Chanyeol stood in front of the two, eyes wide at the sight of the familiar faces. “What are the two of you doing here?” Chanyeol exhaled, his breath forming smoke against the cold air. Luhan and Sehun could only freeze as the boy cocked his head to the side.

“Chanyeol? But, Huh? What? Oh my God, I’m so confused.” Luhan felt himself collapse to the ground, Sehun following his fall in order to cushion him against him.

“What are you guys doing here? This amusement park is to be completely demolished starting tomorrow.” Chanyeol said as he pointed to the ground, looking different from the all-smiles boy back in high school. When the two didn’t seem like they would reply, Chanyeol felt his patience breaking.

He turned to look behind the two and saw Jongin sleeping soundly in the front seat of one of his family cars, the other unfamiliar to him. He walked past the two and neared the other car, spotting Tao, Kris and Yixing sleeping in its seats. “What the hell? Why is everyone here?” He could only scratch his head in confusion

He quickly his heel and walked back towards the two boys who were slumping against the ground, Sehun trying his best to keep the boy up. “I know you’re really confused right now, I am too. But if you could please tell me why you guys are here, I’d be able to help you.” Sehun looked at the giant, still unable to realize that this was the Park Chanyeol. His voice seemed like it grew lower than it used to, and he couldn’t help but feel defeated by his height.

“Ok.” Sehun took a deep breath and squatted. “Let me put Luhan in the car first.” He then carried Luhan bridal style into the back seat of the yellow car. He gently put the door back, and turned to face Chanyeol.

“Alright. I don’t know why you’re here, since your grandfather has apparently been looking everywhere for you. We heard just a few days ago that you’ve gone “missing” and that even if your grandfather swept the whole nation, he claims that he still couldn’t find you. So, he called the MK, Baekhyun and me to go here and put in all our effort to look for you.” He was standing directly in front of Chanyeol now, his index finger poking into Chanyeol’s strong looking chest.

Sehun slowly backed away when he felt that Chanyeol probably grew from 185 cm to 190. He cleared his throat and started talking again. “We went to this amusement park this morning because your grandfather told us you’d probably be here. We’ve searched the whole place and couldn’t find you. And then suddenly, we just couldn’t find Luhan and Baekhyun.” He went on, finally realizing that Baekhyun wans’t in sight.

He broke from the conversation and immediately turned to the unconscious Luhan. “.” He exclaimed, slowly looking around the area to see if Baekhyun was just left behind.

Chanyeol could only stare at the panicking boy. “What’s wrong?” He asked as he lifted an eyebrow. Sehun ignored him, going back into the direction where Luhan came from. Chanyeol felt annoyed and quickly grabbed the younger boy’s arm. “I asked you a question.” He glared straight at the boy’s eyes.

“Yeah, I know.” Sehun said as he glared back. “But I have to find my friend right now, so your ty little questions can wait until later.” He quickly shrugged Chanyeol’s hand off and walked back into the park.

Chanyeol scratched the back of his head, trying his best to remember the words that just came out of Sehun’s mouth. “That old geezer…” He exhaled, finally realizing the situation he was in. He headed back into the direction of the two cars, peeking inside to look at the people he spent highschool with.

He smiled when he saw saliva dripping out of Yixing’s mouth, a stupid expression on his face. Tao and Kris, on the other hand, were sleeping with their arms folded across their chest, their faces flawless even as they slept. “You guys never change.” He chuckled to himself, his back leaning against the vehicle.

“I, on the other hand, have.” His smile was bittersweet, realizing what type of person he had become. “I don’t know how you guys are going to take me, but I’m really sorry.” He walked back to his car and sat at the seat beside the driver’s seat, quietly waiting for Sehun to return.

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It was 20 minutes to midnight and Chanyeol was constantly throwing glances at his phone. “That guy.” He spat. “He still owes me an explanation.” He had highly considered waking up one of the others, but didn’t feel the need to. Since Sehun wasn’t in the MK, he didn’t have any emotional attachment with the guy.

“What did he say he was going to look for?” Chanyeol tapped the phone on the side of his head, trying to recall what had peeved the boy so much. “I have to find my friend… I have to find my friend…” He repeated, trying his best to copy Sehun’s facial expression.

And then he realized, where was Baekhyun? His phone dropped to the floor of the car and he realized. Was Baekhyun missing? Was he somewhere in the park? He bit his lower lip and looked at the cars in front of him. They’re probably still here because they were looking for Baekhyun.

He had remembered the sudden call from the boy earlier. The line had been cut, making guilt and worry wash down his backside. “.” He ruffled his hair and turned off his car’s engine. He awkwardly kicked at his shoes, the dirty snow slowly piling up on the rusty metal the covered the grown.

