Guardian

Chap. 30

After what happened, you and Key were left alone in the house. For the first time, you feel insecure without Minho.

You glance at Key. Sighing, you cover your face with your hands, unable to think of any answers which Key will ask later.

For a moment, there was a knock on the door made you startled.

'Now who could it be at this hour' you thought as you look at the clock.

Standing up, you make your way to the door and was about to turn the doorknob but stop in halfway. Images of Tao came flashing in your mind where you were almost be raped by him.

"_____, I'm not him. Please open the door"

A soft voice was heard beside the door, and your back straightened hearing it. You thought it was Minho, but no. Minho's voice sent you peaceful feeling, this one's a bit different.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" You mumbled against the door.

"Open up please, I promise I won't hurt you"

Somehow, his voice made you feel like you could trust him, but yet again, he's a stranger.

"Promise?"

You muttered those words unconsciously.

"I promise"

You inhale deeply before turning the doorknob. Once you opened the door, you see a guy..no, a boy your age standing in front of you with bleeding head.

You cover your mouth instantly the moment you saw blood streaming down on his face. You went up to him, completely ignored the fact that he's a stranger.

"God! What's happened??"

You pulled him insids and locked the door before guiding him to the living room. The boy sat beside Key whom still unconscious.

You take emergency kit from the cabinet and rush your way to him.

"Can you sit down here? It's easier for me to clean it up" you said and gestured him to sit in front of you.

He did what he was told and you start your life saving talent. While cleaning the wound, you noticed the wound was so deep that it would be fatal to humans. But he survived. Suddenly, you noticed that he's using the same attire as Minho's.

"W-wait. Are you--"

"Yes" he smiled to you.

You continued your work and applied some bandages around his head. Afterwards, you put back all the things you used and put the kit back to its place.

"Thank you, _____. For doing such a great service" he compliments.

You quirked up a smile and sat beside him.

"Don't mention it. I will try to help as long as I'm still breathing" you said. He nods at your reply and smile.

"So...who are you? And how do you know my name, anyway?" You asked.

"I'm Taemin. For now, I was assigned to look after you just for tonight as Minho's presence requested for his trial that would determine whether he still can be assigned to continue to protect you or not" he explained.

"Why is he in a trial?" You asked again, although you knew what his answer will be.

"I reckoned Minho told you about our law, right?"

You nod.

"We angels must keep our promises. Well, he broke one of his. There has never been an angel break promises so we didn't know what would happen to him. Some say, the angel will be stoned to death. But I didn't believe that"

As he explained, you lowered your head and felt tears dripping, streaming on your cheeks. If it wasn't for you, he wouldn't be charged for his one simple mistake. You didn't expect this kind of simple law would be very dangerous to violate it.

And Minho did it for you. He didn't care less about himself. As you felt yourself drowning in your bubble of thoughts, you feel a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around you. You didn't bother to push them away, as you know who it was.

"Shh shh, it's okay. I'm sure Queen Moon will understand what the reasons are. Minho will be fine"

"Can you promise that he will be?"

Taemin just kept quiet and that what made you cried harder in his chest. His hand ran up and down on your back to make you feel better.

For a moment, you felt lost.

For a moment, you have the feeling something is going to happen soon. And you pray that nothing will happen to Minho.