Heart Strings

Chapter 16

Geoun woke up from a deep sleep to the sound of voices shouting. Two specific voices. She cautiously peeked through Chan's door and saw him in a heated argument with Yugyeom.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Chan's face was red with anger.

"I trusted my gut, I thought she wanted it!" Yugyeom shouted back.

"She was literally leaving the room! You grabbed her and forced her to kiss you!"

"How was I supposed to know?! She didn't say anything!"

"That fucked her up, Yugyeom. She got harassed by Jungkook. He found her on the street and harassed her because she left, BECAUSE OF YOU!"

"Fuck you, Chan. If she had a problem she would have said something," Yugyeom grabbed his stuff and stormed towards the door.

"She left the house crying at 2 in the morning, because you forcibly kissed her! She shouldn't have to say anything! That speaks volumes itself."

Chan's words were cut short by Yugyeom slamming the door shut. The blond boy groaned in frustration and ran his hands through his hair.

He glanced to his room and his face softened when he saw Geoun peeking through the crack.

After realizing it would be useless to pretend she heard nothing, Geoun opened the door fully and motioned Chan inside.

He entered his room and sat on the edge of his bed. Geoun followed, sitting by the pillows.

"Uh. How much of that did you hear?" Chan faced Geoun.

"I don't know. Enough to know Yugyeom isn't who I thought he was," Geoun looked down to her lap.

"I'm sorry. I know you said he reminded you of your brother. I'm so sorry Geoun," Chan reached out and gave her hand a gentle squeeze.

She shook her head and sadly smiled. "It's whatever. You think you know a person," a dry laugh escaped her mouth. "Anyways. Um. Do you know by chance if any of my roommates are back?"

"Uh. No. I guess they told Yugyeom where you went after realizing he was the last one to see you. He came over to try and talk to you, but you were still asleep and he was a little drunk, so I told him to leave. And that's when we started arguing."

Geoun nodded her head. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause so many problems. With Jungkook and now Yugyeom. Maybe I'm not ready for college," Geoun sighed and looked down.

"Hey no, don't say that. You're so ready. You're a wonderful musician and a genius when you help me. It's other people who are too immature to be at college." Chan was upset that Geoun was doubting herself.

Silence.

"So. Since I'm already up, I was just going to go to the studio to work on some stuff, and I'd love it if you came with," Chan tried to ease Geoun's mood. "I don't want to leave you here in case Yugyeom comes back, and I don't know when your roommates will be back."

Geoun nodded her head, a slight smile danced across her lips.

"But um, can I borrow a hoodie? It's like really cold there."

Chan knew there were blankets at the studio but smiled at the thought of Geoun in his jacket. "Sure, they're hanging up in the closet. I'm gonna go pack some food."

Chan stood up and left the bedroom to head to the kitchen. Geoun followed his action but instead headed to Chan's closet. As she opened the door, a strong wave of Chan's scent overwhelmed her and she found herself smiling.

She grabbed a white hoodie and inhaled it deeply before closing his closet and joining him in the kitchen.

"So whatcha bringing?" Geoun leaned on the counter and watched Chan pack up some food.