ChanBaek: Frankenyeollie

XIV

[Baekhyun]

It was dawn when I decided to take a step outside Chanyeol's manor. After what we did earlier, I told Chanyeol to take a rest for a while. As usual, he was being stubborn caging me in his arms but I excused myself to take a leak. He doubted it but after a slap on his cheek, he finally let me go. A sudden want to visit Sehun's grave came into my mind earlier. I don't know. I just let my feet walk me to the place.

Good thing, it's still dark and most people on this time were fast asleep. The hood I had was blown by the cold wind swirling around the misty forest. I shuddered nevertheless continued to walk inside the cemetery. Is it just me or I got braver than before? Actually I was scared going here alone but maybe because we always go here, I just got used to it.

I went up the stairs leading to where Sehun's grave. I opened the rusty gate with a creaky sound and I sighed feeling sorrowful seeing Sehun's name again. Death is a very powerful word. However for people with no conscience, they think of it as a child's play. I never expected that after my few relatives died because of one reason, I was going to feel a heavy sorrow seeing Sehun's name engraved a step away from my feet.

"Sehun-ah..." I wanted to say things and asked him how we was doing there but this time, words felt like hanging on my tongue, unable to speak the words I usually do. So I stood there staring at his full name as the dawn hugged the sky while the cemetery was slowly being eaten by the thick fog.

Rustling...

I whipped my head behind me after hearing a rustling sound but saw nothing. I was quite sure that no one's following me. But why do I get the feeling of being observed. I shrugged and looked back at Sehun's name until something hard hit my head and I fell on the ground. I winced and groaned when another painful pang hit my face leaving me no chance but to stay on the ground, breathing hard.

"I told you! Byun will be back here just like he always does..." I closed my eyes enduring the pain surging on my head and my bruised arm. Wait... Are they waiting for me to go here alone?

"W-Who are you?" I managed to ask. I peeked with my left eye and another man walked beside me with a rope in his hands.

"We are the hunters that the government hired to get you." I grunted when the guy made me sat up and tied my arms behind me so as my ankles together. I knew it. It's the government who wants the formula. Because there's no way that public people would know about it and take interest into something they didn't know. It's only the government that knows about our formula when our first father asked for a protection while working on it.

"If it isn't for the tall guy who was carrying you the other day, we could've brought you earlier than asked to the government and claim our reward easily." The bulky guy who hit me admitted and I only replied with a glare.

"Don't you dare glare at me you dwarf!" My eyes widened at what I saw. The bulky guy has his hand in the air ready to slap me but Chanyeol hovered behind him and gave him a headlock, holding him in place.

My heart beat loudly and fast. It was very heart dropping seeing him saving me for the nth time.

Chanyeol is always there when I need him.

Chanyeol is not just my lover but my saver.

We both save each other out of fate.

"Chan..." My eyes sting and after a second tears streamed down my face. My heart was full of joy and relief. After all this time, it's Chanyeol who was always looking out for me and here I am, always entrapped in trouble.

"Slap him with that filthy hands of yours and I will cut your arm and make sure you'll be buried alongside my cousin's grave." I gulped. Thrilled and anxious hearing Chanyeol threatened him. Chanyeol has a childish and silently playful personality but when things get serious, he becomes the real deal.

"Get off of him!" The guy who tied me launched at Chanyeol. I was about to warn him when as if on cue, Chanyeol detached the bulky guy's head from his body and gripped the other guy's neck who was about to hit him. Blood was dripping on his arm while he was strangling his neck.

I was trembling on the ground watching him in action. The guy was already writhing in pain and Chanyeol looked so calm as if it was just nothing. Even though those bastards planned to sell me off to government, killing is never an option. He already killed the bulky guy. I don't want to see another bloodshed in front of me.

Because death should never be that easy. Nobody deserves death. Punishment it is but taking their right to live is not.

"Chanyeol stop... I-It's okay now..." I gaped after Chanyeol lifted the guy off the ground as he was trying to remove Chanyeol's strong hand from his neck. His eyes were already rolling at the back of his neck. I never wanted this to happen.

"They hurt you. They deserve every pain I have and will inflict to them... as well as death."

His eyes... He was losing control of his anger. I cried and screamed as I saw how Chanyeol clenched his fingers together detaching the guy's head from his own body. My eyes roamed around to see headless corpse were already lying because of me.

Again, two people died because of me again. It would have been acceptable if he only knocked them out but no... He took their lives like he was only cutting a fresh vegetable.

I stared blankly at the tall figure that was coming closer at my place. Blood was dripping from his arms to the tips of his fingers.

His eyes met mine and I couldn't stop the tears that were threatening to fall for the second time. He kneeled in front of him while I sobbed on my spot.

"Everything's okay now Baekhyun..." Chanyeol whispered. He reached for the ropes that were tied on my ankles and my arms. As I break free, I crawled back away from him.

I shook my head slowly and took my knees on my chest and cried harder.

"It's not okay. Snatching people's lives were insane."

"Baekhyun... They're the hunters that I should've killed before. You should understand that..." His deep voice sounded so smooth and calm. My face warmed up with it. Chanyeol went closer to me and I saw how amazingly attractive his eyes are when he blinked at me. I sniffed and seeing how apologetic and guilty his face was making me also guilty from scooting away from him.

"No... I don't want to understand why you need to kill them."

"I need to kill them because if I don't, they'll come back to you again and maybe you'll be the one who... and I don't want that."

I placed my palms on my face as I sobbed loudly.

Just how many lives should be taken just to keep me safe?

It is also for you. Chanyeol cares for you tha's why he killed them to protect you.

But...

"Can I kiss you?"

"I-I'm busy crying... Can't you see?" I heard him scoffed and I heard ruffled sounds in the background.

"I'll kiss you. I know that will make you stop crying." I only ignored him. A second later, fingers clasped my hands together and peeled them off from my face. My eyes fell on our hands and his hands were already clean.

"I love you Baekhyun... Don't you want to say something to your hero?" I sniffed before a chuckle escape from my lips.

"I, love you too." Our eyes stayed with each other.

"You can kiss me now." I blushed at my own statement and quickly averted my attention from him.

"But you said you're busy crying so we might as well go home and..."

I shut him off with kiss. I noticed how I missed him even just for an hour earlier, we're clasped together on his bed. His hands tangled our fingers together and a smile crossed at my lips while he explored my mouth. It was blissful and made feel so contented and safe.

Having his lips pressed on mine was enough to make me understand what he meant by protecting me.

Loving him is protecting myself and having him by my side is keeping me safe.