Chapter 73: A secret scheme

Beomgyu felt very upset when he couldn't find Soobin. Where did he go without telling him? Why he does that every time? Why does he just disappear without telling him anything everytime? Whenever he needs him, he's always be there by his side. Then why doesn't he stay beside him wherever he wants him? Does he not like it when he is around him? That couldn't be! If he doesn't like him, then why did he always help him? He took his phone and tried calling Soobin several times, but he couldn't reach his phone which made him more disappointed. He wanted to ask what he told Karina before, that she agreed to talk with him. Also what they talked about. He wanted to tell Soobin every single word though he couldn't remember all of them. His mind was a mess after thinking about him too much. He looked above and saw the clear sky, with the beautiful shining diamond like moon. There was no stars so it made the moon more noticeable.

He sighed as he was depressed and couldn't find the moon beautiful anymore. He kept walking slowly, lowering his head while putting his hands in his pocket. He tried to figure out what happened to Soobin and why he wasn't even picking up his phone. Suddenly his phone started ringing and Beomgyu became happy as he thought it was a call from Soobin. But disappointing him, the phone showed a different name.

"Hello, hyung!" Beomgyu picked up the call and answered.

"How are you? And where have you been? I missed you so much, you know?" Jackson replied from the other side.

"Um…. sorry, hyung, I was really busy with something." Beomgyu replied, but his voice wasn't cheerful like always. So Jackson understood something was going on with the boy.

"Hey! Are you really okay? Is there something bothering you? You can tell this hyung and I'll do anything to help you, hm?" Jackson said with a very gentle voice.

"No-no! There's nothing! You don't need to worry!" Beomgyu replied.

"Hahaha! Acting all grown up, aren't we? Hey! Come for a slumber party! What do you say?" He asked very cheerfully.

"Okay, I'm coming." Saying that Beomgyu hung up and slowly increased his speed as he really wanted some help from Jackson.

With no time, Beomgyu reached his destination and rang the bell.

"Hey! Do you know how much I've missed you?" Jackson came to Beomgyu and hugged him tightly.

"Aw! Hyung! I can't breathe! Let me go!" Beomgyu was suffocating by the hug and struggling to untie himself.

"What can I do? I missed you too much and YOU? YOU NEVER GIVE ME A SINGLE CALL! DO YOU THINK I CALL YOU WHENEVER I HAVE MISSIONS FOR YOU?" Jackson pinched Beomgyu's cheek hard and because of it, his cheek became reddish.

"Ouch! That hurts!" Beomgyu held his cheek and said, while looking at him with his angry face.

"Okay okay, enough with the chit chat. Now, come and have some snacks with me. Since you already had dinner." Saying that Jackson pulled Beomgyu with him and went to his living room. Beomgyu was a little surprised as he was thinking how he knew that he already had dinner? He never mentioned it on the phone. Naturally, he couldn't be suspicious of Jackson as he always treat Beomgyu nicely.

Both of them sat on a couch and there were several snacks and drinks in front of them.

"So, how's your business going?" Beomgyu asked while picking up a macaron.

"Look who's asking, huh?" Jackson gave a red eye and said.

"Now, tell me about you. What have you been doing? And why were you so upset? Is someone bothering you? You can tell me, you know? I'd give them a good beating." He said and smiled proudly.

"Ah! It's nothing, really. But I'd like you to help me with something if you can. Although I know you're good at nothing without beating around." Beomgyu smirked as if he just said the harsh truth that really pinned in Jackson's heart, though he knew he was just kidding.

"What did you say, you brat! Come! I'll show you how good I am at beating people!" As soon as he was saying these, Beomgyu stood up and started running all over the house and Jackson chased after him as if they were playing the cat and mouse game.

When the both of them got exhausted from running, they stopped and came back to their seats. Beomgyu opened a can of beer and gulped it down to quench his thirst.

"Ah! It's so good!" He was pleased with the drink. He leaned on the couch and grinned at Jackson.

"Beomgyu-ah!" Jackson called as he was mesmerized by the charm of the smile.

"Hm?" Beomgyu asked and looked at him with a serious face.

"Um….." he was going to say something but stopped as he was afraid to scare the boy out.

"I mean…. You brought a friend of yours a while ago, you remember?" Jackson asked.

"Hm, why?" Beomgyu replied. He was a bit curious why Jackson was asking about Soobin.

"Uh….the thing is…can you bring him over again some time? I wanna meet him." He finally said.

