A Safe Place - Volume 1 (Kai x Reader)

Chapter 2: Foreign Exchange Student

6:28 AM

Y/N: hey, I'm coming over

Chanyeol: aight, don't forget ur school stuff

You woke up at 5:30 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep, so you decided to get ready for school. By the time it was 6, you were ready. You're mother has gone to work already, so you didn't have to worry about her. You grabbed your backpack and rushed out of the door and started walking to the college.

You walked through the school's dorm west wing hallway. You approached Chanyeol's dorm room and knocked on the door. The large door swung open and you were immediately embraced in Chanyeol's arms. "Y/N! You excited to meet the new student?" he asked.

Chanyeol was wearing a plain black cap, a black oversized hoodie and Adidas joggers. Today was his relax day from boxing.

You nodded and walked inside the dorm. You walked into the kitchen and looked for cereal. "Cheerios? Raisin Bran? Anything?" you asked.

"No time to eat breakfast this morning?" Chanyeol asked.

"Yeollie, who is that?" you heard a voice come from his room.

Chanyeol closed his eyes and let out a sigh. "Get dressed Baekhyun."

"I'm wearing your clothes then," Baekhyun said.

Chanyeol let out a small chuckle and walked over to you. He pointed to the top of the refrigerator where you spotted some Cheerios. You smiled and reached up to grab them.

Chanyeol looked over and noticed something. Your shirt was slightly lifting up, exposing your lower back. He saw a purple bruise. "Y/N!" he exclaimed.

He walked over to you and slightly touched the bruise. "What's this?" he asked.

Shit, you thought. "Uh, nothing. I fell," you responded.

He made a concerned face. "Y/N, what is this," he said again in a stern tone.

Chanyeol was your best friend who you've known since your freshman year of high school. You knew you could trust him, but this was different. You felt scared to tell him what your mom did.

You pressed your lips into a line and a tear fell from your eye. "My mom," you said quietly.

He immediately took you in his arms and hugged you. "Y/N, please don't keep anything from me," he whispered in your ear. You then started crying into his hoodie.

"Why me? Why me why me why me?!" you kept asking. Chanyeol hushed you and comforted you.

Baekhyun walked out of Chanyeol's room ready for school. "What happened?" he asked.

Chanyeol shook his head and kept a blank face. "Someone said something about her." You saw what he was trying to do, he was trying to use a cover up.

"Who? Y/N, tell me who," Baekhyun kept asking.

You wiped your tears and backed away from Chanyeol's grasp. "No one, let's just go to class," you answered.

Baekhyun pouted. "Y/N..."

"Baekhyun!" you shouted. You closed your eyes.

Chanyeol looked over at Baekhyun and gave him a look. "You need some breakfast first," Chanyeol said.

"No, I'll be fine. I'll just wait until lunch," you said. You then grabbed your backpack and walked out of the dorm.

"Y/N wait!" you heard Baekhyun whine.

*****

You and Chanyeol walked into your 1st hour science together and walked to your seats. "Hey! There he is!" Chanyeol exclaimed. You looked and saw him pointing towards a student.

The student was a male, tall, tan skin and black short hair. That must be the foreign exchange student.

"Come on!" Chanyeol exclaimed as he walked towards the new student. "Annyeonghaseyo! I'm Chanyeol," he said kindly.

The student looked at you and Chanyeol. "Hello," he said. "My name is Jongin. What are your guy's names?" he asked.

"Well, I'm Chanyeol and this is my friend Y/N," he said.

You smiled. "Hi."

Jongin smiled at you. "I'm the new foreign exchange student. I'm from Seoul, in Korea."

You playfully hit Chanyeol's stomach. "Chanyeol here is also from Korea," you said with a smile.

Jongin smiled. "At least I know I'm not the only Korean here, haha. Nice to meet you both!" he exclaimed.

"Alright everyone, take your seats. We have a packed day today," your professor said.

*****

After class, everyone quickly left; you and Chanyeol stayed back to talk to the new kid. "Hi," you said again.

Jongin looked up and smiled. "Ah, hi Y/N!" he exclaimed.

"Me and Chanyeol have 2nd hour off, want to come to his dorm with us?" you asked.

Jongin smiled. "Sure!"

"Come on, let's go," Chanyeol said.

As you all walked to Chanyeol's dorm, Jongin talked about Korea and how excited he was to be in America.

As you neared the door, you heard a soft crying behind the door. "Who's that? I thought I locked the door..." Chanyeol said.

He opened the door and as you all walked in, to see a crying Baekhyun on the couch. "Baby! Oh no, what's wrong?" Chanyeol asked as he ran towards Baekhyun.

Baekhyun choked on his words. "I-I saw h-him..."

"Who? Who did you see?"

"Se-Sehun," Baekhyun finally said.

"What did he do baby?" Chanyeol asked.

"I'm sorry, but what's going on?" Jongin asked.

"Sehun was his old ex," you answered.

"H-He beat m-me u-up," Baekhyun stuttered.

"He what?!" Chanyeol repeated, nearly shouting.

It took a lot to get Chanyeol angry, and messing with his boyfriend didn't help. If anything, that's one thing you can do to get him at his angriest.

Chanyeol's face turned dark and he immediately walked back to the door. "That bastard, I'm going to beat his ass!" he shouted.

You tried to block him from leaving. "No! Chanyeol, control yourself!" you screamed.

He was heavily breathing. "Nobody touches Baekhyun! No one! I can't let him keep getting pushed around by Sehun!"

"Chanyeol," you said quietly. "Please."

He closed his eyes and his shoulders dropped. He took a large breath and walked back into his room.

Jongin was backed against the wall, eyes widened. "I'm sorry. This isn't my fault, is it?" he asked.

"No! Of course not! You're innocent, this doesn't involve you at all," you reassured. You then walked back into Chanyeol's room to see him sitting on the edge of his bed. You sat next to him and put your hand on his back.

"I... I can't. I can't keep letting this happen to him. Sehun always pushes him around, it's so irritating! It makes me feel as if I can't protect Baekhyun. It pains me to see him hurt," Chanyeol said quietly.

*bzz bzz*

8:37

Mom: Where are you?! I told you to come home right after class!

Y/N: i stayed after for school work

Mom: Urgh, you never listen to me!

You sighed. "Would you mind if I would be able to come over tonight, you know, to stay?" you asked.

"Yeah, yeah sure. That's fine."

You nodded. "Thank you."