Friends With Benefits

10: "Mine"

"He asked him out."

They were chilling on the couch at Jackson's place, with the three of them (him, Jackson and Jaebum; he could almost hear Bambam saying "triple j") playing video games like they usually do during weekends when Jinyoung decided to blurt it out. It, being the sole thing which irked him off yesterday immediately after hearing about it. It bothered him in a way he never thought he would ever be, and it seems like it's also no different today. He already lost three games, two with Jackson and one with Jaebum, and he's not normally this weak when it comes to playing, so it is safe to say that he is indeed bothered plus distracted.

Right now, Jackson is having a match with Jaebum since the guy said competing against him is too boring. Sparing him a short glance but still focusing on the game, Jackson reacted.

"Who asked who out?"

His sigh came out as a frustrated one when he answered. "Mark." He turned to check on Jaebum. "He asked Youngjae out." Jinyoung kept his eyes on Jaebum who also had his eyes glued on the tv screen.

"Whoa!" He heard Jackson saying, followed by Jaebum's grunt yelling "Why'd you stop the game?"

"Ssshhh. Shut your mouth this is news." Jackson, completely ignoring after shushing Jaebum, now has his head turned to him. "Carry on."

Jinyoung rolled his eyes at the chinese. "What carry on? That's it. Mark asked Youngjae out."

"Uh-huh. And you're pissed about this, because?"

His mouth opened and closed a few times before Jinyoung managed to give a reply. "I am not." His voice raising an octave. Clearing his throat, he repeated himself. "I am not."

Jackson curled his lips before speaking. "Right because you should not. Even Jaebum here seems to be fine with it."

And that's when he felt like asking. Yesterday, when Youngjae talked about Mark it really seemed like he's not putting Jaebum into consideration. Youngjae even said that Jaebum isn't courting him which he found surprising. Seeing the amount of interaction those two had, all those lovey dovey eyes and Jaebum's hand almost making Youngjae's shoulder its permanent rest, what are all those?

With his eyebrows furrowed, he chose to ask Jaebum. "Did you know about this?" The older looked at him with questioning eyes. "About Mark asking Youngjae out?"

"No. I only heard it now, from you."

Frowning some more, Jinyoung asked. "And you don't have any say on this?"

With a small shrug, Jaebum answered. "I am not in any position to say anything about this matter."

And that response ought to shut him up. Jaebum made a clear point. And funny enough, it doesn't only fit with Jaebum but him also, doesn't it? None of them has a say on this.

"True you are, Jaebum-ah. We shouldn't meddle with whatever those two are planning to do. Right, Jinyoung?"

He could see Jackson's teasing smile but he ignored it and just decided to text Mark.

To Mark: You're really asking youngjae out?

Mark's response came in two minutes after.

I already did last Friday. We're going out tomorrow.

Jinyoung typed like a mad man, that if his phone has a keypad, his friends would hear the sound of him typing.

To Mark: What is your plan for tomorrow?

It took more than five minutes before he received a reply from the blonde.