[FIC] MPB Chapter 13
Yunho joined Jaejoong outside, the boy was pale as fuck, his eyebrows furrowed and staring into space, unmoving. He approached the man slowly while slightly taking in the obvious change in the boy’s figure. Hair shorter yet still blond, face chubbier yet manly, arms more fitting. The boy was so much livelier than he ever saw him even in his current state. He sighed, really he did not want to pull Jaejoong into this.
“Are you ok?” he asked softly so he did not startle the boy, he frowned as the blond tensed at his voice. His hands shot up to touch the boy yet Yunho stilled midway not knowing what Jaejoong’s reaction to his touch would be.
“Even though I knew what to expect that doesn’t mean it was not hard to hear” Jaejoong breathed his eyes still wandering somewhere in front of him unaware of the taller man’s hand inching his way.
“I’m sorry you had to do that” Yunho pursed his lips as his hand fisted the air while slowly falling along his side.
“That was needed right? Then you don’t have to say sorry” Jaejoong shrugged lightly and dipped his hands in his pockets relaxing his posture a bit. Yunho sighed relieved, yes he was sorry but as Jaejoong had just said, they did not have choice.
After few minutes of silence where both of them were lost in their own thoughts Jaejoong eventually spoke.
“What will happen to him?” he bite his lips assuming the worst thing, was the boy going to stay at the police station, was he going to be interrogated once again? Jaejoong did not know, and he only hoped that the boy would be grant sometimes to rest or maybe go home with him to see Taemin.
“I’m not sure, our job is done now, I guess he will go back to Kangta’s!” Yunho scratched his nape before stretching his back a bit popping his bones.
“Will Taemin be able to meet him again?” Jaejoong finally turned toward him, voice holding hint of hope and eyes pleading a little, his brother would be devastated if key were to not come see him anymore.
“We can arrange it” Yunho nodded smiling softly at Jaejoong’s worry for the boy. Really it was not that surprising Jaejoong had a soft spot for the mute boy since the first second he had see him. Yet he knew this was Jaejoong’s personality, would had been any other child, Jaejoong would have reacted the same way, he was sure of that. Jaejoong was really pure at heart.
“Thank you!” Jaejoong breathed his eyes darting elsewhere and wiggling a little. He frowned not knowing what to say to Yunho. He was not going to make himself look like a fool once again in front of the man. Yet he could not deny that in the presence of the police officer his mind was always foggy and strangely it was always during this time that his mind and body would do something completely out of the blue, like kissing the officer, or saying that he loves him. He really needed to work on this. Now he had to prove to Yunho that he was an adult completely aware of his responsibilities. Easier said than done.
“Taemin told me that your team made an intervention in his school!” his head turned back to stare in front of him yet his voice softening like whenever he spoke of his brother.
“Yes they were pretty receptive but I can’t guarantee they did understand the whole thing” he smiled down at him remembering how the little boy had proudly showed his friendship with the MPB agent in front of his comrade. He had gladly complied with it and made sure that every child has understand that Taemin was not to be looked down.
“Teamin doesn’t flinch at my touch anymore, I guess he is not bullied anymore!”
“I had promised you that I would do something, right?”
“Thank you” Jaejoong gave him one of his most beautiful smile and Yunho could not ask for more, seeing this shining face made him happy. He opened his mouth to reply the young man when one door banged loudly on their right. They jumped at the sound and whipped around to see what was causing such commotion.
“Kibum?” Yunho rushed to his friend heavily slumped against the wall and whole body shaking harshly.
“Kibum, why are you crying?” he gripped the sobbing man’s shoulder to make him look at him. Kibum struggled through his sobs yet could not help stop the tears, weakly he shrugged Yunho’s hand away trying to turn around.
“Kibum” Yunho tried to reach for him once again but the man swatted his hand refusing his help and trying once again to flee. Jaejoong came beside Yunho and looked with pity at the crying man whose face was a mess, without double thought he stepped forward and hug the man tight. Kibum struggled against the hold but Jaejoong was not letting go, his body suddenly slumped against Jaejoong who took some step back under the suddenly weight. Yunho came behind him to grip his waist so the both of them did not fall down. He looked down at Kibum’s head cradled on Jaejoong shoulder and sighed.
What was happening to him? Kibum had closed off to everyone little by little thos past few weeks. Yunho wished he had spoken to his friend before because clearly now it was a little too late. Kibum’s eyes were empty, so empty that it scared Yunho. How long it had been? How long since Kibum was suffering? How could thay had been blind to their friend’s pain.
Yunho frowned deeply, completely ashamed of himself. One of his arm left Jaejoong side and sneak around Kibum shoulders trapping Jaejoong between them.
Leeteuk arrived just when Kibum was finally calming down, the leader frowned at the three and once he took in what was the situation he rushed to their side.
“I’m going to take care of him” gently he pried Kibum from their embrace and led him to the nearest room after sending the two an apologetic glance.
