Title: Follow Me (2/?)
Author: ita90
Pairing: KyuWook
Genre: angst!comfort, romance, fantasy
Warning: none?
Disclaimer: I own only my story, but I want to own the boys too T.T
Summary: In the midst of a rainy evening, a man with nothing to lose, found himself a step from a suicide. But instead of killing himself, he was rescued by the man, who said a simple: follow me.
Yet this simple: follow me, turned out to be one of the longest journey in his life. He followed the stranger into a battle with the past and with something he would never thought exist.
Previous chapter
II Different than others
“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
―
Markus Zusak,
I am the Messenger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They were walking around 30 minutes. Instead of being scared, to where the man was taking him, Ryeowook feels calmed, safer and peaceful while walking next to the man. They didn’t talk at all. Finally when almost a hour passed, they came to their destination. The man guided Ryeowook inside the apartment complex. They took the staircase, and went to the fourth floor. It was an old little rusty building, but looked newly renovated. The staircase was confined and stairs were made from wood; giving a small squeaky sound while they used them. As they reached the fourth floor, the man fished the keys and searched for the door. This immediately alarmed Ryeowook. Why he even followed the man here. He started to be scared, but before he could even think, he was inside the man’s apartment. The door closed behind him and Ryeowook knew that he couldn't escape.
The man guide them to the kitchen, then sat on the kitchen chair and nodded his head, signaling Ryeowook to do the same. After Ryeowook took his sit, the man propped himself on his hands. They stared at each other across the kitchen island.
“You followed me.” The man suddenly said, startling Ryeowook.
“Yeah, shouldn’t I?” Ryeowook asked confused.
“No. It’s good that you followed me. I’m Kyuhyun, Cho Kyuhyun.” The man introduced himself, didn’t stop his eyes from looking at Ryeowook.
“Kim Ryeowook” Ryeowook said like hypnotized. This eyes looked calmly at him. It was a long time ago, when someone looked at him like that.
“Ryeowook” Kyuhyun said, making Ryeowook felt warm inside his heart, by the soothing voice the man used. “I’m glad you followed me Ryeowook.” Kyuhyun added, making Ryeowook title his head confused. “You can trust me. I will help you for a while, from now on.”This words made Ryeowook angry.
“What? Don’t be ridicules!” Ryeowook shouted, because he couldn’t believe it. Something was off, even if he saw the sincerity in Kyuhyun’s eyes, he can’t let his guard down. He've done it once and it changed his life. He've done it once and it crushed his whole being.
“You followed me, it’s the first step in the trust.” Kyuhyun said calmly, like the shouting didn’t affect him. “Now go to the bathroom and take a shower. I will bring new cloths for you in a moment.” Kyuhyun said, making Ryeowook scoff, because he knew what will be next. It always start like that and end in the bed. So Kyuhyun took him to his apartment, to fuck him. He should just leave him, to lets Ryeowook kill himself. Why he stopped him, took him here. It thrilled him to fuck the suicide guy?
“Yhym” Ryeowook said and stood up. Kyuhyun showed him the bathroom and Ryeowook went inside. When the door closed, leaving Ryeowook alone, he striped himself and went to take the shower.
He was washing himself, when he heard a click of the door. He turn himself to the door, expecting Kyuhyun, but instead, he just saw a hand with the cloths on the floor. The hand moved from the door and put the cloth on the floor, then the door was closed. Ryeowook was little surprised at this action. His other clients would sometimes sneaked and peeked at him, or got into the shower with him, but never this.
When he washed his hair and his body, he exited the shower and dried himself. He put the cloths, that Kyuhyun prepared for him. The pants and shirt was little too long for him, but he looked ok.
He checked how he looked in the mirror. He crocked a smile at his now clean face and body. His hair was still wet, but they would dry quickly. After this, he exited the bathroom, leaving his dirty clothes behind.
The living room and kitchen was in one room, just divided by kitchen’s island. He went to the kitchen. The wooden floor, makes his bare feet cold. He spotted Kyuhyun inside the kitchen, as the man was making something. Ryeowook looked at Kyuhyun’s figure; tall handsome man, that wasn’t too skinny or too muscular. His red-brown hair slightly curled, covered his chocolate brown eyes.
Kyuhyun felt someone was watching him and turned his head to the side.
“You are already here?” Kyuhyun said, as he was choping a chicken breast. Ryeowook just nodded and started to go to Kyuhyun.
