Guns and Roses

Chapter 9- Saved

Xingchen fell down the tree, hitting the hard branches as he went down. It felt like they were and endless amount, until he finally hit a bush and gasped for air, "Never doing that again," he gasped.
He carefully stood up and felt his back aching. He ignored the pain and walked lopsidedly to the street where he waved saw a familiar car driving down the streets. It was Wei Ying's.
Limping he ran across the street and followed the car. The bomb must've missed them and they left.
He pushed the pain behind him and ran properly towards the car. "A-Ying!" He yelled, "a-Cheng!"
The car slowed down and he smiled softly. The car parked near a store where he arrived a couple of minutes after, "A-Ying..." he panted as he got close. But stopped when he saw who was inside the car, it was Xichen.
The man got out of the car and Xingchen backed away slowly. "I'm not going to hurt you," Xichen sighed, "I'm here to help."
"Xingchen!" A voice yelled from behind the man. He turned around and saw a dirty Wei Ying running towards him, "Xingchen!"
"A-Ying!" Xingchen smiled in relief and limped forward. Wei Ying hugged him tightly and Xingchen hugged him back, "A-Ying, you're safe."
"Why are you worried about me?!" Wei Ying exclaimed, "You were in there for almost a day!"
"A day?!" Xingchen yelled, it felt like a year.
"Yeah, now let's go," Wei Ying pulled back and grabbed Xingchen's hand, pulling him to the car.
"I'm not going in there," Xingchen said, nailed to the ground.
"Why not? Xichen is on our side," Wei Ying said, "he came to save you."
"I don't trust him," Xingchen said, "I'm sorry but I can't trust anyone but you and Jiang Cheng. Speaking of which, where is he?"
"He ran away with Xue Yang, the bomb separated us," Wei Ying said, "I sent him a message when I saw you running."
"What if he lost his phone?!" Xingchen yelled.
"He didn't," Wei Ying said shaking his head, "he replied to me a second after saying he was on his way."
Xingchen nodded slowly, "Then let's wait for them."
"XingXing! You're life is on the line here! So is mine and Xichen and Wangji's!" Wei Ying yelled.
"I don't care! I'm waiting for them, whether you like it or not!" Xingchen yelled back.
Wei Ying looked around and grabbed Xingchen's arm, causing the man to flinch harshly and yank his arm away, "XingXing...are you alright?"
"I-I'm fine," Xingchen said, looking back at the building, "let's just wait for them. Please."
"Fine, I'm giving them ten minutes," Wei Ying said sternly, "if they don't come then we will leave."
"Thank you," Xingchen sighed in relief and stiffened when a hand touched his shoulder from behind him.
"Xingchen," it was Xichen, "I think we should leave. Boss and Jiang Cheng can take care of themselves and I don't want us getting caught."
Xingchen moved away from the man, "I don't care, I'm waiting for them."
Xichen frowned but nodded, "Only ten minutes."
They waited...and waited...and waited. And nobody came, Xingchen was getting ready to give up and leave when he heard a yell, "XingXing!"
The man looked behind him and saw Jiang Cheng with Xue Yang, running at them at full speed, "A-Cheng!"
The two men got closer and Xingchen ran towards them. He threw his arms around Jiang Cheng, ignoring the pain on his back and smiled. Jiang Cheng pulled back and looked at Xingchen up and down, "Are you alright? Why are you all dirty and covered in leaves?"
Xingchen chuckled weakly, "It's a long story, he felt the pain returning to his lower back and throat along with his back and winced.
"Are you alright?" Xue Yang asked, noticing his discomfort.
"Yeah," Xingchen nodded weakly, "I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" Xue Yang asked getting closer.
"Mhm," Xingchen forced a smile and stepped towards Xue Yang. He wrapped his arms around the man gently and whispered, "Don't worry about me."
Xue Yang nodded and hugged the man back, "Alright." He pulled back and led Xingchen to the car, "We should get going."
"Yeah," Wei Ying said and got into the back seat where Wangji was. Jiang Cheng followed him in and Xingchen climbed in after.
Wei Ying sat on Wangji's lap while Jiang Cheng and Xingchen sat down next to each other. Xue Yang up front with Xichen who was driving.
They went in silent and Xue Yang looked up at the review mirror. He saw Xingchen looking out the window with a cold face and frowned.
Xichen pulled up at Xue Yang's house and stepped out, "Hurry."
They all walked into the house quickly and helped lock all the doors and windows before standing in the living room. "Xichen and Jiang Cheng you two are sharing a room. Wei Ying and Wangji you two share one and me and Xingchen will share one," Xue Yang said.
"Okay," Xichen said and led them all away but Xingchen, knowing very well that Xue Yang wanted to speak to him.
Xue Yang sat down on the couch and Xingchen followed his lead. "Xingchen, what did they do to you in there?"
"Nothing," Xingchen smiled, "why?"
"You look different," Xue Yang said. He wasn't lying, Xingchen's eyes looked empty and his face held no emotion no matter how much he smiled .
"I'm not," Xingchen chuckled weakly, "just a bit tired you know?"
"You don't look tired, something happened in there and I want to know," Xue Yang said.
"It's fine, I killed Wen Chao so you can't get revenge over what he did," Xingchen said softly.
Xue Yang sighed, "Fine, but you better tell me soon."
"I will," Xingchen promised and walked away to an empty room, leaving Xue Yang alone.
Xichen walked into the living room and sat next to Xue Yang, "Did he say anything?"
"No," Xue Yang sighed, "but he's going to tell me soon. He said he would."
"Probably won't," Xichen said, "I can tell that something bad happened. He looks traumatized."
"I know, but he'll tell us when he's ready," Xue Yang said, "I hope."