Chapter 10 - Tension
"Yoongi... We need to talk."
Jungkook and Yoongi were standing in the hotel hallway under a flickering yellow light which was making a loud buzzing noise like a bee stuck under a pane of glass. The rest of the lights in the corridor were dim - a clear sign that the hotel they were staying in was not at all fancy (maybe 2 stars at best)!
Yoongi leant on one of the crutches and looked up at the younger boy with a completely bored expression.
"Mmm? What about?"
"What the hell do you think this is about?!" Jungkook growled, sighing and looking quickly up at the ceiling in frustration.
The older boy shrugged his shoulders and blew a piece of his fringe out of his eyes with his breath.
Jungkook hit the wall with his fist and growled.
"You. Its all about you, you idiot...Its always been about you." He seethed. "Why the hell did you release those documents? If you knew you only had 13 days... why did you get yourself in trouble like this? If you had just kept it to yourself-"
Yoongi stopped him by holding up his hand.
"Kookie, Kookie, Kookie..." He chuckled, "Take it easy. You see, all of this was a mistake - an accident if you like."
The younger boy looked confused.
"H...How in any way is this-"
"You see Jungkook, sometimes even the most experienced hackers slip up. My mouse clicked the wrong button and before I knew it the story was out - you think I chose to target Park Jimin? That was just coincidence! How was I to know that Hoseok would run me over with him in the car when I didn't even know the pair of them existed?"
Jungkook still looked in a daze when the older man put his hand on his shoulder and looked into his eyes and spoke in a deep, threatening tone.
"And I am not joking - If either of my friends are so much as scratched by the end of this - you won't live to see that escape rocket."
"YOOOOOOONNNGGGIIIIIII!" Jimin called from inside the room, and the door opened, revealing Jimin. "Quick - look in here! You are on TV!"
They went in the room and squatted in front of the bright box, staring at the pictures flashing on the screen.
"This man, believed to be Mr Min Yoongi, can be seen jumping into the tracks to save the young boy, who can not be identified due to age limitation." The newsreader said quickly, as CCTV footage of the accident that occurred earlier that day was shown. "But while all this was taking place, some bystanders recognised this man on the left, believed to be the wanted criminal Park Jimin, and his companion Jung Hoseok."
The tension in the room was burning, but all four men were frozen.
"No one knows why the four men were in Daegu, but CCTV shows them all boarding the train for Busan, and getting off at the station together, which implies that the quad are all working together."
The picture changed from the CCTV, to an image of two police officers. Yoongi instantly recognised one of them - the man who had run after him that night with the JIMIN poster. Kim Seokjin. The other man had blonde hair, and his badge read "Kim Namjoon"
"Of course, we are on the lookout for all four men, but we have reason to believe the youngest of them is not involved." Namjoon said into the microphone. "We ask the public to keep an eye out for all of them, but still enjoy these days knowing that we will catch them, and they will pay for the panic they have spread."
Jungkook turned off the TV and looked at Yoongi.
"Why don't you just tell them now? Or shall I?"
"Don't you frikking dare Jeon." Yoongi growled. "Why don't I tell them you're little secret too?"
"Ok ok fine!" Jungkook relented, leaving Hoseok and Jimin staring at them both, utterly confused.
"Tell us what?" Jimin asked. "Yoongi? Are you hiding something.... again?"
"Don't worry about it Jiminie." Yoongi sighed.
There were a few moments of silence before Hoseok spoke up...
"Hey guys, can someone come with me to front reception? I meant to ask earlier but there isn't any toilet roll in the bathroom." He sighed, trying to change the awkward subject.
"Can't you go by yourself? Your the second oldest here!" Jungkook groaned.
"The corridor is scary!" The man whined. "I can't go by myself!"
"I am staying here." Jimin announced. "Its too dangerous for me to leave."
"Me too." Yoongi echoed. "I am now a public hero/villain."
"Hey - they showed my face too!" Hoseok whined. "Jungkook was the only one they blurred out because he is too young to be broadcast!"
"You were shown least though." Jungkook added.
"Then it is decided. Hoseok, Jungkook - begin operation roll retrieval." Jimin ordered.
Jungkook looked wronged and pouted in protest, but followed the blonde's orders.
Jimin and Yoongi were left alone in the room in another awkward silence. Yoongi didn't want to talk, but Jimin had questions and he knew it.
Jimin always had frikking questions.
"Can I speak, Hyung... you look unhappy..."
"Go ahead..." Yoongi sighed, laying back on the floor and closing his eyes.
"I just wanted to say... what you did today... that was really brave. I don't care if it put us in danger because of the CCTV - you are more of a hero than anyone will ever believe..."
"I am not a hero Jiminie..." Yoongi sighed. "You shouldn't turn anyone into a hero unless you know that they won't come back and stab you afterwards."