“What happened to him?” Yunho let go of Jaejoong who had not even seemed to notice only focus on the door where the two others had disappeared through.
“I don’t really know, he is fragile you know” Yunho sighed “and with Changmin’s behavior I think the breakdown was to expect” He let his hand slipped through his brown locks feeling suddenly very tired.
“What with Changmin?” Jaejoong turned to him eyebrows furrowed at the name.
“Hum you know he is homophobe” Yunho stuttered lightly his eyes darting everywhere but on the man before him.
Jaejoong’s eyes darkened “Oh really”
“Not really but Kibum told him about his feelings and guess Changmin did not really take it well, don’t judge Changmin he is still young” Yunho smiled sadly at him. Changmin was not bad he just need some time to understand and accept what was going on, Yunho could not blame him for being upset even though his action was a little overharsh.
“I am younger!” Jaejoong retorted sarcastically.
“Yes but you came ok with your sexual orientation” he replied softly, he did not really want Jaejoong to fare up for something they did not even know everything of.
“Not really!” the younger paled and whispered suddenly feeling uncomfortable.
“Not really? But you-“
“Yes love you but that is the first time I feel like this” Yunho looked at him not really knowing what to do “Please I don’t want to talk about it” and with this last whispered Yunho decided to not push the matter any further.
*
Days had passed since they interrogated Kibum, the child had been back to Kangta’s house and had been visiting Taemin a lot. Yunho did not know any more about the case, his job had been to get some answers from the boy, and this job had been done, now he could not know more.
Since that day too Kibum (the older one) had been silent, never speaking to others, face glum and eyes always swollen. Yunho and the others had tried to approach him but Kibum would not speak. What worried them was that during those days Kibum had not reacted or even flinched at any of Changmin or Jessica’s harsh comments who did not grow tired of bullying Kibum.
Now was his day off and even though he had passed his day doing paperwork and trying to understand what was happening among the team. Tiffany and him had slept together and now the woman was avoiding him or so he felt like it, Hyukjae and Donghae were turning around one another since weeks, Changmin and Jessica were having one of a hell strange sexfriend relationship, Kibum was depressive (?), Hankyung and Siwon were apparently fine as was Yoochun maybe the only one sane here,…. Or maybe not.
Oh god that was giving him one of a hell headache.
He was massing his temples when his phone ringed loudly assailing his ears and worsening the throb in his head. Groaning he groped around the papers scattered around the table and after 3 rings successfully found his vibrating phone.
“Hello?” he scrapped his throat lightly since he had not used his voice the whole day.
“Hello mister Jung?” a shy voice answered him through the phone.
“Yes?” Yunho frowned not recognizing the voice on the other line.
“This is Taemin!” the boy presented himself shyly and Yunho could almost see his red face.
“Oh Taemin how are you?” he chuckled, suddenly feeling lighter.
“Can I come to see Jiji, please?” Taemin was asking with such a soft voice that Yunho had to press the phone hard on his ear to hear the boy.
“Of course, do you want me to come to pick you up?” not even waiting for the answer he got up and took his jacket and key ready to leave.
“Yes!” Taemin happiness vibe came through the phone and Yunho laughed happily while locking his door.
*
“Jaejoong?” Yunho had been on his way to Taemin’s school when in front of him he recognized the lithe silhouette.
The man turned around to face Yunho and a small smile graced his lips.
“What have you done to your blond hair?” Yunho came beside him his hand already reaching for the shiny brown locks.
“I found a job!” Jaejoong beamed at him.
“Oh really?” Yunho knew better than engaged another fight for whether Jaejoong should work or study, the man had made his point clear and he was going to respect that even if he did not like it.
“Yeah, I found a full time job in one café near the university!” Jaejoong vaguely waved toward his right where the university was.
“That’s great to hear” Yunho smiled and nodded his head toward the bags Jaejoong was handling “Where are you going with this bag?”
“I found a small room” at this Yunho frowned.
“You’re moving out?” he asked cautiously.
“I’m 21 now, they can’t keep me” Jaejoong shrugged nonchalantly clearly not disturb by the fact.
“You’re 21?”
“2 days ago!” he smiled and blushed.
“Oh! Then happy belated birthday! What did you get?” the moment the words left his mouth Yunho wanted to beat himself to the pulp. The boy did not have parents anymore and surely not so many friends. How would he got gifts. Yunho punched his mind in its face, stupid wrong move.
Yet Jaejoong smiled brightly at him, happiness shining in his eyes as he stretched his right arm. He rolled up his sleeve and showed his slim pale wrist graced with a pink and yellow bracelet.
“Key and Taemin made this for me and the orphanage cooked a nice chocolate cake” Yunho sighed relived as Jaejoong beamed at him showing proudly the handmade jewel.
