After dropping of Hyejin, Kai drove off to Sehun's place.
''so are you planning on telling me what the plan is for tomorrow?''
Sehun, who was laying down on the couch and staring at the ceiling, didn't bother to look over at his friend.
Kai sat down next to him as he was waiting for an answer.
Sehun closed his eyes for a minute, deep in thoughts. Once he opened his eyes, he finally spared a glance at Kai.
''I'm going alone''
He got up from the couch and walked out of the room, not waiting for Kai to say something because honestly, he wasn't going to change his mind no matter what Kai was going to say.
Kai's eyes followed him as a surprised and confused look on his face came and went.
It took a couple of seconds for Sehun's reply to dawn on him.
''wait, what?''
Kai followed Sehun to the kitchen and looked at him with knitted brows.
''what do you mean by going alone?''
Sehun grabbed a can of Cola out of the fridge and opened it, taking a sip of it.
''it means, I'm not taking the gang with me. I'm going to face Taejoon alone''
Kai laughs out loud, thinking that Sehun was just messing with him.
''you've got to be kidding right?''
Sehun's dead serious expression didn't fade from his face, making the smile on Kai's face disappear.
''please tell me you're kidding..''
Sehun walked passed Kai, heading back to the couch.
''Does it look like I'm kidding?''
Kai at this point was seriously questioning the sanity of his best friend.
Did the last punch he received really messed up his head or something?
''Sehun buddy, listen to me.. you do realize that Taejoon isn't going to be there alone right? he has all those men protecting him. there is no way you would even be able to lay a finger on him!''
Sehun half listened to his friend but wasn't going to change his mind.
''I'm tired of having my men hurt by those Geongdal bastards. I've been waiting for this chance for years now''
''you think you're not gonna get hurt by going there alone? For fuck sake Sehun, you're not made out of steel! You'll probably get killed straight away and then what? Taejoon will still be out there and you'll be dead''
The frustration in Kai was boiling over.
He couldn't understand what Sehun was thinking.
''whatever my deal with Taejoon is has nothing to do with you Kai'' Sehun answered him with a harsh tone.
''it has if my best friend dies'' Kai replied in pent-up anger.
Sehun didn't say anything in return and adverted his gaze from Kai to focus on the TV.
Kai knew that Sehun was hard-headed and wasn't going to change his mind.
He sighed when he didn't receive any answer in return before speaking up again.
''at least tell me you're bringing a gun..''
Sehun's eyes immediately shot a glare at Kai, looking at him with an angry gaze.
''you know how I feel about guns''
Kai slammed his fist on the table in frustration.
''Dammit Sehun, you're gonna get killed by doing stupid shit like this!''
''I've survived many fights without using a gun!''
''Maybe back then you were lucky, but you will run out of luck eventually. One mistake and you will end up under the ground''
Sehun shrugged his shoulders.
''well then so be it. my only task is to take down those who killed my brother.. I'm not gonna die before I finished my task. I'm going alone tomorrow and that's final''
Kai looked at his friend with full disbelief.
He stood up with a scoff leaving his lips.
Looking down at Sehun, he said: '' whatever you say, pretentious bastard..''
No longer wanting to look at Sehun, Kai finally left the apartment in anger.
The frustration and fury were eating him up alive.
He didn't want to lose his best friend.
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Baekhyun heads outside to throw out the trash.
As he was about to return inside again, he hears the voice of Kang joon talking to someone.
Baekhyun sneakily looks around to corner to see Kang joon standing a couple of feet from him, talking with some scary looking guys.
Some had large visible tattoos on them with many piercings.
It surprised Baek to see his step brother talking to these scary looking types.
He leaned in a little closer to hear what they were talking about.
''Taejoon told us to meet behind the station tomorrow. Apparently that bastard Oh wants to meet up with him so you also better be there''
Kang joon nodded his head profusely.
''I'll be there..''
The group slowly left and Baekhyun's eyes followed Kangjoon as he headed off again.
He leaned against the wall, in deep thoughts.
'what are you up to Hyung?..'
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(The next day)
Sehun was ready to face Taejoon today.
Once he arrived at the place they were supposed to meet, he was greeted with some familiar faces of the Geongdal gang but no Taejoon.
''Where is Taejoon?'' Sehun asked, almost growling.
''not here'' a member of the Geongdal gang remarked snarkily, laughing darkly.
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Kai was in conflict with himself at this moment.
He was so fed up with Sehun and the way he acted so selfishly.. but still, Sehun was his best friend.
They were like brothers and he didn't want to lose him.
So Kai pushed his anger towards Sehun aside and gathered the gang to get ready for a fight.
He would normally listen to Sehun's demands but not this time because he wasn't going to let his 'brother' die.
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Sehun dark gaze met with the one of a familiar looking guy.
It didn't take him long to realize who it was. It was the kid from 4 years ago who handed that piece of shit the gun.
The gun that killed his brother..
