GUNS & ROSES (a KaiSoo novella)

CHAPTER 4: ONE WAY (Kyungsoo)

WHY THE HELL DID YOU LEAVE HIM? My subconscious screamed at me.

We were in the library. Baekhyun and Chen were searching books for their essays. Baekhyun still had one arm around me. I need to find a way to escape them without raising any suspicion.

"Oh. Here we are," Chen muttered as he walked towards another shelf of books. His eyes darted to each book.

"Here it is," Baekhyun said as he reached for a book, pulling me with him, as if sensing I would run as soon as he let go of me.

My phone vibrated in my pocket. I reached for it immediately. Chanyeol's calling me. I pressed a button on my earpiece.

"Yes?" I muttered. I could hear the others roaming around the safe house from the background. "What's happening?"

"VIRUS," Chanyeol said. Bloody hell. My cue to leave.

I pulled my arm from Baekhyun. "I'm sorry, but I really have to go," I told them.

"Kyungsoo-" Chen started but I didn't get to hear what he said for I took off quickly.

"They're on the move," Chanyeol told me as I dashed through the hallways. "Is Kai with you?"

"No. I -" I started as I flew down the stairs, nearly tripping.

"You left him?" Chanyeol asked astounded.

"I didn't leave him! He was going somewhere and I was about to follow him. But Baek and Chen pulled me along with them!" I explained to him as I ran to my car and got in.

"That isn't an excuse," Chanyeol hissed at me.

"Can you track him?" I asked as I pulled out of the parking lot.

"Someone's blocking all surveillance around EXO Academy," Chanyeol said, frustrated. "Wait. I'm tracking his phone now."

A few seconds passed.

"He's on the second block from your school," Chanyeol told me. I pressed on the accelerator as I passed the first block.

Chanyeol cursed.

"What?" I asked frantically.

"Someone cut his signal," he told me.

No! I turned on the next block. Just then, a sedan passed me. Kai!

I reversed the car and followed the sedan.

"White sedan," I told Chanyeol. "ZY9876."

"Got it," Chanyeol said.

The sedan veered left to the main street. I pressed on the accelerator harder. I couldn't see the sedan from where I was.This is so not happening.

"I'm losing them," I said.

"I'm trying to track them now," Chanyeol told me.

A few minutes passed.

"Okay. I got them. They're heading to the freeway."

"On it," I said and sped off. I hit the freeway at 120. After a while, I get a glimpse of the sedan. They turned to an exit and I followed.

"Stop!" Chanyeol screamed.

Tires screeched to a stop as I slammed on the breaks. "What now?"

"Dead end. There's a warehouse a quarter mile from there. I'm a hundred percent sure that's their hideout," Chanyeol muttered.

"And?" I prompted. My heart was racing in my chest. If something happened to Kai, I won't ever forgive myself.

"Report back, Kyungsoo." It was Coach Yunho.