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Chapter 18 - CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Between Warm Arms Part 1 (Read Warning)

**WARNING:

Emotional Shock - Nightmares

Please read with caution

Smell of delicious food with many side dishes filled the apartment forcing Han to slowly stand from his warm cave, he wore the warm house shoes Aera left for him and walked out the room to the kitchen like a zombie "brains~" said Han with his hoarse voice and bed hair.

"Go wash up first mister zombie, I already made you a cup of coffee to wake you up" He replied still giving Han his back busying himself with the omelette on fire preparing to add the cheese before he close both sides to let the cheese melt without burning.

Han felt something's wrong from his tune but he decided to let it slide, but the feeling he has said otherwise, begging him to stay alert for anything.

After washing up he went and took a seat, the dishes in front of him made his eyes sparkle and his mouth to drool a waterfall from excitement to take the first bite. Aera finally turned to face him and the surprise came, Han managed to contain his shock and controlled his tune before asking, "any plans for today?"

Aera on the other hand was absentminded so he couldn't hear what Han Beom just asked, after he kicked Haneul out last night he ran to his room and started crying, his mind bringing back an unwelcomed guest.

"Why hyung?"

"Dude! You didn't have to be this violent!!"

"Look at yourself, causing troubles to get attention"

"Leave"

The word echoed rhyming with the one he told Haneul causing him to fall deeper into his sorrows. In times like this, he'd welcome any person into his arms to warm him a bit and tell him everything's gonna be ok, even if those actions were fake, it's still needed.

"ung? yung??? HYUNG?!!!" Shook Han Beom Aera's body his face white as ghost, when he looked down into his hands he saw water drops on them, thinking they're tears he tried to dry them but to his surprise they weren't, his whole body filled with cold sweat and his breathing comes out heavily, that's why Han jumped from his place his whole shivering from fear.

Without a word as if Han understood what he wants, he held Aera between his arms and lift him to the sofa in the living room, he brought ice pack then went to get a light blanket, he sat down then pulled Aera into his lap and put the blanket around them both.

"Let... Me... G- Go" he mumbled but Han ignored him, he held him tightly waiting his shivers to calm down a bit but he was already crying silently, his arms shivering uncontrollably and mumbling incohesive sentences.

Slowly, Han put the ice pack on his right hand, he gasped from the sudden coldness, Han then moved to his other hand just letting the cold surface touch his skin to remind him of reality and bring him back to it. The ice pack touched all his exposed skin making him gasp and forcing his vision to turn to the pack, watching it touch his warm skin "stop!!!" Aera yelled throwing the ice pack away, he then turned his eye sight to the cause of his coldness but he found himself met by warm smile and eyes filled with relief "welcome back" mumbled Han.

Aera gasped realizing what he had just gone through, he wanted to break free but Han Beom didn't give him the chance to do so "let me go"

"No can do"

"You have school today" mumbled Aera giving up to the warmth coming from Han and turning into a slime.

"It's not as important as you" whispered Han his face filled with warmth, "dang~ if only we were gay~" teased Aera lightning the mood. They both giggled then stopped to let each one wave in their thoughts and think of what to do next but ended up sleeping between each others warmth.

Han's body started to shiver and cold sweat started to form on his forehead, Aera woke up to his pained voice, when he saw him still sleeping he tried to wake him up but he couldn't. His fear increased when Han's breath got heavier and his tears started to fall down his warm cheeks.

Inside Han's head, he was walking in a road filled with flowers and trees, he was smiling enjoying the moment but suddenly his phone rang and he saw it was his father, he ignored the call already knowing what it'll be about "come back home right this instant young man!" that's what he'd tell him every single time.

When he reached home after another hour around the nature he was met with no voices only darkness.

His phone rang again, when he pulled it out he wished he was met by his father's name but it was an unknown number, when he replied a woman's voice was what he met "hello? Is this Lin Beom and Kim Beom's family?"

His eyes got wide, he threw his phone away and rushed to the hospital they're in, he asked any nurse in front of him their room's location. He ran to there without a break, he hit people, doors and walls just to could reach them faster, his physique different than he knows, he felt lighter while running but that thought was kicked aside until he reaches his parents and check on them.

When he reached the door, he saw them from the room's glass, they were laying on their beds with machines on their rights and lefts, there was another person in the room with them but he couldn't see them because the curtains were closed. He choked by air while his hand slowly reach the door handle but a cold hand held him and a cold air whispered in his ear "too late"

Han screamed and jumped from his place, and looked around, when he realized it was a nightmare he calmed down, his heart still beats fast in his ears. He remembered Aera who was between his arms and gasped looking around for him, he heard a choke coming from a dark corner "hyung?"