"You would stab me, Hyungie?" Jimin pouted. "You meanie."
Yoongi sat up and tilted his head.
"Obviously. I am vicious." He said with a pout, making Jimin giggle cutely.
"You couldn't hurt a bubble." The younger teased.
Jimin knelt down beside Yoongi and wrapped his arms around his back, joining his hands over his chest in a cute back hug. Although the older boy couldn't see him, he put his hands over Jimin's, lost in the moment.
He felt Jimin's head on his shoulder and smiled softly.
"See? You cant hurt anyone." The younger mumbled.
"I could hurt you." Yoongi smirked, spinning round fast and pinning Jimin's arm behind his back.
The younger let out a yelp of surprise and shivered as he felt Yoongi's breath tickle his ear as he whispered.
"But I won't. Not yet."
Jimin laughed cutely and twisted away.
"Come on Yoongs." He sighed, rolling his eyes. "Next you're going to tell me you were the hacker that got me in trouble! Stop being an idiot."
A silence filled the room and the older let go of Jimin.
"W...What if... I was that hacker?" He asked slowly, looking up into Jimin's eyes.
Just then the door opened and Hoseok walked in with Jungkook behind him. The teenager was carrying two rolls of white paper, while the older was typing on the phone he had managed to retrieve from Yoongi earlier that day.
"I have a bone to pick with you Min Yoongi." Hoseok announced as the door was closed. "Who the hell is TaeTae? And why is he texting me? What does he mean he knows what you did?"
He handed him the phone.
(for all of you reading with no wifi, Tae is basically ranting at Yoongi for not replying!)
Yoongi immediately texted back.
Yoongi looked over his shoulder at Jungkook, who was reading the messages as he sent them.
"See anything interesting Kookie?" He asked him, snapping the younger out of his trance.
Jungkook pretended he hadn't been looking and stood up to get another drink.
Yoongi blocked Tae's number and deleted the conversation before handing the phone back to Hoseok and apologising.
"Tae is an over-friendly acquaintance I met in Daegu... Don't worry - I blocked him."
The boy nodded and sighed, pocketing the phone and sitting on the end of the bed next to Jimin. Hoseok had noticed that ever since Yoongi had been around (even though it had only been 3 days) Jimin had been acting a little more distant from him. He didn't feel that friendship he used to feel when they were roommates. Maybe it was because of the pressure pushed on Jimin's shoulders right now, but he would never know for sure.
All he knew was that Jimin had changed.
A lot.
He looked over at the now-blonde boy and smiled, but his face fell as he saw Jimin was staring hard at something. No - someone.
Yoongi and Jungkook were talking in front of the TV, and Hoseok could have drawn a straight line between Jimin's eyes and Yoongi's hair.
With a mixture of annoyance and sadness, he waved a hand in front of the younger boy's eyes to distract him.
"Yah - why don't you speak to me when I sit next to you?" He asked.
"Do I need to?" Jimin mumbled sleepily. "I am tired."
Hoseok looked at the clock on the wall. It was barely 4 pm. He hit Jimin's leg hard and made the younger stare at him in shock.
"YAH!" He cried out, rubbing his sore skin. "That hurt Hyung! Why would you do that?"
"See? You're awake now..." Hoseok grumbled, crossing his arms and facing away from him.
"Stop being so grouchy." Jimin whined, jumping on his back and wrapping his arms round his neck.
Meanwhile, Jungkook and Yoongi were still talking quietly. Well - Yoongi was talking. Jungkook was lost in thought. How was he going to turn these men in? Should he just turn in Yoongi and save the other two? Or should he just get all of them out of his life so they wouldn't bother him after he left them to catch the rocket.
He sighed softly. Soon he would be free of all these incompetent fools forever and he could just get on with being clever.
Just then his stomach growled loudly and everyone looked at him.
Silence.
"Onnnnnn that note..." Yoongi laughed, "I think I should go and find us something to eat. I will be back in a few minutes ok?"
They feasted that night. Yoongi bought them one cup ramen each, as well as some kimchi fried rice a woman had been selling at a stall near the hotel.
No one else noticed except Yoongi that Jimin still barely touched his food.
After the other two had fallen asleep, he sat beside the blonde boy with a pot of freshly stirred ramen in his hands.
"You need to eat." Yoongi urged, holding out the ramen.
"I will - tomorrow. I feel sick tonight." Jimin lied. "I promise I will have it tomorrow."
"You'd better - or I will tip it down your throat. Got it?" Yoongi teased. "Go on - get some rest. We've earned it today."
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Author's note and... Quiz?
Hello my lovely readers! V-Crazy here! I can't believe we made it to 10 chapters! I apologise for the unorganised updates so far, and from now on will try to post chapters more frequently and consistently!
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