Cave

@V - 1100R [[ no problems dear! ^^ ]]

Baekhyun couldn't help it smile at the compliment, tho he should still stay on guard just in case. He was quite surprised at the determination the boy had to save him. Surprised and glad, because his legs were really at the point of breaking. He couldn't help but admire the courage the boy had and the strength he posses. When they got attacked, Baekhyun could only panic, because he was scared of getting V hurt because of him. And indeed the cut the other boy received, made him startle and almost fall off, he was bleeding.

As they were out, he could finally breath and relax. At least for now, panic is not good. Once reached at the bushes, Baekhyun started to breath even better and could finally look at the boy, who, even if he was injured, cared about his condition. He couldn't help but go a bit 'crazy' about that fact, it was a really manly gesture.

"Thank you...very much for what you did. I'm not hurt, but you are." Baekhyun said and looked at his arm, trying to figure out how deep the wound was, but the clothes were blocking his view. "Let me check." Baekhyun said and got closer. "You have to take it off, now. Fast, please. You're bleeding too much." He looked at V concerned and hoped that he can undress alone, because undressing him would make him even weaker emotionally. Dang it, Baekhyun was so not used to be this weak. But right now it was much more important to stop the bleeding and clean the wound than anything else.

@Leo - 0013R Even though his arrows killed a good amount of them they just kept coming. This was a larger group than he originally thought and they were too far from his people for assistants. Jeonghan tried to keep enough distance between him and the bandits, but he could only kill so many of their men, before they ran after him. He preferred long distance, but if he had to go in close, then so be it. A few of the bandits slipped through his arrows and rushed him with knives and machetes at slashing at him. Dodging out of their way, he ducked and swept one of the men off his feet, before pulling a knife from his belt and stabbing him in the chest. Rolling to avoid another, he ended up in the middle of the fight surrounded on all sides next to the man he's been watching. He'll have to take care of him when this fight was over.

(That's okay. I've been sick.)

@Baekhyun - 1919R [semi-H] (Sorry for the late reply!!!)

V nodded at what the other said, quickly taking in whatever Baekhyun said because there was not much time and they had to get out somehow.
"I promise I won't kill you", V said, chucking lightly and picking up the other, who was very light. Baekhyun must have not had been eating well. "Besides, I won't be able to harm such an adorable person."

The taller said quickly before getting up and scrambling away to where he first got into the cave from. He could hear footsteps and noises behind him, but they were not so close.
The rogue ran as fast as his legs carry, directly knocking out a few clan members that came in his way, hitting them on the head with the hilt of his knife. It was not that difficult of a job, V realised. These clan members weren't even half as skilled.

"Hold on, we're just about there", V softly said to Baekhyun who seemed like an injured puppy, "Just relax, alright?"

A few more clan people down and V was almost at the entrance, when one of the last clan members almost got him. Luckily, only a cut on the rogue's arm and the other man was knocked out by V already. The boy hissed slightly at the pain but he realised that he was out the stinky cave already and in the forest.

"We're out, Baek", V smiled and said to the other, panting slightly because of the run, "We'll be safe soon"
He told the other and broke off into a run again, clan members still at a distance. But now, they were not in a closed cave offcourse, so V was able to dive behind some bushes just in time. He sat there out of breath, silently as he clutched tightly onto Baekhyun.
When it seemed as if the coast was clear, V finally spoke.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?", he spoke, letting go of Baekhyun to examine his form for wounds or cuts.

@V - 1100R Baekhyun felt really comfortable like this and he didn't move an inch, enjoying the other's presence as much as he could. He almost purred as the other touched him, because it's been such a long time since someone touched him like that and he kind of missed it. "Thank you..." He said weakly and closed his eyes, trying to rest a bit. He was still hearing what the other was saying tho and was still replying.

Yes, he was pretty much a magnet for troubles. And this trouble kind of took all his energy. "I pretty much attract negative things around me." Baekhyun said, agreeing to the other's statement. "You're really positive about this..it kind of helps." He said after the taller boy assured him a safe end.

