You people will hate me for this one...

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Only, I never would have thought it would all come crashing down so soon.

We were out in the woods, playing around and just having a good time when I stopped to admire a patch of flowers, letting Chanyeol go on ahead. As I sniff at the flowers, everything goes black and an excruciating pain shoots though my spine. 'Chanyeol, help me!' I barely have the strength to warn him before I lose consciousness.

Chanyeol's POV

I stiffen at the weak voice in my head. Baekhyun! A sharp pain hits me in the calf and I tumble to the ground. Silver! They're hitting him with silver! An indescribable rage fills me. I snarl out loud, sprinting back to the pack house. No!

As I'm nearing the pack house, a flash of russet fur blocks my path. "Move!" I growl, not caring who it is. If it's not Baekhyun's golden fur, I don't want to see it. The wolf tackles me to the ground and we roll around in the dirt for a while before I pin him down. "What's your problem? Get out of my way!" The wolf underneath me rolls his eyes and kicks me in the stomach, but I can tell he's not aiming to harm me.

"Geez, which flea got under your skin today?" I watch as the wolf shifts back into human form, and my beta helps me stand up. "What's the matter?" My tan subordinate dusts me off.

"Baekhyun's been captured! My mate's gone!" I stomp the ground.

"What? How?"

"I don't know!" I yell, frantic.

"Woah, woah. Calm down."

"You're telling me to calm down!?" I point a finger accusingly at his chest. "How do you think you would react if Kyungsoo was taken!?" I push him up against a tree, letting my anger boil over. I watch as my beta closes his eyes, trying to concentrate. Suddenly, I'm peeled back by none other than Kyungsoo. "Speak of the devil." I mutter.

"What did you just call me!?" Kyungsoo pushes a hand at my stomach, forcing me to sit down. "And how dare you trap my mate against a tree! He's your beta for heaven's sake!" I open my mouth for a rebuttal when Kyungsoo kicks my foot. "No excuses. I know what happened. And don't you dare think that you're the only one who has connections to Baekhyun. We care about him too! We're concerned as well!" He scuffs at the ground. "And where is that Oh Sehun and his deer of a mate?"

I ignore the fact that he's completely crossing the etiquette lines. This guy has a temper.

"Do Kyungsoo! Calm down!" Beta Jongin grabs his mate and shakes him.

"That's enough Jongin!" They both turn their heads, surprised by my harshness. Now is not the time for titles. "How about instead of trying to calm everyone down, you actually help us think of a way to save my mate!" I'm barely able to restrain myself from tackling the two of them into the ground. "He was getting hit with silver! Silver!" As the words leave my mouth, I double over in coughs. What are they doing to him? It's only when I smell the unmistakable tang of mint that I try to straighten back up, finding myself in Yixing's hold. It's not as comfortable as Baekhyun's.

"Shh, shh," he soothes, "Are you okay?"

I shake my head quite pitifully. My eyes are watering and I swear I can taste blood in my throat. I spit onto the leaf litter, wrinkling my nose at the metallic stench. My Baekhyun...

"And this is where the mate bond isn't so helpful." Yixing sighs in frustration.

"You realize Baekhyun's going through the same thing, right?" I croak helplessly, trying to get rid of the taste of blood.

"What happened to him?" I hear Sehun's voice as I look over as he comes running, along with his mate and Junmyeon.

"Sheesh, What took you so long? Your alpha's been coughing blood while you've probably been stuffing your face with food or something," Kyungsoo spits at them sourly.

"Aish, sorry. At least we're here. So what's the plan?"

"I say we just storm into their pack house and demand him back." Kyungsoo cracks his knuckles.

"No Kyungsoo," I cough, "that's too risky. We don't know what they'll do with Baekhyun that way. They might kill him."

"Fine then, we'll distract the main group while someone gets him out. Because whatever we do, it better be quick. I don't know how much longer Baekhyun can hold on." He gestures to me as I begin to cough again.

"Let's hear what the beta and gamma have to say, shall we?" Junmyeon intervenes.

"Well I-" Beta Jongin begins, only to be cut off by a high pitched scream.

"Oh my goodness, Alpha!" Taeyeon runs over and kneels in front of me. "What happened?"

"Seriously, give him some space." Yixing shoos her away.

"But what happened?" Taeyeon continues to nag at me.

"Nothing. Nothing happened." I cough again. Baekhyun, hang on.

"Right..." Taeyeon looks at me suspiciously. "And I'm suppose to believe that, with you practically dying at my feet." She taps her foot. "Where's that pretty little mate of yours? Isn't he supposed to be healing you?"

Everyone around us holds their breath, staring at us. I shake my head slowly. "He's not here. He's feeling unwell." I close my eyes. Well, that was a bit of an understatement.

"Please Taeyeon, just go." I hear the shuffle of feet as someone leads her away. I don't open my eyes until the feet return. "She's gone." I hear Junmyeon's voice. "Beta, continue."

"Well, I think distracting them would be a good idea, but it's not like we know the layout of their territory well. It might as well be a trap."

Gamma Luhan shakes his head. "We don't have much of a choice. They've backed us into a corner and put a ticking bomb above us. We have to do something, and we have to do it fast."

"I say we just go for it." Kyungsoo taps his foot impatiently. "What's the worst that could happen?"

"Um, we could all be killed?" Sehun hits Kyungsoo's head.

"Right," Kyungsoo rubs the hurt spot, "I forgot about that."

"I just hope that they've tucked him into a burlap sack or something and left him in the woods somewhere." Gamma Luhan rolls his eyes. "As grim as that sounds, that probably the best we could hope for right about now." He eyes me as I burst into another coughing fit. "And what ever we decide to do, you aren't coming with us."

"What? Why?" I protest, "He's my mate."

"Yes, and you're sick." Yixing points at the blood on the ground. "You won't be of much help."

"He's right, you know. And someone has to stay and watch over you." Junmyeon gives me a sympathetic glance. "Wouldn't want you getting into anymore trouble. Not to be rude, but you look terrible."

"Wow thanks," I state drily, "Now I feel like a burden."

Beta Jongin puts a hand out. "Junmyeon, you should probably stay then. You have the least fighting experience, and we'll need your mate for when we find Baekhyun."

Junmyeon nods. "Sure thing." He take's Yixing's place in supporting me.

"So we go now?" Kyungsoo looks around. "Everyone ready?"

The wolves gathered around me nod. "Yes!" My heart swells with pride.

"Find him quickly, please." I lean my head against the tree. "And keep us posted."

Yixing nods. "I'll do it via mind link." He taps Junmyeon's head. "We're all set. Let's go!"

And I watch as they disappear into the woods.

Please be okay.

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Drama!

What do you think they did with Baekhyun?

So, this week started off great...

(This little notice is in my other book too.) :p

I got sick on Sunday and had a low fever, a headache, and a sore throat. I took some medicine and the fever went down, but the headache and the sore throat lasted. I had to go the school the following day because we had testing and I had a whole bunch of things to turn in. -_-

Thankfully, I had prewritten today's updates. But I don't know when I'll feel well enough to have a good chapter by Friday...

There should be one for 'Look At Me!" because it's almost done, but chapter thirteen on this book is not written yet.

I'm hoping to get a chapter out for both, but the one here maybe a little crummy or short. Or both. Or nonexistent. -_-

Welp. That's me in a nutshell.

See you all Friday! Hopefully...

Byee!

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