How My Brother And I Kidnapped An Assassin

19. Dotted with Abrasions

"Sir, we've found out where he has disappeared to. We have his coordinates."

"Send some of our disposable men over there and try to hurt them. We can't wait around any longer."

***

The two were sitting on the porch, a bowl of blackberries being shared between them.

"Do you wonder why I was focused on hurting you?" Mark asked, still embarrassed every time someone brought up that incident.'

Donghyuck shrugged. "I just thought you thought I was going to say something about it and snitch on you," he said honestly. "I don't know how you found my house, though. That's terrifying."

Mark had a database of the citizen's registered addresses but decided not to tell Donghyuck this. "I.. I don't know what was the reasoning behind it."

"Well, who cares. Hopefully whoever wants the royal family dead gets caught and we all live peacefully again."

Donghyuck grabbed one of the blackberries, placing it on his palm. "Are you going to go back?"

"I- back?" Mark asked, confused. "Back... back where?"

"When everything gets settled, silly," Donghyuck reminded him. "When you're free to be in public again. Are you going back to where you were living before?"

He was talking about Jaehyun's lab, Mark realized. "I assume so."

"Hm."

Donghyuck didn't say anything else, staring at the blackberry in his hand.

Mark started to wonder... will everything go back to normal? And how? Would it be that easy?

He looked at Donghyuck, who was now eating the blackberry, and Mark suddenly felt a pang in his chest.

Nothing could happen to Donghyuck, Mark wouldn't let it. People were after him and Mark couldn't bear to lose his.. friend.

"I'll see you everyday," Mark reassured him. "But before any of that happens, I need you to be safe. Remember that your safety is very important."

"You sound like Johnny."

Instead of his normal teasing voice, though, Donghyuck sounded... down.

"What's wrong with me sounding like your older brother?" Mark asked.

"Cause he never wants to hang out with me," Donghyuck said quietly. "Even now, when he's not at work, he's still too busy. How does he have a boyfriend and friends back in Neo City but can't even spend time with me? Oh, and he thinks I don't know he's dating that number guy but it's soooooo obvious like-"

And once again, Mark continued to hear Donghyuck rant, about all these people that Johnny knew, and how Johnny never let him go out, waiting for Donghyuck to turn into his cheery self again.

***

Chen Le stole another glance at Jisung's bodyguard, Yuta, who was following them, staying five feet away at all time. "Does he always have to follow you everywhere?"

"Oh, Yuta? He's real nice, don't worry," Jisung reassured him.

"I'll surely take your word for it," Chen Le said slowly, turning his head back to the sidewalk in front of them.

While he wasn't looking, Jisung turned around and gave Yuta a bro wtf look, noticing that Yuta had a resting bitch face.

Yuta glared at him, pointing to his wrist. He did that everytime he reminded Jisung that he was just doing his job as a bodyguard.