"What are you doing here?"
"I'm sorry Han Beom but please understand-"
"I don't wanna listen to you fucker! Get away from me! Don't come close to me! What did you translate my words and actions that day to come back now?! Are you picking a fight?!" Han Beom finally stopped talking to catch his breath, he was very mad at Ho Seok and when his mind started to cool down and forget about him, he dared to stalk him and Aera. It's whether he has a death wish or he really has one.
"You're misunderstanding! I was on my way to the gym but I saw you and that fa- I mean your brother" he started trying to be careful with his words to not anger Han any further. He never knew Han Beom had such horrible temper, if he had known earlier he would've treated him better but it's already late for it so he needs to deal with the gains of his seeds.
"Yes I did follow you two, but you can't call me a stalker because I had my reasons!" Those lines made Han Beom see red and attack Ho Seok, he tried to fight him back but Han was like a mountain unmovable at all but he needed to say what's in his mind as soon as possible or he really will be the victim here, "augh. That dude is in danger!!" Han's fists stopped punching Ho Seok's face, his mind started to calm but it turned into chaos at the mention of the word 'danger'
"What do you mean by 'danger'?" He whispered holding Ho Seok by his collar, "I saw you two and I was planning to keep going before you notice me but men in black were following you guys and some of them were walking to the metro before you reached it so I followed to keep an eye on them in case they attacked you two, but I saw them revealing guns and one of them aimed it at you so I was afraid and-"
"HAN?!" He yelled after Han left him and ran to find Aera, his heart turning to a tornado of emotions and fear, "Aera. Aera. Aera!! Hyung!!" He screamed his lungs out in the middle of the crowd calling for him praying for an answer before he lose it and call Haneul to help him search for him.
In a shady alley a group of men in black stood in a circle to unable Aera from escaping. From one part, an old man in an expensive suit entered the circle and looked at Aera with cold eyes, "young master?" he started his eyes not leaving Aera's.
Hearing this name, Aera's body shivered and old memories he thought he had forgotten came back to surface, to those people, it's nothing but bad news to show that weak side of his so he held back and looked the butler in the eyes, "what brought you here?" he asked coldly and the guards shivered from fear, they all knew fully well to not mess with Aera of all people because he's capable of doing what no one can, and by that we mean something not good at all... Something... Bloody...
"Next month, the family's anniversary, they want you to be there" he replied composed from the outside but terrified from the inside, he hates to deal with him because after all he's the eldest son and the most knowledgeable one about almost everything, "no wonder his parents kicked him out of the house, he could cause their downfall if he stayed around them any longer" he thought not noticing the change of Aera's cold face, "tell them I won't come"
The butler did expect that much so he was fully prepared for that, "Han Beom. Kim Beom and Lin Beom are his parents, he studies at Y school and he's known for being cold. Kind of remind me of someone-"
"How dare a fucking cockroach like you do a disgusting thing like this to my Han?"
"Both parents jobless and only depend on the charity from the church-"
"If you treasure that trash of yours then shut it before I cut it off for you" Aera warned him the air around them suddenly became suffocating. The butler stopped talking knowing fully well he's too close to the red line that all who crossed ended up in an a coma or six feet under.
"I'll come so I better not know a hand's laid on my brother"
"Your- your brother?" the butler asked in shock, "yea, ya have any problem with that?" he asked scaring the butler and the men around them. They all know what that answer meant, 'tell my parents and you all will be dead meat'. So that's a no-no for them, their lives matter the most especially when it comes to Aera.
"Yes young master. Then please excuse us, we'll be taking our leave now" he bowed and the men in suit did too and walked back to their cars leaving Aera alone with his thoughts, "I hope I'm not late on my Hansel" he mumbled taking slow steps before they sped up to a rush of adrenaline in his legs begging him to run faster to Han and check if he's ok, he just remembered Han said he felt the presence of someone else coming from the other way but he didn't expect he will run after them.
"Please be safe, Han!" he prayed while running as fast as he can.
He reached the point they separated from but he didn't find him there, he then ran to the direction Han Beom went to and checked all alleys but he wasn't there too, the sun already started to set and there was no glimpse of hope to find him. Aera's worries increased and he found himself walking cluelessly not knowing where to go to.
His feet at the end sent him to the park, the sun was close to disappear in the distance but a voice brought it back to Aera "hyung?" a shivering call called, Aera looked up at the same chair he found Han Beom on when they first met and his face glowed with his tears slowly flowing down before they became a waterfall wetting Han Beom's shoulder, but that was the least of Han's concern, what matters to him is that Aera is fine and safe.
"I'm really sorry Han, I'm so so sorry for leaving you alone! I'm the worst hic- I'm the worst of the worst!"
"Don't say that hyung, what matters now is that you're safe and not injured" Aera was still crying but he started to get better after hearing those words. Yes, this is what matters, they both are safe and sound and that's all that matters now.
"Sweetheart, do you think they forgot?" Lin Beom asked her husband who gave up and went to watch the tv instead of waiting for his son, "tsk"