Lost & Found

Chapter Nine

Present Day
22-Years-Old

And so it began.

With Sunhee slyly in his ear, Yoongi began to resent Aera for a lot of things he'd never even thought about before. He began to agree with Sunhee that Aera took advantage of him. He was a shy, quiet introvert, and Aera, a brash, loud extrovert, walked all over him. And he found himself getting more and more angry as he came to these realizations.

And Sunhee couldn't have been happier. It hadn't initially been her goal to get Aera out of the way, but Sunhee had become annoyed with her and didn't want to have to deal with her anymore. She supposed her grudge against Aera began the moment Yoongi had left Sunhee in bed after their first time to find and comfort Aera. He should've spent that morning cuddling with Sunhee, but instead, he was hugging Aera in the kitchen. Sunhee only saw red after that.

Yoongi, much to Sunhee's delight, had become short with Aera whenever he was around her. Sunhee could tell Aera was confused, and likely had her feelings hurt, but this only pleased Sunhee more. It didn't take long for Sunhee to put her ultimate plan in place. She was going to get rid of Aera once and for all.

"Yoongs, can I talk to you?"

"Of course," Yoongi replied, pausing the movie and turning to Sunhee.

"What would you think about us maybe living together?"

Yoongi blinked. "You don't think it's too soon for that?"

"No, I don't," Sunhee replied. "We already spend every night together, whether here or at my place. It just doesn't make sense to keep paying rent at two different apartments. Don't you think?"

Yoongi considered this. "That makes sense, I guess. I just..."

"Hmm? You just what?"

"Well, you'd have to move in here. If that's okay."

"Sure," Sunhee agreed. "But why would we need to be here?"

"Well, because Aera's here," Yoongi explained.

Sunhee frowned. "Well, don't you think three's a crowd?"

"What do you mean?"

"I think, if I move in here, it would be a bit crowded with three people. Don't you agree?"

"But..."

Sunhee raised her eyebrows expectantly.

"But, I just...I can't just kick her out."

"Why not?"

Yoongi stared at her. "I mean, she has been driving me crazy lately, but it just doesn't seem right to kick her out."

Sunhee sighed. "Yoongs, you've got to start standing up for yourself. And, if I'm going to move in, you need to stand up for me, too. Right?"

"I'll always stand up for you!" Yoongi exclaimed quickly. "Of course I'll do whatever it takes for you to be comfortable."

"Then I think you know what you need to do," Sunhee said. She placed her hand on his. "I know it may seem harsh, but I think it's for the best in the end. Best for us, you know?"

Yoongi thought it over. He supposed she was right. It didn't seem fair to move Sunhee into a crowded apartment.

"I'll talk to her – "

"You should talk to her as soon as you see her next. I mean, we want to take our relationship to the next level as soon as possible, right?"

Yoongi considered this. "Well, when you put it that way..."