Beacon Of Light

Chapter Fifteen

"It's not going to be the end of our story because I'm going to meet you again".
                                                                                                                                  —Peter Pan - EXO.

Baekhyun woke up to the brightness in the room taking everything in. He turned his head to see that Suho was sound asleep his back resting against the wall. Baekhyun was confused as to why Suho was asleep and in a uncomfortable position. They were the only ones in the bedroom. But Baekhyun doesn't remember falling asleep or Suho entering the room. His memory was fuzzy still like he was in a dream like state. Nothing was making sense to him.

Slowly he got out of bed wincing at how his body ached. To him the house was oddly quiet but with quiet whispering could be heard in the next room. Growing curious Baekhyun leans his head against the door where the voices were coming from.

"Do you guys think Baekhyun will ever be the same again? I mean he hasn't said a word since he was attacked. He's plagued with nightmares, traumatized by what happened a few days ago. How can we comfort him if he is inconsolable?Suho stayed up all night making sure to be there for him if something happened. We all need to make sure that we're all there for Baekhyun". Chanyeol spoke his voice shaky.

Baekhyun felt bad that he wasn't talking but he knew that if he did he would breakdown and he didn't want his friends seeing him weak. Instead he wanted to keep it to himself if possible. But he knew he would be hurting his friends by not talking.

Deep inside Baekhyun knew something wasn't right with him and he didn't want to relieve that moment. He felt like something was missing inside of him. But he wasn't sure what. He backed away from the door and walked away from his friends. Baekhyun didn't know where he was going but rather wanted some time to himself. He found his way towards the porch and sat down on the steps.

Fall was in the air making the air slightly chilly in the early morning. Baekhyun found peace as the sun peeked through the clouds. At least some light was shining through his dark thoughts.

. . .

Suho woke up to someone shaking him. He looked at his friends through blurry vision. "Suho, where's Baekhyun?" Lay asked. Suho looked to where Baekhyun's bed was, but there was no sign of him. Panic started to take over. "I-I don't know. He was sound asleep a while ago when I checked. Have you checked the house?" Suho asked standing up.

They all shook their heads. "No we just got in here when we realized that Baekhyun was gone. Come on let's go find him". D.O spoke.

Chanyeol went out towards the porch following the instinct he felt. Sure enough there was Baekhyun sitting on the porch. "I found him!" Chanyeol yelled opening the door. Baekhyun didn't turn around as he heard the door open or the voice that spoke.

"Baek you okay? You scared us when we couldn't find you". Chanyeol's voice shook as he was worried but relieved that Baekhyun was safe. Baekhyun shrugged ignoring the look of his best friend. Chanyeol sighed his heart aching for his friend. He hated seeing him in so much pain. "Look you don't have to talk, but I want you to know that we're all here for you". Chanyeol said out in the open air.

Baekhyun nodded. Everyone one came out sitting where they could. He was grateful to have such friends like them. Baekhyun was glad to have found his friends again but he wasn't sure how long it was going to last. The Red Force was always watching They found him and attacked him out in the open. What's to say that they won't hurt him worse next time? Or his very own friends.

"Hey, come inside I'll make you breakfast". D.O spoke as he tapped Baekhyun on the shoulder. Baekhyun looked at D.O nodding his head. "You must be hungry since you hadn't ate in a while". Suho said encouraging him to eat.

Truth was Baekhyun wasn't hungry he actually felt sick to his stomach. Baekhyun stood up after the help of Suho. He would eat only because his friends encouraged him to. And he needed to keep his strength.

While D.O cooked his favorite meal he observed his friends and how they acted towards him. They were treating him as if he was fragile. But in a sense he was fragile at the moment rather he liked it or not. The one who changed the most was Chanyeol. He was avoiding him at all costs which rather stung. He averted his eyes to focus on the food that was in front of him. While it was his favorite meal, he wasn't hungry. But he decided to eat it as to not hurt his friends feelings.

He took a bite not realizing how hungry he actually was. "Glad you're finally eating Baekhyun". D.O said as he watched the younger eat. He gave a thumbs up as a thank you.

Everyone was eating except for Kai. He was picking at his food not interested in eating it. D.O upon realizing how quiet he was grew concerned as he wasn't touching his famous food he knew the boy loved. "You not hungry Kai? You've barely touched your food". D.O was confused as to why the boy suddenly stopped eating. Everyone stopped eating to look at Kai. Kai set his fork down shoving the plate away. "I'm gonna go lie down". Kai said picking up his fork and setting it in the sink.

It wasn't like Kai to not eat but he let it go. D.O watched as Kai walked away towards the bedrooms. Something seemed off to D.O but just passed it on as Kai being tired. But the truth was Kai was feeling unwell at the time. "I'll make sure he eats something later. Your food was amazing D.O". Suho complimented.

Suho hoped that things would go back to normal. But little did they know was that it was about to get rocky.

That's the end of chapter fifteen. I would have had it uploaded earlier, but we lost power due to a storm which unfortunately deleted the whole chapter. So I had to rewrite the whole thing. I hope this chapter satisfied you since it was different from the original. Tell me your comments what your thoughts are. What do you think is wrong with Kai? I love hearing your thoughts and or guesses. Don't forget to like and vote to your hearts content.

Again I want to thank everyone for reading this book and giving it a chance. Truly means a lot.

Next chapter I might give a shout-out to whomever gets the closest guess as to what they think is wrong with Kai.

Until next time ✌️and don't forget to stay awesome.