"Look Ji..." Mark holds onto both her hands, making her sit down on her bed while the two squatted down in front of her. "You would've figured out by now that we don't work at a bakery right?" Mark asks, while Jiyeon responded with a nod. Glancing at each other, the two boys gulp before turning to look at Jiyeon.
"Promise me you won't hate us" Lucas holds out his pinky. Breaking eye contact with him, she looks down at his hand before slowly extending her own and wrapping her finger around his. "Okay look" Lucas lightly squeezes onto Jiyeon's hand while inhaling deeply. "Werte part of one of the biggest mafia's" he says.
"I'm not in the mood for jokes guys" Jiyeon sighs, pulling her hands back and away from theirs. "WE'RE NOT JOKING JIYEON!! WHY DO YOU THINK SOMEONE WOULD TRY TO KILL YOU?! OBVIOUSLY 'CAUSE THEY KNOW WE ARE CLOSE" Mark screams, startling Jiyeon as she nibbled onto her bottom lip while looking straight at the boy.
"No I'm so sorry... But we're not lying. It's true, we are a part of the Mafia" Mark softens, cupping her cheeks while earning a nod from Lucas. "No..." She mumbles, shaking her head. "You're not lying?" She gulps. "We're not Ji" Lucas replies. "Y-ya'll kill people?" She asks, looking at the two that quietly glanced at each other.
"Ji... don't cry" "Go out!" Wiping off the tear that slipped down her cheek, she stands up while moving to a side. "Jiyeon..." "Please just give me some time" she mumbles. Standing up, Lucas walks towards Jiyeon, stopping immediately when she flinched and took a step back. Blinking a few times, he turns to face Mark. "Let's go" he walks out of the room, with Mark sighing and following closely behind.
Closing the door behind him, Mark turns to look at Lucas. "She's scared of us now" he pulls his hair in frustration. "I'm sure she just needs time to think through everything. We shouldn't have said it all at once" Mark sighs. Hearing light sniffles from inside the room, Mark purses his lips together in guilt.
"I know. I'll go get her some of her favourite ice cream and snacks" Mark exclaims. "Oh yes!! I'll try baking some cookies" Lucas smiles, with the two giving each other a high five before rushing in separate directions.
"People put eggs in cookies?" Lucas scrunches up his nose while looking at the recipe. "I'll just try asking Ji for help" he mumbles, rushing up the stairs and slowly opening the door. "Ji..." He says softly, looking around the room until his eyes land on the figure that was sleeping on the side of the room while hugging her feet.
"Why would you fall asleep on the floor?" He pouts lightly, walking upto her and gently carrying her up. "Where were you Jongin?" She mumbles in her sleep, burying her head on Lucas's chest while she gripped onto his shirt. Gulping, he carefully lays Jiyeon down on her bed while slowly moving her hand away.
Pulling the covers over her, Lucas sighs before pushing the hair that covered her forehead to the sides. "You'll see him soon" he smiles softly. "I promise" closing the door behind him, he glances at the phone in his pocket before shaking his head and walking back towards the kitchen.
"I'm back!!" Mark exclaims, making his way towards the kitchen with a few bags in his hand. "How does it look?" Lucas asks, holding out the tray of freshly baked cookies in front of the boy. "Oh~" Mark widens his eyes. "They look awesome" he glances up at Lucas that smiled. "No way you made them though" Mark chuckles, earning a glare from the boy. "I did make them!!" Lucas rolls his eyes.
"Well then let me tr-" slapping Mark's hand away from the tray, Lucas shakes his head. "Let's have Ji try it first" he says. "What if she throws up after eating them?" Mark asks. "The title of the recipe was 'worlds best cookies' so it's really good, plus I tasted the batter and it's definitely the best I've made" Lucas shrugs. "It's the only one you've ever made idiot" Mark mumbles.
"Did you check on her though?" Mark asks, putting the ice creams in the freezer while turning back to face Lucas who was neatly arranging the cookies in a plate. "THEY'RE TOO BEAUTIFUL!!" Lucas squeals. "Lucas!!!" "Right. Yeah I checked on her an hour ago maybe and she was asleep" He says.
"Let's go see if she's still asleep. She's usually fine when she wakes up" Mark says, to which Lucas responds with a nod. Walking upto her room, they hesitate before slowly knocking on her door. "Go away..." Jiyeon mumbles, wrapping herself up inside her blanket. "She's awake!!" "Let's go!!" The two say, each taking a deep breath before slamming the door open.
"I said go away, not come in" she sighs, turning to a side so her back was facing the two. "Ji... Shut up and listen" Mark sits down on the empty side of the bed while pulling Jiyeon closer. "I don't want to" she says, struggling to get out of his grip. "I didn't ask if you wanted to or not" Mark replies. "Ji... Just listen to us once? Please" Lucas sits down on her other side.
"For what?" She glances at the two. "You're killing people! Just like whoever those people were did to our parents! You think that's nice?" She asks. "It's not like we do it for fun! And we definitely don't go around killing innocent people" Lucas slightly raises his voice. "Do you think that lowly of us?" He asks, watching Jiyeon fiddle with her fingers while looking down.
"Look Ji... We need to earn to live and the guys are like our family. And we don't always do what's wrong, we do help out other people in certain situations too" Mark says. "But you guys get hurt don't you? That's why you've been coming home with bruises and all that?" She asks. "Yeah but we're used to it" Mark replies. "What if something happens to y'all? I don't want to loose you both, you're the only ones I have" she mumbles.
"Don't worry, nothing's gonna happen to us alright?" Lucas holds both her hands. "You promise right?" She asks, looking at the two that nodded in response. "I smelt food earlier" she mumbles softly, earning a chuckle from the two. "We got you a bunch of stuff" Mark smiles. "And I made you cookies" Lucas adds. Smiling, she follows behind the guys after letting out a soft sigh.