Upon hearing the other's purpose, Baekhyun found it kind of unbelievable. He had second thoughts and it took him longer to reply, because trust issues were a thing he couldn't get trough. "One night. But I have one condition." Baekhyun said and looked at the other a bit, smiling almost unwillingly when he saw the other's face. "If you try to kill me, I kill you. My reflexes are really activated. All the time." Baekhyun explained and nodded a bit.

His ears pierced when he heard some sound and he wanted to curse, because he was still weak from everything. He bit his lip and looked at the other boy, nodding slowly, talking lower. "I can walk, but I can't run. If we manage to find shelter, I can help you on your mission after I recover." Baekhyun said and looked a bit around to check the surroundings.

@⸭ [L] Jeonghan - 1004 Quickly unsheathing his knives, Leo moved into action and lunged at one of the many bandits. He jumped slightly when one of the others fell without him touching him, absently noticing the arrow stuck in his chest before being distracted by a different one. It was difficult to keep up, especially since multiple arrows kept whizzing around him from the opposite direction. He had no idea who was up to that, but he didn't much care as long as they didn't hit him. He threw a few knives before ducking and physically tackling one of the larger men. The blonde barely even noticed that it appeared like at least one person was fighting /with/ him instead of /against/ him as he moved into a full hand-to-hand fight that was taking far more of his attention.

[[Sorry for the late reply orz]]

@Baekhyun - 1919R [semi-H] ((Its okay ^^ I understand ))

V nodded as the other talked, only to find the boy's head resting on his shoulder, which he found cute and V would be lying if he said he minded it. When Baekhyun apologised, he just let out a chuckle.
"No, its alright", he said as he petted the other's head, "I mean, you're tired and all and I'm a good headrest, so why not?"
It seemed as if Baekhyun would not last long, since he looked more tired than what a normal individual should. Besides, he was so small and V felt the need to protect him and keep him safe. It was just like V to fall weak to such people.

"Maybe you just attract trouble. Like a magnet", the rogue answere to the other when Baekhyun explained how he had been attacked more than once and stuff, "I attract trouble too.. And heck, it cam be bothersome.. But there won't be any fun if there are no problems. Don't you worry, we'll get through this"
Baekhyun seemed like a good guy, though they had just met. V could tell he did not mean any harm and just wanted to get out and go home. Only, there was no home in general for him at the moment.

"Ah, yes .. Finding a home can be difficult. Even I keep switching my location", V explained to the other. Yes, he had recently just come to this area and he had a heck lot of trouble finding accomodation- a small cottage in the forest who's owner must have moved out to the nearby town. He wondered if Baekhyun would stay for the night if he asked him since the other seemed to have no place and it would be too dark once they got out of this cave.
"Hey, since you're hungry and stuff...", V started turning to give a small smile to the other who had a tired look on his face, "And you've got no place to stay and all... You can stay for the night at his place I've occupied for the moment. How does that sound?"
Normally, V would not invite any random stranger to stay over, but he already felt this strange attachment to this boy he just meant. He wished he would say yes.

At a distance, there sounded a noise and V was alerted of the clan members approaching.
"...", he cursed silently, and pulled Baekhyun close, "Look, don't move for a while okay? We're almost out. Can you walk or should I carry you?"

@V - 1100R [[ I am really sorry for the late reply >< ]]

Baekhyun was thankful that the other accepted his purpose. It was impossible for him to keep on like this. Once they were on the ground, he collapsed, his whole body relaxing. Unwilling, his head fell o the other's shoulder and it got too heavy for Baekhyun to control it. "I am sorry...." He said softly as a apologizing for touching the other without properly knowing him.

