STRAY KIDS one shots

Joining part 3

A little review~

Changbin: So, do you tell him?
Hyunjin: Not yet.
Changbin: When?
Hyunjin:*sigh* I *pause* don't know.
Changbin: Today Chan hyung will call you and demand for the answer.
Hyunjin: I know. But, I just can't seem to ask him.
Changbin:*sigh* You do know how our system is. Even if he said no, Chan hyung will make him say yes.
Hyunjin: I know. I'll try to tell him when we got home.
Changbin: Don't try. Do it.
Seungmin:*to Hyunjin* Let's go home now.
Hyunjin:*nod* Okay.

Continue~

Author p.o.v

They bid each other goodbye, promise to meet again one day with the others before going back to their own way. Jeongin do know that all of his friends are also in a mafia team. All of them are. Making them treating Jeongin like a baby sometimes. Actually, he is the baby of the group.

The three of them come home and put away all the things that they have bought. Jeongin insists on eating his ice cream first in the bedroom while reading his comic book. Hyunjin and Seungmin following from behind and decide to tell him the news now. The more they don't, the more stress they will get, and the more things that will happen without their prediction.

Hyunjin:*take a deep breath* Baby, can you promise us that you will answer this honestly? Answer this for yourself, not me or Seungmin or the others, can you?
Jeongin:*confused* What? What are you talking about?
Seungmin: Please promise us prince.
Jeongin:*confused* Okay?
Seungmin:*nervous* Em, *sigh* Chan hyung told us that he need you to join us.
Jeongin:*confused* Us? Chan hyung? *realize* The mafia team?!
Hyunjin: Yes, he needs you to join us.
Jeongin:*surprised* B-but why?! I'm not skilled in any way.
Hyunjin: That, Chan hyung will be the one who explain that.
Jeongin:*surprised* Why me?
Seungmin: You know it well how this world work. Even you just let your guard off for awhile, you will be attack. Injuries are already our best buddies. Hurt, pain, betrayal, everything is there. Can you be able to go through all of that?
Hyunjin: We will always be there with you. All of us will. But sometimes, you need to be by yourself, to challenge all of that by yourself, can you do that baby?
Jeongin:*speechless* I do-don't know. Will I?
Seungmin:*hug Jeongin* Take your time prince. You can give us your answer later in the night.

Jeongin body whose tensed because of the sudden question that being thrown to him, relax a bit in the hug of his boyfriend. Yet, his mind is still wondering why did he offered to be inside the team. He is useless, for him. What did Chan want from him? Can he be any useful if he is inside the team? He did have some thoughts about this before. He did have thought about his answer if one day this question is awkward to him. The day have arrived yet the answer is still undecided. He doesn't know what to say. He break off the hug and go to his study room. He want to cool his head off a little while so that he won't make any wrong step.

Hyunjin:*worried* Is he going to be okay?
Seungmin: I don't know. I can only wish that he will be okay and he will agree. I don't want to put any force on him.
Hyunjin: Knowing him now, there are more possibility for him to refuse. Wonder why Chan hyung want him in?
Seungmin:*shrugged* Maybe for making of his safety? I don't know. Who can know what is Chan hyung thinking?
Hyunjin: Yeah, that guy is far from being an open book.

Night come and Jeongin is still inside his study room refusing to come out with the reason that he is not ready to give them their answer. Many thoughts came to his mind. Starting from the risk that he will take if he said yes and the risk that he will take if he say no. He write it all down on a piece of paper.

Yes:
-injuries small or big
-blood
-life is on the line
-kidnapped
-dealing with illegal stuff

No:
-live the life just as how it is
-Chan hyung will soon force me to it which will end up with me saying 'yes'

He take a long breath and decide to come out of the room with an answer on his mind. He hopes that the answer that he will give won't cause anything bad to him at least not 'till out of his expectations. Jeongin slowly open the door to his room and went inside looking as his boyfriends pase here and there out of nervousness and maybe worry. He clear his throat to catch their attention and sit on the middle of the bed letting his boyfriends surround him.

Jeongin:*take a deep breath* Actually, I don't know if this is what I truly want, but after thinking for long tim, maybe this is the best for me and us.
Hyunjin:*hold Jeongin's hand* Don't think of us, think of yourself, we are already inside these cruel world, you are different.
Jeongin:*shake his head* I *pause* am honestly scared. I'm scare of the lots possibility that could happen anytime. I *pause* am confused of my own mind.
Seungmin: I know, we understand how you feel. Feel free to give us the answer you have. We won't force you or anything.
Jeongin:*smile* I know. My answer is, yes. I'll join your team.

Hyunjin and Seungmin who already preparing the answer to give Chan are stunned. They don't expect him to say yes. They look at him with eyes open wide making Jeongin laugh before repeating his answer.

Jeongin:*laugh* I say, yes. I'll join your team.
Hyunjin:*surprise* You do know that once you are in you can't get out right?
Jeongin:*nod* I know.
Seungmin:*surprise* You do know that you can get a lot of injuries right? Like, a lot!
Jeongin:*chuckle* I know. I know everything well.
Hyunjin:*surprise* Then, why?!
Jeongin: Maybe because I just want to experience the world where both of you are experiencing. I want to know more about outside world that you seen. And, I'm pretty sure that even if I give you the answer no, *chuckle* Chan hyung will force me to say yes.
Hyunjin: Well, that's true.
Jeongin: So, when will I meet Chan hyung?

Seungmin is speechless. He hold Jeongin close to him and rest his head on his shoulder, taking deep big breath. Hyunjin also rest his head on Jeongin's lap letting Jeongin play with his hair, letting his eyes close. Both of them have the same things in their mind. They will do anything to make sure Jeongin is safe even if that means hell for them.