Chapter Nine

Zico ran around looking for Taeil. "Taeil! Taeil!" He screamed out his name. He couldn't find him. He just disappeared. Zico couldn't find him anywhere. He made it to the forest and continued searching. Zico was in full panic mode. "Zico.." He heard his voice. It was quiet and strained. He stopped running and looked towards the way he heard his voice. "Taeil!" Zico let out a relief sigh and started to walk towards him. "No, stop. Don't come this way." Taeil said. Stopping, Zico looked confused. Then he saw it. Taeil was being held captived. He couldn't see the person face because they had a black mask on. Looking at the build, he could tell that it was a woman. She tighten her grip around Taeil's neck. He started to run towards them but she threw up her hand and Zico flew back. He tried again but this time she threw her hand down and he went down to the ground. No matter how hard he struggled to get up, he couldn't move a muscle. He saw her pull out a silver danger. Zico could see his reflection in it from the moonlight. He couldn't do anything as he laid there helpless. He watched as she put it to Taeil's neck. Then in one quick motion she swiped at his neck. Blood flew everywhere as Taeil slumped down to the ground. "No!! Taeilllll!!!!"
Zico flew up in a fright. He had sweat pouring down his face and tears streaming out his eyes. He looked around and saw that he was in his room at Taeil's place. He got up and ran to his room. He wasn't there. He ran to the bathroom and saw that he wasn't there either. "Don't panic Zico, don't panic." He whispered to himself. He ran down stairs and saw the light was on in the kitchen. He ran in there and saw Taeil with his back facing him. "Taeil!" He ran and hugged him from behind. The force made Taeil drop his water bottle. "Zico, what is it?" He placed his hand on Zico arm. Zico just shook his head as he nuzzled into Taeil's neck. It was just a dream. Just a dream, he thought. Another thought ran through his mind. If it was a just a dream, why was he still scared out his mind? Why couldn't he stop trembling? It felt so real. Letting go of him Zico turned Taeil to face him. "What are you doing down here?" Taeil glared at him. "If you must know, I tried to sleep. I tossed and I turned but because of you, what you did to me, I couldn't sleep. So I came down here for a drink." Zico sat down at the kitchen table. "You don't look so good. Are you sick?" Taeil asked with worry in his voice. He was about to touch his forehead but Zico reached up and stopped his hand. "I'm fine..." He said quietly. Taeil crossed his arms. "Not the way you're looking. We're staying home today from school, just in case. No buts. I'm not taking no for an answer. You're to march your right back to bed and go to sleep. I'll be up later to check up on you." Zico got up sulkily and turned around. He felt Taeil smack him on the . "That's a good boy!" He heard him call out. Climbing back into bed, Zico wondered if he should've told Taeil about his dream. That is, if it was a dream. He felt pain run through his body when he hit the ground. You're not suppose to feel pain in your dreams. No matter how many ways he tried to interpret the dream, it always ended with Taeil dying. His eyelids were heavy as sleep tried to take over. Giving in he closed his eyes with Taeil on his mind.

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Whimpering, Zico was tossing in his sleep. "Zico. Zico." He heard his name being called. "No...! Stay away." Zico was mumbling in his sleep. "Zico!" Zico snapped his eyes open. He looked over to his side. His vision was a little bit hazy. After a few minutes his eyes was focusing. What came into view was Taeil's worried face. "You look worse then you did last night. You're sweating so much!" He had a restless night. That dream kept replaying and replaying over and over again. "Come on get up." Taeil was pulling the covers off of him. Pulling Zico by the hand Taeil pulled him into the bathroom. "Sit." Taeil ordered. Zico turned around to look at him. "I told you I'm fine Tae." Taeil stepped up to him. "Like hell you are! You're drenched in sweat. I'm going to clean you so strip." Not wanting to argue with him, he took off his shirt and sat down on the stool. Taeil sat behind him. Then he felt a warm rag hit his back. Right before he awoke from his dream he heard a voice. A girl voice. It was in the dream. It was "Your time will come.". It was really scaring the hell out of him. He was feeling uneasy about this. This was not natural. Over the years, this was the first time this was happening. Three days hasn't even passed and he wished his mom was here. She'll probably know what was going on. Taeil placed his hands on Zico shoulders. "Leaned back so I can get your front." Being obedient he did as he was told. He saw Taeil hands come slowly down and he started to wash his chest. "I heard you screaming all the way from my room. You want to tell me what happened?" Zico stared up at Taeil's face. "It was nothing but a nightmare. You don't have to worry about me." He nodded but he didn't look so convinced. Zico knew that he wanted to ask more questions but he didn't pursue it any further. He was leaning further down on Zico so he could reach his stomach. Taking advantage of that, Zico pulled him by the neck and placed a gentle kiss on his lips. He let it linger there for a moment before pulling away. "Please don't worry love. I promise you I am fine. I wouldn't lie to you. Trust me on this." He was hoping the look in his eyes were strong enough to make him believe him. He wanted to figure this out before giving him something to actually worry about. "...Alright. I'll trust you." He pulled Zico up to his feet and and started to dry off his body with a towel. He felt like a baby but if this help to calm down Taeil's nerves then so be it. He's willing to do anything to help him. After putting on his shi