La Douleur Exquise || Min Yoongi

Chapter 12

A/N: When your internet at home dies and you have to wait for your lunch break at work to post the next chapter. I swear, I wanted to dropkick my internet provider out a frikkin window! 😑 Anyway, enjoy the chapter! 😊

Two days. That was all it took for you to cave in and text Yoongi. Fight it as you might, trying to distract yourself in various ways, in the end all you wanted to do was run to his studio and indulge in a night of creative brainstorming and bonding with the alpha like you had done countless times in the past. Thus, you found yourself at his door early Thursday evening, impatiently waiting for him to answer and greet you with his gummy smile. You knew for a fact Yoongi would be here because the studio was where he always was on Thursdays - at least that much hadn't changed. Unfortunately, a different smile - one equally as endearing and heart-warming but nonetheless different, greeted you.

Y/N: "Namjoon?"

Namjoon: "Hey, Y/N. Come on in".

Still smiling, despite obviously catching on to the fact you were a bit disappointed to see him, the leader stepped aside to allow you to enter the studio. Contrary to your expectations, the room was brightly lit and soft music was playing in the background. You didn't recognize the melody but you assumed it was something new Namjoon was working on. The lack of any additional belongings on the couch by the wall told you he was alone. You couldn't help the pang of uneasiness brooding in the pit of your stomach, Taehyung's words resurfacing in your mind from the depths of your darkest fears, where you had banished them. Swallowing your worries, you turned to Namjoon to try and distract yourself.

Y/N: "What are you doing here, Joon?"

Namjoon: "Well, nice to see you too."

There was still a smile on the boy's face but his words immediately made you feel guilty. Of course you were happy to see him! You didn't mean for it to sound any differently but the overwhelming urge to see Yoongi got you so enveloped that you didn't even consider the possibility there might be someone else at the studio. After all, this wasn't only Yoongi's place, it was Namjoon's and Hoseok's as well. Putting things in this kind of perspective made you feel like an intruder, a rude one at that, so you proceeded to making that mistake right.

Y/N: "I didn't mean it like that" you said softly going in for a hug, which the male accepted without hesitation "You know I'm always happy to see you and the others. I was just expecting..."

Namjoon: "Yoongi? Yeah, I know."

He knew? You were under the impression only Taehyung knew because he was there when Yoongi had asked you to the studio. Oh, and Jin but he was in the kitchen at the time so he might not have heard. If he did, was it him that told Namjoon? Or maybe it was Yoongi? Oh, no... if it was indeed the latter then that would mean something had come up and he wouldn't be coming but wanted to make sure you wouldn't be alone this time. Your stomach twisted in a painful way, you felt sick all of a sudden.

Namjoon: "I was already here, just about to leave actually, when hyung called and asked me to wait until you got here and keep you company because he had something to take care of and he'll be late."

He'd run late but he would come. That thought was somewhat comforting, as well as the realization that this time he'd remembered you and he took precautions to make sure something like the dance studio incident wouldn't happen again. Even the notion you had occupied his thoughts at some point of the day was enough to put a smile on your face and make you loosen up.

Y/N: "So you're my babysitter then?"

Your sudden mood change didn't go unnoticed by Namjoon but he preferred not to comment on it. He'd had his suspicions about the connection you and Yoongi shared for a while now but openly voicing them, especially in front of the pack, when he had no substantial proof other than idly caught stray glances and sudden changes in both of your demeanors, would only lead to unwanted whispering and awkward conversations. And that's assuming it was true. If the leader was wrong and was just looking too much into random friendly gestures, he couldn't imagine how bad things would get. After all, Yoongi did have a girlfriend and you and Leila weren't exactly on the best of terms. Things would go downhills so quick, none of them would be able to react. Nope, for the time being it was better to keep those thoughts to himself until he had something more than instinct to go on.