“Come we are going to celebrate it with Taemin, then you can show us your new home”
*
“Why would you not tell Heechul that we are together?” Siwon looked at Hankyung eyes wide and coffee mid way to his mouth. They had been discussing while heading to Siwon’s car to go back home when Heechul subject had poked around. Hankyung had been asking Siwon to not come around this week end as his sister and her husband were going to come. And it had taken its time to hit home, Siwon only understating why he could not be seen at Hankyung’s, few minutes after.
“I don’t know please Siwon! If Heechul knows then my sister too!” Hankyung deadpanned at his boyfriend while rounding the car to open the passenger’s seat. Siwon frowned at that not really catching why Hankyung would be secretive around his sister. He shook his head and entered his Mercedes and closing the door behind him he turned to face the Chinese.
“You did not tell your family?” Siwon looked bewildered at his boyfriend and in front his silent Siwon snapped “What the fuck Hankyung! Your family does not know?” His voice inching higher with the shock.
“Does your family do?” Hankyung snarled back at Siwon clearly not pleased with the insistence of his boyfriend right now. He backed against the window and turned to show his profile to the other, an obvious display that now he was going to shut Siwon out without even waiting for him to answer, he did not need to know, he did not want to.
“Of course!” was Siwon’s cry, this had not been an option to him and he had never though it could be, as soon as he felt his first attraction for a man his parents and siblings had been the first to know. He did not want to hide himself, not from his family. He wanted to come clean of this and to be peace at mind was what mattered, he would had been able to make himself respect if his parents had pushed him away. Fortunately it had not been the case.
“What ‘of course’! Not all families are like yours!” The Chinese spat at him his face reddened by his anger and eyes bitter glaring at him, the tone was getting louder and louder. Passant almost hearing what was happening in the car now.
“Hankyung we can’t hide it from Heechul!” Siwon pushed further “That’s completely out of question!”
“Why is that?” his mouth deformed by a strange grimace showing his teeth to Siwon as if telling him to back off.
“HE is my fucking best friend!”
“And he is my fucking brother in law!”
“We are going!” Siwon whipped around grabbing the wheel and starting the car.
“Siwon no!” Hankyung shouted startled by the car suddenly moving, he hurriedly unbuckled himself and was ready to open the door not really minding that the car was speeding down the street, mind only clouded with the anger now tainted with fear.
“Stay in the fucking car!” Siwon yelled, anger at its peak and stilling the Chinese man at once. Hankyung’s hand was still on the handle, he wanted to open the door, to go out yet Siwon last shout had been holding a tone of menace, he was not joking. He had been able to piss the hell out of the usually calm and wise Siwon, that was freaking frightening.
“Heechul!” Siwon had called his best friend once he had been sure that Hankyung would not leave.
“Oh Siwon !” Heechul’s voice reasoned in the car.
“You at home?”
“Yes”
“I’m coming! With Hankyung” he glanced at the Chinese man.
“With Hankyung?”
“Stay there”
*
“What are you doing here?” when Jessica had left her room when she heard noise in the living room she had been surprised to see her ex husband in the living room with some of their friends.
“I came to pick up my things!” Taecyon said not even sparing her a glance and giving some already packed things to his friend to bring downstair.
“You could not do it when I was not here?”she snarled at him her arms crossed over her chest.
“I was hoping you were at work like always you are!” still the man was not looking at her, and this angered her. She was speaking to him for Pete’s sake.
“Well today is my day off!”
“Whoa that’s a first! You take day off! Anyway some friends come to help me so I won’t be long!” and with just one waved of his hand he shooed her off. She felt hurt, and anger. How could he?
*
Siwon and Hankyung were back to Siwon’s black Mercedes. Hankyung was crying in the passenger seat his head leaning on the window.
“Hankyung” Siwon leant over to brush some of Hnkyung hair away from his face
“Why did you do that Siwon?” Hankyung was crying but he did not really know why anymore. Tears were just flowing down his eyes.
“You had to come out Hankyung!”Siwon whispered kissing his hair softly.
“I did not want to!” the reply was so weak that even Hankyung was not sure he meant that anymore.
“Love, Heechul and Sohee took it well, your sister even said that she was already sure about it!”
Hankyung did not answer.
“Hankyung see, you have to have more faith in your family”
Siwon took Hankyung in his arms ready to wait for his boyfriend sob to stop. He had all the time in the world. And he was sure that now Hankyung felt more relieved than ever.
*
Jessica watched as Taecyon helped one girl, laughing with her when she could not heave on big pack.
“So you already found someone?” Jessica had approached him when the girl had left the flat arms full of Taecyon’s things.
“Yoona is just a friend” Taecyon sighed.
“Yes of course”the blond spat.
“Jessica don’t play the jealous here please, you don’t have the right to do so”Taecyon finally turned around to glare at his ex wife.
“Of course I have the right! It’s only been one month, so you’ve already moved on? Forgot about me? ”
“Jess-“
“In fact you’ve never loved me right?”
“Shut up Jessica! You’re assuming too much! I loved you! I love you but you’d not allowed me to do so!”
