It was awkward silence as all three made way in a fast pace to the main road and Myungsoo saw a taxi parked at the side of the road.  Sungyeol was still seething when Woohyun opened the back door of the yellow taxi and pushed him roughly inside. The tense atmosphere was slightly broken when the radio blared with a rap

“Bang Yongguk in the houseeeee!”

Myungsoo got inside with Sungyeol while Woohyun sit in front beside the driver with more than questionable attire. He was wearing a cap sideways with baggy red jacket and from where Myungsoo was sitting; he could see that he wore rings on all fingers.

“Where’s Sungjong?” Sungyeol asked to the taxi driver, apparently calmer.

“With Kai, he was around the area on his bike when you called. They’re reporting to the Mrs. I assume,” he answered nonchalantly,

‘He’s probably one of Sungjong’s employees too,’ Myungsoo inwardly guessed, at this point he could not be more suprised

 “Are there more of you?” the driver inquired, Woohyun told him to go back to the Mrs. because everything else had been taken care of. A few seconds after the words left the man’s mouth; the driver fired up the engine and pressed the accelerator to full. Myungsoo’s adrenaline shot up to the roof as outside the world was blurred and it seemed only the driver saw where he was heading.

“Damn Yongguk-hyung!” Sungyeol blurted off all the colourful words he knew holding on his seat tightly

They arrived at the destination in what seemed like only five minutes, Myungsoo felt like throwing up, he was still shaking as he made his way out the taxi door, standing on wobbly legs outside after he managed to get outside. Woohyun and Sungyeol both let out complains as they let themselves out as well albeit in a much better state than Myungsoo was ‘they ‘re probably used to it’ he thought. Yongguk did not stay long as he reversed the taxi as soon as Woohyun-who was the last one, out-closed the door and Myungsoo noticed they never paid him.

Myungsoo looked up and was quite taken aback at the inconspicuous-looking house. Just a modest double storey much like the one he rented the bedroom of. He spotted an impressive Harley at the side and assumed it was Kai’s, the one Yongguk mentioned earlier. Other than that, it was far off than what the man first assumed because Sungjong appeared to be a rich kid, what with the personal flavourist and yoga instructor, but then again, he did met them in a lucky draw contest…what kind of rich people do that kind of thing

‘Who are you really, Lee Sungjong?’

Another man with small eyes went out the front door, he went to Woohyun worriedly

“Where’s Dongwoo?” he immediately asked. Woohyun told him and all three started to go inside the house, Myungsoo assumed that he was to follow them. He stepped in the house and really he was no more impressed with it. It was too ordinary, no million dollar looking chandeliers or gleaming marble tiles.

Sungjong was on the top of the stairs on the second floor and when he saw them he fled down and went to hug Sungyeol tightly, Myungsoo awkwardly stand to the side as the red-haired welcomed the young man in his arms. He felt something stir in him as he watched Sungjong expressed his worry over the other man.

“What, no hug for me?” Woohyun pouted, the man beside him raised an eyebrow

“Yah Woohyun, I said Aunt Suyeon wanted to see you and that man now,” he slapped the back of Woohyun’s neck causing Woohyun’s pout to be even more severe. He rubbed the back of his neck.

“Sunggyu-hyung is mean,”

“…and I thought Sungyeol is the choding, what? He’s rubbing off of you isn’t it? Told ya, you should’ve hang around with someone your age more,”

Woohyun dragged Myungsoo to a room after that. It was upstairs and looked as if it was someone’s office in a glance. It was proven true as an old woman was seating on a comfy chair, hands on the table in front of her. She was wearing thick glasses and her hair was up in a tight bun. She was the spitting image of Sungjong and Myungsoo assumed that she was Sungjong’s mother. She motioned for both of the men to sit opposite of her and let Woohyun recounted the earlier events in detail.

After absorbing the information, she sighed “Have you called Kris?” Woohyun nodded and proceeded to explain that Kris was as usual on alert and he came with Yongguk as soon as he rang him. He also informed her that Dongwoo was staying behind with Kris, not neglecting to mention Sungyeol’s action.

