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by chaoskkyun

by chaoskkyun

~Jaehyung~

"Younghyun! You found him?" Minhyuk called out for the bassist. Younghyun only nodded. "And completely in one piece, thankfully." He responded.

To Jae's surprise, Minhyuk looked somewhat glad to see him. Or maybe it was just the fact that he was clearly completely drunk. The blonde then crossed his arms and slightly glared at the mute boy. "Stop hanging around with that walking handjob." Minhyuk bluntly stated.

Jae stared at him for a moment before nodding his head a few times. "Let's go outside. Minhyuk, we're leaving too. You're barely standing." Younghyun sighed. The bassist then lead the two others through the student mass.

Once they got outside Jaehyung felt like he could breathe again. The air inside was total shit. "Jae. How are you feeling?" Younghyun asked, tilting his head. Jaehyung shrugged and showed an 'OK' sign with his hand. He really had no other way of communicating.

While he could, to an extent, converse with Younghyun when they were alone Minhyuk's presence made the poor kid feel kind of anxious. Minhyuk had made fun of him for not talking before so he, despite being drunk, would probably make fun of his stutter too. And Jaehyung wasn't in the mood to listen to the hurtful words that could fall out from the boy's mouth.

"I'll call Sungjin. Please, keep an eye on Minhyuk so that he doesn't wander off." Younghyun spoke and pulled out his phone to call the elder. He moved to the side a little.

Minhyuk had sat down on the curb, holding his head. Jae played with the hem of his hoodie. "Why were you with him?" Minhyuk asked, his speech slightly slurred. Jae looked down at the guy. Minhyuk had looked up at him. "Right. You don't talk..." The drunk male grumbled and sighed.

"Anyways~ I'd instruct you to stay the fuck away from Kim Sammy. He's a manipulative and abusive piece of human trash. Almost killed little lover boy over there... Wait... I'm not s'posed to say that. Please forget about it..." The guy slurred out and looked away, scratching his head.

Jaehyung glanced over to Younghyun who was on the phone talking calmly. Woosung had what? The mute boy looked down and sighed.

"Don't feel too bad... You didn't know about his shittiness. I'm sure he presented himself as Prince fucking Charming." Minhyuk scoffed and pet Jae's leg gently. It felt odd, to be honest. Minhyuk had been a dick towards him for as long as jae could remember and there he was, comforting him in his drunken state.

Younghyun walked back over to the two. "Sungjin will be here in ten to fifteen minutes. He'll give us a ride too, Minhyuk." The guy explained. Jaehyung nodded a little. He couldn't wait to get home and sleep.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Younghyun asked and gently placed his hands on Jaehyung's shoulders. Some may say it was an unnecessary move, but Jae didn't complain about the closeness and just nodded. It also reassured the boy that he was safe there.

Younghyun sighed and pat the boy's shoulders. "I'm just making sure..." He mumbled. JAe cracked a soft smile. He felt happy that the guy cared and it made him all giddy inside.

After standing in the cool night air a car pulled up. It was Sungjin, in his parents' car, but Sungjin nonetheless. The oldest got out of the car and rushed over to Jae, suddenly pulling him into a hug. This made a yelp escape out of the younger's mouth but he hugged the other back on the less.

After a short moment the older pulled away. "Are you okay? He didn't hurt you in anyway, right?" He questioned. Jae mouthed 'I'll explain later.' and the other sighed, but nodded then turning to Younghyun.

"Thanks. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't been there.." Sungjin said to the boy, who nodded.

"I'm here to help... Even if we aren't on that good terms anymore.." The bassist said, clearing his throat after. "We should get going now. It's getting late." The oldest said, sighing. The other three nodded and got into the car.

Jae took his usual spot in the passenger seat and put on his seatbelt right away. "Is your address still the same?" He heard Sungjin ask Younhyun who hummed softly.

The car started moving and Jae leaned his head against the cool window. He could rest his eyes for a little bit.

He was snapped back to reality by knocking on his window. Jae raised his head from the window and rolled it down. Younghyun was on the other side, charming smile on his lips. The younger realized, they were in front of the guy's house.

"Have a good night, okay? Don't worry about that guy too much." Younghyun said. Jae only nodded his head, mesmerized by the other's smile. It was a lot nicer up close. "I'll see you at school." the older male said and ruffled Jae's hair before grabbing Minhyuk and walking off.

"You two have gotten closer." Sungjin stated as Jae rolled the window up. "It's... It's not like that.." The younger sighed and leaned back against the window.

"You never know. He has that look in his eyes when he looks at you." The other stated and started driving again.

Meanwhile...

After putting a drunk Minhyuk to sleep, Younghyun wandered out of the guest bedroom into the kitchen. His father was awake, which wasn't a surprise as the man would be heading to work soon. Odd time at 3 AM but it is what it is.

"How was the party?" The older man asked. "It was okay. Nothing spectacular..." Younghyun responded and got a glass of water. "Who took you home?"

It was the general questions his dad asked whenever the child came back late.

"Sungjin." Younghyun said honestly. He saw no reason in lying to his dad. It's not like he would be angry. "He was there?"

"No I called him to pick up his friend, but he decided to gives us a ride too." Younghyun explained and then fell quiet. He saw his father was about to speak up again but opened his mouth first.

"Dad I want to learn sign language."

sadness, heartache: sungjin's enlistment came out of the blue, didn't it?
i guess us mydays have to wait patiently for his return.