Chapter 1 (1/1)

The door opened with a soft click. It was dark inside the house so he thought he was safe for now. He walked inside slowly trying not to make any noises; he removed his shoes and jacket, and tiptoed to his room. Once safe in his room, he sighed in relief and turned on the light. He was tired and wet so he decided to have a hot shower and then go to sleep. He began stripping his clothes unaware of the eyes that were looking at him.“Should I ask where you’ve been?” Karam jumped startled and turned to see who the intruder was. To his relief it was only Jaejoong. The man was sitting against the wall in a dark corner of the room. The wounds and bruises that covered his arms and face were almost gone so the man was slowly regaining his previous beauty.“Hyung… God! Don’t do that, you scared me.” Karam’s heart was beating fast and his hands were trembling slightly. He had become really jumpy after he had found out that someone wanted to kill him. Jaejoong noticed immediately the boy’s fear and sighed deeply.“I’ll stop when you won’t sneak out anymore. I know you’re still hurting and you need time alone, but keep in mind that your death won’t benefit us one bit. I won’t tell Junsu about this, but don’t think this is over. Go and warm yourself in the bathroom, we’ll talk when you wake up.” Jaejoong left and Karam went into the bathroom. He let the water fill the bathtub, and then went in. His body instantly relaxed under the warm water and the boy let out a breathless sob and went under.Karam stood under the water until his lungs were burning from the lack of oxygen. He emerged abruptly and took a deep breath trying to calm his need of air. His tears were still falling, but they were now mixed with the water that was running from his wet hair. The water was turning cold so the boy stepped out and dried himself quickly.Dressed in warm and fluffy pajamas, Karam walked out from the bathroom and went to the bed. He lay on it and instantly hugged one of the pillows to his chest. The tears that seemed to have stopped while he was drying himself up came again and this time Karam let them out until he fell asleep.Outside the door of his room, Jaejoong and Yoochun were leaning on the wall on each side of the closed door. They listened to the sobs and cries until they died down and only then they walked away. It was 5 o’clock in the morning so they both walked silently into the kitchen and made coffee and some breakfast. It came as no surprise that ten minutes later Junsu emerged from his room helping a still wounded Yunho to walk.“Morning. Why are you up so early?” At Junsu’s question, Jaejoong and Yoochun let out a silent sigh. The man looked at them questioning, but the explanation came from Yunho.“Isn’t it obvious?! The brat sneaked out again and from the snow on his shoes I can tell he got back not long ago.” Jaejoong frowned at Yunho’s words, but didn’t argue though since the man was right even if he didn’t like it. Junsu’s expression changed and after helping Yunho sit, he wanted to go to Karam’s room, but stopped when Yoochun moved in between him and his destination.“He just fell asleep after crying for half an hour, let him sleep and when he wakes up we will talk to him.” Junsu hated to take orders, but something in the man’s eyes was telling him that it was best to let it go.“Fine, but don’t expect me to be gentle with him.” Yoochun just nodded and walked pass the man and took a seat at the table. Junsu did the same, and they all ate in silence.Two hours later the four men met in the kitchen again, but this time not to eat. Jaejoong had thought that it was time for them to talk since they knew nothing about each other and they had lived together for over a month. The idea of taking was accepted by both Yunho and Junsu so now they were all standing around the table waiting for someone to begin. “Since it was my idea I’ll start. My name is Kim Jaejoong and I was Shim Changmin’s right hand. I’m still here because Changmin had asked me to keep Karam alive and safe.” Jaejoong waited for a reaction from the other men, but nothing came. Yunho and Junsu were looking blankly at him while Yoochun had a cool expression on his face. They stood in silence for a while and then Yoochun broke the ice.“My name is Park Yoochun and I was Shim Changmin’s bodyguard. I’m an ex-cops, and I still stick around because the man who wanted to kill Karam thinks we all died and I don’t want to be the one who blows the kid’s cover.” Jaejoong looked with wide eyes at the man sitting next to him. He had known Yoochun for a year now, but he never ‘really’ talked to the man. There was silence again, but this time it was broken faster than before.“I’m Jung Yunho, I used to be the leader of a big yakuza gang. I’m still here because that stupid Changmin saved my life again and then died on me so now I owe him. Before he pushed me through the window and into safety, he made me promise that I’ll protect the brat from Ota so I can’t leave just yet.” Yunho was annoyed by the situation, but he couldn’t back down on his words, he had never done it and he wasn’t about to start now. Again it was silence and the three men who had spoken looked at Junsu waiting for his reason.