Runaway // Chanbaek

Chapter 4

CHANYEOL

The forest we reside in is one of the abandoned sort, only used by kids who think it's funny to go exploring at night. We found it one day after being chased by the police since Chen got caught. He works at a casino, where several people of the mafia variety like to enjoy themselves, and let's just say he's now a wanted man.

The house isn't anything special. It's more like a wooden cabin than anything else, with two floors, the whole top floor dedicated to bedrooms alone. Everything else like the kitchen, bathroom and lounge are downstairs. We struck lucky and got kind of a large house, with steps leading directly outside and so on. A few people have speculated that it was once a makeshift church since there are a lot of crucifixes and other things. We burned them either way, only leaving this cool light up cross thingy by a window.

Once Xiumin and I park in the driveway, I hop out and bang on the door, ready to tell the guys about our new 'member'. We aren't a gang, just a few boys who love music and have to do bad things to fuel our love.

Tao answers the door, shirtless as usual and gives a toothy grin once he sees it's me. He opens the door wide and I let myself in, instantly breathing in the strong smell of cigarettes. "EVERYONE! Kitchen, now!" I yell throughout the house, and chuckle when it sounds like there's some kind of hurricane as everyone's footsteps collide.

Once everyone's in front of me, Xiumin enters with Baekhyun in his arms, holding both bags at the same time. "Geez Chanyeol, you're the strongest out of us both and yet you make me carry the body." Xiumin sets down Baekhyun on one of our many broken kitchen chairs and dumps his bags beside him.

"Wow, hold on, what the hell is going on here." Sehun exclaims, a firm arm around Luhan's side. I look at the both of them, noticing a hickey on Luhan's collarbone. So that was the noise last night. . . .

"Listen. This is Baekhyun. He can sing. He's joining us. But he fell into me and now he's unconscious so let's just wait until he wakes up." I say, not wanting to repeat myself. I sound way too soft today and that's not my image. As much as I don't want anything to do with the boy, I couldn't seem to leave him alone.

"Are you sure we can afford another member? Where would he sleep?" Kyungsoo chimes, and makes a fair point as he eyes the boy with a motherly expression.

"He's sleeping on the couch." I assure everyone, knowing that I'm the only one without a roommate. Suho shares with Lay, Kai with Kyungsoo, Kris with Tao, Sehun wth Luhan and Chen with Xiumin. I am not sharing. I do not share and I never will.

"I just want to know why the hell you actually agreed to let him stay. Have you even heard the guy sing?" Kris asks, and even though I haven't, he used to be quite good back in junior high and all that. I 'moved away' before high school is I don't know if his voice is still good.

"We used to be friends. And he's good trust me."

"Not as good as me!" Chen exclaims boastfully, on,y to be hit in the chest by Suho which causes another full on brawl.

"Oh hey look, bunny boy is waking up!" Kai points and sure enough, Baekhyun is stirring slightly, eyes fluttering open. Wishing a few seconds of looking around, he jumps off of his chair and tries to run to the door, only to find it locked.

"Geez, this guy is grateful." Xiumin mumbles as he walks over to Chen's side.

I watch as the eccentric Baekhyun fiddled with the doorknob, twisting it and turning it only to fail. He pinches his cheeks and then his wrist, closing his eyes. Once they're open he squeaks as he finds it isn't a dream. "Ch-Chanyeol?"

"Yeah, yeah. We've been through this already." I say, wanting to get this conversation over and done with so that I can go and make myself some food.

"Who are all these people?" He managed to fix himself, standing straight and speaking with a little more confidence.

"These people are your new family, so get used to them. You can sing right?"

"W-what has that got to do with it?"

"We're a band. But we have side jobs too, which means you'll need to get one. Like I said before. Can you sing?"

"Y-yeah I guess so."

"Well then, welcome to the team. You sleep on the couch."

"H-how did you know I was o-"

"It was pretty obvious."

BAEKHYUN

Once I finish asking my questions, Chanyeol leaves to the other side of the room, looking through the worn cabinets, presumably for food. I stare at the other ten guys, who each look like they have completely different stories to tell.

"My name is Chen!" The black haired one shouts, walking over to wrap an arm around my neck, practically head-locking me rather painfully.

"So, bunny boy. Why'd you run? Huh?" He says, leaning close to my face. I can tell that his natural voice is loud, for there is no reason for him to be shouting even though he is. He seems quite bubbly, but looks quite serious at the same time. He's wearing simple back jeans, and a black dress shirt, almost like he's going somewhere fancy.

I stay silent, still taking the whole thing in. I guess I did get really lucky, if I hadn't bumped into Chanyeol, I'd end up on the streets. "M-my father was abusive."

Before anyone can answer a piece of cutlery falls on the floor and everyone looks over at Chanyeol who has his head in his fists, grabbing at his red hair.

"WHAT?!" He yells and immediately I can tell that he's changed. He used to be so kind and clumsy, and didn't go anywhere without his teddy bear. Now he looks buff and cold. But I shouldn't say that, he rescued me in a way.

"Why is your dad abusive, bunny boy?" Chen's voice quietens down a little, probably because of the agitated Chanyeol pacing back and forth, unsettling everyone.

"B-Bec, please don't laugh."

"We won't, I promise."

"Because I'm gay."