Something in common ~jjproject~

Chapter 25: Connections

A few days later Jaebeom had talked to a friend of his.

They were meeting at Jinyoung's apartment as Jinyoung was at work, and because of the fact that Jaebeom didn't want to risk getting caught by either going to his apartment or to a cafe or something.

Time seemed to tick by slowly and after what felt like an eternity the doorbell rang. He sat still, not moving a muscle until he heard two long knocks, four short and lastly two long again.

He opened the door and greeted the man. "Hi Shownu, thank you again for being able to meet me."

"No problem JB, I have some thing to discuss with you as well."

Jaebeom nodded and opened the door wider. "Straight and then left."

Shownu nodded and walked in, following his friend's directions he found himself standing in the living room.

"I saw the news a couple of days ago. Do you understand what kind of danger you're in?"

"How could I not? That's why I'm asking you for help."

Shownu leaned back, a cold expression covering his features. "What kind of help do you need?"

"To get out of the country."

"Why and where?"

"To Italy, or Rome to be exact. I have a few friends there and I need to figure some things out, which some may have roots in Italy."

"Does it have something to do with the missing kids?"

"How do you even..." He sighed and meet Shownu's gaze. "I guess Bambam told you?"

"Actually he didn't, I found out after Hyungwon talked to him on the phone."

"Hyungwon?"

"Hyungwon has some connections with some of Ku Bonchul's gang and he's helping Bambam with getting intel and such."

"I can't believe that Monsta X is involved in this and that Bambam went to that extent too."

"I would say that it started when Jackson ran from the CIA and that the cameras caught Jooheon talking to him right before he dashed through the door. As for Bambam, I would say that he wants this to end as fast as possible."

"Mmm." There was a silence between them, both of them thinking about the whole situation as Jaebeom has done about a hundred times before these past days.

"I'll help you."

He looked up and a smile of gratitude played on his lips. "Thank you."

"I've told Jooheon to stay in our base, Hyungwon is off dealing with his own stuff while helping Bambam, I'll have Minhyuk and I.M accompanying you."

"Won't it give you problems with 4 members missing?"

"We'll be able to handle it as usual. They'll pick you up 4am on Thursday and the plane will lift from Rome 3am on Monday."

Jaebeom nodded and reached his hand forward, Shownu responded with shaking it. "I'm just a call away if you ever need help, and thank you again."

"No problem man, we're friends."

They walked to the door together and said good bye. Jaebeom made sure that the door was securely locked before he made his way into the kitchen.

The clock read 5:20pm which meant that the rest would be hime in about 30-40 minutes. Be decided to watch some tv before cooking.

Jinyoung unlocked the door and the three kids ran inside as the apartment smelled of food. "Take your jackets off kids."

"Okay," they responded in choir.

"Welcome home," Jaebeom greeted them as they sat down by the kitchen table.

"You know you didn't have to cook, right?" Jinyoung said as he looked at the food. "You're our guest."

"I know, I know. But I don't know how long everything is going to last, might as well help out around the house if I'm staying."

Jinyoung couldn't help but chuckle slightly. "A real gentleman," he whispered under his breath.

"What was that?" He meet Jaebeom's curios gaze.

"Nothing."

They had joined forces to get the kids in bed. The news rolled in the living room as it usually does on Tuesday evenings.

"So..." Jaebeom broke the silence.

Jinyoung looked away from the dishes in the sink and watched Jaebeom. "So what?"

"I'm going to Italy on Thursday."

"Are you stupid?" Jinyoung didn't really know how he felt as he heard the statement. He was frustrated because of the fact that Jaebeom may get caught. But also scared, because who knows what he's going to do in Italy? He may get hurt or worse, killed.

Jaebeom was taken aback by the tone in Jinyoung's voice, something told him that the other male was disappointed in him. "I'm going to meet a few friends."

"But why in Italy? Why now all of a sudden?" Jinyoung knew that he sounded annoyed and that Jaebeom could interpret it like he was being nagged, but he didn't know how else he could respond.

"I can handle myself," Jaebeom snapped back. He was tired from the lack of sleep, and the fact that he was frustrated about everything in his life right now didn't make his attitude any better. He just felt like everything was wrong, and now when Jinyoung questioned his choices like they were the worst ideas of the century he snapped.

The tone in Jaebeom's voice made Jinyoung turn around. "Well sorry for caring then."

"Caring? It sounds like you're trying to keep me locked inside."

"Why would I try to keep you here? And yes, caring, for both yours and Hyunjin's safety."

"Why would you even have to care about my son's safety? I'm responsible for it, and I'm responsible enough to handle a trip to Rome."

"I give up," Jinyoung mumbled. "Then I'll stop caring, it's not like I had a choice when I started caring for you anyway."

Jaebeom watched as Jinyoung walked out of the kitchen, the sound of the bathroom being locked filled the silence.

He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "I think I fucked up." He stood up and walked past the room where the kids slept. All of them slept soundly and he felt a pang of guilt in his chest.

The room was quiet and dark, he couldn't care to turn the light on as he entered. He unbuckled his belt and took off his jeans, throwing them over the chair by the desk. His pants were followed by his shirt.

He laid down on the bed, recalling how he and Jinyoung had argued. 'Then I'll stop caring, it's not like I had a choice when I started caring for you anyway.' The last words Jinyoung had spoken before he left the kitchen spun around inside his head. "Did he mean it or did I just hear something I wanted to hear?"

Word count: 1114

Henlo guys~

I'm back at it again, I don't know what made me write the last paragraphs but... I did it

I hope they won't argue anymore at least

Thanks for your time, gotta go and continue writing the following chapters, see you when I see you

Buh bye~