“I’m Kim Junsu and I was sent here to find the heir of the Park family. He was abducted when he was still a baby and no one knew anything about him since. His father never lost hope though, so during all those years he had men searching for him. My turn came three years ago, and I came across his picture a year ago when he enrolled into a stupid yakuza gang. Since he looked so much like our mistress I decided to investigate and by the time the DNA test was done he had vanished. I went undercover so I could find information about him and this is how we all met. I want to take him home, but it will be hard since the yakuza are controlling the airport and also the seaport. And regarding our cover, it’s already blown. It happened the moment I didn’t return to Ota after he ordered me to kill you all.” Junsu was calm, he knew that even if they had different reasons they all had the same goal, to keep Karam safe, and he was sure that if they worked together they could take the boy to Korea without many problems.Karam woke up with a huge headache and terrible hungry. He pushed the covers from his body and get out of bed. He moved unsteadily towards the door and rubbing his tired swollen eyes he opened it and moved towards the kitchen. He managed not to bump into anything and when he reached the kitchen door he stopped, sighed and then walked inside. He was surprised to see four pair of eyes looking at him, since it was a rare thing to find them all together in one room.“I’m hungry.” Karam whined and sat next to Jaejoong. The man smiled at the boy’s cuteness and went to give him some food.“Hey! Brat!” Yunho wanted to scold the boy for his behavior, but Jaejoong’s angry gaze stopped him from saying anything else. Karam didn’t seem to have heard Yunho so once a plate with food and painkillers were put before him, he ate happily, and took the medicine at the end. Full and with a lucid mind, Karam let himself relax in the chair. “Now that you ate we need to talk.” Karam looked at Junsu who had spoken, and frowned a little. Junsu looked at him with a stern face ignoring Jaejoong’s warning gaze.“We will leave for Korea tomorrow. I want you to stay in the house till then. I don’t want you to go to the graveyard again. I let you mourn for a month, but this has to stop, he’s dead so get used to it. I’m giving you a warning, stay in the house or face the consequences. Did I make myself clear?” Karam had jumped to his feet and his palms had turned to fists. He was trying so hard not to cry, but he failed miserably. The other three men just looked at the two with mixed expressions.“I won’t leave. I don’t care about my so called family, I have no family. Changmin was the only person I loved, he was my family and now he’s gone. I stayed with you only because you saved me, but now I prefer to die. At least dead I’ll be able to be with him.” A hard slap made Karam stop talking and cry even harder. His left cheek was burning from the intensity of the slap and his skin had turned red in seconds. Karam was crying hysterically holding his cheek and looking with wide eyes at Yunho. The older man regretted using so much force since he knew that Karam was hurting, but it was time for the boy to let go of the past and embrace the future.“And you think he’ll be happy if you died? You are only a stupid brat who knows nothing. He asked Jaejoong to protect you, he made me promise not to let you die.” Yunho knew that talking about Changmin was probably painful for the younger boy, but he had to, it was the only way he could make Karam let go.“You… you are the reason he’s not here. You should have died, not him. I want him back… Changmin…” The boy collapsed on the floor crying furiously. The four men looked at him not knowing what to do. Jaejoong was the first to move, he sat next to the boy and hugged him gently rocking him back and forth until the poor boy fell asleep.“If you want to take him to Korea I’ll help, since I think he needs to get away from this place. But keep in mind that awake he will not cooperate.” Jaejoong looked Junsu in the eyes and the man nodded. Jaejoong tried to move Karam since it was not healthy to sleep on the floor and the boy stirred almost waking up.“Don’t move, he’ll wake up, just wait a little.” Yoochun walked rapidly to his room and returned with a small briefcase. He opened it on the table and took a small ampule. He broke it and filled a syringe with the content, then he looked at Jaejoong and explained.“Changmin’s sedatives. I’ll give him only a little quantity, it will be enough to keep him sleeping until we reach Korea.” Yoochun gave Karam the injection and the boy relaxed completely in Jaejoong’s embrace. The man lifted him up and took him into his room.After making sure the boy was comfortable and warm, Jaejoong walked back to the kitchen. He was somehow intrigued by what had happened earlier, he had loved and lost once too, but not with such intensity. Jaejoong was almost sorry for Karam since he knew that his love would never be fulfilled. As he walked into the kitchen he saw the others looking with interest at him.“You said you would help. Do you have a plan?” Jaejoong smiled and nodded affirmatively at Junsu’s question. He did have a plan, he was after all a spy, a master of disguise. He sat at the table and motioned for the others to join and then he began explaining what exactly he had in mind and what they needed in order to make everything work.Black high heels shoes walked confidently on the marble floor of the airport catching everyone’s eyes. The heels were stunning and so was the owner, black silky long hair, slim figure with nice breasts and an even nicer ass, long legs. Jaejoong was a beauty, he had disguised himself like this many times before, but never had he had an impact on men like he did now. He was sure it was not only him, but also the man who walked beside him. Yunho made the perfect boyfriend for a beauty like him, the man was tall, well build, and the fact that he used a cane to walk made him even more interesting. The couple made their way to the gate creating a diversion so the couple behind them could walk unnoticed.A pregnant woman with her husband and their crippled daughter pushed in a wheelchair made their way to the gate for Seoul. No one seemed to notice them so they reached the gate without trouble. At the gate people let them check in first since they were all worried about the pregnant lady and her daughter.