The Staggering Fall of Youth (sequel to SBA)

13 - Touch Me and You're Dead

for context: if you guys get confused on some parts of this chapter, i recommend you reread some parts in the first book, specifically around the part when... will, you figure it out :)

===

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Yixing asked Luhan, hiding his Yīyī zhìyù sword behind his back. "You don't even have a protection cross on you."

Luhan shook his head. "I'm good," he muttered, stepping closer into the dark alley. "You didn't have to come with me, you know."

"You didn't have to come alone," Yixing said. "Did you even tell anyone you were coming?"

Luhan didn't say anything in response, stopping in front of a beat-up wooden door, giving it a few knocks.

Yixing sighed. The only reason he knew Luhan was going somewhere was because the witch Kibum could read what Luhan was planning and told Yixing to make sure Luhan didn't go alone. Yixing didn't really want to snitch on Luhan to someone, so he decided to tag along with him. Sure, he wasn't that powerful of a witch, but... help was help, he supposed.

Plus, he knew that once Luhan made up his mind about something, it was hard to get him to change it. Stubborn.

Luhan pounded the door more frantically, shouting for them to open up. Still, though, they couldn't hear anyone inside make any movement.

"Luhan, who are you expecting?" Yixing asked him. "I don't think anyone is here, I don't sense anyone-"

"They could be using blockers," Luhan interrupted him. He took a few steps back and drew out his own sword, the Gōrudensureiyā. "Yixing, be careful-"

"You are an idiot, you know that, right?" Yixing said, rolling up the sleeve on his right hand. "Move, Luhan, it's an old door, you don't need to activate the sword's ancient magic-"

"Again, they could be hiding their presence, Lay, we should be careful!" Luhan yelled at him. "No one in our stronghold has died yet and I would like it to stay that way-"

Yixing let out some curses in Chinese and ran towards the door, kicking it down with one kick, the hinges making an annoying sound as they were ripped off. "There. Mission accomplished."

Luhan glared at him, putting his sword away on a sheath on his back. "You should be glad nothing happened."

"Bitch, I am a witch, I know more than you," Yixing said, taking one step to the side as he gestured his hand towards the flat. "Now, continue whatever it is you were planning."

Luhan rolled his eyes but stepped into the flat, looking around. It was dark inside, and with the normal human eye, you wouldn't be able to see anything, but luckily, him being a werewolf let him have advanced eyesight.

"They must be hiding," Luhan muttered, taking out his sword again.

"Excuse me, who's they?" Yixing asked him. "Luhan, I am not Kibum or Zitao, I absolutely cannot read your mind, you need to be more vocal here."

"Is this how you educate the teens back at the stronghold?" Luhan asked, turning around to look at him.

Yixing crossed his arms over his chest. "Believe it or not, they are much better at following instructions than you."

"Oh, how lovely," Luhan muttered, taking more steps into the place. "I don't give a fuck."

"I figured!" Yixing exclaimed, making his way towards the wall covered with bullet holes. He could see that the room adjacent to it must have been a bedroom of some sort. "Luhan. Tell me what we're here for."