Pandora's Box

Chapter 22 (Part 2)

time for the next bundle of messes
(i promise this is all going somewhere. at least it's trying to.)

Beomgyu was outside kicking the grass. Bored out of his mind.

He'd left the porch in an attempt to look for his date, but to no avail. If Taehyun didn't come back soon he was gonna give up and go home, as lame as it was.

He spotted Yeonjun and Soobin sitting on the brick wall, and decided to try and make the best of his misery.

Dropping down rather aggressively, he crossed his arms and glared between the two.
"Explain."

They looked at each other, and Beomgyu almost broke his serious character at how similar their confused expressions were. He'd never noticed it, having never seen them in the same room before now, but seeing the two together weirdly made sense.

It was Yeonjun who spoke. "Well...only if you promise to believe me and not laugh."

Beomgyu narrowed his eyes. "You've said some crazy shit before Yeonjun. And I've only known you for like... a month. Nothing that comes out of your mouth is going to surprise me."

Soobin giggled beside him, and Beomgyu smiled helplessly. He hoped Soobin would come out with him more, especially now that he seemingly had a companion.
Yeonjun glared at the boy, then looked back at Beomgyu.

"Fine. I might as well test that statement." He took a deep breath, then Soobin's hand.

"Soobin and I are soulmates. Like, actual soulmates. My mom had six, I have one. It happens to be your roommate."

Beomgyu stared at him, then shrugged. "Cool. Makes sense. And definitely explains why you were freaking out earlier."
Yeonjun shoved him playfully, but Soobin looked puzzled. "You're oddly calm about this, Beomgyu. I mean, it's great! But.. you're acting less shocked than I was."

Beomgyu answered him with a stare.
"Do I need to remind you that two months ago, I thought I was born to normal human parents? And that all of you were figures in my textbooks?" He looked at Yeonjun. "At this point, you could tell me that you and Changbin are actually half-brothers and I would believe you."

He watched Yeonjun freeze, and gaped.
"Wait, seriously?"

"I mean, the Olympians fucked. A lot. We're practically all cousins," Soobin said, all too serious. It caused the other two to laugh hysterically.

Beomgyu noticed Yeonjun stop mid-laugh, and glance nervously inside the house.

"Um...not to alarm anyone, but Jisung is being followed by the A Holes."

The other two followed his gaze and sure enough, the poor boy was practically being stalked by the group of four on his tail. Beomgyu got up, seeing red, when Yeonjun pushed him harshly back down. He glared at the older, questioningly.
Yeonjun simply pointed to a furious looking Minho, headed in the same direction as the five.

"Wait, don't those two hate each other?" poor, clueless Soobin asked. Yeonjun looked at him, and the other's eyes went wide. "Oh! Okay then."

Beomgyu was starting to think that fucking telepathy comes with having a soulmate.

"He'll be fine. Trust me," Yeonjun said to them. "But Soobin, can you at least be on deck if anything happens? I mean, only if you're okay with that."
The boy nodded while smiling softly. "Of course."

They watched the scene play out, both amused and impressed, then watched Lee Minho carry a dazed Jisung inside the house.

A smirk slowly formed on Yeonjun's face as the two headed up the stairs. Suddenly frantic, he took out a piece of paper and scribbled on it. Beomgyu and Soobin exchanged puzzled glances, before Yeonjun shoved it at both of them asking them to sign.