My Monster

My Monster

 It was late in the night, Xiao Gui knew his brother would be mad at him. So he enjoyed the good music on his earphones as long as he could. The neighborhood was silent, everyone must be sleeping, he thought. Soon he was standing in front of his house, inserting the keys and unlocked the door. He let his bag aside with a smirk on his face.

That's when he saw his brother on the floor full in blood. He lost his smile as he took the earphones off and run to his brother kneeling next to him:

"Brother! What happened? Wake up, please. No"

he cried as he finished his sentence seeing his brother wasn't breathing anymore. And the heavy footsteps were heard making him slowly stop crying and look up. It was a tall handsome male, he seemed to be in good physical shape. His half shaved head ending   in a ponytail, black clothes matched with his leather jacket and smirk playing on his face while he let the bloodied knife fall on the floor. 

And as it made impact, Xiao Gui got up and run out. The other maniacally chased him. He hated himself for leaving his brother behind. There was no one to help him and the moment he passed the streets carelessly, he turned around to see if the other was getting closer. And indeed he was running with a dangerous expression, not looking elsewhere than him only and run as fast as he could. 

So Xiao Gui noticed late the passing car, trying to avoid it but accidentally stumbled. Falling off the cliff like forest side. Finally touching the full of stones ground. He let a short sound of pain as he started to bleed from everywhere. Once again he tried looking at the killer who was coldly staring at him standing tall at the edge of the road. Soon the dangerous male walked the cliff down with big steps and Xiao Gui started to crawl away while crying out. 

In a matter of seconds, the killer was standing above him. Legs parted on each side of Xiao Gui who was facing the ground. A deep giggle escaping from him. He leaned closer to the hurting male as he grabbed him from his shoulder , so they were closer, and smelled the scent of blood from him:

"You smell great"

Suddenly both males gave their attention to the voice heard through the trees:

"I told you not to call your friends home, they always break something with every visit"

"Xukun, shut up. You're younger. Unless you want to break up with me"

"No, Zhengting. I-"

"Shut up then"

and as they kept approaching, the criminal had no choice than chuckle in confidence and walk away, watching Xiao Gui doing his best to get to the males. Suddenly Xukun and Zhengting felt a body falling on them reaching their hands out to hold him. They were shocked to see the younger bleeding:

"Ah! Xukun, what happened? Did he fall from the cliff? It's ok, it's ok. It's not so big, you'll be alright"

"Let me take him, go home fast to open the door till we arrive"

and with that the blonde male took the hurt boy in his hands, bridal style. They headed home and Zhengting managed to open the door quickly. Thankfully the brown haired male had medical kit to heal the wounded boy.

It was late in the night and the younger hadn't woken up yet. When Xukun started to complain:

"Tomorrow? Really Zhengting, really?"

"Xukun, he's my friend. I'll never stop seeing him"

as they carried on arguing Xiao Gui slowly opened his eyes, and both heads turned towards him:

"You woke up. I'm Xukun and this is my boyfriend Zhengting. What's your name?"

spoke the blonde male with excitement to see he's alright:

"...I'm Xiao Gui"

"Xiao Gui. That's special. What happened? You were bleeding"

but the younger instead of responding he bursted in tears. So Zhengting hugged him while Xukun watched numbed:

"Don't cry, we'll take care of you"

the sensitive older also crying along. The night ended calmly later on as the dinner was silent, while Xiao Gui was given a room to sleep.  

Unfortunately, Xukun had to go to work early so Zhengting would stay with him. When they were left alone, Xiao Gui didn't say a word , he watched as the older called his friends and they talked for hours. Even told them to come over. As Zhengting was waiting he received a phone call but no one answered on the other line. Few minutes later his phone rang again and Zhengting approached and talked to him in pleading tone:

"Xiao Gui, my friend is waiting outside. In two minutes I'll be back"

and when he finished his sentence he left, while Xiao Gui wanted to complain but no words were coming out. His eyes watered but he was left alone. While Zhengting searched for his friend he saw it happening:

"Ah, no. Not again"

he complained as he watched Chengcheng running and kicking the lawyer Zhangjing who ended up falling on the ground. His bodyguard Linong helped him get up as Chengcheng screamed:

"I told you I'm not leaving this spot, my grandfather left it for me"

but Zhangjing, who's face had turned red, did his best to oppose:

"No, sir. This spot doesn't belong to anyone. Not anymore."

but this only made Chengcheng more angry so he pulled out a knife scaring every villager. He then screamed as he tried to attack but Linong managed to grab his wrist before he reaches Zhangjing:

"Come on Chengcheng, this will only bring you more troubles"

"I don't care"

replied the tattooed guy but Linong added more strength pulling the object out of his hold. Zhengting exhaled in disappointment, this guy will never change, he thought. 

