[FIC] M.P.B Chapter 11
Title: M.P.B
Author: Suju_sapna or Sweetdrugs
Rating: NC-17
Length: 11/?
Pairing: Yunjae
Side pairing: Yoosu, Kimin, Sihan,
WARNING : Child abuse : not the main caracter but they'll have to deal with it.
Disclaimer: none of the caracters belong to me, fortunately for them...
The Wonderful Poster was made by chaebol
I've written this hurriedly so maybe it's seem a little bit rushed...
Things could not get anymore worst within the MPB crew, Changmin could not help the little wicked remarks to his teammate, and what enraged the others was that Kibum never retaliated. Jessica and Tiffany were still working together but with no unneeded words spoken to each other and whenever the two were entering one room you could feel the temperature drop of few degrees making everyone shiver.
Leeteuk had put Donghae and Hyukjae as one team after introducing them to his whole team yet he was seriously pondering about breaching the three teams to make things better with new team.
Kibum was more and more retracting himself from every conversations or activities to the point where people often forgot that he was even part of the MPB. Yunho could not remember the last time he had spoken to the pretty man as he was always leaving quietly every day after his duty under the accusatory stare of Siwon. And Yoochun and Yunho could not understand why the man was always watching Kibum like this but not saying any words to stop him from leaving or anything. They were as helpless as their leader in front of the crisis they were facing.
In other word the atmosphere at work was on the edge to be almost unbearable for everyone.
Added to that, Yunho had his own problems to face. He had not seen Jaejoong since their little explication in the park and deep inside he was feeling king of guilty. He liked the boy maybe too much for his liking and more than he wanted to admit. Plus he still had the kitten in his flat, always demanding food and love that Yunho had no time to give. He had tried hard to find someone who could keep it. Now he was close to Donghae, the guy was cool and very much like him, but the man had brought him down saying that he already owned a dog. He had turned to Junsu as the man loved the cats yet the man had strongly refused not even giving him any reason. Since their last party Junsu had been giving him his cold shoulder and that was really sadding Yunho as well as annoying him a little.
*
Today was Saturday and they were all in the gym club under the summoned of their strict leader. Everyone was there in their sport clothes some already working out others resting a bit after their first hour of training. Everyone but Kibum.
“Why Kibum is not here?” Yoochun who was sitting on one bench, wiping his sweat from his forehead and slowly drinking his water.
“Don’t know”Siwon answered while he was helping Tiffany with her alter.
“Well it’s not like I can say anything you’re not on duty” Leeteuk
“Yet you forced us” Changmin remarked.
“I wanted everyone to bound”
“I don’t want to bound with a fag” Leeteuk turned around to face Changmin already knowing what will happen next as they already had this conversation many times before.
“ Changmin I’ve already told you -“
“You said it we are not on duty”
“That’s doesn’t give you the right to say something like this!”
“And who would stop me to do so?”
They stared at each other as everyone had stop to listen to the two. Siwon and Yunho were already tightening their hold on Yoochun while Hankyung came between Jessica and Tiffany.
Once again Hyukjae and Donghae did not know where to stand and they just backed off a little awkwardly.
“Changmin your attitude is just ridiculous, you really need to grow up a little” sighed their leader, this conversation was really tiring and he already knew that it was leading them to nowhere, their youngest was as stubborn as snarky.
“Tell me Leeteuk, how would you have reacted if it had been you?”
“Of course she had to barge” Leeteuk raised his hand up to shut Tiffany and look right back at Jessica, stare hard and unforgiving.
“I don’t know how Jessica, but I would not have pulled this kind of attitude on my partner. This is not about love, I’m speaking about the mere respect you owe others, as friends, elders or colleagues. You can have your own opinion, we are in a free country yet you can’t have speech like this less in work!”
“His stare unnerved me” the low whisper had their all attention and they all wait for Changmin to speak his thought.
“He is always looking at me with those disgusting soft eyes and girly features, he is a man he needs to act like one.”
They all felt silence, this was the first time Changmin spoke his feeling, even though that was not something they wanted to hear, they knew that he needed to speak his mind one time or another.
“I’m gay!”Well that had them wipe around to stare wide eyes at the one who had suddenly spoken. After few minutes of silence and digesting the information Changmin growled lowly.
