Book 3: Restart

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Day 80

Third Pov

Jackson looked at his phone screen, the call hung up by no one other than Yoongi, now looking up to see the perplexed expressions of the other six in the room.

"You heard what he said." Jackson stated with a shrug, putting his iphone back into his jacket pocket.

"Ok but wouldn't it be worse if the cops are after him? I mean from what you told us, couldn't they have possibly found out about you wiping his record clean?"

Jackson shakes his head, smiling at Taehyung. "That's not what wiping his record is Taehyung. It doesn't wipe it clean from the police, but from the public. Since he helped them take down a gang, they let his record stay mostly clean for the public so he could get a normal job."

"Mostly?" Taehyung questioned in retaliation. Jackson nodded. "The only thing on his record right now is an attempted restraining order from a few years back by this old lady who didn't like him."

The others nodded.

"But still, you should talk to him about it after he leaves, or if he leaves."

"Shut up Namjoon." Hoseok stated with an annoyed expression. "Look, he may not be safe but he went through all the trouble to make sure we were ok? Don't make him out to be a complete danger."

"But you said it yourself, he's not safe." Hoseok wanted to punch Namjoon in the face. "Not being safe if different from being a danger. Just- just make sure that all of us are here when he calls so we can discuss ok?"

Jackson nodded, standing up and stretching his legs. "Well, I presume that he'll call in the next thirty minutes or so and I can't exactly leave if you guys don't want to miss it. What do y'all want to watch?"

-

In the middle of Ice Age Jackson's phone rang. He groaned, annoyed at the sudden disruption but his eyes grew wide once he saw the contact name.

"Yoongi's calling!" Jungkook paused the movie, all of them crowding around Jackson on the couch. He accepted it on the second ring as always, shushing the others with his finger and immediately talking.

"Yoongi! Are you ok?" There was a constant noise in the background of the other line, and Jackson realized that Yoongi had to be in a car. "Yoongi?"

"I'm fine." His gravelly voice surprised Jackson, making him a little concerned for his friend.

"Well, what happened?"

"YJ is dead. Escaped prison, over a few cities down. They wanted me for an interrogation but I couldn't give them anything."

They froze.
Dead? Suddenly the others excluding Jackson didn't feel very comfortable, feeling like they were intruding.

"Well what do you feel about that? You did love him." It was silent, no words or noises made. "I don't care. He betrayed me anyway. I just hope that whoever went after him doesn't come after me. Look. I still won't be home for a while so tell the others ok? I need to find more information and-"

"Yoongi! What the fuck! You better not disappear on me!" Yoongi sighed.

"I'm not, honest. I'm extending it to three weeks. Tell the others." Yoongi hung up, and the others were left speechless.

"I feel like we shouldn't have been listening to that. It really wasn't any of our business." Jin nodded. "I agree. Look. Next time he calls you just take it without us alright?"

Jackson politely smiled at that and nodded, picking himself up off the couch.
"Well, it was nice to have a short vacation for a while. But, I need to go back to work. It was nice being with you guys."

Jackson left through the front door, which soon left an uncomfortable silence with the rest of them.

"Well shit." Jimin muttered.

-

Day 102 / Roughly three months

Yoongi's Pov

I was back. I stood in front of the door to the condo, dressed in the same clothes I left with. My hair was different, the middle longer and the sides short.

(Example: Jungkook's butter hairstyle)

I shifted out the keys, putting them in the lock before I pushed open the door. I looked around, seeing how nothing changed.

Jackson was on the couch, reading a book. He looked up, his eyes widening when he spots me. "Yoongi!"

He runs up and hugs me, squeezing me tight. He sniffs me, making my grimace. "You don't smell....where were you?"

After he let go I stuffed my hands in my pockets. "I stayed at a hotel and used my saved up stash money that I had from Ulsan. I was looking into YJ's murder actually."

Jackson widened his eyes. He looked like he wanted to slap me. "Are you fucking crazy! He was a gang leader Yoongi! That was dangerous!"

I nodded.
"I know. But, now I know for sure that I haven't put the others in danger. I did this so that I was one hundred percent positive that nothing would or could happen to them. News flash, they're safe."

Jackson could only stare at me, pulling me in for another hug. "Even though you told me that you were leaving, I missed you."

I smiled at him, glad to be back in his arms. Suddenly he wiggled his eyebrows, and I felt my stomach swish. "What?"

"Guess what? I have a date!" My jaw almost broke from how fast it flew open. He has a date? How? What? When? Where? "Who?" I blurted out, eyes still wide.

His ears went red, and he chuckled nervously. "Ok so, I'm going out on a date this week with Jin, your painter friend."
I almost malfunctioned.

"Jin? As in the 'I'm so super fucking independent Jin'?!" Jackson nodded.
I smiled, patting his back.
"Good for you. I'm happy."

"I'm happy for me too."

-

"You're back!" Jimin ran up to me and hugged me. I patted his back awkwardly, watching the others watch me from a small distance.

"And your hair! It looks good!" My cheeks flush lightly. "Thanks." Before Jimin could get another word in Jungkook stepped forward. "Yoongi?"

Jimin let go of me.
"I left to make sure that I wasn't putting you guys in danger. I went to investigate, and I haven't. Nothing is going to happen with me around."

Taehyung puffed up his chest.
"What makes you think we can trust that."
I smile at his challenging behavior.
"I assume that nothing has happened while I was away for a few weeks?"

They gave each other looks, telling me exactly what I needed to know.
"You just have to trust me really. Nothing will happen to Sooyeon either, I swear."

Jungkook was looking at the ground, biting her lip. She then gives me a small smile and walks up, hugging me. "Sorry Yoongi."

I pat her back, no hate in my veins.
"You and Taehyung were just looking out for your daughter. It's not your fault. Neither is it the others."

Jungkook pulls back with a smile on her face too. Soon Jimin speaks up.
"Ok! Not to interrupt, but Yoongi you literally tortured me being away! Now my stupid ex thinks I'm single and won't leave me alone!"

Namjoon raises his eyebrow.
"You are single?" Jimin huffs.
"Before I left Yoongi and I agreed to be fake boyfriends until my ex left but then Yoongi left so now he's been bothering me!"

I wanted to laugh but I refused to, tears coming to my eyes at that.

I guess now I need to help Jimin with his crazy ex.

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Lynn~~