Acceleration [Book 1]

25: Nation's Wanted

⊱⋅ ─ 25: NATION'S WANTED

Jaehyun plopped down on his bed and a sigh escaped his lips, the room was filled with silence, but he could hear the faint noises from outside of his room, he could hear the barking of the pitbull, laughter of Changbin, Hyunjin and Jeongin, who were eventually playing with the said animal companion, and lastly, the whirring sounds that passed by his room, probably from the android house helpers, he sat up on his bed and decided to wear something more comfortable, putting on a baggy white tee and some jersey shorts right after removing his fancy clothes and shoes.

"Bambam, since Yugyeom is going to run for President, how do you like to be assigned as Yugyeom's personal bodyguard?"

"Me?" Bambam blinked his eyes rapidly, "Did I hear you correctly, Jaehyun?" Bambam asked, making sure that he didn't misheard what the latter said, even Yugyeom, who sat beside him, couldn't believe that Jaehyun was offering Bambam to be Yugyeom's personal bodyguard.

"Yes," Jaehyun nodded as he grinned, "I trust that you would protect Yugyeom and be by his side as much as you love him, if that's how you explain what ever is going on between the two of you."

Taking sloppy strides towards the sliding door that lead to a balcony attached to his room, he took a step out and sat at the edge as he enjoyed and savoured the warm late afternoon breeze, the sour-sweet scent of the grass of the front yard garden somehow calming his nerves.

"I hope that the bed is to your liking, Jung," said Soojin as she opened the door to his room, her voice loud enough for him to hear, she took another step into the room, "I programmed the androids to set your room the same as it is set for you back at your own home."

Swiveling his head to look at Soojin, who was now at the doorway towards the balcony, he smiled narrowly, "It's very cozy, thank you."

"Pleasure is all mine," the latter replied as she politely bowed at the male, "I hope the city isn't always losing a building or facility rampantly like they used to."

Shaking his head, he reassured Soojin, "Not much anymore, there may be protests, but not that violent and dangerous anymore." Jaehyun answered and his eyes tiredly lit up as he saw an android carrying a tea tray, bashful from the hospitable gesture, he turned to Soojin, "You don't really need to prepare this for me, Miss Seo."

"But I insist," Soojin kindly grinned at Jaehyun, and with a simple nod towards the android, the robot whirred away as it prepared the said jasmine tea, "I know it's been hard on you, taking care of young men who are treated as criminals by the higher ups, but heroes by the people being mistreated, it's hard to keep up with your own matters, dear acquaintance."

"We have a situation." Johnny said from the other line of the call, his voice sounding like a frantic whisper-yell, as if he's in a rush to tell Jaehyun about some serious matter, "It's hard to explain it right now, but I might send the information when we get things being understood."

Jaehyun was about to finish the call, but he heard glass shattering and gunshots from the other side of the line, "Johnny? Are you alright?"

"Don't worry," Johnny said, the gunshots still being faintly heard, "I got reinforcements, I'll be safe, I'll call again when I'm done with my unfinished business here."

"Be careful." Jaehyun said in softest voice that he could muster, hoping that the other males in the bus didn't hear him.

"Oh, it's alright, I can take care of myself," Johnny replied, Jaehyun can sense the smirk in his voice, "you, too. See you in a while."