A Light In The Dark » Chanyeol x Reader Zombie Apocalypse

Chapter 23

-Author's Note-

I know this is super late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHANYEOL! (To be honest, I did start writing this chapter on his birthday and then forgot to finish it) I'm glad we got to see his Deadpool costume even if he couldn't go to the Halloween party. Enjoy!

The boys stop in their tracks, staring at the limp body slumped against the tree. Trembling, Chanyeol lowers the gun, watching the black blood leak out from the hole in Sehun's head. Baekhyun's face is completely drained of colour, he slaps his hand over his mouth and turns away. They all seem to share the same horrified expression. You thought Suho would shout at Chanyeol but even he too seems to have been silenced.

"We had to do it," Chanyeol says coldly, averting his eyes from the body before him. "If you'd seen his eyes... It wasn't Sehun." Suho slowly lifts his head to look at him. His face is a blank slate, wiped clean of any expression. His hands are clenched so tightly that his knuckles have turned white and it's impossible to tell what he's thinking.

"You... You mur... Y-You..." You all know what Suho wants to say but he just can't string the sentence together. His eyes squeeze shut like he's trying to block out everything around him. He falls to his knees and bows his head silently. One by one, the other boys copy him. Even Kai joins them, but you notice he kneels a little further away from the body. You expect Chanyeol to eventually join them but instead, he turns and slowly walks away. You glance to Sehun's dead body and give him a solemn nod of respect before following Chanyeol. It feels like Sehun deserves more than just a nod, but you don't want to leave Chanyeol alone at a time like this. You follow him in silence for a while before finally speaking up.

"Chanyeol-"

"I'm not a murderer, am I?" He cuts you off, stopping abruptly and staring at you with troubled eyes.

"No. Chanyeol, you're not a murderer." You gently grab his arm, looking up at him with a soft gaze.

"But I killed him."

"It wasn't him, you know that."

"This can't be happening." He mutters, shaking his head. Chanyeol turns on his heels and quickly starts walking back to the group. "I shot him."

"You did what you had to, he was turning." You struggle to keep up with his great strides.

"Why did he have to get bitten?"

"There was nothing we could have done." It seems like everything you're saying in going completely over his head.

"It's my fault." He stops abruptly before the boys, still kneeling down. They look up at him.

"It's not your fault." You take a step towards Chanyeol but Suho quickly stands up.

"She's right, it's not your fault." His eyes don't meet Chanyeol's. Instead, he turns to you. You expect to see sadness, but his eyes are ablaze. "It's yours." He takes a threatening step towards you.

"What? Wait I-"

"If we didn't have to go out searching for your mum, then Sehun wouldn't have run into those zombies." 

"Hang on, Suho you can't really blame her for that." Chen protests but Suho silences him with a glare.

"Of course I can! But it's fine for her because her family is alive!" 

"Suho, that's enough." Chanyeol places a hand on his shoulder and pushes him away from you.

"You have no right to tell me what's enough. You only stopped when you pulled the trigger!"

"Suho, stop." Lay says calmly.

"What's he gonna do if I don't? Shoot me?" At his words, Chanyeol lifts the gun up, pointing it at Suho. He stares calmly down the barrel of the gun. "Do it." Chanyeol's grip tightens around the handle for a moment before he releases it, letting it drop to the floor. Without saying a word, he turns around and walks off back towards the school building. You look desperately to the other members but they all refuse to meet your gaze. 

"Look, I know how close you were to Sehun, but there was nothing we could do. If we'd waited for you guys to come back, he would've turned in the school. Chanyeol was only doing what he thought was right." Suho stays silent. "The only way to survive is by sticking together. I'm sure Chanyeol is hurting just as much as you, and on top of that, he's being called a murderer."

"But he-"

"Guys, can we not argue now? Not in front of... Sehun." Guilt washes over everyone's faces at Lay's words.

"We should bury him." Suho's voice seems to have been drained of anger.

"Not without Chanyeol." Baekhyun protests, crossing his arms. Suho clenches his jaw for a moment before relaxing. 

"Alright, go get him then." He sighs. Baekhyun glances at you and you can tell he wants you to come with. Your eyes meet Suho's for a moment before you start walking towards the school. Baekhyun doesn't say much as you walk.

"Where do you think we'll find him?" You ask softly.

"Well, when something's bothering him he usually goes on long walks to clear his head." He frowns, looking around curiously.

"Okay, so maybe we should start with-"

"Hey, there's Baekhyun!" A high pitch squeal rings out through the hallway. Three young girls sprint towards the two of you with their phones out. You share a look of surprise as they barrel down the hallway. When they finally reach you, they seem totally out of breath but still hold their phones out expectantly to Baekhyun.

"Thank God, I thought we were too late." The shortest girl gasps.

"We saw Chanyeol leaving and thought you guys had gone too." Another one pants.

"Can we take a picture with-"

"Wait, you saw Chanyeol leaving?" The girls look at you in surprise as if they never saw you until you spoke up.

"Yeah, we were gonna ask him for a picture but he completely ignored us." The shortest one pouts in frustration.

"This can't be happening." You groan and push past the girls, running towards the exit. 

"Wait, can't we have just one-"

"Sorry, I really have to go. Maybe later okay?" Baekhyun gives them a sympathetic look before running off after you.