Be Mine - 19 Days FanFic

She Li...?

"Shall we get a taxi home?" Jian Yi asked Zhan Zheng Xi as they walked down the dark road.

"Do you have any money to get a taxi?" Both boys pulled out the small amount of change they had in their pockets.

Jian Yi pouted. "I guess we'll be walking then." They continued walking down the street, Jian Yi talking, once again, about Zhan Zheng Xi's birthday that would be coming up soon. "So what do you want, then?"

"Nothing. I told you I don't want people spending their money on me." Zhan Zheng Xi shrugged.

Jian Yi looked at him with shining eyes. "Such an angel." He sniffed.

"Don't be stupid, moron." Zhan Zheng Xi rolled his eyes, shoving his hands in his pockets, a small smile tugging on his lips.

Jian Yi grinned and swung his arm around Zhan Zheng Xi's neck. "Don't worry. I'll get you the best present ever and it won't cost me anything."

They smiled at each other, but stopped at the end of the pathway when a group of people blocked their way.

"Well, well. Look at what we have here." The voice that spoke was a male one. He stepped into the light of the street lamp and grinned darkly at the boys.

Zhan Zheng Xi frowned. "She Li...?" Sensing trouble, Zhan Zheng Xi removed his hands from his pockets and stepped just in between Jian Yi and the rest of the group that were hidden by the shadows. "What are you doing here?"

"Well we were on our way to your house to come and find you, but I'm so glad we bumped into each other here. Now I don't have to use you to get Jian Yi out." She Li's yellow eyes darted to Jian Yi, who stood with an indifferent look, back to Zhan Zheng Xi.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Zhan Zheng Xi frowned, his eyes moving from She Li to the shadows.

"This little shit," he pointed at Jian Yi. "got me suspended from school a month ago. It's all because he had to listen to my conversation with Mo Guan Shan and then tell on us. Then my guess is that he told He Tian about it all and that's why we fought." He grinned again but his light eyes remained humourless. "That's why I've decided to... play with him."

Zhan Zheng Xi tensed up. He knew he wouldn't be able to fight everyone. He had to try and get Jian Yi out of there. But how? The shadows seemed to have formed a circle around them, and Zhan Zheng Xi could hear mumbling and snickers going on in different directions.

"Touch him and I'll kill you." Zhan Zheng Xi warned.

She Li smirked. "I was going to use you to get him to come with me seeing as you're his favourite person in the entire world, but since you're both already here, I think I'll let my friends here have you whilst I take that fucker behind you." She Li stepped forward but stopped when a phone started ringing. "The fuck?" He mumbled.

"Oh! Hang on! That's me!" Jian Yi spoke up. He pulled out his phone and looked at it.

She Li held out his hand. "Give me the phone."

Jian Yi looked at him and smiled mockingly before answering the phone, making She Li twitch with anger. "Hello? Hey, He Tian!"

At the mention of He Tian, She Li and the shadows seemed to freeze. To Zhan Zheng Xi, it looked like they had backed up slightly.

"No, we had to leave to go home. Don't you know how late it is? Oh, Carrothead is fine. 'Where are we now', you ask?" Jian Yi looked up as She Li pulled a knife out of his pocket and pointed it at Zhan Zheng Xi. He gave Jian Yi a daring look. "About five blocks from your home. It's so dark, I'm a little scared. Who knows what kind of danger is lurking around here. Anyway, Xixi wants to go home so we have to go now. Bye!"

She Li smirked, still holding the knife. "Good boy. At least you understand when I'm being serious."

Jian Yi shrugged. "I didn't know you were so terrified of He Tian, otherwise I wouldn't have answered the call."

She Li's face distorted into one of pure anger. He stormed forward and punched Zhan Zheng Xi in the face, causing him to drop to the ground in front of Jian Yi. "Scared of He Tian? That's a fucking joke. I'm not scared of that bastard."

"You should be."

The dark voice that echoed over the small group made everyone tense up. Everyone turned to look and found two males standing in the darkness. One stepped forward with a large metal pole leaning on his shoulder, followed by a slightly taller and older version of the first male.

"He Tian." She Li called, his voice shaking slightly in fear.

He Tian, with his eyes locked onto She Li's, called out to everyone near them. "If you want to live, I suggest you leave."

Everyone turned and ran in different directions. She Li started running with them but He Tian stepped forward and threw the pole at his legs. The pole collided with him and he tripped and fell with a grunt. Before She Li could get up again, He Tian had grabbed him by the arm, pulling him up and shoved him into a brick wall. He held She Li by the throat and got close to his face.

"If you ever try something like this again, if you ever talk to, look, or even think about these two again, I will make you wish you'd never been born. The same goes for Mo Guan Shan; don't ever approach him again. If you do, I'll kill you." He Tian shoved him into the brick wall roughly before letting him go.

She Li stumbled before he ran away. He Tian watched him until he was out of sight before he turned around and walked back to where the boys were waiting. Jian Yi had helped Zhan Zheng Xi up and was inspecting his face, making a fuss. He Cheng stood a small way away just casually watching the scene before him.

"You okay?" He Tian asked Zhan Zheng Xi, nodding at the red mark on his cheek.

"I'm fine." Zhan Zheng Xi frowned as he pushed Jian Yi's wondering hands away. "How did you know where we were?"

"Well I called to make sure Redhead was telling the truth about being okay, but when Jian Yi said about being scared and about things lurking in the dark I knew something was wrong. He just wouldn't say that stuff, especially not when he's with you. I was close by when he said you were five blocks away." He Tian frowned. "Speaking of Redhead, why aren't you still with him? I thought I asked you two to keep him company?"

Jian Yi put his hand on Zhan Zheng Xi's shoulder. "Xixi had to get home. Auntie worries otherwise. Carrothead said he'd be fine on his own, anyway."

Zhan Zheng Xi looked down. "I'll admit I do feel a little guilty leaving him on his own after being attacked in his own home."

He Tian looked surprised. "He told you?"

"Yeah. Said it was that Jun Katsu that you mentioned before."

"Speaking of which," He Tian looked at his brother. "Let's go." He turned around and picked up the metal pole off the ground.

Jian Yi and Zhan Zheng Xi looked behind them as if noticing He Cheng for the first time. He Cheng didn't look at either of them as he walked past. Zhan Zheng Xi frowned.

"Hey," He called. He Cheng stopped but didn't turn around. "Don't I know you?"

He Cheng waited a couple of seconds before walking again. "No."