant, but in my mind he would remain PI; professional instigator.

T.O.P took my face in his hand again, this time a little more roughly. " no one's ever refused me." He said in a low tone. His voice was very quiet but it reached my ears clearly. I know the conversation was English, and he was speaking it quite well. So I knew he understood me when I had said no.

"Hun, you're in Gwanju, looking like a little doll. You think those boys are going to stop after one night? You think Gwanju doesn't have other gangs here? you're dead wrong." I thought back to when one of the members of Monsta X had pulled a gun and held it to my face... And judging by how these guys help themselves, I knew that they would probably actually shoot me. I guess tonight I just got lucky.

T.O.P turned his head to his gang members and made a jerky movement with his head. As if on cue they jumped up in about face and exited the room from the other side. Leaving me and their leader alone. I watched after them with my eyes silently praying that GD or somebody else would come back and get me, take me with them because the more time I spent with this man, the more my stomach turned.

"Alright doll, " T.O.P's voice startled me. He had taken a step back to look me over again. I felt mentally violated and he hadn't even touched me yet. Hopefully it would stay that way. I kept my eyes locked on him the whole time, primarily his hands.

"L-look." I called out shakily, I just wanted to get his attention. Maybe if I apologized really quickly and acted like a submissive little bitch, he would let me go. He would forget this night even happen and I will never have to see him again. But that meant that I would probably have to find work close to home too. But he was ignoring me for the time being. So I kept going anyways. " this rivalry stuff is really none of my business! I was seriously just in the wrong place at the wrong time if you could just let me go-"

"Come sit down." he said interrupting me, he sat down on the lounge couch with one leg crossed over the other comfortably, then he pat a spot next to him. "Come on, come sit." I slowly walked over to where he was and sat down on the couch. In my mind I was actually coming up with the best lie to tell my mother for when I actually returned home. Really good excuse for why I was late. My mother never hit me before, I had a feeling that if the lie wasn't good enough she would slap the living daylights out of me.

I set a ways away from him, and I didn't look at them either. He draped an arm over the back of the couch. "What were you doing on this side of Gwanju?" He is placing his hand me my chin and told him I had to look up at him, on instinct I took my face out of his hands. " no offense mr. But that's none of your business, my name isn't hun! It's not baby its not Tiger Lily its not doll. I just want to go home." T.O.P what a single, harsh chuckle and turned back to me.

"I already like you, and my name isn't mister. It's T.O.P or Choi, if you prefer." he told me."Alright then, Choi." I mocked. He pursed his lips before turning to me. "You got spunk little one, what are you, like 19?"

"17." Corrected at once. And then I saw something flicker in his eyes and he sucked his teeth and swore.

"Shit, super jail bait." But then he looked back over at me in the same sentence, and my face with his eyes, and smiled slightly. "Fuck it, I'll risk it."

Risk it? Risk it?! Oh no. Oh no. My head was reeling with a million different questions once again. Choi suddenly looked at me... Well, no stared at me is more accurate. It was like he was deep in thought, thinking about something. "Alright. I think I can make this work." he said at last. He stood up and then turned to me "Come on," he told me. "Let's go."

Out of fear, and like a smart person who had some common sense I asked him where he was going to take me. He actually didn't answer me at first, he pulled me up by my arm and drag me through the club opposite the way of where his gang members went. He dragged me into the heart of the club where the dance floor was and I realize that the club was a lot bigger than I thought it was. The floor was clean, spacious, and there was a stage with a large stereo system off to the side. On the opposite side of this room there was of course, a bar. That's where he dragged me. Behind the bar , there was a single door. Choi quickly opened it and pushed me through. even when he turned on the light, it took me awhile to realize that it was a garage.

"Pick one." he said behind me. I turned to look at him in question and he gave me a kind of 'duh' look as he gestured to the line of cars.

Understanding, I slowly approached the red car. It was as read as the walls in the club. Choi purred a little in approval. "The Fisker Karma. Good eye." He told me. I rolled my eyes, enough god damn games!

