The Kidnapped?
Behind That Bright Smile [Sequel to Behind the Thick-Framed Glasses]
The last of the fangirls left and B.A.P. was free to leave. On the way back to our apartment, Yongguk eyed L.Joe from head to toe. "Why is he coming with us?"
"To make sure nothing happens to my girlfriend." L.Joe countered.
Youngjae rolled his eyes and shrugged. "Nice to know you don't trust us." (A/N: LOL I'm sorry, thinking of One-Shot and Youngjae and 'trust' right now... the irony.)
As soon as we got to our destination, Zelo ran inside and flung off his black sneakers, the same ones I had found yesterday. One of them flew and almost hit L.Joe in the head. "Ya!" He cried, watching the shoe fly past him. The maknae responded by sticking out his tongue and shutting the door in his face.
"We're gonna go in and rest, okay?" Daehyun said, unfazed.
"Okay." I nodded. "See you later!"
All the B.A.P. members waved goodbye before heading in to their assigned apartment rooms. L.Joe followed me into my own apartment to see Zelo, who had already changed into his regular clothes, slumped on the couch and watching his portable TV. Weekly Idol with Apink was on and they were doing the infamous random dance corner.
"Noona, I'm hungry!" He whined, his eyes not wandering off the screen.
"She's not your maid, you know!" L.Joe said crossly. "Go get something yourself."
"Fine." Zelo fished his hand in his pocket and pulled out a bunch of small candies and packaged treats. "I'll eat these then."
"Whoa, where'd you get all those?" I asked.
"The fangirl noonas gave me them." He popped a lemon candy into his mouth and threw one at L.Joe, who caught it but then dropped it onto the floor, scowling. "They said I was cute and sweet like candy."
"I'm cute too..." L.Joe said under his breath.
I giggled and bopped him on the nose. "Of course you are."
"I am!" He protested, turning slightly pink. Then he reached out and pinched my nose for revenge.
"Ew, you guys are acting all lovey-dovey mushy-mushy." Zelo said, showing a look of disgust on his face. "Yuck."
I laughed and ruffled his hair, something L.Joe always did to me. "I'm sorry, we'll try to keep the fluffiness at a minimum next time."
Zelo got up and pointed at my neck. "Hey, what's that?"
Before I could answer, he yanked my necklace off my neck and held it up to the light. It was the necklace L.Joe gave me on our trip to Jinan.
"Hey! Give that back!" I lunged forward but he was too quick and dodged away from my grasp.
"Why?" He said childishly, swinging the piece of jewelry in circles. "It's so shiny!"
I reached up to grab it but he stood up at his full height, towering over me and my short self. L.Joe stood up as well, but he of course wasn't tall enough either. "Zelo, give it back to her!"
"Hyung, did you give this to her?" He teased again as I jumped, trying to get it back.
"Yes, so give it back!"
"Never!"
Zelo ran into my room and I ran after him, trying to wrestle the necklace away from him. When that didn't work, I tickled him and he let go of it immediately.
"Not fair!" He pouted and dropped to the floor. "You know my weakness now!"
I grinned and raised the necklace up in the air, symbolizing victory. Without thinking I took a step back and tripped over something, falling over and onto the floor.
"Oof!"
I rubbed my head and looked down at what I had fallen on. L.Joe had come to the rescue and positioned himself so that I wouldn't hurt myself and hit the floor hard. He had softened my landing and was now looking at me with those warm brown eyes...
"Pabo." He whispered into my ear. "You're so clumsy."
I blushed and got off of him. "S-sorry..."
We awkwardly stood up and looked over Zelo, but he wasn't paying attention to us. Instead, he was looking at a box that had fallen onto the floor from the shelf.
"Oh, Zelo! Sorry, I must have knocked that box over when I fell down..."
Zelo didn't answer so I went over to him. The box wasn't just any box, it was the one that held all of Seohyun's stuff that I had kept over all these years. In his hands was the picture of Seohyun and I at Namsan tower with Chan Doo and L.Joe.
"Is that...?" He finally said something.
"Yes, that's me." I answered. The curly-haired-blondie nodded and looked back at the picture again. 'And that's L.Joe, over there."
"Yeah, I know. I can recognize his ugly face anywhere." Zelo teased.
L.Joe looked offended. "Ya!"
I giggled. Zelo was like another Changjo, always bickering with my boyfriend. But right now he had turned quiet again, staring at my best friend in the picture.
I crouched down next to him and pointed at her. "That's Seohyun. She was my best friend."
"What do you mean by 'was'?" Zelo questioned before pausing. "What happened to her?"
"She... she passed away." I said quietly. "This whole box contains all of her possessions she left behind for me."
The maknae's eyes widended and he looked down at the picture again. "Oh... sorry for asking."
"It's okay."
But I guess you were different from me, huh?
If I have to live while forgetting you, I’d rather die-"
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~Ljjang창조♪
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