Jessica was crying at this point, she did not understand anymore, why had they divorced? What had gone wrong? What did they do? Or did not do? She missed him, really, she wanted him back.
“We are divorced now Jessica! You need to move on now! We have our own business and we did not belong to the others’ life anymore”
Jessica fall on her knees, crying and shaking. It only fully downed at her that now they were no more. He was not her husband and she was not his wife. They were nobody to each other now, and that hurt, really hurt.
“You brought this on us Jess” Taecyon crouched down in front of his broken ex wife. He took hold of her chin revealing her messed up face and swollen eyes. “I won’t hold it against you because maybe we were not meant to each other and I hope that now you’ll find someone to help you” he brushed the damped hair away from her forehead and lovingly wiped her cheeks.
“Goodbye love” Taecyon leant down and kiss Jessica lips for the last time, as a farewell. He got up hurriedly as he sensed his own emotions taking aver him and his eyes watering.
Jessica was left still on the floor crying and weeping her heart out. She had lost him, forever.
*
The door opened loudly letting a young man enter the room. His steps were reasoning on the floor as he marched rapidly to the desk in front of him. He crashed his two hands on the hard surface making his skin cried sharply as it made contact, it was stinging but he didn’t care, not now. The man behind the desk raised his head and looked at him straight in his eyes.
“Jaejoong?” He asked clearly surprised “what are you doing here?”
“Give me back my brother!” hissed the brown haired boy.
“What?”
“I said give me my brother back” Jaejoong couldn’t handle this anymore, he shouted at the poor man in front of him who frowned clearly puzzled by his strange behavior.
“What are you talking about?” Kibum bite his lower lip trying to suppress his nervousness. Oh yes he knew what the boy was talking about but he didn’t want to explain it to him, in the first place he hadn’t agreed with the rest of his team, and he had known that the reaction of the boy will be all but understanding.
“My brother! That fucking woman didn’t allow me to take him with me! She took him away from me! I want him back!” Jaejoong was now shouting in the man’s face as he had grabbed him by the collar from across the desk. Kibum took his wrists gently.
“Jaejoong please calm down!” he asked softly.
“Don’t fucking ask me to calm down! Fucking don’t” Jaejoong started to shake the officer like a tree. He wanted his brother back, he was the only family safe now. Taemin was the only reason why he had kept his sanity during all this year. Taemin was his everything; they couldn’t take him away from him, not now, not after he thought that everything was going to be ok for them. He wanted him back, he needed him back, without his brother Jaejoong was sure he would die.
He cried as he continued to shake the poor man. Kibum wasn’t doing anything to stop him, he was just looking at him with pity in his eyes. And this angered Jaejoong even more.
Suddenly someone grabbed him and led him roughly away. Jaejoong trashed around but the man was behind him and was securely seizing him, his two arm passing under his arm print and encircling his shoulders.
“Jaejoong calm down please”
“Fuck! Don’t fucking ask me to calm down you dickhead!” the two of them were screaming as Kibum was trying to regain his breathing back normally. Jaejoong was crying and shouting, cursing everyone, everything that came in his mind. Changmin was trying desperately to calm him down and to immobilize him as Jaejoong’s arm flailed in the air missing his face by inches only, his legs were trying to kick the policeman off and god the boy might have succeeded if it was not for Changmin to be used to this kind of attitude. Eventually Changmin pinned the boy on the wall crashing his cheek on the hard surface. He took the arm of the boy before him and twisted it behind his back, and placed his other hand on the boy’s nape, maintaining him at arm-length.
“Fuck off, smart ass! Let me go!” Jaejoong keep screaming as he glared above his shoulder at the man who was now immobilizing him.
They heard running step coming from the corridor and two second later the whole team was in the room.
“What’s happening here?” questioned Leeteuk as the girls behind him went rushing to the poor Kibum still breathing rapidly. Yoochun and Siwon rushed beside Changmin to help him.
“Jaejoong?” Yoochun looked at Jaejoong then at Changmin.
Jaejoong snapped “Tell him to release me !” he growled lowly as he wriggled against the taller man’s grip.
“Not before you calm down!” growled back Changmin as he tightened his grip against Jaejoong’s nape.
“Let me go!” and again Jaejoong trashed trying to break free from the strong man, his shoulder was hurting him like a bitch but he didn’t pay it too much attention, his anger melted every other sensation away.
“Calm down” shouted Changmin
“You bastard! Let me go! I’ll fucking kill you!” He kept shouting.
“Jaejoong!” This time Yunho shouted making the whole room go silent “Jaejoong calm down now!”
“Fuck you Jung! I’m not here to have a nice chitchat with you! This is your entire fault, you big shit! Give me my brother back!”
Yunho sighed. He looked at his boss and asked the permission to take the boy in another room. Leeteuk nodded and gestured at Changmin to let the boy.
The tall man hesitated some seconds and finally let the boy free slowly but Jaejoong shrugged his hands away.