“So where you want me?” Ryeowook asked, as he started to unbutton his shirt. Everyone want the same; his body, nothing else, he thought. Kyuhyun looked at him surprised.
“Want? No, I don’t want you.” Kyuhyun said and he put the chicken inside the pan and fried it.
“What?” Ryeowook asked shocked, hand stopped unbuttoning his shirt. Kyuhyun stopped frying the chicken and put it on the plate with other food.
“I don’t want you. ”Kyuhyun said, as he put a plate of a food on the kitchen island, then sit up, signaling Ryeowook, to do the same.
“B-but why? Everyone want my body!” Ryeowook said shocked. He couldn't believe it. Kyuhyun was strange.
“I don’t care about body. People this days think about it, but I don’t care about body, this desire.” Kyuhyun said calmly, as he puts his chin on his hands. His gaze calm and unmoved, as he looked at Ryeowook.
“Then what you want if not body?” Ryeowook asked, coming closer.
“I would rather have- know this and this…” Kyuhyun pointed at his head then at his chest, where his heart was. “…Rather than body. It’s a true desire.”
Ryeowook looked at Kyuhyun with open mouth. First in his life, someone told him this. Was this man normal?
“I don’t understand.” Ryeowook said, as he went closer to the kitchen island. His eyes focused at Kyuhyun’s steady eyes.
“You don’t? Why is that?” It’s simple. I desire a pure mind and gentle heart. Body in a mere substitute of the real being.” Kyuhyun pulled the plate to Ryeowook, who sat across from him and started eating slowly.
“Real being?” Ryeowook asked with full mouth, making Kyuhyun chuckle lightly.
“Yeah, soul. I hope you heard about souls.” Kyuhyun’s brows raised, as he watched Ryeowook clearing his plate from the food quickly. Soon Ryeowook ate everything and finally answered Kyuhyun.
“Yeah, of course I heard about it and about God. Who don’t hear about this stupid th-“
“Don’t end this!” Kyuhyun raised his voice, making Ryeowook look at him scared. “It’s not stupid thing. God and souls exist!” Kyuhyun’s eyes were like a burning fire, that was burning Ryeowook. The shorter male was scared. He never saw anyone’s outburst like that, not to mention the fact that Kyuhyun was a stranger. He didn’t know what the taller man could do, yet he said something that hurt the other’s feeling.
“I’m sorry.” Ryeowook said almost audible.
“Be sorry.”
“But, why are you so sure?” Ryeowook asked, when he suddenly felt brave. He wanted to die once and he didn’t have anything to lose, so he was not scared, if Kyuhyun would suddenly turned in a killer and killed him.
Kyuhyun breathed heavy, then looked at Ryeowook. His eyes, much more calmer than a second ago, yet, Ryeowook could still see burning anger in them.
“This.” Kyuhyun said, as he stood up. “This talk will not be today, but in the other day.” Kyuhyun ended his sentence, when he put Ryeowook’s empty plate in the sink.
“Today is time to sleep. Come.” Kyuhyun said and guided Ryeowook to the bedroom. Ryeowook went with him, despite the cold and distant feelings from Kyuhyun. He didn’t want to hurt Kyuhyun. The man saved him from committing a suicide, yet he was rude.
When they entered the bedroom, Kyuhyun turned to Ryeowook.
“You will sleep here. I will wake you up, when the sun rise. Sleep well.” Kyuhyun said. His last words were calm and quiet, like a pray. A pray to make Ryeowook’s nightmares away. To make them closed, locked, as if, Kyuhyun knew about Ryeowook’s hunting dreams. And Ryeowook was grateful, that despite his rudeness, he still took care of him.
Kyuhyun left after these words, didn’t waiting for Ryeowook reply, as if he knew, that the shorter man was grateful.
The door closed after Kyuhyun, leaving Ryeowook in a pure darkness of the night. The only source of the light, was the city light outside the widow.
As soon as Kyuhyun’s presence disappeared from the room, Ryeowook felt the overwhelming emptiness, sadness and coldness, that he always felt before meeting Kyuhyun. As if Kyuhyun was able to block the horrible feeling, as if he could shelter him from the evil.
The room’s darkness reminded him of bad things, so he went to the bed and covered himself with the blanket. He searched for any source of comfort and warm, but didn’t find any. He was grateful to Kyuhyun for rescuing him. He now had hope that maybe, just slightly maybe nothing was over and he could be happy just once in his life.
He shifted to the window, to the only light in the dark room. He closed his eyes, as slight feeling of calmness took him to dreamland.
Chapter 3