Kang and Rin stood before Head Hoon with Soobin and Yeonjun acting as if they still felt hostile towards them.
"Fine. Only because you found them. Otherwise I'd put then back under my care." said Head Hoon before dismissing them.
They left the room silently and made their way back to their rooms. They closed the door behind them then burst into cheers.
"We're free!" Yeonjun squealed as he hugged Soobin.
Kang cleared his throat then glared at the both of them. They quiet down as they sat.
"You both do realize you're technically still captives, right?" said Kang. They nodded. "And you're going to be split up again."
Soobin frowned as he held Yeonjun tightly. He wasn't ready to be separated from him yet. Yeonjun hung his head low as he figured as much.
"Come on, Soobin." said Kang.
Soobin slowly detached himself from Yeonjun then went with Kang. Rin held Yeonjun back as he watched him leave.
"Kang's going to treat him better right? He's not going to unnecessarily hit him, right?" asked Yeonjun teary eyed while being strapped in.
"He'll be fine. Now I need to go get your itinerary from someone. Behave." said Rin before leaving the room.
Every fiber of his being was grateful for being back with Rin. It also meant he'd get to talk one on one with him again. He smiled to himself as he did a little happy dance.
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Yeonjun quietly ate then stopped. Rin looked up and noticed he was staring.
"What are you reading?" Yeonjun asked.
"Neurosis. I finished my previous book disfunctionality already." replied Rin. "Why?"
"I want to read too. Can I?" asked Yeonjun cutely.
"No. You're not supposed to read anything other than Lovers educational papers." Rin said then went back to his book.
"Please?" begged Yeonjun.
"Fine! If it'll get you to quiet down." fussed Rin as he sat down next to Yeonjun.
Yeonjun clapped happily then started to eat again while reading. He looked towards Rin's face then discreetly pulled his hood off. He smiled happily as he got to see his pretty eyes again.
"What are you staring at? I thought you wanted to read." complained Rin.
"I was entranced by your eyes." confessed Yeonjun with a smile.
Rin gave him a weird look then felt around his head. He growled in anger while Yeonjun laughed. He put his hood back on just as one of his underlings entered.
"Sir, Head Hoon wants to see both of you in the observatory area." she said.
"Make yourself scarce." replied Rin.
Yeonjun looked at him worriedly as he started to undo his leg restraints.
"Is he going to hurt us...?" whispered Yeonjun?
"Doubt it." said Rin as he walked him out.
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Head Hoon turned around at the sound of the door opening.
"Come. There's much to discuss." said Head Hoon who took a seat first.
Yeonjun stood by Rin's side, refusing to sit anywhere Head Hoon resided.
"So, why just us?" asked Rin as he sat forward.
"You two have a romance going on don't you?" asked Head Hoon, getting straight to the point.
"No, sir." replied Rin without hesitation while Yeonjun agreed with him.
"Really? Then why was he desperately clinging to you like his life depended on it?" pressed Head Hoon angrily.
"Because you're a creep! Don't think I don't know what you've done to me in my sleep! I know one day you were planning to get sexually intimate with me in my sleep! It was obvious! You're a fucking creepy, ass, perverted old man!" Yeonjun shouted before hiding behind Rin.
"Fine. See it that way. I have nothing else to say to you both." said Head Hoon.
Yeonjun glued himself to Rin's side as they left. Head Hoon gave him immense creeps.
"They're in love, I fucking know they are..." Head Hoon grumbled before kicking a chair.
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Yeonjun sat quietly as meal time was nearing its end. He knew asking would be a major stretch, but it was worth a shot.
"Rin, could I be released...?" asked Yeonjun softly.
"I don't trust you like that." replied Rin.
"But what about the time before when you were doing nightly checks?" Yeonjun recalled.
"Fine, but one slip up and you're going back in." said Rin as he placed his book down.
Yeonjun happily wiggled around as Rin started to undo his restraints. He stretched out in bliss then smiled at Rin.
"I'll behave." said Yeonjun.
"You don't really have a choice." replied Rin before turning back towards to his seat. Yeonjun hugged him from the side then pulled his hood off. "What are you doing?"
"Seeing your face again..." muttered Yeonjun as he pulled his mask down.
They quietly stared at each other until Rin pulled away. His heart felt weird.
"God you're annoying..." muttered Rin.
Yeonjun couldn't control the fluttering in his stomach as he fanned himself. Something was wrong. Was he sick? His stomach knotted and caused him to sit.
"Hey, are you okay...?" Rin asked as he knelt by his side.
Yeonjun searched his face and found his symptoms worsening. He covered his mouth as nausea started to settle in.
"I don't feel good..." mumbled Yeonjun despite his nausea simply being caused by nerves.
"Right... go puke in the corner. I'll get an underling to clean it." said Rin as he pushed him over.
Minutes passed and Yeonjun felt his nausea completely disappear. He felt a bit embarrassed as Rin had to see him in such a state. He looked back and saw Rin absorbed in his phone. He smiled warmly and wondered just how attached was he.
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Kang stepped into the room at night and was surprised by no greetings. Yeonjun was nodding off while Rin looked as if he couldn't care less.
"So, did you figure out the itinerary?" Kang asked as he walked over.
"Yeah. Its essentially everything we've been doing." said Rin as he put the papers down.
"I heard Head Hoon wanted to talk to you both. What about?" Kang asked.
"He's convinced Yeonjun and I are in love with each other." Rin said with a sigh.
"Ah. He's still hung up on Junnie here huh. I wonder about our boss..." said Kang as he looked at Yeonjun.
"Soobin and Yeonjun are good kids. Maybe we should select delinquents next time." muttered Rin as he stuffed the papers back in the folder.
"You have feelings for him don't you?" asked Kang without looking at him.
"No." replied Rin. "There's no room for any kind of affection here."
Kang frowned at the sight of Yeonjun smiling in his sleep. Head Hoon was onto something.
