Give & Take

Found Love

Minhyun stood up albeit a little wobbly. Baekho looked up at him before he looked around. Minhyun's powers had overtaken his and also managed to calm him down.

"If anyone... If anyone of you tries to hurt him, you'll have to go through me," Minhyun said firmly as he stood his ground, breathing a little heavily as he had pushed himself a little too much with his powers. Healing his own bones had taken way more than he expected but he should have expected it anyways considering it was 4 limbs. The citizens fell into a hush, unsure how to react.

"What are you doing? Why are you lot just standing there?! Go and get them both!" a voice yelled above Minhyun's. Baekho raised his brows as a rather short male appeared from the crowd with a furious expression but no one dared to move. Not when they knew Baekho was capable of wiping them out even if he didn't touch them. There was also the hero who had protected them who was now protecting him.

"But, sir, he's the black plague."

"You know that already!"

"He was going to wipe us out."

"That's why we have to kill him first!"

Minhyun glanced back at Baekho, pulling the bow off of him. It had almost fully rot away earlier but now it had become firmer and even decorated with flowers. He took out an arrow and breathed in painfully as he lifted his arms up, pulling the bowstring back.

"I dare you to try," Minhyun threatened the mayor. "Baekho, get up. We are leaving this place."

"B-but-"

"No buts. I'm not leaving you here to die alone and neither am I allowing you to die from someone else's hands."

Baekho wanted to cry but he nodded, pushing himself to his feet. He sobbed and Minhyun took a step forward. He clung onto Minhyun's back as they slowly walked. The mayor fumed and grabbed a sword from a guard's scabbard but Minhyun let the arrow go quicker, deflecting the sword at the last second so it flew out of his hand. People gasped and made way for them.

"Do not test my patience," Minhyun hissed, eyes filled with hatred for every last one of them. He held Baekho's hand and they started running away from the crowd.

"You're all useless!" the mayor yelled and pulled a gun from a different guard, lifting it up and unloading bullets wildly. They mostly missed the two since the mayor did not have much experience in handling a firearm. "Someone get them!"

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The two of them kept running, not knowing when they should stop or where they would go. Their hands clutched each other's tightly. The only ones they trusted were each other. The only ones they wanted to be with were each other.

Baekho slowed down when he couldn't keep up anymore despite Minhyun urging him to move. They had been on the run for a couple of hours now and no idea where they were headed to.

"I can't go on anymore," Baekho cried as his muscles ached and his stomach cramped up.

"We can't stop yet, Baekho. It's not far enough."

"I'm too tired. We have been running for so long," Baekho gasped, feeling his throat burn. Minhyun frowned and tried to heal Baekho's aching muscles but he was running out of juice too. He had used his powers too much today.

"We will walk then," Minhyun said and Baekho groaned but pushed himself to keep moving while keeping close to Minhyun.

They weren't sure how long they walked for but they eventually came to the edge of a cliff. Roaring water hit the jagged edges of the cliff below them as they both collapsed onto the ground, fatigued and worn out.