A Light In The Dark » Chanyeol x Reader Zombie Apocalypse

Chapter 32

"I should have gotten to you faster," Chanyeol says quietly as you trudge back to the school.

"Leading the hoard away was smart, I was doing fine anyway."

"But what if more came whilst you were trapped under that thing?" 

"I'd handle it."

"What if you couldn't? What if you'd been bitten? Like Sehun?" His voice cracks slightly but he coughs through it.

"But I didn't get bitten," You take his free hand in yours. "I can take care of myself." 

"I know." He squeezes your hand. "Look, we're here." The school gates come into view, there are a few figures in the distance. 

"You did it!" Mr Lee grins, helping you climb down the fence. "Had a bit of a scramble, I see?" He gestures to the layer of mud covering you and Chanyeol.

"Yeah, there was a hoard of them there. We handled it though."

"Good. We need to boil this water before we can start giving it to the people. It shouldn't take too long to get a fire going." He takes out a few empty water bottles and starts to fill them up. "In the meantime, you two should get cleaned up. Use this." He hands you a few bottles of water. It's not exactly a warm bath but, it's better than nothing."

"Thank you."

"No, thank you. This water saved the community, you should be proud." After exchanging a few more words, Mr Lee takes the two pipes and heads back to the school. You and Chanyeol stop by the hall to grab some clean clothes, but none of the boys are there.  You take a bowl and a few rags from the kitchen before heading to the changing rooms. 

"Do we really have to use separate rooms?" Chanyeol asks. You shoot him a 'did you really just ask that?' look to which he raises his hands in defence. "I'm just saying, I mean... Since we're... There shouldn't be a problem seeing each other like that."

"Look, I get where you're coming from. Just not yet, okay?"

"Fine." He flashing a cheeky grin before pushing through the door of one changing room. You go to open the second door but hesitate. He does have a point, you are together. You're just gonna wash off the mud, get changed and leave. No big deal. "Couldn't resist me, eh?" He raises an eyebrow as you walk in.

"Oh shut up." You sit down on one of the benches and fill your bowl with water. You start by scrubbing your arms, neck and face. Chanyeol does the same but he seems to be doing a terrible job. "You've been scrubbing your face for five minutes, how does it still look like you've got a mud mask on?"

"Don't judge my technique." He says. "It may look bad now, but in a few minutes, my face is going to be glowing. You can't just scrub violently, that's bad for the skin." Rolling your eyes, you watch as he slowly starts to wash the mud off of his face. "Just you wait, I'm going to look like an-" Chanyeol falls silent as you pull your shirt off. "angel." Feeling flush with embarrassment, you try to scrub the dirt off as quickly as possible. "(y/n), I told you," He holds your wrist. "You've got to do it gently." Feeling the rag slip from your grasp, you sit frozen still as Chanyeol begins to wipe the mud from your body. He gently washes your back, stomach and shoulders but as he gets to your chest, he rests his hand over your heart. You feel it beating heavily, he must be able to feel it too. "Here, you can finish." He hands the rag back to you and goes back to cleaning his face. You quickly scrub your chest and pull on a clean shirt before quickly changing trousers. When Chanyeol goes to pull his own shirt off, your eyes dart away but not for long. Wow. You've seen him shirtless before but it feels like each time you see him, he's even more dazzling. Unlike you, Chanyeol seems very confident as he starts to scrub his body. Once done with the front, he tries to clean his back but it's obvious he's struggling.

"Need help?" You ask. He tries one last time to reach behind him, but it's no use. 

"Yes, please." He hands you the rag and turns around on the bench. After dipping the rag into the bowl of water, you begin to clean the dirt from his back. There's not much there, so you're done pretty quickly.

"There you go." You smile as he turns around.

"Thanks." Chanyeol reaches for his bag of clothes by your feet, but as he leans forward, you kiss him. You didn't really mean to, it was more of an impulse. Chanyeol's hand changes course from the bag to your waist, pulling you closer to him. Brushing your fingers over his abs, you push him backwards and deepen the kiss. You feel his hand slip under your shirt, his fingers lightly brushing over your skin. As his hands move up, yours move down. You glide your fingers over his chest and down his stomach before slowly slipping them under-

"Chanyeol? You in here?" Kai's voice calls from the doorway. You jerk away from Chanyeol and he scrambles to grab his shirt. Kai comes around the corner just as he pulls the shirt over his head. He stands in silence, eyeing you both for a moment. "Was I... Interrupting something?"

"No, we were just getting cleaned up." You smile and gesture to the pile of muddy clothes on the floor. You're not sure if Kai buys the excuse, but he continues to talk.

"I heard the run was successful."

"Yeah, we had a run in with a few zombies, but we got the water." Chanyeol gently touches your arm. "Only a few scratches, but we did it."

"Hopefully we'll be able to drink it soon."

"Hey, I'm gonna go to the hall, are the others there?" You just want to get out of there as soon as possible.

"I think D.O and Suho are still on duty. But the rest should be there."

"Alright, I guess I'll see you guys later." Flashing Chanyeol an apologetic smile, you hurry past Kai and out of the changing rooms. Just as Kai said, the majority of the boys are in the hall. They welcome you with smiles as you sit down beside Baekhyun. "Are you still mad about losing that game?" You ask as he refuses to greet you.

"No, I'm mad about you accusing me of cheating." He huffs.

"But you were cheating." D.O points out.

"I was not!"

"We all saw it." You shrug.

"I swear, I'll leave again."

"Noooo, Baekkie don't go!" You cry dramatically, grabbing his arm.

"I'll only stay if you apologise." He yanks his arm away and crosses them.

"Fine, I'm sorry for accusing you of stealing even though you were actually stealing." Baekhyun contemplates your apology for a moment, squinting in thought. A smile soon appears on his face.

"Better."

[A/N]

Sorry for the wait, my art exams are all done now! I think they went well. If Kai hasn't walked in, who knows what would have happened ;) It took all my strength to restrain from writing smut. Believe me, it was tempting.