"It hurts. I think I should take five but I won't do it without telling Yoongi. I said I'd get some stuff done today and I should but--" But he was exhausted, this was his first full shift and it was just too much. That and he had to lug around some weirdo with him the whole day.
Ten contemplated what they were saying, his brain ticking away. Bracelet? Rings? Shiny things for Jimin? How did Jimin get so damn lucky? He guessed there was a lot of money in charming a mobster. Maybe he should try that tactic next cause stealing and gambling were a bust.
The trouble was finding a guy with the cash.
He turned his head to J-Hope and smiled, waving like they were old friends greeting each other. "Good afternoon, Hoseok-hyung! How are you doing?"
"Pretty good. Busy-busy." And now he was worried about Jungkook, but clearly Tae was taking care of that for him, sitting down opposite him with concern openly on his face and holding Jungkook's glass for him as if that was somehow better than it sitting on the table.
He shook his head a little, turning his attention to Ten. "You being useful or just a nuisance? You can't go annoying Jungkook, he's going to start knocking you around." Well, he wouldn't be surprised if that happened.
"Oh, he already did, He sucker punched me in the stomach." And Ten had taken a good five minutes to get back up, he wasn't used to being beaten. He'd had a few bad beatings in his life but he was still delicate.
"You stole a ring, you moron. He's a thief." Jungkook informed J-Hope before he took his drink of Tae, smiling thankfully at him as he took a sip. "He's somehow both a nuisance and useful at the same time."
"That's part of my charm, hyung." He looked at J-Hope and licked his lips, tilting his head back and opening his mouth ever so slightly. His mouth was wet and shimmering, he knew how to make it look irresistible. "I can't help it."
"Jungkook likes to go for the stomach. And my face. I don't know if it's just any face, but it sure was my face." Hey, the bruises might have faded by now, but that didn't mean that Tae had forgotten those beatings. Even if him and Jungkook were clearly getting along.
"You can't help being a thief?" J-Hope raised his eyebrows, noting the other things that Ten presumably couldn't help, but that he was clearly doing on purpose. He took a sip from his own drink. it was a show, but it was a good show, he had to admit that. Not out loud, obviously. "Don't steal anything from here, please. Hurts my hand to punch people."
"You talked too much, I always go for the face with talkers. He's more a weirdo than a chatty type." So he went for the gut over the face with Ten. The kid could be silent for a while in his own little daydreams, Jungkook did appreciate that, even if he wondered what was going on in there. "You held up fine, you're all healed now."
Ten pouted ever so slightly and then slipped from his seat and stood up. He came in close to J-Hope and wrapped a hand around the other's drink, slipping it from his grip and taking a long sip. Then he passed it back, innocent as ever, like he hadn't just done it. "I never take from anyone. I'm a good boy. Promise."
"Well, you kept saying you wanted me to talk." It wasn't Tae's fault that Jungkook didn't like his choices of topics. He ran a hand over his face, nodding in agreement. "I'm good as new. How do you like me now, Jungkook? Now that I'm beautiful."
J-Hope's eyes narrowed, but he was frankly a little too baffled to know how to react. Especially since he could hear the noise level in the club shift a little, a telltale sign that Min Yoongi was on his way. People knew to shut up when the boss passed. "You really need some lessons in how to behave." Seriously. He might have said more, but he got up to greet his boss, who was looking down at his phone and typing something, but did hold Jimin's hand. Cute.
Yoongi turned his head as they neared the bar, looking at Jimin. "Make me a drink?" Hey, he liked Jimin's drinks.
"I think you're still a total pain in the ass." Jungkook shoved Tae and rolled his eyes, not even humouring whatever the fuck Ten was doing. He didn't even understand that kid. Carefully, Jungkook slid from his seat and approached Yoongi, not wanting to interrupt so he just waited patiently.
Meanwhile Jimin bounced along, already excited to make something fun for his boyfriend. He had the cocktail shaker out, already mixing. He looked up and frowned when he saw Ten. Huh. He survived the shoot out then.
Ten smirked at Hobi before he sat back down at the bar, eyeing up all of Jimin's shiny things. Nice. "Hello, Jimin!"
"Yeah, hi." Jimin was a bit unease. He didn't know what to do with Ten.
Since Tae had been told to keep an eye on Ten, he headed right on over to the bar, slinging a shoulder around the man's shoulder. Hey, he was still protective of Jimin, even knowing that there were two men just out of his line of sight entirely devoted to keeping his best friend safe. "Ten's helping Jungkook out with business. Hey, what did the boss give you today? I was betting on a ring."