Xiao Gui wished someone to come back, either Xukun or Zhengting. He was looking at the door in suspense when suddenly there was a knock on it. He hitched as his brain started to work faster. He knew it couldn't be the boys since they both had keys, but what if it was Zhengting's friend. He had to open. So with weak legs he approached, and opened. It was a stranger who in a second kneeled down dead. Xiao Gui held his breath as behind him was the killer. 

The dangerous male stepped inside but the younger didn't make any move. He froze. Until the killer grabbed him by the hair and hit his head on the wall leaving him unconscious, soon hosting him on his shoulder and walking out of the house with him. He let the shorter near the driver seat before getting in the Jeep and drove away.

Xiao Gui woke up in a chair with his hands tied together. Everything was spinning and what brought him back to his sentences was the ring tone. The killer in front of him answered his phone:

'Brother, why are you calling me? Why now?...Yanjun, do you have any idea how long I've waited for your phone call but you never called?"

he then sweared loudly before hanging up. With quick steps he got closer to the now conscious male grabbing his thigh and squished it making the other shut his eyes from the pain:

"When I come back, you won't be that lucky"

the killer was staring him straight in the eyes but Xiao Gui preferred to look at his neck as he was too scared to meet his eyes, which only made the older chuckle before pulling him up. The scared male started to pleade and resist as much as he could while the taller drag him in the basement locking the door. He cursed before going up, getting in the Jeep and drove without thinking clearly from how angry he was. 

Arriving in the small and almost empty bar. There he was, his brother had bought him a glass of alcohol while drinking his own slowly. He took big steps and sat next to him, his brother smiled widely:

"Ziyi, my younger brother. How's everything going?"

"Deadly"

"Amazing"

replied his older brother with a smile and tried to hug him, but Ziyi stopped him:

"What the heck, Yanjun? You didn't contact me for so long, then you suddenly appear all smiles."

"Ziyi, I'm not ok. Lately I've been having many health problems"

faked Yanjun but Ziyi didn't fell for it, he wasn't a kid anymore:

"Tell me what do you want."

"I just missed my brother... and, Ziyi...ok, there's something I want you to do. There's a man visiting my restaurant and causing problems. He keeps asking for money. So, I thought maybe you could make him stop"

"How?"

"If it's you, won't he stop?"

"How can I make him st-"

but his voice wasn't clear as the only man in the other side of the bar was talking too loudly on the phone:

"Ahhh! Wish he stopped"

complained Yanjun, and Ziyi smirked in response. He then got up and approached the man:

"Sir, could you stop? You're too loud"

firmly spoke Ziyi but the man felt offended and got up to hit him. Yet Ziyi was faster grabbing the chopsticks from the man's table and passed it under his jaw ending up in the man's mouth. Ziyi was clenching his teeth while the disgust for the now bleeding man was clear on his face. He returned back to Yanjun who was watching scared with his mouth open. Ziyi gave him the hug the older had asked from the beginning and the older slowly hugged him back still shocked. The younger knew that was a fake reaction since Yanjun had just offered him to kill the annoying man from his restaurant. 

Xukun was standing in front of Zhengting and his friend:

"Are you serious? You left Xiao Gui alone?"

"I'm sorry Xukun, it's that Justin was waiting outside and-"

"This is more serious than having fun with friends, it's about a life....I'm going to look for him"

replied Xukun determined and Zhengting who was hiding behind Justin approached him:

"Come back safe"

and with that he kissed him on the lips while Justin looked away from the adult view. That's when the blonde walked out faster and towards the wheel traces on the ground. He even asked the neighbors but for his bad luck, not many had seen the Jeep. The path he found right leaded him in the forest on the mountains. For some reason it was hotter than the other days and even if he had been here again with Zhengting during a hot night, the forest still looked more deep and never ending. 

