FRAT LINE|Year 2&3-KNJ✔️

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Namjoon sits on Malia's dresser as she finishes packing her suitcase. Her clothes were already done but she needed to pack her toiletries and chargers, things like that. She didn't want to do it until the day of because she still needed to use them.

She takes her phone charger out of the wall and puts it into her bag. Afterwards, she looks around the room to see if she's missing anything.

"I got everything, right?" She says, mostly to herself but she looks at Namjoon anyway.

"You got your phone, charger, wallet, I got your keys.."

"Yeah."

"Then that's everything. If you forgot anything else, we can get it when we get to town." Namjoon says, hopping off the dresser and zipping her suitcase up. He takes it off the bed with one hand and grabs Malia's hand with the other. She looks around the room as they walk out, still trying to see if there's anything that she missed.

When she doesn't find anything, she closes her room door on the way out. They walk down and out to her car. Namjoon puts her suitcase in the backseat with his before getting into the driver's seat.

It's 10 in the morning and they've decided to leave now. Malia didn't want them to be driving on the road as it got dark out or after dark. Getting back after ten o'clock on a day when they didn't even have classes is crazy to her.

"Xavier left already?"

"Uuhh, I think so. He said he was leaving at eight so he should be. He has to go pick Janae up and then they're driving to his house. Well, she's driving to his house to give him a break. Why?"

"Mm." Namjoon shakes his head. "I was just gonna swing by and say hi before we left." He starts the car and pulls out of the lot. Malia puts the directions to his house in the GPS.

"Oh, yeah he's gone. Can we stop by the cafe? I want a breakfast sandwich and some tea." Malia says as she clicks her seat belt in.

"Some tea?" He raises an eyebrow as he get into the turning lane.

"Yeah. I like tea, too. With a little squeeze and some sugar and honey? It's so good." Malia puts her hand on her chest.

"I have never seen you drink tea before." Namjoon says as he looks for a parking spot.

"Really? Huh. Well, I haven't had much of it here but I also didn't know they had it. I just found out the other day while I was out with Taija and Cam."

They get out of the car and she grabs his hand. They walk into the cafe and stand in line. Malia wraps Namjoon's arms around herself and he tightens his embrace. The last few days, she's been like this. A little clingy and very touchy. Like she's anchoring him to the earth with her body.

He isn't sure of exactly where it's coming from but he isn't complaining either. Whatever helps her cope, whatever helps her feel better... whatever will get her to talk to him.

When they get to the counter, they order their drinks and Malia also orders a breakfast sandwich.

"Are you going to finish it? We just ate before you started packing."

"Yeah but I'm still hungry." Malia tells him.

In his distracted state, he doesn't stop her from paying for their order. He's too busy looking her up and down, staring her in the face. She's obviously gained weight and her appetite has changed in the last couple of months.

But she would say something, right?

They stand off to the side and Namjoon wraps and arm around her waist. Her phone vibrates against his thigh and he backs his hips off her at weird feeling. She takes her phone out of her pocket and looks at it.