He listened carefully to the other and smiled when he actually shared his real name with him. "Either way, it still sounds mysterious. And both name fit you. And both of them make you attractive." Baekhyun said slowly, trying not to talk too loud or too much, because he needed all the energy. He couldn't help but feel the scent of the other, getting slowly dizzy at how strong and powerful it was. Baekhyun doesn't usually get this weak in front of people, but V seem to have him completely wasted and jelly-like. Baekhyun was not sure if it was because he was too weak or if it was something else. He rarely experiences feelings like this and he knows is unhealthy. Baekhyun knows that what happens to them after they exit the cave is uncertain. He doesn't know if they will meet again and he is not sure if he actually wants to part ways. God, it was so complicated it kept him awake and postponing his answer to the question.

When he realized he stayed quite a while without answering, he finally built up an answer in his head. "I actually don't have a home yet. I am searching for one, going from land to land. For now, I only got into trouble. These guys are not the first ones to want to kill me, but I have no idea how they got me so weak. I just hope they didn't poison me. Maybe it's just because I didn't eat for a while now, it might affect my thinking." Baekhyun tried to make it as short as possible and he usually doesn't give details about himself, tho right now he feels like it. He just feels like having someone close to listen to what he says.

@Baekhyun - 1919R V nodded as he listened to the other. Good, so they were both rogues. Getting along would be easy. He could tell that the other felt guilty about the scarf and was about to say something, but he realised that he had to look out for clan members too. Since V knew he had to do so for the two of them,he decided he must not get distracted by talks. Which he usually does. Upon hearing the boy, Baekhyun - a cute name - V thought it would be best for them to settle down and rest, if that would help the injured boy.
"Yes, appearances can be deceptive, huh", V said, replying to the statement Baekhyun mentioned long ago as he looked around to notice no one really was there in particular "But honestly, I really don't suspect cute people like you."

The taller of the two smiled, finally looking at the other who really did seem weak. V was not really good when it came to taking care of other people, so he knew it was better if he just listened to the other. Besides, Baekhyun was cute as and V was weak to that quality.
"Y'know, I think we can sit down for a while", he said as he pulled Baekhyun to a corner behind a huge rock again, incase there were people coming again, "But only for a while. We won't be able to escape if its any longer cause I'm gonna carry you"

V sat down and pulled the other to sit next to him too so that the other could rest.
"Well, I do have a name, Taehyung, to be exact. But I prefer only people close to me calling me that", V started off, shrugging slightly and smiling, "You can too, once we get close"
"Baekhyun is a cute name. Suits you well too~", V complimented, studying the other's pretty features again and wondering how people could hurt someone like him, "Do you live around this area?", V asked wondering where Baekhyun came from, since he had been around that place for a while and never really seen the shorter boy. He would have remembered if he had.

@V - 1100R Baekhyun looks at him and smiles a bit, lifting his hand to touch his cheek softly - a gesture that was mostly out of instinct and sympathy -, talking softly. "You never know who is a murderer tho. I am not, but I met a lot of innocent-looking murderers. And yes, I am a rogue too and I can easily tell by how you behave that you're one too." Baekhyun grins a bit and listened to the other's reason of being there, biting his lower lip a bit.The pain covered him again and he was really thankful the other was helping him.

Baekhyun couldn't help but observe the way the other looked at the scarf. He felt bad that he had to put the other in this situation."I am sorry..." He said softly and bit his lip again, watching the other binding his wrists. "Thank you, tho." Baekhyun smiles a bit, still too weak to do anything else. He was about to say something, when the other dragged him away. Baekhyun didn't know how to react at the moment, he was so weak and was afraid his legs will just lose power soon.

When the other suddenly stopped, he slid close to him, bumping into his body in a clumsy way. Baekhyun then looked at him and grabbed his hand, looking at him. "Please...I am too weak...If we rest a bit, I can help you with what you need to take from here. I just can't run anymore and I will just slow you down. So...wither leave me here or rest with me." Baekhyun explained and listened to the other introducing himself. He had such a mysterious name and it fit him perfectly. He even found it a bit y that he was this mysterious, but there was no time for that. "Do you actually have a longer name or?" Baekhyun smiled a bit, feeling suddenly shy because they were this close. "My name's Baekhyun, you can call me Baek."

