Trails Of Time (changlix)

19. Such pretty and peaceful darkness

"What can you do about this Chan! Please for God's sake... For our sake!"

"I'll go there and I will get our boys back!" Chan yelled, his eyes shutting to get the tears to roll down his now flushed cheeks.

Woojin gently placed his palm onto Chan's back, rubbing it with care. "Listen to yourself. How can you fight a man who is armed?"

Chan shook his head in disbelief. "somehow..."

"Hyung, please don't danger yourself..." Jisung moaned, his eyes full of fear.

"baby... No one's gonna go anywhere." Minho smiled carefully. "Were going to be rational and let the police take care of this."

Seungmin nodded, placing his arms around sobbing Jeongin. "that's right. It's Changbin Hyung after all. He's smarter than all of us combined. He will save Lix and himself."

All of a sudden Chan's phone started ringing, letting the melody of one of their song. Chan rumbled to the table, almost flipping it over. He answered.

"Lix oh my God!"

"Hyung... This is bad..."

"What's going on Lix? Is Binnie there?"

"That's... Binnie Hyung... He's..."

"Lix, first, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine. I'm out of there, but Binnie Hyung is in a car with that madman. He managed to get me out but he didn't get a chance to leave..."

"What? He's... Where are they??"

"Hyung... Last I saw the car it was headed to the east side... Maybe to the bridge..."

"So... Out of town..."

"I'm afraid so..."

Things are going worse every time I blink.

Changbin?

Nothing. It was absolutely quiet. Smoky smell floated around, there was a buzz, steady crackle of a fire. The gloomy sky lit up red, yellow, and orange, like a warning to anyone moving nearby.

Jongsoo?

Still, nothing. The situation was starting to turn severe. If no one is answering, what could be wrong?

Anyone? Please... I... I feel pain... So much pain...

I do too.

Is that... Changbin???

No.

Then...

I am Jongsoo.

But-

Not that Jongsoo. The other one. I feel pain too. I don't know if they are okay. I don't hear anything...

You monster, how could you?

You know exactly what I'm saying. We're the same. We're so much alike, you don't ever realize.

Don't say that kind of stuff. I am not like you. I tried to help.

You really believed that it was me who was doing all that? You think it was my doings?

Yes. Who else would it had been?

Jongsoo. He snapped. I tried to reason with him, but as you can tell, he did not listen.

But... How is this... I don't understand.

Can't you see? We're good. We're trying to turn things better. We... Only we are the voices of reason...

...

Pain. So much pain, it's unbearable. Lights. Lights dancing on dark surface like fireworks. Silent. It's like under water, there's only a buzz and waves.

What is that smell? Seriously, what is that?

Changbin squeezed his eyes before trying to open them. It was difficult to see anything, it was all so blurry, but he could make out a light. It was so bright. Such a pretty color too, orange, red...

Changbin's eyes finally opened wide enough for him to realize.

"Fuck!" He huffed, his voice raspy and broken.

His legs started moving, trying to get him to stand up, but he couldn't get them to hold his weight. His eyes followed the light show before him, seeking something in it. And there it was.

"Jongsoo!" Changbin wailed. "Can you hear me!?"

No response.

Fucking fuck! Hey! Other me? The voice in my head? Hello?

Again, no response.

And now you're gone, right...

Changbin started crawling, dragging his bloody and bruised up body across the wet asphalt. It was scratching his knees and elbows, but he couldn't give up now. He had to keep moving.

"Jongsoo! Answer me!" He screeched. "If you can hear me, move your leg!"

And of course he doesn't hear me... Is he...

Changbin was almost there. He could feel the heat of the flames on his skin, almost licking him. His eyes were focused, but his mind was all over the place. He only knew he had to help.

His hand was now placed on the car's door, which had been almost torn off. He lifted his body up, so he could see Jongsoo. What he saw was horrific. The man's face all bruised up, his lip cut, his eyes shut tightly. His arms dislocated, twisted all over the place like a ragdoll's.

"Get a grip Changbin... Don't think, just do."

Changbin grabbed Jongsoo's jacket, pulling the man as hard as he could. Flames were getting even closer, fearfully close to the engine. Changbin hissed, pulling even harder, managing to flop the lifeless man out of the burning car.

Please... Please let me get away in time.

He pulled and pulled, while dragging his own body too. His legs feeling almost numb, he had to use his arms only, or to be exact, one arm, since the other one was tightly around Jongsoo's jacket.

There was a noise, that Changbin couldn't even start to describe. The only thing he knew, it was a bad sound.

"Jongsoo! You asshole!" Changbin screamed in hope of finding new strength through it. "Wake the fuck up!!!"

Suddenly he felt powerless. His arms giving up, like someone had pushed off button in his brain.

Darkness, such pretty and peaceful darkness.