10.000 Years is Not Forever (Guardian fanfic)

Predestined

"WHAT? that is MINE! I didn't steal it from you!"

Zhao Yunlan's scream echoes along the street. Someone has him immobile by holding his arms to his back, while another person is holding a paper pack.

That other person laughs at him, and extends the paper pack towards Yunlan.

"You worthless scumbag! didn't i tell you that my store will not give you anything? and this is from my store, i know what's inside it! are you stealing from us? say it you jerk!"

That man infront of him punched Yunlan on his stomach so hard that he almost vomit from the blow.

But Yunlan is no ordinary guy; he laughs it off and stand again with an obnoxious smirk on his face.

"Is that all you got? a girly punch? Told you i didn't steal it, are you a fucking moron?"

His words are cut by another blow. He coughs and continues to laugh until the person feels that it's not worthy continuing what he does.

They leave Zhao Yunlan by the alley way, the day is crawling late and that guy is taking back the paper pack containing some buns which was given by his teacher in school. He will starve again tonight.

As he crouched by the street and enjoying the pain, someone calls after him.

"Are you alright? Can i help with anything?"

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Shen Wei has to take a different route back home tonight because his brother use their shared car and chaffeur for something 'personal'.

He knows the road back home, and it's conveniently empty by this late hour. It was already near midnight, everyone avoids this alley for a reasonable thing, there are many thugs waiting to rob you if you dare crossing it.

But for Shen Wei, it's his favorite time of the day. He doesn't remember since when, but he never fears darkness. He welcomes it like a dear friend, a very close friend of his.

As he walks leisurely on the alleyway, he heard someone shouts and followed by the sound of something or someone hits another person. He doesn't want to meddling into their business, so he keeps on walking with the same pace as before.

But what's not his routine is his concern when he sees someone crouching by the street at this late of hour. He normally would let them be, and walk past them like nothing happens.

Something in his heart forces him to come closer, to the strangely familiar figure of the young man he doesn't even know.

Run, run away, he's trouble.

But his feet keeps on walking towards the boy, as if some giant magnet moves him without him ever noticed.

"Are you alright? can i help you with anything?" He asks the other party.

And as the boy lifts up his face, a myriad of emotion drags him mercilessly. It was undescribable, he doesn't know what that is, but the force is so strong that it's shown on his usual stern face, turning it into a gentle smile.

"Ah...sorry to have bother you...i'm fine, really.."

That boy tries to stand up, refusing his helping hands, but eventually stumbles backwards. The brat is lucky he doesn't hit the pavement because Shen Wei catches his fall.

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Where is he?He can vaguely remembered that he was getting beaten to pulp yesterday and that someone was saying something to him, but he doesn't remember anything after that.