“You really are a piece of shit!”
AN: OMG it's been so long!!! Did you forget about me??? about this story??
How is everyone??
Anyway I'm in Korea right now for 2 months, anybody's here in Korea too??
“Are you ok?” he asked softly so he did not startle the boy, he frowned as the blond tensed at his voice. His hands shot up to touch the boy yet Yunho stilled midway not knowing what Jaejoong’s reaction to his touch would be.
“Even though I knew what to expect that doesn’t mean it was not hard to hear” Jaejoong breathed his eyes still wandering somewhere in front of him unaware of the taller man’s hand inching his way.
“I’m sorry you had to do that” Yunho pursed his lips as his hand fisted the air while slowly falling along his side.
“That was needed right? Then you don’t have to say sorry” Jaejoong shrugged lightly and dipped his hands in his pockets relaxing his posture a bit. Yunho sighed relieved, yes he was sorry but as Jaejoong had just said, they did not have choice.
After few minutes of silence where both of them were lost in their own thoughts Jaejoong eventually spoke.
“What will happen to him?” he bite his lips assuming the worst thing, was the boy going to stay at the police station, was he going to be interrogated once again? Jaejoong did not know, and he only hoped that the boy would be grant sometimes to rest or maybe go home with him to see Taemin.
“I’m not sure, our job is done now, I guess he will go back to Kangta’s!” Yunho scratched his nape before stretching his back a bit popping his bones.
“Will Taemin be able to meet him again?” Jaejoong finally turned toward him, voice holding hint of hope and eyes pleading a little, his brother would be devastated if key were to not come see him anymore.
“We can arrange it” Yunho nodded smiling softly at Jaejoong’s worry for the boy. Really it was not that surprising Jaejoong had a soft spot for the mute boy since the first second he had see him. Yet he knew this was Jaejoong’s personality, would had been any other child, Jaejoong would have reacted the same way, he was sure of that. Jaejoong was really pure at heart.
“Thank you!” Jaejoong breathed his eyes darting elsewhere and wiggling a little. He frowned not knowing what to say to Yunho. He was not going to make himself look like a fool once again in front of the man. Yet he could not deny that in the presence of the police officer his mind was always foggy and strangely it was always during this time that his mind and body would do something completely out of the blue, like kissing the officer, or saying that he loves him. He really needed to work on this. Now he had to prove to Yunho that he was an adult completely aware of his responsibilities. Easier said than done.
“Taemin told me that your team made an intervention in his school!” his head turned back to stare in front of him yet his voice softening like whenever he spoke of his brother.
“Yes they were pretty receptive but I can’t guarantee they did understand the whole thing” he smiled down at him remembering how the little boy had proudly showed his friendship with the MPB agent in front of his comrade. He had gladly complied with it and made sure that every child has understand that Taemin was not to be looked down.
“Teamin doesn’t flinch at my touch anymore, I guess he is not bullied anymore!”
“I had promised you that I would do something, right?”
“Thank you” Jaejoong gave him one of his most beautiful smile and Yunho could not ask for more, seeing this shining face made him happy. He opened his mouth to reply the young man when one door banged loudly on their right. They jumped at the sound and whipped around to see what was causing such commotion.
“Kibum?” Yunho rushed to his friend heavily slumped against the wall and whole body shaking harshly.
“Kibum, why are you crying?” he gripped the sobbing man’s shoulder to make him look at him. Kibum struggled through his sobs yet could not help stop the tears, weakly he shrugged Yunho’s hand away trying to turn around.
“Kibum” Yunho tried to reach for him once again but the man swatted his hand refusing his help and trying once again to flee. Jaejoong came beside Yunho and looked with pity at the crying man whose face was a mess, without double thought he stepped forward and hug the man tight. Kibum struggled against the hold but Jaejoong was not letting go, his body suddenly slumped against Jaejoong who took some step back under the suddenly weight. Yunho came behind him to grip his waist so the both of them did not fall down. He looked down at Kibum’s head cradled on Jaejoong shoulder and sighed.
What was happening to him? Kibum had closed off to everyone little by little thos past few weeks. Yunho wished he had spoken to his friend before because clearly now it was a little too late. Kibum’s eyes were empty, so empty that it scared Yunho. How long it had been? How long since Kibum was suffering? How could thay had been blind to their friend’s pain.
Yunho frowned deeply, completely ashamed of himself. One of his arm left Jaejoong side and sneak around Kibum shoulders trapping Jaejoong between them.
Leeteuk arrived just when Kibum was finally calming down, the leader frowned at the three and once he took in what was the situation he rushed to their side.
“I’m going to take care of him” gently he pried Kibum from their embrace and led him to the nearest room after sending the two an apologetic glance.
“What happened to him?” Yunho let go of Jaejoong who had not even seemed to notice only focus on the door where the two others had disappeared through.