"Hey, hyung! Weren't you curious why I was feeling off earlier?" Saying that he stopped and made Jackson curious again. Without giving him a chance to talk, Beomgyu said again, "It was because of him." He grinned again. This time, his smile was saying something else. As if it belonged to someone else. After hearing this, Jackson had a misunderstanding as he thought Soobin was bullying Beomgyu.

"What? What did he do? Did he cause trouble for you? Did he bully you?" He asked.

"Um. He did cause trouble for me. But he never bullied me. He's really nice to me. He's really a nice and kind guy. He always comes to help me. That's what he did to trouble me." Beomgyu looked at Jackson and smiled. Jackson finally understood what Beomgyu was trying to say. But due to a misunderstanding, he wasn't happy for Beomgyu at all.

"He is kind?" Jackson asked mockingly but Beomgyu couldn't understand that.

"Uhm. You know, I've already fallen for him. But I couldn't say that to him because he kept pushing me away. Moreover, nowadays he started teasing me and I thought he might feel the same to me. But, he just kept disappearing without telling me anything." Beomgyu sighed.

"So, you are saying, he might feel the same to you?" Jackson asked to be sure as he had something to do with it.

"I don't know anymore." Beomgyu replied.

"I have an idea! Wanna see if he likes you too?" Jackson replied and smirked as he was scheming something in his mind.

"What's it?" Beomgyu asked.

"Come with me." Saying that, Jackson pulled Beomgyu again and went to another room.

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"W-would it really be okay?" Beomgyu asked while Jackson was putting make-up on Beomgyu.

"Of course! Trust me!" He said and gave Beomgyu the finishing touch of the makeup. Beomgyu was in front of a mirror and he took a good look at himself.

"Woah! It really looks like someone beat me up harshly!" Beomgyu said as Jackson drew some bruises and cut marks on Beomgyu and it looked so real. Then he made Beomgyu sit on a chair and tied him with the chair.

"Is it necessary to tie me up?" Beomgyu asked confusingly.

"Yes, it is! Now, give me a pose that your wounds are hurting and you're in great pain!" Jackson said and when Beomgyu made a face as if he was in pain, Jackson took some photos and sent them to Soobin. He added a caption, "If you want your buddy alive, then come to this address: _______"

"Now, untie me, hyung!" Beomgyu asked.

"Um….nope! Let's give him fifteen minutes. If he comes and unties you by then, I'll let him take you away. But if he's late, I won't let go of both of you!" Jackson smiled and went away.

On the other hand, Soobin got the text from an unknown number. As it was MMS, he got curious and opened the text. After seeing Beomgyu's face covered with bruises and cut marks, he got flabbergasted. Suddenly, he couldn't think about anything. Nor could he know who was behind it. Soobin couldn't stand watching Beomgyu's painful face anymore. He headed to the address as soon as he could. He forgot what he was thinking earlier. He forgot how disappointed he was after watching Beomgyu with another girl. All of his jealousy washed away when he thought Beomgyu was in danger and he had to rescue him. All he was thinking about was, how Beomgyu got kidnapped and how he should save Beomgyu. He blamed himself because if he didn't run away earlier, Beomgyu might not get kidnapped. Soobin's mind wasn't working anymore. That's why he forgot he should take some weapons with himself. About half an hour later, he reached the given address. He saw Beomgyu sitting on a chair. His hands and legs were tying. He was covered with bruises everywhere. Seeing him like that, Soobin nearly cried out while trying to run to him. He felt like it was him instead of Beomgyu who was in pain. But his legs were shaking so he couldn't run fast. When he went to Beomgyu, he couldn't say anything. He was trying to untie him.

"S-soobin! Why you're here?" Beomgyu asked. He acted as if he really was in pain.

"How could I not come when you're in danger? Who was it? Who did this to you?" Soobin focused on untying Beomgyu while asking.

"What would you do if I told you who it was?" Beomgyu asked.

"I'll make them pay for whatever they did to you!" Soobin gritted his teeth out of anger and said.

Suddenly, a strong metal stick hit his head strongly from behind and Soobin fell on the ground, losing his consciousness. Beomgyu was stunned because he didn't see that coming, nor he could believe what just happened in front of his eyes.

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Soobin's dad just came out from taking a shower when he got a call. He looked at his phone's screen and saw it was from Beomgyu. He smiled and thought it was great that he exchanged phone numbers with the young boy. He picked up the call. But unexpectedly, he heard Beomgyu crying.

"Mr. Won! Please come and save Soobin! Mr. Won, please! I beg you! Please save Soobin!" Beomgyu was crying while saying these words. Soobin's dad was so astounded that he couldn't speak a word.