@Baekhyun - 1919R V nodded as he listened to the other explain his situation as he rummaged through the bag for his emergency ointment and the bottle of water he always carried.
"They think you've murdered- wow. They must have lost it or something, because who in their right mind would think of your face as that of a murderer's?", V spoke simultaneously as he found the things he was looking for and walked up to the other.
"Hah, you can tell I'm a rogue?", the boy asked the other, grinning and gently taking one of the injured wrists and emptying some water to wash it with, "Then you must be one, too. I came here to raid this place off its most precious treasure. Its some ring, I heard. Very valuable. Gold too"

The taller of the two explained as he washed the other injured wrist too.
"Wait, do I even have something clean to tie this-", the rogue mumbled to himself, falling into thoughts as he shuffled around his jacket pockets for something as most of the clothes he was wearing were dirty. He soon found something in one of the pockets and pulled it out.
"Oh, well, you better be careful with this", V said, holding the scarf he pulled out while he applied the ointment on both of the other's wrists and realized that he'll need two cloths, not one.
"Nevermind...", V sighed, shaking his head and tearing the scarf into two with a, 'there goes my purchase' and tying it around both of the other's wrists for it to act as bandage.

"Well, that'll keep it in place", the rogue smiled as he looked down at the wrists and petted them. He then put all of his stuff back in. Slinging the bag over his shoulder, he took the other by the hand.
"Well, although I came here for loot...", he explained looking around before he spoke again as he heard footsteps at a distance again, "I guess, right now, my top priority is to get you out of here so, come on~"

V grinned at the other and pulled him as he ran, careful not to hurt the other's injury. V could hear the sound of feet at a distance and he knew it would not be long before the clan members catch up to the two as the cave was one heck of a long way.
"You can call me V", said boy smiled as he looked ahead the dark tunnel in the cave, not knowing when they would see the outside, "And what is your name?"

@V - 1100R Baekhyun almost gasped as he was pulled closer, but he noticed why the other did this action and bit his lip, stopping his breath and waiting. Once the enemies were gone and managed to look at the other and talked lowly, in a whisper.
"They think I robbed something from them and that I killed one of them. It's crap, it's not true." Baekhyun explained and looked at the other. Yup, definitely a rogue. He took some time to observe the boy that apparently saved him from death. He couldn't help but admire how handsome the other one was and he knows how stupid it is to see that in moments like this one.

As the the taller boy inspected his arms, he pulled them away. No, Baekhyun still doesn't want anyone to get hurt because of him or get involved. He cursed himself for not being able to hide his bleeding wrists and had to admit he was really exhausted. He needed to rest in order to continue his journey, but he couldn't just pass out there without any secure surroundings

"You're not, it's alright. This is the result of me escaping from them. I am here, because I ran away. I wasn't expecting to meet someone here. Why are you here, rogue?" Baekhyun couldn't help but get closer, so that he wouldn't have to speak louder than this. It was too dangerous and the cave has echo, any louder sound can make it sound all over.
"I could use something to clean my wounds, I don't want to catch some disease." Baekhyun explained and sighed. He hated to ask for help, but right now it was urgent.

@Baekhyun - 1919R ((Oh that's okay ^^))

'Wait. What is he doing again?', V blinked as the boy he had been spying on walked up to the stone he was hiding behind and crashed right next to him. The boy was either too distracted to notice, or V had somehow grown small in size.
But 'small' was this boy. Now much more closer, V could see he was shorter than him and pretty much looked feminine and not like someone who would be pointing a kunai knife at him.

"Okay, I believe you. You didn't rob anything. But you not being a murderer is not believable if you keep pointing that at me", V spoke, lowering down the boy's hand which was holding the knife and giving a small smile, "And I'm not taking you to some territory of mine. Heck even I don't have a fixed home"

Some footsteps were heard at a distance and V's head snapped up to hear where the sound was coming from. It seemed as if people were nearing them and were getting close .
"Crap", the silver haired boy cursed, instinctively pulling the other close by the waist and staying low behind the rock, hiding well while the footsteps came closer. It seemed as if they were running now.