‘No wonder Kris arrived very quickly, Yongguk was a speed maniac,’ Myungsoo thought

“Oh, that Sungyeol, he’s way too emotional. I need to speak to Hoya about this,” the woman commented and then turned to Myungsoo, scrutinizing him with sharp eyes that would make anyone else squirm. Myungsoo held her stare instead with his usual cold front. “I’ am Lee Suyeon. Mrs Lee Suyeon,” She introduced herself without holding out her hand

“I want to thank you for saving my son, apparently having three of his bodyguards with him are not enough,” Myungsoo saw Woohyun opened his mouth-presumably to defend himself- Mrs Lee held up a hand effectively silencing him “Do you know, Myungsoo, who is it really that you just saved?” the woman questioned him, she did not have any trouble using his name after only hearing Woohyun said his name once. Myungsoo shook his head

“Lee Sungjong is my heir, my only son. His life, my dear, is worth more than a billion dollar,”

The woman did not elaborate on the explanation however, Myungsoo assumed that she was waiting for his reaction and really, he did not know how to react to that.

“I’m impressed at your lack of reaction,” the woman scrutinized him again, adjusting her glasses and narrowing her eyes at him. “Well, it seems that you just don’t know how to react. How socially awkward,” Myungsoo blinked at her straightforwardness “Mind telling me more about yourself?” she inquired, playing with her pen as she did this

Myungsoo did not know how to answer that so he just told her where he lived, “Anything you’re good at?” when no answer came forth, Mrs.Lee only sighed heavily, turned to glare at Woohyun in passing as she bend down to take out a file “You’re hired, you..,” at this she turned to a sulking Woohyun, she stopped and heaved another sigh “Mr. Nam, show him the employee’s living quarters, get Hoya to test him,” she waited until Woohyun made a mumbled reply before turning to Myungsoo again

 “…I’ll inform you what I’m hiring you for tomorrow morning. Take Sungjongie with you and pack your necessities, the rest of your stuff will be delivered later. Do you know how to ride a Harley or do I have to call my personal taxi driver?” Myungsoo immediately told her would like to take the bike and Mrs.Lee smirked knowingly “Here’s Kai’s keys, I’ve asked him to run an errand with D.O. Mr Nam Woohyun, did you already give Kai your grocery list?” she narrowed her eyes at him again

“Yes, ma’am,” Woohyun meekly answered

Myungsoo took the keys, one of the key chains was a triangle logo with a kind of swirl inside while the other one was even weirder “That’s D.O personal logo. Earth…I’ am not sure why it’s with Kai. I asked them to keep it with them at all times, those kids!” Mrs.Lee complained then dismissed both of the men in her room.

When he got out, he saw Sungyeol and Sungjong skipping and dancing on the stairs with Sunggyu amusedly watching

“No, no Romeo please I can’t do this anymore…,” Sungyeol dramatically put the back of his hand on his forehead, Sungjong who was on a lower step asked in a very lazy tone

“Oh, Juliet I beg you to come with me, for I shall…,” and he dozed off, head hung down

“Romeo… Rome-oh?” Sungyeol nudged him, then when Sungjong would not budge “Oh my really? Really? Yah Lee Romeo! I’m going to kick you and leave you for prince Hamlet over there!” he shouted, turned and pointed to an innocent Myungsoo whose jaw dropped at the sudden inclusion. He was even more horrified as Sungyeol ran and grabbed his arm as soon as Sungjong snapped

“Yah, Juliet, a-are you cheating on me?” The younger male asked in disbelief, eyes wide and mouth opened. The red-haired clinging to Myungsoo’s arm haughtily replied with a loud yes

“Hamlet-oppa, let’s go. I don’t want to see his face ever again,” Sungyeol wipe fake tears from his eyes with one free hand and tried to drag Myungsoo

“J-Juliet” Sungjong cried when suddenly Myungsoo smiled and kissed a bewildered Sungyeol’s cheek and went to take Sungjong’s hand, as he pulled the ‘Romeo’ downstairs he waved and winked at ‘Juliet’-who was so shocked-saying cheekily

“Bye bye Juliet, Oppa is going to elope with Romeo,” he dangled the key in his left hand while still tugging the younger male’s hand in his. As he reached the last step, he ran bringing Sungjong along with him-stumbling a bit on the last step but he managed to upright himself again

“Y-Yah that’s not in the script! Really? Really Kim Hamlet?” The red-haired’s shout was heard all the way out the front door as loud as Sunggyu and Woohyun’s laughter booming in the background.

