MAKNAE [twd]

【47】

"Sit," Daniel urges, forcing my steps backward and sitting me on the edge of the bed.

I inhale shakily as he kneels in front of me, his fingertip tracing patterns on my thigh as he grins. I wanted to scope the room, look for anything that could be used as a weapon, but I knew dropping eye contact could be just as dangerous.

Daniel chuckles a little, reaching to my bag strap and tugging it off around me, opening it and peering inside.

"Music? Joe said you were clean on weapons, but I didn't expect this," he remarks, flipping through the CDs.

He hums a soft tune to himself, his thumb tracing over the pictures in the back. 

"This them?" he questions, pulling the stack out.

His song returns, a smile tugging on his lips as he looks through the pictures.

"He looks like you," he taps his finger against Glenn's face- the picture of him and Taeyang, "The other one.. not so much. Let me guess.. Brother and boyfriend?"

Sticking to my silence, Daniel bites down his smile, tucking the pictures away and placing everything back into my bag safely. Setting the bag aside, he stands tall, hovering over me. 

"Well, your boyfriend probably won't be my biggest fan."

Leaning over me, my eyes widen as I pull away. Daniel only gets closer, one hand gripping my leg and pulling it around his waist as I fall back onto the bed. Getting close enough so I could feel his breath on my lips, he smiles, easing to kiss my cheek softly.

"So, how about I help you get back to your boyfriend and brother?" he whispers.

I try to hide my confusion, but he catches it.

"You little liar," he laughs, patting my hair, "Talk to me."

"What do you want from me?" I ask, voice sounding weaker than I hoped.

"I'm helping you out so nicely and you're asking what I want? How nice of you."

"You're.." I trail off, eyes darting down to our.. precarious position.

"I'm what, babe?"

"Sick," I name.

Daniel laughs, his head resting on my forehead before leaning back up, holding himself up with his one hand by my head. I flinch as he moves his hand on my leg to the other side and he pulls a pout on his lips.

"Relax, babe, I'm not gonna jump you," he frowns, leaning back down to my ear, "Unless you want me to, that is."

Rolling my eyes, I slap at his chest and he laughs, pulling himself up and sitting beside me. Hesitantly, I raise myself up to look at him right and he quirks his eyebrows up.

"What? Am I cute?" he asks.

"I think you have a death wish."

He snorts, pulling his head down then looking back up to me with sparkling eyes.

"What did you mean? My brother?" I ask.

"I mean, you see what these asshole crackers are doing. I want an out just like you probably do. At this point, I was on the verge of going off on my own and risking it out there, but those meals and shelter are too good to pass up, even if these guys are the shit stain at the bottom of a barrel."

"Then, how did you find them?"

"You see that other guy? Jae?" he asks and I nod.

"Jae was friends with my little brother- we were together when everything.. Well, when everything became nothing. We got separated from him a couple months ago and those assholes found us. I'm just faking it till I can get the hell out of here. Maybe find my brother, Ben while we're out here."