New Beginnings- Jicheol

Chapter 16

"Seungcheol!" Sooyoung called out to the 19 year old as he finally entered his house in Daegu.

"Sooyoung, I came here on a fucking train so you better have a good shitting reason for why I'm here at 4 AM in the morning and missing my boyfriend's birthday," Seungcheol seethed as soon as he slammed the front door shut.

"Oh abso-fucking-lutely, but I can't tell you because the company was like keep your mouth shut. Eat some breakfast, grab a shower, put on a suit, and get hot because we're meeting with the board," Sooyoung dragged her brother into the kitchen. The marble and oak theme of the kitchen was still there, but it was empty without his mother yelling at him to get out of the kitchen.

"Where are our givers of life?" Seungcheol asked, still pissed off, but pouring himself a bowl of porridge. He may be about to kill his sister, but he couldn't do it on an empty stomach.

"Lol, they're in a meeting because of a crisis that involves you, my dearest brother," Sooyoung grumbled, on her phone. She was currently in a black silk blouse, black trousers, and a black scarf.

"How am I supposed to feel bad if you won't even tell me what I did," Seungcheol growled, sitting at the counter. Sooyoung sighed and just cradled her head in her hands.

"God, you are hopeless. We have to leave at 6:00 by the latest and it's 4:40. Go take a shower and try to not look like a mess," Sooyoung snapped before going upstairs to her room. Sooyoung wasn't usually this annoying, but she was running on three hours of sleep and they still had at least 2 meetings to get through before midday. Seungcheol grabbed a banana and quickly stuffed it in his mouth for going to shower. He sighed as the hot water hit his back. He still had no idea why he was here and what anything had to do with him. Seungcheol walked out of his bathroom and into his room with a towel wrapped around his waist and his hair was half dried. He quickly put a pair of underwear on and checked the time on his phone, 5:15 AM. He sighed and used his towel to finish drying his hair before his phone's ringtone went off. It was Jeonghan calling. Seungcheol felt his heart drop and his blood went cold. He knew he was in for an earful. He was actually scared and the last time he was this scared of Jeonghan was when Seungcheol dared to be an asshole during finals. He picked up and took his last breath of air.

"Choi. Seungcheol. I want a good fucking reason for why you weren't here when I went into our room. My son is sleeping alone. Where. The. Fuck. Are. You?" Jeonghan said with clenched teeth as Jisoo tried to calm him down, but Jisoo was pissed as well to be honest.

"There was a company emergency," Seungcheol said in a small voice.

"I want you to tell the entire group chat why you aren't here. I am not keeping your fucking secret anymore. We have all been best friends since Grade 9, suck it up and tell them that you are loaded and you will stay loaded forever. I'm giving you until midday. You also better have a good shitting gift and excuse for Jihoon," Jeonghan huffed before hanging up on the elder. Seungcheol finally breathed out. He guessed he would have to tell them. It wasn't that he didn't trust them. It's that he didn't want them to look at him differently. He shook his head to snap out of it and went to his closet. He had left three suits back at home. He chose a classic black suit, but with a black and white pinstripe button down and no tie. He quickly did up the shirt and pulled on his pants before moving back to the bathroom to do his hair. He blow dried it and added product before taking a small travel flat iron and working his hair into the comma style. He set it with hairspray. He then opened his drawer. He always kept his accessories there. He put on a silver watch and a silver chain cross earring. Only one, because he needed to keep his rebellious side. He pulled on his blazer and checked the time, 5:49 AM.

"Choi Sooyoung! Let's rock and roll out of this shack, bro!" Seungcheol yelled from outside her door. He heard grumbling before she threw open the door.