Thief

21

"Mark you were right." Jaebum stated as he entered the kitchen, spotting Mark sitting at the table with some lunch.

"What? Say that again?" Mark asked, caught off gaurd by the sudden confession, but a smirk tugging at his lips at the sweet sound of him being right about something.

Jaebum rolled his eyes at the elder as he sat down across from him at the table. "You were right, okay? I like Jinyoung. I... fucking love him, I think, okay? How is that possible though? It took me forever to say 'I love you' when we were dating, yet I just met Jinyoung not too long ago and I think... I think I've fallen in love? how can Jinyoung make me so... soft?"

"I dunno. Honestly I think 'love' is a bit too strong of a word to use so fast, but maybe you've found 'the one'. I mean, I told you so." Mark said, a smile on his face as he celebrated his prediction with another bite of his food.

Jaebum paused, contemplating that for a minute. 'the one'? "Do you... do you really think that Jinyoung's 'the one'?"

Mark shrugged, not helping Jaebum one bit. "Maybe. Look, just let it play out and see where it ends up. Have you told him yet?"

"Ah... no... I just talk to him and get... a bit shy..." Jaebum mumbled, looking down at the table.

Mark gasped, his lips spreading futher into a wide smile. "Aw Jaebummie! I've never seen someone make you so shy, Jinyoung really has an effect on you!"

Jaebum felt himself blushing and he hated it, covering his cheeks to hide the embarrassing red color they were turning. "Shut up... I don't even know if he likes me back."

"He does, I know it. He'll come around to telling you eventually. Sooner or later you'll be making out like dogs and fucking like rabbits." Mark said, wiggling his eyebrows at Jaebum.

"Ew, Mark stop." Jaebum groaned, though those dirty thoughts that he's been trying not to have about Jinyoung had been popping up in his head more frequently lately.

"I'm just saying. If you two keep holding back, the sexual tension is gonna build. Just get his ass in bed already." Mark said, as if it were easy as pie.

Jaebum wasn't surprised by this, Mark's mind was always in the gutters, and the last thing anyone with some sense should do is listen to Mark. "Mark no! I'm not doing that, sex isn't the first thing you need to worry about in a relationship."

"Okay fine. Tell him he's pretty and that you love him, then rearrage his guts. Easy." Mark said, smirking at Jaebum who just blushed harder at the suggestive thought.

"God, you're such a slut. You only think about that stuff..." Jaebum said, already annoyed by the elder and they've only been talking for a few minutes.

"And what's the problem with that? I used to be your slut, and you loved it." Mark stated, reminding Jaebum of times he didn't really want to remember.

Jaebum just shook his head, deciding to ignore that comment and change the subject. "Anyway, more importantly, Jinyoung told me some more fucked up shit about his life. That's the only thing I'm really annoyed with him about, exactly how much is he still hiding from me?"

"Probably a lot. Remember, he was forced to keep his entire life a secret from the world. Even if he wanted to tell someone, he couldn't or he'd be beaten to death." Mark stated, the story from yesterday about Jinyoung's past still fresh in their minds.

"I know but... it's just so frustrating hearing the shit he's been through... and to think more stuff could've happened that he hasn't told me..." Jaebum trailed off, shaking his head as he thought about it.

"Well, what did he say now?" Mark asked.

Jaebum sighed as he retold the story. "He was sold into this life of crime. He had no choice. His family sold him like a slave at like, 7 years old. Who the fuck does that?"

"Damn. And I thought my family was terrible." Mark said while shaking his head.

"Your family is terrible, but his is even worse." Jaebum commented.

Mark quickly glared at Jaebum before focusing back on his food. "Man, you didn't have to insult my family... but yeah I guess it's true. At least my family didn't sell me, it's worse to know that you've been purposely given away to some random people as like, a business transaction." Mark took another bite, his fingers tapping on the table as he thought over everything Jaebum told him. "So... how are you gonna handle this?"

"I dunno... we have to tell the authorities or something but... what if they're working with the group? What if they're corrupt and they hand Jinyoung right back over to whoever the hell 'owns' him?" Jaebum asked. That's one of the main things he was concerned about. If this group is widespread across the city, then they probably have some pull with the police, and if they contact the authorities, Jinyoung could possibly be falling right into a trap.

"Then... we need a plan B just in case." Mark answered.

Though the problem was, none of them had a plan B. The two sat there in silence, both thinking hard about what else they could possibly do. There were so many options, yet little of them were guaranteed to work. Jaebum wasn't used to this whole 'on the run' thing, he was used to running on a treadmill, that's about it. He sighed in frustration, not knowing what their next step should be, and simultaneously running out of time.

Just then, as if an angel heard Jaebum's struggles and sent an answer straight from heaven, Jaebum's phone buzzed. He picked it up, curiously checking the notification. His eyebrow raised, and Mark looked at him expectantly as his expression changed.

Jaebum's eyes scanned over the text, the corners of his mouth curling up into a little smile of hope. "...Wait a sec. I think our plan B just flew in from his world tour, and he wants to pay me a visit."

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(*Who is it??? Well he was mentioned at the beginning of the story so I'm sure the guess isn't hard lol. I lowkey want to like, spam post the rest of the chapters buuut there are a lot of chapters and I would never do that anyway; you guys just have to suffer and wait 😈 I like this chapter tho, Jaebum accepting his feelings is cute uwu*)