Livin' With The Stray Kids

Chapter 33

AN: I know I'm late but here's an update. Also another update will be available in sometime.

The flight was not a long one, it was of six hours because of the weather condition, which was rainy.

But atmosphere was a bit tense. There was a bit of seriousness in the atmosphere, because of Minho and Jisung but it wasn't as serious as before and it relieved Chan that they were not going to get to any arguments.

Ji Yung was taking a nap, beside her was Seo Jin doing something on his phone.

All of the members were doing their own work, Chan usually typing away on his laptop, Changbin and Jeongin and Seungmin were engaged in a conversation, Han and Felix were talking about his trip to Malaysia and weirdly enough, Minho was listening. There was specifically one member who more distressed than usual and ofcourse it had to be Hyunjin.

Lately Ji Yung had been hanging out with Chan a lot. And it bothered hin. And whenever he tried to talk to her, she avoided him. They always made eye contact but she always used to look away first. She avoided going anywhere with Hyunjin or engaging in a conversation with him.

There was one day where he had confronted her about it.

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"Ji Yung-ssi...." He had called her name and as she turned around, he had kept his strong gaze on her face. This obviously made Ji Yung panic a bit.

Is my secret out already? Did he get to know? Oh my, I'm screwed. She cursed herself inside her head.

"Why do you avoid me?" Hyunjin asked with utter sincerity in his eyes.

"What?Eh?What—" Ji Yung's confused tone was interrupted with Hyunjin saying to her again—

"Why is it always that you find out excuses to avoid me? Why do you always look like you're trying to hide something from me? You always.....run away from me." He frowned.

"What? I think you're mistaken Hyunjin-ssi." She let out a bitter laugh. "After all, I'm your manager, I don't think it's good to always stick with you, after all we're just friends because of our professional field. I like to keep my distance."

Something in him just broke. It was as if the memory from years ago ushered in him. The same bitter tone.

Hyunjin chuckled in disbelief. "Really? Professionalism.....with Chan hyung too, are you this professional?"

"What?" Ji Yung looked up, visibly shocked.

"You heard what I said."

This comment genuinely pissed Ji Yung off and it was visible on her face. Chan was her comfort person. Her best friend, he always listened to her whenever she had a problem, she tried to do the same. Both were really close. And Ji Yung adored and respected Chan, because of his honesty and genuine behaviour.

Hyunjin from the beginning was harsh with her, he blamed her for something that wasn't her fault. Each and every opportunity he got he had dragged her down.

"The moment you came here problems started arising."

Hyunjin himself had said that.

"You sure are something, Mr. Hwang." She addressed him informally and Hyunjin stiffened.

"I came here and solved every accusation that they put on you, I trusted you and no other person in my place would have done it. But you just.....every day you were the one who was unnecessarily harsh towards me. Since I came here, every member has been kind towards me. But you? You even went to the extent of telling me that I was the reason you all were getting into problems. And now this?"

She inhaled sharply. "How should I act around you? How should I even engage in a conversation with you if you act like I'm someone who caused all the problems in your life? If you have this much trouble with me then....fine. I'll resign tomorrow and give back all the shares." She turned around to leave but a hand grasped her wrist gently.

"....L-Listen." He stuttered. "Sit down.... please Ji Yung-ssi listen to me once." He made her sat on the sofa and he leaned down infront of her.

"I'm sorry for speaking carelessly. I'm sorry for everything that I did. I'm sorry for not apologising. You are someone who has treated our members so nicely and you have considered us as family and nobody would have done it. I know. The thing is....." He bit his lower lip slightly.

"You remind me of someone in my past and that person is like a nightmare I'm trying to forget but it keeps coming back to me. And that is why.....I didn't know what I was doing and I was careless about my actions. I know I hurt you so please give me a chance to make it up to you but please don't leave. Please don't hide yourself from me. Please don't look away from me. Please don't ignore me. For some reason, I cannot bear it."

There was a silence that followed.

Ji Yung was still thinking about how their entire past was affecting Hyunjin this much. She regretted everything now. Hell, not just regret. She wanted to run away from him again. She didn't want to face him but for now, she had to accept his apology.

So she had nodded just slightly which made Hyunjin's face light up like a little kid had gotten what he wanted for ages. He thought it would be the starting of something new and he could rethink his feelings.

Present day,

But the only question was, What feelings? What has Hyunjin been feeling for Ji Yung for quite a while. Why would I feel something like this again for her when I clearly promised myself not to? I don't want to feel this way. He frowned and told himself.

He looks over to see Seo Jin who had been called over my Seungmin and Jeongin and how they were talking about something. Ji Yung was asleep and her head was knocking itself on the airplane window. He rolled his eyes.

"Does she want to bang her head or what?" He grumbled.

He swiftly moved and sat on the empty seat beside her, gently resting her head on his shoulders.

"cold. Mm." She mumbled in her sleep.

He sighed in disbelief. "She's so demanding even in her sleep." He shrugged off his jacket and tucked it on top of her making sure she felt warm enough.