BAD HABIT (2JAE)

Chapter 4

Youngjae pov

My mind came back into consciousness, but I still kept my eyes tightly shut. I felt like I was doing circles in my head. The tips of my fingers were numb and my whole body felt cold. I slowly began to move my hands until I could feel with them again, and I noticed something soft. Confused, I opened my eyes. It was the same room? But I didn't see a couch in there when we first went in... then again, I was on the other side of the room. The light from the doorway still peered through the room.

"So, you're finally up?" I heard Jb. I sprung up and looked around to see Jb sitting across from me. His hands were intertwined and resting right below his nose. "Are you always this weak? Fainting just because there's some dead guy?" He scoffed as I sat back down in disbelief. He stretched and calmly got up, turning around to walk out. "Useless," He mumbled, clicking his tongue. "Now that you're up, let's get going. What? Can't walk."

"Useless?" I stood up. "Me? At least I'm not the asshole that's killing people as if their lives have no value! I would rather be useless than be a murdering heartless bastard..." Feelings of anger and disgust overcame my body. I was looking directly at his face as it changed from shocked to pissed. Jackson stood behind him, shocked at what I had said.

"What. Did. You. Just. say?" He said slowly, stepping closer with every word; his tone of voice lowered.

"Hey, hey, hey, calm down... he doesn't know, Jb." Jackson panicked trying to calm him down.

"What the fuck do you know about me, huh? Tell me! Do you think I fucking wanted this life? All I fucking wanted was to live a normal life, but it doesn't always go the way you want it!" He shouted. "I-..." For some reason, Jb stopped before he could say anything else. He turned back around to face the door and just walked out. He still had more to say by the look of his face... maybe I misjudged him... he looked hurt, should I apologize? I mean I didn't really say anything wrong though, right? But he did say he didn't want to do this either, what did he mean by that? Why does he look like a child screaming for help? Youngjae snapped out of it! This is the same guy that kidnapped and beat you half to death for god's sake! But... I snapped out of my thoughts and went to where the car was located, seeing that it was still there and they didn't just leave me here. I got in and saw Jb already seated, looking cold as always.

"Drive." Jb said to the driver, turning to look out of the car's window. The car ride once again started with deafening silence. He didn't say anything. He won't even look at me! Has this ride always been this long??

"Hey... Look, I'm sorry about earlier. About what I said to you." I said nervously. I looked up to see him still facing the window. The awkwardness was so thick I could practically cut it with a knife.

"At least look at the person who's trying to make things right, damn it!" I yelled out, half-standing forgetting I was in a car. He finally looked at me. A small glance albeit, but still. I sat back down and continued "Just like you said, I don't know anything about you and you don't know anything about me." I paused for a moment thinking about what I said." Well, that's a lie. You do know a lot about me, but that's beside the point." I mumbled. "Anyways, I don't know how long I'm going to be here for, so I might as well just get to know you better." He stayed silent.

I let out a sigh. "I guess I'm going first! As you know, I am an only child. I dropped out of college due to my father's debt and worked 4 part-time jobs a day. My mom... left us for another man years ago, which was pretty hard on him. That wasn't the best time in our lives if anything I'd like to forget it. I don't hate my mom though, even if she did leave us... but I always wanted to ask her why she left. I want to know what her reason was."

By the time I finished, we made it to the apartments where I stayed. "Well, goodnight Jb. And thanks for listening to my story." He looked as if he was going to say something, but didn't.

"Goodnight," he said back. I smiled and walked to my room.

"Aaaa... I'm so tired." I said aloud. So many things have happened today. Some things, I would love to forget. I shivered at the thought of it. I plopped down on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. Ah, I need to get changed, sleeping in a suit is not a great move. Reluctantly, I sat up and reached into the dresser next to the bed and pulled out the first thing I grabbed. A pink hoodie and some shorts, that'll do.

Jb pov

Where is he, he's 20 minutes late! Did I go overboard yesterday? I glanced down at my watch. I guess I can wait 10 more minutes for him. I'm not exactly the most patient person, so I wasn't going to wait for much longer.

Another 10 agonizing minutes pass by. I stood up and sighed. "I guess I'll have to go get him myself." I went to my room for my keys and slipped on a pair of shoes. "I'll be back," I called to Jackson.

"Okay, do you need anyone to go with you?" He asked. I shook my head.

"No, I'm going to go get Youngjae, he's late" I replied. He chuckled and crossed his arms, shaking his head.

"Ah, Youngjae. He's an odd choice, isn't he? I'm surprised you've kept him for this long." He mumbled something after that, something about taking an interest in something, but I couldn't hear him. "Anyways, don't die out there!"

It didn't take me long to drive out there. I had thought about calling my driver, but that would've taken too long. I parked on the street and started to walk up the stairs towards his room. Just then, I saw Jinyoung making his descent down, looking shocked to see me.

"Jaebeom? What are you doing here?" He asked, crossing his arms.

"I came to get Youngjae" I replied. He looked a bit confused after I had said that.

"Oh, showing interest in him, I see." He smiled. There was more behind that smile of his, I just couldn't quite put my finger on it. "Anyways, I'll meet you at the main office." He finished and continued his descent down the stairs. I shook my head and kept going up.

I finally reached Youngjae's room. I knocked on the door and waited. There was no answer. "Ay, Youngjae. You're late." Still no answer. I banged on the door this time. "If you don't open the door, I'm going to open it myself." There was still no answer; he is testing me. However, I had a key just for instances like this. I pulled out my key ring and found the key to his room and opened the door. It was pitch black inside. Did he leave already? I reached for a light switch and flicked it up. There was a lump on the bed, but I couldn't tell if someone was in it or not, it just looked like a pile of blankets and pillows. I walked over and pulled the covers away to reveal a sleeping Youngjae. This is why he's late? Did he oversleep?

"Hey, get up, sleeping beauty, you have work to do," I said. He tossed and turned in the bed, slowly sitting up.

"Huh... what?" He murmured. He rubbed his eyes and looked up at me, still trying to process what was happening. His eyes widened as, I guess, he realized what was going on. He shot up from the bed and bowed to me apologetically.

"I'm so sorry, I overslept. I didn't mean to! I apologize." He kept saying it over and over again.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. It's not that big of a deal. You were late once." I cut him off. I hated hearing him apologize over and over because of something so minor. "Just don't do it again or there will be consequences." I turned around so he could compose himself without feeling anymore pressured than what he already was. "Now, you should change into something more fitting and we should get going." He was wearing a large pink hoodie with a pair of shorts underneath. Definitely not what you would imagine someone in his situation would dress. He had more of a cute bed head, and his face was most likely pink with embarrassment at this point. Although I should not have been thinking about it, he did look adorable in the morning. Whatever, what am I thinking? "Just hurry up, we don't have all day. I drove over here myself."

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Hey guys! Sorry this chapter was a little late lol I've been trying to do an update once a week. hope you guys enjoy this story! jb be a little shy and lying to himself and that's fine we all know what's rlly going on lol. anyway bye for me!