“Oh gosh this is driving me crazy!” and he left, without any words Jessica following close behind him.
“I left Gwangju because of that in fact. This was impossible for me to keep going on like this, everyone was avoiding me like a plague and always trying to leave me aside, and they were doing a good job at it. I always had wicked and hurting comments thrown at my face wherever I went. I thought that coming to Seoul I would not have to endure that, I would have thought that Seoul people were more opened minded.”
The heavy silence that followed was reflecting all of their minds, all of them thinking about Donghae’s declaration and accusation.
“Should we stop?”
“Let’s eat though?”
*
Yunho just got out of the shower when his bell went off. Tiredly and stretching his aching muscles by rolling his shoulders he went to open the door.
He was met by two figures : Jaejoong and his younger brother Taemin were standing at his door’s step.
“Hello!” Jaejoong adverted his eyes away biting his lower lips and in his dazed happy state Yunho did not notice his own eyes falling upon the red lips. He was so relieved to see the man after this long time.
Jaejoong pushed his brother slightly forward.
“Come on Taemin” he whispered to him encouraging the boy to look at the imposing Yunho. Taemin stared up at the tall man, blushing a little and biting his lips the same way his brother did.
“Mister, can I see Jiji?”
“Jiji?” he raised an eyebrow at the unknown name and Taemin turned to his elder brother seeking help.
“The kitten” the blond whispered softly, he did not even occur to Yunho that the cat needed to be named.
“Oh! Ok” he moved aside letting the eager child run into his flat. He watched with amusement the boy throwing his shoes urgently and rushing in the living room calling for the kitten to come out.
“Taemin!” Jaejoong cried, horrified at his brother’s rudeness.
“It’s ok!” Yunho stopped him by his arm smiling to reassure the blond.
*
They had settled around the isle marble table that was in the kitchen, Yunho was now preparing something for them to eat. Jaejoong was wiggling nervously on his tool, he glanced at his brother who was playing with the cat in the living room. Making sure that the boy could not hear them he straightened on his seat and cleared his throat to gather his courage up.
That at this moment he saw that the taller man had long finished his task and was now leaning against the counter observing him carefully.
When their eyes met Jaejoong felt his whole body heat up, a mixed feeling of shame and shyness cradling in his stomach to slowly spread up to his cheeks.
He had wanted to see the man so badly during those past weeks, but the fright of being rejected or laugh at had him avoid Yunho. But looking at the proud man standing before him, his whole attention on him and ready to listen to whatever he was going to say, he knew that he had been stupid to even think that Yunho was the kind to mock someone’s feelings. The man seemed relieved to see him and that only thought could satisfy him.
“I need your help”
“What for?”Yunho frowned when Jaejoong glanced once again toward the living room, his whole aura screaming stress.
“It’s Taemin” Seeing that he had the man all attention he continued “he has been acting weirdly lately” he paused trying to remember one time he could tell Yunho. “He doesn’t want to take bath with me anymore!”
Yunho cracked an eyebrow with a slight smile at this, Jaejoong blushed.
“No, I mean he disagreed violently and he would not let me hug him or even touch him, he takes almost 30 min to come back from school when school is not so far away. And I heard him cry sometimes. I don’t know what to do, he would not tell me!” he let his head fall on hi palms and messed up with his hair angrily but mostly desperately and with frustration. He looked up at Yunho looking so vulnerable almost begging him silently. “Help me please!” he whispered faintly. Yunho did not know what to say or what to do, so he just nodded lightly his eyes never leaving Jaejoong’s.
“Thank you”
Yunho took three mugs and some biscuits he had set before and led them both to the living room. They settled on the big couch and Yunho put the tray on the low coffee table while Jaejoong sat nervously.
Taemin was on his knee wiggling his sleeve in front of the kitten’s nose which eyed it predatorily before jumping to catch it, Taemin was faster though and the cat had to jump aside to avoid colliding with the boy.
“Taemin?” the boy looked up at the sat man beside his brother and smiled widely at him “You still have your coat on!?” The boy looked at himself giggling.