"Look over there! He must have gone there!", V heard one voice shout, loud and clear, from almost right behind them. The boy wondered if it was this guy he ran to that they were looking for.
"We can't let him escape!", he heard the voice say again and then run away at a distance.

When it seemed like it was safe to come out and that the area was free of people who want to kill you, V peeped out slightly from behind the rock. Oh yes, coast was definitely clear.

"Okay now', V said in a low voice, letting go off the other and chuckling,"Were you running away from these guys? You don't look like someone who could possibly want to harm them..."

V raised a brow in curiousity, somewhat taking in the boy's appearance again and looking at where he could have possibly hidden something he might have stolen. Nothing was actually suspicious about the other. V was just about to ask him something again when he noticed the boy's wrist.
"Hey, wait- You're hurt?", V asked the other, taking the other's wrist by the hand and looking closely at it to analyse. It was wounded off course. So was the other wrist.
"Crap", V cursed again when he finally noticed that the other did not look like he was in his best condition, ", I'm so ignorant"
The taller of the two immediately crouched down to rummage in his backpack for something that he could aid the wounds with and asked the older, "Why are you here?"

@V - 1100R [[ sorry for late reply, I had no wifi bcz I wasnt home >< ]]

Baekhyun was out on the field, trying to find a safe place to build a small home. It was already time for him to move in somewhere, since he's been sleeping under and in trees for few months now. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong location and ran into a clan. More like furious members of a clan, who for no reason accused Baekhyun of robbery and murder. Baekhyun had no idea what they were talking about, he tried to explain, but no chance.

He was taken as a hostage, but managed to escape during the night and run into a cave, pretty far from the clan's camp. He had a long journey and was completely exhausted and wounded from needing to break free. His wrists were a mess and his legs were almost giving up on him, he has to rest. Once reached inside the cave, he managed to reach as deep as possible, even tho it was very cold and he could barely take it. "..." Baekhyun breathed out and said under his breath, taking a break from all the running. He looked all the ways, trying to find a place to rest and hide at the same time.

Soon, he spotted a big rock, a perfect place to hide. Barely walking, he git behind the rock and crushed down, not realizing someone was there already. Once he saw the boy, he panicked, thinking he was part of that clan and took his kunai out fast, trying to keep him away. "Listen you stupid people, I robbed nothing and murdered nobody. Do I look like a murderer? No. Now, please, just let me go and find myself a home. I will not return to your stupid territory." Baekhyun tried to make it work by using words, but was not really sure if the boy will accept his words.

@Soohyuk - 0151R ((lol ... Okay ^^ thank you~))

V was walking home now after a good day's work... Or to be honest, a good day's loot. As a skilled rogue, he had managed to raid a clan today off a bag of gold and its main treasure - a valuable, pure gold ring studded with precious jewels. He liked gold.
Whistling a joyful tune, he took in the surroundings he was passing by. The forest. It was relaxing, to be honest. Solitude was amazing. Plucking a few berries and fruits here and there, he kept eating to pass the long way home. That was when the pleasant weather suddenly changed.
"What on earth...?" V trailed off as heavy rain started pouring down and in a second or two, he was completely drenched and running to get home as soon as possible, since standing under a tree was not the best option.
After travelling quite a distance, he realised from the forest getting thicker that he had treaded on the wrong path and shaking his head at his carelessness, he turned to walk away. That was when he noticed it. A cave.
Raising a brow in suspicion, V walked up to the entrance of the cave. From where he stood, he could see nothing. The cave was pitch black. Besides that, the sun had already begun to set and evening was turning into night. But who cared as long as it gave him shelter from the rain that was being a .
Entering the cave, he walked deep inside and set his backpack down, taking off his jacket and shirt to squeeze the water out. After doing so, he hung put them away to dry off as much as they could and rummaged in his bag for his torch and shawl. Flicking on the torch, he draped the shawl to cover himself up and flashed the light of the torch to look in his bag for something to eat while he was at it.
A shuffling sound was heard and V's head snapped to look into the direction of the sound. He stayed in silence and switched his torch off, quickly grabbing his dagger and keeping still in the dark, because he knew it was a safe cover.

