"I've thought about it for a while now. Think I figured it out some time last week." It really wasn't something that was all that difficult, perhaps just not given the ways he was trained to think in. When he met people, he didn't get to know them the way Namjoon seemed to. He figured out how to use them. He wasn't sure how he felt about it. Yoongi sighed, turning his head so he could look at Namjoon.
"I know how I could do it." He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know if I want to."
"But you have to. Hyung, it's important that we do. This is our destiny. You're going to be a great boss, you deserve to have power." He wanted to believe that Yoongi would be a different kind of boss, not kinder or nicer but perhaps there would be less cruelty to those who lived in their territory. After all, more could be gained from kindness than from fear. That's what Namjoon believed.
Even if father beat him when he said it aloud in front of him once.
Namjoon did not fit in well with his philosophy but he couldn't abandon them either. He just learned to do it the best he could and to do whatever he could to be worthwhile to Yoongi. "Maybe you could tell me how to do it? Then I could do it for you."
"I'll need you for it anyway. But that doesn't make a difference either way, you know you're part of me." Wait, that sounded too full of himself. True, but Yoongi still didn't like it, so he corrected himself. "We belong together." There, that was a bit better.
He looked at Namjoon, realising that his friend hadn't enjoyed their time as much as Yoongi had or at least not for the same reasons. He knew how much Namjoon worried about being a failure, he knew how much he wanted to do better. Yoongi didn't really want to succeed, that was the problem.
"Once I'm a boss, that's all I'm ever going to be. Right?"
"I belong to you. Always." Namjoon smiled and lazily, he got up and moved across their small little shithole of a room, turning the tap to get some water. The thing spluttered, creaked and nothing that look good came out. Oh, well, who needed water? He hit the pipes a few times to get them going, turning his head to look over at Yoongi.
"Well, yeah. What do you expect? You'll be the big boss man. Everyone will respect you. Kiss your fucking feet and give you things. If we ever get there, you'll have it made." And that was pretty cool, he had to admit. He shrugged his shoulders and turned the tap again. Still nothing. "But you'll still be you. Just with power."
"Yeah. Sure." Yoongi fell silent, simply watching Namjoon on his probably futile quest for water. Although, who knew, sometimes the pipes surprised him by actually doing their job. He worried his bottom lip, realising that Namjoon didn't understand what he was getting at. If not even Namjoon could understand him, he doubted that anyone would.
"Do you think you'd bother hanging with me if I was just Yoongi? When Yejoon kissed me, he did that just because I'm Yoongi." Not that that had ended well, but that was beside the point.
"I like you because of who you are. Not because of what you'll be. I like you because for my eight birthday, we went on a trip to the beach and it was way cooler than any overpriced gift. I like you because you tease me endlessly when I screw up with girls and you throw soda cans at me if I ignore you. I like you because you're my best friend." And he did not like the tap he was fighting with. He pulled away from it and turned around, looking at Yoongi with a small smile, still half asleep but he knew what he was saying. "I'm never going to kiss your gross lips but I wanted to hang with you before I even grasps what was going on."
He always liked Yoongi. He was an easy going boy for the most part and whenever he was with him, he felt like he belonged. "Doesn't matter what we do, cruising around in an expensive car or living in this shithole. I always have fun. You're never boring, Yoongi-hyung."
"You are never boring either." That much was for sure. He moved closer to the sink, staying on the ground so he could try and loosen up the pipes a little. This really was a shit-hole, but what else was new? At least winter was past the worst of it now and spring was coming. "Maybe we can go to the beach tomorrow. I'll get us a bus ticket."
Just one last day before he made a move, before he got going. Before there was no turning back. "I guess some parts of being the boss aren't so bad." He struggled to figure out what they were right now, but maybe that was just his general mood right now.
"Oh man, that'd be so cool. I love the beach." Namjoon held the sink still as Yoongi worked and then turned the tap. "Ha!" Water. Grinning, he let the gross water run off until it was clean, holding his hand out to cup the water and take a gulp. Perfection. "I know you're going to hate this suggestion but, you know, maybe we should take Kookie with us. You know it'd make his life worth living if we invited him."
And Namjoon couldn't help it, he had a soft spot for the kid. He was cute.
"You know, if you're that worried about becoming a boss, we could do something free tonight. Something we can't do otherwise." Hmm. "We could go drinking."
"Because that's what I want to be doing when I'm taking you out for the last time proper. Babysit." But Yoongi didn't exactly say no. He shrugged his shoulders, leaning back against the wall. "We'll see." Maybe. He didn't actually mind having Jungkook around, he just wasn't sure if he'd be in the right mood for that.
"You think the boss can't go drinking?" Well, probably not at a cheap place and actually get drunk, so fair enough. "Sure. If you're awake enough. Sneak into that drag bar."
"We don't have to, we could also take him for his birthday next month. I dunno, he tries to hard, I kind of feel bad for him." But he did like the idea of them having one last blow out together, just having fun like kids. It wasn't like they'd get to stay that way for long. Yoongi would rule sooner rather than later and running off to do trips and play was out of the question these days.
"I know, dummy, but can the boss go drinking with just his bud in a cheap drag bar? Nah." Namjoon moved across the room, sniffing a shirt to see if it was fresh enough to wear. Eh, good enough. "Let me attempt to shower and let's get drunk."
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"I know how I could do it." He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know if I want to."
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Even if father beat him when he said it aloud in front of him once.
Namjoon did not fit in well with his philosophy but he couldn't abandon them either. He just learned to do it the best he could and to do whatever he could to be worthwhile to Yoongi. "Maybe you could tell me how to do it? Then I could do it for you."
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He looked at Namjoon, realising that his friend hadn't enjoyed their time as much as Yoongi had or at least not for the same reasons. He knew how much Namjoon worried about being a failure, he knew how much he wanted to do better. Yoongi didn't really want to succeed, that was the problem.
"Once I'm a boss, that's all I'm ever going to be. Right?"
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"Well, yeah. What do you expect? You'll be the big boss man. Everyone will respect you. Kiss your fucking feet and give you things. If we ever get there, you'll have it made." And that was pretty cool, he had to admit. He shrugged his shoulders and turned the tap again. Still nothing. "But you'll still be you. Just with power."
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"Do you think you'd bother hanging with me if I was just Yoongi? When Yejoon kissed me, he did that just because I'm Yoongi." Not that that had ended well, but that was beside the point.
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He always liked Yoongi. He was an easy going boy for the most part and whenever he was with him, he felt like he belonged. "Doesn't matter what we do, cruising around in an expensive car or living in this shithole. I always have fun. You're never boring, Yoongi-hyung."
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Just one last day before he made a move, before he got going. Before there was no turning back. "I guess some parts of being the boss aren't so bad." He struggled to figure out what they were right now, but maybe that was just his general mood right now.
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And Namjoon couldn't help it, he had a soft spot for the kid. He was cute.
"You know, if you're that worried about becoming a boss, we could do something free tonight. Something we can't do otherwise." Hmm. "We could go drinking."
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"You think the boss can't go drinking?" Well, probably not at a cheap place and actually get drunk, so fair enough. "Sure. If you're awake enough. Sneak into that drag bar."
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"I know, dummy, but can the boss go drinking with just his bud in a cheap drag bar? Nah." Namjoon moved across the room, sniffing a shirt to see if it was fresh enough to wear. Eh, good enough. "Let me attempt to shower and let's get drunk."