Sungjong was giggling all the way out when he stopped and stared at Myungsoo who had hopped on Kai’s bike with ease “Hyung, isn’t that Kai’s Harley?” he innocently asked as Myungsoo revved up the engine and held out his hand  expectantly to the young man. The older one just nodded and told him what had happened in his mother’s office. Sungjong cautiously sit behind Myungsoo still unsure.

“Hold on tight,” he said to Sungjong who was shyly wrapping his arms around him, his cheeks burned red as he tightened his embrace.

The wind whipped at their faces as Myungsoo sped on the road, still painfully aware of the young man’s arms around his waist. “Hyung, where are we going?” Sungjong asked near his ear so that he could hear him better

“My house,” was the reply. They did not speak again until they reached the house. Sungjong was about to hop off the motorcycle when Myungsoo asked him to stay

“but Hyung…,” Myungsoo intense stare was enough to make Sungjong look down and his lips nervously. Myungsoo stopped in his tracks as he saw this, feeling guilty but he turned, fist tight as he went into the house.

Hastily packing everything in his backpack, he looked around for one last time. Everything fit into his bag, there really was no need for a second trip. He wrote a short letter to the landlord who was not home yet, leaving the house and room keys on top of the letter.

 When he met the boy he left outside, Sungjong was biting his lips curiously watching Myungsoo putting his cap on “So hyung, your family live here?” Myungsoo looked up and contemplate on how to answer the question. He tilted his head slightly, studying the boy’s innocent expression and grinned widely before ruffling his hair much to the latter’s dismay “Hyuuung!” he whined stomping on the ground trying to fix his disheveled hair.

Myungsoo handed his backpack to him and hopped on Kai’s motorcycle while Sungjong shouldered the bag “I live alone,” came Myungsoo late answer as he felt the younger man’s arms encircling his waist. They went back to Sungjong’s home where someone clad in black jeans and sleeveless black shirt was waiting in front of the door with a solemn expression. He was well-built and had a darker skin than the usual locals in the area, he looked really young. As soon as Myungsoo arrived, he immediately pulled Myungsoo roughly off the bike

“Kai!” Sungjong exclaimed horrified as Kai angrily shoved the older man who held his ground

“No one touches my bike,” Kai angrily said in a low growl “not without my permission,” Sungjong stepped in between them and tried to calm Kai while Myungsoo felt his temper rose- he was never a patient man- “you knew I don’t like it when people touch my possessions so why do you let him?” this was directed to Sungjong who became calmer as both men became tenser

“My mother let him to borrow it,” Sungjong explained with an almost stoic face, he stood without even flinching. Myungsoo remembered when he had been held at gunpoint and realized that Lee Sungjong was something else. He appeared fragile and delicate, more effeminate but when the need called for it, he could hold his own.

As he observed him, the way he protectively shielded Myungsoo from Kai, holding Kai’s powerful gaze steadily. Myungsoo felt intrigued.  Yet again, the same question lingering at the back of his mind resurfaced

‘Who are you …’

It was a split second decision but one he did without much thinking. Myungsoo walked towards Kai, pulled the latter harshly and threw a punch that Kai anticipated but he could not avoid it in time. A low growl escaped from Kai’s throat as his put the palm of his hand on his bruised cheek.