“I don’t really know, he is fragile you know” Yunho sighed “and with Changmin’s behavior I think the breakdown was to expect” He let his hand slipped through his brown locks feeling suddenly very tired.
“What with Changmin?” Jaejoong turned to him eyebrows furrowed at the name.
“Hum you know he is homophobe” Yunho stuttered lightly his eyes darting everywhere but on the man before him.
Jaejoong’s eyes darkened “Oh really”
“Not really but Kibum told him about his feelings and guess Changmin did not really take it well, don’t judge Changmin he is still young” Yunho smiled sadly at him. Changmin was not bad he just need some time to understand and accept what was going on, Yunho could not blame him for being upset even though his action was a little overharsh.
“I am younger!” Jaejoong retorted sarcastically.
“Yes but you came ok with your sexual orientation” he replied softly, he did not really want Jaejoong to fare up for something they did not even know everything of.
“Not really!” the younger paled and whispered suddenly feeling uncomfortable.
“Not really? But you-“
“Yes love you but that is the first time I feel like this” Yunho looked at him not really knowing what to do “Please I don’t want to talk about it” and with this last whispered Yunho decided to not push the matter any further.
*
Days had passed since they interrogated Kibum, the child had been back to Kangta’s house and had been visiting Taemin a lot. Yunho did not know any more about the case, his job had been to get some answers from the boy, and this job had been done, now he could not know more.
Since that day too Kibum (the older one) had been silent, never speaking to others, face glum and eyes always swollen. Yunho and the others had tried to approach him but Kibum would not speak. What worried them was that during those days Kibum had not reacted or even flinched at any of Changmin or Jessica’s harsh comments who did not grow tired of bullying Kibum.
Now was his day off and even though he had passed his day doing paperwork and trying to understand what was happening among the team. Tiffany and him had slept together and now the woman was avoiding him or so he felt like it, Hyukjae and Donghae were turning around one another since weeks, Changmin and Jessica were having one of a hell strange sexfriend relationship, Kibum was depressive (?), Hankyung and Siwon were apparently fine as was Yoochun maybe the only one sane here,…. Or maybe not.
Oh god that was giving him one of a hell headache.
He was massing his temples when his phone ringed loudly assailing his ears and worsening the throb in his head. Groaning he groped around the papers scattered around the table and after 3 rings successfully found his vibrating phone.
“Hello?” he scrapped his throat lightly since he had not used his voice the whole day.
“Hello mister Jung?” a shy voice answered him through the phone.
“Yes?” Yunho frowned not recognizing the voice on the other line.
“This is Taemin!” the boy presented himself shyly and Yunho could almost see his red face.
“Oh Taemin how are you?” he chuckled, suddenly feeling lighter.
“Can I come to see Jiji, please?” Taemin was asking with such a soft voice that Yunho had to press the phone hard on his ear to hear the boy.
“Of course, do you want me to come to pick you up?” not even waiting for the answer he got up and took his jacket and key ready to leave.
“Yes!” Taemin happiness vibe came through the phone and Yunho laughed happily while locking his door.
*
“Jaejoong?” Yunho had been on his way to Taemin’s school when in front of him he recognized the lithe silhouette.
The man turned around to face Yunho and a small smile graced his lips.
“What have you done to your blond hair?” Yunho came beside him his hand already reaching for the shiny brown locks.
“I found a job!” Jaejoong beamed at him.
“Oh really?” Yunho knew better than engaged another fight for whether Jaejoong should work or study, the man had made his point clear and he was going to respect that even if he did not like it.
“Yeah, I found a full time job in one café near the university!” Jaejoong vaguely waved toward his right where the university was.
“That’s great to hear” Yunho smiled and nodded his head toward the bags Jaejoong was handling “Where are you going with this bag?”
“I found a small room” at this Yunho frowned.
“You’re moving out?” he asked cautiously.
“I’m 21 now, they can’t keep me” Jaejoong shrugged nonchalantly clearly not disturb by the fact.
“You’re 21?”
“2 days ago!” he smiled and blushed.
“Oh! Then happy belated birthday! What did you get?” the moment the words left his mouth Yunho wanted to beat himself to the pulp. The boy did not have parents anymore and surely not so many friends. How would he got gifts. Yunho punched his mind in its face, stupid wrong move.
Yet Jaejoong smiled brightly at him, happiness shining in his eyes as he stretched his right arm. He rolled up his sleeve and showed his slim pale wrist graced with a pink and yellow bracelet.
“Key and Taemin made this for me and the orphanage cooked a nice chocolate cake” Yunho sighed relived as Jaejoong beamed at him showing proudly the handmade jewel.
“Come we are going to celebrate it with Taemin, then you can show us your new home”
*
“Why would you not tell Heechul that we are together?” Siwon looked at Hankyung eyes wide and coffee mid way to his mouth. They had been discussing while heading to Siwon’s car to go back home when Heechul subject had poked around. Hankyung had been asking Siwon to not come around this week end as his sister and her husband were going to come. And it had taken its time to hit home, Siwon only understating why he could not be seen at Hankyung’s, few minutes after.