Yoongi had been watching Jimin, but he turned when both Jungkook and J-Hope just stood there, sliding his phone into his pocket and nodding over to the table, walking there so he could sit down. Really, more importantly, so Jungkook could sit down. He was looking a little pale. "You want to talk to me?"
"I got a bracelet. It's pretty! It has the moon and the sun on it." He would show it to him but his sleeve was down and he was making drinks. Ten could see a vague glint of shiny catch the light and idly, he considered stealing it. Then he considered dying and swiftly opted against it.
"I bet it's pretty. You're very lucky, hyung. You both are. You're doing very well for yourselves, you seem happier." Then again, last time he saw them, Cheon was using them.
Jungkook sat down slowly and bowed his head, feeling weak for doing this but he really didn't want to make himself worse. "Hyung, I'm so sorry, I think I need to finish early today and I didn't finish my to do list. It just hurts." He didn't want to give up. This was so frustrating. "I could rest for a few and finish up later?"
"I work a lot. It's tough, but fun." Tae didn't really have any complaints. "Slowly going to work my way up." It was going okay, but sometimes he felt a little impatient. However, he had never gotten this much validation before, especially from Namjoon. "Show me the bracelet later, Jiminie? I wonder if it's diamonds again." Tended to be. Or whatever else was tasteful and expensive. Min Yoongi had excellent taste and style.
"Go to bed, Jungkook. You're no use when you're tired." Of course it came across more dismissively than he meant it, because his actual first impulse was to pull Jungkook into a hug and then find a way to make him properly recover before he had to deal with anything. "Maybe we should figure out a way you can get your work done while you're recovering. Do you need more men?"
Yoongi was weighing his options. "What's left on your to-do list?"
"I'm really sorry, hyung." He didn't want to be useless. God, he hated how this felt, he never let down Yoongi before and lately, that's all he did. He lowered his head apologetically. "Just remodelling and planning meetings. And we're trying to find where some of the girls belong. I need Ten over there to help locate where three girls come from so we can help them get home."
They did promise, after all. But all three spoke Thai and they weren't sure of their address. It was a lot of stress.
Ten turned his head at the mention of his name, ignoring Tae and Jimin talking about their expensive stuff as he eyed up what was happening. He hoped it was nothing bad. He slowly turned back to Tae and gave him a look. "So, erm, this gang? How trigger happy are they?"
"It's not your fault. You are injured." Yoongi was thinking, checking his watch. He certainly didn't have the time himself and Namjoon was busy elsewhere as well, so that didn't leave a lot of people he could trust. "Can it wait? Hoseok, you could go there tomorrow morning, sort things out. I want you to take it easier, Jungkook. No more full days." Not until he stopped looking this strained this quickly.
"Well. We stole a ton of coke from them and look at us now, so... Not very?" Although it was debatable. Tae was aware that they had been lucky more than anything. "Depends on circumstances. Min Yoongi is scary." In his opinion, anyway. Of course, when Jimin talked about him it was a different matter, but he was just saying, in general. "Even Hoseok-hyung is scared of him sometimes."
"I'm sorry. I thought it was getting better." Jungkook still bowed before he looked at Hobi pleadingly. "Can you take over on some of the duties just for the morning, please? I can help as much as I can. I just don't think I can walk back to the club right now." He was going to get a ride back to his place and take some painkillers, cry a little for sucking so much. "Thank you for being considerate."
"He's not scary. Ignore Tae. He's a puppy." Jimin informed him. Yes, he was telling this random guy that the mob boss was a puppy, he really wasn't great at PR. Heading over to Yoongi, he set down a bright green drink with lots of umbrellas and a funny, twisty straw. "For you, Yoongi!"
Ten just scratched his head. "I don't believe for a second that he's a puppy. I watched him gun down half of Cheon's club. Him and his men. He's got such a cold stare."
"Yeah, he's scary. He had a gun pointed at me once and I've never been more scared in my life. For comparison, Jungkook's pointed his gun at me plenty of times, didn't even come close." Tae wasn't sure what it was. A certain quality, he supposed. It was an aura thing, like he never thought about how Min Yoongi was as short as Jimin. "He's not a puppy. Tiger, maybe. Anyway, why are you asking?"
Tiger he might be, but he had a smile for Jimin anyway and an eyeroll for how ridiculous that drink looked. But Yoongi took a sip and then gestured for Jimin to sit down next to him. He might send him off again if the business talk became too boring, but for now all that happened was J-Hope nodding.
