Rebels At Their Finest (Block B)

26: Takeoff

The nightclub was hounded with clubbers, all throwing themselves at the dance floor and tackling the bar head first. Loki was holding her own, but Koharu was acting strangely, immediately taking offense to anything the clubbers had to say, slapping at hands that reached towards her regardless of whether or not they were reaching for a drink or for her, and it was putting River on edge.

"You alright?" Loki asked, pouring a shot beside River and slapping it towards a customer with expert aim.

River nodded, turning her gaze from her cousin and towards the enormous wave of customers demanding drinks in front of them. "Yeah, I'll be fine." She said lightly. "I'm going to take my break, but I'll be back in a few minutes. Do you think that you'll be okay?"

Loki shrugged it off. "I'll do fine." She said easily. "Go take your break."

River sighed, moving towards the side of the bar. As she pushed the swinging door open, B-bomb appeared in the crowd before her, unmoving but watching her, a weak look cloaking his expression. River raised an eyebrow and nodded her head towards the back room, and he started in the direction.

She pushed the door opened and moved inside, sitting down and waiting for him. He walked to her side and offered a weak smile. "Busy night?"

"What's the matter? You look a little unnerved." River immediately demanded.

B-bomb pursed his lips. Even now, he was having a problem speaking to her on a level he'd speak to his friends on. It shouldn't have bothered her, she'd done it to herself, but it did bother her. She just wanted to be there for him, like he had been for her recently. "I'm fine, I'm just so tired," He said plainly. "I've been incredibly busy with the new mini album, and everything that's been going on has not been helping."

River laughed easily. "You can say that again," She said, leaning her back against the couch behind her. "It's been crazy on my end too, but I'm glad everything's working out for you."

He nodded. "We're, uh, releasing our mini album soon, and I was wondering if... you maybe wanted to come to the first live show we have." He said quickly, as if his nerves were getting the better of him.

River's eyes widened. "I'll go so long as you want me there, B-bomb." She said, watching with surprise.

He nodded. "I do want you there."

"Then of course I'll go." River said, standing. She didn't think twice about throwing her arms around him and pulling him to her. He slowly lifted his arms to hug her back, and River relaxed against him, a little less unnerved. She pulled back and smiled. "I'd love to show my support."

B-bomb nodded. "I appreciate it."

"Min Hyuk," Jaehyo's voice called, as he pushed the doors to the back room opened. River took another step back from him, just to put a better distance between them in front of Jaehyo. "There you are," He said, shaking his head. "The other's were looking for-" Jaehyo's voice died out as he noticed River. "Oh! River! I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there," He said, laughing awkwardly.

River shrugged. "That's alright. I was just leaving anyways."

"Did B-bomb tell you about the show?" Jaehyo asked, and when River nodded, he smiled. "Awesome. So we'll see you there then?" River nodded again.

B-bomb sighed. "I'm coming, Jaehyo, so you can leave now."

Just as B-bomb said this, a loud crash echoed through the building and River jumped. "What the hell," She hissed, running through the back room doors.

Immediately, her eyes fell on Koharu, who was holding a broken bottle in her hands, and was swinging it at the group in front of her. Her eyes were wide, and she was shaking, but River could tell from a mile away that her cousin was intoxicated.