“Hyung!” Sungjong’s scream was out the same instant he intercepted in between them and caught Kai’s leg with his bare hands  causing him to stumble and hit Myungsoo whom he was shielding from such a strong kick. Instinctively, Myungsoo caught the boy, glaring at Kai who looked even angrier. Kai immediately yanked Sungjong whose mouth was opened, pain etched all over his face

“! Did I break your hands?” Kai inspected the bruised and cuts from his boots on Sungjong’s hands. He, then took out his phone “Lay hyung, I need you at Madam’s house now, I think I broke Jongie’s hyung hands…,” he spoke, tone quite concerned

Myungsoo did not know how to react except pulling the boy into an awkward hug and rubbing his soft hands gently. The front door opened when Myungsoo was having hard time breathing, thinking that it was the heat, his fingertips were beginning to feel numb and he was already sweating like crazy.

“Kai, what’s happening?”It was another unknown boy, making Myungsoo dizzy. He met with so many people that morning and really it was slowly taking its toll on him. “uhhh, I think that man is going to pass out,”

“D.O hyung, Kai, help me …” Sungjong’s frantic voice was the last thing he heard before he out. Again.

Once he woke up again, another man was beside him, he sighed causing the man to smile

“Hard day isn’t it?” he patted his arm before helping him sit and Myungsoo rubbed his eyes twice and looked around. He was on a large comfortable bed. The room he was in was cozy; there was even a huge teddy bear beside him. He took in all the pictures in frames in all sizes around the room, hanging on a wall or sitting on a little table, dressers and drawers.

“You’re in Sungjong’s room. He’s currently with Dongwoo-hyung probably continued doing their interrupted yoga session this morning,” he told Myungsoo who felt slightly guilty. Lay handed him a glass of water to drink slowly from “Do you have any medical problems before? High blood pressure or heart problems?” Myungsoo answered no to all of it “Well, I think you’re just in shock. Most call me Lay here. I heard you’re Sungjong’s new bodyguard, congratulation,”

“Mrs Lee haven’t decided what to hire me for,” Myungsoo managed to croak out. Lay chuckled

“Well from what I heard from Dongwoo-hyung, you’re most certainly will be his bodyguard. Mrs Lee is probably only thinking of your other front. You see, no one knows he’s a billion dollar boy, we’ve kept a low profile most of the time. Mrs Lee’s eldest daughter is managing her businesses overseas and received all of the spotlight. Her adopted son is a superstar as well. However, Mrs Lee asked them not to reveal any family-related matter to the public”

“Why does Sungjong needs so many bodyguards?” Myungsoo questioned “and why me? Some random stranger who happened to save his life once,”

“oh,Woohyun-hyung is really only a flavourist and cooks for Sungjong. It’s just that he and the others like Dongwoo-hyung and Sungyeol, they learn some techniques here and there from Hoya-hyung or Tao. Sungjong learns a bit too for self-protection. Mrs Lee has been looking for a real bodyguard for months,”

“Sungjong is really spoiled isn’t he?” Myungsoo guessed. Lay’s expression turned dark

“No, spoiled isn’t really a word I’d use. Kim Myungsoo…,” he solemnly said and stood up to leave him “oh, and I suggest you better patch things up with Kai, because here, we look out for each other,” he left Myungsoo who was still trying to grasp everything.

He walked around the room, lightly touching the frames of Sungjong’s pictures usually of him with some friends or family. He was always smiling radiantly in each picture and Myungsoo wondered how a person could look so happy all the time. He thought maybe it was the money, after all, who wouldn’t be happy when blessed with money like Sungjong was.

The door burst opened suddenly to reveal a breathless Lee Sungyeol, Myungsoo blinked.

“Ahhh there you are Myungsoo, let’s go. Yongguk hyung is here,” Sungyeol excitedly said. Myungsoo frowned, he really did not want to ride that taxi ever again “oh don’t make that face, Youngjae will be driving us, Yongguk-hyung is taking a break,” Myungsoo looked so relieved that Sungyeol laughed “haha, you’re really something,”

Myungsoo found his backpack by the door and hurriedly followed Sungyeol who was singing loudly and dancing quite charmingly all the way to the front door. It was getting dark outside.

“Are you guys joining a play or something?” Myungsoo grinned widely he finally asked as Sungyeol belted Titanic’s My Heart Will Go On in the highest voice he could muster with the most hilarious expression ever -he made Myungsoo doubled over laughing-

As they walked to the yellow taxi parked right outside the gate, Sungyeol bowed and opened the door for Myungsoo telling him to get in before he went in himself. A much younger boy was on the wheel and he greeted them with a smile and drove carefully.

