Jianyu sat on the ground, terrified. The human demon stared into his soul, grinning. "Tonight is our time to shine."

...

[Thursday 12:00 AM]

Yibo was back in the same world. This time he was alone. He didn't think much about it and quickly walked through the place to find the library. "Finally." He grabbed the book, but just as he was about to read it, he was woken up. Are you serious?

He widened his eyes. "J-Jianyu. What're you doing here? Where have you been?" Jianyu didn't answer and stared at Yibo with a scared face. "I'm sorry."

The next thing Yibo knows, Jianyu grabs him and puts a cloth over his mouth. Yibo struggles a little more before he passes out.

...

Xiao Zhan wakes up to someone tugging at him. "Yibo, did you another-"

...

Fanxing paces back and forth. "Where are you Guo Cheng?" It was already twelve and no sign of him. "I need you to come over."

"Why?"

"Just come!" Fanxing yells and hangs up. A few minutes later, Yao Zhan storms through the door. "Is something wrong? Did you and Guo Cheng get into a fight? Did he wrong you wrong? Did he-"

Fanxing silences Yao Zhan. "Guo Cheng hasn't returned from work yet and I'm starting to get worried. What if he got into an accident?"

Yao Zhan sighs, "maybe he's working overtime, Fanxing. There's nothing to worry about." Fanxing shakes his head. "If he was working overtime, he'd've let me know."

"So what're we going to do?" asks Yao Zhan. "We're going to drive around the town looking for him." replies Fanxing. "What, no! That's a bad idea!" protests Yao Zhan. "No, it's not!"

...

"So why are we going in different directions?" asks Yao Zhan. "I don't know. I'm just following my gut, okay? Just trust me." Fanxing grumbles.

...

Yibo opens his eyes and finds himself in a large abandoned building. He was tied to a chair and someone was also tied to him. "Xiao Zhan?" He exclaims softly. "Yibo?"

Yibo sighs in relief. "Did you offend someone?" asks Xiao Zhan. "What, no!" Yibo yells softly. "The last thing I remember is waking up to Jianyu standing at the end of my bed. He said 'I'm sorry' and then knocked me unconscious with a strange cloth. Do you think he could've been, I don't know, possessed or forced?"

"Well, I don't know." Xiao Zhan replies panicked. "All I know is that we need to get out of here..."

"Well, well, well. You're awake." A deep voice spoke. Suddenly, a man who looked to be in his forties stepped out of the shadows and approached them. "The ones and only, Xiao Zhan and Yibo." The man laughed darkly.

"Who the hell are you?" yells Xiao Zhan. The man walks closer and chuckles. "So weak... So helpless."

"What do you want?" asks Xiao Zhan. The man ignores his question and chuckles again. "You both have something I want. Something very important."

"What the hell would we've something important!? We're just high school students!" Xiao Zhan yells in frustration. "Let us go!" yells Yibo. The man turns dark, "Shut them up!" More people emerge from the shadows and punch Yibo and Xiao Zhan in the face. They continue to get beat up until the man signals his men to stop. "I know you're in there. Come out before I kill you both."

Yibo's head shot up in fear. Is this psychopath really serious about killing us? Why us of all people?

"I don't understand, what do you want, you psychopath?"

The man walks close to Yibo and leans down to his height. "You." Hearing this, Xiao Zhan frowns, "Don't you dare touch him!" The man laughs manically. "I won't be the one to touch him." Xiao Zhan struggles to get around the chair and yells at the man.

"Kill him."

"No! Stop! Don't hurt him, please! I beg you, don't kill him!" Yibo pleads with tears streaming down his face. "Please don't kill him, I'll do anything you want, but let him go!"

"Anything?"

"Yes, anything... Just leave him alone." Yibo closes his eyes, still crying. "Yibo no..." says Xiao Zhan worriedly. "Ahhh!" He screams in pain as one of the men stabs him in the leg and shoulder. "Xiao Zhan!!!" Yibo screams loudly, begging the man to stop. "Stop hitting him! Stop it please! Don't kill him!!!" Yibo got punched in the face. His cheek hurt, but that didn't bother him. The most important thing for Yibo was to get out alive with Xiao.

Suddenly, he heard several police sirens in the distance, getting closer. "Damn." the man spoke. He quickly turned around and along with his men, they all disappeared into the darkness. "Xiao Zhan! Yibo!" It was Fanxing.

"Are you two alright ?"

Policemen come in and take care of Xiao Zhan and Yibo. "Get him to the emergency room quickly!" The police quickly untie Yibo and Xiao Zhan and take them to the hospital.

[Thursday 2:00 AM]

"Yibo?" Yibo looks up and sees Fanxing. "Mr. Fanxing? What're you doing here?" He asks, "I just gave my statement to the police and thought I'd stop by to see how you're doing. I also see that you're now patched up. How Xiao Zhan?"

Yibo looks down at the ground again with tears in his eyes. "He's doing fine. The doctor patched him up. Xiao Zhan 's injuries are a lot of worse then me so he's not awake yet."

FanXing's eyes soften and he sits down next to Yibo. "Don't worry about it. Xiao Zhan is fine now." He pulls Yibo into a warm, comforting hug. "You can cry, Yibo. It's okay."

Tears pour out as Yibo cries in FanXing's arms. Poor thing. Fanxing smiles warmly. "It's going to be okay."

"I hope I'm not interrupting, but Xiao Zhan is awake." Yibo wipes his tears and smiles in relief before quickly getting up and rushing to Xiao Zhan 's room. "You're awake."

Xiao Zhan smiles faintly, "I am." Yibo cries tears of joy and hits Xiao Zhan lightly. "You jerk... you scared me. I was so sacred. Don't do this to me please?"

Fanxing stands in the doorway and smiles at the two.

"I love you, Yibo."

"I love you too Xiao Zhan."

Yibo presses his forehead against Xiao Zhan, as the two smile and hold hands. Fanxing widens his eyes.

...

"I love you, Yibo."

"I love you too Xiao Zhan."

Yibo presses his head against Xiao Zhan, as the two smile and hold hands. "What're you guys doing?"

Yibo and Xiao Zhan break out of their trance and look at Fanxing smiling. "Loving each other." The two reply. "Can I be loved, Daddy?" asks Fanxing cutely. "You sneaky bunny." Xiao Zhan says laughing and takes Fanxing in his arms. "Come on, I'll make dinner." Yibo goes inside while Xiao Zhan follows behind.

...

Dad? Is this a coincidence or am I going crazy?

...

"Damn. We almost got caught." The man clenches his fist angrily. "Father, we were going too fast. We should wait. You know we can't hurt him in any way, shape or form."

"You're right, my son. We should wait. Then we can finally put on a show for all to see." The man laughs wickedly before his eyes turn all red.

"We'll have what we want soon enough."

To be continued