"Sure, sure, I have time. I'll make my way over to the club in the morning and I can deal with Ten. We'll get those girls home. They're really excited now that they actually believe the offer." Each of them had gotten some money, IDs and what not, whether they chose to leave or not. It was heartwarming to see, they rarely got to be charitable in this line of business. "Please don't worry about it, Jungkook. I'll text you if I have any questions."
"I should send someone with you, Jungkook. I want you to stop pushing yourself too hard." Yoongi was worried and he wished he could get that through Jungkook's thick head.
"Just wondering if he'll kill me." He always wondered that quite often but he understood Cheon just like he understood how their gang worked. This place made less sense. They were nice but they didn't hesitate to hurt. So weird. "So, uh, that Hobi guy? -- Is he taken?" Just out of curiosity, no big deal.
Jimin sat down and smiled at Yoongi, hands under the table so he could reach out and put it on Yoongi's thigh. He just liked to be close to him, to touch him. "I'm glad you're helping the girls get home. You're a good person, Yoongi-hyung." He was so proud of his boyfriend, doing such a nice thing for those poor people the Dark Dragon's exploited. "Me and Tae could take Jungkook home, if that's okay? We could all play video games."
He sensed that Jungkook wasn't feeling good so he was pretty happy to make it a bit easier on him and make the option of retreat seem more fun. Jungkook seemed to consider it, eyeing Tae at the bar before nodding. "If you guys aren't working, sure. Whatever."
"Don't think he will, unless you give him a reason to now. If he says something, that's what happens. They all do that, it's about your word meaning something. You should ask Jungkook about it, he practically worships the boss. I guess they all do a little?" Even Namjoon seemed to have those moments, maybe because he was his hyung. It was interesting. "Hobi... I dunno, I think he just plays around? He's a busy guy, he owns a club, he's young and hot, I'm guessing he just does whoever. Don't really know for sure, but I'd know if he was seeing anyone."
"I'm not. I just don't have any interest in being a pimp." Yoongi thought about Jimin's offer for a moment, then he nodded. "Sure. Take Tae and go have fun. Just let me know if you are coming home tonight or not." The men hired to keep an eye on Jimin knew how to do their job, so he was sure they'd get in contact with the other shift and switch seamlessly, whether they were at Jungkook's place or anywhere else.
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Ten contemplated what they were saying, his brain ticking away. Bracelet? Rings? Shiny things for Jimin? How did Jimin get so damn lucky? He guessed there was a lot of money in charming a mobster. Maybe he should try that tactic next cause stealing and gambling were a bust.
The trouble was finding a guy with the cash.
He turned his head to J-Hope and smiled, waving like they were old friends greeting each other. "Good afternoon, Hoseok-hyung! How are you doing?"
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He shook his head a little, turning his attention to Ten. "You being useful or just a nuisance? You can't go annoying Jungkook, he's going to start knocking you around." Well, he wouldn't be surprised if that happened.
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"You stole a ring, you moron. He's a thief." Jungkook informed J-Hope before he took his drink of Tae, smiling thankfully at him as he took a sip. "He's somehow both a nuisance and useful at the same time."
"That's part of my charm, hyung." He looked at J-Hope and licked his lips, tilting his head back and opening his mouth ever so slightly. His mouth was wet and shimmering, he knew how to make it look irresistible. "I can't help it."
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"You can't help being a thief?" J-Hope raised his eyebrows, noting the other things that Ten presumably couldn't help, but that he was clearly doing on purpose. He took a sip from his own drink. it was a show, but it was a good show, he had to admit that. Not out loud, obviously. "Don't steal anything from here, please. Hurts my hand to punch people."
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Ten pouted ever so slightly and then slipped from his seat and stood up. He came in close to J-Hope and wrapped a hand around the other's drink, slipping it from his grip and taking a long sip. Then he passed it back, innocent as ever, like he hadn't just done it. "I never take from anyone. I'm a good boy. Promise."
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J-Hope's eyes narrowed, but he was frankly a little too baffled to know how to react. Especially since he could hear the noise level in the club shift a little, a telltale sign that Min Yoongi was on his way. People knew to shut up when the boss passed. "You really need some lessons in how to behave." Seriously. He might have said more, but he got up to greet his boss, who was looking down at his phone and typing something, but did hold Jimin's hand. Cute.
Yoongi turned his head as they neared the bar, looking at Jimin. "Make me a drink?" Hey, he liked Jimin's drinks.
