Beacon Of Light

Chapter Thirteen

"No matter how hard it is, I always smile like an idiot".
                                                                                            —Park Chanyeol

D.O was in the kitchen cooking while Kai helped him cook. The others were enjoying the house trying to keep quiet as Baekhyun and Lay were sleeping. Both of them were pretty wiped out both physically and mentally. "I figured we'd stay here for a few weeks depending if we get caught. We'll have to lie low which I know for a few of them might be hard. But we also need somewhere where we can practice our powers". Kai spoke as he stirred the spaghetti sauce. D.O hummed focusing on his cooking.

"I agree, but we need somewhere where it won't draw too much attention. If we have to fight the Red Force we won't be strong enough. They'd win with a snap of a finger. We'll have to see what Suho says about this since he's our leader. We need to run things through him first. And Kai one last thing don't do something reckless our of anger. I know Baekhyun is seriously hurt. But going against the Red Force would be a losing battle". D.O said his tone serious as he set up the table.

Kai knew D.O was right as well as the others. Baekhyun may never be the same again. "I'm not the one you should be worried about". Kai was worried what Chanyeol would do. D.O looked at Kai who didn't know what he meant. "Who should we worry about?" D.O asked crossing his arms. Kai took a deep breath looking behind him to make sure he wasn't around.

"We should be worrying about Chanyeol. We all know that the both of them have a closer bond than any of us. And I'm afraid that Chanyeol will act on impulse knowing that something is seriously wrong with Baekhyun". Kai spoke his worry as he waited for D.O's reaction.

"Then we keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't do something impulsive. I mean he hasn't left Baekhyun's side since he got injured. Maybe he won't stray from that. Hey, go wake up Lay and let him know that dinner is ready. I'll go tell the others".

Kai nodded as he trudged towards Lay's room. He knocked on the door not receiving an answer. As Kai peeked his head in the doorway he could see that Lay was sound asleep. He felt bad for waking him up, but he needed to keep his strength.

Kai gave Lay a gentle shake earning a groan from the smaller. "Hey, D.O made dinner. He's waiting on you". Kai said as he gave him a gentle shake. Lay squinted up at Kai the light hurting his eyes. "I'm not hungry". Lay said as he closed his eyes. Kai grew worried as he hadn't ate in a while. "You need to eat since you need to keep your strength. How about this if you eat I will have a dance battle with you within the next few days. That will give you time to heal". Kai suggested hoping to bribe the smaller.

Lay opened his eyes his dimple showing on full display. At the word mention of dance he was in. "You had me at dance". Lay stood up with the help of Kai as they made their way into the kitchen.

Lay grew worried as he didn't see Baekhyun at the table. "Where's Baekhyun?" Lay asked looking around. "He's resting at the moment. I'll give him his dinner later". D.O said while passing the pasta. He nodded missing the talkative boy at the table.

It had been a while since they had a home cooked meal since they been on the run. And D.O's meals were the best. Everyone was quiet as the dug into the delicious meal courtesy of Kai and D.O.

Their meal was interrupted when they heard screams coming from down the hall. Immediately eight pairs of feet scramble to the source. As they enter the room they see Baekhyun thrashing around in his bed completely drenched in sweat. Suho runs towards him enveloping him in his arms, as he whimpered. "Shh, it's okay it was just a nightmare. You're safe now. I got you". Suho whispered trying to soothe Baekhyun.

Baekhyun upon realizing who held him, gripped tighter onto Suho's sweater crying louder. "You guys go on ahead and eat. I'll finish later". Suho said shooing them away. All of them listened except for Chanyeol who was hesitant. "Go I got this. Too many people might overwhelm him. If I need anything I'll come to you". Suho spoke firmly.

Suho's heart broke at the sound of Baekhyun's cry's. He rocked the boy in his arms feeling his heart shattering. Baekhyun was inconsolable which was exhausting him tremendously but he kept on crying through the pain he felt. Suho could only say so many things, but no matter what it was Baekhyun remained sobbing.

"Hey, it's gonna be okay. I won't let anyone hurt you I promise. I'm going to stay with you until you fall asleep if that's what you want. I'm not going anywhere. Let it all out that's what you can do". He whispered rocking the boy in his arms.

Suho could feel that at anytime Baekhyun would fall asleep. His breathing was becoming more even and normal. Suho slowly set Baekhyun down on the bed before slowly walking out of the room. For two hours he comforted the boy hoping to lessen the pain. But for now it wasn't looking bright. His best friend was damaged.

Upon entering the kitchen Suho hadn't realized how quiet the house was now. Suho sat down at the table feeling like he aged ten years. "How is he?" D.O asked worried for his friend. Suho sighed running a hand through his hair. He looked up at his friend a worried expression on his face. "He just fell asleep but I don't know how long it will last. He's traumatized D.O and I don't know what to do. This is out of my hands and I don't like it. I should have been a better leader. Or better yet it should have been me who got hurt not Baekhyun or Lay". Suho said bitterly.

Well that concludes the end of chapter thirteen. What did you guys think of it? Tell me in the comments what you think will happen, or what would you like to see happen? Again I want to thank everyone for reading this. It truly means the world to me.

In other news I will have another  EXO story I will be publishing soon. Right now it's in the works and is halfway written. So be looking out for that if you are interested.

Hope everyone had an amazing day. Until next time ✌️