Sehun nails dug in the palm of his hand as he tightened his fists in fury.
If looks could kill, they would all be death now.
Sehun was about to charge at the nervous looking boy but a voice made him halt his actions.
''Look at that, Mr. Oh Sehun himself has finally decided to pay me a visit''
Sehun snapped his head up to see Taejoon standing there, smirking knowingly at him.
Just seeing his face made the anger boil in him more.
''come down here, right. now'' Sehun growled through his teeth as he punctuated the last two words.
Taejoon laughed mockingly.
''that's no way to talk to me, Sehunie. But I admire the fire in your eyes and the effort you put in this just to come and meet me. you know, I could even see you as part of my gang. We need people like you. people who go beyond everything just to get what they want''
Sehun gritted his teeth. The veins in his neck were visible and steam was almost leaving his ears.
''you fucking piece of shit.. YOU MURDERED MY BROTHER!!'' He screamed on top of his lungs.
A chuckle left Taejoon's lips.
''oh no Sehun-shi. I wasn't the one who killed him. he did it all to himself. I made it clear to him what would happen if he turned his back on me, yet he did it anyway''
Taejoon looked at Sehun with the coldest stare he had ever seen.
''that's why I'm warning you right now. If you're gonna keep this up, you're gonna end up just like your 'precious' brother Sejoon''
That was the last drop for Sehun.
He charged at Taejoon but got stopped by Geongdal gang members who started attacking Sehun.
Sehun was able to punch and kick them in the faces and stomach's but they kept coming after him.
''SEHUN!''
Sehun saw in the corner of his eye Kai running towards him, followed by his gang members.
They all started attacking Geongdal members.
A guy came running towards Sehun with a knife and swung it at him but Sehun was able to dodge it.
Another one grabbed a gun out of his pocket but Sehun quickly kicked it out of his hands and punched him to the ground.
Kai run towards Sehun when he saw that the guy with the knife was about to attack his friend from behind.
He quickly puts his arm around the guy's neck and started to choke him.
The guy swung his knife around, cutting Sehun in the process.
Sehun groaned but quickly pushed the pain aside and looked up to see Taejoon no longer standing there. ''fuck..'' he hissed.
He was so focused on catching Taejoon that he totally did not see the guy standing behind him with a gun pointed at him.
''watch out!'' Sehun heard someone yell and turned around.
The guy fired a shot and at that moment Sehun really thought it was the end.
But before he knew it someone tackled him to the ground.
He looked at the guy to see who it was who saved him and was surprised to see that it was the young guy from earlier.
The guy stood up and quickly kicked the gun out of the man's hand and punched him hard.
At that moment police sirens were heard in the distance, alarming everybody to get out of here.
Everyone got separated as they all ran different directions.
Sehun gave the guy who saved him one last glance before he limped off as well.
He dragged his feet over asphalt as he was in pain and feeling exhausted.
He looked around him but saw no familiar faces, only some couple who gave him a look in fear and started walking faster.
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Kangjoon rushed home as fast as he could while looking behind him a couple of times to see if he was being followed.
It was as if he was getting more paranoid as time went by.
Once he reached home, he thanked god that Baekhyun wasn't home at this time.
Kangjoon quickly ran to his room, grabbed his big bag out of the closet and started filling it with some personal belongings.
He knew he had to be quick before Geongdal members were going to show up but he knew he had to let Baekhyun know that he was leaving, so he grabbed his phone but saw that it was dead.
''fuck..''
he quickly grabbed a pen and a notepad and started writing on it.
He left it on the dinner table and rushed to the front door, looking back one more time.
''I'm sorry Baek..''
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Baekhyun was on his way home, wearing a bright smile on his face while humming a song.
His head was filled with the thoughts of how much fun he had today but they were quickly interrupted when he heard some groans of a male.
He turned his head to the way of the sounds and saw a guy sitting on the ground, with his head leaning against the wall.
Baekhyun's eyes grew bigger when he noticed the familiar face of the man.
''Sehun?'' he said out loud.
Sehun reacted to the voice and looked up.
Baekhyun walked closer and noticed all the cuts and the blood on his clothes, which worried him even more.
''what happened to you?''
Sehun slowly shifted his body and groaned.
''it's non of your business..''
Baekhyun ignored the rude reply and decided it was best to call an ambulance.
He grabbed his phone out of his pocket and was about to dial the number but Sehun snatched the phone out of his hand.
''what are you doing?..'' Sehun asked with an angry tone.
''call an ambulance of course''
Sehun slowly got up as he leaned against the wall for support.
''I'm fine..''
Baekhyun looked at Sehun like he was insane.
''you call that fine? you're not fine at all''
Sehun hands back Baekhyun's phone and started walking but the pain was getting worse.
Baekhyun quickly holds onto Sehun before he falls.
''if you don't want to go to the hospital, at least let me take you to my place. It's around the corner so you don't have to walk too far''
Sehun honestly didn't want to but ended up giving in because he knew he was going to die if he was going to stay here.
