I Will Still Love you (2jae)

Chapter 7: New Encounters

"Bummie, slow down" the young boy whined as he was dragged on from the wrist by the other.
" I think we should go back, I'm skipping school. What if we get caught? the boy reasoned while the taller one tightened his grip on the his hand. They stopped at the park they visited often, whenever they both had the opportunity to which wasn't often due to the elder's busy schedule

Youngjae saw him sitting down, smiling at him. He patted the spot next to him, Youngjae went to him sitting beside the elder.

"I love coming here with you" Youngjae heard him say making the him smile.
"Me too, hyung"

A smile stretched to his features but Youngjae caught the bleakness in his eyes. Their hands found the usual place in each other,fingers intertwined.
None of them spoke but Youngjae knew something was wrong.

"It's a beautiful sky" His voice broke the silence and Youngjae saw him staring up at the cloudless blue sky outstretched over them.
"I don't want to lose it, I don't want to lose what I have now Jae, I.. I don't want to lose anyone anymore"

" Hyung, What's wrong?" he finally asked
  "She's making me leave Jae. She's making we go abroad for high-school " his voice cracked. Youngjae was shocked to hear it, he feared it'll be something bad.

The elder didn't wait for him to react, and turned to embrace him, holding him close as if one of them would disappear right away

" I don't want to go Jae, I don't know what to do anymore" he said.

The younger wrapped his arms around him, burying his face in the other's shoulder. He cried, it was the first time he cried like that. He cried until he couldn't.

It was the first time Jaebum let someone see him in his vulnerable state, the first time he cried openly

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In the morning Youngjae sat at the table together with Jaebum and his mother. Having breakfast with someone was unusual especially since Yugyeom left.

"Youngjae sweetie, how long till you have to go back to work?" Mrs. Im asked

"I have this week off" he told and the woman smiled

"You both should go out somewhere then" she suggested, smiling

"Yeah" he mumbled,

His gaze went to Jaebum who was sitting next to him and either paid no attention to the conversation or pretended not to. Youngjae let out a sigh. There was no progress between them, not that he wanted any but you had to communicate when you live together with someone.

"Aren't you getting late, Jaebum?" the boy's mother asked

" No, I'm waiting for Jinyoung, we have to go together" he replied, getting up from his place.

"Youngjae" he heard Jaebum call him which was very unusual because well they don't talk at all. Overall Jaebum was the hardest thing to adjust to in the entire house.

He raised his head to look up at the older.

" Get ready by evening, Seokjin invited us over for dinner" he said

"Okay"

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Jinyoung stopped the car as he saw a familiar tall figure who appeared to be lost. He stepped out approaching the boy.
"Oh, you're the boy who spilled food on me at the wedding" he said louder than he initially intended. Yugyeom was taken aback by the sudden confrontation, surprised to find his brother's husband's friend who he spilled his plate on their wedding.
He immediately bowed to him.

"I'm sorry,.. I didn't mean to.. I" he stuttered.
"Hey it's okay, I didn't mean it like that. You're Youngjae's brother Yugyeom right?"
"Yes I'm Yugyeom. Nice to see you again" he said awkwardly,
"I'm Park Jinyoung. What are you doing here? Are you lost?" Jinyoung asked
"I was going to Youngjae hung because I wanted to see him before leaving but then I got lost here" he confessed embarrassed at his situation. Jinyoung chuckled at the boy's ramble.
"I'm going to see Jaebum as well. Come I'll take you with me" He offered
"Huh?"
"Come with me, I'll take you there" he repeated
"Th.  Thank you" the younger bowed politely.
"Let's go" Jinyoung smiled

Yugyeom buckled his seat belt as they both sat in the car. He observed the elder driving.

"So where do you have to go after seeing your brother?" Jinyoung asked, breaking the silence
"I have to go back to college. It's my last year I'll graduate this summer" the boy answered, "Then I'll come back. I miss Seoul" he continued

"Why didn't you apply here?" Jinyoung asked out of curiosity

"Youngjae hyung insisted on this one" he told, he wanted me as far as possible from our father.
But he kept that part of the statement to himself. It was something no one knew.

"You really look up to your hyung"

"Yes, he has always taken care of me. He is my ideal. He worked so hard to support us.. I look up to him a lot" he told him. "After all that happened, he still smiles, I am really happy he found someone who loves him like Jaebum hyung"

Jinyoung smiled,

"Yeah, I hope they both heal each other"

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