Only U || 2Jae

<21> Trust me(?)

"Monday, 7pm... You were out for 2 whole days..."

It is now the next morning after Youngjae woke up. He got up earlier than usual, finding Jaebum laying on the extra bed provided by the hospital. His condition was already getting better. Good night's rest, no nightmares, just falling asleep to the calm breathing of himself and his lover in the quiet room.

He swung his legs to one side and hugged his legs, staring at Jaebum. The morning light shone through the translucent white curtains, settling on Jaebum, who slept soundly, hugging a pillow.

Youngjae smiled. The view reminded him of when he first started chasing the boy. How he would always end up just staring at Jaebum's features when the older boy was stubborn and wouldn't give up his act. For instance, at the library, where Youngjae first discovered the cute twin moles above Jaebum's eyebrows.

Youngjae would be lying to say he didn't miss Jaebum. Sure, Jaebum was here now, right in front of him, but he can't even remember the last time he woke up in the other boy's warm embrace. Youngjae had been busy rushing End-of-year school projects and Jaebum had been busy working on the comeback, they barely had any time to themselves. It was like luck was against them, planning their activities a certain way that pulls them apart.

"Morning..." Jaebum said, snapping youngjae out of his little bubble. "You okay?" Jaebum asked.

"Yeah..." Youngjae replied, feeling a little disappointed. After a few more seconds of staring off into blank space, he pulled Jaebum's blanket up and motioned for Jaebum to move, which was obviously what he did.

Youngjae turned his back against Jaebum and laid down, just to get pulled into a loving cuddle. Jaebum didn't question him, he himself felt bad for neglecting Youngjae. He was there for him, yet he wasn't. He saw Youngjae have a hard time, but his ambition for the comeback blinded him from protecting the boy.

Just as they were about to fall asleep, a familiar tone rang... It was Jaebum's phone. It vibrated on the coffee table right in front of Youngjae, immediately waking him up. He picked it up and read the contact.

"It's from 'precious noona', you should answer it." Youngjae said as he passed the phone to Jaebum, who pulled out of the hug. He was kind of excited to hear from the girl but also found it dreadful. It reminded him of his Father who was still alive and well, and the things he could do to ruin his seemingly perfect(?) life at the moment.

"Hello?"

'Jaebum? Jaebum! Are you okay?' The girl panicked on the other side of the phone.

"Yeah, why?"

'Oh... great... Dad... I heard dad is making his way to Korea to get u back. He got really angry about you sneaking out and I couldn't stop him! I- I... I'm so sorry... he's even more determined to tame you now...' Yoona whined in anxiety.

"What?" Jaebum quickly got up, hearing her report. He hoped Youngjae didn't hear. The last thing he needed was for Youngjae to get stressed again and for his illness to relapse.

Jaebum walked to the window, looking out, as if he were looking for something. Youngjae noticed Jaebum's troubles expression and also sat up in bed, taking his own phone to scroll through his notifications. However, that was just on the surface, he was actually craning his ears to listen in to Jaebum's conversation.

'I said dad is coming for you! He said that boy was a plague and he needed to remove it...' Yoona said emphasising the 'it' part, causing Jaebum to cringe and clench his fists, his chin jutting our habitually.

"Alright." He replied firmly. "I'll be careful, thank you for telling me."

He didn't wait for a goodbye and hung up immediately, staring out into space, thinking about what his next move should be.