As soon as they reached Baekhyun's place, he lays Sehun down on the couch carefully and grabbed the first aid kit to start treating Sehun's wounds.
He knew how to do this since his step father was a doctor and Baekhyun learned a lot of him.
Sehun hissed as Baekhyun put on alcohol spray on his wounds.
He carefully examined Baekhyun's features and finally realized who the kid was.
''you're that kid from last time who's asshole of a friend started picking a fight with me''
Baekhyun looked up at Sehun with a frown on his face. ''don't call Chanyeol that. He's not an asshole but a really good friend. besides you kinda started it..'' Baekhyun muttered the last part.
Sehun narrowed his eyes at him.
''What did you say?''
Baekhyun shut his mouth immediately and shook his head profusely.
''nothing''
He put away the first aid kit washed his hands.
''but I'm really thankful that you recognize me though. Oh I'm Byun Baekhyun by the way''
Sehun raised his brows and looked at Baekhyun to see him looking back at him with a bright smile.
The older boy quickly looked away and ignored what Baekhyun said.
''Mr. Sehun-shi.. can I ask what happened to you?''
Baekhyun asked cautious but Sehun answered him back immediately in a harsh tone.
''No''
luckily Baekhyun wasn't really a person who took harsh words to heart.
''alright well, you should take a shower to wash off all that blood..'' he suggested.
Baekhyun showed him the way to the bathroom and took the clothes from Sehun to try to wash them.
As he was cleaning the vest, he felt something inside the pocket.
He took it out and saw that it was a small wallet.
Baekhyun didn't like the idea of going through someone's wallet but Baekhyun was seriously curious about who Sehun was.
He opened it and saw some money in it and some cards.
Baekhyun grabbed the ID card and started analyzing it.
''Oh Sehun, April 12th , year... wait, he's 23? Born in Busan.. hmm I guess I heard a slight dialect in his speech..''
Baekhyun quickly puts away the ID card and noticed something that looks like a small picture.
He took it out and looked at it.
His eyes grew big when he saw a picture of a younger looking Sehun standing next to a boy who looks exactly like him.
''he has a twin?''
He puts everything back to were it was and heads to Kangjoon's room to grab some clothes for Sehun since they had the same build and were the same height.
But when he opened the door he noticed that his room looked emptier than normal.
''what the..''
he went through the room and saw that most of Kangjoon's personal belonging were gone.
The first thought that went through Baek's head was that they were robbed but then he realized that all the other expensive stuff was still there.
He looked in the closet and saw that most of Kangjoon's clothes were gone.
Baekhyun became worried and rushed back to the living room.
He finally realized a yellow sticky note on the dining table and started reading it.
''Dear Baekhyunie,
I'm leaving for a while.
I'm sorry that I have to leave so abruptly but I have no choice.
I promise I'll tell you the reason one day.
Take care and be safe.
-Kangjoon''
Baekhyun stared at the note in total confusion. He tried to gather his thoughts but was interrupted when the bathroom door opened.
Baekhyun quickly pushed the note inside his pocket and put on a smile.
He saw Sehun walking out with only a towel around his waist.
Baekhyun mouth fell open as he admired how ripped Sehun's body was, filled with beautiful tattoos.
He totally didn't realize that he was almost drooling over the sexy looking man in front of him.
Sehun cleared his throat to get baekhyun's attention.
''oh sorry.. umm. I'll grab some clean clothes for you from my brother's closet''
Baekhyun quickly walked passed Sehun, trying to hide the blush on his face.
He handed some clothes to Sehun and headed back to the kitchen to make some food for the both of them.
''you must be hungry so I made some food. It's probably not the best food you've tasted but I tried''
they both sat down at the table.
Sehun stared down at the food before taking a bite from it.
He was surprised at how amazing it tasted. He started to eat faster, enjoying every piece of it.
''Sehun Hyung, I kinda saved you, you know? I took you home, cleaned your wounds, gave you clothes and even fed you. you don't have to thank me for it but.. are you really not gonna tell me what happened to you? were you attacked or something?''
Baekhyun asked curiously once again.
Sehun gave him an annoyed glare.
''I told you already, it's non of your business so stop asking''
Baekhyun pouted and focused on his food again.
Sehun scanned the living room with his eyes and noticed a picture of Baekhyun standing next to a guy who he seemed to recognize.
He quickly stood up from his chair and walked over to the picture to look at it closely.
His eyes grew bigger when he saw who it was.
He grabbed the frame and pointed at the boy next to Baekhyun. ''who's this guy and how do you know him?''
Baekhyun raised his head and blinked his eyes rapidly.
''What?'' he asked genuinely confused.
Sehun repeated his question in a lower and harsher tone.
''I asked, who's this guy and how do you know him?''
Baekhyun smiled a little and answered.
''that's my step brother, Kangjoon. We live together''
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- To be continued.