"I just wanted to meet him. I thought if we made a truce, it'd spare war and everyone would be happier." No one wanted war, right? "I-- I'll try to do better this time. I'll work out how to handle Cheon. I mean, maybe Tae is right. He was right about killing Baek-nim." And he kinda assumed that it was all going well, Cheon hitch aside. So were some of the other hits that Tae had contracted for him. Such a good friend. "I dunno what I'd do without you and Taehyung."
Yoongi's eyes narrowed the slightest bit, but he covered it up by reaching up and pulling the face mask back on. Then he turned his head to look at Jimin again, not even avoiding his eyes for the moment. "Don't ever meet Cheon again. Not without me. He can't get a handle on me, so it's a sign of strength. Having me by your side."
Taehyung. What was the matter with Taehyung? "Did you make any promises to Cheon?"
"No, I'm not stupid. He asked, I said no. Nothing until Friday." He didn't agree to anything but Cheon did get awfully handsy. Then again, gangsters often did. He took it as a compliment. He smiled at Yoongi and then bowed. "I'll wait for Friday, just me and you. And ... And security, of course. I'll tell Kookie to be ready for it." And hopefully they could pull this mess off without being laughing stocks.
"Min Kangwoo. Yes." No Baek heir, not if he could help it. He would keep him safe forever. "I've told him that you are the cutest too."
And, yes, of course he was flirting. He couldn't help it. Yoongi smiled behind the mask, then tried to focus back on business. "Jungkook-ssi. I want to talk to him, can I? He's a good man, yes?"
Jimin blushed excitedly and tried not to get too carried away. "One day, I would like to meet your boy. I won't ever hurt him. I pledge it to you." And Jimin wouldn't break any more promises, not with Yoongi's trust and loyalty on the line. "I won't break my word again."
At the mention of Jungkook, he nodded a little and gestured towards the door. "Kookie is a good boy, very loyal. His father was my father's adviser but... he got sick, sadly. He left me his son and I like him a lot." Jungkook was a smart, nice boy. And kind of an ass. "You can talk to him."
Yoongi nodded his head and headed out through the door, where he found Tae pouting, playing his game again, but also leaning against Jungkook's shoulder. Something was off about that boy, Yoongi could tell. The evidence kept massing up too.
He gestured to Jungkook. "You. Jungkook-ssi? I want to talk to you about security." And perhaps some other things, but Tae didn't need to know that.
And Tae seemed to have no intention of leaving them alone.
He turned and gave Tae a pointed look but the boy was busy pouting against him so that was that. Unless... "Tae, Jimin probably needs you right now. Shouldn't you go and see him?" It seemed worth a shot. He knew that Tae did care for Jimin, weird relationship and all aside. And Jungkook knew he'd sooner be with Jimin than anyone else.
Jungkook didn't exactly wish to be alone with Yoongi but it seemed useful to talk.
Tae turned the console in his hand and then looked at Jungkook, his face showing a lot but nothing that made much sense to anyone. Too many thoughts, Yoongi couldn't read him. He almost wondered if the boy was all there. But finally Tae nodded.
"Come back in when you're done, Jungkookie. I wanna play with you."
Yoongi watched as Taehyung walked away, then turned his attention back to Jungkook. "So. Would you take a bullet for Jimin-ssi?"
"In a heart beat, Suga-nim." Jungkook didn't even hesitate with is answer. He bowed his head forward, loyal and eager to show it. "I would do anything he asked me. Even if I don't agree with it. The only exceptions are if it'd hurt him." He was sworn to protect him but also to trust him. Which got harder and harder to do.
"The Jeon family has always served the Park family."
"Good. And hyung is enough, Suga-hyung. I'm not in the hierarchy, I'm just older than you." Yoongi shrugged his shoulders and looked at Jungkook. Such an honest boy, very straight-forward. No wonder him and Tae didn't entirely seem to see either eye. "Jimin-ssi is going to be a good leader one day, if he lives long enough. He got thrown in at the deep end and he needs help to swim. You get that, right? What do you think is the problem here?"
