"How can I be a rich superstar, but don't own sunscreen!" Nikolai mumbled as he packed a small bag for himself, "HEY! JIN! WE SHOULD BUY SUNSCREEN ON OUR WAY!" He shouted loud from his room for Jin to hear.
When Nikolai didn't hear a response back, "Jin?...Jin?" he went to see where Jin went to.
He couldn't find him inside the house, so he took a look outside and found him standing out in the garden, he was just done talking on the phone.
"I was looking for you!...was that Seong-min? why do you look disappointed?" Nikolai asked, "Oh, Niko...The hospital called for us!" Jin replied, a big smile made its way to Nikolai's face "Really?! how's Andrea?! is he awake? we should go see him!"he said enthusiastically.
"But you wanted to go to the beach." Jin replied, "I mean we prepared everything for today." he added looking rather sad about it.
Still, "Forget about it! let's go to the hospital!" Nikolai said determinate to go see Andrea.
"Okay, if that's what you want." Jin replied.
...An Hour later...
"We took a lot of time, how can the traffic be so bad!" Nikolai complained, "It wasn't that bad, why are you in a hurry?...it's not like Mister Andreoli is going to run away." Jin replied.
"Whatever, Just hurry-up already!" Nikolai said, "Hey...I have a question to ask." Jin said.
"Umm? so what is it."
"How lucky can a person be, to survive a Sniper attack? out of all the possibilities, Mister Andreoli got hit in an area that has an access to an operation room, and had an already 50% chance of survival thanks to that." Jin asked, "Why do you ask me such a thing? I'm just happy he made it!" Nikolai replied.
"It's crazy, getting sniped usually means a death sentence." Jin said, "Why are you talking about this now? is there something you're suspecting." Nikolai asked.
"I just couldn't stop thinking about it! Nikolai...How did your manager know the attack was about to happen?" Jin replied with another question.
"I don't know, I remember I turned my back and then heard Andrea yell 'GET DOWN' and then he got shot instead of me...maybe he saw that red dot thing, the laser that snipers point at their target? we used that concept couple of time while filming!" Nikolai responded.
"That would mean whomever tried to take you out, was a dumbass of a sniper...a real professional sniper, wouldn't used the red dot laser for starters, it would expose them pretty easily.
Second, Snipers are skilled, trained professionally and aren't the type to mess up.
If you're targeted by a sniper, it means you're toast." Jin explained his point of view, "Aside from luck, what do you think it is?" Nikolai asked.
"Whomever tried to take you out Niko, didn't actually try to take you out...I think this is a warning shot from the people threatening your life and they want you to take them seriously." Jin replied.
"Hmm...in that case, hurry up! why are you keeping a distance between us!" Nikolai said scolding him, "Ok Ok! I'm gonna rush...Jeez." Jim replied rushing his steps.
...Few minutes later...
"Andreaaaa!" Nikolai whined as he sat next to Andrea's bed holding his hand, "Pretty... sorry for worrying you love." Andrea replied giggling.
"Don't say that...It was all my fault." Nikolai said pouting, "Did you jump in front of the bullet? no? It was me." Andrea said.
"But you did it to protect me!" Nikolai replied, "True, but that's what I wanted to...so it's not your fault." Andrea replied smiling.
"Speaking of which...*whispering* your friends are really scary." Nikolai pointed out, he was talking about the group of tall bulky suited up men, that were standing everywhere inside the room.
"These are my most loyal men Niko, they care about me enough not to harm you in anyway so don't worry...I find it funny how Jin fits in with them." Andrea replied smiling, Jin indeed seemed like one of Andrea's men.
Jin being A tall muscular guy with scar on his face, dressed in a black suit next to a bunch of men with the same build, scars all over their faces and wearing suits as well, did look like he was one of Andrea's men.
There was one specific guy from Andrea's men that seemed unhappy with Nikolai's existence, As Jin noticed how this man hadn't stopped glaring at Nikolai.
He was a man just a tiny bit shorter than Jin, same build with olive skin tone and green eyes.
His dark hair was in a bun, light bearded and had a giant scar cutting his face in the middle horizontally.
Glancing at his own bodyguard, "Hehe you're right, he looks real scary right now...suits him right." Nikolai said sniggering.
Jin noticed Nikolai's glances at him but was clueless why Nikolai was seemingly giggling, so he thought he could have some fun and winked at Nikolai.
"...!" flustered, Nikolai looked away and Andrea saw it, but kept a smile on his face.
Suddenly Jin's phone started ringing so loud, all of Andrea's men started glaring at him and making him feel nervous.
"Jin, if you'd like, you can have that phone call outside." Andrea said still smiling, "Uh! thank you, I'll be back in a minute." Jin said and hurried outside the room.
As Jin left, Andrea raised an eyebrow at one of his men, and the guy went outside following Jin, while Nikolai was oblivious to it all.
Outside, just few steps away, was Jin Picking-up the phone call:
Jin: Seong-Motherfucking-min...
Seong-min: Oppaaaaa! why you angry?!
Jin: GURL, you couldn't find something else to do other than to call me now?...when I forgot about you in the airport, why didn't you call me then?!
Seong-min: 'Don't Hate me! love made me crazy!'
Jin: Weh?