Yunho stood up and came behind him crouching down to help him out. He tugged gently at the pieces of clothes with unnecessary strength making the child stretch his shoulders behind him. He peeked rapidly at the gap the shirt made at the movement and sighed at the huge black mark that marred his back.
He looked up back at Jaejoong who was scrutinizing him cautiously waiting for any move from him. With his stare only Yunho made the blond understand that he needed him to leave the room so he could speak with the boy.
Jaejoong stood up from the couch and hesitantly strode toward the bathroom completely aware of the heavy silence behind him.
He closed the door softly after entering the room and sat on the toilet bowl.
He waited and waited anxiously, sometimes trying to paste his ear on the wooden door to catch some of the conversation that was going on behind the closed door. Sadly he could not hear anything, the bathroom was too far away from the living room to let anyone spy.
He did not know how long he had stayed in the handsome bathroom when the door opened revealing a tensed Yunho.
Jaejoong bolted up and looked at Yunho expectantly.
“What?” his throat was dry and he did not recognize his own voice when it passed his lips.
“Jaejoong please calm down”
Jaejoong studied him before slowly settling back on the toilet bowl.
Yunho sat on the edge of the large tube giving the younger his profile.
“I’m not on duty now and Taemin did not tell me to not tell you so I’ll explain, but you need to understand that you may not be able to do anything for this. Taemin needs to learn by himself.”
“What- are you talking about?”
“Jaejoong you need to promise me that you won’t interfere, you’re not supposed to know!”
“Just tell me!” Jaejoong clearly was getting impatient , his voice sounding tempered. He was standing before Yunho naw, his fist clenched at his side they were staring at each other.
“Taemin is bullied at school!”
“What?” Yunho stood up at the time as Jaejoong knowing perfectly that the man could go crazy.
“Some of his classmates abuse him at school hitting or insulting”
“And you fucking ask me to stay aside not doing anything?”
“Jaejoong, he doesn’t want you to interfere” Jaejoong slapped away Yunho’s hand when the man tried to touch him.
“And you think that’s enough? Are you fucking serious? You should know better!”
Jaejoong was fuming, angry and desperate at the same time. He turned around ready to leave the bathroom. He had his hand on the handle when Yunho grabbed his arm forcefully to prevent him to go outside the room. The blond stilled but did not turned around not ready to face the older.
“I can’t understand why you ask me to stay away. Isn’t it your work to help children in this kind of situation?” he spat angrily.
“Jaejoong, I asked you to not do anything-“
“Yunho, he is my fucking brother do you really think I won’t do anything” Jaejoong was now screaming not caring a second if Taemin could hear them.
“Jaejoong listen!”
“You’re sickening!” he snapped his arms away from the hold.
Yunho groaned in frustration at the stubbornness he was colliding with. Jaejoong just would not listen to him.
His hand hit flatly the door closing the door as Jaejoong was opening it, his body moving automatically forward pinning the younger one against the wooden door.
His nose and mouth came in contact with a redden ear and that only at this moment that he noticed that the boy had grown few inches when his nose brushed the soft blond hair.
According himself one deviant pleasure he buried his nose in the blond locks nuzzling lightly behind the curve. Sensing the strong shiver that ran Jaejoong’s body he waited till the boy calm down. Jaejoong relax soon after, his body slumping against the strong one behind him which hardened to support him.
When Yunho finally spoke, he surprised himself of how low and warm his voice sounded.
“I’m already thinking of something, please let me handle this!”
Jaejoong just closed his eyes and some tears of complete frustration, his baby brother was experimenting the worst and he was asked to let it pass.
“He was pulled out from one hell not to be put in another on!” he whispered through his teeth, barely audible.
Yunho pressed him further against the door in one attempt to sooth him a little trying to convey hi force to the smaller one, his calm and support.
“I know but let me take care of this!”
Jaejoong nodded lightly and let his forehead fall on the cool wood before him. Yunho sighed, his breath hitting the pale nape and eliciting another shiver from the boy.
Tensing suddenly, reality coming back in a hard wave and slapping him right in the face. He made to move away from the frail figure.
“Please” he stilled at the whimper. Jaejoong sounded forlorn and so weak. His form began to shake and Yunho just could not refuse him some soothing time that nobody had provided him before. Slowly he stepped back forward pressing his front against his shaking back, his hand slide along the wooden door and settled it hesitantly on the jutting hip.