"Jimin is naive and unskilled in some respects and... and he treats this like a game. They both do. They don't grasp how real it is. Or-- Or maybe they do." Maybe Tae knew. Maybe Tae was playing a game and he just didn't get what it was. It always felt like that. "I don't know what the problem is but Jimin doesn't exactly help himself and he always listens to Tae. And Tae is ... Tae is impulsive and childish on occasion. He doesn't think it through."
Hence the mess they were in. "I tried to warn them about killing the Baek leader. It wasn't a solution, just a band aid to the issue."
"Not a solution, unless all you're aiming for is his death." Yoongi wasn't sure what to think, ever since he'd learned that it had been Tae's idea. Who was Tae? He had never even heard of him before, never seen him around. He remembered seeing Jungkook before. "Cheon is dangerous, but it's not as simple as killing him. It would create a vacuum and there is plenty of scum to fill it. You know that. Jimin-ssi might not want war, but it will be hard to avoid. He can't keep giving in to Cheon's demands."
"I know all of this but they won't hear it. I'm sorry, hyung. It's out of my hands. I will keep doing the best I can for my friends but I can't do much more." Jungkook bowed and then sighed, looking longingly at the room his boss was in. He wanted to do well, to protect his hyung - his father wanted him to do it, always had. It was just hard.
Yoongi nodded his head. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a card, holding it out to Jungkook. "That's my number. Just text me or ring me if Jimin is doing anything that you think could endanger him or the family."
So a lot of things, he imagined. "Use your own judgement." Here was hoping he would still have some free time too.
"Jimin can be good for the city, if we get him to be."
"I really believe that, hyung. It's just getting him there." Jimin was a good guy. He was moral, empathic and had a conscience. If used well, he could be great. Or he could be dead and gone in a month. Hard to say. He sighed and then gave Yoongi a small smile. "Thank you for the card. I'll keep an eye out."
Bowing to Yoongi, he moved away to go back to his post, eager to deter Tae and Jimin from anything stupid.
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Taehyung. What was the matter with Taehyung? "Did you make any promises to Cheon?"
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"By the way... you have the cutest baby."
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And, yes, of course he was flirting. He couldn't help it. Yoongi smiled behind the mask, then tried to focus back on business. "Jungkook-ssi. I want to talk to him, can I? He's a good man, yes?"
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At the mention of Jungkook, he nodded a little and gestured towards the door. "Kookie is a good boy, very loyal. His father was my father's adviser but... he got sick, sadly. He left me his son and I like him a lot." Jungkook was a smart, nice boy. And kind of an ass. "You can talk to him."
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He gestured to Jungkook. "You. Jungkook-ssi? I want to talk to you about security." And perhaps some other things, but Tae didn't need to know that.
And Tae seemed to have no intention of leaving them alone.
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He turned and gave Tae a pointed look but the boy was busy pouting against him so that was that. Unless... "Tae, Jimin probably needs you right now. Shouldn't you go and see him?" It seemed worth a shot. He knew that Tae did care for Jimin, weird relationship and all aside. And Jungkook knew he'd sooner be with Jimin than anyone else.
Jungkook didn't exactly wish to be alone with Yoongi but it seemed useful to talk.
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"Come back in when you're done, Jungkookie. I wanna play with you."
Yoongi watched as Taehyung walked away, then turned his attention back to Jungkook. "So. Would you take a bullet for Jimin-ssi?"
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"The Jeon family has always served the Park family."
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Hence the mess they were in. "I tried to warn them about killing the Baek leader. It wasn't a solution, just a band aid to the issue."
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"Honestly, he listens to Taehyung more than me."
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So a lot of things, he imagined. "Use your own judgement." Here was hoping he would still have some free time too.
"Jimin can be good for the city, if we get him to be."
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Bowing to Yoongi, he moved away to go back to his post, eager to deter Tae and Jimin from anything stupid.