his shield

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"we can't bring him here. are you insane?" hongbin frowns at the idea. i just look over at jaehyun who still remains frozen.

"unfreeze him. i don't want your payment to be too serious" i say softly.

he clasps his hands together and jaehyun frowns at the disappearance of the pills before slowly falling to the ground as he falls apart.

i hear hongbin let out a groan as he takes a few steps backwards to deal with the pain.

"it is the only chance that we have to stop jaehyun from harming himself. it may be the only chance to give you a break."

"but you will be punished yet again. i am pretty sure jeonghan already wants to chop your head off, we shouldn't give him more reason to do so." he speaks firmly, as though he believes that he can order me around.

fool.

"hongbin, jaehyun needs the reminder that his loved one is still watching over him. he needs the assurance that he still has his life to live even if it is without his lover. taeyong is the only one who can tell him that. he will only listen to taeyong."

"i don't want you to die" his voices cracks a little and i just smile at him.

"i have been a shield for nearly 700 years. i would be stupid to die now."

he steps forward and looks me up and down as though he were trying to remember what i looked like.

almost like he is planning for me to die within the next few days.

"don't you dare cry" i threaten him and he nods slowly as he faces jaehyun who is still sobbing on the floor.

"are you going to object if i go to get taeyong now?" i ask him quietly and he doesn't reply.

i take that as a yes.

•

taeyong was more than happy to oblige to my crazy idea. of course we dodged jeonghan on our way out. he would do everything in his power to stop us if he knew.

"you need to be careful with what you say" i explain to taeyong as we walk through the portal.

we step into the lounge room where hongbin stands and looks over jaehyun who is laying back on the couch, staring at the ceiling.

he sees taeyong and smiles tightly as he walks over to us.

"jaehyun just got off the floor a few moments ago" he informs us and i can already see tears forming in taeyong's eyes.

"how long do i have?" he asks to no one in particular.

"as long as you need" i cut hongbin off before he has the chance to give taeyong some kind of time limit.

he sends me a filthy look as taeyong removes his glamour. i just ignore him.

the kid needs time to help his still living lover. let him use all the time he requires.

"taeyong?" jaehyun exclaims as he sees the older walking over to him.

"hi" taeyong's voice is wavering already. jaehyun hurries to his feet and runs over to the boy.

he feels his arms and punches his cheek before pressing his lips against taeyong's.

he pulls away and cups his cheeks. "you are really here. i'm not dreaming. am i?"

taeyong raises his hands and just covers jaehyun's own hand which still rests on his cheek.

"this is real" is all he says. i can tell he is struggling to keep himself together.