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Meanwhile Jimin bounced along, already excited to make something fun for his boyfriend. He had the cocktail shaker out, already mixing. He looked up and frowned when he saw Ten. Huh. He survived the shoot out then.
Ten smirked at Hobi before he sat back down at the bar, eyeing up all of Jimin's shiny things. Nice. "Hello, Jimin!"
"Yeah, hi." Jimin was a bit unease. He didn't know what to do with Ten.
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Yoongi had been watching Jimin, but he turned when both Jungkook and J-Hope just stood there, sliding his phone into his pocket and nodding over to the table, walking there so he could sit down. Really, more importantly, so Jungkook could sit down. He was looking a little pale. "You want to talk to me?"
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"I bet it's pretty. You're very lucky, hyung. You both are. You're doing very well for yourselves, you seem happier." Then again, last time he saw them, Cheon was using them.
Jungkook sat down slowly and bowed his head, feeling weak for doing this but he really didn't want to make himself worse. "Hyung, I'm so sorry, I think I need to finish early today and I didn't finish my to do list. It just hurts." He didn't want to give up. This was so frustrating. "I could rest for a few and finish up later?"
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"Go to bed, Jungkook. You're no use when you're tired." Of course it came across more dismissively than he meant it, because his actual first impulse was to pull Jungkook into a hug and then find a way to make him properly recover before he had to deal with anything. "Maybe we should figure out a way you can get your work done while you're recovering. Do you need more men?"
Yoongi was weighing his options. "What's left on your to-do list?"
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They did promise, after all. But all three spoke Thai and they weren't sure of their address. It was a lot of stress.
Ten turned his head at the mention of his name, ignoring Tae and Jimin talking about their expensive stuff as he eyed up what was happening. He hoped it was nothing bad. He slowly turned back to Tae and gave him a look. "So, erm, this gang? How trigger happy are they?"
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"Well. We stole a ton of coke from them and look at us now, so... Not very?" Although it was debatable. Tae was aware that they had been lucky more than anything. "Depends on circumstances. Min Yoongi is scary." In his opinion, anyway. Of course, when Jimin talked about him it was a different matter, but he was just saying, in general. "Even Hoseok-hyung is scared of him sometimes."
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"He's not scary. Ignore Tae. He's a puppy." Jimin informed him. Yes, he was telling this random guy that the mob boss was a puppy, he really wasn't great at PR. Heading over to Yoongi, he set down a bright green drink with lots of umbrellas and a funny, twisty straw. "For you, Yoongi!"
Ten just scratched his head. "I don't believe for a second that he's a puppy. I watched him gun down half of Cheon's club. Him and his men. He's got such a cold stare."
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Tiger he might be, but he had a smile for Jimin anyway and an eyeroll for how ridiculous that drink looked. But Yoongi took a sip and then gestured for Jimin to sit down next to him. He might send him off again if the business talk became too boring, but for now all that happened was J-Hope nodding.
"Sure, sure, I have time. I'll make my way over to the club in the morning and I can deal with Ten. We'll get those girls home. They're really excited now that they actually believe the offer." Each of them had gotten some money, IDs and what not, whether they chose to leave or not. It was heartwarming to see, they rarely got to be charitable in this line of business. "Please don't worry about it, Jungkook. I'll text you if I have any questions."
"I should send someone with you, Jungkook. I want you to stop pushing yourself too hard." Yoongi was worried and he wished he could get that through Jungkook's thick head.
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Jimin sat down and smiled at Yoongi, hands under the table so he could reach out and put it on Yoongi's thigh. He just liked to be close to him, to touch him. "I'm glad you're helping the girls get home. You're a good person, Yoongi-hyung." He was so proud of his boyfriend, doing such a nice thing for those poor people the Dark Dragon's exploited. "Me and Tae could take Jungkook home, if that's okay? We could all play video games."
He sensed that Jungkook wasn't feeling good so he was pretty happy to make it a bit easier on him and make the option of retreat seem more fun. Jungkook seemed to consider it, eyeing Tae at the bar before nodding. "If you guys aren't working, sure. Whatever."
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"I'm not. I just don't have any interest in being a pimp." Yoongi thought about Jimin's offer for a moment, then he nodded. "Sure. Take Tae and go have fun. Just let me know if you are coming home tonight or not." The men hired to keep an eye on Jimin knew how to do their job, so he was sure they'd get in contact with the other shift and switch seamlessly, whether they were at Jungkook's place or anywhere else.