“I don’t know please Siwon! If Heechul knows then my sister too!” Hankyung deadpanned at his boyfriend while rounding the car to open the passenger’s seat. Siwon frowned at that not really catching why Hankyung would be secretive around his sister. He shook his head and entered his Mercedes and closing the door behind him he turned to face the Chinese.
“You did not tell your family?” Siwon looked bewildered at his boyfriend and in front his silent Siwon snapped “What the fuck Hankyung! Your family does not know?” His voice inching higher with the shock.
“Does your family do?” Hankyung snarled back at Siwon clearly not pleased with the insistence of his boyfriend right now. He backed against the window and turned to show his profile to the other, an obvious display that now he was going to shut Siwon out without even waiting for him to answer, he did not need to know, he did not want to.
“Of course!” was Siwon’s cry, this had not been an option to him and he had never though it could be, as soon as he felt his first attraction for a man his parents and siblings had been the first to know. He did not want to hide himself, not from his family. He wanted to come clean of this and to be peace at mind was what mattered, he would had been able to make himself respect if his parents had pushed him away. Fortunately it had not been the case.
“What ‘of course’! Not all families are like yours!” The Chinese spat at him his face reddened by his anger and eyes bitter glaring at him, the tone was getting louder and louder. Passant almost hearing what was happening in the car now.
“Hankyung we can’t hide it from Heechul!” Siwon pushed further “That’s completely out of question!”
“Why is that?” his mouth deformed by a strange grimace showing his teeth to Siwon as if telling him to back off.
“HE is my fucking best friend!”
“And he is my fucking brother in law!”
“We are going!” Siwon whipped around grabbing the wheel and starting the car.
“Siwon no!” Hankyung shouted startled by the car suddenly moving, he hurriedly unbuckled himself and was ready to open the door not really minding that the car was speeding down the street, mind only clouded with the anger now tainted with fear.
“Stay in the fucking car!” Siwon yelled, anger at its peak and stilling the Chinese man at once. Hankyung’s hand was still on the handle, he wanted to open the door, to go out yet Siwon last shout had been holding a tone of menace, he was not joking. He had been able to piss the hell out of the usually calm and wise Siwon, that was freaking frightening.
“Heechul!” Siwon had called his best friend once he had been sure that Hankyung would not leave.
“Oh Siwon !” Heechul’s voice reasoned in the car.
“You at home?”
“Yes”
“I’m coming! With Hankyung” he glanced at the Chinese man.
“With Hankyung?”
“Stay there”
*
“What are you doing here?” when Jessica had left her room when she heard noise in the living room she had been surprised to see her ex husband in the living room with some of their friends.
“I came to pick up my things!” Taecyon said not even sparing her a glance and giving some already packed things to his friend to bring downstair.
“You could not do it when I was not here?”she snarled at him her arms crossed over her chest.
“I was hoping you were at work like always you are!” still the man was not looking at her, and this angered her. She was speaking to him for Pete’s sake.
“Well today is my day off!”
“Whoa that’s a first! You take day off! Anyway some friends come to help me so I won’t be long!” and with just one waved of his hand he shooed her off. She felt hurt, and anger. How could he?
*
Siwon and Hankyung were back to Siwon’s black Mercedes. Hankyung was crying in the passenger seat his head leaning on the window.
“Hankyung” Siwon leant over to brush some of Hnkyung hair away from his face
“Why did you do that Siwon?” Hankyung was crying but he did not really know why anymore. Tears were just flowing down his eyes.
“You had to come out Hankyung!”Siwon whispered kissing his hair softly.
“I did not want to!” the reply was so weak that even Hankyung was not sure he meant that anymore.
“Love, Heechul and Sohee took it well, your sister even said that she was already sure about it!”
Hankyung did not answer.
“Hankyung see, you have to have more faith in your family”
Siwon took Hankyung in his arms ready to wait for his boyfriend sob to stop. He had all the time in the world. And he was sure that now Hankyung felt more relieved than ever.
*
Jessica watched as Taecyon helped one girl, laughing with her when she could not heave on big pack.
“So you already found someone?” Jessica had approached him when the girl had left the flat arms full of Taecyon’s things.
“Yoona is just a friend” Taecyon sighed.
“Yes of course”the blond spat.
“Jessica don’t play the jealous here please, you don’t have the right to do so”Taecyon finally turned around to glare at his ex wife.
“Of course I have the right! It’s only been one month, so you’ve already moved on? Forgot about me? ”
“Jess-“
“In fact you’ve never loved me right?”
“Shut up Jessica! You’re assuming too much! I loved you! I love you but you’d not allowed me to do so!”
Jessica was crying at this point, she did not understand anymore, why had they divorced? What had gone wrong? What did they do? Or did not do? She missed him, really, she wanted him back.
