A Light In The Dark » Chanyeol x Reader Zombie Apocalypse

Chapter 18

-Author's Note-

HAVE YOU HEARD 'WE YOUNG'!???? I'M HONESTLY SO PROUD OF THOSE TWO AND NOW THAT EXO HAVE BEGUN FILMING THEIR COMEBACK- EEEEEE MY HEART IS EXPLODING WITH JOY.

The 8 of you scramble to the back door and wait with wide eyes as it opens. Kai and D.O step through, not seeming to have a single scratch on them. They both look relieved to see that the others are okay. You notice that Kai is holding a large bit of rolled up paper.

"What did you find?" Xiumin asks.

"A banner. We found on the floor but it has tape on the corners so someone must have tried to put it up." Kai hands the banner to you.

"What does it say?" Baekhyun peers over your shoulder as you unroll the tube. You expected it to be a message but instead, it appears to be a missing person's poster. Hundreds of pictures have been plastered onto the banner. Most of them children, some adults. You recognize a few people. 

"There's an address on the bottom. I think that's where the survivors are staying." D.O points to a few sentences at the bottom of the banner, written in bold, black paint:

If you are or are looking for one of the people on this banner, please go to this address...

"That's my old high school." You mumble, reading the address. It makes sense, it's a big space. "It's not far from here. About a 12 minute walk."

"Why don't we take the car?" Baekhyun asks.

"We know the zombies are attracted to noise. We don't want them following us to a potential safe house." Kai explains. Your eyes scan the banner, trying to see how many people you recognize.

"Look, it's you!" Chanyeol points to a picture towards the top right of the banner. You look at the picture below his finger. It's definitely you, beaming brightly at the camera. You vaguely remember that picture being taken a few months back.

"That means..." You whisper in disbelief.

"She's looking for you." Chanyeol smiles softly. The banner falls from your hands as you wrap your arms around Chanyeol. You grin into his chest, overwhelmed with joy and hope. As you feel his arms gently slide around your waist, it feels like the awkwardness before never existed. "What are we waiting for?" He chuckles.

"Let's go!" You hear Baekhyun's excited voice from behind you. When you finally let go of Chanyeol, you notice that the whole group shares the same joyful smile. 

"Alright, let's take some food and water. If we end up staying there for a while, we can always come back and get more." Kai grabs a backpack and heads over to the pile of food. The others hurry around busily, packing whatever they feel that they need. Meanwhile, Baekhyun goes to the sink to wash his frying pan.

"I don't like the blood on it." He mumbles, scrubbing at it.

"(y/n), can I take the guitar?" Chanyeol asks. "I saw a case upstairs when I went to get it the other night."

"Why?"

"Well, I thought that music could cheer some people up." His sweet ideas make you smile.

"Fine." Chanyeol grins whilst whispering a victory 'yes' before tearing out of the room and upstairs. He soon returns with the guitar in its case slung over his back. Soon enough, the members are all ready. 

"Alright, we're going to be moving quickly and quietly. Don't shout unless it's an emergency." Kai says sternly, opening the back door. "And no matter what, we stick together." With that, the ten of you head out of the door. You lock it behind you and stuff the key into your pocket. You lead the way and Chanyeol walks next to you. Kai and Sehun agree to stay at the back of the group to keep watch. As you walk, you can hear the quiet conversations of the boys behind you. Chanyeol looks rather happy with himself as he adjusts the guitar on his back. When his hand falls back to his side, it brushes against yours. He keeps looking ahead, but you know he felt it as he quickly moves his hand away. Biting your lip, you gently brush your hand against his. 

"(y/n)..." Chanyeol mumbles, his fingers lightly playing with yours. Your heart jumps around, feeling more nervous the longer his fingers touch yours. Soon you feel them entwine with yours. Your hand seems to fit perfectly with his as if they were designed to be together. You can tell by the silence behind you that the boys are looking at you. You can't stop yourself from smiling as you walk, your whole body overcome with happiness. No wonder they call him the happy virus. Chanyeol always seems to have an aura of joy around him and now that you're touching him, it's like you're directly connected to it. That amount of energy is so overwhelming, you can barely handle it but at the same time, you crave more.