An Idol for the Omega

Chapter 4: Worry

Jae

I slump down in one of the room's chairs while Taejin throws himself face down on one of the beds with a happy groan. Hopefully, I'll be rooming with Taejin through much of the upcoming tour because the other vocalist of the group is pretty calm and easy going. As long as it's not Star.

The second rapper of the group usually gets roomed with Hyuk, our leader and lead rapper, being the best one to deal with how energetic he is. He's like family to me but I had to room with Star for three nights in a row one time and almost wanted to kill him. Not only does the kid stay up until late into the night, but he still somehow rises with the freaking sun. His loud voice never seems to stop either.

Currently, him and Hyuk are in their own room across the hall while M and Jun Min, the other remaining two vocalists, are in the room next to us. The three managers share the room across from them and the crew is filling up the next four rooms down from there. Our security detail will be constantly be rotating their shifts and will most likely be posted in the hallway throughout the night.

After arriving at the hotel, there was a small press conference that seemed to go on forever. Thankfully, my manager avoided all questions about the incident at the airport. Finally, we were allowed to go to dinner.

We ate in the manager's room, where they ordered delivery for everyone. Then we had to have an itinerary meeting of our Seattle visit and every minute of our day tomorrow is tightly packed with rehearsals, prep for the show and the performance itself. We even fly out again tomorrow.

Usually, we have more time in each city, sometimes with fan signs and meetings or even drop-ins on local television. Sometimes we have even less time, flying in during the morning and flying out that night. I guess I should be happy that we get to sleep in a bed tonight at all.

Slowly Taejin gets up and heads to his bag, digging out his shower kit before turning to me. "I'm going to get cleaned up. You getting ready for bed too?"

I wish. "Nah, I need to go see my hyung for a little bit." Understanding quickly crosses his face, but he just nods and heads into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

I had been shocked that hyung knew the fan that had ran out and clung me. He appeared and called out to the boy, but it only caused the boy to nuzzle into my chest more. Even after I figured out it was a male holding onto me, I was surprised at how strong he was, holding himself to me with little effort. Our security detail are not small guys and even two of them couldn't pull him off. It was clear that I was only released because he let me go.

Once he'd relaxed his grip, the guards quickly locked him into a hold on the floor. The boy had looked tiny on the floor, his sweatshirt dwarfing him, while he laid there, breathing rapidly but staying calm. His hair was a floppy, curly mess over his face, the shiny brown ringlets blocking most of his face. All I could see was his mouth and delicate chin, his lips pressed tightly together.

Alec-hyung stepped up then, his tall boyfriend right behind him. Manager Lee was there as well and Alec immediately tried to get them to let the kid go, he called him Braden.

"Bray- den." I quietly say the name out loud, practicing it in the silence of the room. Alec didn't really explain with everyone around but convinced Manager Lee to release Braden to him, just claiming that the kid didn't know what he was doing. Manager Lee agreed and hyung's boyfriend took over holding the boy still.

Quickly, I was hustled away along with the rest of the group and we loaded up into the waiting vans right away, not staying to take any more pictures. Alec called me while we were on the way to the hotel and most of the group overheard me asking to have time to see hyung.

Even now, I'm waiting for Alec to text me their room number and I'll go meet him. I'm not sure what he wants to discuss, but he apologized on the phone already, which I ignored. It's not like it was his fault. I think the kid will be there and is going to apologize. I don't really care about an apology, but I want to reassure hyung that we're cool.

I'm mostly concerned for Alec. If that kid is his boyfriend's family, I definitely want to know more about the tall, silent man from earlier. He'd held onto Braden with calculated force and control, he seemed to know exactly what he was doing. I wondered if this sort of thing happens a lot. Alec also said the boy didn't know what he was doing and it made me worried that hyung was around someone so unstable and strong.

Again, I thought back to the tight grip around my shoulders, the slender leg hooked firmly around my hip. I try to reaffirm that those tiny hands and soft curls went along with the ridge that poked into my abs. Curiously, I move my hand and stretch my fingers along the same spot on my torso, measuring. For a little guy, that did seem a tad impressive.

Honestly, it isn't that big of a deal to have a guy clinging to me. We have a large range of fans and, while its embarrassing, we know that we're frequently shipped as homosexuals, usually partnered off with other members of the group. Star even looked up a fanfiction one time and started to read it out loud, but it was pretty graphic and even he stopped quickly. It doesn't seem like there is much our fans wouldn't picture us doing.

I've been a trainee since I was sixteen years old and have never dated, but I always figured that once the rest of my contract is up in two years, that I'd try to find a nice girl to date. A lot of the other guys grumble about the no-dating ban, but it's never bothered me. I haven't met anyone, female or otherwise, that I'd be interested to know more, especially in a physical sense. Huh, maybe I should be concerned about that.

While wondering why I'm thinking of this all of a sudden, my phone beeps in my pocket. Pulling out I read the short message from hyung and stand up to get ready. I make sure my hat covers as much of my face as possible, but leave the mask off, knowing I'll stand out more in an American hotel that way.

I stop to let the managers know where I'll be. It would draw more attention if I took one of the security team with me, but they're going to have one patrolling the hallways of the same floor. I tried to convince them that I'll be fine with Alec, but they were firm on this.

Soon, I'm on my way to meet Alec again, and find out more about his boyfriend and the strange boy. I hope this meeting assuages my growing concerns about these new men in hyung's life. If not, I'm going to make sure that sweet, little Alec is removed from whatever influence they have on him. Hyung's always been there for me, and I'm going to make sure I'm there for him.