Sweet Lies {EXO Baekhyun} (Re-upload)?

*Baekhyun's POV*

It had been almost 4 weeks since I'd seen her. To think I spent a few days trying to 'accidentally' bump into her at work, but I never could. Even with Jongdae away on a new scheduling routine for a variety show, I couldn't bring myself to keep looking for her. Maybe it's a good thing anyway. I caught her off guard, she's Jongdae's girlfriend. She's off limits to me, so this stupid fixation on her, needs to end. There are more girls out there like her anyway.

It's been almost five weeks since I've seen Jongdae. I can't face him, not like this.

I'll miss his home coming and say I have to work. I'll spend the night in the studio with another box of beers and focus on a new song.

But I wasn't quick enough to lace up my trainers as I feel the breeze from the open door rush over me. I slowly bend back up, hoping it'd be any of the other members. But it wasn't.

"Hey." My voice quiet but he doesn't seem phased, his head bowed low as his arm holds him up against the wall.

"Jongdae, you okay?" My voice starting to sound as worried as I felt.

"Jade..." His voice barely audible as I grab his shoulder.

"JADE.." His head shot up. "Where's Jade, is she here?" His voice in pure panic for a girlfriend he hadn't see in a few weeks. I shook my head and turned to walk away before Jongdae tackled me and began to drag me to the door.

"What the hell are you doing?" I yelled as I tried to loosen his grip around my wrist.

He wasn't budging and remained persistent until we got to his car, where he finally let go. Looking at me and the car door, I huffed and said "You can't be serious!"

"Get in-" "NO, you wanna find your stubborn girlfriend, do it alone!" I said, beginning to get annoyed but before I could brush passed him, he pushed me backwards.

"GET IN THE FUCKING CAR BAEKHYUN!"

I took a second to read the furious look on his face before I turned to sit in the passenger seat. We were silent for a moment but the tension screamed through the car.

"Where are we going?" I said, trying to sound as calm as possible.

"To Jade's," I turnt to face him, his eyes still focused on the road as he went slightly over the speed limit.

"I know you have a thing for her." As these words fell out of Jongdae's mouth, I couldn't bring myself to do anything but turn my face to my window. I was ready for the disappointment, for him to tell me how wrong I was but instead,

"I was never dating her." My eyes span back to him, I couldn't speak, my thoughts began to run back and forth but my emotions stayed dormant.

"I did it to protect her." His voice choked.

"What do you mean protect her. Protect her from me?" My thoughts now slowing down.

"Her bodyguard..." I stayed silent, waiting for him to carry on, his eyes continued to flick between the road and the speedometer.

"She's been left alone with her bodyguard for a few months now. He's been abusing her. I walked in on it. That's why she stayed over, I didn't let her go home alone after he-"

"The bruises?... Jongdae, where those bruises from him?" The images of her legs that day, running through my mind as I started to picture her in the worst scenarios.

"I was on the phone to her, I was asking her to come over because her manager is away. I... I- heard her yell the bodyguards name, I think but th- the line went dead." He finished and parked the car.

"Did you call her back?" He didn't say a thing, his eyes stayed focused on the windshield. "Jongdae-ah?" But he got out the car and started walking, as I noticed where we were, he got closer towards the house, the front door was wide open with a shattered plant pot beside it.

SHIT

I ran out of the car, and followed the footsteps Jongdae took in to the house. It was dark, with the moonlight falling in through the blinds. "Baekhyun, can you see the light switch?" before I could respond I hear something in the distance that sounded a bit like a cup dropping. I turn to Jongdae before hearing the sound again. Before my mind could process it, I found myself running in the direction of the noise and there she was.

Her feet inches off the ground as a man holds her by the throat against a fridge, her eyes sinking as she scratches at his arms while tears fall from her eyes.

I sprint forward to pull him back before Jongdae can grab me. I watch as the man falls against the counter, his face in full shock as he looks up at me. But it's too late. My mind has gone red.

I leap forward and watch my fists fall from beside my face as they crash into his skull again, again and again.

Something over runs my body as I watch the blood pool around his nose, but my hands no longer feel the sting of impact.

I could go on, as I picture the ugliest things he'd try on her but I feel a weight wrap on to my back, as I turn my head sideways, I see her hair flowing down passed me as she whispers 'please, stop'.

The dark red colour slowly fading from my mind as I push her off me and head to the door. Hearing her small footsteps behind me, rebuilding the tension she almost destroyed while the rage still held control over me.

"Jongdae told me, he told me EVERYTHING, and you're protecting that arsehole?" Her face froze as I turned and yelled back at her before continuing to walk back to the car.

"NO!" Her voice croaking as she pulls on to my arm. "Not him, you... Baekhyun, you can't lose your job because of me." Her eyes beginning to water again the more she tries to talk.

"I can't have everyone look down at you as Byun Baekhyun, the man who took someones life. Not because of the stupid things I did. So no, I won't protect him, not when"

Her eyes locked on to mine and the tears stopped, just as fast as her lips did.

"What? Not when what?" I said to her, with the anger leaving my body with every breath I watched her take.

"Not when it comes to you."

I refuse to let her go as I wrap my arms tight around her in the back of Jongdae's car. I watch him pace back and forth on the phone to the police. After telling me everything, he'd decided this was enough. It was no longer her choice to tell him to wait.

We drive back home with Jade, still curled up against my chest as her body tries to gain back the heat and energy she lost.

Finally getting back to the house, I walk in holding her hand. Her grip tightens on me as she raises her head and notices Dokyun standing in our living room. His eyes fixated on her clothes before noticing the stream now falling from her eyes. She turns to look at Jongdae as he says "We should sit." as calmy as possible but as soon as she hears Dokyun take a step towards us, she sprints towards Jongdae's bedroom and closes the door.