MANIAC

6

"So, sensitive question but, is your friend gay?" Hyunjin asked.
"What?"
"Felix, what is he, I mean, he seems..." Hyunjin felt like he was crossing his boundaries.
Changbin just looks at him. He wants to ask him, but he sees that it's not the right time. "Bisexual. Yeah. He seems that way cause he is that way. You're not judging him are you?"
"No, no believe me. You know me."
"Yeah sure. You're pan, right?" Changbin decides to ask because he seemed to have forgotten.
"Yeah."
"Hm. Good to know."

They kept chatting till they got to Yeji. "Yeah, what is it?" "I'm not sure what the hell is going on with the child that was brought here..." Yeji spoke, clearly annoyed with Felix.

Hyunjin seems to look at Yeji apologetically, "I'm sorry. But you shouldn't blame him. Believe me. He's just...lost I guess. I'm actually happy you called us."

Yeji looked a bit confused, " Why? Were you expecting it?"

"No, not really. I'm happy because I want a favor from you Yeji. Felix's mother called and said that she wants to have dinner with him and Olivia and since you have him down here, not allowed to go anywhere, I was hoping you'd let him go to his dinner. I mean, it is the least that you could do... according to him..."

"Do you have any idea how risky it is to let a very emotionally unstable boy out there now knowing the things that his sister has been involved in, to their mother no less, you really think that that is a good idea?!" Yeji almost yelled out.

"I understand but..." "What if we go with him?! I mean we could keep an eye on him and he wouldn't be able to say much with us in the picture?! Right? Right?!" Changbin yelled out. Of course coming from the dwaekki.

"That's...not a bad idea. I mean it does give us an insight of his living style, see why he is the way he is with us. And learn a lot more about him." Yeji looked actually elated about it.

"But what if we get caught by..."
"Nothing will happen. Believe me. If anything does, you will be prepared for it. I'm sure of it, right?" Yeji replied to Hyunjin.

"OK, we'll go with him. But one thing. I hope that this thing between you and him will be OK, I'm tired of having to breaking up fights with you two!" Hyunjin spat out. Almost as if he's attacking Yeji more than Felix.

Yeji didn't say anything for almost a minute. Then she finally speaks up,"What do you mean you break up the fights?"

"I have to be there to help him mellow out his anger. Help him understand what you're doing, help him understand..."

"It sounds like all you do is help him. Where do I come in?!" Yeji sounded angry with him. Well at least he thought she was angry.

"No, it's just that...he seems lost and well... doesn't fit in if you haven't seen it for yourself! And you putting pressure on him isn't helping! Maybe if you understand him... you wouldn't have to be so mean to him." Hyunjin spat out acidly this time.

Yeji wore an expressionless look on her face. "Do whatever you want. I don't care about it. Just get out."

Changbin, who just sat there almost speechless listening to the back and forth between Yeji and Hyunjin, started to see the defensive side of Hyunjin with Felix. And he didn't want to make conclusions, but the evidence was right there. Clearly.

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Hyunjin entered the room and hears Felix blasting some loud music in the room, well mostly singing it. "I got the feels for you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you have stolen my heart, oh yeah!! Never let it go-o-o, never let it go!! Lightning straight to my heart oh yeah, I got all the feels for you, yeah I got all the feels for you..."

Hyunjin looked at him in surprise, well more in awe. "Really?"

Felix felt his heart almost drop when he heard Hyunjin's voice. He tried to find a bunch of excuses but sadly..."Yeah, I know, it's weird that I'm..."

Hyunjin just looked at him having a tiny smile on his face. "It's not weird believe me. I'm just happy you're more comfortable to do...that. The dancing and singing to...what is that?"

"TWICE. It's a girl group." Felix said a bit overexcited but he didn't mind.

"Yeah, I can tell that much. But that aside, listen, I talked to Yeji about...the situation with your mom..." Hyunjin started off.

"And, what did she say?" Felix said feeling somewhat uneasy thinking that she refused.

"She was fine with it. But she did say that I should come with you. Just in case... something happens to you or... something like that...I guess."

Felix was happy to hear that Hyunjin was coming along. "Yay!! I can't wait for you to meet my mom. She's really nice and I think you'll get along with her. So, what are you wearing?"

"Do I need something fancy?"
"Well, no, but...I mean..."
"No, I get it. Believe me."
"Oh, OK well..."
There was silence between them. Not that it was uncomfortable, no. But it did feel, suffocating, well for Felix though. He felt like his heart would flutter any time he was with Hyunjin. And he didn't understand why. Well of course he did. He was...well he was Felix.

"Well, I better go and see what Changbin and Jeongin are up to..."

"You mean I.N?" Hyunjin corrected.

"Oh, so that's why he's saved as I.N in Binnie's phone. That makes sense. Well I best be going. At least try not to look intimidating to my mother. She's sweet but very attentive. Believe me." Felix said and ran out.

Well he actually wasn't planning to go to them. He decided to go to Lee Know, a guy he met in the place and well he looked easy to approach from a far for him. He really needed to let go of some stuff that were tugging in his heart. Well more so on the topic of Hyunjin.

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"And then...?"
"We couldn't find anything, it's like all her traces... disappeared. " A very eerie voice said to the girl standing in front of him.
"OK. On to the next. Look up Lee Yongbok. Anything on him.
"The brother right? Pretty good academic record, no social misfit guy, but says he disappeared from school two days ago." The voice then told the girl

"That was easy. All I need is him. Find him. I need him."
"Yes ma'am. "

@alpimi
Ooh, let's see what happens...