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Nothing is unsettling like something that doesn't belong, something that's out of place, something that shouldn't be. In this moment, that unsettling thing was the sound of Namjoon's laugh after we told him about Jungkook being the hacker. It ran chills up my spine, it made the hair on my skin stand straight up as goosebumps peppered my arms.
He kept laughing as he pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes.
"Namjoon?" I worriedly called out in a hushed tone.
"Hyung?" Jungkook looked uneasy, as any sane person would be.
Before another word could be spoken, Namjoon was lunging at Jungkook, hands outstretched to latch onto the boy's shirt. Shouting immediately ensues, both from a threatened Jungkook, a furious Namjoon, and the rest of us that watch in horror. His fist flies back in a blur of motion, it's target being Jungkook's face. Jin and Yoongi attempt to pull Namjoon off of him, but their efforts only make him angrier. I've always known Namjoon to be so gentle and mellow. Yes, he gets mad, he gets frustrated, but never violent; I never thought I'd see him willingly hurt one of us, no matter what it was we did or said.
"Namjoon," I call out, my voice cracking slightly. He doesn't pay me any attention. "Kim Namjoon," I speak louder this time, though not yelling, my voice booms through the air. Namjoon freezes, his fist frozen in the air, just before it was going to hit Jungkook's already swollen face.
He stands there for a moment, breathing heavily, before finally turning around and walking away.
"Where are you going?" I dare to ask.
"Anywhere he isn't. I can't stand to look at him right now."
I start to go after him, but after just one step, I feel a hand tug me back. I turn my head to see that it's Jin. He shakes his head at me, discouraging me from pushing on any farther. "I think it'd be best if you left him alone right now." Those words not only hurt me, they scare me. There's nothing more that I want than to go to him and hold him and tell him that everything will be alright, I want him to do the same, because right now, things don't feel like they'll be alright. I have to stay here, I have to confront Jungkook and make sure everything gets solved between the whole group, and I have to do it without Namjoon, my support, the one I look to when I feel there's no other place to go. Without him to help me, everything seems so much more difficult.
I take a deep breath, knowing the problems we're facing aren't going to wait for me just because I'm not ready. "Alright, Jungkook, you said you could explain, so I suggest you start now." Jungkook nods his head, and I see his Adam's apple bob up and down as he gulps.
Before he even begins, Yoongi walks up to him with a wet towel to clean away the blood on his face and an ice pack to hold to his head. Jungkook bows his head and whispers his gratitude to him.