"Where are you taking me?!" I said more forcefully. " I figured mommy and daddy are for sure worried by now, little princess. So I'm taking you home obviously." How the hell were his actions in any way obvious?

"How do I know that's what you're really doing?" In a suspicious tone. It was true that my brother was the one who got more paranoid more often than not. But his hunches were almost never wrong about things, and because of that I always listen to him and it caused me to be wary of people as well. My dad was that way too. Never to be overly trusting, always to be wary of others. Always suspicious.

Choi pulled out aqui seemingly out of nowhere and unlock the car. " I'm a lot of things." He began to say to me as he opened up the side door for me. " that includes being a man of my word, I said I was going to take you home so that's what I'm going to do. Now hush up and get in."

I stared at him for a little while, and he stared back at me this whole night has been full of intimidating stares, empty threats, confusion and frustration. But finally after believing him, I got into the car. I just hope it didn't turn into some kind of alpha dog situation.

For the most part of the ride, aside from giving him directions, I stayed quiet. And I didn't look at him. I felt it hard to look at him right now or at all I didn't know this gangster, lobster or whatever. & I didn't want to. his whole aura has spilled onto the floor then it yelled danger. I knew my dad is watching over me right now, which is probably why I had gotten away without getting shot or hurt anyway. But I had to ask myself what he was thinking right now. What would you say to me?

Thinking about my dad, thinking about what he would probably say to me if you know what was going on. What he was saying it mean if I was 3 hours past curfew and hadn't called him. Made me cry. I didn't mean to tear up in front of this gangster, but I couldn't help it. The overwhelming sensation of fear, worry and nostalgia has finally caught up with me. And then warm salty drops of water started to fall down my cheeks.

"Hey, look, hun. Im not gonna hurt you. You don't have to cry look I'm following your instructions just the way you told me to." said T.O.P beside me. I sniffled. "It's not that." I told him and then quickly made up a lie; "it's just been a really long night." Why was I telling him is this? He didn't care. So I sat back in the seat and looked out the window until it was time for me to give him his next direction.

"...what's your name?" Surprised, I turned glanced at him for a few seconds. It would have been almost an hour and a half and it was the first time he was asking that question. Jerk.

"Amaryllis." I answered. Choi hummed in thought and made a turn where I told him to before responding. " amaryllis, that's kind of pretty." I felt my cheeks heat up a little bit. I quickly and quietly thank him and then set up window area start to look even more familiar to me. I panic at the thought of him knowing where I lived, I definitely didn't want that so I told him to stop at a bus stop near the neighborhood.

"Here?" he asked me. "Why here?" What happened if I told him I didn't want him to know where I lived? Oh well, who the hell cares.

"Ah. Um, I'll walk from here. I'm probably already in trouble, I don't want to show up with some man in a strange car. My mom will certainly blow her top like some maternal volcano." I thanked him for the ride as I unbuckled my seatbelt. I grabbed my bag from the back seat and tossed the strap over my shoulder securely. I special to screen when I felt Choi's hand on my arm. He pulled me back into him so close our lips are inches apart. I really didn't know how I felt about him kissing me even though he hadn't even done it yet. "Don't think this is goodbye. " he mumbled in a low tone, he stared deep into my eyes and his half moon smirk was back on his face.

" this ain't over and I will find you again my little lady. Got it?" I quickly looked down at his hand on my arm in a vice like grip. What the hell had I gotten myself into? Feeling obligated, I nodded my head and under a single obedient. "I understand." looking pleased with my answer, Choi also nodded. "Good girl. I'll be seeing you, ight?" with that, he let me go. I still back on the sidewalk and watch the gave me a final swift hard before driving away. And then I walked the opposite way towards the house.

Hopefully my lie would satisfy my mother.

Notes

I always have a habit of putting the previews in the chapter where the preview originates from. I did it for almost all of my stories. I don't know why I guess because it pulls viewers then. Well I hope you enjoy this update! Love Bella.