Falling for Innocence || Chanbaek Mafia!AU

Chapter 4

Ten more minutes, Baekhyun thought, staring at the clock on the wall and sighing. He focused his attention back to the front of the class, where his professor was explaining the lesson. He felt something hit the back of his head, and turned around to face his friend, clearly annoyed. Luhan just smiled and motioned to the crumpled piece of paper that was now laying at Baekhyun's feet. He rolled his eyes, picking it up and straightening it out. His ears turned bright read as his eyes scanned the words written in Luhan's messy handwriting. Just as he was about to turn around and give his friend the finger, the bell rang, and everybody started packing up and shuffling out of class. "So?" Luhan asked, throwing his arm around Baekhyun's shoulder. "So what? Hey, I'm really hungry and I'm sure the others are waiting for so let's hurry," Baekhyun replied, knowing his attempt at changing the subject was fruitless. "Don't avoid the question, Byun Baek. When are you gonna stop being a chicken and tell him how you feel about him?" Baekhyun sighed again. "Hyung, you know why. He's my best friend. What do you want me to do? Go up to him and say 'Hey Kyungsoo. I know we've been best friends since we were born and you said you don't want a relationship but I'm hopelessly in love with you so will you go out with me please?' Yeah, because that will totally work out great," Baekhyun said, rolling his eyes. "You never know until you give it a shot, Baek. Who knows? What if he feels the same way about you?" Baekhyun just shook his head. "He doesn't, I already know he doesn't. Now can we just drop this and go to lunch, hyung?" Luhan looked at the younger with pity in his eyes, wanting to push on, but knew that was a bad idea. They spotted their other friends already laughing and chatting loudly at their usual spot under the big tree. Baekhyun sat next to Kyungsoo, taking out his apple and water. "Is that all you have for lunch, Baek?" Kyungsoo asked with a worried tone. Baekhyun just smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, Kyungie. It's more than enough for me," He replied, taking a bite out of the apple. Before Kyungsoo could say anything else, they heard Junmyeon yelling. "For God's sake, can you two not make out when we are eating? I get that you're in love and all, but for the billionth time, we are eating!" Junmyeon said exasperatedly. Minseok and Jongdae pulled apart, looking around sheepishly and saying sorry. Junmyeon just mumbled something under his breath too soft for anybody to hear, but Baekhyun caught the words "Stupid couples." They all continued to eat and joke around until the bell sounded, signalling the end of their break time. Groaning, they all stood up, ready to go back to class. Baekhyun wasn't watching where he was going, and suddenly bumped into somebody, causing his books to fall from his hands. "Oh gosh, I am so sorry. I should have watched where I was going," Baekhyun quickly said, squatting down to collect his books. "It's no worries. I wasn't looking ahead, either," A deep voice replied. Baekhyun stood up, his eyes level with a very broad chest. He looked up and gasped. How tall is this guy? He's a freaking giant! He wondered. The guy just chuckled. "I'm 6'1." Baekhyun felt his face heat up when he realized he'd voiced his thoughts out loud. "I'm Park Chanyeol, by the way," Chanyeol said, reaching his arm out, which Baekhyun happily shook. "B-Byun Baekhyun." Baekhyun mentally cursed himself for stuttering and looked up at the guy, Chanyeol, again. His hair was a pretty shade of red and styled up nicely in a quiff. The hair wasn't what caught Baekhyun's attention, though. It was the eyes: One was brown, while the other was starling gray. "Hey, don't you need to get to class?" Chanyeol deep voice pulled him from his thoughts. "Huh? Oh crap! Yeah, my friends and I were just-" Baekhyun turned around and closed his mouth when he realized he was alone. Traitors ditched me! Baekhyun opened his mouth the explain to Chanyeol when he heard a familiar scream that sent chills down his back. "Shit," Chanyeol cursed under his breath when Baekhyun took off, running towards the sound of his best friend. "Kai had one fucking job." Chanyeol just ran after the smaller boy, his long legs giving him an advantage. He caught up to Baekhyun and held him tightly, preventing him from moving. Baekhyun struggled in his grip, freezing when his eyes landed on Kyungsoo, who laid unmoving on the ground, a blonde haired boy standing above him breathing heavily. Baekhyun began to struggle harder. "What are you doing? Can't you see he's hurt? Let me go!" Baekhyun yelled at Chanyeol. "You better shut your mouth before my guy hurts your precious little friend even more than he has. Stop moving and drawing attention to us," Chanyeol growled menacingly in Baekhyun's ear, covering his mouth with his hand. The latter could do nothing but watch as his best friend was picked up like a ragdoll and thrown into the back of a black van he didn't even notice was there until now. "Good. Now, I'm gonna let you go, and if you even think of screaming, I will not hesitate to shoot your buddies, got it?" Baekhyun just nodded and let out a deep breath when the hand left his mouth. Before he could even think about opening his mouth, the red haired boy rushed off and got into the van, which quickly sped off. "Baekhyun!" He turned at the sound of his name being called by his friends, who surrounded him in no time. Minseok got to Baekhyun just in time, catching the younger boy as he dropped to his knees. "What happened, Baekhyun? Who was that guy? Where's Kyungsoo?" Baekhyun just shook his head, tears streaming down his face as he struggled to breathe and talk. "H-hyung, they t-took him. They took K-Kyungie. I- I couldn't do a-anything. What if they hurt h-him? I- It's all my f-fault. Oh God, what if they k-kill-" Baekhyun couldn't finish the rest of his sentence due to the sob that escaped his lips. The purple haired boy just held him in his arms tighter, looking up at the others with scared eyes. Junmyeon kneeled next to Minseok and Baekhyun, placing his hands on Baekhyun's thigh, hoping it will calm him, even if it's just a little. "Baek, shh. Kyungsoo's gonna be just fine. We're gonna get him back. Baek? Hey Baekhyun, stay with me!" Junmyeon panicked as he saw his friend start to struggle to breathe even more, eyes fluttering shut. The last thing Baekhyun registered before his world went black was somebody calling for help and the sound of his friends screaming at him to stay awake.

A/N: I'M SORRY!! I KNOW I'M HORRIBLE FOR HURTING THESE PRECIOUS ANGELS AND MAKING CHANYEOL SEEM LIKE AN ASSHOLE DON'T HATE ME! But on a lighter note, ANOTHER UPDATE YAY!! The story is finally starting to pick up and I'm getting excited to write the next few chapters! I hope you guys are just as excited to read them lol!
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