“Sungjong and I are going to act in a musical actually, we’re practicing very hard,” the red-haired told him eagerly. Myungsoo nodded still could not get his smile off his face. The way Sungyeol was talking to him was like an overly excited child telling his recent activities to his peer.

“Who are you going to play as?” Myungsoo inquired again, taking note that Youngjae was singing in a low tone in front but he had a strong and beautiful tone. Sungyeol had a goofy grin on and asked him to guess, Myungsoo thought it was Juliet causing the red-haired to smirk evilly.

“Well, Kim Myungsoo since we’re going to hang out often, I’ll invite you to our musical. It’s going to be in a week,”

Sungyeol talked to him all the way to the employee’s dorm which was not that far from the Lees’ house, they would have arrived sooner had the red-haired left Youngjae alone. Sungyeol couldn’t seem to stay still while still telling him stories, he played with Youngjae’s hair, made funny faces at the review mirror and poking the young blonde every so often causing Youngjae to stop at the side of the road and angrily whined at his mischievous hyung. Myungsoo felt really glad he met someone fun, he hadn’t laugh so much like he did in the taxi since…well…ever.

“I swear hyung, if we get into an accident and I die, I’ll make sure to hunt you down,” Youngjae said through gritted teeth “…and if you’re dead with me, I’ll make your ghost life so miserable that you’d rather die again!”

The red-haired laughed at this and ruffled Youngjae’s head instead, saying “You’re still young,” with a sly grin repeatedly much to the blonde’s further irritation. He then turned to Myungsoo with a very earnest look on “Beware of the young ones, they all look polite and innocent but secretly…,” Sungyeol paused for dramatic effect “They’re actually two-horned little devils,”

“Yah hyung!” Youngjae protested loudly, slapping the wheel as Myungsoo laughed again. Sungyeol smirked as he patted Myungsoo’s back as he seemed close to hyperventilating

“Don’t laugh too much, I’ve never seen people faint twice in a day…three will be a new record,”

Thankfully, they arrived safely in front of a huge house which was actually even bigger than even the Lee’s house. Myungsoo tilted his head slightly confused. Youngjae went out of the taxi quickly.

“There are a lot of you living under the same roof so Mrs Lee just bought a house with ten rooms. Of course you’ve got to share rooms. Come on,” Sungyeol led him to the house and Myungsoo was surprised. Everything was neat and clean, from what he knew the choding Sungyeol had informed him that all of the Lees employees were male. “I know it’s very clean that is all thanks to our umma, D.O. He’s a neat freak and probably Luhan too because he’s a total germophobe okay maybe just slightly,”

After he gave a short tour, Sungyeol showed him his room which was shared with someone named Chen. He was friendly and quite shy. After that the red-haired told him to eat dinner at seven and to wake up at seven in the morning for work. He was also told that if it was confirmed that he worked as Sungjong’s bodyguard, he would be living with the Lees because all of Sungjong’s personal employees get to live in the main house.

“So are you an employee too?” Myungsoo asked, to which Sungyeol mysteriously grinned

“I do whatever Sungjong does. Like a best friend for hire,”

Myungsoo didn’t know how to respond to that. Sungyeol left after that with Yongjae again.

At seven, there was only D.O in the house and he cooked for the both of them. He was a quiet man as well so together they ate dinner in uncomfortable silence.

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A/N: So  I'm just uploading the ones I have right now because for the next three months I'm going to be sitting for very important exams that'll decide my fate in life hahaha and it would be very impossible for me to even update and I'll probabaly be a little lazy :P. I'll just read MyungJong fanfics in between reading for stress-reliever haha so please spread the Myungjong ❤. Write more of them

 Enjoy all these chapters though I have to tell you that Sungyeol will be close with Myungsoo in here cuz Myungyeol = sweet (and hilarious) brothers. So thank you very much for the readers ^^ til next time