Double Knot

Chapter Four

  "What do you mean?" Jeongin sniffed as he pulled away from you to look at Chan.

  "I mean he escaped. It's been five years. He's probably pissed and looking for us." Chan sighed. Seungmin pulled Jeongin close to him and tucked his head into his neck. The younger boy had started to sink into the depths of a panic attack. After being with him for so long, Seungmin knew what triggered him and reacted accordingly.

  "Shhh... It's okay. It's okay, Innie... I'm here. As long as I'm here, he won't hurt you. Nobody will ever hurt you." Seungmin whispered as Jeongin started to visibly shake in his arms. You watched sadly as Hyunjin wrapped his arms around you.

  Chan sighed and walked over to Seungmin and hugged the younger boys tight.

  "As the leader, I won't let anything happen to either of you. You all are protected by me. I'm sorry I couldn't be there to save Woojinnie hyung. This is my fault."

  "Chan, none of this is your fault. There was no way you could have known about this. This was all just a horrible accident." Changbin sighed as he held Felix close to him. Your brother looked at Changbin before looking down at his feet.

  For the next thirty minutes, you all stayed in a dead silence. It was almost like you were holding a vigil for Woojin. It wasn't until Jisung broke the silence that everyone stirred.

  "If JYP is really looking for us, what are we gonna do?"

  "Well, to start, we need to tell Starship. If he tries anything, they will be our first line of defense." Chan said.

  "But we don't have any real proof that JYP actually killed Woojin! If we're wrong, we could get into serious trouble for that." Felix replied.

  "That's true but who else could it have possibly been? There's nobody that hates us more than JYP and Woojin was weak when it came to him. He never fought back." Minho said before you gave him a nasty glare.

  "Woojin was just as strong as the rest of us! When we were stuck in that simulation, he risked his life so that we could escape that building without any trouble. He died to save us! Something you wouldn't know because you died first!" You screamed, trying to claw your way out of Hyunjin's grasp. Your boyfriend held you tight against him as you screamed. You finally got tired of fighting and collapsed into a heap at Hyunjin's feet. You cried into the floor.

  "(y/n)... I'm..." Minho started before Chan held up a hand as he leaned down to help Hyunjin pick you up.

  "You've done enough, Lee. Leave her alone." Chan said sternly, making the rest of the group disperse quietly.

  "It's okay, baby. I'm right here. Chan's here too. You're alright." Hyunjin said calmly as Chan let you sob into his chest.

  "I know, cupcake. I know it's hard. I miss him too. You're gonna be alright. Hyun, I'm gonna put her to bed. She needs to rest." Your brother said to your boyfriend before picking you up bridle style and taking you into your room. Hyunjin's calm manner changed immediately when Chan was gone.

  "What the hell, Minho! You know how she feels about Woojin! Why would you say something like that hours after we find out he's dead?!" Hyunjin screamed.

  "I-I'm sorry... I wasn't thinking..."

  "That's no excuse! Think more goddammit! Fucking think!" Hyunjin yelled before Jisung stepped between the two.

  "Hyunjin, stop. I know what he said was way out of line but you need to calm down. Anger is not what we need right now. Just stop." Jisung said softly as Hyunjin growled before stalking into his shared room with (y/n).

  "Is she okay?" He asked Chan who was sitting on the edge of the bed watching his little sister sleep.

  "She'll be fine. She just needs time to grieve. So does everyone. Hyunjin, I need to ask you, why was she so close to Woojin? Out of everyone in the group, why him?"

  "Remember a long time ago when her friend passed away? Woojin helped her through a lot of that. It was when I had been away a lot for my MC job and you were busy with 3RACHA business. He was the only one here for her to talk to and they bonded. He became almost like a second older brother to her. After that, she always had a soft spot in her heart for him." Hyunjin explained.

  "And that never bothered you at all?" Chan asked.

  "I mean, sure I got a little jealous. My girlfriend was getting all buddy buddy with my hyung. Of course it bothered me but I knew that he was not going to try anything and I knew that she loved me more than any other man. Besides you of course." Hyunjin chuckled.

  "I see. Well, for her sake, I hope all of this ends soon. She needs to be relaxed for her health and the baby's health. I'll leave you two alone." Chan gave Hyunjin a small smile before exiting the room, leaving Hyunjin alone with his sleeping girlfriend.