𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓 • 𝘫𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘩

「 twenty three 」

"You know it wouldn't be a hassle if someone from your group is dating one of mine, you can use it as an advantage though." Johnny said casually, stirring his coffee with straw, breathing in the strong scent of his beverage as he think about the advantages. He took another taste of his drink before he laid his gaze over the female, was expecting her insights about his words but receive none, and it made Johnny furrowed his brows at her suspiciously, finding the younger having her lips curved up creepy. "Why do I feel like you're plotting ideas after hearing what I've said?" 

Johnny find it skeptical to believe Jena denying his question, the smug aura of the female after he suggest the idea was shifty and he gave her a judging look. Then, he recalls the discussion the boys gave the other day; asking his reaction about Jena dating one of them, uttering someone from the four was likes her and the older now remembering all the mentions of his sister and her interaction with the neos. 

He started to think the possibility that Jena's msyterious lover was close all along, most likely Jena couldn't drop the name of her lover. He analyzed the four members the other day; removing Donghyuck from the list since the tanned male only has a platonic friendship with her, illiminating Taeyong because Jena made it clear she sees the Lee as a rolemodel and nothing more, only having the options of two males. Johnny then examine the japanese, having the Nakomoto talk about her most of time, repeatedly asking Johnny's permission for him to date the female and the fact the two concidentally meet from time to time. The suh can safely say that maybe it's Yuta but it feels off to conclude they're dating due to the fact Jena openly admits she gets intimidates from the male and is obviously scared of him.

With all the reasonings he come up and memories being brought back, he recalled what Yuta specifically said the other day. 'Oh trust me John, you know her a lot.' And with that, it finally made sense after months of being clueless and bewildered, he finally got it.

"Jena, are you dating Doyoung?" 

Jena have her eyes wide on the question, coughing out her drink from shock, wiping the table with tissue on the mess she made. She was curious as to why her brother was disturbingly silent, trying to read along the lines and his expression, the fixated glance of Johnny through the window was starting to scare her. She never thought that she'll finally face the day that her and Doyoung's obviousness will catch up to him, sort of expected for Johnny to ask but was shock on hearing it today, and clearly she isn't ready to confess just yet.

"No, how did you come up with that?" Jena replies with another question, striving to act firm without being defensive, her hand starting to itch due to the overwhelming chest pain she's getting from the glazed stare of the older. She takes a deep breath and shift her eyes over her cup and look down, only to glance back to Johnny asking why is her answer no. "Why is that? my answer is no because I'm not dating him, simple as that." she replies, attaining her goal to be unflappable despite the unbearable adrenaline pumping inside her, losing her breath at how her heart is palpitating right now due to the tension and fear.

Jena's composed reaction and reply was convincible, almost manipulable quotes Johnny, disappointed on her negation even so dismiss from questioning futher. He takes a drink of his americano and let out a small smirk as he sips, having a clear feeling that his sister is being in denial again, a trait that she knows that he already got the answer that he's dying to know.

If they're going to play the game of hide and seek, fine he'll join the fun, may the best player win.

Doyoung is currently sulking on his own room as he was waiting for a text from a specific someone, spending his whole free day all locked up to his room pouting, arms crossed as he flips his layed body from time to time. He often knew how Jena jokes about being unavailable and makes an effort to meet or make him smile, but never thought that she was serious that she indeed have schedules for the whole day, the reason behind his moody aura yet tries to be understanding and attempting to distract himself by sleeping which clearly fails on seeing how sullen he looks.

Another thing he didn't expect was his manager barging into their shared room, smiling sweetly at him, Doyoung bowing down as a greeting and have himself blinking when the manager told him he got a packaged, remembering that he didn't order anything to expect a delivery, only to get clarified it was from the person who he was waiting for a text from.

He mumbled a thank you to the manager and watch him leave the room, a gummy smile creeping on his lips after pouting for so long. He sat down on the floor and stare over the brown vintage packaging and notice a note from it, a hand detatching the small paper from the squared box and smiling widely.

'Happy anniversary idiot!! stop sulking, i didn't forget okay :p'

The bright smile vibrating from the kim around the room was interrupted when the door banged open, a suh barging in the room just in time Doyoung was supposed to open the present. Johnny's eyes glued on the package, hearing his manager and the male talking from his room.  "Who is that from?" He questions, sitting down on the floor along with the male.

"My girlfriend's," the younger replies casually, hiding the note attached from the wrapping awat from the suh's eyes, but Johnny's eyes were fast to notice the paper, attempting to steal it way from him but Doyoung was quick enough to shove his hands off him and to the note. "Uh do you know the definition of privacy?"

The male shrugs ans keep his distance, having a baffling glance over the kim, couldn't pinpoing of he was throwing daggers or he's just simply not in the mood but his words after his next words seems to be spooky. "Just curious about the gift, just the gift and not the identity of your lovely girlfriend, well not that I found out who you're really dating, right?" 

"Yeah, right..." the younger response quite awkwardly, weirded out on the disturbing vibes the older was giving but acted unfazed about it. Doyoung studies Johnny for a mwre moment and squint when the suh excused himself and exited the room, leaving the poor kim bewildered on what's happening to him. What was his problem?

Being concern as he is, he placed the gift against his bed and wanted to follow Johnny, eager to ask if he was alright, getting interrupted when he dump into his manager on the way out of his room, apologizing quickly and getting informed that he's leaving soon, purposely hinting if Doyoung will ask him anything. His intention to go after Johnny was far gone when he realized, he haven't send his own gift yet, retreating to face Johnny upon the bad mood he's vibrating and the mere fact his guts were opposing to do so, having a bad feeling he'll regret asking if he continued.

"Uh hyung, can you do me a favor?"