Jaejoong slumped completely against him that the taller one had to wrap one arm around the narrow waist do he did not fall.
“What can I do? How am I supposed to cope with that? I’m so useless!”
The hand on his hips flew toward the blond’s mouth shutting the boy’s cry.
“Shh” Jaejoong’s head was brought back on the broad shoulder. “You don’t need to blame yourself for this! Now you need to show him that you’re here for him! Be strong for him!”
“I can’t!”
Yunho tightened his grip, he did not notice when his own head buried itself in the crook of the long pale neck making his lips meet the soft flesh when he spoke.
They stayed like this for god knew how long, standing in front the shut door.
Jaejoong had calmed down yet Yunho had not lessened his grip. It was deafening ringtone which parted them. Yunho jolt away and hurriedly fished his angry phone out his pocket. The sound bounced on the wall of the clean bathroom. He glance warily at Jaejoong and turned around to catch the call.
“Yes?”
“Yunho buddy I’m just in front of your door”
“What-“
“Come!” and Yoochun hung up on him
“Fucking Park!”
He tucked his phone back in his pocket and looked back at the blond standing quietly behind him. His face was a complete mass red puffy eyes, drenched cheeks swollen lips and running nose.
“Come on wash up your face and we are going back to the living room” Jaejoong nodded and leant over the sink to wash his face with cold water.
When he was ready once again he turned back toward to Yunho who was waiting for him by the door playing with his phone.
“Let’s go” Yunho led him back to the living room where Taemin was still playing with the cat, not tired at all.
“Someone had been ringing the door since a while” The boy sent him a beautiful smile while pointing the door with his index.
“Yes don’t worry it’s just a friend of mine”
He helped Jaejoong on the couch and headed toward the door to be greeted by a smiling Yoochun and Junsu.
“Yo!” Yoochun waved at him with his big smile.
“What are you doing here?”
“Well we said that we were all going out today”
“Did we?”
“You’re so slow!”
“Shut up”
“Anyway we said that the rendez-vous was at your flat!”
“I did not say that!”
“No but we did! Now move I’m thirsty” Yoochun pushed past Yunho and marched to the living room.
“I’m sorry I thought you were aware of that!” Junsu gave him an apologetic smiled nodding to his boyfriend’s back.
“I wasn’t but I guess that’s alright!” Yunho stepped away to let Junsu enter his flat.
“Don’t close the door!” Siwon and Hankyung appeared in the corridor followed by Leeteuk and the two recruits. They all entered the living room where Taemin and Junsu were playing together with the kitten and Yoochun happily chatting with Jaejoong though the latter did not spoke this much.
“Jaejoong this is Hyukjae and Donghae, they are our new team!”Yunho waved to the two standing men catching Jaejoong’s attention.
“Hello, Jaejoong we’ve heard a lot of you through the others! It’s nice to meet you!” Donghae eagerly stepped toward him his hand out, Jaejoong shyly shook the man’s hand before turning to Yunho.
“We are going!” he stood up and gestured to Taemin to get up as well.
“Oh no stay!” Yoochun pleaded with a childish voice.
“Jaejoong please can we stay? Please” Taemin looked up and pleaded his brother with his eyes.
“No Taemin let’s go!” Taemin pouted but did as his brother told him to.
Yunho nodded and brought the two their coats before accompanying them to the door. Taemin was saying goodbye to everyone especially Junsu, the man had been stepping in th boy heart since he had made his love to cats known and Taemin with his child innocence decided to give the man his whole trust. He also went to Hankyung as he had remembered the man. He had assimilated him to this day where they all had helped them out, so for him Hankyung was one to trust.
Yunho and Jaejoong watched him, the blond had an handful of Yunho’s shirt and his grip only tightened as the second passed.
“Promise me you’ll do something” he whispered only for Yunho to hear, his eyes never leaving the happy kid. Yunho stared at the blond feeling all the sadness and anxiousness dripping from the younger one. He took hold of the trembling hand making it loose his grip. He clenched it tightly and with his other one turned the blond to make them face him.
“I promise you Jaejoong”