@V - 1100R ((Of course ^^ Sorry, I swore I replied to this D: ))

@Leo - 0013R Half a mile away from the territory line Jeonghan was perched on a tree branch high enough off the ground to be safe from harm, but low enough he could jump from the height without hurting himself. He blended in with the leaves. His clothing brown and green, and his face covered in colorful makeup with feathers on his lashes to camouflage him as a brightly colored bird. For the better part of his duty he saw a man lurking just outside their territory observing them from the outside. Like most men that lurk around he's most likely planning on attacking his home or finding a way to sneak in, but he won't get far with his plan. His people are too skilled for a single man to get the drop on them. Jumping from tree to tree, he's kept his eyes on the possible intruder. Something flickered right outside of his vision. Looking up he saw several men come up behind the lone one. They looked bandits. That's the last thing his people needed. Soon they attacked the man forcing him and them into his territory. Now was his time to act. Jumping from the tree, he ran into the fray, his bow strung and releasing arrows faster than the enemy can see.

@⸭ [L] Jeonghan - 1004 Treading along the edge of a clan's territory was always dangerous, but Leo knew that nothing would happen to him as along as he didn't cross over the line. He was busy studying the land, trying to assess the resources hidden inside as well as calculating the rotation of guards. He knew there was quite a few watching as of right now, but he still wasn't very worried about it. However, with his interest locked on the claimed land, he didn't notice the people coming closer to him until it was too late. Whipping around at the sound of heavy footsteps and loud crunches, Taekwoon was met with a small group of bandits, all crouched and ready to attack. He sighed mentally, cursing his luck before he slipped into his own defensive stance and began the inevitable fight that he so dumbly walked right into.

@Soohyuk - 0151R ((I just saw this~ ^^ is it open? Can i take it? :3 ))

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@Baekhyun - 1919R (Sorry for being late ;,3)

V panted heavily as he moved around the cave area. They said it was a camp for a clan, yes. No one told him it would be so difficult to move along the narrow passages that would keep you hidden and how conjusted the place was. Not to forget to mention, it reeked like the locker room of sweaty adolescents. He was going to get out of there as soon as possible. As soon as he gets the clan treasure and mooches off the most valuable things.

Stealthily, he makes his way through the never-ending cave passage he was currently in. It was supposed to lead to the treasury. Holding his breath in, he was moving along the dark passage when he heard the small shuffling of feet.
Thinking it was a guard, he instinctively shot back behind a huge rock for cover and looked out through whatever small gap he had.

It was a boy. Older or younger than him, V did not know since the but was shorter with a cute, pretty face. Definitely bangable, but that was not the situation right now. The boy seemed to be breathing hard and looked cautious. What happened to him, V wondered and later realised it could be a clan member who got news that someone V had entered illegally. But the boy did not look like a clan member even. V decided he would just watch for the next thing the boy does and stood there observing.

Dark. Cold. Quiet. Some would say it was just like his heart. To which Soohyuk would promptly agree. After carefully taking shelter in the cave during a rather heavy rainstorm, he sat towards the darkest corner and slipped his backpack off. All he had were bits of cured meat, and a few bottles of clean drinking water for sustenance. Which.. wasn't really of much help. Sure, the protein but he was lacking vitamins. As we all know, fruits and vegetables are only obtainable if you've cultivated that land. So he was sort of boned when it came to that. Especially since he /refused/ to go to any market or to be friendly with any clan. No, instead he stole whatever he could get his slender fingers on. But times like these? With how desperate he was? The rogue would probably trade with any one passing by. He already had a back up plan in cause they didn't seem eye to eye. It was a hidden blade in the leather cuff that covered his entire forearm. To anyone, it looked like a simple piece of armor which only made the surprise more entertaining when he would the long, thin blade in their lower abdomen.

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