Our journey of a lifetime.

Chapter 16

Liv
"Hey... are you okay?" I blinked, suddenly realising that our food had arrived and I hadn't touched it. I stared at my food before looking up and smiling. "Yeah... I just don't feel too well. I think I'm going to go back to the apartment for a bit, I'll get the food to go so it doesn't go to waste." She nodded and smiled as I stood up and took the noodles over to the counter to put them into a box. "I'm going to stay here okay? I like the view." AJ stated as she took the keys out of her bag and threw them to me, I caught them and waved goodbye after thanking the staff of the restaurant.

As soon as I got outside of the building and turned the corner I hooked my phone from my back pocket and selected Namjoon's contact information before dialling; despite it being quite late out he answered almost immediately which meant that he was still working in his studio. "Hey Namjoon... do you remember the problem we discussed?" I asked, he hummed in response as a thin smile started to tug at the corner of my lips. "Tell the guys about it as soon as you can, he's here." I stated and he sighed, it was evident that he didn't want it to have to come to him having to tell the rest of the group about what was going on but it's for everyone's benefit. "Are you sure it's him before I go and ruin their night?" He snickered, attempting to lighten the mood as I turned onto the street our apartment was on. "I am Namjoon, and I have a weird feeling he will try and get to one of us as well so be careful. He's clever, but we're one step ahead. Just tell them not to make it obvious to AJ because I don't want her to know." A small grumble echoed from the other end of the line and the sound of a door closing before Namjoon said he was sorting it, the line went dead and I placed my phone back into my pocket as I opened the small gate of our apartment's front garden. The only thing I could think about was the reaction the boys would have to the situation because I don't want anyone to get hurt, especially not AJ so if we go anywhere we have to be careful and look out for that creep.

I turned the key in the lock and opened the door to enter the apartment when I thought I heard footsteps coming from behind me, I turned around and was met with an empty street so I just shrugged off whatever feeling started to bubble in my stomach and stepped inside shutting the door. I took my shoes off and put them on the rack before walking through the main room into the kitchen to set down the bag of uneaten food, I put it down when I heard a door slam. I froze as nobody called out to me, if it was AJ she would have yelled that she was home. The house stayed silent for a few minutes when my phone rang which made me jump out of my skin, I looked at the ID and saw that it was Namjoon so I picked it up and held it to my ear. "Namjoon?" I asked and a sigh came from the end of the line. "They're not happy with us for not saying anything, Suga hyung threw a fit and smashed something." He explained and I just stayed silent as some creaking came from the living room. "Namjoon... I think there's someone in the house but I'm not sure, AJ is at a small cafe and I keep hearing footsteps and creaks." I whispered and he went quiet for a solid minute. "Don't move okay? We're coming over." He stated before hanging up, does he really expect me to stay where I am? I took small steps into the living room and flicked on the light to see nothing out of the ordinary, I sighed to myself and turned around only to bump into something hard. I closed my eyes tightly as the thing I bumped into emitted heat, turning my head down to my feet I opened my eyes and saw a pair of shoes. "Don't day a word and I won't hurt you." A deep voice echoed and I just turned my head to look at his face. "You saw who I was straight away didn't you? Clever girl." He stated and placed his hand on my shoulder, my breath caught in my throat and I knew I had to get him to trust me for a little while before I chased end myself. The hand that was on my shoulder moved to my neck and I snapped, I raised my balled hand and landed a punch in his jaw. He stumbled back before catching himself and grabbing me, I tried to shrug him off but his grip only tightened as he threw me against the wall. The impact made a loud bang but I couldn't care less, I couldn't let him torment us any longer so I punched him in the stomach sending him down to half my height before I pushed him down. I continued to punch him until he was knocked out cold and there was a knock on the door. "It's Namjoon! I'm with Yoongi and Jungkook." The voice came from the other side of the door and I opened it to let them in, they took off their shoes in a hurry before they saw the state of the main room and the guy lying in the middle of it. "Christ. Is this the guy?" Namjoon asked, he kneeled down and waved his hand over the guy's face. I nodded and inhaled deeply. "He's also the guy that's been hassling is for years." I added and instantly, you could notice the overall mood change. Namjoon seemed frustrated, Jungkook seemed worried and Suga was just pissed. "We need to clean up before AJ gets home, she can't know about any of this." I explained and the three nodded in agreement. Something started to amuse Suga as he snickered quietly. "I have an idea of where to put him but it needs to be subtle." He explained and I just nodded, Suga picked up the unconscious man and left quietly. Namjoon started to rearrange the room like it should have been when Jungkook nudged me. "Let's get you cleaned up, where's the bathroom?" He asked, I told him where it was and he took my hand before dragging me with him. Once we were there he opened the cupboards searching for something as I sat down on the edge of the bathtub as he finally found the first aid kit. He kneeled in front of me and started to wrap a bandage around my knuckles which were sore from making a heavy impact. "Why go after him yourself? I mean, we were on our way so why couldn't you have just left him to us?" He asked and I just sighed, I looked him in the eye and he seemed genuinely worried. "He has been trying to hurt us for years, it nearly killed AJ and she has done everything to keep me happy even if she wasn't actually with me. She protected me and tonight was my chance to protect her so I just did it without thinking. I tried to hold myself back but I couldn't so I lashed out." He smiled and rested his one hand on top of my injured one. "Did he hurt you?" He asked and I shook my head, although he pinned me against the wall I didn't want Jungkook to know because he would only worry more. "I can tell when you're thinking so just tell me." I just raised an eyebrow at him which made him laugh but he still didn't let it go so I just smiled and looked at him. "I punched him in the jaw so he grabbed me and pinned me to the wall but it didn't hurt." I reassured him and he just stayed silent as his annoyed expression came to view. We both heard the front door open and knew that Suga was back so we both left the bathroom to meet him, he and just taken his shoes off when Namjoon asked him where he took the unconscious boy. "I left him in the park, he's sleeping on a bench, also covered him in mud so it looked like he was homeless." The three of us who knew nothing were now holding in our laughs, there's no doubt that when it comes to punishments Suga is a savage, we all sat down in the now clean living room and were mid conversation when the door opened again. "Liv! I'm home!" AJ called out and I sighed in relief, Jungkook rubbed my back soothingly as he realised I tensed up when the door opened. "Oh... I didn't know we had company, are you feeling better Liv? I got you some medicine just in case." She stated and rested her hand on my forehead as I tried to convince her that I was fine, she wouldn't take my word for it and continued to check me for any sorts of illness before giving up. "So. What are you guys doing here?" She turned to the three boys and they just smiled as someone instantly tried to think of a reason when Suga started to talk. "Jin hyung kicked us out because we kept dissing his cooking and complained." Me and Jungkook made eye contact for a split second as he was trying not to laugh. "So how long has he kicked you out for?" She replied and Namjoon just looked at Suga for an answer. "We're staying the night." He bluntly stated which made Jungkook almost choke on air and Namjoon's eyes nearly shoot from his head, well tonight will be eventful to say the least.