HIS TOUCH || JAEYONG

Chapter 8 trouble

Taeyong could tell that it was a random man's hand that tried to keep him silent and he reeked alcohol. He couldn't see a thing in front of him but he very well knew in what kind of situation he was. His attempts to get away from the man's grasp had no effect because the man was much taller and stronger than him. His screams were muffled with the dirty hand and the man was not bothered by the kicks he received.

"If you stay still and quiet I won't hurt you more than necessary, you understand?" By now Taeyong couldn't hear anything the man was saying. He hated that he couldn't do anything to get away. The man's hand on his face was a whole lot of worse than Jaehyun's. It felt so wrong and disgusting in every way possible.

Why did he suddenly thought about Jaehyun? The situation reminded him about the first time he had met him but it had been nothing compared to this. All the other times Jaehyun had touched or been this close to him, he hadn't felt disgusted like this. What did that mean?

Taeyong felt tears in his eyes and he closed them and stopped struggling. He couldn't breathe properly because he didn't want to smell the alcohol that reeked so much. That way he'd faint soon. He didn't think anyone was out at this hour to hear him even if he could shout as loud as he could.

Suddenly he was able to breathe again and he didn't feel the man's presence anymore. He didn't know what happened but when he opened his eyes, he was sure he saw Jaehyun briefly but it was still dark. How was that even possible?

"J-Jaehyun?" Taeyong took a step towards him but then his legs failed him and he fell...almost. He was in Jaehyun's arms.

"Are you okay? Did he hurt you in any way?" When Taeyong heard Jaehyun's voice he broke down and cried against his shoulder. He wrapped his trembling hands around the taller's torso for support. All of his weight was now supported by Jaehyun's strong arms as he couldn't stand on his own.

Jaehyun had never expected to see the day when the blond boy would throw himself like this on him. It was understandable, the situation was what it was. He started making circles with his other hand on Taeyong's back to calm him down and held him tighter in his arms.

"Can you walk?" He asked after while when he didn't hear the cries anymore.

"N-No..." Taeyong breathed out quietly without thinking much.

"Okay then I'll carry you." He suddenly broke free from the hug when he realised what he was doing. He couldn't believe he had actually hugged the other. And this time he was the one to initiate it, not the other way around. Jaehyun's presence had strangely calmed him down, he couldn't deny that.

Taeyong walked quickly past him knowing that the other would follow him. When they came back to the main street, he glanced at the taller their eyes meeting briefly and embarrassment hit him. They walked in silence for a while but then Taeyong broke it. "H-How did you know where I was?"

Jaehyun glanced on his side before saying anything. "Your mom was worried because you never go outside this late and told me to go after you and thank god I went. But I didn't know where you were. I just happened to find you and I never thought I'd find you in that situation. Has that happened to you ever before?"

"I never go to places something like that would happen...but what did you do to make that man go away?" Taeyong felt safe when the other walked beside him. Like nothing had happened just a moment ago. It was weird.

"He ran away when he saw me. I would've hit him if he didn't do that." Taeyong hummed quietly as a response. They reached the house but Taeyong stopped the other from going inside.

"Please don't tell my mom." Taeyong looked in his eyes this time. They weren't judging like he had expected. Only calming.

"I won't."