He swiftly made his way into the abandoned site, hoping that the “friend” Sehun was looking for wasn’t the boy he lost.

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Baekhyun slowly opened his eyes, his body sweaty under the red pullover he wore when got to the amusement park. He slowly brought himself up and looked around. He sighed when he realized he was still in the same place he and Luhan had fallen into. A frown was on his face when he couldn’t spot the boy. “He probably got out and looked for the others.” He said as he reassured himself.

“I should probably get the phone while I wait.” He slowly lowered himself down at the floorboard that Luhan had torn open earlier. He landed in the grass, a wide space that stretched through the whole base of the horror house. He went on all fours, as the height of the space was only half of his own. He tapped his hands on the ground, dead grass brushing against his slender fingers.

He slowly made his way to the part where the phone had slipped into, and slowly tapped his hands unto the dry ground. “Where is it?” He felt uncomfortable; his pants were probably incredibly dirty by now. Several insects had been crawling on him, but he wasn’t the type to shriek at the sight of a bug or two.

A rabid looking dog, however, he was not prepared for. He quickly froze as he saw the dog lying down a few feet away from him, asleep. His appearance was remarkably scary; some of his fur was missing. His teeth flashed as he breathed in and out, pointy and yellowish over time. He didn’t want to know if this dog was hungry for anything and stealthily extended his hand to have a better reach to search for the phone.

When the white mobile brushed against his fingers, he sighed in relief. Probably a bit too loud as the dog’s eyes immediately flew open. He swallowed as the dog spotted his ducked figure, eyes slanting in anger.

Baekhyun tensed up. He kept telling himself, crawl, Baekhyun, crawl! But his legs had completely frozen, making him unable to even flinch. The dog stepped up out of the corner and was slowly moving towards Baekhyun’s direction.

He clutched the phone to his chest, hoping that he if he didn’t move that much, the dog would just back down and let him leave. No such luck was given to him when the dog was practically just 5 feet away from him. The dog growled at Baekhyun, his iris turning yellow under the moonlight.

Baekhyun found himself shivering at the sight. He wasn’t quite fond of animals, and dogs were the last on his list. He gulped and closed his eyes as the dog seemed to ready itself to pounce on him. The dog jumped and latched his teeth into Baekhyun’s leg, making the boy screech in pain.

He kicked the dog to the side as he felt hands grab his waist and pull him back to the entrance. The dog landed into the spot where Baekhyun used to sit, now empty. The dog barked in anger as the boy disappeared into the crack that sealed shut.

Baekhyun couldn’t grasp the situation he was in. All he knew that there were arms around him, and his right leg had blood streaming down at the side. He bit his tongue and let himself drift out of consciousness (again.)

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Chanyeol was running, making his way towards his car. Baekhyun was looking incredibly pale in his arms and he couldn’t help but feel his heart drop at the sight of his leg. He quickly passed the two cars, whom the passengers were awake by now.

“Chanyeol?!” Tao shouted as he slammed his hands into the dashboard. He ignored the questions and shouts that were thrown at him and ran to the side of his car and placed Baekhyun in the front seat, buckling his seat belt.

He walked towards the other side and was stopped by a now awake Jongin. “Chanyeol?! What the hell?! What’s happening?! Where are you taking Baekhyun?!” He was shouting, making Chanyeol’s migraine hurt even more. “Look, I have no time for this. We’ll find out what’s happening later. In the mean time, head on back to my house, I’ll meet you guys with Baekhyun there later.” He his heel and went to sit in the driver’s seat, pulling out of the amusement park and reeling back into the road.

Jongin and the others could only watch in astonishment. “Wasn’t that just… Park Chanyeol?” Yixing said as the sandwich he was furiously devouring a few minutes ago dropped to the ground. “Yeah, it was. I’m out.” Jongin put his hands up and quickly turned around, spotting Sehun in the distance.

“Yo! Stop searching for Baekhyun, Chanyeol already found him!” He shouted from the distance. Sehun had clearly heard it and found himself falling to his knees in relief. “Hey! Let’s go back to the mansion!” Jongin waved for Sehun to come over. He quickly scrambled to his feet and walked over to the yellow car, propping himself on the seat next to the driver’s seat. He shut his eyes, an annoyed expression (that looked like it was permanent) etching on his face.

“What’s wrong with him?” Jongin asked, a piece of bread muffling his words. “I don’t know.” Luhan answered blankly, looking out of the window as he fiddled with his phone.

Jongin looked at both boys and found himself out of the “knowing” circle. “Alright, alright. Let’s go home.” 

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Double update since I wanted another damsel in distress chapter lol this is like the second time Chanyeol saved Baekhyun and i'm sorry you guys are probably going to hate me from the lack of Baekyeol in the next few chapters!!!! hehe the plot is finally moving i can feeeeeeeeeel it.

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