Finally he reached at the highest part in the other side of the mountain. He felt shocked to see a house at the bottom. A comfortable house that got his attention yet there was no Jeep which complicated things. No matter how tired and hungry he was or how dark it was getting, he still walked the mountain down. 

Xiao Gui kept hitting the old iron door with his shoulder in vain. Loudly exhaling and turned his head back towards the completely dark room. Unwelcome tears started falling from his eyes and he cursed inside his head. He missed his brother so much. Suddenly there was a knock on the door which gave him great hope and start to scream again even if they didn't reach anyone's ears. 

The next thing that was heard is the Jeep, he was back. Xukun run to hide when he saw the vehicle, now he was sure the car belonged to the one who took Xiao Gui and that the man lives here. He watched as the one in leather jacket unlocked the door and he took a deep breath before attacking. But Ziyi managed to see him from the corner of his eyes and turned around which resulted of Xukun falling on the floor of the house. Ziyi locked him inside, he seemed confused:

"Excuse me?"

Ziyi had finished the job Yanjun told him and now it was time to take care of Xiao Gui. He swallowed his lower lip holding the urge to immediately attack the man who attacked him so abruptly: 

"Who are you?"

"My name is Xukun and I'm here for Xiao Gui. I know you have him, so I hope you won't deny it"

"I won't"

admitted Ziyi that he had take the young male. Soon Xiao Gui's screams were heard and Xukun once again got up and attacked Ziyi making their bodies collide before the killer's back hits the wall making him let out a short scream. Soon Ziyi tried to push him slightly back to get a better view of his attacker's neck and grabbed him by it. Soon adding more strength turning their positions so now Xukun was on the wall:

"Do you want to die so young?"

he then pushed Xukun towards the kitchen, a room that was one with the living room. The blond male let out a scream of pain before noticing the dishes. Grabbing them and started to throw them at Ziyi who covered his head with his forearm, which gave Xukun the chance to run towards Xiao Gui's screams. He run the stairs down to the basement and noticed Ziyi was furiously chasing him from behind. 

Managing to get down first and unlock the door since the key was hanging from the lock. The door opened and Xukun met Xiao Gui again, the second covered his eyes from the sudden light that came inside. That's when Ziyi threw Xukun down and started to attack him, punching him harder. 

Xiao Gui could now see the bloodied room with all kind of dangerous objects. He used one of them to untie himself. That's when he run up and Ziyi, who had Xukun laying almost unconscious under him, run after the youngest. Xiao Gui had managed to call for help through Ziyi's phone that he dropped before during the fight. Yet he looked stressed, while the killer looked like a hungry wolf:

"I won't forgive you for killing my brother"

screamed Xiao Gui and hopped he sounded brave enough. That's when Ziyi, who had focused on him, was attacked from behind from Xukun causing him to bleed from the head. So the blonde male had time to grab Xiao Gui from the wrist and run out. Both breathing heavily while running above the grassy ground.

Ziyi touched the back of his head, now his hand had blood so he knew he was badly attacked. As he turned his face to see the object used on him, he saw an axe. Xukun had hit him with the back of the axe which was also made of iron. But this only made it worse for the blonde male as the bleeding male grabbed the object and run after them. Knowing the forest , from this side of the mountain, better than the other two gave him the chance to reach them. 

He threw the axe at them but they managed to dodge it, slightly scratching Xukun in the arm. The tall male let out a groan and both stopped running. The fight continued but this time they were falling on the ground and not on a carpet. Suddenly as Ziyi was having the full control of Xukun, that's when Xiao Gui grabbed him from the arm pulling him away. Ziyi slapped him on the ground before leaning down to pull his head back from the hair pulling and approached his lips:

"Get down!"

a thin voice was heard making all three men look at that direction only to see the officers. Thankfully Ziyi was taken away before things end up worse for Xiao Gui and Xukun. Everyone in the village found it good news when they heard about it, Zhengting running to kiss Xukun while Xiao Gui wasn't that happy. He was actually depressed. He was now an orphan and his brother could never take care of him. 

So Xukun and Zhengting decided to allow him to live with them until he can get up and get his own house and life. All villagers like Chengcheng and Justin got to know him. He was now making friends and the danger was away. It wasn't the outcome he wanted in his life, but he was thankful. 

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