The Way It Burns - BbangNyu

[8]

The running sound of water echoed through the apartment, with the demon washing up their breakfast dishes. He slathered the plates in soap, scrubbing them, as one does when they wash dishes. Chanhee just watched, being told not to lift a finger. This felt kind of like home, where everything is done for him, except this time he actually wanted to help.

Cupping his chin in his hands, Chanhee observed the chores with his big, blue eyes. He felt jealous of the dishes, getting to be touched by the demon. He wished he could be man handled like they were. Younghoon's short sleeves, left nothing to the imagination, his well toned arms were on full display. The boy looked attractive, there was no doubt about that. He hadn't even realized he'd been staring, until he heard a chuckle escape the demon.

"Never knew angels were so horny." Younghoon smirked. He had notice the staring for a while now, not that he was complaining, he enjoyed the angel being so whipped for him.

The trance broke, leaving Chanhee flustered. He scoffed at Younghoon's statement, choosing to not retaliate to the comment. Biting his lip, he remembered that he did want to ask the demon about something. "Anyway, I wanted to ask you about Juyeon. How come he knew to bring me here?"

"Well I guess he's just smart. We've been friends for years, so of course I told him about my first interaction with you. When he moved to uptown, he must of had a hunch that you were the same angel." Younghoon replied. He was equally shocked that Juyeon had shown up at his door last night, carrying the angel over his shoulder. 

"But why would he bring me here? He could have taken me home, or to one of my friends houses, any where else really?" In his head, Chanhee was curious about what Younghoon had said to Juyeon that made him so eager to reunite the two. 

Younghoon couldn't hold back his laughter at how naive the angel was. "You think Juyeon, a dark creature, would wanna walk around uptown with an incapacitated angel, he'd probably be arrested." 

That was very true. Juyeon already had it hard enough, if anyone found him with drunk Chanhee, he would take all the blame. He ended up with no choice, other than, bringing the angel to Younghoon.

With all the dishes cleaned, Younghoon sat himself beside Chanhee. He had taken the day off work to care for the angel, since he didn't have the opportunity to last time. To his surprise, Chanhee immediately cuddle up to him, resting his head on his shoulder. So, Younghoon wrapped an arm around his waste, feeling the angels warmth against him.

Suddenly, loud bangs could be heard from the front door, it sounded like someone was pounding so hard the door might come of its hinges. Younghoon pulled himself away from Chanhee, taking himself to the door. He furrowed his eyebrows, looking through the peep hole. The person outside seemed to be very agitated.

He swung the door open, revealing a stressed out Juyeon, but he wasn't alone. A handsome, dark haired boy stood by his side, with a visible halo over his head. He gave Younghoon daggers, pushing past the demon. 

"Kevin!" Chanhee gasped, seeing his friend rush over to him.

"I'm so glad you're okay, but your skin..." Kevin quickly noticed the marks on Chanhee's skin, slightly in awe of seeing the things he had only ever heard about. 

Juyeon pulled Younghoon into the bathroom, while the angels were fussing with each other. He looked extremely nervous, clenching the bottom of his shirt tightly.

"What is it?" Younghoon sighed. He was starting to get frustrated over the boys silence.

"He's gotta get home, this is really bad Younghoon." Juyeon quaked.

"Do his parents know?" 

"No but they will if we don't get him home."

After their talk, the demons came back to the living room, Juyeon sat next to Kevin, while Younghoon stood.

"So explain what actually happened." Younghoon commanded, looking towards Kevin. Juyeon was too nervous to explain anything properly, leaving out a few key details.

Kevin scowled at the demon. He felt annoyed that his friend had got himself into so much trouble, assuming that Younghoon was the cause. He didn't judge other creatures, not until they gave him a good reason, and those marks were the only reason he needed. 

"I covered for Chanhee when his parents called, even though I didn't know why he said he was with me. Unfortunately, Sangyeon came over, not believing me for a second. He started to freak out when he found out Chanhee wasn't there, then he told Jacob, who freaked out, then Jacob told Changmin, who freaked out, So basically everyone's freaked out."

The angel took a deep breath after his long spiel.

"Sangyeon's really pissed at me cause I lied, he's been really mean to me all morning. I said I'd go find you, and luckily I bumped into Juyeon. We've gotta get you back to Sangyeon, before he tells your parents." He continued.

"I can't go back though, there's no way I can hide these." Chanhee gestured to the marks on his face and neck.

"Ugh why did you have to be so stupid. Of course you can't go back looking like that." Kevin sighed, running his hand through his hair. "If you don't go home, your parents will search the whole city, find you here, and your whole life will be over."

They couldn't have felt more defeated. It was a lose lose situation. If Chanhee went home, his parents would see his marks, and if he didn't, what Kevin said would happen. Either way he was screwed.

"I think I have an idea, but it's only a temporary solution." All eyes fell on Younghoon, as his raspy voice filled the room. "Juyeon, go call Hyunjae." 

Juyeon nodded, like he already knew Younghoon would tell him that. The angels didn't question the action, knowing that they had no other choice than to trust Younghoon. About 15 minutes passed, when another knock came from the door.

A tall, strikingly stunning, dark creature, sauntered into the room. He was in a white, sleeveless top, revealing the tattoos running down his arm, and black skinny jeans, with chains draping around his neck. He casually ruffled his light brown hair, while pulling off his black sunglasses, showing his deep, red eyes.

"I'm Hyunjae, but you can just call me your savior." He winked.

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I'm so excited for maverick, the highlight medley was so good😭