Forever Yours <SaeranxReader>

Story Mode 34: I Can't Stand The Thought

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Ray's eyes burst open, his heart convulsing. He's sitting on a bench at the festival with Nunsseob beside him. A few bags like the one they got from the bookstore are stacked neatly beside him, but no Y/n. A hot flash seizes his head as he forces himself to stand up. How long has he been asleep? How long has Y/n been gone? Which way did she go?!

Swaying on his feet, Ray ignores the wave of nausea that passes through him and gathers the mountain of stuff in his arms. 'Which way is she?' He panics. Just before he takes off in any direction, reason hits him like cold water. His phone.

He quickly dials her number and holds it up to his ear. It rings. And rings. And rings. Impatience squeezes at his chest and when the call doesn't go through, he forces himself to stand there and call again. After all, if she came back to see him gone it would only lead to more chaos. He sucks his breath and holds the phone up to his ear. It begins to ring. He only realizes he's been chewing on the inside of his lip when blood gushes into his mouth. Y/n doesn't pick up.

"Shit!"

Y/n said that she was going to get water. If he was her, he would go to a place they've already passed to get it. The gaming areas are in a park that don't allow food or drinks so that leaves the part of the festival that lines the streets. There. That's where he'll go.

With all of the stuff with him, Ray pushes against his fatigue and sprints up the hill street. Dark clouds cover the moon and the lanterns of the booths begin to go out as they close up shop. He tells himself that he's overreacting. That Y/n is fine. That she's just winning some kid a stuffed animal. Y/n is fine. She's fine.

"Hey kid!" Ray doesn't stop let alone hear the voice as he keeps his eyes pealed for Y/n. "You with the white hair!" This time he does hear the middle aged man. He's turned off his lantern and has begun to clean his grill and pack up his stuff. Ray only spares him a glance, unable to spend time on useless chitchat. The grilled chicken man, however, doesn't give up after being ignored. "Are you looking for your girlfriend?"

This time, Ray stops. He spins quickly on his heal and rushes over to the man's booth. "Where is she!"

The man isn't fazed at his tone, but still frowns. "It looked like she turned down to the left up the street. I was wondering what she was up to since there's not much of anything up there aside from an alley with a dead end."

"Fuck." He bolts off again in the direction the man pointed out, not bothering to express his gratitude. With each pounding of his feet against the cold pavement, his vision gets more and more blurred and his world begins to tilt. The dark alleyway shakes before him and he sinks his teeth into his lip again. The fresh jolt of pain wakes up his senses.

"Get off!" A muffled grunt echoes off of the walls of the alley. Ray's heart sinks. He drops the stuff he's been carrying to the ground in seconds and charges at the man before him. The only light in the alley comes from that of the vending machine's blue display, but it's more than enough for him to see what's going on.

A strange man grabs onto Y/n wrist. She yanks it out if his grip and slaps him hard across the face. "Stay the fuck away from me!" She shouts, still clinching a bottle of water in one of her hands. The man blocks her one escape and reaches into his jacket. "Ray?"

The man turns around just in time for his face to be met with the back of Saeran's elbow. It knocks the man off balance and Saeran gives the man a quick jab to the throat to finish the job. The moment the man hits the ground Saeran catches Y/n and yanks her into his arms. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine," Y/n exhales as she returns his hug. "But what about you? You shouldn't have exerted yourself by coming all the way up here, what if your fever gets worse?" She pulls back lightly so she can get a better look at his face. His pale skin is tinged pink and covered in sweat, his eyes dazed.

"Don't leave my sight, Y/n." Ray clenches his teeth and drags a hand roughly through his hair. "I can't stand the thought of something bad happening to you."

"Okay." A small smile comes to Y/n's lips. She gives him a big hug and hands him the bottle of water. "You know, if you're going to keep being my hero and coming to save me, you'll have to stay healthy, okay?" He nods against the curve of her neck and gives her a final squeeze. When his arms fall from being wrapped tightly around the curve of her waist, she catches his hand with hers. "Let me drop you off at home today. You need to rest up."

Ray nods. Although he would prefer to drive her, it would be too dangerous in his current condition. "Okay."

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