The Assistant

~separation~

 "In one year, one month, one day, one minute, one second
Everything changes,"

- Loco Feat. Crush Still

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When Ava and Xiumin  made it to her loft the door was open. "Baekhyun!" she said but Xiumin kept her behind him, "Ava stay here," he told her and she nodded trying to keep herself from freaking out too much. As she watched Xiumin carefully make his way in she suddenly heard faster footsteps and then a quiet voice, she couldn't just stand there worrying if her friend was hurt. She quickly walks into the apartment and Xiumin is kneeling down to who appeared to be Baekhyun. 

"Baekhyun!" Ava shouted and Xiumin stood up but she dropped and tried shaking him awake, "They where here," Xiumin tells her and she begins to sob as Baekhyun doesn't respond to her. 

"We have to leave Ava!" Xiumin tells her kneeling down again, she shakes her head, "No! I'm not leaving him!" she says and begins to sob harder as she clutches onto Baekhyun's shirt. "Ava! We have to leave for you and Bean! Your not safe here!" he tells her and she looks at Xiumim. Ava is about speak as a groan is heard and Baekhyun slightly moves his head, "Baekhyun!" she says her eyes wide and her clutch on him stronger, "Hey," he says smiling and looks then looks to Xiumin. He sits up too quickly feeling himself get dizzy but he blocks Ava and his breathing quickens. 

 "It's me Xiumin! Was my brother here?!" he asks Baekhyun and Baek gulps. "He wants Ava," is all he says and Ava feels slightly lightheaded and drained. Baekhyun quickly turns around and takes a hold of her, "We have to get your guys essential belongings and leave!" Xiumin says and stands up. Baekhyun helps Ava up, "Why is he still bothering you?" Xiumin asks and Ava holds onto Baekhyun tighter, "Bean...Beans dad is Minseok! He is probably doing this because he may know," she says and Xiumin feels his heart ache but then he feels himself get angry. 

"I was afraid if I told you, you too would leave," she says and Baekhyun rubs her shoulder. "We can talk more once we get out of here," Xiumin says and quickly walks over to a window, "Start packing! Both of you!" he tells them and they head off in separate directions as he keeps look out for anything suspicious.  

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Two backpacks later Ava, Baekhyun, and Xiumin are in cab headed to Xiumin's house. "Wait, I can't be following you guys!" Baek says and tells the cab driver to stop which he does abruptly. "Where are you going?!" Ava asks and Baekhyun tells Xiumin to move so he could leave. Ava opens the door she sits near and quickly makes her way to Baek as he pulls his backpack out of the trunk. 

"Baekhyun," she says and he looks at her, his cut lip and swollen eye prominent. "It's best if we split up for now, but I promise I'll see you and Xiumin soon! Remember I'm the Dad-Uncle here," he says and pulls Ava into a hug, "I'll be with Annalisa and Yixing!" he says and steps back. "Go! Please Ava! I'd not be able to live if that bastard found you and the baby!" he tells her and she heads back into the cab slowly along with Xiumin who nods approvingly to Baek for coming up with the separation choice. Ava looks out the back window as Baek smiles and waves at her. Once the door shuts the cab takes off once again, Ava sobs and bawls her fist as Baek gets farther and farther away. 

"Ava...I'm sorry, that you have to go through all this," Xiumin says suddenly as he looks out his window. "I'm sorry I lied to you," she says and he nods and looks at her, "You where protecting yourself and Bean. Ava, I care for you and now Bean, your a real close friend to me," he says and she smiles, "Are you feeling ok?" he asks her and she nods, "Today was just too much," she says and then her phone goes off. She takes it out of her purse and it was a missed call from Hoseok, she immediately calls back, "Hoseok?!" she says worried. "Ava are you ok?! Yoseob and I know everything Ava! Why didn't you tell us Minseok was the father?" he says worried and panicked. "I know I know, but how do you know?!" she ask and Hoseok goes into detail about how he was their next soon-to-be business partner but he gave them a deal, her and the baby in-exchange for being business partners and they declined. "Ava who are you with?!" the voice was now Yoseob, "Xiumin, my boss from the book store. He's..he's Minseok's twin brother," once she finished her sentence Yoseob's eyes widen, "Don't trust him Ava! Tell us where are you headed?!" he asks her and Xiumin takes the phone. "I know whatever my brother did was horrible but please you can trust me with her! I know Minseok! She needs to hide for awhile!" he says and Ava can barely make out Yoseob. 

"I better be able to trust you with her...or I swear," Yoseob says and Xiumin nods like he could be seen. "You can see her in awhile, for now just stay on the down-low and hide yourselves. Minseok has men out, he is serious about finding her," he says and then ends the call. "How long is awhile?" she asks and Xiumin looks at her and takes a hold of her hand, "A couple weeks to a month," he tells her and she nods. Xiumin scoots closer to her and pulls her into his arms, she just embraces him and closes her eyes in hope that when she reopens them she wont be in such a hellish nightmare.