Monster

10

The next night, down in the TV room, Mark kicks his dirty converse up on the coffee table, leaning back with a slice of pizza in his hand. He doesn't want pizza, but since he was working out when they got hungry they didn't consult him so he's stuck with it. What he wants is steak, Jinyoungs steak.

"We're eating, get your feet off the table" Jackson scolds, pushing Marks legs down. Yugyeom ignores them focusing on the episode of Mick and Rorty playing on the TV, as they start to bicker, Mark insisting that his feet are fine because they aren't near the food and Jackson telling him it doesn't matter. 'what if I take my shoes off? Would that be better?' 'No just keep your feet off the table' Yugyeom mocks their fight in his head, silently thanking god its good natured.

Neither Jaebum nor Jinyoung has joined them yet and they're doubting that they will. Jackson isn't sure Jinyoung has even eaten today, he hasn't seen the younger boy out of his room at all, but that doesn't mean he hasn't. There's a long time almost everyday where no one but Jinyoung is home.

"We should probably take them some" Jackson comments closing one of the empty boxes.

"They probably won't even eat pizza, skipping one..... two? meals won't kill either of them lets just forget about it tonight" Mark runs his hands through his hair, tired and annoyed.

"You didn't take them lunch?" Jackson closes his eyes, taking a very motherly breath. Mark swore he would take a break today to do it.

"I can think of a few people who wouldn't like that" Yugyeom grabs another slice.

"Then you go feed them" Jackson waves his slice towards Yugyeom.

"Nah, I was just saying I can think of a few" They all laugh and relax against each other. It has been a stressful week, more stressful than usual and they can't quite figure out why. Nothing out of the ordinary has happened until yesterday, so why has the whole week been like this?

Yugyeom thinks it has something to do with Jiwon, something about him that none of them like but he isn't sure what it is. Jackson throws his arm around Yugyeom and squeezes, grabbing his attention.

"What are you thinking about Yuggie?"

"Just Jiwon. I really don't trust that guy"

Jackson chuckles "I know, you told Jaebum that when we met the guy"

"Will you guys just watch?" Mark grumbles nudging Yugyeoms long legs with his toes.

"No ones coming, huh" BamBam finally says what they've both been thinking for a while now. Youngjae's stomach growls and he's sighs, they aren't getting fed are they? He wants to see Jinyoung again, he has really hoped that at any moment Jinyoung would come through that door but he hasn't.

For a long time after that no one shows up, of course they don't know how long but since they have time to take a few nice naps they're sure it must be hours upon hours to maybe even a whole day. At this point their stomachs feel like they are eating themselves and the cramps from it are so bad they can no longer sleep. When the door finally opens they bolt up in bed, praying that it's Jinyoung.

"Fuck, Jaebum, it was just one meal they won't die" Mark grumbles, leaving out the possible second or third one.

"That isn't an excuse for you being lazy, I gave you an order and you didn't follow it, at least Jinyoungs doing what he's told!" Jaebum brings the tray to the coffee table. "Come eat"