[Weak Hero X Reader] Romance 101 [OLD VERSION]

Your Resolve

When you arrived home, you put on a fake smile once again. But this time, Vampire Boy grabbed your hand. "You've been angry these past few days. Tell me what's wrong,"

"It doesn't concern you," 'It kind of does, but this particular one involves Jake, not you,'

"I know it doesn't concern me, but you seem so stressed," He pulled her into a hug.

You leaned against his chest. "Just...just hold me for now...please..." 'Jake hurt Gerard. Jake intends on fighting Ben. Vampire Boy...were you the one who ordered Jake to go after Big Ben?'

You didn't want to believe it. You wanted your happy family illusion to last forever, but the moment you found out about Jake being the head of Daehyeon and thus a member of the Union, the first cracks appeared. Learning that Vampire Boy was actually Donald Na only created more cracks.

Just how long would it take until your illusion completely shattered?

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The next day at school, Gerard was covered in bandages. "So let me get this straight," Alex said. "Jake stopped by your work place, beat you half to death, and then paid Gray a visit?"

You balled your hands into tight fists. 'Again, I wasn't able to do anything while a friend was getting hurt!'

"He didn't ambush me or gang up on me," Gerard claimed. "We both agreed to fight. It's no big deal. Don't worry about it. Big Ben, I don't want you to fight him,"

"I'm sorry, Gerard," You apologized. "I don't consider Jake or his friends to be my brothers anymore," 

"Ben, I agree with Gerard," Alex told him. "This fight is—"

"No," Ben disagreed. "I'm gonna fight. It's not because of you, Gerard, or you, Gray. I'm gonna fight for myself. I think that's what I should do. And Gerard, I want you to stick with Gogo and me for a while," He then turned to you. "[Your Name], are you sure you're alright?"

"It can't get worse than living with Donald Na himself," You laughed weakly. "I want to know if Donald Na ordered Jake to go after you, Ben, or if it was Jake's own decision. I could ask both of them myself, but I don't know if I can trust what they say anymore,"

"[Your Name], if you need a place to stay, you stay at my house," Ben told you.

"Thanks Big Ben," You nodded.

XXX

Third Person POV

At Han River, a blonde teen approached a figure sitting on the stairs. "Hey, Hyeongshin. Oh right, I should introduce myself first. I'm Eunchan Hong from Daehyeon High. I heard even Wolf Keum and Jimmy Bae crossed swords. It's about time Hyeongshin and Daehyeon sort out the ranks. Don't you agree, Hyeongshin's Number Three? Come on, fight me, Grape. Let's settle this once and for all,"

But Grape was unamused. "Knock it off. You've been spending too much time with Jake. You're acting just like him,"

"Didn't like my joke, huh?" Eunchan plopped down beside him. 

"And for the record, I'm not Number Three," Grape corrected. "I'm Number Two,"

"Hey, listen. I'm having a part to celebrate the end of my suspension. You should come too," Eunchan handed the envelope containing the copy of the info Grape wanted. 

"Nah, I'm good," Grape opened the envelope to look through the papers.

"Dude, don't be like that. Just come!" Eunchan stood up. "I heard that Jake adopted a girl as his sister. She doesn't know, but the party's at the cafe she works at. You can come and meet her too. It's this Friday at 6 o'clock at Cafe Sherlock. I'll be totally bummed if you don't come, Grape,"