“Are you able to fly ma’am?” A guard asked the woman as she was scanned. The woman’s husband came at once to his wife’s rescue.“My wife can’t speak. It happened after our daughter’s accident. And we’re going to Seoul because there will be able to find a cure for her disability. We spoke to a doctor there, you know…” The man seemed to tear up and so did the guard.“Go on into the plane, I don’t think your wife will be able to stand for long. I wish you all the best.” The man nodded and helped his wife push the wheelchair pass the gate. As they left behind the guards, Junsu smiled at the very pregnant Yoochun. The man rolled his eyes making Junsu laugh loudly.Half an hour later Yunho and Jaejoong joined Junsu and Yoochun into the plane and they all exchanged some glares before the two sat in their seats. They were really tense when the plane was delayed because of some late passenger from first class, but nothing happened and soon they were in the air.Karam heard some voices, but he couldn’t understand what they were talking about. He tried to open his eye, but his eyelids were too heavy. He tried to move too, but his body didn’t respond to his commands. The feeling was familiar, he felt just like the time he woke next to Changmin. Smiling, Karam let himself think that everything that had happened was just a dream and that when he would open his eye he would wake next to Changmin like he did before. Once his thoughts were focused on Changmin, Karam let himself relax and he fell asleep again.The plane landed in Seoul two hours after departure. They all walked out to the gate, but once there they were greeted by a lot of guards. They tried to maintain their calm and cover hoping that everything was just a mistake, but once they were escorted to the basement of the airport, they all knew that they were in trouble.“I’m impressed. You almost managed to get away. And just so you know, sleeping beauty here gave you away. Karam looks better with black hair, but blond it’s good too.” The four men looked at the young boy which was moving towards them. Yunho knew him, he had been his leader, but now it seemed that their places were reversed.“Jay! What are you doing here?” Yunho couldn’t believe his eyes, the obedient boy who was following him everywhere was now standing before him arrogantly and with a gun pointed at his head.“I’m the new leader of the gang now, and since you will die today I’ll tell you exactly what I’m doing here. Ota-san was more than generous to give me the leadership of the gang and then he sent me here to test the waters. As you probably know he wants to expand his business in Korea, but to do so he needs to dispose of the competition first.” Junsu, who had been calm until now, gave the boy a murderous look. He knew his boss was safe and that the family was strong, but what worried him was that now they had to fight yakuza too among their other enemies.Yunho saw the look on Junsu’s face and decided to try to buy them some time hoping that the others would find a way to get away from that mess. He knew what he had to do since he knew the boy and what he was capable of. But to stir up a man with a gun was risky, still he had to do it.“Have you told your men how you got the job, Jay? Did you whore for that old man or did you do it for all the elders?” Yunho saw that some of the men in the room gave Jay strange looks and smirked. The boy seemed furious, but he didn’t pull the trigger.“Take Karam to the other room and kill him, then kill the rest. And you have my permission to mess with the pretty face. Goodbye Yunho, I hope you burn in hell.” After giving his orders, Jay left the room fuming in anger. Yunho knew that his little diversion hadn’t worked so now he was trying desperately to find a way to save Karam and the others.No one could do anything when Jay’s men took Karam away. They all tried something, but it was not enough. Karam was taken to a far away room and locked inside. Jay came to see his execution along with other three men, but to his surprise, Karam was not on the chair anymore. The room was a storage one and there were shelves and boxes so the men split up. One by one they all dropped in a pool of blood until there was only Jay left. The sounds of his men falling scared the boy, but he knew that he was as good as dead so he decided to fight for his life. He rushed to the back of the room and there found Karam lying on some boxes that were arranged like a bed. He aimed at Karam’s head and when he was about to pull the trigger a cold barrel came in contact with his head.“I wouldn’t do it if I were you.” Jay dropped the gun at once and the man kicked it away. The boy wanted to see his opponent, but the gun at his head made it hard to move. His curiosity was satisfied though, when the man moved before him shielding Karam from his view.“You! But… but how?” The man laughed and pulled the trigger without remorse. Jay dropped backwards and hit the floor, blood pooling under his body in seconds.

The man turned to Karam who was stirring in his sleep. He held the boy to his chest and kissed him passionately. Even in his unconscious state Karam responded to the man and that made him really happy. They kissed until no air was left in their lungs and the man let out a throaty groan as he pulled back. He heard noises at the door and vanished leaving behind a silver cross in between Jay’s lip.TBC... ****************************************** A/N: New story, new inspiration...I think I'm no good with fluffy fanfics (I get bored really quick), so I came back with a new action fiction. I hope you’ll like it :).The main characters of this fic are Changmin and Karam, but the other two couples will have their moments too.Have fun reading and please leave me your thoughts regarding it.Thanks XDP.S. : Sorry for making Karam a crybaby again XP