Seong-min: Do you think those are good lyrics? Ha-yoon's working on a song.
Jin: please tell me you didn't call me just for that.
Seong-min: Moses King, Flint Miles, Rudy Bay.
-Jin's heart skipped a beat, did she just tell him the names of the bullies he hid away from her?
Jin: Where the HELL are you?! what are you doing?! don't make me come to you.
Seong-min: I'm out for a coffee with Ha-yoon Noona! but I happened to pass by your old highschool.
Jin: Seong-min... please...
Seong-min: have a nice day Oppa!...take care of my idol, Annyeong! (Goodbye)
Seong-min hanged up on him, And Jin held back from smashing his phone to pieces, he knew she was up to something.
Once Seong-min gets obsessed with something, only death can stop her from pursuing it.
Suddenly Jin felt like he's being choked up, As if it wasn't enough that his sister was being a nuisance, he was being watched by someone.
Jin decided to quickly go to the restroom to freshen up, he knew that if he walked back inside like this, they will notice that something was wrong with him.
And Jin reckoned that whomever is watching him, already heard his phone conversation, and will inform his boss.
Rushing his steps until he found a restroom, Jin went inside and loosened his tie a little, before he started wetting his face with the cold water.
After few seconds, He rose with his head again, water dripping from his face as he stared back at his reflection, slightly glaring at himself.
"Gwaenchanh-a, Jin. ( it's okay, Jin)" he said to himself, "Da gwaenchanh-a, Jin! ( everything is okay, Jin.)" he added reassuring himself.
Drying his hands, Jin was about to exit the restroom when he accidentally bumped into someone dressed in dark techwear, knocking the much smaller guy to the floor.
"Oh my god dude I'm sorry!" Jin said apologetically as he offered a helping hand to the guy he just knocked, "Umm...Thanks bro." the guy replied grabbing onto Jin's hand.
"Hey! your outfit is fire by the way!" Jin commented smiling, "Thanks again?...have we met before?" The guy said asking.
"I don't think so?" Jin replied clueless, he stared at the guy, his looks were too distinctive to be easily forgotten if he did meet him from before, especially his hair that was dyed in Snow White shade.
The short guy in techwear, seemed to be quite young, with Cacao Black skin tone, Seemingly Thin, but Jin couldn't tell his body build exactly thanks to his choice of outfit.
The stranger with the 'Side-Swept Long Hair with Undercut' hairstyle, had one more unforgettable feature about him, his right eye was cloudy.
"You've been staring at my eye a little too much bro...I'm blind in that eye if you're curious to know." The guy said chuckling.
"Huh?" Jin was pulled back to reality by the stranger's statement, he realized he was staring too much and his face began turning red, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to stare!" Jin said apologizing.
Chuckling even more, "It's fine bro, it's a normal reaction...but I'm glad to see that you don't seem scared of it...people can be really mean with just a stare." The stranger replied.
"I have a scar on my face, I get that Alot."
"Guess we're on the same page Bro."
"Yeah, sorry again for staring and have a nice day." Jin said before he went out of the restroom.
"That's one strange man." The tech-wear guy spoke while watching Jin walk away, He also noticed the man with the horizontal scar tailing Jin, "Hmm, interesting." he added smirking.
...Few Minutes Later...
"It would be for the best if you gentlemen would leave the room, The patient needs to rest." A nurse spoke up.
"I'll come visit you every day." Nikolai said, "Don't, you need to focus on your work pretty, I won't stay for long at the hospital...I will be moved to my house pretty soon to continue recovering there, and then you can see me better." Andrea said to a sad Nikolai.
"Then, Call me when you get discharged, I'll come with you to your house." Nikolai replied.
Nodding, "Alright, go home already...the longer you stay by my side, the more I'll get attached to you, you know that." Andrea said.
"Get a room already." Jin whispered underneath his breaths, these past few minutes of Nikolai and Andrea flirting with each other, were surprisingly hard to endure.
"Did you say anything Jin?" Andrea innocently asked, Startled "oh no! I didn't... should we go home Mister Parmar." Jin said.
Scoffing at him, "Now you're calling me Mister?...Andrea this dude has been calling me 'Niko' so far." Nikolai said complaining.
"Seems like you two are getting along, i'm glad you're allowing him to protect you...it'll be few weeks before I can fully recover, and this sets my mind at ease." Andrea replied smiling.
"Fine, I'll go home for now, stay safe Andrea." Nikolai said in defeat, "I'll ask one of them to follow you." Andrea said hinting at his men.
"I'll escort them." The guy with the horizontal scar spoke with a thick Italian accent, "Okay Sal, be nice to him." Andrea said.
with Jin and the other man by his side, Nikolai left the room.
...Few minutes later...
"Thank you for the escort, Sal!" Nikolai said with a polite smile, "My name is Salvatore, I suggest you use it full." replied the man with the horizontal scar.
"Last name?" Jin asked casually, "Amato, Salvatore Amato." replied the man.
"Well then mister Amato...I would appreciate it if you would listen to your boss's orders and be nice to my client, you've been glaring way too much." Jin replied with a business smile.
Nikolai immediately felt the tension between the two men, "Can we just like, leave?" He asked.
"Sure!" Jin replied still holding on to that smile, he gave Salvatore a wink before he walked to the driver's door.