“We are divorced now Jessica! You need to move on now! We have our own business and we did not belong to the others’ life anymore”
Jessica fall on her knees, crying and shaking. It only fully downed at her that now they were no more. He was not her husband and she was not his wife. They were nobody to each other now, and that hurt, really hurt.
“You brought this on us Jess” Taecyon crouched down in front of his broken ex wife. He took hold of her chin revealing her messed up face and swollen eyes. “I won’t hold it against you because maybe we were not meant to each other and I hope that now you’ll find someone to help you” he brushed the damped hair away from her forehead and lovingly wiped her cheeks.
“Goodbye love” Taecyon leant down and kiss Jessica lips for the last time, as a farewell. He got up hurriedly as he sensed his own emotions taking aver him and his eyes watering.
Jessica was left still on the floor crying and weeping her heart out. She had lost him, forever.
*
The door opened loudly letting a young man enter the room. His steps were reasoning on the floor as he marched rapidly to the desk in front of him. He crashed his two hands on the hard surface making his skin cried sharply as it made contact, it was stinging but he didn’t care, not now. The man behind the desk raised his head and looked at him straight in his eyes.
“Jaejoong?” He asked clearly surprised “what are you doing here?”
“Give me back my brother!” hissed the brown haired boy.
“What?”
“I said give me my brother back” Jaejoong couldn’t handle this anymore, he shouted at the poor man in front of him who frowned clearly puzzled by his strange behavior.
“What are you talking about?” Kibum bite his lower lip trying to suppress his nervousness. Oh yes he knew what the boy was talking about but he didn’t want to explain it to him, in the first place he hadn’t agreed with the rest of his team, and he had known that the reaction of the boy will be all but understanding.
“My brother! That fucking woman didn’t allow me to take him with me! She took him away from me! I want him back!” Jaejoong was now shouting in the man’s face as he had grabbed him by the collar from across the desk. Kibum took his wrists gently.
“Jaejoong please calm down!” he asked softly.
“Don’t fucking ask me to calm down! Fucking don’t” Jaejoong started to shake the officer like a tree. He wanted his brother back, he was the only family safe now. Taemin was the only reason why he had kept his sanity during all this year. Taemin was his everything; they couldn’t take him away from him, not now, not after he thought that everything was going to be ok for them. He wanted him back, he needed him back, without his brother Jaejoong was sure he would die.
He cried as he continued to shake the poor man. Kibum wasn’t doing anything to stop him, he was just looking at him with pity in his eyes. And this angered Jaejoong even more.
Suddenly someone grabbed him and led him roughly away. Jaejoong trashed around but the man was behind him and was securely seizing him, his two arm passing under his arm print and encircling his shoulders.
“Jaejoong calm down please”
“Fuck! Don’t fucking ask me to calm down you dickhead!” the two of them were screaming as Kibum was trying to regain his breathing back normally. Jaejoong was crying and shouting, cursing everyone, everything that came in his mind. Changmin was trying desperately to calm him down and to immobilize him as Jaejoong’s arm flailed in the air missing his face by inches only, his legs were trying to kick the policeman off and god the boy might have succeeded if it was not for Changmin to be used to this kind of attitude. Eventually Changmin pinned the boy on the wall crashing his cheek on the hard surface. He took the arm of the boy before him and twisted it behind his back, and placed his other hand on the boy’s nape, maintaining him at arm-length.
“Fuck off, smart ass! Let me go!” Jaejoong keep screaming as he glared above his shoulder at the man who was now immobilizing him.
They heard running step coming from the corridor and two second later the whole team was in the room.
“What’s happening here?” questioned Leeteuk as the girls behind him went rushing to the poor Kibum still breathing rapidly. Yoochun and Siwon rushed beside Changmin to help him.
“Jaejoong?” Yoochun looked at Jaejoong then at Changmin.
Jaejoong snapped “Tell him to release me !” he growled lowly as he wriggled against the taller man’s grip.
“Not before you calm down!” growled back Changmin as he tightened his grip against Jaejoong’s nape.
“Let me go!” and again Jaejoong trashed trying to break free from the strong man, his shoulder was hurting him like a bitch but he didn’t pay it too much attention, his anger melted every other sensation away.
“Calm down” shouted Changmin
“You bastard! Let me go! I’ll fucking kill you!” He kept shouting.
“Jaejoong!” This time Yunho shouted making the whole room go silent “Jaejoong calm down now!”
“Fuck you Jung! I’m not here to have a nice chitchat with you! This is your entire fault, you big shit! Give me my brother back!”
Yunho sighed. He looked at his boss and asked the permission to take the boy in another room. Leeteuk nodded and gestured at Changmin to let the boy.
The tall man hesitated some seconds and finally let the boy free slowly but Jaejoong shrugged his hands away.
“You really are a piece of shit!”
AN: OMG it's been so long!!! Did you forget about me??? about this story??
How is everyone??
Anyway I'm in Korea right now for 2 months, anybody's here in Korea too??