RED HOUR | VKOOK ✔

CHAPTER THREE.

The agony had faded like a fog, disappearing without a trace, not to be seen anymore. However, the pain is still at its worst, blinding his whole chest, filling his whole mind with venom words. The tiring, heavy feeling suffocated him until he almost couldn't breathe. A rage filling his veins. His fingers are itching to kill a certain someone.

It's been a week ever since the bloody murder incident had happened. The raven haired didn't utter many words ever since then. He stayed completely silent. Jimin fears he's gone mute, or so he thought.

The stares of pity did not go unnoticed by Jeongguk. He hated it, he hated how much of a pity filled their eyes as they stared at him every time Jeongguk walked around the school hallways. Every single day they managed to make him annoyed and irritated. It's been a week already, why can't they stop staring at him like that?

His friends, Jackson and others comforted him, saying nice things to him but Jeongguk paid them no mind. The funeral was also held five days ago. There were a lot of people who came, some friends and business friends of his grandmother and father's, he could only give them a sad smile.

"Jesus Christ, they don't deserve this, oh my."

"Poor boy, what's going to happen now?"

"He doesn't have any remaining relatives right now right? Such a pity."

All of their words are engraved into Jeongguk's mind. Every single word pierced into his heart like blades and knives, stabbing his chest repeatedly and only he could do nothing.

Jimin was with his side throughout everything. Every time the poor raven head would break, Jimin would be there and hug him, saying nothing but comfort words. It did ease Jeongguk's heart, knowing someone was still there for him.

Now the raven head is silently walking through the school hallways, ignoring the burning stares at his back. He rolled his eyes and just entered his classroom and went up to his seat. He has been living with Jimin ever since what happened but today after class, he will move back to his home. After he does something after class.

"Hey," the strawberry blond boy, Jimin softly gave him a smile, however he didn't return the smile. Instead, he focused his gaze at his front, ignoring Jimin's greeting.

Jimin frowned and sighed. There was nothing he could do. He could only comfort the boy but the incident that happened completely changed Jeongguk. He wasn't the happy go lucky boy anymore. Instead, he was replaced by this cold, mean, unresponsive person which is something he never thought Jeongguk would be.

The rest of the day passed, Jimin bid the raven head a goodbye and hugged him. Today was the last day staying with him in his house. He could only hope nothing happens tonight.

"Call me if you need anything, kookie, I'm only here, okay? Bye see you tomorrow!" Jeongguk only nodded. He watched his best friend's figure disappear into the swarming crowd of students in the hallway.

The raven haired sighed. He looked at his watch. 4:05 pm

Jeongguk planned to go to the club today after class and now he would go there to meet someone and hopefully he could see him.

I owe him a big apology.

Sighing, Jeongguk went to grab a taxi and went to the club house. It's still 4 pm in the afternoon but the club was already open. The raven haired went inside without bouncers stopping him. He was confused but paid them no mind.

The bartender immediately spotted him and called him over. Jeongguk walked towards him. "Hey, haven't seen you man since that day."

"Do you know a guy named Shawn?" Jeongguk asks, his eyes roaming around the area, searching for that handsome stranger he made out with a week ago.

The bartender knitted their eyebrows, "Shawn? Why are you looking for him?"

Jeongguk gritted his teeth in annoyance. He doesn't have the patience to explain everything to the bartender. He needed to see Shawn immediately, right now.

"I need to see him. Please tell me where the fuck is he."

The bartender laughed, making the raven haired boy almost cursed at him. "There."

His eyes immediately followed the bartender's pointed hand and saw Shawn's figure, talking to a girl at a table. He went up to them, both of their laughs filling his ears as he walked to them closer.

Shawn immediately noticed a figure behind him and turned around. His eyes widened at the sight of Jeongguk just blankly staring at him and standing in front of him.

Anger immediately coursed through Shawn's veins. What the heck is this kid doing here inside the club? Didn't he already forget what happened last time?

"I need to talk to you." Jeongguk said.

Shawn looked away from him at the moment. The girl who he was talking to nodded her head at him and then walked away, leaving the two alone.

Shawn poured a shot of vodka and offered it to him, "You wanna drink?"

The raven haired boy just blankly stared at the glass and then looked back at him, Shawn meeting the lifeless gaze.

"Yeah right, I forgot you're an underaged," he bitterly chuckled and drank the vodka.

"I came here to apologize for what happened last time. I kinda lead you on and I know how miserable you felt when you found out you made out with an underaged teen like me. Again I'm so sorry," Jeongguk breathed.

"Don't worry about it, kid." Shawn smiled at him, accepting Jeongguk's apology.

"Well okay then. Also, I need to ask a favor from you," Shawn raised his eyebrows at him.

"I need you to help me. I need access to that mafia."